Kemp sits again, Pierre bats eighth
SS Furcal
C Martin
1B Loney
2B Kent
RF Ethier
CF Jones
3B DeWitt
LF Pierre
P Loaiza
Beautiful day in the desert, about 80 degrees. Beat writers had a great lunch today with Josh Rawitch and Mark Rogoff from the Dodgers PR department at a nice little spot called Sam's Cafe, then came over here to the big airplane hangar where the Snakes are having their home opener tonight. From what I can tell as I sit here 3 1/2 hours before game time, home openers are a little more laid back here than they are at, say, Dodger Stadium. They have the bunting out, but other than that, it feels pretty much like the 50 or so regular season games I have covered here in the past. The roof is open, and I'm guessing it will stay that way given the relatively mild weather I'll check back a little later.
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.
Comments
Well, at least Pierre is batting eighth. That's something to be grateful for. Not much, but something.
I wonder if there's any chance of Martin getting a day off this month...uh, this week.
Posted by: BaseballSavvy.com
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April 7, 2008 6:45 PM
Please Joe say it aint so! This is making us all crazy. Pierre will always be Pierre but Kemp will be a super star. Stop protecting Kemp from big bad pitchers and let him learn. Slappy will just be slapping fly balls from here till eternity.
Posted by: Dean | April 7, 2008 10:06 PM
'Kemp will be a superstar'
ah ah, ah-hahahahahahahahahah!
Posted by: Mikey | April 8, 2008 2:49 PM