Decision 2008

March 29, 2008 at 10:37 am | Posted in Andre Ethier, Juan Pierre sucks | 4 Comments

Hillary, Barack, and McCain? What? No, I’m talking about something really important.

Candidate	Andre Ethier	Juan Pierre
Age	26 (on April 10)	31 (on Aug 14)
Spring BA	.361	.173
Spring OPS	1.130	.432
Career OPS	.821	.722
Notable OF Assists	2 on Thursday @ Angels	4 in 162 2007 games
Tony Jackson says?	3/27: “I was wrong” (to back Pierre) 43 times.	3/5: “But I still believe the Dodgers are better with him (Pierre) in the lineup.”
Rotoworld?	3/25: Ethier has done everything he possible can to wrest left field away from Juan Pierre. He’s batting .359/.481/.672 with just three strikeouts in 64 at-bats. We already know he’s a better hitter than Pierre, and he’s an above average defender in left.	3/29: Juan Pierre was dropped to the eighth spot in the order Friday and went 0-for-3 against the Red Sox. Manager Joe Torre should try hitting him 10th tomorrow.
Baseball Prospectus’ 2008 Predictions:	.285/.353/.451	.289/.332/.356
Hear them speak!	3/25: “I was told to come into spring training and show what I’ve got. And I did what I was asked. It’s management’s choice who they’re going to put out there.”	3/24: “I’m not talking.”

Looks clear to me! Storm the polls and let your voice be heard! Vote Andre in ’08.

Also, LA Taco was kind enough to ask me to write them a season preview for the Blue – check it out.

- Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness

4 Comments »

Nice write up, found you on TACO, I had not seen your site before and it’s awesome. Hope you keep it up the whole season.

As for Pierre, it ought to be a no-brainer. Literally the only thing keeping him in the proposed line-up is his salary. There’s something just plain wrong about that. Ned needs to admit the mistake and let us all move on. Pierre can become the most expensive pinch-runner in Baseball… and of course injuries are always going to be an issue so it’s not a bad thing to have 4 outfielders.

Oh, I think the dodgers cut Rudy Seanez, he’s still on your roster though I think.

Comment by Eric— March 29, 2008 #

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I love the run-down of both candidates.

I think the Dodgers will go with Pierre, but I’d rather see Ethier out in left.

Dodgers.Co.Nr

Comment by Marc— March 29, 2008 #

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Thanks for the kind comments guys. The blog will definitely be going strong throughout the entire season.

Comment by Mike Scioscia's tragic illness— March 30, 2008 #

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Manager Joe Torre should try hitting him 10th tomorrow.

Apparently he did.

Comment by Rob McMillin— April 1, 2008 #

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