With the departures of Hong-Chih Kuo (the left-hander hasn't signed anywhere else yet, but as of now he is no longer a member of the Dodgers) and Jonathan Broxton, the Dodgers have lost the players who have been with the organization the longest and were with the team the longest, respectively.
Kuo signed with the Dodgers way back on June 19, 1999 as an amateur free agent out of Taiwan, while Broxton made his major league debut on July 29, 2005. The new dean of the Dodgers is James Loney, who was drafted in the first round in 2002, and signed on June 11, nine days before international signee Ramon Troncoso. Loney also has the earliest Dodgers debut among players currently on the 40-man roster, making his major league debut on April 4, 2006. Andre Ethier has been with the major league club the longest continuously, staying put since his major league debut on May 2, 2006.
Here is the list of longest-tenured Dodgers, sorted by the date each player signed with the organization:
| Longest Tenured Dodgers | |||||
| No. | Pos | Player | How Acquired | Dodger Since... | Dodger Debut |
| 7 | 1B | James Loney | Draft | 6/11/2002 | 4/4/2006 |
| 38 | RHP | Ramon Troncoso | International FA | 6/20/2002 | 4/1/2008 |
| 27 | OF | Matt Kemp | Draft | 6/5/2003 | 5/28/2006 |
| 17 | C | A.J. Ellis | Draft | 6/8/2003 | 9/15/2008 |
| 58 | RHP | Chad Billingsley | Draft | 6/9/2003 | 6/15/2006 |
| 46 | 3B/1B | Russ Mitchell | Draft | 6/10/2003 | 9/8/2010 |
| OF | Alfredo Silverio | International FA | 11/13/2003 | TBD | |
| 57 | LHP | Scott Elbert | Draft | 6/16/2004 | 8/29/2008 |
| 54 | RHP | Javy Guerra | Draft | 6/16/2004 | 5/15/2011 |
| 74 | RHP | Kenley Jansen | International FA | 11/17/2004 | 7/24/2010 |
| 13 | IF | Ivan DeJesus | Draft | 6/19/2005 | 4/1/2011 |
| RHP | Josh Wall | Draft | 7/13/2005 | TBD | |
| OF | Scott Van Slyke | Draft | 7/14/2005 | TBD | |
| 16 | OF | Andre Ethier | Trade | 12/13/2005 | 5/2/2006 |
| 22 | LHP | Clayton Kershaw | Draft | 6/20/2006 | 5/25/2008 |
| RHP | Chris Withrow | Draft | 6/15/2007 | TBD | |
| 41 | RHP | Rubby De La Rosa | International FA | 7/2/2007 | 5/24/2011 |
| 9 | SS | Dee Gordon | Draft | 6/9/2008 | 6/6/2011 |
| 23 | OF | Jerry Sands | Draft | 6/10/2008 | 4/18/2011 |
| 52 | RHP | Josh Lindblom | Draft | 6/20/2008 | 6/1/2011 |
| 50 | RHP | Nathan Eovaldi | Draft | 7/11/2008 | 8/6/2011 |
| 12 | IF | Justin Sellers | Trade | 4/2/2009 | 8/12/2011 |
| 49 | OF | Trent Oeltjen | Minor League FA | 7/6/2010 | 9/8/2010 |
| 29 | LHP | Ted Lilly | Trade | 7/31/2010 | 8/3/2010 |
| 5 | IF | Juan Uribe | Free Agent | 11/30/2010 | 3/31/2011 |
| 36 | RHP | Blake Hawksworth | Trade | 11/30/2010 | 4/1/2011 |
| 10 | OF | Tony Gwynn Jr. | Free Agent | 12/11/2010 | 3/31/2008 |
| 55 | RHP | Matt Guerrier | Free Agent | 12/16/2010 | 4/1/2011 |
| LHP | Michael Antonini | Trade | 12/27/2010 | TBD | |
| 66 | RHP | Mike MacDougal | Minor League FA | 1/28/2011 | 4/2/2011 |
| 21 | OF | Juan Rivera | Trade | 7/12/2011 | 7/15/2011 |
| 31 | C | Tim Federowicz | Trade | 7/31/2011 | 9/11/2011 |
| OF | Alex Castellanos | Trade | 7/31/2011 | TBD | |
| RHP | Stephen Fife | Trade | 7/31/2011 | TBD | |
| 18 | C | Matt Treanor | Free Agent | 11/15/2011 | TBD |
| 14 | 2B | Mark Ellis | Free Agent | 11/15/2011 | TBD |
| 3 | IF | Adam Kennedy | Free Agent | 12/1/2011 | TBD |
| 37 | LHP | Chris Capuano | Free Agent | 12/2/2011 | TBD |
| 6 | IF/OF | Jerry Hairston Jr. | Free Agent | 12/5/2011 | TBD |
| 44 | RHP | Aaron Harang | Free Agent | 12/8/2011 | TBD |
Thanks to Baseball-Reference.com for a few of the dates in the table above.
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Tenure envy
mleadman - January 23, 2012
So today is the official beginning of the end for Frank, right? I wonder if we at least get a confirmation of the number of bidders at some point over the next couple of days.
OB12 - January 23, 2012
That would be cool
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Is it Fielder time yet for the Dodgers?
Buyers are gonna want big names on the club if they are gonna pay over 1 billion. Kemp, Kershaw, Fielder sounds pretty big to me.
BTW…if McCourt keeps the parking lot I ain’t parking in it!
BaldBilly - January 23, 2012
Me neither. There is too much parking outside the stadium for me to pay $15 to not have to walk half a mile.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Question:
Would adding Fielder have a bigger impact on today’s club then adding Manny to the 08’ club?
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Baseball-wise, or money/PR-wise?
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
baseball
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Baseball-wise, I don’t think any aquisition will ever have as much impact as Manny had.
PR wise, that’d be a nice boost.
Michael White - January 23, 2012
Just because this was so incredible:
Manny put up an OPS+ of 221 in LA after being aquired in 2008.
Michael White - January 23, 2012
Seemed like he never stopped hitting
Even in the playoffs
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
among the most amazing periods of sustained excellence I have ever seen
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
I couldn’t BELIEVE how high DeAndre Jordan got up yesterday. Incredible. I’m trying to figure out why the media likes Blake so much more than Jordan, since DeAndre seems to be similarly exciting. Maybe it’s because while they both whine, DeAndre is more obvious about it.
Oh, and good thing Evans didn’t break Mo’s hand. Sheesh.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
A bit of hype when they started too. Funny, this article regarding longest tenured Dodgers got me thinking about longest tenured Clippers. Now that Kaman (and Gordon) are gone, Jordan is the longest tenured Clipper. He was a second round pick who was TERRIBLE his first two years in the league who improved to passable then onto sneaky productive. Deandre is playing great right now and he had a monster game yesterday in limited minutes (due to the blowout.)
Michael White - January 23, 2012
Baseball-wise, upgrading from James Loney to Prince Fielder is similar to Pierre/Manny, except this time we get a whole season worth.
PR wise, I’m not sure anyone will be as big of a hit as quickly as Manny Ramirez was in LA, but it’d still presumably be a boost. Not so much because OH MY GOD IT’S PRINCE FIELDER, but rather “Hey, maybe the team is ready to compete again, I’ll come back to the stadium now”
Plus, it’d be an interesting Prince Fielder/Prince Albert LA Duel for the next 8 years.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
LOL….here’s hoping it happens
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
I plunked Prince in the ribs in highschool. We played his team a ton that summer, but he owned me that one game. I hit him out of frustration and he took a few steps to the mound. It’s tough trying to stand tall when someone much taller looks to be on the verge of charging. He took his bag so no harm no foul, but I could not for the life of me get him out that day.
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
hands almost flew?
Xeifrank - January 23, 2012
That’s almost as stupid as Tom Brady getting in Ray Lewis’s face!
kinbote - January 23, 2012
I immediately regretted the decision at the time, once I witnessed his reaction. I played with a huge chip on my shoulder, which was a gift and a curse. I let frustrations get the best of me that day, and almost paid a very heavy price for it. There aren’t many brawls in travel ball….but it was a close call that day.
I faced Prince many, many times during highschool. I have struck him out more than once, but he hit me far more times than I was able to get him out. As far as High School players are concerned he was by far the toughest out that I ever faced.
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
awesome
kinbote - January 23, 2012
that’s really cool
court168627 - January 23, 2012 via Android app
I'd like to see
you and Gary pitch against each other in their bean ball “hay day”. No DHs though.
Xeifrank - January 23, 2012
I think there is a misunderstanding that I’d throw at someone just to throw at them. I’m not an angry pitcher, but I am righteous.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Gary has 5mph on my fastball…..his would hurt more
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Nah, I still have the control. If it’s deserved, I can brush someone back but I don’t really want to hit them. The message and fear is more powerful than the bruise, and I want to out more than I want justice.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
very cool
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
How short are you? Prince is like 5’10".
Nolij - January 23, 2012
I’m 5’9"….his 1 inch seemed like a foot. He probably weighed over 225 at the time. I was only 160lbs soaking wet.
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
I mean, I’m taller than Prince and I wouldn’t want to see him even glaring at me with ill intent, much less charging me. Kudos to you for both plunking him and not wetting yourself.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
I didn’t wet myself, even though I wanted to. I had a lot of respect for him in High School. The kid was starting on Varsity as a 12 year old. I usually tipped my cap to him whenever he shelled me which was more times than not. That day I was livid because I was shutting down everyone on his team but him. My anger got the best of me and I threw inside/waist high. I wasn’t feeling as tough as I let on. It would’ve been a very humbling experience if he exposed my blank stare as being phony. Luckily he didn’t.
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
you had the high ground. he’s in the kill box
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
It’s common place for a batter to have an attitude when you plunk them. I was a hot head and would usually yell back if they didn’t take their base right away. With him, I didn’t say anything though….the catcher couldn’t have thrown the ball back any quicker in my opinion.
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
ha, i know the feeling
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Very cool story
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
yeah
delias man - January 23, 2012
PR wise I’d say Prince since Season Ticket holders are about to make their decision this week and I’d think a Prince signing would easily change the equation to yes if they are on the bubble. Also single ticket sales will be going up soon, and that would be a boon for that.
Was the town crazy excited before Manny showed up and decided he was going to give his all for the Dodgers? Obviously the town went crazy after Manny went crazy but if you told me the town was as Manny crazy on the day the deal was announced as they would be if we swept in at the last minute and picked up Prince I’m not sure I could agree.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
I think that’s one reason Fielder won’t sign soon. If it looks fairly certain who the Dodgers buyer might be in a few weeks, they might tell McCourt to go ahead and try to sign him. I think this has Boras’ hope all along.
latenite - January 23, 2012
Billy Joel- “You maybe right, I maybe crazy, but it just may be a lunatic you’re looking for”
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
I don’t think the Dodgers are players at all for Fielder. The Nationals and Rangers (at least) are legitimately involved. Besides, the longest tenured Dodger has that position filled.
kinbote - January 23, 2012
Any speculation why Fielder hasn’t signed yet? My guess is the Boras hope for the Dodgers getting into play. You would think by now the Nationals and Rangers would have made offers.
latenite - January 23, 2012
They might have made offers that Boras simply finds unattractive for a Client who he told him was going to get the moon.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
True, so I think Boras’ attitude would be, why sign now? Let’s see what happens with the Dodgers.
latenite - January 23, 2012
my guess is he doesn’t want to play in texas or in the hood
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
To much Dodger / Prince chatter to completely ignore. It is not just coming from wild eyed posters anymore.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Yep, conventional wisdom says the Dodgers are not in it. However, it can’t be completely dismissed since Prince is still available at this very late date. In fact there is a good bit of logic that says the Dodgers may in fact be in on him.
OB12 - January 23, 2012
I’d like to hear this good bit of logic
court168627 - January 23, 2012 via Android app
Evidently, the logic would be:
a) We’re a large market monster with changing ownership, a possible influx of new money, and a 1B power void.
b) Fielder is still unsigned
kinbote - January 23, 2012
Yup. Where there’s smoke there’s at least some fire.
Michael White - January 23, 2012
Man, if Dodgers get Fielder I will be so pumped for the season… It will turn the 15 game package my dad gave me for xmas from a so-so gift, to the greatest xmas present EVER!!
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
Instead it’s coming from the always reliable anonymous sources.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Ned leaking it to the media that they’re interested so he stays on the market until he can convince Frank it’s in his best interest.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
When did he leak that to the media?
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
oh, nevermind, read wrong… so he is leaking it to the media while on record saying he doesnt see any way the Dodger can do it, or that payroll is full.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
i was kidding
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
there we go. i knew the wild eyed poster would show his faced
court168627 - January 23, 2012 via Android app
Right now I’d say the odds are
Reporters making stuff up so they don’t have to meet a deadline with Kevin Millwood signing with the Mariners 1:20
Boras drones trying to create a false market 2:1
Ned Colletti: 1000:1
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
So you’re saying we have a chance?
kinbote - January 23, 2012
There's
No chance the Dodgers sign Prince Fielder.
bhsportsguy - January 23, 2012
Party pooper
Michael White - January 23, 2012
Weatherman never says there’s a 100% chance of rain.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
that should tell you exactly how unlikely it is that the dodgers sign Prince
court168627 - January 23, 2012 via Android app
I have seen
Predictions on The Weather Channel saying 100% rain
bhsportsguy - January 23, 2012
I think that’s only if it’s already raining.
So, feel free to say 0% chance after Prince signs with Washington.
Michael White - January 23, 2012
yeah my weather channel app said 100% rain today… and its raining.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
The National Weather Service does.
latenite - January 23, 2012
I’m sorry I will think harder about my analogies in the future.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
What amazes me – they’ve forecasted “100% chance of rain”, been wrong, and yet they still do it. Why not “99% chance of rain”? To better satisfy the anal of the world.
latenite - January 23, 2012
Rounding error
Nolij - January 23, 2012
You don’t need a bankruptcy attorney to know which way the wind blows.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
the shit is always downwind of wherever you’re standing.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Picturing Humma holding a large white card with these words on it.
kinbote - January 23, 2012
x
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
oh….Tim Robbins…
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
I have not seen that movie since it came out 20 (!!!) years ago, but I really loved it back then.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
Is that Bob Roberts?
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Yup.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
Great movie – Tim Robbins greatly underappreciated actor
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
My fave line was “…and don’t do crack. It’s a ghetto drug.”
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Mine too. I quoted it the other day. It was not appreciated out of context.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
I know what you guys are doing…. doin that reverse psychology…The more you say it wont happen, the more likely it will happen….
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
But at the award thing over the weekend, why would so many baseball executives, or atleast more then 1, think Dodgers end up with Fielder, or making a play for Fielder, or whatever…. wouldnt they know more then us? Wouldnt they know Dodgers have no money and its impossible? So why would they say it then, or think it?
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
“Baseball executives” is a group of people to which Ned Colletti and and Dayton Moore and Ed Wade belong. They are not unanimously intelligent folks.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Thats harsh… Id think they are intelligent people, maybe they arent smart baseball people, but I’d like to think they are still intelligent overall. But maybe not.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
they’re more likely to be smart baseball people but not smart businessmen
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Why would some random White Sox staffer know about the inner workings of the Dodgers?
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
camelback connection
delias man - January 23, 2012
Excellent answer
Michael White - January 23, 2012
DEBBIE DOWNER
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Color me intrigued.
kinbote - January 23, 2012
If this was next year's offseason
I wonder if LA would have been the preferred destination for Prince seeing as the Dodgers would have lots of money to spend.
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
If the queen had balls . . .
kinbote - January 23, 2012
she'd be one freaky queen
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
….she’d be in West Hollywood
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
I cannot believe this one didn’t draw iron
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
anyone who got a bid book was asked if signing Prince was okay with them.
NotJoeTorre - January 23, 2012
i wish you weren’t kidding
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
im not?
NotJoeTorre - January 23, 2012
where did you see this? that’s awesome
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
fish on
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
I’m confused again
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
HA!
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
dude has done some fly fishing in the keys
am I correct?
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
A dude inside the Dodgers front office.
NotJoeTorre - January 23, 2012
Did he attend Bucknell, perchance?
Nolij - January 23, 2012
MLB Radio was discussing that Boras is likely to speak with whatever serious bidders emerge to ask if he should include them in the conversation. Sort of like, “Should I wait for you or just sign with the Rangers already?”
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Boras and Borat
you make the call
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
I like. High Five?
Nolij - January 23, 2012
“There is a smell. Smells like shit!”
kinbote - January 23, 2012
It is
McCourt needs to okay it already
NotJoeTorre - January 23, 2012
With Kemp signing it is just a matter of time before he takes this mantle. HOF player who plays his whole productive career with one team. Suck it Jeter.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Suck it Piazza?
P.S. FUCK CHASE CAREY
David Young - January 23, 2012 via iPhone app
I was gonna say, Kemp will probably be the longest tenured Dodgers starting next year.
fbihop - January 23, 2012
looking at this chart, im happy aj ellis is getting a chance this season
court168627 - January 23, 2012 via Android app
Don’t identify your poultry units numerically until such time as they materialize from their shells.
kinbote - January 23, 2012
in that case, im hoping aj ellis is finally getting a chance this season
court168627 - January 23, 2012 via Android app
So will you be the guy who is screaming for Russell Mitchell to get recalled this year?
Nolij - January 23, 2012
The list
Of potential new owners that Shaikin wrote about in today’s LA Times doesn’t impress me. Right now, I think I would vote for the Kasten, Magic or Gilbert group, if on,y because I think they would be filled with a number of small partners with capital and less likely to be burdened with debt.
bhsportsguy - January 23, 2012
Go Magic
Tommy Blackjack - January 23, 2012 via iPhone app
Yep
I’m definitely rooting for Kasten.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Word
Tommy Blackjack - January 23, 2012 via iPhone app
I would
Not even say I am really rooting for them. I do think those two have the best shot at being approved by MLB.
bhsportsguy - January 23, 2012
me too, but i have a bad feeling we’re going to see corporate ownership
court168627 - January 23, 2012 via Android app
Do you think Selig would do what he can to prevent that?
latenite - January 23, 2012
The only corporations
That would even make sense are Fox and Time Warner Cable and even for them, I think they would rather just deal with the RV rights.
It will be a group, one or two of them will be tied into investments or real estate but right now, I don’t see corporate ownership as an option.
bhsportsguy - January 23, 2012
“Hi everybody and welcome to Doritos Field in lovely downtown Los Angeles . . .”
kinbote - January 23, 2012
kinbote feeling spry this morning
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
The red wine is wearing off.
kinbote - January 23, 2012
drink moar
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Essentially blind, my preference would be 1) Gilbert and 2) Kasten. The Caruso group intrigues me, but I’d need to learn more. Everyone else just looks like a bag of cash, even if there’s a smiley face associated with it.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
No O’Malley and no Claire. everyone else I could live with. As if I had a say in this.
delias man - January 23, 2012
I was thinking the same thing. Those guys need to stay away. Macciello sounds like a joke too.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
yeah i was not even considering him
delias man - January 23, 2012
I’d think he’d be your guy, you seem like a maverick type.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
is that what you think of me?
that guy is a loser. i need a rich stable guy. like any gold digger would.
delias man - January 23, 2012
That guy literally (Li..tra-lee) has gold to dig though.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
I watch Gold Rush
much harder than you think!!
delias man - January 23, 2012
Bride approves of your use of literally. Misuse of that word is her pet peeve and she is always pleased when someone passes.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
We can see next month. I appreciate him giving me the opportunity to say “He’s sitting on a gold mine” like an old toothless prospector, at least.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
I missed the NFL referee overtime rule explanation yesterday. Did they appear to get Josie’s memo?
Xeifrank - January 23, 2012
i was thinking this weekend with your love for numbers
have you ever dug into the workings of the college hoops RPI?
delias man - January 23, 2012
I’m looking forward to the new Week 12 poll to come out. Wondering if any Pac-12 team can even sniff the top 25. I think Cal got two points on one of the Jan. 16 polls.
kinbote - January 23, 2012
as a big west fan
i never even look at the polls.
delias man - January 23, 2012
Always interested in that stuff but @kenpomeroy does a great job with it.
Xeifrank - January 23, 2012
he adequately satisfied me
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
TWSS
nolander - January 23, 2012
Joe Pos made it into a poem
too lazy to link
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
That was very funny.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
It's long, but a snippet
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
With this longest-tenured Dodger business, I remember wistfully the days when Bill Russell was often referred to as the “Dean of the Dodgers.” I think Topps even listed him as such one year.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Why would anyone even wistfully wish for the days of Bill Russell as the longest tenured Dodger. Bill Russel is the James Loney of his day.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
thats pretty harsh. on loney.
delias man - January 23, 2012
He was also the boringest manager ever. I could fall asleep listening to one of his interview answers.
kinbote - January 23, 2012
Because he’s better than Repko. Also, because I like having longest-tenured Dodgers that are actually long-tenured.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Then harken for Willie Dayis:)
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Jon has a nice list of his fave movies of 2011. Y'all should chime in there with your own
http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-thoughts/post/_/id/19104/my-favorite-films-of-2011
Glad someone else loved Beginners as much as I did.
underdog - January 23, 2012
I saw five movies that came out in 2011. I think 50/50 was my favorite.
fbihop - January 23, 2012
I think Joseph Gordon Levitt is a great actor!
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Every year, my favorite movie that came out that year is “Why You Gotta Be Fuckin With Denzel”
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
“Man on Fire” is one of my guilty pleasure movies.
kinbote - January 23, 2012
Co-sign.
Love Inside Man too.
Michael White - January 23, 2012
look up denzel on IMDB. There isn’t a single movie he’s done that isn’t “Why You Gotta Be Fuckin With Denzel”.
Even when he’s the guardian angel in Preacher’s Wife, you know someone fucked with denzel to make him an angel.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Is somebody really fucking with Denzel in Training Day?
Michael White - January 23, 2012
I liked Denzel best in
“Trapped in a Closet”
delias man - January 23, 2012
King Kong doesn’t have anything on Denzel
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
uh
yeah?
nolander - January 23, 2012
I mean he kind of instigates it
but by the end yes. Well actually the Russians are fucking with him from the beginning.
nolander - January 23, 2012
Loved Dr. Dre’s cameo in that flick…rocking the corn rows
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Kind of?
Michael White - January 23, 2012
That movie is more like, “why you gotta be fucking with Ethan Hawke”
Poor Hawke, just wanted a new job to make detective.
Michael White - January 23, 2012
Hawke’s scene in the bathtub was EXCELLENT acting!
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
shouldn’t have done that angel dust
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
luckily for him he didn’t end up in Debo’s pidgeon coupe because of Hector!
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
That’s like saying the cops are fucking with the bank robbers. He’s the bad guy.
Michael White - January 23, 2012
he is the bad guy
but a lot of the stuff that goes down in the film is because Denzel is getting fucked with by the Russians(although he fucked with them first by shooting the guys brother)
nolander - January 23, 2012
Yeah
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Love that one
Tommy Blackjack - January 23, 2012 via iPhone app
American Gangster was good too
“My Man.”
Tommy Blackjack - January 23, 2012 via iPhone app
I love that flick…..he played Frank Lucas to a T
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
the new one looks like exactly that
underdog - January 23, 2012
I liked half of it.
Eric Stephen - January 23, 2012
is the rumor true that Orlando Johnson
is filing a 5th year hardship case to play again next year?
delias man - January 23, 2012
Nice win on Saturday; I missed it
Eric Stephen - January 23, 2012
kinda a fluke though
nothing could go wrong for LB, and UCSB is not that bad. I don’t think.
delias man - January 23, 2012
Yeah, I will be sure to stop by. :)
Xeifrank - January 23, 2012
Son
of a bitca
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
he should be a Met.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Was with the Mets longer, even if his best years were with the Dodgers.
fbihop - January 23, 2012
If Bagwell
Is getting the slow run to the HOF, why wouldn’t Piazza get the same treatment?
bhsportsguy - January 23, 2012
He probably will, because a lot of sportswriters are stupid.
BUT he might not because he was the best hitting catcher in all of baseball his entire career.
fbihop - January 23, 2012
in the non-Pudge division.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Being an offensive catcher is less commonplace than a offensive 1B……that and Piazza was a DODGER!
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
hell yeah he was! Dodgers! Dodgers!
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
The only fans who think of Piazza as a Dodger are Dodger fans.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Do any other fans even matter?
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
sad but true
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
I choose to think of him as a Marlin. F that guy.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
sis boom bah?
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
rah rah rah
Tommy Blackjack - January 23, 2012 via iPhone app
kick him in the knee, kick him in the other knee, kick him in the…
weeeeee need a home run, and we’re gonna get one.
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
Love it Josie!
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Positional value?
Tommy Blackjack - January 23, 2012 via iPhone app
Yes he should.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
You’re right, but Piazza’s case (“best hitting catcher of all time”) can be summed up in way less words than Bagwells (“arguably the greatest inactive NL first baseman once you adjust for park”) so it should be easier.
Then again at least one person has already said Piazza doesn’t feel like a first ballot kinda guy so he’s probably doomed between that and having muscles.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Wasn’t the Astrodome pitcher friendly?
delias man - January 23, 2012
I just chuckled, remembering they used to play baseball in what was essentially my grandparent’s Brady Bunch backyard with a tin can thrown over it
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
there were old 90’s video games i remember it was very hard to hit bombs there.
delias man - January 23, 2012
Sports Talk Baseball FTMFW
The Blue Jays were SICK on that game
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Very.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
yeah found this spreadsheet
with it usually between 93 and 97, a couple 92s and 99s thrown in.
delias man - January 23, 2012
Glenn Davis’s 30 homer seasons in that park are all the more impressive.
kinbote - January 23, 2012
In the New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, James rates Bagwell as the #4 first baseman of all time, behind only Gehrig, Foxx, and McGwire.
The commentary on Bagwell in that rating reads as follows:
“Pass.”
It seems that nobody gives a fuck about Jeff Bagwell, which is too bad, because he was great.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
Maybe, it wasn’t like he was unproductive as a Met.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
He should never have been a Met
Tommy Blackjack - January 23, 2012 via iPhone app
Neither should Piazza
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
That’s who I meant
Tommy Blackjack - January 23, 2012 via iPhone app
Yours says dude, yours says sweet.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
What’s mine say?
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
He was with them longer
Had better seasons here. I understand the Met thing, they didn’t trade him away when he wanted more money.
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
his plaque
can have him wearing a mets hat and that fucking heinous white turtleneck he was wearing this weekend
hee came hee seop'd he choi'd - January 23, 2012
26 Los Angeles Dodgers played for 10 years or More - Name them
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Meaning at least one game per year
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Don Drysdale
kinbote - January 23, 2012
12 years number 10 on the list
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
let rephrase
12 years, tied for 4th with 8 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Dammit
12 years, tied for 5th with 8 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Karros
Michael White - January 23, 2012
first name you thought of?
delias man - January 23, 2012
Yes
Michael White - January 23, 2012
12 years number 10 on the list
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
let rephrase
12 years, tied for 4th with 8 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
12 years, tied for 5th with 8 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Cey
delias man - January 23, 2012
12 years, tied for 4th with 8 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
12 years, tied for 5th with 8 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
what’s that you say?
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Pedro Guerrero
Eric Stephen - January 23, 2012
11 years, tied for 6th with 5 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
3-Dog
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
14 years, tied for 3rd with 3 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
koufax
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Mike Scioscia
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
yeager
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
fernando
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
11 years, tied for 6th with 5 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
I have an irrational love of Steve Yeager
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
White Rod Barajas?
kinbote - January 23, 2012
Fedex will remind you why
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
oh, I agree
I think I am going to LOVE HIM
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
His uncle’s a pilot?
Nolij - January 23, 2012
no
but he will pose for playgirl
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
14 years, tied for 3rd with 3 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
13 years tied for fourth with four other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Mike played 13 years?
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
No – 9 years
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
No – 9 years
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
sutton
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
16 years, number two on the list
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Does Maury Wills count, or does it have to be 10 uninterrupted years?
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
Total years, in a row does not matter for this question
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Bennie the Jet Rodriguez?
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
He’s stealing home. I can’t believe it!
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Then I will say Maury Wills.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
12 years, tied for 5th with 8 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Tommy Lasorda
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
Russell, Valenzuela, Gilliam?
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Russel Number One – 18 Years
Fernando answered above
Gilliam nine years
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Garvey!
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
14 years, tied for 3rd with 3 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Manny Mota, Daven Hansen?
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Mota – 13 years tied for fourth with four other players
Hansen – 11 years, tied for 6th with 5 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
roseboro
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
lopes
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
10 years, tied for 7th with four other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
10 years, tied for 7th with four other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
wasn’t ron fairly around for a long time?
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
A fairly long time
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
HISTNG
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Is this a guess?
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
fairly certain it’s a guess
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
12 years, tied for 5th with 8 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
How many are we still missing?
Willie Crawford?
Nolij - January 23, 2012
12 years, tied for 5th with 8 other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Garvey
Cey, Lopes, Russell, Sutton, Orel, Fernando (actually not so sure about this one), Drysdale, Koufax (probably not because some of the years were in Brooklyn)….
Not sure who else
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
every single one of your guesses was picked already
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
I feel like this was said very condescending for some reason, lol
How long was Sax a Dodger?
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
Shake it off….Gary is on a roll today….he even called Koufax a p@#
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
you’ve contributed nothing, and may God have mercy on your soul.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
;) a sphincter says what?
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
You act like that's a new trend with me :)
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
19717 comments and nothing to say!
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
LOL
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
“Tell Lady GaGa she can quit her job at the post office because she’s still a male lady” — Bad meets evil
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Hershiser
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
13 years tied for fourth with four other players
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Missing the list with 9 years
Claude Osteen
Wes Parker
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
Koufax and Gilliam also had the 9-year itch!
Boy, this “exactly 9 years” team is shaping up nicely.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
koufax was the prick who pitched 3 years in brooklyn just so he wouldn’t be an answer to this trivia question decades later
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
blasphemy!!!! I don’t even know who you are anymore Gary!
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
add mike marshall to the 9 year team
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
the outfielder
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
and the DB!
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
{crotch grab}
kinbote - January 23, 2012
Perry!
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
The Platypus?
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Rick?
fbihop - January 23, 2012
No the Relief Pitcher who went 16-3 ….then was the pitching coach for 30 years
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Only counting games played of 1 or > . No coaches
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Only 8
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Ray Searage
kinbote - January 23, 2012
Gio Carrara
Nolij - January 23, 2012
ramon martinez
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Which one?
kinbote - January 23, 2012
the good one
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
11 years, tied for 6th
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
I’m still showing five left:
one was one of Jon’s picks
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Bob Welch?
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Yes, shockingly 10 years
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Thought of him earlier and discarded the thought. Well harumph.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
the other was one my fav’s that Jon would not add to his list
one was screwy
one was Cy Young but not for us
one made one of the greatest throws in Dodger World Series history and also hit one of the most exciting regular season home runs and was part of one of the greatest trades in LA Dodger History
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Joe Ferguson
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Yes, 11 years
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
hit the homer of my life*
*as far as games I attended
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Oct 3rd, 1980?
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
yes
top deck, with my older brother
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
My favorite series EVER
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
James McDo…
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Two left:
Screwy should be all you need to know
NightOwl might help for some of you
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
The same name Ramon Martinez and Mike Marshal did play a little havoc with my quick and dirty spreadsheet.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
The flip side of the Meercat’s list are guys who had long, storied careers, but only one season as a Dodger. The “THAT guy was a Dodger?!” list.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
Ken Brett
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
The Boog Powells of the world.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Babe RUth
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
coach
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
couch
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
cooch
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
conch
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
Koosh
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Kush
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
kitsch
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
biatch
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Karch
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Jim Thome
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
garrett anderson
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Juan Encarnacion
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
winner
kinbote - January 23, 2012
Mike Piazza
fbihop - January 23, 2012
funny
but still just cause for a GFY
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
I think Richie Allen had the greatest one and done season as a LA Dodger
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Just wait until the Dodgers trade Mark Ellis after his top 10 MVP season.
Eric Stephen - January 23, 2012
Doyle Alexander.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
My favorite example, of course, given all that went down, is Juan Marichal.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
Fred McGriff
kinbote - January 23, 2012
Al Oliver would like to be added
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Boy, I had no idea Al Oliver was a Dodger.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
You never forget a number 0. Well, at least I don’t. Or else Orlando Woolridge might as well be Terry Teagle.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Andruw Jones
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Daddy Galvez
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Bill Mueller
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
The High Life!
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
The “I won a batting title with lowest qualifying BA EVER”
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
David Wells
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Maddux
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
kenny lofton
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Lofton owned, never gonna forget him.
Angel Berroa, 2008 Dodger starting shortstop.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Not Maddux. They brought him back. Two seasons in blue.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
Maddux was a two timer
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
right, still when they read his plaque in 20 years, it’ll say Cubs, Braves, Dodgers, Padres. and people will just kind of go “oh yeah, i forgot he was a Dodger”
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
But a proud member of the “That guy retired as a member of WHAT team?!” list.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
Jeromy Burnitz
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
always hated the spelling of his name with a passion!
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Bobby Bonilla
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Julio Lugo
(holds head in hands, cries)
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
What’s sadder is he recently signed a minor league deal with the Indians and I actually thought, “We could use a guy like that.”
kinbote - January 23, 2012
Didn’t we get about 12 guys like that this offseason?
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
nice humma….but too soon….the wounds are still too fresh
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Somehow in Ned’s quest for depth he forgot shortstop. The position where we have a guy that might on base .270
Depth chart
Gordon
Hairston (only played 9 innings in 2011)
Sellers
Luis Cruz I guess.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Ah, you know Hairston can do the gig.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
And Uribe in a pinch
We had Jamey Carroll playing SS
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
True.
I had a nice blissful moment where I forgot Juan Uribe existed thank you for ruining that.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Everybody had the same concerns about Jamey Carroll, and then we fell in love.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
Jamey had us at :Hello:
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
No, he didn’t. We were skeptical at “Hello.” He had us at the 23rd time he said, “No, really, I can play, it’ll be all right.”
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
Jamey: IGT
Us: O RLY?
Jamey: YA RLY
Us: LOL?
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Carroll was awesome but he was a real shitty shortstop.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Agreed.
fbihop - January 23, 2012
like every 3rd hollywood Romcom
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Who can forget Brian Bohannon or would that be the list of players who for the Dodgers one year and that year was the best of their career?
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
I loved big Brian.
kinbote - January 23, 2012
Rickey Henderson
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Damn, this could be one hell of a team, just got Cesear Cedeno to agree to play CF
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
TBLA softball?
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Someday Dana Eveland is going to be on this list:)
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Robin Ventura
Michael White - January 23, 2012
miguel tejada
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
I admit I haven’t been paying close attention, so tell me, did I miss something?
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
just a bad joke
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
More 1st baseman it seems
Dick Stuart
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Marty’s favorite – Dan Fullpack Stanhouse
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Gary Carter about to RIP
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Jim Senator Bunning
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
THE Frank Robinson
delias man - January 23, 2012
Jim Dodger Killer Eisenreich
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Brad Hawpe seems destined to be a Dodger outfielder
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Signed with the Rangers yesterday.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
There’s always next year
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Jody I will hate you forever Reed
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
That’s Dodger Coach Jody I Will Hate You Forever Reed.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
Yeah, fuck that, I would fire Ned simply for that transgression.
Day One of new ownership:
Owner – I want to know who was responsible for hiring Cody Reed?
Ned points his finger at a pitiful fool
Owner – hands baseball to Pedro Martinez
Owner – you know what to do
Pedro – fires fastball off the forehead of pitiful fool thus ending his Dodger Relationship
Owner – new rules, we don’t hire people who fucked us by being fucking jerks
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Wouldn't that be Jody Reed
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
I violated Humma's Law
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
Mudcat Grant
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Zoilo Versailles
mleadman - January 23, 2012
Thome
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
Soon we will have a nickname for you
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
I humbly suggest
“Memento”
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Excellent
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Busy with work so I post late
guy
:)
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
Moose Skowron
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Rocky Colavito
David Young - January 23, 2012
Most Frustrating MLB Players
Loney made the top 5
silverwidow - January 23, 2012
I’m not going to look:
Rickey Nolasco?
BJ Upton
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Nolasco yes
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
it’s mostly guys with the same major flaw at the plate
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
surely, matt kemp would have been on this list if he had another 2010
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
I guess “frustration” is too nice a word for what White Sox fans felt when Adam Dunn or Alex Rios or Juan Pierre or Gordon Beckham or Brett Morel came too the plate.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
First half of the last season was Ted Lilly for me.
fbihop - January 23, 2012
I wanna play…..
um Homer Bailey?
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
missed brewer, hough, hooten only?
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Brewer
his watch is for sale
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Will it fit on Humma’s wrist?
fbihop - January 23, 2012
VIntage watches fit my wrist, generally speaking. Men used to wear their watches smaller.
By the way, I bought my watch this weekend. Pic if you friend me on facebook.
With that purchase, thus endeth Watch Thoughts.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
1. Men used to be smaller. At current size you would have been a GIANT in ______A.D.
2. Congrats – looking forward to seeing it on your wrist one of these days
3. SAY IT AIN’T SO!!!!
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
to go far enough back in time so Humma could be considered tall, he’d then be considered an outsider for being the only one walking on his hind legs.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Gary is in Meercat form today
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
You make one insult and it follows you around forever like that dingleberry you can’t get rid of.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
when have you ever done one of anything?
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
You assume, Gary, that I have enough muscle mass in my legs to stand upright.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
dam Male enhancement pills.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
Yup
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
I love Happy
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
happy happy, joy joy
happy happy, joy joy
Tommy Blackjack - January 23, 2012 via iPhone app
The price is wrong Bob!
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
I bet
Mammoth is happy about finally getting some snow. Local news said above 5,000 feet should be great for skiing this week
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
80 Degrees by Thursday, I’m enjoying these swings in temp.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
I'm going to have a terrible sinus infection soon aren't I
nolander - January 23, 2012
Yes I say as I sneeze so hard I crack a rib
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
I had the flu over the weekend, was delirious Friday.
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
we know
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Did I mention that?
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
No, just based it on the posting
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Josie Becker is delirious
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
was that like a funny version of Soap Dish?
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
Surprised no one asked what “typing without a ribbon” means.
David Young - January 23, 2012
I still have a manual typewriter
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
is that what you girls call a sleepover reunion?
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
oh yeah, the worst is when the e and r get jammed and you get correction fluid on your blouse
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
I drove to Mountain High yesterday, saw the slush, then promptly drove back home.
ishXdavid - January 23, 2012
Wonder if perspective owners talking to Boras
Wonder if any of the perspective owners groups have said if selected they would like Fielder? Realize it is doubtful but wonder, it also serves Boras purpose of getting more for his client.
wineracquet - January 23, 2012
IMO
Dodgers are most likely the worst team in baseball. They should immediately clean house and get some real players. Lucky if they win 40 games this year!!!
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Well, Kid K wins 20 by himself…
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
I’m guessing the season ends on July 1st in this scenario
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Can't wait till he strikes out 20 batters in a game
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
You’re funny, Joe.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
This is clearly a joke that I don’t get.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Clearly a preeemptive strike at my Dodgers are more basement material then attic material coming up.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Hooray for the Padres.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
I think Joe’s account got hacked
Michael White - January 23, 2012
You’re right Michael….I would never post anything like that. He thought it was hilarious
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Sorry but we still have to ban you for allowing your account to get hacked.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
It doesn’t count…he’s a bloody Red Sox fan
Thanks for Michael assuming it wasn’t me
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
You are probably the most optimistic person here. I, for one, appreciate it.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
I try :)
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
OMG sorry guys!!!! My business partner played a joke on me by posting that
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
I was starting to lose hope once you said that :P
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
So funny I forgot to laugh.
David Young - January 23, 2012
Absolutely obsessed with this game “Little Empire” on Android.
It is basically like Farmville only you get to fight other people.
fbihop - January 23, 2012
I'll cut you
nolander - January 23, 2012
build more farms
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
It's amazing how many strikeouts Mark Reynolds has in the last 4 years
834 according to the disappointing players list that Silverwidow posted earlier. Wow.
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
5th in baseball in HR though!
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
And look at that .897 fielding percentage in 2011!
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
he needs to just be a DH already
not sure why they keep putting him on the field
nolander - January 23, 2012
Cause they also had Vlad, Luke Scott, and Chris Davis.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Luckily in 2012 they can have Davis, Josh Bell, and Reynolds as they try to be the first team with three players with 150 or more K’s.
/havenoideaifthisistrue
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
I think the 2009 Diamondbacks shattered that number.
Taylor Maricle - January 23, 2012 via Android app
Nope, 223, 137, 133
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
2010 D’Backs, 2001 Brewers are the only ones that did it.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Darn
Off by a year.
Taylor Maricle - January 23, 2012 via Android app
2001 Brewers also had Geoff Jenkins who struck out 120 times in 400 at bats.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Burnitz too
kinbote - January 23, 2012
John JaHa
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
What a shock that Jaha ended up with the A’s
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Jaha was either on the A’s or out of baseball by then.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
He was one of the 150 strikeout guys.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
The Milwaukee Roiders could hit it a long way when they connected
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
However 2010
211
172
152
148
145
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
To be fair though, Mark Reynolds led the charge for them.
Taylor Maricle - January 23, 2012 via Android app
If it weren’t for one of the recent Diamondbacks teams it probably would be.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
If they let Josh Bell play he’ll break the record.
kinbote - January 23, 2012
to be fair, American League hitters hit the ball harder than National League hitters ☺
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
At 3B. He may be passable at 1B.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
C’mon! That’s nearly 9 out of 10 tries he gets it.
kinbote - January 23, 2012
it is really pourung outside right now
delias man - January 23, 2012
x
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
also pouring
delias man - January 23, 2012
I had that in Newbury Park an hour ago
Haven’t seen it coming down this hard in a while
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
as much as half an inch of rain in some places. Half. an. inch.
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
Cool
MLBNetwork is doing
Baseball IQ which premieres Jan 24th:
Sample Questions:
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
the sample questions are not IQ but baseball fact memory
Baseball IQ is:
Who covers third on a bunt down the 3rd base line with two on and nobody out?
Where should the 2B be playing, with runners on the corner, with one out, in a tie game? Where should SS, 3B, and 1B be playing?
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
I hated playing 2B when we practiced the different bunt defenses….I’d be so winded by the end I’d always be on the verge of throwing up.
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
IQ does not measure pure intellect under any circumstances. Taking an IQ test requires a certain understanding of “widely-accepted” (callback) social norms, so “intelligence” requires “knowledge.”
Nolij - January 23, 2012
of course
my questions refer to those norms – you have to have knowledge of what a 3rd baseman is and that positions responsibilities before you can answer
my snarky point, is that baseball IQ should be about how to play the game, rather than purely obscure facts about those that did play
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
True. But “Knowing Stuff about Baseball” isn’t very catchy.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Maybe Joe could use some marketing help?
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
2 on means 1/3 or 1/2 or 2/3? what’s the score? what inning? who is pitching? where are they at in their order? are we home or visitors?
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Someone nominate Eric.
kinbote - January 23, 2012
Not a single vote for a Pac-12 team
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings
kinbote - January 23, 2012
MWC FTW.
Though UNM lost to both UNLV and San Diego State this week.
fbihop - January 23, 2012
yes!
LB with a vote!
delias man - January 23, 2012
why is Murray State ranked so high?
They beat one top 25 team and smashed some pretty bad competition otherwise.
delias man - January 23, 2012
Undefeated. If they lose one, they’ll drop out of the top-25.
They are 3-0 against the RIP top-50 — but other than those three games, haven’t played anyone in the top-100 RPI according to CBS Sports.
fbihop - January 23, 2012
watched about 10 minutes of their game saturday
they do not look “great” a lot of athletic guys, can play some D but something was missing to impress me completely.
delias man - January 23, 2012
Crazy, Spurs retiring Bruce Bowen’s number 12…. He’s hit some big shots but didnt think that gets your jersey retired… I wonder if Lakers will retire Fisher’s number.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
No
they have an established policy of retiring numbers of HOF players who aside from Wilt Chamberlain, played the majority of the careers with the Lakers. Shaq and Kobe (which one 8 or 24) will be the next two players to get their jersey retired.
bhsportsguy - January 23, 2012
ah, so then that answers my question about Shaq, probably wont happen until he gets in HOF… Do you happen to know when is the 1st year he is eligible for HOF?
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
They should retire both 8 and 24,…. Kobe can add being the only player with 2 retired jerseys to his growing resume. I assume he would be the only one to have 2, in any sport.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
I love the new Kobe commercial with Kanye…..“You’re welcome”
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Wow, that is Padre-level
Eric Stephen - January 23, 2012
nice
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
List of current retired numbers for the Spurs
00 – Johnny Moore, G, 1980–88 & 1989–90
6 – Avery Johnson, G, 1991, 1992–1993, 1994–2001
13 – James Silas, G, 1972–81
32 – Sean Elliott, F, 1989–93 & 1994–2001
44 – George Gervin, G, 1974–85 (Hall of Famer)
50 – David Robinson, C, 1989–2003 (Hall of Famer)
bhsportsguy - January 23, 2012
wow
The Spurs should be better than that…..
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
The town of San Antonio likes to celebrate long time members, not just “stars”.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
slippery slope – you keep doing that and pretty soon you are into 3 digits numbers….or using letters
AA
AB
AC
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
With only 12 guys (I think it’s 12) on a NBA roster they have a long way to go before they have to worry about running out of double digit numbers.
VegasBlues - January 23, 2012
Narrative
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Fuck the Spurs!
VegasBlues - January 23, 2012
If Bruce Bowen gets retired, then Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are shoo-ins, along with Duncan of course. 10 is practically 88!
Nolij - January 23, 2012
My man
I love the new math
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Who cares? at one point each of those players gave the Spur fans about a decade of good work and they want to reward them for it.
As was noted last week n ot every franchise has had a super star playing from them every year of their existence. The Lakers and Celtics are quite unique in what they have built, no reason for other teams to hold themselves to the same HOF standards.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
I care
just like when I see a smart and pretty girl dating a loser, because she is yet to realize that she is smart and pretty and worth oh so much more
come to think of it, I really hardly give a shit about either. I mean it would be nice, but I am kinda busy with my own shit
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
What do Maddz and Gary have to do with this?
;-)
David Young - January 23, 2012
awwww shit
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
lol
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
The joke doesn't actually work because
Maddz does know.
David Young - January 23, 2012
is it too late to register for the TBLA team?
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
messed that up. i meant DT team
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Learn to pitch!
David Young - January 23, 2012
How do you feel about teams that elected to retire MJ's number?
delias man - January 23, 2012
who retired MJ’s number? I am not aware of this
for anyone outside Chicago is in not an honor, it is a marketing ploy
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
the Heat, for one, who also retired Dan Marino’s number
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
that’s all you really need to know about that
funny thing is, that junior marketing intern who convinced them this was a good idea is gone, any lift they got from that even is passed, and yet they are stuck this this blight on their sense of self worth forever
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Lame move by a lame franchise.
I’m looking at you, Miami.
Eric Stephen - January 23, 2012
STFU Eric
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
As A Life Long Dolphins Fan I Must Support VeroJoe on this one.
Grimjack - January 23, 2012
Me too Grimjack!!!! How are we solving our QB dilemma now that Barkley is going back to USC? Flynn or do we trade up to nab RG3?
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
No on the trade. Wewe have many holes to fill and I think that we can trade down in the first and fill those needs. I can see the front office taking an OT in the first and if that is the case we can trade down and get later round picks as well. If we find no dance partners for a trade we still end up with a damn good OT and the possibilty of the kid out of A&M or OSU or Huston in the second or later. With Philbin coming on board I can see us taking on and developing a late round QB. Another QB that has not been mentioned is Jed Hoyer, who is up for free agency. I like him better than I do Flynn.
Grimjack - January 23, 2012
From Padres GM to Cubs Assistant to NFL QB Draft prospect. Jed Hoyer has had an interesting 18 months.
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Right, it is Brian.
Grimjack - January 23, 2012
I was talking about the Heat.
Eric Stephen - January 23, 2012
They're all part
of the same humidity stew
mleadman - January 23, 2012
sounds like the all girl school again
I probably should be quarantined
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
You said Miami and shit hit the fan dude
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
remember when the Dolphins were a franchise of gravitas
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
It’s been rough being a post 2000 Dolphins fan :(
Yet I still make several games every season
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
They went from Griese to just greasy.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Nice
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Do we even know that is a phact since Josie posted it?
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Eric posted it independent of me Mr. Crabs
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
do you know something we don’t?
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
at all girls schools, you often go all week without shaving your legs
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
is that so you keep each other warm at night?
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
that and whispering warm nothings
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
That
and the bathing together. And the hot oil wrestling.
mleadman - January 23, 2012
Tell me the intimate details of the pillow fights
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
well afterward, me, Nancy, and Bess would all get sundaes
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
Dan Marino’s #13 is not retired, but it hangs in the rafters IIRC. Mike Miller is #13 on the Heat.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
I’d say those are two different things.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
So, anyone who wants to wear it
has to go up and get it?
mleadman - January 23, 2012
It is a well known fact
Eric Stephen - January 23, 2012
it was at Jordan’s last game against Miami, on his farewell tour, and was an excuse to put some butts in seats when Miami was a buttless franchise
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
one time payoff for a legacy of shame
cheap and short sighted if you ask me
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Pat Riley’s career is negated
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXnTofiVcX0
Eric Stephen - January 23, 2012
who?
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
like they weren’t going to sell out that game anyway
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
Jordan is 10 better
mleadman - January 23, 2012
Bowen is to the Spurs what Fisher is to the Lakers…..crazier things have happened
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
In June, Lakers said they will retire Shaq’s jersey, but never gave a date and still havent I believe… I wonder if that means it wont happen until next season??
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
They are waiting for Jerry Buss to die
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
that’s when AEG buys up the shares they don’t already own
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
According to the Dodgers facebook page:
It was 50 years ago today that Jackie Robinson was elected to the Hall Of Fame.
Grimjack - January 23, 2012
Super Bowl squares
I just bought three (5 bucks each). I’ve won precisely two things in the past: jack and shit. Maybe this’ll be the year. But it won’t.
silverwidow - January 23, 2012
Oh yeah, I should get a pool going.
fbihop - January 23, 2012
I won the third quarter several years back (Steelers – Seahawks). That was worth $200. I am now destined never to win again. But I have to play the squares because it’s the only way I can enjoy the Super Bowl.
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
With this year's lineup
pools will be the only source of interest for me. I’ll be making my world-famous cocktail meatballs for the party I’m going to
mleadman - January 23, 2012
I think you might have liked the wagering game we played last year.
David Young - January 23, 2012
Sickels has his farm system rankings up and the Dodgers are 22nd, which sucks, but isn’t all that shocking.
What does strike me is that there’s just not that much upside anywhere. Outside of the super prospects Harper, Trout and Profar it seems like there’s less talent out there than I can remember. Hell the Padres have the number two ranked system and their top prospect is a 25 year old who spent two and a half years in AAA. There’s been a lot of talk about how the CBA would drain talent from baseball, but if you look around it’s already started and it looks like it might only get worse.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Seems like a lot of great young talent has already ascended to the major leagues and that we are simply in a typical cycle.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Has it though? How many players who came into the league after Evan Longoria have even made it to an All Star Game? (Honest question)
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
first off using the All-Star as your criteria seems odd given it is you asking this question.
Seems like it would be easy to list a huge amount of players 25 and under who are good to great, or expected to be great(Moore) that have already seen major league service.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
I figured it was the easiest way to do it without setting arbitrary WAR cutoffs that make Peter Bourjous the best young player in the last three years.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Like
Stanton
Sandoval
Cargo
Butler
Santana
Upton
McCutcheon
Posey
Avila
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Stanton!
That is all
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
True. I think the problem is that the talent boom we saw from the late 80s to the beginning of the 2000s was not the norm and I’m just not used to having the Carlos Gonzalezs and Billy Butlers lead the pack.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Yeah, non steroid hitting simply lacks luster
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
Joe Mauer suggests using Head & Shoulders to restore that luster.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
One advantage to Super Joe becoming Normal Joe is that someone else will surely take his spot in the Video Game ad’s.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
For a second, I thought you were talking about Bionic Commando
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 23, 2012
Also not nitpicking this is just amazing to me. Justin Upton had 250 at bats before Evan Longoria entered the league.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
This is how I see it.
VegasBlues - January 23, 2012
There are Moore super prospects than just those.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Forgot to add hitting prospects.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Nod.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
It seems after every loss
there’s a new angry fan video, which has me worried about America
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
being angry after losses is something new? I guess putting it up on youtube is new.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
This has always happened we just didn’t have youtube.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
I guess my friends are just mellower. I wonder if these are still genuine reactions, or if they’ve gotten more theatrical cause we know someone has their camera out.
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
Your friends are normal people who ultimately realize that life will go on and not hideously broken people who craft an identity solely on liking a sports team.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
Who is anyone to say what normal is?? I’d say people not having an emotional reaction thier teams big win, or big loss, isnt normal… Atleast a normal sports fan.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
No your life and death approach and fighting people over sports is not at all normal.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
well im not saying that is normal…. but IMO if you are a diehard fan and your favorite team is playing in a big game, you’re going to have an emotional reaction to the outcome of that game…. Not saying you’re going to break things or whatever, but I cant just be like oh well, maybe next year…. hunny whats for dinner??
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
I cant even see the youtube video at work so im not sure whats going on in that video though.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
it’s a mild hissy fit, but basically his friends are like “I guess we root for the Patriots” and he freaks
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
I was a live and ide Laker fan
most of my life (Fuck the Celtics), but even when they went down to miserable defeat, I forgot about it five minutes after the game was over.
mleadman - January 23, 2012
that is because you are old
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
sounds like another case of
Memento
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Sid has a 5 year plan…….with his OLD BALLS
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Well, if so, I wish I had that ability man… 5 mins?? USC loss to Texas took me a month to fully get over. Or atleast close, still not completely over it. … I’d evenhave dreams about it every few days where SC won, only to wake up and realize nope, they still lost….
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
Dodgers losing in 08, and 09, also took awhile for me to get over and feel somewhat happy again…. Also would dream about different outcomes in those games, only to wake up to the harsh reality haha
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
You should skip this year
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
yeah, but thats just in big games… Doesnt seem like Dodgers will have many of those, but I hope they do.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
I have an emotional reaction, and then I get over it
I don’t cry like a bitch about it
nolander - January 23, 2012
there is an element of person who does equate what team they like to their own self esteem
I run from that person
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Not me, IMO if my biggest problem in my life is whether my team wins or loses that day, id say my life aint so bad…. better then stressing about work, bills, or other stuff. But thats just me.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
Well, you change something through observation, right?
So I think you have a point that some of this is self-indulgent, self-promoting shit
that said, I have been known to go a little batshit crazy, even today, when watching a game at home
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Just like we always used racial slurs and made death threats to athletes who joke, we just couldn’t tell them directly.
regfairfield - January 23, 2012
I was so excited when Vinny said “If you have a Sombrero throw it to the sky” that I punched my windshield and shattered it
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
oh that was a fabulous mental image, thank you
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
haha thats awesome Joe….
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
at the time
it was expensive
I was waiting tables at Rosie’s Ribs, replacing that windshield was a bummer
but makes for a good story now
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
I thought you were kidding, what happens when you get real bad news?
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
not much anymore – I have mellowed
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
But I get it, you just got so filled with excitement that you didnt know what to do, so you punched your windshield…. Thats why the crazy things, like this video, fights, or cars getting set on fire happen in the moment, not weeks later. People just get so filled with excitement, or anger, that in that moment they lose control.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
When I lose control, my depends take over
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
haha.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
that needs to be a t-shirt, a tattoo, and a sitcom characters tag line
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Bleep Bill Shatner says didn’t last long enough.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
But I like the emotion and passion… I dont really get how people talk sports all day without having the emotion or passion behind it.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
Emotion and passion are not the same as vitriol and violence.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
yeah, im not saying you have to break windows.. but if Dodgers win WS, or lose the WS, and people would be over it either way in 5 mins???
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
I wouldn’t riot either way.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
rioting is stupid
I would cry if they won
I would curse if they lost
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
I wouldnt riot either.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
Many of your “real fans” would.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
No, when have I ever said that or made a comment about that? I dont thinking rioting is ok, ever, for any reason.
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
except to overthrow despots
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
overthrow hands
Humma Kavula - January 23, 2012
bravo!
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
rec humma
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
old folk are dead inside
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
The fire moved from the belly to the colon
mleadman - January 23, 2012
/Jitlada
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
I went there Friday, Wonderful.
Grimjack - January 23, 2012
rec
VeroJoe - January 23, 2012
Anger is wasted on the young
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
He should have shot the TV – needs a new one, anyway.
latenite - January 23, 2012
Like in Precious.
Nolij - January 23, 2012
Like Elvis (Kurt Russel) in this clip
when I was 12, this was about the most bad ass thing ever
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
Anyone see Jim Harbaugh's post game?
Pretty dickish – a lot like his protégé Luck, in fact.
silverwidow - January 23, 2012
Did he stick his foot up the ass of one Mr. Fuck Up Punt Returner?
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
I hope Ned Colletti at least called Kenny Williams last night to try to make some sort of deal during a time of distress.
Eric Stephen - January 23, 2012
lol
Tommy Blackjack - January 23, 2012 via iPhone app
That really bothered you didn’t it?
Tommy Blackjack - January 23, 2012 via iPhone app
I'm shocked
Nolij - January 23, 2012
He can host a super bowl party
and invite his brother
mleadman - January 23, 2012
I checked the calendar
he’s free
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
all I heard was he barely acknowledged Caughlin
Josie Becker - January 23, 2012
What was dickish about what he or Luck said?
uschris0304 - January 23, 2012
From what I heard he was just out of it
the dude is passionate, maybe don’t interview him right after he has had his soul crushed
nolander - January 23, 2012
BTW -
New post – the countdown continues
bhsportsguy - January 23, 2012
without a link
the heard gets lost
mooooooo
Hollywood Joe - January 23, 2012
NPUT
http://www.truebluela.com/2012/1/23/2718844/dodgers-2012-minor-league-countdown-110-101#comments
G.Scott - January 23, 2012
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