| YEAR |
.INVITEES |
COMMENTS |
| |
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| 2009 |
Tanyon Sturtze
Juan Castro
Jeff Weaver
Shawn Estes
Stephen Randolph
Scott Strickland
Luis Maza
Hector Luna
Yhency Brazoban
Eric Milton
Doug Mientkiewicz
|
Stellar group, Ned. |
| 2008 |
Danny
Ardoin
Brian Falkenborg
John-Ford David Griffin
Greg Jones
Mike Koplove
George Lombard
Tom Martin
Ramon Martinez
Mike Myers
Chan Ho Park
Matt Riley
Tanyon Sturtze
Terry Tiffee
|
There's
a
guy on this list with two first names and two last names. Enough said.
|
| 2007 |
Larry
Bigbie
Choo Freeman
Ken Huckaby
Damien Jackson
Joe Mays
Rudy Seanez
Travis Smith
Kelly Stinnett
Fernando Tatis
Matt White
|
A
decent group of guys... if this was the late 90's. |
| 2006 |
Kurt
Ainsworth
Joe
Beimel
Brian Meadows
Aaron Sele
Kelly Wunsch
Pat Borders
Takashi Saito
Eric Stults
Ramon Martinez
Tydus Meadows
Chris Truby
Jon Weber
|
A
lot of these guys saw action in '06 (and '07), with Saito
one of the best invitees of the last 20 years. So sad that
Pat Borders retired, though.
|
| 2005 |
Buddy
Carlyle
Mike Edwards
Scott Erickson
Jose Flores
D.J. Houlton
Aquilino Lopez
Tydus Meadows
Norihiro
Nakamura
Oscar Robles
Ryan Rupe
Tony Schrager
Henri Stanley
Mike Venafro
Jon Weber
Kelly Wunsch
|
Definitely
one of the weaker assortments in recent years. The fact that
so many of them made the club speaks only of the Dodgers'
cheapness.
|
| 2004 |
Troy
Brohawn
Jeremy Giambi
Jose Hernandez
Masao Kida
Jose Lima
Rodney Myers
Olmedo Saenz
Bill Simas
Tanyon Sturtze
Rick White
|
The
Dodgers were fortunate with this group of journeymen. Lima,
Hernandez, and big Olmedo all contributed to the Dodgers success
(if you consider getting knocked out in the NLDS a success).
|
| 2003 |
Wilson
Alvarez
Larry Barnes
Pedro Borbon Jr.
Troy Brohawn
Ron Coomer
Bryan Corey
Gookie Dawkins
Calvin Maduro
Calvin Murray
Rodney Myers
Yorkis Perez
Terry Shumpert
Quilvio Veras
|
The
Dodgers got very lucky with Wilson Alvarez, but he's pretty
much the only '03 invitee who made any kind of impact. Rumor
has it that Ron Coomer actually ate Calvin Murray during Spring
Training.
|
| 2002 |
Kevin
Beirne
Dante Bichette
Ricky Bones
Bryan Corey
Tim Crabtree
Robert Ellis
Roberto Kelly
Mike Kinkade
Doug Linton
Ramon Martinez
Jesse Orosco
Stan Spencer
Dennis Springer
Mark Whiten
|
Realizing
he probably wasn't going to make the team, Bichette retired
just before the '02 season rather than get cut. As for Dennis
Springer, well, who gives a shit.
|
| 2001 |
Tim
Bogar
Jeff Branson
Giovanni
Carrara
Kip
Gross
Phil
Hiatt
Brian Johnson
Aaron Ledesma
Mark Lewis
Jim Morris
Jesse
Orosco
Yorkis Perez
Jeff Reboulet
Scott
Service
Andy Stankiewicz
|
Wow,
what an overwhelmingly pathetic group this is. Bogar? Branson?
Hiatt? Shocking that the Dodgers didn't win it all in 2001.
|
| 2000 |
Bruce
Aven
Geronimo Berroa
Jim Bullinger
Robinson Checo
Brent Cookson
Craig Counsell
Chris Donnels
Kevin
Elster
Mike Fetters
Shawn
Gilbert
Matt Herges
Orel Hershiser
Chad Kreuter
Adarn Melhuse
Kevin Orie
Adam Riggs
|
This
was probably one of the Dodgers' better non-roster rosters
in recent years. Elster, of course, opened Pac Bell Park with
3 home runs, and Kreuter later attacked a Cubs fan.
|
| 1999 |
Pete
Rose, Jr.
Pedro Borbon, Jr.
Greg Cadaret
Jacob Brumfield
Rick Wilkins
Doug Bochtler
Tim Laker
Chance Sanford
Chris Haney
|
What's
there to say about these guys? |
| 1998 |
Mike
Devereaux
Mark Gubicza
Thomas Howard
Trenidad Hubbard
Matt Luke
Tim Scott
|
Trenidad
Hubbard spent two years with the Dodgers, with most of that
time spent sleeping in Todd Hollandsworth's equipment bag.
|
| 1997 |
Eric
Anthony
Henry Blanco
Tripp Cromer
Chip Hale
Mike Harkey
Nelson Liriano
William Pennyfeather
Eddie Williams
John Wehner
|
Nelson
Liriano... christ. |
| 1996 |
Jim
Bruske
Mike Harkey
Scott Radinsky
Rudy Seanez
Tom Prince
Rick Parker
Milt Thompson
Reggie Williams
|
Let's
face it, there's been no bigger Spring Training pick-up than
Rick Parker, who had 14 at-bats during the season and made the
most of each one. Maybe his mom even remembers. |
