Dodger Thoughts: Re: Kemp

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A Good Day For Old Friends: Roster Notes
Published 4/5/2008 by Rob at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
The Angels optioned Rich Thompson to AAA Salt Lake to make room for Scot Shields on the 25-man roster. Ex-Dodger Edwin Jackson started his regular season with a flourish by limiting the Yankees to one run through six innings on the road in a game the Rays ultimately won 6-3. Ex-Angel Troy Percival notched his first save with Tampa Bay by retiring Johnny Damon, Derek Jeter, and Bobby Abreu, the Yanks' 1-2-3 hitters, in order. Jon passes along the news that the Royals purchased Hideo Nomo's contract from Idaho Falls.

Dodger Thoughts: This Story Should Just Be About Defense
Published 4/7/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... : Despite Juan Pierre going 0 for 4 with four flyouts, Joe Torre liked the plate appearances and will start Pierre against Dan Haren tomorrow in the Diamondbacks' home opener. "He had pretty good at-bats," Torre said. "He hit them at people." I've been trying to be mellow about Pierre starting in place of Kemp, but this is starting to raise the kind of dander Head & Shoulders doesn't eliminate. Look, Matt Kemp looked as clueless today as you could ever fear, drawing air on two swings against Hoffman before taking a called strike down Bison Avenue in the ninth. But the idea ...