Kershaw has also been quoted as saying that he expects to sign right away. After last year, this stuff makes me happy.

I wonder where they'll start these guys? My guess is that Morris will be sent to Columbus, and that Mattingly, who's apparently rawer than a steak at Jackrabbit Slims, will go to the GCL when they start playing on June 20.

Kershaw - maybe Ogden?

"Kemp has a helpful teacher. Kenny Lofton, one of baseball's most accomplished center fielders, has been helping the rookie. The two often hang out together.

'He's taught me a lot about how to play the outfield,' Kemp said. 'He's one of the first people I go to, and so far, I've learned a lot.'"
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Hopefully Kenny hasn't been teaching Kemp his nifty trick of running in when the ball is hit over his head, and running back when the ball is hit in front of him.

I agree but the Dodgers are 1-11 when Sandy Alomar bats twice or more in a game. I think they can ride Martin till Navarro's back at least. Once Navarro's back, they can split time and keep each other fresh.

Furcal, SS
Cruz, RF
Nomar, 1B
Kemp, CF
Aybar, 3B
Ethier, LF
Martinez, 2B
Martin, C
Lowe, P

No mention as to whether the lack of JtD in the game is wrist-related or not.

With an off day last Thursday and another one coming up tomorrow I would think Martin would be OK to start all 3 games this weekend. Especially since the weather isn't all that warm.

While I agree that the Dodgers are going to try and sign their top picks as soon as possible, that is more to get them ready for their short season leagues, Ogden for instance starts in the next week or so.

Ogden would seem a likely destination for all three top picks, Chad, Scott Elbert, Greg Miller, Blake Dewitt among others all started there. Some, Sergio Pedroza and James Loney did get promoted from Rookie ball to Columbus and Vero Beach but most stay for the full season.

1. Not sure this is really "news," but the Dodgers have "entered the fray" for SWAGGER.

http://tinyurl.com/r87vl

2. The "Inside the Dodgers" blog had a plug yesterday for "An Inconvenient Truth," the movie on global warming made by the Father of the Internet. I was (pleasantly) surprised to see such a thing on the official Dodgers blog.

I don't think Grady would run Martin into the ground intentionally. Look how carful he is being with Drew, Nomar and Lofton. Grady's comments about these guys suggest that he recognizes that to give them a day or two now will serve them well in the long run. However, whether Martin would tell Grady that he needs a rest is another matter.

9. Bob Timmermann: Drew had to leave the game with a stiff knee. It wasn't strategy. It was necessity. Somebody had to play right field or else the fly balls hit there would roll all the way to the wall.

You mean like all the balls hit to CF do? Lofton is a pleasant surprise at the plate (batting average-wise), but he's much worse than I expected defensively. Once the BA collapses to the expected .270 range, he'll be completely done. I hope Kemp can learn via the "do what I say, not what I do" method.

Martin's Rate2: 121
Alomar's Rate2: 71

That's a pretty large gap, no?

Granted, Coors Field is huge, but how many times yesterday alone did Lofton run a LONG way to get to a ball that had already dropped behind him?

That's something that do defensive metric can measure. Maybe those balls were hits no matter who was in CF, but Lofton turns them into triples with his terrible jumps, terrible routes, and wet noodle arm. Jason Jennings scoring from 1st?! Jason Jennings?! I'm surprised the batter didn't lap him.

Very odd to me that Lofton's speed shows up on the bases, but not so much in the OF.

LF = $$$$$$$
2B = $$$$$$

Also, Kent was starting to pick it up before he got hurt. I think they're looking at Soriano as an outfielder, which is equally nonsensical considering there's not really enough playing time to go around for the outfielders we have already.

Any Soriano deal would have to be put under the category of "done more for PR reasons than baseball reasons."

2002
23 BBs, 157 Ks

2006
23 BBs, 55 Ks

His career high in BBs is 38, and he's already more than halfway to that, less than halfway into the season. On the negative side, he has only managed to get hit by 2 pitches thus far...He has to work on that skill...

I was almost going to make a fifth post; then it hit me that making five posts in a row is sort of the online equivalent of dementedly talking to yourself on the subway.

Nick Swisher has not left building.

Plus, he doesn't appear to be a very good 2nd baseman.

I nominate this for understatement of the week. Holy moly - Soriano is execrable at 2nd base. He HAS to be a top-10 hitter (which is he only in bursts) to be a net contributor, because his defense is off-the-charts bad. Put it this way - he made Jeter look good by comparison.

And then Damon was throwing it in.

On a related note, Damon just scored on a ball hit over Swisher's head.

It's all coming full circle.

Horacio Ramirez just got hit in the head with a line drive. The ball went all the way into right field so hopefully it was just a glancing blow.

41 - I don't know of a link but I recall reading Mattingly signed on the day of or the day after the draft. He just wanted to go play ball and to hell with college. Can't say I blame him.

Red Sox win first game 5-4 over Texas.

"T" "om" "ko"
"T" "om" "ko"

It seems to me that if I lived in Denver and only heard baseball being called by the Rockies' TV guys, I would wonder how the Rockies don't win 120 games a year.

DLowe gets a little luck.

"Say Grady. What was that on friday nite about 'arm angles'?"

So was Doc Gooden and Fernando Valenzuela.

With that said, KEMP!

I don't think Matt Kemp is that good.

http://tinyurl.com/lhdgr

Kemp needs a lot more at bats and a lot more success to get in to this club. These guys are pretty good to say the least.

i agree. once pitcher stop challenging him middle of the plate in and he continues to hit well, then we should start getting super super giddy.

david wright and miguel cabrera are basically one tiny notch below albert pujols.

Kemp's doing better than that so far.

you think it's just a tiny notch? I'd call it a regular-sized notch. Even Griffey and ARod didn't start their careers at Pujols' level, all things considered.

Thus, Grady Little is the new Jessica Simpson.

When Miguel Cabrera came up to the majors, from the Double A Southern League, at age 20 in 2003, he hit .268/.325/.468 for the rest of the season, with 12 homers in 314 AB's.

After starting the season in the Double A Southern League, at age 21, Kemp is already half way to Cabrera's rookie year MLB home run total, in a very small percentage of the number of major league AB's Cabrera had.

Pujols was a guy that just came out of nowhere.

thanks Jon!

with kemp, cruz at first base is already in scoring position.

I am firmly in the "Joe DiMaggio was overrated" camp.

He was very good, but the reason everyone thinks he was so good was that DiMaggio made it a point to tell everybody how good he was.

Fortuantely, there has already been a negative biography written about DiMaggio to save me the trouble of a Frank Robinson-like harangue.

...for example

I guess I wasn't thinking becuase the move was so stupid.

Although the only pitchers on the Dodgers staff who can truly thrown a chinaman are Perez, and, appropriately, Kuo.

http://tinyurl.com/njzoa

Lofton in for Kemp.
Barf.

I will not bring it up again.

maybe its time for a promotion.

Beating the Dbax/Dodgers 6/7 on the road is a nice achievement.

i assume his elbow is "sore".

92-95 today for broxton.

Rockies are fouling off so many of his pitches today..

It's really good to see a ballclub take the high road like that.

The DBacks claim that Grimsley was "stealing" from them by cheating. There will be a grievance filed over this.

I can't imagine that the rest of the DBacks are going to like it if Grimsley gets stiffed no matter how much they might dislike him now.

The whole claim by the DBacks management is incredibly hypocritical.

Even Shawn Green gets lucky from time to time.

Looks like the Bull might be back on mop-up duty, next week.

Nomar is due.

buh-DA-bup. I'll be here all week!

http://tinyurl.com/e88ze

I'm really surprised they don't push that angle in the ads.

4-4 2b, hr today. wow.

Old Maid will pinch hit

The mind reels as to what the Rockies management would have done about Grimsley.

Probably a stoning.

it made lance carter worse.

guzman got a hit yesterday.

He's only the Professional Outmaker vs. RHP

Use a pitcher to pinch run Grady!

Grits is a genius!

Nice.

just kidding around, bluetahoe. I love your enthusiasm!

Martin does a good job of wooing Steve's heart.

So I think that makes us .500 w/o Kent so he returns with us no worse than a 1st place tie.

his stats are misleading, Tennessee community college competition isnt exactly hot stuff. Even with that, Morris has great stuff and automatically has the best curveball in the organization now. His fb velocity could concievable increase as well as he fills out, polish off his mechanics, and focuses on pitching full time. he is extremely athletic. On his days off of pitching, he was the starting CFer for his CC team.

a buddy of mine said he read in the LA times today that someone up in the Dodger front office told Guzman not to be worried about being sent down because we were only playing Kemp to showcase him for a trade.

I didn't hear anything about this...did anyone else?

Although Guzman has been somewhat overshadowed by Kemp, he has made an impression on the manager.

"We like his progress at third base," Little said. "We'll get him as many at-bats as possible."

ummm...what did I say to warrant that? I went out to lunch with a friend who told me he read that. Hence the reason I ASKED if it was true. So, shouldn't you be asking my friend if HE was drinking?

Wow. And for all the right reasons too.
Afterall, if it was Midas that acquired Penny/Lowe/Drew/Kent/Aybar/Martin/Kemp.

Actually, according to an olymbic source, there is an accuate test, it just can't be distributed in large quantities.

Mets up 11-0 in the 5th in AZ.

BTW, someone very soon will make Toaster Post #400,000. We're at 399,974.

No, I'm just pushing for comment #400,000

Leave it alone and I will be throwing confetti outside my window within three years. Put down the phone, get out of the way, and enjoy it with the rest of us.

Sincerely,

Steve

But then again, Ned also got Baez/Carter/Seo/Hamalack/Tomko.

Also, Paul made some bad moves with Navarro (useless now because we spend 10 million to have Green hit 25 home runs for Arizona, then have Navarro potentially be a problem because Martin is better.)

And, Paul also locked up Perez for 9 million a year. So yes, Ned and Paul have made some bad, as well as good moves.

My point isn't the general managers, my point is that I was right in that this is a good team, and would be in first place in this division. Let's enjoy it.

I did see a lot of Canadian National Hero Adam Stern, who's only hitting .234, but is "wicked fast," as the lady the next seat over from me said. (She also asked me if I was a scout, since I was scoring the game. I thought she meant boy scout and was very confused for a moment.) He beat out a bunt for a hit and stole two bases. Apparently nobody's ever told him that speed is the last thing the Red Sox look for when they bring someone up.

So they're letting the Pirates hit against their own pitchers? That's even more extreme than the humidor for evening the odds.

As for us, it'll be nice to have Kent back, even if it's at the expense of Gagne.

Wait a minute. You'd rather have paid Green 16 mils last season and not gotten Dionner Navarro? That was one of the best moves DePo made in trading Green's salary and getting a useful player in return.

Why is having Navarro a problem if Martin is better? Isnt it better to have two good catchers rather than one?

So yes, Ned and Paul have made some bad, as well as good moves

The problem is that you are equating them, when the core of the team has been built by DePodesta. White should get credit for Kemp/Martin.

The only real difference making player that Colletti has brought aboard is Nomar.

Didnt you say the race would be over by June?

Not to mention, Ned also got rid of Bradley, and got a solid player in Ethier.

Like I said, my point is not who built this team, but that I was right that we are a good team.

If you knew ned would bring up the prospects (because lets face it, they are the reason why the dodgers are somewhat winning) then props to you, but i remember you thinking that the team that did not include the prospects would be a first place team (a team that included mueller and cruz and lofton starting with ledee and repko as backups, and navarro/alomar as the catchers, and carter and hamulack in the pen).

The reason why we are not a 500 team is because aybar, martin, ethier, kemp are starting (well most of the time, i wish more) and broxton and kuo are in the pen instead of carter and hamulack, among some other things.

And by the way i agree with you about BOTH ned and depodesta making good moves and bad moves.

That's precisely why i think ned overdid it with the mediocre veterans.
All of our outfielders that we started the season with are out of options except maybe repko, so when ledee and repko come back, bye bye kemp and ethier, unless ned does something.
When mueller comes back, bye bye aybar, unless ned says bye bye to martinez.
Same goes for when navarro comes back, unless ned says bye bye to alomar.
Izturis coming back?

What will Ned do at the trade deadline?

That scares the hell out of me.

All I can say then is:
USA!
USA!
USA!
USA!

Who gets sent down?

Guzman for Kent is probably a given.
The other two are much harder.

You've let to explain why having Navarro on the 25 man roster is a bad thing.

Ledee is only signed thru this season.
But to your point, he might not have signed ledee but he did sign lofton, and overloaded the outfield with mediocre veterans.

"""or traded for Navarro""""

Nothing wrong with navarro as the backup catcher, way better than alomar which he signed.

""""I don't think Kemp is going anywhere"""

Can you show me any proof that repko has options this year because if he doesn't there is no room for kemp and ethier once ledee and repko return, once again ned overdid it with mediocre veterans.

And by the way i have no problem with tomko because he's not blocking any prospects, billingsley is the only pitching prospect ready that is not on the team yet and beimel has options.

And you never addressed the fact that you thought this team would be a first place team with mueller, lofton, cruz starting with ledee and repko backups, navarro/alomar catchers, and hamulack carter in the pen.
When all of that was happening we were not even a 500 team we were below 500.
Then the prospects came up and the team shot up.

BTW In Jacksonville's 12th straight win, 20 out of 21, Andy LaRoche went 4 for 4 with a homer and a double with 4 RBIs, is among the league leaders in RBI, he now has a .896 OPS with a .307 average with more walks than strikeouts.

Based on Terry Collin's statements, LaRoche, who now appears to have a handle on AA, will soon be heading towards Vegas, the only thing that could block him is if they plan to play Guzman at 3B when he returns.

I agree.
But the GM coming to that conclusion I have less faith in.

Seems they all play 3rd base, and all could make a case for being the guy for 2007 at that position.

Mr. Colletti, your work is ingenious. It's a quality team. But there are simply too many players, that's all. Just cut a few and it will be perfect.

i have laroche at 309/421/483 (904 OPS)

where do you have him at?

This is all a hypothetical argument because Navarro, Mueller, Ledee and Repko went down and the kids have done a great job. But to say that the team wouldn't have won with those guys given the great play of Nomar, Kent, Penny and Lowe, should not be easily accepted either.

Its interesting that Milti the other day brought up the point that Izzy is walking alot in his Rebah at Vegas. I wonder if the Dodgers didnt tell Izzy that they are going to try and trade him, so it would be in Izzy's best interest to play a sparkling SS and be patient at the plate.

So do you see a move in his future.

So do you see a move in his future.

yea i think he should/is going to be promoted soon. His development looks to be on track.

Izzy presents a different problem because you have no option but to put him on roster in the next week or so but again, Izzy is not a bench player, with his contract and if he has shown that he can make the plays in the field, he is definitely someone who may moved for someone (maybe a #4 starter)

The teams that need a 3rd basemen dont have what the Dodgers need (starting pitching). Zach Duke, Ian Snell, Oliver Perez.. maybe 1 of those 3 could be had. But are they worth trading a prospect for?

im a fan of Tom Gorzelanny, their power lefty SP in AAA.

numbers for the international league:
79.2IP 2.82 era 60H 3hr 23bb 76k

he was the #3 pirates prospect coming into the season and he has a 90-05 mph fb that sits 90-92 with a plus slider.

That's assuming no other injuries - a tenuous assumption.

Repko is only in his second year - he definitely has options, though e's a long way from healthy.

Yes.

But if you'd like to, I've got a friend called Hubris you can talk to.

383 Actually, I picked the Dodgers to win the division. I said they'd be in first by mid-June.

Must. Hit. Refresh. More. Often.

.366 BA, .400 OBP, for an IsoD of only .034

Also, just 3 BBs vs. 10 Ks

both of those teams had more than solid pitching, they had stellar pitching. There's a REALLY big difference.

I read an article the other day (don't remember where) that noted it's become really hard to win the World Series without having a pitcher who gets called up from the minors and sets the world afire -- KRod '02, Willis '03, Jenks '05. Interesting.

Well I, for one, certainly do.

I do, unless you have in mind:

Game 1 -- Penny
Game 2 -- Lowe
Game 3 -- Penny
Game 4 -- Lowe
Game 5 -- Penny
Game 6 -- Lowe
Game 7 -- Penny

And I just got to answer the question "So, how is the Dodgers' season going this year?" from my wife, which was fun.

A more apt comparison would have been if Ramon Martinez made the '88 postseason roster and threw a couple of shutouts.

Maybe struggling starters Perez, Tomko, Seo sort themselves out. If not, after the probable Billingsley promotion....

1) Should DJ Houlton maybe come with him? He's getting lit up a bit in LV, which happens to lots of pitchers there. But he started 19 games for LA last year, more quality ones than not w/ 5.19 ERA, was described as not easily rattled, is young w/ potential. A couple current starters don't answer to that description too well lately...would Houlton be likely to do worse...or, better?

2) Maybe a better out of box question...Elmer Dessens slipped away more or less quietly last offseason. 3.90 ERA for wretched Royals this year; 3.56 for LA in '05, including 7 starts; 3.2 for LA in '04. Career ERA 4.38, which looks like he's improving.

Career 135 starts, 303 appearances. Basically starter only 2001-03......might not take too much of an offer to wrangle him back to LA...the Hall of Fame probably is safe, but he just might be a capable 4-5 starter...???

3) Wasn't there talk in spring of Kuo becoming a starter? Any reaction?

4) Maybe most out of box question...Trying to get some value out of Carter...who I don't think ever has started. Could he? Opinions on fat chances of that happening? He's lights out in LV, gets his lights punched out in LA. Career ML ERA 4.15. Maybe knowing he was going to get X number of chances, X number of innings unless he totally stunk (which has been known to happen) would help him get his head (and stuff) straight..

Well, they've already figured out how to get pitchers one-tenth (or two-tenths) of an inning, so it shouldn't be too tough.

I still like the idea of giving Miller a look as a starter if it becomes necessary. I'd prefer that to rolling Houlton or Carter out there.

Heck, I'd prefer promoting Orenduff before I'd throw Houlton or Carter out there.

The voices. They're coming back to me.

Apparently I missed something.

The Dodgers success depends on acquiring a new starter. Its great to have 2 really good chances to win each time out (Penny/Lowe). But the 3 other pitchers dont leave alot of confidence.

Grits has done a good job of trying to get Penny/Lowe as many starts as possible, and skipping/benching the stragglers.

I'm not sure that's the right adjective considering we're hoping the season will last until the final week of October.

http://tinyurl.com/k6g8c

Under the rules of baseball Nomar has been the official NL batting leader for quite some time now, probably a week or more.
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"MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Rule 10.23
To assure uniformity in establishing the batting, pitching and fielding championships of professional leagues, such champions shall meet the following minimum performance standards:
(a) The individual batting champion or slugging champion shall be the player with the highest batting average or slugging percentage, provided he is credited with as many or more total appearances at the plate in League Championship games as the number of games scheduled for each club in his league that season, multiplied by 3.1 in the case of a major league player. EXCEPTION: However, if there is any player with fewer than the required number of plate appearances whose average would be the highest, if he were charged with the required number of plate appearances or official at bats, then that player shall be awarded the batting championship or slugging championship."

"I'm just happy to be here. Hope I can help the ballclub."

"I just want to give it my best shot, and the good Lord willing, things will work out."

[Kidding, of course.]

Why?

"Penny and Lowe and pray for snow."

Great timing dept: David Ross, rated excellent defensive catcher, but a black hole at the plate with LA....

With Reds in '06, 7 HR, 71 AB, 19 RBI. .OBP/SLG/AVG .424, .718, .338. Over his head? Way over, based on history, and not many AB. But with any kind of reasonable numbers, let alone ones like this, he'd probably still be with LA.

Have Baez' struggles been mostly mental, or mechanical probs, or what?

The tying run is now in the hold/hole with none out.

During Game 6, ABC kept running a split screen of Dave Righetti and Fernando showing the potential all rookie matchup in Game 7.

And then Bobby Murcer pinch hit for Tommy John...

And George Frazier came in to relieve...

The Diamondbacks have just now dropped out of 1st place and people are writing them off!!!

Can't quote exact source. Seeing it there lent a credibility that maybe I shouldn't have allowed. I take it his defensive excellence was/is debatable?

Ellis Burks of the Rockies was second at .344.

Tying run on deck in Chicago.

any relation Nomar?

Stanford brought in its closer in the fourth inning.

Why that's Mia Hamm's brother-in-law!

Nomar - St. John Bosco High alum
Michael - Bosco Tech alum

The Garciaparra family had a strict Bosco policy.

As in chocolate milk? (Reference for those over 40)

Missed what looked like an exciting game today. Took one of the daughters to see Les Miz. First time for both of us. Is it blasphemy to wonder how it had such a long run on Broadway? It was enjoyable but I didn't think it was great. And like most Andrew Lloyd Webber shows, it was at least two numbers too long.

Next up in the kid queue: Chad Billingsley.

The Dodgers are engaged in serious discussions about promoting the hard-throwing right-handed pitcher to make his debut either Thursday against the San Diego Padres or Friday against the Oakland Athletics, a high-level source said.

http://tinyurl.com/lcm6y

this might help because then we can offer more money to nick akins and alex white.

484- have you heard anything new on either of these two? They both dropped in draft because of their bonus demands (and character issues with Akins). I have a good feeling about Akins though since he's a local kid. $300-500 K should get it done. White on the other hand, might be looking for $1 million and wouldn't that piss of the commissioner's office and some of our other draft picks?

slot money is what value MLB commisioners office assigns for each pick. Teams are suppose to abide by it. Some teams dont because some players ask for more money.

From the guy I talked too who knows White, he said White would probably be asking for 850k or so to sign. As for Akins, I have no clue. But I think 500k should do the trick. his bat speed is absolutely incredible.

its kind of long, but good insight.

I found this site while looking for draft info on a player I have coached at L.A high school nicholas akins . Let me tell you what I know personally about the kid his nickname among the coaches on la's campus is the freak he is the strongest 190 lb kid I have ever seen 350lb bench press 600lb squat 39 inch vertical are fb coaches said he was the best rb in school history as a soph. I coach baseball at L.A high and the saddest day in our school history was when he checked out and transfered to el camino he is the finest baseball talent I have seen in my 25 yrs of coaching , how many hs kids have you seen hit a baseball 420-470 ft with a wood bat. I will say he is as good an athlete as anyone in this draft,I dont know what defensive position he will play I dont think he will be a big league ss because he really hasn't shown the defensive intensity that is nessecary to play ss at that level but if he concentrates on his defense and makes it a priority he has the ability to standout at any position . He was really hurt by not playing this yr - he was not allowed to play because of a rulebook interpretation ,he is a good kid who trains harder than any athlete we have had here,sometimes we felt his dad pushed him to hard.That was a problem on game days because he put alot of pressure on himself to be the golden child and represent the LA inner-city as the best player since d.starberry .All in all he has a chance to be special . Thats no hype he is a special talent , I will quote two top baseball guys "tom lasorda" said he had the most explosive swing he has ever seen ! and "tony gwynn" said 'the best hands and batspeed he has seen on a hs player pretty good endorsments. I hope the dodgers step up and sign him. I personally know he turned teams who called late in the 3rd rd , two calls in the 4th and one in the fifth .I talked to him at school after draft day and he was in good spirits he was happy to be a dodger he was just waiting to see how the process would go ,he would love to go out and play . I think his dad has given him the option to make his own decision , the coaches at the school feel he should go to a jc and that if he plays the way he is capable he will be a top 10-15 pick in the 1st rd as he was projected to before he ran into a bad situation at El camino.

response...
thanks guys for the compliments,I think he profiles best at 2b he has good hands and a true shortstops arm but he is not a high energy player on defense. I feel that in the right organization he will blossom defensively, he is top heavy in that he worked on his swing 3 to 1 and a ss has to be glove first.we tried to emphasize defense to him but he was so young and talented I think he just felt hitting was enough.I have seen a big change in him on campus he has matured alot,I think he is ready to reach his enormous potential . I will share my thoughts with anyone on this kid he really could be the best hitter in this draft period ,his hitting tools are truly amazing it's just a matter of time.In his pro workouts before the draft he was blowing some guys who went in the 1st rd this yr out of the water.In no disrepect to any hitter the dodgers took in this draft they physically dont compare to this guy.

That was the player i thought of too, adam jones. Good comp.

"Rusty gets 10 penalty points!"

I saw that on the same trip. It was my quarter abroad, in France, and we traveled across the Channel to London. We got off the train at Victoria Station, and Starlight was playing across the street. It was 7:15 p.m., with a showtime at 7:30. I was so eager to see a show in London, any show, that we ran to find a hotel or hostel, dumped our stuff, and dashed back to the theater.

I thought it was a strange show, but it was a great memory. We saw Les Miserables the next night. I'm not saying it's perfect, but I'll take that over Starlight, Rent and Phantom combined.

We had a favorite plays discussion in a thread once - I don't know if we covered musicals. I might put Evita first. (Arcadia was my favorite play.)

even down to their college commits. both had rides to SDSU!

Ah, but Les Mis isn't an Andrew Lloyd Weber musical.

In any case, put me down for "Fences."

495- Adam Jones is still very raw and doesn't have very good plate discipline, though he's an excellent athlete, probably better than Akins. I was hoping that he'd be more like Chris Young.

First of all, it will be at least a couple months before Ledee and Repko get back, and even when they do, the dodger management simply won't be that stupid to send Kemp down. If he is still having the impact, we'll find a spot for him.

Whether that is to trade Ledee, or send down a struggling pitcher, we'll find a way to keep Kemp.

Akins' coach made a valient effort, but he fell six words shy, in his second sentence, of Dickens' doozy to start Tale of Two Cities.

505. Andrew I assume you are talking Luckie Louie. The SF Chronical reveiwer said it was so bad he thought it was a satire until about halfway through he realized it really was that bad and not on purpose. Said it was one of the worst shows ever.