That’s what Joe Torre called it.  Kershaw struggled with his control, and it won’t be the first time.  He WILL struggle at times, but the kid will learn and grow quickly.  Better play by our 3B would have saved him 2 runs, and maybe allowed him to pitch into the 5th inning (DeWitt’s failure to execute cost is 3 runs last night).  Russ Martin is 4th in All-Star Voting.  We should be ashamed!  Diamond Leung reported that Blake DeWitt has begun taking ground balls at second base, turning double plays with Russell Martin at shortstop. “I like it,” DeWitt said.

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Then I saw his shot,

Now I’m a Believer

Not a Trace of Doubt in my mind.

I’m in Love

With Blake aka/”Rake” DeWitt.

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LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers’ minor league report is a weekly window into the Dodgers’ farm teams, with updated standings, league leaders, team and individual player stats, and the latest team and player news.  Player bios can be found in the Player Development section of the Dodgers’ Information Guide (Pages 431-496) available under Media Guide at the Top Navigation Bars of LA Dodger Talk.com.

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we are heading the wrong direction.  We have a plethora of talent that is major-league ready and just needs more gametime experience.   That includes LaRoche, DeWitt, Hu and even Ethier, Loney, Kemp and Martin.  I also think we need to look at options.  Furcal?  Sign or not?  If he came with a guarantee that he’d be healthy then I’d say that we sign him in a heartbeat.  Hand him a check and let him fill it in.  But, is it realistic to believe that he can be healthier than he has been the past two years when he’s 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 years old, because it’s going to take a 5-year deal?  You answer that question.  

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