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Joe Torre May Stick Around For A While

2009-11-08T15:16:52Z

"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"

All that talk of Joe Torre leaving after his contract expires after next season may have been premature. T.J. Simers of the Los Angeles TImes brings the news that Torre and the Dodgers are working on a contract extension:

"We were talking about my coaches and I've been thinking about it," Torre says while mentioning General Manager Ned Colletti's name and plans to chat again once Torre returns from a charity function in New York.

"It's been fun. When I came here, I was curious about how it might go. But the last two years have been invigorating. You see progress and your ego tells you maybe you had something to do with it."

It has been rumored that Don Mattingly is being groomed as Torre's successor as Dodgers manager, especially since he declined to interview with the Nationals for their managerial job earlier this week. Simers also reveals a confirmation of Mattingly's status from the club:

"We'll discuss Don this winter as well," Colletti says. "We believe he wants to stay here and we'll see where that goes.

"When I hired Joe, I told him we wanted to develop continuity here and I would like to have his successor on his staff or at least within the organization. He suggested Don be given a chance and I've told him we'll do that."

One of the main reasons the pending McCourt divorce is troublesome is the dysfunction we all fear it will bring to the organization. At the very least, extending Torre will bring some sense of stability to the club, as did Colletti's extension last month. Good or bad, if a new owner comes in, it will be hard to fire the manager and general manager if both have long-term contracts.

Torre turns 70 next season, and is already the oldest manager in Dodger history.

Manager	Date of Last Gm	Age
Joe Torre	Oct 4, 2009	69 years, 78 days
Tommy Lasorda	June 23, 1996	68 years, 275 days
Wilbert Robinson	Sept 27, 1931	68 years, 90 days

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An appreciation of Charlie Steiner

2009-11-07T01:54:07Z

An appreciation of Charlie Steiner

Clipster Hipster discovers that Charlie just might be the guy to lead the Dodgers out of the tunnel.

Don Mattingly has no professional managerial experience. Is this a consideration for current baseball GMs?

2009-11-07T00:34:01Z

More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP

Joe Torre telepathically tells Don Mattingly that he didn't have any professional managing experience before he got his first MLB managing gig.

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The topic of the moment at Dodger Thoughts is manager heir-apparent Don Mattingly and whether or not his lack of professional managing experience is an issue. At some point it occurred to me that it would be pertinent to examine the thirty current major league managers and the experience they brought to the job when they were hired. Perhaps this could give us an idea of how baseball general managers look at managing experience.

		Experience
Team	Manager	MLB	MiLB
CHW	Ozzie Guillen	0	0
ARI	A. J. Hinch	0	0
SDP	Bud Black	0	0
NYY	Joe Girardi	1	0
TOR	Cito Gaston	10	0
CIN	Dusty Baker	14	0
CHC	Lou Piniella	20	0
LAD	Joe Torre	26	0
LAA	Mike Scioscia	0	1
TEX	Ron Washington	0	2
NYM	Jerry Manuel	6	2
STL	Tony LaRussa	18	2
MIN	Ron Gardenhire	0	3
SEA	Don Wakamatsu	0	3
MIL	Ken Macho	4	3
TBR	Joe Maddon	0	4
BOS	Terry Francona	4	4
SFG	Bruce Bochy	12	4
DET	Jim Leyland	14	4
OAK	Bob Geren	0	5
ATL	Bobby Cox	8	6
CLE	Manny Acta	2	7
COL	Jim Tracy	7	7
WAS	Jim Riggleman	9	8
FLA	Fredi Gonzalez	0	9
PIT	John Russell	0	9
PHI	Charlie Manuel	3	9
HOU	Brad Mills	0	11
KCR	Trey Hillman	0	12
BAL	Dave Trembley	0	19

Notes:
Experience is in seasons, with partial seasons counted as one season
Hillman also managed five seasons in Japan
Maddon was twice an interim manager
All MiLB experience was prior to any MLB experience
Average MiLB experience is about 4.5 seasons; the median is 3 or 4.

Twenty-two of the current managers had minor-league managing experience prior to being hired as major-league managers, leaving only eight who did not manage in the minors. Four of these men were first hired as managers sixteen or more years ago (Baker, Gaston, Piniella, Torre) so their lack of minor league experience doesn't really tell us much about the current thinking of baseball GMs.

That leaves four managers that were recently hired with no managing experience whatsoever: Guillen, Girardi, Black, and Hinch. Hinch did have some management experience having held positions with Arizona as the manager of minor league operations and the director of player development. It should also be noted that Hinch was a mid-season hire.

Girardi was hired by the Florida Marlins for the 2006 with no prior managerial experience; obviously he had that pleasant Florida experience before being hired by the Yankees.

On the other side of the coin, eleven managers had zero experience as major-league managers when hired, but had managed in the minors previously, with nine of those managers having three or more years managing minor-league teams.

I don't see that I can draw hard and fast conclusions from this information, but it does seem the managerial hire with no professional experience is a fairly rare event in recent years.

Sources: baseball-reference.com, thebaseballcube.com

Boras: Manny To Return

2009-11-07T00:20:49Z

Boras: Manny To Return

Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times brings the news that, as reported last week, Manny Ramirez will exercise his $20 million option, and return to the Dodgers, according to his agent, Scott Boras.

An apology of sorts

2009-11-04T08:01:31Z

I was never a McCourt apologist (or a Colletti collaborator) but I often found myself trying to put myself in their place with respect to how the Dodgers operated their team. I believe the first moment I went one way and most everyone else went somewhere else was the Pierre signing. Not that I agreed with the price and the years but generally my point was that I understood why they made that deal.

I believe for Frank McCourt, the Jason Schmidt and in particular, the Andruw Jones deals were something that changed his tune about the future operations of the ball club. With Schmidt rehabbing (in the second year of a three year/$48M deal) and Jones becoming person non grata with his two year/$40M deal (and full disclosure, I liked both of those deals), Frank McCourt decided to go on the cheap. Which to a certain extent, at that time, I could see why, more than thirty percent of your payroll (along with others like Nomar and Kent being in and out), not playing and worst yet, one player is so unpopular, people appear to boo him no matter what he does. However, I think McCourt let it get personal and that was wrong.

Now as we move towards the off-season and all that mess, I say to all my friends here, I'm sorry that I tried to logically figure out what the Dodgers were doing because as we begin to see behind the curtains, it as if are worst fears may be true.

And while, I certainly believe every person deserves their day in court, I think it was poorly chosen forum to basically take their private lives and shove it in front of the millions of fans who one, don't want to get involved in a family matter but more importantly, don't want that family matter to harm their team.

Last week, I had the pleasure of going to Opening Night for the Clippers with Phil, and we spent a fair amount of time talking about this and in the end, I said that for the fans, it will probably be best if the team is declared community property since that would probably force an outside buyer. However if the analysis of Josh at DodgerDivorce.com is accurate, I would guess that MLB will require the next owner of the Dodgers have to come up with a great deal of the purchase price in cash, if the McCourts owe more than $500M on the notes, they could very well lose whatever equity they have or at least may only split $100M or so, which is not bad but they would also no longer own those nice pieces of property in Boston anymore.

Again, how this affects the team on the field, I don't know, there really isn't much I think they were going to do anyway. But my eyes are wide open and I reading everything with interest. Just remember folks, litigation is not about justice and the truth, its about winning.

TBLA Final Vote for the 15th best Prospect in the Dodger Organization

2009-11-06T20:35:47Z

1	Chat and Vote	Chris Withrow
2	Chat and Vote	Dee Gordon
3	Chat and Vote	Scott Elbert
4	Chat and Vote	Ivan DeJesus
5	Chat and Vote	Ethan Martin
6	Chat and Vote	Andrew Lambo
7		Aaron Miller
8	Chat and Vote	Josh Lindlbom
9	Chat and vote	Trayvon Robinson
10	Chat and vote	Nathan Eovaldi
11		Xavier Paul
12	Chat and vote	Garrett Gould
13A		Allen Webster
13B		Kyle Russell
15

Dead heat after two votes so they both get to call themselves the TBLA 13th best prospect. Final vote is now up for the 15th TBLA best Dodger prospect. I don't know how the rest of you vote but I do it on what the ceiling is and if I expect them to reach the ceiling. So for me Lucas May will be no more then a backup catcher, while Jonathan Garcia could be Adam Jones (a comparable for his age in the Arizona League) offensively or just another fast starting kid who is swallowed up by advanced pitching.

Poll

TBLA 15th Top Dodger Prospect

Wolf, Hudson are Type A Free Agents

2009-11-06T03:29:38Z

Wolf, Hudson are Type A Free Agents

The Elias free agent rankings have been released and, as expected, the Dodgers have two Type A free agents -- Randy Wolf and Orlando Hudson. Ken Gurnick dropped the news today, which confirms the projections from Eddie Bajek, who has been tracking these rankings all year.

The Dodgers' Type B free agents are Ronnie Belliard, Jon Garland, Guillermo Mota, Will Ohman, and Vicente Padilla.

If offered arbitration, Type A free agents net two compensatory picks: a first rounder (most of the time) plus a supplemental pick in between the first and second rounds. Type B free agents only net a supplemental pick.

Prospect Number 13 Run Off Vote

2009-11-06T02:12:05Z

1	Chat and Vote	Chris Withrow
2	Chat and Vote	Dee Gordon
3	Chat and Vote	Scott Elbert
4	Chat and Vote	Ivan DeJesus
5	Chat and Vote	Ethan Martin
6	Chat and Vote	Andrew Lambo
7		Aaron Miller
8	Chat and Vote	Josh Lindlbom
9	Chat and vote	Trayvon Robinson
10	Chat and vote	Nathan Eovaldi
11		Xavier Paul
12	Chat and vote	Garrett Gould
13
14
15

Dead Heat between Webster and Russell with Lucas May getting some surprising support.

Poll

Run Off Vote for TBLA Prospect Number 13

Allen Webster

41 votes

Kyle Russell

41 votes

Lucas May

20 votes

102 votes | Poll has closed

Provide your own scouting report on the Dodgers

2009-11-06T01:06:54Z

Provide your own scouting report on the Dodgers

Tango Tiger takes an annual fan survey of the fielding skills of major-league baseball players. Many TBLA members are quite qualified to provide useful insight to this survey. Follow the link above to read the brief instructions, then follow the link there to the Dodgers page.

Angels Re-Sign Bobby Abreu

2009-11-05T22:37:31Z

Angels Re-Sign Bobby Abreu

According to Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse, the Angles have re-signed outfielder Bobby Abreu to a two year, $19 million contract with a $9 million vesting option for 2012 (and a $1 million buyout). It seems like a fairly steep price for a 35 year old who doesn't play good defense or hit for power, but he is still great at getting on-base. I think it's a probably a pretty safe deal for both sides but if the Angels had waited to see how the free-agent market shaped up they likely could have gotten Abreu for a cheaper price.

Dodgers Decline Garland's 2010 Option

2009-11-05T17:51:25Z

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In an unsurprising move, the Dodgers have declined the 2010 $10 million option on Jon Garland, per Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times. By declining the option, Garland is owed a $2.5 million buyout. Per terms of the August 31 trade with Arizona, the Diamondbacks are paying that buyout.

Kensai at Memories of Kevin Malone said it best:

Garland gave the Dodgers his best during his tenure, as he posted a 2.72 ERA in six starts, but he is exactly the type of guy you want to cut bait with after the season concludes. The Dodgers got excellent performance out of him that likely boosted his value, but his career shows an overwhelming trend of mediocrity, so let somebody else pay for an illusion.

Per terms of the trade with Arizona, the Dodgers cannot offer Garland arbitration if he is deemed a Type A free agent. Thanks to MLB Trade Rumors and Detroit Tigers Thoughts, who have diligently tracked the free agent rankings, project Garland to be a Type B free agent, meaning the Dodgers could offer Garland arbitration if they so choose. Then again, since Garland would almost certainly achieve a salary in arbitration reasonably close to the $10 million option just declined by the Dodgers, don't expect the club to offer him arbitration.

That Jon Garland didn't play in the postseason cemented his Dodger legacy as an insurance policy, albeit with an expensive premium. For those six starts, the Dodgers gave up middle infielder Tony Abreu, who has five more seasons before hitting free agency.

2010 Dodger Options
Player	Option	Buyout	Status
Will Ohman	$2.2 million	$200,000	declined
Jon Garland	$10 million	$2.5 million (paid by AZ)	declined
Manny Ramirez	$20 million	none (player option)	pending

Previously on True Blue LA: Dodger Roster Breakdown

Los Angeles Dodgers Number Thirteen 2010 Top Prospect - Chat & Vote

2009-11-05T04:15:01Z

1 Chat and Vote - Chris Withrow
2 Chat and Vote - Dee Gordon
3 Chat and Vote - Scott Elbert
4 Chat and Vote - Ivan DeJesus
5.Chat and Vote - Ethan Martin
6.Chat and Vote - Andrew Lambo
7. Aaron Miller
8. Chat and Vote - Josh Lindlbom
9. Chat and vote - Trayvon Robinson
10. Chat and vote - Nathan Eovaldi
11. Xavier Paul
12. Chat and Vote Garrett Gould

Garret Gould wins the vote for number 12 quite easily and is now the youngest player on the list. Seven out of twelve are pitchers. I've add a plethora of names to the poll as we head into the strech for the top 15.

Poll

TBLA Lucky 13 Poll

Allen Webster

38 votes

Jonathan Garcia

7 votes

Kyle Russell

38 votes

Scott Van Slyke

14 votes

Lucas May

29 votes

Gerald Sands

0 votes

Stephen Caseres

2 votes

Tony Delmonico

8 votes

Brett Wallach

1 votes

Pedro Baez

6 votes

Austin Gallagher

2 votes

145 votes | Poll has closed

World Series Game 6 Chat

2009-11-05T00:30:31Z

More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP

"Very good, Charlie. Now show us where your nose is."

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Tonight is the first World Series Game 6 since 2003, which was also in The Bronx.

Will Andy Pettitte on three days rest help the Yankees end the season tonight, or will Pedro Martinez help propel the Phillies into a seventh game?

Phillies		Yankees
SS	Rollins	SS	Jeter
CF	Victorino	LF	Damon
2B	Utley	1B	Teixeira
1B	Howard	3B	A-Rod
RF	Werth	DH	Matsui
DH	Ibañez	C	Posada
3B	Feliz	2B	Cano
LF	Francisco	RF	Swisher
C	Ruiz	CF	Gardner

Box Score | Baseball Reference Preview | Gameday

Hilarious video of Trayvon Robinson (aka Prospect #9) and the 66ers taking on the Lake Elsinore...

2009-11-04T19:30:17Z

Hilarious video of Trayvon Robinson (aka Prospect #9) and the 66ers taking on the Lake Elsinore Storm gorilla mascot from July.

Thanks to hirambocachica for the link.

True Blue LA Welcomes David Young aka El Lay Dave

2009-11-04T18:36:58Z

True Blue LA Welcomes David Young aka El Lay Dave

David Young, who has posted under the name "El Lay Dave" for years both here and at Dodger Thoughts, has been kind enough to join us here at True Blue LA as an Editor. You may remember him from such posts as:

Just How Good is the Dodger Bullpen?
OR
Are Matt Kemp's HR Less Valuable?

Dave, as he has demonstrated through the years, will bring his unique mix of intelligence and humor to his posts. We are glad to have such a great Dodger fan and friend on board, so please welcome him aboard with Open Arms.

Dodgers Should Know When To Walk Away, Know When To Run From Padilla

2009-11-04T18:18:48Z

More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP

Vicente Padilla back for 2010? No thanks.

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I don't know what Vicente Padilla news was more troubling yesterday: that he was accidentally shot yesterday in a hunting accident, or that the Dodgers want him back. Look, don't get me wrong, Padilla pitched wonderfully for the Dodgers -- well, at least until Game 5 of the NLCS. Including the playoffs, Padilla pitched much better for the Dodgers than he did at any point with the Rangers:

Team	Years	G	IP	HR/9	BB/9	K/9	ERA	FIP	WHIP	ERA+
Rangers	2006-2009	103	599.1	1.13	3.41	6.20	4.90	4.75	1.475	92
Dodgers	2009	11	56.2	1.11	2.54	8.10	3.34	3.80	1.129	125

Padilla's strikeout rate had plummeted the past few years with the Rangers, from 6.7 in 2007 to 5.9, to 4.9. Then it spiked with the Dodgers to 8.1. Is the difference between the two leagues really that great? Bringing Padilla back smacks of Jose Lima all over again. After 2004, the arbitration rules were different and actually helped prevent Lima's return after his out-of-nowhere performance. Bringing Lima back wasn't a good idea then -- he wasn't good for four years prior to joining the Dodgers, and his final 36 starts after leaving produced a 7.26 ERA, suggesting his performance in LA was a fluke -- and bringing back Padilla for 2010 isn't a good idea now.

Before we get swayed by 11 games, we should remember that upon his release by Texas, his Ranger teammates openly applauded their general manager for getting rid of Padilla. They hated him. Did Padilla's attitude change with his move to the Dodgers? Sure it did! He was on his best behavior because he was on a contract drive. Using the Manny Ramirez Principle, the Dodgers should only bring someone with a checkered past back if his two months with the club produced Hall of Fame-type numbers. Padilla was good, but he wasn't that good.

As for yesterday's shooting, that really doesn't concern me, at least for now. Padilla seems to be fine, according to his agent, so there aren't health concerns. This doesn't appear to be another Plaxico Burress situation, at least on the surface, so there aren't likely to be any legal concerns.

For what it's worth, the 2010 Bill James Handbook projects Padilla in 2010 to have a 4.66 ERA and 4.73 FIP. We know the Dodgers will likely sign at least one starting pitcher this offseason. Unless the offer is a one-year contract for a few million bucks, perhaps with some incentives built in, the Dodgers should stay away from the Vicente Padilla sweepstakes. Otherwise, he is a bad gamble.

Los Angeles Dodgers Number Twelve 2010 Top Prospect - Chat & Vote

2009-11-04T03:31:01Z

It took two different votes but Nathan Eovaldi holds off Xavier Paul to win the coveted TBLA 10 spot. A near dead heat in the first vote resulted in a run off vote that was close for most of the day, but the late afternoon/evening crowd pushed Eovaldi into the lead by 18 votes.

Now this may ruffle some feathers but I'm not putting Paul back out there. He got enough support for the 10 spot that I'm putting him in at 11. I don't agree with it but the voters have given him plenty of support. The vote is on for 12 and I'm adding the youngest player in the organization.

We all have our reasons for who and why we vote for someone. For me the next three spots are between the teen-agers. The high bonus golden arm of Garrett Gould or the promise of Jonathan Garcia or the unexpected brilliance of Allen Webster.

Fricking crazy that I'm talking about three guys who were born after 1990.

Anybody else you would like to have the voters have a crack at? Lucas May, Jamie Hoffman, Brent Leach, Francisco Felix, Travis Schlichting, Justin Sellers, Javy Guerra, Pedro Baez, Steven Caseres, Jamie Ortiz, Tim Sexton, Kenley Jansen, Tony Delmonico, Jamie Pedroza, Gerald Sands, Geison Aguasviva, Jon Michael Redding , Allen St. Clair, Brian Cavazos-Galvez, Gorman Erickson, Franklin Jacobs, Mario Songco, Brett Wallach, Jonathan Garcia, Danny Danielson, Roberto Feliciano.

Prospect Information


DOB	Prospect Name	Drafted	Info
7/19/1991	Garrett Gould	2009 No 2	Gould only pitched in three games for Ogden so any support for him will have to come from what he did in high school. From the baseball factory: Gould is a big, strong RHP who is aggressive with his fastball that pushes into the low 90s. There is some deception to his high effort delivery and a curve ball with bite and change with fade round out his repetoire This is what Kensai has to say about him
2/10/1990	Allen Webster	No 18 2008	Where did he come from? Just an 18th round pick in 2008, Webster was ranked by BA as the 3rd best prospect in the Arizona League, where this 19 year old turned some heads. From BA No AZL player boosted his prospect stock this season as much as Webster, who's listed in the MLB database by his first name (Carl) but prefers to go by his middle name. An 18th-round pick in 2008, he walked 17 batters in 18 innings during his first pro season in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. After moving to Arizona when the Dodgers shifted their complex-based affiliate, he posted a 56-14 K-BB ratio in 48 innings before continuing to excel following a promotion to the Rookie-level Pioneer League. Though Webster still is growing into his 6-foot-2, 165-pound frame, he already has a fastball that reaches 94-95 mph. He throws strikes with his heater, as well as with a plus breaking ball and a promising changeup that he needs to use more often. Dodgers pitching instructor George Culver said an improved delivery was the key to Webster's big step forward. "He had a lot of issues with it last year. He was a green pea," said Culver. "His mechanics right now are as good as you want to see with a kid with no more pitching experience than he's had.
7/24/1986	Scott Van Slyke	2005 No 14	Great bloodlines looked to be naught until this year. The Dodgers were aggressive in promoting Van Slyke year after year even though he stunk at each level. In 2008 he had an OPS of .638 when he was inexplicably promoted from the A ball to A+ ball. In 2009 he spent the full season in A+ ball and his his first taste of success. He swatted 69 XBH and ended the season with a .907 OPS. He was not recognized by BA as a top prospect in the league as everyone is curious if he will continue to hit once he leaves the easier offensive setting of the Cal League. This one is for Canuck, I'm not much of a fan but if Canuck wants to make an argument for him, I'd be willing to listen.
6/27/1986	Kyle Russell	2008 No 3	The Good - CO-MVP of the MWL, led the league in Home Runs with 26, Total Bases with 262, RBI's with 102, 3rd in OPS at .916, 6th in Walks with 72, did not hit into one DP, Stole 20 bases and was only caught twice. Considered an excellent outfielder who has the arm for right field. That looks like one hell of an outfielder doesn't it. To bad about the negatives, one he can't control and the other he's unable to. He's 23 which is old for the MWL. The other is that his K Rate is a killer. He struck out 180 times in 563 plate appearances at the age of 23 in A ball. I want to believe in Kyle Russell but the reality is that this may have been his best season. When looking at other 23 year olds who dominated the MWL over the last five years, no one has been able to keep it going. I can't find any comp's for someone who strikes out at that rate, at that age, at that level who was successful. Russell Branyan did it but he was 20 years old when he did it. So even without the K rate he's going to have a tough time ever bringing that power to Dodger Stadium.
11/11/1991	Jonathan Garcia	2009 8th round	Garcia played all summer as a 17 year old in the Arizona Rookie League. Among the regulars his OPS was only bettered by 21 year old Nick Akins. Easily the youngest player in the organization he was able to post a solid .862 OPS and was honored by BA as the 9th best prospect in the league. They had this to say about him : The Dodgers may have gotten a steal when they selected Garcia out of Puerto Rico in the eighth round of the 2009 draft. He had a reputation in high school as a player who was better in workouts than in games, but that wasn't the case in the AZL. He hit .304 with 16 doubles in 138 at-bats. Garcia, 17, is very aggressive at the plate and the ball jumps off his bat. He has power to all fields and is expected to get stronger. He worked closely with hitting coach Leo Garcia and continually made adjustments during games.

Poll

TBLA Number 12

Allen Webster

25 votes

Garrett Gould

45 votes

Jonathan Garcia

10 votes

Kyle Russell

16 votes

Scott Van Slyke

8 votes

104 votes | Poll has closed

Mattingly Withdraws From Nationals; Being Groomed For Torre Succession?

2009-11-04T03:45:02Z

Mattingly Withdraws From Nationals; Being Groomed For Torre Succession?

Don Mattingly has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Nationals' managing job, declining to interview with Washington, according to Alden Gonzalez and Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. They speculate:

"The move could be an indication that Mattingly and the Dodgers are making progress on a new contract that would formalize his succeeding current manager Joe Torre, who has one year remaining on his contract."

TBLA Run Off Vote for the 10 Spot

2009-11-03T18:34:20Z

In a surprising turn Xavier Paul has forced a run off vote with Nathan Eovaldi for the 10 Spot. Old or the new? You decide, this was the result forcing the run off.

Poll

RunOff between Paul and Eovaldi for the TBLA 10 Spot

Xavier Paul

65 votes

Nathan Eovaldi

83 votes

148 votes | Poll has closed

Aaron had an oblique strain so we took him off the roster.

2009-11-03T16:37:38Z

Aaron had an oblique strain so we took him off the roster.

From Josh Rawitch regarding why Aaron Miller is no longer on the AFL Roster