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You seriously need to book a room with 'Druw' already, it's getting kinda weird now.Originally Posted by MFr3shM
Don't you guys love the way Andruw Jones catches the ball nonchalantly. Kemp or Ethier cant field like Druw.
Braves were tired from that 17 inning game on Sunday and then having to fly from East Coast to West Coast.
Tonight you'll see the Rookie of the Year Jair Jurrjens.
Stop the excuses, Kuroda came to pitch and the Braves came to sit and watch - easy as that.
News:
[h1]http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/07/braves-stuck-in.html[/h1]
[h1]Braves Stuck In The Middle[/h1]
By Tim Dierkes [July 8 at 4:50pm CST]
MLB.com's Mark Bowman writes about the Braves' trade deadline situation at the Trade Talk blog. The Braves are in that gray area between sellers and buyers at six games out.
Bowman says Braves GM Frank Wren isn't finding a reasonable deal for a power-hitting outfielder, but he's also disappointed by the Mark Teixeira market. Bowman believes the picture will be clearer and the offers better a few weeks from now. He adds that the Braves would seek a first baseman in a Teixeira trade. Perhaps James Loney, Casey Kotchman, or Kevin Youkilis would work.
If the Braves buy, Xavier Nady is one possibility. Bowman wonders if the Bucs could look to reacquire Brent Lillibridge.
GTSOH
Mailbag: Why did Penny keep pitching?
Beat reporter Ken Gurnick answers Dodgers fans' questions
When Rafael Furcal hurt his ankle last year, he didn't rest and heal. This year, Brad Penny's arm was bothering him and they kept putting him out there. I don't get this philosophy.
-- Kevin W., Los Angeles, Calif.
A fair question. If Sandy Koufax had shut it down every time his arm was sore, you'd have never heard of him. You know about two injured players because they couldn't play successfully through the injuries. You don't know about the ones that are successfully playing through injuries, but the trainer's room is full of them. There's only one way to find out if you can or can't do it, and that's to try. Last year, Furcal was told the only way his ankle would heal was with three months rest. Can you imagine the uproar if he sat out half the season with a sprained ankle? He wasn't as good as he would have been if healthy. But even at 70 percent, he was a lot better than anybody that would have replaced him, as is being proved currently.
Since Ned Colletti has been general manager, can you name me one trade or one acquisition he has made that is a bona fide success and accomplished more than was expected?
-- Tom K., Lexington, Ky.
Definitely Takashi Saito, maybe Rafael Furcal and Andre Ethier. Greg Maddux and Marlon Anderson were solid additions. Most of his moves haven't worked the way he planned. On the other hand, he decided to make all these moves within the context of not trading any of the team's top prospects. That's probably why the moves haven't worked. But he's kept the nucleus of the current club. He sort of tied one of his own hands behind his back. Chances are, his moves would have had greater immediate impact had he been willing to trade Matt Kemp, James Loney, Jonathan Broxton, etc., and for all we know, he might have wanted to do it a different way but was only following orders to try to win and rebuild at the same time.
My biggest criticism of the Dodgers is that they think you can do it both ways at the same time. And from my experience, you can't without getting extremely lucky. You must be willing to commit one way or the other and take your lumps if you truly believe in the kids.
Since he has been a Dodger, what kind of run support has Derek Lowe received?
-- Tom S., Raleigh, N.C.
Lowe is 46-45 since he joined the Dodgers. Of those 45 losses, the Dodgers have been shut out in 10 and held to one run in 14 others. His run support in the 45 losses is 2.17 runs per game.
I picked up Chan Ho Park in my fantasy league after reading that he's throwing 95 mph and would be part of a six-man rotation, but now see he will be displaced when Brad Penny's back. Now I see he's a reliever who is an emergency starter. Do you see this guy being in the second-half rotation or is he too brittle, and are there too many guys ahead of him?
-- Peter O., Monterrey Park, Calif.
His role actually is swingman, because he has the versatility and experience to start or relieve. The fantasy world tends not to place the same importance on long relief (keeping a game close and winnable, saving the rest of the bullpen, etc.) that Major League managers do. An argument could be made that Park has been the most valuable pitcher on the staff for purposes of a team winning games, which, of course, is not the primary consideration for fantasy baseball.
Why haven't the Dodgers traded for Jack Wilson yet?
-- Sam S., Las Vegas, Nev.
I'm not saying they won't, but now that they've finally got Nomar Garciaparra back on the field, why not see if he still has the skills to play his original position and can stay healthy doing it? Garciaparra has his doubters on both counts, but he knows how to rise to the occasion when his body allows, as he showed two years ago when he won the comeback player of the year award. Management has three weeks until the trade deadline, and that should provide a good trial.
Game time less than 1 hour away, lets get it!!!
