Dodgers Open Cactus League With a Spring in Their Step
by Eric Stephen on Mar 5, 2010 3:07 PM PST
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Spring stats don't really matter, but today was great nonetheless, if only for the reason that baseball is back! The Dodgers opened their exhibition season with a 8-3 win over the White Sox at Camelback Ranch.
Some notes from the game:
- Blake DeWitt, who started at second base, had a hit and a walk, and scored a run
- Manny Ramirez, today's designated hitter, had singles in his first two at-bats
- Reed Johnson drove in runs in his first two plate appearances, once via groundout and once with a single
- Russell Martin, bigger and bulkier this spring, stole a base in the sixth inning
- Jamey Carroll, who entered the game for Casey Blake, had two stolen bases
- Vicente Padilla retired all six men he faced (four groundouts, two flyouts)
- Ramon Ortiz allowed a pair of hits in his two innings, but no runs and struck out three
- The Dodgers used 21 position players and seven pitchers in today's game
From this morning: Steve Dilbeck of the L.A. Times took a guess at the Dodgers' opening day roster, and right now I agree with him on all 25 (short version: DeWitt, Garret Anderson, Stults, McDonald, and Weaver are on the squad).
Tomorrow's game is on Prime Ticket at 1:05pm. Eric Stults will start, and be followed on the mound by James McDonald, Eric Gagne, Jeff Weaver, Travis Schlichting, Cory Wade, & Russ Ortiz.
Before the game, at 10am, regular season single-game tickets go on sale: online, via phone (866-DODGERS), or at Dodger Stadium. If you show up to the stadium tomorrow and buy at least one ticket, you will receive two free tickets to the Dodgers’ exhibition game against the Cleveland Indians on April 1.
Tomorrow night, Matt Kemp is co-hosting (with his agent, Dave Stewart) "Ante Up For Autism," a fundraiser for autism research featuring, among others, Chad Billingsley, James Loney, Casey Blake, Russell Martin, Danica Patrick, Donovan McNabb, Rickey Henderson, Frank Robinson, Dusty Baker, David Justice and Torii Hunter.
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“Eric Stults will start, and be followed on the mound by Eric Stults, . . .”
Torre really wants to see him I guess ;)
Unfortunately my stream winked out after his first batter, a right-hander who he ran the ball a little into the hands of. So, are you being serious?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Good start
I sure hope Russell Martin can step back up this year, he’s been one of my favorite players, but last year was rough. The obvious concern for me is lack of depth this year both in the field and in the rotation. Still like the team’s chances of winning the division if the top of our rotation can pitch to potential.
The Airman of Westwood
Torre postgame
Padilla looked very comfortable out there. In fact all the pitchers looked good. I’m not sure witht this thin air that Haeger’s knuckler was doing all that it can.
DeWitt played both sides of the ball really well. He’s worked very hard at second base. He’s really applied himself and I’m really impressed.
Link was very agressive. I watched him warm up in the ‘pen. He didn’t hurt himself today.
You know, Roy Halladay is really missing an opportunity by having insisted on being traded to team that trains near his Florida home. I mean, training in Arizona, Doc Halladay. What could be better.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
TGBIB
Thank God Baseball Is Back.
I leave you with this, “It took me seventeen years to get 3,000 hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.”
Author: Hank Aaron
Go Dodgers!
MLB 10 app
Is ready to go. I downloaded it and was able the hear Repko walk a run in. Seeing that I work 60 hrs a week, I get to listen on my iPhone. I do make it home in time for the night home game. The MLB Package on direct tv is awesome. It’s the only way I get to see them play. Except for when they play the giants. I live in the central valley and I get the SF feed.
by Skunkburner on Mar 5, 2010 5:13 PM PST via mobile reply actions
By the way
464 comments in a spring training game thread. Well done, peeps! It’s good to have baseball back.
Yeah he looked bad
alas. Maybe he’ll pick it up in the next appearance. Link looked good to me.
Even if ChiSox announcers, who were generally clueless anyway (“Chin Lung HUGH”), didn’t even realize Link was a former Sox player acquired in Pierre trade.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants country, and damned proud of it.
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| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Diego
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76 | 59 | .562 | 0 | Lost 10 |
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San Francisco
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76 | 61 | .554 | 1 | Won 2 |
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Colorado
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72 | 64 | .529 | 4.5 | Won 3 |
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Los Angeles
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69 | 68 | .503 | 8 | Lost 2 |
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Arizona
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56 | 81 | .408 | 21 | Lost 2 |
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