A Great Night At Dodger Stadium

by Eric Stephen on Oct 4, 2009 10:11 AM PDT in Game Recaps Comment 11 comments

What a great night it was last night at Chavez Ravine. Thanks to everyone who came for True Blue LA night, a game when it was scheduled we thought would have no real meaning. It was a pleasure meeting those of you I hadn't yet met, and it was great to see old friends as well.

Steps number two and three on the 2009 Dodger checklist is now complete.

2009 Dodgers Checklist
	Make The Playoffs
	Win National League West
	Best Record in the NL
	Win NLDS
	Win NL Pennant
	Win World Series

I'm here at the stadium this morning, covering the game. It is Joe Torre tradition on the final game of the season to let his players manage the game if it doesn't matter in the standings. As soon as I find out who the manager and pitching coach are for today, I will pass that along to you. My guess is Mark Loretta and Brad Ausmus.

There are a few reporters from Philadelphia here, no doubt getting some advance stories for their first round playoff opponent, which is now the Rockies. I haven't seen any reporters from St. Louis just yet.

Here are some photos from last night:

It was Star Wars night as well:

Jonathan Broxton closed out the ninth with ease

After the flyout to Andre Ethier to end it, the scoreboard told the story

Then it was celebration time

more celebrating

after the players went into the locker room, they came back out for more celebrating

Ethier made the rounds with fans

Ned Colletti got doused with champagne (is that a dour-looking Scott Boras behind him?)

Clayton Kershaw does not know what its like to not win the NL West

Then it was Beast Mode time for Juan Pierre

The Rockies took the long walk home (or at least to the team bus)

Just in case you forgot who the Dodgers play next

Phil took some more pictures, and he will post them soon. Again, thanks for everyone for coming to the game, and thanks for contributing here and making this a great site to follow the NL West champs.

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Thanks for setting that up

It was a great time

by Michael White on Oct 4, 2009 10:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Except for the part where I confusely try to find my car in the parking lot and the Dodgers traffic crew forced me to exit on the opposite side I entered, adding another 30 minutes to my commute back home. :(

by Tripon on Oct 4, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You think that's bad?

I left my lights on and got back to my car to find it dead. I had to call AAA.

by Michael White on Oct 4, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ouch

by Tripon on Oct 4, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

when i went last....

i got lost when i got out of the parking lot and ended up getting on to the 101 instead of the 110…took like 45 more minutes to get home….though still not as bad as that :)

Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....

by shaqfor3 on Oct 4, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It happened to me last month too at DS

by delias man on Oct 4, 2009 11:03 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

As always

Great seeing everyone. It was a fun time with The Minotaur coming through and then the “usual” suspects getting the key hits.

Eric did almost break my hand with his high five right after Ethier caught that fly ball. :)

by bhsportsguy on Oct 4, 2009 10:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, sorry about that hard high five. :)

It was a culmination of a week’s worth of energy waiting to clinch.

by Eric Stephen on Oct 4, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks for sharing ur photos....

awesomeeee

Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....

by shaqfor3 on Oct 4, 2009 10:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well unless the Dodgers gave permission to the Padres to interview

White and/or Ng, right now, there are no other new GM jobs available. Toronto hired from within. http://bit.ly/18LKT6

by bhsportsguy on Oct 4, 2009 10:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It doesn’t look like any of that has transpired yet. I asked Ken Gurnick and Josh Suchon their thoughts, and they seemed to think the Dodgers would in fact grant permission, even to a division rival, if it meant a promotion for Ng or White.

The general idea on that is teams will grant permission for a promotion, but not a lateral move (at least, to a rival).

by Eric Stephen on Oct 4, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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2010 Dodger Payroll

Pos	No	Player	2010 Salary
C	55	Martin	$5,050,000
1B	7	Loney	$3,100,000
2B	33	DeWitt	$410,000*
3B	23	Blake	$6,000,000
SS	15	Furcal	$8,500,000
LF	99	Manny	$7,267,760
CF	27	Kemp	$4,000,000
RF	16	Ethier	$6,000,000

2B/3B	14	Carroll	$1,350,000
2B/3B/1B	3	Belliard	$825,000
C	12	Ausmus	$850,000
OF	5	Johnson	$800,000
SS	60	Hu	$405,000*

SP	22	Kershaw	$425,000*
SP	58	Billingsley	$3,850,000
SP	18	Kuroda	$14,100,000
SP	44	Padilla	$4,025,000
SP	57	Elbert	$405,000*

CL	51	Broxton	$4,000,000
LHP	52	Sherrill	$4,500,000
LHP	56	Kuo	$950,000
RHP	67	Troncoso	$425,000*
RHP	54	Belisario	$425,000*
RHP	31	McDonald	$425,000*
RHP	68	Monasterios	$460,000*

		Pierre	$4,000,000
		Andruw	$3,600,000
		Schmidt	$2,000,000
		Wolf	$2,000,000
		Hudson	$1,440,000
		Nomar	$1,250,000
		Ohman	$200,000
		Hoffmann	($50,000)

Others on 40-man roster (total: 40)
LHP	65	Zerpa	$60,000*
RHP	64	Guerra
RHP	37	Haeger
RHP	74	Jansen
LHP	59	Leach
RHP	73	Link
RHP	49	Schlichting
LHP	50	Stults
RHP	47	Wade
C	9	Ellis
C	71	May
SS	87	DeJesus
OF	75	Paul
OF	17	Repko	$500,000
OF	62	Robinson

Totals			$93,547,760
Red = arbitration Asterisk (*) = estimated
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