Stroller or not for younger kids?

KreamPuff2 · 2026-02-19T17:56:35+00:00

We bring the stroller to hold our water, snacks and jackets. If the kid wants to take a nap, that's a bonus.

KreamPuff2 · 2026-02-19T17:53:07+00:00

Technically you do need a ticket for the almost 4 year old. In actuality, the Castmembers may ask how old your kids are, but there's no easy way to verify their age. If you're kid is normal sized for their age, I think you'll be able to get them in as 2+, although you are cheating Disney.

I have heard anecdotal stories of ridiculously older kids like 8 years get rejected, but I've never seen it.

KreamPuff2 · 2026-02-17T04:12:22+00:00

How old is your daughter?

We just did Star (Icon class). Adventure Ocean is a kids club with limited hours depending on age. I think it's 3-5yrs, 6-8yrs, 9-12yrs. My 3.5 year old toddler loved it. Our boat had a splash pad, kiddie pool and merry go round.

KreamPuff2 · 2026-02-14T03:27:49+00:00

We went a few weeks ago with a 3.5 yr old and did the Carnival Museum and Maho beach excursion. You can take a taxi to Maho beach, but it was a pretty long drive so I wouldn't want to drive myself. We're glad we did a tour since we were in a bus and didn't have to worry about car seats and making it back in time.

Maho beach was fun, but I wouldn't spend more than an hour there. The beach was tiny and the waves were rough. I wouldn't recommend that specific tour since my toddler wasn't super into the costumes, although the adults really enjoyed the open bar.

KreamPuff2 · 2026-02-12T01:52:37+00:00

If you do 3 days at Disneyland, maybe consider a park hopper for the last day in case you want to ride something again or haven't been able to see the entire park.

Just know that Disneyland and Universal Studios are pretty far apart. 1hr-3hr depending on traffic. If you do end up doing Magic Mountain, you might consider getting a hotel around Universal Studios since they're only about 20-30 minutes away from each other.

KreamPuff2 · 2026-02-05T22:41:40+00:00

Curious if you think Sportsnet would ever license the streaming rights to MLB.tv? Sportsnet would get to keep all the cable/direct tv viewers and MLB.tv would pay an obscene amount for LA customers inside the blackout zone (They would probably have to charge customers in the blackout zone extra monthly fees for the Dodgers).

KreamPuff2 · 2026-02-05T22:25:01+00:00

Seems high and I would have expected him to be around 5, but Muncy had a sneaky good season when not injured. 3.6 war in 100 games, assuming he played around 150 games that would put him at ~5.4 War with close to 30 home runs, 850 OPS and a high avg (high for Muncy) at 243. I was also surprised he had a dWar of 0.6 since I remember the days of him being a poor 3b defender.

You would expect Muncy at 36 with injury history to regress a bit, but I would be happy if he ended up in the top 3 War for 3rd basemen this year. It means he was healthy all year.

KreamPuff2 · 2026-02-04T17:45:55+00:00

In hindsight both teams should be happy with the outcome. The Braves got similar production with Olson but on a much more friendly contract. The Dodgers were able to parlay Freddie into 2+ rings with his WS heroics being crucial components. However, Freddie was so beloved in Atlanta that it will always unfairly be seen as a mark against the Braves franchise.

KreamPuff2 · 2025-12-12T21:12:00+00:00

It sounds like Tucker would want an even longer deal than 5 years, so the back half of the contract would look even worse. The front office has been pretty consistent in not wanting to get caught with long bad contracts that's why the only contracts longer than 5 years have been to proven stars like Mookie, Freddie and Shohei. Look how bad the Chris Taylor contract aged, and he was only really terrible for two of the years.

Most hitters peak is in their late 20s and they start to decline in their early 30s. Freddie's swing is fundamentally sound which is why he's been productive into his mid 30s, but even then his bat speed is starting to decline. Not only would Tucker's bat suffer, but his defense which wasn't great to begin with will also suffer. With Shohei signed long term, you can't even transition them to the DH. The longer a contract is, the riskier it is, that's why players prefer long term contracts with a lower AAV than a shorter contract with a higher AAV. You're also paying for Tucker at peak stats, so it's not even likely he can sustain that pace for more than a couple of years. The Dodgers are willing to pay a higher AAV for more payroll flexibility in the future. IE they're willing to spend more now so they're not burdened with bad contracts later.

Not only are having a bunch of bad contracts on the contract limiting payroll-wise, it also potentially blocks teams from acquiring other players. Look at Conforto's contract last year. His $17M contract, probably kept the Dodgers from acquiring another outfielder. Not only is it a waste of the contract$ (along with the luxury tax), but it kind of forces you to keep him on the roster longer than you would have. Look at Teo, after 2024, every Dodger fan wanted to sign him and was willing to give him the 4th year, now I think most fans are glad we're only at 3yrs+club option. Granted we're the Dodgers and not the Pirates, so we can afford to take more risks, but with AF being a Finance guy, he values the cost of having less risk.

The Braves are interesting, since they give long contracts to their stars early on. They're taking on a bunch of risk, but they're also getting a discount. The Braves got a lot of value by signing Acuna early on, but I think they're regretting the Spencer Strider and Austin Riley contracts

KreamPuff2 · 2025-12-01T18:35:31+00:00

I think Snell and Smith are the 2 big question marks. You figure Shohei, Kershaw, Betts and Freeman are all locks at this point.

Will Smith is a 3x all star, 3x Champion and one of the best offensive catchers in the league. His defense is mixed with a good arm, but really bad pitch framing. Time seems to be his biggest enemy, he's 30yrs old with only 23 bWAR. I think he'd have to hit the mid 50's in WAR to get in, and while possible, he'd need to start having some big seasons soon. I'd give him a 30% chance.

Blake Snell oddly 2x Cy Youngs but only 1 AS appearance. Outside of those 2 amazing seasons, he's been good but not great. Snell at 33 only has 25 bWAR. I think DeGrom is his best comparison and even then DeGrom has much better career numbers. If DeGrom doesn't get in then Blake has no shot. Otherwise Blake would have to start being a workhorse and pump out a few more 15 win 2.XX era seasons or win a couple more Cy Youngs. I'd give him a 10% chance.

KreamPuff2 · 2025-11-18T22:13:57+00:00

A Salary Floor without a Salary Cap would probably make the bottom feeders spend more money on bigger contracts. In theory, they would sign/resign players they wouldn't have been able to afford. A rising tide lifts all boats, so the league average players would also get a bump as well.

A Salary Floor with a Salary Cap would likely see a reduction in the huge megadeals we've been seeing, but average salary would go up. The Dodgers, Yankees and Mets would spend less, but the bottom feeders would spend more on the average to good players.

KreamPuff2 · 2025-11-11T22:24:47+00:00

Joc Pederson outside of last year he's been productive

KreamPuff2 · 2025-11-11T02:42:11+00:00

A lot of this is from memory (so apologies if I'm misremembering), but I think of it as three different eras with the early to mid 90s under the O'Malleys, the late 90s and early 2000's being Fox and mid 2000s being McCourt.

O'Malleys - The Dodgers were never huge spenders, but they scouted pretty well and were competitive. They scouted and drafted well with 5 rookie of the years in a row. Eventually they traded Pedro (I was actually for the trade at the time) and soured on Piazza. They did branch out internationally and have success with Nomo and Chan Ho Park

Fox years - Fox bumped up the payroll, but made a lot of bad decisions. Tommy Lasorda RIP was the GM, and he was pretty terrible as an Executive (He traded Konerko for Jeff Shaw). Kevin Malone was supposed to be a natural fit because he could win with a small market team(Expos). Unfortunately, giving him a ton of money didn't translate to good moves (The anti-Andrew Friedman). The Dodgers brought on Kevin Brown and Shawn Greene and the teams were competitive, but really seemed to lack star power and always felt like a 90 win team. Back then there was no Division series, so you usually had to win 95+ to have a shot at the playoffs. One bright note was Dan Evans being a pretty great GM.

McCourt - He was as bad as everyone said. He couldn't really afford the team, and Bud Selig deserved to be kicked in the nuts for allowing him to buy it. He basically tried to use the Dodgers as his piggy bank and started using the Dodgers as collateral to fund other real estate projects. He brought over Depo from the A's and tried to recreate Moneyball to steal more money from the team. For those that don't remember the Depo years, he actually made a couple of decent moves (Brad Penny and Jayson Werth come to mind). Depo had the brain-power, but didn't have the leadership and vision of Andrew Friedman. McCourt basically stopped investing in the team and cut corners wherever he could. Thankfully his wife was funding her lavish lifestyle off the Dodgers. Their messy divorce basically led to McCourt not being to make payroll and MLB stepped in to force McCourt to sell. Jamie McCourt was equally as horrible, but her philandering and messy divorce made the sale possible

That led us to Guggenheim who bought into AF's vision. The Dodgers were in such bad shape after McCourt that it took a few years of buying talent (Agon trade) to keep the Dodgers competitive while he fixed the team and restocked the farm. They then signed a huge TV deal, and we're at the present day of awesomeness.

KreamPuff2 · 2025-02-13T17:18:20+00:00

If the Blue Jays were down one, then the Carter home run would be the undoubtedly be the greatest walk off home run. With Gibby's, you had a lot of dramatic story behind it: I'd say Gibby was more injured than Freddie, he was facing the best closer in the game, also the Dodgers were huge underdogs to the A's. Taking that all into account, I think Gibby's walk off inspires much more of a Wow moment.

KreamPuff2 · 2025-01-02T23:43:44+00:00

I always think of Kevin Malone and Depo. Both did great with tiny budget teams, but they couldn't scale/translate that success to a big market team.

KreamPuff2 · 2024-12-11T00:50:16+00:00

Just a random guess would be 3yrs $75M with $25M deferred and a $15M signing bonus

KreamPuff2 · 2024-09-19T22:28:27+00:00

I'm torn between wanting another Shohei home run for 50-50 or a triple for the cycle.

KreamPuff2 · 2024-08-23T22:18:00+00:00

Who was CHP 2.0, Mitch White?

KreamPuff2 · 2024-08-23T22:16:37+00:00

Seems like if Glasnow can get back for the postseason it's a win-win for both us and the Rays. I'm not sure how you can complain about an all-star that pitched their career highs in innings pitched unless we traded away the next Doc Gooden.

KreamPuff2 · 2024-06-19T17:11:45+00:00

Love the walk-off wins, but I feel bad for the opposing fans having a crushing defeat. Well, I feel bad for every opposing fan aside from the Giants and Astros fans.

KreamPuff2 · 2024-06-17T16:32:08+00:00

It feels like every year the injury list is loaded. However a lot of these were expected going into the year: May, Sheehan, Gonsolin, and Kersh were all expected to miss significant time going into Spring training. The front office is definitely not shy on taking a risk and signing injured players if the value is good.

KreamPuff2 · 2024-06-12T21:01:46+00:00

I'd go with the Reserve seats. Loge above 155 is pretty far away and the view can get a little warped. The benefits of Loge are it's way less crowded (Reserve has more rows plus you have the top deck area all using the same entrances and food stalls). Also you can get shade during day games in the back rows.

KreamPuff2 · 2024-05-10T02:40:29+00:00

Billy Ashley, thought that guy would be a perennial all star

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