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*$500,000 Chad Billingsley
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*$400,000 James Loney
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$600,000 Mark Sweeney
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$390,000 Chin-Lung Hu
$390,000 Blake DeWitt
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Dodger Thoughts Day Update
2007-07-19 17:21
by Jon Weisman

I just sent an e-mail to Dodger Thoughts Day attendees with some details about the event on it. If you didn't receive it, please e-mail me.

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Tonight's game:

Gameday

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2007-07-19 17:35:44
1.   Eric Enders
The Loons announcers are busy debating the best TV shows of the 90s. One of them thinks "The Contest" was the best ever episode of Seinfeld. The other one says he's too young to remember the heyday of "Seinfeld."

My head will now explode.

2007-07-19 17:38:15
2.   silverwidow
Meloan/Broxton/Saito. Soon, very soon.
2007-07-19 17:43:52
3.   Bluebleeder87
La Roche is swinging a hot bat from what i've been reading hopefully he'll get a call up pretty soon also. I think i've given up on Nomar this year & that's saying something cause i'm as optimistic has they come.
2007-07-19 17:47:59
4.   DXMachina
The problem is that they have no place to put Laroche unless Nomar gets hurt. Even then I think the team is more likely to bring back Abreu because he can play more positions.
2007-07-19 17:48:20
5.   Jon Weisman
I'm too young to remember the heyday of "I Love Lucy." That's about it.
2007-07-19 17:49:43
6.   Curtis Lowe
I'm too young to remember the heyday of "Dharma and Greg." That's about that.
2007-07-19 17:50:08
7.   Jon Weisman
But I still saw all the reruns a dozen times.
2007-07-19 17:50:47
8.   Curtis Lowe
But I did stand on a coffee table once or twice.
2007-07-19 17:51:17
9.   silverwidow
4-LaRoche can play LF. If he's not traded, he'll probably see a lot of time there next year.
2007-07-19 17:51:49
10.   Marty
I just missed out on Uncle Miltie.
2007-07-19 17:51:56
11.   Sam DC
I was talking to an intern at work today. She was born in Russia and was telling me a little about that. Then I told her about a trip I once led of high school students for a summer abroad in the Soviet Union. I was college then. Then I realized she was 4 years old when I did that.

Sigh.

2007-07-19 17:52:54
12.   Blue in SF
Lineup

1. Furcal, SS
2. Pierre, CF
3. Martin, C
4. Kent, 2B
5. Gonzo, LF
6. Nomar, 3B
7. Loney, 1B
8. Kemp, RF
9. Lowe, P

2007-07-19 17:54:32
13.   gpellamjr
I like that Grady will keep switching Loney's and Nomar's places in the lineup. It's that kind of shakeup that has made this offense so consistently great all year.
2007-07-19 17:54:49
14.   Jon Weisman
7 - Of "I Love Lucy" that is. Not "Dharma and Greg."
2007-07-19 17:55:38
15.   Blue in SF
Don't know if you guys saw, but the Dodgers picked up Chris Carpenter. He looks a lot more tan than I remember him, though.....

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/3579/latest_injuries.html

2007-07-19 17:55:39
16.   D4P
How long before Betemit-Nomar reaches Choi-Phillips-Myrow-Nakamura proportions...?
2007-07-19 17:56:15
17.   D4P
14
Good thing you clarified. I assumed you were referring to "Becker".
2007-07-19 17:58:26
18.   Sam DC
Clint Hurdle does not respect the Nationals offense (and with Dmitri Young ejected, hard to blame him). With a runner on second, two outs, up 4-1, he just let his starting pitcher who had already thrown 100 pitches bat.

Does that strike anyone else as odd?

2007-07-19 18:01:54
19.   Eric Enders
Kershaw allowed four runs in one inning today, but also managed to last 6 innings and retire the last 11 batters in a row.
2007-07-19 18:04:18
20.   Sam DC
Re 18, the pitcher K'd, the first batter for the Nationals doubled, and Hurdle immediately pulled the pitcher for Old Friend Tom Martin.
2007-07-19 18:07:08
21.   King of the Hobos
15 Too bad that just after we acquire him he's scheduled to undergo TJ, thus out another year and not guaranteed to ever be very good again.
2007-07-19 18:08:15
22.   Marty
I feel sorry for Rockies fans.
2007-07-19 18:13:07
23.   Sam DC
Dodger Old Friend Tom Martin got 1 batter then walked two to load the bases and pulled for Dodger Old Friend Matt Herges.
2007-07-19 18:13:30
24.   Jon Weisman
15 - Chris Carpenter, or as his fans call him, The Crime Dog.
2007-07-19 18:14:01
25.   still bevens
From the other thread:

356. Gagne55
352 There are generally a ton of Met fans in the stadium when the Mets come to town. The last time I went when the Mets were here, there were more Met chants than Dodger chants during the game. Of course, Pedro did have a no-hitter into the eigth in that game, so thatmay have had something to do with it.

Was that the one broken up by Antonio Perez? I was at that game. Was sad to see the no-no go, but also glad to see the Dodgers win. A bright spot in an otherwise forgettable 2005.

2007-07-19 18:16:30
26.   Eric Enders
25 I generally find 2005 to be very memorable. Memorable for all the wrong reasons, sure, but still one of the more memorable seasons in recent Dodger history.
2007-07-19 18:18:07
27.   Curtis Lowe
25 - Antonio Perez triple off the wall then Jayson Werth Homers.
2007-07-19 18:20:43
28.   Eric Stephen
25,27 Pedro was interesting through 7.1 IP that evening before the aforementioned triple-homer. Dodgers ended the night a mere 5 games out of first place.

http://tinyurl.com/3yyk6r

2007-07-19 18:27:48
29.   still bevens
27 Yeah that game is one of my fonder day game memories. Up there with the time when Jeff Weaver blanked the Astros against Clemens. It was the same day they did the broadcast using technology from different eras. I think it was also the game where Biggio got HBP and didn't get the base because he made no attempt at getting out of the way, which resulted in Garner being ejected.
2007-07-19 18:28:49
30.   Bluebleeder87
28

I thought Pedro was do to come back last month i guess things haven't gone according to plan for him.

2007-07-19 18:32:25
31.   Curtis Lowe
29 - Ahh yes the Throw back game, I had that on my Tivo up until about 3 weeks ago. That was way back in the HeyDay of Bob's this day in dodger history posts.
2007-07-19 18:35:22
32.   Eric Stephen
29 Werth batted leadoff in that game, and started in CF. The infield corners were manned by Jason Phillips and Mike Edwards.

http://tinyurl.com/37lhnj

2007-07-19 18:37:42
33.   Bob Timmermann
31
My heyday has passed. I'm last year's news. I'm washed up. I was even shut out of DT Day at Dodger Stadium. Greg Brock is the new belle of the ball here.

OK, so I had a bad day at work. It was rife with moral dilemmas. Moral dilemmas make me sleepy.

2007-07-19 18:39:28
34.   be2ween
I was too young to really remember the heydays 'Julia' or 'Room 222'.
2007-07-19 18:39:33
35.   Eric Stephen
33 Wait, the great Bob Timmermann will not be in attendance Saturday?

My life has no meaning.

2007-07-19 18:41:08
36.   gpellamjr
32 How easy would it have been just to have Werth be our starting CF this year?
2007-07-19 18:41:51
37.   gpellamjr
33 Wait, Greg Brock is the new belle of the ball here?

Dodgerthoughts has no meaning.

2007-07-19 18:43:20
38.   Bob Timmermann
Greg Brock is younger, smarter, hipper, and he can talk to today's kids. And he's not soft on Karl Dorrell.
2007-07-19 18:44:09
39.   Eric Stephen
36 It would have been too perfect. Werth would have spent most of the time on the DL, leaving plenty of playing time for both Kemp and Ethier.

Oh yeah, and Werth makes $850,000 this season.

2007-07-19 18:45:22
40.   Icaros
That ball gown is going to make Greg's hips look like Mt. Shasta.
2007-07-19 18:45:43
41.   Eric Enders
Brock can't come to the phone right now. He's too busy partaking of silliness.
2007-07-19 18:51:21
42.   overkill94
Has anybody ever had a problem with Outlook where after you close it an error message pops up saying that "Microsoft Outlook has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."?

It gets really annoying having to unclick the "restart Outlook" box followed by clicking the "close" box. Somebody help me stop the madness!

2007-07-19 18:52:26
43.   CanuckDodger
This list will probably look a bit different after the minor league season ends in a little over a month -- and perhaps even after the trade deadline -- but right now this is how our Top 30 Prospects list for 2008 is shaping up. In my opinion, of course. Abreu should have enough MLB (happy, Bob?) AB's by season's end to exhaust his prospect eligibility, so I am excluding him.

(01). Clayton Kershaw, LHP
(02). Andy LaRoche, 3B
(03). Chin-Lung Hu, SS
(04). James McDonald, RHP
(05). Jonathan Meloan, RHP
(06). Josh Bell, 3B
(07). Ivan DeJesus, Jr., SS
(08). Xavier Paul, CF
(09). Blake DeWitt, 3B
(10). Chris Withrow, RHP
(11). Scott Elbert, LHP
(12). Delwyn Young, RF
(13). Zach Hammes, RHP
(14). Justin Orenduff, RHP
(15). Ramon Troncoso, RHP
(16). Greg Miller, LHP
(17). Bryan Morris, RHP
(18). Preston Mattingly, 2B
(19). Josh Wall, RHP
(20). Lucas May, C
(21). Mike Megrew, LHP
(22). Kyle Smit, RHP
(23). James Adkins, LHP
(24). Wesley Wright, LHP
(25). Pedro Baez, 3B
(26). Jaime Ortiz, 1B
(27). Michael Watt, LHP
(28). Jesus Castillo, RHP
(29). Travis Denker, 2B
(30). Anthony Raglani, LF

2007-07-19 18:53:24
44.   Bob Timmermann
42
Microsoft Outlook failed to warn me of a meeting tomorrow. I'm not scheduled to work tomorrow.

Outlook is dead to me.

2007-07-19 18:54:14
45.   Jon Weisman
I just sent an e-mail to Dodger Thoughts Day attendees with some details about the event on it. If you didn't receive it, please e-mail me.
2007-07-19 18:55:37
46.   Bluebleeder87
42

that happend a lot when i had windows xp thank god i have Vista now, there's some computer savvy guys here hopefully they can help you out.

2007-07-19 18:58:02
47.   trainwreck
No Orr?
2007-07-19 18:59:58
48.   Eric Enders
Very nice list Canuck. Our system is unimpressive compared with a couple of years ago, but that's a good thing because it means those guys have graduated to the majors. Players who I'd rank a little worse than you do are McDonald, DeJesus, Paul, and Orenduff. Players I'd rank a little better are Meloan, Young, Baez, and the absent Leach, Orr, and Lambo.
2007-07-19 19:03:44
49.   CanuckDodger
47 -- Orr has to show me some production. The only "non-performer" I cut a break (outside of DL guys or players drafted this year) was Mattingly, and that was just because I think he was too raw to have skipped the Pioneer League.
2007-07-19 19:03:47
50.   King of the Hobos
Prospect #14 is having a nice game, 6 IP, 5 hits, 1 run, 0 BBs, and 6 Ks thus far.

That list seems pretty good to me. I don't really like Paul as much as Canuck, and I probably like Denker a bit more, but that seems like a very good list nonetheless. Certainly not the prospect depth of a few years ago, but still very good nonetheless.

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2007-07-19 19:04:48
51.   Bluebleeder87
i'm really intrigued by this Pedro Baez specially since we share the same last name he's still a few years away from the bigs from what i understand though.
2007-07-19 19:05:44
52.   CanuckDodger
49 -- Actually, Greg Miller is another non-performer I cut a break.
2007-07-19 19:06:03
53.   overkill94
43 I'd put Young a little higher even if he doesn't seem to have a future on the Dodgers. He's young enough that this year's performance in AAA has boosted his prospect status fairly significantly even when factoring in the park factors.
2007-07-19 19:07:27
54.   Bluebleeder87
is Bob Timmermann working the day we have the DT get together, no show Bob?
2007-07-19 19:11:51
55.   trainwreck
So much for keeping Reyes off the bases.
2007-07-19 19:11:59
56.   Bluebleeder87
DodgerRama has a nice alternative view on all the trade talk - http://tinyurl.com/yv5pws
2007-07-19 19:12:11
57.   CanuckDodger
53 -- This is Young's age 25 season. I would have liked to see him have this kind of season in Vegas last year. So I penalize Young a bit.
2007-07-19 19:12:21
58.   Indiana Jon
We needed that 5 man infield already.
2007-07-19 19:14:07
59.   Bluebleeder87
there was scattered claps for the magician Anderson when he came up to bat, i'm sure TC & Brock took part in it.
2007-07-19 19:15:29
60.   Gen3Blue
I'm afraid I am too old to remember the heyday of Sienfeld.
2007-07-19 19:15:34
61.   Blaine
Vin said that was a "super catch" by Gonzales. But that was a horrible route to get to the ball. Pierresque.
2007-07-19 19:16:21
62.   Eric Enders
49 For evaluation purposes, though, shouldn't Orr be considered alongside the players drafted in '07 since he started playing pro ball at exactly the same time as they did?

I am not an Xavier Paul fan at all, never have been, and even less so after seeing him play in person. His tools aren't all THAT impressive, and even so, his performance has yet to catch up to his tools. He's in his fifth pro season but has never shown anything better than mediocre power, a mediocre batting average, mediocre baserunning, and mediocre plate discipline. I see him as an extremely poor man's Jeffrey Hammonds. Fifth outfielder material.

2007-07-19 19:17:17
63.   Bob Timmermann
Actually, it looks like tonight the Dodgers may have to drag the warning track after five innings.
2007-07-19 19:19:15
64.   Bluebleeder87
i hadn't realized Howard Johnson was a coach for Randolph Mets.
2007-07-19 19:19:47
65.   Curtis Lowe
Derek looks horrible tonight.
2007-07-19 19:19:52
66.   Bluebleeder87
Derek Lowe is having 1st inning woes.
2007-07-19 19:21:22
67.   DXMachina
64 HoJo had been the first base coach, then he took over as hitting coach when Rick Down was fired. Rickey Henderson is now the Mets first base coach.
2007-07-19 19:21:38
68.   overkill94
Let's hope the young 'uns can match the Mets' offense tonight. Lowe isn't looking so hot so far.
2007-07-19 19:25:14
69.   Bob Timmermann
The most unkindest cut of all!
2007-07-19 19:25:40
70.   overkill94
Kemp's too tall for a low bouncer like that one
2007-07-19 19:25:50
71.   Bluebleeder87
I'm wearing my lucky blue DT shirt to no avail! Matt Kemp looked horrible.
2007-07-19 19:26:23
72.   kadycee
This is bedeviling.
2007-07-19 19:26:41
73.   trainwreck
We should have never gotten rid of Shawn Green.
2007-07-19 19:26:56
74.   Gen3Blue
Canuck, that list is excellent and shows a lot of thought. I have to go mostly by stats, age/league, and what I can gleen of experience. I don't keep up well with reports on tools or makeup. So thanks.
My only difference is I would put Jamie Hoffman somwhere in the twenties.
2007-07-19 19:27:34
75.   Bob Timmermann
We'll all get our chance to see Roberto Hernandez tonight.
2007-07-19 19:27:39
76.   Icaros
If this game is going to be another blowout, I may leave for the Southland tonight.
2007-07-19 19:27:42
77.   Bluebleeder87
There's no end to this, wow.
2007-07-19 19:28:19
78.   Bob Timmermann
73
He'll be available as soon as Moises Alou comes back.
2007-07-19 19:29:03
79.   NorCal-Dodger
Guess we'll get to see Roberto Hernandez's debut tonite.
2007-07-19 19:29:10
80.   Andrew Shimmin
C'mon Grittle. Get him out of there. Let Flanders bring up Hammes tomorrow, or re-sign Scott Erickson. Whatever. Just get him out of there.
2007-07-19 19:30:12
81.   Gen3Blue
Oh my G. what happened! I just turned it on.
2007-07-19 19:33:52
82.   Curtis Lowe
81 - Rule 1 Violation. Multiple Rule 1 Violations.
2007-07-19 19:34:30
83.   Bluebleeder87
81

it feels like a boxing match & we got knocked out in the 1st. Hopefully we can regroup & "punch away"

2007-07-19 19:35:35
84.   regfairfield
Bad Derek Lowe was a little late this year.
2007-07-19 19:36:00
85.   overkill94
Luckily the immortal Cole Hamels is pitching against the Padres tonight. If he loses that game I think the universe might implode on itself.
2007-07-19 19:36:08
86.   Bluebleeder87
come on the guy i will not name take some pitches.
2007-07-19 19:37:20
87.   Bluebleeder87
the player i will not name hit a rop, woo!
2007-07-19 19:37:45
88.   trainwreck
Killing them softly.
2007-07-19 19:40:23
89.   Bob Timmermann
Hamels is squaring off against Tall Chris Young.

Runs are optional.

2007-07-19 19:41:04
90.   Bluebleeder87
hopefully Gonzalez can make it a game again.
2007-07-19 19:42:31
91.   overkill94
The windmill strikes again!
2007-07-19 19:43:03
92.   Andrew Shimmin
Pull Kent, too. And then beat him.
2007-07-19 19:43:21
93.   StolenMonkey86
84 - yep, but still in July
2007-07-19 19:43:27
94.   Bluebleeder87
Kent or was it Donnelly who did that, he kind of took the excitement out of me. sigh!!.
2007-07-19 19:44:01
95.   Icaros
That was inexcusable.
2007-07-19 19:44:36
96.   bryanf
I've mostly been on Donnelly's side, but when will the bad calls at third base end?
2007-07-19 19:45:06
97.   Curtis Lowe
How many times does Kent want to be thrown out before he conceeds?
2007-07-19 19:45:56
98.   kadycee
can't count on Nomar no more.
2007-07-19 19:46:14
99.   Curtis Lowe
"It's not about how fast you run, it's about how hard you run!"

Adrianne!

2007-07-19 19:48:22
100.   overkill94
With the ball behind him, wouldn't Kent be relying on Donnelly to let him know whether to run or not?
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2007-07-19 19:48:33
101.   gpellamjr
I didn't much care for the difference in strike zones between the top and the bottom of the inning.
2007-07-19 19:48:40
102.   Bluebleeder87
Donnelly saw Glavine wasn't throwing strikes why risk it, i think it changes the dynamic of the game if he doesn't send him, oh well hopefully we keep on punching away.
2007-07-19 19:49:15
103.   Andrew Shimmin
Alright. I'm convinced. Beat Donnelly. Warn Kent.
2007-07-19 19:49:19
104.   Gen3Blue
Sitting on the e coast, I often play games to kill time till the game starts sometime after ten. I was folling around posting and looked up and said good, we must be at least 10 minutes into it. Then to turn it on and be down 6-0. There's nothing quite the same!
2007-07-19 19:49:58
105.   CanuckDodger
62 -- Orr almost made it over Raglani at #30, and he might make my Top 30 list after the season, depending on how he does the rest of the way. Orr is so raw coming out of a Canadian high school that at this stage I think of him as more of a high-reward "project" than a prospect.

About Xavier Paul, I think his prospect value is significantly tied up in his ability to play CF. For now I am giving him the benefit of the doubt because he plays there, but if I hear scouting reports indicating he can't stay in CF, I'll downgrade Paul's ranking considerably. If Paul can stay in CF, it seems to me that he hits enough to be a starter. He hits for average, he walks, and he has some HR pop. Paul's arm is a cannon, and is very accurate. He has plus speed, but poor base-running technique has limited him as a threat on the bases. Better technique can still be learned. Outside of the questions about Paul's ability to stay in CF, my only other concern is the strikeouts, and those are a product of poor pitch recognition (which can be improved on, with experience), as his swing is quick and short to the ball.

2007-07-19 19:50:19
106.   natepurcell
whats the month that Lowe is traditionally horrible in?
2007-07-19 19:50:38
107.   gpellamjr
I saw the HBO special today on Brooklyn. I was a little disappointed that Vin wasn't interviewed for it. Does anybody know why? I wonder if he just didn't want to do it.
2007-07-19 19:51:09
108.   kadycee
Kent must love Donnelly.
2007-07-19 19:51:18
109.   Bob Timmermann
Padres take a 1-0 lead on an RBI double by Giles the Elder.

Fortunately, Tony Gwynn is in the booth tonight to keep Mark Grant from talking too much.

Sadly, Matt Vasgersian still walks among us.

2007-07-19 19:52:06
110.   Bluebleeder87
oh thank god a much needed DP.
2007-07-19 19:52:51
111.   gpellamjr
109 Gwynn can be soft spoken at times. I'm afraid that the Force of Grant > the Force of Gwynn.
2007-07-19 19:53:23
112.   regfairfield
106 This one.
2007-07-19 19:54:40
113.   bryanf
107 I enjoyed the special, but you are SO right...how did they leave out Vinny?
2007-07-19 19:55:03
114.   CanuckDodger
74 -- I gave Jamie Hoffmann consideration, but he is showing insufficient power for a 22-year-old corner outfielder in the California League. He used to play CF. If he were still a CF, I would have put him on the list.
2007-07-19 19:55:08
115.   Bob Timmermann
107
According to Army Archerd, the producers either made either no attempt or an extremely weak attempt to contact Scully for the documentary.

Scully claims no one asked him.

http://www.armyarcherd.com/2007/07/what--no-vin-sc.html

Jon and I disagree on the reasons. I'm far more consipracy-minded than he is in this matter.

2007-07-19 19:55:17
116.   Icaros
Nomar should try to not backhand grounders hit right at him. Good of him to make the play, though.
2007-07-19 19:56:38
117.   natepurcell
112

thanks, thats what i figured.

2007-07-19 19:58:45
118.   natepurcell
BEAST!
2007-07-19 19:58:55
119.   Bluebleeder87
YOUNG PUPS! YES!
2007-07-19 19:59:04
120.   kadycee
Yippee!
2007-07-19 19:59:10
121.   Curtis Lowe
Never Give up,

Never Surrender!

2007-07-19 19:59:32
122.   PlayKempDaily
ahhhhhhhhhhh yeah!
2007-07-19 19:59:32
123.   Gen3Blue
Ohh that looked good with the sound off!!
2007-07-19 19:59:38
124.   trainwreck
M. Bison rules all.
2007-07-19 19:59:44
125.   Icaros
I'm going to buy a pet Bison for my apartment.
2007-07-19 19:59:47
126.   gpellamjr
To conjure the awful Mets announcers from last year: Loney & Kemp, the best 7 & 8 hitters in baseball.
2007-07-19 19:59:58
127.   natepurcell
I just saw Kuo in the dugout. I thought he would have been with the vegas club.
2007-07-19 20:00:23
128.   Michael D
I really wish our outfield could be Gonzalez/Kemp/Ethier
2007-07-19 20:01:01
129.   natepurcell
lots of runs being scored in vegas tonight as well.
2007-07-19 20:01:56
130.   StolenMonkey86
128 - On the month, I'd take Ethier/Pierre/Kemp. Pierre is out OPSing Gonzalez .798 to .655 in July.
2007-07-19 20:02:22
131.   natepurcell
128

to add to that, pierre's consecutive games streak shouldn't prevent him from partaking in the outfield rotation when he is the worst of the 4 outfielders.

2007-07-19 20:02:44
132.   Icaros
128

I already called dibs on that wish months ago.

2007-07-19 20:03:31