<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Andy LaRoche had no idea getting hit by a baseball could do so much damage. LaRoche tore a ligament in his right thumb trying to catch a pickoff play at third base during Friday's 6-4 loss to St. Louis. He will have surgery Monday in Los Angeles and miss eight to 10 weeks, taking him out of a two-man competition at third and making Nomar Garciaparra the probable opening day starter despite his own injury. "I guess you can't say it's as bad as finding out someone died or something, but it's a shock," LaRoche said Saturday. "You don't believe it at first. I just got hit by a baseball, but it's just one of those things you've got to accept it." LaRoche entered the game in the fourth inning as a pinch runner for Garciaparra, who was hit by a pitch on his right wrist. A half inning later, the 24-year-old LaRoche was injured when catcher Danny Ardoin's pickoff throw to third deflected off runner D'Angelo Jimenez and jarred his thumb. LaRoche batted .350 in nine spring games with a home run and two RBI. "I feel badly. I sat and talked to Andy this morning," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said Saturday in Jupiter. "... He seems to be fine, and we certainly will keep track of him on a regular basis." Garciaparra suffered swelling and bruising from the hit and is day to day but X-rays found no serious problems. "The thing with the hand is there are so many little bones in there you just don't know, so we just wanted to go make sure. Obviously, it was good to hear nothing was broken," said Garciaparra, who is batting .375 after hitting just .283 last season. Garciaparra was scheduled to leave Wednesday for Beijing, where the team will play two exhibition games against the San Diego Padres. LaRoche expected to return to Vero Beach by Wednesday or Thursday after his surgery so he can continue working out. Though LaRoche's thumb will be immobile at first, trainer Stan Conte told him his rehabilitation will begin with exercises such as playing video games, which is "not a bad way to rehab," LaRoche said. After three to six weeks, he should be able to start hitting and throwing again. "You just try to keep your spirits up and try not to miss a beat conditioning wise," LaRoche said. "You just hope and pray for a strong recovery."</div> Swear to god, LaRoche is going to be a bust. What now Crede? F u c k
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bynumite @ Mar 8 2008, 11:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Word on the street is that the Dodgers are after Crede.</div> I've also read that the Dodgers are considering Inge (of the Tigers). Weren't, at one point, the Dodgers in the running for Johan and LaRoche was on e of the players the Twins wanted but LA did not want to give up?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (blackadder @ Mar 9 2008, 11:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bynumite @ Mar 8 2008, 11:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Word on the street is that the Dodgers are after Crede.</div> I've also read that the Dodgers are considering Inge (of the Tigers). Weren't, at one point, the Dodgers in the running for Johan and LaRoche was on e of the players the Twins wanted but LA did not want to give up? </div> They wanted Kemp, LaRoche and Kershaw for Santana possibly one more LA player Billinsley I think. I would of love the Dodgers to get Cabrera but Loney, Kemp and Kershaw was just to much.I think Crede could be traded to the Dodgers.I don't want Inge he has a big ass Salary.
I am impressed w/ Loney what little I have seen. I am not entirely sold on Kemp. Have fun w/ Andruw. By June, his striking out or hitting into a DP in the most routine of situations will drive you nuts. Then, a clutch situation will come up and he'll let you down. He may be good for another year or 2 defensively.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (blackadder @ Mar 10 2008, 08:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I am impressed w/ Loney what little I have seen. I am not entirely sold on Kemp. Have fun w/ Andruw. By June, his striking out or hitting into a DP in the most routine of situations will drive you nuts. Then, a clutch situation will come up and he'll let you down. He may be good for another year or 2 defensively.</div> Loney and Kemp are the real deal, they could hit HR's. Yea, I'm not quite sold on Jones though, but with Kent and Garciaparra getting older I'm sticking with him hopefully he could still hit 20 or more HR'S.
