I'm on the edge of my Barcalounger waiting for the trade(s) to come down. It's gotta be something. Pierre dealt, one of the many rumored to be available infielders to actually become Dodgers, or whatever.

This is almost as excruciating as waiting for the other shoe to drop at the July 31 deadline.

But it's not as bad as holding out hope for Fred Claire to do something, or for Dan Evans, or God forgid, for Paul DePodesta. So at least there's that.

Ned will come through eventually. Until then, we'll live.

Yeah, DePo never did anything at the trade deadline...oh wait, he just gave us our current ace.

Who produced an entire win down the stretch.

And who also won 32 games the last two years. Convenient you left that out.

NEWSFLASH: DePo was not a bad GM. Not great, but not bad.

If you want immediate impact....

Jose Cruz 2005 Dodger Stats

301/391/532 6hr

And what was wrong with Dan Evans?

It was under Evans that Logan White was hired in 2002, and the transformation of the Dodger farm system from one of the worst to one of the best began.

Dan Evans should never have been fired and neither should have Depo. Colletti meanwhile is a friggin nightmare.

You're right. DePodesta was a bleeping genius. A god. The best general manager not running a club today. A leader of men, a great communicator and manager of people. And the Dodgers will regret his firing for decades.

Dan Evans too. I can't believe I ever doubted him.

James Loney (2002), Chad Billingsley (2003), Jonathan Broxton (2002), Matt Kemp (2003), Russell Martin (2002), were some of the players drafted during the Evans/White regime.

Prior to 2002 the Dodgers had one of the worst farm systems in the game. It was Evans who got the Dodgers back on the path of a strong player development program. The hiring of Logan White had a purpose.

A GM is more than someone who makes trades. A strong GM can set the tone of an organization. In Evans' case, he put the Dodgers back on the track of player development, and we're still reaping those rewards today. As long as Logan White remains, Evans' legacy is still intact.

I was pleased that Coletti chose keep the kids over the winter, and as things stand currently, I have no problems with him. But I also recognize that he is the beneficiary of the groundwork laid by Dan Evans.

I asked a question before, "...what was wrong with Dan Evans?" I'm still looking for specifics.

Evans only mistake was not being hired by Frank McCourt. We will pay for that mistake in judgement for a very long time. One can correlate the Juan Pierre signing to the firing of Dan Evans.

When all is said and done, Frank McCourt needs to take the blame for Slappy.

Well said, BD. Very well said. You're absolutely right that a GM is more than making trades.

Of course Logan White was a great hire.

The point of my original thread was about how difficult it is waiting for something to happen.

We do get carried away with the sarcasm here sometimes, no? I'm as guilty of that as the next guy.

So points well taken.

Of course, I still think Evans and DePodesta were essentially dweebs, in over their heads, flawed managers, and better in some other capacity with some other club. You won't change my mind on that score. I'm sticking with Ned.

Savvy,

Nothing wrong with us agreeing that we disagree. Especially, as you imply, if we keep it civil.

As for changing anyone's mind, that's never my intention. I just state my opinion, and recognize that like everyone else, I can be wrong (happens more often than I would like).