truebluela.com - 5/10/2008
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Since I’m seeing this thrown around a lot, no we can’t send Andruw Jones back to AAA even though he never used up his option years. Once a player has more than three years of service time, he can refuse any assignment.
Congrats to Blake DeWitt for his first career home run. He’s actually putting up solid numbers now ( .295/.382/.436), albeit with a BABIP ...
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Game 36 Thread: May 10 vs. Astros, 7p
Sons of Steve Garvey —
... , but it isn't too early to start their best outfield of Pierre, Kemp and Ethier. (By the way, Jones can't be sent to the minors without his permission.) The Dodgers tend to score runs in batches, something that needs to happen today in order to prevent a series loss.
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