Comments on: Alright, What the Hell is Going On Here? http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/07/09/alright-what-the-hell-is-going-on-here/704/ Los Angeles Dodgers baseball blog Thu, 24 May 2012 15:37:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Time for Today’s March of the Dead « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/07/09/alright-what-the-hell-is-going-on-here/704/#comment-3946 Time for Today’s March of the Dead « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:15:04 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=704#comment-3946 [...] the Dodgers love Jamey Carroll so much? We’ve been hearing his name floated in Dodger rumors since back in 2008, when the idea of a trade for C.C. Sabathia, Casey Blake, and Carroll came up. Well, it’s [...] [...] the Dodgers love Jamey Carroll so much? We’ve been hearing his name floated in Dodger rumors since back in 2008, when the idea of a trade for C.C. Sabathia, Casey Blake, and Carroll came up. Well, it’s [...]

]]> By: Fire Ned Colletti Now http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/07/09/alright-what-the-hell-is-going-on-here/704/#comment-3945 Fire Ned Colletti Now Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:11:17 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=704#comment-3945 I totally agree about Santana, dude can absolutely rake. Though I still disagree with the premise of the Indians trade in general. - And the FO seems like Logan White vs. Ned Colletti vs. Frank McCourt. Pretty pathetic. I totally agree about Santana, dude can absolutely rake. Though I still disagree with the premise of the Indians trade in general.
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And the FO seems like Logan White vs. Ned Colletti vs. Frank McCourt. Pretty pathetic.

]]> By: grabarkewitz http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/07/09/alright-what-the-hell-is-going-on-here/704/#comment-3944 grabarkewitz Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:12:22 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=704#comment-3944 The idea of dealing LaRoche, Wade and McDonald for Sabathia, Blake and Carroll I would be okay with, but adding Carlos Santana, who is likely now a top five prospect on the Dodgers seems like overkill. Lucas May, they could've had. I wouldn't even have put up much of a fuss if the deal included Elbert or Bryan Morris, but not Santana. Switch hitting catchers with his offensive potential don't come around too often. As for the disarray in the Dodger FO, I agree with Ken, the Brand is saving Colletti from making a bigger fool of himself. This trade smacks of desperation by Ned and is a job saving device. I know we are hard on Ned, but he is making both Evans and PDP look like geniuses in comparison. The idea of dealing LaRoche, Wade and McDonald for Sabathia, Blake and Carroll I would be okay with, but adding Carlos Santana, who is likely now a top five prospect on the Dodgers seems like overkill. Lucas May, they could’ve had. I wouldn’t even have put up much of a fuss if the deal included Elbert or Bryan Morris, but not Santana. Switch hitting catchers with his offensive potential don’t come around too often.

As for the disarray in the Dodger FO, I agree with Ken, the Brand is saving Colletti from making a bigger fool of himself. This trade smacks of desperation by Ned and is a job saving device. I know we are hard on Ned, but he is making both Evans and PDP look like geniuses in comparison.

]]> By: kennerbuggy http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/07/09/alright-what-the-hell-is-going-on-here/704/#comment-3943 kennerbuggy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:38:32 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=704#comment-3943 I think the FO is in a bit of disarray, but I can't recall any previous rumored instance of The Brand sticking their noses into player transactions other than to veto a signing. Most likely, we are in for a period of inaction due to the disarray and Babu being neutered a bit, which probably ain't bad given the probablity that the alternative could be Babu making a risky, ill-advised trade trying to make a splash and save his neck. My feeling is that Babu's tenure is gonna suffer a slow death as opposed to going out with a big bang after making a disasterous trade. I think the FO is in a bit of disarray, but I can’t recall any previous rumored instance of The Brand sticking their noses into player transactions other than to veto a signing. Most likely, we are in for a period of inaction due to the disarray and Babu being neutered a bit, which probably ain’t bad given the probablity that the alternative could be Babu making a risky, ill-advised trade trying to make a splash and save his neck. My feeling is that Babu’s tenure is gonna suffer a slow death as opposed to going out with a big bang after making a disasterous trade.

]]> By: Mike Scioscia's tragic illness http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/07/09/alright-what-the-hell-is-going-on-here/704/#comment-3942 Mike Scioscia's tragic illness Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:33:56 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=704#comment-3942 KB, I hope you're right. I'm just getting increasingly worried that the front office is in disarray. Remember how the Piazza trade went down, with FOX execs doing it behind Fred Claire's back? That's what this is starting to sound like. KB, I hope you’re right. I’m just getting increasingly worried that the front office is in disarray. Remember how the Piazza trade went down, with FOX execs doing it behind Fred Claire’s back? That’s what this is starting to sound like.

]]> By: kennerbuggy http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/07/09/alright-what-the-hell-is-going-on-here/704/#comment-3941 kennerbuggy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:22:12 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=704#comment-3941 Logic says that Kemp was the deal breaker. The Tribe seemed to want one stud young hitter, which they ended up getting in LaPorta from the Brew-hahs. So, it probably came down down the Tribe adding from their end to try and justify the Dodgers including Kemp, or the Dodgers trying to expand the Tribe package to include expensive contracts they could dump to preclude from including Kemp. It sounds like the final offer came from the Tribe and the Dodgers ended up turning it down. My guess was the final request from the Tribe included Kemp, and if the Dodgers said no they would go for LaPorta. The Dodgers said no, and there is now some question as to who actually uttered the word, and why. Logic says that Kemp was the deal breaker. The Tribe seemed to want one stud young hitter, which they ended up getting in LaPorta from the Brew-hahs. So, it probably came down down the Tribe adding from their end to try and justify the Dodgers including Kemp, or the Dodgers trying to expand the Tribe package to include expensive contracts they could dump to preclude from including Kemp. It sounds like the final offer came from the Tribe and the Dodgers ended up turning it down. My guess was the final request from the Tribe included Kemp, and if the Dodgers said no they would go for LaPorta. The Dodgers said no, and there is now some question as to who actually uttered the word, and why.

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