NEWS/RUMORS/DISCUSSION Thread

fire mattingly
not all of this is [necessarily] his fault, but there just needs to be a change
three division titles in a row; good
not making the WS any of those years [and getting bounced in the lds the last two]; not good

get rid of the entire coaching staff except honeycutt
i like lopes, i like roenicke, but they're still part of a failed mindset/concept
need fresh faces with fresh ideas
and mcgwire fucken sucks lemur testes

eat $$ and trade crawford
stop trying to be penny wise when his presence hurts the team
i love ethier, but trade him while his value is at it's highest
fuck anderson and the two ex-philly pieces of shit... yeah, that veteran presence really paid off <sarcasm

send joc and corey to winter ball
joc to work on shortening his swing
corey just to work on a plan when he gets to the plate; what pitches to expect, etc
and if neither shows encouraging progress, sorry, ship em back to the minors

re-sign zack, jp and ruggiano
sign david price

fix the fucken bullpen

still in a foul mood :bitching:

 

I don't know why but I like McGwire :/ I know I'm alone in that, but I find him as the 2nd best coach on the staff behind Honeycutt. But also, I don't even know how much hitting coaches do lol

Also think Roenicke is interesting. Maybe it's a very perfect coincidence, but the base running significantly improved when he came to the team.

Everyone else, I don't mind either way.

 

We'll trade for Bryce Harper and Mike Trout then lose to the Reds in the first round cause Billy Hamilton hits 5 home runs

 

you said ass men

 

i lol'd
but i seriously wouldn't doubt it
seems we're still mccursed :mccourt:

 

you know what i'm wondering?...
if they hire/keep all these coaches because they're "yes men"
not fiery, not controversial, never going to rock the boat -- just happy to be employed subservient fucks
maybe that's why they passed on maddon... maybe friedman feared he'd lobby for price at the deadline and didn't want to deal with it

i have nothing to validate this
just a thought

 

and i need to change my avatar...

 

Resigning Greinke should be our #1 priority. We take a huge step back if we lose him, and I'm not in love with the idea of swapping him out for Price. Price is an excellent pitcher, but he has been an absolute disaster in the postseason. The rotation looks nice on paper with Kershaw-Greinke-Ryu if we resign Zack, but we still need to look to add a starter since we can't be certain that Ryu will stay healthy or be the same pitcher we had before. Simply can't go into the postseason next year with the hole we had at the 3 slot this year.

Too many roster spots are occupied by waste. Get rid of guys like Crawford, Rollins, Utley, etc. They used to be good hitters, but hurt us more than they help us in their current state. I would only deal Puig if we get a good offer, but his value is the lowest it has ever been like Coloradokid pointed out. Wouldn't just trade Puig for the sake of trading if we are getting no value in return. But I do not want the Dodgers to feel like don't have to go out and add an impact bat because they think a healthy Puig will fill that void next year. Puig can't be relied on as a run producing bat. Getting Stanton won't happen, but we can't ignore the fact that the offense has been shutdown easily the last 3 postseasons and needs fixing. A full year of Seager will be exciting, but we need a middle of the order bat with pop that can instill fear in opposing teams. How many times did we switch lineups this year? Felt like we never threw out the same lineup two games in a row while other teams were pretty consistent with their lineup. Bullpen could still use some fixing. There is room for improvement in every department....starting pitching, batting, and the bullpen. For the majority of the season, Jansen was our only trusted relief pitcher. Hatcher was a pleasant surprise, but we need to explore as many bullpen arms as possible and stop letting a guy like Pedro Baez play a big role in the pen. 2nd year in a row that he burned us in game 1 of the NLDS. So much more I could write in greater detail, but my heart isn't in it. Don't want to be talking about the fucking offseason and want to be talking about beating the Cubs in the NLCS. Stings.

 

you had me at this