Comments on: It’s Hard to Hit Without Your Best Hitters. Novel Idea, Right? http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/05/12/its-hard-to-hit-without-your-best-hitters/ LA Dodgers analysis and discussion with humor, sarcasm, and intelligence. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:31:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: MSTI.com’s 2008 in Review: Manager « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/05/12/its-hard-to-hit-without-your-best-hitters/#comment-3131 MSTI.com’s 2008 in Review: Manager « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:22:30 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=400#comment-3131 [...] year we had our disappointments about the lack of playing time at various points for both Kemp and Ethier) but when Kemp and Ethier end up first and fourth, respectively, in at-bats for the team I [...] [...] year we had our disappointments about the lack of playing time at various points for both Kemp and Ethier) but when Kemp and Ethier end up first and fourth, respectively, in at-bats for the team I [...]

]]> By: grabarkewitz http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/05/12/its-hard-to-hit-without-your-best-hitters/#comment-1414 grabarkewitz Mon, 12 May 2008 22:08:18 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=400#comment-1414 Yeah, I didn't say my theory wouldn't hold water, just the rantings of a sun-besoaked golfer, who spent his day getting shellacked by his wife. Still, I would feel better if someone like Diamond Leung or Tony Jackson would say that Furcal's agent and Colletti have opened up negotiations. Boy, I hope Raffy plays on Tuesday, I can't stand to see another game where Herbert leads off - it leads to no good. Yeah, I didn’t say my theory wouldn’t hold water, just the rantings of a sun-besoaked golfer, who spent his day getting shellacked by his wife.

Still, I would feel better if someone like Diamond Leung or Tony Jackson would say that Furcal’s agent and Colletti have opened up negotiations.

Boy, I hope Raffy plays on Tuesday, I can’t stand to see another game where Herbert leads off - it leads to no good.

]]> By: Mike Scioscia's tragic illness http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/05/12/its-hard-to-hit-without-your-best-hitters/#comment-1413 Mike Scioscia's tragic illness Mon, 12 May 2008 20:51:16 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=400#comment-1413 Torgy, I will never speak poorly of your wife OR her bikinis, so you've got me there. I don't know that I can agree with the idea you've got that Furcal's injury might not be all it's cracked up to be due to a contract ploy. First of all, if that's true and it ever came out, wouldn't Furcal pretty much be persona non grata in every MLB clubhouse? Besides, I don't see how it would serve his purpose. What's more valuable, a shortstop who's one of the 5 best hitters in baseball this season, or a shortstop who people think might have back troubles? Torgy, I will never speak poorly of your wife OR her bikinis, so you’ve got me there.

I don’t know that I can agree with the idea you’ve got that Furcal’s injury might not be all it’s cracked up to be due to a contract ploy. First of all, if that’s true and it ever came out, wouldn’t Furcal pretty much be persona non grata in every MLB clubhouse? Besides, I don’t see how it would serve his purpose. What’s more valuable, a shortstop who’s one of the 5 best hitters in baseball this season, or a shortstop who people think might have back troubles?

]]> By: grabarkewitz http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/05/12/its-hard-to-hit-without-your-best-hitters/#comment-1412 grabarkewitz Mon, 12 May 2008 20:43:57 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=400#comment-1412 It would seem to someone like me (conspiracy minded to the hilt) that Candlestick Mikey on the Gint board has it all wrong, it is not the Dodgers who are keeping the Gints down, but a former Gint assistant GM who is keeping the Dodgers down. Think about it, Colletti signed two of the most useless players in the game in Pierre and Jones, add to that he has signed a guy to a two year contract who can't stay healthy long enough to tank and then the Jason Schmidt signing, which leaves me to wonder how much Stan Conte got in this deal. Now, we have the Raffy thing. I am sorry, but I don't buy the bad back. I am not going to wander around the issue, Raffy is not playing because that will be the way that he gets the money. His first month insures that the Cubs, Orioles or Red Sox will pay the premium for him, but he wants to stay in LA, so Colletti and the Brand need to pay. Instead, we hear nothing from this group of mental deficients. So, Raffy sits and we tank. I will bet a picture of my wife in a skimpy bikini that as soon as Colletti meets Raffy's agent, Raffy's back will get miraculously healed. Mike has seen the wife, he knows of what I speak. It would seem to someone like me (conspiracy minded to the hilt) that Candlestick Mikey on the Gint board has it all wrong, it is not the Dodgers who are keeping the Gints down, but a former Gint assistant GM who is keeping the Dodgers down. Think about it, Colletti signed two of the most useless players in the game in Pierre and Jones, add to that he has signed a guy to a two year contract who can’t stay healthy long enough to tank and then the Jason Schmidt signing, which leaves me to wonder how much Stan Conte got in this deal.

Now, we have the Raffy thing. I am sorry, but I don’t buy the bad back. I am not going to wander around the issue, Raffy is not playing because that will be the way that he gets the money. His first month insures that the Cubs, Orioles or Red Sox will pay the premium for him, but he wants to stay in LA, so Colletti and the Brand need to pay. Instead, we hear nothing from this group of mental deficients. So, Raffy sits and we tank. I will bet a picture of my wife in a skimpy bikini that as soon as Colletti meets Raffy’s agent, Raffy’s back will get miraculously healed.

Mike has seen the wife, he knows of what I speak.

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