Are You Paying Attention?

Since June 15th, the Dodgers have had one of the best bullpen ERAs in baseball. In fact, since that date, which happens to be the date Dave Roberts called out the bullpen and said, “they have to be better,” the Dodgers bullpen is tied for 2nd place in MLB with a 2.64 ERA (tied with the Braves). The Phillies are #1 with a 2.27 bullpen ERA. I am absolutely incredulous that some fans are still calling for the Dodgers to blow up the bullpen! Hello, have you been paying attention?

Bullpen pitchers are very fickle – we know this. Why do we act like we don’t? A few weeks ago, the Dodgers bullpen was 29th in all of baseball (for the season). Now they are #21. If you still believe the Dodgers are…