Don't go to Boston for the springtime
Their payoll's on the high end they don't got lots of room
If you don't produce they kick you on the sidewalk
By a café where you'd probably be workin' soon
Don't go to Boston
I say "No", would you come home to me

And I said, hey A-Rod why don't you settle down
Boston ain't your kind of town
Their winter's cold and there ain't nobody like me
I'm the poster known on The Tubes as D4P

Don't go to Denver with the snowfall
On TV or in the newspaper you won't be found
Nobody cares bout the Rockies on the east coast
When they go to bed at night your game's just goin' down,
Don't go to Denver
I say "No", would you come home to me

And I said, hey A-Rod why don't you settle down
Denver ain't your kind of town
Their winter's cold and there ain't nobody like me
I'm the poster known on The Tubes as D4P

Now the rumor mill goes 'round and 'round
And I doubt that it's ever gonna stop
But of all the players we've lost or found
And all that we ain't got
We still need a batter
Not a broken ladder

Please come to LA to live forever
A dynasty alone is just too hard to build
You'll live in a house that looks out over the ocean
And there's some stars from Hollywood
Livin' up on the hill
Please come to LA
Don't say no, won't you come home to me

And I said, hey A-Rod why don't you settle down
LA's your kind of town
You'll get your money for nothin' and all your chicks for free
I'm the poster known on The Tubes as D4P
I'm the poster known on The Tubes as D4Peeeeee—eee-eeee

But if what Little is saying represents the Dodger direction, better late than never.

Most of the front page (67%) is devoted to an NHL preview; "Dodgers are not kidding about this" (Jon's first referenced article) is the main headline, and Plaschke's column (on Mitch Kupchak) is the other item on the front page, below the fold.

I was never a big fan of Newhan's when he was full time at the Times, as he wouldn't know an OPS if it hit him in the face, but luckily he understands the counting numbers. Great to see him go toe to toe with Bill on this.

So let's review the timeline of the last two days:

Plachke makes a push to Trade Kemp.

Josh Rawitch defends magmt from the standpoint that they won't suddenly trade Kemp
USS Mariner defends Kemp
True Blue LA defends Kemp
Molly Knight defends Kemp
Dave Stewart defends Kemp
San Gabriel Valley reporter (scanman) defends Kemp
Baseball-Prospectus Defends Kemp
Baseball-Reference Defends Kemp
Grady Little defends Kemp
Ross Newhan defends Kemp

I have a feeling nobody has stepped up to defend Plaschke.

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Hey btw, GO KINGS GO! GO KINGS GO!

Thats odd.

Detailed collection of video clips and a run through the stats.

Humma Kavula buys a Matt Kemp #27 T-Shirt. I speak with my dollars!

Derek Lowe is offending me more than anybody else. He keeps saying this needs to be cleared up before spring, yet he keeps talking about it.

(found at Your Daily Awesome)

Matt Kemp Memorial

Did I miss a headline?

Man, did Dwight really put whatsherface's cat in the freezer? That's some cold stuff.

One of the two had the Matt Kemp stats page sponsored by Enders, so maybe that doesn't quite count.

This seems like the perfect term to describe this season and its a term Frank and Ned should adopt. "This was a season of transitional integration. We had hoped it would go better but it was a necessary growing pain to bridge some of our home grown young stars to the major league level." We believe we achived this and next season all systems should be go for these kids. It should also allow use to use our payroll to acquire a player or two fo distinction this off season"

The silence from Frank and Ned on this issue is too loud.

2.7 centered in SM

http://www.data.scec.org/recenteqs/Quakes/ci10282993.html

My family always says that I am nuts for living out here while ignoring the fact that they just had a flood that basically destroyed the top metro center in the entire state and they have frequent tornadoes...but I'm nuts.

Interesting quote from Little. The 20-games part makes me cringe.

As a Dodger this season, Loaiza is 1-4 with an 8.34 ERA, compared to Schmidt's 1-4 with a 6.31. Loaiza lost his last four starts, reaching the fifth inning in none, while posting a 10.34 ERA and allowing eight homers in 15 2/3 innings.

Not good.

The Rockies are a good example of that," said Little. "At this point, it's paying off for them. L.A. may be a little different than Denver, Colorado. It's going to take some time."

So its "LA" that wont accept the youth movement.

Some people are really afraid of earthquakes.

58 - It's times like these that I really appreciate working in the middle of a cornfield.

Fact: Four people are affected every year by trade rumors focused on Matt Kemp

Massachusetts is one of the few states with seismic codes that are comparable to California.

Sure enough, on the second day we were there, there were a few 3.6 - 4.0 earthquakes a few miles southeast of town. During the first one, they were surprised, and had no idea what was happening. I had to inform them that, yes, this is indeed an earthquake, and it would behoove them to move away from the windows. By the third one, they were almost giddy about the ground moving.

Owner Frank McCourt is "quite upset" with the Dodgers' performance down the stretch, according to a source close to the team. But while people in the front office are bracing for change, two Dodgers observers say they are fairly sure that GM Ned Colletti is "safe." However, Grady Little could still be in a little trouble, according to those people.

Nobody is predicting that Little will be fired yet, but if he is, Dusty Baker could be a candidate for the job. Baker, a longtime Dodgers player, managed the Giants when Colletti was in the front office there. Baker is also close to Jeff Kent, who has the ear of McCourt's wife, Jamie, the team's vice chairman and president, if the Dodgers do decide to make a change.

The Dodgers' clubhouse situation is dreadful, according to people close to the situation. The older players believe many of the top young prospects have shown them no respect. Some of those complaints have legitimacy. But one problem is a lack of strong veteran leadership since the defection of Greg Maddux to the rival Padres.

Little was known for running a cohesive clubhouse in Boston (that was supposed to be his strength), but he recently admitted that he was unable to bridge the generation gap that exists in the L.A. locker room, as Kent has recently aired the dirty clubhouse laundry in the Los Angeles papers.

I guess I could look up why Mass has earthquakes, but I'm not going to.

And can we wildly speculate? I'd like to.

Why would Dusty Baker have done any better with the difficult clubhouse situation than Grady Little?

The thing is, whatever Little's mistakes and dumb in game moves, and he had quite a few, this team could do a lot WORSE, too. The grass is always greener with managers, but it's usually deceptive. If they're gonna fire Grady and go with someone else, AND go with the youth movement like Little was suggesting, then they should hire a younger upstart guy - but obviously that wouldn't fly with Jeff Kent.

Better idea: Fire Jeff Kent, and Colletti. Keep Grady. Move on.

I wonder which part Derek has.

Missouri and South Carolina have also had very destructive earthquakes.

Now, now.

I never thought I would say this, but unless Girardi is on their radar screen, keep Little.

If any of these moves come to pass, including Dusty, the Dodgers are going to become a laughing stock.

T.J. Simers and Bill Plaschke?

Check it out here on the USGS website: http://tinyurl.com/cqgj

To be honest, I almost violated Rule 13 and I am one of it's biggest supporters.

I am really bummed out by the Dodgers these days, which is a shame.

A literally electric minotaur at that.

Why don't we cheer ourselves up by considering that Colletti's job is "probably" safe. That's a step down from "best hire I ever made."

Nobody is predicting that Little will be fired yet, but if he is, Dusty Baker could be a candidate for the job.

Nobody is predicting that George W. Bush and Dick Cheney will be impeach, but if they are, the Democrats might not win another election until the year 20,000.

Nobody is predicting that "Mr. Bean's Holiday" will be awarded Best Picture, but if it is, Rowan Atkinson might be declared Emperor of Hollywood.

I mean, really.

Anyway, I can't find said article from Jon Heyman... SI is very hard to navigate.

This will be news to Milton Bradley.

The Baker speculation is unattributed, so this is Heyman just applying a manu-rectal technique to create material.

People stand in line,
Just to hear me cry,
I want to know the other side...

But everyone I choose,
Only brings bad news.
Everybody wants to send me down,
To the Valley of Tears.

That would make it Rule 13(a).

I'll be going to tonights game, plus I'll be rooting for the Rockies against Arizona.

Post 90 never happened.

But 66 contains the entire text on the Dodgers topic.

Or that an earthquake was preferable to a volcano.