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Mostly bad news from the Dodger medical ward, courtesy of Diamond Leung of the Press-Enterprise.
Jason Schmidt will have exploratory arthroscopic on his right shoulder tomorrow in Los Angeles, as doctors try to find out what exactly is wrong with it. Chad Billingsley will return to the rotation and take Schmidt's previously scheduled start on Thursday. Not only is his velocity down, but also he reported pain after his last start.
Yhency Brazoban has a torn labrum and will undergo surgery to repair his shoulder Friday. He is out a minimum of 6-8 weeks, and that's only if it's found that the tear is a small one. He would be lost for the season if the labrum was completely detached.
Ramon Martinez remained in Los Angeles to see a spine specialist and should resume baseball activities in a couple days.
James Loney is questionable for today's game and probable for tomorrow.
Chin-hui Tsao will throw again off a mound tomorrow and is nearing a return.
Schmidt wins this year's Eric Gagne Award for fooling everyone and no one all at once. Yes, Dr. House - everybody lies.
On the bright side, the Dodgers knocked out Toronto's Dustin McGowan, who allowed six runs on 65 pitches in 1 2/3 innings.
And Billingsley is in the rotation ... exciting.
Update: "Randy Johnson has a herniated disk in his surgically repaired back, raising questions about when he'll return to the Arizona Diamondbacks' rotation," reports The Associated Press. Not to mention the fact that "Red Sox starter Curt Schilling was sent back to Boston on Tuesday to get an MRI exam on his right shoulder."
Interesting move, new game chat in the second inning.
Coincidence? I think so!
vr, Xei
Not that it was an easy play mind you (and I understand the worry about colliding with the wall), but he still could have had that one. Sheeeez. Oh well. I thought that was gonna be out of there at first, was ripped.
C'mon Brad, don't let them back in it.
Re: the injury news - good to have Bills starting and Tsao close to coming back, at least. There's the good side.
Schmidt wins the Andy Ashby award for signing a contract for the first 3 years of his retirement, but I suppose that's a bit grim, isn't it?
Coming into tonight, since the Dodgers have acquired Marlon Anderson, the team has scored 4.58 runs/gm in 98 total games (56-42 record).
In games that Merlin has started, the Dodgers have averaged 6.5 runs/gm in 16 games and have gone 12-4.
Tonight: 6 runs in 2 innings!
Coincidence? I think not. :)
C'mon Penny, don't let them back in it!
Schmidt/Brazoban go under the knife - Bad News.
Loney/Tsao near return - Good News.
Ramon Martinez to resume baseball activities - ___ News?
I thought I was unigue in little league, but watching Pierre and his predecessor(mental block on his name) do an impressive job of getting to deep drives and then dropping them I don't feel so special.
(It works better if you say the name like the thug in Pee Wee's Big Adventure said "Buxton.)
His swing at everything approach is the same now as its been since he came up.
Those batted balls just arent finding the holes now.
The only time I've ever met Reggie, he was not a very nice person.
i really hope Mueller preaches patients to our young crop.
Randy Johnson has a herniated disk in his surgically repaired back, raising questions about when he'll return to the Arizona Diamondbacks' rotation.
...though, I should note, his good days are becoming more frequent lately.
Big time control problems. At one point I think he threw about 14 balls and 2 strikes.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA198807280.shtml
Think he'll trade me an American dollar for a Canadian one?
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/probables?date=20070621
I believe a "severed left arm" would probably put you on the 60-day DL at least.
Insert punchline here.
"That is a trade that has really benefited the Dodgers."
"It's a precarious endeavor, because the player you might acquire is 10 weeks into a really down, uncharacteristic year, yet the asking price is as though he's headed to the All-Star Game," he said.
any guesses on who hes talking about?
Are there still a lot of people that don't think that was a good trade for the Dodgers?
Berkman maybe? Theoretically.
Kids today don't know funny. I know funny. Jacob L is the Jan Murray of the 21st Century.
They're giving Lowe extra rest because they think he's cursed in Toronto and blessed in Tampa.
Berkman would be amazing but that is a pipe.
If the Dodgers got Rolen, even for nothing other than assuming his salary ($12m/yr through 2010), I would be very upset. Factor in giving up any good young prospects and this moves "The Player II" territory.
I'm holding out hope that he's speaking of Miguel Cabrera, and thinks .335/.403/.611 will be a down year for him as a Dodger. :)
Mets starter Sosa - 71 pitches in 3 1/3
The only team in my league that doesn't have a name promoting alcoholism or using double entendres with the word "ball" is called The Dude Abides.
I really like monkeys.
07:$7.5M, 08:$8.5M, 09:$8.75M club option ($2M buyout)
thats a pretty cheap deal if he continues to pitch the way hes been pitching. I almost feel bad for him.
And the Mets have made four errors.
In time.
it wasnt that bad.
Please shut up about Alex Rodriguez. If you have nothing if value to add during this blowout, just sit quietly in the corner and color until the game is over. If you stay within the lines, I'll even add it to my fridge!
the two fat pitches were breaking balls, he was looking for a fastball. he did chase a slider away but he didnt swing at sliders low and away for 3 straight pitches. that is what i would call an absolutely horrid AB.
What im worried about is pitch recognition, not how many pitches he sees at the plate. Not worth over analyzing 1 AB, but I would hope those pitches in the middle of the zone would trigger the "crush this ball into the bleachers" reaction. Have to think he needs to get > 1AB/game if that is going to get better.
Is ignominomy a word?
"Ignominy" is much more cromulent.
About halfway listening to Mets-Yankees Sunday night. The announcers were talking about what trades might happen, speculating the Yankees might add a reliever, maybe a 1B. Said the Yankees had plenty of AA pitching to offer.
They didn't mention him specifically as a Yankee target, but there's quite a bit of speculation Gagne's available.
IF Gagne's healthy, obviously he'd fit the Yankee profile. Boras as agent wouldn't seem to be a problem.
But he wouldn't close for NYY. Supposedly one reason he didn't accept the Dodgers' offer was that it didn't guarantee he'd close (really, how could it have; get real). So that might be a sticking point.
They said he was clocked at 94 the other day, which if so should set up his change just fine. But reportedly his velocity isn't the same on back-to-back days.
Then again, even with all the chatter about Gagne very likely to be traded, he might not be.
But Gagne in pinstripes....
Or does any Trevor Hoffman outing these days pretty much take care of that record?
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A more likely record is having three guys with 40+ saves in a season in the same game.
What has 9 arms and sucks?
The tension is palpable on Jamboree Road.
The Rangers almost certainly would want right-hander Chad Billingsley in any deal for Teixeira, and probably would target first baseman James Loney and/or outfielder Matt Kemp as well. The Dodgers are deep enough in prospects to make it work.
DEAL!
158- Andy LaRoche says: Yo' momma.
yankee fans on primer are vehemently against including FTOG Chamberlain in any Tex deal.
Don't ever feel sorry for a 28 year old millionaire Nate, NEVER!.
Loney, Ethier, and Meloan for Tex.
I applaud his parents for giving him one really cool name.
Bow-Chicka-Bow-Bow
What about ASU catcher Petey Paramore?
You can imagine what happens next...
He fixes her cable?
So that's that in San Diego.
That is incredible considering the amount of money they've spent.
The Leading off show (MLB.Com) made a great point today in that they've spent money A LOT of money but not on pitching that's been there down fall in recent years.
If the Dodgers payroll is going to be 120 mils, you gotta spend that on something--hopefully good.
they could switch of 3b and DH. Either way, i think those things have a way of working themselves out.
Haven't I always said Iwamura be good in the US?
Haven't I?
No, I never have.
But I thought I could sell it.
It's never just about whether player X is or isn't peachy-keen. It's about (1) whether you already have an immovable object blocking him at his position (we have that -- Garciaparra); (2) whether you have a great prospect ready at his position who is about 30 times cheaper and under club control much, much longer (we have that -- Loney); (3) whether he has much time before hitting the free agent market (Teixeira doesn't; he can ransom himself off to the highest bidder after next season); (4) whether that player is represented by an agent we can be expected to do business with (Teixeira isn't; his agent is Boras); and (5) whether that player can be acquired at a price in talent that is less desirable than what we are getting in return (Teixeira can't be obtained for that; the Rangers are only moving Teixeira if what they get back is a hell of a lot better than what they are getting rid of, and don't be foolish, 6 pre-free agency years of Billingsley ALONE >>>>> 1.5 pre-free agency years of Teixeira. Billingsley is going to be an ace starter, and soon. Those are scarce. First basemen who hit really well grow on trees by comparison).
For all of the above reasons, Mark Teixeira is practically the "Perfect Storm" of a player the Dodgers should have nothing to do with on the trade market.
A lot of people who post here think Colletti is a blithering imbecile. He will prove to me that he is that if he does what some people here want him to do and trades for Teixeira.
Like others have said, we would have to get a hitter in his prime that is under control for at least two more years (Cabrera, Sizemore, Reyes, etc.) in exchange for someone like Billingsley.
Orioles are going nowhere fast, and they still owe him about $30 million or so through 2009.
Perhaps the Dodgers can take the salary off their hands without giving up anything major?
I wouldn't trade any of the crown jewels of the Dodgers system.
Any ideas on this? Would the Orioles be happy just to rid themselves of the contract?
I understand that thinking, but I think it'd be difficult to ever get over the hump since if you are always buying big names in free agency--you're losing draft picks.
I think at some point, especially a team like the Dodgers that have a big budget--can and should be able to use their youngsters as currency.
To get the great players, you're going to have give up something now or later.
But still---How riciculous are baseballs guaranteed contracts. Football has gotten out of them. Hockey has reduced the overall structure
I know it has been the owners fault and they deserve what they have, but only Basketball and Baseball have these ridiculous things that capitalism would never allow!
It's his loss!
But now it's time for the Padres bullpen to face off against the Orioles bullpen.
Heath Bell vs Rob Bell
Scott Linebrink vs Paul Shuey
You do the math.
Amazing he's still around.
Is his best bud Tom Martin also around still?
I definitely prefer signing stars as free agents to trading for them, but you present the free agent option as the only alternative to trades if you want to have star-calibre players. There is another option, and that is growing your own stars within the organization. I think with Logan White in place, we are in a position to have MOST Dodger stars be home-grown. Going forward, we don't have to lose draft picks every year, because we shouldn't have to sign that many people to fill vacancies we can't fill through our own system. You mention the large payroll factor, but home-grown stars don't stay cheap forever, expecially when you are getting to the end of the arbitration years, and it can be expensive to buy out a couple of free agent years with a long-term contract well-ahead of free agency.
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Can you imagine the Brewers team, as it is right now, moving to LA and having the Dodgers resources instead of their own?
I can! In a word, "scary!"
The problem is, will Dodger management ever show the patience necessary to get to that level?
Any word on insurance on Schmidt? We may have seen the best we're going to see out of him over the next 3 years, and that's a lot of money.
Thanks.
I certainly think Schmidt will come back by next year with a better season than he has had this year.
By the way, amid all the talk about Texeira, AP reports he is still out for weeks.
They won because of pitching. They signed lousy pitchers. They haven't won the WS since. A-Rod has almost nothing to do with it.
Not wanting to trade Billingsley is spot on. But there are a dozen players worth trading for Teixeira.
I thought Randy Johnson put the Yankees over the top.
They have many tops to go over don't they?
To quote Eric Gagne, "We're the ....... Dodgers!"
And canceled.
Stand down.
It's not about the "one good player" argument. The Dodgers have a need, Teixeira fills that need, and the team will have money to spend as these pre-free-agency kids play. We're not going for a 65 million dollar payroll here.
It's a great fit.
Wow Mark Grace is fun to listen to...aaaaand there is 4 in a row!
vr, Xei
Do you have design residue gumming up your keyboard?
Sometimes, you build a farm system so that you have chips to play with. Or you do it to build a great foundation. We've done both.
As far as signing Teixeira, give him the best contract and he signs. Pretty straight forward. We're going to be in great financial shape at that point. We have a lot of dough coming off the books.
I picked us to win 85 games and finish 3rd. I'd like to be wrong. I'm very often wrong, and usually pretty upset about it. Let's get a happy wrong for Greg Brock.
"Luck is the residue of design."
-- Branch Rickey maxim
Lots of it in Phoenix though!
But he's a Scott Boras client. Boras' idea of the best contract could be something totally ridiculous and which I might not be willing to pay. Using your logic, we could have had A-Rod years ago if we had been willing to outbid Texas. No way would I trade all that young talent to rent a Boras client for a year and a half.
Dodgers49, I also wanted to tell you how much I appreciate all the links you give us. I'm usually checking 25 other sites, so your focused linking is really appreciated.
244 Consensus, overkill. That's what I'm all about. Brock the consensus builder.
vr, Xei
Thanks, I appreciate the support. But Jon has asked me to cut back because he felt I was going a little overboard with all the linking. And I've agreed to do that because he's the boss and I feel I should respect the way he wants to run his blog.
I'm betting Teixeira will have to learn to play right field because Nomar isn't moving. :-)
Nomar won't be playing first base next year. He might not even play first base in August. If he does, then the Dodgers don't deserve to make the playoffs on principle.
It's not like the Dodgers are unfamiliar with paying driftwood. I could cite chapter and verse, but it would just depress all of us. Todd Hundley told me not to.
The Griddle/Bob are going to sleep. They have become separate entities. I can no longer control it.
250 I must have missed that, or skimmed over it. I'll give you a shiny nickel if you just e-mail me the articles instead of posting them here. If you're not doing it anymore, well, thanks for doing it in the past. It was very nice of you.
He's at .320/.400/.448 in 181 Abs.
That leaves us with Elbert (hurt), Loney, LaRoche, Hu, Abreu, Young, Kuo, Ethier, Meloan, Mattingly, DeWitt and some other kids.
Any three players from the second list could nab us a beast (or two). Fly the "Look at our farm system" flag forever, or make a move to grab a franchise hitter. I favor the latter.
They would only have to deal with the fact that they are the Devil Rays. Small problem.
I doubt its economically feasible for them to trade prospects for legit talent, even if they wanted too. They seem to be wanting to keep as many kids as possible and see which stick.
Being in the AL East--it probably wont matter though. That division will be owned by the Yanks/Red Sox.
They have eleventeen hitters, and have completely mismanaged which players to keep, and which player to spin off for more pitching. the Devil Rays should have built around three or four solid hitters, and dealt the rest for young pitching. I really like Andrew Friedman, but I'm disappointed with the Devil Rays approach. They're not building toward anything.
Trade BJ Upton last year, and he nets you a solid three starter. Trade Elijah Dukes before he goes crazy (and they knew he was crazy, everybody knew he was crazy), and get a setup man/closer. Trade Jorge Cantu (biggest hot-head since Sonny Corleone), and get a five starter.
Thank Choi the Dodgers prospects haven't been complete mental nightmares. But there is a cautionary tale in there. Somewhere.
Kyle Orr, playing 1st base, also homered in the 16-10 win over Washington.
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Poor Edwin Jackson. One out away from his first win of the season and he has to leave the game with a "finger cramp." A finger cramp. Unbelievable!
I can't imagine giving up on a 24-year-old kid with a plus fastball and a slurve.
Take thee to a pitching coach.
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As of right now Jackson is still scheduled to start against the Dodgers on Sunday. He'll have to defeat Penny.
Penny has been a fantastic trade for us. Edwin anchors the "What might have been" contingent.
If only Edwin would have been Edwin before we dealt him.
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It used to cost $100.00 to claim a player off waivers. Now I learn that under current rules it cost just $1.00.
Source: Baseball Reference and Wikipedia
1st - Pena, Wigginton, JtD(been banging), Bangston
2nd - Upton, Harris, Iwamura
SS - Harrs, Brignac
3b - Iwamura, Longoria
RF - D Young
CF - Baldelli, BJ Upton
LF - Crawford, Ruggiano
Dukes is gone
SP - Kazmir, Shields, Sonnanstine, Howell, Neiman, (W Davis % McGee High A have higher upsides then anyone in the Dodgers system other then Kershaw), and now David Price, plus about 3 more guys who would make most teams top ten lists.
Don't lump the mistakes of past management on the current regime. It would be like blaming Depo for the moves of Malone. They haven't made a bad move since they took over. At times they have been brilliant.
283. According to the Chicago media, Barrett ticked off pretty much every pitcher on the Cubs staff, the Zambrano incident was just the most public display of his issues with pitchers.
They are loaded in the minors but in the past week Hammel/Sonnanstine/Howell all got promoted. They will have some serious growing pains and none of those are aces but they should all be decent roster filler to go around Kazmir, Shields, Neiman, and Price with McGee and Davis two years away from being aces themselves if they continue their progression. Hard to find another organization that has 6 potential number 1 or 2 starters in their organization. We have two in Billingsley and Kershaw that are healhty.
Just saying this team has no need to trade for expensive veteran pitching. They just need to make some good decisions on backfilling the setup man and finding a catcher.
JtD is hitting home runs again but the plate discipline is AWOL.
I dont really get this move. I thought Josh Bard was SD's man? His numbers arent amazing, but I dont expect Barrett's numbers to be a significant upgrade once he starts playing regularly in Petco. And SD's rotation and bullpen seems to be getting along just fine and dandy. Why inject a caustic personality like Barrett in there?
Also the health of pitching prospects is a bit of a fluke isn't it? If you had counted our prospects a couple months ago it would have been 4 with Elbert and Miller.
Who is a dugout problem. I don't get it either.
Maybe they finally looked at their line up and figured out this luck cant last?
If anything, they have been unlucky.
Tis a shame. I had the highest hopes for him and EJ when they exploded upon AA at such tender ages. Pitching prospects are the reason I'm bald.
Can anybody think of Blass Disease success stories?
I got a hearty larf out of that.
Cameron has been on fire after the slow start. Isn't he another CF in the long line of Centerfielders who would have been available this winter?
I would like to see Kemp become an everyday player either in CF or RF.
If Kent could be traded to Texas or Houston, whichever is closest to his home I would make that trade. I would move Nomar to third and live with it.
Tomko should be a one inning setup pitcher either pitching the 7th or resting Broxton for the 8th. Hendrickson should be a long middle reliever.
The players I would trade include Kent, Pierre, Betemit, Garciaparra, Tomko, Hendrickson, LaRoche, Ethier, Brazabon, Tsao, Martinez, Anderson, Saenz.
According to Pythagoras, the Padres should win 105 games this year, the Dodgers 89.
Probably the same way we've been winning with our 1,2, and 3 hitters being as dismal as they are. I think it's called pitching.
282 You're right on. Gathright does nothing but run and they got J.P. Howell, who is a legitimate back of the rotation guy for him. Cantu, sure maybe they should have sold high on him but if you had a second baseman that hit 30 bombs for the league minimum, would you deal him? Seems like a hindsight move to me. Baldelli, I might have to agree on, but he's an amazing talent that's so hard to give up on.
The new Devil Rays management is playing their cards very well.
If Miller were hurt could he be hitting 95+ MPH. Could there be anything scarier in baseball than hitting against Miller right now?
I realize their future looks bright now, but they still could have set themselves up better by dealing from a surplus they knew they were gonna have before the extra pieces of said surplus started losing their value.
Each team has won 5 less games than it should have.
Giants XWL--(35-35)
Actual--(30-40)
Cubs XWL--(37-32)
Actual--(32-37)
Yankees XWL--(40-28)
Actual--(35-33)
I threw a ball to my nephew yesterday, and Abreu came over and swung at it. Two walks in 81 plate appearances is terrifying.
If folks will tell me that Abreu gets better, I'll buy in. Thus far, however, not a big fan.
Thrown 11 shut outs and have a lower team ERA than the 2003 Dodgers.
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They might have traded Cantu high but he went down so fast that I'm sure many in baseball figured his power was diet fused and his only value was power because his plate discipline is about as bad as it gets and his defense at 2nd was as bad as it gets so his perceived value was not very high since no one was going to trade for him and play him at 2nd base.
Plus they only need to make one Kazmir for Zambrano trade a decade to get an A. They should have gotten more for Huff but it is not like he's really any good now is it.
Plus I kind of remember them trading that surplus(Lugo, Hendrickson, Baez, Carter) to some team but I can't quite remember who they were. Not like they have been sitting on their hands.
reading your 2 post, are you a Pads fan?? i hope i don't come off sounding like a jerk, i'm just curious.
IMO Michael Barrett can only hurt there pitching staff, but like somebody mentioned he has played 3rd in the passed so maybe they'll stick him over there.
Yup, that's Abreu alright. Hopefully Mueller will work with him, i got a nice chuckle out of that.
Good Lord. Jacksonville is tough, but it ain't that tough.
I'm wondering what the Dodgers, if anything, will get for him. Or what team he'll latch onto.
Exactly how I feel. They have Peavy/Young/Maddux. We have Penny/Lowe/???. Schmidt was supposed to be the ??? in order for us to match them. Now what?
petco is not a hitters paradise so i don't think that logic works, yeah SD's success is hart burn to me, but we'll battle them a few more times this year & may the best team win.
Tell Lowe that.
That is my concern. We have to rely on "ifs." The Pads have no ifs in their pitching.
However, after viewing the website, it appears as if the show will center on the Billy Martin/Reggie Jackson Yankees.
That should be a very entertaining show, shouldn't it?
It also got me thinking: If ESPN were to run a mini series on the Dodgers, what era could be chosen? The 1950's Dodgers would seem a natural, but the team wasn't too controversial. I don't know that the Dodgers have any period of time that would be good television. You know, no controversy and the like.
McCann - 122 OPS+
Barrett - 111
Bard - 110
Martin - 106
Ja.Valentin - 101
LoDuca - 98
So offensively Barrett has been solid. It's the catching the pitchers and, you know, not fighting with teammates that downgrades him a little bit.
I'd still give thumbs up to this deal for San Diego. Bowen wasn't anything special, and it looks like the Cubs are including cash as part of the deal. Plus, they get a draft pick next year when Barrett leaves as a FA.
The Dodgers getting a draft pick for Lugo was good, but the Lugo part was awful. Conversely, Barrett looks to be a net gain for SD here.
The 1950s Dodgers teams are probably the most famous of all decades. There has likely been more written about them in the mainstream press than you can ever read.
Or would you prefer a miniseries on the 1998 Dodgers?
Who would play Tripp Cromer?
Uh...you?
Bowen has thrown out only 11.4% of stealers (4 of 35) over the same period.
340 I'd pull Rob Morrow off the set of "The Jim Rome Story" to play Tripp Cromer.
yeah, but like Eric said his defense, bone head plays & fighting with teammates down grades his value.
He will be a free agent at the end of 2007, this year he makes 4.4 million and since the deal contained no cash as far as I can tell, he will get approx. 2.5 million from the Padres.
Rob Bowen is a second year player who had the minimum contract, he is owed approx 210K.
The 1970's Athletics would be good for a mini series, and maybe the Cardinals Gas House Gang as well.
"San Diego also will get cash considerations in the deal."
Not sure of the amount, but it sounds like the Cubs wanted Barrett out of there pretty bad so I'm guessing the Padres aren't on the hook for much salary.
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http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6940518
... Garciaparra, Rafael Furcal and the eternally overrated Juan Pierre have two home runs between them in 850 plate appearances. Wow. Would any hitting coach welcome the arrival of Pierre, the annual league leader in outs made, to his roster?
1) Pedro emerging as a dominant reliever, and his impending trade
2) related to #1, The Jody Reed saga
3) Welcome to greatness, Mike Piazza
4) Welcome aboard, Raul Mondesi (and Billy Ashley and Henry Rodriguez!)
5) Sayonara, Darryl Strawberry
6) Jim Gott, karate kicking closer
8) You could probably have Cory Snyder tell an amusing anecdote about being on the 1987 SI Baseball Preview "Indians on the Warpath" cover
Five years for this guy was insane. Beyond insane. Colletti may be here for a good long while, but that deal, to me, will define his entire tenure. Absolutely crazy.
The quickest way to get Abreu out is to not throw a strike.
That is a big difference and the latter is more ealily fixed.
Ha ha.
Juan Pierre, last 10 games: .361/.425/.500
That's 13-for-36 with four walks, one 2B, and one 3B.
I don't even comment about the dude during games.
But then he disappears for innings at a time claiming to make a call or get a drink. I think he's just pounding his head against the restroom wall.
Or looking for garlic fries, its hard to say.
Maybe Kemp over Ethier?
"As for the National League's best catcher, it's Martin, and second best is Walter Mondale."
As in: whoever is in second is so far behind Martin, the only comparable race is Reagan vs. Mondale in 1984.
The Elijah Dukes interview is awesome. That's the kind of crazy I can really get behind. Except for the domestic violence thing. That's really no good.
He's no Lisa Nowack.
That is a completely untenable situation. I must just cut my losses and release the guy.
http://opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110010232
I actually think it would be funny if the Rockies got him, just to see Dukes attend the first group prayer meeting.
ERA 2.38
W-L 5-2
SAVES 12
IP 34
BB Allowed 13
SO 50
OPPONENT BA .147
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