Tony Jackson added some more, per a Stewart radio interview for which the audio is as of yet unavailable:

“When it comes time for Matt to arbitrate two years from now, we’re going to look at that situation and do what’s best for Matt,” he said on The Mason and Ireland Show on 710 ESPN Los Angeles. "When it comes time for Matt to be a free agent three years from now, we’re going to look at that situation in the same way as I would with Chad Billingsley, my other client on that ballclub.

Stewart needs to go off on some former major leaguers as well then. Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling were lighting Kemp up all series on SNY, for loafing after balls, not taking good routes, swinging at bad pitches in hitters counts, bad baserunning, etc.

I thought these public wars of words happened at the end of the season.

Someone from the minors or Burress?

Ned needs to get out of his slump on signing veterans to overpriced contracts.

and I’m really pissed right now. But I know I won’t be the most pissed off here.

Wow, even when Blake was joking around when Kemp was interviewed Kemp sounded pretty pissed and asked him to be quiet. I believe they are actually really good friends, so Kemp is taking this really seriously.

Way to upset your best player. Should have done it internally.

we dont want to start world war 3….

I’m going to sleep with the hope that overnight Ned has another stupid quote and the Dodgers fire him.

I can dream right?

Is that Ned will (G-d willing) have been long since fired by the time Kemp (and, potentially Bills too) becomes a free agent, but he has now built up such bad will with the organization that they won’t even consider resigning with the Dodgers.

never represents a player that doesn’t perform according to how some thinks he should have. Or have someone call them a waste of a money like he did when he called out Andruw Jones and Jason Schmidt today.

And I wonder if he’ll mind if someone brings up his defense in arbitration hearing that Kemp is still learning how to play.

“He has a chance to be the best Dodger in the history of the franchise. He has the ability to do that.” — Colletti, following his brief conversation with Kemp after the game.

Nothing but class?
He was agreat pitcher though
other pitchers half as good? as Stewart was shoot themselves in the leg.

Maybe Padillia will be an agent someday too?

The Dodgers are behaving like losers on and off the field.
Losing is a habit … so is winning.

On the play earlier today, when Jeff Francoeur grounded back to John Ely with 1st & 3rd, 0 outs, judging from the broadcast and comments it sounds like Ely had David Wright 30 feet off the bag at 3B, an easy out if he chose to pursue it. Instead, Ely hesitated on the play, and threw to second base to get the force out, but because he first looked Wright back there was no chance to complete the double play in time.

My initial thought was that I wished he would have got the lead runner (Wright) at 3B (I have an irrational fear of the lead runner in scoring position), but upon further review…

Using the Baseball Prosepctus run expectancy matrix:

Choice 1: retire Wright at 3B…leaving 1st & 2nd, 0 outs. Expected runs: 0.94128
Choice 2: go for the double play…leaving man on 3rd, 2 outs. Exp. runs: 0.33125

So it sounds like going for the double play was the clear choice…of course I’m sure there was some probability of not completing the double play, even if Ely acted quickly, but not enough to make it the wrong choice. If only Ely had made his decision more quickly.

Happy Anniversaries to Phil and his lovely bride as well as Jon and his wife too.

As far as I know, all of the other quotes were made in comments directly to members of the print media, but the original comments by Colletti that triggered this ridiculous furor can be heard in context along with the entire Q/A with Peter Tilden here. Ned comes on at the 16:22 mark and is on until the 20:35 mark. Rather than relying on what you read in the press, you can hear it for yourself, and decide you think is the appropriate way for all parties to react to it.

The most distressing aspect of this is that I can imagine Colletti trading Kemp. I’d like to think it wouldn’t happen, but this is the same team that traded Mike Piazza, Raul Mondesi, Pedro Martinez, Pedro Guerrero, and let Orel Hershiser go. I know it’s a different time and a different regime, but the trauma and personal anguish never really dissipate when it comes to the team I love. The biggest difference for me, personally, is that Kemp is one of the first prospects whose progression I’ve followed since single-A. I’m sure plenty of people here have their “first” like mine, and it’s disconcerting to say the least when the highest-ceiling Dodger of my lifetime is at odds with the GM that’s inspired the least amount of confidence. Colletti’s biggest achievements, in my eyes, have been the deals he hasn’t made.

Somebody, please talk me off the ledge.

You are my new hero.

I think the thing with Colletti, that after he knew his comments were a bigger thing than he initially thought, he still tried to deflect blame on the team as a whole instead of saying the matter is over. Is that leadership from a GM who is secure with a new 4 year contract, and a team that he personally built?

You can’t discuss the Pierre signing without talking about how it was done to block Kemp. Ned didn’t believe in him and now feels tricked and is lashing out. What a giant baby.