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By: I Don’t Know Why I Ever Bother Saying I’m Going to Take a Day Off « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:31:10 +0000

[...] no, by all means, do not mention the idea of “let’s move Martin to 3B and sign Varitek!” around me. Just [...]

By: Mike Scioscia's tragic illness

Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:46:52 +0000

Ken, come on. A nice little hot streak aside, you can’t possibly think that Varitek has a lot left in the tank.

By: Merits of Moving Martin? at SportsHubLA

Merits of Moving Martin? at SportsHubLA — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:42:02 +0000

[...] in mind, the folks at Mike Scioscia’s Tragic Illness take a look at the consequences, and give five great reasons why the Dodgers should seriously consider holding off… 1) He’s not been as good this year because he’s been overworked. We’ve been over this point [...]

By: Boston2LA99

Boston2LA99 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:20:05 +0000

YEAH,.. i’ve come to wonder my self WHAT THE HELL IS TORRE THINKING at times. SERIOUSLY,… i dont want to starting thinking that those mid-90′s yankee teams where so damn talented that they could of won those world series championships with just about any one…

JOE’S DECISION MAKING… at times is like watching a CAR CRASH IN SLOW MOTION. Please JOE, make me believe again that you were the one responsible for all those championships in the mid-90′s with the yankees. Because lately, YOU’VE NOT BEEN IMPRESSING ANY ONE W/ YOUR DECISION MAKING, BUD!!

By: grabarkewitz

grabarkewitz — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:43:49 +0000

Oh yes, before I forget, Torre is dumber than a box of rocks! Who the Hell keeps a 20yo on the hill in a game that could be mailed in? We have an eight run lead, the Beav….er ah, Padres are truly shitty (you don’t know the joy that brings me to type that) and Torre doesn’t sit some guys who need to rest or not add pitches to their arm.

Last night would’ve been perfect for James McDonald to make his debut. It would’ve been even better for Martin to sit for three or four innings and remind Danny Ardoin where home plate is at. Instead, Torre makes the game interesting, wears down Martin some more and takes valuable innings from Kershaw’s priceless left arm. How long do we have to put up with this kind of stupidity?

I hope to Hell Torre calls it quits this off-season. I don’t know what Donny Ballgame is like as a manager, but everytime I see Torre do something like this this, I picture Griddle with a clueless look on his face as the Dodgers drop like a stone, last July, August, etc…..

By: grabarkewitz

grabarkewitz — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:36:34 +0000

The only way we move Martin is if Carlos Santa….oops, Ned dealt him because the McCourts can’t trust their handpicked GM with money.

It is one thing to move a catcher to another position, like second base, if you have a potentially as good an offensive catcher as Martin, but quite another to replace him with a 37yo who (despite his recent hot streak) is on the downslide.

Shapiro took Colletti to school and we dealt our best prospect for a rental (albeit a very valuable rental). The only way this deal works is for us to resign Blake to a two year deal and hope that neither Meloan or Santana ever become all stars. Right now, I don’t like our odds.

I gotta wonder just how much input Logan White had on this deal? I get the funny feeling they sent him out for pizza when this deal was made.

By: Fire Ned Colletti Now

Fire Ned Colletti Now — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:18:15 +0000

You know that there are fans who actually want this to happen too? I’m confused as to why people are so anxious to get a elite catcher out from behind the plate. :o

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:43:00 +0000

“Let’s put this out here plain and clear: Jason Varitek is cooked. Toast. Done. Finished. I don’t know how else to say it.”

You sure about that? Varitek has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games and has a.326 average with 4 home runs, 2 doubles, 4 singles and 7 runs and 6 RBI!

Toast? Done? Finished? bull!