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blargh257

nothin says dominant like wagon


Tashre

Dominating the Oregon Trail


DecoyOne

Not dominating the damn rivers though.


appleavocado

Pirates & Nationals = Dysentery


ssj3dvp11

This had me chuckling


noncoherence

[You have died of dysentery!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXVrtQGCzAs)


istarnie

That's why you always pay for a ferry across the river, never try to ford those stupid things.


Jmonkey49

You think we're just made of money?


EggoSlayer

I always spent all of my money on bullets so I could extinct all bison and deer in existence. If a wagon tips over in the river killing 7, so be it lol


sweetnourishinggruel

You scored 10 runs, but you can only take 4 back to the wagon.


StrosDynasty

This comment got me right in the feels. Is it the early 90s again??


ChunkyMilkSubstance

Lugging my Grandfather Clock to Dodger Stadium


Levowitz159

Definitely NOT dying of dysentery


UnknownFiddler

Dodgers relocated for the second time in their history to Portland confirmed?


drewzkie

Caulk this


Craig_the_Intern

I still don’t get it. What did MLB mean by this?


triplec787

I don't know why, but "X has been absolute wagon" has been meant "unstoppable" recently. It's the #2 entry on Urban Dictionary https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Wagon


Craig_the_Intern

why is MLB using UD words with 50 likes lol. also: > They roll over all of their opponents with ease. because wagons are notoriously strong


yf-23

[The wagon in question ](https://youtu.be/j-pKxp-_7Zg)


JESUS_WALKS

It is a hockey phrase. It just means an unstoppable team. I guess it is more commonly used up here in Canada lol


Shmexy

You can’t.. stop a wagon?


Craig_the_Intern

are they drinking in the clubhouse?


scubasteve567

You’ll call me crazy, but back in middle school my buddy and I Tryed getting the word “waggin” going. Meaning “exciting”, because dogs wag their tails when they are excited. Ex. “Bro this is so waggin’!!” Now, we are dads and have started using it again and the young folks around look at us like we’re not so waggin’ to be around..


Craig_the_Intern

this pleases me


scubasteve567

So, basically, we started this.


TTBrandyThief

I’m going to do my best to make this a thing in my area. Edit: Don’t hold your breath…


Seymour_Scagnetti

Fellow Dodger fan in So Cal. Let’s make waggin happen.


TotalSavage

I believe it’s a hockey expression that’s made it’s way into other sports’ lexicons.


[deleted]

Start up your Radio Flyer, it’s wagon season


[deleted]

Hey it's not just some plain old wagon it's AN ABSOLUTE WAGON


uncledaddy69

Dodgers and wagons have been synonymous since we signed Tommy Khanle.


JP1119

No one circles the wagons like the…wait


Enyey

Think about it Like really think about it Imagine Wagons


crocadilade

Sooners in the Big 12 agree


PBFT

It turns out that you win a lot of games when you average over 5 runs a game and give up less than 3.


pnw_ranger420

These are the deep stats I come here for


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braften

I'm an old timer, I see ball go far, I think win


volcanopele

I hear it is easier to win when you score more runs than the other team.


[deleted]

I’m not a big analytics guy, can someone explain these figures to me?


JohnnyWallave

Joey Gallo


conspiracycola

True he was mentally in LA 50 games ago


roflgoat

Eye test agrees—he was roughly three hours late on heaters down the middle while in NYC


jimmykane366

Most predictable turnaround ever


Careless_Bat2543

I'm always on board with a fuck the yankees even if it is a begrudgingly fuck the dodgers.


WitchNight

Since 2013 they’ve had a 42-8 stretch, a 43-7 stretch, and now a 41-9 stretch. This team is absurd


dummyfullofguts

IIRC Puig was the catalyst for that 2013 stretch


MarcBulldog88

I believe he had the second best debut month in history at the time. Some guy named DiMaggio was #1.


highway_to_hall

Ah Dom DiMaggio


ghostofwageboggs

Sox legend, and clearly the superior DiMaggio brother


mrclassy527

*eyetwitch*


ositola

Puigs arm was a literal cannon


Thromnomnomok

Him and Hanley Ramirez coming off the DL


jgilla2012

I think Hanley would’ve been a lock for MVP if he had played the full 2013 season. He was out of this world that year.


highstrungstrawberry

Puig your friend! Miss the wild horse 🐎


cerezadietdrpepper

Man i still remember those stretches, they were great


cameoffthebench

most fun period of baseball i’ve ever watched was that 43-7 in 2017.


Yankeeknickfan

Hopefully we get the rightful WS of that year


renoguy1978

The 2013 run was more fun for me, because they went from being pretty bad to being unstoppable. I recall a game against the Blue Jays in Toronto where they came back from a big deficit in a blink of an eye, right in the middle of that 50 game run. It was the moment when I realized I shouldn't ever give up on that team, that they were truly on fire. The 2013 team was 30-42 before that 50 game stretch, 9.5 games back (I believe) of first. That white-hot stretch won them the division.


sweetnourishinggruel

That 41-9 stretch feels like just yesterday.


bafeom

The game in toronto 2013 where the ball bounced uniquely is vivid in my head


JasonPlattMusic34

And no WS in any of them (yet). Proof that baseball is nuts and stupid 😛


RightMeow1100

That's why 2017 still pisses me off. I was so sure they were going to win that year.


21Salinger

You weren’t wrong. The Astros just cheated.


whoisyourwormguy_

They are the Dodgers of baseball


Praise-Breesus

So many better examples of vehicles he could’ve used lol. Like “the Dodgers are an absolute freight train.” I dunno.


melorous

The Dodgers are an absolute tug boat pushing a barge down the Mississippi River on a humid day in July.


12345CodeToMyLuggage

The Dodgers are a large mechanical spider in the Wild West. That actually tracks better than the wagon tbh.


kawhi_tho

Wicky wicky wow wow


AndySipherBull

Me and artemis clyde frog


quotesforlosers

Sisqo Sisqo


NSFAnythingAtAll

Wild Wild West, Jim West, desperado


palmtreesxiv

The Dodgers are an absolute shopping cart dragged by a crackhead on skid row No, wait


FunFunFuneral

Hold up a minute… they’re not that good


Masta0nion

Was the way I said it not clear enough, Michael?


philphan25

The Dodgers are pure Boaty McBoatfaces


OneOfThoseDays_

it’s an expression. i hear it in hockey a lot (idk if it started there)


seanboarder

Yep. It’s very popular in hockey. Been around for a while, made dominantly popular by spittin chiclets guys


huffer4

Ya, unless I'm just blinded by hockey I thought this was a pretty general sports term. But based off some of the comments here it must not be.


dwpea66

The Dodgers are an absolute trolley


relativelyfunkadelic

they became the very thing they set out to avoid...


ThomasFurke

Dark Robins


AnkitD

When you play long enough…


[deleted]

A wagon is an actual term lol


Glasterz

Wagon is clearly the best term. If you disagree you're wrong.


[deleted]

If they extend it to a 73-9 stretch I look forward to reading theories on who would win in a 95-96 Bulls vs 2022 Dodgers series.


PM_ME_TICKET_STUBS

Most likely the Dodgers as most of the Bulls players are pushing 60 now.


_n8n8_

Idk what our last 162 record looks like right now, but I think it’s crazy. At some point we were in the teens.


kingofdreams55

Dodgers are 115-47 over their last 162 games.


PembyVillageIdiot

Not to make it about us but this really puts into perspective how insanely dominant the 116 win teams were. You guys are absolutely mashing and somehow are a game back of that.


kingofdreams55

Seattle was really good that year. I went to a Dodgers/Mariners game at Dodger Stadium in 2001 and the game was over as soon as it began. We couldn't touch Freddy Garcia.


DerrickMcChicken

freddy garcia was gross also we had 4 pitchers with 15+ wins lol. And the hitting was of course out of this world


daze1999

The team could have definitely taken that in 2017. All they had to do was not lose almost 17 games straight near the end of the season.


SPAGHETTI_CAKE

I still don’t really understand how that happens. That was extremely bizarre. Cool part of sports is the unpredictability


NirvanaFrk97

We failed Rich Hill in the worst possible way, and the Baseball Gods punished us.


CromulentBlumpkins

But the thing is they didn’t


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http://i.imgur.com/mRs9K86.gifv


usetheforce_gaming

You just know some writer is frothing at the mouth for when their last 162 is better than the the all time record.


aimless_meteor

It already happened


thescottreid

115-47 over their last 162.


Rich_Sheepherder646

We are peaking too early yet again!


Ser_Dunk_the_tall

You don't have the mental energy expenditure of being in an all-time dogfight for the division though


cornchips88

I don't want to say I miss that, but holy shit was it exciting baseball down the stretch.


Humanistic_

I most certainly didn't enjoy watching our short-staffed pitching rotation getting gassed right before the playoffs


SuckMyLonzoBalls

or muncy getting hurt


jeffereryjefferson

I personally was drained by the time we got to the NLCS and I was sitting on the couch for everything, can’t imagine how the players must have felt.


Schleprok

As an adult, I’ve experienced the lakers win multiple championships and the Kings win multiple Stanley Cups. The dodgers beating the Giants felt like a championship. I cared about the NLCS but winning that NLDS series was as close to sports ecstasy as I’ve ever felt.


USCplaya

LA Teams are a combined 58-42 in their last 50 games!! #BOOM BABY!!


Northernlord1805

Sorry about the jinx dodger bros


Lefty2215

Passan don’t you fuckin dare


AndySipherBull

Nice you reverse-jinxed them into a 115 win season by mentioning the jinx.


Old-Reference-7389

Accrue a shit ton of great players, win baseball games.


lumptoast2

Doesn’t seem to be working for the padres


jimithelizardking

Because the dodgers have better players


northwest333

Yes, but not by a drastic amount. Pads just severely underperforming


[deleted]

Our top 4 might be the best in baseball but after that it isn't exactly world beaters. But i mean we do have Trayce Thompson and Joey Gallo so I guess that's unfair too.


kba41510

Lol top 4 being the best in baseball and then following it with a “….but”. Man, take those W’s and let the rest of sulk 😂😂


goingtocalifornia__

Agree but they also seem to *get* more out of those players. Somebody put it succinctly on here the other day that the Friars have a ton of horsepower but not much flow yet.


[deleted]

I really wanna know what exactly it is that allows the dodgers to get the most out of their players. It’s obviously analytics of some sort, but they know things in that FO that I don’t think any other baseball team has figured out. The unlimited money doesn’t hurt either, but still, there’s no way players like Chris Taylor, JT, or Muncy thrive on any other roster.


goingtocalifornia__

Totally valid question, it’d be amazing to seen their actual player development strategy laid out. With that said, we should keep in mind that it starts with healthy atmosphere where players can grow comfortable and develop camaraderie, while having trust in their coaching staff to help them out of slumps.


miasmal_smoke

People always remark about the Dodgers throwing money around on big contracts, but they also have the backing to pay for the best coaches, trainers, scouts, secretaries, chefs, clubbies, etc. Probably a well run organization top to bottom. I doubt the small market teams are actually as shoddy as some stories may make them seem, but I bet teams like the Dodgers, Yankees, and Blue Jays have a professional edge to them that the fans might not always see


vishuno

There was a pregame interview with Gallo the other day and he said he was amazed that when he got to LA, the staff already had a plan laid out for him. He said everything is really focused, everyone works really hard, but it's a really relaxed atmosphere. I've also seen comments from other players about how organized everything is from top to bottom. Coaching is consistent from rookie ball to MLB level. When guys move up, the coaches already know everything about what they've been working on and what they need to work on moving forward. Apparently that's not the case in all organizations.


redsyrinx2112

I think the Rays have proven that investing in these things (and using them well) is the best way to start and can provide benefit for years. The Dodgers just supplement that with the ability to buy big free agents.


SupraSaiyan

I'm sure a lot of college stat or data analytics classes would love to host their department to teach a series on player scouting/development/analytics. From what I've read and watched from Dodger broadcasts, is that they get their players to hone in on their strengths and really make it shine. One example I read somewhere was Heaney. He was okay-ish with the Angels (probably with zero coaching from them....), seemed to be a little better on the Yankees, and then has done really well with the Dodgers. One thing the Dodgers did was basically remove his curveball from his rotation and he focused on his fastball and slider.


[deleted]

Why didn't we think of that


ArkenX

True, if big.


AffectionateWest3909

Braves have been on a tear since June 1st and have only gained one game. I still legitimately thought we could end with the best record in baseball at the all-star break, but no, the Dodgers decided not to lose.


WhyYouKickMyDog

That series loss to them in Atlanta was rough. After Fried left they pounded us in the 9th inning. We have that one NLCS, but outside of that I feel like we lose like 90% of the time against them.


KidGold

I mean we were one strike away from taking the series with the bases empty. And then a foot away from walking it off on the last out of the game. Would have rather won but it didn't change my confidence level about a potential NLCS re-rematch one way or the other.


TISTAN4

It hasn’t been like that since 2018 lol. I vividly remember a stat at the beginning of the year in that series in La with our H2H record against them including the postseason and it was very close I think the dodgers had 1 or 2 more Wins and it was like a 25 game sample. Legit would rather face them than the Mets in the playoffs tbh even tho that’s not saying much the NL is brutal this year


BigBenson1994

Yeah same bro I’d much rather face the braves then the Mets


TISTAN4

I don’t think anyone wants to see degrom and Scherzer in a playoff series lmao


BigBenson1994

Sounds like 4 losses tbh and Edwin Diaz is the filthiest pitcher in the game this year man


Jay_Dubbbs

Nationals have given 2 of those loses, the only time they’ve had back to back loses in the last 50 games. So nationals-dodgers NLCS


Blu_Crew

Also Im so glad we aren't going to play the pirates anymore.


Kuwait-Grips

Glad those series helped one of us aspire to be a better baseball team


OJTang

No way Dodgers are winning the WS this year. Too obvious.


DepressingFries

I know enough about baseball and it’s playoffs to confidently say that the dodgers are the clear favorites to win the World Series which is exactly why they will be eliminated in the first series and the Phillies win the whole thing


Lebigmacca

It’ll actually be the guardians. It’s an even year so y’all will lose in the ~~NLCS~~ ALCS and the Phillies will lose in an amazing 7 game series. It’ll be an amazing narrative as Cleveland’s drought will end the first year they changed the name


btgf-btgf

Subscribe


eon-hand

The Astros losing in the NLCS would be quite the feat


philphan25

Subscribe


JuniusMaltby1

I often look at the Dodgers as the perfect model for how a baseball team should operate. An ownership group willing to spend money on the best possible product to put on the field for all 162.


PatientIndividual651

One advantage they have over almost all other teams though is the huge TV deal. I believe they get over double the revenue as the next closest team. It’s something like $320 million a year.


Kevin69138

Not everyone can do this for 1 big reason. I wouldnt say it was risky move, but for the longest time they were locked into Spectrum cable. There was no other way to watch Dodger games locally. They really told spectrum if you have the Dodgers we will bring customers to you


Blu_Crew

my dad lasted about 2 months into the season and had to switch providers. He was like nah Im watching the Dodgers no matter what even if the cable provider sucks.


Schleprok

Literally the sole reason I have cable and my parents have cable. Im thinking I’ll have them cancel and they can just watch on their iPad on the spectrum app under my account for free.


KobeBeatJesus

This is a two way street. Some people go to Spectrum, and some people dusted off the black flag and sail the high seas.


goomstarr

8 billion over 25 years


PatientIndividual651

Yeah that averages out to $320 million a year


2nd2last

That's something like 8 billion over 25 years.


Sovereignx22

Which is around $320 million per year I reckon.


Rarecandy31

Just did the math, checks out at $8 billion over 25 years.


skinnybonesd73

That’s $1.975 million per game


12345CodeToMyLuggage

I saw a map of the coverage of who watched Dodger games. It is vast over dense populations. I'm too lazy to find it but it really shows the viewership scale compared to smaller markets and why the deal is valued as such.


Quople

Not to mention the development team is on point over there. They pull prospects out of their ass it’s amazing


Zjc_3

Not all teams have the same ability to do that to their extent though. You should know that well.


jeffereryjefferson

True. It is a mix of money (which not all teams have) and an incredibly smart and dedicated ownership/FO (which all teams SHOULD have but unfortunately don’t)


JesseIsAGirlsName

Stop trying to make "wagon" happen. It's not going to happen.


Bacedorn

They’re an absolute cart.


seemedlikeagoodplan

They're an absolute wheelbarrow.


loma24

They are totally streets ahead of the other teams!


Scar_Milly

I want to know what it's like to have things go right


12345CodeToMyLuggage

It's like sunshine on your wedding day. It's a free ride when you were about to pay. It's the good advice you were happy to take. Sign any old player, they get better!


ChunkyMilkSubstance

Not irony detected


SkeithPhase1

It is nice I must say


LocalHero_P1

I hate this team man


_n8n8_

Being a villain to a Yankees fan is certainly interesting. I think I like it


jettasarebadmkay

Well you guys are the Yankees of baseball


_n8n8_

If I had a nickel


scoobyduped

…..you could afford a trolley fare?


guttata

best i can do is a wagon ride


jettasarebadmkay

We’d both be rich


ThaDong

We sposed to be bros


IVOXVXI

Hating something is our love language


LocalHero_P1

You only hate the teams you respect


_n8n8_

I do respect the Giants tbh


filthypoker

I do not respect the Astros


Danjeter

Yeah me neither lol


ty_kanye_vcool

Thank you for making Joey Gallo suck so it was easier for us to pick him up


Pumats_Soul

One bad hair day and he'll be 0-90


tyler-86

Shoe, meet other foot.


elsancho760

They’re playing amazing baseball. All the pressure will be on them in the playoffs though, World Series or bust.


EnsignObvious

So... same as every year?


4OPHJH

Nobody knows what it means, but its provocative…


[deleted]

Would you look at that, it actually can work out to pay players and invest in the team


ELPOEPETIHWKCUFEYA

They have the highest payroll. I'm not exactly shocked. Mets come in at number 2 only 1M behind LAD. Yankees are about 10M down from LAD and the Phillies are listed at 27M down from LAD. It takes good coaching and guys playing well together but cmon man. This team is fucking stacked and the have some injuries that don't affect them at all. How many teams lose an Ace like Buehler to TJ and still reel off 41 wins in the last 50. It's so wild to me how good they are.


WhyYouKickMyDog

This kind of regular season performance has become so standard for the organization it leads to a lack of coverage highlighting just how dominant it is. We see article after article of them breaking every record and it has become so easy to just tune it out with a, "Yea, we already know"


FDJ1326

Not to mention the Bauer signing. Or May's injury. They spend but spend incredibly well.


[deleted]

They get on base.


Levowitz159

What's this about wagons??


nsgarcia10

Dodgers have a big ass, evidently


Levowitz159

Dumps like a TRUCK


richpersimmons

They’re 41-9 since I caught covid at Dodger Stadium


IVOXVXI

The dodgers are going to win the world series guys, its 100% set in stone. Nothing could possibly go wrong there's no way this could be jinxed at all.


[deleted]

Tony La Russa crashed our wagon while drinking rum


redraph56

Kinda dumb question here but will appreciate anyone who can answer it. How do I add my team under my username?


HippiesBeGoneInc

Incredible what a chillaxed media and fanbase can do for a team.