Gosh, if Pierre becomes the everyday lead-off hitter, I really hope Andruw Jones is the guy that gets benched. Ethier and Kemp are the two outfielders that have been producing for the Dodgers all season. Anybody can see that. They need to keep playing.

He knows how to lead-off? Isn't that about getting on base? Cause Pierre sucks at that...

He knows how to make outs though. Pierre should bat 9th.

Joe Dirt is at it again. Quite possibly ruining his reputation for being a somewhat good coach has now officially gone to the "I'm old and I have no idea what to do with a baseball team" that many coaches have taken... Baker, Gump, Hargrove, and just about any other "old" person out there!

I'm afraid that leaves no alternative but to give a vote of no confidence in Joe Torre as manager of this baseball team. Juan has a .294 on base percentage in 219 plate appearances in the lead off spot this season.

Torre, I love ya man, but I do hope you think this through a bit more. How has the team's offense fared since Pierre's been out and Kemp's hit leadoff? The runs and hits are way up. If that doesn't convince you, how about this from an article on MLB.com:

>>One veteran scout believes having Matt Kemp in the leadoff spot will enhance the Dodgers' second-half chances.

"Some people say he strikes out a lot; OK, so did another pretty good leadoff guy, Bobby Bonds," the scout said. "Kemp gives them a dangerous bat at the top of the order, a guy with power who can run. They don't have that with [Juan] Pierre."

Kemp has hit safely in 17 of 19 starts since Pierre went on the disabled list on June 30. As a leadoff man this year, Kemp is batting .316 with with a .393 on-base percentage and a .925 on-base-plus-slugging percentage. Ten of his 25 hits from the leadoff spot have gone for extra bases. In his last seven games, Kemp is batting .406 (13-for-32) with five multi-hit games.

Does anyone remember who Torre was sitting on the bench most often so Pierre could play? It was Ethier! If Torre takes Andre out of the lineup again then he has not learned a thing about this team.

I might just throw a baseball at my TV if Kemp or Ethier get bumped for Pierre and Jones.

Seriously, it will make me very angry! And you wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

Sheesh! Against all odds and common sense, a strike out guy like Kemp proves to be a lead off man with home run power and a .394 OBP and Torre decides to bump him for Pierre and his .293 OBP.

Reminds me of how he'd play Ethier who'd go three for four with a home run, double and 3 rbis and then sit him down for a week. Or b ringing Kershaw back up from the minors when he stil hasn't developed his change up and can't command his fastball or monster curve--and then has him start in Colorado where his curve will bend instead of break with first place on the line. I mean, Kershaw wasn't ready the first time he came up and npothing had changed. Who was the genius to decide to bring him up again and have him start at Coors Field.

Anyway, it seems like we'd do better with Kemp remaining in the leadoff slot and have Pierre bat second--where his bunting ability, speed and decent batting average and contact at the plate will make for more production in our "small ball " way. Ethier will do just fine in the #3 slot and for the sake of all that's holy, sit Jonesy down!

Pierre might "know how" to leadoff, but "knowing how" and "doing well" are two different things. He is one of the worst leadoff hitters in MLB, and should bat 8th in the lineup, or 9th if you want to be innovative and put the pitcher in the 8th spot.

Also, Andruw is on pace for the worst hitting season in MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY. The logical thing to do would be to send him down to the minors and let him get his stroke and confidence back, then platoon him with Pierre when he makes it back to the NL.