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Your Dodgers of the Decade Team " Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness - MSTI has finished up the team of the decade. Excellent team, my only change would have been Broxton as the setup man. How would you have liked to have faced Broxton, Kuo, and Gagne when they were all on the top of their game. Game over indeed.

Who will be the most improved Dodger in 2010? | Dodger Thoughts | Los Angeles Times
Jon Weisman asked his readers to pick who they felt would be the most improved Dodger in 2010. Surprisingly the guy who has the talent to improve the most rarely got mentioned and that was Rafy Furcal.

channelnewsasia.com - Baseball L.A. Dodgers to visit Taiwan in March
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VIN SCULLY IS MY HOMEBOY: Jose Offerman Attacks Umpire - Milton Bradley has nothing on Jose Offerman.

There’s Still Some Good News Here " Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness -MSTI takes a look at the roster in early January and addresses six area's he thinks this team could improve from 2009 to 2010. Maybe he read the Zips projections.

Tony Jackson: Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt won't show a vulnerable side - ESPN Los Angeles
Tony Jackson has a bizarre sense of what makes a good businessman.

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From Buster Olney today, regarding 8 pieces of conventional wisdom:

The Dodgers rotation is a mess:

Remember, L.A. finished No. 2 in the majors in starters’ ERA in 2009, the foundation for their division title. Now, with Randy Wolf gone, their No. 1 is Clayton Kershaw, who is a rising star but has just 53 games in the majors; their No. 2 is Chad Billingsley, whose stiff-legged delivery has scouts wondering whether he is at high risk for reinjuring himself; their No. 3 is Hiroki Kuroda. And they don’t know who their No. 4 and No. 5 starters will be.

There is still time for the Dodgers to add a veteran, such as Joel Pineiro.

It would be cool to see a video breakdown of early 2009 Chad vs. late season 2009 Chad to compare his deliveries.

by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2010 9:31 AM PST reply actions

2009. Dodgers rotation was the foundation for a division title.

2010. No Wolf, Dodgers rotation is a mess.

Wow, Randy Wolf must be really, really important.

by Michael White on Jan 18, 2010 9:58 AM PST up reply actions

Before 2009: Dodgers rotation is a mess because it was missing their ace Derek Lowe. And a bad bullpen due to relying on young arms.

Mid 2009: Dodgers rotation is a mess because of their youth and relying on Randy Wolf as their ‘ace’.

End of 2009: Dodgers rotation is a mess because Chad Billingsley regressed, and relying on Padilla.

Before 2010: Dodgers pitching is a mess because Randy Wolf left.

by Tripon on Jan 18, 2010 10:00 AM PST up reply actions

yet

we have had one of the best rotation all throughout 2009..

by matthewmafa on Jan 18, 2010 10:20 AM PST up reply actions

Apparently what we really need

is a veteran. Thanks Buster, we all know that being a veteran is what makes a player great.

by Paul Scott on Jan 18, 2010 10:27 AM PST reply actions

What Buster Olney needs is somebody he knows of. Joel Piniero is one of them.

by Tripon on Jan 18, 2010 10:33 AM PST up reply actions

I particularly enjoyed the “there’s still time” part, implying the Dodgers are currently on course to plow right into a mountain, if only they would add a veteran to right the ship (or plane, I guess).

by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2010 10:48 AM PST up reply actions

I do wonder how guys like Elbert and McDonald can get established as starting pitchers if you’re constantly throwing roadblocks in front of them

by Tripon on Jan 18, 2010 11:04 AM PST up reply actions

well i like that they got Kemp and Chad signed , it would have been criminal to let Kemp go.

If practice makes perfect....
Yet nobodies perfect.....
Then why practice ???

by peteyweestro on Jan 18, 2010 2:26 PM PST reply actions

Letting him go wasn’t really an option…if they couldn’t agree on a contract, they would have just went to arbitration for a one-year deal.

by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2010 2:31 PM PST up reply actions

THE DODGERS STARTERS

McDonald and Elbert both need to be in AAA as everyday starters until the ALL-Star break. McDonald gave up a bunch of long balls but he will be a great Pitcher someday, he is a lot like P. Martinez and J.Whetland were when they first started with the Dodgers. They needed to resign Wolf and Weaver, Kuroda is iffy at best, Padilla, who knows, Don’t let that MESSY DIVORCE Screwup the Dodgers, basically the Dodgers are a good team, 90 wins as is, but if they want to get back into the playoffs they need 2 more starters, quality starters and get rid of the FAMILY FEUD folks.
GO BLUE

by California Mobile CPR on Jan 20, 2010 1:24 PM PST reply actions

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NL West Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Diego Gaslamp Ball	76	56	.575	0	Lost 7
San Francisco McCovey Chronicles	74	60	.552	3	Won 2
Colorado Purple Row	69	63	.522	7	Lost 2
Los Angeles True Blue LA	68	66	.507	9	Lost 2
Arizona AZ Snakepit	55	79	.410	22	Won 3

(updated 9.2.2010 at 3:17 AM PDT)

2010 Dodger Payroll

Pos	No	Player	2010 Salary
C	28	Barajas	$117,486
1B	7	Loney	$3,100,000
2B	13	Theriot	$909,290
3B	23	Blake	$6,000,000
SS	14	Carroll	$1,475,000
LF	21	Podsednik	$640,710
CF	27	Kemp	$4,000,000
RF	16	Ethier	$6,000,000

OF	5	Johnson	$800,000
2B/3B/1B	3	Belliard	$825,000
OF/1B	31	Gibbons	$155,738
C	12	Ausmus	$850,000

SP	22	Kershaw	$440,000
SP	18	Kuroda	$14,100,000
SP	58	Billingsley	$3,850,000
SP	29	Lilly	$1,696,721
SP	37	Monasterios	$460,000

CL	56	Kuo	$950,000
RHP	51	Broxton	$4,000,000
RHP	26	Dotel	$636,612
RHP	74	Jansen	$159,563
RHP	54	Belisario	$297,541
RHP	38	Troncoso	$297,792
RHP	36	Weaver	$800,000
LHP	52	Sherrill	$4,500,000

DL	15	Furcal	$8,500,000
DL	44	Padilla	$4,025,000
DL	59	Schlichting	$185,792
DL	55	Martin	$5,050,000

		Manny	$7,267,760
		Pierre	$4,000,000
		Andruw	$3,600,000
		Schmidt	$2,000,000
		Wolf	$2,000,000
		Hudson	$1,440,000
		Nomar	$1,250,000
		Anderson	$409,699
		Ra.Ortiz	$349,727
AAA	45	Miller	$292,623
		DeWitt	$266,612
AAA	17	Ellis	$264,481
		Ohman	$200,000
AAA	49	Haeger	$195,393
AAA	47	Wade	$194,514
AAA	48	Ely	$161,749
AAA	30	Paul	$131,147
		Repko	$122,951
DFA	33	Castro	$118,033
		Green	$96,175
		Ru.Ortiz	$63,934
AAA	50	Link	$48,087
DFA	35	Taschner	$39,344
		Zerpa	$35,000
		McDonald	$28,771
AAA	60	Hu	$13,148
AAA	57	Elbert	$6,557
AAA		Hoffmann	($25,000)
		Stults	($400,000)

Totals			$98,992,190

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