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DODGERS - 5/16/03
May 16, 2003
2nd place in the NL West
21-20, 5.5 games behind the Giants
"Fair or Foul" - Batter vs. Pitcher
vs. Pavano AB HR RBI BA 16-May vs. Dreifort AB HR RBI BA
Shawn Green 10 2 5 0.500 Fla Mike Redmond 3 0 0 0.667
Daryle Ward 4 0 0 0.500   Juan Pierre 7 0 1 0.429
Paul Lo Duca 5 0 1 0.400   Mike Lowell 8 1 4 0.375
Adrian Beltre 16 0 1 0.375   Andy Fox 12 0 0 0.333
Alex Cora 3 0 0 0.333   Derrek Lee 10 1 2 0.300
Dave Roberts 3 0 0 0.333   Luis Castillo 14 0 0 0.286
Todd Hundley 11 1 1 0.273   Todd Hollandsworth 4 0 0 0.250
Brian Jordan 4 0 1 0.250   Ivan Rodriguez 13 0 2 0.231
Fred McGriff 5 1 2 0.200   Alex Gonzalez 13 0 1 0.231
Cesar Izturis 2 0 1 0.000   Mike Mordecai 2 0 0 0.000
vs. Phelps         17-May vs. Perez AB HR RBI BA
N/A Fla Luis Castillo 5 0 0 0.800
    Mike Lowell 2 1 2 0.500
    Derrek Lee 2 0 2 0.500
    Mike Mordecai 12 0 1 0.417
    Todd Hollandsworth 3 0 0 0.333
    Juan Pierre 12 0 0 0.250
    Juan Encarnacion 4 0 0 0.000
    Mike Redmond 2 0 0 0.000
            Alex Gonzalez 1 0 0 0.000
vs. Penny AB HR RBI BA 18-May vs Nomo AB HR RBI BA
Todd Hundley 5 0 1  0.600 Fla Mike Redmond 10 1 5 0.500
Shawn Green 13 0 1  0.538   Andy Fox 10 0 1 0.400
Paul Lo Duca 6 0 1  0.500   Juan Encarnacion 12 2 2 0.333
Fred McGriff 9 1 4  0.444   Luis Castillo 9 0 0 0.333
Dave Roberts 3 0 0  0.333   Todd Hollandsworth 6 0 1 0.333
Brian Jordan 11 0 1  0.273   Mike Mordecai 3 1 1 0.333
Adrian Beltre 11 0 3  0.182   Derrek Lee 11 1 1 0.273
Alex Cora 8 0 0        -     Ivan Rodriguez 4 0 0 0.250
Mike Kinkade 1 0 0        -     Alex Gonzalez 5 0 0 0.200
    Juan Pierre 6 0 0 0.167
            Mike Lowell 3 0 2 0.000
vs Oliver AB HR RBI BA 20-May vs Ishii AB HR RBI BA
Paul Lo Duca 3 0 1 0.667 Col Ronnie Belliard 3 0 0 0.667
Alex Cora 2 0 0 0.500   Jose Hernandez 5 0 1 0.600
Dave Roberts 2 0 0 0.500   Preston Wilson 4 0 1 0.500
Jolbert Cabrera 2 0 1 0.500   Larry Walker 2 0 0 0.500
Shawn Green 15 1 1 0.267   Charles Johnson 2 0 1 0.500
Adrian Beltre 10 0 0 0.200   Juan Uribe 9 0 1 0.444
Brian Jordan 5 0 0 0.200   Todd Helton 8 0 0 0.375
Fred McGriff 9 0 1 0.111   Chris Stynes 4 0 0 0.000
Mike Kinkade 3 0 0 0.000   Brent Butler 4 0 0 0.000
Cesar Izturis 1 0 0 0.000   Greg Norton 3 0 1 0.000
            Jay Payton 3 0 1 0.000
vs Jennings AB HR RBI BA 21-May vs Brown AB HR RBI BA
Cesar Izturis 5 0 1 0.600 Col Juan Uribe 5 0 0 0.600
Paul Lo Duca 14 2 3 0.429   Jose Hernandez 9 0 0 0.333
Alex Cora 10 0 1 0.400   Jay Payton 6 1 1 0.333
Dave Roberts 10 0 0 0.400   Todd Helton 33 0 2 0.273
Adrian Beltre 13 0 0 0.385   Larry Walker 31 0 3 0.258
Brian Jordan 8 1 3 0.250   Bobby Estalella 9 0 0 0.222
Shawn Green 17 0 1 0.235   Chris Stynes 5 0 0 0.200
    Preston Wilson 19 0 1 0.158
    Greg Norton 9 0 0 0.111
    Charles Johnson 16 0 0 0.063
            Ronnie Belliard 7 0 0 0.000
vs Cook AB HR RBI BA 22-May vs Dreifort AB HR RBI BA
Daryle Ward 3 0 0 0.333 Col Charles Johnson 4 0 1 0.500
Todd Hundley 1 0 0 0   Larry Walker 11 1 3 0.455
    Jose Hernandez 9 0 2 0.333
    Todd Helton 19 1 4 0.263
    Ronnie Belliard 4 0 0 0.250
    Chris Stynes 6 0 1 0.167
    Jay Payton 6 0 0 0.167
    Bobby Estalella 7 0 0 0.143
    Preston Wilson 8 0 0 0.125
            Gabe Kapler 3 0 0 0.000

Latest Team News
Fred McGriff's bat has been heating up much like it did at this time last season. On Wednesday night against Greg Maddux, McGriff hit the 484th homer of his career as he look to join new 500 club member Rafael Palmeiro. In May, McGriff is hitting .356 with 6 doubles, 3 homers and 9 RBI. Now is the time to pick him off the free agent wire.

The Dodger bullpen struggled for the first time this season as they lost two games in the week. The bullpen allowed 5 inherited runners to score on May 9th and 10th against the Expos when they blew a pair of leads. Entering the series, the bullpen had blown just two leads in 35 games and had stranded 34 of 37 inherited runners. The Dodgers hope to get Paul Shuey back from the DL soon.

Local Spin
With the Lakers out of the playoffs (Hallelujah!), the local media and fans can now focus on the Dodgers instead of the two headed ego maniac monster called Shaq/Kobe. The Dodgers need to make a move on the struggling Giants as the Giants are without Ray Durham for the next few weeks. The Dodger offense is slowly coming around; however, Shawn Green needs to get his long swing in tune to the music - they need his bat to anchor the order. The pitching staff continues to pitch well led by a healthy Kevin Brown, Hideo Nomo and Odalis Perez. The Dodger starting rotation has made 30 quality starts in 40 game started; Perez has 6 straight quality starts.

Injuries
Paul Shuey (RP) - Status: 15-day DL with sprained right knee
Shuey pitched yesterday night at Triple-A Las Vegas in a 30-pitch rehabiliation assignment. He gave up two hits and a three-run homer. He may be activated on Saturday or he could be asked to make another rehab appearance.

Dave Roberts (CF) - Day-to-day (hamstring)
Roberts sat out Wednesday night's game with a sore right hamstring. "It got tighter and tighter in the game (Tuesday) night, and now (Wednesday) it's acting up big time." He's expect to be in the lineup on Friday but this could be an ongoing problem for the next few weeks. Roberts has stolen 6 bases in his last 4 games.

Brian Jordan (LF) - Status: Day-to-day (wrist)
In batting practice last Sunday, Jordan was struck on the right hand by a ball fouled into the protective net by Dave Roberts. The X-rays came back negative and Jordan is playing with his wrist taped and with a small brace. His hand is still swollen and he's playing in pain. If you have a healthy alternative, use it.

Todd Hundley (C) - Status: 15-day DL, irritation of sciatic nerve (back)
Hundley received his second epidural injection yesterday to treat an inflamed nerve in his lower back. He's still nowhere close to returning as he was in some much pain over the last weekend that he managed only two hours of sleep a night.

Troy Brohawn (RP) - Status: 15-day DL, tendinitis in rotator cuff
The Dodgers called up Steve Colyer to replace Brohawn as the Dodgers' left-handed specialist. Neither have any fantasy value.

Hot (last 7 days)
Alex Cora (2B): .440 (11-25), 5R, 2-2B, 1RBI
Cesar Izturis (SS): .333 (7-21), 3R, 3-2B, 3RBI
Fred McGriff (1B): .316 (6-19), 4R, 1-2B, 3HR, 6RBI
Mike Kinkade (LF): .308 (4-14), 3R, 1-2B, 1HR, 1RBI

Not (last 7 days)
Shawn Green (RF): .105 (2-19), 2R, 1-2B, 1HR, 3RBI
Brian Jordan (LF): .143 (2-14), 1RBI
Dave Roberts (CF): .176 (3-17), 2R, 1RBI

On the Farm - Positional Prospects
Player Lvl AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO
Bubba Crosby (OF) AAA 0.430 37 121 27 52 94 16 4 6 26 10 13
Chin-Feng Chen (OF) AAA 0.273 38 139 24 38 61 9 1 4 23 19 38
Joe Thurston (2B) AAA 0.269 37 156 20 42 59 9 1 2 13 12 16
Gookie Dawkins (SS) AAA 0.154 29 104 5 16 22 4 1 0 12 8 26
Reggie Ambercrombie (OF) AA 0.217 24 92 15 20 38 1 1 5 11 2 36
Tarrik Brock (OF) AA 0.257 35 113 19 29 55 6 1 6 23 24 38
Nick Alvarez (OF) AA 0.295 29 88 11 26 33 4 0 1 11 5 15
James Loney (1B) A 0.233 - 150 17 35 54 10 1 1 13 8 27

Last Week's Results (3-3)
5/9: 9-5 win over Expos
5/10: 6-5 loss to Expos
5/11: 4-3 win over Expos
5/12: 11-4 loss to Braves
5/13: 3-1 loss to Braves
5/14: 5-1 win over Braves

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Check back every Friday for the latest Dodger news. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about this column, please use the comments section below or feel free to e-mail me at dodgers@fantasyinfocentral.com
Posted by Chris Wang at May 16, 2003 06:03 PM

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Hey Chris.... love the "Fair or Foul" feature you put up at the top of the page. Tremendous stuff. Keep up the good work.

Posted by: Jim Meyerriecks on May 16, 2003 03:36 PM


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