L.A. Dodger blues (10-27-05)

[WestCoasta]

He'd have to give Orel to get this job



All signs have pointed to Terry Collins ever since the great day Jim Tracy was 'dismissed.' Collins has managerial experience, familiarity with the organization, and most importantly, a well-oiled relationship with Paul DePodesta. The fact that Orel Hershiser is even in the mix is laughable considering the late stage at which he was brought in to interview. When people started calling for a former Dodger to be in the running, DePodesta realized the PR situation and put Orel on a plane (probably at Orel's expense). Of course, DePodesta wasn't there at the airport to greet him. Nor was he at Dodger Stadium for Orel's interview. Very classy. Poor Orel doesn't have a clue who he's flirting with. These are not your friends, Orel. These are not your Dodgers. Lucky for him, he's just a pawn in DePodesta's little game of online Battleship. Or whatever stupid game has pawns.

As much as Terry Collins is likely the Dodgers' choice, there might be one thing (one big, fat thing) keeping DePodesta from feeling entirely comfortable: Tommy Lasorda. DePodesta and Lasorda don't exactly share the same baseball theories, and you get the feeling that DePodesta wouldn't mind seeing Lasorda fall into a vat of ricotta cheese. Since Tommy has vociferously endorsed Collins (to the point where you just want to shove gnocci in his nostrils), you could see DePodesta going with someone else simply as a "fuck you" to Marinara Face. Would it have been so hard for Linguine Lips to keep his goddamn mouth shut? He works for the organization, correct? Then why the hell is he publicly endorsing someone? Simple answer: he's three feet tall and full of tomato paste.

[Javier]

The greatest GM of all time played his little "battleship" game too.  Won us 4 titles!  All these writers are fucking jokes.

[WestCoasta]

this is no writer, I got it off the site of some random guy who's a dodger fan

[Javier]

He's a writer.  He runs a webpage where he puts up his articles.


Check out Dodger Thoughts, Baseballl Primer, or HardBall Times if you really want good information about the team and how it really is being runned.  I honestly think it's sad how bad of a rep McCourt has gotten the moment he stepped foot in L.A