Kershaw Tabbed By Dodgers To Start Game One of NLCS
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 2:27 PM PDT
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PrintClayton Kershaw has been tabbed by manager Joe Torre to start Game 1 of the NLCS for the Dodgers, opposite Cole Hamels of the Philies. Kershaw, at 21 years, 209 days old, would be the second youngest Dodger to start the first game of any postseason series. Fernando Valenzuela was 20 years, 339 days old when he started Game 1 of the 1981 NLCS. Kershaw is 58 days younger than Ralph Branca when he started Game 1 of the 1947 World Series.
Kershaw has allowed 22 runs in 17 starts at Dodger Stadium this season, including the playoffs, with a 1.89 ERA and 2.69 FIP at home.
The Dodgers have also announced their starting rotation, the order of which shocked me: Kershaw, Vicente Padilla, Hiroki Kuroda, and Randy Wolf. To paraphrase Clark W. Griswold, "if I woke up tomorrow morning with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am to know Vicente Padilla is starting in game 2."
The Game 1 lineup has also been announced:
Furcal SS
Ethier RF
Ramirez LF
Kemp CF
Blake 3B
Loney 1B
Belliard 2B
Martin C
Kershaw P
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You only have to win 4 games not 5. Just joking. Yes, I would believe that is the plan though the Game 2 starter game also start Game 5 on regular rest.
Not shocking, a bit surprised
Awesome that public enemy number one will be facing our public enemy number one.
Plus, I’m a big Chuck D and Flavor Flav fan :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Exciting times
but for some of us who watched Fernando in 81, we always wondered if that year took a toll on him. If not for the strike would he have even been able to lift his arm after the season.
As of now the right shoulder injury has been a blessing because I’d be bloody nervous if not for those games he was able to take off.
Hamels/Kershaw – does it get any better then that after Wainwright/Kershaw? Maybe Sabbathia/Kershaw is next on the docket.
If Lee is pitching
game three, then I don’t see how he could pitch game 5. I’m not keen on Kershaw pitching game five in Philly myself.
I wouldn't be keen on holding Kershaw until game 6 either.
And then you have to have 5 starters if you want Kershaw to pitch two home games.
Do you think it will still play very offensive
if its 25 degres outside?
by Michael White on Oct 14, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
What do you mean?
Didn’t the Phillies and Rockies showed an hitting affair in game 3 in under 30 degree weather?
Sure, but generally speaking the ball carries more when its hot out….
by Michael White on Oct 14, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
kershaw had an outing at philly this year
giving up 4 ER and picking up the loss
then again this is early in the year
he really didnt hit his stride until July….
he also pitched against cole hamels at DS
giving up 2 ER but dodgers couldnt score off hamels
so he got the loss
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
nice
i wish theyd just start the stupid series already
i hate playing the waiting game…
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
+1
fucking dumb schedule ruining the flow of the postseason.
by desecrator09 on Oct 14, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
they used to do it all the time
next series starts after one off day after both teams are set. of course that was before tv ruled all
by MammothDodger on Oct 14, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
so true
i was about to say sad as well, but i really enjoy watching sports on tv.
by MammothDodger on Oct 14, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
If his pitch count is decent
I’d like to see him go 1, 4, and 7. You could have Bills or Kuroda in game 4 ready to go behind him. This would give you
1. Kershaw
2. Wolf
3. Padilla
4. Kershaw + others
5. Wolf
6. Padilla
7. Kershaw
SUPER STOKED
I haven’t been to a Dodger game in the past couple years, but I’m going to Game 1. I wasn’t expecting Kershaw to pitch, but I’m beyond elated that he is. Tomorrow can’t come soon enough. I just hope to get to the stadium in time to see the first pitch.
DodgertownUSA #Dodgers rotation is Kershaw, Padilla, Kuroda and Wolf @mlb
by Tripon on Oct 14, 2009 3:18 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
what
padilla starting at home????/
this man excels on the road…. he needs to start in philly
Padilla being an integral part of the rotation still feels strange.
All MLB teams are equal but some MLB teams are more equal than others.
I think I might actually agree with this:
I’d honestly prefer to not have the weakest of our four starters going on the road in a hitter’s ballpark, so Padilla at home makes some sense to me. He’s pitching his two hot-hands first, followed by his steady steamboats. I think I like it, Joe.
padilla in game 2?
wierd
wolf shoulda had that spot… or he could have been moved for game 3 to face Lee
but for game 4 thats strange
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
wtf!?
I like Kershaw going in game 2, because if a game 6 arises, he can pitch both starts at home.
by Seanny Rotten on Oct 14, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
ed_price RT @DodgertownUSA: Game 1 #Dodger lineup: Furcal SS, Ethier RF, Ramirez LF, Kemp CF, Blake 3B, Loney 1B, Belliard 2B, Martin C, Kershaw P
great
once again like last year against the phillys.. nobody will be on when manny comes to the plate in game 1…. furcal is 1 for 14 career against cole hamels and ethier sucks vs leftys so this is great joe…
You mean when Manny strikes out looking right :)
All MLB teams are equal but some MLB teams are more equal than others.
You knew Furcal was going to bat first...
But I do agree with you that Kemp should be batting 2nd rather than Ethier… Well, I’m guessing that’s what you’re thinking.
yeah i kno furcal
but ethier then manny will be a bad situation…
why change the lineup at all tho?? it won 3 of 3 games against st louis just keep on riding it
Not only that
Why on earth would you put Ethier’s lefty stats in the two-spot?? I guess Torre is trusting Ethier’s unbelievable post-season OPS, even if Ethier tore it up against righties.
whatever
torre has made some dumb deicisions that have worked out perfectly and maybe he thinks it will work out perfectly once again well see
I agree.
I wish he would have stuck with what worked in the NLDS. It was a good formula.
by Ian Capilouto on Oct 14, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
that would be the case
if this was ‘08, BUT IT’S ’09, BAYBAY!!!
by Seanny Rotten on Oct 14, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Ethier in the two spot. Joe probably put Ethier ahead of Manny and Kemp because he figures Hamels won’t be able to pitch around Ethier as much and chase pitches. He can’t risk walking him and putting him on base for the next two batters.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
Wow.
still no ODog. But Kemp is at least batting cleanup. A bottom of the 1st GS would be fucking sweet.
by Seanny Rotten on Oct 14, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
RUDY jarimillo the fomer texas rangers hitting coach is now a free agent
we should defintly go after this guy… he knows he to teach kids how to hit
For What Job?
Mattingly certainly isn’t going to be replaced.
by CanuckDodger on Oct 14, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Mattingly to bench coach, Jarimillo to hitting coach.
Especially if you want Mattingly to eventually manage the Dodgers.
alright nevermind then
no mattingly for coach
I have no idea how much a hitting coach really teaches people how to hit.
All MLB teams are equal but some MLB teams are more equal than others.
You're giving Sabean way way WAY too much credit.
I’m thinking they like a Dunston and his career sub .300 OBP.
by Seanny Rotten on Oct 14, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
benmaller Torre: “Kershaw earned this NLCS start, by beating the Rockies at end of regular season, plus his performance against the Cards.”
Tougher against the Cards who were in a must-win situation?
I’d give the ball to Kershaw over Padilla any day, though..
Considering the Dodgers were up 3-0 by the 3rd inning?
Yes. Kershaw had to constantly fight against a Cards lineup while the Dodgers were only able to score 1 run against Wainwright.
Silly Gordon Edes
There are tolls on the Jersey Turnpike, so it’s not a freeway.
by StolenMonkey86 on Oct 14, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
i dont know if anyone mentioned this yet
but there is interest in KIM NG for GM once again…. this time its the san diego padres
The Chosen One!
This is a good sign.
Here is my 4 1/2 man rotation:
1. Kershaw (Padilla)
2. Wolf
3. Kuroda
4. Bills/Kershaw
5. Padilla
6. Wolf (Kuroda)
7. Kershaw (Bills)
AFL today
Trayvon Robinson got the start in left and went 1 for 3 with 2 walks 1 triple 2 Ks
Javy Guerra went 1 inning giving up 1 hit 1 walk and 1 K… gameday says his fastball was 93 to as high as 95 and he threw a lot of changeups and 1 slider at 89 mph
Trayvon put his whole game on display, the good and the bad
Speed – X – Triple
Patience – X – two walks
Problems with K’s – X – two K’s
you can put a Stolen base next to the speed also
i forgot to mention he had a Steal and he also had a RBI
If any one has read TBLA
they would know from the hard work that Eric does, that Andre has decent splits against LHP pitchers at home including six home runs. He blows on the road but at home for whatever reason he handles LHP just fine.
no you are right
he has a 1.000 OPS vs leftys at home
I think I am misremembering or he hit a lot of HRs toward the end of the year
but his home away lefty splits are way more bizarre than Road Loney.
986 vs 276 OPS?
Wow, I just can’t believe that. Only 82/83 at bats, but still that is just strange.
A lot of it is BABIP driven. If I remember right, his BABIP against LHP on the road is in the low .100s. Against LHP in general, his BABIP is only .215.
I’m not sure what his line drive rate is against each hand, but unless he’s just not getting good contact at all against LHP (which could be the case) that BABIP is bound to rise.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
if JP hit six home runs the Earth would literally crack in two.
All MLB teams are equal but some MLB teams are more equal than others.
really tho
he sucks like hell on the road this year and went 3 for 5 with a double triple and home run in st luois in game 3
so i think instead of doing the splits for this one… you got to go with the whole thing… and he has a .200 average vs leftys this year
I'm very happy to see Andre
in the two spot so that when we need the two run jack against Lidge after Thome walks and Furcal pops up he will be ready to deliver.
didnt furcal hit a game tying homerun against brad lidge this season
in the 9th inning… at dodger stadium?
Yup
sent it to extra innings, and then we finished them off in I think the 10th.
by Seanny Rotten on Oct 14, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Game 1 lineup:
Furcal – SS
Ethier – RF
Ramirez – LF
Kemp – CF
Blake – 3B
Loney – 1B
Belliard – 2B
Martin – C
Kershaw – P
Still no O-Dog?
Is he going to be a bench warmer for us in the playoffs?
looks like itt...
although he should start if we see pedro or blanton
Just a thought
And this may not be fair but I would surprised if the Dodgers gave the Padres permission to interview either Ng or White.
Again, maybe both have clauses in their contracts that would say that the Dodgers can’t do that but it would not surprise me if the teams had to ask permission and it was refursed.
because there are only 30 MLB GM jobs on Earth, and that is one of them, possibly the only opening this offseason.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
yes but what is the window of success there?
I guess just getting one of those jobs at least pops your cherry and increases your chances of getting another one. But from here it seems like SD doesn’t have much going for it and might sink your career as a GM, which has been known to happen. Perhaps especially if a lot of people are watching you.
san diego has
Cheap affordable talent…
i dont get why you are saying they are a bad place to go to… they have a great future with their young pitchers and adrian gonzalez along with blanks and cabreera…
anyone would love to take the job especially after there great finish to the season
Im thinking more about
the whole three year ownership transfer, the size of the group, the economy, money that’s going to be available, the challenges in running that business as GM combined with the fact that it seems like it will be at least a couple years before they’ll be built for the playoffs.
I think the right person can right that ship fairly fast
they did good on the Peavy deal and Latos might very well just step right in to the Peavy shoes. They have drafted well the last two years and with the Giles/Peavy deals off the books without any real arbitration cases coming up they should be free of financial shackles.
They have to draft the opposite of the Rockies and go for hitter after hitter since it should be easy to attract pitchers to San Diego but hard to attract hitters.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Between batting second, third, or fourth in the lineup, Ethier’s been most efficient in the second spot.
Batting 2nd: .314/.379/.593 in 28 games.
Batting 3rd: .272/.346/.543 in 46 games.
Batting 4th: .258/.379/.394 in 42 games.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
so are you trying to say
out mattt kemp at the 8 spot.?? thats where hes been at his best this season
Kim Ng in San Diego scares the fuck out of me.
She could easily engineer a trade of Heath Bell and A-Gon for Chris WIthrow, Ethan Martin, Dee Gordon, McDonald, Elbert, and DeJesus Jr.
Fuck that guy.
If the NFL let’s that fool own a team, I willstop watching their games altogether. Or at least I would never watch a Rams game again.
by Ian Capilouto on Oct 14, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I added the lineup and rotation news above. Busy day at work for me.
I am quite shocked at the order of the pitching rotation.
Yeah.
I gotta tellya I like Kershaw game 2 so he can go game 6 w/ regular rest AT HOME.
by Seanny Rotten on Oct 14, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe Torre and his coaches
Saw something in Padilla that made them think this guy is going to be pitching lights out for a while? Maybe Wold needs to rest his elbow a little bit more? It shocks me too. I am into letting what worked before continue on, but I guess Torre feels the need to change it up for this series.
by Ian Capilouto on Oct 14, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, Wolf in game 1 of the NLDS didn’t really “work.” He didn’t even make it out of the 4th. We were just lucky (or skilled, whatever you wanna call it) in that despite Wolf being shaky we were able to jump on Carpenter.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
Wolf was shaky, but he held.
I was figuring he would have a more dominant start this time aroudn because the whoel first time in the playoffs thing.
by Ian Capilouto on Oct 14, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Again, I don’t know how you can say he “held” if Torre felt he had to pull him after 3 2/3 innings pitched?
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
I haven’t lost faith in Wolf, I’m just saying that it’s not like Wolf was lights out in his NLDS start.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
No it certainly wasn't a quality start,
but at least he didn’t get bombed right away taking the crowd out of it and giving the Cardinals confidence. I might ventur to guess that Torre is pushing Wolf back to rest his elbow/shoulder a littel bit.
by Ian Capilouto on Oct 14, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know
It avoids the Padilla in Philly thing plus he’s a better pitcher in the daytime, two runs better over the past 4 years, and you have options of using him or Kershaw in Game 5/6 situation.
I did not know
That Padilla pitched so much better in day games. I can dig on that.
by Ian Capilouto on Oct 14, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
You know some of those splits
Just have to be a coincidence but this year, he was 6-1 with 3 ERA, primarily in the AL though he did have 2 good starts that I recall against the Rockies in the afternoon sun.
Any positive news will help. But repeat after me, PADILLA IS STARTING GAME TWO. Ha, who would’ve knew… Good for him.
Yeah for real. Prior to the NLDS we weren’t even sure Padilla would be making the roster.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
Who knows man....
Maybe LA really is an elixir for a guy who has talent but has always had problems in the clubhouse. Maybe the vibe and players in LA give him a better outlook. I tell you this much, if I had to live and work in Texas, I might be a real big asshole too. :)
by Ian Capilouto on Oct 14, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha. I’ve never been to Texas so I can’t really say, but I do know that Southern California is a wonderful place to live.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
Texas is a trip.
It is the one place where my old bands tour van was followed all the way out of county lines because we stopped in a “dry” county and tried to buy beer at a convenience store. And that was just one instance. Let’s just say, they like it white there still.
by Ian Capilouto on Oct 14, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Evidently you were not near San Antonio
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
It is a big state
it would be like comparing Bakersfield to Los Angeles and calling them all Californians.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Do announced pitching rotations ever change, or do managers not like to mess with their pitchers’ heads like that?
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
Not really
Because all pitchers have throw days, bullpen days, etc. So once you start that in motion, short of some other type of delay, its pretty fixed.
They can change…before last series LaRussa was pretty adamant that Carpenter wouldn’t start on 3 days rest, but that changed after dropping the first two, as he would have pitched Sunday if their 2009 calendar went that far.
Necessity is the usual cause of change.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like Pedro might start this series
from Ben Maller:
Manuel: "When Pedro Martinez is on, I’m very confident sending him out. He can pitch between 75-95 pitches. I have confidence in him
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Do we know the Phillie roation?
The order probably had more to do with match-ups. But Having Padilla and Kuroda for the possible 2 game spots surprises me.
Manuel wouldn’t disclose anything beyond Hamels for Game 1.
Although it sounds like Chan Ho made his way back to the roster.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I would like Chan Ho to duplicate his Fernando Tatis record this week
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
haha
u mean this:
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=3297525
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
That would forever end my purchase of personalized jerseys that don’t say “STEPHEN”
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
You kinda like our man Bills don't you?
by Ian Capilouto on Oct 14, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I think this talk needs to end
Now. He would have pitched last Sunday. If Kuroda couldn’t go, he would have pitched in this series.
Right now he’s not one of the top 4 guys but I don’t think he is going anywhere. And you never know what could happen if we are fortunate to make into the World Series.
I would not be shocked if he was traded.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
You have a Colbert Jersey
how cool is that:)
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
While that doesn't make sense for lots of reasons
even if you wanted to trade Chad, it would seem after the season where he struggled in the second half, and was essentially left off the post-season roster (even though he technically wasn’t) would be the definition of selling low.
by Michael White on Oct 14, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been thinking about the post-WS injury report for some time now
Bill’s hammy, Manny’s wrist, Wolf’s elbow/shoulder, Kuroda’s tintinnabulation, Hudson’s wrist, etc., etc. Could be interesting.
Torre is Certainly Mixing it up
I’m thinking Bills is in that rotation somewhere, he’s just not starting.
I just don’t see Bills as a reliever, especially since he’s been hit or miss. If Garland makes the roster and Bills is off it, my head will explode.
I might opt for the face melting from the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha Ha
I so wanted game two so I could see Kershaw but I couldn’t take a Friday off for baseball. So instead I opted for Game one and now I get Kershaw. Woo Hoo
Are you going?
And by the way, you are still up.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
My luck is the opposite
I picked game two – work be damned – with Kershaw in mind. Now wife can’t go, demand for my possibly free ticket is near-zero, and I get Padilla. Well, beats the hell out of work and it’s still the same offense!
Dave, BH may have brokered a deal for you. I’ll email you.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
wow cannot believe padilla is our game 2 starter
I think they should keep Kuroda on a very short leash, and let bills work a comfortable 3 or 4 innings if necessary
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Billingsley
Silverwidow, calm down. In 2007 Cliff Lee was so bad the Indians left him off the playoff roster entirely. The next year we was still an Indian — and he won the AL Cy Young.
I don’t think that was a dig…I took BH to mean that even though you advocated bringing Padilla back for one year, you are still high on Bills. In other words, there are plenty of slots in that rotation to fill and that Bills shouldn’t be traded.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
What if Jack Z. went to Colletti and said something like, “Ok, we’ll entertain offers for King Felix — for Billingsley and 3 top prospects.”
I’ll admit, that would be intriguing. Absent that, I would not endorse trading Bills.
not gonna happen
they can do better then that
Seattle only has him for two more years
Billingsley
Withrow
E. Martin
Gordon
I’m sure they would at least consider that. They get King Felix’s replacement, a future #1 in Withrow, another young flamethrower, and speed they can pair with Ichiro.
Hernandez is better than Bills, But To what Degree?
Is that degree worth three top prospects? No. Not even one top prospect, frankly, especially considering that Bills is one year further removed fro Billingsley.
by CanuckDodger on Oct 14, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
How is it not worth at least one top prospect and Bills? I am not saying I would trade him, but
would you ever trade anybody? The Dodgers are a big market team and should trade some good prospects sometimes if the timing is right.
by Ian Capilouto on Oct 14, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know.
I don’t think that Torre and Colletti undervalue the performance that Billingsley gave them in the first half. Torre has even voiced that recently. So if the Dodgers win it all this year and Bills doesn’t pitch at all, I still would say that he had as much to do with it as anyone else on the club. They trade him if they are blown away by someone coming to them with something, but I doubt they are going to shop him.
The 2011 Free agent class is going to be sick.
King Felix, Joe Mauer, Albert Pujols, and Broxton are all going to be FAs.
Which means the Yankees will sign them all for ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
1 of those names is not like the others
by Michael White on Oct 14, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Pujols
he is by far the best of the group and by a very wide margin….
best player maybe in the history… you cant put him in the same group as maurs and felixs and broxtons
Yeah, Mauer's a catcher.
But seriously though, Mo’s contract ends at 2010. So even if they fumble around for a year, they’re likely looking for a great closer.
everyone knows that
except the damn yankees
Joba kinda sucks.
Or at least he’s not the guy the Yankees thought he was. I bet Torre’s thanking God that he has Kershaw over Joba right now.
Joba does suck
as a starter. Its night and day between the starter numbers and his relief numbers. Granted they are both very small sample sizes but you cannot go wrong wit the relief
yeah Joba is overrated
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
On the King Felix
stuff.. He could command a monster package built around all elite prospects, the Dodgers could easily get him for a Bills plus 2-3 kids.
but I would not wanna do that, giving up cost controlled talent and then signing him to possibly the biggest FA contract for a pitcher ever.
stuff.. He could command a monster package built around all elite prospects, the Dodgers could easily get him for a Bills plus 2-3 kids.
but I would not wanna do that, giving up cost controlled talent and then signing him to possibly the biggest FA contract for a pitcher ever.
Per David Murphy of Philadelphia Daily News
Game 2 “”http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/Hamels_in_Game_1__Sounds_like_Pedro_in_Game_2.html" target="new">sounds like Pedro":
It’s looking like:
Hamels
Pedro
Lee
Blaneton
Yeah, that was on me…a typo after a long day. :)
Maybe I was projecting my rightful hatred of David Blane onto the Phils.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this a good thing?
I’m not really buying the “Pedro is going to be good because he’s pitching in warm weather” argument. And he hasn’t pitched in a game in a couple of weeks. What’s the deal?
He’s a bigger question mark than Padilla in my mind.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
What kind of “stuff” does Pedro have? His change-up isn’t the same, he can only throw up to 92… His best pitch is probably a curve ball, but even that isn’t great.
Hmm. I hope Hamels shot his wad w/ his shutout earlier this year against us.
if he shuts us out in Game 1, look out.
I just don’t see that happening Thursday, though.
by Seanny Rotten on Oct 14, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
The last time Pedro faced the Dodgers
Count the number of current and former Red Sox who played in that game.
if they were all at the same time in their prime
thatd be sick!
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
wow
these game 1 and 2 matchups are really intriguing
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Bills to the pen
Garland off the roster, no additional LOOGY (no Elbert). Only change, Kuroda for Garland.
I just checked out the box score for the last time Cole Hamels pitched against us.
Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp were hitting in the 7th and 8th spot. Are you kidding me?? Manny wasn’t even in the game (suspended).
odog was on fire then...
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
yup and not suprisingly
cole hamels shut us down 9 innings and 0 runs
well a positive from many of the head to head matchups is that the phillies bullpen let a lot of games get away...
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
casey blake is 1 for 21 Career again
Joe blanton!!!!!
wow please dont tell me he will be hitting 5th or 6th in game 4….
1 for 21?!
Oh shit.
Frank and Jamie McCourt are separating. I do not want to see a Padres situation with this team dammit.
Payroll shrunk from $70 million to $40 million within a year.
And then tried to trade Peavy for 50 cents on the dollar.
I have no idea what the McCourts are worth but
Assuming the Dodgers are worth $600 – $700 million, how does Frank hold on to them and buy Jamie out?
THIS is the real reason
there was a postponement of the Dodger Stadium remodeling. Remodeling always stops first.
Maybe Frank was a little too into the “modeling” part of remodeling, and got caught up in some extra stuff, if you know what I mean.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Yahoo Sports: Mccourts Separating
I knew something was up b/c they weren’t even sitting next to each other at the games.
Hope this doesn’t effect the future of the Dodgers.
Anyways back on the series I think the Phillies have one psychological edge on the Dodgers until proven other wise that is Hamels. Once we beat him tomorrow that edge will be over, and I think were big favorites at that point to advance.
If we can’t beat him then its more of a 50-50 series
I don’t really believe much of what comes out of Peter Gammons’ mouth anymore. And Mike Crudale.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
“They’ve already ‘lawyered’ up,” the source said. “They’re trashing each other terribly. It’s going to be World War III.”
At stake: The future of the Dodgers, a team valued at $722 million by Forbes magazine. Forbes calculates the value of a team based on its current stadium deal without deduction for debt.
We’re in deep shit. Deep, deep shit.
It's a rumor - how have Rosenphail's sources turned out in the past?
Speaking out of the other side of my mouth, I found this speculation interesting:
Any uncertainty in the team’s future ownership could be resolved if one McCourt buys out the other. Jamie McCourt would be better positioned to make such a move, sources say.
I certainly agree with you on that point
What’s next? Rush Limbaugh would be in the running if that occurs?
why is them seprating such a big deal???
they cant be friends and own the team together?
It is really only an issue if they divorce, because they would have to split assets, including the Dodgers.
Separating is much, much closer to divorce than, say, not separating.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
It could be distracting in that it might put the kibosh on any big deals. But they aren’t really in a state where they have to make any big deals this offseason anyway, so for 2010 it might not be much of an effect.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 14, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
good riddence
Torre.
If the Cards had beaten us, Carpenter would be pitching game 1, not 4 or in the BP. The Padillia move is stupid. Like any move in baseball, it might work out; that will not retroactively have made it a smart move.
Ethier in the #2 spot because of an OPS based on 80ish PA’s is also not smart. Fortunately line-up idiocy doesn’t have a large effect.
Oh well. Go Blue! We are still the better team and should do well in spite of Torre.
by Paul Scott on Oct 14, 2009 8:11 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
For what its worth...
at the press conference today Torre denied everything Gammons said. He said if it was that bad he wouldn’t be around next year.
New story up
Thanks for the news guys
http://www.truebluela.com/2009/10/14/1085810/frank-jamie-mccourt-to-go-their
No love
The Dodgers get zero love here in norcal. All the talk is about the AL and Philly. Even the comercials are for Philly. Let’s get the win tonight and show all the true blue haters. The whole family will be wearing jerseys tonight except for the newborn. He has his blanket and beanie. Let’s go Dodgers!
by Skunkburner on Oct 15, 2009 11:01 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Weaver and Garland - not on NLCS roster
Wow, didn’t see this coming, at least as far as Weaver is concerned
Hope I made that link work correctly.
Looks like Weaver had a flu, so maybe he’s just under the weather, and Joe thinks he’s going to need a long reliever today or tomorrow.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Oct 15, 2009 1:48 PM PDT reply actions
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