tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59289282011-04-21T10:51:17.155-07:00DodgerKidThis site is not affiliated with the Dodgers in any way, though it is obsessed with them
Email me at ricktodd1@yahoo.com if you wish...Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comBlogger4021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1117434515341416052005-05-29T23:24:00.000-07:002005-05-29T23:28:35.346-07:00My Anti-Depressants are Kicking InEdwin Jackson is only 21. He's young yet, so his disappointing season so far is meaningless. He'll be our number one starter in a couple seasons. The Padres pitching is terrible outside of Jake Peavy. Their recent winnings are largely because of a hot streak by their offense. Once that collapses, they're done for. Derek Thompson is more than capable of Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1116525591507130872005-05-19T10:44:00.000-07:002005-05-19T10:59:51.540-07:00I think we just might be fuckedHaven't written a new entry recently. I'm looking for a job. No, I don't want you to hire me, I know you're chomping at the bit, but I plan on leaving the country as I mentioned before, and so many of you live in this shithole, which is a place I plan on escaping.So the Dodgers are in third. Do I feel betrayed? Ummmmmmm, yes. Is it the Dodgers' right to be in Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1114046866478529462005-04-20T18:25:00.000-07:002005-04-23T10:45:50.756-07:00So We're Good NowIt's 2.5 weeks into the season, and I'm going to call us winning the division and being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. I'm that smart. When the team does well there's really nothing to talk about. The only issue I see is the mishandling of Choi by Tracy. This is proof once again that a 56k BASIC program for managing baseball could replace virtually managers inRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1113356620851543362005-04-12T18:40:00.000-07:002005-04-12T18:43:40.853-07:00WhoaI saw the home opener today, and we won 9-8, in the bottom of the ninth with a bases clearing double by Milton Bradley. The Giants committed 4 errors in the game.This is why you don't have a team made up of old men. I've been in a few fistfights with men over the age of 60, (I'm 25), and I'll tell you I just have an inherent advantage. The same is true of fielding. When you're old you Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1112755558348244102005-04-05T19:35:00.000-07:002005-04-05T19:50:18.996-07:00Lowe and Behold, we SuckAt least our defense does. Or at least Valentin's defense does. I'm thinking mid season release, and trading for a third baseman from somewhere, someplace. Nakamura is looking good.I hate fans. I'm not a fan. I'm a studier of baseball. The fans are the stupidest people on the earth. USA Today did two polls, one asking if someone found guilty of steroid use should beRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1112055396837227912005-03-28T16:09:00.000-08:002005-03-28T16:16:36.840-08:00The Dodgers with BeltreI'm going to descend into Plasckhedom for a moment, and argue that the Dodgers could have kept Beltre, and still had a similar lineup to the one they have now. It's something that will forment debate, and help foster my rep for being an asshole. Here goes our lineup:IzturisWerthKentBeltreLeague average center fielderBradleyChoiFree agent catcher/RossPitcherOur starting Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1111689831056795912005-03-24T10:24:00.000-08:002005-03-24T10:43:51.060-08:00What's Wrong?Hi! I've been going over various things in my head the last few days, most of which are illegal, so I won't write about them here. But some of these thoughts have been baseball related so here goes. The following is a list of things I think are wrong with the team, and will cause us trouble:Bullpen: It's the same as last years! Brazobhan will probably have a rookie regression. Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1111459999167871362005-03-21T18:49:00.000-08:002005-03-21T18:53:19.170-08:00Note to my ReadersI have decided to leave the country. Not now, but in a few months. I have decided to move to Britain. No I do not have a job. That is where you, my readers come in. Give me a job. Where I make at least 50 thousand pounds a year. I believe that America will be destroyed by God in 4-5 years, and I'd rather not be around to see it. Also while I think American women are Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1111388678180726862005-03-20T22:57:00.000-08:002005-03-20T23:04:38.183-08:00I support this moveIshitty traded for Phillips. I support this move. It was a good one. DePod stated that we "8-9 people who can start". Let's see if he's right:Derek LoweJeff WeaverPossibly Odalis PerezPossibly Brad PennyIf there's a God Edwin JacksonWilson Alvarez every other monthElmer Dessens but we will lose the gameScott EricksonOk maybe. Is Ishii worse than all of the above. Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1111139872167880392005-03-18T01:57:00.000-08:002005-03-18T01:57:52.166-08:00Deep ThoughtIn some ways, waitresses are like whores. Think about it.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1110990540189594082005-03-16T08:27:00.000-08:002005-03-16T08:32:25.150-08:00Insert CaptionRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1110695748617447972005-03-12T22:32:00.000-08:002005-03-12T22:35:48.616-08:00Oh wowIn fact, Gagne said he's preparing for the possibility that the knee will not fully recover for a while. "I think I'll have to deal with it all year," he said. And Penny, and Perez, and Werth. Add to that Drew, Bradley, Tracy, Lasorda, McCourt's wife's other eye, and you have an absolute disaster. Absolute. Has any other team in the NL West had this many injuries? Inquiring minds want Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1110349511243335212005-03-08T22:24:00.000-08:002005-03-08T22:25:11.243-08:00Imagine ThisMilton Bradley versus Ron Artest. In a cage match. With Ty Cobb as ref. Pretty cool huh?Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1110242062604382422005-03-07T16:29:00.000-08:002005-03-07T16:34:22.606-08:00I'm BaaaaaaaaackIt's almost as if I was destined to update this blog regularly. Coinciding with the onset of the baseball season, my girlfriend dropped me. The sweet, sweet embrace of her sweaty thighs will be replaced by the cool laser light of a televised Dodger game, and I will revert to the animal I have been most of my life. Any tone my body might have had will diminish, my hair will grayRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1109184373216598762005-02-23T10:45:00.000-08:002005-02-23T13:13:12.866-08:00Punk Ass Bitch (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love J.D. Drew)J.D. Drew is a punk ass bitch. According to this L.A. Times article, Drew has declared that he is the starting center fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Last I checked, it was Milton Bradley.My family has always followed an old saying: "Never shit in another man's house". When I first was told this, I thought it pertained Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1108845604210958712005-02-19T12:38:00.000-08:002005-02-19T12:40:04.213-08:00Spring TrainingSpring Training started yesterday. Awesome. The reason I've never been is because it's on the OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FUCKING CONTINENT. Move to Arizona assholes, the fan base in NYC is long dead.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1108773625717850512005-02-18T16:31:00.000-08:002005-02-18T16:40:25.720-08:00Weighing in on the Steroid IssueI've been asked by most of the larger sports media publications my opinion on steroids, and after much cajoling, have decided to publish it.Most great athletes cheated to be on top. Lance Armstrong's blood is made of chlorine, Babe Ruth used cocaine, Secretariat was a robot, Barry Bonds used steroids. To be the best in your sport you simply have to cheat. And Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1108277456494453532005-02-12T22:13:00.000-08:002005-02-12T22:50:56.496-08:00About Fucking TimeWhat the hell is wrong with me? Why haven't I been updating?I've been reading a book about Australian baseball, because I'm thinking of moving there. I want to live in a place where women are attracted to me because of my accent, not who I am, or what I look like. I want to continue my deep, intense, analysis of the Dodgers and the other teams in the NL West. So without Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1106961340806190282005-01-28T16:39:00.000-08:002005-01-29T14:19:35.740-08:00Padres v. Dodgers
When I was a kid I used to have matchups between He-Man figurines and I would have a knock out pile, for characters that had been "knocked out", and if I got really bored I would twist their rubbery legs around and around until they broke off. Then I would chew on the plastic swords, and bitch and moan to my parent that my little brother was breaking all my toys, and I needed Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1106595141305477712005-01-24T11:27:00.000-08:002005-01-24T14:34:48.286-08:00Declining Strike Rate
I've written before about how a declining strike rate, k/9, over several years, usually means health problems. Baseball Prospectus quotes from another source, but basically they list all the prominent pitchers who have had two years of declining k/9, from 2002-2004. Guess which Dodgers are on them?
Odalis Perez (feels burning pain in shoulder, can barely pitch)
Brad Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1106341948750319522005-01-21T13:52:00.000-08:002005-01-21T13:12:28.750-08:00Application for Dodger General Manager
You attempt to trade the same starting pitcher twice, and fail miserably. Do you:
A--Admit to the media and the fans that you are new at being a GM, and ask them to bear with you, until you get the hang of things...
B--Tell the media that in fact it is the part of a master plan, that only you have knowledge and understanding of.
You are asked what your Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1106263618029125512005-01-20T15:20:00.000-08:002005-01-20T15:28:56.793-08:00Name That Team
They play in a desert. They have a starter who is coming off a terrible 2004 season, showed great promise in the past, but it is questionable whether he will be able to make a comeback. They have an overpaid, clearly on the decline pitcher, whose stats last year were unremarkable. They have no clear catcher, and are relying on minor league level talent to step forward. Their Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1106116802964519512005-01-18T22:36:00.000-08:002005-01-18T22:48:53.120-08:00Something I just Realized...
Ok our budget is around 90 million. McCourt lied and said it would be 100 mil, it's not, nor will it ever be again. So what happened to that 10 million?
This is what happened...McCourt spent about 10 mil, redoing the park. Notice how the things affected are the rich people's seats. The padded ones, with the slaves serving crepes, tiger penis soup, other rare Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1105926363346552102005-01-16T17:40:00.000-08:002005-01-16T17:46:03.346-08:00Are We Done?
Are the Dodgers done shopping? Aren't there any super cool Asian players we can grab, some jungle dude from the Caribbean, some washed up redneck we can plug into the lineup for some pop? Is this it?
We have punk ass Drew, who if he had Beltre's ailments, would have retired from baseball. We have Jeff Kent, with the super cool stache, and the punk ass attitude. Hee Seop Choi Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1105344560573464212005-01-09T23:51:00.000-08:002005-01-10T00:09:20.573-08:00Wake Up Dodger Fans
Well, as of tonight, Shawn Green is a goner. Cool guy, overpaid, threw gloves to handicapped kids, hit homers occasionally, played through the pain. He's being replaced with Dioner Navarro, and indirectly Derek Lowe.
People who are into stats love to finagle stats to show that even though Lowe has sucked for two seasons, he will play well in Dodger stadium because of the Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1104867090312384022005-01-04T11:26:00.000-08:002005-01-04T11:31:30.313-08:00Problem
I didn't have a problem when we traded Lo Duca because he was overrated.
I didn't have a problem letting Finley go, because he is 40.
I didn't have a problem letting Cora go, because he is ugly.
I don't have a problem letting Green go, because he is too rich.
I DO have a problem letting Beltre go, and replacing him with gimpy knee Drew, and old man Valentin.
And yes I will harp on this Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1103730693417506402004-12-22T07:45:00.000-08:002004-12-22T07:51:33.416-08:00We Signed Drew?
Is DePodesta on the take from Scott Boras? Why the fuck did we sign a guy with bad knees, to a five year deal, for more money per year than we offered Adrian Beltre? That's what the LA Times is saying. This is utter insanity.
Drew is not a good player. Part of being a good player, is BEING ABLE TO PLAY. The guy cannot play. He sits on the bench whining. Chipper Jones Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1103522709160626262004-12-19T21:59:00.000-08:002004-12-19T22:05:09.160-08:00Let's Say We Trade Green
Every media source concerned with baseball says that the Green trade is a go. Ok, then.
Now what? Now batting fourth, right field, number 19, Ricky Ledee! Hopefully not. But DePodesta said that he was basically done with the offense when he was interviewed tonight on KFWB. Did that mean he had signed someone already for right field? The rumor says it is J.D. Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1103479744024963312004-12-19T09:51:00.000-08:002004-12-19T10:09:04.023-08:00Why did you do that Mommy?
Remember when you were little, and even after you cleaned your room, your mom still held your open hand over an open flame on the stove? No? You don't remember the time you were obeying the traffic signals and a cop still pulled you over and stuck a taser up your rectum? Not that either?
That's what it feels like just happened. What did we do to deserve this?
Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1103255064031285482004-12-16T19:43:00.000-08:002004-12-16T19:44:24.033-08:00Night of the Long Knives
Well at least we signed Jim Tracy. Phew.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1103240109957383852004-12-16T15:31:00.000-08:002004-12-16T15:35:09.956-08:00What an Embarrassment
I'm still not going to update the blog until this weekend.
We lost Beltre. We lost Beltre. We lost Beltre.
To the Mariners. Wow, the team will cruise to fourth place with its powerful offense of Beltre and Boone. Awesome. And that singles hitter, the one with the highlights in his hair. Cool.
DePodesta and the McCourts have done it again. Their reign is an Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1102645798582635622004-12-09T18:26:00.000-08:002004-12-09T18:29:58.583-08:00Fine, I'll Update
Ok I'll give you an update. It's the last until mid-December. I've decided not to cover the Lakers anymore. I don't have time to watch the games right now, we really suck, and I hate Kobe. My prediction: playoff appearance, eliminated first round.
Onto the Dodgers. Signing of Elmer Dessens? Whatever. Signing of Jim Tracy? Whatever. Signing of Jeff Kent? The 'stache.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1099623629167966312004-11-04T18:52:00.000-08:002004-11-04T19:00:29.166-08:00Slowing Down
A personal aside--I will be posting through the middle of December, at most, once a week. I am getting very busy, the Dodgers are in the offseason, and the Lakers are pretty much a joke. I have yet to see a Lakers game, but I hope to catch one this weekend. From what I have read in the paper, they are playing like shit, so it will be undoubtedly hard to watch. And of course Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1099193196971333652004-10-30T20:12:00.000-07:002004-10-30T20:26:36.970-07:00Another World Series...
Over and Done with. Whenever the season ends, I always feel the same way I felt when I beat a Nintendo game. That was fun. Now what the fuck did I win? Amidst the scrolling credits of Japanese programmers, with bizarre English nicknames, I felt a hollow sense of "how much of my life did I waste?" I feel that now.
The Red Sox series against the Cardinals was one of Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1098834197963555052004-10-26T16:34:00.000-07:002004-10-26T16:43:17.963-07:00Trade Werth NOW
Dodgers.com updated today with an article about Werth and a torn ligament in his arm. Before I begin my rant, I'd just like to state how odd it is that the MLB's coverage of the Dodgers is FAR, FAR superior to the LA Times. You would think the MLB would muzzle reporters and censor them, and they probably do, but nowhere to the extent the LA Times' reporters are. Or at least Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1098368818492820272004-10-21T07:23:00.000-07:002004-10-21T07:48:26.336-07:00I think Dave Roberts won that Trade
Congrats to the Boston Red Sox on their win of the American League Pennant. I'd also like to congratulate Pedro Martinez on his earning of a six year, 15 million dollar per year contract on the Yankees next season. Also congratulations have to go out to Randy Johnson for earning the Pin Stripes, and as many extensions on his contract as he sees fit. Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1098250901030832692004-10-19T22:41:00.000-07:002004-10-19T22:41:41.030-07:00I think I want the Yankees to Win
My biggest problem with Boston is the complete lack of hot chicks in the city. During this playoff series, whenever they scanned the crowd for hot chicks at Fenway, there were none. I went to college in Boston and I can tell you why. Remember that fat girl you knew back in the day who ran around drinking as much as you did? That's all that's in that city. Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1097870257865542132004-10-15T13:45:00.000-07:002004-10-15T12:57:37.866-07:00Whew, I'm back
The playoffs are completely ho-hum, with a small amount of excitement coming from watching the current Astros manager, Phil Garner, prove to everyone that he is totally fucking incompetent, and should be fired post haste. The Yankees/Red Sox telecasts are so completely Yankee's biased, that they are anathema to the game of baseball, and FOX should be ashamed of itself. Jon Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1097473954562097342004-10-10T22:34:00.000-07:002004-10-10T22:52:34.563-07:00And They're Done
Like the selfish prick I am, I'm glad in a way the Dodgers are done for the year, because now I can concentrate on not flunking out of school. Updates on this blog will slow to a crawl, and I can get back to what I do best: sleeping and having enormous bowel movements.
Ok I'm not glad. This year was devastating. It was hard to watch. It was a season with considerably more Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1097378465283646762004-10-09T20:20:00.000-07:002004-10-09T20:21:05.283-07:00We Did It.
Thanks Shawn. All is forgiven. Now let's win tomorrow. The streak of consecutive playoff game losses is finally over. And if there is a game five, who shall pitch it? Alvarez? Choi?Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1097339189230216622004-10-09T09:23:00.000-07:002004-10-09T09:26:29.230-07:00Ok, This is IT
I want to win today. Do I think we will advance? No. I have never believed this team is capable of winning the division series, you can look back at previous blog entries to confirm that. Despite that fact, I want ONE VICTORY. Why? Because since 1988, since before I regularly followed baseball on television, since before I had hair DOWN THERE, the Dodgers have never won a Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1097210541437473942004-10-07T21:40:00.000-07:002004-10-08T07:56:29.480-07:00Possible Future Headlines
Cardinals Sweep Dodgers In Three....Moneyball Method Doesn't Work....Satan Wins Longstanding Feud with God....Dogs and Cats Sign Truce....Blog Writer Sets Self On Fire for Home Team...Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1097143133951518302004-10-07T02:58:00.000-07:002004-10-07T02:58:53.950-07:00I think
Weaver will win today. Really.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1097007765868226302004-10-05T13:19:00.000-07:002004-10-05T13:26:24.790-07:00Suicide Approaching
We have just lost the first game of the series. We need to win the second game. If we don't win this game, it's over. I declare it thus, because I am the pre-eminent baseball expert on the West Coast.
I just want one fucking victory God. Please just one. We haven't won in the post season since 1988. Just give me a victory. Please Jesus. Just one. I will build Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1096934027270932222004-10-04T16:50:00.000-07:002004-10-04T16:53:47.270-07:00Meaningless Stats
Since the addition of the Division series in 1995, the team with the worse record has advanced 20 out of 36 times. Only in one division series did two teams with identical records play each other. Only in 15 division series match ups, did the team with the better record advance. Probably in a larger sample size, the odds would look more like 50/50. As it stands, the DodgersRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1096933013530123422004-10-04T16:35:00.000-07:002004-10-04T16:36:53.530-07:00Just a Moment
If Gary Sheffield wins the AL MVP over Vlad Guerrero, I might have to assassinate a New York sports writer. The NYC bias in sports would be at its zenith.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1096825509199604402004-10-03T10:36:00.000-07:002004-10-03T10:45:09.200-07:00It was the Greatest...
It was probably my greatest LIVE sporting events moment in my short life. Perhaps more importantly, it was probably the greatest career moment of the Dodgers' General Manager.
It was a total, complete, vindication of his trade. Hee Seop Choi walking a run in. And then Steve Finley ending the season in such a decisive fashion. The Los Angeles Times, specifically Bill Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1096767225386993902004-10-02T18:33:00.000-07:002004-10-02T18:33:45.386-07:00I was there.
I was there.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1096609519292233282004-09-30T22:39:00.000-07:002004-09-30T22:45:19.293-07:00Love it!
We're one game away from clinching the NL West kids! All we have to do is win one more, or the Giants lose one more, and that's more than likely to happen in this upcoming three game series. Two of those games I'll be watching AT THE STADIUM!! Starting tomorrow, and the day after. Supposedly I'll be in left field pavilion where that rich prick bought out the section, and I'm Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1096487484825954782004-09-29T13:41:00.000-07:002004-09-29T12:51:24.826-07:00Serenity Now, Serenity Now, Serenity Now
Let's all take a step back from the edge. Plashke and Simers are both calling for Bradley to leave the team. It's not that big of a deal. I listened to KFWB this morning, and the bottle Bradley allegedly threw was PLASTIC. Not glass. Plastic.
That being said, what Bradley did was wrong, but what the initial drunk fan did was wronger [sic]. Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1096260615541417242004-09-26T21:33:00.000-07:002004-09-26T21:53:12.786-07:00His Will Be Done
Like any pathetic fan, I'm chalking up the Dodgers' success to the fact that I paid more attention than usual to their season. The only thing that makes their going to the playoffs sweeter is the fact that the Giants are more than likely not going to even make the post season, having to face the rest of their season on the road. See ya suckers!! What October tee-times is BarryRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1096105997946018732004-09-25T02:50:00.000-07:002004-09-25T02:53:17.946-07:00We Did It!
I'm writing this a little drunk, and a lot tired, coming home from a bar, and missing most of the game, including the inning that Gagne pitched. But we won. We did it. I'm proud. We really are the better team. At least so far.
There's still two games to go in the series. I will probably miss the Saturday one, and watch the Sunday one, I haven't decided.
There will be nothingRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1095858334857677402004-09-22T06:02:00.000-07:002004-09-22T06:05:34.856-07:00Panic Time!!
OK we are falling apart! This is not good! And in the midst of this complete meltdown, Shawn Green has found religion. Ummm, no Shawn, you are not a good Jew, you live in super gentile Orange County, are married to a Shiksa, and go to temple twice a year for fundraisers. Now is NOT THE TIME TO TAKE A HOLIDAY!!! Hell and Satan are not mentioned in the Torah/Old Testament, so youRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1095802570021917252004-09-21T14:27:00.000-07:002004-09-21T14:36:10.023-07:00A Day Late, a Buck Short
The story of my life. The updates are slowing, not because I don't have time, but because I don't have cable anymore. Actually I don't really have time. The games are mostly viewed as an internet story after all is said and done. It takes away from my viceral reaction to what happened, and destroys a potential blog entry.
But I did see the Edwin Jackson start. Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1095407824954425312004-09-17T01:50:00.000-07:002004-09-17T00:57:04.956-07:00Jesus Christ do something!
The math nerds among us are telling me not to panic, with their elaborate graphs, odds making, and other mathematical mumbo jumbo. We lead the Giants by 2.5 games!! Do you know what that means? That's less than three! We're doomed.
Mathematically speaking the odds are on our side. Magically speaking, we're screwed. I saw the game last night, where we were shut Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1095379425276065532004-09-16T17:02:00.000-07:002004-09-16T17:03:45.276-07:00Considering Selling Out
I'm in the middle of negotiating ads for this blogger. Contrary to how many of you perceive me, I actually wrote this blog so that I would become famous, make millions, and sleep with groupies. Depending on what this advertiser wants to pay me, I will proceed to bombard every person who visits this blog with pop ups, for their exquisite transsexual porn site. Just Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1095088121657215502004-09-13T07:59:00.000-07:002004-09-13T08:08:41.656-07:00Predictions
My first prediction is this: We are going to the playoffs.
My second prediction is this: We are going to win the NL West.
My third prediction is this: The Atlanta Braves will have a better record than us.
My fourth prediction is this: We will face the Cardinals in the NLDS, with the Cardinals having home field advantage.
My fifth prediction is this: We will be eliminated in the Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1094853221819499352004-09-10T14:50:00.000-07:002004-09-10T14:53:41.820-07:00I hate the Dodgers
I can't get fucking playoff tickets! What kind of deal is that? I've been trying all day to click on the web, or call the SOBs, and they won't let me through. Yet somehow, some pieces of shit on ebay got tickets, which they promptly resell to the highest bidder for quadruple their MSRP. Nice deal. I think McCourt and the Dodgers traced my IP address and are blocking me Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1094710816346385542004-09-08T23:00:00.001-07:002004-09-08T23:20:16.480-07:00Oh What A Night
So I was at the game with Finley hitting the game winning RBI. I actually sat in the best seats ever, only a few feet behind the visitor's dugout, from seats I scalped from some bum. Actually it turned out the bum was a season ticket holder, but because he was unshaven, I took him for a bum, and for 20 bucks got 75 dollar face value seats. I thought that the tickets were fake Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1094710815553764572004-09-08T23:00:00.000-07:002004-09-08T23:20:15.553-07:00Oh What A Night
So I was at the game with Finley hitting the game winning RBI. I actually sat in the best seats ever, only a few feet behind the visitor's dugout, from seats I scalped from some bum. Actually it turned out the bum was a season ticket holder, but because he was unshaven, I took him for a bum, and for 20 bucks got 75 dollar face value seats. I thought that the tickets were fake Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1094504514463348702004-09-06T14:00:00.000-07:002004-09-06T14:01:54.463-07:00New Dodger Site
It's called Dodgerdugout. I demand that you visit it.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1094487515214205352004-09-06T09:11:00.000-07:002004-09-06T09:18:35.213-07:00Egads
Almost a week has passed, and I have neglected to update this blog. My reason is simple; all my spare time has been spent perusing Indian mail order brides on the Internet.
If you happen to be of Indian descent, and you or your daughter is looking for a husband, please take me into consideration. I am very open to all religions/faiths/cults/sects, and will happily join them, so long as Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1094024858041951132004-09-01T00:32:00.000-07:002004-09-01T00:52:18.170-07:00I am so busy
I really don't have time to type shit. Well, I mean I certainly have time to type the word "shit", but I don't have time to spew out my mouth diarrhea that I do all the time. But I was in class the other day, thinking of how the media has totally brainwashed the fat, obnoxious masses that make up most of America. If you watch a Dodger telecast, you are bombarded by the same Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1093746328463750052004-08-28T19:17:00.000-07:002004-08-28T19:25:28.463-07:00I wrote this post
But the stupid modem I use ate it. I hate wireless modems. I also hate 98 percent of sports writers.
You may have read Rob Neyer's latest chat. I was able to ask him two questions, one in my true identity, the other using the name "Max." I have no idea why I used the name Max. But I tried to bring up an interesting point. Why are so many sports writers and fans so stupidRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1093492977488467482004-08-25T21:01:00.000-07:002004-08-25T21:02:57.486-07:00Did anyone Notice?
That the Expos are beating us without Jose Vidro, their second best hitter? He is out for the season with a bum knee. What the fuck is going on?Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1093481745941382242004-08-25T17:12:00.000-07:002004-08-25T17:55:45.940-07:00It's Coming
Not me, but the playoffs! I don't think I'm out of line making predictions that we're going to the playoffs but we are...
And I've done this before, but I'll do it again. There's a small chance that we'll face the Braves in the first round of the playoffs. Here's the likely matchup:
Braves--
Wright 3.17 ERA
Ortiz 3.60 ERA
Byrd 4.11 ERA
Thomson 4.28 ERA
I would assume Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1093230360626652202004-08-22T20:02:00.000-07:002004-08-22T20:06:00.626-07:00Noticed something else
According to this article Robin Ventura has cleared waivers. What does that mean? It means he's up for sale. Actually I'm not exactly sure what putting someone up for waivers means, I think it means we're willing to accept players for him, maybe someone can help me out in the comments below. It might be DePodesta's way of forcing Tracy to play Choi, a superior player.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1093070193144638362004-08-20T23:34:00.000-07:002004-08-20T23:36:33.143-07:00Whoa...
Beltre RBI'd the first run, homered the second to tie the game, and homered the third to win it in extra innings. Amazing. If we don't re-sign him, we're fools.
And what's up with Gagne? What are you a pussy? You need that little midget behind the catcher's mask to help you get your shit together? Did you find out that Lo Duca slept with your wife before he left for the Marlins?Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1092881138120235282004-08-18T18:58:00.000-07:002004-08-18T19:05:38.120-07:00Ridiculous
Perhaps the most amazing thing ever is the waste American society creates everyday. The enormous amount of shit we eat, shit we make, resources we waste, hapless people we kill, on down the line. But there is nothing more wasteful, than the contract of Darren Dreifort.
And I would leave at that, if it weren't the fact, that people consider him a hero. A hero? Does anyone know Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1092726453975036972004-08-17T00:01:00.000-07:002004-08-17T00:07:33.976-07:00Paulie's Back and DePodesta is an Asshole
That will be what the headlines will read. Yes, Lo Duca the Great is back, the guy who lead us to three world series, and several playoff appearances. God it just pains us all to see him in that fish uniform. What a tragedy. God help us all.
Baseball is a business. This is America. Lo Duca isn't some factory floor worker, who stuck his arm in the Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1092525666304939022004-08-14T16:19:00.000-07:002004-08-14T16:21:06.306-07:00And So It Goes
We lost against their best pitcher. I warned that this was possible. We're not going to face Zambrano, or Clement, so if we win against Prior tomorrow, we're still not getting the true face of the Cubs. The only thing I can take away from this game was that Baker overpitched Wood, and we sent up our worst starter, Ishitty, and he pitched pretty damn well, for Ishitty at least.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1092444358938100712004-08-13T17:42:00.000-07:002004-08-13T17:45:58.936-07:00Wow, we beat the Cubs!
Our best starter against their worst, and even then it was close until their bullpen blew it. I'm not impressed. Maddux is still a decent pitcher, and Odalis has no stamina. The true test is going to be tomorrow, and the day after when we face first Wood then Prior. Prior actually seems to be worse than Maddux at this point, and is the most likely candidate to be movedRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1092317844214273282004-08-12T06:36:00.000-07:002004-08-12T06:37:24.213-07:00Musta Been Drinking...
I just realized, thanks to reader "Pablo", we can't face the Padres in the first round. Ignore every sentence with the word "Padres" in it. God I'm dumb.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1092258368137237082004-08-11T13:47:00.000-07:002004-08-11T14:06:08.136-07:00Good Analysis
There's been some good analysis on the Dodger blogs recently. Check out John's Dodger Blog, as well as 6-4-2, on the links list, for an analysis of the playoff scheme. It's pretty goddamn exciting to be able to talk with confidence of the Dodgers going to the playoffs, so I'm writing right now with tears in my eyes. Hard to see the monitor, but I'll try.
Anyway, here's the dealRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1092120557480970242004-08-09T23:46:00.000-07:002004-08-09T23:49:17.480-07:00Ok, we're not fucked
Penny is not hurt too badly after all. He was evidentally just being a pussy. Pitch through the pain, mofo. Nomo does it, and look at him. Actually, maybe you should take a seat and wait for it to heal.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1092021067699733592004-08-08T20:03:00.000-07:002004-08-08T20:12:10.496-07:00Ok, we're fucked
Some of you were asking how was the view of Penny blowing out his arm. What I saw was the dumbass Dodger trainer, tell Penny, "throw another pitch and tell me if it hurts". Whenever a coach tells you to "walk it off", or "throw another pitch", DON'T DO IT. If you do, that will tear what's left of your muscle. Trainers are not doctors, they are assholes pretending to be Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1091978983288499392004-08-08T08:27:00.000-07:002004-08-08T08:29:43.290-07:00I Shall Attend
Today I go to a ballgame. I will be wearing a Negro League jersey, either of the Elite Giants, or of the Homestead Grays, I haven't decided yet, and I will be sitting reserve. So if you see a beautiful young man, watching the game, wearing such attire, if you come up to me, I'll throw you over the goddamn railing. Leave me alone, I'm scoring the game.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1091825838730301322004-08-06T13:55:00.000-07:002004-08-06T13:57:18.730-07:00Out with the Old...
In with the shit, as I alway used to say. Payton and Fox are gone, gone to the Celtics, who are now possibly worse than us. It's the first smart move I've seen from Kulpchak, and probably the last. I'm going to root for the Heat to at least finish higher than the Lakers this next season. And considering that another woman has come forward with allegations of groping, Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1091728351939850072004-08-05T10:48:00.000-07:002004-08-05T10:52:31.940-07:00Does Anyone Realize?
That Jose Lima is the luckiest pitcher on the face of the earth, as well as Ishitty, and Perez and Weaver are among the unluckiest? Frightening. And yes I will continue to make short, turgid entries on this blog, because there's really nothing to write about extensively, except that the Dodgers are going to cruise into the playoffs, and if Perez remains healthy, probably Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1091640422531278242004-08-04T10:24:00.000-07:002004-08-04T10:27:02.530-07:00Payroll Commitments for Next Year
40.28 million, down from 46.23 million. Just thought you should know. We saved 6.15 million dollars dumping Martin and Encarnacion.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1091507599849335942004-08-02T21:30:00.000-07:002004-08-02T21:33:19.850-07:00Look at this Shit!
Here's an amazing article about what Depodesta has done for the Dodgers. By dumping Roberts, Lo Duca, Mota, and Martin, and not re-signing Nomo, Shuey, and Hundley, the Dodgers are going to save as much as 30 million dollars, maybe more. No one has talked about this. The fans bitch and moan about letting Lo Duca go, then they forget that Beltre, Gagne, and Perez need to be Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1091417702065675782004-08-01T20:32:00.000-07:002004-08-01T20:35:02.066-07:00Dreifort ends it
When you do one game statistical analysis like Plashke and others have done, you need to realize that the season is a bit longer. Dreifort did what he was supposed to do today, and we aren't in second place, and our season is not over. The fact that the vast majority of sports writers not only don't understand statistics more complex that HR, RBI, and H, and don't care to Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1091364039661485192004-08-01T05:39:00.000-07:002004-08-01T05:40:39.660-07:00Today's LA Times
What a swan song for Ross Newhan. He was the only one of the writers to "get" the entire trade process the Dodgers went through. Too bad he's retiring, and we'll be left with pieces of shit Plashke and Simers. The latter is absolutely hated by rational people everywhere, and yet still has a job. Pathetic.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1091343162944767722004-07-31T23:36:00.000-07:002004-07-31T23:52:42.943-07:00Deep Throbbing Analysis
I had a couple problems with the massive trades made by DePodesta today. That's not to say I liked them overall, I did. But there were/are issues with them, that others have written about, and more will probably write about, if they become glaring problems.
The first issue is with the bullpen. We traded away Tom Martin, and Mota. Martin sucked, but he was left handedRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1091311357506612922004-07-31T14:57:00.000-07:002004-07-31T15:02:37.506-07:00Randy Johnson: Still an Asshole, and Roberts is a goner
I was probably a little harsh in my last post, this trade deadline has driven me crazy with excitement, and I went overboard. People are right to an extent, it hurts to see Lo Duca go. I'm a big fan of short of stature types succeeding in life, with their little angry baby hands clutching the far bigger bat against normal size players, Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1091270264686312672004-07-31T03:30:00.000-07:002004-07-31T03:37:44.686-07:00Note to Fans of Lo Duca: Fuck You
I now officially hate Lo Duca, because the majority of LA fans love him. Anyone, such as the poster below, who wishes hate on the Dodgers and hopes they lose for making this trade is not a Dodger fan, and should stick to watching soap operas rather than baseball. Listen bitches, THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL. We're here to win you fucks!!!! I want a series,Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1091227811682484172004-07-30T15:44:00.000-07:002004-07-30T15:50:11.683-07:00Trade News
This is big. According to ESPN.com, we have traded Lo Duca, Encarnacion, and Mota for Penny, Choi, and a AA pitcher named Bill Murphy. Murphy has a 4.08 ERA for the Carolina Mudcats.
I love this deal. Choi is on my fantasy team. He is Korean, so expect thousands of Koreans to show up to Dodger games from now on, just like when we had Park pitching. Huge move.
I loved Lo Duca. Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1091151265626094782004-07-29T18:31:00.000-07:002004-07-29T18:34:25.626-07:00Randy Johnson: Asshole
What a great guy. Multi-millionaire, basically founded the D-backs franchise, and has already won everything there is to win. But no, he needs another World Series Ring. What an asshole. As if the Dodgers don't have as much of a chance as the Yankees to win the World Series. Why doesn't he just pitch one inning for one of the two teams in the Series, and get a ring Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1091071721556982082004-07-28T20:26:00.000-07:002004-07-28T20:29:57.136-07:00What up?!
What's up with the slowing down of updates? Well I'm on summer vacation silly! I moved out of my mommy's basement, and into a ghetto apartment, complete with no kitchen. I've been busy as hell, and don't have a TV set up. But I still have internet access. So we'll see. Updates will speed up....eventually. And we should totally give up Lo Duca and Mota for Johnson.
Joke:
Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1090902314283730942004-07-26T21:15:00.000-07:002004-07-26T21:25:14.283-07:00He's Making Excuses
He's making excuses. DePodesta is telling us that he may not be able to deliver a trade by the deadline next week. I'm not surprised, nor bitter. I don't think the Dodgers should make a trade for the sake of a trade. This season is quirky in that most teams, including the Brewers, have a small chance of making the playoffs. Realistically they have zero chance, and the Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1090693002709683042004-07-24T11:14:00.000-07:002004-07-24T11:16:42.710-07:00Everyday...
I don't bathe, the Dodgers have won. The days I bathed, because I had a skin rash, were days the Dodgers lost. It might be a coincidence, but I'm not taking any chances. I will continue to stink until the season is over. No bath today!
Updates will be shorter until after Tuesday. I am moving to a new apartment, and I am in the middle of finals for my plumber's license. You Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1090535387028544872004-07-22T15:25:00.000-07:002004-07-22T15:29:47.026-07:00Who are these guys?
Winners evidentally. I couldn't help but notice the disgusting display by Shawn Green, my new nemesis, when after hitting a rare home run, he handed a batting glove to the Dodger's owner, Frank McCourt. It was an obvious play to get a contract extension, or perhaps Shawn's eyes as well as his shoulder are gone, and this is why he strikes out so often. Frank is no child, Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1090386783194344562004-07-20T22:05:00.000-07:002004-07-20T22:13:03.193-07:00Hey...Let's Fuck up a Franchise!
Who would have thought, that the LA Dodgers would be a superiorly run franchise to the LA Lakers? Who would have thought that after 8 years without playoff appearances, the Dodgers are more than likely going to go, and from there have a shot at the title. Who would have thought that the Lakers would trade away their best center ever, for crap, and then go on Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1090297951343476942004-07-19T21:30:00.000-07:002004-07-19T21:33:35.983-07:00Update...Your Los Angeles Dodgers who will be working Elsewhere next Season:
Hideo Nomo
Todd Hundley
and now....Paul Shuey!
A grand total of 18.3 million dollars will be saved. Can't wait.
Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-109009976117005452004-07-17T14:11:00.000-07:002004-07-17T14:29:57.816-07:00Dazzling Dodgers...and a word about Japanese baseball
When Vin Scully pronounced the Dodgers as "dazzling", you just had to have an involuntary erection at that point. We really are playing like winners...of course it's against the worst team in the National league, but when has it not been fun to beat on the handicapped? I mean really.
Two more games against Arizona, a couple more Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1089939867613200922004-07-15T18:02:00.000-07:002004-07-15T18:35:48.140-07:00Kobe signs
I'm keeping with my new habit of no longer linking articles, just because it takes so much goddamn time, and it bores me. Go to another blog for that.
Dipshits like Jim Gray are already saying he's better than Michael, so that means we should be on the start of seven straight finals victories. If of course he's not found guilty of rape. Wake up people, it ain't happening.
Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1089870860290084612004-07-14T22:48:00.000-07:002004-07-14T22:54:20.290-07:00Shaq is a goner
I jumped the gun a few days ago by going hysterical on Shaq leaving, but I figured once the house was for sale, he was off the team.
LA fans are almost as stupid as NY fans. You ask any moron on the street in this city, and the first thing they'll tell you is that Kobe is a better player than Shaq. Now, of course, the stats, most of America, most sports writers, most Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1089782820186016652004-07-13T22:12:00.000-07:002004-07-13T22:27:00.186-07:00All-Star bullshit
God what a stupid thing the All-Star game is. What a fucking joke. It pains me to watch half assed pitching, half assed hitting, half assed effort running down balls, etc. Just bullshit.
First of all, you have the non-stop introductions, with old, washed up, burned out athletes, hugging kids, hugging each other, tipping their caps to the crowd, revealing their bald heads. Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1089742330764486602004-07-13T11:08:00.000-07:002004-07-13T11:12:10.763-07:00I think we should trade Jackson
Sounds crazy huh? Trade the future? For what? The LA Times and the Daily News both have mentioned Jackson as possible trade bait, and if he's all we have that's tradeable we should do it. Running a sports franchise isn't always like running a corporation. Because the end goal of a franchise is to win, THAT YEAR, sometimes destroying the future is the only wayRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928928.post-1089574097375800832004-07-11T12:23:00.000-07:002004-07-11T12:28:17.376-07:00Is this a fucking nightmare?
The Lakers, in their infinite stupidity have traded away Shaq. In exchange we get Lamar Odom, Brian Grant, and Caron Butler. Ummm, wow. First of all, to my friend who was absolutely convinced that Shaq was staying, you are tragically naive. Secondly, to anyone who thinks the Lakers have a shot in hell of winning the finals next year, think again.
This is now Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02289293470050484888noreply@blogger.com