Hello friends. It’s getting down to the end of the year. My nails are all bitten off and this Dodgers team isn’t running away with things like I’d hoped. For the benefit of all of us, I’ve written down some things I’ll be repeating to myself the rest of the year.

Change is good

Things that are different aren’t always bad. If the Dodgers are going to do something good, maybe a shake-up is necessary. Two years ago, it was Yasiel Puig who provided a spark. Last year, Puig’s disappearance in the most important game of the season seems to have been a turning point that Puig might still be working to recover from.

What I’m saying is that I’m going to try to respect changes along the way and wait to look at the entirety of the season before I make big judgments that are too critical.

I won’t go down the negative path until the offseason with any front-office moves

Haven’t we heard enough criticism and praise of the Dodgers’ front office over the past few years? In today’s sports landscape, with all the information that’s out there, fans have to pay attention to the front office, who they pick up, and how they spend the money they have.

I will have all season to criticize the front office if I want to, but the truth is, they’ve done a decent job over the past few years. They’ve given the team and the fans a chance.

Instead of being critical of guys not on the field, I’m going to REALLY try to focus whatever commentary I have onto what’s happening on the field and how guys are executing in the moment.

I will have five months after the season’s over to dissect off the field things.

Exception – I will continue to retweet humorous/masochistic tweets from my Dodger follows.

If the Dodgers keep playing like this, I’m going to look like this pretty soon… . “Meditation – Malmö-1983” by Foto: Jonn Leffmann. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The past is history, the future is a mystery

Right now is a gift, that’s why they call it the present. Obviously, I didn’t write that. I think I first read it in Phil Jackson’s book. I’m going to try to stay in the present space mentally as a fan. Trades that were or weren’t made are only going to make me crazy.

In an attempt to actualize myself as a fan during this stretch run, it’s important that I understand and observe my emotions and feelings in the moment, and then allow them to pass.

Right now, Jim Johnson is giving up a game in Pittsburgh and I’m wondering what the front office was thinking picking him up. He’s a freaking dumpster fire right now. This bullpen is a disaster. Alberto Callaspo is playing third. Howie Kendrick is hurt. Mattingly left Johnson in to give up like 34 runs in 2/3 of an inning. Who am I kidding? The freaking sky is falling…

<clears throat>

ommmmmm….