If you listen closely, you can almost hear the echo of the boos bouncing off the walls at the Los Angeles Dodgers stadium. The men in blue didn’t just lose another game on Monday night—they lost their fourth in a row. And the worst part—at home, of all places. In front of a crowd who expected nothing but stellar games this season, not a roster held together by duct tape and hope.

And that’s what makes it so embarrassing.

This was not something that was supposed to happen. The Dodgers spent around $740 million over the past two off-seasons building what was supposed to be the most dominant pitching staff. It’s the kind of money you throw around when you’re aiming to be the champion. But now in May, things are looking far from evil—it’s a nightmare!

In fact, no one summed it up better than the Los Angeles Dodgers’ President of Baseball Operations, Andrew Friedman, who said, “Not fun.” But even that might be an understatement. Because let’s look at the numbers. The team’s ERA is at a sad 4.28—that’s 22nd in all of MLB. For context, this is worse than the White Sox. Let that just sink in. And on Monday, Arizona just put salt in the wound.

The D-backs slapped the Dodgers around in a 9-5 win and sent them to a 29-19 record! Four straight losses are not just a rough patch—anymore, LA is in deep waters. Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, and Roki Sasaki are all sidelined with shoulder injuries. That’s another big question mark—how does this happen? Then relievers Blake Treinen, Evan Phillips, and Kirby Yates are also out. Fourteen pitchers in total are on the injury list.

Right now, it’s an epidemic, and even Dave Roberts didn’t sugarcoat things, saying, “It’s not the staff we thought we’d have.” Clearly, the fans didn’t expect this to be the pitching staff they would have either. Hence, it’s no surprise that there is an uproar online.

The Los Angeles Dodgers fans sound off as injuries pile up

Stating the obvious, an X user said that May has been rough for the Dodgers. And well, no one could agree more. The Dodgers need a reset button. Right now, the only person who’s holding everything together is, for sure, Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Japanese ace has been brilliant, going 5-3 with a 2.12 ERA. And while he is set to fight Arizona on Tuesday, let’s be real—he can’t pitch every day. He definitely cannot handle the bullpen alone.

One fan didn’t hold back, calling it “generationally embarrassing!”—and that sting won’t wear off anytime soon. He continued saying, if the Dodgers don’t win the WS, they have failed. Harsh? Maybe. But fair? Kind of. Especially when you consider the Dodgers are loaded with what people call generational talent. Take Roki Sasaki, for example. He arrived as the ‘it player’ this season, and fans expected electric stuff. But he faded into silence before joining the ever-growing injury list. Just like the 13 others.

One fan joked that Rob Manfred might be crying in his room. And who knows, he might just be. While Dodgers fans were celebrating being the top dogs even after these many errors, they got the shock when they were knocked off the first place in the MLB power rankings. Yes—the Tigers have just taken over. They were just 10-8 in mid-April, and now they’re on a wild 21-8 run. Gleyber Torres is lighting up, and Javier Baez is in full comeback mode.

Trying to calm himself, a fan said that this is “okay,” and the New York Mets are the same way. Well, for now, having this confidence is the only thing that may help. And it’s not really a lie; the Mets, too, came in with a win-win mentality and with the entire Juan Soto roar. But the ex-Yankee has been nothing but lukewarm. His outing with the Yankees and facing Judge was even compared to a dud matchup like Jake Paul and Mike Tyson. Funny how both teams find themselves in the same spot—tons of hype, not much heat.

One fan hit the nail on the head, saying the Dodgers’ condition now proves no better than anybody else. And honestly, it’s a wake-up call for the teams, fans, and all those who spent the off-season complaining that the Dodgers were buying off all the talent. There was so much noise about needing a salary cap and how LA snatches the stars. But look at them now. Turns out money can’t buy health. And in baseball, nothing is guaranteed. Did anyone expect the Tigers to move ahead of the Dodgers? Exactly.

However, come what may, the Dodgers are still a strong team, and the fact that they still have not succumbed completely even after 14 pitchers being injured shows their depth. This is no new ground for them; last year, they faced a similar dilemma and went on to win the World Series. They may do it again! What do you think?