Dodgers Reportedly Hire Davey Lopes As First Base Coach
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 2:46 PM PST
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PrintNearly 29 years after he was traded to Oakland for Lance Hudson, Davey Lopes will reportedly return to the Dodgers, according to a tweet by Bob Nightengale of USA Today, presumably as first base coach. Lopes, who was first base coach with the Phillies the last four years in addition to supervising the baserunning and coaching the outfield, resigned from the Phillies on November 1. Under the guidance of Lopes, the Phillies have led the National League in stolen base percentage in each of the last four seasons. The Dodgers' 64.8% success rate on stolen bases last year ranked 14th in the NL.
Lopes, who managed the Milwaukee Brewers from 2000-2002, has been a major league coach or manager since 1988, one year after his playing career ended. He has coached first base in 17 of his 23 years as a coach, for the Rangers, Orioles, Padres, Nationals, and Phillies. But now Lopes is back with the organization for which he spent his first 14 years in professional baseball. Now that Lopes is back in Dodger blue, perhaps he can film another commercial like this one:
Lopes was drafted by the Dodgers in 1968, a magical year that also saw the Dodgers draft and sign Ron Cey, Steve Garvey, Bill Buckner, Joe Ferguson, Doyle Alexander, Geoff Zahn, Tom Paciorek, and Bobby Valentine. Lopes played for the Dodgers from 1972-1981, as part of the vaunted infield of Garvey, Lopes, Bill Russell, and Cey that played together for a record eight and a half seasons.
Lopes hit .262/.349/.380, a 105 OPS+, in his 10 seasons as a Dodger, and is second in franchise history with 418 stolen bases. Not surprisingly, Lopes stole bases at an 83% clip as a Dodger. Lopes became the charter member of the Dodgers' 25/25 club when he hit 28 home runs and had 44 stolen bases in 1979.
The hiring of Lopes as first base coach would finalize the Dodger coaching staff under first-year manager Don Mattingly, although nothing has yet been announced by the club:
- Bench Coach: Trey Hillman
- Hitting Coach: Jeff Pentland
- Secondary Hitting Instructor: Dave Hansen
- Pitching Coach: Rick Honeycutt
- Bullpen Coach: Ken Howell
- First Base Coach: Davey Lopes
- Third Base Coach: Tim Wallach
Five of the seven Dodger presumed coaches under Mattingly played for the Dodgers.
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He's a hard ass
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
that’s entirely up to you, Xei. I am a person.
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds like you are judging him before you get to know more about him. Maybe you already know all about him and I am just wondering why you have chosen to judge him so negatively. Or maybe you were joking…. your statement was kind of vague.
I just don’t like his face, it’s a mean face
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 3:19 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I have no idea what’s wrong with Matt Kemp, but if Lopes’s mean face can fix it where Bowa’s mean face couldn’t, then I’m good.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
We have or at least I have written of my dislike for Lopes
many times. He has a history of being a hard ass and Josie is right, he has a mean face. He’s no Lee Lacy that is for sure.
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haha – ok, fair enough. You two don’t like him because he has a mean face and maybe because he’s a hard ass. Seems like a totally reasonable judgment.
No I don't like him based on 37 years of watching
him play baseball and coaching. From that he has a mean face because he’s an ass. So when Josie says he has a mean face, that actions have backed that up.
I’m still glad he’s joined the staff.
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Just curious, what makes you think that he is an ass? What actions? Beyond the “mean face” thing of course.
I've been through this before
maybe I’ll write about it again but not upto it right now, just personal irritations with the man, along with public behavior/comments while managing coaching during his reigns as managing / coach. In the end he’s no different then Larry Bowa except he might be better at his job which is all I ask.
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When your mom says don't make that face or it'll stay that way, she's right.
If you make the same face enough times, the muscles develop differently to make that face be more like your regular face.
My point is, Davey Lopes looks like he’s been pissed off since 1965.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
Always amazing to me
that Davey Lopes was 28 before he was a full time infielder. I get he did not make the TBLA top 10 prospect list at the age of 26 because everyone would have said he was to "old" for his level.
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I would have said, when Lopes was 26, “he’s not going to make the team this year anyway.” And he didn’t :)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
I like this staff better then the 2009 staff
Nice to have ex-Dodgers Wallach, Hanson, and now Davey Lopes on it. Also hope Ken Howell did not lose any more digits this winter.
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Did not make the cut, they went with Dave Hansen instead.
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Nothing is official yet
But there was a report (I forget if it was Gurnick or Jackson) that Chili was out of the running for a major league coaching position.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
Hope he is okay
LisaHorne
BREAKING: RT @KHONnews: Colt Brennan injured in vehicle crash on the Big Island. Reportedly in serious condition at a Kona hospital.
He was always better through the air
But, seriously, I hope he’s OK.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
2nd baseman since Davey Lopes
Rk Player OPS+ G Year Age PA HR BB BA OBP SLG OPS Pos
2 Steve Sax 97 150 1982 22 699 4 49 .282 .335 .359 .694 *4
3 Steve Sax 94 155 1983 23 692 5 58 .281 .342 .350 .692 *4
4 Steve Sax 72 145 1984 24 622 1 47 .243 .300 .304 .604 *4
5 Steve Sax 92 136 1985 25 551 1 54 .279 .352 .318 .670 *4/5
6 Steve Sax 137 157 1986 26 704 6 59 .332 .390 .441 .830 *4
7 Steve Sax 87 157 1987 27 663 6 44 .280 .331 .369 .700 *4/75
8 Steve Sax 94 160 1988 28 687 5 45 .277 .325 .343 .668 *4
9 Willie Randolph 101 145 1989 34 633 2 71 .282 .366 .326 .692 *4
10 Juan Samuel 94 143 1990 29 558 13 51 .242 .316 .382 .699 *48
11 Juan Samuel 103 153 1991 30 659 12 49 .271 .328 .389 .717 *4
12 Lenny Harris 78 135 1992 27 380 0 24 .271 .318 .303 .621 *456/97
13 Jody Reed 87 132 1993 30 504 2 38 .276 .333 .346 .679 *4
14 Delino DeShields 84 89 1994 25 376 2 54 .250 .357 .322 .679 *46
15 Delino DeShields 99 127 1995 26 493 8 63 .256 .353 .369 .722 *4
16 Delino DeShields 60 154 1996 27 642 5 53 .224 .288 .298 .585 *4
17 Wilton Guerrero 90 111 1997 22 380 4 8 .291 .305 .403 .709 *4/6
18 Wilton Guerrero 72 64 1998 23 190 0 4 .283 .299 .339 .638 *46/78
19 Eric Young 102 117 1998 31 513 8 45 .285 .355 .396 .751 *4/D
20 Craig Counsell 63 50 1999 28 122 0 9 .259 .311 .315 .626 *4/6
21 Eric Young 90 119 1999 32 534 2 63 .281 .371 .355 .726 *4
22 Mark Grudzielanek 88 148 2000 30 676 7 45 .279 .335 .389 .724 *4/6
23 Mark Grudzielanek 89 133 2001 31 586 13 28 .271 .317 .393 .711 *4
24 Mark Grudzielanek 81 150 2002 32 566 9 22 .271 .301 .364 .665 *4/D
25 Alex Cora 67 148 2003 27 514 4 16 .249 .287 .338 .625 *46
26 Alex Cora 98 138 2004 28 484 10 47 .264 .364 .380 .745 *4
27 Jose Hernandez 137 95 2004 34 238 13 26 .289 .370 .540 .910 *465/73
28 Jeff Kent 133 149 2005 37 637 29 72 .289 .377 .512 .889 *43
29 Jeff Kent 119 115 2006 38 473 14 55 .292 .385 .477 .861 *4/3
30 Ramon Martinez 24 67 2007 34 147 0 11 .194 .248 .225 .473 *45/63
31 Jeff Kent 123 136 2007 39 562 20 57 .302 .375 .500 .875 *4
32 Jeff Kent 96 121 2008 40 474 12 25 .280 .327 .418 .745 *4/3
33 Orlando Hudson 108 149 2009 31 631 9 62 .283 .357 .417 .774 *4
34 Ryan Theriot 69 54 2010 30 228 1 22 .242 .323 .283 .606 *4
35 Blake DeWitt 100 82 2010 24 292 1 30 .270 .352 .371 .723 *4
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Generated 11/19/2010.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Amazing how well Blake DeWitt measures up against that dreck
and how great Kent was.
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And the guy most likely to be starting next year put up an OPS+ of 69 in 228 PAs.
Ugh.
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
2nd worst slug% since 1982 and
that is with a whole mess of bad slug%’s.
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Has everyone forgotten how great Jose Hernandez was in 2004? I sure did
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1986 Steve Sax was a hell of a player
the rest of the time, not so much.
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Schedule idea
Great to see Davey back…..regarding the schedule and extra round of playoffs, a suggestion I have seen here earlier and on other websites. If you add the two additional wild cards, but can’t go back to 154 game schedule, which would be great-gain the extra week by adding 5 doublehearders 1 per month May through September and market them heavily. As a bone to the players, allow all rosters for the those weekends to have either 27 men-presumably two extra pitchers, or say you can have a roster of 27 people but only 25 are eligible!. It is fair for everyone.
especially if you are a diaper
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Unless you're filled with Indian food
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
At the very least
The fact that the Phillies were ranked 1st in stolen base percentage is sure better than the Dodgers’ 14th ranking as already pointed out. That alone sounds good to me.
by Joey Kaufman on Nov 19, 2010 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
As much as I would like that to be true, the Phillies were also pretty good before Lopes got there, too. Also, this successful run coincided with awesome SBers like Rollins and Utley playing regularly.
But I do think Lopes can make a difference in that regard.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
I thought that just about every team Lopes has been the 1st base coach on has had
an above average SB rate relative to that season norm? Didn’t someone do a study on this?
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Crazy talk
when Trayvon and Gordon have to start in August due to injuries they will be our weapons of little destruction
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Pandora station
Sorry but I LAT’d it and it’s too good a suggestion for a dead thread:
Start with “My Slow Descent into Alcoholism” by The New Pornographers.
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Good call. Happiest song about alcoholism.
Well maybe it’s under Party Till You Puke. Or It’s Time To Party..
by regfairfield on Nov 19, 2010 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
Pandora just launched me into
The Pogues’ “The Sunny Side of the Street” and it’s awesome.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
Always made me a bit sad to see him in other uniforms
I wish the Dodgers had more relationships with their former stars.
Yeah, but I think I know why they don't have good relationships with their former stars.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
Pedro and Piazza…HOFers as Mets andRed SoxMarlins. Yuck.
FTFY
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Lopes
Only Dodger I ever smoked pot with.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Thread killer
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And they say pot is a gateway drug
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
It gatewayed him into a career with the Times
I’d call that “hard times” wouldn’t you?
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Summary of Ned with Jim Bowden on MLB Network Radio's "Inside Pitch" this afternoon.
Bowden passed along some of Colletti’s more pertinent comments via Twitter...
Colletti said the team’s current left field options (Jay Gibbons, Jamie Hoffmann and Xavier Paul) will given a chance to win the job.
No way do I believe this
unless he makes big changes at 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.
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i hope
it’s posturing.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
Reg has his macro
Mine is “Good teams don’t start _______________ in Left Field.”
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
those are
some good macros
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
Theoretically, isn’t everybody given a chance to win the job?
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
I hate spring training “competitions.” The stats mean ZILCH. Nobody remembers that Wilson Valdez batted .400 for us in 2007.
i remember more
the Ortizii winning pen jobs based on a good ST
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
I remember that Jason Repko had a very hot spring in…when was it? ’05 or ’06?… and the team paid for that very hot spring for years and got rid of Victorino and Werth while keeping that guy.
At least that’s how I remember it.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
If the competitors are pretty even in true talent going into the competition then I don’t mind. But the idea that a spring training competition should give a likely inferior player the job over a likely superiour one is bad. Of course, it would be nice if the two players competing were atleast league average or better. :)
If the competitors are pretty even in true talent going into the competition then I don’t mind.
Let’s settle this the way it was meant to be decided — in the swimsuit competition!
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 4:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
She’s got nothing on Bride of Kavula.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
If what I hear about steroids is true, then Bride of K would respond by saying, “Chicks dig the long ball, if you know what I mean.”
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
thats what hCG is for
duh
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
So that is why you take steriods
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I would think we know right now who
is better between Xavier Paul and Jamie Hoffman. Of course neither of them are good enough to be full time left fielders, though together they might be a below average solution instead of an awful solution of either them was made a full time LF.
Either way this has to be posturing to potential LF free agents who look at our options and dribble spit with excitement.
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Do any of Paul/Hoffmann/Gibbons hit right handed?
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
Hoffman
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Wasn’t sure. I knew the other two didn’t….
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
If it makes you feel any better
Like Phil, I’m not buying any of this
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
I agree that it's posturing
But only to gain ground in his attempt to sign Podsednik.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, I’m a pessimist! Just, like I say, I’m not depressed about it.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
Then why do you drink so much:)
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“I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that’s as good as they’re going to feel all day.”
-Sinatra
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Could tell you a lot, but it’s not in the gentleman’s code….
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
for the record
I know who Sinatra is, and he kicks ass.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t drink to feel better. I drink to feel even better.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
quotes like this
is why you’re my hero Humma
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
Too bad I stole it.
I lifted it from a movie our studio is releasing on December 17.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
i am
intrigued
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Total guess
Arthur remake with Russell Brand?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
that makes
too much sense
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
The film is “How Do You Know,” starring Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd, and Jack Nicholson, written and directed by James L. Brooks.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
My guess is that is Mike White’s one movie for 2011
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t get worn down enough to actually say yes to gonig to a movie until fall. I’ve still got a ton of capital from recently seeing that shit bomb the American.
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
That was sort of my theory
Wait a few weeks so it’s not crowded, so it’s January 2011, and you finally decide to go. But you hate the movie so much you ban them for the rest of the year.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
The other
Mike White’s one, er, next movie may be Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Which sounds more awesome than it will likely be.
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I would like to make War and Peace and War.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
The preview are under inspiring
but since James Brooks is the writer, I’ll be giving it a chance. Have you seen the full screening?
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is Jack
the one who says the line?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
I'm quite tired of Owen Wilson
but like Paul Rudd
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I really like the movie — it’s charming. It’s a comedy for everybody. Paul Rudd is really great in it — hell, they all are, but Rudd is really something.
I’d say this even if I weren’t working on the movie. I’m a fan of Brooks and want the movie to do well.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
Not sure if anyone else could have pulled off
I Love You Man like Rudd did.
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he's always good
he did a really good Neil LaBute movie called The Shape of Things.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Well to put on some other hat right now
Going into 2007 – Ned acquired (or re-acquired) Juan Pierre, Luis Gonzalez, and Nomar Garciaparra instead of “handing” the jobs to Andre, Matt and James
That’s kind of what I was thinking. Jones was signed, but Kemp still played his way onto the team and won the job.
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
Colletti “indirectly made it clear” that the Dodgers aren’t pursuing Carl Crawford or Cliff Lee. Left field is only the team’s fourth priority behind the bullpen, a fifth starter and settling on a catcher. Colletti said the team’s current left field options (Jay Gibbons, Jamie Hoffmann and Xavier Paul) will be given a chance to win the job.
How many of you think the bullpen is the number one priority right now considering it consists of:
Broxton, Kuo, Jansen, Belisario
with
Elbert, Troncoso, Link, German_Dude
I mean sure, the back end of the bullpen needs beefing up, but how is that the top priority?
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I question the use of the term valuable
or even valued but he does make those deals. Despite the fact that one of Ned’s and his team’s better track records resides in getting NRIs to become good bullpen guys.
Edwin Jackson
was never ever going to stick as a Dodger. McDonald, I will go as far as to say he should have been given a shot to stay in the pen.
Edwin Jackson's comp
will be Maybrin in San Diego, let’s see if he can hit at all down there, maybe it won’t matter but generally you can only carry someone so long on a Major League roster (see Brandon Wood and Andy LaRoche)
or to be 5th starter again
compared to the team’s current lack of options.
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we all know
Ned loves his relievers
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
Read:
I am signing Rafael Soriano
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
Plus it's cheaper than fixing LF
which will cost more than the Dodgers can afford, if they want to really really upgrade there. So he does PR and says it’s not as important. Just my take.
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That’s where I’m trying to read between the lines. I know some people will automatically assume big bad McCourt is behind this (not saying that’s your position) but you have to wonder where Ned is telling his boss the priorities lie.
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. Who knows, really?
I know Ned does fetishize having extra relievers, even if I’d rather just upgrade there from within the organization rather than add more crappy veterans. But separate from that, it’s obvious that the best options for LF are expensive and he may not want to go there. Or maybe he wants us to be pleasantly surprised as heck when they sign Jayson Werth. ;-)
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Yes, the best options for LF are expensive, but the Dodgers didn’t even seem interested (again, what do we really know) on a guy like Josh Willingham.
If it’s me, I don’t sign a reliever who isn’t an NRI and I don’t worry about the 5th starter until much later. I doubt Padilla is going anywhere and now that the Big 4 are set Ned can wait to see if any bargains are left over (like he did with Orlando Hudson.)
Yes, he needs to deal with the catching situation.
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
This year lots of nice FA relief pitchers
as long as Ned does not go Beniot on me I don’t mind spending some money on the bullpen, but I find it hard to believe that is the number one priority.
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I am really liking the Willingham trade idea
but unfortunately do not have a say in the matter. Buut yeah again, I don’t think we will really hear about something until it surprises us and happens. Agreed on the other ideas, I think they can do a Hudson maneuver again and find a FA still hanging around late.
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I bet Ned loves Jay Gibbons and thinks he will hit 25 bombs and make him look like a Genius.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Nov 19, 2010 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
Sigh
Well I think even Ned realizes what a scary bad outfielder he is, esp full time. But he may be on to something as far as cheap useful player on the bench with power. That would be enough to make him look good as far as I’m concerned he should then stop there.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I do welcome Davey Lopes even if he's a hard ass
because he seems to be a better coach than hard ass Larry Bowa, and players seem to respect him more. I liked what he helped do in Philly as far as baserunning. In short I think he’s a good addition to the staff and it will be cool to welcome back a former player, like Wallach, for once.
Even if he is a hard ass.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I agree 100% with this
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Bowa
Trashed his players in public. If my boss did me like that there is no way I would work hard for them. I don’t think it’s a matter of being a hard ass or the antithesis (Trey Hillman), it’s simply about your players knowing that your intent is for them to do their best, not for you to get your way.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Nov 19, 2010 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
While I was no fan of Bowa
Your job, my job, or anyone’s job here is not analogous to MLB. For one, I bet if reporters hung around my office every single day, and talked to everybody, I’m sure some stuff about me would get in the papers, too.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
The real question is
why don’t they?
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
Would it be coming from you? If your job is to support your staff and reporters are hanging at your job and asking questions, would you throw your staff under the buss like that? I would say such principles are analogous to just about every form of duty.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Nov 19, 2010 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
I think you are laying too much importance on those words, and I would bet that anything Bowa said about Kemp or any other player he also said to their face.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
Think of the quantity
if 100 times he’s asked a question but has his emotions under control and 97% of the time he give the PC answer, but the other three times, he’d just had it with his players not giving their best and let his emotions get the better of him.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Bowa was on the radio quite a bit talking about the fact he had players who didn’t “respect the game” the way he did. I don’t think this was a case of him cracking under the weight of the same question being asked 100’s of times. I think he felt entitled to pop off. My initial point is that a hard ass (whatever that really means) is not a problem so long as an atmosphere of mutual respect is cultivated. When someone openly talks shit on you then respect is out the window.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Nov 19, 2010 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
All old timers
even the old timers when Bowa was a newbie have said the current players “don’t respect the game” the way they did. Hell that is passed on like chicken necks and heart disease.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Don’t force me into the ol’ bridge analogy.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Nov 19, 2010 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
I guarantee you
Andre Ethier drops a gem like that about the young up and comers before he retires.
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
I would even say that Matt Kemp will be saying the same thing
in ten years
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
He was probably saying it to Dreson when he was still in his mother’s womb.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
You don’t kick like I did when I was trying to develop
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
That’s it…I am going on the radio and talking about your game this week
by robotmadeofnails on Nov 19, 2010 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
I already went on record blaming the defense:)
by Lex in Brooklyn on Nov 19, 2010 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
That is easily defendable. Your pitching will be solid the next season, and you won’t have to worry as much about protecting both heads.
by robotmadeofnails on Nov 19, 2010 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
Next season will be fun. Especially with Lalo back in Left field.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Nov 19, 2010 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
We won’t even see him since he plays way in the dark.
Yea, you could have Gere, Kyle, Me and Cisco in the OF
or, I could stay at SS.
We just need a few defensive liabilities to not come back
by robotmadeofnails on Nov 19, 2010 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
give the liabilities some practice. Your the SS. Ben can play 2nd. Jody 3rd.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Nov 19, 2010 4:43 PM PST up reply actions
They have to show up to practice. Good news is that I am no longer the manager.
by robotmadeofnails on Nov 19, 2010 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
I only really care about John since he’s my friend. He will practice. Are we gonna need any new players?
by Lex in Brooklyn on Nov 19, 2010 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
I agree with you
You’re telling me the media is constantly hounding….Larry Bowa. No way. This isn’t like Matt Kemp buckling under questioning. Bowa knew what he was doing.
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
Actually that is probably right
but I don’t think it came from Bowa being egotistical or wanting to throw Kemp under a bus, I think they are simply trying to find a way to light a candle under his ass because they feel they had tried everything else. This was not the first management group to question Kemp’s ability to get the most out of his skills. It must be maddening for them if they feel he’s has superstar talent to be playing like Juan Encarnacion.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Why does Trey Hillman always make me think
of the manager in Bull Durham? Oh yeah ‘cause the actor’s name was Trey also I think. Not sure they’re otherwise any way alike ;-) I think Bowa is probably closer to that character. “Lollygaggers!”
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Moving to Fridays in January. American Idol is moving from Tuesday-Wednesday to Wednesday-Thursday. So FOX is moving shows around.
not fair, I was still parsing the press release : (
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
Fringe is being moved to Fridays on the midseason schedule. Friday night is considered the death/burn of slot
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
yeah that would be a for sure sign, this is still a bit of tea leaf reading
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
So you say you’re seeing…. THE GRIM?
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
spoiler alert
the Grim is really Dumbledore
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
from what I can tell, what’s really going on is Fox doesn’t want to mess with Tuesdays because Glee is such a strong lead in for Raising Hope, so American Idol is going Wednesday Thursday, and Bones is a stronger show than Fringe. I still expect Fringe to get another season, cause Fox coulda just left it off entirely
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
Been watching a lot of Bones lately
really didn’t expect to like the show
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Isn't Idol dying a low death?
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
when you’re the biggest show on TV, you still get the biggest funeral
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
and it’s episodic enough that it could really blow up from here, and Fox needs a show to replace House as it’s starting to show its age. Masked Scheduler, you’re a genius
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah but bones isn't much younger then House
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
ratings wise though, Bones hasn’t been the #1 show yet, while House is declining
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
Just looking at the ratings
Bones has a very loyal audience of about 9 million people each week.
House is definitely in decline yet pulls in around the same audience. There’s a real good shot Bones has better ratings.
Lopes last two years in minors
Age 26 AAA .306/.383/ .433 27/35 SB/SBA 8 HR (404 PA)
Age 27 AAA .317/.411/ .476 48/58 SB/SBA 11 HR (466 PA)
I know
Lee Lacy was my guy, I was shocked as hell he was given the job over Lacy but in the end they were right. Also in 1972 I didn’t know much about the importance of OBP, so his walk rate did not impress me then. By 1974 I understood.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
Ted Williams, I mean, Dustin Ackley in the AFL
.424/.581/.758
But he is 22 going on 23.
Harper’s numbers are probably more impressive.
Harper
is in the AFL championship game tomorrow
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
A week from tonight a murder will take place
and TBLA will be front and center stage. Which member did it and what was the motivation? Was it defensible? Was it bad singing? Were they baiting the wrong person? Did they misunderstand how much taunting a Dodger fan could take? Will anyone miss the murdered one? Why did no one stop the murderer?
….. saw the bullet in slow motion as it whisked toward his left eye, and no he did not see his life play out before him, God did not give him that luxury because by the time he figured out he was being a jerk for the last time a two inch hole in the back of his brain had been left by the bullet, and he was headed for the floor in the same direction as most of his brains, his limbs loosely falling about him as his Giant hat jerked off with the impact of his head hitting the floor. Don’t stop believing was still playing but other then that only the screams of Maddz could be heard as everyone else was in utter shock
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
by meercatjohn on Nov 19, 2010 4:54 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
God Damnit.
Now I REALLY want to build a blanket fort.
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how has no one said that this is the greatest idea ever yet? Are you and Maddz really divorced cause…wink wink
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
technically, she is a widow. The backstory involves a dispute over Real Doll Chad and Iocane powder in my special drink.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
K3vo committed one of the classic blunders.
He started a land war in Asia.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
damn. WHY THE FUCK AM I STRIKING OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE ALL OF A SUDDEN?!?!
Seriously, golden sombrero last night and now this! unbelievable.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
Has Colletti...
mentioned the possibilty of going after a CF rather than a LF? If not, I wish someone would ask him about it.
@neufaustcan
Maybin...
would have been nice. I don’t know exactly who could be available, so I’ve set my sights low on Nyjer Morgan.
@neufaustcan
according to the interview
the open outfield spot is not a huge prioity for him.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
Hopefully it's because they are going hard after Beltre....
look, I know ok…
by Lex in Brooklyn on Nov 19, 2010 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
That's what I'm hoping...
otherwise the future of that position is scary bleak for the Dodgers.
@neufaustcan
If I were to believe his quote...
it boggles my mind that he would be willing to have such a black hole in LF while having subpar defense in CF and RF.
@neufaustcan
I’m sure Dylan is holding the information until he’s prompted
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
I was being sarcastic. When the Dodgers announce it via an email list I am not on, I’m sure we will find out shortly.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 5:13 PM PST up reply actions
You have a steering wheel for that?
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
am I in Pittsburgh, cause I’m surrounded by pirates
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
YEHARRRR
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
AYE
’tis only the finest Pirate joke ever.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
What is a pirate's favorite letter?
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
Little known fact: it’s Q. Pirates fuckin love Q.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
hush you
you are ruining my fun!
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
I ain’t ’fraid of no ghost
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
quality pull.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
i’m assuming that’s sarcasm; it’s a little too on-the-nose, isn’t it?
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
Ray, if someone asks you if you’re a god, you say yes!
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 5:32 PM PST up reply actions
I am never opposed to ghostbusters references. I had honestly not considered that particular aspect of my new handle.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
In fact, I may need to change my avatar to slimer at some point.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
You could always pull out a Topper reference.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 5:33 PM PST up reply actions
you obviously didn’t grow up drinking Slimer Hi-C
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 5:33 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
this
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 5:34 PM PST up reply actions
Excuse me, madam
Ecto Cooler was a staple of my childhood!
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 5:34 PM PST up reply actions
Simply put
The high brow version of Hi-C, clearly.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 5:38 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t always drink Hi-C, but when I do, I prefer Ecto cooler
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 5:41 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
rec
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
Ecto Cooler!
FTW!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
I thought it went
Recite the Pirate eye chart:
R R I I I R I…
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
nah, different joke. the punchline to this is. (in pirate accent)
“ya think it’s the r, but its really the c!”
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
BaseballAmerica
The Rangers have signed former Texas A&M RHP Barret Loux, the No. 6 overall pick-turned-free agent, for $312,000: http://es.pn/dzYFR0
Well that might be the least expensive
former first round (top ten pick) has signed for in many years.
Would you have taken him for that much?
by Julio Nievas on Nov 19, 2010 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
Isn’t this the guy Diamondback lied to? hah, Rangers always give chances and they always succeed with it, I sincerely hope this guy will be successful so he can be like fuck you D’Backs hah
How did they lie to him?
All I have heard about it is that he became a free agent after arm issues came up in his physical.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 6:26 PM PST up reply actions
My alma mater played on Fox Sports last night. AND KICKED ASS!
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
Yup. Big game so it’s at the Rose Garden.
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
I was gonna say something snooty and elitist, but actually thats just kinda cool
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
I appreciate the restraint.
We had a home and home with Duke when I was in school and played at the Rose Garden. That’s the only other time I can remember playing there.
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
I was just about to ask that
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
Seems like the lighting at the Target Center is contributing to that
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 5:18 PM PST up reply actions
everything looks shinny at Target
then you get home and you’ve had a huge mistake
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
Will do
I stopped recording it about a week ago to save DVR space, but I will record it.
Thanks.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
I guess that biopic is just a matter of time.
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
Bale says
I AM NOT FUCKING BLEACHING MY HAIR! OKAY?! I AM NOT! FUCKING! DOING IT!
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
Hm. So you’re saying I should turn this game on?
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
Darko cruised around Odom and Pau for a reverse layup.
by Julio Nievas on Nov 19, 2010 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
I was just about to type “it’s a block party in Minnesota” but Joel Meyers said it before I hit send.
It’s been fun, world.
Old friend Preston Mattingly
Still tweetin’ with tact:
Fuk’d her @cOwen14 @jessicafentress @SAMOONEY2 @katlynmorgan
“Pmoney”? Seriously?
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 19, 2010 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
He wears stickers on his hat
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
His next tweet
I’m so honored to be singing the national anthem at the Louisville and West Virginia football game!
WTF?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
He really should
block his tweets. But nice to know he’s spending his off-season with cheerleaders in Kentucky.
he was so honored he “fuk’d” some girl.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
A great King Felix stat - From Jayson Stark Insider
1. It’s not enough to say that King Felix got crummy run support. He got historically crummy run support. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he had A) the worst run support of any pitcher in baseball, B) the worst run support of any pitcher in this millennium and C) the worst run support by an AL pitcher with an ERA under 2.50 since Jon Matlack in 1978. Now that’s crumminess!
and they say he doesn't pitch under pressure
he probably knows the game is fucked if he gives up one run.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
D'awwwwwwwwwwwwww
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
about two hours ago I found him lying under the table, cuddling with my dog with the stereo blasting.
Turns out he was just high.
Turns out he bought the weed from my uncle.
I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time.
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
it’s already up for a bunch of awards, which really when you think about it, isn’t that…crazy? I mean it’s a move about cutting your arm off, really at its core. Let’s give it awards!
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
I'll hold off till I watch it
James Franco gets more impressive to me all the time
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Maybe acting awards. I thought Tom Hanks should have won best actor for Castaway.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
yeah good for him
still, I don’t need to see Franco bitch for two hours how thirsty he is
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions
I just noticed in the Fox schedule stuff
That The Good Guys got moved to the hell spot of Saturday late night. Boo.
oh that show’s been doomed since the summer. It’s a shame, but it’s why I stopped watching, I knew it wasn’t gonna get a second season
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
I'm excited to see
what Bob’s Burgers is all about. From the mind of Home Movies and that other thing
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 6:01 PM PST up reply actions
I heard about it thanks to Eugene Mirman being a guest on Comedy Death Ray Radio.
Sounds funny.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
I have his album
he’s hilarious
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 6:05 PM PST up reply actions
Did that show end up being good?
I never watch live tv, but I like Collin Hanks and that other dude in the show.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Kobe and Pau
6 for 22 but on the strength of 32 points (13 for 17) from Matt Barnes, Derek Fisher, Lamar Odom and Shannon Brown, Lakers lead by 10 at half-time.
Lopes' Uniform # ?
Wonder if Furcal will give up #15 for Lopes………
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
Old friends / new friends?
Per Jennifer Langosch:
#Pirates designate Zach Duke, Andy LaRoche and Delwyn Young for assignment
LaRoche wouldn’t be the worst pickup really.
by regfairfield on Nov 19, 2010 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
Zach “Opening Day Starter (against Vicente Padilla)” Duke might not be a bad guy to kick the tires on, either.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
He can mentor young Zach Lee in how to live with a misspelled first name.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
His lesson is entitled, “How To Hit That”
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
i seriously think
Ned will be all over this. Can you claim multiple guys?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 7:06 PM PST up reply actions
And pay arbitration raises to Duke? He can sign Duke to much less if he waits until they clear waivers.
that's true
good thinking.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
the only one who can kill Barnes
……..is BARNES!!!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 7:05 PM PST up reply actions
what are we waiting for news on? Prince William?
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
Yes
What hat will the Queen to the wedding?
by bhsportsguy on Nov 19, 2010 7:17 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
12 year old me is really sad that this wedding thing is happening
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
this is what Preston Mattingly just tweeted about the Queen
Fuk’d her
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
I missed the past tense. I thought he was just randomly cussing out the queen.
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
Ken_Rosenthal
The four teams on Justin Upton’s no-trade list: #A’s, #Royals, #Tigers, #Indians. Can be sent to any other club without his permission. #MLB
Interesting.
out of all those teams
the only ones I could have seen trading for him are the Tigers and A’s
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 7:16 PM PST up reply actions
That is an interesting list
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
And that is why the Royals are the top farm system in baseball.
Five-Star Prospects
1. Mike Moustakas, 3B
2. John Lamb, LHP
3. Eric Hosmer, 1B
4. Wil Myers, C
5. Mike Montgomery, LHP
Four-Star Prospects
6. Chris Dywer, LHP
7. Danny Duffy, LHP
8. Christian Colon, SS
Three-Star Prospects
9. Johnny Giavotella, 2B
10. Tim Collins, LHP
11. Robinson Yambati, RHP
Nine More:
12. Chelsor Cuthbert, 3B: The Nicaraguan showed impressive hitting and glove work in his pro debut.
13. Yordano Ventura, RHP: This undersized teenager has plus-plus velocity and impressive command.
14. Brett Eibner, OF: Eibner has above-average power, speed, and arm strength to go with questions about his bat.
15. Jason Adam, RHP: Signed with an over-slot ($800,000) bonus, this fifth-round pick has size, stuff, and projection.
16. Aaron Crow, RHP: He struggled in his debut; he has good stuff, but his command is a mess.
17. Louis Coleman, RHP: This long, angular reliever should be in the big leagues this year.
18. Derrick Robinson, OF: Robinson is a true burner and a better hitter than Jarrod Dyson.
19. Will Smith, LHP: Smith is a pure finesse pitcher with questions about how well his stuff will play at the upper levels.
20. Salvador Perez, C: This outstanding defender made nice progress with his bat; he could move up next year.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=12470
Wake me up when they make the playoffs.
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
so
wake you up before THEY go go?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
My God
I turned on the Boise State game and those (all orange) uniforms are freaking hideous. My eyes!!!
if they were blue
would they blend :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
We wouldn’t be able to see them at all!
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
That’s like Oregon to a whole new level!
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 8:01 PM PST up reply actions
Will Cal go all yellow again for Big Game? I hope not.
Why does the Arizona football team wear all red now? Their blue and white uniforms were much nicer.
by Bob Timmermann on Nov 19, 2010 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
Those yellow unis were also retina-damaging.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
After a slow start
Portland is dominating Kentucky. I smell ambush.
Pilots on an 13-8 run. Unfortunately the game began 15-0 KU
I was getting embarrassed for a while, but they’re settling down.
by Michael White on Nov 19, 2010 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
How big is U of Portland’s bball arena?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
surprised the Rockets have started so poorly
when I saw them on opening night against the Lakers, I was surprised at how deep their roster is, but it’s still early
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Late comment on the expanded playoffs idea
I know MLB is just looking for a way to make more money, but the idea of division winners sitting around while two wild-cards plays just stinks. If they need to make more money, make the first round of the playoffs a best of seven, and the change the LCS and the WS to a best of nine! Not only does that increase the minimum number of games possible, it decreases the odds of a sweep. A nine-game series can be a thought of as a best two of three series, with the first and last three games played in the park of the team with home-field advantage.
Idea probably doesn’t work, and I’m just spitballin’, but in 2009 did we really need to have the Braves and the Padres playing for the right to be the fourth playoff team? And the Pads finished 4 games ahead of the next best team, so almost no late season drama in the NL.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I can def support this
I saw someone on Yahoo sports proposing the best of nine idea for the WS. Why not, back to the turn of the 20th Century! It’ll set baseball apart from hockey and basketball, that’s for sure. I think the layoff for division winners just penalizes them when the idea is to reward them. Baseball is not a contact sport, the layoff isn’t needed.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
The owners don’t care about the GMs and managers. Firing them more often and hiring cheaper replacements could save them money.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I bet Grady Little came cheap though.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Dodgers paid Little $1 million in severance, and gave Torre another $7 million to take over the team.
If they were trying to save money, Ned Colletti probably needs to take Econ 1B again.
Nonetheless, do you think owners collectively really care how many GMs and managers save their jobs. Certainly they care about increased television revenue waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
They care about the GM and managers they hire. And its not as if they stop paying people they fire. Look at the Mets. Omar Miyaya is fired with 3 years left on his contract, they hired Sandy Alderson, with hires such as Ricarddi, and DePodesta. That’s one of the most expensive front offices in baseball.
The Wilpons didn’t want to fire Miyaya, but they felt they had to.
No owner wants to fire their GM or manager unless their name was Steinbrenner.
I'll give you credit
For asking this is the lowest possible traffic time on the site. Otherwise this is just too easy to riff on :)
For instance…
“If the dick fits…”
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
How do you know the dick fits?
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Haven’t you seen what a big asshole Tripon can be?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Nov 19, 2010 8:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I was thinking of responding ludely
but I don’t feel like discussing Tripon’s anatomy
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Two things I didn't know about Davey Lopes
courtesy of his b-r.com page.
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 8th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1968 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase.He spurned the Giants; way to go.
The second thing is that he never played AA ball. Two years in the Florida State League (A), then three in the PCL.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Yeah, that is great
Man, the draft used to be spread out. January, June, June secondary. Even with the internet, it would have been hard to keep track. Without it, it was probably damn near impossible.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 19, 2010 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
More Lopes, from the 1978 Dodgers media guide
“Lopes is from a family of 12…earned NAIA All-American at Iowa Wesleyan…has taught elementary education.”
“He’s the best there is at stealing,” said Cincinnati catcher Johnny Bench. “Lopes not only has the knowledge and the speed, but also the quick acceleration. He has everything. I agree with Lou Brock that if there is anyone around who can break his record at 118, it’s Davey.”
From age 38-42
Lopes stole 111 bases and was caught only 17 times, including 47 out of 51 at age 40. That’s the most SB for a 40-year old ever. Rickey stole 37 at that age, also out of 51 tries.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
The two previous record holders
Willie Mays, 23 (out of 26!) and Honus Wagner (unknown how many CS).
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Has anyone seen the movie 127 Hours?
I havent looked forward to seeing a movie in a long time…but when I read what this is about and the reviews I have to see it.
I actually met the dude once, came to speak at my climbing gym
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
did you shake his hand or do a fist bump
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 19, 2010 8:53 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Ha
Shook has hand. Moral of the story. Don’t EVER, EVER, EVER hike or climb alone.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
I thought the moral was to make
sure if you do hike alone you let people know where you are going and when you are expected to come back. Who the fuck wants friends hanging out with you while your hiking?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
see, people say that. And in Ralston’s situation, he would have been fine just telling people where he was at because obviously 5 days passed before he even cut his arm off, but there are a million and one scenarios where you are in serious trouble long before anyone even starts to worry.
And obviously, if you climb alone, you are likely to have a short lifespan.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Nov 19, 2010 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
May go tomorrow while wife goes to my nieces baby shower
she does not want to watch him cut his arm off while I look forward to seeing how they film it. It is a great story
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
From Dylan H
The #Dodgers have added Hector Gimenez and Luis Vasquez to their 40-man roster.
Post coming shortly
Is it bad that I’ve never heard of either of them?
by regfairfield on Nov 19, 2010 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
These guys
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=gimene001hec
I guess they like him more then Lindsey, but he seems like the same guy just younger.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Gimenez broke out with a .916 OPS this year in AA Altoona!…at age 27. He’s 0 for 2 in the bigs
Luis Vazquez is some Mexican league player with a 20/22 K/BB last year.
The last time we took a 27 year old with a breakout year in AA Altoona worked well at least.
by regfairfield on Nov 19, 2010 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
Was thinking Belisario, but he was 25 apparently.
by regfairfield on Nov 19, 2010 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
Enlighten us
Shocked about Luis, no higher then A ball, who puts a player on the major league roster who has never been higher then A ball unless it is the Dodgers and he’s a Monk?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Wait, that was Luis Vazquez, not Luis Vasquez.
by regfairfield on Nov 19, 2010 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
So was Gimenez recently claimed by LA from Pittsburgh?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Must have been
wouldn’t that be bloody funny if we found another player from the Pirates? His 2010 season is quite unlike anything else he had ever done.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
So
Is Justin on the 40-man or not?
by bhsportsguy on Nov 19, 2010 8:57 PM PST via mobile reply actions
The Dodgers must really not think much of the guys they left off
to add these two. Brandon may have written up Luis but I don’t think he gave him very high odds on being put on the 40 man.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Vasquez was listed as Rule 5 eligible, but nothing else.
http://www.truebluela.com/2010/11/7/1798684/40-man-roster-addition-rule-5-draft-preview
He closed in Great Lakes and had a 8.9 K/9, but a 5.8 BB/9. Maybe DeJon gets a kickback on Luis’ salary.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I just watched the end of a movie I haven't seen in more than 10 years
Cloak and Dagger.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 9:08 PM PST reply actions
are those the Marvel characters cloack and dagger?
by Josie Becker on Nov 19, 2010 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
no
it’s about a kid who enjoys spy games, and gets caught up in a real espinoage plot involving smuggled secret microchips in Atari games.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 19, 2010 9:15 PM PST up reply actions
Is that the one
where he has to get to a really high level to unlock some secret?
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
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