Comments on: That May Be the Best Pitched Game You’ll Ever See http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/09/14/that-may-be-the-best-pitched-game-youll-ever-see/1444/ Los Angeles Dodgers baseball blog Thu, 24 May 2012 18:18:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: grabarkewitz http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/09/14/that-may-be-the-best-pitched-game-youll-ever-see/1444/#comment-4381 grabarkewitz Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:02:02 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=1444#comment-4381 Westside is right, both Baez and Gallagher are still two to three years away and Bell can't stay healthy for more than two months. Plus, his arm is a lethal weapon - to the fans sitting behind first base. The only other option would be to hope that we resign Furcal and run DeJesus to second base, but that would be a huge reach. I like the idea of DeWitt playing second, he is a solid glove and has the look of a good stick with some discipline. If we don't resign Blake, we are stuck with the crapola of column B - Joe Crede, Hank Blalock or Rich Aurilia. Not exactly scintillating winter talk. I would prefer to hear talk of how we are gonna void Andruw's contract because the fat bastid is nearly a hundred pounds overweight or that we are dealing Slappy (and some kids) for another young arm like Homer Bailey - if there ever was a kid who needed to be anywhere but Cincinnati, it is him. Westside is right, both Baez and Gallagher are still two to three years away and Bell can’t stay healthy for more than two months. Plus, his arm is a lethal weapon – to the fans sitting behind first base.

The only other option would be to hope that we resign Furcal and run DeJesus to second base, but that would be a huge reach. I like the idea of DeWitt playing second, he is a solid glove and has the look of a good stick with some discipline. If we don’t resign Blake, we are stuck with the crapola of column B – Joe Crede, Hank Blalock or Rich Aurilia. Not exactly scintillating winter talk.

I would prefer to hear talk of how we are gonna void Andruw’s contract because the fat bastid is nearly a hundred pounds overweight or that we are dealing Slappy (and some kids) for another young arm like Homer Bailey – if there ever was a kid who needed to be anywhere but Cincinnati, it is him.

]]> By: Westsidedodger http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/09/14/that-may-be-the-best-pitched-game-youll-ever-see/1444/#comment-4380 Westsidedodger Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:20:10 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=1444#comment-4380 Oops, did I say Josh Wall. I meant Josh Bell. Oops, did I say Josh Wall. I meant Josh Bell.

]]> By: Westsidedodger http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/09/14/that-may-be-the-best-pitched-game-youll-ever-see/1444/#comment-4379 Westsidedodger Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:08:17 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=1444#comment-4379 Yeah, I agree. If we were going to trade Meloan and Santana, Beltre would have been the better get than Blake. But it didn't happen that way, so there's nothing we can do about it. Going after Beltre right now would probably be a waste of good prospects. I say probably because Beltre's agent is Scott Boras. If Beltre had any other agent, I'd say trade for him so long as we could negotiate a long-term contract with him. But Boras doesn't do things like that, so trading for Beltre right now would mean 2 or 3 good prospects without any guarantee that we could keep him for more than one year. The Dodgers best option, I think, would be to re-sign Blake on a 3-year contract for $24-26 million. Since we've already paid the prospects, we might as well hold on to Blake (so long as he's willing). And, seriously, Blake isn't the worst option at 3b. He'll probably hit .270 - .280 with 20-22 HR even at 36 (his age next season). Not the greatest, but respectable. His defense can be a little spotty at times, but again he's adequate. The great thing for the Dodgers is that 3b is one of the few positions we have great depth in in the minors. In addition to Josh Wall, we have Pedro Baez and Austin Gallagher (who may need to move to the outfield). None of them will probably be ready to be ML starters for at least 2 years, with 3 years being optimum. So a 3 year deal with Blake may be the best option for the Dodgers in the long run since he fills a gaping hole at 3b while not blocking any of our young talent. Yeah, I agree. If we were going to trade Meloan and Santana, Beltre would have been the better get than Blake. But it didn’t happen that way, so there’s nothing we can do about it. Going after Beltre right now would probably be a waste of good prospects. I say probably because Beltre’s agent is Scott Boras. If Beltre had any other agent, I’d say trade for him so long as we could negotiate a long-term contract with him. But Boras doesn’t do things like that, so trading for Beltre right now would mean 2 or 3 good prospects without any guarantee that we could keep him for more than one year.

The Dodgers best option, I think, would be to re-sign Blake on a 3-year contract for $24-26 million. Since we’ve already paid the prospects, we might as well hold on to Blake (so long as he’s willing).

And, seriously, Blake isn’t the worst option at 3b. He’ll probably hit .270 – .280 with 20-22 HR even at 36 (his age next season). Not the greatest, but respectable. His defense can be a little spotty at times, but again he’s adequate.

The great thing for the Dodgers is that 3b is one of the few positions we have great depth in in the minors. In addition to Josh Wall, we have Pedro Baez and Austin Gallagher (who may need to move to the outfield). None of them will probably be ready to be ML starters for at least 2 years, with 3 years being optimum. So a 3 year deal with Blake may be the best option for the Dodgers in the long run since he fills a gaping hole at 3b while not blocking any of our young talent.

]]> By: Erich http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/09/14/that-may-be-the-best-pitched-game-youll-ever-see/1444/#comment-4378 Erich Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:18:38 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=1444#comment-4378 Yeah you'd think the Ms would've bitten on that given their problems with Johjima at C this year. But I wonder if that wasn't offered and rejected, because I know the M's and Dodgers have good lines of communication and Beltre was supposedly potentially available around that time. Maybe it came down to $$$, or maybe the M's wanted even more then Meloan on the pitching side. Yeah you’d think the Ms would’ve bitten on that given their problems with Johjima at C this year. But I wonder if that wasn’t offered and rejected, because I know the M’s and Dodgers have good lines of communication and Beltre was supposedly potentially available around that time. Maybe it came down to $$$, or maybe the M’s wanted even more then Meloan on the pitching side.

]]> By: Mike Scioscia's tragic illness http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/09/14/that-may-be-the-best-pitched-game-youll-ever-see/1444/#comment-4377 Mike Scioscia's tragic illness Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:38:42 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=1444#comment-4377 If we were going to trade Meloan and Santana for a 3B... I wish it had been Beltre rather than Blake. If we were going to trade Meloan and Santana for a 3B… I wish it had been Beltre rather than Blake.

]]> By: Erich http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/09/14/that-may-be-the-best-pitched-game-youll-ever-see/1444/#comment-4376 Erich Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:36:40 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=1444#comment-4376 Beltre is one of the best if not the best "potentially available" 3rd basemen for next year. The problem, however is exactly what you write above-- Seattle is going to ask more for him than the Dodgers should or could part with. Some other team that's looking to contend next year is going to get him in the off-season or possible at the break for a nice haul of prospects for Seattle, which desperately needs them. Beltre is one of the best if not the best “potentially available” 3rd basemen for next year. The problem, however is exactly what you write above– Seattle is going to ask more for him than the Dodgers should or could part with. Some other team that’s looking to contend next year is going to get him in the off-season or possible at the break for a nice haul of prospects for Seattle, which desperately needs them.

]]> By: BlueMamma http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/09/14/that-may-be-the-best-pitched-game-youll-ever-see/1444/#comment-4375 BlueMamma Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:04:12 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=1444#comment-4375 I would totally be OK with Beltre returning to LA. He's the Chocolate Bunny - always been one of my favorite guys. I was so sad when he left. I would totally be OK with Beltre returning to LA. He’s the Chocolate Bunny – always been one of my favorite guys. I was so sad when he left.

]]> By: Sports Brief - Sept. 15 at SportsHubLA http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2008/09/14/that-may-be-the-best-pitched-game-youll-ever-see/1444/#comment-4374 Sports Brief - Sept. 15 at SportsHubLA Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:50:13 +0000 http://msti.wordpress.com/?p=1444#comment-4374 [...] Scioscia’s Tragic Illness takes another look at one dandy of a pitcher’s duel yesterday afternoon in [...] [...] Scioscia’s Tragic Illness takes another look at one dandy of a pitcher’s duel yesterday afternoon in [...]

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