2008 Los Angeles Dodgers!
norm
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ok joe now that you're here.....i expect to post here in october celebrating our first championship in 20 years :eek: i can't believe it's been that long.....:o
How the Dodgers look as they open spring training today in Vero Beach, Fla.:
Who's new:
Center fielder Andruw Jones; pitcher Hiroki Kuroda; catcher Gary Bennett.
Who's gone:
Left fielder Luis Gonzalez; pitchers Mark Hendrickson, Roberto Hernandez, Chin-hui Tsao, David Wells, Randy Wolf; catcher Mike Lieberthal; first basemen Olmedo Saenz, Shea Hillenbrand.
Biggest question:
Can Jason Schmidt recover from major shoulder surgery?
Schmidt made only six starts in the first year of his three-year, $47-million contract, posting a 1-4 record with a 6.31 ERA. He hasn't suffered any setbacks in his rehabilitation and will be throwing off the mound at the start of camp. But it's uncertain if the 35-year-old can regain his velocity, which was down in his limited action last season. If Schmidt can come close to regaining the form that made him a three-time All-Star in San Francisco, a rotation that includes him, Brad Penny and Derek Lowe could be one of the best in baseball. With the club saying it will be patient in moving Schmidt along, Esteban Loaiza or Hong-Chih Kuo could be the team's fifth starter when the season opens. Loaiza and Kuo also spent significant time on the disabled list last season.
Job seekers:
The addition of Andruw Jones gives the Dodgers four outfielders capable of playing every day, the others being Matt Kemp, Juan Pierre and Andre Ethier. With Jones set to start in center, Pierre will battle Ethier for playing time in left field. Ethier also will compete with Kemp in right. Third baseman Andy LaRoche could push incumbent Nomar Garciaparra. With 35 pitchers in camp, competition for the last couple of spots in the bullpen could be fierce. Of the 13 non-roster pitchers, 10 come to camp with major league experience.
Keep your eye on:
Jones and Hiroki Kuroda. The Dodgers put more than $70 million into their two prized off-season acquisitions. Jones won his 10th Gold Glove last year but struggled at the plate, batting a career-low .222 in his contract year. He hit 26 home runs, down from 51 in 2005 and 41 in 2006. Under contract for only two years, Jones faces the pressure of having to re-establish his value quickly. Kuroda has yet to throw a pitch in the big leagues. Like every pitcher coming to the majors from Japan, Kuroda will have to get used to a slicker ball, a rotation that includes one fewer pitcher and tougher lineups.
Reasons to be excited:
If Schmidt is healthy and Kuroda can adjust to pitching in the big leagues, the rotation could be outstanding. With closer Takashi Saito, Jonathan Broxton and Joe Beimel back, the core of the bullpen remains intact. Jones provides not only an upgrade on defense in center field but also the kind of pop in the middle of the lineup that the team lacked last season. Rafael Furcal, who was hindered last season by a sprained ankle, looked fully recovered at the Caribbean Series. The team's promising young players, including All-Star catcher Russell Martin and first baseman James Loney, received ample playing time last season and return a year older.
Reasons to be worried:
Third base. Garciaparra hit only seven home runs and appears to be in decline and LaRoche looked overwhelmed at the plate when called up in September. The potential for power exists but there are no assurances that it will actually be realized, as Jones is coming off a tough season, and Loney and Matt Kemp are still developing. Pitching depth could be a problem if Schmidt, Loaiza and Kuo don't bounce back from their injuries.
Projected club Lineup:
Rafael Furcal...SS
Juan Pierre...LF
Russell Martin...C
Andruw Jones...CF
Jeff Kent...2B
James Loney...1B
Matt Kemp...RF
Nomar Garciaparra...3B
Rotation
Brad Penny...RH
Derek Lowe...RH
Chad Billingsley...RH
Hiroki Kuroda... RH
Esteban Loaiza...RH
Bullpen
Takashi Saito...RH
Jonathan Broxton...RH
Joe Beimel...LH
Scott Proctor...RH
Rudy Seanez...RH
Yhency Brazoban...RH
Hong-Chih Kuo...LH
Bench
Andre Ethier...OF
Gary Bennett...C
Delwyn Young...OF
Tony Abreu...IF
Mark Sweeney...1B
http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers14feb14,1,782196,full.story?ctrack=4&cset=true
GO DODGERS!!!
How the Dodgers look as they open spring training today in Vero Beach, Fla.:
Who's new:
Center fielder Andruw Jones; pitcher Hiroki Kuroda; catcher Gary Bennett.
Who's gone:
Left fielder Luis Gonzalez; pitchers Mark Hendrickson, Roberto Hernandez, Chin-hui Tsao, David Wells, Randy Wolf; catcher Mike Lieberthal; first basemen Olmedo Saenz, Shea Hillenbrand.
Biggest question:
Can Jason Schmidt recover from major shoulder surgery?
Schmidt made only six starts in the first year of his three-year, $47-million contract, posting a 1-4 record with a 6.31 ERA. He hasn't suffered any setbacks in his rehabilitation and will be throwing off the mound at the start of camp. But it's uncertain if the 35-year-old can regain his velocity, which was down in his limited action last season. If Schmidt can come close to regaining the form that made him a three-time All-Star in San Francisco, a rotation that includes him, Brad Penny and Derek Lowe could be one of the best in baseball. With the club saying it will be patient in moving Schmidt along, Esteban Loaiza or Hong-Chih Kuo could be the team's fifth starter when the season opens. Loaiza and Kuo also spent significant time on the disabled list last season.
Job seekers:
The addition of Andruw Jones gives the Dodgers four outfielders capable of playing every day, the others being Matt Kemp, Juan Pierre and Andre Ethier. With Jones set to start in center, Pierre will battle Ethier for playing time in left field. Ethier also will compete with Kemp in right. Third baseman Andy LaRoche could push incumbent Nomar Garciaparra. With 35 pitchers in camp, competition for the last couple of spots in the bullpen could be fierce. Of the 13 non-roster pitchers, 10 come to camp with major league experience.
Keep your eye on:
Jones and Hiroki Kuroda. The Dodgers put more than $70 million into their two prized off-season acquisitions. Jones won his 10th Gold Glove last year but struggled at the plate, batting a career-low .222 in his contract year. He hit 26 home runs, down from 51 in 2005 and 41 in 2006. Under contract for only two years, Jones faces the pressure of having to re-establish his value quickly. Kuroda has yet to throw a pitch in the big leagues. Like every pitcher coming to the majors from Japan, Kuroda will have to get used to a slicker ball, a rotation that includes one fewer pitcher and tougher lineups.
Reasons to be excited:
If Schmidt is healthy and Kuroda can adjust to pitching in the big leagues, the rotation could be outstanding. With closer Takashi Saito, Jonathan Broxton and Joe Beimel back, the core of the bullpen remains intact. Jones provides not only an upgrade on defense in center field but also the kind of pop in the middle of the lineup that the team lacked last season. Rafael Furcal, who was hindered last season by a sprained ankle, looked fully recovered at the Caribbean Series. The team's promising young players, including All-Star catcher Russell Martin and first baseman James Loney, received ample playing time last season and return a year older.
Reasons to be worried:
Third base. Garciaparra hit only seven home runs and appears to be in decline and LaRoche looked overwhelmed at the plate when called up in September. The potential for power exists but there are no assurances that it will actually be realized, as Jones is coming off a tough season, and Loney and Matt Kemp are still developing. Pitching depth could be a problem if Schmidt, Loaiza and Kuo don't bounce back from their injuries.
Projected club Lineup:
Rafael Furcal...SS
Juan Pierre...LF
Russell Martin...C
Andruw Jones...CF
Jeff Kent...2B
James Loney...1B
Matt Kemp...RF
Nomar Garciaparra...3B
Rotation
Brad Penny...RH
Derek Lowe...RH
Chad Billingsley...RH
Hiroki Kuroda... RH
Esteban Loaiza...RH
Bullpen
Takashi Saito...RH
Jonathan Broxton...RH
Joe Beimel...LH
Scott Proctor...RH
Rudy Seanez...RH
Yhency Brazoban...RH
Hong-Chih Kuo...LH
Bench
Andre Ethier...OF
Gary Bennett...C
Delwyn Young...OF
Tony Abreu...IF
Mark Sweeney...1B
http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers14feb14,1,782196,full.story?ctrack=4&cset=true
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unless you have been the manager of the yankees the last 12 years it's probably not you...:p
Phew!!!!....I have enough to worry about already...don't want to have a World Series on my back!
edit: doesn't happen often though... more likely to get that effect after a windy day
Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
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Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
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MSG 2022
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Philadelphia 2024
"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
(not that I care or anything!!!
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
padres
I was thinkin of gettin this license plate in CA but then I realized my vehicle would be badly vandalized.......DGR H8R
I don't know about all that
11/18/97 Oakland
07/13/98 Los Angeles
07/14/98 Los Angeles
10/31/99 Bridge School
10/28/00 San Bernardino
10/31/00 Mountain View
10/21/01 Bridge School
06/01/03 Mountain View
07/15/06 SF I
07/16/06 SF II
07/18/06 SF III
10/21/06 Bridge School
04/07/08 Berkeley
04/08/08 Berkeley
go padres.
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my seats usually end up looking like this!! :(
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
well at least you're got tix to the coliseum.....i can't believe that game sold out so quick....:(
True dat! it's gonna be AWESOME!!!
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
grrrr...:p
they are selling additional tix this saturday but they're sro at the peristyle....pass....:(
I think the Padres let him go after what happened at the end of last year. I can't remember where he is now.
well it's nice to know people who know people....my buddy just emailed me that he got tix.....2nd ROW IN FRONT OF FIRST BASE!!!!!
well I can guarantee that you would have Mexifornian urine all over your windshield.
at the very least.
ahhhhh and the coliseum! yeah son!!!
Ok so I am still not on board for Joe...but, eh...once he is wearing the uni I will have to love with my whole heart.
but I kinda wish we could sort of graft Tommy's head onto Joe's neck...thus extending the life of the great PastaMan...sigh...oh uncle Tommy...how I love thee...
That's GREAT!!!!!
Wave to me----I will be the little dot at the top in a pink Dodger shirt!!!
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
i'll take a picture....:D
most hateable team in baseball!!!!
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Once I get out of this town
9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10
and I'll bet your fanbase doesn't leave in the seventh to beat traffic!
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
"pahk the cah"
"pahk the cah"
"pahk the cah"
"pahk the cah"
"pahk the cah"
"pahk the cah"
"pahk the cah"
"pahk the cah"
"pahk the cah"
Go Dodg-E R S !
Not anymore, not with 2 consecutive dominating closers......only half of us still do that.
We still get in late thought after tailgating at the Ravine though. 12$ beers will make you do that...
im dam proud!!!!
Once I get out of this town
9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10
"pahk the cah"
"pahk the cah"
"pahk the cah"
Once I get out of this town
9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10