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The Dodgers activated Juan Pierre and put Delwyn Young on the 15-day disabled list with "a right oblique strain."
I believe.
A lefty will start.
Ethier will sit.
We will pout.
http://www.beloblog.com/Pe_Blogs/prosports/mlb/dodgers/
Even I can't find a way to spin that in a positive vein
How about, Billingsley is pitching tonight so we don't need a bench. Woo hoo!
Btw, if DeWitt's on the bench, he'd be our righty PH.
It will be interesting to see if Pierre's injury affected his speed - the one and only thing he excels at. They should have at least had him steal a few bases in LasVegas to see if he was "up to speed." I guess Juan complaining about it being too hot in Vegas made the Dodgers feel sorry for him and led to him coming back early.
I also need coffee.
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From previous thread,
318 blue22
311 - His dad is Todd Rundgren.
I had no idea! Looked it up and Todd R has two sons who play pro baseball. Who knew?
Sheesh.
I really need coffee.
we cant just assume ethier wont be playing.
Kemp, RF
Martin, C
Kent, 2B
Nomar, SS
Loney, 1B
Jones, CF
LaRoche, 3B
Billingsley, P
Or either way, we lose.
Kemp, RF
Martin, C
Kent, 2B
Nomar, SS
Loney, 1B
Jones, CF
LaRoche, 3B
Billingsley, P
Good to see LaRoche back in there again, at least.
How do you do that linking the number to a comment?
And, without Pierre, they might have to play Andruw Jones, instead of Kemp and Ethier.
Here is hoping someone is watching the results when Jones and Pierre are in. When both are in this is a losing team!
"They only like consistency from old players."
like this - only with the number inside the brackets []
Btw, I'm going to post something later this weekend but let's try for a DT North gathering for the Dodgers@Giants series Aug 8-10. More soon!
Dre on the Bench is wrong, and Torre has to know it. Last year I felt that Grady played politics to much with his lineups. Joe has been even worse.
Or, as difficult is this is to phantom, a Kemp/Either platoon.
I hope I can go.
They refuse to bench him. They continue to justify his absolutely atrocious play and play him over a better player. We've passed the All-Star break and he still stinks.
The real test now is when we see a right handed pitcher and Kemp is forced to sit.
Dodgers activated outfielder Juan Pierre from the 15-day disabled list.
The Dodgers were 11-9 while Pierre was out, even though they've been dealing with several other key injuries as well. They're probably no better now that he's back, but at least it looks like his at-bats will come at the expense of Andruw Jones, rather than Matt Kemp or Andre Ethier.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZJRSaJUvJc
75 What happened?
Yep. Torre said a week ago that when Pierre returned he would play everyday in left with Jones in center and with Kemp and Either sharing right. But he also said he reserved the right to change his mind about Jones. So it's going to be really interesting to see what Sunday's lineup looks like. Note though that he didn't say that Kemp/Either in right would be a straight platoon. He said they would share right. I took that to mean Kemp would get more ABs than Either. But we'll have to wait and see.
I bet he's going back to the Mets, or the other NY team.
Man, I'm sure hoping D. Young's okay. If this year has taught me anything, it's that we always use the DL for legitimate reasons.
(C'mon Selig--punish Ned for abusing a sacred system!)
Actually, he could have meant that he planned to give them about equal playing time. A straight platoon would result in Ethier over Kemp most of the time.
Pure guess...JtD.
$8,000,000.00-Pierre
Kemp
Martin
$9,000,000.00-Kent
$8,500,000.00-Garciaparra
Loney
$14,100,000.00-Jones
LaRoche
There are no more seven figure position players available on the bench.
Play 'em till they drop Torre.
Is Ned happy tonight?
Is Mr. McCourt happy tonight?
For some reason I'm reminded a scene from Braveheart where the King kills his son's advisor by throwing him out the window.
Hope the Dodgers win.
I have GREAT seats for today's game, but I really, really don't have the mental fortitude to deal with Jones anymore.
Looks like I'll be giving away my seats.
Jones is the worst, but I still hate JP way more.
Barons, Bison, Energy, Marshalls, Thunder, Wind.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/07/25/pirates.yanks.trade/index.html
Unconditionally release Andruw Jones at the end of the season, maybe some team in Japan wants him, no major league wants a sub .200 hitter on the roster.
Dodgers get Juan Pierre.
This is ridiculous. Ethier has been hitting lefties better recently.
I've decided to go to the game, pay 60 dollars for 4 beers and just close my eyes when Andruw comes up.
I just really am going to loathe tonight.
I've disagreed with lineup moves before- Tracy not batting Choi second, for example- but at least I could see some logic.
Consistently playing a player who is good for at least 3Ks a game is just beyond me. What? Does Torre thing the double the other day is going to shake him out of it?
I've had enough. Somebody talk me off this ledge.
They spelled Marshals wrong.
It might actually be worth it to jump. Try to land on Jones.
No, it's a cross-promotion with the discount clothing store.
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Then again, Andruw gets owned every night by opposing pitchers.
I actually splurged on expensive seats tonight just to be see Bills. And now this.
BEER ME!
Maybe the Dodgers used an alternate spelling for Ethier... J-O-N-E-S.
considering the prince's advisor was also his lover. (or am I
thinking of the wrong movie, it's been year.)
"Defenestration" is usually used in reference to the city of Prague.
The Czechs had a penchant for tossing people out windows that they didn't like.
It's a Czech thing, you wouldn't understand.
Ok, your centerfielder sucks so much he spent $18 million on heavy metal sombreros and has already worn all of them.
Andruw Jones is but a half-eaten pork chop in the infinite garbage disposal that is our universe.
Braveheart, and adding Defenestration to my vocabulary
has made today all worth while.
That's a joke, son.
struggles. What I do have a problem with is the "Three
decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwhich, topped with
arsenic sauce" that keeps putting him in the line-up.
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