Extra! Extra! (2.26)
The decision to bat Rafael Furcal ahead of Juan Pierre in the Dodger lineup--the "BK Plan" until it doesn't work, at which time it will change to the "AK Plan"--is still a topic of conversation. It wasn't an easy decision for Grady Little, writes Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports, and may have come down to what happens at the bottom of the order, as opposed to the top. Either way, Little has asked Pierre to at least try and to be more patient at the plate. What he won't be doing is asking Pierre to buck up and put in a little extra work, since the new CF's routines likely violate California labor laws as it is.
Derek Lowe is the only Scott Boras client left on the roster for the time being, but it doesn't mean forever. As for third base coach Rich Donnelly, he's back and trying to forget that nightmare sequence in the playoffs.
Things look good for the "Class of '02." (Sounds like a canceled Fox series.)
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I was tire after reading about Pierre's work ethics. I hope it rubs on the team. The more I read about the character on this team, the more I'm convince that character & hardwork is more important than talent. Was that a run-on sentence? Now if you can have both, you would have Tony Gwynn. That's what the article said.
Posted by: sok | February 26, 2007 at 06:36 PM
Stat-of-the-Day:
It goes to Charlie Stiener during today's game against the Braves. No matter what the order at the top the Dodgers should easily get around 110-120+ stolen bases. It's been a while since two guys at the top had this sort of potential. They will both likely end up with near the same number of SB's...50-70 each. Nice balance either way the order ends up.
Posted by: grumpy3b | March 01, 2007 at 02:54 PM