They are both high ceiling prospects and Sherrill will just be a one inning specialist, lefty specialist.
False.
Ned isn't budging on Bills/Kershaw.
And Mark isn't budging on Cliff. We're not desperate to trade him like the Jays are Halladay.
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July 28, 2009
[h1]Vin Scully announces tentative '10 retirement plan[/h1]
Vin Scully told Bill Plaschke of The Times that he would probably return to broadcast the 2010 Dodgers season and then retire.
Put a Walt Disney like Statue at the park like in Disneyland, and gimme a bobblehead. There is NOTHING we, or the organization, can do to "perfectly"honor this redhead. He's given us SO MUCH and doesn't ever ask for anything in return. Hell, he REFUSES any sort of acknowledgement. He does it forthe love of the game, and it's his job.
When they played the montage Last Wednesday I was so geeked, I got watery eyed as they showed it and then him standing at the booth. So many memories, so manystories, so many occasions I can retrace back to listening to his voice as a youngin watching on KTLA. Nobody will ever replace him, it will be hard as hell tosay goodbye.
Vin is a part of my family. He's the grandfather I always wanted. It's thatserious...
[h3]DEBUNKED: Dodgers deny Lee, Martinez deal[/h3]The Dodgers quickly denied a FoxSports.com report Sunday that said they were in serious discussions on a blockbuster deal that would send James Loney and either Chad Billingsley or Clayton Kershaw to the Indians for Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez. "It's completely false," an unnamed Dodgers executive told the Los Angeles Daily News.
We know the Phillies are talking about him, but the Cleveland Plain-Dealer notes today that there's a chance "something could get done" between the Dodgers and Indians for Cliff Lee, namely because the Dodgers have the minor league options Cleveland covets. ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney discussed the Indians' asking price yesterday. On Friday, ESPN.com's Jayson Stark explained in his column: "It would take a four-for-one, Halladay-esque package." [table][tr][td][/td] [td]Keith Law's Take
Dodgers would face a tough sell[/td] [/tr][/table]"I'm not sure how the Dodgers can put together a package for Cliff Lee without including any of their young major-league players. They have good pitching depth in their system, but the arms at the higher levels project as relievers (Scott Elbert, Josh Lindblom) and the guys who project as starters are much further away (Chris Withrow, Ethan Martin). Any package they put together will be back-heavy, with most of the projected major league value tied up in players who are three or four years away from the majors. Cleveland has typically pushed for a mix of near- and long-term value in their major trades, and it's hard to see them dealing Lee and putting themselves in a situation where contention in 2010 becomes unlikely due to a lack of starting pitching talent."
FOX also reports that the Dodgers were planning on making a "hard push" for Lee today.
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Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti isn't willing to surrender top pitching talent to acquire Toronto's Roy Halladay or Cleveland's Cliff Lee.
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[h1]Dodgers may not have enough bait to catch an ace[/h1]
Alex Gallardo / Los Angeles Times
Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti isn't willing to surrender top pitching talent to acquire Toronto's Roy Halladay or Cleveland's Cliff Lee.
Demands from other teams are said to be too high. GM Ned Colletti will say only that his emphasis remains on pitching.
By Dylan Hernandez
July 29, 2009
Reporting from St. Louis -- With time running out before Friday's non-waiver trade deadline, the chances of the Dodgers landing a top-of-the-line starter appear to be remote.
The Dodgers have scouted Roy Halladay of Toronto and Cliff Lee of Cleveland in recent weeks, but baseball sources who aren't authorized to speak publicly indicate the team isn't willing to meet the asking prices for either of the pitchers.
In exchange for Halladay, the Blue Jays reportedly are asking for a package that includes a high-end, major league-ready pitching prospect -- something the Dodgers don't have in their farm system. The Indians have similar demands for Lee.
The Dodgers don't intend to break up their major league roster, meaning pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Chad Billingsley are off-limits.
Citing baseball's tampering rules, General Manager Ned Colletti refused to comment on any specific player on the Dodgers' radar.
"We've got calls out to a lot of different clubs, all with the emphasis on pitching," Colletti said. "I think that in the past, our needs have been greater than they are right now. Our focus has been far more refined."
Colletti said he wasn't prioritizing adding a starter over a reliever or vice versa.
"I'm not going to pass up the right starter waiting for a reliever and I'm not going to pass on the right reliever waiting for a starter," he said.
The Dodgers are known to have scouted George Sherrill of Baltimore and John Grabow and Matt Capps of Pittsburgh.
"We're still a far ways away," Colletti said of Friday's 1 p.m. PDT deadline. "Sometimes they can happen minutes to the end, as was the case with Manny [Ramirez] last year."
Schmidt: decision near
Manager Joe Torre still hasn't said whether Jason Schmidt will start Friday in Atlanta. Torre said he would announce his decision today.
"Obviously, it's still all about being able to locate and being physically capable of doing that," Torre said. "You're using muscles you're not used to using and putting stress on them."
Schmidt, who was sidelined for more than two years because of shoulder problems, was pounded for five runs in three innings of a loss to Florida on Sunday.
He threw a bullpen session Tuesday and didn't report any problems.
Weaver back at Busch
For right-hander Jeff Weaver, the Dodgers' trip to St. Louis marks his first visit to Busch Stadium since he was part of the Cardinals' World Series team in 2006.
Weaver won the fifth and final game of that series.
"I don't see how it can get higher than that," Weaver said. "It was a surreal feeling."
Weaver said he would like to pitch for the Cardinals again.
"I think any player, when given the opportunity, would like to go back to the organization where he had success," he said. "L.A. is a place like that for me. St. Louis is also a place like that for me."
Weaver had a rough time after leaving St. Louis. He was 7-13 with a 6.20 earned-run average with Seattle in 2007 and didn't pitch in the majors last year.
He said he was particularly fond of the atmosphere in Busch Stadium.
"This is the craziest team town in middle America as far as their support," Weaver said.
"Every day, you walk down the street and 90% of the people are wearing Cardinal jerseys or shirts," he added.
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I'm all for that, but it doesn't look like they are pursuing.
Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN
@ Vin Scully not calling a Dodgers game, I couldn't imagine it.
He's still Great! We will still see him again, it's not like he's going anywhere in terms of the Dodgers, you know he's gonna bechillin' at the Stadium once in a while.Originally Posted by UCLAMIKE
Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN
@ Vin Scully not calling a Dodgers game, I couldn't imagine it.
ya its sad but dude lost his touch a LONG TIME ago its times i turn the volume low cause he talking about NOTHING
Originally Posted by In Yo Nostril
no one watching today or what?
Originally Posted by CincoSeisDos
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July 28, 2009
[h1]Vin Scully announces tentative '10 retirement plan[/h1]
Vin Scully told Bill Plaschke of The Times that he would probably return to broadcast the 2010 Dodgers season and then retire.
Originally Posted by UCLAMIKE
Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN
@ Vin Scully not calling a Dodgers game, I couldn't imagine it.
ya its sad but dude lost his touch a LONG TIME ago its times i turn the volume low cause he talking about NOTHING
X2Originally Posted by P MAC ONE
Originally Posted by UCLAMIKE
Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN
@ Vin Scully not calling a Dodgers game, I couldn't imagine it.
ya its sad but dude lost his touch a LONG TIME ago its times i turn the volume low cause he talking about NOTHING
