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Los Angeles Dodgers - OFFICIAL SPRING TRAINING THREAD

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Old February 13th, 2008, 06:43 PM   #1
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With pitchers and catchers reporting in just over 14 hours I figured it's time to start a new thread.

Dodgers.com - Spring Training Page

Spring Training Online - LA Dodgers

DailyNews article on Torre and Vero

Tony Jackson article on the Dodgers Spring Training

The last Dodger home game at Dodgertown is on March 17th.
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Old February 13th, 2008, 07:32 PM   #2
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I hope James McDonald makes the team.
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I hope James McDonald makes the team.
Any reason in particular? Kind of a random guy to be hoping to win a spot.

Anything is possible, but McDonald seems like an extreme longshot. Schmidt/Loaiza/Kuo/Stults/Kershaw are probably all ahead of him on the depth chart. If he makes the team it probably means we have a rash of injuries. Hopefully that doesn't happen!
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Big fan of his...
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Yes, Spring Training is here time for some Dodger Baseball and time to break out my baseball avatar.

Play Ball!!
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It's only a matter of weeks before I start the "Dodgers WILL win the West" thread...
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I'd just like everyone to know that I'm the first person to break wind in this thread.

Here's to what will hopefully be the redemption season here in LA!
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A few things I'm looking forward to this spring

Jason Schmidt - we all know he had a bad season last year, riddled with injuries, and when he was healthy he sucked. There have been reports that his rehab has been going well, but now we'll get a better idea of how banged up he still is. A couple years ago nobody would ever have thought he'd have to fight guys like Loaiza or Kuo for a starting job.

Andy Laroche - He'll be battling Nomar for that 3rd base gig. Some people threw him under the bus after he struggled with the big club last season. But he wasn't in the bigs for very long, and most baseball experts agree that he has a lot of potential. Provided he didn't slack off this offseason he should have no problem winning the starting job.

Andre Ethier - After being forced to platoon with Kemp and Gonzo last season, it looks like he might be asked to platoon again with Ned signing Andruw Jones and not getting rid of Juan Pierre. It should be interesting to see how he responds to this situation. I definitely would like to see him beat out Pierre for #1 left fielder, but I don't see that happening. While he's no Matt Kemp, he is pretty damn talented. How's he going to feel being the 4th outfielder for the next 2 seasons?

Anyhow, it's really nice to have baseball season right around the corner.
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Let's see if the guys make it to the start of the season healthy. It'd be nice to have the
"trying to find playing time for too many good players " problem instead of the "which .220 career hitter do we use to fill out the lineup this year" problem.
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Keith Law's Dodger-related comments

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Jason (NJ): Which of the following 3 are you most confident will have a bounce back year? Vernon Wells, Jason Bay or Andruw Jones?

SportsNation Keith Law: (1:15 PM ET ) Andruw Jones. But all three should be better than they were last year.
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SportsNation Keith Law: (1:26 PM ET ) You would earn your plaque in the Hall of Fame just for that one move.
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Matt (Phoenix): Cain and Lincecum or Kirshaw and Billingsly

SportsNation Keith Law: (2:18 PM ET ) LA's kids.
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SportsNation Keith Law: (2:29 PM ET ) Andruw Jones. Or Travis Hafner.
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feeling really good about this team, i'm excited to see how Andruw Jones will do this year.

I say the Dodgers are better than the Phillies at least but that's just my opinion and i dont think the Dbacks can win again if they're going to be outscored like last year. They won an incredible amounts of close games last year.
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I certainly don't think the Cubs are the 2nd best team in the NL. D'backs did defy odds last year with their RS v RA but that is a young team that should get better. Take off some luck, add some experience to the young talent and they are probably as good as last year. NYM, Philly, Colorado... it's going to be a year of a lot of good teams but no great teams in the league.
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