Comments on: RIP, Scott Proctor (1977-2008) http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2007/10/29/rip-scott-proctor-1977-2008/214/ Los Angeles Dodgers baseball blog Wed, 23 May 2012 23:44:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: shmolnick http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2007/10/29/rip-scott-proctor-1977-2008/214/#comment-3263 shmolnick Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:00:08 +0000 http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2007/10/29/rip-scott-proctor-1977-2008/#comment-3263 MSTI, you should get a different picture of Torre to accompany your Torre stories. The neanderthal eye ridges just give me the creeps. MSTI, you should get a different picture of Torre to accompany your Torre stories. The neanderthal eye ridges just give me the creeps.

]]> By: Rob McMillin http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2007/10/29/rip-scott-proctor-1977-2008/214/#comment-3262 Rob McMillin Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:35:51 +0000 http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2007/10/29/rip-scott-proctor-1977-2008/#comment-3262 The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/sports/baseball/30torre.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin" rel="nofollow">NYT</a> is declaring it a done deal. The NYT is declaring it a done deal.

]]> By: VegasBlue http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2007/10/29/rip-scott-proctor-1977-2008/214/#comment-3261 VegasBlue Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:20:41 +0000 http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2007/10/29/rip-scott-proctor-1977-2008/#comment-3261 MSTI, I watched the same Griddle you did all season. No matter how you slice it, Joe Torre (AND Mattingly!!) is a major upgrade. And if it gets us in pole position for A-Rod -- God Bless America! This is Los Angeles for crying out loud!! This team can afford to spend 160 million bucks to field a team. We can afford to promise A-Rod the world. We just drew 3.5 million fans in a season where we did a swan dive right when we were supposed to be ramping up for the playoff run. The Dodgers are right there with the Yankees & Red Sox in spending power -- on top of the fact that we all know our scouts and our farm system runs laps around both of those franchises. A-Rod would make us an instant contender. Everybody "buys" pennants, on the way to "buying" a championship. FLorida did it. New York did. Hell, BOSTON just did it. But those teams still had to play. They still had to go out there every damn day and get the job done. I can cheer for that team. Can you? Plus, A-Rod instantly makes all of our young guys that much more valuable. A-Rod hitting between Kemp and Ethier? Are you kidding me?? We get Kemp seeing fastballs all season long he's going to hit 45 homers a year. I know you love the young guys, I know you have high hopes for La Roche. But the rule of thumb is win now. Sorry Andy, if that means we can get a perennial MVP at 3rd Base -- we need to pull the trigger. The Dodgers are not that far away. You know it -- we were close this year until about Mid August when the wheels came off. But, We have an ace. We have an ace in the making. We have a bullpen that's going to be better next year. We have young talent everywhere, a solid veteran at shortstop, and a perennial all star behind the plate (Also -- Torre is a catcher. Think about how many more seasons we get out of Martin with this move. You know Torre will MAKE him take days off.) Then, maybe, we get the howitzer, A-Rod, -- and we could compete for World Series titles in -- at least -- the next 3 to 4 years. COMPETE. Play in the NLCS. A return to glory. After 20 years without even sniffing a pennant, we have to take that chance. We have to. MSTI, I watched the same Griddle you did all season. No matter how you slice it, Joe Torre (AND Mattingly!!) is a major upgrade. And if it gets us in pole position for A-Rod — God Bless America! This is Los Angeles for crying out loud!! This team can afford to spend 160 million bucks to field a team. We can afford to promise A-Rod the world. We just drew 3.5 million fans in a season where we did a swan dive right when we were supposed to be ramping up for the playoff run. The Dodgers are right there with the Yankees & Red Sox in spending power — on top of the fact that we all know our scouts and our farm system runs laps around both of those franchises. A-Rod would make us an instant contender. Everybody “buys” pennants, on the way to “buying” a championship. FLorida did it. New York did. Hell, BOSTON just did it. But those teams still had to play. They still had to go out there every damn day and get the job done. I can cheer for that team. Can you?

Plus, A-Rod instantly makes all of our young guys that much more valuable. A-Rod hitting between Kemp and Ethier? Are you kidding me?? We get Kemp seeing fastballs all season long he’s going to hit 45 homers a year. I know you love the young guys, I know you have high hopes for La Roche. But the rule of thumb is win now. Sorry Andy, if that means we can get a perennial MVP at 3rd Base — we need to pull the trigger. The Dodgers are not that far away. You know it — we were close this year until about Mid August when the wheels came off. But, We have an ace. We have an ace in the making. We have a bullpen that’s going to be better next year. We have young talent everywhere, a solid veteran at shortstop, and a perennial all star behind the plate (Also — Torre is a catcher. Think about how many more seasons we get out of Martin with this move. You know Torre will MAKE him take days off.) Then, maybe, we get the howitzer, A-Rod, — and we could compete for World Series titles in — at least — the next 3 to 4 years. COMPETE. Play in the NLCS. A return to glory. After 20 years without even sniffing a pennant, we have to take that chance. We have to.

]]> By: James http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2007/10/29/rip-scott-proctor-1977-2008/214/#comment-3260 James Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:36:29 +0000 http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2007/10/29/rip-scott-proctor-1977-2008/#comment-3260 I remember the brawl that Proctor had I think it was with the Mariners, right? Do Proctor and Torre not get along? I remember the brawl that Proctor had I think it was with the Mariners, right? Do Proctor and Torre not get along?

]]> By: grabarkewitz http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2007/10/29/rip-scott-proctor-1977-2008/214/#comment-3259 grabarkewitz Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:49:50 +0000 http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2007/10/29/rip-scott-proctor-1977-2008/#comment-3259 God bless you, MSTI, I just about laughed up a lung. Let's just hope that Torre can spread the wealth, I am sure that Proctor would hope so, although I don't remember Griddle taking it easy on him, either. God bless you, MSTI, I just about laughed up a lung. Let’s just hope that Torre can spread the wealth, I am sure that Proctor would hope so, although I don’t remember Griddle taking it easy on him, either.

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