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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Plaschke: Impostors ruining Dodgers’ feel-good story (RR)

A Case of Tichborne to go please.

Who is this manager who allowed his starting pitcher to wilt for a second consecutive game? What happened to the great Joe Torre?

Who is this outfielder who has one bloop hit in seven at-bats, zero hits in five chances with men on base and one big center-field boot? Where is the likable Matt Kemp?

What about the leadoff hitter who has one hit in nine at-bats, a game-changing wild throw, and all sorts of uncomfortable grimaces? Who took the beloved Rafael Furcal?

The Dodgers didn’t just leave Citizens Bank Park field Friday, they were thrown out by a Phillies team that pushed them to the door just before snatching their swagger.

Gone is the clubhouse music. Gone are the hopeful smiles. Gone is the idea that Manny Ramirez can carry them.

Repoz Posted: October 11, 2008 at 08:27 AM | 6 comment(s)
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   1. Gritty, hard-nosed punter Posted: October 11, 2008 at 09:01 AM (#2977566)
Who is this awful, awful writer who shits out faux poetry every week? What happened to the Sportswriter of the Year?

Plaschke, do us a favor and shut the #### up.
   2. kevin Posted: October 11, 2008 at 09:32 AM (#2977571)
If you watch the video, he comes off as a lot more reasonable.

In print, he comes off as a sullen prick.
   3. shoewizard Posted: October 11, 2008 at 10:26 AM (#2977592)
If you watch the video, he comes off as a lot more reasonable.

In print, he comes off as a sullen prick.


That happens to a lot of us. :(
   4. I can out-debate Joe Biden; Nieporent said so Posted: October 11, 2008 at 11:59 AM (#2977651)
Gee, the 84-win Dodgers who played insanely great for three days against the Cubs really aren't that good?

Shocking.
   5. Dewitty_Pun Posted: October 11, 2008 at 01:55 PM (#2977735)
I don't think Torre can really be blamed here. Plenty of pitchers have a bad inning and then go back to dominating. Watching the game, Billz didn't look much different than usual. I think he may have been tipping pitches or getting signs stolen since he was dominating until the sky fell in on him. And what started it was a groundball off of Furcal- again. Also, the inability to hit with runners in scoring position after the fourth inning really hurt.
   6. Hello Rusty Kuntz, Goodbye Rusty Cars Posted: October 11, 2008 at 04:19 PM (#2977794)
Plaschke should stick to the stories about USC or UCLA fans whose children died of cancer. He can really write those.
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