Strap in, ladies and gentlemen, because the Los Angeles Dodgers are officially in a slump. After Sunday’s loss to the Giants, the Dodgers were swept by San Francisco for the first time since August 2012. With a 5-10 record in June, the Dodgers have fallen to third in the NL West and it’s safe to say that fans are not happy.
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Before the Dodgers’ crushing 7-3 loss to the Giants, Dave Roberts spoke on his role as a manager during a down period.
“I think there’s a managing with urgency and there’s also a panic or forcing something to happen,” Roberts said. “You still have to let the game unfold and watch the game. I think it’s just about doing things the right way and playing good baseball as opposed to me trying to impose certain decision-making things to force something to happen. I don’t think that’s a good thought process.”
(Via Dave Roberts pregame on Sunday)
In response to being asked about his point of view on the series sweep by the Giants, Roberts acknowledged the criticism that has followed the recent cold streak in Los Angeles.
“When you’re not winning games, things get more magnified and understandably so. I think if you look back at this two-week stretch there’s a lot of things that we’re just not doing well. We’re not playing clean baseball, fundamental baseball,” Roberts said.
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With a struggling bullpen and an inconsistent starting rotation, fans are calling for the Dodgers to make some noise before the trade deadline. Roberts remains confident in the lineup he has, and said he had to make sure that he didn’t over-manage during the slump.
“When things aren’t going well, you figure you try to think what you can do to kind of spark something,” Roberts said. “But we have good players. So for me to try to do something totally out of the ordinary, I don’t necessarily think that’s the right way to go about things.”
(Via Dave Roberts pregame on Sunday)
Mercifully, the Dodgers have a day off on Monday before a quick two game set with the Angels down in Anaheim. Hopefully, things are able to get back on track after a little mental reset.