Blake DeWitt Handles The News Well

Per Diamond Leung of The Press-Enterprise, Blake DeWitt exhibited the class one might expect from a veteran upon hearing the news of the signing of Orlando Hudson. A few quotes:

"Somebody's got to get him," DeWitt said. "Why not us?

"It happens. He's a great player. They got a good deal."

On potentially playing SS:

"I wouldn't be opposed to it. I'll give it a shot. Who knows?

"You have to expect the unexpected. You do what you can to help the team. It's all about winning."

It's easy to see why he was so well-liked last season.

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Refreshing to read

by trainwreck84 on Feb 20, 2009 4:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

by Brendan Scolari on Feb 20, 2009 11:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Just has to bide his time

until Casey remembers how old he is.

You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.

by bluemax on Feb 20, 2009 4:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Cool

I still think he should have thrown a temper tantrum like Juan Pierre or Andruw Jones or Luis Gonzalez or Jeff Kent.

by kensai on Feb 20, 2009 7:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

We call that...

…a “guaranteed future playing time” tantrum. :)

by Eric Stephen on Feb 20, 2009 7:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What Do You Expect Him to Say?

He can’t throw a tantrum like Android Jones and the others mentioned above. They are “veterans” who can say whatever the hell they want. DeWitt may become a pretty good player—-he certainly showed flashes last year, although he wasn’t ready….but Hudson, at this point, is an upgrade. Too bad—-but baseball is a cruel game.

"It's a cookbook!"---The Twilight Zone

by Buck18 on Feb 20, 2009 8:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Android?

Jones is a robot?

by Eric Stephen on Feb 20, 2009 8:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think he's crossing "Andruw" and "steroids"

Using it as a reason for Andruw’s sizeable decline. Of course, you probably already know and were just joking so I’m probably just making a fool of myself.

by Brendan Scolari on Feb 20, 2009 11:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Now the absurdity of the Casey Blake signing is fully apparent

Not so much from the money perspective, but from the length. DeWitt deserves a shot to play. I hope Torre schedules lots of rest days for Hudson and Blake so that they all stay healthy.

by mr_blond on Feb 20, 2009 9:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

That signing doesn’t too good right now. Still not terrible though, only 5.5M per.

by Brendan Scolari on Feb 20, 2009 11:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

re:

It does look terrible now but no one knew a guy asking for 4/40 was only going to get one year at 4-8 mill.

by meercatjohn on Feb 21, 2009 8:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

DeWitt

I’m still not convinced he’s ready, though he is, to coin a cliche, a “gritty” player. One more season in the minors. Hudson, if he is healthy, can do the job better right now. As for my Android nickname for Jones—-he certainly isn’t a human being——certainly never acted like one for the Dodgers. Reminded me of the Pilsbury Dough Boy more than anything.

"It's a cookbook!"---The Twilight Zone

by Buck18 on Feb 24, 2009 10:05 AM PST reply actions 0 recs