2024 Dodgers Official Thread - Page 4

Dodgerfan74 · 12-02-2023, 12:58 PM

Winter Meetings starting Sunday
Dodgers trade for a pitcher?
Ohtani News?
Let’s Get it Done!

LVDan · 12-02-2023, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dodgerfan74

Winter Meetings starting Sunday
Dodgers trade for a pitcher?
Ohtani News?
Let’s Get it Done!

Glasnow makes sense to me. High risk, high reward, short commitment.

DMACcollector · 12-02-2023, 01:32 PM

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...tani-juan-soto

Several ESPN baseball writers predicting Ohtani announces he’s signing with the Dodgers next week. I still think Yamamoto is the way to go, but I guess the front office is determined to get Ohtani.

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Blue Crew · 12-02-2023, 08:10 PM

Hey Everyone,

Longtime member here, but mostly a lurker. Lifelong Dodgers fan (50 plus years) and baseball collector since the 70s. In addition to Dodgers players, I used to also collect players from other teams; however, I my main focus is that of Dodgers. I have some modern, but most of what I collect is non modern. I plan to get more involved in modern.

For modern, what brands do you collect and do you have specific players you can't buy enough cards of? There are so many modern variation, I'm interested and curious what others focus on.

Thanks...

DMACcollector · 12-02-2023, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Crew

Hey Everyone,

Longtime member here, but mostly a lurker. Lifelong Dodgers fan (50 plus years) and baseball collector since the 70s. In addition to Dodgers players, I used to also collect players from other teams; however, I my main focus is that of Dodgers. I have some modern, but most of what I collect is non modern. I plan to get more involved in modern.

For modern, what brands do you collect and do you have specific players you can't buy enough cards of? There are so many modern variation, I'm interested and curious what others focus on.

Thanks...

Hey, Blue Crew!

Can’t go wrong with Topps and Topps Chrome. I also buy Bowman Chrome for the prospects, and usually spend a good amount on promising Dodger prospects. I stay away from anything unlicensed, unless it happens to be a mixed group break with multiple products, most of which are Topps.

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Blue Crew · 12-02-2023, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DMACcollector

Hey, Blue Crew!

Can’t go wrong with Topps and Topps Chrome. I also buy Bowman Chrome for the prospects, and usually spend a good amount on promising Dodger prospects. I stay away from anything unlicensed, unless it happens to be a mixed group break with multiple products, most of which are Topps.

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Hey...Thanks for the response. Interesting you mentioned Bowman Chrome because I was researching that earlier today. Do you do Sapphire or just Chrome?

Thanks again!

DMACcollector · 12-02-2023, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Crew

Hey...Thanks for the response. Interesting you mentioned Bowman Chrome because I was researching that earlier today. Do you do Sapphire or just Chrome?

Thanks again!

No problem. I like Sapphire, I just don’t buy boxes. I buy singles of Dodger prospects and I do group breaks.

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Blue Crew · 12-02-2023, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DMACcollector

No problem. I like Sapphire, I just don’t buy boxes. I buy singles of Dodger prospects and I do group breaks.

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Makes sense. No interest in buying boxes. Would you mind sharing which group breaks? I'm interested in that as well. Thanks!

DMACcollector · 12-02-2023, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Crew

Makes sense. No interest in buying boxes. Would you mind sharing which group breaks? I'm interested in that as well. Thanks!

Sure. I’m a regular patron of Cardsmiths Breaks. They are California based breakers, for the most part. I also do Platinum and a few others, but not very often. They have an app you can download to your phone. They steam on Twitch.

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Dodgerfan74 · 12-03-2023, 06:01 PM

I collect Dodgers prospects and Dodgers rookie cards- Topps, Update, and Topps Chrome. Some Bowman. I colllect Garvey, Cey, Lopes, and Russell-Rookie cards to 1982-Topps, OPeeChee, Kellogg’s, odd ball. I collect Fernando Rookie cards and second yr cards. I’m working on Dodgers card 1974 and before. Close to finishing 1974 Topps set. Slowly working on 1963 Topps and Fleer

Blue Crew · 12-03-2023, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dodgerfan74

I collect Dodgers prospects and Dodgers rookie cards- Topps, Update, and Topps Chrome. Some Bowman. I colllect Garvey, Cey, Lopes, and Russell-Rookie cards to 1982-Topps, OPeeChee, Kellogg’s, odd ball. I collect Fernando Rookie cards and second yr cards. I’m working on Dodgers card 1974 and before. Close to finishing 1974 Topps set. Slowly working on 1963 Topps and Fleer

I also collect some of those players. Cey was my idol growing up and I still collect his cards. Each one brings back fond memories as a kid in the 70s.

Looking forward to taking a deeper interest in collecting some Bowman 1st cards.

Thanks...

whitmm · 12-04-2023, 03:45 PM

So it looks like the Dodgers need to find a right fielder.

Dave Roberts has said he expects Mookie to be their primary second baseman.

Dodgerfan74 · 12-04-2023, 05:53 PM

I don’t understand this thinking unless there is a trade or free agent signing of a right fielder. Is Pages or LeDuca ready to play in the big leagues? Heyward is a platoon player, Outman is the center fielder.

DMACcollector · 12-04-2023, 09:28 PM

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I don’t understand this thinking unless there is a trade or free agent signing of a right fielder. Is Pages or LeDuca ready to play in the big leagues? Heyward is a platoon player, Outman is the center fielder.

Well, it’s seems like a clear sign that we’re not trading for a SS like Adames. Dave is clearly thinking Mookie at 2B and Lux at SS. Perhaps this signifies that we are angling for an outfielder via trade????? Pages and DeLuca are not sure things in the corner outfields. I heard Joc Pederson has been in contact.

Dodgerfan74 · 12-05-2023, 12:43 PM

No offense to Joc, but the Dodgers need a better outfielder than him

Dodgerfan74 · 12-09-2023, 04:00 PM

Finally!
Dodgers sign Ohtani 10 years……..Seven….Hundred……Million dollars!
Wow
Now Dodgers need pitching

Lonewolf · 12-09-2023, 04:02 PM

I love Ohtani, but 70 million per?!

We don't even know if he will ever pitch again...still need at least 2 new starters for next season.

DMACcollector · 12-09-2023, 04:34 PM

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I love Ohtani, but 70 million per?!

We don't even know if he will ever pitch again...still need at least 2 new starters for next season.

Exactly! I’m not really getting any joy outta this signing even though I am also a big Ohtani fan. This could be a major albatross down the road, especially if he never pitches again. I knew $600 mil was a possibility, but $700 mil is crazy.

Say hello to $30 tall boys at the ravine.

JRX · 12-09-2023, 04:35 PM

Other than replacing jd with ohtani which is an upgrade, how are they better than last year?

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dodgerfanjohn · 12-09-2023, 04:56 PM

Dodgers no longer care about the luxury tax. We’re now the early 2000’s Yankees. All in every year, damn the money.

JRX · 12-09-2023, 05:06 PM

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Dodgers no longer care about the luxury tax. We’re now the early 2000’s Yankees. All in every year, damn the money.

Well only cohen really blew past it and that lasted only about a year. The penalties make 350m payrolls hard to sustain.

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al3xmac10 · 12-09-2023, 05:07 PM

Next stop: Yoshinobu Yamamoto?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (山本由伸, Yamamoto Yoshinobu, born August 17, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He made his NPB debut in 2017. Yamamoto is a three-time Pacific League Most Valuable Player, Eiji Sawamura Award, and a three-time Triple Crown winner. Yamamoto is the first player in the history of professional baseball to win the Triple Crown in three consecutive years.

majestik101 · 12-09-2023, 05:09 PM

My message to all you fair-weather and band-wagoning Doyers fans:

Enjoy the Angels' sloppy seconds. His best years were spent in Anaheim.

Pujols 2.0

Blue Crew · 12-09-2023, 05:13 PM

A lot of the money will be deferred, which will allow them to sign FA pitching and our farm system is so deep, they may trade for top shelf pitching...

I agree the money is crazy, the Dodgers have room for pitching...

BC

Blue Crew · 12-09-2023, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by majestik101

My message to all you fair-weather and band-wagoning Doyers fans:

Enjoy the Angels' sloppy seconds. His best years were spent in Anaheim.

Pujols 2.0

Not even close and NO comparison between Pujols and Ohtani at this stage of their careers with the Dodgers...

But comments like yours were expected...

BC

12-02-2023, 12:58 PM	#76
Dodgerfan74 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3,397	Winter Meetings starting Sunday Dodgers trade for a pitcher? Ohtani News? Let’s Get it Done! __________________ All I Know is I'm not Home Yet This is not Where I belong

12-02-2023, 01:32 PM	#78
DMACcollector Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,507	https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...tani-juan-soto Several ESPN baseball writers predicting Ohtani announces he’s signing with the Dodgers next week. I still think Yamamoto is the way to go, but I guess the front office is determined to get Ohtani. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ __________________________________________ Flickr link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/187992135@N04/albums/

12-02-2023, 08:10 PM	#79
Blue Crew Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Southern California - South Bay Posts: 76	Hey Everyone, Longtime member here, but mostly a lurker. Lifelong Dodgers fan (50 plus years) and baseball collector since the 70s. In addition to Dodgers players, I used to also collect players from other teams; however, I my main focus is that of Dodgers. I have some modern, but most of what I collect is non modern. I plan to get more involved in modern. For modern, what brands do you collect and do you have specific players you can't buy enough cards of? There are so many modern variation, I'm interested and curious what others focus on. Thanks... __________________ I enjoy collecting cards of Dodgers well as Vintage cards; specifically from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

12-03-2023, 06:01 PM	#85
Dodgerfan74 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3,397	I collect Dodgers prospects and Dodgers rookie cards- Topps, Update, and Topps Chrome. Some Bowman. I colllect Garvey, Cey, Lopes, and Russell-Rookie cards to 1982-Topps, OPeeChee, Kellogg’s, odd ball. I collect Fernando Rookie cards and second yr cards. I’m working on Dodgers card 1974 and before. Close to finishing 1974 Topps set. Slowly working on 1963 Topps and Fleer __________________ All I Know is I'm not Home Yet This is not Where I belong

12-04-2023, 05:53 PM	#88
Dodgerfan74 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3,397	I don’t understand this thinking unless there is a trade or free agent signing of a right fielder. Is Pages or LeDuca ready to play in the big leagues? Heyward is a platoon player, Outman is the center fielder. __________________ All I Know is I'm not Home Yet This is not Where I belong

12-04-2023, 03:45 PM	#87
whitmm Banned Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Wisc Posts: 11,373	So it looks like the Dodgers need to find a right fielder. Dave Roberts has said he expects Mookie to be their primary second baseman.

12-05-2023, 12:43 PM	#90
Dodgerfan74 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3,397	No offense to Joc, but the Dodgers need a better outfielder than him __________________ All I Know is I'm not Home Yet This is not Where I belong

12-09-2023, 04:00 PM	#91
Dodgerfan74 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3,397	Finally! Dodgers sign Ohtani 10 years……..Seven….Hundred……Million dollars! Wow Now Dodgers need pitching __________________ All I Know is I'm not Home Yet This is not Where I belong

12-09-2023, 04:02 PM	#92
Lonewolf Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: California Posts: 4,499	I love Ohtani, but 70 million per?! We don't even know if he will ever pitch again...still need at least 2 new starters for next season.

12-09-2023, 04:35 PM	#94
JRX Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 16,108	Other than replacing jd with ohtani which is an upgrade, how are they better than last year? Sent from my SM-A546U1 using Tapatalk

12-09-2023, 04:56 PM	#95
dodgerfanjohn Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 5,618 sternroolz	Dodgers no longer care about the luxury tax. We’re now the early 2000’s Yankees. All in every year, damn the money.

12-09-2023, 05:07 PM	#97
al3xmac10 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 13,531 al3xmac10	Next stop: Yoshinobu Yamamoto? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto Yoshinobu Yamamoto (山本由伸, Yamamoto Yoshinobu, born August 17, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He made his NPB debut in 2017. Yamamoto is a three-time Pacific League Most Valuable Player, Eiji Sawamura Award, and a three-time Triple Crown winner. Yamamoto is the first player in the history of professional baseball to win the Triple Crown in three consecutive years. __________________ Instagram: al3xmac10 Always looking for rare Shohei Ohtani 2018 autos & [Ichiro 2016 Topps Now #154 Inscription Auto /10]

12-09-2023, 05:09 PM	#98
majestik101 Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Socially Distanced Posts: 45,526 majestik101	My message to all you fair-weather and band-wagoning Doyers fans: Enjoy the Angels' sloppy seconds. His best years were spent in Anaheim. Pujols 2.0

12-09-2023, 05:13 PM	#99
Blue Crew Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Southern California - South Bay Posts: 76	A lot of the money will be deferred, which will allow them to sign FA pitching and our farm system is so deep, they may trade for top shelf pitching... I agree the money is crazy, the Dodgers have room for pitching... BC __________________ I enjoy collecting cards of Dodgers well as Vintage cards; specifically from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.