Dave Roberts

David Ray Roberts, (born May 31, 1972) nicknamed "Doc", is an American professional baseball manager and former outfielder who is the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. Quotes We did a little champagne toast, said a few words and acknowledged the fact that this is a big accomplishment and you don’t ever want to get jaded and not appreciate getting to the postseason because it’s not a rite of passage, We acknowledged that. We also acknowledged that we have a lot of work to do and this is just the beginning. I said it from day one that you win with starting pitching, And I believe we have the best starting pitching in baseball. To get Clayton back on line, Tony back on line and to get those other three guys to have the years that they’re having, I love where we’re at. It's a high-floor talent level, I just like the way we're taking better team at-bats, and making up for not having Shohei in there. Obviously we're a better team with him, but it is nice to see that there hasn't been a dropoff with him not in the lineup. I think his swing path is better, The path is good, so when he does get beat, he has a way to still get a hit. He can ride out breaking balls, which he wasn't doing early in the season, and then velocity, he's handling. So I think that he's just in a really good spot. He came out of it well, I think for me, I'm just really waiting to hear when he's going to get on the field, let alone take live BP or Trajekt. And he's not there yet. But everything I've heard, it's been a really productive last three to four to five days. He's in a good spot. We already did that, so we're gonna win today, and we'll re-toast with them going forward, But no, I'm not going to do a special toast, because there's a lot of other players that were part of this, too. The fastball had that life,bNinety-six [mph] is a lot different than 99. And it just seemed like his delivery was through the catcher, and it had that life to the fastball. And then the slider -- once you have that fastball, the slider is pretty lethal. I think just pitch well,bFor me, it's regardless of the role. I think we just want to see him throw the baseball the way he's capable of. And you're talking about nine games [remaining in the regular season], so you're talking three or four outings to evaluate, and that should be adequate. Happy that we caught it early. I think it'd be more of a normal start, Maybe not pushing him a ton, given that we don't know how the season's going to play out. But this will be his last regular-season start, so I think it'd be more of a regular start. There is a thought, But you're still talking about a potential 17 days, something like that -- that's a long time to not be in competition. Where typically, with his history, you still have rehabs and things like that. So it's just not kind of a plug-and-play, sit it out for two weeks and pitch in a playoff game. Dodgers playoff-bound for 9th straight year, September 15 2021 External Links Dave Roberts (baseball manager) Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Baseball coaches from the United States Category:Japanese Americans