Kuroda, Dodgers Travel to Face Oakland
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2010 6:30 PM PDT
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Dodgers (7-10-1) at Athletics (9-10-1), 7:35pm, Phoenix Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, AZ
Catching up on some notes since the Dodgers last played, on Monday:
- Chad Billingsley threw 84 pitches in six innings against Cleveland Indians' minor leaguers during Tuesday's off day, allowing two runs (on a pair of home runs), one walk, and one HBP, while striking out three. Torre said Billingsley is pleased with the way he's throwing, as the right-hander works on his delivery to avoid spinning off.
- Hong-Chih Kuo is having elbow soreness again, reported Ken Gurnick of MLB.com yesterday. Kuo
has not thrown at all since pitching Friday night in Peoriathrew off flat ground today, and Joe Torre said his MRI showed nothing new. However, Torre was also cautious, saying if Kuo starts the season on the disabled list, the club would ideally want a second left-hander in the bullpen to take Kuo's place - Andre Ethier had his number 14 retired by his high school this morning, at a ceremony at St. Mary's High School in Phoenix.
- Russell Martin, who appears to be doing everything he can to play by opening day, will play in a minor league game Thursday
- Brad Ausmus is feeling good, said Torre, and is expected to play "in the next couple of days"
- If you haven't yet read Chris & Alex's Volk's summary of Saturday night with Dodger photographer Jon SooHoo at Dodgerfan.net, you can do so here and here.
Here are the lineups:for
| Dodgers | Athletics | |||
| SS | Furcal | CF | Crisp | |
| CF | Kemp | LF | Davis | |
| RF | Ethier | C | Suzuki | |
| LF | Manny | 3B | Kouzmanoff | |
| 1B | Loney | 1B | Chavez | |
| 3B | Blake | RF | Sweeney | |
| DH | Anderson |
DH | Cust | |
| 2B | DeWitt | 2B | Rosales | |
| C | Ellis | SS | Pennington | |
| P | Kuroda |
P | Gonzalez | |
Hiroki Kuroda will throw roughly 85 pitches tonight, and be followed on the mound by Josh Lindblom, Ramon Troncoso, and Luis Ayala.
Starters will get two at bats each tonight, then head home early in preparation for tomorrow's day game.
Trevor Cahill will follow Gio Gonzalez for the A's, per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Damn, Kuo
why does your arm have to be made of f*in glass…
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Mar 24, 2010 6:34 PM PDT reply actions
Trades that would make your blood boil if true
Rosenthal is reporting:
>>Impressed with Joe Blanton and his dependability, the Dodgers have made a hard run at the right hander. Even offering either Chad Billingsley or Clayton Kershaw in a larger deal that would include Blanton and one other pitcher, possibly J.A. Happ, or Kyle Kendrick.
Uh, a message board I frequent. Of course I made it up, but the person posting it made it to make fun of Colletti.
In a related story
I hate your face.
OK, not really.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2010 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Sucker
You don’t even know what it looks like!
by trainwreck84 on Mar 24, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
They have a new show coming out in the Fall
by trainwreck84 on Mar 24, 2010 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Canada's Showcase
Can watch it online though.
by trainwreck84 on Mar 24, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm enjoying watching this on TV for once as well
on the A"s TV broadcast. The As announcers are likable, decent, and dull. They sometimes put me to sleep. I may not last long.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
If there is a great defensive play by a catcher
He will get excited
by trainwreck84 on Mar 24, 2010 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
This ump is quite squeezy, pretty tight zone
for a spring training game. Gonzalez isn’t missing by much.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
From Dylan Hernandez:
For what it’s worth, Billingsley said he had an injury similar to Martin’s when he was in the minors and that it took him 2 wks to recover.
Perhaps the truth lies somewhere in the middle between Martin rushing back too fast and the club simply setting a conservative rehab time frame.
Ken Gurnick
reported on dodgers.com that Martin will be ready for opening day. Torre not so sure. I’d post the link, but I am, let’s say, less than computer saavy. :)
Was just about to extol his virtues
He has two walks, but otherwise has been exactly where he wants to be:
7 groundouts
2 strikeouts
2 infield popouts
1 outfield flyout
Awesome.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
57 pitches through 4
Sounds like someone’s going 6 tonight
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Current lineup
top 5
Green SS
Johnson CF
Repko RF
Paul LF
Loney 1B
Belliard 3B
Anderson DH
DeWitt 2B
Ellis C
Recording Modern Family and Idol….sadly can’t watch end of Laker game
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I am not sure why he thought Lindblom would get 3 innings
They said Ayala and Troncoso were going to pitch too and there is no guarantee that you will have 9 innings to pitch on the road.
Poor Ellis
back to AAA and wait. He’s had a great spring.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I wouldn't pack my bags yet
I think they will be very cautious and I think they’ll wait and . Eric, can you find out how far back you can do a DL in ST and does playing in a minor league game count as a game played.
And there's no guarantee
Ausmus will be ready for that matter. Ellis could end up subbing for him instead.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Put up a fantasy baseball post if you are so inclined
http://www.truebluela.com/2010/3/24/1389316/2010-true-blue-la-fantasy-league
Game chat and everything else can continue here though.
A 24 pitch 5th
likely ended Kuroda’s night…81 pitches through 5 though…very good start
1 hit, 2 walks
7 groundouts
3 flyouts
3 infield popouts
2 strikeouts
For guys like Kobe and Fisher
The Spurs are who they will measure themselves against and I think it is the one Western Conference team they always respect.
If the A's battle for the 5th starter spot
is between these two guys tonight, Gonzalez and Cahill, as their announcers have stated, then I know who I’d pick after watching them both tonight. Gonzalez has great stuff and got squeezed a few times by ump, and got better as he went. Cahill’s looked okay but makes more mistakes that get whacked.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
to be fair
this is spring training, and he was gonna throw 85 pitches pretty much no matter what.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
A's did the same thing
pulled pitcher mid inning when he went over pitch count.
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 like Kurt Suzuki, he’s only 24 and the type of guy the Red Sox should trade for if they don’t want to re-sign Victor Martinez.
lindblom
will he even get 2 innings tonight?
Maybe, but doubtful
depends on whether Troncoso finishes the 7th.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2010 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
McCourt’s recent article made me roll my eyes. if he truly believed in building up the farm system, he wouldn’t sell prospects like he did over the last two or three years.
The Dodgers are on TV the next three days
two on Prime Ticket, followed by Saturday on KCAL
Then, two road games not televised, followed by Tuesday at the Rockies on MLB Network.
any prospects going to play?
in any of those games?
Less and less
heading into the home stretch where starters will play more often, and deeper into the games as the season gets closer.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s more likely in that game at Tucson against the Rockies since nobody likes to make that 2+ hour trip
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay
Fun to see him on TV. Even if he gives up a hit to first batter.
And should I be worried about Troncoso? Hasn’t been too goo in the Spring so 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.
I can watch these Magic passes all day, every day:
1) The behind the back, then lefty flip to Byron Scott in Phoenix for the slam dunk from the right side in traffic
2) The no-look to Billy Thompson at home against Denver
3) The standing still baseball bounce pass through the Rockets to Jamaal Wilkes
I must be jinxing Lindblom by watching him on real TV
he looked much better when watching him on my computer.
he’s also crossed up wit AJ Ellis twice, two wild pitches. Not on same page. Not sure why. I think Lindblom should just fire some fastballs and occasional change and forget the breaking stuff tonight.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Hit 90 or so 2 or 3
of the last pitches though. Maybe he’s building velocity? The other day he was throwing harder for sure though.
At least he just struck out Chad Pennington! ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
That inning def ended better than it started
for Lindblom!
okay, night all.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Kuroda was upper 80's
I think the gun might be reading a little low.
by Dalton Paull on Mar 24, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I finally get to watch a game,
Only to see Lindbloom stink it up. Well now he’s settled down he’s ok. Nice fastball. Anyone watching near Modesto?
by Skunkburner on Mar 24, 2010 9:55 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again … (not really)
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 24, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Bullpen monkey it up for Karuda who had a one hit shutout. If Repko learned to hit, I start him in the post Manny era. Dude has a cannon in RF. D Young hanging in Lodi. Kurt up again.
by Skunkburner on Mar 24, 2010 10:07 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Bullpen monkey it up for Karuda who had a one hit shutout. If Repko learned to hit, I start him in the post Manny era. Dude has a cannon in RF. D Young hanging in Lodi. Kurt up again. Chin music.
by Skunkburner on Mar 24, 2010 10:08 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Actually
This will mean more to the coaching staff, to see how Lindblom recovers from the mess he created.
Keeping his options open
in case commissions from his boys Bills and Kemp dry out :)
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Steiner said Taylor is 6’6", 260. Jeez!
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
imagien how big he will be when he is 33 to 35… will the guy still be able to play outfield?
by matthewmafa on Mar 24, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
From the current fangraphs article
The Rays’ Justin Ruggiano [ex-Dodger farmhand, part of the deal for Toby Hall, Mark Hendrickson and cash] is in the midst of a scorching spring, hitting .447/.488/.868 in 38 at-bats
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
He, like Jason Repko
Has one more option left.
by bhsportsguy on Mar 24, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
As I was saying about the home plate ump
Squeezy McTinyzone. Even As announcers thought that 1 and 2 pitch from Lindblom was strike 3. ANYhoo…
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 hit the bat as he squared around.
by Skunkburner on Mar 24, 2010 10:12 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Get off your knees blue, your blowing the game!
I guess the umps need ST too
by Skunkburner on Mar 24, 2010 10:14 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Hey E, are you still at Camelback?
by Skunkburner on Mar 24, 2010 10:18 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I can safely answer for Eric and say no
He is not in Arizona.
by bhsportsguy on Mar 24, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Melvin Ray was drafted in 2008
He’s not a prospect at this time
by bhsportsguy on Mar 24, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I seem to recall he was drafted as a very, very raw project.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 24, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
His 2009 stats
Seem to back up that assessment
by bhsportsguy on Mar 24, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Perez and Ayala
Are non-roster invitees
by bhsportsguy on Mar 24, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Juan Perez appears on the front page of this blog! On the NRI list, in strikethrough font, meaning he was reassigned to minor league camp.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 24, 2010 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
The Dodgers.com NRI list
Still has him on that list, I did not check your up to date list.
by bhsportsguy on Mar 24, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Eric is so The Man.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 24, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
melvin ray
he should have sticked to football
Repko saves this meaningless game!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
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