Miguel Olivo gives Alex Guerrero the Holyfield Treatment

[Obst]

The fuck are you guys retarded or something?

Of course his AAA numbers are inflated. That's not disputed. But that doesn't change that he was about to get called up to be a utility infielder anyways. They didn't sign the guy for 32 million to play in AAA for four years. They wanted him to get his minor league ABs and he got them. Not only that, he didn't disappoint. In fact, he is the top hitter on the AAA Isotopes, which includes Joc Pederson who is considered one of the top hitting prospects in the Dodgers organization right now. I'm not going to fact check, but I think he's the top hitter in the PCL for the time he's been playing (he was on the DL for a bit with an oblique strain).

Anyways, he was about to get called up. You dudes want to be assholes and say that the PCL numbers don't mean anything which is not true. Do they deserve an enormous grain of salt? Yes, of course. That's why I said PCLOL from the start. I don't know who this strawman is you guys are trying to embarrass. You can't see a guy OPSing out of his brain in the PCL and expect him to repeat the same numbers in the bigs. No one is doing that. Instead, the Dodgers see a guy who is crushing the ball in AAA, and you see your big league roster has Chone fucking Figgins on it, 1 + 1 = 2 and maybe calling him up becomes a good idea.

Herp derp, but you want to talk shit instead of using your brains so whatever. Guerrero was going to get called up to be a utility infielder, not the next Yasiel Puig. Instead, they called up the other overpriced Cuban today. Erisbel Arruebarrena. He's getting 5 years and 25 million to be a backup shortstop. He has zero hitting ability, all glove.

They wanted to call up Guerrero, but couldn't because he had to get ear surgery. So we get another guy who can't hit. You douchebags want to act like I'm making the case that we have a one-eared Puig down in Albuquerque or something.



Anyways, tell me more about the PCL and Guerrero, Obst. You're a brilliant VSN beisbol poster, aren't you?

The 27 year old is out performing Joc Pederson!?

[NAHSTE]

The 27 year old is out performing Joc Pederson!?

[Hasselbeck]

I'm just trying to figure out why he's out 5 weeks.. he lost a piece of his ear, not an entire arm.

Rub some dirt on it old man.

[Villain]

[Senser81]

All I know is that I would be mad as fuck if I had to wait 5 more additional weeks to see a 27-year old from the PCL called up to be a utility infielder in the Majors. What if the guy starts suffering from osteoporosis in that timeframe?

I feel your pain, Villain.

[Villain]

Here it comes.

[Senser81]

I was a big Rich Amaral fan, too.

[MVPete]

[Villain]

The Dodgers on Thursday released carnivorous catcher Miguel Olivo, two days after he bit off part of the ear of Triple-A teammate Alex Guerrero in a dugout fracas in Salt Lake City.

Carnivorous catcher.

[Guest]

Dodgers prospect Alex Guerrero is said to be progressing following ear re-attachment surgery, and the hope remains that the ear has been saved after losing a significant chunk of it in a biting incident, Guerrero's agent Scott Boras said.

"We're still not out of the woods. But we're optimistic. The doctor gave a good report [on Thursday]," Boras said by phone.

There is no timetable yet for Guerrero's return, as the whole emphasis is on his health at the moment. Guerrero, an infielder, had been on hot streak at Triple-A Albuquerque, hitting .600 (16 for 25) with six home runs over the six games before the dugout altercation with ex-teammate Miguel Olivo, who was said by witnesses to bite off a chunk of Guerrero's ear. The ear was said to have fallen to the dugout floor before being recovered.

"The first thing is to save the ear, and the hope is that reattachment surgery was a success," Boras said. As for discussion of a return to playing, Boras said, "We're not at that point."

While there is progress and positive signs, if the surgery didn't succeed, there are other means and surgeries that can be tried. For now Guerrero is staying at a hotel across the street from UCLA Medical Center, while checking in daily at the hospital and spending two-to-three hours daily in a hyperbaric chamber, which increases oxygen, and hopefully healing. For the moment, sweat and exposure is discouraged, so Guerrero wears a complete cover when outside for his trips to the hospital.

As for Guerrero's outlook, while he was understandably said to be "shocked" and "angered" shortly after the biting incident, Boras said he is doing "much better" psychologically this week. "When you experience a violent act -- although it occurred on the ball field -- it's no different than being attacked on the street," Boras said. "It has a dramatic impact on one's life and profession."

The decision as to whether to press charges against Olivo, who has since been released by the team after the Dodgers' investigation confirmed the initial reports of the biting, Boras said, "We haven't addressed the subject. We'll review the legal situation in time."

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/...ase-agent-says

[Senser81]

That can't be right...how can their be no timetable yet? If he doesn't return in the next two years, he's going to be too old to play baseball.