Diamondbacks 12, Dodgers 5

That was a veteran single by Anderson in the 8th inning with the bases empty and the Dodgers only down by seven. It’s the kind of clutch scrappy veteran base hit that only a pro’s pro can come up with, just when the team needed it most. And then in a stunning surprise move that the D-Backs didn’t expect, he did something that only a crafty professional veteran would do—he stole second to put himself in scoring position to try and cut their lead to six.

I’m getting so sick of reading from you bloggers in your mother’s basements about how the team should “DFA” such a clutch player. Don’t you guys know that there are only about 50 or 60 players in the Los Angeles minor league system who can hit better than Garret Anderson? Remember that whenever Xavier Paul gets a double or triple, it isn’t nearly as effective as a Garret Anderson single. Base hits by Anderson are so rare that when they do happen, it has a chilling effect on the rest of the league. It shows all the other front offices that Ned Colletti MEANS BUSINESS and the Dodgers ARE NOT TO BE TRIFLED WITH. Now when Xavier Paul comes back to the bigs while Manny is on the DL and has an “.850 OPS” with two or three inexperienced home runs over the next two weeks, it will give Ned another invaluable opportunity to give Xavier another life lesson by telling him to watch the veteran gamer Garret Anderson if he wants to know how to act like a major leaguer, before he sends him down to AAA again.

I’m sure all of you watched Anderson hustle down the line like a true professional on that lucky double play that Arizona turned tonight. That ball was in the hole between first and second, and after the second baseman snagged it and made a long throw to the shortstop, the shortstop bobbled it for less than two seconds before throwing Garret out by half a step. Did you see how close Anderson made that play? What hustle! An inexperienced player like Paul probably would have touched first base a few seconds before Anderson would have, and tried to advance to second on the throw to first. If he gets thrown out on a play like that, it would have a terrible effect on an inexperienced team like the Dodgers, who need Anderson’s proven invaluable veteran leadership.

I"m so sick of you bloggers.