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Wake Me Up When September Ends

The playoffs are more restricted in MLB than you think. From 2012-/2020/-2021, the playoffs only included 10 teams. That's 33.3% of the league. In contrast, the playoff system the NFL used at the time included 12 teams, or 37.5%. The NBA actually had more than half of their teams in the playoffs, even before the play-in. However, there's one team that's always been there. In the Wildcard era (2012-present), here's how the playoffs appearances roll out. Maximum: 14. Braves: 9. Astros: 9. The Los Angeles Dodgers: THIRTEEN. I AM NOT JOKING. They have made it every year except one. And that year? TWENTY TWELVE. THEY HAVE MADE IT 13 STRAIGHT TIMES. And after this year, it will probably be 14. Mental. You might as well wake them up when September ends because they'll make the playoffs no matter what at this point. It's amazing how well Green Day has aged. NOW EVERYBODY DO THE PROPAGANDA! (of the salary cap not existing for the Dodgers)

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Max Max Muncy Muncy

Please take a moment to look at the picture up above. Yes, that is true. Though it seems like a glitch in the matrix it’s not. These two individuals share the exact same name, same profession, some position, drafted by the same team, mostly hit towards the bottom of the order, and don’t even know each other. Completely unrelated too! I’d love to see these two on the same team one day.

@zach

Pride and the Origin of the High Five

The most widely accepted origin of the high five can be credited to Dodgers teammates Glenn Burke and Dusty Baker. It built its legacy within the LGBTQ+ community. On October 2nd, 1977, the Dodgers and Astros were playing in the final game of their regular seasons. In the sixth inning, Baker hit his 30th home run of the season off of pitcher J.R. Richard. This made the Dodgers the first team ever to have four hitters with at least 30 home runs each in a single season. Burke, waiting on deck, greeted Baker with a triumphant hand in the air. Not knowing what to do, Baker slapped his hand. "His hand was up in the air, and he was arching way back," said Baker in 2011. "So I reached up and hit his hand. It seemed like the thing to do." Burke went on to be the first MLB player to come out as gay after his playing career. He faced discrimination throughout his time in the majors. He angered Dodgers' manager Tommy Lasorda by befriending his gay son, Tommy Lasorda Jr. Burke was later traded to Oakland, a move unpopular with Dodgers players, and suffered discrimination from both other players and from the Athletics' management. Billy Martin introduced Burke to the newest members of the team in 1980 by stating, "Oh, by the way, this is Glenn Burke and he's a faggot." After retiring from baseball, Burke used the high five with other gay residents of the Castro district of San Francisco, and it became a symbol of gay pride. Through the high five, Burke's legacy lives on decades later. Burke's sister, Lutha Davis, says Burke himself was pleased to see the high five spilling out of sports to punctuate smaller, everyday joys. "Now when something great happens in life, people do the high five," she says. "I call it 'the high five of life.'" Happy Pride Month, everyone.

@Landon

Down Goes The Hernandez Brothers

The Dodgers played the Rockies in a three game series in LA earlier this week. Game 1 we saw the return of Kike Hernandez and he started off HOT getting hits and home runs in his first two game. But half way through game 2, his second game back he torn his oblique rounding first base. During game three in the the third ish inning Teo Hernandez step to the plate, he had been struggling but still getting hits and making plays for the dodgers. Teo hit a ground ball to second base and he hurt his hamstring causing him to hit his helmet against the dodgers little cubby’s for their helmets then he left the game. He will be getting a scan later today (May 28, 2026) but is expected to be placed on the IL In two games both players hurt the same leg running the bases. Although that might seem like a big deal to lose two starters in two days the dodgers have incredible depth and will be able to continue playing at a high level. Only time will tell the extent of their injury’s, I hope them the best with fast recovery’s.