http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/ Jon Weisman's outletfor dealing psychologicallywith the Los Angeles Dodgersand baseball. en-us Mon, 2 Feb 2009 16:45:00 PST Mon, 2 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST support2007@baseballtoaster.com 60 http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1203229.html Dodger Thoughts is moving. http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1203229.html Mon, 2 Feb 2009 16:45:00 PST http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1204698.html ESPN.com writer and Dodger Thoughts bonne amie Molly Knight showed Yankee pitcher Joba Chamberlain who's boss. http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1204698.html Mon, 2 Feb 2009 11:20:00 PST http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1204528.html You don't have to go home, and you can stay here. http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1204528.html Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:49:52 PST http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1204312.html For those who haven't heard, Andrew Lambo has moved to the top of the Baseball America Dodger prospect list. In 2008, the 6-foot-3, 190-pound 20-year-old outfielder from Newbury Park followed an .807 OPS for Class A Great Lakes by going 14 for 26 with three homers for Jacksonville. http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1204312.html Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:48:00 PST http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1204263.html Spurred on by a joke by Dodger Thoughts commenter Jim Hitchcock, fellow commenter Humma Kavula had a nifty idea today. http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1204263.html Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:54:00 PST http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1204083.html While it's not true that Andre Ethier's arbitration case will be settled in the Showcase Showdown, the Dodgers' winter caravan will take the team to a taping of The Price Is Right on Wednesday. A full schedule of the week of community events can be found here. http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1204083.html Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:56:00 PST http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1203930.html The Dodgers' starting catcher will have "J. Martin" on the back of his jersey this season, writes Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. Russell Nathan Jeanson Coltrane Martin is doing so to honor his mother, whose maiden name is Jeanson. http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1203930.html Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:00:00 PST http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1203713.html Dave Cameron writes at Fangraphs about not giving up on propsects who hit a rough patch: "Don't judge a player with a long history of success on one bad season. Talent shines through, even if not immediately." http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1203713.html Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:52:00 PST http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1203588.html While I was filled with self-involvement in promoting my book, seemingly every other Dodger blog wrote about the offhand revelation by Dodger pitching coach Rick Honeycutt (to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com) that James McDonald would start the 2009 season in the bullpen. http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1203588.html Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:21:00 PST http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1203582.html My kids like Webkinz. http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1203582.html Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:16:47 PST http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1203570.html No spoilers. http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1203570.html Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:55:00 PST http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1167326.html I'm pleased to announce that my book, 100 Things Dodgers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, is on its way to the printers and is on schedule for publication in April. http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1167326.html Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:20:00 PST http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1202857.html John Updike, the author of Rabbit, Run, which I have long considered my favorite novel, died today. http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1202857.html Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:06:00 PST http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1202828.html Brian Cartwright ran a study on catcher basestealing prevention for Fangraphs. "The task is to seperate the catcher's ability to throw out base stealers from that of the pitchers they are teamed with," Cartwright wrote. Among his findings http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1202828.html Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:52:00 PST http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1202754.html Something that has become acutely apparent is how deep the Dodger blogosphere has become and how high the standards are. It's not just me and old stalwarts like 6-4-2 and Dodger Blues. (Yes, we're the aging veterans on the roster.) http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1202754.html Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:10:00 PST