EDDIE MURRAY gets canned

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Colletti is a bad GM and will be the undoing of the Dodgers. Not blowing up the team and getting something of value for Kent and maybe Nomar and going with the young players will bury them eventually. Kent, Nomar and Gonzo are all fading (nomore especially) offensively and defensively. The signing of Pierre was stunning and obviously they did a poor job of evaluating Schmidt's health (though I thought he would he great at Dodgers Stadium, I did not know he would be throwing 82 mph fastballs) They have a pretty solid NL staff though Grady will eventually kill them. His bullpen management as pointed out by scuds is awful but it was in his previous stints too. They have some good young players, Loney, Ethier, Betemit, Abreu are all ok and could develop, Martin is very good, Kemp may be ok, LaRoche is supposed to be a star, Valdez and Hull should be ok and Kuo may be a star. But they are chasing the fools gold of the NL west and instead of developing players for a strong run over the next few years, they play their hand like they are one piece away and sign a broke down pitcher for $14mill a year, and one of the worst players in the majors for $50mill and a 75 year old left fielder.

Cannon Shell: I'll try to hit the high spots! I think Colletti is Tons better that Depodesta...Pierre is a mediocre fielder who's lost a step,but haven't completely given up on him. Martin is a Stud ...for a long time to come hopefully. Everybody is stunned by Schmidts situation,I'm sure.(Dreifort comes to mind) Kent is probably done after this year,but can still provide ample power. Gonzo is not a bad addition considering his attitude and occasional power. This team needs to get mad or something! They start slow most of the time except when their pitchers are "ON". You can only win so many games in the 9th! I would like a manager like Leyland(or Guillen,fo realz)

[2Hot4TV]

The Dodgers were built on a good farm system that always had young talent. When was the last time the Dodgers were able to bring up a player that could have some impact. The few that did come up got traded.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

The Dodgers were built on a good farm system that always had young talent. When was the last time the Dodgers were able to bring up a player that could have some impact. The few that did come up got traded.

They probably have a decent farm system....Ethier,Robles etc etc. But Fox took the short term method and failed miserably...and McCourt came in on a shoestring so....we just wait for the scouts(few that are left) and the Draft gives us something.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

The Dodgers were built on a good farm system that always had young talent. When was the last time the Dodgers were able to bring up a player that could have some impact. The few that did come up got traded.

Martin, Kuo,

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Cannon Shell: I'll try to hit the high spots! I think Colletti is Tons better that Depodesta...Pierre is a mediocre fielder who's lost a step,but haven't completely given up on him. Martin is a Stud ...for a long time to come hopefully. Everybody is stunned by Schmidts situation,I'm sure.(Dreifort comes to mind) Kent is probably done after this year,but can still provide ample power. Gonzo is not a bad addition considering his attitude and occasional power. This team needs to get mad or something! They start slow most of the time except when their pitchers are "ON". You can only win so many games in the 9th! I would like a manager like Leyland(or Guillen,fo realz)

Pierre is a brutal player. The last time Penny pitched his OBP was only .16 behind Pierre. The guy is awful. Does almost nothing positive. Weak in the field, no arm, never walks, has zero power. All he can do is run and he is not even as good as he used to be. They could have had Gary Matthews for the same money. Why would anyone be shocked by Schmidt? He has not been healthy in years. I wrongly assumed he was healthy when this idiot gave him a huge contract. If they guy had no history and he just got hurt it would be understandable. But he had a history and they did it anyway. They would have been better served to sign Roger Clemens and me as opposed to Schmidt and Pierre. Because at least one of us would help the team this season and both of us would have signed one year contracts and not hurt the team for years to come.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Pierre is a brutal player. The last time Penny pitched his OBP was only .16 behind Pierre. The guy is awful. Does almost nothing positive. Weak in the field, no arm, never walks, has zero power. All he can do is run and he is not even as good as he used to be. They could have had Gary Matthews for the same money. Why would anyone be shocked by Schmidt? He has not been healthy in years. I wrongly assumed he was healthy when this idiot gave him a huge contract. If they guy had no history and he just got hurt it would be understandable. But he had a history and they did it anyway. They would have been better served to sign Roger Clemens and me as opposed to Schmidt and Pierre. Because at least one of us would help the team this season and both of us would have signed one year contracts and not hurt the team for years to come.

Are you a switch-hitter?

[timmgirvan]

The Dodgers aren't very creative in their attempts to improve the team!

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

The Dodgers aren't very creative in their attempts to improve the team!

Too bad the improvements haven't improved them.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Too bad the improvements haven't improved them.

Pursestrings are glued shut,imho.....depending on the next RE deal or bond issue!

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Whole season probably will come down to whether KUO can pitch like the ultra-confident guy he was the other night.Without him pitching well,they have 2 1/2 good starters(LOWE,PENNY,WOLF.)Hendrickson,and Schmidt seem to be useless to the team (now atleast.) They could try Billingsley,but he is pretty much a mental lightweight( his stuff is good enough.) Billingsley,and Broxton both have real nice stuff,but both want to hide under the table when guys get on base.If these two ever grow a set,this team could be pretty tough.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Are you a switch-hitter?

In a baseball sense?

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

In a baseball sense?

PUUULLLEASE....of course in a baseball sense