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Maddux has determines String Cheese Incident four Cy string cheese displays Young awards and 327 career victories, 12th on the all-time list and second only to Roger Clemens among active pitchers. Maddux is 9-11 with a 4. 69 earned-run average this season. He has pitched six innings or more in nine consecutive starts, but he has a 5. 46 ERA in that span. "He's not what he once was when he was winning Cy Young awards," Colletti said. "We still think he's got the ability to win and pitch and keep his team in games. "Maddux went 5-0 in April but is 4-11 since then. According to STATS LLC, the only pitchers to start at least 12 games since May 1 and post a lower winning percentage are Mark Hendrickson (3-11) and Jae Seo (2-7). Colletti traded Seo for Hendrickson last month. Lugo, 30, the Devil Rays' starting shortstop, will play second base for now, in place of the injured Jeff Kent Lugo is hitting . 308, with 12 home runs and 18 stolen bases.

Nomar Garciaparra, the Dodgers' injured first baseman, leads the team with 12 home runs. The impetus for replacing Izturis with Lugo, and for acquiring infielder Wilson Betemit last week, was to compensate for the losses of Kent and Garciaparra to the disabled list the string cheese incident . "You're talking about losing a lot of your offense," Colletti said. The Dodgers expect that Garciaparra (sprained knee) and Kent (strained side muscle) will sit out another 10 days to two weeks string cheese insident . Colletti said the Lugo trade was "absolutely no indication" that the rehabilitation period for either Garciaparra or Kent might be significantly longer than expected. When Kent returns, Colletti said, the Dodgers will figure out what to do with Lugo string chesse incident String Cheese Incident - stringcheeseincident . "I'm not worried about what's going to transpire two or three weeks down the line," Colletti said. He might have a more immediate worry, depending on how Lugo reacts to playing second base string chese incident . The Boston Red Sox discussed trading second baseman Mark Loretta to the St.

Louis Cardinals and replacing him with Lugo, but the Red Sox backed away when they became aware Lugo had little interest in playing second base. Colletti said he had not spoken with Lugo, but was under the impression he would play second base "as long as he's viewed as a shortstop when he hits the market" as a free agent this fall. In the Hendrickson trade, Colletti also acquired catcher Toby Hall, without asking Hall whether he would be content to be a backup in Los Angeles after starting in Tampa Bay string cheese incident setlists . Hall has since expressed his unhappiness. Dan Lozano, the agent for Lugo, said the Dodgers had not spoken with him before the trade. "Julio is a pro," Lozano said string cheese incedent . "He'll make the transition for the next two months and give the team 100% of his efforts string cheese setlists . After the season, Julio will consider himself a shortstop. "With Rafael Furcal in the first season of a three-year, $39-million contract, that apparently would preclude the Dodgers' retaining Lugo beyond this season string cheese tour . For a two-month rental, then, that makes the price of Guzman and Pedroza seemingly high. "There's clearly a lot of upside in Guzman and Pedroza," Colletti said. "When you're trying to win, sometimes you have to take a chance. "Guzman, 21, ranked as the Dodgers' top prospect last year, hit . 297 with 11 home runs at triple-A Las Vegas. The Dodgers soured on Guzman in part because he sulked when other prospects were called up to the major leagues before him and in part because they could not determine the appropriate position for him. He has played shortstop, third base, left field and first base over the last year, and the Dodgers have established players or other prospects at those positions. Pedroza, 22, a former Cal State Fullerton standout, hit . 281 with 21 home runs at Class-A Columbus (Ga. ). Colletti has traded five minor leaguers within the last week, in trades for Lugo, Betemit and reliever Elmer Dessens.

In his eight months on the job, Colletti also has traded youngsters in catcher Dioner Navarro and pitchers Edwin Jackson and Chuck Tiffany. He has, however, retained the perceived cream of the crop in pitchers Chad Billingsley, Jonathan Broxton and Scott Elbert, infielder Andy LaRoche, outfielders Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp and catcher Russell Martin "The system is very strong," Colletti said string cheese incident setlist . String Cheese Incident tickets "The players that are repeatedly asked about are all still here. "Indeed, Colletti said, the Cubs initially asked for prospects for Maddux string cheese jellyfish . Instead, they got Izturis, 26, a Gold Glove shortstop in 2004 and an All-Star in 2005 string cheese sirens . The Cubs will play him at shortstop. Izturis underwent elbow surgery last year, and the Dodgers signed Furcal to replace him string cheese barstool . When Izturis returned in June, the Dodgers used him at third base. When they acquired Betemit last week, they moved Izturis to second base. Maddux, who lives in Las Vegas and has a vacation home in Dana Point, said he wanted to play on the West Coast and agreed to waive his no-trade clause for "a couple teams," presumably the Dodgers and San Diego Padres. He said he has not decided whether to play next season but, if he does, the Dodgers would "absolutely" have the first shot to sign him String Cheese Incident - stringcheeseincident . The Dodgers haven't won a World Series game since 1988, but Maddux, Brad Penny and Derek Lowe all have String Cheese Incident . "I've been in races before," Maddux said.