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Dodger home record: 50-35 (.588)
When Jon attended: 9-5 (.643)
When Jon didn't: 41-30 (.577)
Dodgers at home: 795-635 (.556)
Jon attended: 302-238 (.559)*
Jon didn't: 498-404 (.552)
* includes road games attended
Current Roster with Estimated 2009 Salaries
(updated November 14)
Most figures are estimates (some are wild estimates) but will be updated as information comes in. Corrections welcome.
More contract details here.
Starting Pitchers (5)
$10,000,000 Hiroki Kuroda
*$475,000 Chad Billingsley
*$415,000 Clayton Kershaw
*$405,000 Eric Stults
*$400,000 James McDonald
*Total: $11,695,000
Bullpen (7)
*$2,500,000 Takashi Saito
*$1,300,000 Scott Proctor
*$1,500,000 Jonathan Broxton
*$425,000 Hong-Chih Kuo
*$420,000 Cory Wade
*$410,000 Ramon Troncoso
*$400,000 Scott Elbert
Total: $6,955,000
Also on 40-man roster
Mario Alvarez
Yhency Brazoban
Greg Miller
Justin Orenduff
Starting Lineup (8)
$17,100,000 Andruw Jones
*$3,000,000 Russell Martin
*$2,500,000 Andre Ethier
*$600,000 Matt Kemp
*$600,000 James Loney
*$500,000 Angel Berroa
*$410,000 Blake DeWitt
*$400,000 Tony Abreu
Total: $25,110,000
Bench (5)
$10,000,000 Juan Pierre
*$600,000 Jason Repko
*$410,000 Delwyn Young
*$400,000 Danny Ardoin
*$400,000 Chin-Lung Hu
Total: $11,810,000
Note: Team can buy out Ozuna's 2009 option for $200,000
Also on 40-man roster
A.J. Ellis
Lucas May
Xavier Paul
Disabled List
$12,000,000 Jason Schmidt
Also Paying ...
$2,000,000 Brad Penny (buyout of $9,000,000 option)
$50,000 Gary Bennett (buyout of $900,000 option)
Note: Kansas City is responsible for $500,000 buyout of Angel Berroa's $5,500,000 option for 2009.
Working total: *$68,020,000
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You don't have to put in too much time to move into the top 100 on the all-time Los Angeles Dodger plate appearance chart (at Baseball-Reference.com). Active Dodgers on the list:
44) Jeff Kent: 1,754
54) Rafael Furcal: 1,497
71) Russell Martin: 1,192
75) Andre Ethier: 1,047
77) Nomar Garciaparra: 1,024
96) Juan Pierre: 788
123) James Loney: 596
131) Matt Kemp: 560
167) Chan Ho Park: 399
231) Derek Lowe: 238
234) Brad Penny: 226
308) Andruw Jones: 94
330) Chad Billingsley: 75
335) Blake DeWitt: 68
351) Chin-Lung Hu: 59
359) Delwyn Young: 53
363) Mark Sweeney: 52
The top 25 is another story. Bill Buckner holds that spot with 3,081.
Willie Davis is No. 1 with 8,035.
Update: Jonathan Broxton is unavailable tonight and went to have an MRI, Tony Jackson reports.
A couple comments/questions:
1. Are we supposed to think that Kelso is now off the show?
2. A likely scenario: Dr. Cox is offered the chief of medicine position. He resists, despite much cajoling from Jordan. He finally agrees to accept the position, after he and JD share a "special" moment in which JD expresses his respect and support.
Never have, probably will one day
Oops, there's a bit of a spoiler, though nothing too surprising.
The first 4 seasons or so are great, and definitely worth watching.
Broxton taken for MRI (Tony Jax).
Who comes to the rescue? Jon Meloan?
He wants to be a starter... How about Brazoban?
Broxton might have a lat strain similar to Rich Harden's. He'll miss at least tonight's game. If he's forced to the DL, the Dodgers could call up Yhency Brazoban or Ramon Troncoso. The decision to cut Rudy Seanez at the end of the spring is looking more foolish by the week.
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While I find the genius and the geek to be incompatiable in the same mind, I'm really enjoying the annoying character in Big Bang. The Time Machine story line was the best they have done. The easy geek jokes should get old after a while and I'm curious how they plan to combat it, but I've enjoyed the 1st season.
Oh please. Is that tongue in cheek? If they seriously think that, they've just dropped off the face of the earth in my mind.
I never had you down as a video game guy.
Iron Man is actually getting great reviews at Rottentomatoes. Jon's Variety guy really liked it. I have a weakness for anything Marvel and hope they pull off this new studio gig. This is the 1st movie they self produced and the rebirth of Marvel is one of the great business/entertainment stories of the 21st century. If anyone is ever interested in a David versus Goliath story read "Comic Book Wars" and it will make the rebirth of Marvel even more special.
That is why Rotoworld is free and Rotowire costs you some coin.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/schedules?date=20080429
and I was having a hard time seeing what you were looking at.
I still laugh while watching Scrubs, but I find myself not really liking the show. The supporting cast is still solid, but JD and Elliot have been "dialing it in" for a while now.
Furcal, SS
Ethier, LF
Kemp, RF
Kent, 2B
Martin, C
Loney, 1B
Jones, CF
DeWitt, 3B
Lowe, RHP
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D4P, to answer your question, isn't this the final season? If there are but a scant few episodes left, the character in question can still appear now and then but if that person is off the show it's only for a few episodes.
Is anybody? It always depends on who is doing the writing. I'm sure when Erickson is writing the rotowire stuff he is spot on when it comes to analysis but given they do this 24/7 who knows who is actually writing this stuff.
I love Marvel stuff, too. I dunno if I'll be watching Iron Man in theaters, though.
Didn't stop me from playing, though.
While Martin may or my not be our best player, I think you could easily argue the step down from Martin to Bennet would be largest step down in performance then any other position the Dodgers have.
And of course, I'm just stating the obvious I was await the 04:00 game box scores to start kicking in.
And I really think that Roto comment on Seanez was sarcastic. They can be pretty facetious. I hope so, for their sake, anyway.
I had to think twice about what you meant by PC. The other kind of "PC" might make a GTO game last about 5 minutes long.
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Okay, that was a bit of lucky hit for Martin, but we'll take it. Kent's shot went for an out so it works out.
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48. So,that´s why the crowd hasn´t arrived!
Thank you!
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Okay, as you wish, I have the MLBTV on my work computer. After Lowe gave up a little dribbler hit to start off, Martin nailed the baserunner trying to steal, and the next two batters went out meekly. Inning over. 1-0 Dodgers after 1.
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>> Around the bases: The Los Angeles Dodgers promoted RHP Yhency Brazoban (0-1, 2.53, two saves) to Triple-A Las Vegas before Monday's game. ... After six games with the Suns, IF Andy LaRoche will continue his rehabilitation assignment with Las Vegas. LaRoche, who's recovering from surgery on a torn thumb ligament, went 7 for 22 (.318) with one double and one RBI. Up next: The Suns are scheduled to send Sturtze (0-1, 19.29) against Tennessee Smokies RHP Justin Berg (0-3, 3.49) to open a five-game series at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. <<
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Hope Kemp can ____ one out.
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Kinda cool to see Andruw and Pierre in the dugout chatting together. At least Pierre's cordial to him, even if some among us probably wish neither of them were in the dugout.
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On the 25-man: Loney, Broxton, Young, Martin
Others on the 40-man: Miller, McDonald, Stults
Unsigned Future #1 Overall: Luke Hochevar
2003 Draft Dodgers
25-man: Billingsley, Kemp
DL: LaRoche
40-man: Paul, May
In MLB with another team: Wesley Wright
2004 Draft Dodgers
25-man: DeWitt, Wade
40-man: Orenduff
On the way: Elbert
In MLB with another team: Justin Ruggiano
Unsigned Future #1 Overall: David Price
Is the 2002 Dodger draft the best in team history? Is it one of the best drafts of all-time?
In 1968, the Dodgers drafted Bobby Valentine, Bill Buckner, Tom Paciorek, Doyle Alexander, Joe Ferguson, and then later (in the secondary phase, which no longer exists) nabbed Steve Garvey & Ron Cey.
Time, and perhaps James McDonald, will tell which draft was better, but it's cool to be reaping the rewards of such great drafting.
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Miller is still only 23 (well, on May 21). He's been beaten like a drum thus far in 2008 but he just needs some time in the minors to develop and by next year or sooner should contribute positively to the Marlins.
96 I don't think Miller should be judged too harshly yet. He just needs some more seasoning. Or perhaps a lot.
I dont know how much development will matter if his stuff doesnt improve. I mean, he's lost a good 6-7 mph on his fastball. Its hard to go from a power pitcher to a finesse guy at the age of 23.
(I keed, I keed...)
Oh, and he's only got one option left, better hope he figures things out soon.
The perils of an instant major league contract. Wasn't Wily Mo Peña in the same situation? Out of options while still very green.
Canuck, is it too early to rate the 2002 draft ahead of the 1968 draft (see 87 )? I need an expert opinion.
So we have a horse and a bison out there.
The Marlins are probably very upset that the Tigers had Miller throw five innings in the FSL in 2006 before calling him up.
2-0 now. Jayson Werth is unreal right now.