Hiroki Kuroda Re-Signs With Dodgers: One Year, $12 Million
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 6:25 PM PST
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PrintThe Dodgers have re-signed Hiroki Kuroda, according to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times. The story broke over the weekend that Kuroda and the Dodgers were close to a one-year contract worth about $12 million, and that turned out to be correct, as Hernandez reported that exact amount.
“As we continue our commitment to winning, Hiroki Kuroda will play a significant role in our rotation, which is a very important part of our club,” said Dodgers' General Manager Ned Colletti. “He has had success in the regular season as well as the postseason and we look forward to having him back in a Dodger uniform in 2011. With four starters returning from last year, we feel very good about our rotation and we will continue to look for ways to improve the staff.”
Jayson Stark of ESPN reports that Kuroda will receive $8 million in salary in 2011, and a $4 million signing bonus spread over 2012-2013. Kuroda also has a complete no-trade clause, in addition to $500,000 in performance bonuses, per Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.
Depending on the other moves the Dodgers make, it appears the opening day payroll will be somewhere in the neighborhood north of $110 million. But, it is too early to speculate on such things.
I wrote a short piece about the Dodgers and their deferred money for SB Nation Los Angeles.
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In other news, the Dodgers have selected Anthony Jackson, a 26-year old outfielder who hasn't advanced beyond Double A, as the player to be named later from the Colorado Rockies to complete the Octavio Dotel trade. Jackson is a career .252/.331/.340 hitter in the minors.
Meanwhile, James McDonald still has five years of major league service time before he hits free agency. And Andrew Lambo.
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Love the picture choice.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
I wonder what is in store for our offense
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
That's The Line-Up I Want. Not Ideal, But I See 2011 As A Transition Year
by CanuckDodger on Nov 15, 2010 6:39 PM PST up reply actions
I can’t see Ned doing Transition Years. He had chances in 2006 and 2008 and he went and spent on Free Agents.
Ned Would Never Consciously Accept A Transition Year, But...
…financial reality may force him to make compromises on the offense he wouldn’t want but has to accept. Meanwhile, the resources we have go to pitching as part of a strategy to win like the Giants won this year. The Giants’ offense got results from players it couldn’t be expected from going into 2010, and similarly Dodger hitters will have to surprise in 2011.
by CanuckDodger on Nov 15, 2010 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
agree with that
I do see him signing one position player (or trading for one) tho..
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
2008 was a gamble that worked out. He tried again in 2010 and the team still fell apart. He would rather win 82 games with a mediocre team than win 75 for a developing team.
Hasn’t the tread on your tires worn thin by now?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 6:45 PM PST up reply actions
Sure
But I was responding to CanuckDodger saying its a transition year. I don’t see it since Ned likely won’t call up the younger players. Like you guys say, maybe he shouldn’t since they’re a year off.
(I disagree with that, since I think Robinson and Sands can do okay if you threw them with the Dodgers today, but I can see why they wouldn’t.)
But Ned wouldn’t consider that in the first place.
No way I have. I bought some Air Max 360’s like 2 years ago. They finally gave out.
My kid has a stupid number of shoes. It’s 32.
I got up and my wife had bought some from a girl at work. They were on the counter at home when I got up today.
Unreal.
For anyone who wants a good, or most likely great laugh you should check out this list
http://www.cracked.com/article_17270_100-unintentionally-hilarious-spam-subject-lines.html
I’ve read this twice before, once earlier in the year and last night, and I was laughing hysterically for a good 15 minutes while going through it each time. I figure it works well with all the juvenile people in here :P
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
lvdown - it is doubtful you will find any video and you are going to have to search for game stories
try the public library.
Ron Cey hit home runs against the Reds when George Foster played LF 10 times
that's great, thanks a lot
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Looks like an arena football game has broken out in dc
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Nov 15, 2010 6:48 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I bumped Ely for now, but it’s really just a placeholder.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
Hilarious
From @LetsGoNico, in response to my tweet about Anthony Jackson:
looks like you guys have to redo the prospect rankings.
And you thought fans only checked out Stub-Hub
This is not the Dodgers talking.
“We’re not trying to take away the ability of fans to make a profit when they resell tickets,” he said, “but the ones where we raised prices were not selling for just above face, but were far above face.”
Wow.
That is a lot of money for a pretty good pitcher.
I don’t know it that is the best $12M the Dodgers have ever spent. I love Hiro, no joke.
But that is a boat load of cash.
It's what we thought he was getting
once Dave translated the money conversion :)
But also, isn’t that very close to what he was getting per year on the previous salary? And now he’s proven himself, and in a weak year for FA starting pitchers was considered one of the best. PLus only having to commit to a year is perfect. I’d argue that it’s perfectly good deal for both sides.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Love trading for players and then giving them away in a 45 day span.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Not to be snide or anything
but wouldn’t that rotation look nice right now:
Clayton, Chad, Ted, Hiroki, James
or maybe if James had done for the Pirates what he did for us he could be the bait for Uggla along with others. Oh well turn the page Phil, turn the page.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
156.3 QB rating for Vick
that’s good, right?
The Standard Work Week: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says W T F
Welcome back Hiroki
I hope your stay in the states does not end with you having stayed one year to many
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
I remember when we had Chan Ho and Hideo, they had the stadium vendors peddling sushi up and down the aisles. I never got it, figured there was no way it would be safe.
The Standard Work Week: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says W T F
Good news on Anthony Jackson
He has a common enough name to work as a TBLA editor since the whole baseball thing doesn’t seem to be working out.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Well there goes the mid-season trade option
by Julio Nievas on Nov 15, 2010 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
Conference call with the MLS commissioner tomorrow
I’m gonna ask him why he hates my happiness so much
Ask him how happy he is that the only marketable team in the league gets knocked out by the Cowboys……errr FC Dallas.
I bet he’s pumped.
overjoyed
I wonder what class in business school teaches you how to market a championship game between the #3 West seed and the #5 West seed. Where Ferreira (and not the Chelsea one) is your biggest star
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
The one that plays for Chelsea only plays when he absolutely has to.
They should adopt the Euro scoring system and just not have playoffs.
Create an “American Soccer Cup” and play that tournament throughout the year like the FA Cup or Copa del Rey.
Just a thought from a fan of Not American soccer.
I think
this is what it has to come to. It makes sense for the NFL to have playoffs when not everyone plays each other and the season is so short. But in a double round robin from May to November, the wheat has already separated from the shaft
However I must inform you there already is an American Soccer Cup, its been around since 1905 or something like that
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
And it is such a big deal that a soccer fan has never heard of it.
Make it the “maybe LA and NY will make the finals of this tournament” cup then.
Soccer is my hockey
I love it in person, will never watch it on TV.
The Standard Work Week: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says W T F
well he’s supposed to announce next year’s rule changes tomorrow so we’ll see if he’s found a way to fix this nasty “rest of the country” problem
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
We’re in America. so I’ve come to grips with the fact that there is going to be playoffs and Conference Champions.
I said that they need to play everyone 2 times (like they always do) and that is it.
I just don’t buy that this is an American thing. It’s how things have evolved in American pro sports, but all of our leagues had a time before conferences and playoffs, it seems artificial to have them just cause they’re expected
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
n-power has playoffs to decide the last promotion spot, that’s the only one off the top of my head. That’s other thing, MLS is one of the few leagues without promotion and relegation
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
That seems like an important point. Every league has some sort of “division”
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
How many soccer leagues cover 3000 miles of territory and 4 different time zones. I think part of why MLS can’t expand because in leagues like the EPL, or La Liga, its okay to have a team in the boondocks or small city.
In America, you just can’t put teams in the City of Industry, Long Beach, and Lake Forest and expect each city or area to support each team.
the other thing I realize
and this is why promotion and relegation are important, is that if City of Industry wants to start a team, they can, but in the current USSF system, they’d be trapped in whatever level they qualify for
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
I can buy this argument, that with the amount of territory covered you have so many major cities to cover, but if you’re doing a double round robin anyhow (as MLS is) then there’s no point in conferences
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. But I think if soccer to really blow up, you would basically have to replicate the pro version of college sports.
In college, there’s room for the city of Riverside to have a basketball team, but they’re never expected to compete with UCLA or Arizona. But they’re still technically on the same level. (D-1)
We have a domestic cup, created in order to join the world cup ranks, a major league, created to host the world cup…if it hasn’t blown up there are at least a bunch of folk spending energy trying to get it to blow up.
They laughed at the NFL, and then they laughed at the AFL
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 7:49 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not bashing the effort. I just don’t see the interest Nationally for it.
That’s all I meant by it.
and I’m just saying, AYSO and MLS and the US Open cup would have folded eons ago if there wasn’t an interest for their product
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
Soccer basically needs to offer an alternative to the current college system.
Basically pay kids to develop and train on their dime instead of thinking getting a college scholarship and then entering the NBA or NFL is the way to go.
I'm smiling to myself
cause everything you’re suggesting already exists. There are two levels below MLS, the USL 1 and USL 2 and they’ve got teams in Austin, Charlotte, Richmond, etc.
And each MLS team has an under-20 team, and the national team has a few youth teams as well
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
I’m on board with this. Hell is MLS turned into a Big four league, with two dominant teams in New York, the Galaxy in LA and say the Earthquakes in SJ, I would be good with that. At this point, the training wheels put on the league to ensure parity at all costs has the MLS stuck being no better than the n-power league
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 7:33 PM PST up reply actions
They should consider the September schedule start too. Maybe use the same transfer window as the rest of the world.
They won’t, because of the competition with the NFL, but they should.
well it’s still a problem with the NFL cause Seattle, DC, and New England are playing in NFL stadiums. After every team is in a soccer specific stadium it’s worth consideration.
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
garber is on the record saying it
is a weather issue. nobody will sit in foxboro in feb to watch soccer.
but they’ll sit in Newcastle? I think soccer fans is soccer fans, and casual fans don’t come out to the start of a season anyhow
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
which you’d think Don Garber, as an NFL fan, would be familiar with
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
like
Candlestick was supposed to. I’m sure we can manage the technology now
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:28 PM PST up reply actions
garber has also said
“why do we have to be like every other league” when asked about changing the schedule. when the schedule change comes, I will be an MLS fan, mark it down.
we’ll see what he has to say tomorrow, probably won’t be anything radical though
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
true, but around the 225 minute and the 10th mile, legs would start to fall off
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
More details
From Jayson Stark / ESPN:
The contract will pay Kuroda $8 million in 2011, plus a $4-million signing bonus that will be paid out in 2012 and 2013, sources familiar with the negotiations told ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark.
Even better
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
SOB@(#$^(#$^(@(*)$^%!&*%(#
So between my junior and senior year in high school, I played for the Yankees’ amateur scout ball team in Orange County. I met some okay people, but for the most part they were all bullshit OC dickheads who were good at baseball because daddy’s money bought them private lessons with ex-major leaguers and such. Anyway, there was no bigger asshole than this pitcher from Esperanza High School.
Long story short, I’m playing Baseball Mogul as the Angels (I know, calm down) and this prospect is ready to make the jump from AA to the big club. I thought the name looked familiar so I looked it up on MiLB.com and needless to say, it was the same douchebag who enjoyed shitting on my parade. Except instead of pitching, dude is dropping BOMBS in the PCL as a first baseman.
I have a new goal. Become GM of the Angels and send Mark Trumbo down to rookie ball until he’s too old to see the field.
The Standard Work Week: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says W T F
If it helps you, Mark Trumbo is totally going to get hosed by the Angels and not get a chance to start for them.
Trade him for Octavio Dotel, that’ll be sure to hurt his value
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
If Seinfield existed today.
Somebody would have created a blog or facebook page to describe just how big of a douchebag George Contanza is.
Apologize if this was posted earlier
but here is part of Keith Law’s take on Tsuyoshi Nishioka:
He has below-average power and struggles with fastballs over about 92 mph, and he may have to move to second base when he comes over. He has posted very good walk rates in Japan, however, and if that translates over here he can be valuable as an everyday guy on a second-division club.
So, as long as John Ely is pitching, he’ll be okay.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
Yuck
yeah, I’ll pass…anyone who makes Theriot sound powerful is not worth poop
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
that is lame
David Eckstein was world champion SS, and the same could be said for him if you wanted to say stupid things.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Clipper lineup tonight 21.4 average age
youngest in history (clipper history)
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
I blame the Clippers game notes
for not listing Jordan is the probable starting center.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 7:43 PM PST up reply actions
Battling an injury. And just general reluctance to have Jordan start.
They had Aminu as a starter?
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
my parents are at this game. Wouldn’t let me go, asked if I wanted a Clippers hat. I said, “No, I want a small forward”.
The Standard Work Week: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says W T F
Aminu is better then I expected
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
More on that from Clipper Steve
Vinny Del Negro says he’s starting Bledsoe, Gordon, Aminu, Griffin and Jordan – all five would still be in college if they had played four years – a sophomore, a junior and three seniors (or maybe two seniors and a redshirt junior in Griffin, who might have another year of eligibility after last year). Not an easy stat to track down, but I’d bet that it’s the first time in history that a NBA team started five guys who would all still be in college.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Clippers gonna
take that kid from North Carolina #1 overall in the 2011 draft if they win the ping pong lottery?
ESPN Fail
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Monday that they have re-signed free-agent left-hander Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $12-million contract.
We only pay our veteran lefties $11m per year!
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 7:49 PM PST up reply actions
If the Superbowl is between Vick and Big Ben.
Who gets the hero edit, and who gets the villain edit?
Big Ben is hero.
I dont understand it, but he doesn’t get the villain edit now.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
How in the hell is Tebow mentioned in the same breath as Randy Moss, Brandon Marshall, and Brett Favre?
I’m not a Tebow guy, and he gets on my nerves. But that dude is nothing but class.
This is troubling.
because some are rubbed the wrong way by his religious stances, note that he said to some.
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
Some people hate Tebow. They hang on his every word and even post it on baseball threads.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
I know I'm biased now as a Broncos fan
but even in college I never hated Tebow. What I DID hate was all the hype and constant drooly praise about him as if he were, well, the Second Coming. I hated that but I didn’t hate him for that, and even if I disagree with his personal religious views, shame on fans who can’t separate the things that are beyond his control. I felt that way 1 year ago and still feel that way. The dude has good character, is a clean guy, who doesn’t ask for all the drooly crazy hugs and kisses from broadcasters.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
by underdog on Nov 15, 2010 8:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
someone on the writing staff must have read a paper about a disease only found in Africa 200 years ago
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
now its smallpox, won’t be in an hour. By the by, I was in on a conference call with Amber Tamblyn (the pop bunker link) she’s most like her character on The Unusuals (which no one watched) a true toy boy Maddz and me type
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
nope
Bones had a sunken slave ship as their case of the week, and now House has a slave ship reenactment leading into the disease of the week
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
calling the specialist? that was pretty funny
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
maybe
it’s Fox’s idea of a theme week, after all it’s Green Week at the NBC Universal family of networks
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
oy
that would be So Fox. NBC goes More Colorful with green week (after an orange Halloween week) and Fox takes that to mean colored-ful
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:12 PM PST up reply actions
Glee is bad enough
they don’t need Irish Cop Rock
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
does anyone
remember when Fox went Glee themed for a week, and they ended up with musical numbers on shows like House and Fringe?
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
please
dutch of that era would be unreadable by a modern dutchwoman
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
Even
Dutch rudder meant something different.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Nov 16, 2010 12:10 AM PST up reply actions
It's funny
I think I’ve only managed to irk Jon Weisman when he’s been in the thread, but he’s who I’m modeling myself after as a journalist
Ken Levine also has a career I wouldn’t mind having, but he is less likely to be checkin TBLA : )
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
Ken Levine reads the site!
Maybe not the comments, but he does read the site. I can confirm this.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
huh, I guess the sports journo world is all one big happy family
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
Hell, he read when I was posting at no one.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
Seriously?
“I’m open to listening on anybody,‘’ Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers said. "We got more hits on Upton and [Stephen] Drew. They’re difficult to move, but sometimes to make your club better, you have to move good players. You never know when a deal might present itself.’’
they’d trade Upton?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 8:19 PM PST reply actions
sorry
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
Dodgers should reunite both Upton brothers in LA
/dream, ON
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
dream until the dream comes true
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
Deferred money
I wrote a bit about the Dodgers’ deferred money for the unwashed masses over on SB Nation Los Angeles, in case anyone is interested.
is there an rss feed I could follow?
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
yes yes there is
http://losangeles.sbnation.com/rss/current
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
You would think I would follow that RSS feed, but nope. I should probably do that. :)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
too bad there isn't a way to only follow the galaxy clippers and dodgers
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
More unique hits per day than True Blue LA
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
People don’t like 900 comments about inside jokes between 20 of us?
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 8:28 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Haha
We definitely have a stronger core here.
The main goal of SBN LA, outside of quality content of course, is to collect hits, and ultimately drive content to the team blogs. Get people in on search hits, and hope they like what they see and stay.
Here, there are far more people who just come here on their own volition.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
that’s where I come in, I’m like a ninja, bring quality content to the hub to everyone’s benefit
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:34 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone else see the Furcal news?
He has isted his house in La Canada for $4.49 mill. Wonder if this means he (a) is counting on a raise, or (b) figures he’s not much longer for the Dodgers. Or, © just that he wants new digs?
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Nov 15, 2010 8:28 PM PST reply actions
© He ain’t getting a raise and where’s he gonna go? Full no trade clause.
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
So ... new digs, OK, That's a relief.
And, I’m happy to see Hiroki come back, too.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Nov 15, 2010 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
That was nasty. A true flagrant two, not just one of those oopsies that depends on how the offensive player falls.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
Not the first time he’s laid a hit like that at a player
by Julio Nievas on Nov 15, 2010 9:09 PM PST up reply actions
we just need to shore up to offense with over the hill vets → ? → Profit!
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
That's the beauty of the plan
As long as they play defense and Kemp or Ethier hit a home run, we can still win!
Jerry Sands will arrive in the 2nd half
to push us into the playoffs
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
i'm thinking
May-ish :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
Dang House
I’m sure glad science cured smallpox, what an awful disease. Lotta folk not getting saved this year on House
I thought this tweet was kind of funny
How do u justify a 78 million dollar contract w/this type of performance?
Referring to Donovan McNabb, and didn’t think much of it, until I noticed more people retweeting it, and then I saw the source of the tweet:
<a href=“http:// ”http://www.twitter.com/terrellowens" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/terrellowens" target="new">Terrell Owens. Awesome.
Is Pepperdine supposed to be good this year?
I have heard its the most beautiful campus in America..
Just figured the basketball team sucked since they went 7-24 last year.
UCLA only up by 2 at halftime in Pauley.
a baseball game at Pepperdine is supposed to be second to none
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
their rugby pitch was shit
but it had a wonderful view of the ocean
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I've heard great things about Malibu..
I guess it doesnt appeal to basketball players….Pepperdine’s has lost 12 straight games going back to last year.
If UCLA loses this one….a knee jerk reaction is warranted.
Fire Howland.
But dump Neuheisel first.
I go to a baseball game at Pepperdine when Portland is in town
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 9:08 PM PST up reply actions
is the field as pretty as the writers say?
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
It’s pretty sweet. TBLA outing for Pilots vs. Waves!
by Michael White on Nov 15, 2010 9:15 PM PST up reply actions
supposed to definitely be better this year
Keion Bell is one of the best players in that conference…fwiw.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
and students don’t buy tickets at full price
by Josie Becker on Nov 15, 2010 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
it is stunning
visited the campus when my cousin went there
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Rufus, or Loudon?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
is that Brian Wilson with the bike
next to Humma with the gin machine?
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Ned Colletti.
“We were interested in doing something maybe with an option for another year, but our appetite was one year as well,” general manager Ned Colletti said. “It fit with what he was looking to do and it fit with what we were looking to do.”
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=5811062
@Enrique_Rojas1 Enrique Rojas/ESPN
Suena fuerte: Oakland con todo por Adrian Beltré, Dodgers interesados en Rentería para 2B, M.Tejada con buen mercado, ¿Vic-Mart con rayas?
I think Vic-Mart should be the new standard abbreviation, preferably in the form of a Spanish question: ¿Vic-Mart?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
That’s like being happy your thumb doesn’t hurt anymore because some one fork stabbed you in the eye.
by regfairfield on Nov 15, 2010 9:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I do find it funny that the small payroll A’s can go after Beltre, but we’re dumpster diving for Renteria.
good news, great caption
(And also, Eric, thank you for mentioning J-Mac, so I have some cover to cry over spilled milk here with the following…) Had it not been what may be prove to be the most ill-advised trade of Ned’s tenure- which is really saying something- we’d have a complete and very formidable starting rotation in place before the winter meetings. But I guess we can settle for a very nice starting 4 right now, which is better than most of us were anticipating a mere month ago.
disclaimer
^snob
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 15, 2010 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
Have you ever seen My Favorite Year?
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by David Young on Nov 16, 2010 12:20 AM PST up reply actions
Back from Vegas
Had a great time. The worst betting loss ever happened for me with the Stanford game. My parlay would have paid $300 if that jerk had gone into the endzone to cover the 1/2 point I needed.
Oh well, I won a great bet yesterday with NYJ -3, STL/SF Over of 38 and DET +2.5 That took last minute plays for all… a touchdown in overtime, field goal at the last second, and a failed 2 point conversion. That was entertaining to be sure.
by robotmadeofnails on Nov 15, 2010 10:26 PM PST reply actions
Sweet!
Glad you had a good time. Now go get caught up on today’s ~2,300 comments.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
Last weekend,
my parlay would have gotten $925 if the Patriots didn’t get raped by the Browns and beat them by 5… I got 7 out of 8.
"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.
by douchiedude on Nov 15, 2010 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
awesoke
"Pluto’s not even a planet no more, which I’m very disturbed about. I grew up when Pluto was a planet. Now, I’m 25, I turn around and Pluto’s no longer a planet. I’m going to elbow that guy in the nose." -Ron Artest
twitter: Shaqfor3
Is this a Lady-N-Blue imitation?
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by David Young on Nov 16, 2010 12:22 AM PST up reply actions
What's this Renteria
willing to play second for us rumor? How do you feel about it?
Also, any news on the Loney trade talk rumors? Apparently we are pursuing a power 1st baseman, can’t say I’m opposed to that. Who think you think we can legitimately land there?
"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.
I don’t like the Renteria rumor at all.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 15, 2010 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
I see.
What about the second part? I really do want a power bat.
"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.
by douchiedude on Nov 15, 2010 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
Renteria or this Japanese 2B Batting Champ?
In both a vacuum with no money/years
and in the real world with Renteria likely only getting 1 year and the other dudes posting fee and who knows what else.
After reading his wiki page,
I got a little scared off by his injury history. He had a great year while staying healthy this year, but it could always come up again.
"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.
by douchiedude on Nov 15, 2010 11:04 PM PST up reply actions
Renteria at 2b makes little sense...why not go after Uribe?
If you want to go cheap..but still improve the power of the team.
If you want to go cheap…and not improve the team at all…then sign Renteria.
Didn’t TBLA find Uribe’s bat flip on all balls in play disgraceful?
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by David Young on Nov 16, 2010 12:23 AM PST up reply actions
Since Rosenthal claims we are willing to trade loney
and go out and sign a power hitting first baseman, does this mean we can assume Loney will be starting for us next year?
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I can't even find a proper source on that
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
McCovey Chronicles
is that interested in our free agency?
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I eagerly await
having my commute fucked for months while they install these.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
They are investigating
allowing people to pay a toll to use the existing carpool lanes. I can’t see this being a highly impacting conversion. Essentially, CalTrans want to allow people with more disposable income to buy their way out of traffic while the hoi polloi remain clogged in traffic in the main lanes.
Yeah, the premium I paid for a hybrid allowed me into the carpool lanes too, but at least it had the desired effect of getting me to buy a lower-emission, more fuel-efficient car. Outside of a little less congestion, what is the benefit of allowing a bunch of Bentleys, Beamers and Benzes into the carpool lanes?
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by David Young on Nov 16, 2010 12:29 AM PST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_anbEJsr6s&feature=related
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Gah
I started p manning over Vick this wrk and lost in fantasy :(
by LA Taco on Nov 16, 2010 12:24 AM PST via mobile reply actions
LOOOOOOOOOOOL
he went batshit crazy dude.
"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.
by douchiedude on Nov 16, 2010 12:54 AM PST up reply actions
Hahaha
Annie gets hotter and hotter every week in my eyes. I can’t believe she’s a nympho in real life, she seems too innocent.
"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.
by douchiedude on Nov 16, 2010 12:55 AM PST up reply actions
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