Comments on: What They Need: L.A. Dodgers – Call up their superstars http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/28/what-they-need-la-dodgers-call-up-their-superstars/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: coley http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/28/what-they-need-la-dodgers-call-up-their-superstars/comment-page-1/#comment-56104 coley Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:31:40 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2405#comment-56104 Doug, as recently as a few weeks ago Rafael Furcal was still the Dodgers' leader in RBIs and runs scored. So the Dodgers obviously miss him in a big way. And Andruw Jones is past his prime. Face it, he's done. How many players do you know who have hit .200 over the course of 700 at bats and then suddenly remembered how to hit the ball? Doug, as recently as a few weeks ago Rafael Furcal was still the Dodgers’ leader in RBIs and runs scored. So the Dodgers obviously miss him in a big way.

And Andruw Jones is past his prime. Face it, he’s done. How many players do you know who have hit .200 over the course of 700 at bats and then suddenly remembered how to hit the ball?

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]]> By: Doug http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/28/what-they-need-la-dodgers-call-up-their-superstars/comment-page-1/#comment-56103 Doug Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:48:33 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2405#comment-56103 A no-hitter, bullshit! Weaver should not have been scored an error on that play! Do you see the movement on that ball! Dodgers 3 hits in 2 games! A no-hitter, bullshit! Weaver should not have been scored an error on that play! Do you see the movement on that ball!

Dodgers 3 hits in 2 games!

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]]> By: Alejandro Leal http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/28/what-they-need-la-dodgers-call-up-their-superstars/comment-page-1/#comment-56102 Alejandro Leal Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:30:05 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2405#comment-56102 Well, after last night's victory over the Angels, I think the Dodgers are destined for great things. Talk about running a tight pitching ship on no offense! They won the no-hitter pitched AGAINST THEM!! Well, after last night’s victory over the Angels, I think the Dodgers are destined for great things. Talk about running a tight pitching ship on no offense! They won the no-hitter pitched AGAINST THEM!!

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/28/what-they-need-la-dodgers-call-up-their-superstars/comment-page-1/#comment-56101 Nick Kapur Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:15:42 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2405#comment-56101 Also, Scott Proctor is now hurt. But that is actually just Joe Torre's horrible managing from past years coming back to bite him now on a different team... Also, Scott Proctor is now hurt. But that is actually just Joe Torre’s horrible managing from past years coming back to bite him now on a different team…

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/28/what-they-need-la-dodgers-call-up-their-superstars/comment-page-1/#comment-56100 Nick Kapur Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:15:03 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2405#comment-56100 Yeah, I agree, Doug. Torre hasn't been quite as bad as I feared, and I see Coley's point, but he hasn't really helped the team all that much that I can see, and has actually hurt it in some ways. The way he benched Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier for Juan Pierre and Andruw Jones at the beginning of the year was just sickening to behold. Yeah, I agree, Doug. Torre hasn’t been quite as bad as I feared, and I see Coley’s point, but he hasn’t really helped the team all that much that I can see, and has actually hurt it in some ways. The way he benched Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier for Juan Pierre and Andruw Jones at the beginning of the year was just sickening to behold.

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]]> By: Doug http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/28/what-they-need-la-dodgers-call-up-their-superstars/comment-page-1/#comment-56099 Doug Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:02:46 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2405#comment-56099 Jones is only 31, I would not call that past his prime! Yeah he had a horrible 2007 and got off to a even worst start in 2008, but he's still young. And I wouldn't go as far as saying Furcal was having a MVP year after only what 130AB...Hot start but not MVP. I'm not placing all the blame on Torre, but I do believe he is HIGHLY OVER-RATED as a manager! And I think it has shown some this season. Jones is only 31, I would not call that past his prime! Yeah he had a horrible 2007 and got off to a even worst start in 2008, but he’s still young.

And I wouldn’t go as far as saying Furcal was having a MVP year after only what 130AB…Hot start but not MVP.

I’m not placing all the blame on Torre, but I do believe he is HIGHLY OVER-RATED as a manager! And I think it has shown some this season.

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]]> By: coley http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/28/what-they-need-la-dodgers-call-up-their-superstars/comment-page-1/#comment-56098 coley Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:29:29 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2405#comment-56098 Let's not blame this all on Torre. He didn't sign Andruw Jones. He didn't sign Juan Pierre. He didn't sign Nomar. The problem isn't that the Dodgers' veterans aren't producing. The problem is that the Dodgers signed these guys despite the fact that they are way passed their primes. What the Dodgers really need is Rafael Furcal to get healthy. LA was a different team with Furcal in the lineup. And before he got hurt Furcal was a leading candidate for NL MVP. Let’s not blame this all on Torre. He didn’t sign Andruw Jones. He didn’t sign Juan Pierre. He didn’t sign Nomar. The problem isn’t that the Dodgers’ veterans aren’t producing. The problem is that the Dodgers signed these guys despite the fact that they are way passed their primes.

What the Dodgers really need is Rafael Furcal to get healthy. LA was a different team with Furcal in the lineup. And before he got hurt Furcal was a leading candidate for NL MVP.

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]]> By: Doug http://umpbump.com/press/2008/06/28/what-they-need-la-dodgers-call-up-their-superstars/comment-page-1/#comment-56097 Doug Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:18:26 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2405#comment-56097 I keep hearing how great a manager Torre is, and that he was to make the Dodgers a better team....I'm still waiting to see the results! I keep hearing how great a manager Torre is, and that he was to make the Dodgers a better team….I’m still waiting to see the results!

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