JC’s LA View: Desperate Dodger Deals Dare Disaster

Striker: Surely you can't be serious.
Rumack: I am serious... and don't call me Shirley.

One couldn’t be surprised if Dodgers manager Joe Torre slipped into the role of Ted Striker from the movie “Airplane!” when talking to L.A.’s GM Ned Colletti's version of Dr. Rumack after hearing of the deals Colletti orchestrated at the trade deadline.

Meanwhile, the reaction from Dodger fans trend towards language with a much higher concentration of salt and vinegar.

Colletti landed Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot from the Cubs, along with Octavio Dotel from the Pirates on the final day of non-waiver trades. A few days earlier, Scott Podsednik was acquired from the Royals.

The price tag for this collection of spa...

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