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About This Page: This is a discussion on Baseball within the LetsGoKings.com forums, at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum. **** You!!! BroxTON, might as well left TON to finish the inning, since this game is toast, Torre left him in too long
Welp, as well as things were going a week ago, that's how poorly they're going now.
not suprising. the pitching hasn't been very good this year. they just got away with it by averaging 8 runs a game for a stretch. they really need schmidt or kershaw to step in to that 5th spot soon.
__________________ The Kings are either on a magic carpet ride to the promised land or riding a psychotic horse running toward a burning stable. We'll know in 3 years.
Terry Tiffee is hitting nearly .440 at Triple-A Las Vegas. When is this guy going to join the club in Los Angeles?
-- Steve W., Auburn, Wash.
Good question, and the answer might be never, which brings up other questions -- like how many third basemen would you like the Dodgers to carry? Should Tiffee play ahead of Blake DeWitt or Nomar Garciaparra or Andy LaRoche, who has caught fire since being optioned to Triple-A?
It also brings up the issue of 40-man roster spots. Tiffee doesn't have one because the Dodgers -- along with the rest of baseball -- weren't expecting him to hit .439 through Sunday's action. He had never done anything in his career to indicate this would happen. So, to add him to the 40-man roster now, somebody would need to be removed and possibly lost to another club. Those spots are valuable because the amount is fixed. Nobody is added without somebody being subtracted. You would consider a move to open such a spot for someone like 20-year-old phenom Clayton Kershaw, because you expect him to provide long and excellent service in that roster spot.
Taking nothing away from what he's done so far this year, do you expect the same from Tiffee? And even if you did that, who would come off the 25-man active roster to make room for him? Would he play ahead of DeWitt, or would you risk losing a player so Tiffee could sit on the bench? Often, when a player is or isn't promoted, there is more involved than whether the player deserves a promotion by his play. And if the Dodgers have a need for an infielder, it would be a middle infielder, not another corner infielder.
What would you do when Garciaparra returns?
-- Glen W., Hollywood, Calif.
Assuming DeWitt continues to handle the position well, I would turn Garciaparra into the versatile utility infielder that the Dodgers desperately need. During the offseason, when it was assumed that LaRoche would make a strong bid for the starting third-base job, Garciaparra was being readied for moving all around the infield. Clearly, second baseman Jeff Kent at age 40 needs more rest than in earlier years. Rafael Furcal just missed a week with a bad back and the offense really sputtered without him. Garciaparra's ability to play all four infield positions would make it easier for the Dodgers to keep 12 pitchers. Plus, Garciaparra has been injured repeatedly since coming to the Dodgers and spot duty might help him avoid injuries. And regardless of DeWitt's relative inexperience, he's done nothing to show that he doesn't deserve to keep playing.
Last edited by The Natural; May 12th, 2008 at 02:40 PM.
What would you do when Garciaparra returns?
-- Glen W., Hollywood, Calif.
Assuming DeWitt continues to handle the position well, I would turn Garciaparra into the versatile utility infielder that the Dodgers desperately need. During the offseason, when it was assumed that LaRoche would make a strong bid for the starting third-base job, Garciaparra was being readied for moving all around the infield. Clearly, second baseman Jeff Kent at age 40 needs more rest than in earlier years. Rafael Furcal just missed a week with a bad back and the offense really sputtered without him. Garciaparra's ability to play all four infield positions would make it easier for the Dodgers to keep 12 pitchers. Plus, Garciaparra has been injured repeatedly since coming to the Dodgers and spot duty might help him avoid injuries. And regardless of DeWitt's relative inexperience, he's done nothing to show that he doesn't deserve to keep playing.
Anything to keep Hu from playing. Dude is horrible.
__________________ "11:19 -- You're not gonna believe this, but J.D. Drew took a called third strike to end the inning.
(Note: Dodgers, Braves and Cardinals fans everywhere are nodding and saying, "Yup ... been there, done that.")
I'd now like to return the tickets I got for Saturday. I hate watching the Dodgers lose at Angel stadium. Plus it's the 5th spot in the rotation (hello Loaiza!). Unless Kershaw gets called up this is really going to suck.
TonySCV
