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Ok, this isn't about Lilacs, its about baseball. I thought I'd switch gears and talk about my Dodgers. Spring training isn't going well as far as winning, with a 1-3 record, but spring training is more then just that. It's about learning what each guy can do and what problems the team has. Trying different things and seeing how guys perform in different situations. You want to see what some of the young guys can do and decide if they will make the team or be sent down to the minors. One such guy is Delwyn Young. He is 25 and a switch hitter, he hit .337 at Triple A last year and hit .383 with the big guys in limited action (19 games) during the Sept call-up. He is I believe out of options, so hope he does well, if they decide to send him down and he doesn't clear waivers the Dodgers could lose him. Also most of the starting pitchers only throw 2 innings. It's about getting ready, not the score. There is word that the Dodgers may be thinking about making a trade for Brandon Inge from Detroit. I guess Joe Torre isn't convinced that either Garicaparra or LaRoche is ready to play full-time. LaRoche hit only .226 1 Hr and 10 rbi's in 35 games. I know Normar has had some injury problems, but not sure Inge is the answer. Nomar did hit .283, but his power numbers were way down. Inge hit .236 14 Hr and 71 rbi's in 151 games. On to other news. Jason Schmidt is coming off surgery and will probably not be ready for opening day. Some think it will be May or June before he returns. That's not good news, but we'll have to wait and see. Schmidt could be a big boost if he comes back strong.
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what do lilacs smell like
Stauff Nation
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are lilacs a deoderant?
Stauff Nation
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just kiddin good blog
Stauff Nation
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I love the smell of lilacs in the morning, it's better than napalm.
Sorry, couldn't resist he movie quote.
Good blog, kiddo.
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what color lilacs? the white ones are my favorite.. lol
and I dont know where you are but here on Cape Cod, they're aint no sign of any lilacs !
Good blog.. Thanks !
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The Dodgers will be fine given any roster moves Joe Torre deems necessary to make. We brought him here to make tough personnel decisions and having to sit Nomar may be one of those.
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Hey KP, My Lilacs were always purple. I dn't have any here, ther just won't grow, but I had bunches back home in Mass.
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Good blog! I sure wish it smelled like lilacs here. Too Cold
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I love to read about my Dodgers.
Jason Schmidt's arm is still a wildcard factor in 2008. I've heard that his arm has been week thus far, and I don't expect him to make a full recovery. The Dodgers should try signing Kyle Lohse or some other guys for the Regular Season.
Andy LaRoche will be the future of the Dodgers' organization at third-base. However, the Dodgers aren't sure whether he's ready to take over the starting role, yet. The same thing is going on with Evan Longoria in Tampa Bay.
If you have a chance, since you're a Dodgers fan, I would check out my blog here (which is also accessible from Dodgers.Co.Nr). Thanks!
Marc.H
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lilacs? smell? its from the crucible?
Anthony E-is out.
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Good roundup on the purpose of spring training. Now if some of the teams actually use it like that...
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