The Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles Bleedin' Blue Thread

My thoughts exactly. Essentially we got something out of nothing too.

 

Ugh, would've rather had Manny than Jones. I think sometime next season someone will be looking for a quick expiring contract.

 

Bottom line....Dodgers gave up 2 players they didnt want, for a temporary rental of Manny that could produce playoff dividends this season (paid mostly by Red Sox) and get 2 draft picks via FA Type A contract.

Wow, talk about Win, Win, Win!!!

 

Mike Hampton was simultaneously getting paid by Colorado, Florida, and Atlanta.

Quick note on Andruw, a girl I know dates a pitcher who is in Double A for Los Angeles (Miguel something from Venuzuela), anyway he is good friends with Juan Pierre. Apparently, Adruw is going out every night getting plastered and playing in games hung over. He went on to say Andruw became so depressed that the Braves didnt offer him a contract that he slacked in his offseason workouts and doesnt seem to care about his performance.

Take it for what its worth.

 

Somehow I find this all very realistic. He was lazy the last few years with the Braves.

 

Honestly, I think it's actually worth shipping him out and eating his salary than just letting him rot on the roster and take up a valuable spot. I've actually heard he's a locker-room cancer too. He looks plastered every time he plays.

 

http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/angels/la-sp-springer1-2008aug01,0,3463252.story

 

Lakers were wheeling and dealing? Must be secret then because all they did was add two 6'5 SG/PG's.

Manny Ramirez has been on fire.

 

My Phightins have a big series coming up with you Dodger Dogs. I think tonight's game is on ESPN2? at 8 EST?? Good luck.

 

I heard he was a no-show in left field to start the 9th inning the other day. They found him in the bathroom?... Manny Peeing Manny

 

The six running killed my Phils last night. Charlie Manuel just hung Kendrick out to dry. I just knew Manny was going to get a big hit. Ohhh well....looks like the Dodgers are in a close battle with the D-Backs, just like the Phils with the Mets/Marlins.

Good look tonight. I listened to Vin Scully calling last night's game and he is still the best in the business....he just kept talking about Manny's hair.

 

Yea, Scully's a real living legend. Douchebacks got Adam Dunn who'll fit in nicely with their low team BA. I'll still take Manny over him any day. I do like the Phil's Chase Utley and not just because he's a Bruin alum.

 

And if my Aunt had a set of stones she would be my Uncle

Sam, you have been playing this EXACT same song and dance since the end of April.

We have had 3 Signifigant starters gone for the season, and our pitching alone will keep us on top.

 

I know, that made me sad when I saw that. A local guy, born and raised in Pasadena, attended UCLA and Long Beach Poly, was a fan of the Dodgers growing up. Truly a shame.

Broxton's got the stuff and I think he'll be a great closer in the future. But yea, our bullpen's been shaky recently after a pretty good year overall. If our bullpen gets back into form and Penny/Schmidt return to their form, we should take the division.

Blake's definitely been stellar and I hope we re-sign him. People talk about Manny but Blake's been unsung.

 

Losing a starting SS (who was on a roll before being gone), starting 3B, starting closer, and two starting pitchers hurts. But I guess I'm used to it. Not good enough to face the Cubs sure, but provided people stay healthy, we can match up well with the Mets and Phillies.

 

I know I've doubted Colletti's trading ability but he's hit HR's with Manny and Blake. If Brad Penny returns to form, we've got a good team.

 

2nd best team in Southern Ca

 

Oh yea, that reminds me, someone wore a Dodger game to the Angels-Yanks game I went to. He got a lot of "Aren't you in the wrong stadium" heckles and he responded "Oh yea, World Series is that way *pointing north*". No comment from the crowd who subsequently went back to sparring with the Yanks fans (quite a lot of them too).

 

lol. There always seems to be a few Dodger fans wearing their crap blue proudly at Angel games. If I ever go back to Dodger stadium I wouldnt wear my Angel gear, it just doesnt make sense to me lol.

Yanks and Sox fans come out in force when they play at the Big A, I assume everywhere else too. Makes for a good game though because the crowd is in it.

 

Yea, I made sure to wear a Guerrero shirt instead of my new Manny one. And I know there are Angels fans who wear their gear to Dodger Stadium. But I don't think it's that big a rivalry compared to say NY-Bos or Yanks-Mets. Still, it'd be cool to have a Freeway series because then for once, I'd have a favorite team winning it.

Loved the back and forth in that game. Yanks cheer first, then Angels. But at the end of the game, we all agreed and toasted to the mutual agreement that we hate Boston and hope they choke on dirt.

 

Def not as big as those other rivalries you mentioned. A freeway series would be cool, it'd give me a chance to do a lot of trash talking to my Dodger friends lol.

The back and forth is great, it's why I love when Boston/NYY come to town. When Boston came to town last time there was a Yankee fan walking through the crowd who got booed by everyone. Some guy with his kid had the balls to wear a Arod jersey to an Angels/Sox game lol. Not to mention Sox fans are quite creative with their anti-Yankee/Arod t-shirts, and they seem to wear them everywhere. My favorite was probably a shirt one Sox fan was wearing that showed a scoreboard with Arod's name on it, and the count was 0 balls 3 strikes and the shirt pointed out that Arod had no balls...

 

Lol, I still gotta find that shirt an Angels fan was wearing. I guess his friend was wearing a shirt with a picture of A-rod swinging and this guy sat next to him and wore one with Madonna in that whole leather getup holding A-rod on a leash with a whip.

 

Nice

 

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dodfyi15-2008aug15,0,3157053.story

 

Oh well, we've been doing ok without him. Would've been nice to have him though.

 

Wasn't I right about handling Philly?

 

I wish Maddux the best if he okay's this. He deserves to end his career better then the way we are playing this year.

 

I like the move. Penny's gone for the season and you need a vet to stabilize the inexperienced rotation along with Lowe. He did pretty well here and should be a serviceable #4 starter. Maybe with a little run support and a pitcher's park, he might look better. Still despite a good 2006 campaign with us, he hasn't been good in Dodger Stadium the past two years.