Dodgers Welcome Padres To Town

by Eric Stephen on Sep 4, 2009 3:12 PM PDT in Game Previews Comment 20 comments

Clayton Kershaw has made 25 starts at Dodger Stadium in his career. He has allowed more than three runs in a game only once, and that was last June against Cleveland. This season, Kershaw has a 2.00 ERA and 2.65 FIP in 14 starts at home. Yet he is only 3-3 wearing the home whites, yet another reason why wins aren't the best stat to evaluate starting pitchers. Kershaw has three no-decisions this year when he allowed no runs over seven or more innings, the most such games in baseball. Two of those games came at home.

Wade LeBlanc was called up last week by the Padres, and boy are the Dodgers happy to see him. LeBlanc has made seven big league starts, and three have come against the Dodgers. In those three games, LeBlanc has lasted just a total of 12.2 innings, allowing 13 runs on 20 hits (including four home runs) and nine walks. Chris Jenkins of the San Diego Union-Tribune profiled LeBlanc and his many trips to and from Triple A Portland, contrasting him with fellow 2006 draftee Kershaw:

"And [Kershaw]'s got a lot better stuff than I have," LeBlanc said. "It is a struggle (to stick), but the guys who get past that are the ones who have the long careers. The easy part is getting there. The hard part is staying."

Courtesy of the Dodger game notes, Andre Ethier has more RBI against the NL West (45) than he has against all other teams combined (43).

The Dodgers are 9-4 against the Padres this season, including 5-1 at Dodger Stadium.

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Dodger lineup - Hudson & Martin sit

Furcal SS
Ethier RF
Ramirez LF
Kemp CF
Blake 3B
Belliard 2B
Loney 1B
Ausmus C
Kershaw P

http://twitter.com/DodgertownUSA/status/3766448520

by Eric Stephen on Sep 4, 2009 3:13 PM PDT reply actions

This is really intereting with Hudson sitting again

Maybe Torre just wants to get him 2 days off in a row, but he will have sat 3 out of 5 games this week.
Just pure speculation but are the Dodgers saving on incentives? I don’t remember all of Hudson’s pay structure.

by spike238e on Sep 4, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions

He’s still very likely to hit just about every incentive.

Torre mentioned he wanted to get Hudson two days off in a row against AZ, but if I remember it right, Torre changed his mind the night Belliard started for Blake, because he didn’t want to sit both regulars.

by Eric Stephen on Sep 4, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Hudson’s final PA incentive is for 632, and he’s currently at 557. He needs 75 PA in 26 games (after tonight) to get that, so he can miss 8 or so more games and still be in line to hit that PA goal.

by Eric Stephen on Sep 4, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Ronnie Belliard = 2010 opening day starter

by Tripon on Sep 4, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions

I figured you would know in about 2 seconds

It just seems odd, but Torre did say he wanted to get Hudson two days off.
I think I would have put Belliard in for Loney against the LH LeBlanc.

by spike238e on Sep 4, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Seems like Hudson

has been hurting and Torre finally has confidence in Belliard to give him time to get healthy. It is a curious thing about who Joe feels confident in.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Sep 4, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions

It is a curious thing about who Joe feels confident in.

aka Scott Proctor Syndrome

2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Sep 4, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions

well

Go Dodgers off to work i try to sneak a peak on the score during my breaks

by Witacume on Sep 4, 2009 3:31 PM PDT reply actions

That Ethier NL West RBI stat jumped out at me. Here is the breakdown:

Ethier against NL West: 54g, 239 PA, .308/.385/.559, 13 HR, 45 RBI
per 162 games: 39 HR, 135 RBI

Ethier against everybody else: 79g, 338 PA, .265/.358/.505, 14 HR, 43 RBI
per 162 games: 29 HR, 88 RBI

by Eric Stephen on Sep 4, 2009 3:43 PM PDT reply actions

Padres lineup

Cabrera SS
Eckstein 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Kouz 3B
Headley LF
Salazar RF
Venable CF
Hundley C
LeBlanc P

http://twitter.com/PadsCast/status/3767200258

by Eric Stephen on Sep 4, 2009 3:45 PM PDT reply actions

Eveth Cabrera

has been a pleasant surprise for the Padres.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Sep 4, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions

What's up with McDonald throwing straight up gas lately?

People used to say he was a soft tosser, like a Cory Wade type.

by silverwidow on Sep 4, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions

McDonald was throwing around 92-94 as a starter.
I still think he should be starting, his stuff is too good to pitch mop up roles.

by NotJoeTorre on Sep 4, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions

But For Next Year...

…assuming the Dodgers will have one other “old guy” in the rotation besides Kuroda (I think it will be Garland), there will be only one open rotation slot., and if McDonald takes it, where does Elbert go? If it is an either/or choice involving those two, I say Elbert should get the rotation slot and McDonald fills the Jeff Weaver long-man role in the bullpen. With Sherrill and Kuo in the bullpen we don’t need a third lefty there and Elbert makes an extra lefty beside Kershaw in the rotation. I would be very interested to hear what other people have to say on this subject.

by CanuckDodger on Sep 4, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Good ol Lefties

Sherril, Kuo and Elbert are all closer type relievers. I think Elbert should stay in the pen one more year and then see how his control/health is over the full season.
Broxton
Sherril
Kuo
Elbert
Troncoso
Wade/Lindblom/FA

NASTY

That group should be the blueprint for 2010.

by NotJoeTorre on Sep 4, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Kershaw has allowed 3 ER or less in 21 of his last 23 starts and his record is 8-7? Score this man some runs!!!!

by KSeal on Sep 4, 2009 5:12 PM PDT reply actions

+ 1 !!!!!

by Seanny Rotten on Sep 4, 2009 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions

POP QUIZ

If the regular season ends October 4, when does the postseason begin? Thx in advance.

I am requesting days off for next month, and I would like to know soon. Thanks!

by Seanny Rotten on Sep 4, 2009 6:24 PM PDT reply actions

Anyone? Bueller ... ?

by Seanny Rotten on Sep 5, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions

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NL West Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Diego Gaslamp Ball	79	59	.572	0	Won 3
San Francisco McCovey Chronicles	78	62	.557	2	Lost 1
Colorado Purple Row	75	64	.539	4.5	Won 6
Los Angeles True Blue LA	69	71	.492	11	Lost 5
Arizona AZ Snakepit	57	83	.407	23	Won 1

(updated 9.8.2010 at 10:10 PM PDT)

2010 Dodger Payroll

Pos	No	Player	2010 Salary
C	28	Barajas	$117,486
1B	7	Loney	$3,100,000
2B	13	Theriot	$909,290
3B	23	Blake	$6,000,000
SS	15	Furcal	$8,500,000
LF	21	Podsednik	$640,710
CF	27	Kemp	$4,000,000
RF	16	Ethier	$6,000,000

SS/2B/3B	14	Carroll	$1,475,000
OF	5	Johnson	$850,000
OF/1B	31	Gibbons	$155,738
C	12	Ausmus	$850,000
C	17	Ellis	$332,241
IF	60	Hu	$74,350
PH/1B	35	Lindsey	$61,202
1B/3B	9	Mitchell	$61,202
OF	49	Oeltjen	$59,016

SP	22	Kershaw	$440,000
SP	58	Billingsley	$3,850,000
SP	18	Kuroda	$14,100,000
SP	29	Lilly	$1,696,721
SP	44	Padilla	$4,025,000

CL	56	Kuo	$950,000
RHP	51	Broxton	$4,000,000
RHP	26	Dotel	$636,612
RHP	74	Jansen	$159,563
RHP	54	Belisario	$297,541
RHP	38	Troncoso	$297,792
RHP	36	Weaver	$800,000
LHP	52	Sherrill	$4,500,000
RHP	37	Monasterios	$460,000
RHP	48	Ely	$222,951
RHP	50	Link	$109,649

DL	59	Schlichting	$185,792
60DL	55	Martin	$5,050,000

		Manny	$7,267,760
		Pierre	$4,000,000
		Andruw	$3,600,000
		Schmidt	$2,000,000
		Wolf	$2,000,000
		Hudson	$1,440,000
		Nomar	$1,250,000
		Belliard	$825,000
		Anderson	$409,699
		Ra.Ortiz	$349,727
AAA	45	Miller	$292,623
		DeWitt	$266,612
		Ohman	$200,000
AAA	49	Haeger	$195,393
AAA	47	Wade	$194,514
AAA	30	Paul	$131,147
		Repko	$122,951
		Green	$96,175
		Ru.Ortiz	$63,934
		Taschner	$39,344
		Zerpa	$35,000
		Castro	$32,787
		McDonald	$28,771
AAA	57	Elbert	$6,557
AAA		Hoffmann	($25,000)
		Stults	($400,000)

Totals			$99,389,730

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