a) has no chance, according to Jon Weisman!?!
b) goes in as a Met, alongside Piazza, LoDuca, Valentin, and Cedeno.

I was at the CU-Nebraska game in '01. I think people like the team plenty. That is until recent events. I gave up my season tickets after Barnett's comments about Katie Hnida. That being said I think people here (Denver) are excited about Hawkins and things are improving.

But what about Hiram Bocachica? Obviously he's still active, but when he retires, and they waive the five year rule and induct him right away, he should go in as a Dodger.

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Jose Offerman drew 151 more walks in his career than Roberto Clemente. So Offerman clearly gets in!

I definitely didn't mean to imply that I thought you would root for someone to strikeout. My post would have made more sense if I explained it in the context of the weak singles I had seen from Nomar with some pretty bad hacks last night. It seemed to me that the double play was very likely, a single was possible, but if I had to choose between a ball that could be a double play or a K, I would go with the K with Loney on deck.

I have an off the topic question. Ken Gurnick on MLB.com makes the following statements:
ll-Stars that got away: Martin is only the third player drafted by the Dodgers since 1979 to become an All-Star for the Dodgers (fellow catchers Mike Piazza and Paul Lo Duca the others).

But the Dodgers have drafted other players that have gone on to become All-Stars for other clubs. Two future All-Stars they signed and later traded away were Paul Konerko and Ted Lilly.

And they were unable to sign four draftees that later re-entered the Draft and became All-Stars -- Chase Utley, their second-round pick in 1997; current Dodger Randy Wolf, a 25th-rounder in 1994; Phil Nevin, a 1989 third-rounder and Paul Quantrill, a 26th-rounder in 1986.

I was wondering, didn't Quantrill make the all-star team as a Dodger? Was it not the same year Park lost the game in Seattle? Does this not make him a player drafted by the Dodgers to make the All-Star team?

Thanks

According to Gurnick's post, Quantrill was drafted in the 26th round in 1986. He didn't sign with the Dodgers but that was not one of Gurnick's conditions.

I thought for sure he was an All-Star that year. Oh well.

Thanks for the correction.

Quantrill made the All-Star team with Toronto in 2001. It was later that winter he was traded to the Dodgers.

So Gurnick is right and you are still wrong!

So eat that!

As a reward for such an impressive display, he actually batted 190 more times the following season, to the tune of a 72 OPS+, the fifth-best total of his career.

However, you were correct that Quantrill did make the All-Star team the year Park lost the game. It was just with Toronto not LA.

Moron!

Drew goes in as a Phillie.

25 - I saw CU-Mizzou at Folsom Field a few years back. That Mizzou dance team is smoking hot. They got a bigger cheer than any play on the field.

Chalk it up to the love of managers in past eras, the 80s in particular, for batting their shortstop first for no other reason than they could run fast. Even though Alfredo only stole 10 bases with the Dodgers once, that same 1989 season, in which he was also caught 7 times.

Giovanni Carrara should enter the HOF wearing a Dodger blue cap. While Gio toiled for Toronto, Cincinnati, Colorado and Seattle in his well-traveled MLB career, he saved his best work for his two stints in Los Angeles. In his five Dodger years, he mustered up ERA+s of 127, 116, 190, 103 and 101 with WHIPs between 1.14 and 1.27, with the exception of 2005 where his WHIP slightly elevated to 1.36, with a L.A. W-L of 24-11. Elsewhere, Carrara completely caved to opposing batters, never posting an ERA+ higher than 65, nor a WHIP better than 1.83.

I think 33 would ask the same question.

32 That was kind of my original point- there's too much stuff to do. But I do think the fan base is kind of apathetic. Denver fills Invesco for CU/CSU, but has trouble filling Folsom for the same event. I think that also contributes to our best preps leaving the state. So far Hawk's done better there, getting Ryan Miller last year, but he lost Clint Brewster to Illinois (before going to Minn. with his dad). That one especially hurt, because Brewster went to my alma mater.

Terrible is a color? And I also loathe Carrara.

I think he broke his neck.

Do tell.

I hearby declare, that when I am elected to the Hall of Fame, I will wear a Dodger cap. I appreciate the many, many fans from the many cities in which I have played, and even though I probably contributed the most to the Menlo Park Freaks, my emotional home will always be Chavez Ravine. Hence, I will wear a Dodger cap upon my induction.

Thank you, and keep being baseball fans.

Brent

Run, Juan, run: Center fielder Juan Pierre stole his 30th base of the season on Saturday night, the second most in the Majors behind Jose Reyes' 39. The last time Pierre reached 30 steals this early in a season was in 2003, when he stole his 30th on June 19 and finished with a career-high 65 thefts that season.

"For me, it's all about getting on base," Pierre said. "But the main goal is scoring runs."

"I'm here on orders from my Bird"

Bids are now being accepted.

Enjoyed your post Jon. Had me going for a few seconds even (literally a few seconds). I always had a soft spot for Lenny Harris, a very reliable hitter off the bench. Hated to see him play elsewhere, even though he wasn't exactly a ... future Hall of Famer.

>>> "His bat's going to get him to the big leagues, and he's going to have to hit to stay in the big leagues," Bundy said. "He doesn't steal bases, and he's not a great defender. His bat's his ticket, there's no doubt about it." <<<

http://www.lvrj.com/sports/8297452.html

Hello #1 class in the country.

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The prize of the two is right-hander Jose Dominguez, a 16-year-old featuring a fastball that can touch 90 mph....

"It's rare to see a kid as polished as he is," said Logan White

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Two years would be nice.

Darryl Strawberry
Brett Butler
Kirk Gibson
Steve Finley
Jeff Shaw
John Wetteland
Fred McGriff
John Tudor
Elmer Dessens
Carlos Diaz

James Loney will be a better hitter than Nomar Garciaparra.

--ESPN Fantasy Overlords

Jones is playing first base for the Fighters.

When Ichiro had 262 hits in 2004, the most hits he had in any one month was 56 in August.

Can I have an Akita? They look awesome.

Thanks in advance!

And I believe it was Yogi Berra who once said, "If Juan Pierre doesn't want to get on base, how are you going to stop him?"

Thanks Bob!