Tonight's lineup
RF Kemp
LF Ethier
C Martin
2B Kent
1B Loney
CF Jones
SS Garciaparra
3B DeWitt
RH Kuroda
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About Inside the Dodgers
Tony Jackson has covered the Dodgers for
the Daily News since 2004 and has covered Major League Baseball on a
regular basis since 1995. He previously covered the Colorado Rockies
and Cincinnati Reds. He is a native of Springdale, Ark., and a graduate
of the University of Arkansas.
Even the Ned-bashers have to give him credit for signing Kuroda!
If I'm not mistaken, it was Logan White who first discovered him. Hence, White should be the GM.
Amazing!
While Logan was instrumental in scouting and signing Kuroda, Keiichi Kojima (known throughout the organization as K.K.) who was the first cog. He is the Dodgers' scout who is actually based in Japan. From there, it went up the chain to Acey Kohrogi, the Dodgers' Asian operations director, who goes to Japan several times a year. Eventually, Logan went to Japan to scout him, and I believe Paul Fryer, who is now the Dodgers' national crosschecker, also went to Japan to have a look. I'm sure I'm probably leaving somebody out, and I apologize for that. Ultimately, though, it was Ned who made the decision to sign him -- although Ned would be the first to tell you that Acey, K.K. and Dodgers traveling secretary Scott Akasaki, all of whom spent time with Kuroda in Japan just before the signing, were instrumental in getting the deal done. And, of course, Frank McCourt was the guy who ponied up the $35.3 million.
I stand corrected. Thanks for the clarification Tony.