Is that a term of affection, or just another slam of a current Dodger? I own all seasons, 1-3, of Arrested Development, but I've never got the link.

Cherith Cutestory. LOL..

Rich Donnelly will notice this constant motion, and ask the man to stop. After being ignored several times, Donnelly grabs the new coach's arm to stop him, when suddenly the man's arm comes off right in his hand!

The new coach, who had not yet uttered a word, says to Donnelly, "That's what happens when you always send the runners!"

Kinda surprised Marlon wasn't mixed in as a starter...but checking the calender I guess it's not Sept '06 anymore.

I have said it before and I will say it again...

Marty wins for hanging with Larry David.

9 is correct.

With a link to the reason why Ramon Martinez is called Lucille II.

LA Angels
G. Matthews Jr. CF
O. Cabrera SS
M. Izturis 3B
G. Anderson LF
C. Kotchman 1B
S. Hillenbrand DH
E. Aybar 2B
J. Molina C
R. Willits RF

D Roberts CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .636 14 1 0
R Winn RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .513 15 1 1
R Klesko 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .607 13 11 0
R Durham 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .353 .862 17 2 4
R Aurilia SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .333 .879 8 3 2 2B
P Feliz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .376 13 0 4 GDP
T Linden LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .833 12 3 0
E Alfonzo C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 10 6 0
R Ortiz P

G. Matthews Jr. cf .232
O. Cabrera ss .281
M. Izturis 3b .283
G. Anderson lf .226
C. Kotchman 1b .235
S. Hillenbrand dh .143
E. Aybar 2b .125
J. Molina c .200
R. Willits rf .300

Anytime the name Izturis is batting 3rd, that cannot be a good thing.

I've heard of banjo hitters, but a player named after B.B. Kings guitar?

*should, not showed

And now they're both dead. Apparently.

25 - Touche! That is pretty embarrassing.

I expect this to get ignored, but after searching past posts and comments I've read that the nickname is simply because he's the 2nd Dodger with the name. Am I on track here?

9/27/2003 against the Braves

http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2003/B09270PHI2003.htm

In less than an hour.

No, really I am.

And then, tomorrow night, Grindhouse!

For example, thinking that Juan Pierre was not a good signing - even harping on it - does not make one a) a Dodger-hater or b) negative about everything.

I think we could all stand to be more accepting of each other's points of views, even if we don't agree with them, and understand that it isn't really constructive to pigeonhole people with certain beliefs. Don't you think? Can you accept that people can like some things that DePo did but not all, or that they can like some things Colletti has done but not all?

And Jon has been very active about toning down the continued comments about Juan Pierre, Luis Gonzalez and the roller coaster that the prospects are riding on right now.

Again, no one who spends any length of time here wants to see the team lose, in fact, if they win despite not doing everything that they wished they do, they will gladly accept it (at least I will) but will retain the right to continue to express their own opinions about the team.

Given all that is going outside of DT, acceptance and not being overly reactive is probably a good place to start. Folks we are two weeks into the season and we have gone 10-2 against our biggest rivals during our first go around.

Life is cool if you are a Dodger fan but I know a lot of us think that it could be a little better. And what is wrong with that.

Meloan lost his first game this season, gave up 2 hits in 2/3 of an inning, he did strikeout one batter so he has struck out 13 in 7 2/3 innings with no walks.

This one isn't starting off so hot either.

Go Juan Pierre!

Don't encourage him.

Has Lopez warranted being pinch hit for already?

Kidding. Even Donnelly wouldn't do that...I think.

Maybe.

He's in a mini slump so it's not surprising for a player to try a little harder, i'm cool with it.

Who knows it's probably still alive Vishal. :o)

dumb throw by pierre. there was NO chance, with his throwing arm, that he would catch helton at third. by throwing to third instead of second, he gave hawpe a free base.

What a tough name to spell!

what channel was it on? cause I checked WGN channel 16 in my area & it wasn't on

And half of Tomdrickson would have to go for him to stay, I suppose.

Yes, these are nice problems to have.

I guess they want to make the playoffs. Which is something I wondered if I would ever see again.

Holliday: easiest hit I ever got
Nomar: Yeah, I had a game winning homer off him last year.

I fall in the category of feeling bad for him then I remember he's a million & i feel a little better.

http://tinyurl.com/3y52lc

i enjoyed it.

158 - But then where would the other two shortstops in the lineup play??

Wow. just wow. Enjoy that depth you guys have because it sure isn't the same for every other team!

Seriously, does anybody know how we can get ahold of Davey Johnson? Please?

And for those who watched the Dodgers/Rockies game, how did NL West Old Friend Emeritus Steve Finley look tonight?

I was hoping Ethier would have a better game for future consistent playing time. I don't like seeing him benched.

This was the first game I missed in awhile, and I'm glad. Figured with that line-up it wasn't a good bet but thought it'd be a better game than that. But not with Lowe bringing his "Z" game.

Das, why are you so hot on Davey Johnson? I remember us Dodger fans not being particularly enamored of him, at any rate.

As an aside, it would have been neat to see Kemp in left, Abreu at second. Those are the guys I'd like to see play if the vets need a rest. Hopefully, it will be when Kemp comes back and Valdez comes back to earth.

Seeing him take over as manager instead of, say, the guys in 171 would be like the LAD trading Juan Pierre for Tim Lincecum (sp?), and, whaddya know, guess who was at the helm of that '95 Reds team that Mike C mentions as the only recent 1-8 start to make the playoffs?

I understand he does have some past history with Pat Gillick, after I finish the paper I am avoiding I will try to dig up what I can about that, but what I do know about him thus far makes him look like a terrific candidate for a job that looks like it'll open any day now.

173 - Can it wait until after we showcase Jon Lieber on Friday? Please???

We now return to your regularly scheduled New Post Up Top check!

It should be a holiday tomorrow in the Bay Area.

Dodgers Live mentioned that Lowe has trouble with there middle of the order. BTW I think i'm one of the contest winners on Inside The Dodgers cause they emailed me earlier today & wanted my first & last name.

Cito Gaston's still available!
Maybe he's too low-key for what the Phils need right now.
Too bad Joe Girardi has a job for the season.

182, I really don't think Girardi could handle a team like this, they do not need a manager they can go get a few beers with but a manager who will kick their $$$es and bat Chase Utley seventh when he needs to. And yes, at this point, he needs to. I just see Johnson as more of a Phil Garner/Jim Leyland red$$$ type than either Cito or Girardi are, but of course 183 hits the nail on the head and makes it all moot anyways.

Wow, ok, and now it's time to go post this stuff on actual Phillies blogs, sorry everyone! Make sure you tell your Grady how much you appreciate him, because a good manager can make a difference...

;-)

Yep, it's most likely moot, Williams is surely next in line. And he'd likely be an improvement, but a pretty boring one - yet another thrice-hired, warmed over manager. But then they do need someone with experience and, as you said, light a fire under them. (I actually think Girardi would be quite capable of that. But, again, it's all moot.)

Why didn't Little start Martin and bat him fourth tonight and have his off day tomorrow when Lieberthal could hit sixth?

http://tinyurl.com/3xy7r6

Hendrickson, Ethier, and DeWitt for Dunn. I'm not giving up on getting Dunn. Even though he's not a Mustache-type guy.

Dude still OPS+'d 110 last year with 40 bombs.

I am expecting to get Lugo Redux or bye bye to Laroche and/or Loney.

The obvious problem is his IsoD. He's not going to hit .316 this year, and once his BA falls back to its normal .250 or so, he'd only be OBPing around .305. He'll almost certainly do better than that, but still. Why isn't he drawing walks?

Oh: and his IsoP of .255 isn't so good for him, either.

Plus, Hendrickson is blah, I'm not an Ethier guy, and I probably dislike DeWitt more than any other prospect, so I wouldn't feel like we're giving up a whole lot for a good chunk of power and patience.

Of course it's pretty moot...Ned would never take a guy like Dunn.

If we trade Jesus to them I expect the best we could get would be an AAA filler guy or a class A shot-in-the-dark type pitcher.

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/topstory/sports/hendrickson_mark0721.jpg

Brandeen! Someone done stoled my beard!.

Oh, alright. Never mind.

For a 5-hour opera, that was really good.

ATLANTA -- Willy Aybar was suspended indefinitely by the
Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night after the utility infielder
failed to report for their game against the Chicago Cubs.

Aybar, on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right hand,
was suspended for three games after he did not show up for
treatment. The suspension was due to end Wednesday, when the Braves
were back in town to begin a two-game series with the Cubs, but
Aybar was still missing.

What do we really need? We need a power hitter but where do we put him? If we put him at first what do we do with Nomar and Loney? If at 3rd what happens to LaRoche? If we find a corner outfielder do we put LuGo's $7.35 million salary on the bench? It might be wise but I don't see it happening. The only way we can get a power hitter from the Yankees is by trading away some (at least 2) of the youngsters. I hope we don't.

The Phillies might part with a hitter for some pitching retreads because they are desperate. Then we still have the problem of where to play our new power hitter. It would be great if we could get Burrell for Tomko, Hendrickson and Ethier although I don't know anything about Burrell's contract. I don't know if Philly is that desperate either.

If that's true, then I'd want to deal with the Yankees.

1) Great headline, Jon.

2) I don't get the Lucille II reference (please explain), but more importantly, I don't understand why you would pick on Ramon Martinez alone while leaving the other eight players intact and nicknameless.