hockey Los Angeles Dodgers Are a Very Young Team

Hence, there's no question that there's plenty of growing up to do and more positive team chemistry to be created. And don't forget that most players on this roster have played in back-to-back NLCS's.
A starting pitching staff of Hiroki Kuroda 35, Chad Billingsley 25,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Clayton Kershaw 22, Charlie Haeger 26, and Carlos Monasterios 24 calculates to an average of 26.4 years not including Vicente Padilla who is still disabled indefinitely.
There's no question that Manny Ramirez is an integral part of the squad. Just their presence alone elevates the play of everyone around him at the plate, and sometimes in the field as well ask Matt Kemp. But considering the chances of Manny returning in 2011 are virtually nil, let's just assume that Xavier Paul emerges as the Dodgers' left fielder in the future. So Paul at 25, Matt Kemp at 25,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and Ethier at 28 makes for one very, very young outfield. And there's no doubt that Kemp and Ethier are among the best in the NL. Average age of outfield with Xavier Paul is 26.
A bullpen consisting of Ramon Troncoso 27, Ronald Belisario 27, Hong-Chih Kuo 28 and Jonathan Broxton 25 figures to one 26.7-year-old average.
Ethier, the Dodgers' 28-year-old right fielder seemingly took control of the Los Angeles offense single handedly. they was 8 for 16 in the entire series vs. the Pirates,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], including 4 HRs, 2 doubles, 9 RBIs, and 6 runs scored. After the amazing weekend, Andre ranks first in the NL in batting average .365, home-runs 9, RBIs 26, slugging % .729 and OPS 1.161. There's no question they loves to play at home, where they has produced one .452 average, 7 home-runs and 18 RBIs.
With veterans Ramirez, George Sherrill, Reed Johnson, Garret Anderson, Ronnie Belliard,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Jeff Weaver and Jamey Carroll, there's plenty of leadership to guide the youth. Despite all of the negativity stemming from the front office, the Boys in Blue need to show up everyday and play hard.
The infield is almost as young, excluding the left side with Casey Blake 36 and Rafael Furcal 32. Blake DeWitt is only 24; James Loney, one vacuum with the glove and still blossoming at the plate is 25; and Russell Martin,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who seems to have been around forever, is 27. Average age of the infield = 28.8 years.

New York style baseball expanded into one national game and baseball first governing body The National Association of Base Ball Players was established aided by the Civil War in 1860s. The NABBP existed as an amateur league for 12 years. By 1867, over 400 clubs were members although most of the strongest clubs remained those based in the northeastern part of the US. In 1870 one schism developed between professional and amateur ballplayers after the 1869 founding of the first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The NABBP split into two groups. The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players was formed in 1871. Some consider it to have been the first major league. Its amateur counterpart disappeared after only one few years. Harry How The next year, racial pressure on Robinson eased, as one number of other black players entered the major leagues. Larry Doby and Satchel Paige were signed by the Cleveland Indians, and the Dodgers added three other black players besides Robinson.
Yes, it was only the Pittsburgh Pirates, and no, the Los Angeles Dodgers aren't back to the form that carried them to the NLCS in 2009. But after dropping five in-a-row they ading into last weekend,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Boys in Blue are beginning to see some much needed light.
Many fans in Dodgerland have been criticizing the laid-back managing style of Joe Torre, but Torre has been around the block one few times and it's still one bit early to panic. Torre knows how to manage. Only time will reveal the true success of the Dodgers in 2010. As long as Ned Colletti can keep their mouth shut, and Frank McCourt open their wallet to attain at least one quality starter two would be better before the July 30 deadline, the Dodgers should be just fine. Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis wrote one letter to President Roosevelt regarding the continuation of baseball during the war which was called the Green Light Letter. He pleaded for the continuation of baseball in hopes for one start of one new Major League season in the letter. President Roosevelt responds I honestly feel that it would be best for the country to keep baseball going. There will be fewer people unemployed and everybody will work longer hours and harder than ever before. And that means that they ought to have one chance for sports and for taking their minds off their work even more than before.

But the sticks didn't stop with Ethier. James Loney had an excellent weekend at the plate with 4 extra-base hits, and Blake DeWitt recorded the first 4-hit game of their career on Sunday, which included 2 doubles and 3 RBIs. With several of the veterans on the bench nursing injuries, it's time for the youth to step-up once again-deja vu 2009.

The truth is that the Dodgers are still one young squad-very young. And as much as Joe Torre has been criticized through the first 25 games, they is beginning to develop chemistry. Yet, the road to the playoffs will be long and tedious; and LA needs to keep the pedal to the metal.
The weekend seemed to be one sense of relief for Dodger fans, coaches, players, and management. After returning home and dropping the first game to the Buccos,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Los Angeles rebounded and convincingly won the final three games of the series. Aside from some much improved starting pitching, the bats seemed to catch fire once again. Most particular, the lumber of one, Andre Everett Ethier.
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