Hiroki Kuroda Out For NLDS
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 4:34 PM PDT
in News
199 comments
Phil Gurnee is at the park tonight, and he just reported that Hiroki Kuroda is out for the first round of the playoffs. Joe Torre announced that "Kuroda has a small herniation of his cervical spine," but no surgery will be needed.
With Kuroda out of the NLDS, I am guessing the starting rotation will be Randy Wolf, Clayton Kershaw, Chad Billingsley, then Jon Garland. Ben Maller reported that Joe Torre did in fact say Garland would take Kuroda's spot in the rotation. However, conflicting information comes from Ken Gurnick of MLB.com, who reported that Billingsley, Garland, and Vicente Padilla are all in the running to start in the playoffs, but "no decision on who joins Randy Wolf and Clayton Kershaw will be made until an opponent is determined." (thanks to El Lay Dave for that link)
Padilla has been announced as the starter for Sunday's regular season finale.
0 recs |
199 comments
|
Email
Print
Comments
Bummer
at least we have the Ned special to back him up.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 4:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rules Question
If we want him for the 2nd round, does he have to be on the playoff roster for the 1st round as well?
by Michael White on Oct 2, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rosters can change round by round
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Garland or Billingsley not exactly and ideal choice
"If your season is going well, you have walked into an ambush."
by Sordid on Oct 2, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Brutal setback, especially considering how well Kuroda pitched in the playoffs last year.
What if Game 4 was a must-win, would you still throw Garland out there? I’d be inclined to go with the Game 1 started again in Game 4 if it is a must-win.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Oct 2, 2009 4:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
*Game 1 starter…
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Oct 2, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unlikely, although possible. With the schedule, Wolf could pitch game 4 on short rest, and Kershaw game 5 on full rest.
But let’s burn that bridge when we get to it.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't you throw out Padilla before Garland at this point?
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Oct 2, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, Just No
"If your season is going well, you have walked into an ambush."
by Sordid on Oct 2, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe…I’m just going on usage though. Padilla was moved to the pen for this week. Garland wasn’t
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think his luck has just about completely worn off. As mediocre as Garland is, at least he can be relied upon to be mediocre. Padilla’s starts can turn bad quick.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Oct 2, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I’m not expecting the Dodgers to be on the brink of elimination for Game 4… I just don’t like the thought of Garland starting in a high-pressure situation.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Oct 2, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
High-pressure? Like the ALCS and WS that he pitched in in the past? Two quality starts, one 7 IP, one CG.
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He does have a good track record, you’re right. But that was 4 years ago.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Oct 2, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
as it should be
With Kuroda out of the NLDS, I am guessing the starting rotation will be Randy Wolf, Clayton Kershaw, Chad Billingsley, then Jon Garland.
by hirambocachica on Oct 2, 2009 4:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Look at it this way
Kuroda didn’t exactly pitch all that much this year anyway
by Michael White on Oct 2, 2009 4:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A stiff neck? That can’t get better by the time we need him in a week and a half? This is so lame.
by KSeal on Oct 2, 2009 4:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kuroda is pretty tough…I’m sure it’s severe enough to be legitimate.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
a better question
is why there aren’t more injuries like this. throwing a baseball over 90 mph is a really odd thing to do to your body.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 2, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point. Too bad it wasn’t just a sore neck, I could see just a sore neck getting better in a few days. But now knowing what it is who knows if he’ll even be ready at all during the playoffs if the Dodgers do advance.
by KSeal on Oct 2, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's a pretty nasty area to injure
i’d guess the average gangbanger in a wheelchair can often thank their cervical spine for their fate
by stillnotah8er on Oct 2, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm thinking it will be some sort of Bills-Garland-Padilla Mixed Salad.
If Kuroda’s not 100%, they want another guy on the roster.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 4:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you talking about Game 3
If they all pitch in Game 3, who starts game 4? You have to at least begin the series with the idea of four starters.
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Game 3 and 4
Bills and Garland will be on short leashes with Padilla as their wing man.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and Kershaw too
I doubt he’d start game 4 if he starts game 2, but he could relieve (assuming he doesn’t pitch day 1, which I think he should).
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoever starts Game 2 can also start Game 5 on full rest. I really doubt the Game 2 starters pitches in Game 4 except under the most dire of situations.
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Update above
“Kuroda has a small herniation of his cervical spine”
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 4:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
For those of us who are not MDs
What the hell is that.
Doesn’t sound good. No injury with the word “spine” sounds good.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there are eight small vertebrae
that link the spine to the skull, with the lower ones corresponding with the extremities (hands and feet). image google ‘cervical spine’.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 2, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch. That sounds uncomfortable.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Oct 2, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a hell of a stiff neck
Is there some neck version of Cialis he took? For neck stiffness lasting more than four days, consult a physician.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
by mleadman on Oct 2, 2009 4:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If someone was going to have a cervical injury, I would have guessed it would be Manny.
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 4:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No, Manny's injury would be more like
“Ramirez has a small herniation of his cervix-al spine”
Due to loss of hormones
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Oct 2, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
cervical can also refer to the cervix, e.g., cervical cancer, thus my pun.
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My pony isn't only slow...
….it’s dumb.
GL, I gotta bug out and will miss game threads everywhere tonight (visiting wife at hospital, then DJing at a club).
At least wifey and I will watch first hour of game together.
But GL, hope it’s a thriller of a game, and that we win at least the first two, to make Sunday a whole boatload of epic.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Oct 2, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, it's been a long haul
102 days in ICU and counting, but she’s improving daily, at this point.
It’s odd how emotions flow. Right now, what pisses her off the most is she can’t go to next week’s home playoff games. Because she’s a Rox fan, too. ;-)
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Oct 2, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow - glad to hear it's heading in the right direction. She must be tough!
Then you have a marriage made in baseball heaven. My wife is my companion to Dodger games, so I’m lucky that way too.
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If this was Billingsley
There’d be crowing about his not gutting it out.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
by mleadman on Oct 2, 2009 4:50 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
so who replaces hiro on the roster
weaver??
Lolretta?
by hirambocachica on Oct 2, 2009 4:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A starter
I hadn’t ’t figured out who was out yet, maybe Haeger?
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It ensures Garland’s spot on the roster, as a starter.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, a mention of Haeger than isn’t by stillnotah8er! :)
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the post-liner silence is deafening
he could be an amputee at this point, we wouldn’t know
by stillnotah8er on Oct 2, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hard question to answer
Since we don’t know who is actually on/off the roster yet anyway; that was all pure speculation anyway. Maybe between Garland and Padilla only one was going to make it and now both will. Maybe only one makes it and, if we end up with Philly, Torre adds Elbert as an extra LHP for them.
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that pretty much nails it. I can see a potential Padilla/McDonald pitch-off this weekend for the final bullpen spot or something, but I think you have it right.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it means nothing re the weekend series
Hope he recovers…it does sound a bit serious
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
by Mondogarage on Oct 2, 2009 4:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Which doesn't mean much
But luckily (or should I say Nedily), we took out that insurance policy and it looks like this won’t mean too much either.
I know Kuroda’s a better pitcher, but he’s 34 and Garland’s 30. Garland is more likely to outperform his stats.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
however, he was awesome in the postseason last year
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?n1=kurodhi01&t=p&year=0&post=1
really the only bright spot vs philly. bummer, hope he heals well.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 2, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, its not all roses, but its not the titanic either.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
interesting test
for the near-religious fixation on the 4-man rotation, especially if wolf is excellent and keeps the pitch count in the 80s.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 2, 2009 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If Wolf is game 1 starter, he is the game 5 starter
It would be Kersh who would get the extra game with a 3 man.
That makes sense to me. Wolf – Garland for G4 sounds better than Garland – Padilla.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The way the schedule breaks is interesting. If needed, the game 1 starter could pitch on 3 days rest, and have the game 2 starter pitch game 5 on full rest.
Wed
Thu
Sat
Sun
Tue
Obviously it would depend on how the series played out, but the trade off would be the cost of [regular Wolf vs. 3 days rest Wolf] and the benefit of [Kershaw > Garland]
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'de go with 3 days for Kersh.
and have Wolf #2, I don’t want to mess up Mr. Consistency with 3 days rest.
But I guess the die is cast, unless he pitches Kersh in relief tonight and has someone else start tomorow.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would he keep the pitch count in the 80's?
If Wolf is cruising, they won’t pull him that early.
by Michael White on Oct 2, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're probably right
joe has let him go past 110 more than once this year. i guess this is one of many reasons the 3-man has gone the way of the dodo…
by stillnotah8er on Oct 2, 2009 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh this is fucking terrible....
my computer screen litterally went black when i saw this (no joke), then came back on…
now were going to have to use padilla or garland for no 4…bleeeeh!
or use a 3 pitcher rotation…
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 2, 2009 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Interestingly enough
The concern with the herniation of the cervical spine is not the neck pain, though the treatment is to reduce the pain, first by anti-inflamatories, but in fact that the herniation can cause arm weakness since the nerve that is pinched runs down the entire arm.
But again I am not a doctor nor do I play one on TV
by bhsportsguy on Oct 2, 2009 5:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night?
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
right
you can light up every square inch of the body like a christmas tree just by messing with a couple of square inches there.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 2, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And it is a spontaneous injury
It can happen easily from sleeping wrong or a sudden movement. Primarily between adults 30-50
by bhsportsguy on Oct 2, 2009 5:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
For more information
And I make no guarantees about its accuracy
by bhsportsguy on Oct 2, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but it sounds like it happened to him before the Pirates
There really is no other logical explaination to the PIrates getting so many runs.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i dont like the idea of garland in this rotation...
yes hes got experience with the postseason
but really he has not pitched that great at all this season
he gives up a ton of hits and has struggled against mediocre teams (padres, pirates)
but i guess weve got no choice at this point cause kuroda is done for the NLDS
this sucks…
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 2, 2009 5:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like they pump him full of meds and hope for the best
This could be further than the NLDS.
The only good part of what I read was the part about epidural injections. Just inject his spine till he’s ready to go against Phillie.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 5:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
From the Dodger Thoughts comments:
FWIW, Padilla will start Sunday.
Posted by: Alex41592 | October 02, 2009 at 05:06 PM
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 5:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and a week from sunday as well?
i guess that will be an audition for the 4-spot… yikes
by stillnotah8er on Oct 2, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
From Gurnick’s blog:
Torre said Vicente Padilla will start Sunday’s regular-season finale and will be considered for the starting rotation for the first round of playoffs. He said Chad Billingsley and Jon Garland remain in the mix for the four starters and no decision on who joins Randy Wolf and Clayton Kershaw will be made until an opponent is determined.
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This makes me suspicious of Ben Maller’s tweet.
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You may be updating this post quite a bit.
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If they are all righties
Why does opponent matter?
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm
Sounds like Padilla is just Sunday filler and Joe is going to use whoever has the better numbers for games 3 and 4.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 5:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay time for a celebration
The press clubs seems to have more visiting team media so my blog spot was taken over, so I stole a Visiting Press spot. We shall see if I get to keep it. There was three open spots and now there are zero.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 5:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hmmm, who took your spot? Did they just “take” it, or asked?
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 2, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The “blog spot” denotation was removed from our usual seat as of 2 weeks ago.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So the “blogspot” is gone now? How do you get in?
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 2, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The spot in the press box (front row, all the way to the left by the cameras) used to be marked “Dodgers blog spot” on a piece of paper that was heavily taped down. That only indicated where we sat. There are various open spots (well, a few) that are available too.
We get in with a daily credential.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok. I guess my question is, are you still gauranteed a seat in the press box? Or is it first come first serve? What is the SOP now vs before?
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 2, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If there is no seat, most likely we would sit in the cafeteria (directly behind it…no view of the game other than on TV)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Almost all of the spots are marked. LA Times, Press Enterprise, Daily News all have spots. Ken & Josh are in the second row behind where we sit. Visiting team has a few spots in the first ro, kind of next to the bog spot. There are marked locations for 710 ESPN, KNBC, MLB.com, and a bunch of others too.
If I had to guess, I would say there are about 50-60 seats in the press box, and probably 45 are marked. Rough estimate.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, now you guys just grab an unmarked one and hope for the best?
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 2, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Today sounds like the first game it was a problem. I did the Sunday game on September 20 and even though my spot wasn’t marked it was fine because nobody was there.
I figure I will be fine on Sunday even if it is crowded because I always get there right at 9am (when th credentials are delivered to the security gate) so I’ll be able to claim my spot.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll try to do a seating chart when I’m there Sunday (seriously)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder what % of games the blog spot was filled.
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or, what % of games there was a blogger in the press box?
If it was too low, would they pull the plug on the idea for next season?
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sunday had 100% participation
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was gone with a notebook
since there is no denoation anymore it is pretty much open territory.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know there’s no rooting in the press box. What about in the clubhouse, post-game?
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we are winning by ninth
I’m leaving the press box and headed to the field seats. I’ll be damned if I’ll sit on my hands when Andre hits a division winning walk off.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
of course...
if we’re winning in the 9th it won’t be a walkoff…
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Oct 2, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right! Not unless we blow the lead then he hits the walk off.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 2, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where have you been? :)
Rockies
Gonzalez LF
Fowler CF
Helton 1B
Tulo SS
Atkins 3B
Torrealba C
Spliborghs RF
Barmes 2B
Ubaldo P
Dodgers
Furcal SS
Ethier RF
Manny LF
Kemp CF
Loney 1B
Blake 3B
Martin C
Hudson 2B
Wolf P
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
I quickly breezed thru this thread and didn’t see em. My bad. :)
Gonna resim.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 2, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s my bad…we had them in the other massive thread, but I didn’t repost with this news.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Torre
pre game interview was subdued and crowded and I heard a lot of jumbled answers to questions. Several minutes into the interview he stopped and met with Josh and then came back with the Kuroda news. He had already announced that Padilla would start on Sunday but I missed that and was unable to follow up since I didn’t know it until after the conference was over.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 5:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Furcal
Andre
Manny
Kemp
Loney
Blake
Martin
Hudson
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 5:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I expect that to be the playoff lineup.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 5:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ask one of the visiting guys next to you if Coors sucks
and see if they blow up.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I come home to read this?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO <——- This is before I read the alternatives, which I will read now.
by PHAT JULIO on Oct 2, 2009 5:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
in happier news
florida is up 4-2 over fat joe, who has pitched 105 in 6…
the cards are winning.
looks like the twinkies are 90% likely to cut the tigres down to 1.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 2, 2009 5:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yesss go fish!!
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 2, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me
or is it completely bad ass that you guys get credentialed? Free Dodgers games in perpetuity…
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
by Bryce on Oct 2, 2009 5:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It isn’t just you! It is amazing.
We are out for the playoffs
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean you won't get access come playoff time?
Too much other media?
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
by Bryce on Oct 2, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep…too much other media, and MLB controls the credentialing for the playoffs, instead of the Dodgers. Dodgers are more open to it, but it’s out of their hands (although they might like that MLB can play bad cop in this case).
During the season, it’s free publicity for the team because if a press box spot would be empty anyway, why not fill it with someone who cares enough to write about them. I applaud them for doing so (and not just for selfish reasons).
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You do know that they can’t root and cheer in the press box though. It’s torturous for poor Phil.
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
True, true.
But still, how validating to the whole site.
"Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball." -Pete Hamill
by Bryce on Oct 2, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, absolutely.
It’s actually very progressive thinking on the Dodger’s part as well.
by David Young on Oct 2, 2009 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I almost slipped up when Kemp hit the 8th inning HR against the Astros to put them up 4-3.
And in my first game, against the Angels, I actually cheered after one of the Dodger hits. It was involuntary. Nobody said anything (it was a quick clap and a “yeah!”) though.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But, I’m also 3-6 in the press box. Phil is undefeated, to date.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only 3 - 0
but I’m putting it all on the line tonight.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Torre said Kuroda felt the pain in his neck when he was jogging the other day. After the Pittsburgh start.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 5:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was a bad road trip all around
Pain in neck while jobbing is code for “that was a position I’d never tried before and don’t think I’ll try again”
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keep digging Phil
These are the types of stories that are under reported
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if we play the phiillliesin the first round.... kuroda willl be missed BIG TIME
but if we play the cardinals i think we can live without him for the first round…
by matthewmafa on Oct 2, 2009 5:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We will miss a healthy Kuroda
if that means Garland or Padilla get a start. No way to sugar coat it, losing Kuroda hurts when you look at the alternatives.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kuroda's Neck
I have had similar trouble with my neck in the past, and it is really painful. I tried everything, anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxers, pain killers, even steroids – nothing worked.
What works? Traction. I got a contraption that hangs from the top of a door, puts your head in a sling and hangs weight off the other end of a pulley – pulling your head away from your shoulders. Spinal decompression, it is sometimes called. That works, and fast. Yet most doctors don’t seem to know about it.
I hope the Dodgers training staff knows about this.
by Doug Minnick on Oct 2, 2009 6:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thome had him by the ankles and was shaking him around
that is the low budget fix.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i do this for a friend
who wrecked her neck as a kid by playing too much violin – basically pull the head straight off of the shoulders. odd, but it works.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 2, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
…and Kuroda should stop running immediately. It just jams the vertebrae down onto the herniation, making it worse.
We need you, Hiro!
by Doug Minnick on Oct 2, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Big Fail by Edwin Jackson tonight
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Even though the Padres got a decent return for Peavy I’m glad he’s out of the NL West.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
CC gets hammered before his next playoff start.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Garland as our 4th starter
Not too estastic on that. The news on Hiro really bummed me out. Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Anyway, he’ll have to make due, even if we make it game 4. I kinda want a 3 man system at this point, but increasing Kershaw’s innings just flat out scares me.
by PHAT JULIO on Oct 2, 2009 6:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's not the worst thing in the world if he's facing another #4
which he will be due to how the series is scheduled.
by oshea2002 on Oct 2, 2009 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone read the article on Ted Williams' head?
Just bizarre all around
by PHAT JULIO on Oct 2, 2009 6:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
New news on an old story?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, well
New book about how the company who preserved it mishandled his head.
by PHAT JULIO on Oct 2, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No surprise
the cyrogentics history is full of bungled bodies. They use to have a place in Chatsworth, one of the hottest places in California, It was buried into a hill and of course the air conditioning failed and they had no secondary systems because they were running the thing on a shoestring. Needless to say future improvements in the medical world are not going to be bringing those people back to life.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Larry Johnson says in the book “Frozen: My Journey Into the World of Cryonics, Deception and Death” that he watched an Alcor(preservation company) official swing a monkey wrench at Williams’ frozen severed head to try to remove a tuna can stuck to it.
by PHAT JULIO on Oct 2, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
amazing guy
not just the best hitter of his day, also the best fly-fisher and fighter pilot.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 2, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blake if playing and Belliard is available
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I only want Garland starting a game 4 if it's in St. Louis
or at home. I’m not sure I want him pitching in Philly, he can’t strike anyone out and not sure I’m ecstatic about that in that park.
by oshea2002 on Oct 2, 2009 6:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tommy Lasorda to 10 moments
10. HOF speech
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
9. Pulling Doug Rau in the ’77 Series?
by oshea2002 on Oct 2, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
8. Giving Orosco hell
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
7. Falling down in the All Star game
by oshea2002 on Oct 2, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck Dave Kingman and Rick Sutcliffe
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
4. Any time he would walk from the bullpen in SF to the dugout, and acknowledge the crowd’s booing.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
3. Bevaqua
And I guaran-fucking-tee you this, when I pitched and I was gonna pitch against a fucking team that had guys on it like Bevacqua, I’d send a fucking limosine to get the fucking to make sure he was in the motherfucking lineup because I’d kick that fucker’s ass any fucking day of the week. He’s a fucking motherfucking bigmouth, I’ll tell you that.
by oshea2002 on Oct 2, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just love the way he said “Bevacqua”
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure I could say it myself any more condescending then he does
by oshea2002 on Oct 2, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who couldn’t hit water if he fell out of a fucking boat
by oshea2002 on Oct 2, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1. “Nobody thought we could beat the Mighty Mets. Nobody thought we could beat the team that won 104 games. BUT WE BELIEVED IT!!!!!”
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tonight I bleed blue for Tommy
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wish one of our guys could go on 3 days rest
Wolf?
B/c if so – the game 2 starter could pitch game 5 on full rest, enabling us to use only 3 starters.
by oshea2002 on Oct 2, 2009 6:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They are getting all their frustrations out in one game
I laugh when I keep hearing low market teams can’t compete with the Yankee’s with the Rays only one year removed from the World Series and the expecations they can fight the Beasts of the East over the next few years.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PIERRE WINS FOURTH ANNUAL
ROY CAMPANELLA AWARD
Outfielder voted "Most Inspirational Dodger" by his teammates and coaches
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers announced today that outfielder Juan Pierre was named the winner of the fourth annual Roy Campanella Award, which is given to the Dodger player who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership of the late Hall of Fame catcher. The award, which was voted upon by Dodger uniform personnel, will be presented to Pierre by Campanella’s daughter, Joni Campanella Roan during a pregame ceremony prior to tomorrow night’s contest against the Colorado Rockies. Dodger shortstop Rafael Furcal received the inaugural award in 2006, Dodger catcher Russell Martin won it in 2007, and first baseman James Loney took home the honor last season.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This really says something for Juan
given that ii is a vote of his peers. Felt that Hudson was a lock for it this year.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeahhh
he was the leader… then something wierd happened… and i still dont understand..
by matthewmafa on Oct 2, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kind of like his peers calling BS
on that whole he’s a whiner thing everyone was giving him hell for last year.
Juan has been an incredible player this year within his role as #4 Outfielder.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His attitude has definitely improved over last year
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i would have gaave it to billingsley
or kuroda
by matthewmafa on Oct 2, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Inspired by the comments today
tonight’s beers of choice for me at both by New Belgium brewery (makers of Fat Tire):
Having the seasonal “Hoptober” right now for the first time, and will have Mothership Wit later as well.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 6:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I must have missed beer talk
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Garret Gould
is getting introduced before the game.
Looks good in a Dodger hat.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just shook hands with Frank McCourt
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lyons is speculating that Chad may not make the postseason roster
because Padlla is starting Sunday.
The man is a buffoon.
by Michael White on Oct 2, 2009 6:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If our playoff rotation is
Wolf, Kershaw, Padilla, and Garland – I’m not watching
by oshea2002 on Oct 2, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he is just being dramatic
he’s not that dumb, then he can say the guy who “almost didn’t make the post-season roster pitched a perfect game”
by Dodger Dude on Oct 2, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, that was the longest National Anthem of the year
confirmed by Plashke
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 7:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He has been to fewer games than I have. I call bullshit.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 2, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they actually do a prop bet on the superbowl NA length on bodog
a little tasteless IMO
by stillnotah8er on Oct 2, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time for Tommy Congratulations
Bowa, Honeycut, the Mayor, Wills, King, Garvey(talking for a long time),
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 7:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No cheering in the press box
nice ovation from fans
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 2, 2009 7:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! DODGERS, SEE U WEDNESDAY CARDS FANS.ESPECIALY THE FANS FROM HENDERSON NV,YA U KNOW WHO I"AM TALKING TOO!!!!!!!!!!MONKEY
by ED DOG #1 on Oct 3, 2009 11:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
Related FanPosts on True Blue LA
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2010 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
