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I don't know if anyone's willing to tolerate a bright side, but the team ERA in this series against the National League's highest-scoring team was 1.98. And Dodger starters have been cruising into the seventh inning or later every game for more than a week now. My May 18 suggestion that the Dodger pitching wasn't the team's biggest worry isn't looking so bad.
After pulling a third baseman out of thin air in April, Los Angeles is needing to reinvent at second base, shortstop and center field on the fly, temporarily if not permanently. It's a challenging task and perhaps it will be one they can't accomplish in 2008. But even if the offense remains below average, it can bounce back from this, and take advantage of a pitching staff that is rounding into form. Andy LaRoche isn't a savior, but he can help this team. (Blake DeWitt told Diamond Leung of the Press-Enterprise he has no issue with moving to second base). Every little bit of improvement helps. Arizona hasn't been able to put the Dodgers away. I wouldn't give up just yet.
This year, Jones was terrible, but was replaced by Pierre. Furcal goes down, we get Hu. Kent goes down, we get Maza. God help us if Martin gets hurt.
We get to see Kershaw & Billingsley back to back for the foreseeable future, and we have a chance to drive a nail in the coffin of the Mets' managerial career of Willie Randolph this weekend.
Laroche can catch! They considered moving him to catcher about 6 years ago.
Since 1956, the longest stretch of games any team has had without an XBH was six games by the 1967 Yankees.
The 1967 Yankees were, in a word, bad.
I would think that in the Deadball Era some team might have had a longer streak, however, it was easier in that era to get a really cheap double because fans were on the field quite often.
You forgot the glass half full stuff:
1) Nomar/LaRoche went down, we got DeWitt!
2) Schmidt stayed down, we got Kershaw!
3) Kent goes down, we eventually get LaRoche!
4) Kuo doesn't go down, we get Kuo!
5) Billingsley becomes the Ace!
Dodgers will be fine once they play the bad teams again.
"The Dodgers, whose firepower suddenly become less than that of the Tibetan navy ..."
Despite that slump, the 1961 Dodgers weren't bad. They finished just four games out of first. And Sandy Koufax struck out 269.
From Diamond:
On Friday, Clayton Kershaw will pitch wearing the No. 22, and he'll turn in the No. 54 jersey. If you're wondering what becomes of Mark Sweeney, he's taking No. 21.
Jon says it well above, the bright spot is that the pitching has come around 180 degrees from where it was not that long ago, and with Kershaw in the mix to boot. It's frustrating that they have nothing to show for it this week, but you know the offensive drought won't carry on like this.
And the thing about 2 is that the guys coming up in 2005 were not ever going to be major league ready. The Dodgers have now gotten looks at some really good young players in the batter's box and on the mound (and yes, a few fringe players like Maza, but he hasn't been as terrible as I feared). It's really not quite the same thing. But when you start losing a number of players it's always a concern.
A depressing loss, but every season has its share of nadirs, and I feel like this series may be one of them.
Getting Kershaw/Billingsley back to back (in line with no switches between now and then) would be awesome.
Go Lakers!
Valleys, how's that? Lots of valleys...
Which is better than multiple abysses.
The last non-Sweeney to wear #21: Marlon Anderson. If they can DFA the greatest hitter in LA Dodger history, surely they can do the same to the 4th worst!
http://www.bb-ref.com/pi/shareit/rKan
Wait, I already am crabby.
Even Tony Jackson answering my question earlier didn't make up for the rest of this crummy day.
I messed the days up. Off day is June 9. Kershaw is slated for June 10 (and presumably June 15); Billingsley for June 11 (and presumably June 17).
This is presuming a 5-man rotation of course, meaning you would probably get Kuroda on June 18.
At the same time that the young players are trying to find their way, management acts like we are one player away from being a championship contender. The signing of Jones is the kind of move a team on the verge of a championship makes, not a team filled with young players. Similarly, with Kershaw joining the rotation, we now have a starting staff of two very young pitchers not yet in their prime, and three older pitchers who are moving past theirs. (You can even throw Schmidt into this argument, since he was originally to be part of the rotation from 2007-2009.) What do they do if Kershaw struggles, which he will at some point? Send him down because we cannot afford his on the job training? Or let him pitch through his struggles. And top all this off, we have a manager who was hired so the team could win now, and likely won't be here in 2-3 seasons.
If you add all this up--young players not quite ready, old players past their prime, and a management that cannot commit to one philosophy, you get what we have been for the past year, a .500 team.
A 5 hour drive? That's Icaros-level dedication.
I have a feeling pretty soon Sweeney's number will be 86
Most ABs, Sweeney missed it by that much.
Francisco Lizarraga, the Vegas shortstop, batted in the eighth spot.
--In the first inning, with LV ahead 3-0, he came up with two outs and two on and hit into a force play -- to end the inning.
--In the second, with LV ahead 7-0, he came up with two outs and a runner on third and flied out -- to end the inning.
--In the third, with LV ahead 11-0, he came up with two outs and runners on first and third and hit into a force play -- to end the inning.
--In the fourth, with LV now up 16-0, he came up with two out and a man on second and he . . . singled.
--In the fifth, returning to form, he came up with two outs and the bases empty and struck out swinging. LV led 21-0 at the time.
He made the last out in the first three innings and four of the first five. Sounds like we should call him up.
Vegas lost 12-1 tonight to Tucson.
That's pretty cool; Starkian even.
Hopefully LaRoche is playing 2B at least in warmups. He played 3B in the game tonight (and went 0-4).
It would be pretty cool if Sweeney were shown the door, then he proceeded to go through a series of 15 or so doors on his way out.
But Beltre started coming out of his funk in the second half, doing well enough to help the team stay in the race, sort of, til the last week. So, if KempLoneyEthierMartinDeWittLaRoche can follow in Beltre's footsteps, it could still be a fun season.
That's all I want, a fun season. I'm not expecting this team to be the best in the NL at this point. Perhaps I'm a heretic, but I do think experience matters, and our young guys will hit better the more they get it.
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This is fun.
7 Pierre
9 Ethier
2 Martin
3 Loney
8 Kemp
5 LaRoche
4 DeWitt
6 Hu
1 Kershaw
Torre's talking about seeing what's ahead for next year. Let these guys play till the All-star break and see what happens.
Torre said Kent was particularly frustrated with this recent injury having appeared to snap out of a prolonged offensive slump with three hits Monday.
"It's frustrating him, in the fact that he knows certainly he's a better hitter," said Torre. "He's getting older, but he's pretty honest. If he doesn't think he can still hit, he certainly would hone up to that fact. I don't see it."
I do appreciate the small dose of sweet reason in that story.
I'm not but I have been to Pescadero's in Duarte.
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Hey, Jon, did you, or anyone else here, watch "Recount" on HBO on Sunday? I just finished it and thought it was very well done (great cast), if certainly, er, nerve wracking.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967377.html
Sydney Pollock was supposed to direct Recount but had to pull out because of his illness.
It was Monday, but good call. Total of 3 doubles Monday (Ethier had the other).
Where did the extra-base streak story originate from? ESPN, WGN, or FSN/KCAL?
I have no fancy analysis to base that prediction on, just a hunch and a dream.
Just thought of this when I saw an old clip form 88 and it looked like vin was commentating for NBC.
Sad to say, but you're more likely to hear Dane Cook doing the games than Vin Scully.
66 Vin would do the Dodger radio broadcasts similar to what he did in 2006.
By the way, Kershaw is changing his number to 22 for Friday's game.
In less than a week, the idea of DeWitt and LaRoche playing different positions has gone beyond DT and is now being considered by Torre. Funny how things happen.
I still can't get the sick feeling out from this loss, especially since I got a late text from a cub fan saying only "sweep"
gonna sleep and hope for better success in New York and Laker Victory
Course, opposing pitchers would get to pitch in the same conditions, and we just saw how well that works out...
Home: .387/.620/.581/1.201
Away: .196/.348/.333/.681
The Yankees, one year ago today: 21-29
Or in D4P style:
How many at-bats each...?
51 Away ABs
53 Pretty cool.
I was camping in the Portola Redwoods over the weekend and heard about it through the Park Ranger. It was quite the adventure. There was a D-Backs fan (in Pescadero? I thought that was Giants Country!) sitting at the bar mumbling about my DT T shirt. I also got to meet Jennifer from this season's Top Chef! To top all of that off, they had Anchor Steam on tap. Really cool place.
I also got to see German Krautrock pioneers Cluster play with Ariel Pink at the historic Brookdale Lodge. Overall, probably the best camping trip I've ever been on. The Santa Cruz Mountains rule.
http://tinyurl.com/6asun3
http://tinyurl.com/4ox98n
And if anyone here is ever in the Pismo Beach area be sure to check out Splash Cafe for the best clam chowder you will ever have.
Who would win in a fight between Jim Gott and Rudy Seanez?
My money's on Ditka.
You were present for the infamous Milton Bradley batting glove flap! Paul LoDuca, playing first base and miked up for Fox, told Bradley that if he kept doing that, someone like (Kevin) "Brownie" would put one in his ear.
Luckily you missed Thom Brennaman's holier than thou reaction.
.327/.435/.561/.996
And he's played in 48 of 55 games.
Mark Sweeney:
41 Abs
.098/.208/.122
Chin Hu:
88 Abs
.170/.240/.205
Hu's sample size is starting to worry me. 88Abs is getting up into the range of "maybe he cant hit at this level" type of judgement.
I don't fault Torre for bringing in Saito last night, but after Broxton fanned his 3rd hitter, I couldn't help but think he needed to come out for the 9th. With the kind of lineup Chicago has and the way Lowe dominated with the sinker/slider, Broxton's crazy velocity seemed like the best counter. I know baseball tradition says to bring in your closer, but can't tradition be flexible enough to adjust to context?
The only real Torre/pitching problem -- and it's a minor one -- I had in the series was when Chad was pulled having thrown only 83 pitches on Monday. I think Chad had the opportunity to at least pitch into the 8th, but I can understand wanting to pinch hit for him. Like I said, only a minor issue.
Ah well. The Dodgers need a little more of this to get things going again:
http://tinyurl.com/4x8cby
Anyone owning stock in usage of the word "frenetic" is frantically trying to sell this morning.
I definitely had no problem with Saito coming in for the 9th. I'm just wondering if Torre would even hesitate based on how Broxton had done in the 8th. And with the crazy unlucky stuff for the Dodgers, if Saito hits the bag with his toe, they win. Of course, I blame our offense, since we had ample opportunities to blow that game wide open.
I wasn't reading the thread last night, but did anyone else thing the ump was squeezing Zambrano?
98 Sweeney needs to be DFA. Yesterday. He's well respected and all, but D. Young should be getting Sweeney's high-leverage late-inning AB's. Hu is obviously not hitting but I think it's a bit early to say he can't hit at the MLB level. He doesn't need to hit like Furcal to be valuable to a team, but he does need to be significantly better than he currently is.
It seemed to me that Lowe got a couple of calls on balls coming back across the plate that Carlos was missing. I was just surprised some of our guys did not get rung up a few times on ball 2 or 3.
Good point. This is what I get for canceling my satellite tv and going with over the air. Thankfully MLB.TV sent me a free 2 day trial for premium content for yesterday and today. However, this is the week where almost all the games are on KCAL or Fox, so that was useless to me.
Make sure that when MLB.com comes for your soul in return, that your affairs are in order.
AZ 10-16
LA 15-17
SF 10-22
CO 13-13
SD 11-20
Overall the NL West is 59-88 outside the division which is a .401 winning percentage.
I think every team in the division has to be disappointed at this point in their teams performance.
The good news is that despite our record we are just 3 1/2 back.
Playing Maza/Hu/Pierre all in the same lineup is tough.
These guys are hitting ok. From MLB.
317 Martin
312 Kemp
307 Ethier
294 DeWitt
276 Pierre
272 Loney
(366 Furcal)
(360 Maza)
(286 Young)
If the ball bounces the Dodgers way rather than the Cubs way, the Dodgers win two of the last three. The Dodgers hitters just need to start having some fun with runners on. They need to quit acting like it's the seventh game of the World Series.
Let me just put it this way:
Be careful when you open your front door.
"It's WHAT I GOT!"
As soon as Furcal's back does and he's back.
{yikes}
What are the best features?
Heck, we really don't have anyone exceeding the expected numbers for their position except Martin and DeWitt, and DeWitt is one bad game away from not counting.
They need to quit acting like it's the seventh game of the World Series
I looked up all games seven in WS history (including a deciding game 8 in 1912), and in the 35 such games, the combined BA with RISP is .226 (123 for 544). No idea what the slash stats are though.
When Old Scratch comes knocking for you, he doesn't take the wrong soul.
So much for the Winning Ways of our $4 million/year manager.
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tell 'em underdog sent ya! Er, wait, there's no place to tell 'em. Well, they'll know. Enjoy.
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I've only had 5 complaints with MLBTV this season so far, which is under last year's pace. Good times! Most of them involve silverlight.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7588
Free at last! Free at last!!
I think Doug Collins is a very good analyst, but he talks way, way too much. I'm glad he gets another shot to coach his old team.
Will be interested if you have any Minotaur sightings.
1. Are pitchers beginning to change their pitch selection and location during your at bats and how are you adjusting to that?
2. What is the most difficult aspect of playing second base (if he was to move there)?
I kind of wish Doc Rivers would get fired because I loved him as an analyst. But I'd also like to see Phil Jackson match wits with Doc starting next week.
Tell Saito nobody expects perfection.
I always thought Riley did a good job, Phil Jackson would be pretty good too.
153 Hopefully Doc Rivers is not Sicillian.
Seems like patience, just based on observation.
Kemp only has one less walk than he had all of last year, in around double the ABS.
Thanks by the way.
The Dodgers were 1 for 14, with a walk, hbp and ROE in their above average leverage index plate appearances. Maza's leadoff single in the 10th was the only hit. The Cubs were 6 for 22 in the same situation and were 2 for 4, with two walks and a sac-fly when the leverage index was above 3 (very high leverage situations). Lowe pitched well, too bad Saito, Park and the offense let the Dodgers down last night.
The abyss was 1 for 16 with a walk. The rest of the team was 6 for 19. This team needs Furcal and possibly DeWitt/LaRoche both in the infield at the same time.
vr, Xei
Phew. Okay back to work...
vr, Xei
http://www.fangraphs.com/plays.aspx?date=2008-05-28&team=Cubs&dh=0
vr, Xei
I have seen the I-phone and Blackberries and I believe for browser capabilities, you would want those, mind is find for checking e-mail, looking up stories but not browsing the net.
I have a Treo 700w, and I like it but the internet browsing is spotty. It takes a while for long DT threads to load, for instance. I've seen the iPhone (Branch Rickey at last year's DT game) and it has a much better browsing capability.
Like talk to them.
172 Which Blackberry do you have?
Molly, I would like to know the following, if possible:
What is the realistic timetable for Schmidt's return to the big club? And what does Schmidt need to show (velocity, throwing on the side without pain, recovering from a start, etc) in order to be called up?
Caller: Hello, is this library?
Bob: No, but I work at one.
Caller: Do you carry back issues of Life Magazine?
Bob: We have them of (microfiche, microfilm, etc.)
Caller: You don't have the actual magazines?
Bob: No, we just have them on film.
Caller: Okay, thanks.
I call my BlackBerry "Mom."
No, seriously, it's an 8830. I actually got a "World Edition" because I was going to head to Europe and I was able to convert it so I could read Dodger Thoughts while in Vienna.
That's not nearly as interesting as it sounds though.
We have Life magazine in paper though.
I live in Alabama
I thought you lived in Virginia...
No, that doesn't sound much fun at all.
Where do you get the June 10 date from? Does he get 30 days maximum for his rehab (as opposed to 20 for a position player)? Did he start his rehab assignment on May 12?
Just wondering.
Oh, and re PhoneThoughts, I have a Sony Ericsson phone, which is just fine overall but not super well equipped for web browsing. I do have a special contract (pay $10 more a month) to use 'net unlimited, but I only do it briefly. The browser is okay but not great. If you really think you'll be web browsing on your phone a lot, then an iPhone would be way to go, imho. But to check sports scores, bus arrival ETA, email, my phone's fine.
Oh yeah.
Nate and Canuck
Another reason the Dodgers might pick Melville if available, according to an article on the BA Premium site, his family is letting it known that he expects to be paid in 10-15 draft pick range. The Dodgers pick 15th so he should fit nicely there.
Keith Law said in today's chat on ESPN that Hicks is backing off his stance on not being drafted solely as a pitcher.
People write fiction?
I will say the signal strength is top notch- even in those hard to reach spots. And the unlimited data plan is a cheap $15/mo.
That would be awesome for me. iPhone here I come.
Although my Sprint experience has been fantastic.
I dropped my Sprint service and switched to Verizon because I had no service with Sprint in too many places. Verizon has been much better.
I believe JP's career Dodger HR total will be 0.
anyway tonight will suck, my internship requires me to work at this dirty harry dvd release party thing from about 4-10 or so
so bye bye Dodgers, Lakers, Bruins, boy would I kill for a portable radio.
Although maybe if he does hit one, and only one, we can all look upon it fondly much like Duane Kuiper's lone wallscraper off Steve Stone.
I just don't see him making enough solid contact. Most of his swings are of the slapping/pushing variety where it looks like he is trying put a hard ground ball through the hole or a line drive over the shortstop's head. Just my observation
I've heard some really cool things about the newest version of the iphone coming in june, so basically I'm on wait & see mode.
The only customer service agent I've ever yelled at over the phone was a Sprint PCS one, nine years ago. And he ended up crediting my account! Really freaked out my parents--it was a good fifty minutes of shouting and holding (probably five to one holding).
http://tinyurl.com/493s48
Surprised they could hear you down there...
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=280528107
IsoP on this year's team, even
Hu 35
D Young 35
Pierre 33
Sweeney 24
Pierre has average power for a 2008 LA Dodger.
Team SLG: .383
Pierre SLG: .309
Team IsoP: 115
Pierre IsoP: 33
Also having their best possible year this year are Jason Schmidt and Nomar Garciaparra.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/postseason/bracket-challenge/2008/
I've got Miami, USC (no, not that one), Fullerton, Okie St., North Carolina, Irvine, Texas, and San Diego heading to Omaha.
The Phillies lead the NL (and MLB) with 79 Hrs.
Dodgers rank 28th (out of 30) teams in baseball in home runs.
I think having a 26-26 record should be seen as an accomplishment for a team that has as little amount of HR power as the Dodgers have.
It helps to have the 7th highest OBP in the MLB.
Soria was out for the game after throwing a lot of pitches the day before.
I will no longer comment on Jose Guillen. I have been told it is not ethically right.
5 extra bases for Pierre in 152 AB.
2008
AL IsoP: 138
NL IsoP: 150
But I don't get as mad as you do nearly as often and when I do, you tell me it's off base.
I think if Dodger Stadium still had all the foul territory it use to, it would play a lot like Petco (which would be a good thing). Elevation is basically the same (sea level), and humidity issues are fairly close (San Diego might be a bit higher, but I don't think by much).
With runners on base, Pierre has a .900 OPS, and with RISP, it's .975.
And I think it goes without saying that when I get mad, it's off base. That, or it's about players who are off base too much.
Your Blackberry is always there for you...
That's a very, very, very large exception. The main value of a double is in driving in runs. A single and a steal is in no way comparable to a double, unless you're Juan Pierre's or Scott Podsednik's agent.
Sometimes the battery runs out.
Then I'm sad.
Or I lash out at Jose Guillen.
Yes!!! My Edwin Jackson jersey with no name on the back becomes relevant again.
They will get there, and I am confident that they will get there multiple times. But it isn't going to happen over night.
We knew Kent was liable to fall of the cliff, the bright side is that he is done (at least as a Dodger) in approximately 110 games. We also know what we have in Pierre, and I'm not going to rehash that. Otherwise, everyone is doing what a player at their age/experience should be doing.
268 - I know some guys working with Elite XC, they seem to know what they're doing more than UFC.
And the abandonment issues flare up...
CAT-LHM/BPD:
R-52/42
H-92/91
HR-2/14
RBI-32/55
BB-49/19
K-47/48
AVG-.315/.293
OPS-.852/.809
XBH-30/29
As you can see, you can OPS at .852 and win that battle despite getting out-homered 14-2. All you need do is hit for AVG, and 2B and BB a truckload.
To give the kudos to those who did the feat, the LHM:
C-Navarro
1B-Helton
2B-Escobar
3B-Jones
SS-Rollins
CI-Pena
MI-Guzman
IF-Iwamura
LF-Crawford
CF-Rios
RF-Bradley
OF-McClouth
Util-Cust
Bench-Kemp
Ugh. More mythmaking. Do you know how many times this year Juan Pierre has singled to lead off an inning and then stolen second? Once. He did it against the Braves on April 20, and that's it. Once.
Pierre has led off an inning 51 times (which is less than once a game, by the way) and has batted .136 in those situations.
The answer I am really hoping is true is that we are a .550 team that has happened to play .500 ball through 52 games. There is mathematically a 28% chance that a "true" .550 team plays .500 through 52 games.
The other nice idea I have in my head is that our 'true' probability of winning of course goes up and down depending largely on the active roster. With Kershaw here, Jones out, and Furcal hopefully about to come back strong, we really ought to start picking it up. Further, when Jones does come back, he almost has to be better than he has thusfar shown.
Alternately, we had unrealistic expectations for this year.
Are you trying to tell me that my prediction of 97 wins was off base and is no longer within reach?
We're in for a long night of Loney-bashing.
People will start hitting home runs. Andy LaRoche and Clayton Kershaw will give us a boost.
But the fact is that the Dodgers, all season, have had a left fielder on the roster who hits much better than Juan Pierre. And who has started all of one game. So yeah, left field is a position you need to look at when trying to understand why the Dodgers can't score runs. In fact, it's the position you need to look at.
I know to some this will seem like re-opening old wounds, but the idea that Juan Pierre is a good baseball player who has played well this year seems to inexplicably be gaining ground again. It's as false as the Hitler Diaries.
I was talking about the relative value of a double in certain situations. I should have been more clear.
How many times Pierre has singled and stolen second to lead off an inning (or for that matter with no one on base) is, quite simply, irrelevant to the point.
Then again, anything can happen, that's why the play the game, as they say.
Does anyone know if that is Paul Lo Duca broadcasting for the Nats?!(on mlb.tv)
And I'll grant you that JP is the worst leftfielder in the game but Loney, Dewitt and to some degree Kemp have been slumping recently too.
Getting something in return? Interesting...I hadn't considered that...
I think we have a very good chance of winning the division. The wild card seems unlikely, but there's no reason we can't surpass the DBacks.
Kershaw's already up and DeWitt is still producing. This is the team we wanted for the last couple years.
But what you say is true.
Pierre and Hu's combined OPS in May 2008 - 1.047
Ignore that last one. SGravy, maybe?
Sounds like he wants to Be (Almost) Like Mike.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/img/06-06/0622kershaw.jpg
She had 26 strike outs in a game!
If she can make people miss that big ball, just think of how effective she'd be with a smaller one...!
Actually, I remember years ago, Mark and Brian (when I use to listen to them) had Piazza and Karros on with a girls fast pitch softball team (I forget what age they were) and Karros and Piazza couldn't catch up with the pitches.
What's the upper limit for a woman throwing a fastball? Do we know, as a matter of kinesiology, that it's less than a man's? How about batting? Maybe a female equivalent of Adam Dunn is unlikely, but how about a Rod Carew type?
Will we ever see women in professional baseball?
311 I'm still trying to figure out what MMA is.
Not as long as there's no crying in baseball...
I tend to think that if a woman were to make the major leagues, she would be either (a) a pitcher, or (b) a light-hitting, speedy middle infielder. As it happens, Ila Borders was (a), and Toni Stone was (b). A pitcher need not have any otherworldly physical attributes, particularly if they throw a knuckleball.
Look at Juan Pierre. Sorry if it seems like this is Eric-picks-on-Juan day, but hey, you asked, and Pierre's exisitence is the best evidence we have that a woman could play major league baseball. He doesn't have any physical characteristics that a female player couldn't have. He doesn't have a powerful throwing arm, he's not crazy-strong, he doesn't hit for power. He's fast, but no faster than lots of world-class female athletes. If Juan Pierre can carve a career for himself in a high-offense era, there's no reason an outstanding female player couldn't do the same.
This made me laugh, despite myself. You actually make a fun point.
I can't help but LOL at that.
I'm one of the more cynical Dodger fans alive, and I'm still hopeful about the guys on the field. We can definitely pull it together. We were two Loney foul balls away from winning the first two games in Chicago.
My concern is that management doesn't see the team as well, or as wisely, as the people on this site.
Ummm...
Pierre, LF
Ethier, RF
Martin, C
Kent, 2B
Loney, 1B
Kemp, CF
DeWitt, 3B
Maza, SS
Penny, P
I get what you're saying, but hey! That's not nice!
338 Sad when one is excited to see Kent back in the line-up, but there we go.
As for pitching, we need some vintage penny tonight.
And besides Slappy, we don't have a good nickname for juan pierre, why not Mia Hamm??
But they couldn't keep up with any team older than the U-17 team. All the other teams were too fast for them.
So, when's this going to happen? We've gone all over the world to find top players. Is it time to go into the women's locker room?
(Consciously imitating Carrie Bradshaw in honor of the opening of Sex and the City, which my wife and her sister are attending tomorrow.)
And their bats are about 19oz
[ducks]
I beleive it was a Yankeee fan in San Francisco.
double whammy!
Are you suggesting that Jack N the Box tacos are not authentic and of the highest quality?
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Perhaps this expains the recent discourse here, I've only been visiting since last October, but haven't seen anything so weak on this site before.
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