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Dodgers.com is hosting a web chat Thursday with team scouting director Logan White, and Dodgers director of public relations Josh Rawitch e-mailed specifically to invite Dodger Thoughts readers to participate.
"I know that the people that visit your site are among the most knowledgeable Dodger fans out there," Rawitch said. "We'd certainly welcome their questions about our incoming draft class or any of the guys Logan has drafted over the last few years, so feel free to log on at 2 p.m. to ask him any questions you might have."
Rawitch also pointed out that Internet support has helped lift shortstop Cesar Izturis into first place in the National League All-Star voting at shortstop, creating the possibility of a Dodger double-play combo in the midsummer spectacle. Jeff Kent has a comfortable lead at second base, while Izturis leads St. Louis' David Eckstein by 11,560 votes. Nomar Garciaparra and Clint Barmes, in third and fourth place, are injured.
I agree that it shouldn't be, Molokai, but it often is. There are also very good, even great, players who never make the squad because they're slow starters. Tim Salmon comes to mind. If voters and managers would at least consider how players have done since the previous A-S game, Salmon would have made a bunch of them.
For this reason, and others, I find the A-S game completely without merit. I don't care who gets in and I don't watch it. In fact, with all other major sports in the off-season, and baseball suspended for the midsummer snoozefest, it's just about the worst week in sports all year. Feh.
The Reds aren't campaigning on his behalf.
Cesar's got 'em, other guys don't.
I'm still expecting a fruit basket or summer sausage for all the voting I did for him.
A player should merit all-start consideration based on his 2nd half performance of the prior season and 1st half performance of the current season, not just the stats from the current season.
I remember when I was at my freshman orientation for UCLA. It took place over the All-Star break in 198(fourth digit classified). I had no access to a TV, so I missed the game.
Life went on.
The best way to get over the All-Star game is to go to one. The 1980 All-Star game at Dodger Stadium was really boring in my opinion. I will sit down one day with my nephew and tell him that I got to see Ed Farmer pitch!
As for the ASG I missed, let's just say it wasn't Atlee Hammaker's finest hour.
SS Izzy
1B Choi
CF Drew
2B Kent
3B Perez
DH Saenz
RF Werth
LF Grabowski
C Phillips
I know I'll be off somewhere in the 5-7 spots.
ala Andy LaRoche who's tearing up the minors, who of our lower draft picks do we have the highest hopes for? (related question) Who might we offer a (relatively) large signing bonus for coming straight out of high school instead of going to college?
Felipe Lopez can watch a real SS at home on his couch.
#18 ... oh didn't realize that ...
on a related topic ... i don't know if I'll join it live ... so if someone doesn't feel too embarassed to ask the question for me please do :).
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