"That's the old little league home run." Hah!

He's back.

Bleh.

I know. Fvcking Shawn Kelley.

I'm interested in seeing what the fate of Juan Pierre is right now. I really liked him in that lead off spot and am a little bummed that he is going back to the bench after really stepping up and performing for the team when they needed him. I've really enjoyed watching him play for the Dodgers on a daily basis. My dad suspects they will now trade him, and I tend to agree, and I think that kinda sucks.

I can say nothing bad about how Juan Pierre played in Manny's stead. Couldn't have hoped for anything better. But with Manny back he is undoubtedly #4 in line for starting. And unfortunately he just doesn't offer much coming off the bench. Between Furcal and Hudson (though neither is AS much of a speed threat as Pierre), they've got speed in the lineup still. And this being his 11th season, Pierre's long term value is questionable. So while he's largely redeemed himself of the opinion I had of him prior to this season, if the Dodgers can take advantage of the temporary inflation of his stock to shore up a pitching staff that's missing a true 5th starter and seeing way too many inning being thrown by the bullpen, then I can't really feel like it sucks to trade Pierre. Especially if it means he'll have an opportunity to be a valuable starter elsewhere instead of going back to being a so-so bench player.

You and Jeff Miller should go grab a beer together.

All good points and I agree that this is a good time for him personally to perhaps go elsewhere. I'll still miss him if he goes. He's been fun to watch.

Baseball rule quiz question:

How can a pitcher be both the winning and losing pitcher in the same game? (Hint: It almost happened yesterday)

Ok, I had to use Google for that one....

It didn't almost happen yesterday, because the guy didn't play his old team. Letter of the rules notwithstanding, if I was the ump, I'd apply any number of accepted rules of statutory construction to say that it can't happen, anymore than trading players between teams in the middle of an ongoing game can happen.