Now that I’ve just written that headline … I wonder if it is the right thing, considering that nearly every major move taken by Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti has gone so spectacularly wrong. I mean, it is possible for him to do anything right when his resume includes Andruw Jones, Jason Schmidt and Juan […]

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On the previous entry, someone who saw Andruw Jones play in Atlanta — where he was a real player … actually, a star … for most of a decade … hopes that Dodgers fans get to see that guy before they, oh, I don’t know … start pelting him with rotton tomatoes. My response to […]

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I certainly want to say, “yes, of course he is.” Particularly among the position players. But the competition is a bit stiffer than one might think. One source I stumbled across lists the “top five” busts for a 10-year period going back from 2007. That list includes three pitchers, however, and pitchers are notoriously difficult […]

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I’m a National League fan. Baseball is like that. You have a strong preference for one league or the other. If you are any kind of fan at all. So I was pulling for the National League to win an All-Star Game for the first time since 1996 (!) tonight. For most of the night […]

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A Dodgers team some predicted would play for the World Series has some work to do. The Dodgers are 46-49 at the All-Star break, and now we have four days off to figure out why. Not that the players need time off to explain their fitful first half. Top 10 Dodgers excuses for being 46-49:

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I was in Chavez Ravine last night to see the Dodgers play the Marlins. Florida won, 5-4 in 11 innings, when Hanley Ramirez capped an impressive performance by driving a bullet into the left side of the right-field pavilion. Ramirez, the Marlins’ shortstop, went 5-for-6 with a double in addition to his homer. Bringing his […]

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Hurrah. The Dodgers have moved back into a tie for first place with the Arizona Diamondbacks atop the National League West, and now it’s clear they could win the division and make the playoffs. Meaning the urge to “do something” to make an imperfect team better … will be profound. Get another hitter. Find a […]

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This barking hound, the first outfielder I took in our fantasy league draft … with the 54th (!) pick overall … probably will suddenly find his stroke now? Why? Because I just dumped Andruw Jones off my team. So he can continue to screw with my mind … by going on a homer binge.

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What’s the over-under here for Nomar Garciaparra’s body exploding? I say three games. Sunday, that is, if he starts all three in San Francisco. I don’t think he gets through Sunday without tearing/ripping/breaking/snapping something in one of his legs. The poor guy, who is 34 going on 54, has been going on the DL every […]

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Outfielder Andruw Jones returned to the Dodgers lineup Friday following minor knee surgery … and he picked right up where he had left off: As the biggest free-agent bust in Dodgers history. Aside, perhaps, from Jason Schmidt. Andruw went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in the Dodgers’ 10-7 victory. Which is hard to do. Making five […]

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