Dodgers Hope A Team Effort Beats a Tim Effort
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 8:00 AM PDT
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PrintTwo games in: so far, so good for the Dodgers in San Francisco. The Dodgers have to face the best pitcher in baseball today in Tim Lincecum, but I haven't seen this team back down from a challenge yet.
Its an early start today, so go ahead and take a long lunch to take in at least a few innings of the game.
Since giving up a home run to Ryan Braun nine days ago, Jeff Weaver has retired 13 straight batters. Only 32 more consecutive outs away from Mark Buehrle's MLB record, Weaver gets the start today for the Dodgers. This is the sixth start for Weaver. He pitched exactly five innings in his first four starts, but only lasted 3.1 innings in his last start. Weaver pitched three innings on Sunday, throwing 25 pitches, so its unlikely he will be asked to pitch deep into this game.
Luckily, in addition to knuckleballer Charlie Haeger backing Weaver up, the Dodgers have a well-rested bullpen all ready to pitch with an off day coming on Thursday:
- Jonathan Broxton: threw 11 pitches Monday night
- George Sherrill: threw 10 pitches Monday night
- Hong-Chih Kuo: threw 6 pitches Monday night
- Ronald Belisario: threw 3 pitches Monday night
- Ramon Troncoso: threw 17 pitches Sunday
- Guillermo Mota: threw 12 pitches Sunday
- James McDonald: threw 7 pitches last night
Matt Kemp doesn't have a walk in his last 59 plate appearances, but with 40 walks on the season he's still in line to meet my 50-walk challenge. He also has 19 RBI in his last 13 games.
Half of Andre Ethier's last 78 hits are for extra bases (20 doubles, 2 triples, 17 home runs).
With Orlando Hudson likely out one more game, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports that the rest of the regulars are scheduled to play, except for Russell Martin, who is likely to sit in favor of Brad Ausmus today.
Get your guesses in for "Just A Bit Outside" here.
Game Time: 12:45pm
TV: Prime Ticket
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This date in Dodger history
From the Dodger game notes:
On August 12, 1995, thanks to an odd play‚ the Dodgers defeat the Pirates‚ 11-10‚ in 11 innings at Dodger Stadium. With one out in the 11th and the potential winning run at third base, Mitch Webster swings at a pitch in the dirt. When Pittsburgh rookie catcher Angelo Encarnacion casually picks up the ball with his mask‚ Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda appeals‚ citing the rule which awards a runner two bases if a fielder uses his mask to touch a thrown ball. The umpires agree and allow the winning run to score. Encarnacion is given an error.
Not quite as cool as Joe Torre arguing for a run using the “fourth out” rule, but awesome nonetheless.
C'mon
How can the walk-off , win the argument on an obscure rule infraction victory in extra innings not be cooler? Walk off!
by David Young on Aug 12, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Good point, but the equipment rule is more known.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Not to me
I knew the “fourth out” rule, but I never would have caught the catcher’s mask thing. There isn’t a whole lot of equipment one could even think of using to pick up the ball – thrown gloves are different. Maybe Brent Leach might try picking up a slow roller to the mound with the rosin bag.
by David Young on Aug 12, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Both are awesome ways to score, but I’ll concede that since the Webster run gave the Dodgers the win it was cooler. :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Way cooler
Mitch Webster was a character, a grinder, a PVL of the utmost degree.
by meercatjohn on Aug 12, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Plus, hasn’t he signed a number of our draftees? I think he is in the midwest…did he sign DeWitt and/or Elbert? I don’t have my Baseball America with me.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Tough week for once-promising young players
First Short Chris Young got optioned, and now the Brewers have sent J.J. Hardy to AAA.
Very surprising
I thought Chris would be on a tear… But batting .198 with a ridiculous .656 OPS isn’t going to cut it
Sometimes those MLE's
just don’t translate.
by meercatjohn on Aug 12, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Although his isn’t really much of an era. :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Seems so
he was brought up. JJ Hardy was worth a ton a year ago.
Hall has a huge deal for next year so the only way we want him is if we move Pierre for him or he’s waived and the Brewcrew eat the salary. One year of Hall is better then two years of Pierre and Hall would be a natural fit to help out in RF against LHP. He can play 2nd, SS, 3rd, LF, RF, CF in a pinch.
by meercatjohn on Aug 12, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
More Hardy news:
FYI, what I’m hearing is that by being send down now, hardy is not eligible for FA until 2011
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
In this economic climate
more and more of that is going to happen. The word on Travis Snider is that he won’t be brought up until after 8/15 because that keeps him from being a super two even though they moved Rios several days ago.
To me this all makes sense if you aren’t in a pennant race. Going to be another very cold winter for free agents this year. Don’t be surprised if players who would normally say no to arbitration say yes instead.
by meercatjohn on Aug 12, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
If the salaries of meteorologists are also getting affected negatively during this economic downturn, do they refer to the situation as “this economic climate?” :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
haha bravo
I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours
by BoulderDodger on Aug 12, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
would randy wolf say yes to Arb
i doubt it…
by matthewmafa on Aug 12, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s probably 50/50, but a risk worth taking for the club. If Wolf accepts, they probably get him back for something like $8-9 million, which is doable.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah i would take that
and its for just 1 year which makes it even better
by matthewmafa on Aug 12, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
or orlando hudson?
they would both want at least 2 year deals
by matthewmafa on Aug 12, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Hudson wanted a multi-year offer this last offseason as well.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
i think we should offer arbritration to both
and let them walk and dont resign them…. but if either accepts, we will glady take them back for 1 year deals for 8 Mill
by matthewmafa on Aug 12, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
More change a Brewin: Bill Hall DFA’d
The Dodgers could do worse if they need a guy who can hit LHP…..275/.347/.484 vs LHP career. Struggling this year though: .244/.276/.415 against LHP (but better than his numbers against RHP).
I wouldn't mind Hall on the team
as a RH pinch hitter and possible emergency starter. On games where Loretta starts, we usually lack any righties on the bench.
Brewers also fired pitching coach Bill Castro
Yeah, that’s Milwaukee’s problem, the pitching coach, they guy they themselves promoted after eighteen (something like that) years as the bullpen coach. You’d think a guy like that would at least be offered a reassignment.
by David Young on Aug 12, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that was unfortunate for him to be sure.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Matt Kemp doesn’t have a walk in his last 59 plate appearances
It’s hard to walk when you are driving the hittable pitches instead of fouling them off. Hard to get to three-ball counts that way. :)
Also, he does still walk…just around the bases
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
For Phil & mwhite06
Clips got Rasual Butler (a name I never think is spelled right) for a 2nd round pick.
No lottery this year-book it Dano
They are picking up sweet pieces from teams who need to shed payroll and still keeping salary flexibility in the future.
by meercatjohn on Aug 12, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
they are still owned by Sterling right?
The only way they become a top flight team is to change owners.
by MammothDodger on Aug 12, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
You don't say that very often
With the Clips.
With that number 1 pick, they just saved their ticket season holders and more…
Wasn't just the number one pick
every move this summer has been great.
Hollinger breaks it down.
Los Angeles Clippers
They stunk last season, plus they’re the Clippers, which means they could screw this up at a moment’s notice. But the offseason certainly pleased the Clipper faithful. First overall pick Blake Griffin should be a double-double guy immediately, and the trade of Zach Randolph for Quentin Richardson gives the Clips cap space for a free-agent run next year. Better yet, they parlayed Richardson into frontcourt depth with a second deal with Minnesota for underrated forward Craig Smith.
But the biggest reason to like the Clips is because they were going to be better anyway. Baron Davis, Chris Kaman and Ricky Davis should all be in much better physical condition for this go-round, and second-year pro Eric Gordon should improve, too. Whether it’s enough for a playoff run remains to be seen, but this version of the Clips should keep us entertained.
by meercatjohn on Aug 12, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Make no mistake about it
They have DEPTH.
They have veteran leadership.
They have the “up and comings”.
They have a lot of spending cash for next year.
The Clips are a force to be reckon with in years to come. I’m a huge Lakers fan and I got to say, I’m a little jealous. But as a huge sports fan, I’m excited for the Gordon/Griffen era. As long as Baron doesn’t “get his” while shooting better, the Clips will make the playoffs. I really do think Baron is the x-factor to the Clips 09-10 season.
The Clippers and Thunder.
It’s the future
Sure is
amazing how quickly New Orleans went from the future to the past.
by meercatjohn on Aug 12, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Day games are screwy…reporters are still allowed in 3.5 hours before gametime, but a lot of times players don’t even report for another hour, or at least aren’t required to.
Everything is on a different pace on day games, lineup included.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Posted on the Dodger Forums:
“Matt Kemp ranks 1st in:
Hits
RBI
BA
SLG
OPS
Top 5 in:
3B
HR
OBP
K
He’s 6th in AB (despite hitting 7th most of the time), runs scored, and 7th in SB.
A star is being born."
That’s so crazy, but I’m not surprised.
Dodger Lineup
per Inside the Dodgers:
Furcal, SS
Martin, C
Ethier, RF
Manny, LF
Blake, 3B
Loney, 1B
Kemp, CF
Castro, 2B
Weaver, P
Can't be right:
I thought the consensus was that Martin would not play today?
I think tomorrow’s day off, plus Hudson’s injury, factored into keeping Mr. OBP in there.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
career vs lincecum
martin 0 for 7 4 Ks
ethier 2 for 11 5 Ks
blake 0 for 5 4 Ks
Kemp 0 for 7 4 Ks
Loney 2 for 12 5 Ks
furcal 2 for 8 2 ks
manny 1 for 3 0 K
The 3 guys in the dodgers who have had success against lincecum in the past are not playing tonight
Pierre 5 for 11 2 XBH 1 K
Hudson 7 for 15 2 XBH 4 Ks
Blake Dewitt 3 for 6 1 K and XBH
and even mark loretta is 3 for 11 with 1 K
by matthewmafa on Aug 12, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Who will make more in arb next year: Broxton or Sherrill?
Just throwing it out there. Broxton will be in year two (of three). Sherrill in year three (of four).
Wouldn’t be surprised at all if it’s Sherrill…working off a higher base to begin with. I think both will be close though (probably around the $4m mark)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Knowing Kuo's health history
I’m kind of glad Sherrill will be here next year even if he is pricey. Hard to predict bullpens but a core of
Broxton, Sherrill, Belisario, Kuo, is a good start.
Rotation:
Halladay, Chad, Clayton, Kuroda, Troncoso
by meercatjohn on Aug 12, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Russell Martin has not walked in the last four games he's started
but he has collected three singles.
In August so far:
.250/.324/.313 with a wOBA of .292
by meercatjohn on Aug 12, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
His walk rate in July
was 7.6% compared to 17% in May.
by meercatjohn on Aug 12, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
russell is not going to get any walks in the top of the order
they are going to pitch to him and hes going to have to hit the ball
by matthewmafa on Aug 12, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants lineup:
Velez-CF
Sanchez-2B
Sandoval-3B
Molina-C
Schierholtz-RF
Ishikawa-1B
Lewis-LF
Uribe-SS
Lincecum-P
They had to make a roster move to activate Schierholtz. It was expected to by DFA Aurilia, but I haven’t seen anything yet.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Aurilia to DL
Another Schmidt-esque removal.
who has more hits this season
schmidt or aurilia?
zing!
Dodger game
Dodgers @ Giants, starting shortly. After last months 0-5 whupping, no thank you to USA soccer.
we played our B-team in that one
it should be better today, although we always struggle in Azteca Stadium
by MammothDodger on Aug 12, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
correction
“it should be better today, although we always struggle in Azteca Stadium”
We are ranked 12th in the world
In a sport that at least 95% of our population only cares about at World Cup time and where all of our great home grown players have to go overseas to play. So I do not think saying our boys always struggle is fair, although everyone is entitled to an…..
by MammothDodger on Aug 12, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Not yet…if he signs it will probably be over the weekend or Monday.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
if we dont sign him
do we get another second round pick as compensation for not signing him?
by matthewmafa on Aug 12, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe so. What was he, 65th? We would get pick 65a (basically 66, right after the 65th pick) if he doesn’t sign.
There is a slight chance that rule might only apply to 1st & supplemental guys though. Not 100% sure.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t think it applies to the entire draft, so there must be a cutoff somewhere. First-round with or without supplementals would be my first guess.
by David Young on Aug 12, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
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