Dodger Odds and Ends

Some Dodgers news this week in between the World Series excitement.

The Good: Apparently the Dodgers are trying to play 1 game at the LA Coliseum next season to commemorate the 50th year anniversary in Los Angeles. There are a lot of hurdles to overcome, namely, fitting a baseball diamond into the Coliseum as its set up today. Here's hoping this gets done. This is a great idea and you can count me in. I've always wondered what it was like to see the Dodgers play there before the Stadium opened up and this would be a great opportunity. Don't screw it up McCourt!!!

The Bad: Rumor has it, if Joe Girardi is not hired by the Yanks, the Dodgers might hire him to either coach under Grady for a year and then presumably take over or just come in next year as manager and show Grady the door now. One the best indicators of being a good manager is that guy was a former player and played catcher. Check and Check. Another is past success. One year in Florida and Joe won NL Manager of the Year. So why am I against this move you ask? Its because of the "other things."

1. He got fired after one year. He obviously likes to be an ass, speak his mind, and shop around, otherwise Florida would not unload him after one really good year.

2. He was death to Florida's pitching staff. In 06 under Joe, Florida had Willis, Olsen, Johnson, Sanchez and Nolasco as their starting 5. This year, after all that success last year, Johnson, Sanchez and Nolasco all missed most of this season and Willis and Olsen while "healthy," pretty much sucked and performed under career norms. My guess is that is because he did not manage and use these guys properly last year. With LA having Schmidt already on life support, Billingsly and Kershaw the young arms of the future, I don't want Joe to kill them after one year.

3. He's a Ned guy and so far Ned guys have SUCKED! I half expect Ned to commit high treason and sign that ass Bonds to play for us next year. Don't you dare Ned!