Hiroki Kuroda is all smiles

After Joe Torre announced today that he will be the opening day starter, and why not? He's having a great spring.

Kuroda selected to start Opening Day. - dodgers.com

photo by Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers

Dodgers to appear on "The Price is Right"

That episode is going to air later on today at 10 AM. Russell Martin and James Loney and other dodgers host.

Manny Being Manny

Also, Manny was scratched out of the lineup today because of a sore hamstring. I'm thinking he was enjoying his ride too much!

About this blog

Okay this blog title may be a little too much, but it's the truth! No this blog won't be just about Scott Boras and how much of a donkey he is, basically it's a blog on the dodgers and baseball in general. I may go off-topic occasionally.

Since 2004 when Frank McCourt bought the team, Boras and McCourt have had quite a history.

from Tony Jackson of the Daily News:

Adrian Beltre -- Following an MVP-caliber year for the Dodgers in 2004 (he finished second in voting), Beltre becomes a free agent. Dodgers believed they had a promise from Boras to give them a chance to match any offers from any other clubs. That chance to match never comes before Beltre signs a five-year $64 million offer with Seattle. By missing out on Beltre, the Dodgers have enough to money to sign another Boras-represented free agent in right fielder J.D. Drew. More on that later.

Eric Gagne -- Two years after winning the Cy Young Award by converting 55 of 55 save opportunities, and one year after taking the club to arbitration, losing and having to accept a $5 million salary for 2004 instead of $8 million, Gagne agrees to terms on a two-year, $19 million deal to avoid arbitration. Gagne blows out his elbow in 2005 and makes a grand total of 16 major-league appearances over the life of the contract.

Luke Hochevar -- The Dodgers' first-round draft pick in 2005, a pitcher from the University of Tennessee who is being advised by Boras, who is insisting on a signing bonus of at least $3 million. After almost three months of stalled negotiations, Hochevar abruptly dumps Boras, chooses another agent and agrees to a $2.98 million signing bonus. But before the Dodgers can get a scout to Knoxville with a contract for Hochevar to sign, Hochevar just as abruptly drops his new agent, returns to Boras and goes into hiding. He never signs with Dodgers, re-enters the draft the following year and signs a major-league deal with Kansas City for four years, $5.3 million.

J.D. Drew -- In giving him an ill-advised five-year, $55 million contract before the 2005 season, money the Dodgers never would have had to spend if they had re-signed Beltre, the Dodgers allow Boras to negotiate into the deal an opt-out clause after the second season. Drew misses most of 2005 with an injury, returns in 2006 to drive in 100 runs, then tells Orange County Register beat reporter Bill Plunkett at the end of that season that he has no plans to exercise the out clause. A month later, Boras informs the Dodgers that Drew WILL exercise the out clause. Drew eventually signs with Boston for five years, $70 million.

Andruw Jones -- A year after Drew's departure, the Dodgers sign Andruw Jones, another Boras client, to play center field. Jones, a 10-time Gold Glove winner and five-time All-Star, agrees to a two-year, $36.2 million deal. Jones then showed up to spring training overweight and promptly hit .158 with three homers and 14 RBI and missed significant time following knee surgery. A few weeks ago, the Dodgers renegotiated the second year of the deal to defer most of the salary, then released Jones.

Thankfully we re-signed Manny Ramirez. It was a great deal for both sides.