It’s Time For a New Cause
May 9, 2008 at 5:07 pm | In MSTI causes |Up there in the corner, we’ve reserved some space for our most urgent causes, usually under the headings of “Don’t Be Stupid, Ned” or “Don’t Be Stupid, Joe”. As you can see, the most recent cause 
has been to “Play Matt Kemp!” However, it seems like that cause has worked out pretty well - Kemp has now started 16 games in a row and has the third-most AB on the team behind Rafael Furcal and James Loney. And he’s rewarding them with a .328/.355/.509 line, plus he’s in the top 10 in baseball in SB. I believe this was our quickest and most successful resolution to a cause yet.
So it’s time to move on. But to what? I’m leaving this one open to you guys. What’s the most pressing cause on the Dodgers right now? Leave your thoughts in the comments!
Let’s take a look back at how previous MSTI causes have went:
Well, they didn’t trade Pierre. Of course, Juan has taken the threats to his job and changed his approach, and he’s actually playing very well lately. Dig that .382 OBP! Can he keep it up? Is this really a brand-new Juan Pierre? Well, I doubt it. And I’d still like to trade him, because he’s still got 3.5 more years on that huge contract. But until Andruw Jones can show that he’s in any way whatsoever still a competent MLB player, I can’t see Colletti pulling the trigger on any JP deals.
Good news again! This was from around the time of last offseason’s trading frenzy, (remember how often we were dealing Kershaw for Johan Santana, Miguel Cabrera, Erik Bedard, and pretty much everyone else who was on the market?) but forunately none of that silliness came down and Kershaw is still Dodger property, and it’s likely he makes his MLB debut in the next few weeks. If you’re wondering whether he’s still dominating AA, well how does a 1.09 ERA and a .493 OPS against strike you?
Ah, the original “official position on:” posterboy of MSTI, Alex Rodriguez. Don’t you love that rudimentary Photoshopping? Right after the season ended and A-Rod opted out, the Dodgers were often rumored as one of his destinations, and we here at MSTI were strongly against the massive price tag he’d carry with him. Of course, A-Rod eventually returned to the Yankees and the crisis was averted.
So how about it, readers? What’s next? I’d like to keep it more in the positive vein, so “Frame Nomar for a crime!” is probably out.
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How ’bout this one, Mike - Call Up Terry Tiffee!
Comment by grabarkewitz — May 9, 2008 #
how about “play andre ethier”
Comment by steve — May 10, 2008 #
Don’t be stupid Frank, fire Ned Colletti.
Comment by laftw — May 10, 2008 #
I can see a few areas that might need attention:
* What is that object currently languishing in CF?
* Whatever happened to that guy Andre something-or-other, Either, Or ?
* Isn’t it about time for our GM to acquire a very expensive, under-performing vet to take over for an inexpensive kid who IS performing, at like 3B?
Comment by kennerbuggy — May 10, 2008 #
KB, I think you’re on to the winner. This HAS to be Andruw Jones-related.
Comment by Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — May 10, 2008 #
MSTI - I think the question comes down to when will Andruw show up?
Last year Slappy performed up to career norms but just wasn’t a good fit to our needs. The pre-2007 Andruw Jones would be a great fit to our needs, but that guy hasn’t showed up, at least not yet.
Comment by kennerbuggy — May 10, 2008 #
I don’t think there’s anything to do about Jones. He should be playing over Pierre, I think, because his defense is so good and, I swear, I promise, I hope, he will start hitting soon.
How about this one:
“Don’t be jerks, Dodgers fans. Don’t boo your team.”
Comment by Greg Pellam — May 10, 2008 #
They’re not booing the team. They’re booing one player, who deserves it. Or maybe they’re booing the idea of that player even being on the team, after his not-so-great season last year, and his decline overall in recent years.
I don’t boo every time Jones comes to bat, but I respect the fans’ rights to do so. We’re paying for that grossly inflated salary, and it doesn’t make anyone a “jerk” for expressing their discontent, particularly when the player being booed can’t be bothered to even look like he cares about his performance.
Comment by Erin — May 10, 2008 #
I am not the type to boo a Dodger player, but I am also not gonna cheer for a guy who is playing awful in the hope that act will encourage him to do better. So far, Andruw has more K’s than hits & walks combined, and for all those big swings he has produced all of ONE HR. Of the 9 guys currently getting the most playing time, including both Ethier & Slappy, 5 have hit 3 HRs, DeWitt has 2 in less ABs, Raffy has 5, Slappy has his usual zero, and the guy leading the club in K’s has ONE.
The most K’s, the fewest hits, the lowest BA, the lowest OBP and all of one HR, and all for $18M/yr+. Such a deal. Perhaps we should give him a bonus to encourage him to do more?
Comment by kennerbuggy — May 10, 2008 #
After the last three games, I don’t think any player on this team can complain about being booed.
Comment by Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — May 11, 2008 #
Well, after watching this weekend, I have a new one - Give Raffy the Money! Geez, no Raffy on offense and the Blue couldn’t beat a good college team.
Comment by grabarkewitz — May 12, 2008 #