Lefties Tilt Balance In Dodgers Favor
by Eric Stephen on Aug 26, 2009 9:05 PM PDT
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Tonight the Dodger left handers led the way, leading the club to a 6-1 victory over Josh Fogg and the Rockies Wednesday night at Coors Field. Andre Ethier slammed two home runs, and James Loney clubbed a towering three-run shot to provide the offense, and rotation stalwart Randy Wolf did the rest, pitching into the eighth inning for his ninth win of the season.
Wolf has pitched at least seven innings in each of his last five starts, and has a streak of 12 straight starts of pitching six or more innings. Wolf is 6-3 with a 2.79 ERA over those last 12 starts, and has won his last four starts. His first out of tonight's game gave him 170 innings on the season, triggering the first $500,000 incentive bonus in his contract. He is currently at 177 innings, and his next two $500,000 bonuses are for 180 and 185 innings pitched.
Ethier tallied a single to go with his two dingers, and is simply on fire this month, hitting .383/.458/.713 with 17 extra-base hits in 24 games in August. Loney's home run was his eighth on the season, and his first since July 10. Loney has all of his home runs on the road this year, and the Dodger record for most home runs in a season, all on the road, is 11, by Willie Davis in 1969.
At one point, right after Loney's home run, the scoreboard featured the awesome, if not aesthetically unpleasant, R-H-E line of 6-3-0, as the Dodgers' first three hits left the playing field.
George Sherrill, who was unavailable last night due to soreness (hat tip to Jon Weisman of Dodger Thoughts), finished the eighth inning, and Jonathan Broxton pitched the ninth to finish the five-run Dodger victory.
For a day, at least, the wolves are held at bay. Tomorrow is a getaway day game, featuring Vicente Padilla's Dodger debut against Jorge de la Rosa for the Rockies.
WP - Randy Wolf (9-6): 7.1 IP, 5 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts
LP - Josh Fogg (0-2): 3 IP, 4 hits, 6 runs, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts
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Don't you mean no homeruns at home?
“Loney has no home runs on the road this year, and the Dodger record for most home runs in a season, all on the road, is 11, by Willie Davis in 1969.”
by Ivdown on Aug 26, 2009 9:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Great game all around, especially from Wolf. I look forward to seeing the Roxies get thoroughly demoralized when Padilla handles them tomorrow.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Aug 26, 2009 9:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Padilla's activation
I’d like to see an outside-the-box move, like a phantom DL to Castro or something.
Keep J-Mac and Abreu around.
by silverwidow on Aug 26, 2009 9:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Aberu and J-Mac getting optioned and you only lose them for a week.
by Tripon on Aug 26, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I know
But Castro doesn’t play anyway, so might as well make up a problem. I dunno, tight calf?
by silverwidow on Aug 26, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Per Tracy Ringolsby, an optioned player still has to stay down for 10 days, or until his minor league playoffs are done, whichever is first.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 26, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Forgot to add the link (courtesy of Purple Row)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 26, 2009 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So when they optioned Kershaw last year
they could bring him back before 10 days because Kent went on the DL. I think that’s the loophole.
by silverwidow on Aug 26, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, DeWitt was called up to replace Kent.
Kershaw was able to come back after two or three days because the Triple-A team didn’t go to the playoffs.
by Tripon on Aug 26, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not true
DeWitt was called-up when Pablo Ozuna got DFA’d.
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/team/transactions.jsp?c_id=la&year=2008&month=8
by silverwidow on Aug 26, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah
Somehow Ozuna made the post season roster.
Just one of those WTF moments.
by Tripon on Aug 26, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
didnt he get suspended for 50 games for test positive for something
this year??
by matthewmafa on Aug 26, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
another WTF moment
I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours
by BoulderDodger on Aug 26, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you mean an ATF moment
ok, that should be DEA, but DEA doesn’t work in that line.
by David Young on Aug 27, 2009 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I finally saw the highlights for tonight… man, Ethier crushed those two pitches. I’m glad to see he exposed Fogg for who he really is.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Aug 26, 2009 9:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
DeJesus
0 for 5 with 5 Ks in his Rookie league rehab. That must suck for his confidence.
by silverwidow on Aug 26, 2009 9:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
damn
0 for 8 with 8 Ks since hes been back
by matthewmafa on Aug 26, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ohh!!!
i see i thought he meant he went 0 for 5 with 5 Ks tonight
by matthewmafa on Aug 26, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah i misread
he had 3 at bats yesterday and you said 0 for 5 with 5 ks so i thought that was today so i thought combined 0 for 8 with 8 k but he only had 2 at bats today alright..
but at least he played SS today and didnt DH
by matthewmafa on Aug 26, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Game 1 (yesterday):
0-3 with 3 Ks
Game 2 (today):
0-2 with 2 Ks
by silverwidow on Aug 26, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyway, Phil doesn't like minor league stuff in these threads
So, back on topic!
by silverwidow on Aug 26, 2009 9:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
does anyone else think padilla will have a good start tomorrow and suprise everyone
am i the only one who thinks it will happen?
by matthewmafa on Aug 26, 2009 9:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he could have a good game, but I wouldn’t be surprised by 5 IP, 4 ER or worse either.
I’ll go with 5.1 IP, 3 ER
by Eric Stephen on Aug 26, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
6 IP 2 ER is my guess
but thats only if joe trusts the guy to go 6 and doesnt pull after he gives up a a bloop single or something
by matthewmafa on Aug 26, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Listening to Dodger Talk
I can’t believe how many people want Pierre to start.
"There once was a rapping tomato/that's right, I said "rapping tomato"
He rapped all day/from April to May, and guess what, it was me."
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Aug 26, 2009 9:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Right now
Manny. But I’ve heard Kemp’s name come up.
"There once was a rapping tomato/that's right, I said "rapping tomato"
He rapped all day/from April to May, and guess what, it was me."
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Aug 26, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's as ignorant as it gets
Just a disgusting idea.
by silverwidow on Aug 26, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially considering that the outfield been pretty damn productive.
by Tripon on Aug 26, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we got the best outfield in the majors
the phillies might have something to say about that though
by matthewmafa on Aug 26, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dodger Talk is like the Dodgers.com forum
Not worth anyone’s time.
by silverwidow on Aug 26, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, definitely. I really like Josh & Ken.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 26, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ya they know what they're talking about
and they dont really let the idiots get away with saying Pierre should be a starter without some positive and factual support for the other guys
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Aug 27, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Levine?
Wasn’t Ken Levine a comedy writer before he gave in to his true passion, being a sports guy? He’s still pretty funny—-in fact dodger talk is always funny, because all of us (listeners and speakers) think we know what we’re talking about. Don’t take it serious—-baseball’s too mysterious (to paraphrase a great song).
"It's a cookbook!"---The Twilight Zone
by Buck18 on Aug 27, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
the rockies announcer was saying aloud for the loney home run to stay foul….
by shaqfor3 on Aug 26, 2009 10:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah....what a "homer"!
I hate it when that stuff happens. That’s why Vin is so great—-he gets excited ( a little bit, anyway) because he loves baseball. I love it when he says that a player on the other team made a “marvelous” play. He is no “homer.”
"It's a cookbook!"---The Twilight Zone
by Buck18 on Aug 27, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
match ups
in a 5 game series, who do the dodgers matchup better against??
st Louis or Philadelphia??
carpenter
wainright
piniero
or
Cliff lee
Cole Hamels
Blanton/Happ
by matthewmafa on Aug 26, 2009 10:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Philly. We have the LHP to face them and Wainwright > Hamels
by Eric Stephen on Aug 26, 2009 10:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
hamels is less then wainright
vs most teams but not dodgers…
16 innings this year allowing 1 ER on a homer by james Loney.. and he dominated us last year too.. i just think he has our number…
by matthewmafa on Aug 26, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
T.J. Simers writes how he can help James Loney hit a home run.
Oops.
by Tripon on Aug 26, 2009 10:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ether had 27 HR in 1,228 minor league ABs
Which makes this power explosion just sick.
by silverwidow on Aug 26, 2009 10:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
27!?
wow that is crazy for him to only have 27 homers in the minors.. he h as really developed into something huh
by matthewmafa on Aug 26, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But he only played in the minors for three years.
He shot up the minors pretty quick.
by Tripon on Aug 26, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 full years and those 100 at bats you get after you sign from college plus the 80 at bats he got before he got promoted
in his 2 fulll years he hit 7 homers in the first year and 18 in the second (18 in AA, 7 in A+)
by matthewmafa on Aug 26, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looking up Ethier's college stats.
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/E/Andre-Ethier.shtml
He wasn’t a homerun hitter in college either.
I guess this power surge is surprising.
by Tripon on Aug 26, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
80s music > most things
I love YouTube :)
by silverwidow on Aug 26, 2009 11:20 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Sat. seems to be another Fox game.
Yes, that’s right. Charlie Hagner is getting his 3rd straight national game.
by Tripon on Aug 26, 2009 11:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought Heager was pitching on Friday ?
by Dodgermanramon on Aug 26, 2009 11:53 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
It got changed
Bills on Friday, Haeger on Saturday
by silverwidow on Aug 27, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haegar pitching in the bandbox that is cincinatti
them 2 are not a match made in heaven
hopefully we dont get that dick stockton guy again
by matthewmafa on Aug 27, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What’s wrong with living legend Dick Stockton? Have you no memories of watching the Showtime Lakers on CBS during the 80’s? Would you rather be listening to Joe Buck???
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Aug 27, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dick Stockton is pretty bad these days. He was much better when he was alive.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
joe buck just annoys the hell outta me too…
eric karros doesnt tho… but isnt karros with stockton?
by matthewmafa on Aug 27, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dick Stockton (2009 living dead version) > Joe Buck
Getting Eric Karros along with Stockton is a plus, too. I just have fond memories of listening to Stockton call 80’s NBA basketball and I absolutely despise Joe Buck…
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Aug 27, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mccarver+Joe buck IS HOrrible!!!!
i hate listening to those 2 fools talk…. mccarver is even worse then buck.. stockton is 3rd behind these 2
by matthewmafa on Aug 27, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glad we can agree, Matt. When you say that you don’t want to listen to Dick Stockton cal MLB on Fox, you need to consider what the alternative is…
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Aug 27, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is true…or even Thom. [shudders]
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeahh
i forgot about the alternitives….
by matthewmafa on Aug 27, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wolfster
What a great job by the wolfster. Just like I predicted 7+ solid innings giving up one run ( also just one home run) as for tomorrow I belive Vicente Padilla will give us 5 or 6 solid inning give up 1 or 2 runs and the offense will carry us to another W Go Dodgers!
by Dodgermanramon on Aug 26, 2009 11:52 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
i expect the offense to do well tomorrow
coors field+ everyone on the dodgers does well against de la rosa
James Loney.. 7 for 11, 1 Homer and 1 Double
Matt Kemp… 6 for 13, 1 homer and 2 Doubles
Casey Blake… 6 for 20. 2 homers and 2 Doubles and 3 walks
Russell Martin 2 for 11 but with 3 walks
Hudson 3 for 7 with a double
furcal 2 for 6
manny 3 for 8 with a double
the only guy with no past success against him is andre who is 1 for 7 with 2 ks
Heck even Mark Lorreta is 3 for 6 against the guy with a double
by matthewmafa on Aug 27, 2009 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It really seems like ESPN is eating up this Padilla start for tomorrow
this 3rd game is getting the most coverage, and they’re using the Padilla aspect as the biggest talking point
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Aug 27, 2009 12:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
haha i forgot about the random post game interview with wolfie
i also just mean they’ve given little series previews and talked about padila after the highlights from tonight
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Aug 27, 2009 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
it’s Billy Mays
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Aug 27, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Roster Move
does any one know who was sent down in order to make room for Vicente Padilla?
by Dodgermanramon on Aug 27, 2009 12:10 AM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
atlanta's meltdown is huge
seeing as how they matchup so well against us.
molina’s pinch homer was also big. that giants lineup without pablo and nate is just sad.
by stillnotah8er on Aug 27, 2009 12:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think Atlanta even makes the playoffs, but if they did I wouldn’t be worried at all in facing them.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2009 5:25 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Yikes!
Have you seen Padilla’s career platoon splits? Lefties have a .862 OPS against him in 3000 PA. So lefties have historically hit him similar to how Matt Kemp has hit this year. Not good since the Rockies will probably trot out a bunch of lefties: Smith, Helton, Hawpe, Stewart, and maybe Gonzalez.
Hopefully the meltdown De La Rosa shows up instead of the shutdown De La Rosa.
by Sam PHL on Aug 27, 2009 7:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nostradumbus
Yesterday, I posted (on the weather thread, I think) that Ethier would have a big game against Fogg—-and that we shouldn’t give up on Loney. Well…..’nuff said.
"It's a cookbook!"---The Twilight Zone
by Buck18 on Aug 27, 2009 10:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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