The OFFICIAL 2017 LA Dodgers Thread - Sponsored by The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
This thread is brought to you by the 9th Court. "Balancing the Powers since 1866 - We Gonna Be Busy."
You know the drill, if you're going to talk about your own team, start another thread. (Which won't happen considering how god awful the Angels are going to be this year.)
I think 2017 will go down to the wire, considering San Francisco's Achilles heel last year was their bull pen. They picked up a few decent arms, especially Melancon, and that might shore up the main problem that took them out of playoff contention last year. The Dodgers need to remain healthy, which is easier said than done. If our pitchers are healthy and we don't have to rely on a rag tag crew to get us through the year, we may pick up the NL West, but as it stands, we will get hurt. It's the Dodgers.
But, we still will qualify for the Wildcard spot.
Will Ryu ever come back? When will Baez blow his first game? Will Urias have a 1st inning that doesn't require a minimum of 42 pitches? Will Puig have another kid before the All Star Game? In what inning will Rich Hill get his first blister? Will Gonzo hit more homers than his age? Will Justin Turner earn his keep?
Prognostications:
NATL WEST W L
San Francisco vaGiants 88 74
Los Angeles Dodgers 87 75
Colorado Rockies 84 78
Arizona Diamondbacks 70 92
San Diego Padres 69 93
Dodger Stats
• 2017 Schedule (Execution Dates)
• 2017 TV Broadcast Schedule (Even Though You're Still Blacked Out)
• 2017 Active Roster (What Happened to All of Our Cubans?!)
• 2017 Depth Chart (24 Outfielders, 1 Catcher)
• 2017 Transactions (We Traded Howie Kendrick? Oh Noes!)
• 2017 Batting Statistics (Offensive Stats? You Mean Corey Seager's Stats)
• 2017 Pitching Statistics (Pitching Stats? You Mean Kershaw's Stats)
• 2017 Salary (We're Still Paying Matt Kemp HOW Much?!)
• 2017 Injuries (You'll be clicking on this often)
Dodger News
• LA Times
• Yahoo Sports
• ESPN
• ESPN LA
• Sports Illustrated
• Fox Sports
• Time Warner SportsNet LA
• MLB Trade Rumors
• Bleacher Report
Dodger Blogs
• Dodger Digest
• Vin Scully Is My Homeboy
• True Blue LA
• Dodgers Blue Heaven
• Dodger Therapy
Twitter Accounts (So you can yell at them personally, #superfan)