Found August 17, 2009 on Sons of Steve Garvey:
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...for the Dodgers to make the post-season: 1. Jonathan Broxton needs to go on the DL...then return as the closer. Even if the rest doesn't completely heal his injured toe — which he insists is fine — the mandatory time off will give Broxton a chance to mentally reset himself after blowing three of his past five save opportunities. (Plus he can spend time with his new baby.) George Sherrill can step in as the closer for the rest of the month. 2. A new fourth starter needs to be found. With Hiroki Kuroda's hideous injury putting the rotation in further flux (Kuroda, ever the gamer, says he can pitch his next start, but Joe Torre knows better), the "four starters plus a fifth-starter-by-committee" plan requires another revision. A new starter via the waiver wire is a possibility; available names include John Smoltz, Bronson Arroyo and Aaron Harang. Or the Dodgers could pick a name from the hat and go with Jeff Weaver, Eric Stults, James McDonald, S...
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