Sooner Rather Than Later For The Dodgers
by Eric Stephen on Sep 2, 2009 4:00 PM PDT
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Blake Griffin of the Clippers will throw out a ceremonial first pitch tonight at Dodger Stadium, as he begins to build his Los Angeles legacy. The Clippers would be thrilled if he progressed as much as another former basketball player from Oklahoma, who now happens to roam centerfield for the Dodgers.
Matt Kemp is on a bit of a hot streak right now, as he has homered in five of the last six games, including four straight. The only Dodger ever to have a longer streak of games with a home run was Shawn Green, who turned the trick for five straight games in July 2001.
The last Dodger to homer in four straight games was Hee Seop Choi, who had a memorable seven home runs in an epic stretch in June 2005.
Born two days apart, Chad Billingsley (the younger one) will battle Max Scherzer in a battle of 25-year old pitchers who are struggling, at least on the surface. Scherzer in August went 2-2 in six starts with a 6.47 ERA, but his FIP was only 3.74, and he struck out 10.97 batters per nine innings. Billingsley's struggles are more injury related, but over his last 13 starts he is 3-5 with a 5.23 ERA and a 4.93 FIP. However, fighting leg injuries in August, Billingsley did put up a 3.21 ERA in five starts, with a 3.79 FIP, so he hasn't been that bad at all.
Jim Thome will be activated for tonight's game.
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Game Time: 7:10pm
TV: Prime Ticket, ESPN
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So much for the slew of DFAs
Turns out we only axed Hoffmann, traded Garate & Abreu, and 60-day DL’ed Schlichting.
by silverwidow on Sep 2, 2009 4:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Drew SS
Parra LF
Upton RF
Reynolds 3B
Montero C
Allen 1B
Romero CF
Ojeda 2B
Scherzer P
by Eric Stephen on Sep 2, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope Blake Griffin doesn’t blow out a knee throwing out the first pitch.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Sep 2, 2009 4:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well I certainly also hope that doesn't happen
but I’m no more fearful of that then you would be of Kobe Bryant throwing out the first pitch.
by Michael White on Sep 2, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta love Ken Griffey Jr
Last night during Adrian Beltre’s first AB back from, umm, I don’t want to talk about it, Griffey had Beltre’s normal AB intro music switched to The Nutcracker Suite.
Awesome.
That’s almost as good as when Griffey paid off a Cincy teammate with all pennies.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 2, 2009 4:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder how many people in attendance or even players knew what the music was.
Still pretty funny though.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Sep 2, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefull Griffey comes back for one more season
if only to get the tributes in every stadium that he deserves. Would be a shame to have just this final month without a proper sendoff from the fans and the league.
by EdfromAZ on Sep 2, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's a slightly different angle of Ethier's catch last night
From the awesome Jon SooHoo of the Dodgers:
by Eric Stephen on Sep 2, 2009 4:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Great photo
They should make a life-szie cardboard cutout of that photo and plaster it on the RCF wall as a warning to future sluggers.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Sep 2, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like somebody is taking Sept off.
benmallerTorre: #Dodgers would like to give Clayton Kershaw some extra rest.3 minutes ago from Tweetie
Skip two starts, and call me in the morning.
by Tripon on Sep 2, 2009 4:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
# Torre: #Dodgers need to make room for Will Ohman…less than a minute ago from Tweetie
#
#Dodgers Matt Kemp to participate in slam dunk contest against #Clippers Blake Griffin before the game tonight. #MLB #NBA2 minutes ago from Tweetie
by Tripon on Sep 2, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
??
Slam dunk contest? I hope Matt doesn’t get hurt.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Sep 2, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blake sits
from ItD:
Furcal, SS
Ethier, RF
Manny, LF
Kemp, CF
Loney, 1B
Belliard, 3B
Martin, C
Hudson, 2B
Billingsley, P
by Eric Stephen on Sep 2, 2009 4:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
“Blake sits” in the title and Loretta is not in the body.
That pleases me.
by Michael White on Sep 2, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One more DFA/60 day DL for somebody.
Eric Stults, your time has come.
by Tripon on Sep 2, 2009 4:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We only needed 4 moves:
Schlichting to the 60-DL
Garate to Was
Hoffmann DFA
Abreu to AZ (maybe)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 2, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Penny and Happ both cruising through 3
0-0
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Sep 2, 2009 4:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
keithlawWhiteside caught looking. Posey would have hit a 5-run homer there. #giants11 minutes ago from TinyTwitter
by Tripon on Sep 2, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
whats with pitchers leaving boston and becoming CY YOUNG?????
first it was smoltz… now brad penny???
by matthewmafa on Sep 2, 2009 5:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
J.A. Happ imploded.
5.1 innings, 4 ERs, with 2 homers allowed
by Tripon on Sep 2, 2009 5:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
so the first option for left hander pinch hitter in THOME
whose second? pierre or mencawish?
by matthewmafa on Sep 2, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They’ll go to Pierre to leadoff an inning
by Eric Stephen on Sep 2, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
brad penny going tim lincecum on the phillies...
5.0IP 3H 0R 0ER….WTF!?!
by shaqfor3 on Sep 2, 2009 5:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
only 1 strikeout.
His defense is doing the work.
by Tripon on Sep 2, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
<benmallerSo much for that Blake Griffin (#Clippers) vs. Matt Kemp (#Dodgers) dunk contest. They are playing a game of mini basketball in the dugout2 minutes ago from web /blockquote>
by Tripon on Sep 2, 2009 6:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If Blake or Kemp
rip a knee or twist an ankle I’ll be like Vinny the other night regarding the plane. It is cute but dangerous as hell.
by meercatjohn on Sep 2, 2009 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
More crap on the ESPN Pre-Game ‘Special,’ this time from Steve Philips saying that Chad has gone from a pitcher to a thrower. Also, for some reason Kershaw isn’t old enough to lead the pitching staff in the playoffs.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Sep 2, 2009 6:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well it is a short list
of pitchers his age who led their team into the playoffs.
by meercatjohn on Sep 2, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree that it would be better to have someone with experience leading your staff, but it irks me how they write him off as though he’s got no chance at all.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Sep 2, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
will they bring penny back in for the 9th?
to go for the CG shutout??
by matthewmafa on Sep 2, 2009 6:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Amazing
is the NL that much easier then the AL???
by meercatjohn on Sep 2, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably
but it is the Phillies not the Giants.
by meercatjohn on Sep 2, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they took penny out..
8 inning 0 runs 102 pitches… didnt let him get the CG shutout…
by matthewmafa on Sep 2, 2009 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like how the female reporter is staring at Thome's junk.
by Tripon on Sep 2, 2009 6:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Could it be that maybe she was blinking?
Nah… she’s totally checking him out.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Sep 2, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
probably a stupid question
Has Loney ever played 3rd Base?
by EdfromAZ on Sep 2, 2009 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Loney can't throw right handed.
Well, I guess he could but he never tried
by Tripon on Sep 2, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hes played outfield before tho
too bad theres no room there for him
by matthewmafa on Sep 2, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hah.
dgooldRT @bobtimmermann And then there were 29. Nats eliminated after Giants beat Phillies.2 minutes ago from web
Bob Timmermann is famous!
by Tripon on Sep 2, 2009 7:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Who's the Dodgers organizational player and pitcher of the year?
Chris Withrow, and Dee Gordon?
by Tripon on Sep 2, 2009 7:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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