2012 NL West Offseason Review: Los Angeles Dodgers
by Eric Stephen on Feb 10, 2012 6:00 AM PST
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PrintAfter a thorough review of the offseason moves of the other four teams in the National League West, we turn our investigation inward, looking at our very own Los Angeles Dodgers.
In case you missed the rest of the NL West, here are offseason reviews of Arizona, San Francisco, Colorado, and San Diego.
Five Questions
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| 2011 Record: | 82-79 |
| Division Finish: |
Third place, 11½ GB |
| 2012 Opening Day: | Apr 5 at Petco Park in San Diego |
| 2012 Home Opener: | Apr 10 vs. Pittsburgh |
| Other SB Nation coverage: | SB Nation Los Angeles |
1) Did the season-ending ACL injury to Victor Martinez of the Detroit Tigers cost the Dodgers Prince Fielder?
Yes.
2) If the Dodgers had all this money to sign Prince Fielder, shouldn't they have at least made a formal offer to Hiroki Kuroda, who signed for one year, $10 million with the New York Yankees?
Yes.
3) Will Clayton Kershaw in 2012 become the second Dodgers pitcher ever to win back-to-back Cy Young Awards, joining Sandy Koufax?
Yes.
4) Will Dee Gordon steal at least 60 bases for the Dodgers in 2012?
Yes.
5) Did you mail in this final question and answer session of the week?
Yes.
| Dodgers Trades, Etc. This Winter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | Traded | Acquired |
| Rockies | Jamie Hoffmann of (claimed by Colorado) | |
| Orioles | Dana Eveland lhp | Jarret Martin lhp Tyler Henson of |
Eveland was arbitration eligible and not in the plans for the Dodgers' starting rotation in 2012, so he was shipped off to Baltimore for two players ranked by our own Brandon Lennox as the No. 59 and No. 77 prospects in the Dodgers' system.
| Dodgers Contracts Signed This Winter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Player | Type | Total Contract | 2012 Salary |
| OF | Matt Kemp | Arb | 8-year, $160m | $10,000,000 |
| SP | Clayton Kershaw | Arb | 2-year, $19m | $6,000,000 |
| SP | Aaron Harang | FA | 2-year, $12m + option | $3,000,000 |
| OF | Andre Ethier | Arb | 1-year, $10.95m | $10,950,000 |
| SP | Chris Capuano | FA | 2-year, $10m + option | $3,000,000 |
| 2B | Mark Ellis | FA | 2-year, $8.75m + option | $2,500,000 |
| 1B | James Loney | Arb | 1-year, $6.375m | $6,375,000 |
| IF/OF | Jerry Hairston, Jr. | FA | 2-year, $6m | $2,250,000 |
| OF/1B | Juan Rivera | FA | 1-year, $4.5m + option | $4,000,000 |
| OF | Tony Gwynn, Jr. | Arb | 2-year, $2m | $850,000 |
| RP | Todd Coffey | FA | 1-year, $1.3m + option | $1,000,000 |
| RP | Mike MacDougal | FA | 1-year, $1m + option | $650,000 |
| C | Matt Treanor | FA | 1-year, $1m + option | $850,000 |
| IF | Adam Kennedy | FA | 1-year, $800k | $800,000 |
Matt Kemp signed the largest contract in National League history. That feels good just saying that out loud.
| Dodgers Players Lost | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Player | New Team |
| SP | Hiroki Kuroda | Yankees |
| IF | Jamey Carroll | Twins |
| C | Rod Barajas | Pirates |
| 3B | Casey Blake | Rockies |
| RP | Jonathan Broxton | Royals |
| RP | Hong-Chih Kuo | Mariners |
| P | Vicente Padilla | Red Sox* |
| *Minor league deal | ||
Here's my guess as to the Dodgers' 25-man roster:
| 2012 Dodgers Under Contract | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Player | 2012 Age* | 2012 Salary |
| C | A.J. Ellis | 31 | team control |
| 1B | James Loney | 28 | $6,375,000 |
| 2B | Mark Ellis | 35 | $2,500,000 |
| 3B | Juan Uribe | 33 | $8,000,000 |
| SS | Dee Gordon | 24 | team control |
| LF | Juan Rivera | 33 | $4,000,000 |
| CF | Matt Kemp | 27 | $10,000,000 |
| RF | Andre Ethier | 30 | $10,950,000 |
| OF | Tony Gwynn, Jr. | 29 | $850,000 |
| IF/OF | Jerry Hairston, Jr. | 36 | $2,250,000 |
| IF | Adam Kennedy | 36 | $800,000 |
| 3B/1B | Josh Fields | 29 | $500,000^ |
| C | Matt Treanor | 36 | $850,000 |
| SP | Clayton Kershaw | 24 | $6,000,000 |
| SP | Chad Billingsley | 27 | $9,000,000 |
| SP | Ted Lilly | 36 | $12,000,000 |
| SP | Chris Capuano | 33 | $3,000,000 |
| SP | Aaron Harang | 34 | $3,000,000 |
| CL | Javy Guerra | 26 | team control |
| RHP | Kenley Jansen | 24 | team control |
| RHP | Matt Guerrier | 33 | $4,750,000 |
| RHP | Todd Coffey | 31 | $1,000,000 |
| RHP | Mike MacDougal | 35 | $650,000 |
| LHP | Scott Elbert | 26 | team control |
| RHP | Blake Hawksworth | 29 | team control |
| Totals (19 players) |
$86,475,000 | ||
| *Age as of June 30, 2012 ^Minor league deal; estimated |
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I do think Jerry Sands has a legitimate chance to make the opening day roster, and if he does it would be as the primary left fielder, as the club wants him to play every day. However, for that same reason I believe Sands will ultimately begin the season in Triple A Albuquerque unless he absolutely dominates during spring training.
The Dodgers do need power of the bench, which is why I picked Fields to make the opening day roster, but I could see Trent Oeltjen ending up with that final bench spot too. But the players haven't even reported to spring training yet; there will be plenty of time for this battle to play itself out.
Barring injury, there is only one bullpen spot open, with the out-of-options Blake Hawksworth fighting it out with Josh Lindblom and several non-roster invitees.
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Keith Law on Joc
Outfielder Joc Pederson has gotten significantly stronger since high school and projects to hit for average and power between his excellent bat speed and sound swing. He’s fast enough for center but the bat should profile in a corner if he has to move.
hopefully his second go around with the Loons
Goes better than the first. I think it will
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 10, 2012 7:11 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Zen master says
we’ll see
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
by G.Scott on Feb 10, 2012 8:30 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
center?
kinda blocked isnt he? good problem to have I guess. bless u matt.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Feb 10, 2012 8:42 AM PST up reply actions
“could play center” is a statement of skill, not of future availability. Kemp will be a corner OF by the end of that contract, probably by 2015 when we sign McCutchen (☺) but Kemp being here that long does mean that all those fancy CF prospects we have have to be able to hit like corner OF guys to be able to make it.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
or
we could trade them
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
or they do nothing as they move up the ladder and it all becomes moot. Counting on Pioneer league hitters seems so premature.
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I agree, Kemp’s body type might require a move to the corners sooner than later
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 9:02 AM PST up reply actions
You mean that “CF” isn’t stamped on their foreheads? That’s a relief.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
I lol'd
At the 5 questions
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 10, 2012 6:48 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Seconded.
I'd like a Dodger Dog, please.
by DodgerofTrolleys on Feb 10, 2012 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
Matt Kemp: Pee Wee Herman got nothin on me
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
And you don’t want Pee Wee Herman to get anything on you. Especially in a theater.
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
by mleadman on Feb 10, 2012 7:34 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I’m reduced to being my own straight man
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
Pee Wee
was arrested for masturbating in an adult theater a few years back
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
Q: What is Paul Rubin's favorite teams?
A: The Expos and the Yanks…………………………..
Tuesday, February 21 to Camelback
by Eric Stephen on Feb 10, 2012 7:41 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Saw a tweet about the first Cardinals truck of baseball gear going down to Florida.
This makes me excited.
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 7:46 AM PST up reply actions
Makes me wish
they did spring training in Arizona
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
don't help the yankees, pirates!
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Dodgers top prospects in review, on MLB.com
I’m getting more and more excited about Joc, I have to say…
And Juan Rodriguez gets a mention, too:
“He’s got sleeper written all over him,” he said. “We tightened up his delivery and he’s throwing 100 mph, and it’s swing-and-miss 100. It’s not put-it-in-play 100. He’s not as tall as Kenley Jansen, but he’s a big body guy. Kenley has pure arm swing; this guy is just really loose.”
Granted this is mostly Watson’s POV so grain of salt, etc. But still, cool to hear.
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smells like…victory.
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by G.Scott on Feb 10, 2012 8:29 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
I think we are all excited about Scrap Metal.
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is that his new nickname?
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Has been his nickname here since we acquired him.
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weird, I don't remember noticing it before.
Okay, then. Better than “Mr.” (Bob Newhart Show reference) or “Wolfgang” (German director reference). Or “The Pride of Palo Alto” as Vin Scully will one day say.
Btw, looky what I found:
https://twitter.com/youngjoc650
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Looks like Gary, Eric and MSTI are already following him
Hm, is Gary following this guy too: https://twitter.com/okoyea23
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Not enough to follow your boy OK though! ;)
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Because only Phil actually uses it?
Follow @DavidYoungTBLA
- The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2012/#list=lad
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Cool, my fav Sanchez makes number six
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Pitching Pitching Pitching
Eight of the first nine are pitchers
Three starters for sure in Lee, Webster, Sanchez
Four maybes in Eovaldi, Reed, Withrow, Martin
One Reliever for sure in Tolleson
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As much as I wish we had more legit position prospects, it sure is nice to have a good crop of interesting arms.
For Furcal and Trayvon we got our 11 – 13th prospects based on MLB.
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I’m still looking forward to a Fed/Ellis combo this summer. Defense should be above average and offense hopefully won’t be terrible.
Both those trades are looking good right now. Trayvon it appears we traded high on, and Castle is at least a possibility.
Trayvon will still be a top Five prospect in the Mariner system
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HQ has him 4th a head of Franklin. They are bullish then most but not top 10 seems quite a stretch. Of course that was before Montero. Maybe 7th / 8th. Easy top 10.
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I’ve always found Reed and Tolleson interesting.
I'd like a Dodger Dog, please.
by DodgerofTrolleys on Feb 10, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
Cause Reed has been around so long
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Always
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Well okay
Actually since I started paying attention to our prospects more, which was this last year.
I'd like a Dodger Dog, please.
by DodgerofTrolleys on Feb 10, 2012 9:12 AM PST up reply actions
I still feel really strongly that Chris Reed has the stuff and mechanics to become a great major league pitcher. He may at some point transition back into relief, but it won’t be because he has to be a reliever.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
I agree with you completely.
I'd like a Dodger Dog, please.
by DodgerofTrolleys on Feb 10, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
Ethan Martin is pretty well rated.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
I don’t know what he’s rated these days, but I’m very bearish
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
But is he Fred Rated?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM7yGRMjbrI
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Martin is rated pretty low by most.
MLB.com’s prospect lists always suck.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Feb 10, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
That's really cool
Especially since Trayvon can’t not strike out in the majors, lol.
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In case there was any concern about how average Dodger fans feel about our system, in the poll, 60% say ZLee is the top prospect, 35% say Eovaldi and only 1% picked Webby.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I always thought the TBLA motto was “we don’t give a fuck what the average Dodger fan thinks”
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the average Dodger fan thinks xfip is the new Honda compact car
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
I hope Xeifrank never asks if the Clippers are the best team in the West.
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Even if you ever think it, don’t write it. Why don’t you try jinxing the Thunder this week?
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They did just lose to the Kings
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 10, 2012 8:38 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Jacks N Joe – freakin good pancakes
by Julio Nievas on Feb 10, 2012 8:32 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Gary
About COD: Cool, I’ve only seen you play black ops. I’d actually be cool playing that too actually. I think im getting back into a COD mood rather than black ops.
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cod
its funny how everyone HATED treyarch games before black ops and now it seems like alot of the people I know prefer black ops to mw3 by a wide margin..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Feb 10, 2012 8:45 AM PST up reply actions
I'm conflicted
I liked Black OPS, but knew MW2 and MW were both better, but now MW3 didn’t show me a ton (except single player was AMAZING) with their online.
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mw mp
I never fell for it because it always seemed like it was rich get richer and was a very hard to have fun in matches were dudes were going like 75-1 and dropping nukes on everyone. Black ops seemed way more balanced.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Feb 10, 2012 8:49 AM PST up reply actions
I didn't even enjoy the couple levels I played of Black Ops, but I never played competetive multiplayer
the series died with MW2 in my mind.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
As in
You loved that one the most or you thought that one killed the series?
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I still liked the single player, but the multiplayer was such a dissapointment
I just moved on. Didn’t even bother with Black Ops multiplayer. MW1 is in my top 2 for this entire generation though, so its a hard standard to live up to. Still want to play MW3 for single player, but I’m waiting till it goes on sale in a year or so(screw you activision). I would be more interested if they wheren’t just shoving the same game out there every darn year.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I get you. I’m not getting the next COD most likely, i’ve only played 17 hours of MW3, when I have 10 days on MW2, 2 days on black ops, and 8 days on COD 4.
As far as the single player though, if there are any blockbusters left you should try renting it just for that; the single player on MW3 was top 3 of any game I’ve ever played.
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I started the series on PC
and I will end it on PC. If I can get a game on PC I choose it over consoles every time. Its as much about future compatibility then anything else.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I got Black Ops and MW3 for Christmas, and I don’t think I’ve even taken MW3 out of the packaging.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
im a bf3 fan
its so much more fun if you ask me. way more team oriented. I was 1st place on a game I played last night and only went 5-5 in terms of k/d.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Feb 10, 2012 9:04 AM PST up reply actions
Oh absolutely
I love Battlefield 3, such a fun game. If I could take the game play from Modern Warfare 3 and the stuff you can do and the maps from Battlefield 3 i’d be in game heaven.
Yeah, its all about winning in battlefield, not K/D ratio, though I still want a good one, haha. Im the type of guy who will try and destroy tanks and junk even though I’ll get killed 3 times while doing it.
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BF is more fun when you’re playing with friends because its much moer team based. COD is always fun even if you’re playing on your own
by DannyDodger on Feb 10, 2012 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah I know what you mean
My cousin and I play and it’s way more fun when it’s him and I rather than just me, or because the servers are just as messed up as CODs when it’s me VS him.
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Question
If Fields has a serious shot at making the team, does he also have a legitimate shot at unseating Uribe at 3b?
btw
Finally got Eric’s Murray St./present joke over the sports page this morning. Time release humor ftw.
AA rotation
Anyone have ideas on who will be in that rotation? I’d be more interested to see if anyone thinks one of the LoA starters (Lee/Gould/Sanchez) would get a shot early on at AA rather than HiA.
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I'm no authority on this, I want to see what people with the same or more knowledge of it think :)
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I don’t see any of the Loons skipping the Cal League this year.
Doubt they would make Withrow repeat AA again but they might.
For sure in AA:
Redding
Webster
Martin
MaGill
Aaron Miller
is a rough guess
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I completely forgot about Miller
Yesterday I had:
Withrow
Webster
E Martin (if you think none of the LoA guys will make it)
Redding
Magill
So you think Withrow goes to AAA?
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He’s been in AA 2 1/2 years I guess he could go for three.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
by meercatjohn on Feb 10, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
Sounds like they have Lee ticketed for AA at some point, wouldn’t surprised if he is there by June if he starts off well.
Happy Birthday Brandon!
Maybe I can buy you a beer during ST
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
thanks!
saw the dates you are going. since I can’t go the weekend of the 17th maybe i’ll go the weekend before…although I’m not sure when the minor league games start…probably not that early
by Brandon Lennox on Feb 10, 2012 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
they started the 4th weekend of march last year. with minor leaguers reporting about the 25th
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
wow I forgot how late it was that they reported
i know some of the better prospects will be there earlier, but there probably won’t be much going on in terms of the minor league side then if I came the weekend of March 10th
by Brandon Lennox on Feb 10, 2012 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
No, they started around the 4th weekend of February last year – Feb. 26 – (you must have meant that) with major league games starting March 31. Everything this year seems is a good week or more later, wit ST games starting March 5 (for Dodgers) and MLB games April 5.
For reference
Last year, Dodgers pitchers and catchers reported to big league camp at Camelback Ranch on February 16 and the first P&C workout was February 17.
The reporting date for minor league pitchers and catchers at CBR was March 3, with their first workout on March 5.
First major league spring training game was February 26, and the first minor league game was March 18.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 10, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
Spring Training starts tomorrow! (Not for the Dodgers, but still… BASEBALL!)
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
WOOT!!!
I'd like a Dodger Dog, please.
by DodgerofTrolleys on Feb 10, 2012 9:12 AM PST up reply actions
Who starts it off again?
I'd like a Dodger Dog, please.
by DodgerofTrolleys on Feb 10, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
Mariners pitchers and catchers are reporting tomorrow, because they open their regular season early against the A’s in Japan. The A’s, however, are not reporting earlier; their P&Cs are reporting next Saturday, along with 8 other teams.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 10, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
I went to Sports Chalet to look at bats. It has been 10 years since I looked at new bats. Damn they be pretty and expensive. Did not know they were even making slow pitch wood bats. I longingly picked up a couple but $70 for a bat that could break just couldn’t be justified.
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Yep, we talked about it yesterday. 199 – 250 for the names I was looking at.
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I am going to wear eye black bryce harper style
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
weather report went from sunny to 20% chance of rain.
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I'm sure this is a joke, but omg don't!
There’s a guy in one of my softball leagues who does that, he’s the biggest douche around. We play his team Sunday, we better kick their asses
definitely not a joke
it’s definitely going to happen
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
sport chaleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
they take you to the limit, I am told
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Feb 10, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
ha ha
The first one opened in La Cresenta, just north of Glendale when I lived there. I’m always intrigued by the Mom and Pops who expand successfully and those who do not.
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Nah, opening a fast food place is nothing compared to full blown sporting good store with Scuba Pool. That takes some capital.
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Ooh
Wienerschnitzel are tasty.
I'd like a Dodger Dog, please.
by DodgerofTrolleys on Feb 10, 2012 9:22 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
anything mentioning them gets a rec from me
I could go for some at lunch today, mmmm
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ewww?
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
You people on your high horses
Eat in the slums with me one day! lol
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it's not about slums
it’s about a smaller portion of what you eat being what you ordered and a larger percentage being preservatives and synthetics.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
Well I've had them in Austria.
Where they were come up with.
by DodgerofTrolleys on Feb 10, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
he’s not talking about flying to Austria.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
I know. I just haven’t had Wienerschnitzel here.
by DodgerofTrolleys on Feb 10, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
I presume when someone says ewww they think it's gross and don't like how it tastes
not really for the fat content.
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nah, the chili dogs tastes fucking amazing.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
And this jingle will be in my head the rest of the day...
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
I was too young for that show. I remember the reruns, but I don’t know the theme song off the top of my head
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
I was younger then you and I watched it
I still am, but I was
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Vicki and Evie from Out of this World were early crushes of mine.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
If you could stop time you could really do some depraved shit to people.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 10, 2012 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
for the best insurance rates online, go to the general and save some time
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 9:30 AM PST up reply actions
for the best car insurance rates in town call 1800 general now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSfGjbLHK3w
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the worst
is that goddamn kars for kids jingle they play on 710. so terrible.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Feb 10, 2012 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
1-8-7-7 Kars for Kids... K-A-R-S Kars for Kids
I hate the 8-6-6… sixty-six faster… you got the green light because of how annoying it is, but the absolute dregs is… South Coast Toyoooooootaaaaaa because of how cheaply it was produced. If the singers meant to be off-key, then the joke’s on me.
nick can't say-no
Or the dude who is having fake conversations with customers on his personal cell and then he’s like “but im not done with what im saying” and the commericial ends. Soooo dumb.
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Congratulations
That is the worst. They play it up here on 680 too.
by DodgerofTrolleys on Feb 10, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
This day is becoming more and more frustrating with every jingle.
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
It’s the biggest no brainer in the history of mankind.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 10, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
“We’ll beat anyone’s advertised price or your mattress is freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee” is stupid on so many levels.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Right.
“Man, that price is too good, I simply can’t match it. Guess I have to give it to you for free then”
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
Also, mattress manufacturers call the same mattress by different names for different retailers. So nobody actually sells the same model of mattresses that Sit n Sleep does.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
For the last 10 years
“But I can guarantee this, rates are going up soon”
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
keyes keyes keyes, keyes on van nuys
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
I sang the “Got it at Galpin” jingle at G, but he didn’t get it because he doesn’t listen to Power
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
the more I hear about that guy the more it makes sense why I like him so much
Power? C’mon….
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
My dad has an ASA or whatever approved bat
I’ll try and remember to bring it.
Phil, any idea on the carpooling? Do you want to have me you and Dave carpool?
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If no one needs David then it would be easier for him to just drive to the field from his house. I’ll take you but you have to be at my house by 06:30. I’ll email you the address very easy to find.
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by meercatjohn on Feb 10, 2012 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
Nice
I was just at Sports Chalet a couple days ago to get a fungo. Can’t be hitting pregame with a regular bat
I thought Sports Chalet was dying
closed a few stores and cancelled a big development in La Canada
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Remember Chick's in El Segundo?
I liked it so much better before it changed to Dick’s. The baseball section at Chick’s was 100X better than it is now at Dick’s.
Who the hell names their store “Dick’s” in the 21st century?
That’s too far for me to go for a sporting good store, I never went there when it was Chick’s. Although I’ve been in there once or twice since it has been Dick’s when I’ve been driving down Sepulveda
Sport Chalet has a pretty good glove selection. Cal Pro has nice gloves too.
They did that in Pasadena
I so wanted to make a Chicks with Dicks joke
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Profar is a dream prospect
MiLB.com: You had more walks that strikeouts last season, which has impressed a lot of people, especially considering your age (the youngest player in the South Atlantic League) and experience. How have you worked to became that type of patient hitter?
Profar: That’s something that I always wanted to be to help my team. I was the leadoff hitter, and as the leadoff man, you have to be on base. So you just take pitches and look for something you can drive or hit or something. They throw you balls, you take it, you walk or get a hit-by-pitch. As a leadoff man, I just have to take my pitches and see what happens.
He seems like Hanley with a better attitude.
If Jamey Carroll was hittin dingers as one of the youngest players in the league.
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by regfairfield on Feb 10, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
wasn’t mentioned in the quote, i did no research.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
You’ll be hearing the name a lot. He’s just below Harper and Trout.
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by regfairfield on Feb 10, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
Up for debate, but yes.
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by regfairfield on Feb 10, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
Did better in A ball and he’s 7 months younger.
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by regfairfield on Feb 10, 2012 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
I remember when this dude was in the Little League World Series. He was one of the few tat you could legitimately see playing in the bigs. Crazy talented kid.
by UCLADodger32 on Feb 10, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
Lots of internet rumors
that the new North Korean leader was killed in Beijing after going on a local Beijing radio station demanding that MLB let him buy the Dodgers.
The Orioles should send their scouts in immediately.
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by regfairfield on Feb 10, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
who do you think took him down?
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
(whistles)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 10, 2012 10:19 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I don't ... get it?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
The first half of his sentence is true. A rumor popped up that Kim Jong Un had been assassinated in Beijing. But the second half is a xeifrank joke. I believe Macciello is the butt of this joke.
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
I...see...
Crazy (about the first). He was probably just buying a thousand bootleg DVDs and video games in China.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Jerry West could be in the Dodgers front office?
I’m assuming this has been discussed already?
Jerry West running the Dodgers makes no sense to me.
by silverwidow on Feb 10, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
I hadn’t heard that.
Sure, running a baseball team’s not difficult at all. Can’t miss idea.
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
Brilliant. Michael Heisley who instructed his general manager to draft Hasheem Thabeet even though the GM wanted to draft Tyreke Evans.
I feel confident in saying you would hate Heisley way more than you hated Frank.
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
Probably. I don’t know why he would even want to buy the Dodgers. He doesn’t even want to own the Grizzlies.
Right. He’s rich but doesn’t want to spend on the team (I’ll admit, his past two years suggest that’s changing) and he meddles in basketball affairs he should leave to the GM (like the Thabeet debacle.) And he’s been trying to sell the Grizzlies for years.
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
And he's on record as saying local guys should own teams if possible
which makes sense for a Minnesota guy who owns a Memphis team to want to be an LA team.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
new desktop background
http://mlblogsdodgersphotog.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/09104s008.jpg
replacing my cookie monster riding around with african militia
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Feb 10, 2012 10:32 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
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Kemp has more power. And more speed. I don’t think he’ll be able to keep his average that high. I’d gladly sacrifice some BA numbers for OBP though.
If Kemp can uncork a few of those throws (like the 1979 All-Star Game), hooooo boy.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 10, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
Robin Yount is really the only guy I can find that hit like Kemp without walking too much.
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by regfairfield on Feb 10, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
they both needed pitching
and didn’t go for the big names it seems like
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
that was a unique situation
they didn’t really add any payroll for next year IIRC, just added more years to his current deal.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
They did have room to add Kuroda.
Sad face.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 10, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
They have the chance to get below the luxury tax so they’re gonna take it.
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by regfairfield on Feb 10, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
What was stranger to me was dealing Lowrie for a relief pitcher and then dumping Scutaro for a relief pitcher. NED was so far a head of the curve.
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by meercatjohn on Feb 10, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
red sox owner
Paying a ton of money to his soccer team
/Heyman
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 10, 2012 10:54 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Cot’s shows the Yankees having 20 players under contract in 2012 for roughly $207 million, including 11 different players making at least $10 million this year.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 10, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
I would pay Tex, Cano, Granderson, and ARod more then 10 Million in 2012.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
by meercatjohn on Feb 10, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
Yankees do have a new owner. Young Steinbrenner may not be the free spender Old Steinbrenner was.
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I fully expected Darvish to be a Yankee.
by silverwidow on Feb 10, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
I hate that Matt Kemp photo with the hate of a thousand suns
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yes
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
by meercatjohn on Feb 10, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
anything that resembles a baseball uniform and not a Dr. DooLittlle impersonation
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by meercatjohn on Feb 10, 2012 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
Its a pic of when he signed an 8 year deal with the Dodgers, it cant be hated that much.
by uschris0304 on Feb 10, 2012 12:19 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
Anyone want to enlighten me on the DOJ interpretation related to on-line gambling? Been hearing on-line poker could make a return to the US along with other means of gambling.
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Some believe
that the current status is that there is an opening for states to conduct lotteries online. Others see it as an opening for states to finance and operate their own online poker but that is yet undetermined. One thing is sure, there is no opening for legal online gambling on sports, that remains the one form specifically outlawed under current U.S. law (though DOJ maintains that the Wire Act prohibits all forms of online gambling).
by bhsportsguy on Feb 10, 2012 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
thanks
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by meercatjohn on Feb 10, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
No, strictly curious
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
by meercatjohn on Feb 10, 2012 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
BTW
Minor leaguers will probably report by the March 7th and 11th and games will start the week of the 14th.
J.R. Smith’s Chinese team has been mathematically eliminated from the postseason. He can sign a deal shortly after…. Please JR Smith, will you be my Laker Valentine??
Shortly after Feb 15th, but hopefully he lets us know where he is signing before then. If he can, I dont know.
by uschris0304 on Feb 10, 2012 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
Im not sure, but this morning I couldnt sign in because OpenID server was down it said. So some of you almost lucked out haha…. But I didnt give up, kept trying every so often, and it finally let me in.
by uschris0304 on Feb 10, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
Practicing
Just played catch at lunch. Both shoulders hurt, I have the velocity of an 90 year old Moyer and my glove arm can’t make any sudden moves. Dejection, I’m more Charlie Brown then I have ever been.
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by meercatjohn on Feb 10, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
but thanks to my wife I will look good, or as good as a short legged, palish, balding meercat can look.
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by meercatjohn on Feb 10, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
Busy wrapping stuff up on my last day of work.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 10, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
what giddy motherfucker you must be right now
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Nothing better
than a last day on the job when you are going to a better one
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
trying to figure out why I did a stupid thing I did months ago
the life of a software engineer
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I thought not having to fix problems you created is why software engineers switched jobs so often
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Seriously, right!
Playing hardball, softball, and golf makes me terrible at all three. However, I’ve noticed that I hit better at the driving range after going to the batting cages first. I’ll see if works in reverse when I hit up the cages again tonight. It was a freaking zoo last night with all the youth baseball leagues starting up.
I never got that. They’re three totally different swings. Don’t compare the three in your head, and they won’t get crosswired
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
but...
You’re a natural ballplayer! They’re three different swings, but my brain is only strong enough to process one during any prolonged period of time. It’s a total user-fail on my part.
So if you say to yourself, why did that Royals announcer slip in the word "halo" during that highlght
Victor Rojas
Congrats to Steve Physioc & Rex Hudler for landing in Royals broadcast booth (w Ryan LeFebvre). Both good guys.
Please to note, he did not call them good announcers.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I still can’t believe we gave Mark Ellis 2 years $8.75 mil. Judged againt that, the Gwynn deal was highway robbery.
Even in emails you people zing me. Just wait till tomorrow when i’m your hero!
TBLA 2011 Postseason Prediction Champion
too late
LA Taco is hiring a plane with a lvdown put-down on it.
by kinbote on Feb 10, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Awesome. Most extreme home runs of 2011.
Such as, hit off the fastest pitch, hit off the slowest pitch, most inside off the plate, etc.
ok vladdy hitting the most grooved pitch is just weird
I would expect him to take there
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
when he was on the expos I think he hit a pitch that bounced in front of the plate
for a ground rule double. I think.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I may make this my new signature
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
You didn't use it right either
It’s win-win
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
He used it cromulently.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
slow day
I’ve been looking at the Pirates’ rotation.
Charlie Morton
James McDonald
Kevin Correia
Jeff Karstens
Erik Bedard
If Burnett is added, does it even matter?
Well ……………
Bedard could be better then anything we have after Kershaw. Bedard has certainly shown in the past he can do it when healthy.
Would all rather have Capang at a bizillion or James for nothing?
Did you already forget that Morton is Halladay Light:)
On the other side Tallion and Cole be legit prospects as these place holders do their gig.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Yup
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 10, 2012 1:42 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
In Japan, he singled on a pitch that bounced before it got to the plate — the Japanese actually practice hitting a bouncing ball.
my favorite of all-time
is Manny cutting off Damon’s throw. It’s like the Law of Diminishing Returns doesn’t apply when I watch that clip over and over again. The play is ridiculous in and of itself, but Manny exerted more effort on that blooper than he ever did on any play in the field in his entire career.
Mitch Mustain, still not yet completely irrelevant.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
This made me chuckle
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Poor Erubiel Durazo.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
When I think of people with really short arms
Hal Sutton usually comes to mind first.
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Spoiler
The organisation’s standard “no animals were harmed” statement was removed from the credits of both episodes.
Considering he dropped out of high school, got his GED and enrolled in a JC in order to better prepare him for the pro-game, I’m surprised he even identified a 4 year college at all.
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
perhaps that was the school he would have transfered to after his JC experience
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
He only did the JC thing because he was too young to be drafted. He would have done that if rules allowed it.
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
Quick straw poll, setting up the TBLA fantasy league
do people prefer head to head or rotisserie. I’m leaning toward rotisserie
also, live draft or autodraft? I’ve never commissioned a league before
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
I prefer points to roto, but both are better than H2H. And live drafts are much more fun.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
While I won't be participating
1) I prefer head to head. It’s less fair but more fun.
2) Autodraft blows. Live drafts are the way to go.
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
I figured most people would have this as their second league, roto would make it okay to miss days here and there
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
I believe we’ve reached consensus. Now just need a date for the draft
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
As the commisioner of my Yahoo baseball and football leagues, my advice on picking the draft time is a Wednesday or Thursday night, give people plenty of notice (so they can plan around it) and don’t change the draft time unless it’s overwhelmingly clear the day doesn’t work. Otherwise, you’ll just drive yourself crazy.
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
SABR stats just aren’t nearly as fun in fantasy
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
We have BA/OBP/SLG in mine. The addition of OBP and SLG are the only outside the box categories though. No FIP or any of that shit.
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
net steals, whip
i think work well.
i used holds last year too even though holds is kinda bogus when it comes to smart stats
WHIP is a criteria as well. Interestingly, it’s been there since my first league. I think it’s a standard in Yahoo Leagues.
Net steals is a good idea. I’ll look into that.
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
couldn't we just do away with BA?
I mean this is a TBLA league
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
i dont like head to head because its too much effort…
with rotisserie, you just set your lineup and starters and you can just check how your stats are doing every couple weeks or so.
I set my lineup at the beginning of the week for head to head anyway. I don’t like to “tinker” so I ride out the week and don’t overreact to a hot game by a bench guy. I really only need to check it on Sundays and Wednesdays (to insure the starter pitchers are right.)
by Michael White on Feb 10, 2012 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
Hooray?
Dylan Hernandez @dylanohernandez
The #Dodgers outrighted IF Russ Mitchell to triple-A Albuquerque.
Need good restaurants
in Sherman Oaks vicinity for a birthday dinner. Any Recs?
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Tiramisu on Woodman and Ventura.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
Olivia on Van Nuys - starts pricey but is awesome
Gyukaku on Van Nuys and Moorpark if you’re into grilling meat, but it can be very pricey
Marmalade Cafe on Ventura just West of Kester
La Frite on Ventura, also West of Kester
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
La Frite was shockingly good for something on Kitchen Nightmares.
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by regfairfield on Feb 10, 2012 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
back in the day, La Frite was super cool
I dated a girl who had been to Paris when I hadn’t been out of my bedroom yet. I thought was so much more sophisticated than me, she took me there and I thought she was the coolest. That feeling? It wore off
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
If I had to go to a place
that is inside the same complex as my work, I would kill myself
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
La Fondue Bourguignonne can be fun.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Fondue would be a hoot, but it looks lie it’s closed according to Yelp
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
Well, balls. I went there for my birthday a couple years back and had a blast.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Looks like it's going to be
Flemings in Woodland Hills. A little chainy for my taste but the steaks are supposed to be decent
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chainy for sure, but good quality and they know how to cook meat
If you have any drinkers, warn them about the Martinis – they be deadly
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
oh, I have drinkers
Thanks. I may end up driving everyone home
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
Decent wine list too, at least the one in Newport
by KellyStephen on Feb 10, 2012 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
yep
all the big fruit, high alcohol Californians that go well with the red meats
Good wines, but nothing too quirky or interesting, is what i remember
But really good wines
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
How did Sherman Oaks end up being all the way out in Woodland Hills?
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It's all the same to me
Got people coming from Pasadena, Redondo and Newbury Park
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
booo
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
atta girl – you give it to him, too lazy to care I say! He is too damn lazy to care
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
As if I had a choice in the matter
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don’t fuck with my rant Marty – I gotta send this energy somewhere or I’ll explode
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
Am I crazy for thinking I can just buy pizza dough at fresh and easy
slap it in a cast iron pot, cook it and call it deep dish?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
If you have a little time I’d recommend this recipe from Lou Malnati’s in Chicago. I’ve eaten there several times and also made it at home and both are quite tastey.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/follow-that-food/chicago-style-pizza-recipe/index.html
by KellyStephen on Feb 10, 2012 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
bookmarked for next time
I plan on making it tonight so I don’t have time to let the dough do its thing if I where to make it
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
A friend
has pizza flown in from Malnati’s whenever a Chicago team is in the superbowl or basketball finals
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
I prefer Gino’s East and Pizzeria Uno/Due, but Lou’s was closer to where I used to stay and wasn’t as crowded. And Linenkuegel on tap!
by KellyStephen on Feb 10, 2012 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
I don't like deep-dish
so Lou’s thinner crust is one of my favorites.
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
someone drove their car through the window last I saw
I used to go there with a friend all the time
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
Did you use the door, or was it you going through the window?
by KellyStephen on Feb 10, 2012 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
I was a gentleman, I help the door for my friend
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
someone flashed the HJ signal?
yeah, pretty much it – if you got a skillet or a baking dish that is probably easier to get out. Use a lasagna pan for a square one
make sure the pan is well oiled
What gives deep dish it’s crisp texture is that the surface of the dough actually fries against the hot sides and bottom of the pan
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
thanks
I know that it’ll puff up something fierce as long as I don’t dock it
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
for a deep dish finger tips or fork will work
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
I predict that whatever predictions are made today will be wrong by September.
Giants
Rockies
DBacks
Dodgers
Padres
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
Fire Jim Tracy
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
“Should I be fired? I can’t answer that. Will I be fired? Probably.”
by EMDarrow on Feb 10, 2012 5:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Dodgers 162-0
Giants 0-162
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
by Nolij on Feb 10, 2012 3:42 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
even if the predictions are right
they’ll be for the wrong reasons
and the right reasons will only yield wrong results
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
Dodgers
D-backs
Giants
Rockies
Padres
:D
by funkyjam on Feb 10, 2012 4:20 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I didn’t have a time, he’s right. I had date only
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
mitch mustain..
anyone see this?
Mustain, 23, hasn’t pitched since high school and was prepared to report to the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League, but in a tryout with the White Sox, his fastball cracked 90 mph on the radar gun.
“I haven’t played in eight years, which, my age, it’s going to be a little bit harder to get back into this,” Mustain said, according to 5News in Fayetteville, Ark. "As time goes I figured this would be my one shot at it, and why not? I’m going to take this shot. I’m going to give it everything I have and see where it goes.
HEY I SAID I WANNA PLAY NOW
I GOT TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY AND BASEBALL ON SUNDAY – FREAKING OUT AT HOW LUCKY I AM
I WANNA PLAY NOW TOO! I WANNA STEAL ALL THE BASES!
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t want to play. My eyes hurt. :(
Off to go get my first pair of glasses :( :( :(
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
that’s what studying does to ya, it’s horribad : (
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
IF I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO JACK ONE
KUO BATFLIP TRIBUTE, PLEASE LORD LEMME HAVE ONE
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
If I bust out a Robbie Keane cartwheel to bang bang will I get….fuck it, I’m doing it!
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
and I hope we leave behind a mound of broken ones behind the TBLA juggernaut
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
TBLA plans to win the war of attrition.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Like playing Russia in the winter!
/seems like we have done this before
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
That said we probably forfeit the 08:00 game because Bobby got lost trying to connect with David while Joe and Phil twiddled thumbs
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
we will have cars, we will not wait too long
Full disclosure: I went to K&L today, I might be a bit “winey” in the AM
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
Giants inviting ex-prospect/murderer Angel Villona to Spring Training. In case you want a non territorial reason to hate the Giants.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
all charges where dropped
but this caught my eye
Former Giant Juan Uribe was implicated in a shooting in 2006 while a member of the Chicago White Sox, but charges were not filed and Uribe claimed that he was the victim of an extortion plot.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Anyone else see Simmons' F-bomb in his article?
I really believe that. And also, I fucking hate the Lakers.
It was Grantland, but isn’t ESPN supposed to be a family-friendly website?
ESPN is supposed to be a lot of things that it’s not.
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
grantland is not ESPN
it touches on mature subject matter
I don’t know why you’d even fucking care
by Hollywood Joe on Feb 10, 2012 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
Need suggestions for the most annoying Pandora station possible. Thanks.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
Comedy Icons
as they keep insisting on playing Dane Cook
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 10, 2012 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
MOST annoying?
Chumbawumba by way of Metric by way of The Distillers?
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
by way of Avil Lavigne and Creed and Nickelback
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
Chumbawumba
I like it.
That or I can just play Panama on repeat.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Feb 10, 2012 5:18 PM PST up reply actions
Madison Square Garden?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 10, 2012 5:40 PM PST up reply actions
Oakland Alameda County Arena opened in 1966, the current MSG opened in 1968. The Great Western Forum opened in 1967, for comparison’s sake.
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t believe the “Great Western” forum opened in that year. However, I do believe that was the first corporate sponsorship of an arena when it happened (in 1988 if you believe Wikipedia).
by KellyStephen on Feb 10, 2012 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
But it is not the longest continuous home arena
The Warriors played in some other places during the last 45 years too. The Knicks have been playing in that version of the Garden during that whole run.
Didn’t they have to play someplace else when they rebuilt it?
by KellyStephen on Feb 10, 2012 5:49 PM PST up reply actions
they played some home games at the San Diego Arena, and for the last rebuild they played in San Jose
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
I was talking about the Garden…don’t think they played home games in San Diego. :)
by KellyStephen on Feb 10, 2012 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
March
first is pretty early for a fantasy draft.
Of course, i won’t be playing so I will just let it go.
Definitive minor league spring training news
from the Dodgers:
Pitchers and catchers report on March 3 and the first workout is March 5. All others report on March 9 and the first workout is March 11. Minor league early camp begins on February 27.
Are you reporting with the catchers or all others?
by KellyStephen on Feb 10, 2012 5:43 PM PST up reply actions
I could show up Monday, February 20, but I don’t think much will be going on. I’ll be there when p&c’s report on Feb 21.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 10, 2012 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
MLS doing
spring training this month. Andrew Luck has been here all week, getting ready for the combine. Tall drink of water that guy
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
sss
…but watching lakers basketball is painful. dudes can’t score to save their lives.
granted I don’t watch much nba since moving in with my gf..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Feb 10, 2012 5:46 PM PST via mobile reply actions
terrible so far
hopefully they start heating up
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 10, 2012 5:48 PM PST up reply actions
Clippers however are balling out of control
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Feb 10, 2012 5:58 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
he’s a Royal
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 10, 2012 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
i'm curious if he does well
if the Royals might pull the trigger on a Soria trade.
unless they’re in it
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 10, 2012 5:59 PM PST up reply actions
Lakers luckily
only down by 8 at the half
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 10, 2012 6:12 PM PST reply actions
Hes not done but he shouldn't be playing as much as they play him
he can still get hot with shooting and can still play D but he is old and erratic to be sure
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Even when Fish was young, he was below average on defense
At this point in time, he’s by far the worst pick and roll defender in the league, and one of the worst in the past 20 years. He’s patented the Flail My Arms On The High Screen So The Refs Call Illegal Screen move, but they’re not blowing their whistles anymore and the opposing PG is now ten feet past Fish.
by The Dude Abides on Feb 10, 2012 9:55 PM PST up reply actions
Look, I love Fisher as much as anyone and appreciate what he has done for this franchise.I dont talk shit about him and rag on him like alot of other Laker fans do now. That said, pro sports is a what have you done for me lately business, and winning is the business.
There is no point to this discussion
he isn’t retiring and the Lakers still have his salary on the books so they can’t cut him.
As UD said above, his playing time would go down if they had someone better to play but they don’t.
Be logical.
But im mostly just frustrated and tired of seeing Fisher get burned on a daily basis. When his shot isnt falling, it just adds to my frustration, cuz he sure as hell aint stopping anybody. I agree with Craig he probably has enough to come of the bench, so Lakers need to make that a reality atleast, which I do believe they will. Hopefully sooner then later.
Derek Fisher
never had quickness as an asset and back when he had his feet and leg problems 7-8 years ago, it got worst. The Lakers have always relied on team defense to combat quick outside guards.
The good thing is that generally, over a 7 game series, small quick guards alone have not shown that they can win a playoff series. Certainly they are beneficial but you can exploit them in other areas.
Over the regular season, it becomes more difficult because of the timing of games.
Don’t buy this argument. Time and again athletes have proven unable to judge when they are no longer physically capable of contributing the way they did in the past.
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 6:28 PM PST up reply actions
Whose arguing this part
he’s signed a three year deal in 2010 so he is still on the books until the end of next season. He isn’t going to go now or anytime soon.
JEremy Lin is great fun to watch, can't help to admire even against my Lakers
but tell me, that play near the end, where he almost fell and made a move to lay it up, that the announcers were drooling over, he traveled so obviously I was kind of stunned no one said anything. I guess they don’t want to criticize him much right now. Anyway, other than that, pretty great stuff from him.
Lakers still in this game but seems like Matt Barnes is about the only go playing with intensity.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Not sure what I think about the clippers’ “stand around and stare at the ball handler” offensive scheme
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Feb 10, 2012 6:14 PM PST via mobile reply actions
You mean that “winning” scheme. Paul with another bailout of an awful offensive game for everyone.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Now that I know we won I shall hit play on the DVR with a plate full of Orange Chicken
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Williams and Foye
were 10 for 29. I guess you have to keep Mo on the bench but Chris Paul and Blake will have to have some big games the rest of this season.
25 dollar softball bat?
yes please
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
Target? When everyone was gagging on the price tags earlier, I wanted to bring up the cheap ass bats at Target, but was afraid they might be crap quality
by Josie Becker on Feb 10, 2012 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
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