Dodgers Welcome Padres To Town
by Eric Stephen on Sep 4, 2009 3:12 PM PDT
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PrintClayton 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
Padres lineup
Cabrera SS
Eckstein 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Kouz 3B
Headley LF
Salazar RF
Venable CF
Hundley C
LeBlanc P
Eveth Cabrera
has been a pleasant surprise for the Padres.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
What's up with McDonald throwing straight up gas lately?
People used to say he was a soft tosser, like a Cory Wade type.
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.
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.
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.
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!!!!
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!
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