Answers To Your Questions
Q. Why did Ned Colletti sign Jamey Carroll for $1.7 mil a year when he could have signed Felipe Lopez for $1 mil? A. Come one, can’t you figure this out on your own? OK, I’m going to explain it to you r-e-a-l s-l-o-w: Ned just had some money in his pocket and wanted to [...]
Opening Day Roster Initial Prediction for 2010
Starting Pitching ($22,800,000): Kershaw (He will pitch great but with a losing record) $425K Billingsley (He will figure “IT” out this year) $3,850,000 Padilla (Will surprise us this year) $5,025,000 Kuroda (50% probability of injury) $13,000,000 Stults [...]
Russ Martin Returns To Glory
21 February 2010
I remember when I first saw Russell Martin. He had only been catching for a few months, but his footwork behind the plate told me that he was the real deal. In 2005, I watched him on Jacksonville Web TV (just about every home game) and in Spring Training of that same year, I watched [...]
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Fact and Fiction
21 February 2010
It turns out that Ronnie Belisario and I have a lot in common – No I don’t have a DUI, but we both have Visa problems that prevented us from reporting yesterday. He hasn’t been able to obtain his, and I have to work to pay mine off! So there you go. Joe Torre isn’t [...]
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This Is Big!
20 February 2010
My sources tell me that Manny Ramirez checked into Camelback Ranch one day BEFORE the pitchers and catchers were to report. For whatever you think about Manny Ramirez, he is a hard worker and his early arrival (way early) bodes well for the Dodgers upcoming season. Without saying a word, he is making a statement: “I’m Serious [...]
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Waste Your Own Time, Not Mine!
19 February 2010
Newspapers, magazines, websites and blogs are spewing forth their venom about the War of the McCourts. Speculation is rampant, and all sorts of predictions, “I told you so’s” and prognostications are propounded ad nauseam. The sheer shock valve of Jamie McCourts filings are the fodder of these soothsayers. They are pretenders. They act as if they [...]
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The Beginning
19 February 2010
The story of Abner Doubleday, inventing baseball around 1839 on Farmer Phinney’s lot in Cooperstown, served as the official story of baseball since the Mills Commission thrust it upon the public in 1907. The only problem with that is, it is completely false. General Doubleday attended West Point in 1839 and there is no proof [...]
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Spring In The Air and In Your Step
19 February 2010
Baseball seems to put Spring in your step when Spring is in the air. It’s been a long, cold winter here – I usually enjoy the winter, but my surgeon told me that the first winter would be rough on my hip and it has been a bear. Stiff, sore and constantly aware of it, [...]
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Baseball in Los Angeles with a Wealthy Owner
17 February 2010
Twenty- six miles across the sea Santa Catalina is a-waitin’ for me Santa Catalina, the island of spring training, spring training, spring training, spring training Some of the best baseball ever played in Los Angeles was due to the efforts of a man and his wife who spent money on their team and its facilities while [...]
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I’m Out Until February 20th
15 February 2010
Pitchers and Catchers report on February 2o, 2010 and the first workout is February 21, 2010, so I am going to take a few days off. I’ll be back on the 20th or 21st. I’ll leave you with a few things to cuss and discuss: Is it possible that the Combination of Reed Johnson and Brian [...]
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Felipe Lopez Cans Scott Boras
13 February 2010
According to multiple sources, Felipe Lopez has fired his “Super Agent” Scott Boras, as Boras’ posturing has evidently screwed him out of a few million bucks. Right about now, who wouldn’t like to have Felipe Lopez at 2B, instead of Belliard and Carroll? Since Lopez can also play SS, Nick Green would have been redundant as well. Boras [...]
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What Do We Know?
11 February 2010
It pains me a great deal when fans berate players - ”He’s a bum.” “He’s worthless.” “He can’t play.” What do we know? As it turns out, not much. I will say that anyone who plays at the major league level is so far advanced over anyone else that it’s like comparing my writing ability to Jon Weismans’. [...]
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What Ever Happened to Joe Isuzu?
11 February 2010
Written by Ken (“the views expressed herein are not necessarily the opinions of yada, yada, yada” – Legal Disclaimer) Many years ago Joe Isuzu appeared in several commercials, graduated to a sit com, and then slowly faded away. Recently, Joe Torre also graduated from his Big Elow commercials to cameo appearances in several television series. In [...]
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Change is Constant…
09 February 2010
But one thing is the same: At this time of the year all the pessimists are always predicting Gloom & Doom for the Dodgers, even though they have repeatedly been wrong about this. And, then they rag on me and say I am not realistic with my predictions. This is no prediction: The Dodgers have made the [...]
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Are The Giants Ready to Challenge?
09 February 2010
Could this be the year the Giants step into the play-off picture? With Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Barry Zito, and Jonathan Sanchez all back for another year, it is pretty simple to project how they will fare in the upcoming season. Super prospect Madison Baumgarner may pin down the 5th starter spot, and that could spell [...]
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The Saints Came Marching In
07 February 2010
I still believe the Colts had the best team, but the best team doesn’t always win and the Saints had the better game plan, better coaching and better execution. They rolled the dice, and it paid off. The Saints deserved to win. Peyton Manning could have cemented his legacy as the greatest QB of all [...]
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Give It A Rest!
07 February 2010
Since the Dodgers failed to offer arbitration the Hudson and Wolf, I have heard such incessant crying and complaining about the Dodgers failure to do so and how stupid it was. Right about now, I am going to publish what Jon Weisman wrote today at his new gig at ESPN Los Angeles, where he has [...]
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TWID Notes
05 February 2010
Taiwanese Fans Excited to Have Dodgers Game Via Diamond Leung. Now if only McCourt could get US fans that excited about the Dodgers! The Essence of Beard Grow it back! The Dodgers All-Time Ace – Lord of the Ravine 1220 innings and 1228 Ks in a four year span! Wow! The Year After 2009 Now we have Tony J and Weisman under [...]
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What is…
04 February 2010
The Orioles have signed Joe Guzman to a minor league deal. Is he Jack Cust? Maybe. Maybe not! Do you remember when…? Kemp, Ethier, Loney, Martin, Manny and Furcal should be better, Blake should be the same. DeWitt/Carroll/Belliard may be worse than 2B last year (maybe not). How does that make us not as good as last [...]
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WANNBE A GM – OR A GM WANNABE (THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX)
03 February 2010
The Dodger roster is finally coming together and now the discussions are changing from where is the rest of the team to why did they sign these slugs. For the 2010 season the Dodger management, more than ever, must attempt to simultaneously win the NL West, delay the major league start dates of the future [...]
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Doppler Radar Detects Storm Brewing in Gulf of Mexico
03 February 2010
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No Shortage of Options For Stunt Men
02 February 2010
Green, Berroa, Carroll, Belliard, Johnson, Repko, Paul, Hu, DeWitt, Mientkiewicz and Amezaga are all in the running to be “stuntmen.” The reality of the matter is that the majority of them will end up at AAA waiting for a call… If you look at the stats of each (and I shall not bore you), not much jumps out. Maybe [...]
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Q. Why did Ned Colletti sign Jamey Carroll for $1.7 mil a year when he could have signed Felipe Lopez for $1 mil?
A. Come one, can’t you figure this out on your own? OK, I’m going to explain it to you r-e-a-l s-l-o-w: Ned just had some money in his pocket and wanted to spend it, before it burnt the proverbial hole. Yeah, that’s the ticket! COME ON! Here’s the deal – when free agency started, the Dodgers knew that they were not going to re-sign Orlando Hudson and they did not want to be stuck without a second-baseman. They knew that Lopez, Belliard and Company were wanting multi-year contracts North of $4 mil a year, so they made sure they had a 2B and signed Jamey, knowing that he could start if necessary, or be a utility player. Lopez, Hudson and Belliard over-estimated the market. Second Basemen who hit .280 and have single-digit home-run totals are a dime-a-dozen. Yes, Ned may overpaid, but he had to secure a 2B early, if Blake DeWitt didn’t step-up. To his credit, when the market dried up, he got another (Belliard). Hindsight is 20/20 and it’s easy to look back and criticize a decision, but Ned did the prudent thing and locked up a 2B early. It turns out there wasn’t much of a market for a 2B who’s not a hitter like Dan Uggla or Chase Utley.
Q. The Dodgers were a .500 team in 2008 without Manny, why should we believe they can be any better in 2010?
A. Hello? Does the fact that the Dodger youngsters are 2 more years on the mature side have any bearing? Hello? Is anybody home? Hello? Hello?
Q. Did getting sent up and down in 2009 really affect Blake DeWitt’s production last year?
A. No, going back and forth between AAA was a piece of cake especially since DeWitt knew he wouldn’t win the 2B job anyway. NOT! Blake DeWitt thought he had the 2B job and then the Dodgers signed Hudson and bounced him back and forth like a yo-yo. No, it had no effect! ARE YOU CRAZY? Of course it had a MAJOR EFFECT… unless he’s not human!
Dodger Notes:
- Russ Ortiz and Ramon Ortiz are both pitching “lights out.” Russ is in the running for the #5 spot. Who wooda thunk? Could we really have 2 Ortiz’s come Opening Day?
- If Haeger doesn’t make the team, could he make the DL? Stay tuned…
- The Number 5 Spot is Eric Stults to lose…
- Don Mattingley has once again proved he is not a rocket scientist!
- Don Mattingley should not be “automatic.” I can think of two other managers I would rather have – Gibson & Wallach!
- As I suspected, Brian Giles could not handle playing anymore, so he retired. 1 down, 1 to go.
- Dylan Hernandez suggests that Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp are now the “face of the organization.” – I have to agree.
- It turns out that Belisario IS a Knucklehead! Read Tony Jackson’s piece about the moron.
- For the record, I think Matt Kemp would be awesome in the #2 spot and give teams fits there. He would elevate the games of everyone in the lineup. He’s a 40/40 threat – as soon as this year!
- I expect good things from these guys – THIS YEAR!
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