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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: rik on December 06, 2006, 02:50:28 PM
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Dodgers apparently are on the verge of acquiring the power pitcher they've coveted, as free-agent right-hander Jason Schmidt on Wednesday told former Giants teammates he accepted a three-year, $47 million offer to pitch in Los Angeles.
In acquiring Schmidt, Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti would succeed in a key step of his offseason Plan B -- accumulating surplus starting pitching that not only improves his starting rotation, but could lead to the culmination of Plan A, a power hitter.
Colletti -- who generally does not confirm a deal until physical exams are completed -- did not confirm this one, nor did he shoot it down.
"We're not there yet," said Colletti. "We've exchanged offers. We're still talking it through. We're just not there yet. I don't want to jeopardize the situation. I don't have a deal."
Any agreement would be contingent on Schmidt's physical condition, which is no secret to the Dodgers, who recently hired his trainer with the Giants, Stan Conte. Colletti also has familiarity with Schmidt, having helped acquire him as the Giants' assistant general manager.
In Schmidt, the Dodgers not only would get an ace, but take one away from the Giants, a National League West rival. Schmidt, who turns 34 in January, went 11-9 with a 3.59 ERA in 2006, making 32 starts and throwing 213 1/3 innings. He had three complete games, more than the entire Dodgers' staff. In 12 Major League seasons, he has a 127-90 record and 3.91 ERA.
The three-time All-Star would head a rotation that includes Derek Lowe, Brad Penny, Chad Billingsley and Randy Wolf. In addition, the Dodgers have starters Mark Hendrickson, Hong-Chih Kuo and Brett Tomko on their roster. Speculation is bound to include Penny and/or Hendrickson in future talks for a hitter.
The Dodgers apparently won a bidding war that included the Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. Schmidt's best seasons were 2003-04, when he went 17-5 with a league-leading 2.34 ERA and 18-7 with a 3.20 ERA. He is coming off a contract that paid him $10.5 million in 2006.
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061206&content_id=1752456&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la
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well hoepfully this turns out in our favor
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Fuck the Gay-men
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3 years 47 million
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Fuck the Gay-men
dodgers suck dick.
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I knew Schmidt wasnt coming back but it does suck that he signed with the La Bums. And they overpaid big time, 15 mil a year LOL
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Dodgers will be the 2007 NL West Champions and the Gay-men will be last place in the division.
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I knew Schmidt wasnt coming back but it does suck that he signed with the La Bums. And they overpaid big time, 15 mil a year LOL
thats how the market is this year.... the market is all out of wack
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word is brad penny is on the block now.
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I knew Schmidt wasnt coming back but it does suck that he signed with the La Bums. And they overpaid big time, 15 mil a year LOL
thats how the market is this year.... the market is all out of wack
Real spit...it all started last year when The Jays gave A.J. Burnett all that money.
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word is brad penny is on the block now.
Yeah man, I hope he doesn't get traded. Then again we do need a bat so I don't know...
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Dodgers will be the 2007 NL West Champions and the Gay-men will be last place in the division.
fuck that. we gonna make the dodgers look like Donald Trumps hair...all fucked up! beeyatch! 8)
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Dodgers will be the 2007 NL West Champions and the Gay-men will be last place in the division.
fuck that. we gonna make the dodgers look like Donald Trumps hair...all fucked up! beeyatch! 8)
C'mon now, I know you don't believe that.
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Dodgers will be the 2007 NL West Champions and the Gay-men will be last place in the division.
fuck that. we gonna make the dodgers look like Donald Trumps hair...all fucked up! beeyatch! 8)
the giants look worse now than they did last year , so i don't know how they're going to accomplish that
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its not even that, i just hate the dodgers. just as everybody from SF hates LA, and the other way around.
fuck boston and new york, we have the best rivalry!!! 8)
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its not even that, i just hate the dodgers. just as everybody from SF hates LA, and the other way around.
fuck boston and new york, we have the best rivalry!!! 8)
True that man. Goin to a Dodger game when Giant's are in town is fuckin' crazy. You see dude's getting beat up someone even got shot in the parking lot after a game.
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stabbed too
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its not even that, i just hate the dodgers. just as everybody from SF hates LA, and the other way around.
fuck boston and new york, we have the best rivalry!!! 8)
True that man. Goin to a Dodger game when Giant's are in town is fuckin' crazy. You see dude's getting beat up someone even got shot in the parking lot after a game.
i remember dude wearing a dodgers jersey showed up to SBC park. these muthafuckas through him out the stadium from about 30 ft or some shiet. he fucken died.
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I knew Schmidt wasnt coming back but it does suck that he signed with the La Bums. And they overpaid big time, 15 mil a year LOL
exactly! And we have a young ACE! MATT CAIN 22 yrs OLD! ;D
The Dodgers will get a taste of Schmidts 2nd half struggles...
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dont matter.go DODGERS !
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they overpaid big time, 15 mil a year LOL
true, but it's just as bad as SF giving Bonds $16 mil
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they overpaid big time, 15 mil a year LOL
true, but it's just as bad as SF giving Bonds $16 mil
at least Bonds puts people in the stands, schmidt dont...
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they overpaid big time, 15 mil a year LOL
true, but it's just as bad as SF giving Bonds $16 mil
at least Bonds puts people in the stands, schmidt dont...
Yeah but that's all he's goin to do. Cus we all know that the Gaint's aren't goin anywhere anytime soon.
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they overpaid big time, 15 mil a year LOL
true, but it's just as bad as SF giving Bonds $16 mil
at least Bonds puts people in the stands, schmidt dont...
Yeah but that's all he's goin to do. Cus we all know that the Gaint's aren't goin anywhere anytime soon.
no we dont know that. The Giants still have bats and have a good young staff...