Most Positive Surprise of 2010?
by meercatjohn on Dec 22, 2010 2:50 PM PST
in News
Email
Print
Ugh, now that we have the negative surprises out of the way, let's take a look at the Fernando surprises of 2010. We had some great ones.
1. Elymania - John Ely may have faded but for seven starts he was all the rage putting up three straight starts with zero walks. In the end ElyMania only last seven games, so it was short but sweet. He was so hot that even Sports Illustrated got involved. Actually they didn't but the photoshop work was great.
2. Kenly Jansen - we all had our eye on the power arm of Jansen because we told you to keep an eye on him but no one could have foretold the success he would have in 2010. He destroyed the boys in A ball, continued to make a mockery of the semi men in AA, and once he became a major leaguer he made the men in the major leagues looks just as futile as the boys in A ball. Less then 12 months after being converted from a catcher to a pitcher Kenley Jansen was a major league pitcher. And he didn't just show up, he put up a K rate of 13.7 equating to 41 punchouts in only 27 innings. Sure the walk rate was high at 5.0 but who cares since only 12 guys even got hits off of him. For the full season, Jansen between three levels struck out 119 hitters in only 72 innings.
3. Jamey Carroll went from being the backup utility guy who had never played SS to playing SS when Furcal went down, and helping keep the team afloat when they needed it. The 36 year old had the second most plate appearances of his career, and he didn't wilt from the extra use, he thrived putting up his best season in which he had over 100 plate appearances. Some said he was the Dodger MVP, that is only possible to say because the offense had no real hero's in 2010.
4. Andre Ethier having Triple Crown numbers as late as May 14th.
5. Jay Gibbons playing his way onto the major league roster and then not embarrassing himself but providing the power they have searched for from a pinch hitter since they traded Boom Boom long ago. This has to have been a surprise considering Jay Gibbons had not played major league baseball since 2007, and when he did, he was one of the worst hitters in baseball, as a DH/Corner/1st Baseman.
6. Career Minor Leaguer John Lindsey gets his first major league appearance at the age of 33, after 1571 minor league games with nary a major league at bat. He also collected his first hit before having his season ended with broken wrist.
303 comments
|
1 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
If I could vote
It would be between ElyMania & Jansen. Hard to say…
No slot for Barajas playing himself into a contract?
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I liked his game against Ubaldo better, but yes.
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
Tough one for me
I actually thought Jansen had this kind of ability so while what he did was astonishing I can’t say I was surprised.
I think Ely might be the one because of the those four game he started in which he walked only one batter. If he was a control pitcher that might not be a surprise but he wasn’t so the fact he could pitch almost 30 innings with only one walk just might be the biggest surprise to me.
Then again no one had ever done with John Lindsey did, so doesn’t that have to be the biggest surprise?
In a normal year Gibbons might win but I think he comes in last in this category.
I think I’m going to vote for Lindsey.
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
Lindsey finally gets a MLB AB and they never thought New Orleans would flood?
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 22, 2010 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
Hmm
wonder where the poll went. Be right back.
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
Dodgers mini-camp January 7-15
Gurnick has the list of invites:
Pitchers (8): Chris Withrow, Rubby De La Rosa, Javy Guerra, Ethan Martin, Aaron Miller, Nathan Eovaldi, Steven Ames, Luis Vasquez
Position Players (8): Matt Wallach, Gorman Erickson, Justin Sellers, Dee Gordon, Kyle Russell, Trayvon Robinson, Jerry Sands, Pedro Baez.
Surprised at
Gorman Erickson, Pedro Baez
Guess they don’t think they will need the services of James Adkins or Aquaman in 2011.
Seems like nothing tells how much they think of you then if you are or are not invited to this camp. If you are a AA player and you have never been, they aren’t thinking much of you.
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
Guess they see Ames as a fast riser
In the bullpen ranks.
I think Baez is there
because they need a full infield and he is the 3rd base representative. Wallach can play 1st when Sands is in the outfield, and Erickson behind the plate. I’m surprised by Erickson too though…though maybe Wise would go instead of him
by Brandon Lennox on Dec 22, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Totally thought Wise would be a head of him given the age difference.
Anybody else your surprised is not there?
How about Sellers being invited. That is good for 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
they seem like good choices for the most part
with the biggest surprise being De Jesus not being there. I also thought that maybe Allen Webster would go, but he is still quite young and would be a good candidate for next year, and guys like Steven Ames and Luis Vasquez are going to move quicker through the system becasue they are relievers.
Also a little surprised Solano isn’t there givin his rise to AA last year, and BCG could have been a good candidate give his age
by Brandon Lennox on Dec 22, 2010 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Brandon, is Gorman Erickson really our best catching prospect (not counting Ellis)? If so, we’re screwed.
Erickson probably has the highest ceiling
give his size, the fact that he is a switch hitter, and because he plays solid defense. In addition, he won’t even be 23 until the 2011 season starts, so he is still before his prime. If he can learn to hit for better average and power he could be very good. But the is obviously a huge IF, and for now he’s my #3 Dodger catching prospect
I still think Tony Delmonico could be our top catching prospect if he can stay healthy and play solid enough defense behind the plate because he is definitely the best pure hitter of the bunch, although he lacks power for sure.
A lot of people would Wise our top catching prospect, but to me he is too streaky and hasn’t played against competition his own age yet in the minor leagues. I have him slightly behind Delmonico for now
by Brandon Lennox on Dec 22, 2010 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
but even still
we are pretty screwed at the catcher position because none of these guys will probably even rank in my top 25
by Brandon Lennox on Dec 22, 2010 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Seeing Delmonico in San Bernardino early in the year, I got the impressionthat he had a very strong arm. Is the knock on his defense more to do with blocking errant pitches and game calling, or did I simply get a bad impression of his arm?
Simply lack of experience
he was converted in 2009 but has spent two years hurt 1/2 the time so he’s logged very little actual time as the catcher.
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
No DeJesus—but wasn’t he banged up in the AFL?
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Dec 22, 2010 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
Kenly Jansen
Man or myth?
Is he really so good that he can even catch his own pitch?
It has been said.
Refresh
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
The ex-catcher for the Netherlands
I think Jansen could be a pleasant surprise for a long time.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Dec 22, 2010 3:08 PM PST reply actions
Geez, is there a team in Japan named the Giants he’s signed with?
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 22, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
I agree, but John Lindsey is the bomb
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
Gentleman’s agreement probably.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 22, 2010 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
In the case of Ausmus, it was a mutual option, and Ausmus would have received a $150,000 buyout no matter which side declined the option.
The Dodgers technically declined the option, but it was because they knew what was up.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 22, 2010 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Why? It’s a part of the contract agreed to by both sides.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 23, 2010 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
From a pure “didn’t see that coming” standpoint, Gibbons. Dude had a .690 OPS in Newark last year, a league that 47 year old Rickey Henderson could dominate.
@andrewngrant
Right
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
right out of LF, will not take long for the leauge to adjust?
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 22, 2010 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
Hard to surprise with no expectations
I had no particular expectations of either Ely or Jansen. They were both really major positive surprises, and I’d have to go for Jansen because he kept it up until the end.
But for me Jamie Carroll was the biggest surprise of all, because I did have middling expectations, and he far surpassed them, consistently too.
I voted for Carroll.
I expected a trap. I was pleasantly surprised.
Just kidding. I love everyone exactly the same amount.
It's a Trap
Family Guy version of Return of the Jedi
I dunno. I’ve seen very little of Family Guy.
Just kidding. I love everyone exactly the same amount.
It came out yesterday,
I saw the trailer for it Sunday night.
Best place to get rainfall totals?
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
Welcome back DodgerSF
glad to see you safely returned from fun in the sun just in time to enjoy a little moisture.
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
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
But the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach
(well, actually dinoflagellates in the bioluminescent bay on Vieques island)
Woa
I’m a two syllable guy
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
Night time scuba diving, only did it once, quite an experience. Then again diving off of Malibu with two feet of visibility is kind of like night diving.
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
Also in the bay at Playa El Coco, Costa Rica
One of my more memorable night dives. Good stuff underwater, bioluminescence on the surface waiting for the dive boat to pick us up, plus we looked up and saw both the North Star and the Southern Cross at the same time.
by The Dude Abides on Dec 22, 2010 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
Really though
how much money could Johnny Damon really be asking for?
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
I kind of assumed he would end up in the $7-8m range.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 22, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds right
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
Yankees are interested
i’m sure that gets done
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 22, 2010 7:04 PM PST up reply actions
So our past closer won the negative surprise and our future closer won the positive surprise
I would really like for our bullpen to not be involved in these polls.
Next year I’d really like James Loney to be the biggest positive surprise of 2011.
or
Juan Uribe
or
Xavier Paul
or
for Eric (Jerry Sands)
while I’d like our biggest negative surprise to be the fact that
we had a World Series game rained out in November
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
biggest negative surprise of 2011 is opening day being moved to SF only for Kershaw to throw a no hitter on the road instead of at home.
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
I’m assuming Johnny Damon mis-plays a ball in left and they give him an error.
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
coming one inning after he went into a perfect slide catching the fair ball sliced off the bat of Huff to preserve the no hitter.
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
If Rubby De La Rosa Had Been An Option I Would Have Voted For Him
…even though he never played in the majors. Rubby’s rise was even bigger than Kenley’s, in my estimation.
This was limited to major league surprises
but for minor leagues surprises you’d rank what Rubby did over Sands?
Surprises:
Rubby
Sands
Sellers
MaGill
Solano
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
Those would be management surprises
I made a list, I think Zach Lee was the only positive one.
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
I Heard the Talk About Rubby's Arm Too...
…but he still did poorly in rookie ball and got sent home early for disciplinary reasons. So I had no expectations for him in 2010. Sands I was optimistic bout.
by CanuckDodger on Dec 22, 2010 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
Oops -- Meant to Reply to Meercat's Comment Below
by CanuckDodger on Dec 22, 2010 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
Makes sense
Matt MaGill is the one who I had zero expectations for and had quite a year.
Solano the same.
You seem the most bullish person on Rubby other then Joey Joe. Hope you are right. I think your comp of Bay / Sands is really holding up.
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
Of Course Rubby Over Sands, As A Surprise
Before the season, I said Sands could be Jason Bay, and gave him a respectable prospect ranking. I didn’t even consider Rubby for my Top 30 list and look at him now.
by CanuckDodger on Dec 22, 2010 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
Okay
but we at TBLA had heard DeJon Watson talking about Rubby and his 100 MPH fastball. I was surprised he jumped to AA after such little time in A Ball. I think I was more surprised that Sands continued to pound the ball in AA.
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
You didn't consider Rubby for top 30 last year?
I had him #35 last year
by Brandon Lennox on Dec 22, 2010 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
Leaving work now
girls and such driving me crazy here. Gonna head home and change then head to Gabe’s. Hopefully traffic won’t suck.
From redondo, 405N or Sepulveda…Google Maps is no help.
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
Traffic looks like it is moving at about 25mph
here on wilshire/405
yeah, girl who works upstairs who i wanted to ask out keeps putting me off instead of saying no. Which, i realize IS saying no, but it drives me crazy that people are scared to be up front about things.
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
By 8:00 you should be able to cruise down the 405 and exit on National.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 22, 2010 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
what if i left at 630 so brandon isn’t sitting alone forever
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
traffic's a little lighter for me than normal due to the holidays
although the rain has counteracted that a bit. so who knows
by Brandon Lennox on Dec 22, 2010 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
I've heard
we have light Xmas traffic but an accident can happen anytime in the rain.
You all be careful tonight.
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
Yeah, I think by the time you get there you should be passed peak traffic.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 22, 2010 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
I will be surprised
if Andre Ethier ever has a hot streak as hot as the one he had from April 10th to May 14th
28 game started
21 Extra Base Hits
10 Home runs
37 Runs batted in
.402/.462/.769 Triple Stat Line
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
Seriously
that’s only a 57 homer pace. I can’t imagine having been a Giants fan or Cardinals/Cubs fan and knowing every other game I would see a bomb.
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
Wow
If Baltimore is the place not to ask Cops for directions, Oklahoma is the place to make sure your kid isn’t bringing permanent markers to school. 13 year old girl arrested because her permanent marker bled through the paper and onto the desk.
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
“Citizen’s arrest?” What the hell?
Now with 33% more Kavula
by Humma Kavula on Dec 22, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
Okay this is just about the most brilliant response ever to a stupid letter
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
Lots of people think it's fake
I tend to agree., Looking at the lettering, it seems the body is much more recent looking than the rest. Plus they mention the date they received it and it’s only the day after it was mailed. The post office wasn’t that good back then
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Dang
Is everything ballsy, fake these days. First the girl blowing off her company and now this. I cannot believe anything anymore.
It still made me laugh.
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
I was at that Dodger game like 10 years ago when they gave out baseballs and everyone threw them from the stands onto the field…I can’t recall why but that was the most embarrassed I have ever been for my home teams crowd.
I think I was like 8 years old and at a game where they did the same thing. Tommy came out onto the field to try to get the fans to stop and he got tossed. I guess the ump thought he was egging them on. I want to say it was the Cardinals.
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
Just reading through the Adenhart sentencing story
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AgqB3TKKLUTYoiYBNiY6vW0RvLYF?slug=ap-angelspitcherkilled
Can’t say much other than at least the guy knows he messed up and expects to be behind bars for the rest of his life. I also just learned that the person in Adenhart’s car who survived the crash had his spine separated from his skull…it’s unfathomable how one person’s stupid decision affected not only his own life, but the lives of so many others.
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Yep
Jon Wilhite. I played against him in high school. I went to Redondo and he caught for rival Mira Costa. Never talked to the guy but wish I had. Everyone says he’s a cool dude. Something like an internal decapitation, but I guess he’s okay now.
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
Sounds like it was his brother who fucked up
as he only drove because his bro who was supposed to be the DD got smashed too.
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
Getting dinner then heading out
should I be worried about any sort of initiation rituals?
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
french fries
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
The Paddling of the Swollen Ass...
…with paddles.
Just kidding. I love everyone exactly the same amount.
LOL
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 22, 2010 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
It isn't football
if you’re not playing in ridiculously-horrible weather conditions.
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
I voted for Girl Name
He kicked ass for us, definitely the position player MVP of the 2010 Dodgers, good or bad thing.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
If the desired result is a cute story – good
If the desired result is to win – not so good
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 22, 2010 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
That’s right. The fact that he was the position player MVP means that a lot went wrong with the offense.
Now with 33% more Kavula
by Humma Kavula on Dec 22, 2010 8:10 PM PST up reply actions
Voted for Guo's dominance
oh wait… I think his dominance was a pleasant surprise. As much as say, Ethier’s May.
i voted
for the Gamer. Just because of how much his signing just seemed to irk people.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 22, 2010 7:14 PM PST reply actions
Yeah, it’s funny how things worked out. People — by which I mean me — were irked by the idea that Carroll might be starting and by the second year. Well, he ended up starting quite a bit, and he did fine, and I’m looking forward to him being on the team next year, too.
Now with 33% more Kavula
by Humma Kavula on Dec 22, 2010 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
well maybe
that’ll translate into success for the whole team in 2011.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 22, 2010 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
With the addition of a Big Bat, then people will take this team seriously.
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 22, 2010 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
so few left out there
I’d like to think Beltre could be a very positive addition, but with the money he wants, who knows. Then we still have an undesireable situation in LF (though i’m still for Morse). It’s possible Ned could be waiting to see what develops on Beltre, possible but not likely.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 22, 2010 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
funny how Beltre has two seasons as a hitter where he really is above avg. his OPS was like 720 for 3 years then bam it goes to 1.017 and then the next 5 years around .750 and then bam .919..no wonder he is still available. I’d stay away
if he was all bat, i'd say the same
but his glove is awesome (Vin still talks about him during broadcasts), also, he played on some pretty crappy Mariner teams in one the worst pitcher parks in baseball. A park I hear is even more unforgiving to RH hitters. I’d wait for his price to potentially come down, but I think the whole contract year thing with him is overblown.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 22, 2010 9:08 PM PST up reply actions
i love his glove. but for the price as you suggested before..I don’t know..i mean there are worse ways to spend the money…
much MUCH worse
I really don’t think Beltre is as much of gamble as people are saying, as his “down” and “non-contract” years in Seattle are pretty solid, and really, we have nothing at all in the system at 3B.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 22, 2010 9:44 PM PST up reply actions
seeing as how I don't really expect the Dodgers to sign him
i don’t really care. I just think for a player who really is solid like Beltre he’s gonna get a good contract. He’s a good player who has had two outstanding years. People have gotten more for less
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 22, 2010 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
I’d rather have him over Werth or Crawford given those contracts.
by Jason Ungar on Dec 22, 2010 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
indeed.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 22, 2010 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
Addition of Beltre sparks Dodgers ticket sales
Team officials say they’ve added more than 1,500 new season-ticket holders since Sunday’s addition to the Dodgers, more than tripling the 400 new account holders the team had added in the first few months of the offseason.
Nobody is buying tickets to see Adrian Beltre.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 23, 2010 8:29 AM PST up reply actions
Nobody is buying tickets to see Juan Uribe
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
I agree
Just saying there is no reason to use extra ticket sales to justify a Beltre signing.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 23, 2010 8:31 AM PST up reply actions
Robotmadeofnails
said he’d get small ticket plan if they signed a hitter. Does that count?
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
and to answer the question
I’ve only been to Vegas once, and lost all the money i took playing slots :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 22, 2010 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
ooooh, wisdom
(sits at iiidown’s feet)
Do tell….
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 22, 2010 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
ask him what they say about roulette
It might offend the French :)
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
heh, so true
my bro got like $500 bucks on one machine though, hit the damn jackpot…punk. Oh well.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 22, 2010 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
anyone who plays slots is a god damn idiot entertained by noises and shinny whistles. I’m back, no one!
by Josie Becker on Dec 23, 2010 1:52 AM PST up reply actions
Ned
works 24/7 buddy 365 days a year. He’s no Senator.
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
Ned is likely spending Christmas with the Beltres in the DR just to get the deal done.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 23, 2010 8:40 AM PST up reply actions
+1
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
by NotJoeTorre on Dec 23, 2010 12:50 AM PST up reply actions
Clippers score zero points in first quarter?
That’s what Yahoo/ESPN sports box scores both showing. Please tell me it is a scoreboard error! :)
vr, Xei
heh
“Mr. Simpson, you suffer from what we call P.S.I, Poor Self-Esteem…….that’s not “I”…….EVERY SIGN IS WRONG!!!!"
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 22, 2010 9:26 PM PST up reply actions
Quesrion?
How many games will the Dodgers win if they score less than four runs a game when:
Lilly is the starter?
Garland is the starter?
or
Padillia is the starter?
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 22, 2010 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
I'll say, "Not many"
and then leave it to Xeifrank to elaborate. But then again, all three of those guys did pretty good last year, (Padilla when healthy)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 22, 2010 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
How many games will any team win if they score less than four runs a game?
No matter who pitches………….
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
Nice to see you guys tonight.
Sorry my visit was brief. And that I was off-key. And I kept getting ahead of the song.
Now with 33% more Kavula
it was great to see you also
along with everyone else. I had a great time
by Brandon Lennox on Dec 23, 2010 7:51 AM PST up reply actions
Ditto
I too had a great time.
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
The Dodger holiday card came in the mail
and if the PR team has any say, we know the rotation order. On both the front and inside of the card, the five starting pitchers are, in order:
Kershaw
Bills
Kuroda
Lilly
Garland
The front says “Starting the holiday season right…”
The inside says "Sending you holiday joy — and some heat — this season (and next!)
I saw this earlier this morning
For anyone who wants to catch up or start watching The Wire, all five seasons are available in one set today on Amazon for $75.
Look for Terrelle Pryor in the NFL draft
He, along with a few others, has been suspended for the first 5 games of 2011.
Among things that Pryor sold was his 2009 Fiesta Bowl Sportsmanship Award. Too funny.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 23, 2010 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
they suspended him for that?
lame
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
well
at the very least the length is absurd
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
Selling awards is worse than sexual assault.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 23, 2010 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
What is it with Jansen and these polls? The lurkers must be HUGE fans of his. I mean, he’s our #1 according to most of them as well.
I voted for him.
The poll was “Most Unlikely Pleasent Surprise” of 2010.
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
If Ely didn’t suck for the latter half of his season, he would be winning the poll IMO
by Eric Stephen on Dec 23, 2010 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
In both polls, there was one clear dominant winner, both regarding the bullpen.
Now with 33% more Kavula
by Humma Kavula on Dec 23, 2010 9:55 AM PST up reply actions
I’m hoping Bride gets me Sofia Vergara for Christmas!
Now with 33% more Kavula
by Humma Kavula on Dec 23, 2010 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
If Bride ever sees this, I will be a chest nut roasting on an open fire.
Now with 33% more Kavula
by Humma Kavula on Dec 23, 2010 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
I wonder how this team would fare against the Dodgers
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/12/constructing-a-25-man-roster-of-free-agents.html
We’d have the dominant starting pitching, of course…interesting proposal to kill time before ST, if nothing else.
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
That team is the anti-Dodgers. That pitching is ugly, especially if Webb and Bonderman aren’t really healthy. But any team with Manny in LF and Vlad at DH would score runs.
I think for all of my hand-wringing about the Dodger offense, it wouldn’t be worse than this team’s pitching. Xei can run the simulations if he wants, but I think the Dodgers would do well enough against them. If the Dodgers are a bit above average and that team’s a bit below average… well, there you have it.
Now with 33% more Kavula
by Humma Kavula on Dec 23, 2010 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
i can concur
this is Josie, reporting from her bed
by Josie Becker on Dec 23, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
I'm typing this from my tub
And the door is locked to keep out nihilists and marmots
by The Dude Abides on Dec 23, 2010 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
well that’s only sensible since your rug got ruined
by Josie Becker on Dec 23, 2010 11:34 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Going to In N Out later
Hopefully won’t run into any of those goddamn rug pissers
by The Dude Abides on Dec 23, 2010 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
Landon Donovan is divorcing his wife
actress Bianca Kajilch. I knew he was giving me the cutie eye in the locker room
Bride is half a foot taller than me. It’s awesome.
Now with 33% more Kavula
by Humma Kavula on Dec 23, 2010 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
see that’s more meaningful now that I know how tall you are : )
by Josie Becker on Dec 23, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
You mean
how short I am. I am a tiny man. Ken Gurnick calls me “Little Man.”
Now with 33% more Kavula
by Humma Kavula on Dec 23, 2010 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
well I was trying to be obscure, to keep the mystery alive, but I forgot that tall means an excess of height, and not just a measure of height
by Josie Becker on Dec 23, 2010 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
Nothing like
Spending a holiday afternoon getting dental work done.
by bhsportsguy on Dec 23, 2010 1:47 PM PST via mobile reply actions
If you get some pain meds out of it
It will be worthwhile :)
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 23, 2010 2:16 PM PST reply actions
He has two arb years left
Lindstrom made $1.625m in 2010
by Eric Stephen on Dec 23, 2010 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
From the Astros:
It’s official: Astros have acquired RHP Jonnathan Aristil and LHP Wes Musick from the Rockies in exchange for RHP Matt Lindstrom.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 23, 2010 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
frontal lobotomy
I knew they’d come around again……….
by runningwiththedevil on Dec 23, 2010 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
But didn’t they use to use icepicks for F.L’s? That one looks like they used a snowplow.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 23, 2010 4:00 PM PST reply actions
Amazing what the digital age can do to keep us amused
I prefer the snowplow FL method. Fewer complications.
by runningwiththedevil on Dec 23, 2010 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
Ok guys
What do you think of Jim Edmonds as a platoon option? The dude can still hit, even at about 40 years old. He had a UZR of 7.0 according to fangraphs.com, and he hit .276/.342/.504 in 272 at bats last season.
Honestly, there aren’t really any great, realistic options out there for us, so why not get someone who may be older but can still play better than a lot of the options we’ve been looking at?
I say we lure Edmonds out here to get 200-250 at bats and split time with another player or two, because we aren’t finding a real solution to play full time that’s not named Podsednik, and that’s no option at all.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
ehhh
any day is a good day to be a Dodgers, Eagles, Penguins, Texas A&M fan! except when they loose
I was born the year Brett Favre started playing.... amazing
by henry-dekoeyer-eagle-fan on Dec 23, 2010 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t want Edmonds he is old and left handed which wouldn’t work in a platoon with Gibbons. I think we might trade for a LF because it seems weird to me that Ned hasn’t signed someone like Thames or Hairston given that he has been aggressive this offseason. I hope we trade for someone because there are no good outfielders left.I think if we get a good LF then we will be better than the Rockies or Giants. I know I have talked about it a lot but if we get a good LF I think we can be one of the best teams in the NL.
by dodgers4life on Dec 23, 2010 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
Unless a future HOF is signed to play LF
How good this team will be rests on the other 7 position players especially Ethier, Kemp, Loney and Furcal. Blake and Uribe will probably do what they do. Barajas will hit some home runs.
I don’t think a trade is in place, I do believe the team could go in ST with Paul/Hoffman battling for that 5th spot. Paul is probably not likely even though he has no options because the team’s two preferred bench options already are LH.
The big mistake is to think that the Dodger LF will be any better offensively than replacement level.
Gwynn will start more games in the OF than Gibbons.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 23, 2010 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
There is no hope for UCI tonight is there?
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
What’s the best way to post pictures I took last night to the blog?
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
while wearing sweat pants
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
Tim Brown's Power Rankings
18. Los Angeles Dodgers (80-82; Previous: 22) – The McCourts are moving closer to a settlement – problem now is, neither wants a bullpen.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ti-powerrankings122310
Um, we have a good bullpen…
BTW
It will burn USC even more that now we have players accepting extra benefits but the team gets no penalties and their suspensions were kicked over to the next season.
I expect the next announcement to be that the NCAA denies USC’s appeal.
Evidence of last night
http://www.truebluela.com/2010/12/23/1894532/tbla-karaoke-night-2-the-evidence
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
Link for new window if you want it
4Down would have been Down4 the count if he had come out to play
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
some fun
it looks like
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 23, 2010 7:16 PM PST up reply actions
Most definitely
We were just missing a Tommy Blackjack.
Also, the reply button is busted.
My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the f*ck’s really goin' on down there? Who is the real hero?
YES.
WE WERE MISSING A TOMMY BLACKJACK.
/ominous
Seriously dude, you should come out! We don’t bite — ok, I do — and we’re fun!
HIGHFIVE!
Maddz bites, I slap, it’s all good fun
by Josie Becker on Dec 24, 2010 12:54 AM PST up reply actions
You don't want to know what I do......
……….I help you fix your life. Like a social worker….. What did you think I was going to say..?
-insert witty saying here-
Merry Christmas, everyone!
May you all have a great Christmas and a happy New Year.
I hope we get that power-hitting LF under the tree.
But here’s an early gift……..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kJ8kE5Kf3g
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
How come it seems like the more nerdy baseball things get accepted into the mainstream, the more support Jack Morris gets for the Hall of Fame.
@andrewngrant
Well yeah, Blyleven was a great pitcher then hung around forever being a good pitcher.
Morris hung around forever being a good pitcher.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 24, 2010 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on True Blue LA
Related FanShots on True Blue LA
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
In Association With
Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
- College player makes impossible over the fence catch to save tournament game (Video)
- Security!: Camden Yards guard collides with Royals’ Mike Moustakas
- The Juice: Nelson Cruz matches career high eight RBIs, Pujols stays hot in Seattle
- Benches clear at Fenway as Red Sox-Rays rivalry heats up
- Keeping good company: Albert Pujols becomes fourth-youngest player to hit 450 home runs
