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fangraphs.com - 7/8/2009
Please Move Matt Kemp Up | FanGraphs Baseball
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The bottom of the order in the National League is reserved for pitchers and usually the worst hitters. This season, the average 7-9 slot is occupied by a non-pitcher hitting .249/.320/.381 – the equivalent of Luis Castillo. For whatever reason, Joe Torre has decided to up the ante for those ...
Roto-Rx
athbloggs.blogspot.com - 7/12/2009
Roto-Rx
— athbloggs.blogspot.com — The Doctor is now in... Just an aside...all roto players must be somewhat concerned when two teams... in the same division make a trade (i.e. Francouer for Church). No team wants to see a player that used to be on their team kill them every time they play. Must really mean that these two clubs ... (more) Roto-Rx

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Post Game: Surprise, Oliver Hardy!
nleastchatter.com - 7/9/2009
Post Game: Surprise, Oliver Hardy!
— nleastchatter.com — "That's the first fine mess I've gotten you out of" Oliver Perez (2-2) returned from the disabled... list and, despite 7 bases on balls, pitched well enough to keep the New York Mets in the game, and surprisingly enough the Mets out hit and out scored the Los Angeles Dodgers en ... (more) Post Game: Surprise, Oliver Hardy!

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Post-Game 86 Thread: Matt Kemp's F.U. Moment(s)
sonsofstevegarvey.com - 7/11/2009
Post-Game 86 Thread: Matt Kemp's F.U. Moment(s)
— sonsofstevegarvey.com — DODGERS 12, BREWERS 8 (10) Dear All-Star Selection Committee: Hi, it's Matt Kemp. The one you passed... over to replace the injured Carlos Beltran so Charlie Manuel could have his whole damn outfield in St. Louis? Yeah, that's me. You might want to know I hit a tenth-inning ... (more) Post-Game 86 Thread: Matt Kemp's F.U. Moment(s)

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Umpiring, Easy Wins, Youkilis vs. Teixeira, the Dodgers, and More
No, You're a Towel — ... , Juan Pierre is not an All-Star. Manny Ramirez is a better candidate than Pierre. Speaking of the Dodgers outfield, I agree with FanGraphs: move Matt Kemp up in the lineup. This guy is good and for some reason, he's somewhat buried in that lineup by Joe Torre. The Dodgers trainer is trying to find a way to predict sports injuries, according to the ...

John Kruk Has the Vapors
Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — ... as dangerous as Manny, but Manny hasn't been here all season. No, he doesn't have as many homers as Casey Blake or heroic walk-offs like Andre Ethier, but he hasn't slumped as badly as they have either. If anything, with his speed he should be leading off, because you want a top hitter to get more at-bats, not fewer. I've just never touched upon it because it seemed so disgustingly obvious, and it seemed a little nit-picky about the best team in baseball. That said, FanGraphs ...

Link-O-Rama: More problems for Matt Bush
Circling The Bases — ... how baffling it was that "Matt Kemp has been one of the league's best players, yet has batted higher than sixth in the Dodgers' lineup just 10 times." This week R.J. Anderson of Fans Graphs has taken up the same cause , but with even more stats. * Vladimir Guerrero played the outfield last night for just the second time this season and lasted all of eight innings before ...

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