SportsBrief - March 5
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... out on the ice. As soon as Juan Pierre was handed that inexcusable five-year, $44 million contract, fans have been on his back criticizing his game and blaming him for last season’s Dodger collapse. While his game may not be pretty, Bill Plaschke of the LA Times says that with Joe Torre as the head man this season, Juan Pierre’s old school game is going to fit in just fine . Pierre may get around 60 stolen bases, collect 200 hits, and hit near .300, but is he really worth enough to have Andre Ethier sitting on the bench? SportsHubLA.com Column of the Day: He’s been one of ...
L.A. Times Plaschke: Dodgers’ Juan Pierre is right where he belongs (RR)
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L.A. Times Plaschke: Dodgers’ Juan Pierre is right where he belongs (RR) Plaschke and Pierre? I’m gonna git some prime Hägen-Dazs-Poiseuille and just watch the smooth blood flow… Fans don’t appreciate him. Statisticians can’t calculate him. Bloggers downright brutalize him. I like him. Now that the Dodgers have added Rafael Furcal’s health and Andruw Jones’ pop, I think Juan Pierre’s presence at the top of the lineup will be as oversized as his cap. Now that the Dodgers have moved him to left field, I think Juan Pierre will fit as easily there as his bat fits on a bunt. ...
These Truths are Self Evident: Juan Pierre Shouldn’t Start for the Dodgers
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... that Juan Pierre will be the regular occupant of that spot, and the only fight for playing time is going on between Kemp and Ethier in right. The sad thing- and here’s where we get to the ugly truth part I mentioned earlier- is that Jackson, generally reliable on such issues, is probably right. Bill Plaschke of the Times thinks that Juan Pierre is a ...
