Dodgers Announce 2011 Minor League Coaching Staff, Return Of Jody Reed
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 5:05 PM PST
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The Dodgers today announced their 2011 minor league coaching staffs. The biggest change is in Triple A, where Lorenzo Bundy is now manager, replacing Tim Wallach, who managed the Isotopes the last two years but is now the third base coach in Los Angeles. But what jumped out to me was that Jody Reed has returned to the organization, 17 years after turning down a more lucrative contract offer from the Dodgers, which of course led to the club's need for a second baseman, which led to the trade for Delino Deshields, at the low, low cost of one Pedro J. Martinez. Reed will be the coordinator of instruction at Camelback Ranch in Glendale.
The complete Dodgers’ minor league staff is listed below (all new coaches in italics):
Field Coordinator: Bruce Hines
Senior Advisor, Player Development: P.J. Carey, Gene Clines, Charlie Hough
Hitting Coordinator: Eric Owens
Pitching Coordinator: Rafael Chaves
Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator: Rodney McCray
Infield Coordinator: Matt Martin
Catching Coordinator: Travis Barbary
Athletic Training Coordinator: Jim Young
Campo Las Palmas Coordinator: Henry Cruz
Field Coordinator, Campo Las Palmas: Antonio Bautista
Triple-A Albuquerque:
Manager: Lorenzo Bundy
Hitting Coach: John Valentin
Pitching Coach: Glenn Dishman
Bundy and Dishman held the same positions with the rookie-level Arizona League Dodgers in 2010, while Valentin was hitting coach in Double A.
Double-A Chattanooga:
Manager: Carlos Subero
Hitting Coach: Franklin Stubbs
Pitching Coach: Chuck Crim
Stubbs was hitting coach in Advanced Class A Inland Empire in 2010, while Crim was pitching coach in Great Lakes. Subero returns for his second season managing the Lookouts.
Single-A Rancho Cucamonga:
Manager: Juan Bustabad
Hitting Coach: Michael Boughton
Pitching Coach: Hector Berrios
Bustabad and Boughton held the same positions with Great Lakes in 2010. Berrios was a coach in the Blue Jays and Mets' systems for the past 13 seasons.
Single-A Great Lakes:
Manager: John Shoemaker
Hitting Coach: Lenny Harris
Pitching Coach: Kremlin Martinez
Shoemaker and Harris had similar roles at Camelback Ranch in Glendale in 2010. Martinez was pitching coach for Ogden in 2010.
Rookie-advanced Ogden:
Manager: Damon Berryhill
Hitting Coach: Johnny Washington
Pitching Coach: Bill Simas
Berryhill and Washington will reprise their roles in Ogden in 2011, and are joined by the former big league pitcher Simas, who will be coaching for the first time.
Rookie-level Arizona League Dodgers:
Manager: Jody Reed (also coordinator of instruction at Camelback Ranch)
Hitting Coach: Leo Garcia
Pitching Coach: Matt Herges
Reed coached in the Yankees system for the last four years, joining returning pitching coach Garcia and first-time coach Herges, who as a player first signed with the Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1992.
Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Dodgers:
Manager: Pedro Mega
Hitting Coach: Esteban Lopez
Pitching Coach: Alejandro Peña
Roving Guest Instructor: Ramon Martinez
Catching Coach: Jose Hernandez
Assistant Coach: Rafael Ozuna
Mega will manage his fifth season with the DSL Dodgers. Martinez, the pitcher, returns for a second season as roving instructor for the Dodgers.
Camelback Ranch – Glendale:
Pitching Coach: Jim Slaton
Coach/Exchange Program Instructor: Daisuke Yamashita
Slaton in his new role will be responsible for overseeing the pitchers in Arizona , Ogden and the Dominican Republic. Yamashita will coach for a third year in the Dodgers' organization in 2011.
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Ha, Wolf did the Jody Reed too.
When he whiffed on the Astro’s offer and settled with the Dodgers.
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 10, 2010 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
I gotta believe that the Loons could do a lot worse than Lenny Harris as hitting coach.
Now with 33% more Kavula
Nice to keep ol' Franklin Stubbs around
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Meanwhile, I wish Carlos Q's defense wasn't so crummy
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/12/white-sox-shopping-carlos-quentin.html
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Let's get this guy
btw
How much time remains on his present contract?
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 10, 2010 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think he has a contract at the moment. This is his second time being arb eligible. He made $3.2M last year. I believe the Chisox tendered him, but they’ve reached no agreement and might be arbitration bound.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Perfect, Get a guy like htis who will be playing for a contract
or sign him for two years
How much, $10 … … for 2 years?
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 10, 2010 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
Gotta figure if Quentin is reasonably healthy he’s good for at least ~$12m or so for the two years.
He would likely make ~$5 million in 2011 [a $2 million savings from Broxton! :)], and somewhere north of $7.5m or so in 2012.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
Jody Reed should work for free
to pay off his debt to the Dodgers.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Best name: Kremlin Martinez
Will a flock of Loons be following Juan Bustabad from Great Lakes to Cucamonga?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I saw that too, and thought, wow, maybe he’s Merkin Valdez’s cousin or something.
Now with 33% more Kavula
by Humma Kavula on Dec 10, 2010 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
Guys
This drink is electric blue
Winter is coming.
by Maddz on Dec 10, 2010 5:26 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Very much so
Please avoid the sinus freeze.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Saying that Russell Martin Jody Reed himself
doesn’t work for me. Yes, he might get less money this year, but he’ll likely be a on a better team than the Dodgers if he picks the Yankees or Red Sox, and they won’t try to kill him by starting him in every game like Torre and Grady Little did for the past 4 years.
Since it was my comment, I’ll defend it:
1) Whether Martin’s new team makes better (ie less) use of him is immaterial.
2) I suppose that the chance to play for a team like the Yankees or Red Sox could have played a role… but I gotta think…
3) That this was all about forcing the Dodgers to make Martin a FA as quickly as possible, because FA is where the money is…
…and if I’m right about point 3, then this is all about going after a bigger contract and then finding it isn’t there (if it isn’t there).
Now with 33% more Kavula
by Humma Kavula on Dec 10, 2010 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
-If he plays better this year, he’ll get an arbitration raise for 2012 that will likely be more than what he would have earned in any possible scenario of buying it out this off season.
- Its not as if he had a choice of staying with the Dodgers or not, it was the Dodgers decision to non tender him.
He did have a choice. He wanted $5m +1 in incentives. Dodgers offered, what, $4.2m + 1.5 or something in incentives? Those numbers sound really, really close to me, and sound like something could have been worked out.
Until it couldn’t. Also, however Martin plays in 2011 is immaterial. This was about getting to FA as quickly as possible. He thinks there’s a better deal out there. We’ll see.
Now with 33% more Kavula
by Humma Kavula on Dec 10, 2010 5:48 PM PST up reply actions
- Its nice to want things.
- The choice still rested with the Dodgers because they could have argued that Martin was worth less than what Martin wanted in arbitration.
- I think this is where we differ in thinking. The decision is about 2012 and beyond too, he needs to be in a place where he can show his skills. Playing on a better team with more natural exposure works.
I think a later report had Martin’s asking price at $5.5 + incentives, which is a bigger divide between the parties. Main point taken, there was an offer Martin could have accepted if he wanted to.
If the reports are true that a couple teams are competing, maybe he will get more than the Dodgers offered, if not as much as he wanted.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
No player that was tendered a contract for the 2009 season
had their salary reduced. – I just reviewed the breakdown for the 128 players who were arbitration-eligible after the 2009 season.
Only one player that settled before the non-tender deadline took a cut, Sergio Mitre, who took a cut from 1.2M in 2009 to $850K because he missed half a year due to TJ surgery and the Yankees declined his 2010 option, only to re-sign him for the lower salary prior to the non-tender deadline.
Taylor Buchholz settled prior to the deadline for the same salary he made in 2009 and he was out all year due to elbow surgery.
Anthony Reyes had a split contract with Cleveland for slight (2%) raise for 2010.
So for anyone to think that the Dodgers did not face a risk by tendering Martin a contract for 2010, they are sadly mistaken. The data proves them wrong.
Certainly the Dodgers could have tried to argue for the lower salary but there was probably no way they get out of there without paying him more than 2010. It is just the arbitration system works
Actually that should read, no player tendered a contract for the 2010 season
but I am pretty sure that my point would stand for prior years too.
Where the analogy breaks down is that we haven’t traded Kenley Jansen for a catcher.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Rubby De La Rosa then. I went with the young pitcher who had been in the majors.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
You turn down money
and you sign for less elsewhere
you’ve just Jody Reeded all over yourlsef!
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 10, 2010 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
Tip to Jon Weisman who tweeted about this:
Juan Uribe Juan Urinehttp://dodgersfyi.com/2010/12/iphone-spell-check-and-the-dodgers-40-man-roster-2/
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Man, do I love Peter Gammon's tweets. They're so random!
pgammo Peter Gammons
song of the day:“Your Secret,” Ian McLagan. Russell Coltraine Martin, I need your dad on on Jan. 15,for Don Covay’s Three Time Loser
How do you like subbing for Torrance? And did you see the Beverly Hills long term subbing job on edjoin?
i love it.
have done all but one half day at my school i student taught at. hopefully this pace will keep up (ive worked five and a half days so far) after xmas…. but i really love it so far. great kids and the teachers give me a lot of trust in carrying out more complicated lessons :D
and I’m not on your fucking twitter baseball list?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I thought the etiquette is commenter follows writer, THEN writer follows commenter. I was just trying to nudge you out of your twitter slumber.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
sometimes i feel too old for twitter
its just so overwhelming when i dont have a smartphone. it can take hours to catch up at the end of the day… kinda like TBLA haha
Old, phhht
Twitter feels very temporal to me. If you weren’t following when it was tweeted, or shortly after, it didn’t happen. I never try to “catch up” on tweets. When I log in, I go back a little ways, maybe 60-80 tweets and that’s it.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I do understand the completist mentality, but fortunately I keep mine away from twitter.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
It’s the best approach IMO.
Twitter is the world’s water cooler. You wouldn’t come into the office at noon going around to everyone asking “So, what did I miss this morning? What did you guys talk about earlier?”
:)
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
Besides, if I missed anything really good on twitter, it will be posted in the comments here anyway.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Exactly
If it was really good, you’ll find out eventually.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
Shhh it’s a secret
Winter is coming.
by Maddz on Dec 10, 2010 5:42 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Bea Arthur really was a Marine
keithc can be proud!
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/celebrity/bea-arthur-was-truck-driving-marine
Bea the Marine:
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Crawford's deal - per Gordon Edes tweet
Crawford contract: $6m signing bonus 14m in ’11, 19.5m in ’12, 20m in ’13, 20.25m in ’14, 20.5m in ’15, 20.75m in ’16, 21m in ’17
Reed and D4P
I’m not sure there is any way Reed can be considered anything but toxic/radioactive stuff when anywhere near the organization.
Busty and Shooter
It will be great to see Busty at Rancho this year. Great guy coming off a highly succesful year at GL. Also, nice to see Shooter back in the dugout where he belongs rather than hanging around Camelback. A baseball lifer who is a great instructor, Anyone that has been to LADABC knows and likes these two.
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
I forgot to add
Bustabad was Midwest League manager of the year with Great Lakes in 2010, and per the press release, “Boughton’s teams have qualified for the playoffs in each of his three seasons as a hitting coach with the Dodger organization (2008 with Ogden , 2009-10 with Great Lakes.”
Also, Shoemaker will be managing his 19th minor league season, and 2011 will be his 35th season in the Dodger organization as a player, coach, manager or coordinator.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
because its "Just for Men"
ZIIIIIING
by mintxcore on Dec 10, 2010 6:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
WAY OT; HS football
Add another HS super star receiver to USC. George Farmer committed today. I know 95% of you probably don’t know, but I’m PSYCHED.
I saw him play (Serra) in the playoffs two weeks ago. They destroyed our home team. I knew this was going to happen going into the game as Serra has something like 9 Div I players. I feel sorry in a way for their team as they didn’t have any challenging games the whole season. I think most of their competition came from practicing against each other. Our team went four and out on the first possession and punted – George Farmer caught the punt around midfield and just danced through the coverage and went untouched easily for the TD. 7-0 after 58 seconds and we had the ball first. My impression is that the guy is very good. They had a number of other players that I thought were very good too like the QB and most of the defense. My neighbors son is on the team that lost to Serra and said that Farmer told him he was going to de-commit from USC and go to Oregon. Sounds like he decided not to change his mind. The Serra championship game starts in one hour and can be viewed (streaming tv) here supposedly.
I'm on vacation in colorado
But I couldn’t help but notice that estaban Lopez on the Dominican dodgers staff must be the same player who was with the dodgers organization for the past several years and recently retired
by Brandon Lennox on Dec 10, 2010 6:35 PM PST via mobile reply actions 2 recs
Rec’d for saying that from your vacation
by Julio Nievas on Dec 10, 2010 6:42 PM PST up reply actions
I'm on vacation in colorado
But I couldn’t help but notice that estaban Lopez on the Dominican dodgers staff must be the same player who was with the dodgers organization for the past several years and recently retired
by Brandon Lennox on Dec 10, 2010 6:35 PM PST via mobile reply actions 2 recs
I really enjoyed this post
by Steve Dilbeck at the LA Times, basically telling ESPN, MLB, and the Giants to GFY.
Well that was fun
I actually met people I enjoyed. There was one girl that expressed Dodgers hate but it turns out someone picked a fight with her in DS in the LFP, so I guess I can respect that. She was like, well, when I went I sat in the bleachers. I just started to laugh.
Winter is coming.
What time? There are only ~20-25 comments since like 6pm, so you didn’t miss much.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
SO ANGRY
I cut my paper DOWN and now with the stupid fucking footnotes, it’s back to fucking 11 pages.
SO ANGRY.
Winter is coming.
10 pages.
I emailed the prof earlier this week and was like, I’m at 12 pages. Is this a problem? He said yes, not because it would present more work for him, but because it wouldn’t be fair to everyone else.
:(
Winter is coming.
Aren’t you allowed to go smaller on footnotes, like 8 point?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
they were 12 point originally, i had no idea what was going on. But I fixed it. Crisis averted…I guess.
/pout
SO! How is everyone doing?
Winter is coming.
Still have Fat Tires, Newcastle, and Coors Light in the fridge, it’s Friday night, and I am sleeping in tomorrow.
IT’S ALL GOOD.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 8:10 PM PST up reply actions
I’m thinking about singing that at the next karaoke night.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
The Cher song you should sing is a duet
“After All”. You sing Cher, Maddz can sing Peter Cetera. (Couldn’t find one with both of them.)
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I’m a fiend for office hours. So he and I have a pretty good relationship — on top of that, he’s my advisor so. Guh. My paper is going to now be terrible
Winter is coming.
That part about religion…take out those couple of paragraphs. Viola!
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha. ugh. I got it down to 10 pages. I have to read through it to make sure it still makes sense. In the mean time, I am having fun watching Bodhi hide in my room from the dog in the house…and then poke outside the door to protect the threshold…before he runs back into my room.
Winter is coming.
Maddz
if you want an extra set of eyes with virtually no idea what you are writing about, I’ll read it.
bhsportsguy
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If you ever need feline advice, BTW, feel free to email me any time.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 8:15 PM PST up reply actions
If you ever need fatherly advice, feel free to email me any time.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
psh I never asked my dad for money
I always asked my mom. She would go in my dad’s wallet.
Winter is coming.
I got a kid in college
Like I got any money.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
If you ever need Chef Art advice, feel free to email delias man any time.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
alright, read over it one last time
i think it’s good to go. Anyone else want to read it/be bored/be amused because it’s about Linkin Park and has bible verses in it?
Winter is coming.
Although I know
next to nothing about Linkin Park.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I just realized
that I am still at the office and I am not permitted to downland attachments from internet e-mails to this computer under punishment of death or something, so I’ll have to read it at home later. :-(
No instant feedback for you Maddz, sorry.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Well
I didn’t think I really would have super constructive criticism that you could actually make use of, after all, WTF do I know? But I am interested in reading it and providing you feedback.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I read it
I am glad I don’t have write anything like that. Your brain must be exhausted after that exercise.
Link passed on
by DT commenter dcinchq. A story in a Chattanooga paper regarding the potential sale of the Lookouts.
Now there is a possibility the Dodgers may have to move on without [owner Frank] Burke, who is gauging interest in the storied franchise due to the declining health of his father, Daniel Burke. The Lookouts were purchased by Burke, his father and Charles Eshbach in 1995, and Burke said earlier this week that there are “estate issues” that are having to be addressed.
“We like Frank, and this is a very unfortunate situation,” Dodgers farm director De Jon Watson said Wednesday from baseball’s winter meetings in Orlando. “If something like that does come up, then obviously we’ll have to sit back and re-evaluate where we’re going to go as far as direction from an organizational standpoint if there is a new potential buyer. Right now, we’re looking at this as business us usual and that he’s our guy.
”He’s the one who got us into Chattanooga, and we’re excited to be there with him."
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Wow, that is interesting. Thanks for that note.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
If you do end up writing up anything on the situation
Be sure to keep it within 10 pages. Mmmmmkay?
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 8:28 PM PST up reply actions
Finish your paper and get some rest
you can party when your finals are done.
Just giving Dave a break so he can eat dinner.
Damn
forgot to paste in the link!
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/dec/09/lookouts-fate-uncertain/
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
BTW
I will not be wearing a TBLA Tee that reads “#Blame Kemp”. This is too much explainin’ to do.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Blame Kemp
aka – The Bison
It’s all about the ‘Trashcan’ anyway
Isn’t It?
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 10, 2010 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
Just when I thought she couldn't be more perfect
@therealzooeyd Making gingerbread!
>happy sigh<
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Her previous tweet was about maple syrup, which filled my idea with other ideas.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
If you get too overexcited thinking about Zooey
just think about The Happening and you’ll be briefly turned off.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Some "top tweet" had
this link in it. The first review cracked me up.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Hahaha
I am a sucker for any Libyan reference.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
That was good too
But the first one was short and sweet:
I purchased this product 4.47 Billion Years ago and when I opened it today, it was half empty.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Oh man
so short I completely missed it.
TWSS
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
Did you notice the
Frequently Bought Together? Yow.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I like the Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought...
Die Hard & Die Hard 2
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
What about this review?
Ran out of toothpaste, and remembered how you’re supposed to be able to use baking soda to clean your teeth, so of course, I accidentally used this instead, and Wow! all I can say is, my teeth have never been cleaner! They sparkle, they tingle, and for some reason, they STAY clean now, no matter what. Highly recommended!
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 8:53 PM PST up reply actions
Or this one
This rich yellow cake really lights up a party. Ever since studying abroad in Syria, it’s been one of my favorites. My friends in the Middle East always ask for it by name. Using this simple recipe, it will be sure to make a bang at your next holiday gathering!
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Or
This product works as advertised, but there’s a BIG WARNING: I had this in the back of my car and was driving on the freeway at night. When I hit 88MPH I hit landed in a barn, hit a pine tree, got chased by some jerks (one wearing 3D glasses for some reason) and had the HARDEST time getting home. Oh yeah, some lady kept calling me Calvin even though that’s not my name. Strange. So be careful. This stuff is heavy.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Watched a little of Whitey Herzog interview
He said he called Dave LaPoint “Snacks” because when they played golf, LaPoint had 2 six-packs, sandwiches, etc. with him. So in the 1982 World Series, Hernandez fields a ground ball and tosses to LaPoint, who then drops it. Brewers score some unearned runs to take a 2 run lead. Herzog comes out to take LaPoint out and says to him, if that had been a hamburger, you would not have dropped it. Ozzie Smith who is sitting next to Herzog smiles and says he heard Herzog say that to LaPoint.
Alternate caption
If you wanna pitch in the majors, you better stand up straight son!
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Nice
or “Don’t sell yourself short, Chris. You’re a tremendous slouch.” :)
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
Or
Ever hear the story about Tommy Lasorda and Jesus Feliciano?
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Note to mintxcore
10 people in the last 3 days have found True Blue LA through the search “charlize theron monster.”
Hahahaha :)
College athletics are fun. Check out this “silent night” by Taylor University (tweeted by Darren Rovell)
Imagine if this were the tagline for the lead article on dodgers.com
“The big moves made — trading Adrian Gonzalez and signing Dustin Moseley and Aaron Harang — San Diego returns to last year’s successful plan: waiting for the price for players to drop.”
I was going to look at their roster to see if I could pull some names but they only have their 40 man, which I realized belatedly after realizing “That is a lot of pitchers.”
Winter is coming.
I am now looking at Gaslamp to see if they have an opinion
these posts have 20 comments on them. The mods here must be jealous!
Winter is coming.
FOUND IT
This is what they think their starting rotation will look like (or at least one commenter, no one else said anything):
1-Latos
2-Richard
3-Stauffer
4-Harang
5-Mystery Bachelor
Winter is coming.
Inconceivable!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 10, 2010 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
Only 4 infielders?
Huh.
Maybe they should’ve signed Juan Castro!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Juan Castro is back
Minor league deal
Jackson goes into further detail on the technicality why Castro couldnt be called back up. His 10 days in AAA never started because he never technically reported, leaving with permission for a family injury
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 9:41 PM PST via mobile reply actions
you want depth?
Let me show you some PVL
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 10, 2010 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
It wouldn't be an offseason without the annual ritual of
the Signing of Juan Castro.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Heh
Paul likely wouldn’t clear waivers, and would end up getting traded, as they can’t send him down without exposing him to waivers.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 10, 2010 9:53 PM PST up reply actions
if only...
in my many trips to Chattanooga i’ve noticed that he’s not a great guy. how he got promoted is as big a shock as Subero still being there. Valentin, IMO, is all about getting himself back to the bigs and doesn’t seem to care about developing players.
I thought he was the guy
that turned an unassisted triple play that Nomar displaced at shortstop in Boston.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 10, 2010 11:00 PM PST up reply actions
isnt carl crawfords defense wasted in LF of fenway?
he seemed like a perfect fit for the yanks…. their LF is much more expansive and hes a LHB in Yankee stadium that can easily pull the ball out and easily become a 25-30 hr hitter there..
Even though we don't have a full-time left fielder......
What does everyone think of the team?
1. Will the 6 starters be effective?
2. Will the bench have enough depth?
3. Can we field the ball?
4. Will the power be enough to overcome the low OBP?
I’d like to know how everyone really feels on these subjects.
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
everything is real good
except our offense…
by matthewmafa on Dec 11, 2010 12:27 AM PST up reply actions
I never do, But I'll pine in
1. If healthy, Damn that is some good shit.
2. I think so. Even now it looks good. another RH OF= much better.
3. In 09 we were great. in 2010 not so much. Why? really I don’t know. I think we could be fine.
4. You never know. It’s played on the field.
defense should be better
pitching should be good, offense will be mediocre. I don’t think it will be3 horibad, but It probably won’t be particularly good.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
1 – at least 5 will. :)
2 – after signing a RH OF, yes.
3 – depends on the OF. Gwynn starting in CF = yes. Barajas = no. Uribe = yes. Gibbons in LF = hahahaha.
4 – Do not confuse this team for the 07 Brewers, who were 11th in the NL in OBP and 5th in runs. That team had Prince, Braun, good JJ Hardy, good Corey Hart, etc, and everyone had double digit HR. This team will not lead the league in HR, so it won’t help that much.
I’d expect something slightly better than the 2003 Dodgers, but no way they win the division. A record of 88-74 would be an optimistic target, but not good enough for a WC in 2011. Finally, a good year from Kemp or Loney (including a good haul for a trade) will be necessary to win the division.
*statements in bold are my bold predictions.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 11, 2010 1:38 AM PST up reply actions
I’m obviously really late here, but…
If you’re right on both scores — that (a) the Dodgers’ upside record is 88-74 and (b) that record would not be good enough for a WC — then you are in the Humma camp.
I actually don’t disagree with that all that much. If everything goes right for the Dodgers — Furcal does not miss major time, Kemp bounces back, Ethier does well, no major pitching injuries, the bullpen holds together — then yes, I can see a mid-to-high 80s win team, even with, say, Podsednik in LF.
There are two problems, of course. The first, that you point out, is that 88 wins might not be enough in the first place. Second, I’ve listed an awful lot of things that have to go right, and it is probably not realistic that they will all go right. As things go wrong, you can start ticking off wins from that 88-win max.
That is why the team needs a real LF. They need that max wins number to be higher if they are going to be competitive.
Now with 33% more Kavula
by Humma Kavula on Dec 11, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
1. Check, odds are in our favor as dodgers need four of the six to be effective consistently, 6 also gives the ability to trade?
2. Depth would increase with the addition of another power bat in the outfield, one capable of OPS > .800
3 Infield defense has been improved with the addition of Uribe. Outfield, no real change. League average catcher.
4. Need another bat to compliment Kemp and Ethier in the middle of the lineup, same guy mentioned in #2
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 11, 2010 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
Does he play left field?
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
by iiidown on Dec 11, 2010 1:33 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Yes
And a lot of kittens will have been punched.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 11, 2010 9:29 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
or run over a little old lady using a cane in the crosswalk?
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 11, 2010 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
eh
if it gets down to our #7 starter, and for a long period of time, I probably just throw my hands up and except the hands that fate had dealt. Unless its Neds fault.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
No one needs to be blamed
but kittens will need to be punched.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 11, 2010 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
Remember that the average team uses 10 starters per season.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 11, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
so we'll probably see
Kershaw
Billz
Kuroda
Garland
Padilla
Hawksworth
Ely
and three more guys from the minors?
Winter is coming.
My moneys on Monk and Eveland.
The Dodgers shouldn’t have to go 10 deep because hopefully no one will get kicked out of the rotation for shittiness, but I wouldn’t be at all shocked if Ely got multiple starts.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 11, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Starting with 6 pretty good starters...
Barring injury and stupidity, se shouldn’t have to go too deep, and therefore be able to concentrate on the offense. (I wanted to use heretofore in that sentence for Maddz, but I just couldn’t fit it in.)
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
Just remember that you always need more pitchers than you think you do.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 11, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
More likely than Penny and Lowe and pray for snow.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 11, 2010 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
#Dodgers sign LHP Wilkin de la Rosa, converted OF who spent time on #Yankees 40-man. Decent fastball, change. Not so decent 4.8 BB/9 in AA.
He’s 25 and put up a 9.2 K/9 in 300 minor league IP with the Yankees.
Gwynn deal official
"Tony is one of the game’s top defensive outfielders and his speed adds an important element to the team," said Colletti. "He can play all three outfield positions and gives us flexibility throughout the lineup."
Also has this nugget
In 2010, Gwynn appeared in 105 games (72 starts) in center field and rated as one of the game’s top defensive outfielders, tying for fifth among Major League center fielders with 11 runs saved according to The Bill James Handbook. Gwynn tied for fourth among center fielders with 24 runs saved over the last three seasons.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 11, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
One more note
from the PR:
The 28-year-old has a .276 career batting average as a pinch hitter, which is tied for 10th in the Majors (min. 75 at-bats) since the start of the 2006 season.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 11, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
Ha, this is 'Pierre Speak'
Please check the archives, we’ve heard this before
Ned has his notes stored under his rug for quick and easy reference?
Left unsaid … Podsednick has that trouble with his foot, so Gwynn is the next best thing …
and he comes with a lower price tag too?
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 11, 2010 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
How do people feel about Dayan Viciedo?
Who may be available from White Sox instead of Quentin, and will cost a lot less in players.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vicieda01.shtml
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I’d think he’d cost more actually. 21 year old who has had success in the bigs won’t come cheap.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 11, 2010 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
I assumed that too but then Kenny Williams said
(and take this FWIW) as written in MLBTR:
If Willliams can’t get a deal done for Quentin, Cowley tweets that he will instead look to move Dayan Viciedo or Mark Teahen. However, Williams recognizes that the return won’t be as much.
http://twitter.com/cst_sox/status/13677016180072448
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see us trade with the White Sox again would you?
by dodgers4life on Dec 11, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
It was funny
On Baseball Tonight (I know) they showed Manny in a White Sox uniform. I couldn’t remember his ever being on that team!
5’ 11" 240 LBS. aka ‘The Tank’
OPS increasing as he moves along.
Verified 21 year old ? from Cuba.
In search fo the LF bat
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 11, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
I’d love to get Viciedo. I think we reportedly wanted him for Manny at the trade deadline. White Sox are looking for some bullpen help. Maybe trade Elbert and another prospect for Viciedo. He would be great as our 3B of the future.
by dodgers4life on Dec 11, 2010 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
I love that Ned managed to get talked down from Dayan Vicideo to nothing.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 11, 2010 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
I know, I just like thinking of the negotation.
“Dayan Vicideo?”
“Nope.”
“Chris Sale?”
“Nope.”
“Jhonny Nunez?”
“Nope”
“Nothing?”
“Okay”
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 11, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Hah
of course the other problem I didn’t mention is that Viciedo is a 3B, not an OF. But could be a future (or current) replacement for Blake. Anyway, was just a passing thought.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Gurnick has some more info on Dodgers.com:
Also on the Dodgers’ radar for left fielder are free agents Marcus Thames and Scott and Jerry Hairston. Outfielder Xavier Paul is expected to get a chance to make the club in Spring Training because he, like infielder Chin-lung Hu, is out of options. Colletti said there’s a chance he’ll sign nobody now, let the internal candidates get a shot, then make a move if needed as the season unfolds.
Thames would be a good fit. I’d rather have Hall than Hairston.
by dodgers4life on Dec 11, 2010 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
I think we will get someone for LF. If we sign someone it will probably be Hall. Would you rather have Hall or Quentinfor LF?I’d rather have Quentin becuase he has more power and is younger.
by dodgers4life on Dec 11, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed
I think the “we could just let it go to spring training and have a battle between Hoffmann, Paul, et al” is the standard addenda to any OF discussion this winter. The Ned fine print, if you will.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 11, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
Trayvon seems like the kind of guy the Red Sox would like.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 11, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
How about instead we just give Trayvon a shot?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
As would I
but Cameron feels like a player Ned would love to have (I tried to avoid saying “ned guy”)
Just saying we could get Mike Cameron if we wanted to.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 11, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
On the one hand I’m really not a fan of Trayvon
On the other hand Mike Cameron is 38, wasn’t very good last year and got hurt.
I’m torn.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 11, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
If those two were the only ones to choose from, best to punt?
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 11, 2010 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
Why give up anything for a marginal piece, especially if said piece isnt going to be the difference in being a good team or not?
Mike Cameron would be a decent acquisition for a championship level team that needs a short term fix to fill in a spot.
Dodgers arent that team IMO.
LOL.
RT @JoseCanseco: I can dh for any major league team and lead the league in home runs
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Sounds like Jose may have just been visiting the fungus festival that was held at Berkely recently?
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 11, 2010 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
They really had the mushroom exhibtion there, last week?, at the school.
Jose had to have stopped by.
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 11, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
I kno, it happens every year in the Bay Area, it’s a wild mushroom festival. A lot of mushroom hunters in the area, the soil is ripe for mushroom growth. Candycap mushrooms are my favorite
by Josie Becker on Dec 11, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Mushrooms are very good for you.
They help bolster the immune system.
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 11, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
heh,
Watch it, this site is being monitored
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 11, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
Galen Center, key to USC’s basketball program becoming top tier, but has it grown the USC basketball fanbase?
/honest question
by Josie Becker on Dec 11, 2010 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
mow the lawn? prune the hedges? make a casserole?
by Josie Becker on Dec 11, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
Have you considered a meth habit?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 11, 2010 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
I'm going to read my first Philip K Dick book
lates…
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
got a first edition at this cool Ann Arbor bookstore, it was recommended as the one to start with by the owner…now I have to eat
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
One of the other two is Juan Castro
dodgerscribe (Tony Jackson)
Dodgers’ LF search down to four. Podsednik and Bill Hall are two of them
He wrote “Bill” so you would think it was Monty, Tom T. or Mel.
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