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rik:
We got our as beat last night but it's all good. We should come back with a win today and win yet another series.

Javier:
Thoughts on the season so far

-Luis Gonzalez has been surprisingly good, too good actually.  I expect him to hit like .800-.825 OPS, something an average LF can bring you.  Obviously the downside is that he stinks it up due to age like Steve Finley

-Juan Pierre has been unsurprisingly bad, too bad lol.  This guy is an average player at best, what he's doing right now is what we should expect from him for the season.  Weak slap hits that barely pass the infield, and weak blooping hits to the gaps in the outfield.  If teams would actually put a Pierre Shift on him, he probably won't even hit .250 in the season.  (A Pierre shift would be 5 infielders and 2 outfielders in the gaps)

-Pitching has been amazing, our obvious strength coming into the season.  Except for that ex-SF pitcher...    Colletti saw this guy pitch when he was in SF, he should have know that he's been losing velocity in his FB for two years straight, and last night it was a complete downfall. 

-Andre Ethier did amazing last season, the doubts on him was that at best he would be a solid corner OF, 15-20 HRs 60 RBIs .270 BA type of player.  Basically what Gonzalez will provide but at a fraction of the cost.  He's not the superstar people expect him to be after his amazing rookie season.

-Wilson Betemit, geez he's been lost ever since he put on a Dodger uniform.  Bad stats as a Dodger in 2006, bad stats in winterball, bad stats in spring training, and bad stats so far in 2007.  I'm willing to see him get more AB's, at least two months of it to see if snaps out of it.  He can provide some huge power, the potential is there. 

-The lineup should look like this
1. Furcal
2. Martin
3. Nomar
4. Kent
5. Gonzo
6. Ethier
7. Betemit
8. Pierre

-Olmedo Saenz should be getting starts over Ramon Martinez and Wilson Valdez...we need power not speedy slap hitters in the lineup

rik:
I think Ethier should get more playing time. He earned that from his play last year. Especially now that Kemp is on the DL. It's hard to break out of a slump when you're not getting at bats. He should be playing everyday against lefties and righties.

rik:
We won another series! We've won three of the first four series we've played. And the three series' we've won have been against division rival. Ethier had a good game, with a home run. I think all he needs is playing time. I like our chances this year. We have the pitching and we could manufacture runs.

Javier:
Fuck manufacturing runs, this team needs to get that OBP high and be lucky again with runners in scoring position.  That's the real reason we were able to score runs last year, not because of stealing bases, hit and runs etc

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