So, Adam Liberatore and the Dodgers. Yeah, I remember that guy. He had a decent run there for a while, a lefty out of the ‘pen. Not a superstar, you know, but one of those guys you need to get through a season.
My Dive into Liberatore’s Stats
I actually found myself digging into his numbers a while back. Not for any big reason, really. Just popped into my head. Maybe I was arguing with a buddy, or just trying to remember who was solid in the bullpen during that stretch. You know how it is, names come and go.
The real story, though, the reason I probably remember him more than some others, is a bit random. I was going through a real tough patch around, oh, must have been 2016 or so. Had a real crummy job, working weird hours, and honestly, not much else going on. Felt like I was just treading water, you know?
And baseball, well, Dodgers baseball, was my escape. I’d get home, flip on the game, and just try to forget about everything else for a few hours. I wasn’t just casually watching either. I got deep into it. Like, checking box scores every morning, reading all the game recaps, the whole nine yards.
During that time, I started paying super close attention to the bullpen. Every team needs a good bullpen, right? And Liberatore, he was one of those arms. I’d track his appearances, his strikeouts, his walks. I wasn’t using any fancy software or anything. Just good old-fashioned looking stuff up, maybe scribbling notes down. It was something to focus on, something that had clear wins and losses, unlike my own life at the time, felt like.
- I remember specifically looking up his ERA almost daily.
- I’d check who he faced, how many pitches he threw.
- It became a little ritual, almost.
It’s funny, ’cause I wasn’t betting or in some high-stakes fantasy league. I just latched onto following these guys, these relievers who come in, do their job, and sometimes you don’t hear much about them unless they blow it. Liberatore was pretty lights-out for a stretch there, if I recall. Had that scoreless inning streak.
So when I think of Adam Liberatore with the Dodgers, it’s not just some pitcher who passed through. I connect him to that specific time in my life. It’s a reminder of how you can find little things to get you through, even if it’s just tracking a relief pitcher’s stats night after night.
And that’s my “practical experience” with him, I guess. Not about meeting him or seeing some epic game he pitched, but about how following his performance became this weird little anchor for me when other stuff was all over the place. Shows how players can mean different things to different fans, far beyond just what they do on the field.
