Official Los Angeles Dodgers Season Thread: NLCS vs Phillies

[p mac one]

^ probably nothing.

& I hope nothing, i don't trust Colletti

 

[jbug88]

I have a really bad feeling Loney is going to Atlanta for Teixeira.
HATE. THAT. TRADE.
Loney is one of the better young players in the game today and he's a vacuum at 1st base.
As far as Manny goes, why in the hell would the Red Sox trade arguably their best player for arguably the Dodgers worst player and a prospect?

-J-

 

[frenchblue23]

Originally Posted by JBug88

I have a really bad feeling Loney is going to Atlanta for Teixeira.
HATE. THAT. TRADE.
Loney is one of the better young players in the game today and he's a vacuum at 1st base.
As far as Manny goes, why in the hell would the Red Sox trade arguably their best player for arguably the Dodgers worst player and a prospect?

-J-

That would be really stupid, I know the Dodgers are still in the race, but what about the risk of not being able to re-sign Teixeira at the end of theseason?

If the Red Sox are dumb enough to take Anduw and a couple of prospects in return for Manny, then get it done.

 

[freddymartinez]

yeah man i just think we have to be patient and dont get rid of any of our young guys, because serously i dont see us going far in the playoffs, and i dontfeel like getting rid of our franchise first basement for a two month rental.Oh yeah ned has to get fired after this year, this guy is an idiot

 

[frenchblue23]

I don't trust Ned at all, he should be given the Boot right now.

 

[the dauqs]

Originally Posted by FrenchBlue23

Originally Posted by JBug88

I have a really bad feeling Loney is going to Atlanta for Teixeira.
HATE. THAT. TRADE.
Loney is one of the better young players in the game today and he's a vacuum at 1st base.
As far as Manny goes, why in the hell would the Red Sox trade arguably their best player for arguably the Dodgers worst player and a prospect?

-J-

That would be really stupid, I know the Dodgers are still in the race, but what about the risk of not being able to re-sign Teixeira at the end of the season?

If the Red Sox are dumb enough to take Anduw and a couple of prospects in return for Manny, then get it done.

you just cant pass that up.

 

[jbug88]

Originally Posted by The Dauqs

Originally Posted by FrenchBlue23

Originally Posted by JBug88

I have a really bad feeling Loney is going to Atlanta for Teixeira.
HATE. THAT. TRADE.
Loney is one of the better young players in the game today and he's a vacuum at 1st base.
As far as Manny goes, why in the hell would the Red Sox trade arguably their best player for arguably the Dodgers worst player and a prospect?

-J-

That would be really stupid, I know the Dodgers are still in the race, but what about the risk of not being able to re-sign Teixeira at the end of the season?

If the Red Sox are dumb enough to take Anduw and a couple of prospects in return for Manny, then get it done.

you just cant pass that up.

oh wait...no don't get me wrong. I'd love that trade for the Dodgers. Getting the best right handed hitter of our generation (top 5 of alltime), I'd jump on it. I just don't know what would possess the Sox to do it.
Could you imagine Manny in Hollywood??

-J-

now I'm hearing Manny to the Dodgers for Ethier or Kemp (among other things). that would allow the Sox to go after Texeira.
Also trading for Brian Roberts and benching Kent?
Not sure if you guys check mlbtraderumors.com
pretty cool site. of course, rumors are rumors and 99% of them never happen.

 

[Los Angeles]

Originally Posted by FrenchBlue23

I don't trust Ned at all, he should be given the Boot right now.

Luckily, Frank McCourt is losing trust in this idiot ....

 

[frenchblue23]

Originally Posted by JBug88

oh wait...no don't get me wrong. I'd love that trade for the Dodgers. Getting the best right handed hitter of our generation (top 5 of all time), I'd jump on it. I just don't know what would possess the Sox to do it.
Could you imagine Manny in Hollywood??

-J-

now I'm hearing Manny to the Dodgers for Ethier or Kemp (among other things). that would allow the Sox to go after Texeira.
Also trading for Brian Roberts and benching Kent?
Not sure if you guys check mlbtraderumors.com
pretty cool site. of course, rumors are rumors and 99% of them never happen.

He's 34 years old, in the last year of his contract though?

I know a lot of us are frustrated, and irritated about the last decade of losing, but we finally have a core here, and I'm not willing to trade thataway, well at least not now.

 

[Los Angeles]

I hate the angels.

 

[frenchblue23]

Originally Posted by bright nikes

I hate the angels.

You will probably hate them even more if they somehow landMaddux too...

[h1]Will Maddux agree to leave West Coast?[/h1]
SAN DIEGO - As great a pitcher as Greg Maddux has been for 23 years, he might be a better poker player. So it's no wonder he hasn't tipped his hand regarding teams he's willing to be traded to.

But he plans to meet with San Diego Padres general manager Kevin Towers on Tuesday or Wednesday and decide whether to expand his list beyond West Coast suitors. Several teams from the Midwest and East Coast have expressed serious interest, but until now Towers has focused on dealing Maddux to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels or Arizona Diamondbacks.

Discussions with the Dodgers were fairly serious more than a week ago, but interest cooled on the Dodgers' end because they have more pressing needs than a starting pitcher. The Angels don't need a starter and the Diamondbacks - who qualify as a West Coast team for Maddux's purposes - are wary because the 42-year-old right-hander never has pitched well at Chase Field.
Maddux might agree to be traded to one of the contenders in the National League Central. His brother, Mike, is the Milwaukee Brewers' pitching coach. Maddux began his career with the Chicago Cubs and returned there from 2004 until being traded to the Dodgers in July 2006. St. Louis is a reasonably short flight from his homes in San Diego and Las Vegas.


Maddux has fond memories of the last time he was traded at midseason. He was rejuvenated by his move from the Cubs to the Dodgers in 2006, going 6-3 with a 3.30 ERA in 12 starts after the trade and helping L.A. make the playoffs. Dodgers pitchers Derek Lowe, Brad Penny and Chad Billingsley said the time spent with Maddux was a career-altering revelation.

"I was surprised when I was traded by Chicago, and it worked out," Maddux said. "So I have no expectations. You learn from past experiences. I've prepared myself not to be surprised if it does happen."

Perfect place to pitch for Maddux here in Dodger Stadium, I regret not seeing him pitch in person last year.

 

[Los Angeles]

You will probably hate them even more if they somehow land Maddux too...

 

[p mac one]

I mean, I'm sure we could've offered up Loney for Tex and gotten it done, but I'm glad we didn't.

I can see why the Angels did it, because Vlad isn't getting any younger, and Krod may be gone after this season, so while their farm is stocked, the windowthey have and the chance to win a title may get smaller after this season.

As for us, getting to .500 would be nice.

 

[frenchblue23]

Seems like the Dodgers can't get a step closer to the D'Backs, L.A. is winning, I look up and the D'Backs are beating the Padres
Can't catch a break.

 

[tupac003]

[h2]Red Sox, Dodgers Discuss Trading Manny Ramirez[/h2]BOSTON (CBS) ― The Red Sox are in negotiations with the L.A.Dodgers about possibly sending Manny Ramirez to them in a trade, CBS station WBZ-TV in Boston's Dan Roche learned.

In return, the Red Sox would get one of the Dodgers' top young players such as Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp or James Loney.

The trade would be a big splash for Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, should the team pick up Ramirez.

In a short interview before Sunday night's game against the Yankees, Ramirez said he is "tired" of the Boston Red Sox and would agree to a tradethat would make both him and the team happy.

But he said he doesn't think it will happen and Boston, battling for a playoff spot, needs the production of its cleanup hitter despite its oft-contentiousrelationship with him.

Four days before the non-waiver trading deadline, Ramirez said Sunday, "I'm tired of them. They're tired of me."

The Red Sox have until Nov. 9 to pick up a $20 million option for next year on Ramirez, who would have to approve any trade as a 10-year veteran with fiveyears on the same team. They also have a $20 million option for 2010. Ramirez is in the final year of his guaranteed eight-year, $160 million contract.

In separate e-mails to The Associated Press, Red Sox owner John Henry and general manager Theo Epstein put their focus on the pennant race.

On Friday, Ramirez said he couldn't play because of a sore right knee and manager Terry Francona scratched him from the original lineup. MRIs on both kneesthen "came back fine," Francona said, and Ramirez started Saturday and was in the lineup again Sunday.

He also missed last Wednesday's game at Seattle with what he said was a sore knee. The Red Sox were off Thursday.

Ramirez originally told ESPNdeportes.com on Sunday that he wouldn't object to a trade if the Red Sox are better without him.

Later, in the clubhouse, he said, "What I said was, if the Red Sox think they can find a trade that's going to make their team better and both sidesare going to be happy, I'm going to agree. But they cannot find a trade. It's something simple. It's no big deal."

Francona said before the game that he wasn't aware of the ESPNdeportes interview.

And he didn't know if Ramirez was in a good mood.

"I'm not sure that matters," Francona said. "I'd take a guy that's hitting .500 that's miserable as opposed to a guy that handsout bouquets to his teammates and is hitting a buck 45. ... You move on. The goal is to get better from it. I think we've done a good job of thathere."

Ramirez's remarks came while the Red Sox are struggling and the Yankees are closing in. The Yankees won two out of three games at Fenway Park this weekend.

Ramirez asked to be traded after the 2005 and 2006 seasons but said he doesn't expect to be traded during this season.

"That's not going to happen," he said. "They're not stupid. Boston is not stupid. They can say whatever they want but when it comes tomake a deal, they're not going to pull the trigger because they know what they got here."

 

[frenchblue23]

^^ As tempting as it sounds to get Manny, I really don't think the Red Sox will trade him, nor do I think McCourt would allow Colletti to make such a hugedeal involving Kemp and Loney.

But if something goes down, you can bet that a trade like this would give this franchise a complete 180 turn around.

Thanks for the article tupac.

 

[Los Angeles]

Great pitching by Johnson tonight; but as always - if the Dodgers win, the DBacks win, and if the Dodgers lose ... the Dbacks lose

Cannot catch a break!

Casey Blake coming through tonight, and Fred Lewis having buttergloves helped us out.

I'm out fellas.

 

[frenchblue23]

Dodgers got too much money invested in the outfield (thanks Ned) , so they don't need another outfielder.

If they can get a temporary shortstop, that's an upgrade over the horrible Angel Berroa, then we are good to go.

Do not give up the farm Colletti, it's not like we have the best record in the league, and we need one more bat to get us to the world series.
Just look at the NL West.

This team is stuck in the middle, do you want to go young or have a mix of veterans in there?

The Andruw Jones and Jason Schmidt deal will haunt Colletti for as long as he is the Dodgers GM.
And now, you can't even take on a contract of a once in a lifetime player like Manny.

 

[Los Angeles]

[h1]http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/07/dodgers-eyeing.html[/h1]

[h1]Dodgers Interested In Maddux, Byrd[/h1]
By Tim Dierkes [July 30 at 5:29pm CST]

5:28pm: The Dodgers have their eye on Greg Maddux as well, according to Buster Olney. Names are being exchanged.

3:43pm: From Ken Davidoff of Newsday:

The Indians are likely to trade starting pitcher Paul Byrd, with the Dodgers among the reported suitors.

The interest is surprising; the Dodgers were not thought to be after starting pitching. Byrd has about $2.7MM left on his contract and carries a 4.93 ERA in 20 starts.

 

[75 partly cloudy]

Jones and Ethier for Manny and a pitcher.... they can do a 3-way deal if need be.

what am I talkin about.... we won't do nothin

 

[Los Angeles]

[h2]Nomahh/Saito/Penny updates 7/30[/h2]
Posted by admin on 30 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

Source: LA Times

Even though Nomar Garciaparra took batting practice Tuesday and expressed hope for a speedy recovery from his knee injury, there remained no firm timetable for the Dodgers shortstop's return.

The recovery time for injuries similar to the one suffered by Garciaparra on Sunday - a mild sprain of the medial collateral ligament - is typically about two weeks.

"I'm going to let it calm down, and once it calms down I'll be out there," Garciaparra said.

General Manager Ned Colletti said the Dodgers would pursue a shortstop leading up to Thursday's non-waiver trade deadline but downplayed the chances of their making a move.

"If we're able to find someone to shore up the middle of our infield and be a little versatile, we'll think about that," Colletti said. "Some of the players we're debating have a chance to clear waivers," meaning they could be available after Thursday.

The Dodgers don't appear to be serious contenders to land Boston Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez.

The Dodgers never seriously considered acquiring Mark Teixeira, who was traded by the Braves to the Angels on Tuesday. The Braves approached the Dodgers about three weeks ago and asked for first baseman James Loney and a prospect in exchange for Teixeira, who will be a free agent at the end of the season.

So long, Saito?

Closer Takashi Saito said through an interpreter that his recovery from a sprained elbow ligament could take "a little longer than expected," though he still hoped to pitch again this season.

"Of course, that's my goal, but I can't give you an exact date," said Saito, who rejoined the Dodgers on Monday following a weeklong trip home to Japan.

Saito began a 10-day period of strengthening muscles around the elbow Tuesday, the first phase of a rehabilitation program that could stretch deep into next month. Saito said he felt no pain in his elbow but acknowledged that surgery might be a possibility if he suffered any setbacks in his recovery.

Saito is scheduled to begin throwing toward the end of next week.

New plan for Penny

Brad Penny's rehabilitation assignment has been shortened from two games to one so that the Dodgers can use Monday's off day to give Penny and Hiroki Kuroda extra rest prior to their scheduled starts next week during a six-game trip.

Penny is slated to pitch for triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday in Oklahoma City before pitching for the Dodgers on five days' rest Friday in San Francisco, with Kuroda pitching on six days' rest the following day.

Manager Joe Torre said he hopes the extra rest will help Kuroda improve the command of his breaking ball, something the right-hander has struggled with over his last four starts.

Short hops

One day after his eighth-inning ejection of Casey Blake for complaining about a check-swing strike call, umpire Greg Gibson called the Dodgers third baseman "a class act" and said there was no lingering animosity. . . . Given the option of taking either Tuesday or today off so that he could play all four games of the upcoming Arizona series, catcher Russell Martin chose the former so that he could catch Chad Billingsley tonight against San Francisco. . . . The Dodgers' stadium operations and engineering staff declared Dodger Stadium safe for occupancy in the wake of Tuesday's 5.4-magnitude earthquake centered near Chino Hills.

 

[Los Angeles]

Almost Bills, almost.

my homie is at the game right now right next to the right pole foul line, and he's sitting next to John Cena and a porn star, I'll get pics soon.

 

[ebay 23]

Been gone for a few days

Okay I said it before and i'll say it again Maddux to the Dodgers would be GREAT!!!!!!!!!!

The Red Sox are in negotiations with the L.A. Dodgers about possibly sending Manny Ramirez to them in a trade, CBS station WBZ-TV in Boston's Dan Roche learned.

In return, the Red Sox would get one of the Dodgers' top young players such as Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp or James Loney.

The trade would be a big splash for Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, should the team pick up Ramirez.


That is extremely stupid if it happens God forbid it does....
1. Manny is 34 hes not who he use to be..
2. Ethier Kemp and Loney are going to be great players they just need another year, i believe in them
3. Manny gets 20mil a year that's not something the Dodgers shouldn't be trying to pick

I miss our 04 squad

 

[Los Angeles]

stupid *!! padres

Brilliant pitching performance by Bills

 

[mr jordan04]

trade ethier and pierre for manny