They say it’s a team game. That it takes everyone coming together to win or lose a game. Teamwork matters. And all these things are true.
But that doesn’t mean assigning blame to individual people is wrong. There is always someone who is in a slump that you point to as the culprit for a lost game. And while I do believe it’s a team win or loss in most cases, it’s fun to have a scapegoat. If I could, I’d put one slide titled “Juan Uribe” and call it a day.
I won’t do that.
I will do this: Since the Dodgers traded for half of the Red Sox roster a couple weeks ago, the picture in L.A. has not been as pretty as we expected.
So who’s to blame for the post-deadline Dodger struggles? Read on.