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"Sam Culotta" <culotta_art.TakeThisOut@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>I didn't feel like posting either.. it's rather disheartening watching this
>waste of good pitching. Kuroda must think he's snake-bit. I hope Furcal
>gets well soon; this offense is offensive.
>
> S.

I thought Furcal was supposed to be activated last week end?
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I think it's just pressure. Lots of young talent trying maybe a bit too
hard with RISP. Hopefully over time, they'll get their groove back.

On 5/28/08 8:17 PM, in article E7OdnfG_mvDCvaPVnZ2dnUVZ_sbinZ2d DeleteThis @dejazzd.com,
"Amish" <Amish DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:

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> "Sam Culotta" <culotta_art DeleteThis @verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:Swi%j.11194$9H6.748@trnddc04...
>> I didn't feel like posting either.. it's rather disheartening watching this
>> waste of good pitching. Kuroda must think he's snake-bit. I hope Furcal
>> gets well soon; this offense is offensive.
>>
>> S.
>
> I thought Furcal was supposed to be activated last week end?
>
>
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On May 28, 8:17 pm, "Amish" <Am....TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote:> "Sam Culotta"
<culotta_....TakeThisOut@verizon.net> wrote in message> > news:Swi%j.
11194$9H6.748@trnddc04...> > >I didn't feel like posting either.. it's
rather disheartening watching this> >waste of good pitching. Kuroda
must think he's snake-bit. I hope Furcal> >gets well soon; this
offense is offensive.> > > S.> > I thought Furcal was supposed to be
activated last week end?That's been a recurring problem with the team
over the years.  We're always waiting for that one guy to come off the
DL and breathe life back into the offense.  No doubt Furcal was a
catalyst in the early-going, but will his return turn Jeff Kent's
fortunes around?  Does it send Luis Maza back down to the minors?  I'd
be concerned that he'd be able to return himself to form, let alone
ignite anything in his teammates.  Right now the only positives I've
really seen to come out of the month of May were the deletion of
Andruw Jones and a solid, though I'm afraid premature, debut of
Clayton Kershaw.
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"David Fishman" <David0270.RemoveThis@charter.net> wrote in message
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> I think it's just pressure. Lots of young talent trying maybe a bit too
> hard with RISP. Hopefully over time, they'll get their groove back.
>
I hope to hell it isn't pressure because after diipping in their toes two
seasons ago then getting a full bath last season, these guys should be up to
speed. Kemp has all the "potential" in the world but I've always been
suspicious of his baseball IQ.. he's developed a gimungous hole in his swing
and by now, should have made adjustments. Loney and Ethier are arrived
despite the former's nasty slump right now, but neither seems to be the big
time bopper we're missing. Jones and Kent were supposed to provide the pop,
but appear to have gone flat as yesterday's beer. Jeez, the leading home run
guy on the team (tied with Loney) is Furcal for crying out loud! 5! and he's
been on the bench for almost 3 weeks.

As Lyons pointed out during last night's broadcast, it's nice to have 3 or 4
hitters with good OBP and average, but it's tough to score multiple runs
when it takes 3 hits to get one.
Which leads me to ask. Is there anyone in our system who shows big bopper
potential? A young Josh Hamilton, or Ryan Howard, or Chase Utley, or... you
know what I mean. Or are we going to have to trade for one?

I am heartened, however, by the increased pulse rate displayed by the
starters. Now if they can just start hitting before it passes.

S.


> On 5/28/08 8:17 PM, in article
> E7OdnfG_mvDCvaPVnZ2dnUVZ_sbinZ2d.RemoveThis@dejazzd.com,
> "Amish" <Amish.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> "Sam Culotta" <culotta_art.RemoveThis@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:Swi%j.11194$9H6.748@trnddc04...
>>> I didn't feel like posting either.. it's rather disheartening watching
>>> this
>>> waste of good pitching. Kuroda must think he's snake-bit. I hope Furcal
>>> gets well soon; this offense is offensive.
>>>
>>> S.
>>
>> I thought Furcal was supposed to be activated last week end?
>>
>>
>
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"Amish" <Amish.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Sam Culotta" <culotta_art.TakeThisOut@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:Swi%j.11194$9H6.748@trnddc04...
>>I didn't feel like posting either.. it's rather disheartening watching
>>this waste of good pitching. Kuroda must think he's snake-bit. I hope
>>Furcal gets well soon; this offense is offensive.
>>
>> S.
>
> I thought Furcal was supposed to be activated last week end?
>
He was, but he woke up one day last week with a stiff back and was taken off
the flight to Chicago. Considering the weather there, we're lucky half the
team didn't succumb to the same fate.

S.
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On May 29, 2:24 pm, "Sam Culotta" <culotta_....TakeThisOut@verizon.net> wrote:
> Which leads me to ask. Is there anyone in our system who shows big bopper
> potential? A young Josh Hamilton, or Ryan Howard, or Chase Utley, or... you
> know what I mean. Or are we going to have to trade for one?

Not really. At least, nobody close to the majors (and nobody close to
a sure thing as a real bopper).

The one closest to the majors (tho' by no means a sure thing as a real
masher) is Lucas May, who hit 25 HRs last year and has 8 thus far this
year (line of .279/.341/.551 in 147 AB). He's probably the best
hitting prospect in the system at this point (the best not named Andy
LaRoche).

Behind him are a load of question marks with bits of potential. Andrew
Lambo has the build (6'3", 190), and showed promise in his first pro
action (GCL last year he hit .343/.440/.519, 15 2B and 5 HR in 181 AB
as an 18yo), but has been a bit of a disappointment thus far in the
Midwest league (.267/.325/.444, 13 2B, 6 HR in 187 AB). This is
however his age 19 season (doesn't turn 20 until mid August), so those
numbers are a bit better then they initially appear given his age.

Joshua Bell has shown some promise as a power prospect, but thus far
in the Cali league his numbers are similar to Lambos, but with better
discipline (.273/.373/.455, 12 2B, 6 HR in 187 AB). He hit 17 HR last
season in just short of 500 AB (mostly in the Midwest league) in what
was his age 20 season: not especially young, but certainly not old
enough for age to be a concern. He doesn't turn 22 until November.

There is one guy who was touted as a potential basher during the draft
a couple years ago, but really hasn't shown it yet; mostly because
he's barely played (I'm not entirely sure why). Kyle Orr is a 6'5" kid
out of Canada, who it seems the Dodger brass are hoping will become
the next Mike Piazza (he was drafted as a 1B, but has been moved to C
since going pro). He played in the GCL last season as an 18yo and and
flashed some "three true outcomes" potential (.228/.330/.329, 7 AB, 3
HR, 19/47 BB/K in 158 AB), but has yet to play this year. I haven't
seen any specific reason for this (such as injury or suspension), so I
can only assume the organization has him slotted to repeat rookie
ball, possibly because of his conversion to C (he's logged no time at
that position yet, but his page on minorleaguebaseball.com lists him
as a C).

Thats about the best I can give you on that front: not alot of
certainty, and definitely nothing close to the majors (May could very
well get a cup of coffee this September, but the others are most
likely a good 3-4 years away).
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