OFFICIAL 2010 LOS ANGELES DODGERS THREAD [79-82] : The losing season

[Los Angeles]

where did russ's hairline go?

He's back on it guys!

Ha.

 

[sinser13]

http://channel1media.com/dodgers/2010/

 

[mr jordan04]

Originally Posted by eyegiantjackpot

Originally Posted by Mr Jordan04

^^^did you get flights/hotels yet?How much?

not yet.. ill be using miles, and have cousins there.. just gotta get those tickets.. lowest price right now is like 85 for bleacher seats.

damn. i have a friend whose dad has season tix out there and he told me might be able to get them for me for the game. face value is $125

. but if i was gonna go way out there, might as well get some good +%*!%$ seats

CincoSeisDos wrote:

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  he looks like ronnie from the jersey shore

  

 

[cincoseisdos]

Originally Posted by Mr Jordan04

Originally Posted by eyegiantjackpot

Originally Posted by Mr Jordan04

^^^did you get flights/hotels yet?How much?

not yet.. ill be using miles, and have cousins there.. just gotta get those tickets.. lowest price right now is like 85 for bleacher seats.

damn. i have a friend whose dad has season tix out there and he told me might be able to get them for me for the game. face value is $125

. but if i was gonna go way out there, might as well get some good +%*!%$ seats

CincoSeisDos wrote:

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  he looks like ronnie from the jersey shore

  

OH %#@@ THATS WHO HE REMINDED ME OF!!!

 

[ooiron manoo]

I tried to find a good comparison pic of Ronnie, but all you get is pics of those dudes flexing on Coney Island

Thought this one was funny:

btw- I know I said this last year, but 562 you should either link those articles or put them as spoilers.  %!!* is a pain in the !*+ scrolling through all that on a phone,

 

[Los Angeles]

 

[cincoseisdos]

[h1]http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/02/odds-ends-upton-damon-white-sox.html[/h1]

[h1]Odds & Ends: Dodgers, Upton, Damon, White Sox[/h1]
By Zach Links [February 21 at 10:54pm CST]

Sunday night linkage..

• Confidential documents in the McCourts' divorce hearing reveal thatthe Dodgers may seek to spend on players at level pace while doublingticket prices and revenue through 2018, writes Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times.  This is bad news for Dodgers fans as the uncertain financial status of the club has limited their activity this winter.

 

[mr jordan04]

 

[p mac one]

Meh, if I was betting on it I'd guess Frank isn't the owner a whole lot longer.

 

[in yo nostril]

Originally Posted by CincoSeisDos

[h1]http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/02/odds-ends-upton-damon-white-sox.html[/h1]

[h1]Odds & Ends: Dodgers, Upton, Damon, White Sox[/h1]
By Zach Links [February 21 at 10:54pm CST]

Sunday night linkage..

• Confidential documents in the McCourts' divorce hearing reveal thatthe Dodgers may seek to spend on players at level pace while doublingticket prices and revenue through 2018, writes Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times.  This is bad news for Dodgers fans as the uncertain financial status of the club has limited their activity this winter.

come on, this isnt anything surprising.

 

[mr jordan04]

Originally Posted by P MAC ONE

Meh, if I was betting on it I'd guess Frank isn't the owner a whole lot longer.

hope so

 

[cincoseisdos]

Peep the new Article @ LAT going into detail

 

[Los Angeles]

firefrank&co.com let the movement begin.

Someone hit up Cuban on twitter and tell him the Dodgers are waiting for him.

 

[p mac one]

Well-planned surprise
Despite planning a grand celebration for Rihanna’s 22nd birthday forover a month, Kemp ensured his girlfriend got no hint of what was instore for her. He kept all arrangements under wraps and finally when heunveiled them to Rihanna on her big day, the lady was overwhelmed.

From flowers to Sprinkles cupcakes to tiki torches in the pool, Kemphad arranged it all. There were even engraved bottles of Ace of Spadesand Johnny Walker Blue and a Jamaican chef who prepared greatappetizers for the crowd. Kemp had specially planned Caribbean food tobe served to the Barbados-born Rihanna.

Reportedly, some 40 people were present at the party; the guests included friends of Rihanna and some baseball buddies of Kemp.

The birthday cake was also special; it was adorned with varioustattoos of Rihanna, and Kemp brought it out while everyone sang outtheir birthday wishes for the singer.

And that was not all. Kemp also bought a custom-made diamond necklace for Rihanna.

"It was so sweet and she was really surprised,

 

[cincoseisdos]

Captain Kemper...

 

[sinser13]

 

[cincoseisdos]

Anyone going to the ballpark this weekend?

I'm gonna head out

 

[ooiron manoo]

Some notes from the blogosphere, including the article


[h3]http://sports.espn.go.com/blog/los-...were-wondering-about-the-dodgers-2018-payroll[/h3]

[h3]So, you were wondering about the Dodgers' 2018 payroll?[/h3]

Bill Shaikin of the Times has another batch of revelations from last week's Jamie McCourt legal filings indicating that, while player payroll has remained steady through last year, the Dodgers planned on keeping it below 2009 levels for most of the next decade despite projected increases in revenue.

For my part, I don't happen to think the Dodgers are capable of predicting what their team payroll will be eight years from now, as the documents suggest. As Vin Scully might say, "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your 2018 budget."

Furthermore, as Shaikin writes, the projected payroll (relative to projected revenue) in these documents is so low that even MLB commissioner Bud Selig (or, in all probability, his successor) would object.

... The Dodgers spent 46% of revenue on player compensation in 2007 and 42% in 2008, according to the documents. The projections call for that percentage to fall to 25% by 2013 and remain at about 25% through 2018.

Commissioner Bud Selig encourages teams to spend about one-half their revenue on player compensation, according to two high-ranking major league executives contacted by The Times.

"That's Bud's rule of thumb," one of the sources said. ...

In other words, while this seems juicy, I wouldn't overreact. The documents, Shaikin writes, were "prepared by the McCourt management team in May to solicit Chinese investors for a partnership that could have included the Dodgers, a soccer club in Beijing and another in the English Premier League." They're designed to make the Dodgers' profiteering, if you will, look as glowing as possible. It doesn't seem to me that the scenario they describe is any more realistic than one that suggests the Dodgers have cheap ticket prices and top-of-the-line payroll. The truth is somewhere in between.

There's something about having this article come out while I was watching the latest episode of the chaos that is the fourth season of HBO's "Big Love" that somehow seems all too appropriate. These families have all these ambitions, but the domestic conflicts threaten to destroy them all.
Manny's last year in Dodger Blue:

[h3]Manny Ramirez begins his farewell tour[/h3]
February, 22, 2010
Feb 22

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Manny Ramirez confirmed — as much as he is capable of — what every interested party on Earth and neighboring celestial bodies already surmised: 2010 will be his last season as a Dodger. From Tony Jackson of ESPN.com/LA:

... He said he hasn't been told by club officials that the Dodgers aren't interested in re-signing him, but he added that it probably isn't realistic to expect them to do so.

"I'm just speculating but I'm not 23 anymore," Ramirez said.

Ramirez said he would wait until after the season to determine if he wants to play in the major leagues for what would be a 19th year. His options might be limited to the American League, which uses the designated hitter, because of his defensive limitations in left field.

"The game is still fun, but I think I have to wait until the season ends and see where my family is at before I make a choice," Ramirez said. "I will just wait and see how my body reacts."

After working out for most of the winter near his South Florida home, Ramirez said his legs feel fine entering spring training.

"From the waist down, I feel 15," he said. "From the neck up, I feel 43. I feel good." ...


This is creating a lot of headlines from Los Angeles to Boston, but it doesn't really change anything. There's still exactly the same doubt about his physical condition there already was. Mentally, there's certainly a chance he might mail in the season, or try to orchestrate a midseason trade to an American League team with an opening at designated hitter — a move the Dodgers might be quite happy to accommodate, depending on the circumstances. But the fact that Ramirez voiced aloud what everyone was suspecting is hardly a turning point.

The main thing is that we're still looking at a 38-year-old slugger with idiosyncrasies but also something left to prove. It was going to be an interesting ride before today, and it figures to stay that way.

Ramirez's OPS by month in his final season in Boston: April 1.029, May .714, June .930, July 1.060.

Other notes:

• Dylan Hernandez of the Times wrote that Ramirez "refused to talk in detail about problems at the plate last season, but he acknowledged that (the Dodgers) made him change his off-season training regimen."
• Joe Torre said that he plans to give Ramirez two or three days off every two weeks. If you translate that as a game off per week, on average (factoring in off days), Ramirez would be on tap to play about 140 games if he doesn't go on the disabled list.

Manny:

On the subject of this probably being his final season in a Dodgers uniform, Ramirez continued to gush about the season and a half he has spent in Los Angeles.

"That has been great," he said. "I wish I could have been there a long time ago."

I doubt he mails it in, it's his last hurrah.  He knows it, everyone knows it.

BTW- Can anybody remind me how to do spoilers, I forgot.

 

[p mac one]

I'll be there March 27, 28, 29.

 

[Los Angeles]

Ironman:

Spoiler

and whatever the content then ["/"spoiler]

without the quotations.

 

[frenchblue23]

Spoilers Iron Man? 

Seriously, McCourt raising ticket prices is going to make Dodger Stadium "cholo-less"

 

I guess it was expected sooner or later. 

So much for me going to 10-15 games a season now.

With Manny's last season, I foresee McCourt cashing in on that with Merchandise, bobbleheads, etc..

I'm really excited for the season though, I'm hoping that Xavier Paul makes a huge impact finally. 

Here's to a good season.  

 

[sinser13]

 

[p mac one]

Manny and Maury

 

[cincoseisdos]

I dig that Gagne and Torre pic

Torre still remembers such as I do the fact he made Bernie look like a fool back in 04 to end the Friday game

 

[sinser13]

blake looks weird without the beard.

Edit

Tickets for games against the world champion New York Yankees can bepurchased only as part of a 14-, 21-, or 28-game mini plan and will notbe sold on an individual-game basis.
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