Comments on: On the Other Hand, Going to Vegas Can’t Be a Punishment

By: MSTI.com’s 2008 In Review: Secondary Starters and Swingmen « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:06:36 +0000

[...] No, he won’t be an ace; probably never anything more than a decent #5. But probably a guy worth keeping up over the likes of Tanyon Sturtze, isn’t it? One would think. But no, after Joe Torre prematurely pulled him from a blowout win [...]

By: Let’s Not Get Swept on National TV, Okay? « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:12:34 +0000

[...] Why again did Tanyon Sturtze stick while Eric Stults went down? We questioned this at the time, and Stults was very good last night for Vegas in the high altitude of Colorado Springs, allowing [...]

By: Fire Ned Colletti Now

Fire Ned Colletti Now — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:02:33 +0000

I’m going to throw up if Ng/White leave for a GM job and the Dodgers are stuck with Colletti for another year.
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Of course, they will fire Colletti the year after Ng/White leave and they’ll hire some other incompetent douche. :(

By: Gibbys Limp

Gibbys Limp — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:17:10 +0000

Sorry, forgot to mention Gibbys Limp is now taking over for the former DodgerBlues…

By: Gibbys Limp

Gibbys Limp — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:16:22 +0000

Agreed. With the division as weak as it is, Ned knows 2nd place in the NL West isn’t getting him anywhere near the Wild Card, so this has to be all or nothing for him the remainder of August & September.

I’d read reports after Seattle dropped Bavasi, that Kim Ng was on a list (drafted by a former GM) of 8 potentials as a replacement.

Personally, I’d love to see her succeed into the next realm of her profession; however, I’d prefer to (A) see it with LA, or (B) see White become GM, and Ng take over all contract negotiations – I heard she is a major hardass when it comes to arbitration & negotiations along that front.

By: Mike Scioscia's tragic illness

Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:57:53 +0000

I think if LA misses the playoffs, Colletti has to be canned. If they make the playoffs, it’ll be partially because the lousy NL West helped make that possible, but if they don’t make it in, the weak division will hurt Colletti, because then McCourt can say “you were handed this division on a platter and you STILL couldn’t do it!”

What’s more is, White and Ng (and maybe both) will certainly be getting some bigtime chances at GM jobs this offseason, depending on how many open up. If McCourt really likes one or the other, I can see him not wanting to watch them walk out the door while he retains a stiff who just threw $100+ million down the tubes.

By: DodgerBlues

DodgerBlues — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:52:30 +0000

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention (and agree yet again), I didn’t include the scenerio where Cincy just says, “Take him – he’s yours” (in regards to Dunn if LA put a claim in), with the assumption that they wouldn’t just let him go as a salary dump and pass on the 2 draft picks.

I can see your point in not dumping Colletti if LA makes the playoffs, due to the bad PR that causes for McCourt. I counter with the question of, What about if LA DOESN’T make the playoffs this year?? Is Colletti’s job still safe?

He’s poured millions of dollars into free agent signings (bad PR that I would assume McCourt also takes serious mental note of) that haven’t really panned, aside from Nomar’s 1st year, Furcal (sans injuries), and of course Saito. Understandably you can only fault the guy so much (so little?) for injuries to big ticket players (Furcal, Schmidt, Nomar, Penny, Saito, Jones, briefly Pierre), but he’s still jumped the gun on so many FA signings, where he acted first (“gotta sign ‘em quick!”) and thought second (Schmidt, Pierre, Jones, Bennett). I will give Ned credit (or is it really White or Ng in Neds ear?) on actually making a true effort of late in acquiring some big name, quality players in perhaps, a last-ditch attempt to save his hide.

By: Mike Scioscia's tragic illness

Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:46:33 +0000

The name’s fine, just wasn’t sure if it was the same guy or not. I really like the one they have up now with Jones “hitting a HR”.

By: DodgerBlues

DodgerBlues — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:35:20 +0000

Thanks for the response Mike. No, I’m not affiliated, associated, nor a part in any other way of dodgerblues.com (should I change my name?); however, I like you, enjoy that site and the “rollovers” – favorite is the “Roll your mouse over Jeff Kent to watch him be a team leader.” one…motorcycle magazine and headphones, haha!!

By: Mike Scioscia's tragic illness

Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:07:53 +0000

First of all, thanks for reading and the nice comments. Are you the writer of dodgerblues.com? If so, I’ve been a fan for years – especially the “roll over to see…” images.

On to your points…

1) I can’t imagine Colletti gets canned if the Dodgers make the playoffs, even if it’s only because the NL West is so bad and by all rights we should be 9 games back like we would be in any other division. If the Dodgers fire yet ANOTHER GM the PR is going to be awful, and doubly so if they do it after making the playoffs. If we know anything about McCourt, it’s that he’s very sensitive to public image.

2) About the Dunn idea… there’s also another scenario, and that’s that the Reds say “just take him” and we’re stuck with him and his salary. Obviously, “stuck with” might not be the right term considering his bat, but then we’d REALLY have an outfield logjam. I do think it’s very unlikely the Reds would have done that and bypassed the draft picks, though.