The Los Angeles Dodgers suffered a dreadful loss earlier today to their division rivals, the Colorado Rockies. The game almost lasted three hours, torturing Dodgers' fans as their top pitchers gave up eight earned-runs. Unfortunately, the Rockies are one of the various teams blocking the Dodgers from an easy path to first-place in the National League West.
Juan Pierre was unable to get a hit in today's loss. The disatisfied outfielder recently spoke with Joe Torre, requesting more at-bats. The speedster is basically pleading for a starting job in the 2008 Regular Season, since his .188 batting average through Spring Training does not seem promising. Andre Ethier looks like a better option in left-field for 2008, but the Dodgers will probably end up starting Juan Pierre.
James Loney connected for three hits in the game, including a double. Chin-lung Hu, a contender in starting-job chaos at third-base for Opening Day 2008, smacked an RBI-triple. Although Los Angeles racked up ten hits in the game, they only managed to score two runs.
Chad Billingsley had a horrible outing, surrending five runs on eight hits in only four innings. The hurler was credited with the loss. The Dodgers' poor pitching truly cost them the game today.
Esteban Loaiza gave up three runs in three innings on the mound. However, the veteran struck out two batters. Torre probably threw the former-White Sox starter into the game just to get in some extra innings before the Regular Season.
Tomorrow, the Dodgers have a late-night game against the Kansas City Royals. Hiroki Kuroda will be starting for Los Angeles, and will be relieved by Clayton Kershaw. If the Dodgers don't win tomorrow, I would be very worried about their future success in the 2008 Regular Season.
Extra-Innings:
It has been confirmed that Hong-Chih Kuo and Delwyn Young will be on the Dodgers' roster for Opening Day 2008.
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Are you serious about Delwyn Young, he didn't do very well this spring. I'm with you on Ethier starting in LF, but I also doubt they'll want to sit Pierre with the money he makes. Thanks for the update.
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Yes - the news was released earlier today regarding Delwyn Young.
Here is what Torre said:
"I'm sure he's going to hit. The only thing is, he's played regularly and that helps you hit. He's a roster guy, based on his talent and having no options left. My thought process is he'll be on the club. As far as his ability, I'm not sure we'll see the same guy unless he's playing and I'm not sure where playing time will come from."
The Dodgers are one of those teams that like to start the players that they pay the most money to. They're not going to let Juan Pierre sit on the bench and make millions. In fact, I've seen several reputable Dodgers' blogs rallying up fans to plead with the Dodgers to trade him. It's just an ugly scene in-and-out.
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Tomorrow's game is at 6:05 PM and will be available on MLB.TV for all of you who watch your baseball games online. Unfortunately, living in New York - I don't even have an opportunity to watch the Dodgers' in action.
Marc.H
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For the record, smoothsandy, Delwyn Young is batting .143 with 1 HR and 5 RBIs in Spring Training 2008. I'm surprised that the Dodgers are keeping onto him, but I guess that they need to replenish their infield after losing several veterans to Pre-Season injuries. Torre is doing the best he can to help the Dodgers now.
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If I'm free tomorrow, I'll make a blog post about Delwyn Young on the Dodgers' Opening Day Roster.
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I say dump Juan Pierre - the guy has made 2,583 outs the last 5 seasons - as far as I can tell that is the most in baseball. He also got thrown out attempting to steal 96 times the last 5 seasons - also, I believe, the most in baseball - plus, speedsters are supposed to score runs right? He has never been among the top 10 league leaders for runs scored - and he has scored 100+ runs only three times in his career.
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The best thing that Juan Pierre has going for him is Stolen Bases, but even he is not that great at that category. I don't think Juan Pierre would cooperate with the Dodgers if he is benched for 2008, so the best possible way to "get rid of him," would be to trade him or release him. Do you know of any teams looking for an angry, overpaid, mediocre outfielder?
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He is the light-hitting version of Jose Guillen.
dch822
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Jose Guillen only has five SBs last season, compared to Pierre's 64. But if that is to be a comparison, Pierre is a very, very, very light-hitting version of the outfielder.
Marc.H
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Yeah I really meant the attitude thing - he is a light-hitting version of Guillen in that they have the same attitude going on.
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great blog,a lot of insite all from one little game
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It is a great blog - hey Marc, this is cool - my one and only trip to Dodger Stadium I saw Orel Hershiser pitch the final game of his career. I also saw him pitch in the 1995 World Series when he was with the Indians.
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dch822, I see where you are coming from with Jose Guillen. Juan Pierre has some nerve to request more playing time when he is not performing well in Spring Training.
Marc.H
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That's awesome, dch822! I have never been to Dodgers Stadium before, but it looks like a nice baseball venue. But then again Tropicana Field, an architectural masterpiece, is considered to be one of the worst places to ever see a baseball game. Orel Hershiser, on the other hand, was a superb pitcher. You're fortunate to have had the opportunity to see him pitch in person.
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Delwyn Young, Marcus Giles, Tony Abreu and Dodgers Galore:
http://fannation.com/blogs/post/170479
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