The Arizona Diamondbacks extended the contracts of manager Kirk Gibson and general manager Kevin Towers on Monday. A fan favorite in Los Angeles as a player, Gibson was the choice of some to replace Don Mattingly — if given the chance. Both managers have multi-year contracts, so that chance might not come anytime soon. Just for fun:
Fairly simply poll question tonight. First, watch the video of tonight’s Dodgers-Padres brawl and find out how both sides reacted afterward.
Now, make the call:
We know what will happen. Barring something unforeseen, Yasiel Puig will be wearing a Chattanooga Lookouts uniform to begin the season.
But what should happen?
We’ve explored the pros and cons throughout spring training (examples here, here and here). Now it’s your turn to weigh in.
We don’t have confirmation yet, but if the Dodgers wind up signing Peter Moylan (as has been reported), the competition for the final spot out of the bullpen becomes interesting.
Update: Moylan confirmed that he’s joining the Dodgers via Twitter:
I’m also really looking forward to new opportunities with the @dodgers organization.
— Peter Moylan (@PeterMoylan) January 17, 2013
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