Monday, August 04, 2003
It took 17 years, but the Dodgers finally got back at Jack Clark. Clark was relieved from his duties as hitting coach of the Dodgers Sunday night. Jack's had a tough year, stemming from his motorcycle accident before the season opener, to which he fully hasn't recovered, to the public statements he made about the teams woeful hitting and personnel problems. True be told, Jack didn't have much to work with here. The projected 1, 4 and 5 hitters, Roberts, Jordan and McGriff have been absent most of the season due to injury, and the Dodger depleted farm system has little to offer as replacements, which forced GM Dan Evans use cork stoppers to try to prevent a dam break, by acquiring Ricky Henderson, Jeremy Burnitz and Robin Ventura. Add that to the zero production in the 6, 7, and 8 spots (Beltre, Cora and Izturis) and you have a team that's happy the Detroit Tigers exist.
posted by Robert 1:07 PM
