Ohtani lifts Dodgers past Padres, Dave Roberts lost touch? | Dodgers Territory

Thanks to Shohei Ohtani last night, Alanna Rizzo & Clint Pasillas preview a possible party tonight in LA! Will the Dodgers clinch the NL West?
Plus, a deeper dive into Dave Roberts recent decision-making. Will the dominant Yoshinobu Yamamoto please stand up??
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[@ぽん-w1v]

Yeah Yamamoto didn’t worth the salary this season. But I feel this lady is only looking at the stats. I think she haven’t seen Yamamoto’s stuff closely. Imanaga is a good smart pitcher and I like him.but, I think everyone will agree that once you look at the stuff Yamamoto throws, you’ll know .he has way better A+ potential . She’s not watching the game just talking from the stats. By the way,Sorry for my bad English I’m from Japan. I’ve been watching Yamamoto for quite a while, and I feel he will top Ohtani as a Pitcher He’s that good.

[@f430ferrari5]

You can’t just look at spin rate and/or velocity. Right vs Left is highly important. Lefties are a rarity which is what made Imanaga more of a better choice to start with. Came cheaper too plus Roki Sasaki is out there and the Dodgers have a gang load of right handed pitchers and even prospects. It is what it is though. I actually believe the Dodgers though that Yamamoto might be able to have more endurance if he back off on some pitches but it hasn’t worked out that way. This same problem exists for Dustin May. He has to throw hard to have any success. Ohtani has to be used sparingly himself in 2025.

[@weeliangchu6330]

Agreed

[@andrewadamsSOTR]

Glad to hear you say that. Love Yamamoto

[@EuGeneI-m2j]

Even though Yama's contract may not look that great-he's young and still adjusting. Glasnow's on the other hand...

[@naxos41]

In Japan, pitchers take extra rest. This doesn't mean pitchers who come here need extra rest. Imanga, Kikuchi, and healthy Darvish all pitch every five days. It is Dodgers' front office who chose to be overprotective with Yamamoto. They also thought that the six men rotation would suit their collection of fragile pitchers such as Glasnow and rehabbing Buehler, Kershaw and such.

[@275Vet-RLTW]

I agree. Welcome to MLB... Adjust!

[@mikio6444]

@@275Vet-RLTW Welcome to the MLB and be a professional injured pitcher

[@calvinthagoatENT]

She’s slamming Yamamoto for no reason lol I hate listening to her talk about him at all atp lmao. He has a sub 3 ERA and was hitting his stride before his injury I don’t get all the complaining 😂

[@geoffewertz8129]

Alanna is now a classic Monday morning quarterback. Yammamoto was the best picther in Japan. We go him. He got hurt along with all the other starters. Complaining with no doable answers is a joke. Alanna has nothing but complaining.

[@Legal_Savant]

Rename this show Doomsday Territory. All year it's been doom and gloom, it's quite nauseating.

[@Matt-oj8fy]

Alana is such a Yamamoto hater lol, you are paying to get a top line free agent at 25 years old. If I had a dollar for every time she mentioned his contract I'd have his contract

[@micl0]

Hindsight's 20/20. Rojas could've easily just have bunted into a triple play. Or Rojas could've bunted successfully and Ohtani strike out, Betts pop out. We lost. We had 9 innings to score but didn't. WAYYY too much focus on the last play

[@Publiclighthouse]

The point is, the opportunity was lost with that triple play. If the scenario plays out like you wrote above, then at the very least those hitters had the chance to win the game. But they were left on deck and in the dugout.

[@micl0]

​@@Publiclighthouse We were down going into the 9th inning and then we lost, and that's nothing to be surprised about. You got your hopes up because 2 runners got on but that counts for nothing. We had opportunities. Miggy had an opportunity. We also had 24 other opportunities through 8 that didn't pan out the way we wanted. Casual fans focus too much on whatever makes their feed and then blame the manager. Whatever, it's 1 game. 1 week from now everyone will forget about it

[@carlosavendano4246]

How about she looks up the information she is talking about first. So she can get it right

[@davidh.5139]

Alana the hater

[@Publiclighthouse]

According to David Vassegh, the Dodgers did make an offer to Aaron Nola in the $165M range but he turned it down. Also according to Vassegh, “my understanding was he did not like the city of Los Angeles.”

[@toonheaded1]

Imagine saying someone whose been doing great all year compared to last year to not swing.... Like wow lmao

[@onegpea2]

I feel your worry but if we are worried then every fan of every other team should be dumping bricks last I checked we have the number one team in the league and that's not fan speak 😅 the numbers BACK ME UP 😂 go Blue 💙🔵

[@kmichaeledwards4970]

The Dodgers need a seven man rotation next year to save arms and wear and tear on the bullpen

[@marcman1999]

@@kmichaeledwards4970 more like a 10 man rotation

[@johnjordan3164]

With the injuries we're having with starting pitching it appears we are heading into the playoffs like we did last year: a crippled second tier cadre of starters (an injured Kershaw, rookie Bobby Miller, and Lance Lynn). Looks like it will be Yamamoto, Flahrety, and Walker Bhuler? What's with all the injuries to Dodger pitches? Are they into some extreme training regimen that's over taxing their elbows and shoulders? Or are they pushing for too much velocity all the time? It's a shame to spend billions on players just to see them go down with injuries . . .

[@ryanc9876]

The Yamamoto disrespect is unwarranted. Maybe we should regret (re)signing Muncy a few seasons ago when he got injured just before the playoffs with a play at first base. Or not trading Belli in 2021 after he got hurt in the 2020 playoffs. Imanaga is having a great year, but he's not worth the length of a Yamamoto contract. They're not paying Yamamoto for 1 year, just like the 700million isn't for just this year for Ohtani. Are we that short sighted?

[@MyHomeIsVegas-nc1fb]

To me, the biggest differences between Yamamoto and Imanaga are maturities and mind set. Yamamoto is 26, Imanaga is 31. Yamamoto joined NPB right after highschool and Imanaga is a college graduate. It's not just about being a pro ball player, it's also about how much experienced, well adjusted as an adult. I think he knows a lot more how to go about things than Yamamoto. Also he is older so I think he is more determined knowing this might be the last opportunity to do something in MLB. I don't think he wants to go back to Japan and viewed as a failure. Just by listening to his interview, you can tell how confident and sure of himself, he is. I'm not saying Yamamoto is immature or doesn't know what he is doing but I see he is not at Imanaga level mentally. (Don't get me wrong, I think Yamamoto is naturally more talented than Imanaga) This is Yamamotos first year as a dodger so he's got 11 more years to prove what he's worth. It's not fair to judge him at this point.

[@edomarpez1840]

As of now, given Walker's great improvement, we can only hope Jack and Yoshinobu can go for 6 innings at least and for Walker to have at least that same type of outing being our number 3 starter. Knack and, as it looks like, Casparius being ready to piggyback in case ther former can't give length

[@edomarpez1840]

To be mad at Yoshinobu is being shortsihgted, it's his 1st year at the majors (I even expected him to do worst); the thing with Tyler is they "overused" him in the 1st half of the season and that's not on him. On the other hand, going after Snell or stronger on Nola was not the answer, they should've gone for Cease for that matter but, in reality, the fumble was at the deadline, it was more than obvious then they needed 2 starters not just 1, aka Eflin or Kikuchi, none of them being expensive and when the farm is getting old without any use

[@AY2121-i4y]

Took Kodai Senga a few months to realize how good his throws were. Yamamoto was on his way to being a dominant pitcher, and then he got hurt. Come playoffs his best will be on display

[@mazem2981]

loved Lasorda (watching this rn and heard her mention his name)! miss that LA! well right now we got Shouhei so ill keep my hop up!

[@275Vet-RLTW]

Yall are crazy blaming roberts for not making a decision to avoid the first triple play the friars have made in 14 years!

[@joeMaMa-jx3jo]

Dave doing Dave things.

[@rockyshields9122]

I am honestly shocked more people don't watch this excellent program.

[@thewicked8642]

In the words of the Immortal Apollo Creed, "There IS NO tomorrow!"

[@stanendo3537]

Allow pitchers to pitch the optimal and not exceed the ultimate.

[@maxkoon1220]

Give lot of credit to Manny for the triple play.. that’s it.

[@danielrodriguez148]

hey

[@ernestoloera3112]

Gotta love Mookie being in classic postseason form 🔥🔥🔥🔥 0-8 in his last two games! Also throw in Freddie as well 2-8 🔥🔥🔥

[@F1Fanatic76]

I love Alanna but I don't like the slams on Yamamoto. He isn't even through his first mlb season and he's catching strays. Give the man a couple seasons at least!

[@mannyn5460]

Not when Yamamoto signed for $325 million dollars

[@mikelucas4247]

​@@mannyn5460He's coming back from an injury. The last time I saw him before his injury, he was pitching just fine

[@mannyn5460]

@@mikelucas4247 when Yamamoto was averaging 5 inning per start! Yamamoto needs to step it up for what he is getting paid

[@mikelucas4247]

@@mannyn5460 He's averaging a little over 6 innings pitched before his injury. He's gone 7 - 8 a couple times

[@johnhernandez495]

Baseball is NOT an individual sport, as great as Ohtani is, the Dodgers can't continue to depend on Ohtani for ALL the clutch hitting! Hard to believe the Starting pitching will hold up in the playoffs, it seems when it comes to playoff time, it's the same result, different year!! Here is a simple question for Dodger ownership which has poured MILLIONS of dollars into this team. What is the definition of INSANITY? Think about it!

[@JohnC_90]

Who is evaluating which players get a job on this team? We need durability in combination with talent. We can no longer expect the offense to score 8 runs a game. It’s baseball that won’t happen even with these superstars especially when Mookie and Freddie go cold

[@rockyshields9122]

I mean if healthy next spring 1. Glasnow 2. Yammamoto 3. May 4. Stone 5. Sheehan 6. Kershaw 7. Goslin 8. Miller

[@fre2584]

Missing Ohtani

[@rockyshields9122]

@fre2584 so 9 possible starters don't know why then they want an Ian Snell

[@marcman1999]

14:35 will smith hit the almost home run in 2019 that woulda won us the NLDS Gavin lux’s almost home run where he stood stunned was in the 2021 NLDS on the super windy day that kept the ball in

[@ichironca]

Don’t forget the almost HR Cody Bellinger hit in game 2 of 2017 WS that Josh Reddick caught against the wall. Would’ve gave LA a 2-0 series lead.

[@marcman1999]

@@ichironcau just brought up some bad memories

[@ichironca]

@@marcman1999 we know in our hearts who the real champs were in ‘17.

[@tomvernia8499]

Huge mistake DFA'ing Yarbrough. He was a pitcher who could go long relief or make a spot start.

[@JumboJuneau]

In a season where injuries are overtaking the rotation, it was a mistake letting Yarbrough go. He did everything the Dodgers asked him to do. I was shocked when it happened.

[@MyHomeIsVegas-nc1fb]

I'd say James Paxton. He could have filled in for Miller, Buehler for sure. So ironic that they dfa-ed him to make room for a rookie who got injured right away.

[@makeplaysmedia]

how are they world series favs?

[@BrutusMcCrunch]

Fire him already

[@kmichaeledwards4970]

Dave Roberts did the same mistake last night lest than two outs Ohtani next up and he let's the batter ahead of Ohtani swing away into a double play to end the inning instead of bunting or even taking pitches for a strike out it will cost them in the future

[@marcman1999]

Dodgers front office loves going above and beyond to acquire injury prone starting pitching

[@jasonb809]

Loool

[@LL-tc1re]

A bit pessimistic view on Yama. Yama won 3 Cy Young equivalents in Japan in a row and only 25 so he has the talent and runway to get even better. I'm expecting him to take off next year since he is a rookie here, but he is already a really good pitcher if you look at his totals even outside of the first game in Korea. What he did against the Yankees (7 shutout innings) is his potential. So he will be worth his contract assuming he doesn't get any major injuries in the next few years. Also, let's see how he does during the playoffs this year. Hopefully the time off will be a blessing in disguise.

[@mannyn5460]

Yamamoto hasnt proved anything yet in the MLB

[@johnnymalta6772]

Clint said something interesting... that some of the players dont know how to play at Dodger Stadium in October of course I'm paraphrasing.... its just that the ball doesnt travel as far there in October than it did all season, maybe players need to adjust at base hits and EBH and not trying to homer, does that make any sense?...

[@AtomicPunk51]

Not to someone named Shohei Ohtani.

[@MGRABAR]

You both are TERRIFIC. The reason? Not a bunch of Happy Talk. THE TRUTH. You're both not afraid to criticize players and the manager. I LOVE IT AND RESPECT IT. One thing, I think if they had busted over both runners, the Padres would have walked Otani even though he would have represented the winning run. GREAT JOB GUYS!😅🎉

[@raiderman8431]

Happens every post season, over analyzing with analytics, instead of having feel on the flow of the game or players!

[@rickdeckard9810]

Rojas should've stood there and do nothing. Don't put the ball in play don't swing, just stand there and see what happens if they walk you they load the bases and Shohei gets to bat if you strikeout Shohei gets to bat. That would've been better than risking the double or triple play.

[@lboogie8165]

Facts… my guy ohh you ohh so right! You get that man to plate by any means necessary! League is scared of that man!

[@nathanaustria-r4r]

IMANAGA>YAMA

[@elijahmouanoutoua4916]

Karen! Yamamoto is a rookie, 25 years old. U have no clue wat u talking bout. Go back to being a giants fan 😂😂

[@mannyn5460]

That rookie is being paid $25 million a year! WTF are you taking about?

[@elijahmouanoutoua4916]

@@mannyn5460 wen they sign Yamamoto n Othani it was a 10 year plan, goal was 2 championships in 10 years. So WTF is a fake as dodgers fan doing on here. Bum as

[@LL-tc1re]

One thing I would like to mention. Is it me, or is the Third base coach too safe? Rojas could have scored from third, but had to run back and hurt his groin more. This isn't the first time (remember 3 or 4 more instances) I noticed a Dodger could have scored form third, but the stop sign was put up by the coach. Sometimes need to put pressure on the D for a perfect play and take chances.

[@stephan4410]

Ferris should take the DAY OFF today...I don't c this guy getting in a groove any time soon. But not much available now. 325 mill for yamamoto could have gone for cease or snell...Dodgers r desperate...not a good place to be.

[@LosDodgers81]

I don’t blame Rojas I blame Roberts he needs to go constantly making big mistakes

[@Johnny_Chingas13]

Roberts never had "touch." He just sits there and watches the house burn down.

[@jasonb809]

Cease would look pretty good in the dodgers white

[@marcman1999]

Dodgers shoulda been in on Jordan Montgomery or snell

[@nathanaustria-r4r]

WIN NOW TRADE YAMA FOR IMANAGA

[@EuGeneI-m2j]

As soon as I see Alanna talking about the Dodgers I gotta give this a thumbs up 👍🏽 She totally knows the players and the front office and good insight as always! Thanks Alanna

[@carlosavendano4246]

Signing??? He was traded to the Dodgers. She talks just like Roberts

[@berto8232]

Glasnow was traded and then signed an extension.

[@mannyn5460]

@@berto8232she said Kopech signed

[@SeriousDrama]

How does Roberts still have a job?

[@mannyn5460]

He follows orders from Andrew Friedman

[@275Vet-RLTW]

Winningest active manager in baseball?

[@WriterusAeternus]

The Dodgers plan meticulously but can’t adjust instinctively when it matters. I never felt this team quite gelled this season. Still waiting for them to play like a team. Maybe too many superstars isn’t a good thing.

[@275Vet-RLTW]

Yeah best record in baseball proves your point!

[@WriterusAeternus]

@@275Vet-RLTW compare them to past Dodgers teams where they had a lot more comraderie and chemistry. The whole league this season was just okay. There were several 100+ teams in previous seasons. None this year.

[@SeriousDrama]

Alana, yes we are that soft. That is our problem. Fire Roberts already…you know who isn’t soft? Chase Utley. Chase should be our next manager.