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Jul 21 7 tweets 7 min read
Dave Roberts gave the
@Dodgers an A-minus for their performance during the season's first half.

That seems low,
@helenenothelen writes, but the manager has to leave some incentive to sustain this level and maybe raise it after the All-Star break. latimes.com/sports/story/2…
@Dodgers @helenenothelen They have the majors' second-best record, and they did it without injured pitchers Walker Buehler, Daniel Hudson, Andrew Heaney, Dustin May and Blake Treinen, as well as briefer absences of position players Chris Taylor and Mookie Betts latimes.com/sports/story/2…
@Dodgers @helenenothelen The Angels’ first-half performance would get an F-minus or lower, if that’s possible for a team that has two of the game’s best players in Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout but can’t build balance and depth around them. latimes.com/sports/story/2…
@Dodgers @helenenothelen The Angels are 2-12 in July, their wins coming in games Ohtani started.

It’s ugly. And interim manager Phil Nevin’s insistence they can still get back into things if they reel off a long winning streak sounds less convincing each time he says it. latimes.com/sports/story/2…
@Dodgers @helenenothelen The #Angels were off to a hot start. Then a trap door opened up in late May and swallowed them whole. @MikeDiGiovanna on the anatomy of another lost season. latimes.com/sports/angels/…
@Dodgers @helenenothelen @MikeDiGiovanna What happened? Now what?

“The hitting coaches and players are working their tails off daily," said general manager Perry Minasian. “At the end of the day, this is the major leagues, we have to perform.” latimes.com/sports/angels/…
@Dodgers @helenenothelen @MikeDiGiovanna When asked by reporters Monday about his future with the @Angels, Shohei Ohtani replied with a series of nonanswers.

That should be worrisome to the team and its fans, @dylanohernandez
writes.
latimes.com/sports/angels/…

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