6th in the NL in SLG "in those situations", and last in the NL in IsoP.

There was no reason any sane person would bring Scott Proctor in during the 6th inning last night.

At first I thought they were saving Kuo for when Kershaw starts, making the assumption that Kershaw couldn't go particularly deep. But that is clearly not the case at this point.

Curious and curiouser...

Surging?

Hopefully the Dodger beat writers will soon cease to be in awe of Torre and begin to ask him the tough (and relevant) questions.

"you went from the dude in oceans eleven playing SS for you guys, to bobby rayburn."

In all his years as a manager, Torre hasn't learned that the batting order is a vehicle for distributing playing time, not for emphasizing speed and power... whatever managerial genius Torre possesses has failed to manifest itself in his approaches to the Dodgers' problems.

I guess all the managers need to be sent to Carousel.

Like this kid? http://tinyurl.com/4gatk5

Kuo seems to need more time off between appearances than the average reliever, making it slightly trickier managing his usage... which begs the question, why the heck doesn't he start him?

"I did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination and in an effort to maintain the integrity of the academy organization, I withdrew my name from contention," she tells Gold Derby. "In addition, I did not want to potentially take away an opportunity from an actress who was given such materials."

http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2008/06/katherine-heigl.html

Grey's Anatomy was de-DVR'd two seasons ago.

She is so hot.

You could see this most clearly when he would choose to start Park or Loaiza because "having a second lefty in the bullpen is invaluable." I said then that this reminded me of Tracy and Choi and I think it has borne out.

It is really very disappointing that a farm system that lucked into a bunch of winners is going to be completely wasted by incompetence in management (and ownership) both in the front office and on the field.

In 2004 I was convinced that 2008 would start a Dodger Dynasty. Now I believe we will be lucky to see more than a couple pennants. There are two superior organizations (Az and SD) in our division. Overtime that is going to matter more than anything else.

That non-double switch last night with Broxton was kind of baffling. Is there a site that tracks double switches made by managers?

She was in Knocked Up!!!

and... 34

Ohhhh, yeah. Remember when "My Father the Hero" came out? I was only 12, but I thought she was hot then. Thankfully I was only 12, otherwise there'd have been some problems :-)

I'd be inclined to agree, but she's still hot. How'd you find that out, delias?

Seriously, taking a shot at the writers is not a smart move and lacks tact and class.

Its a definite misuse of him, but as long as the Dodgers starters work deep into the game, you're not going to see Kuo bc Torre doesnt see him as a traditional 1 inning high leverage guy.

To Torre, he's just a really good mop up man.

That does lower her overall hotness grade but she's still hot.

One can "updive" though

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Updive&r=66

As a Scrabble nerd, I know that an "ai" is the term for a three-toed sloth:

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ai&x=0&y=0

"Surging": for this team, 3 out 4 is a surge.

Torre needs to prioritize that it is better to use your best relievers in high leverage spots, rather than just keep them out for fear that the next day he wont have anyone that can pitch when the is down 8-1 in the 4th. If its 8-1, who really cares who pitches at that point?

I've also learned that you can use "luau", but not "heiau."

And "soyuz" is acceptable and that's just not right.

She was Steven Seagal's niece in 1995's "Under Siege 2" ....

who knew what was ahead for her ...

Sounds like most of the other DT readers have Heigl in their fantasy leagues ...

hey .... its good enough for Andruw ....

I was wrong.

I don't buy, at all, the notion that being used once every ten days in long relief is the only way to keep Kuo from getting injured. But even if that were true, why would you go out of your way to use him only in blowout games, instead of once a week in a situation that matters? Do the numbers on the scoreboard make him more prone to injury as well?

He will fill in at shortstop for the Swallows when their regular shortstop goes to play in the Olympics.

I believe all 12 Japanese teams have to contribute two players to the Olympic team, which will be managed by Burning Hat Hoshino.

First is probably the "safe" pick.

Bob's strengths:
1) Catcher's interference calls
2) Stealing his neighbor's wifi signal
3) Giving cats pills

According to the same, Proctor has come into 4 tied games, 1 with a one-run lead, 7 with a one-run deficit.

Kuo has pitched in three games (totaling 7 1/3 innings) since May 17, none of them with a margin of fewer than four runs when he entered.

The reason you don't want a guy getting hurt is because he's useless to your team while he's hurt, right? So the Dodgers' solution to that is: make him useless to your team anyway, so he can't become useless to your team by getting hurt. It doesn't make any sense.

The thing to do with Kuo is just let him pitch. If he gets hurt, he gets hurt. At least you've gotten whatever value you can out of him.

I don't get the notion that letting him pitch like a normal pitcher will automatically result in an injury. That's an idea shaped much more by frustration over the past than by what's likely to happen in the future.

http://tinyurl.com/49abku

Dynamic and Dramatic!

I picked it because Torre is probably still concerned about his throwing hand.

If Chan Ho continues to be lucky for a few more weeks and Kuo is able to remain healthy to assume a more prominent role later in the year in the event of an injury or the clock striking midnight on Chan Ho, I can live with that.

Hanshin is dominating the Central League this year, playing .690 ball and leading by 8 1/2 games over defending champ Chunichi.