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Dodgers concerned Ramirez's D falls short?
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06:01 AM ET 02.21 | Advanced metrics aside, the Dodgers want Hanley Ramirez to be their everyday shortstop. "Hanley can do this," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said during the first week of camp. "We're not asking him to be Omar Vizquel. We're not asking him to be Ozzie Smith. We're asking him to catch the balls he's supposed to catch, make the plays he's supposed to make, turn the double plays he's supposed to turn." Statistically speaking, that has been too much to ask of Ramirez for most of his career. ... "If he'll go to work, he'll be fine," Mattingly has said more than once this spring. Hanging in the air unspoken is Ramirez's reputation in Florida for being less than engaged at times, particularly on defense.
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This won't end well.
The Moose
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But it will be fun to watch.
clemtheslowson
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It will be interesting if the Dodgers can pull of an Al Davis by winning with a group of bad boy malcontents.
CardsFan2
Saint Louis , MO
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*pull off an Al Davis
CardsFan2
Saint Louis , MO
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The Red Sox knew that this kid was likely to be an all bat/no glove player and that combined with his general crappy attitude made it very easy for them to trade what many considered their next Nomar.
Rex Racer
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Maybe some professional pride will kick in?????
Naaaaahhhhhh!
Yogi-Zen
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They were smart to get rid of him when his value was very good and he was young enough for people to think they could change him. He ain't changing though and may not until his job is threatened.
Yogi-Zen
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You are not going to change what he is now, almost 30.
50yearfan
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Then why did the trade for him!
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Sand Patch, PA
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They knew all this when the trade was made!!!
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Sand Patch, PA
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The headline should read: The Dodgers Concerned Their Entire Team Falls Short.
smart alec
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::cue circus music::
h2opololpunk
Gainesville, FL
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it won't be fun for ramirez at all,should his deffense falls in decline???
alacran
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the heavy responsability falls,,know who???the manager matingly,and if dodgers fail to win their pennant and the world series,,,,dodgers manager could be going back to new york,,,,
alacran
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wiseup: Ramierez played SS fors years with the Marlins. When he was traded to Dodgers he was upset because the Dodgers moved him moved him to 3B. Now they want him to move back to SS he seems to be upset. Seems he can't make up his mind. If the Dodgers were to move ramierez to the bench for a while, he might decide that a move back to SS would not be that big of a deal.
wiseup
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wiseup: With all the money spent on this years roster, The Dodgers expectation of Mattingly is simple. WIN !!! anything short of this will be unacceptable.
wiseup
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"Disengaged in the dugout???
slipped on a peeling
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HanRam is a turd.
...the best policy
Harrodsburg, KY
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wiseup:If they don't already have one in theirfarm system one of their next deals should be to aquire a good young SS selling him to club as a year away or maybe a Sept call up.This might motivate Rameirez. If it doesn't bench him a few games, and play Dee Gordon at SS. If gordon does well, leave Ramierez on bench. If ramierez starts if game is close pull rameirez and put Gordon in for defense
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