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Old 06-16-2010, 07:32 PM   #1
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Dodgers tap into 'V energy'

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun...ychic-20100610

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Reporting from Boston — The most curious figure to emerge in the Dodgers' drama answers the door with a kindly smile and a hearty handshake. He motions toward the living room, where his wife has put out a spread of chocolate and fruit, coffee and tea.

Vladimir Shpunt, 71, lived most of his life in Russia. He has three degrees in physics and a letter of reference from a Nobel Prize winner.

He knows next to nothing about baseball.

Yet the Dodgers hired him to...
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Old 06-16-2010, 09:40 PM   #2
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Re: Dodgers tap into 'V energy'

Heard about this last night on the broadcast. Seriously? I mean really.

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Old 06-16-2010, 10:11 PM   #3
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Re: Dodgers tap into 'V energy'

The Reds could have used some of those vibes. What's Pedro Borbon doing lately?
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Old 06-16-2010, 10:20 PM   #4
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Re: Dodgers tap into 'V energy'

Like they needed a Psychic to know that DePosdesta sucks? Any why couldn't Shpunt see that Andruw Jones and Jason Schmidt would be busts?
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Old 06-16-2010, 10:21 PM   #5
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Re: Dodgers tap into 'V energy'

I think the Dodgers tapped into The Reds Annual Summer Swoon TM more than anything else tonight.
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