My favorite game of this little run against the Reds was the Greg Maddux "Welcome to the Dodgers" start in which he did not give up a hit. Perhaps only rain kept him from tempting Rule 9.

http://tinyurl.com/6lp45f

76 Wonder why he didn't play longer?

Garciaparra on 51s' short list

>> "The uncertainty is still there," Garciaparra said before the 51s' 5-2 victory over the Tacoma Rainiers at Cashman Field.

Garciaparra will spend this week with the 51s. He received two at-bats Tuesday, striking out in the first one and hitting a two-run homer to left field in the second at-bat. Garciaparra's will get three at-bats tonight and four Thursday before deciding Friday's schedule. <<

http://www.lvrj.com/sports/20282874.html

We have sand volleyball courts over by the FDR.

Rancho Park at Pico and Motor is easy access and convenient to at least two DTers I can think of.

It's far from Bob but that gives him cause to show off his gas mileage.

"The rain has begun falling here at Great American Ball Park. The tarp is being rolled out, and the Reds batting practice session has been halted."

http://preview.tinyurl.com/3tzm4w

- large, covered picnic areas
- playground equipment for the little ones
- Santa Maria style crank shaft pit grills (and regular small bbq grills also)
- ballfields (probably require advance arrangements)
- panoramic view of Dodger Stadium
- about 10 minutes from my house

LF Pierre
3B DeWitt
2B Kent
C Martin
1B Loney
CF Kemp
RF Ethier
SS Berroa
RH Lowe

LaRoooooooooooccche!

LF Pierre
3B DeWitt
2B Kent
C Martin
1B Loney
CF Kemp
RF Ethier
SS Berroa
RH Lowe

Lot's of space...playgrounds...and baseball Diamonds, for some good 'ol DT softball.

That's my suggestion. I live pretty close and am willing to help coordinate if you need help.

You might have a point about Sexson but is it based on your subjective view, or have you run some numbers for guys 6'5 and up

I'm just thinking logically. There arent many 6'5 and taller hitters to begin with. Also, as players age, their bat speed decreases. With more K zone to cover than the average shorter hitter, I can reason that a decline for an especially taller hitter is going to be even more pronounced than someone with less K zone to protect.

And to compare Sexson to hall of fame players isnt really apropo.

It was an incredible feat for a man as tall as Sexson to have a major league career, and one as good as he did. But his decline isnt exactly surprising IMO.

When he faces MLB caliber pitchers that can locate on the corners of his big K zone, he's going to be really challenged.

Thank You Jon for providing a much looked forward to part of my day.

2 ip, 5 h, 5 er, 4 bb, 2 k's

he now has a 6.32 era this year, 48bb-40k's, and a baa around .325, and is likely to drop to 2-11

Sounds like it may clear up before game time.

Crap, now I feel like the loser.

We're facing two tough lefthanders when Cleveland come to town. Maybe there will be a LaRoche sighting then.

I didn't see any awesome sideburns, though.

25. underdog
A firsthand account of Troy from WV's unfortunate behavior in Cincy yesterday, from a poster on the Dodgers.com forums:

>>Yep - I witnessed the entire UGLY incident first hand. Seems Troy got there right about the same time as I did and had his first beer in hand at around 5:15 p.m. Who knows how many he had between then and the seventh inning when this all went down. He had on his full "Beimel" gear and the same crazy Elvis sideburns as his YouTube video.

Shortly after Joey B. came in and slammed the door on the local Redlegs, Troy took off his jersey and began holding it up above his head to antagonize the local fans. That was slightly amusing, but then he did a GREAT dishonour to those of us Blue fans who were there ONLY to cheer on the boys from L.A. by proceeding to double-barrel (both hands raised) flip off his entire section.

This was greeted with substantial boos, including my entire row, which was all L.A. fans. A Reds fan in his section attempted to get him to stop (after all, there were a lot of kids there at the game and in that section for Ken Griffey, Jr. night) by trying to hold his arms down, but Troy wasn't having any of that and proceeded to push this guy, who was substantially older and probably 100 pounds lighter down the steps of the aisle.

At this point, Cincinnati's finest got involved and Troy did not go quietly, fighting three or four of them all the way up the stairs. The fans were chanting, "TAZE HIM, TAZE HIM" and he's pretty lucky the cops didn't.

I have to agree with dw - this guy is a REAL TOOL. I certainly hope his admittance tomorrow is denied and they put him on the first chicken bus back to West Virginia. <<

Sounds like he needs to sober up, and maybe a night in a horrible local correctional facility will do the trick.

http://tinyurl.com/3vn5xe

It has an amazing view, lots of green space for throwing balls and frisbees around, a few bbq stoves (not real big though), a baseball diamond, a kids' playground, some hoops. The bbq area probably needs a body to hold it starting in the morning. I'd volunteer, except right now I'm not sure if I'm in town that weekend.

I was in Hawaii!

Hear hear! Kent landing on that list is just unfair. Kent was rather solid up to this year, and we can't dock a guy based on one year, an option year no less.

There are a couple of nice spots in Thousand Oaks just West of the 101...

Hang on, are we being sarcastic, or do you think this is a good move? Who was the veteran traded for Denker?

http://www.sanpedrochamber.com/champint/ptfmpk.htm

Dewitt got the bonus baby treatment from the Dodgers, while Denker was always thought of as an afterthought.

Good point. Honest to goodness, when has Ned EV-ER picked up a young prospect by trading an older veteran? It has 90% of the time gone the other way around. Betemit for Proctor, anyone?

I believe that L.A. City Parks requires reservations for diamonds.

My official stance is I agree, anytime you trade a young prospect for a guy on his last legs, it's a mistake. While I still don't think of Denker as highly as some do here, it's clear he has some upside, whereas Sweeney was on the downside. However, despite how awful Sweeney has been this year, I would still argue that it's unfair to categorize him as dross. They were desperate for another pinch hitter last year, after the Tomato was crushed and diced. And he had a very good season as a PH and fill-in. (And yes, as a Pee Wee supporter I'm aware they could've kept him up there and had him be the #1 PH.) I guess what I'm saying is I can see the argument against that trade (and god forbid we should give the Giants any prospects, grr) but I don't think it's so clear-cut as some would have it.

Point taken, but why is it that Colletti assumes we have no servicable talent to pick up in our minor league farm system for a one month or two month stint? I'm not familiar with the options for minor leaguers or the 40 man in September, but it always appears that he's worked ways to acquire more dead weight players knowing full well their best days are behind them.

70 - I should also add that Pt. Fermin is much easier to get to than any park in the Palos Verdes peninsula. I used to have friends out there and it takes you half an hour just to get off the hill.

I see that 75 answers 76 . Thanks underdog.

But we've had this discussion.

http://tinyurl.com/665tr3

Also, which Dodger players might actually have interested other teams in the off-seasons? Penny and Lowe good starters with good contracts. Anyone else?

If Kent turns it around, he'd also be worth at least a decent low-minors prospect. He could be an excellent DH who could play on the field a couple times a week. Or he could go play in Arizona, where they need a guy who knows how to inspire the young.

I won't dare dream that some speed-challenged team would want Pierre for his rabbityness.

Still, I think if views are a consideration, my suggestion 17 is hard to beat.

Speaking of which (I'm not sure if it was discussed already) Fathers Day Catch was a really nice event, better than in past years. Playing catch on the field is good enough for me, but they also had free hot dogs and souvenirs (Saito bobblehead notably), and former players giving autographs. I got to chat with Matt Luke, which was unfortunate. I'd always thought that Matt and I lived in the same dorm at Berkeley, but it turns out he was in the building next door.

The Dodgers don't have the type of veterans that will net you prospects like the Rangers, A's, or Orioles did.

Does Jhonny Nunez ring a bell, he actually was a top GCL prospect in 2006 and he was dealt for Marlon Anderson in 2006. Anderson of course had one of the greatest months in LA Dodger history. Less than year later, gone.

Nunez, still in the Nationals farm system, now in Advanced or High A ball, is having a better statisitcal year this year but is not shooting up their hot list.

So was that deal worth it, yes even if Nunez turns out to be a MLB pitcher, which there is no guarantee of happening at this time.

96 Well, my stepdad (who is in his late 50s) is the hard core camper/planner and does a trip somewhere every year. Three years ago we went to a place in the high Sierras in the John Muir Wilderness, east side of the Sierras. That was beautiful but almost too high for me. I got altitude sickness once. Last year we went to the coast, Big Basin. This year we're looking at Huntington Lake which is only an hour outside of Fresno I believe. Looks pretty. Not quite as high.