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One of my “must-reads” every day are the ESPN.com live chats. But there are only a couple of columnists who are good at it (Rob Neyer, Bill Simmons). The rest come across as if they are sitting in on an uncomfortable job interview. I implore you to read one of Joe Morgan’s chats. Most of the time, he doesn’t even answer the question. Consider the following exchange between Joe and Kalani from Hawaii:

Kalani (Mililani, HI): I've heard rumors from Dontrelle to Greg Maddux and Alfonso Soriano. What do you feel the Dodgers need to do before the trade deadline to be taken as a serious contender?

Joe Morgan: Right now they are getting buy (sic) with many young players contributing. They should be in good shape as they have some good veteran players and veteran leadership

In other words, they are getting by (whatever that means) because their players are contributing. Great job Joe, I’m sure Kalani feels better now. In related news, the Tigers are winning because they continue to score more runs than their opponent. Did he even answer the question? Kalani wanted to know what trades the Dodgers would have to make to be a contender. He mentions nobody, but instead implies that they’re already a contender (I think) because of something arbitrary that cannot be proven (veteran leadership). Can ANYONE get a job with ESPN these days?