Lowe down

Me first...again.? We'll see how fast my fingers are. So how come Joe finally decides on a semi-set (how's that for an oxymoron) line-up that I just don't agree with?

Otis Redding...

Whiffin’ in the mornin’ sun
I’ll be whiffin’ when the ev’nin’ come
Watching the pitch come in
The I’ll watch go right by again, ooh

Sittin’ on the dugout steps and grabbin’ pine

I left my home in Frisco
Headed for that team in LA
Joe call out my name to PH now
But look like no production comin’ my way, yeah

I’m just gonna sit on the dugout steps watchin the game slip away, ooh
Sittin’ on the dugout steps and grabbin’ pine

Looks like nuthin’s gonna change
E’vry at bat still remains the same
Even Billingsley can do what I do
But I’m a vet’ran that ain’t got no shame, just

Sittin’ here restin’ my bones
While my av’rage just makes people moan
Swing and miss three in a row
And when contact’s made run way too slow, now

I’m just gonna sit on the dugout steps watchin’ the game slip away, ooh
Sittin’ on the dugout steps and grabbin’ pi-i-i-i-ine

(Whistle)

Just to shake it up:

Maza

DeWitt

Kemp

Martin

Ethier

Loney

Hu

Lowe

Pierre

no offense, Maza, but get LaRoche up here, NOW!!!

Unbelievably, Maza leads team in on-base percentage. I know that stat means little, given his few ABs, but if we want LaRoche, we can say bye bye to Hu. He needs to play every day. Umm, check that. He IS playing every day! Mercy...

Straight Outta L.A. a crazy mo-fo named Jo-Jo
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Kent hits clean-up and Kemp will hit too low
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JP is number 1 at bat
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Whatcha think about that?
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We don't have a C-F cuz Andruw is too fat
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Straight Outta L.A. a team with inflated payroll
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Is that Brett Tomko or that mo-fo D-lowe?
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Nomar...Andruw...Jason Schmidt
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On the DL with millions is where they sit
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Straight Outta L.A. a G.M. called Ned
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Signin' free agents that are next to dead
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Ned says:
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"We need experience" cuz numbers don't matter son
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Get off the phone Ned we don't want Corey Patterson!

Why won't Joe start DY?

If Dodgers lose tonight perhaps we should dedicate tomorrow's blog to nothing but music in a beautiful, sensitive, melodic protest against, well................EVERYTHING. And given tonight's match-up (Zambrano vs. Lowe) perhaps I should get a head start on some Tommy Roe tunes?!?!?!?!?

very nice - enchanted!!
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I am with you on the lineup change, kahli ...
I really think Andre would do great in the 5 slot right now. He could either get knocked in by James or he can get some RBIs knocking in 3,4 or 5 batter. He's the most flexible hitter right now because it seems he can hit regardless of where he is in the lineup.
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I probably just jinxed Andre into a 0-4 day - lol!!

fliegel,

Are we supposed to believe that Maza and Tiffee are better options than DY? Those guys are career minor league stiffs.

I can't stand our philosophy right now.

Torre blaming the young guys lack of patience for Monday's loss was total BS. De Witt, Loney DY, and Kemp all worked the count to their favor in that game and just came up empty is all.

Maybe it was bad luck, or good pitching but it wasn't a lack of freaking patience!!!

I really believe that the Dodgers need to start drafting some players with huge power upside. The biggest issue on this team is our lack of pop. It really forces us to execute perfectly on offense and defense if we're gonna win a game. Why is it that we haven't had any power-hitting studs since the Piazza-Mondesi-Karros days? I know that some of you will come back and say LaRoche has power potential but I don't think he's a 30+ HR guy. As much as I love Kemp's athleticism, he seems like a 20 HR guy with the potential for 30, Loney 15-20, Ethier 15-20, Martin 15-20. I could be wrong but this is what I see as of today.

Kent and Jones were supposed to be the pop - weren't they?

charris...here's a weird one. Baker, Garvey, Cey and Smith each hit 30+ home runs for the Dodgers exactly......once. And it was, of course, all in the same year...1977!

about the kids and homeruns - if you add up their potential homeruns, you are looking at 100+ (Dewitt has to be in the mix, too)

You only need those 35-40 HR guys when you play a bunch of weenies like Pierre....uh-oh...

I certainly did not remember the game Josh mentioned but I did look at the box score. If you guys don't like the line ups this season or last season, take a look at what the Dodgers put on the field for one game in 2005.

By the way, I loved the Piazza-Karros-Mondesi power as much as anyone but those teams never won a playoff game.

What do you guys think of that weirdo LaRussa sitting Ludwick at least once a week with his gaudy stats?? To top it off, they have a great record in spite of his lunacy!

Power's a problem, but Ned put all his eggs in one basket (a very fat, overpaid, worthless basket) and found out when he got home that all the eggs were broken. Had Jones even been able to perform at last year's pace, the pressure to produce comes off all the kids. He was also banking on Kent having one more year left in his old bag-o-bones, and that's going bust as well. Furcal was off to a great start, then he goes down. Its the story of Ned's tenure - nothing works out. Maybe a pinch hit wins a game or two - enter PVL Sweeney. Ned's solutions create bigger problems. Now the pressure's on the kids to produce at levels they probably won't attain for a couple more years.

Frank & Furter and the rest of the gang just need to accept this is a rebuilding year, get rid of the old guys for somemore prospects (and yes a power prospect or two wouldn't hurt), let have at it and see where we are at the end of the year before they start trying to upgrade.

IF...and that's a big if...the Dodgers brain trust allows these kids to stay put and play together, I think you'll have a really productive bunch of high-average, line drive hitters with 20+ home run potential any given season. That group would include Martin, Kemp, Loney, Ethier, and DeWitt, with LaRoche and Repko not far behind. But I'll but this whole blog a beer if all seven are Dodgers five years down the line.

kahli, unfortunately, that "if" needs to be a lot bigger - lol!

Scott, we don't believe it, but unfortunately for the team Joe does.

I remember Lowe's 1 hitter on Aug 31 2005, mainly because I was there.
It was my first trip to Chicago & Wrigley Field.
I know this is hard to believe but I also was at Fenway Park in 2002 when he pitched a no-hitter, for the Red Sox, also on my first trip to there.
Let's just hope tonight we can avoid the sweep.
GOOD LUCK WITH RISP.

LMAO E, Eric, Charris, and Jungar. Good songs. Good job guys.

Good for you PierreEW. I hope you get to watch a great Lowe performance again tonight. I have a feeling we are going to need it.

I personally like the mention of Andre being the hottest hitter on the team right now - that was sweet!! 9/17 in the last 4 games - nice!!

Oooh. My leetle a Juanpy isa battin a lead-offa agin tonite-a. Dat nice-a Ned man tell dat nice=a Joe to let heem playa wita da big boys. Nowa watcha heem runa...

Here we go with the inexperience talk again - give me a break!!

Mama, he doesn't need to run, he's got 4 balls.

Walk-a proud Juanpy, walk-a proud!!! LOL

OKa Juanpy! Whosa gotta da potty mouta? My Juanpy isa da nice-a boy. See howa he stay ona first so dat nice-a Carlos coulda getta de doubleplay!!

scott,
When you think only of Ludwick and his stats thus far this year, sitting him does seem a little crazy. But the Cards also have Rick Ankiel and Skip Schumkaer who are producing very well along with Chirs Duncan who has been a bit of a disappointment so far this season but who has better career stats than Ludwick. In short the Cards have four very productive outfielders. All are between 27(Duncan) and 29 (Ludwick).
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Most teams with this kind of problem might make a first baseman out of one of the four, but the Cardinals have this dude Albert Pujols over there. How about third base? Troy Glaus is pretty darn good when healthy.

My Juanpy isa always da healty!

You're right jhall, we need a lot.

Well, so far it looks like the sinker is working.

New nickname for Pierre batting leading off - The Anchor™

Juan Pierre striking out - what's the world coming to - lol!

So far no RISP left. we're doin' O.K. LOL

So far it's much better than last night - let's go boys!!
Nice catch earlier by Pierre!

I would love too see Big Z take out Kemp.

Great eye Dewitt.

MLK - THEY SAID YOUR NAME ON TV
"MartinLoneyKemp"
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there's a way to get a run - nice at bat Blake!!!

Urgh sent Hu down Ned.

WE SCORE thanks to a great AB by DeWitt.
Hu was to anxious against a wild Zambrano.

ESPN is all for the Cubs.

Keep it going Lowe.

We are hanging tough - keep it up boys!!!

Anyone know anything new on Furcal's status?

ANOTHER NICE CATCH BY PIERRE :)

from dodgers website

However, there was no indication when disabled shortstop Rafael Furcal will return. He's progressing slowly from a lower back or disk problem that has already cost him 17 games, and manager Joe Torre said he hadn't heard anything to indicate -- and is not expecting -- Furcal will be ready to play when the Dodgers open their next homestand Monday night.

LOWE look good in the 5th, with help from a JP web gem.

Lowe is looking fantastic right now -
Nice walk by Andre, and I just heard the DP - sucks!!

Thanks. I'm just tired of Hu not doing much on offense.

Another nice 6 innings from LOWE.
And now to the 7th.
Come on guys Zambrano isn't having that good a night.
Let him pitch.

I cant stand this **** Brenly. Everytime Kemp gets on base he brings up the same crap. He is really raw, gets distracted on the bases. Makes mistakes...blah, blah. blah

I hate to say this but Hu looks desparate at the plate.
He'll only take a pitch that's far from the plate.

What's Lowe's pitch count? Will he pitch the 8th?

This game is so LOWE typical, when he's on.
What makes it typical is that his opponent seems equal to the task and the Bums have trouble scoring.
LET'S GO Guys.

1 to 0 Giants

And the beat goes on.

That was an absolutely incredible pitch by Zambrano. Kemp was fooled by an unhittable pitch.

I Think the count is 91 for LOWE.

Quality inning by Brox.

Strike out the side. Way to go

I thought Manny Ramirez was going to be up all night.
Nice to hear about BROXTON's 8th .
Missed the entire inning watching Manny.

You know a pitcher's wild when he walks Sweeney.

2 TO 0 Giants

The Anchor™

Here we go again.
It's all up to SAITO.
We're use to it by now-----RIGHT?

The Mets are in extra innings. Maybe they will be tired tomorrow.

WTF

F, F, F!!!

If its not one thing its another...

Grittle did it all the time too, but when Brox is pitching lights out, why not let him go two?

Whew!! Free baseball.

You better get use to it.

What a surprise. Just got home from scouts, only to see the Dodgers have a 1 run lead and blow it again. Lowe has gotta be upset that the bats don’t show up for him yet again. The bats only show up for him when he doesn’t show up.

Ethier's got to protect the plate better...

This is why Torre absolutely stinks as a Manager.
Why the Hell did Broxton come out of this game? How many more LA hitters are going to look at a called third strike. Where's our hitting in the clutch. It's going to be a long , long, long long season...

Sit Loney down for a couple of day and let Tiffee started.

I hate the Cubs and their stupid preppy fans...

I think we will see a lot of games like this since our starters are pitching a lot better with the lack of offense.
We're going to have to give them some support.

Maybe because Broxton spot was coming up 2nd. Did you forget Broxton pitch alot of pitches last night. Torre never had this problem with Chamberlain in the 8th and Rivera 9th not Torre fault at all.

We need to bring up Laroche and send down Hu to get some more experience and release Weenie. Where's the balls in management??

Well, this games over. We blow another one. Face it, our pitching stinks, our hitting lacks big time..

Rats!!®

that one hurts

DODGERS........You're going to have to come to New York to face a hungry Mets team.
I'll see you there on Saturday & Sunday night.
GOOD LUCK

That's it. In 3 games, we scored the total of 3 runs. WOW...
I said it before and I'll say it again, Torre stinks as a manager.
We can't score runs, We can't hold a lead. This is the best game Lowe has pitched all year and it's Torre's fault we lost this game.
Brox was hot and he took him out. Big Big mistake.

That's the way the cookie crumbles, boblee 14

Guess tonight it was a fortune cookie. LOL

We lose because we don't score runs.
Why that is I don't know.
I feel it's that we are not ready to face major league pitching yet.***Not as a team.
WE"LL GET THERE if we stick to the plan.
Got to keep trying, it's a tough grind***DON"T GIVE UP

We're playing our worst offensive baseball, we don't have Furcal, LaRoche sits in Vegas and we still at the end of the day will sit only 3 1/2 back. Blame the offense, not the pitching. They ALL stink right now. ALL OF THEM. This offense will turn around, it's contagious. They will all break out real soon. Relax.

think long run boys... it was a great start by lowe today. we're gonna need him to pitch like this all year.

Doesn't matter if he was hot he pitch 24 pitchers last night and 13 tonight and he suppose to be our set up man and goes 1 innings not 2 innings. No managers would ever let a pitchers pitch 2 straight innings when the prior games he threw 20+. This lost goes to our pathetic offense and with risp when we didnt we have many..

We need Furcal back and Kent back at 2nd, bat Russell 2nd, bat Ethier 3rd, Kent 4th, Loney 5th, Kemp 6th, Dewitt 7th, the pitcher 8th and Pierre 9th. It works for the Cardinals..........

I personally will be surprised if Hu is not optioned for LaRoche by tomorrow, but I guarantee he'll be up by Monday.

Maybe the reason Grady did it is because the pitcher spot was coming up and mostly it when its a tied game or extra inning. It work for the Cardinals doesn't mean it work here. Kent is a joke batting 2nd maybe Kent batting 3rd would be ok.

You can tell that Hu is not ready for the big leagues yet. Let Laroche play 3rd and Dewitt play 2nd when Kent needs to sit. Otherwise let Dewitt play third till Laroche shows he can do better.

Like i said early today, lead off walks kill.
So it is what it is now.
But i do agree that Hu is in a terrible slump, they need to play maza at short and give someone else a chance. But Hu needs to sit. He came up a few times today with people on base and did not hit. Not to mention he is not hitting the ball hard at all. I really don't know what is going on, with our club.
Let's go Giants, beat up on Arizona.

oops I mean wasn't coming up. What do you want? To fire Torre and resigned Grady again. Oh where is Jim Tracy at?

I didn't say Kent batting 2nd, but back at 2nd base but batting 4th. He will get it going. He wants a ring bad.

I wouldn't mind seeing Young at 2nd base but didn't he have a lot of trouble playing that position.

I'm sorry, Torre has never impressed me as a National league manager. I hope I have to eat those words before the season is over. We'll see...........

Well you had Furcal and Kent maybe I should've read that more clearly.

That's ok shad, It's late in Saint Louis, and I'm tired. Talk to you guys later......

Figured out a great way to endure this season. After watching Saito implode in the 9th, as well as our offense in the 10th, I took the dogs for a walk and when I returned...PRESTO! No pain, no agony, no heartbreak. Just the inevitable ESPN2 ticker telling the sad tale. Gang, we can't pin this on Torre for using his closer in the 9th. That's what baseball teams do. The same Broxton some of you are clamoring for is the same guy who lost the game last night. As pierreseast said, that's the way the cookie crumbles. D-Backs obviously aren't going anywhere fast. Check the standings in August and enjoy the sorry ride. Let the music begin. Tommy Roe, anyone?

"Dodgers’ INF Tony Abreu underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right hip Wednesday in Colorado. He will be out at least three months."

I'm not trying to started an arguement Bob but I still hate blaming the manager for us losing but let say if Broxton did pitch another inning and got the save he probably won't be avaliable by tomorrow. Oh god I don't want to heard that about Abreu maybe Kobe can played SS when the basketball playoff are done hahaha.

Well I guess you were talking about past history when he was the manager of the Cardinals, Mets and Braves. Oh you're from St Louis so I guess that why you don't like him. I would give him at least the end of the year too see how far we get before I make judgement on him.

Hey, Joe, have you ever heard of a ball player named Delwyn Young? He's on your team and he's a good hitter and you need good hitting. So why in the world don't you give him a chance?? Pierre leading off and playing LF is not winning games for you. Why don't you give Young a chance????? Put him in LF and see what happens. It's JP's turn for some bench time anyway.

friggin bums. the dodgers slug about the same as a group of 8 year old asian girls.

Let's look at the bright side of things.

The Dodgers are only 3.5 games out of first (after SF wins tonight), playing with a line-up, that has an average age of roughly 23.5 years, most with 3 years or less of MLB experience . . . and they are still competing with the Cubs and the Cards (who have two of the best records in the NL).

Starting Pitching is not doing bad at all, and the last two games should have been won. Period. YES, the offense is stinking the place up right now, but hitting is contagious. One person gets in a slump, and the rest of the team starts feeling the vibe in the club house, and they all go down the tubes.

The last six games, the offense is averaging 1.33 runs per game. But the pitching is only giving up an average of 2.5 Runs Per Game (not a bad ERA).

My point is, the bats will turn around. If the opposite were happening (and the bats were hot, and the pitching stunk), the situation would be a lot different. Pitching wins championships. Right now the bats are as bad as Pedro Cerrano in Major League, before he said " I say,***** you Jobu", but that can all change quickly, and the team can catch fire any day.

It's a long season, don't give up on the kids just yet. The bats will get better. They just may need to sacrifice a few chickens in the clubhouse pretty soon.

Added Notes:
- Torre lost the game tonight. Why you don't walk Sorianno (arguably their best hitter), to set up the double play with one out, is beyond me????
- Why can anybody besides Dewitt do anything with the bases loaded? He walked in an RBI tonight, and is 6-7 for the season with 13 RBIs. No one else on the team is anywhere near that mark in the clutch.
- The Veterans have abandoned ship . . . and the club house is obviously in need of a leader. Who will step up?
- Roster moves should be made, but don't expect a miracle. Hu should be down, Sweeny should be cut . . . but LaRoche is only hitting .282 in Vegas and .226 in his last ten (Granted he had 5 RBIs last night, but last week went on a 6 game hitless streak) . Is that the solution? Who knows?
- They could start trading some of this young talent for some solid Veterans??? But that won't help two years from now.

Again, Long Season, don't give up quite yet. Not even June.

I can't blame this one on Joe. He's putting the best offensive/defensive lineup out there that he's got, plus his closer in the 9th. Lowe can pitch a no-hitter for all I care, we scored tonight of a walked in run. If we don't start hitting the ball, we will lose every game.

My only suggestion is for JoJo to maybe start with squaring up a T-ball stand at the plate tomorrow...maybe some soft toss against the OF wall? Its clear the boys aren't ready for machine pitch, let alone a human being.

Although Andy LaRoche is being tested all over the infield at Triple-A Las Vegas, DeWitt has a full Minor League season at second base and said he would have no problem returning to the position if the situation arose and LaRoche returned to play third base.

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Tampa Bay has the best record in the majors.

bright side: the team ERA in this series was 1.98.

2 sides to the coin...dark side is that the 'pen blew two games we easily could have closed out...not to mention a pathetic offensive series.

The Eagles ...
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Nedsterado, why don’t you come to your senses?
You’ve been out signing veterans
For too long now
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Oh, you’re a dumb one
What could be your reasons?
The PVLs pleasing you
Can hurt you somehow
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Don’t you sign another oldster
He’ll hurt you if he’s able
You know that Logan’s system
Is always your best bet
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Now it seems to me some fine kids
Have been laid upon your roster
But you only want any retread you can get
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Nedsterado, you ain’t gettin’ no smarter
Your brain and your blunders
They’re driving me crazy
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And winning, oh winning, well that’s just other GMs talkin’
Your prison is walking through this world with JoJo
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Don’t your feet get cold about game time?
The vets can’t play and the studs ride pine
Is it hard to understand OBP?
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You’re losing all your credibility
While asting youthful ability
It ain’t funny how I feel every day
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Nedsterado, why don’t you come to your senses?
Or Frank will send you packing
Back to Golden Gate
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You’ve got some ‘splainin to do
But there’s a rainbow right in front of you
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You better let these youngsters save you …
You better let these youngsters save you …
You better let these youngsters save you …
Before it’s too late

wasting

dnellie, you asked for one more.........and in the spirit of bucking up the spirits of the team.........

Hey kids, shake it loose together
Your hitting is contagious
keep your heads up, get your hacks in
We'll get our share of victories
So stick around
You're gonna hear some big applause
And get your curtain calls

Say, Frankie and Jamie, have you seen them yet
But they're so spaced out,
N-N-N-N-N-N-N-Neddie and the Vets
Oh but they're weird and incompetent
And Joey doesn’t have a clue
He still sends Sweeney up to try to hit
You know I saw it on ESPN
N-N-N-N-N-N-N-Neddie and the Vets

Hey, it's late. Waddaya want?

Someone said up there that our pitching stinks. I beg to differ. A break here or there and it changes around in a hurry. Loney just missed a slam by a foot in the first game. If Saito gets his foot on the bag tonight, the sac fly is the game's last out and we will 1-0 and take two of three. It's baseball. Our kids can come around. It's still early and they're getting a lot of playing time with the PVLs going down.

MLK, that's awesome! "You’ve got some ‘splainin to do" LMAO!!!

Thanks DE, just trying to hang with you guys.
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N-N-N-N-N-Neddie and the Vets

Well, it's time to turn it around with this Mets series. Our saving grace is the D'backs are not playing any better than us right now.
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Torre needs to start DY at 2nd base if Kent is going to be out any more games and lets see why the hell we are keeping DY on the 25 man roster if we are not going to use him except fro trade bait. This guy has proved he can hit in every league he's been in and why would he quit now. Let him play for Gods sake.
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Come on Torre, wake up and do what every wannabe manager on this site would do if in your shoes and git rid of Mark Sweeney and let Dy be the pinch hitter if you're not going to play him as a position player.

Good stuff ML & Eric!!!

Broadening our musical repertroire, Dionne Warwick:

What did we get when Frank hired Ned?
Old PVLs that turned to rubble
Free agents too that burst our bubble
I'd never hire Ned again-a-a-en
I'd never hire Ned again

What did we get when Frank hired Joe?
An old folksy guy that favors vet’rans
That have to go down ‘fore he lets the kids in
I'd never hire Joe again-a-a-en
Dontcha know that I'd never hire Joe again?

Don't fault the kids that don’t win
'cause they’ll get there if you keep your patience now
Away with those old farts, Ned and Joe the Clown
We’re on our way up ‘cause we can’t go much further down

What would we get if we hired White?
We’d get a great guy that knows his talent
Wouldn’t be long til all the vets went
I'd never hire Ned again-a-a-en
No, no, I'd never hire Ned a-gain

Enchanted, you are still the master! DIONNE WARWICK!!!! Where do we go from here? I'm almost afraid to ask!

LMAO already this morning. Super stuff ML, Eric, and E. You guys are getting an early start. LOL

By request for Kahli, Tommy Roe - Dizzy (my apologies kahli - I pretty much remember the chorus melody but not the verse. Its metered out syllable for syllable though):

Vet’rans, Ned gets us vet’rans
Like a cesspool it never ends
And it’s you Joe lettin’ ‘em play
You're making us lousy

First time that Frank saw you Joe, he knew that he just had to make you ours
But it’s so hard to talk to you with the words you spin ’ round you all the time
Now you are Frank’s own sweet pet, but you keep playing all the vets
We keep going back-a-wards all the time

Vet’rans, Ned gets us vet’rans
Like a cesspool it never ends
And it’s you Joe lettin’ ‘em play
You're making us lousy

Well finally the kids got to play and now you’re telling us losing’s their fault
That they all have no patience unlike the veterans who fall all apart
Joe you've got control of the team now, but you’re too old to see
That the old P-V-L's aren't what we need

Vet’rans, Ned gets us vet’rans
Like a cesspool it never ends
And it’s you Joe lettin’ ‘em play
You're making us lousy
Our hopes are dimmin’
Like a whirlpool they go down the drain
And it’s you Joe making us pay
You're making us lousy
You're making us lousy

Thanks, eric - that was fabulous! One of my favortites!
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I can see we are off to a very creative start boys :)
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Didn't get to watch the entire game -anniversary stuff!!
Very tough loss - I am assuming more growing pains.
However, two days in a row I have to cheer on the gnats - not fair!!
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I did have time to do a few songs. I had Beatles songs stuck in my head, but after the first one, I was able to do two that were not Beatles. I will send Beatles first (it's the nicer of the three), and then throughout the day - I will send the other two (not enough time to type all three). Thanks for the inspiration!!! Here it goes:
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Beatles "Good Day Sunshine" - "Let's Go Dodgers"
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Let's go Dodgers
Let's go Dodgers
Let's go Dodgers
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We need a hit and when the boys are up
We've got something we can cheer about
We sure know that it will be okay
If we keep going the youthful way
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Let's go Dodgers
Let's go Dodgers
Let's go Dodgers
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They take the field, the game is on the line
Gloves those balls as they hit the ground
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Let's go Dodgers
Let's go Dodgers
Let's go Dodgers
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If we stay with Kemp and Loney
Eth-ier and Blake and Marty
Youth is good, we the,yre doing fine
Someday soon, they are going to shine
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Let's go Dodgers
Let's go Dodgers
Let's go Dodgers
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Up next - Maroon 5 :)

Woo-Hoo Nelly. Good job. Welcome to the deep end. Way to go E!! I guess its good when a tough loss and getting swept in a series leaves us singing. Like PierreEW points out, its a long season and we got some growing to do but we're still in the hunt despite medicre to poor play. Things will get better. Encouraging to hear DeWitt is OK with playing 2nd and has a year of 2nd in the minors. I would like to see him or DY get some reps there.

Well, last night I said if we lose again we should dedicate the blog to music in melodic protest today. Enchanted has already run with Tommy Roe. "Like a cesspool it never ends" indeed! Can't really blame Ned today. The kids are playing...and the kids are losing. Bear up, things will get better. Hey, if DeWitt can play second and LaRoche third, let's do it!

So.............not sure who wrote it, many recorded it, but it found its way into my head in the shower this morning. Guess I should wear earplugs from now on to stop such audio atrocities.

"Lord, I'm one, Lord, I'm two, Lord, I'm three, Lord, I'm four,
Lord, I'm a .500 team and nothing more.
Nothing more, nothing more, nothing more, nothing more,
Lord, I'm a .500 team and nothing more."

Bring up LaRoche and DFA Sweeney now!!!!