# Baseball Thread August 2008

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** baseball-mlb\
**Created:** [August 1, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-thread-august-2008/458489 "2008-08-01T14:19:29Z")\
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[QUOTE=DSYoungEsq]  
Greg “I have lost my touch and can’t pitch my way out of a paper bag” Maddux? Good luck Dodgers… 😛  
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We’re replacing a pitcher who has an ERA of 6.05 and a questionable shoulder with a guy who has an ERA of 3.99 and 17 Gold Gloves. And what **silenus** said.

You’re right – what WERE the Dodgers thinking? 😉

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