Diamondbacks Pitcher on Dodgers: ‘We Can Beat Those Guys’
Manager Dave Roberts delivered his inaugural speech the morning of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ first full-squad workout this spring. Part of the message from Roberts was the idea that as defending champions other clubs would be eager to topple the organization.
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“There’s an understanding of what we’ve done, who we are, knowing that people are going to come after us with their best each and every night of baseball, and stressing more the mental part of it, the grind, how we do things, versus outside expectations and things like that,” Roberts said.
Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy said it was crucial that the team be consistent throughout the season, wary of inconsistency.
“Teams are going to be out to get us, especially because of what our front office and ownership did in the offseason,” Muncy said at the start of spring training. “There’s going to be a target on our back, and we have to show up day in, day out, improve every single day in any way that we can.”
Players have already expressed their desire to take down the World Series champion Dodgers, with the most recent being Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Kevin Ginkel.
“When the lights are on and we play those big games in the middle of season, they’re going to give us their A game, we’re going to try and give ours,” Ginkel said on Foul Territory. “But we can beat those guys.”
The Dodgers have no shortage of talent heading into the 2025 season, but it’s evident their opponents are already looking to take them down. The Dodgers are in the best division in baseball, which means there will be a number of entertaining matchups this season.
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Absolutely they can! Are the Dodgers invincible or something? Last I checked, other baseball clubs employ professional athletes too. The DBags have better pitching and may be more athletic than our guys, certainly faster. If certain fellas have decent years for them, they may press our guys for the division…SD too.