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Pardon their dust

Dolphin Stadium is undergoing an extensive remodeling for football purposes, but it appears that it's all exterior, probably having something to do with the luxury suites. There is no indication that the appearance of the stadium on the inside, where the games are played, will change in any way. When I pulled into the parking lot and saw all the scaffolding and construction work going on, I thought "Oh, no, this is going to be a nightmare trying to work here the next four days." Surprisingly, though, once I parked and walked in, I found nothing out of the ordinary. Smooth sailing, so far. ... By the way, upon further review, it appears Chin-hui Tsao was a victim of some rotten luck during that fateful seventh inning yesterday (some borderline pitches called balls, some seeing-eye singles). So in hindsight, maybe I shouldn't have been so hard on Grady in today's paper for leaving Tsao in there as long as he did. It's easy to make snap judgements from the safety of the press box. But snap judgements from the corner of the dugout can get a manager fired. Like the players, I whiff once in a while. This was one of those times.

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Tony,
I felt the same way you did, he did leave Tsao in a hitter too long that's why I love your blog cause your honest. Keep up the good work! I rather have our manager take a pitcher out out a hitter early than a hitter too late.

Grady's probably a little sensitive when people accuse him of sticking with a pitcher for too long.
Seems to have a good sense of humor about it though.

Hi Tony,
Loney is not in the Vegas lineup today, is a move imminent?

Loney isn't coming up. Not right now, anyway. He got the day off today because he had played in every game this season for the Five-Ones. Jim Gemma, the Five-Ones' superb media relations man, tells me via instant messenger that James was on deck at one point today to pinch hit.

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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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