Kent will return, will Kuroda join him?

are you kidding me dude..this is like the second or third time you've posted about kuroda and still can't get his name right...its H-I-R-O-K-I, not Hideki. If he's anything similar to a former major league pitcher named Hideki, the Dodgers are in for a long few years

Things are looking up! According to MSNBC, Kuroda has chosen the Dodgers -- in no small part due to his friendship with Saito. Way to go Sammy!

What's the name of his magic pitch?

I'm sure Kent will provide us with plenty of material for the year, and then at the most inappropriate time he will provide a full on assult towards the lack of respect todays young-uns have for the self absorbed stars of yesteryear.

Oh... it WILL be fun...

BK & Mak
I was going back to the archives to look at some old posts and came across this one that struck me as ironic. When you read it, you'd think it was from October, and you'd be right, however it is from October 9th of 2006 not 2007!!

"Makoto-

I don't think it'll actually happen (them firing Little to hire Torre), even if Joe was willing to move west... but it's a fun thing to talk about, that's for sure.

BK"

Guess you were wrong BK and Mak was right--just a year off.

Hiroki Kuroda: mid 90s fastball with excellent control, slider, forkball, and "shuuto" (fastball/slider/sinker combo pitch)

I would show some love to Coletti for what he has been doing this year if he wasn't just fixing the stupid decisions he made last year. Full-circle.

I expect breakout seasons from Kemp, Loney, & Billingsley. I expect LaRoche to prove that the thirdbase job is his.

We know that the best outfield lineup is Ethier, Kemp, & Jones; if Pierre doesn't get traded, then the Dodgers are going to have two very expensive bench players in Pierre and Noma, something should be done.

Trade Pierre for a bag of brand new baseballs.

Remember the name Chin-Lung Hu. He was the Dodgers Minor League Player of the Year. I think if we trade Kent (not going to happen, but for sake of argument), Hu could take the second base spot this year. But since this is going to be Furcal's final year of his contract, he will be the 2009 shortstop. Very excited.

Shuuto! That's it!

Can we get him to sing christmas carols?

bigyoonit

I've never tried to take credit for breaking the Kuroda news first, I think you want to address your comment to NED COLLETTI who claimed that honor at 9:34 am on this thread. But thanks for playing "Who called it first," we have some lovely parting gifts for you. (I will take credit for saying that Alyssa Milano is the reason.)

bigyoonit -

dodgerskip is right - you want to address me. You misunderstand what I stated. You seem to think you "PREDICTED" Kuroda to LA - that's all fine and dandy...knock yourself out predicting all day. I'm REPORTING it's a done deal...just not officially, as of yet - and that was yesterday, 12/11 @ 7:00PM that I reported it a done deal. I also gave several supporting websites for purposes of teasing you all.

TRUST ME...it's gonna happen! Or my name isn't NED LOUIS COLLETTI, JR.

As a side note, we're going to start the show, so if you can, click on the icon on the side of the page. We'll be doing Lakers first, so click in later if you don't like the hoop!

BK

Why do the Dodgers seem so willing to give Andre Eitheir away?

Our GM has already let it be known that he would trade Andre for a 'mid-level" pitcher but he needed a "jaw dropping deal" to trade Kemp.

I think Andre will be a solid 300 hitter, 20 homeruns and 80-90 RBI's and he is a very good outfielder. I have no idea why the Dodgers are so willing to trade him for a 'mid-level' pitcher.

Our last manmager, Forrest Gump...err...Grady Little, pulled Andre in and out of the lineup so much the guy never had a chance to show what he could do on a daily basis.

I think Kemp reaching his potential is still a longshot.

Kemp was one of the biggest reason that last years Dodger veterans were angry with the young kids. Its tradition that on the road the rookies, non-starters take the 1st bus to the stadium and starters, veterans take the 2nd bus. After the all-star break Kemp would miss the 1st bus and always wanted to hop on 2nd bus. It showed a lack of respoect for the players and veterans.

Also, Kemp made many little league-type mistakes in running the bases and in the outfield.

But alot of people think Kemp is a future all-star. One writer said "he could be the next Willie Mays but he could also be the next Willie Mays Aikens!"

Did you see Kemp run the bases last year? Did you see him, on a Sunday afternoon game against the Mets, drop a little league pop fly? He makes many errors in the field and on the base paths, which cost Dodgers some wins.

I hope that the Dodgers make the right choice when they decide to move either Kemp or Eitheir, which is what Colletti seems to want to do. Pierre makes too much money to trade him (unless White Sox are serious about aquirring him) . Pierre won't sit while he makes $7.5 million a year

I would be more than happy to see Kemp, Jones and Eitheir in the outfield but with Pierre on the payroll, one of the 2 young studs will ahve to go.

Kemp was a disruptive force in the clubhouse according to reports while all Andre Eitheir did was play hard and play solidly.

And having Kent back is a plus....he was the Dodgers best player last year and with Bowa coaching at 3rd, I doubt Jeff will be sent home from 2nd on a sacrafice fly like last season.

bigyoonit -

FYI - I'm not sure what you are implying about him or his father, but in case you were not aware, the birth certificate of the Los Angeles Dodgers GM says Ned Louis Colletti, Jr.