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Dodgers working to fill Wolf's void | dodgers.com: News

At second base, he’s sounding more and more comfortable with DeWitt, although he still hopes to add a veteran from a group of free agents that includes Ronnie Belliard, Craig Counsell, Juan Uribe, Jamey Carroll and Felipe Lopez.

“Barring something not on the radar, it will be Blake DeWitt plus a veteran if we started the season today,” Colletti said.

Colletti said he sees DeWitt through the prism of 2008 — when he jumped from Double-A to hit .264 with nine homers and 52 RBIs in about two-thirds of a season while playing a new position — and not 2009, when DeWitt was displaced by the late signing of Orlando Hudson and shuttled from the Major Leagues to the Minor Leagues six times.

“‘09 wasn’t fair to him,” said Colletti. “In ‘08, he played most of the season, the toughest part of the season. We asked a lot of him and it wasn’t just a short sampling.”

I don’t live in a cave. I’ve read plenty of things how there are plenty of issues going on with the team right now. It’s not my job to speculate on these things. But if these things are hurting the club, it’s unfortunate because it’s a historic ballclub. Randy Wolf: Decision made easier by the Dodgers’ lack of interest | The Fabulous Forum | Los Angeles Times (via diamondleung)

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The Dodgers have 3-4 teams interested in $$ Juan Pierre and a 3-team deal is being explored to get L.A. a bad-contract starter in return. Twitter / Steve Henson: The Dodgers have 3-4 teams … (via diamondleung)

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(via The Left Field Pavilion)

I can’t trade him. Where do you find another one? I need more, not less. Ned Colletti on Chad Billingsley (via MLB.com)

Matt Kemp and Chad Billingsley talk about movies

oliviaaarrgh:

nesstea:

I miss them sfm right now!

Matt: I’ve seen every movie ever, almost.

Oh, Matt. “I watch so many movies. I don’t have a favorite.” And Chad being Chad.

“Uh. Black Hawk Down’s pretty good.” Oh, Thunder Thighs, it’s okay to have an opinion. I miss him and his lispy adolescent-boy voice. And I miss the Bison, though he is always in my life via Twitter.

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oliviaaarrgh:

I didn’t want to turn my Twitter public, so Amanda RT’ed my tweet in hopes that Jon Weisman, author of the book would see it. He did. And he said awesome.

Okay, Jon Weisman is probably the best Dodger blogger out there and it’s rather sad but I am getting a little “OMG” that he noticed. What? He’s awesome so therefore this is awesome. That is all.

I endorse this declaration of awesome.

Olivia: LMFAO
Olivia: YESS
Olivia: JON RT’ED
Amanda: LMAO
Amanda: OUR DEVIOUS PLAN WORKED
Olivia: LMFAO I KNOW
Olivia: this is so sad/amusing
Olivia: we turn so fangirly
Olivia: over dodger bloggers
Amanda: LMFAOOOO
Amanda: I KNOW
Amanda: BUT
Amanda: IT’S JON WEISMAN
Olivia: TRUE
Olivia: IT IS JON WEISMAN
Amanda: HE IS AWESOME
Olivia: SERIOUSLY

There is clearly nothing wrong with us.

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Blake DeWitt: Can he hit? | Dodger Thoughts | Los Angeles Times

I sure hope so.

So I probably don’t need to tell you that the Dodgers didn’t offer a single departing player arbitration. While folks around the ‘net are most upset about the non-offers to Will Ohman, Ronnie Belliard, and Guillermo Mota, I’d like to discussed the oft-overlooked cases of Orlando Hudson and Randy Wolf. Dodger Divorce: Late to the party.