He's baack…take two

It looks like Manny really will make his debut today. Gorgeous day here in Arizona….

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  5. dodgereric

    Here and there, tru! Here and there. Celebrated our 26th anniversary yesterday by driving all over creation visiting old haunts and just having a good time by ourselves. How are you and my friend D4 today?

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  6. trublu4ever

    I’m doing great, Dodgereric. Sounds like you had an enjoyable trip. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!! AND MANY, MANY MORE!!

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  15. oldbrooklynfan

    How ya doin everybody?
    Happy anniversary Eric.
    I’ll celebrate my 71st Bithday on the 27th of this month

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  17. scurtis1999

    Manny walked, then Dre knocked in Hudson on an RBI single. Then Big Game James singles but Manny only makes it to 3rd, good decision not to push him on the hammy.

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  20. colliethec

    Good afternoon ITD’ers.
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    Happy Anniversary E!! That is awesome!!!
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    Little bit of an ouch there with Bills.
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    Looks like our O will have to put up some #’s this year. We also have some good D so that should help the pitchers.
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    Go Blue!
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    Bring the Ring to LA in 2009!!

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  24. dodgereric

    Thanks one and all for your good wishes! It’s a lot easier to stick together when you have a great partner.

    And joepierre, I guess all the great ones were born in late March. I’ll have my 56th on the 30th!

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  31. dodgereric

    You got it, dc!

    Mathis needs to grow a pair. It’s spring training, not September. Throw Manny some strikes.

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  48. colliethec

    March is a great month not only for my birthday being in it but it’s spring & that means time for baseball!

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  49. enchantedbeaver

    .148 for the best 4th OFer in the game.

    I ask you all – How are you supposed to be able to trade a guy hitting .148 IN SPRING TRAINING – not exactly facing Webb and Lincecum every AB – and a $28.5 mil contract?

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  60. colliethec

    Someone is Arizona must be going, “What does this switch do?” click, click,… click, click “Hmmm… nothing…”

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  62. sparkleplenty_1

    At least we got to see our team for a while – Manny walking, Ethier with that sweet swing, James, Matt – and Yawn Pierre doing what he does . . . uh, what does he do best?

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  71. northstateblues

    Wow, reading the last two comments, I thought Manny was hurt (salt over shoulder, tres ave marias and spit spit)… I’m having trouble getting into the game too… gotta go shopping anyway.

    Live Box Score is available, though 🙂 Lots better than waiting for tomorow’s newspaper in the days before the SportsTicker (invented in part by Buzzie’s son Peter Bavasi, fyi)

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  72. nellyjune

    We had that birthday discussion before. We had one of our weird days where everything was involving the number 27…..Kemp’s number and birthdays…I remember there were quite a few connections with the number 27….from birthdays to anniversaries, etc.

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  74. colliethec

    Well back for a second anyway…
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    Maybe someone is telling me to get my fat rump off the couch and get to the gym!!!
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    Oh and LMKO E & Crash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  78. selltheteam

    Yawn’s horoscope for today:
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    Leo (July 23 – Aug 22) You consider yourself a born leader. Others think you are an idiot. You are vain and and cannot tolerate criticism. Your arrogance is disgusting. Leo people are thieving bastages.

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  92. nellyjune

    joepierre is being funny too, or maybe it’s just that I am glad it’s Friday, with a minimum day as well 🙂

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  94. oldbrooklynfan

    No, Nelly I’m not kidding, I know Pascucci is a big guy, I just wanted to see him at the plate.

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  97. nellyjune

    joepierre – for some reason you saying “if I only could see” made me laugh. I know what you mean about wanting to see Pascucci batting.

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  100. selltheteam

    Methinks there’s a deal to be had with Pedro. A couple mil base salary and load it up with incentives for games started, innings pitched, wins, etc.

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  101. oldbrooklynfan

    I just looked it up, Pascucci hasn’t played since ’04.
    The Dodgers sure know how to find them.

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  103. nellyjune

    Andruw must have played in the B game today. He went 0-3, with 2 Ks against the Royals. His average is still better than JPs. Andruw – .286….JP – .148

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  104. colliethec

    Anyone see who’s pitching for Texas?
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    Joe Torres!!!
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    Is he allow to coach for one team and pitch for another??? Maybe he is trying out so he can be the pitcher as well as the Manager!
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    I saw Pascucci in Sacramento years ago when he played AAA for the Edmonton Oaks. The minor league club for the Expos.
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    Joe P. — he is huge, and really friendly. He can also crush the ball. I really thought he was going to be good but…

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  108. selltheteam

    Wow, JP drew a walk. That gives him a .333 OBP for today. I’m sure he’s happy with his performance.

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  111. selltheteam

    This took me forever, but I finally figured out the solution – We need Repko and JP on the basepaths at the same time (like they just were), then a nice mixup and a collision.

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  112. dodgereric

    For your blackout enjoyment – and continuing Beating The Dead Horse Day, a little ditty about that black moment on November 22, 2006.

    Butchering The Beatles “A Day In The Life”, retitled “Panic In The Front Office”

    I read the news today oh, boy
    About a lucky man who made it big
    And though the news was rather sad
    Well, I just had to laugh
    Ol’ Ned just took a bath

    He blew his budget in a rush
    He didn’t notice that Juan’s game hadn’t changed
    A crowd of bloggers stood and stared
    They’d seen his game before
    Everyone was really sure that Ned had overpaid him galore

    I saw a film today oh, boy
    JP had rolled a throw to short again
    A crowd of people turned away
    But I just had to look
    And find my old prayer book
    I’d love to trade you off.

    Woke up, got out of bed
    Dragged a comb across my head
    Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
    And looking up, I noticed I was late
    Found my jersey and grabbed my cap
    Made the bus in seconds flat
    Ran my way upstairs and found my seat
    Felt incomplete, went back for hotdog meat
    Ah

    I see the lineup and oh, boy
    We’ve got ol’ Slappy in left field again
    And as though that were not enough
    He’s hitting leadoff too
    Why can’t there be some GM who’s dumb enough to not know that he’s screwed?
    Please Ned just let him go …………….

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  116. selltheteam

    Great song, Eric!
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    But my all time favorite is Enchanted’s “JUAN’S LEAVIN’, HE’S A BIG PAIN
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    That day just cannot come soon enough.

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  118. dodgereric

    Oh if we’re gonna talk favorites, mine is enchanted’s “Will You Still Bat Me Ahead Of Ol’ Slappy When I’m Sixty-Four?” LMTO!!!!

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  120. dodgereric

    Dag! That’s wrong! It was “Will You Still Bat Me Ahead Of Ol’ Slappy At Oh-Sixty-Four?”

    Sweeney’s batting average!

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  122. dodgereric

    Gawd, wrong AGAIN! The memory is the second thing to go, but I can’t remember what the first thing was. After actually checking DodgerLyrics:
    “Will Joe Still Bat Me Ahead Of Ol’ Slappy At O-Sixty-Four?”

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  123. colliethec

    Giddy-up Eric!!
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    Sorry Joe P. I was away for a few minutes… I don’t know what happened to him. I saw him in a couple of games when I went to Sacramento to try to get Tommy John’s autograph and he impressed me. think he’s been bouncing around the minors. Sort of like Mitch Jones. One of those 4 A players.

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  128. enchantedbeaver

    Top notch Eric! Top notch!!

    Birk – maybe if we can get Juan to click his heels three times he’ll go back where he came from.

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  131. lbirken@aol.com

    I see Manny drew two walks today. This may only be ST but I suspect we will see a lot more of that when the real games begin. At least Dodger fans won’t swing rubber chickens in the air when that happens.

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  132. enchantedbeaver

    You know what’s really going to be sad birk? On the days JP plays and bats 8th, he won’t even be able to draw an intentional walk to get to the pitcher. Really, would you walk a guy that can’t get the ball out of the infield? And even if he does, its to shallow left.

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  133. nellyjune

    LOL!!!!! ….on those days, I will definitely be consulting my gnome asking, “Why he is even starting in a game?.”

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  134. lbirken@aol.com

    JP himself once said he sees a lot of pitches in the strike zone because the pitcher is not afraid of giving up a dinger. What he didn’t say is the pitcher is also not too worried about JP taking a walk.

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  140. northstateblues

    JoePierre: Here’s from the wikipedia on Valentino Pascucci:

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentino_Pascucci

    Valentino Martin Pascucci (born November 17, 1978 in Bellflower, California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He bats and throws right-handed.

    Pascucci was originally drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 11th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft, but he chose to go to college instead. He attended college at the University of Oklahoma for two years, from 1997-1998. He was originally a pitcher, compiling a 4-0 win-loss record with two saves and 64 strikeouts in 58 innings pitched. The Montréal Expos selected him in the 15th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. He began his professional career as a position player.

    Pascucci’s pro career began in 1999, with the Single-A Vermont Expos. In 2000, with a 20-game stint with the Cape Fear Crocs, the Single-A affiliate of the Expos, Pascucci batted .319 with 3 home runs and 10 RBI and was called up to the High-A Jupiter Hammerheads later that season. He played 113 games for Jupiter, hitting .284 with a .394 on-base percentage. Val was promoted to the Double-A Harrisburg Senators for the 2002 season, where he sent a minor league career high 27 home runs out of the park. He played with the Triple-A Edmonton Trappers for all of 2003 and parts of 2004.

    On April 26, 2004, Pascucci was called up by Montréal from Triple-A Edmonton. He debuted for the Expos in right field later that day. Val, however, was sent back down to the minor leagues on May 28. Pascucci wasn’t called back up to the Majors until September 1, when MLB rosters expanded. He hit his first career home run on September 15, 2004 and also played in the final game of the Expos’ history on October 3. He was released by the Washington Nationals on December 10, 2004, and has not played in the big leagues since.

    Pascucci spent the 2006 season with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s Pacific League. On April 6, 2007, Pascucci was signed by the Florida Marlins and spent the season with their Triple-A affiliate, the Albuquerque Isotopes. In December 2007, Pascucci signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies’ Triple-A affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. After being released by the Phillies on April 29, Pascucci signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets a few days later. He spent the rest of the season playing for the New Orleans Zephyrs, the Mets Triple-A affiliate and became a free agent at the end of the season. In January 2009, he signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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    “… and now you know the rest of the story.”

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  141. enchantedbeaver

    Anyone remember this:

    The Gnome-Mobile is a 1967 Disney musical film, directed by Robert Stevenson.
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    It was based on a 1936 book by Upton Sinclair entitled The Gnomobile. Walter Brennan gives a fine, highly amusing double performance as D.J. Mulrooney, the kind-hearted Lumber Tycoon of Irish descent; and as the irascible yet loveable 943 year-old gnome Knobby.

    Just change it to JP as the irascible and irritating 943 outs-a-year gnome Slappy.

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  142. northstateblues

    I remember that movie, E. Always confused it with “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, probably because Disney always used to show them together.

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  144. seeskybout2rain@comcast.net

    Happy Anniversary, eric and Happy March Birthdays to one and all……….JP=gnomaine poisoning.

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  145. enchantedbeaver

    That’s right NS! The Gnome Mobile on a twin bill with Shiddy Shiddy No-Bang, not incoincidently also starring JP.

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  147. nellyjune

    Good Evening ITD readers and writers!!!!

    LMAO!!!! ……still talking smack about JP. What is this? Can’t you give the poor guy a break, really? LMTO!!!!!!

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  151. enchantedbeaver

    Looks to me like Weaver is this year’s Chan-Ho. He’s pitched very well so far. I’d like to see them stretch him out to three innings though just to see how he does. It was usually the second time through the order when he had a meltdown.

    Mota’s been surprisingly effective so far as well. Still not a great sign, but as long as he’s no Proctoid we’re OK.

    Wade from what I gather pitched very well today. Crossing my fingers he can go to the well as often this year as last.

    See Nells – a whole post without mentioning Trigger.

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  152. trublu4ever

    Enchanted ~ I think the pitching will come around to be good enough to keep us in games. I’m shocked that you did a post without mentioning him!

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  153. nellyjune

    …hey enchanted – no complaints here!! ….but yes, I am pleasantly impressed with both Mota and Weaver so far as well.

    I didn’t see the beginning. I know Texas jumped off with 3 runs, but how did Billz look overall?

    I was glad to hear Ethier did his job in the 4th spot today as well. Even his second at-bat was a good, but just happened to have Hamilton out there in centerfield who is pretty good at his job 🙂

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  154. Dodger4life

    With our offense and ability to field the ball and make play’s. I would be happy with someone on the mound that can just keep the ball in the park. McRanch seem’s to be a bandbox, Dodgerstadium is a pitchers park. We will be hard to beat one run at a time, I think???
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    GO DODGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  156. nellyjune

    Good Evening Dodger4life!!! They even mentioned that during the broadcast (before we got blacked out) about the ball carrying pretty good. It was when Andre hit the well hit fly ball to left center, and it took a good outfielder, like Hamilton, to catch up to it.

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  157. Dodger4life

    Good night everyone….The UCLA game is on 🙂
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    GO BRUINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    GOD BLESS THE U.S.A. and GOD BLESS US ALL AS WELL 🙂
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    BRING THE RING TO L.A. IN 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  158. nellyjune

    Thank you enchanted!! I just heard about the back to back homeruns, but not much else. I haven’t read all the articles yet. So, I am sure it’s all in there somewhere.

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  163. nellyjune

    ……………………………………

    The Dodgers have three outfielders competing for two positions. Competition is good during Spring Training because it encourages players to work hard and doesn’t let them get bored. I know every spring has a deserving player kept off a Major League roster, and I know this is no different for the Dodgers. Manager Joe Torre and GM Ned Colletti will have many difficult decisions to make before the season begins, but I hate to see another outfield that will have no room for players who could make the team stronger.
    http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090313&content_id=3984978&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la
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    No…….Eventhough JP will play unless he is traded, it’s more like there are 4 outfielders competing for the 4th outfielder spot IMO.

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  167. Dodger4life

    Good Morning ITD, Dodgerfaithful
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    Well we had the chance to see Manny for a little while yesterday. I am happy to have him back in Blue….
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    Today’s game is against the Brewers and no word yet as to whether there will be a DH???
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    Clayton Kershaw take’s the mound again Come on Clayton!!
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    I hope everyone is having a good morning, and please enjoy your day today.
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    Life is good today!!!
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    GO DODGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Bring the Ring to L.A.in 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  168. nellyjune

    Good Morning ITD readers and writers!!!

    Manny, according to the articles I read last night, is not going to be in the lineup for either the A or the B game, but he will be in the lineup for Sunday’s game.

    It should be a good game regardless and another great opportunity to see Kershaw pitch.

    LET’S GO DODGERS, LET’S GO!!!!!
    ~DODGER BLUE THRU AND THRU~
    ****ETHIERAHOLIC FOREVER****

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  170. nellyjune

    Good Morning trublu!! ~ Another day of Dodger baseball, mixed in with some high school baseball…….can’t go wrong there.

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  172. nellyjune

    Fresno – Bullard Highschool, but against Redwood Highschool from Visalia. We beat them 1-0 last weekend. This time it should be two different pitchers for us, possibly Alex and Michael again. It depends on how coach wants to line up the rotation for league which starts next Wednesday. He may pitch others just so all starters are fresh for when league starts since these games don’t count going towards end of the season playoffs.

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  176. boblee4014

    Good morning Idt faithful. Morning nelly. Ready for baseball. I got my new Dell with 24″ HD monitor and I’m ready for the season to begin. With MLB.tv’s new 2009 player in high definition the game between the Dodgers and Korea was to say the least, awesome. Has a couple of bugs to be worked out but was a great picture. Let the games begin is all I can say. Welcome back to Manny.

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  180. enchantedbeaver

    “Out” should be “our” but for some reason whenever I type something about Juan, “out” is always on my mind.

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  186. enchantedbeaver

    I had some time on my hands… Beatles Octopus’ Garden:
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqd6yF4SrmI

    L.A. DODGER’S DUGOUT
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    Juan’s going to be, upset you see
    Sitting in the Dodger’s dugout in the shade
    He will be found, skulking around
    In the L.A. Dodger dugout in the shade
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    Manny, Kemp and Andre E-eeeeee
    Will be the starters playing with glee
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    Juan’s going to be, poutin’ you’ll see
    In the L.A. Dodger dugout in the shade
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    He’ll be pray tell, in Dodger hell
    In his little tiny spot, end of the pine
    He’ll hang his head, game time he’ll dread
    Sitting in the Dodger’s dugout with a whine
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    No slap hits, our guys can pou-ound
    Because there’s no Juan a-round
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    It’s gonna be, Juan’s plight you see
    Sitting in the Dodger’s dugout in the shade
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    He’ll come out, and run about
    The bases for another on occashe
    (run the bases on occashe)
    Oh what joy, for Torre’s vet’ran toy
    To maybe score a run and win the game
    (maybe win the game)
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    No more pops, and no drib-lers too
    No more of the stinky Mister Phew
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    Joe you will see, have company
    In the L.A. Dodger’s dugout with Phew
    In the L.A. Dodger’s dugout with Phew
    In the L.A. Dodger’s dugout with Phew

    ©NedCo Broken Records 2009

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  194. oldbrooklynfan

    Kershaw might have gotten too fine, looking for the K
    and probably grooved it for the HR.
    But I think that was a good 5 K outing.

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  198. oldbrooklynfan

    Pierre will probably steal as often as he can, since he’ll play a lot less this year.
    We hope. lol

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  207. nellyjune

    Good Evening ITD readers and writers!!!! It’s good to see the Dodgers win again, Spring Training or not.

    Boblee – good to see you around these parts again. It sounds like you are definitely ready for the season.

    Obi – Popupholic – perfect!!!

    enchanted – Fabulous song juance again.

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  208. seeskybout2rain@comcast.net

    Just renewed my MLB subscription for the upcoming season so I’m definitely ready for 2009 as well.
    nelly–saw the story on the California teacher’s “Pink Friday” and I thought of you and the other teachers that are part of our family here. Hope that hasn’t touched you in any significant way…..
    There sure were a lot of nonames, prospects,and suspects pitching in relief today. I’ll feel better when I see Wade, Kuo, and Broxton back in the boxscores again. Apparently, we’re one of the finalists for a Beimel signing. That would be a welcome signing.

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  209. nellyjune

    seesky – Thank you seesky, I did wear pink and…..personally, I was not affected….only a room change, which I have lived in for about 5 years now,and it will do me good just to throw a few thousand things away that are no longer needed or are extremely out of date.

    I am heading out to do some taxi mom stuff and dinner with my hubby. I will be back later this evening. Take Care and Go Dodgers!!!

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  210. trublu4ever

    Seesky ~ you are right about the pitching today. If we sign Beimel, does that mean Pedro is out? Not only that, but the announcers are in love with Yougnomewho……..almost to the point where I thought I was going to be ill.

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  211. enchantedbeaver

    I think Threets is going to end up being the situational lefty. Beimel still wants too much money and as someone pointed out, his ERA was 2.02, but his WHIP was 1.45, the implication being he let an awful lot of inherited runners score. Now I do think Beimel is better than Threets, but I’m not convinced Frank will spend the money on Joe. To me the best thing about Beimel is he’s durable and can take a lot of heat off the rest of the pen.

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  212. seeskybout2rain@comcast.net

    tru– my feeling is that Pedro is not going to be seriously pursued. It’s unfortunate because, assuming our bullpen gets straightened out, we are a solid 5th starter away from separating ourselves from the pack in the NL West. Unless somebody we’ve got now takes ownership, management will go with a 5th starter by committee until July when a solid 5th starter will become critical. I only hope we don’t overpay for what we get.

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  213. obi_wen

    Step 1 of the 12 Step Groundout Program:

    ” I, Juan Pierre, admit that I am powerless. I have an addiction to hitting weak ground balls and Little League pop ups. I admit I am compulsive and unable to control flapping my elbow like I am Joe Morgan. Every at bat has become unmanageable and cumbersome, just like my contract.

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  217. colliethec

    Hello there E. Yup I thought the same thing about Beimel.
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    I still would like to have him. I don’t think Joe was all that sold on him last year though. He seemed to really have him on a short leash.

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  218. nellyjune

    Good Evening ITD readers and writers once again!!!

    Obi – I didn’t think you would be able to top some of your thought bubbles last season, but I think this popupaholic just might do it.

    too,too bad about Threets 😦

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  219. seeskybout2rain@comcast.net

    dcollins–Thanks for the link. That’s the first time I’ve ever heard of a pitcher going back into a game after he’d been removed from the game for a pinch hitter. How long did it take before the umps discovered it?
    My thought was the same as the others regarding Threets: Beimel’s employment prospects in LA just got better.

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  220. enchantedbeaver

    Maybe JP’s trade value went up today and we can kill two birds with one stone.
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    Nah.

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  221. nellyjune

    Minty Fresh is hurt too? …..not good, but like the article said, the infield is pretty crowded so the chances of him making it to the final roster would have been iffy anyway.

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  222. colliethec

    It was weird on my cell phone on the play by play. They had him replaced by him??? I was confused and thought it was a typo on the phone.
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    You would think Joe would give the Dodgers a discount because of the stunt he pulled a few years ago in the playoffs. But then again this is now a business so I guess not.

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  223. nellyjune

    My theory on why the announcers are talking like they are in love with yougnomewho maybe because of trade bait value. It’s not going to help our cause or JP’s if announcers talk like we do. Maybe we are going about this all wrong. Maybe we need to flood the other blogs about how much we love yougnomewho so the fans from other teams will start talking about having yougnomewho would be a good thing for their club…………………..Then again, maybe not.

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  224. trublu4ever

    Enchanted ~ The announcers were sure trying to sell him!
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    Nellyjune ~ Minty Fresh limped off the field too.

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  225. colliethec

    Juan rocks!!! His speed is super at the top of the lineup. You know what they say… speed kills! He doesn’t have an A+ arm but he doesn’t need to with his speed he catches everything!!! 😉
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    He is a winner as he has won a ring when he was with Florida. He was a vital cog in that team!
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    He is a tireless worker who is constantly trying to improve his skills and is such a great team guy he was willing to switch positions many times to accommodate the moves the Dodgers made after acquiring him.
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    He has an infections smile that all of his teammates appreciate!

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  229. seeskybout2rain@comcast.net

    A day without Juan is like a day without sunshine……….but what I’d really like to know is what kind of infections Juan’s smile causes?????????

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  230. obi_wen

    Let me take this opportunity to take a break from helping Juan complete his AA 12 step program to give props to the ITD for your great posts! I’ve been laughing all night. Man, it’s going to be a great season! Enchanted and Dodgereric, I think you guys are the ITD’s Lennon & McCartney. Special shout out to Trublu44 and Nellyjune!!

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  232. enchantedbeaver

    Obi – you’ve piqued my interest. Anything that can make the game more interesting when JP is playing and involves drinking has got to be a winner.

    …and Eric and I thank you for your compliment. I’m the cute one though. LMAO!!!

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  234. enchantedbeaver

    Mornin’ Tru!

    Kersh looked better yesterday. Still would like to see one more bona fide starter in the rotation and not a bunch of other people’s rejects.

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  235. trublu4ever

    Morning, Enchanted. I agree with you on a bona fide starter. Middle relief is a problem, too. Troncoso looks awful right now and, all the other pitchers they have tried don’t seem much better. I guess they are going to use Weaver out of the BP, which might be okay.

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  236. enchantedbeaver

    Peavy got rocked by PR yesterday – little lustre came off his shine. I’m not against packaging DeWitt somehow for Halladay though. Blake would be a definite upgrade over anything they’ve got playing second. DeWitt/McDonald maybe? You’ve got to give up quality to get quality.

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  238. nellyjune

    Good Morning ITD readers and writers!!!! That was excrutiating not being able to post last night. My computer was having a meltdown, perhaps it was all the JP love. I for one would like to credit JP for some of the most hilarious topics, songs, thought bubbles, movie trailers, and now even a 12 step program to every come through ITD. I would also like to thank him for making a believer out of some that Andre deserved to be the everyday outfielder. I think with JPs play last year especially, people were forced to take notice of the BEST 4th outfielder in the game at the time. So, in honor of JP, I will try to corner the market on Dodger Gnomes.

    Thanks Obi!! You are pretty hilarious yourself, and BTW, enchanted might the cute one, but dodgereric has a fan club, and then there’s jhall as well, who is pretty spectacular in his own right.

    Thank you dodger4life!!! You are the pretty awesome yourself 🙂

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  242. Dodger4life

    Good Day ITD and Dodgerfaithful
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    Manny debut’s in LF today against the Rockies
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    X- Paul is playing again today also.
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    GO DODGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Enjoy the game everyone 🙂

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  252. nellyjune

    It’s games like these you wish you had DLowe back. He had a good day with Atlanta today…….no decision (2-0) 5.0 IP, 4H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6K, 2.45 ERA Atlanta won 3-2.

    The numbers are okay, but the impressive part is he went 5 innings. Have we had any pitchers go 5 innings yet?

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  253. enchantedbeaver

    Can we excuse Huggy Bear now? Pathetic sign by Ned in the first place.

    With Milton’s meltdown today followed by Schmidt’s tomorrow (or Monday – whenever he goes next), shouldn’t they be either giving McDonald or Weaver a chance at starting OR taking more than a sniff at Pedro?

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  255. shad78

    Nah I really don’t care about Milton but if that was Schmidt it probably be ok since Schmidt hasn’t pitches much in the since coming to LA.

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  256. shad78

    Blah I hate typing fast and not making sense half of the time but I meant to say Schmidt hasn’t pitch much since coming to LA.

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