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Dodger catcher Russell Martin, who had been getting quite a workout lately, enjoys manager Grady Little's two-for-one vacation plan today, with Sandy Alomar, Jr. getting the start following Thursday's day off.
In case you missed the news earlier, the Dodgers announced that veteran catcher Pat Borders has retired. The 43-year-old Borders had been playing in Las Vegas - a place he never intended to be, preferring to be near his home in Florida - since Martin's callup. Edwin Bellorin is now the next catcher in line, with Dioner Navarro still on the disabled list.
Scattered thunderstorms are in the forecast ...
Didn't you learn anything from Ron and Nancy?
But .360 slugging percentages? Not so much...
RF - Cruz
3B - Aybar
CF - Drew
1B - Nomar
2B - Kent
LF - Ethier
C - Martin
SS - Furcal
This gets the three biggest on base threats at the top of the lineup and puts the worst hitter on the team at the bottom. If only we didn't need sparkplugs.
http://proxy.espn.go.com/mlb/powerranking?season=2006&week=9
"Meanwhile, take a look at the strong NL West contingent infiltrating the ranks of the top 10. The Dodgers, the week's only unbeaten team (6-0), make a well-deserved nine-point leap to No. 8, just behind the No. 7 D-Backs. Helping the Dodgers' cause were their plus-65 run differential (second only to Detroit's plus-80) and their overall balance (third in ERA, fourth in runs scored). The resurgent NL West, last year's worst division, might be this year's best from top to bottom."
I can't say he played it well.
he's long & lanky (sp?)
Cheers
SWAGGER
Not to mention his 16 HRs, 15 BBs, and 42 Ks.
I kinda didn't like it either (better conditioning next year?) but you could kinda tell he was tired on Wed.
I suppose one of these would be possible (Lucille at short, Robles at third, Alomar at catcher), but not probable. Isn't it refreshing?
Did you already cotton to Repko?
42 Ah, thanks...
Pitch 1 - Foul Bunt
Pitch 2 - Foul Bunt
Pitch 3 - Swinging Strike
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5641292
Well, except Frank Robinson didn't put them in that order.
If Livan Hernandez wins tonight, he's going on a list.
Robinson helped Buster out when he was wondering how to propose to his wife.
But I'm not optimistic about this line-up getting to Livan. I hope I'm wrong but I think we have to wear him out with the strong bottom of the line-up.
Tis' a beautiful thing.
Livan's hit by pitches don't hurt very much I would imagine.
How can you read that article? It's written in stupid.
Is that similar to being called "Ruben Mateo"?
Ken Rosenthal cranks out column after column after column with any possible rumor he can get his hands on. I wonder when he eats. Or goes to the bathroom. He's like Jack Bauer without the gratuitous violence.
I think he is more of a macaw, but he has definite budgerigar features.
But then I consider that Cesar Izturis is sort of a Clayton protege.
At that point my smile ceases.
is that a word?
Nope, it's just that Frank Robinson has now finally been successful in molding his team into playing baseball his way. The right way. A man's way of playing.
sniff... sniff...
I nominate Heather Locklear as woman that has aged the most gracefully. She's a knockout at any age. She also seems alot more down to earth than other movie stars.
vr, Xei
HEATHER THEE THY NAME!!
She was also at a golf tournament at the Trump course that a friend of mine was working. He said she looked anorexic.
http://tinyurl.com/kqdn4
I doubt LA had that many pop-ups during the last homestand.
we haven't really had much in the way of baserunners here... let's not press our luck any more than we need to...
They are saying this with a straight face. Or at least a straight voice, since I can't see their faces.
"O" "DAL" "IS"
"O" "DAL" "IS"
It cant be helped after this game.
looks like Grady didn't appreciate Aybar taking us out of that inning, growing woes that's all, live & learn.
yes!
i already turned off the game, im watching twins-mariners now.
I'm kind of a fan of his now, I saw him in the elevator at Dodger Stadium on Wed. (I was with my girlfreind) he was like "Se miran bien enamorados" I'm really shy so I just stood quite, My girlfriend told him thank you.
[ woken up with bucket of cold water... ]
insert sarcasm icon here.
http://tinyurl.com/g8hlo
There's so many other viable options, that its the only logical conclusion I can come to at this point.
Looks more like iron pyrite to me.
That takes talent.
Frank would make a great little league manager bc its more important for everyone to play, rather than to win.
That takes talent.
Frank would make a great little league manager bc its more important for everyone to play, rather than to win.
How?
There's some SWAGGER!
"Tracy blames Bucs' worst start in 52 years on players"
"Manager Jim Tracy is convinced he's done everything he can to put the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates in position to win games.
Friday, he all but pinned the blame for the team's worst start in 52 years on his players.
Tracy said he can't catch, throw or hit the ball and that that's not his job"
"I know as a manager there are only so many things I can do," Tracy said. "I try to go home and every night and look in the mirror and ask myself if I did everything I could to do to give us a chance to win.
The mirror never tells him that some of the things he is doing could be wrong. Really, such utter lack of humility is extraordinary.
It is his job to put the best catchers, throwers, and hitters in the lineup everyday. A job he fails miserably at, as we are all painfully aware.
oh the irony!
Meanwhile, Lance Carter is to Ned Colletti as Jason Grabowski was to Paul DePodesta. Carter is an Enemy of the State, and harboring EOTSs is an offense punishable by deserved career termination. It is time to admit the obvious, DFA Carter, send Baez to middle relief obscurity where he belonged all along, apologize, say that he won't do it anymore, and move on. And it is certainly beyond time to stop saying stupid things like "Lance pitched 10 innings at AAA and fixed his problems."
they suck, they are all like a min long whereas previous years were up to 6 mins long.
Also, I wonder why we can't seem to win games without Russel Martin, we're 12-18 or so without Martin.
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