Pierre plays, Kemp sits
Just when you thought this OF situation was settled, Joe tells us before the game today that it's going to be fluid, at least for the first few days of the season when he wants to get everybody some at-bats. The only thing that isn't fluid is that Rafael Furcal is the leadoff guy no matter who plays. Pierre is batting seventh today. Andre Ethier is actually going to take ground balls at 1B, which Joe says will give him another lineup option on days when James Loney needs a rest. Joe said Ethier would play ahead of Sweeney there because he doesn't want to take Sweeney's bat off the bench.
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
April Fools!!! Haha good try Tony.
Posted by: Rolex | April 1, 2008 5:37 PM
Good one Tony. Had me going there for a second or two.
Posted by: Dave R. | April 1, 2008 5:50 PM
Wow, I hadn't even realized it was April Fool's Day. Too bad. If I had known, I would have written that Pierre was on the bench again.
Posted by: tony jackson | April 1, 2008 6:17 PM
It's not April Fools.
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080401&content_id=2479484&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la
Posted by: Brooklyn Dodger | April 1, 2008 6:29 PM
Oh my...1 game into the season and senility has already set in for our manager. Benching a guy because he's 0-for-3 against the starting pitcher is something Grady Little would do.
Posted by: Dave R. | April 1, 2008 6:43 PM