Colleti: "I will not trade [the kids] for a chance to win for one year. But for a chance to win for many years? I'd do it in a heartbeat."

For a former PR guy he's completely tone deaf. No feel for how he comes across. "I'd do it in a heartbeat". I can't think of a better phrase to use if you want your (young) players to feel like they're nothing but objects and un-cared about. Way to build unity and team spirit you buffoon. Go wash cars.

Right or wrong, at the very least, this was a completely unnecessary way to put it. Especially right now

Reds fan, Feb. 2000: Ken Griffey, Jr.!
Rangers fan, Jan. 2001: A-Rod!

I could go on. Sadly, one player does not a good team make.

that last tid bit is just flat out freaky/awesome, wow.

El Oso De Oro!™

"We would be in third or fourth place if it weren't for the young players," Alex Rodriguez said recently. "They are the foundation of our team."

Article:
Rookies adding to teams' playoff push - Clubs leaning toward callups rather than trading for veterans

Link:
http://tinyurl.com/2jd9uo

Good, he is already preparing for LA next year.

Something good could come of that eventually, but he's probably another Al Bundy when he gets home from the office.

I don't think so? I just kind of freestyled that one.

Martin is already practically the face of the franchise (and will firmly be there once Nomar gets dumped). Martin, Loney, Kemp, Ethier, Billingsley, Broxton..... have 'em all grace the side of Dodger Stadium.

Really, they do that? wow

Maybe we could hire one of those advertising planes to zoom back and forth in front of Coletti's house with a RESTRAINTLESS ROCK CLIMBING! banner.

I don't think anyone would blame him if he did step up but words like this show respect and are the exact sort of thing that Kent seems to be saying doesn't happen. Part of being a great leader is earning your leadership position.

People try to put them down (in fact, they succeed in putting them down) just because they get around (the bases)....

Jon, that would be great! I would feel very comfortable recommending this site to my school kids. As a matter of fact, this is a perfect time for me to thank you for Dodger Thoughts. It truly is my favorite place to read about the Dodgers.

True. But the "hope I die before I get old" line might really widen the rift!

wow, that's actually pretty good KG16

Pedro coming in to pitch.

Pedro Feliciano.

Phillies win East
Don't care about Central
Padres win West
Rockies win Wild Card

40 is a really great idea for an ad campaign. Didn't they do something a little similar where an image of Koufax pitching morphed into Ramon Martinez or something?

Does not compute.

Not cool.

Kemp, Broxton, Kershaw for Cabrera. Cabrera shows up at Vero weighing 300 lbs. He plays third until the end of June and at that point it is obvious that he can't play third anymore. Ned and Grady examine the rulebook and discover there is no DH in the NL (Dang! How did that happen?). Cabrera gets moved to first. Loney is traded. We finish in fourth place, barely ahead of the Giants. Logan goes to work for another team.

Is it poor form/selfish to say it's nice having you back around the place?

And not just because you stand up for The Who.

This may surprise you, but I would squeeze Hendrix and the Stones into the two spot ahead of the Who.

yeah, but there all Brits though (nothing wrong with it, just saying) how about some love for The Doors.

Also, why not play "The Who" for Chin Lung Hu PA? Then again, I always wanted to play "Yellow Submarine" when Byung-Hyun Kim came in to pitch.

I know he's Saint Russ and all, and this is his even his own personal thread, but my first reaction on reading this was that it was a veiled shot at other rookies who are talking a lot without having earned that right.

I don't strongly think it's that. I just think it could be. And folks in the locker room can probably tell right away if it is or if it's not.

British Rushmore of Rock Legends: Beatles, Stones, Who, Zeppelin

Americans: Doors, Hendrix, Dead, Joplin (even though she was really more of a blues singer)

And Nolan Ryan had a few strikeouts.

It was amazing. I was 15, and a major music fan. I had been to a few shows before- Strawberry Alarm Clock, Brenton Wood, Joe Tex, the Chambers Brothers, Canned Heat. But nothing prepared me for the Who, playing the Who's Next material. That was definitely an adult portion. The synthe sounds so dated now, but "Baba O'Reilly" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" were just stunning. Having said that- the 1973, Quadraphenia show was even more memorable.

CSI:Milwaukee - Theme song "Mama's got a Squeezebox"

CSI:Rochester, NY - Theme song "My Generation."

CSI: Belleville, IL - Theme song "Cousin Kevin."

Yes. Let's shift the focus from The Who back to The Hu.

Well, it was the Braves who ended up losing to Philadelphia.

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Kyle (Minneapolis): What do you think of the report of the Dodgers offering up Kershaw and Kemp for Johan in the offseason? Enough to get him?

Jim Callis: Didn't see that report. If I had to trade Santana, that would be a good starting point. And as crazy as this sounds, the Dodgers might regret that trade. If Kershaw and Kemp reach their potential, they'll be bargains while they're cost-controlled.

Later somewone threw in Loney and Laroche to the proposed trade in which Callis replied that the Dodgers would pretty much be crazy to trade away 4 cost controlled cornerstones of a franchise for Santana. Anyway, it's nice to know there are people out there who like our prospects enough to not be willing to part with 2 of them for one of the best pitchers in baseball.

ok, just kidding

a historical footnote that NOBODY HAD DONE (from what I understand) which made it unique back in '67, gets total original points from me.

http://tinyurl.com/yrt5r8

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3038065

How is Peter Frampton related to The Who?

Uh, I don't know much about classic rock...

Not knocking all post-hippie era music, but I was in high school just as the Sex Pistols/ Ramones, etc. broke out and started all that new stuff. It's very funny to hear "Blitzkrieg Bop" played at a sports stadium when I can remember that sort of music scaring people.