McDonald Optioned; Ausmus Out Until Wednesday
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 6:35 PM PDT
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Padres (ss) (7-9) at Dodgers (ss) (6-7-1)
7:05pm, Camelback Ranch, Glendale, AZ
Some time after the end of the game in Surprise -- when it was announced Jon Link and Lucas May were optioned to minor league camp -- and the beginning of the game tonight at Camelback Ranch, the Dodgers optioned James McDonald to minor league camp as well, bringing the total number in big league camp down to 43.
In other news, Brad Ausmus is shut down until Wednesday. He has had lower back pain, and received an epidural injection today.
Minor leaguers suiting up for the Dodgers tonight are pitchers Scott Dohmann and Jesus Castillo, infielders John Lindsey, Justin Sellers, Pedro Baez, and Cesar Suarez, and outfielders Brandon Watson, Andrew Lambo, Angelo Songco, and Scott Van Slyke.
Here are the lineups tonight against the Padres:
| Padres | Dodgers | |||
| SS | Cabrera | SS | Furcal | |
| CF | Gwynn | RF | Johnson | |
| 1B | Gonzalez | CF | Kemp | |
| LF | Blanks | LF | Manny | |
| 3B | Headley | 3B | Blake | |
| RF | Venable | 2B | Carroll | |
| C | Torrealba | 1B | Belliard | |
| 2B | Anotnelli | C | Ellis | |
| P | LeBlanc | P | Padilla | |
Josh Lindblom, George Sherrill, and Jonathan Broxton are also scheduled to pitch for the Dodgers.
For the Padres, the other pitchers on the travel roster are Ryan Webb, Radhames Liz, Cory Luebke, Chris Fetter, and Alexis Lara.
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So who is the backup catcher
if the old backup catchers back is shot and Martin is not quite ready by opening day?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Ha Ha
that would be funny if we go into the season with Ellis and Knoedler as the backstops.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
They don’t think the Ausmus injury is serious, and that he will be able to play after Wednesday
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Nate McLouth
is 1 for 35 this spring. Against alot of minor league pitchers.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Heard from a Venezuelan reporter that Ronald Belisario should have his visa by tomorrow, and would likely be in camp by Monday.
Ran it by an anonymous Dodger source (always wanted to say that!), who said the news was “not credible”
Tony Jackson is reporting that Stults, Repko and Hu are on the trading block:
ESPN Los Angeles (Scroll down to the last item)
.
Interesting
Repko and Hu, I get. Stults? It’s not like somebody else really seized the #5 starter job.
by Michael White on Mar 20, 2010 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Making room for
Haeger or Monesterios or
maybe
Josh
Lindblom
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I think he meant chopping block for Repko
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Minor leaguers suited up tonight
with numbers:
Pitchers
88 Scott Dohmann
93 Jesus Castillo
Infielders
76 John Lindsey
84 Justin Sellers
89 Pedro Baez
94 Cesar Suarez
Outfielders
90 Brandon Watson
91 Andrwe Lambo
92 Angelo Songco
97 Scott Van Slyke
From Baseball HQ Injury Analyst who I think has his finger on the pulse better then Will Carroll:
The situation regarding Brandon Webb (RHP, ARI) is getting more ominous by the day. A veteran D-backs observer told me Thursday that Webb’s situation has regressed to the point that a second surgery may be necessary at some time in 2010 if his spring struggles persist ..
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Furcal saves a run
And saves us from hearing a diatribe from Monday about how that run was “manufactured” by SDP stealing a base
Matter of time
why do you hate manufactured runs. They do happen.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I don't have strong feelings really
But I can already tell that he was going to go on a long speach about it, since he’s already mentioned it 3 times how San Diego needs to figure out different ways to score runs.
by Michael White on Mar 20, 2010 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I've reached the point where it doesn't matter what Rick has to say
I’m already irritated before he finishes the 2nd syllable. I simply don’t like his voice and inflections.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I remember when
Antonelli was the biggest prospect in the Padre organization. Kind of like LaRoche except Antonelli sucked in the minors while LaRoche waited until the major leagues to suck.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Well, if spring stats are the determinant (which Torre said they weren’t, it lease 100%), the opening day starter battle is now down to Kershaw and Bills. :)
Heh
Except that Torre specifically mentioned “the four” :)
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
They put their money into the pressbox
instead of additional roads in and out of the facility.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Mar 20, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Roads take up space
that could be used for money making operations.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Which is why Toll Roads came into existence.
If you turned one of the entrances into Dodger Stadium as a toll road you could further split the haves with the have nots and give the have’s the ability to snake in and out of game in a way in which they expect to be accomodated with.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Eric
arrives three hours before the first pitch and leaves two hours after the last pitch so getting in and out of a stadium is not usually something he has to deal with.
Haves are those who are paying 10,000 a seat for season tickets.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I have to say, press box with internet beats press box without internet.
However, sitting next to and talking with Jonah Keri was cool as shit.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Jonah Keri seems cool. His book was one of the first books I read that really got me into advanced stats. He was also always a guy who responded to my emails when I would respond to his takes on the dot com….
by Michael White on Mar 20, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
You seem to have the in
with the “good” BP crowd.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I met him in 2005 at the Petco BP event, and talked with him briefly. Very cool guy.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
In 2005, he told me about his encounter he had with Rick Monday where Keri was actually kind of rude to Monday (Keri is a diehard Expos fan and “Blue Monday” in 1981 still haunts him). Keri ran into Monday in the elevator, Monday went to introduce himself, and Keri said something like “I know who you are” rather curtly.
Anyway, this was a fun Twitter exchange we had today:
Me:
Sitting next to the great @jonahkeri, who is so nice I won’t even bring up Rick Monday
Keri:
Sorry about killing your son, @truebluela ‘s mom RT @truebluela Sitting next to great @jonahkeri, who’s so nice I won’t bring up Rick Monday
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I was in the press box at Camelback today before leaving for Surprise at 10:30 or so, and the White Sox beat reporters were all laughing at Ozzie’s pregame today, in which he was all over the place, including I believe bashing his wife for not being able to cook.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Ozzie seems like he'd be fun to cover
doesn’t always you give you cookie cutter quotes. Probably even better if you spoke excellent Spanish.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
perhaps less fun to play for
I saw this clip fairly recently of a game in 2006, interestingly enough, where the Sox were facing Padilla. This poor pitcher came in, apparently with the understanding that he would hit the batter. (No doubt as retaliation for whatever shenanigans Padilla was up to that day.) The pitcher got him out instead (the horrors!), so Ozzie pulled him from the game, and really let him have it in the dugout.
I remember that
To defend Ozzie. He told the player to do something, and he didn’t do it. What is Ozzie supposed to do with him?
by Michael White on Mar 20, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Warning track power by Manny
Everything looked good expect the ball died.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
id be digging it more
if Kansas did not single handily ruin my bracket
by SeanMillerSavior on Mar 20, 2010 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Haeger is a long reliever, along with maybe Monasterios and/or Ramon O.
Stults is no given if you believe T.Jackson’s “industry source.”
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
This sign was in Surprise
named a street near the stadium after a great man:
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Gameday claims Padilla has 33 pitches and only 2 balls...
What’s up with that? I know they have weird tendencies during ST, but since he’s walked nobody I see no reason why they would add balls. Anybody got a more official pitch count?
Joe Torre told the guys
to hold back so they can pound him during the regular season.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
ha
Of course, that wouldn’t explain what happened when they faced this guy last season, but you may be on to something there. It’s probably what the opposing teams’ managers have been telling their players when they face the Ortizes.
Long fouls mean nothing
infield pop flies do.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Sure is going to be interesting to see what San Diego
can do when they trade Adrian this year. They don’t need a 1st baseman with Blanks.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
For a superstar, Adrian sure got traded for junk.
He’s been traded twice.
Once for super murderer Ugeth Urbina, and again for Adam Eaton.
The Padres also got Chris Young in that deal.
Given what has happened to the Twin pitchers I’d rate the Padre/Ranger deal as the best deal of the century.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
No idea
Seems normal, but I haven’t seen a gun (speed or otherwise)
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not correct…Gameday is screwy on pitch counts this time of year
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Monday spoke with Colletti about Withrow
They were discussing how great his curve was. Monday called it a “knee buckling curve.” Dodgers seemed pleased with the young Withrow
by Michael White on Mar 20, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Silverwidow is now known as Silverwood.
by KellyStephen on Mar 20, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, count the misspelled names in this yahoo game recap paragraph...
NOTES: Vladimir Guerrero(notes), who made his first appearance in the field Friday for Texas, took the day off. Ether, Blake Dewitt(notes) and James Looney were among the handful of regulars to make the trip for the Dodgers’ split squad. Los Angeles plays host to San Diego in a night game in Glendale. Repack had an eventful afternoon. His fifth-inning home run snapped an 0 for 15 start to the spring, but two innings later he was called out for runner’s interference when Chin-lung Hue’s would-be single to right bounced off his leg between first and second.
Repack could have been DeWitt’s nickname last season.
If Hu’s batted ball hit Repko the baserunner, Hu gets credit for a single anyway.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 20, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
3 days at Camelback Ranch
3 Cactus League attendance records.
Thu – 13,391 (Dodgers/Cubs)
Fri – 13,413 (Sox/Cubs)
Sat – 13,506 (Dodgers/Padres)
Earlier in today, the D-Backs and Mariners briefly held the record with 13,444 in Peoria. I’m beginning to think something shady is going on in these numbers :)
Not sure
I missed both the live play and the replay
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Prob. not
Furcal had a lot of zip on that and it was sloppy. It could easily get by Loney.
by Michael White on Mar 20, 2010 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess
Kind of looked like a cut fastball.
Monday called it a slider
by Michael White on Mar 20, 2010 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Things I wish I overheard right now
Harry Doyle: That’s all we got, one goddamn hit?
Assistant: You can’t say goddamn on the air.
Harry Doyle: Don’t worry, nobody is listening anyway.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 9:00 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I just noticed,
The lineup card has everyone by last name. Except for Manny. He’s on a first name basis. The guys on MLB called “The Chin” lunchbox yesterday. Go Doyers!
by Skunkburner on Mar 20, 2010 9:01 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Personal preference
on my part. Manny is cool enough for his own first name…like Kobe, Shaq, Madonna, Balki, etc.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
top 8
P Lindblom
C Ellis
1B Mientkiewicz
2B Sellers
3B Baez
SS Berroa
LF Lambo
CF Watson
RF Van Slyke
Current batting order
Lambo
SVS
Watson
Berroa
Baez
Sellers
Lindblom
Ellis
Mientkiewicz
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow Lindblom
Nice heater + offspeed breaking. I don’t care if he looks like Spawn of Kirk Rueter, dude can throw.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Just worked out that way
CBR ended up with two gates today out of it.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
There are a lot of split suqad games scheduled, just to get more guys (mostly pitchers) reps.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Why isn't Lindblom in the conversation for the opening day roster?
Or is he? Why waste our time with the riff raff when you have SuperLindblom?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
They can’t make up their mind whether he’s a starter or reliever. He’d be great at both, but needs to build up innings if it’s for the rotation.
I still don’t believe Torre and Colletti would allow so many young arms in the rotation. They won’t use Elbert or McDonald who can probably handle it. They’re not going to use Withrow or Lindblom either.
Don’t agree. If Lindblom and Withrow are throwing strikes, they’ll be given an opportunity at some point.
http://www.memoriesofkevinmalone.com/2010/03/prospect-profiles-2010-josh-lindblom.html#more
If Lindblom is going to be a starter, he still needs to develop a 3rd pitch. He probably can relieve now
He can definitely relieve now.
But it’s a fair point about developing him further as a starter.
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 think he still is
As a reliever. I mean if JMac isn’t, you do need some relievers, no?
Then again, they might announce he is being optioned to minor league camp right after this strong outing (just like they did with Link.)
by Michael White on Mar 20, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Two innings
They must be looking at Lindblom for the major league team. Miller was suppsed to pitch this inning.
Have the sound off. Who is #90 on the Dodgers?
He just doubled.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Nice.Thanks.
And they lost anyway. If anyone cares.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
wow, this is sad
“The fate of McDonald — whose demotion was another blow in a dreadful spring — was sealed when he allowed six runs in 1 1/3 innings on Friday night against the Padres. After the game and long after the clubhouse cleared, McDonald was sitting in front of his locker, still in his uniform, his head in his hands.”
Seems like a lot of the things that many people think is true with Bills actually is true with J-Mac. Hope he can turn it around- he’s way too talented to be one of those “oh-yeah-I-remember-that-guy” types in a few years.
Torre postgame paraphrased
More later:
JMac and I had a fairly long conversation. He’s going to go down there to be a starter. Its going to be a long, slow process. He needs to learn something from every outing-good or bad. He would have gone down withor without last night’s outing. Our mind was made up. There is a lot in that kid…he’s just lost his way a bit.
Lindblom is not on our roster, so the chances are he won’t be on our roster when the season starts, but he punches a clock. Its very easy for him to throw strikes. We want him to start the season as a starter. He hasn’t hurt himself.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 20, 2010 10:15 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
He hasn’t hurt himself.
Torre-speak for “we’ll see him later in the year.” He said the same thing about Link and Monasterios.
I seem to see a lot of Torre quotes where the “praise” is simply a “not negative”. He hasn’t hurt himself, he’s done nothing wrong, etc. I don’t know what to think about that.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 20, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Jon Meloan needs Tommy John surgery
We bailed on him at just the right time.
As for the other guy, not so much.
Is Lasik surgery the a PED?
I don’t see how it could be a PED, as it is not a drug. PED = Performace Enhancement Drug. I could see how it could be called a “Performance Enhancer”, but why do some people try to equate LASIK to things like HGH and anabolic steroids etc…? Using that kind of logic, wearing shoes, eating, drinking water and breathing would be performance enhancers.
vr, Xei
Well
if people want to talk about how unnatural testosterone is (rofl, idiots) then how is it natural to cut out your cornea and replace it :o
same with the platelet rich blood cells to me, it’s blood doping under a less offensive name
Blood doping is done for a increase of oxygen that the reinserted blood will provide you. PRP takes the white blood cells to better promote healing.
And the difference is that PRP won’t actually help you ‘produce’ better on the field. Whether you still think that being able to heal faster and get back on the field quicker is a PED is where we might differ.
Also, another difference is that PRP is documented and supervised under doctors while Blood doping is usually done behind closed doors, and unsupervised.
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