Day One at Camelback: Dodgers Ditch the DH
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 12:37 PM PDT
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1:05pm, Camelback Ranch, Glendale, AZ
Since this is my first game this year at Camelback Ranch, the Dodgers decided to break out the National League baseball rules for the first time this spring. The Dodgers will play today without a designated hitter against the Cubs, which means Manny Ramirez will play left field for his first time, too. Manny is expected to play about four innings in the field.
Chad Billingsley gets the start on the mound for the Dodgers, which means he will likely be the first Dodger pitcher to bat this spring. Manager Joe Torre said he would like to see Billingsley get comfortable on the mound, and not try to be too perfect, which causes him to throw more pitches than he needs to.
No opening day starter has been announced yet, but Torre said he would announce his April 5 starter sometime this week. When a few reporters asked if Clayton Kershaw would be the opening day starter, Torre played coy, saying only Kershaw "would make the trip to Pittsburgh."
The other opening day spot up for grabs is starting second baseman, which also has yet to be decided, although Torre seems to always speak highly of Blake DeWitt. "He seems to be fine, he's swinging the bat real well," Torre said of DeWitt, "He's not going to play second defensively as well as Hudson or Belliard, but he's not shy about going after the ball. He's a good kid and has a good feel for the game."
Perhaps the most relevant discovery from day one of my trip to Camelback Ranch is that Joe Torre does, in fact, drink Bigelow tea. For more hard-hitting reporting, be sure to stay tuned, as I will be here through Sunday!
Here are the lineups::
| Cubs | Dodgers | |||
| SS | Theriot | SS | Furcal | |
| RF | Fukudome | CF | Kemp | |
| 1B | Lee | RF | Ethier | |
| CF | Colvin | LF | Manny | |
| 2B | Fontenot | 1B | Loney | |
| LF | Soriano | 3B | Blake | |
| 3B | Tracy | 2B | DeWitt | |
| C | Soto | C | Ausmus | |
| P | Dempster | P | Billingsley | |
Scheduled to follow Billingsley on the mound for the Dodgers today are Jeff Weaver, Charlie Haeger, and Luis Ayala.
Chris Withrow, fresh off his scintillating debut Sunday, is scheduled to pitch in relief Friday night in Peoria against the Padres. Hiroki Kuroda will get the start against San Diego's Wade LeBlanc. James McDonald and Justin Miller are also expected to pitch in relief tomorrow for the Dodgers
TV: Prime Ticket
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The Cubs’ game notes have extended profiles for these pitchers (which usually means they are scheduled to pitch today):
Justin Berg
Thomas Diamond
John Gaub
John Grabow
Carlos Marmol
Blake Parker
Other pitchers on their travel roster are Marcos Mateo, J.R. Mathes, Mike Parisi, James Russell, and Jeff Stevens.
22 total
9 balls
13 strikes
first pitch strike to 2 of 4 hitters (the last two)
1 walk, 1 flyout, 2 K
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Eric, why do you care about Chad?
Focus all your attention on Manny in left field. How are his legs? Have they collapsed from the weight of his ego? Is he jogging from the outfield to the dugout with purpose? Is he thumbing his nose at the fans by smiling? Is he thumbing his nose at the fans by not smiling? Instead of a pitch count, I want to you to count the number of times he blinks and analyze them.
- Signed, the nationwide press
P.S. Chad has no heart.
by JonWeisman on Mar 18, 2010 1:22 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
As if on cue
Manny rockets a ball into the LF seats! 2-0 Dodgers
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
By my count, 7
but I got here a little late this morning
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
That man can still rake
If he goes back to being the patient hitter he has always been, instead of the one that tried to turn on everything inside off of the plate at the end of last year, Manny will have another big year. He is just too good of a hitter not to.
OK, Manny must be getting his legs out there…that seemingly catchable ball dropped in for a ground rule double
Manny giveth, Manny taketh. One outweighs the other. By far.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Got this link from a DodgerThoughts tweet.
Very funny clip of an ESPN ESPYs promo that includes Matt Kemp and Jordan Farmar in a fake Sunday Conversation scenario.
Beaver and bison, two different animals.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
More efficient inning by Chad
even with the run allowed
13 pitches (3 balls, 10 strikes)
35 through 2 (12/23)
first pitch strike to 5 of 9
Blake hustled to 3B, somehow called safe, DeWitt followed by getting to 2B
2nd & 3rd, 0 outs
now 1 out
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks…I didn’t glance over to see the replay in time.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
How'd Manny's home run look?
Just tuning in.
Anyone see the end of the Murray St – Vandy game? (Don’t want to spoil it but wow…)
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I have Vandy in my final four—mostly because it’s the name of Uncle Gronkle’s nephew in Richard Scarry’s Busy Day series.
Um...
(Btw, I love Richard Scarry’s stuff, grew up with all those books! So neat.)
Glad to hear about Manny’s blast. Sounds like Bills has been pretty solid as well so far.
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Well worth being latr to class
by Julio Nievas on Mar 18, 2010 1:55 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Pretty pissed
I had on CBS switched to the Dodger Game and then went back to CBS, normally you can rewind from that point but sometimes it just doesn’t work. This time it didn’t work.
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I may have missed a pitch by Billingsley…I’ll correct it in a bit, but he’s either at 47 or 48 pitches through 3
Nobody warming up in the Dodgers pen, so it’s stretch out time.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Cover of the Dodgers Media Guide - The Silver Sluggers
Taken by Eric Stephen. Click to see it enlarged on the twitpic page.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Post Bills
Big appearances for Weaver & Haeger today. Weaver appears to have fallen behind in the race for spot starter/mop-up man, while Haeger could use an efficient couple fo innings to show he is actually worth keeping. (With Weaver, Dodgers might do the “courtesy” move of releasing him in enough time to latch on elsewhere.)
I can’t get into this NCAA stuff anymore. My love for basketball peaked in the early 90s and went downhill ever since.
And look at the 2,500 people attending the Baylor game!
Care to revise your, “they would make more money with neutral site playoff games” position ?
by Michael White on Mar 18, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Because bowl games are already neutral site most of the time, doesn’t that argument boil down to playoff significance and the tension of elimination adding interest and viewership over the existing bowl system?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Viewership? Sure. But the argument was that you could keep the bowls (neutral site) and have a playoff. I argue you can’t. If you want a playoff, you would need it to be played at the home field of the higher ranked team. Because fans aren’t travelling to a neutral site game for the round of 8 (fiesta bowl), round of 4 (sugar bowl) and finals (rose bowl.)
And I stil maintain that if more viewership was the goal and that translated into more dollars it would have happened by now. The whole point of the BCS and bowls is to make money. If more money could be made elsewhere, it would have been done by now.
by Michael White on Mar 18, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Let me change your 2nd to last sentence to...
The whole point of the BCS and bowls is to make money for the BCS conferences.
vr, Xei
Heh. Fair enough
Just want until they expand to 94, or whatever that new proposal is.
by Michael White on Mar 18, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Manny
has the gold glove locked up
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Mar 18, 2010 2:01 PM PDT reply actions
I don't understand this quote
from Will Carroll’s BP Dodgers health report.
Many point to a late-season surge meaning good things for Furcal’s 2010. I’ll settle for him being healthy enough to show whether or not the speed is gone. PECOTA thinks it is, but early reports have him “focused and ready.” That’s code for “contract year.”Is he making some point that I’m not getting? Furcal is not in a contract year, although he does have an option year (in 2012!) that this years PAs would impact in terms of vesting the option.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
The point as usual is that Will Carroll
and most of BP should simply stop commenting on the Dodgers since they don’t know the details and constantly make mistakes. Maybe it is possible they do this for all teams but we always catch it because we know the team inside and out.
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People pay for this sort of content?
BTW – thanks again, we all had a great time at the game last night. Clips actually won!
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Saw that
nice comeback after they let them back into the game.
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Solid win
Clippers own mediocre teams from the East when playing them at Staples.
by Michael White on Mar 18, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Hudson would have had that. Jeff Kent wouldn’t have left his feet, nor come close.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Belliard would’ve used his experience to get it.
by kinbote on Mar 18, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hudson always has problems with balls to the right
I missed it on TV, but to expect Hudson to get a ball to the right is questionable
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Mar 18, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
btw DeWitt
made a great diving stop yesterday that I saw, even tougher because he was breaking in opp direction to cover runner moving to 2nd, then went backwards to save it.
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I don’t mind seeing the strike throughs on my bracket when they involve huge favorites who I don’t have going to the sweet 16.
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unofficial Bills pitch count
through 4 IP:
25 balls
39 strikes
64 total
first pitch strike to 8 of the 16 I’ve tracked (missed first pitch to Fontenot in the 3rd)
4 IP, 5 hits, 1 run,1 walk, 3 K
16 pitches per inning =112 for seven innings
I can live with that.
Is this correct?
Billingsley gave up a double that should have been caught and got an out that should have been a double?
I think any LF catches the ball Manny
made look hard.
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Understandable
Padilla threw 77 pitches in his minor league game the other day.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
What kind of booth do they have there?
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Enclosed room, with glass in the front. The windows can open, which I did, because baseball is meant to be watched in the open (much to the delight of Jim Peltz and Tony Jackson behind me), but man is it hot…I could conceivably get sunburn in the first row. I’m the only one in the front with an open window, and the glare is tough.
But it’s still better than frying in the seats.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks
sounds like someone is taking a magnifying lense to you.
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Yes, incredible ending
Vanderbilt dude had a slam dunk breakaway and then dribbled away deciding to let the clock run. Maybe the biggest bonehead play since the Fab Five game. However I have no idea how the won because they were still down 3 with like 20 seconds on the clock and Vanderbilt headed to the line. So it must have been incredible.
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Bob T will be happy that Old Dominion took out ND
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Sorry I should've said before
I just didn’t want to spoil it but then realized who the hell was able to tape that particular game, esp in California? I really felt bad for Vandy. They have a history of early round exits and they seemed poised to finally get one. (But then again I picked Murray St so I don’t feel tooo badly.)
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So can you give me the lowdown after the kid dribbled away from the basket.
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I always thought A.C. Green should have done that in 1988, instead of going for the layup to make it 108-105.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Difference
was they had a 3 point lead and the layup makes it a unbeatable 5 point lead. Instead he only saved 3 seconds before he was fouled and he must have missed the free throws for them to have lost. I’m guessing.
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It was a 1 point lead
after the Laimbeer 3, and Green’s layup made it 3
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh wait, you were describing the Vandy kid…nvm
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm talking about today's game
and difference between that and the game you are talking about.
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I had the sound turned down then but was watching and had same thought
“What the hell is he doing, he had an easy layup?!” I know time is precious to the losing team but when you need to separate yourself and have a gimme couple of points (when free throws aren’t a gimme) that was ridiculous. He could’ve been fouled while trying to lay it in, too! But I didn’t hear what the announcers were saying about it.
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They went crazy
trying not to say how stupid it was but you could tell they thought he’d done a major brain fart.
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Lyons
is saying Mysterious looks good for the roster.
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Loney’s biography: “The Burden of Proof” :)
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Defensive replacement!
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Link in
Bills must have had a pitch count of 75 or so…he is unofficially at 74
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Making a bet he can eat a certain number of egg innings (zeroes)
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Jon Link in
from the White Sox.. i wanna see what he has
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Mar 18, 2010 2:23 PM PDT reply actions
I only saw one, so that is all he threw as far as I'm concerned
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He meant the one out was recorded on a single pitch, as have almost all of the outs today (two caught stealings)
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I was prepared to type in Wild Ass Righty after the first ball
was actually disappointed he got the out so easily.
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Underdog
You can’t worry about spoilers on a chat filled with sports guys. We want to talk about the games.
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Unless we start blogging for NBCOlympics.com, that is.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool. I also have access to a LOST-like Time shift portal
and already know that *****SPOILER ALERT****** Cornell won the championship.
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Not with that ridiculous walk rate. I don’t even know how he could make the roster as a mop up guy with that BB/9.
by Ivdown on Mar 18, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nice Saint Mary's putting the beat downon Richmond
Michael – they are the TV game at the moment.
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I picked them, too! I have found my winning strategy.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Me to in Xeifranks
but I think that is the only one. To bad I didn’t pick them to beat Villanova, it would have been major fun to root for them.
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Sorry I didn’t join that BTW…did my bracket this morning…forgot to add to Xei’s pool too. Was pretty tired at 3am.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Samhan doing his best Zach Randolph impression
27 and 11 with 6 minutes left. I believe he has 4 fouls though so he’s probably sitting for a while.
Are they just giving the ball to him on every play?
by Michael White on Mar 18, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
22 - 8 run
after being tied at the half. Missed the run.
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No. But he did consider going to a strip club instead of playing in the game.
by Michael White on Mar 18, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
TJ tweeted “Haeger got final out in fifth.” Did Link look like he was throwing knucklers?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I would hope he’s heaving it up there a lot faster than 70-something mph! :)
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
yea
his fastball didnt look 93 to 94 though.. around 90 to 91..
If Monasterios AND Link both make the team
I want a Monk and Link nickname trifecta and possible TV spin-off.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
and by trifecta I mean duo
Been listening to Bill Raftery too much this afternoon.
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Cubs bloggers probably have a macro for that
by Michael White on Mar 18, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
They have two macros for the K that usually follows the walk.
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Only downside so far
No food available in the press box. Only a fridge/cooler with water and Diet Coke.
You should have brought along an intern who could make the food runs for you.
by Michael White on Mar 18, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Did the regulars bring their
own coolers? Hey if you buddy up with Tony Jackson maybe he’ll invite you home for dinner.
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How can a team that employs Lasorda as a mascot not have food all over the place. Abbondanza!
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Distinction
Lasorda is in the dugout, where they have Brazilian style steak on a spit they are shaving off for those in uniform.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Just now
before the inning ended, the three players in a row on the dugout rail were #82 (Knoedler), then #8 & #2 (Mattingly, Lasorda)
TJ tweeting Eye Chart's name as "Mkz"
Reminds me of the abbreviated names we used to see in old newspaper box scores. Maybe twitter will revive those.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
matt kemp????
hes one of the best fastblal hitters in the majors…!!
3 straight fastball blown right by him?
he was looking slider…
i remember an exact instance where this happened to him last year against octavio dotel..
i have no idea..
but its got to be one of the fastest in mlb… uptons probably first
i have not seen enough of either of those
to determine whether or not they have great bat speed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nd11Wgd0gY
Snider in a MILB HR contest.
Not the greatest but the guys bat is quick.
that name needs another 'c'
and makes me wish we had Valentino again. Adducci and Pascucci handling 1st base now….
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
pronounced like he’s Rob Ducey’s yet unnamed brother
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Only 59
I forgot he was only 16 when he sang “The Letter”. 16!
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
For years I had no idea he
was the same frontman for the Box Tops and Big Star since the music was so different. For years every time some band from the 80’s talked about their influences Alex Chilton was always mentioned. At least by bands I gave a shit about.
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BTW…Adduci, running for Lee, stole 2B easily on a knuckler, then scored on a single by Colvin.
Colvin just now stole 2B, off another knuckleball
Knuckler turn all baserunners into Tim Raines apparently. That’s a downside.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
They all become coke addicts?
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 18, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's another problem with Haeger working out of the pen
You’d basically have to have Haeger come in with the bases empty.
by Michael White on Mar 18, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you saying
Haeger stretch slacks? {ducking}
by kinbote on Mar 18, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
What a sweet knuckler that was that got Soriano
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ran in
looked like it was dead center but tailed into the batter… it seems haegars knuckler can go left or right… i think he has more then one knuckler
Knucklers are random. Haeger doesn’t know where they are going either.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
i think he might have 2 types of knucklerz
like mariano rivera has 2 types of cutterrs… you play around enough with 1 pitch and you may get different variations of it.. and i think thats what happened
If you can control the direction a knuckler moves, it isn’t a knuckler any more. It’s a knuckle-curve or something. A knuckler is just thrown up there with no spin and the air currents make it move.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
A knuckler is just
another word for nothing left to lose.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
300 inning man
big fan of mine. Almost a 400 inning guy.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/woodwi01.shtml
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Dude started 42,49, 48, 42, 43
over a five year period, while averaging over 7 innings the year he threw 379 innings.
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Love Wilbur Wood to death
Led league in games pitched as a reliever for 3 years, then switched to starting, and made 224 starts in the next 5 years!!!! He was second in starts one year, then led the majors in starts four years straight. Amazing.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
They can’t all be Anne Sullivan Macy :)
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't want Haeger in WHIP roto league.
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Changes for Cubs
C Chris Robinson #75
1B Micah Hoffpauir
2B Bobby Scales
SS Darwin Barney
3B Jeff Baker
LF Adduci
Don't worry
Tim Wallach will have him in a bigger role :)
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
For those keeping score at home
The only position players left on the Cubs’ bench are:
Starlin Castro
Robinson Chirinos
Sam Fuld
Brad Snyder
I hope Ted Williams’ family isn’t offended when I call him the Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived. It’s all in fun.
I think Lindblom's family is more mad at you
You kicked Josh to the curb for your new BFF Link really quickly
by Michael White on Mar 18, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
You would too if you stared into Link’s dreamy eyes.
by Ivdown on Mar 18, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Doubt it…he’ll still start against LHP and some RHP, and be a bat off the bench
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
no
i think belliard should play 2nd against every LHP..
and play 3rd and first for loney and blake dewitt when they need rest..
belliard gives this team a swagger
The little bit we saw Belliard at 3B last season, he sure looked sucky defensively.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
yes i defintly remember that
but i rather him be the backup then carrolll
Are you trying to be wrong on every opening day roster move? :)
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
He's winning the bankroll job by a blow out.
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Wind sprints in the OF are fine until Repko comes into the game.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Saint Mary's NCAA win today
was the first since 1959. Wow.
Mike has Portland ever won an NCAA game?
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Nope
Only been twice. In the 50’s and 90’s.
by Michael White on Mar 18, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, you are quite the draw
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by Phil Gurnee on Mar 18, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
those snowbirds really love them some Cubbie
by MammothDodger on Mar 18, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
There are two green comments in this thread - there should be more.
You people are on today.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
It would be nice to see green without having to refesh
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I wonder what bhsportsguy is doing :)
perhaps he’s on the Rihanna-watch?
He's sitting in the car waiting for Eric to tell him where to take him next.
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Kemp’s reaction to that home run (in the clubhouse) was both hilarious and unrepeatable in society :)
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
What did he do/say?
“Holy f—-!” or what?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Heh
Does he not know Johnson is capable of the occasional home run? Or was it hit really really far?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
It was definitely a pro-Johnson, pro-Dodgers comment
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
But who isn't pro-Johnson?
Sorry… scrap that remark from the record your honor.
Back to work with me!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
But who isn’t pro-Johnson?
Ellen Degeneres
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yah I asked for that
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Chad Billingsley, on batting today for the first time all spring: “It felt like every pitch was 100 MPH…I need more reps.”
I reminded Chad that both he and Dempster tapped back to the box in their 1st AB, and he laughed and said, “I hit it harder than he did! He dropped mine first.”
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice
Are you directly getting to interview him, or in a press conference/foofaraw? Very cool.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
It was in the clubhouse…Ken Gurnick was there, as were Doug Padilla (AP) and another guy who’s name I didn’t catch.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
More Billingsley
paraphrasing…
Everything felt good today…fastball felt good, delivery felt good.
Still some work to do, but just gotta keep getting the work in
Even during the season, you have pitches that don’t work; moreso in spring…just need to work through it
Feels ahead of last year’s pace…says he started his offseason workout in November this year, after January last year (ankle)
He’s not worried about starting opening day…said it would be a great honor, but it’s Joe’s decision and he’ll pitch whenever.
I should have had a counter for his cliches!
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
At least he didn't respond to Eric's question with
“well, Dempster is a heck of a pitcher and I’m not a good enough hitter to do much against him.”
His response to Eric seemed rather quick-witted and humorous.
by Michael White on Mar 18, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep
It was nice to see the false meme of Chad Billingsley, Humorless Drone proven false.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 4:13 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Loney off tomorrow, Belliard to play 1B. G.Anderson to get 4-6 AB in minor lg gm Fri
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 4:22 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Manny to play LF again tomorrow.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 4:29 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Reed Johnson
Shakes his head….thought he earned the spot. Really, he has played well. Looks like he may be a pretty good addition. Any roster moves made that you are aware of today, Eric?
Eric - did you dress professionally for the game?
Did TJax wear a Hawaiian shirt?
I thought it was pretty cool that he and Peltz gave you the needle.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I wore jeans and a collared shirt. Jackson and Peltz were roughly the same, as were most. Some reporters had shorts though. I figure by Saturday I’ll have the balls to wear shorts myself.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude - you are supposed to have the game recap up BEFORE you head off to happy hour!
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Site question
I was following the game on TV with TBLA Mobile on my iPhone. I thought of posting at one point, so I tried to log in. It wanted me to log either as “Standard Login” or “OpenID Login”. I don’t think I have an Open ID open ID, so I tried Standard Login. It refused my Username and/or password.
So here’s the question:
Do I have to register separately for Mobile TBLA? Is that why it didn’t know my username or password? Or is it really looking for my email address when it says “Username”, like some sites do? I didn’t want to enter my email address without assurances that it wouldn’t be posted, which it didn’t give me.
Same username should work for both sites.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 18, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
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