Thread: The Official Stretch Run Dodgers Thread

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Oh well.... I'm happy the Dodgers were able to get 2 out of 3. It is Colorado after all. They seem to give the Dodgers fits.

- T

And the D'Backs core meltdown continues... Corey Patterson homers to give Cincinatti the go-ahead run in the 10th and Chris Young strikes out swinging in the bottom of the 10th with runners on 1st and 3rd.

Dodgers stay 4 1/2 games up. Sweet.

Thank you Reds.

Heh. D-bags suck arse.

Magic Number = 10

Dodgers' Ethier to return - PE.com - Professional Sports

Great news. Juan Pierre is painful to watch.

Originally Posted by pb2k

Dodgers' Ethier to return - PE.com - Professional Sports

Great news. Juan Pierre is painful to watch.

Very good news. His importance to the Dodgers aside, I'm glad that his wife & child were able to make it through birth with everybody safe and sound. You can never take that stuff for granted.

Originally Posted by The Natural

This STINKS of Ned Colletti.
Is Adrian Beltre a third option for Dodgers? - Los Angeles Times

He's having two surgeries in a few days, I believe... He's shutting it down for the rest of the year. I have a feeling bringing Beltre back would make a Jones'-like impact. .

I wouldn't want to give up anything signifigant for Beltre (he still has one more year left on his contract), but to be honest he isn't a bad option at 3B. His OBP still blows but his OPS+ is slightly above average in Seattle and his defense is still uncanny.

I don't think the Jones comparison works here. Jones was coming off a pretty poor year while Beltre has been pretty consistent the last 3-4. He has been consistently average-slightly above average with the bat but he also saves a lot of runs in the field.

Again I wouldn't want to trade anything significant for him but he's a much better option next year then say perhaps a Casey Blake.

Speaking of Blake it sounds like he might not be able to go today

Blake said he felt fine warming up before the game and taking swings in the cage, but he struggled for words when asked if he thought he'd be ready to go when the Dodgers open a four-game series in Pittsburgh on Monday night.

\"I can't ... I don't know,\" he said.

Blake unsure if he'll play on Monday | dodgers.com: News

So Nomar in at 3rd today.

Ethier isn't back yet so we have to suffer through 4 ground outs to second by Pierre again today.

Martin, C

Pierre, CF

Manny, LF

Loney, 1B

Nomar, 3B

Kemp, RF

DeWitt, 2B

Berroa, SS

Kuroda, P