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Clouds, anyone?

Not only is it totally overcast down here, it's chilly. I see where the highs the next two days are only going to be 69. This is my fourth spring in SoCal, and I can't remember it ever staying this cool this deep into the spring. Every night at the ballpark, I'm bundled up in layers trying to keep warm. Drive down was a breeze, though, I actually came on the 5 today and didn't run into a single incident of gridlock. ... Dodgers are a middling 10-9 against teams that have winning records going into today. So while it's true that all wins count the same in the standings (even though in real terms, wins against teams in your own division are really equal to TWO wins against other clubs), if the Dodgers do manage to make the playoffs, every team they face in the postseason is going to be quality. Right now, this team isn't eqipped to get past the first round. But a lot can happen between now and October. Maybe Colletti will make a big move. Maybe some (overly) aggressive hitters will become patient hitters.

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am i the only one that thinks making a big trade would be a step backwards? Especially if the trade involves either Billingsley, Kemp, Loney, La Roche, Kershaw, Elbert and Meloan. Also, no Troy Glaus!! We don't need another injury prone player on the team.

Just saw the lineup at MLB.com and LaRoche isn't playing. Weird. I thought he'd be back today with Betemit as the DH.

I really don't like this whole 'splitting time' thing. LaRoche needs to play everyday at this point in his development.

No, great arcade fire, you are not the only one at all. While I think a trade for Miguel Cabrera would be worthwhile, even at great cost, I think no other player is worth our talent, because he would either not have the talent to be worth our kids (Glaus, Rolen, Lowell), or he would be a free agent too soon (Rodriguez).

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TONY JACKSON

Tony Jackson is in his fourth season covering the Dodgers for the Daily News, his eighth season as a full-time Major League Baseball beat writer and his 13th season covering MLB on regular basis. He is a native of Springdale, Ark., and a graduate of the University of Arkansas, although he refuses to root for the Razorbacks again until Frank Broyles is finally out of there. Tony is single and has a daughter who lives in Colorado. His hobbies include working out, reading and taking winter vacations with his daughter to non-MLB cities, usually in Mexico or the Caribbean. And he LIVES to blog.
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