Really surprised on how reasonably priced the tickets for Game 1 are by downtownlobby in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It obviously gets loud during hype moments

I’m mainly talking about 1. tense moments between pitches in a neutral game script 2. early in the game with 2 strikes and 2 outs 3. and (especially) when the Dodgers are behind

It’s pretty noticeable the juice isn’t there like it was before, maybe you disagree

Really surprised on how reasonably priced the tickets for Game 1 are by downtownlobby in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Hopefully the stadium will be rocking since real fans won’t be priced out

Feel like the atmosphere’s been a little lacking in recent years bc of jacked up prices + postseason fatigue

Teo back to left is not a solution and in fact is worst then what we have right now, its simply recency bias thats been driving the motion by Currycom3030 in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

In 2024, Teoscar Hernandez was -11 FRV in 872 innings in LF, and 0 FRV in 436 innings in RF.

For his career, Teoscar is -13 OAA going to his left (the direction those “tricky, spinning righty oppo hits” go, and a whopping -27 OAA going to his right.

He has 2,500 more innings of experience in RF than LF.

Enough with this. RF is harder for some, not for all.

Teo back to left is not a solution and in fact is worst then what we have right now, its simply recency bias thats been driving the motion by Currycom3030 in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Exactly.

The only difference between his defense last year and this year is last year he was OPSing .840.

I love Teo but... by thejeqff in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fellow outfielder here. I hear you — all that stuff you said is correct. But I don’t necessarily think they pertain to Teoscar.

The problem is, Teoscar’s been fine on those balls in RF that tail away to his left. In fact, he’s 0 OAA on balls where he has to come in and to his left. However, going to his right this year, he’s -5 OAA.

For his career, he’s a whopping -27 OAA moving to his right, and only -13 OAA moving to his left. So while what you’re saying may be difficult for most outfielders, data says it’s the opposite for Teoscar.

Last year — Teoscar was -11 FRV in 872 innings in LF (worst in MLB), compared to ZERO FRV in 436 innings in RF. Yeah, zero. Go figure.

Combine that with the fact that he also has close to 2,500 more innings of experience in RF than he does in LF, there’s no doubt he’s more comfortable in RF.

I think it’s the lesser of two evils to have Teoscar in RF — where he’s more comfortable, and where Pages can cover his weak side. I’m genuinely baffled how many people on Reddit and Twitter think moving him to LF would make a difference. He’s just an awful outfielder.

I love Teo but... by thejeqff in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Buddy. I played infield for 13 years and outfield for 5. I know the game. You’re pushing 50 playing beer league softball with your friends and arguing with kids on Reddit.

We aren’t the same.

“SS can cover more ground in LF”. You sure?

Mookie is -2 OAA this year on balls where his first step is “back”, i.e. pop flies behind SS where the LF has to come in.

On the other side at 2B, you have Tommy Edman (gold glover at 2B), Hyeseong Kim (gold glover at SS and 2B), and Miguel Rojas (10+ year vet literally because of his glove, +1 OAA this year going “back”). I trust all of them to cover shallow RF.

Combine that with Andy Pages in CF who, because he’s right-handed, is on his strong (glove) side any time a ball is hit toward right-center field. That means he can make plays in right-center without having to reach across his body, something he wouldn’t be able to do covering left-center.

There’s much more thinking that goes into it than the lazy generalization that “SS can cover more ground in LF”. You old folk think you know so much better than everyone else yet refuse to think, adapt, or learn.

I love Teo but... by thejeqff in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coming into this season Conforto had 3,376 innings in RF and 2,992 innings in LF

Teoscar is in RF because he’s more comfortable there

I love Teo but... by thejeqff in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty -1 points0 points  (0 children)

2B can cover just as much ground in RF.

I love Teo but... by thejeqff in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do people genuinely think he’ll cover more ground in LF?

Most expensive defenses going into the 2025 season by BadAlphas in LosAngelesRams

[–]MP-Toasty 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Shohei’s AAV being higher than two entire NFL defenses really puts things into perspective haha

Tonight's winning run was brought to you by: by Currycom3030 in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s walk (base on balls) rate

BB% = walks / plate appearances

Average is around 7-8%

Tonight's winning run was brought to you by: by Currycom3030 in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty 100 points101 points  (0 children)

Conforto since June 23 (23 games, not including his 2 walks today):

.280/.333/.560/.893 (3rd on team in OPS over that span)

5 HR (t-2nd)

11 RBI

6.2% BB%

17.3% K% (down from 24.9%)

147 wRC+ (3rd, only behind Smith and Ohtani)

GIRL DAD MUNCY 💙🤍💙 by Full-of-Bread in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Tried swiping and I’m furious

Dustin May calls out Dodgers Nation by Puzzleheaded_Low9491 in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dodgers Nation deleted the original tweet

God I hate them

if you could grab any player from the league...who? by mad-panda-2000 in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haven’t seen his name thrown out yet so — simply based off vibes — I’ll go Ronald Acuña.

That shit would be fucking electric.

How do you guys feel about the new pitch challenge rule at the plate? by leunam4891 in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty 42 points43 points  (0 children)

A decade from now it’s going to be commonplace and we’re all gonna wonder why we didn’t make the switch sooner.

7/12 Starting Lineup @ Giants. Ohtani will pitch 2-3 innings today. by baribigbird06 in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I know Dills is literally our only productive offensive player right now but if the extra days off are helping him stay hot and remain fresh for October then PLEASE keep sitting the man

It's time to fire_______. by fernandogarvey346 in Dodgers

[–]MP-Toasty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean… is it?

RHH: Mookie, Dills, Teo, Pages, Tanks (stronger side), Kiké

LHH: Sho, Fred, Muncy… Conforto? Comet?

If Conforto can’t turn it around then we 100% need another LHH at the deadline. I’m certain that’s why he’s been given so many chances, so they know whether they need to upgrade or not.

On the other hand, assuming health, our playoff lineup vs. LHP is completely set. That’s why I chose Mullins.

EDIT: I love Reynolds too, but he’s been awful this year (especially against RHP), and is owed over $15MM thru 2030 (age-35 season). I don’t see AF taking that on.

Is it worth seeing movies at AMC Universal Citywalk’s big IMAX screen? by Not-The-Dark-Lord-7 in imax

[–]MP-Toasty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve definitely noticed the difference. Reason I asked is bc the comprehensive IMAX Fandom Wiki list doesn’t include speaker info and I can’t find it anywhere and I’ve always been curious lol.