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Friday, August 08, 2008

Marlins bringing back catcher Lo Duca

As Lo Duca renews acquaintances with his youngish neighbor…“Hi Aleah!”

The Marlins signed veteran catcher Paul Lo Duca to a Minor League contract on Friday.

Lo Duca will report to Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday, and will likely catch and serve as a designated hitter. He said there is no timetable as to when he’d be called up to the Majors.

This will be the second stint with Florida for Lo Duca, 36, who was released by the Nationals on July 31. Lo Duca joined with the Marlins in July 2004 in a trade that sent pitcher Brad Penny to the Los Angeles Dodgers. After the 2005 season, Florida dealt him to the Mets.

The Marlins are currently going with John Baker and Matt Treanor as their primary backstops, and after some time in the Minors, he could see time behind the plate for Florida in a September callup.

“I’m not here to buck the trend,” Lo Duca said. “John and Matt have done an excellent job. I just want to be a guy who can make a contribution.”

Repoz Posted: August 08, 2008 at 09:52 PM | 8 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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   1. Perros Posted: August 08, 2008 at 10:35 PM (#2895952)
Back to the future for LoDuca, who came up through Albuquerque with the Dodgers.
   2. Buzzards Bay Posted: August 09, 2008 at 12:20 AM (#2896156)
Back to the future and a misty reaquaintence with vitriol and certainty via your LA Times
it is rehashing old hash but Depo got a bad rap


There are 50 guys at BTF that could have outperformed Ned
   3. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: August 09, 2008 at 12:54 AM (#2896237)
It's only fair. The Mets had to have him in the last pennant race.
   4. Sam M. Posted: August 09, 2008 at 01:06 AM (#2896248)
Poor Paulie. All the teenaged girls he got to know on South Beach the last time around are now 20-somethings away at college. He's got to start all over.
   5. vortex of dissipation Posted: August 09, 2008 at 01:07 AM (#2896249)
Lo Duca will report to Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday, and will likely catch and serve as a designated hitter.


So a National League team hires a guy to be a minor-league DH?
   6. Long John McCaine Mutiny on the Bounty (scott) Posted: August 09, 2008 at 01:28 AM (#2896286)

There are 50 guys at BTF that could have outperformed Ned


mais, non.
   7. Chris Needham Posted: August 09, 2008 at 02:16 AM (#2896312)
Back to the future for LoDuca, who came up through Albuquerque with the Dodgers.

Now with less Winstrol!
   8. Neil Kinnock...Lord Palmerston! (Orinoco) Posted: August 09, 2008 at 02:28 AM (#2896319)
who was released by the Nationals

It that even legal?
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