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wosn99
07-19-2004, 12:30 AM
Wow! I was up at BOB this weekend to see the games and I cannot believe how quickly the fans have turned. I guess if you had to look at the same wreck of a team day after day, you would get pissed too, I guess. As a typical Dodger conspiracy theorist, this winning streak now means that the Dodger brass will think the team is fine they way they are and will decide to make no moves while the Giants trade for the 1927 Yankees and the Pads get the 75 Reds minus Joe Morgan because Mark Loretta is on fire. That and the fact that Joe Morgan spent five minutes on NATIONAL FRIGGIN' TV talking about how he never knew any MLB players by the name of Elmer. WHO CARES! Anyway, enough pessimism, I will let the latest article from dodgerblues.com say it all...


Dodgers sweep the DBacks


It was 108 degrees in Phoenix on Sunday, so you can't blame 29,000 people for paying $20 to sit in an air-conditioned building for three hours. Although the fact that you need air conditioning and an ice water I.V. to keep from dropping dead might suggest that humans weren't meant to inhabit that hell hole of a place. For Diamondback fans, the hell hole is getting bigger and bigger each day. For Dodger fans, it's a beautiful sight. Sunday, the Dodgers continued to beat up on the lowly D'Backs, knocking them off 10-3 and completing a 4-game sweep. The Dodgers shouldn't be too proud, though, as Arizona has baseball's worst record. It's like stealing a box of crayons from a retarded kid on the school yard and running away pumping your fist. The real test is when you steal crayons from the big dude who used to kick everyone's ass at handball. You know, the guy who had the moustache in 4th grade. Although come to think of it, that guy never used crayons. But we digress. The Dodgers got eight solid innings from Jose Lima on Sunday, and production from pretty much the entire lineup. Every starter had at least a hit, and Jayson Werth had four—one for every inch of that beastly goatee on his face. Not to be outdone, though, Cesar Izturis tripled and homered—the home run coming on a 10-pitch at-bat reminiscent of Alex Cora's marathon at-bat earlier this season. You've got to give it to the little guy: he's no longer inept with the bat. He still looks a lot like a monkey, but at least he can hit.

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07-20-2004, 12:26 AM
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azcat34
07-20-2004, 03:22 AM
the Unit, Finley and Alomar aretraded and Gonzo shuts it down the Dbacks will make the 2003 Tigers look like the 1927 Yankees.

From Gammonds article. A classic:

"Johnson has a legitimate beef if he believes that ill-advised deals got the D-Backs where they now sit; Curt Schilling, Lyle Overbay, Chris Capuano, Chad Moeller, Junior Spivey and Craig Counsell for Richie Sexson and Fossum has been an unmitigated disaster"

Classic.

S.O.

wosn99
07-20-2004, 10:14 AM
Yeah, if you are Joe Gariagiola Jr., how can you justify those trades? Was there that much demand for Richie Sexson that you HAD to give up six players, 4 of which were starters for your 2003 team? And then you trade with Sox as they pull the ol' pump up their prospects and dump them on you in the Schilling trade. What gets me is that there is no way to pin the seasons hopes for the DBacks on the injury of Sexson because even if he was healthy and hit 40 homeruns, the team would still be under .500 because their pitching was so terrible. Where was the deal in the offseason to bolster the starting staff? Oh wait, Gariagiola did pick up Shane Reynolds and Steve Sparks...

Merkin
07-20-2004, 12:15 PM
Originally posted by wosn99
Yeah, if you are Joe Gariagiola Jr., how can you justify those trades? Was there that much demand for Richie Sexson that you HAD to give up six players, 4 of which were starters for your 2003 team? And then you trade with Sox as they pull the ol' pump up their prospects and dump them on you in the Schilling trade. What gets me is that there is no way to pin the seasons hopes for the DBacks on the injury of Sexson because even if he was healthy and hit 40 homeruns, the team would still be under .500 because their pitching was so terrible. Where was the deal in the offseason to bolster the starting staff? Oh wait, Gariagiola did pick up Shane Reynolds and Steve Sparks...

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wosn99
07-20-2004, 03:36 PM
Originally posted by Merkin:
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WOW! Thanks, Merkin. Hell of a nice surprise.

catgrad97
07-24-2004, 03:38 AM
Originally posted by wosn99
Yeah, if you are Joe Garagiola Jr., how can you justify those trades? Was there that much demand for Richie Sexson that you HAD to give up six players, 4 of which were starters for your 2003 team? And then you trade with Sox as they pull the ol' pump up their prospects and dump them on you in the Schilling trade. Where was the deal in the offseason to bolster the starting staff? Oh wait, Garagiola did pick up Shane Reynolds and Steve Sparks...

I just wanted to add that I find it funny how much Sandy Johnson was touted as one of baseball's top up-and-coming GMs with his "nose for talent" at the beginning of this season. He'll be lucky to keep his job after a season like this. I mean, Casey Fossum had a no-hitter the first SIX innings tonight--and STILL ended up losing 8-2!

As Thom Brennaman is fond of saying when he can't say anything more explicit, "Wow." You get Fossum and Sexson, you give up a Cy Young winner, one of the clutchest players (Counsell) in postseason history, your day-to-day second baseman, your first baseman of the future, a starting catcher and a potential fourth/fifth starter (Capuano). That's not a fire sale--that's and organization bending over and getting raped on both ends, if you'll pardon the expression.