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Uribe Isn’t the Answer and Other things I Already Knew

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Updated: June 27, 2012

I’m not saying it’s all Juan Uribe’s fault, but I am blaming him. I don’t think he’s a bad guy, but he’s definitely the wrong guy. Ned Colletti needs to recognize his mistake and move on.

At some point, Uribe, his .207 batting average and 5 home runs since he joined the Dodgers needs to make like Andruw Jones and get the hell off my team.

I laughed when I saw emojuanuribe.com, but this is no longer a laughing matter.

The Dodgers just finished a series during which they did not score a run in 3 games and looked as inept as you can. If this is how it’s going to be, I’d rather have Scott VanSlyke or really anyone else (save for James Loney) getting regular at-bats in lieu of Uribe.

Since Uribe came off the disabled list and re-claimed his regular position at third-base, the Dodgers, who were 39-22 at the time, have gone 4-11. Before he came back, it seemed like they were getting contributions from everyone.In the 15 games since he came off the disabled list, the Dodgers are reeling offensively, scoring only 2.26 runs per game.

A team that is hot and getting what seem like random contributions can withstand one crappy corner infielder in the lineup. But with the combination of Loney and Uribe, the Dodgers have started to regress to the team they probably actually are. The decline of both of these players was not hard to predict, so the Dodgers should not act surprised. But they should act. Based on this quote of Don Mattingly in Yahoo Sports today, it looks like they are laying the ground work to do just that:

“I’ve got to find production and it’s not happening. You’ve got to produce. This is the big leagues, not instructional league or coming through the minors.”

Amen.

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