Conservative Donnybrook

The Dodgers have made some of the worst free trade acquisitions ever. With Darren Dreifort, Jason Schmidt and Nomar Garciaparra coming on recently one would think they could not do worse. Then came Andruw Jones. It really is amazing just how horrible he is this year, not that he was much better last year.

Jones has played in 43 games and had 133 at bats with the Dodgers this year. He is batting .165 with 45 strike outs. He is an abysmal 1-32 with runners in scoring position. And still Torre insists on playing the bum. Take last night for example. The Dodgers are down 2-1 in the bottom of the ninth with one out. Matt Kemp is at the plate when a rain delay is called, leaving Kemp with a 3-2 count. When the game resumes, Kemp takes a ball and walks to first. He steals second as Blake DeWitt strikes out. Kemp took third on a ball-four wild pitch to Delwyn Young. With the pitchers spot up and the tying run 90 feet away, Torre sends Andruw Jones to the plate. The crowd sighs. Jones proceeds to strike out on a ball low and outside to end the game.

I hate Jones. I would rather have seen Lasorda at the plate.