Buster Olney, you should be ashamed of yourself.

ben (los angeles)

Buster, The Dodgers seem like they are going to free fall soon. Any reason to think this is going to happen?

Buster Olney
(1:24 PM)

Ben: yes, their bullpen has been worked a ton in the first 4 1/2 months… If I had to bet the family farm on either the Rockies or the Dodgers today, I’d take the Rockies — and it would be the greatest comeback in history, literally. They were 15 1/2 out on June 3, and now that’s down to 3 1/2, and they play host to the Dodgers in three games this week. This is a series that is not well-timed for L.A.

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Fonzo (Kapolei, HI)

Aloha Buster! Everyone talks about the Dodgers lack of pitching, but their offense is offensive! What can/will they do this offseason? I don’t see them going very far into the playoffs with this current group. They need another big bopper.

Me (denver): [via mobile]

Do you think the Rockies are a top 5 team or a top 10 team
Buster Olney
(1:26 PM)

Fonzo: They need Manny to be Manny. I read a thing by T.J. Simers yesterday in which he mentions that he and a lot of the Dodger staff think Manny is pressing. But it’s fair to ask this question, too: Since he came back from his drug suspension, presumably clean, is it a coincidence that his OPS is about 300 points lower than it was when his suspension came down? It’s an open-ended question and I don’t know the answer.

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Buster Olney
(1:28 PM)

You: If I ranked the teams in the majors now, I’d have the Yankees No. 1, the Rockies No. 2, the Angels No.3… Colorado is 50-22 since June 3, they play good defense, they have good pitching, Street has been terrific at closer, and their lineup is like an AL lineup in their collective patience and power.

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Reed (Pasadena, CA)

Buster: Can we agree that currently the Rockies seem to be playing above their heads and the Dodgers seem to be playing mostly below theirs? If that is the case, then with over a month left, shouldn’t this even out, or even reverse? How long a group of players collectively outperform their career averages anyway.

Buster Olney
(1:47 PM)

Reed: I don’t know about that. The Rockies have been a great team for about half the season now. I think the Dodgers are underperforming, for sure, but they’ve also seen their bullpen erode and their starting pitching (which was thin to begin with) fray.

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Mike (Lake Forest)

I keep hearing people, including you, saying how the Dodgers bullpen and starting pitching have been a problem. Do you people watch the games before you comment on them? The Dodgers problem has been that they are not scoring runs. They keep losing 3-1 or 4-2. They are very rarely giving up more than 4 runs.

Buster Olney
(1:51 PM)

Mike: So if what you’re saying is accurate, why did Torre change closers the other day?

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