What are we doing?

The answer is NOTHING! With every seriously intriguing left field possibility now off the market, the most likely options for the Dodgers are as reported by ESPN: Marcus Thames, Jermaine Dye, Lastings Millege, Rocco Baldelli, Brad Hawpe, Jose Guillen, and Fernando Tatis. Those names are all fantastic options... FOR THE YEAR 2002. Fernando Tatis was signed to a minor league deal by the club last year and he didn't make the club. Why would he make it now? The last time Tatis was relevant was when he hit 2 grand slams in the same inning off of Chan Ho Park at Dodger Stadium. I was there. It was painful. The only option I would have actually felt more than comfortable with would be Rick Ankiel. However, it appears he will sign with the Nationals (who might end the 2011 season with a better record than the Dodgers). I would have to say the best bet for the Dodgers is to just give the game to the Kids. Let Trayvon Robinson play some ball. Allow Dee Gordon to steal some bases. Does anybody remember the year our Dodgers brought up the remaining members of the "Jacksonville 5"? Martin, Kemp, Ethier, and LaRoche? All of them seemed to work out splendidly with the exception of LaRoche. That team didn't make the playoffs, but the next year things took off. Who knows what Deadhead Ned is up to. I sure don't.