143 I dont know what Colletti was thinking with Berroa, should've just called up trusty Ramon Martinez. Thats a name I haven't heard, probably becacuse I missed someone's post or because theres an impending rebuttal of which the details I am aware of, but the point is it was another frantic move from our frantic GM.

Ramon Martinez is one of Ned's favorite players. However, he had the misfortune to be on the Las Vegas DL when Ned signed Berroa. Ramon has been back in the Las Vegas lineup for more than a week now so that should make it easier for Ned to part with Berroa.

5-0 Milwaukee.

His Royal Thighness.

I mean, yes. 5-0 Brewers.

Garciaparra went 5-for-8 with an RBI and Jones was 4-for-8 with a homer and three RBIs this week with Las Vegas.

No guarantees of performance from that report, but a lot better than hearing they had 0-3 and left the game after 5 innings.

But as empty experiences go, it's one of the best.

The Rick is fine. The Pignose amp is dead, but after 30 years that's not surprising.

Not sure what color that alert would be. Fuchsia, maybe?

1) The Dodgers' front office seems to have trouble discerning good players from bad.
2) This has translated into lost opportunities for the team.
3) Frank McCourt does not seem to understand the connection between his actions and the way the team is failing.

So yes, I haven't been very enthusiastic about the Dodgers of late. But that said, even the littlest spark of life is cause for some hope.

At least I own His Royal Thighness :)

http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1025456.html#59

http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1025456.html#77

March 31-April 4: 3-1 (Pierre benched)
April 5- June 29: 35-42
June 30- July 3: 3-1 (Pierre DL)

Torre: "About half the month of April and right through the month of June he's been really great, and I can't ignore what a difference he's made."

-Withrow is at Inland Empire working with Charlie Hough. He hasn't pitched professionally yet because he has a tender elbow.

-Dodgers signed Melvin Ray.

http://www.beloblog.com/Pe_Blogs/prosports/2008/07/dodgers-kent-doing-just-fine.html

what does this mean in non PVL talk?

A wild bird?

31 sporky can take all the credit. I'll just keep calling him Chadwick because Chad has got to be short for something.

Er, never mind.

When I was six or seven, I was picked out of the audience to be one of three kids to try and hit a badminton birdie into a barrel to win a really cool bike.

Bozo: "Where you from, little Jimmy"?

Me blinking, uh, uh, looking in panic at my Mom, who mouths `Westchester'! "Westchester", I say.

I then take studied aim, brow furrowed, and then let fly.

And damned if that birdie didn't bounce off the rim of that barrel before bouncing out.

http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/976444.html#16
http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/976444.html#25

Wild Bird is pretty sweet by the way, we'd now have the bison, (blue ox/bull), a rabbit(while on base) other wise known as slappy, and wild bird

I wonder what they are going to do with Matt Gamel. He's listed as a 3b but I don't think there is any way he can play 3b in the pros- he is kind of like Braun in that aspect.

WAR-Leaders
1. Billingsley 3.57
2. Lowe 3.16
3. Guo 2.88
4. Saito 2.85
5. Stults 1.56
6. Kuroda 1.52
7. Beimel 1.49
8. Wade 0.91
9. Penny 0.72
10. Kershaw 0.66
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FIP-ERA Leaders
1. Saito 1.77
2. Guo 2.11
3. Broxton 2.63
4. Troncoso 2.84
5. Beimel 2.97
6. Billingsley 3.36
7. Stults 3.50
8. Wade 3.56
9. Lowe 3.68
10. Kuroda 4.31

vr, Xei

I'm not even sure that there's a short stop out there that I'd want as a warm body through September. Let it ride with the team you've got.

One of my favorite things I wrote in Dodger Thoughts' early days was that you'll know your team has turned things around when you stop wondering if something could be the sign of a turnaround.

They really need to get Justin Upton going again. He's been one of the worst players in the majors since the beginning of May.

93 Perfect.

The big win can have an impact on the team's psyche, same thing for the tough loss. The game's not all physical, the psychology of it matters... a big win, particularly like the snakes had today is the sort of thing that can lead to guys seeing beach balls coming from the pitcher rather than bbs.

Maybe the ear blister had psychosomatic roots.

As Casey use to say "I want to get 20 games over 500 and then go on a long winning streak"

And I have to admit, I vaguelly remember the Bozo Era.

Toy, I get the feeling you think I'm raining on parades lately. I didn't tell anyone in 93 that they had to surrender their beliefs on my account. I was just expressing my opinion, same as everyone else. And I don't know why you suggest that I don't think the mental aspect plays no role in baseball.

Sure, today's game will remind the Dbacks that anything is possible. But I'm not sure how much their next opponent will care, and an Arizona win streak could come for any number of reasons. I don't think that makes me a robot killjoy.

I've just never been comfortable with anyone telling me what to do even if I agree with them. I think I have what people call a combative posture.

My apologies as I know what you meant but still felt the need to respond.

Do bottle rockets count?

I used to have a Rick blonde 360-12 and a sunburst 360, but I sold them. It's a PRS or a Strat for me now.

117 I agree, have you ever read S. Kings IT?

On 8/21/1990, the Dodgers gave up 9 in the 9th to the Phillies and lost 12-11. The next day, the Dodgers won 3-2.

But such was the power of Jim Neidlinger.

>> In Wednesday's doubleheader split with the Carolina Mudcats, the Suns received another solid outing from left-hander Scott Elbert, who allowed one run on two hits in three innings in the second game. <<

http://tinyurl.com/5enkpb

>> Despite putting up some impressive numbers in the minor leagues -- including 129 homers and 405 RBIs in parts of the last five seasons -- the 30-year-old Jones, a four-time minor league All-Star, is still waiting for his first call to the majors. <<

http://www.lvrj.com/sports/22854564.html