Any L.A. Dodger fans here?
I am very curious as to your views on the prospects of Juan Pierre being one of the three best outfielders on the team. Nothing is certain at the moment but Joe Torre favors the veterans and it is probable that Pierre will get the starting nod in LF.
This will hurt the Dodgers in '08 and the team should change Pierre's role to a utility one. This seems to the kind of classic sports argument that divides "traditional" sportswriters/columnists (i.e. screaming heads on ESPN) and the new generation of smart-alecky bloggers (the Rob Neyer/Ken Tremendous generation).
I've been a fan of MLB forever and I'm on the side of the nerds. This issue will drag on and on, and possibly distract what is a historic season for the Dodgers, its 50th in the the City of Angels (NOT Anaheim, btw).