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Joe Torre has been on record as far as I know as a big proponent of Manny Ramirez, but he apparently expressed reservations about the slugger to one source - Mr. Ron Howard.
Times film columnist Patrick Goldstein blogged last week at The Big Picture that Torre is all too conscious of Ramirez's defensive limitations.
Howard and I are big baseball fans -- the first time I met him, back in the 1980s, we went to a minor league baseball game in Montana, where he was filming "Far and Away." So his first question to me was not "Do you think I'll get a DGA nomination? -- which he did today -- but "Do you think the Dodgers will sign Manny Ramirez?" As it turns out, Howard had far more insider knowledge than I did, because he's pals with Dodger Manager Joe Torre, who told him that he loved Manny's hitting and impact on the team but was concerned about whether Manny's legs would hold up playing left field in the National League. Torre figured he might be a better fit in the American League, where Manny could DH more often.
If nothing else, this reminds us that there might be a reason, besides speculation about the organization's finances, that the Dodgers don't move their offer to Ramirez beyond two or three years.
Can someone familiar with Lowe's repertoire tell me which one of his pitches he is in the act of throwing here?
http://tinyurl.com/85aqad
Tigers Thoughts had an awesome breakdown of all the Elias rankings.
Short answer as to why Cruz > Lowe:
a) Cruz had a lot of Ks (158 last 2 years)
b) Lowe didn't have a ton of wins or Ks
For relievers:
*The stats used for relievers are Total Games (Games Started*2+Games Relieved), Innings Pitched, Wins+Saves, Winning Percentage, ERA, IP/Hits, and Strikeouts. Note that Innings receive just 75% of the weight of the others*
I still predict the Dodgers end up signing Manny - for 3 years. I don't see anyone going longer than that and hope that gives the edge to the Dodgers. I agree with Torre, any longer than 2 or 3 and his knees are gonna give out. Then just cut ties and trade him to an AL team.
Dear Editor: Please ask Mr. Plaschke to keep his opinion about the loveable Chad Billingsley to himself.
Signed:
Eric Stephen
Billingsley throws at a guy. Then proceeds to get thrown out of the game and suspended for 5 games.
Plaschke that night will write a column on how it was the wrong time to to do it.
The initial meeting scene between the Woody Allen character and Annie Hall is always great with the subtitles and everything.
Just the expression in Woody Allen's eyes when Annie orders that sandwich just says it all.
Haha. I actually broke my Rule #1 (don't read Plaschke) and read the article, expecting to hate it. But it was a harmless article. I liked the way Chad handled the interview, and I didn't really have too much of a problem with Plashcke's tone or questions.
The only thing I'd change is Billingsley's Christmas card. No dogs on the card, man! :)
Annie Hall is on my list of must see movies. It's behind Freaks and Geeks in my mental DVD queue though.
A well stated case that Murphy is at least as deserving as Rice at:
http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUXPiGqmMKg
Paraphrasing -
Lamar: I know I can play ball in the league, my debut against you GP, I think I dropped 30 on you.
Laughter
Gary: You was doing that against the forwards, I think I scored 35
I prefer to think of him as...wait for it...Narrator.
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