Manny Ramirez Saves The Day: Dodgers Win 2-1
by Eric Stephen on Apr 18, 2010 4:42 PM PDT
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On a day featuring a wonderful pitching duel between southpaws Clayton Kershaw and Barry Zito, Manny Ramirez stole the show. In a scene reminiscent of last year's Bobbleslam game, Manny's two-run pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the eighth off of Sergio Romo erased a 1-0 Giants' lead and propelled the Dodgers to a 2-1 win, taking their second straight series over a National League West opponent.
Manny received a curtain call from the crowd of 50,433 at Dodger Stadium, who were brought to life by his home run. From Manny's home run through John Bowker lining out to Andre Ethier to end the game, the atmosphere was electric, and could be felt from the press box. Manager Joe Torre even felt it in the dugout, saying about his left fielder:
I mean he is certainly in the elite class. But you have to give Kershaw all the credit in the world for keeping that game where it was so that Manny could get out there and make a difference.
Kershaw was brilliant in his seven innings of work, striking out nine while walking four. The only run he allowed was a solo home run to Juan Uribe in the seventh. Kershaw said Uribe hit a changeup for the home run after he shook off a called fastball from catcher Russell Martin. Still, Kershaw was rightfully pleased with his effort, calling his start "a step in the right direction." Kershaw threw 74 of his 114 pitches for strikes.
Barry Zito was equally good, allowing just five baserunners in his 7 1/3 innings. The only run charged to Zito was a result of his eighth inning walk to pinch hitter Garret Anderson (playing the Mike Davis role); pinch runner Blake DeWitt scored on the Manny home run.
Other Notes
- Manny's home run was the 548th of his career, tying him with Mike Schmidt for 14th place on baseball's all-time home run list.
- Joe Torre said the plan for the eighth inning was for Kershaw to pitch to three batters at most, through Pablo Sandoval. Kershaw started the inning at 107 pitches, but Torre said there are no set pitch count restrictions on Kershaw this season, and that rather than total pitch count they pay more attention to pitches under high duress, such as with men on base. However, after Kershaw walked Eugenio Velez to begin the inning, Torre decided to remove him.
- Jon Link's stay with the big club might be temporary. Hong-Chih Kuo pitched a perfect six-pitch inning with Inland Empire today, and will likely be added to the roster this week, perhaps as early as Tuesday. Torre said he spoke with Link before the game and explained he didn't know exactly how long he would be on the roster, and there is a very real possibility Link could get optioned out before appearing in a game.
- Jonathan Broxton recorded his first save of the season, in his first save opportunity, and has retired 14 straight batters, including eight by strikeout.
- Joe Torre remains in George Sherrill's corner, calling his battling from down in the count 3-0 to retire Aubrey Huff on a popup in the eighth inning a big step for him going forward
- Matt Kemp extended his hitting streak to eight games with a fourth-inning single
- The Dodgers fly to Cincinnati tomorrow afternoon, then start a three-game series with the Reds on Tuesday. Chad Billingsley will oppose Homer Bailey in the opener.
WP - Ramon Troncoso (1-0): 1/3 IP
LP - Sergio Romo (0-1): 2/3 IP, 1 hit, 1 run, 1 strikeout
Sv - Jonathan Broxton (1): 1 IP, 1 strikeout
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had to listen on the radio on the road home
that Manny bomb was great news as i drove through Bishop. Great to see Brox do what he is supposed to as well.
Eric's initial post deserves some Rec love.
I mean a Mike Davis reference!? C’mon!
I can’t stand the giants, but Grant is a gifted writer. The title is Post-Game Thread: Unkempt, dreadlocked hobo makes children cry and it reads:
I’m sorry. We didn’t deserve that. What have we ever done to deserve a home run hit by an an aging, slow, roided-up freak of hitting legend? The Giants wouldn’t inflict that sort of pain on another team. So this game was a bunch of unfair nonsense. Have some respect for the game, Los Angeles.
I HATE the giants, but that’s funny on a few levels.
by Seanny Rotten on Apr 18, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I was going to quote that and post it here before Firefox wasn’t letting me right click. I’ve got to imagine there’s some tongue-in-cheek humor there, but I’m also guessing there is a lot of spite as well.
One thing that I noticed is how much Barry Zito deserved the win after pitching so well, but Kershaw actually pitched better, and I wouldn’t expect them saying Kershaw deserved a win. Zito did deserve a win today, but really, who pitched better?
How much Grant have you read?
It’s all tongue-in-cheek. He has a lot of fun with Dodgers fans’ rabid demonizing of Bonds’ PED use combinded with Manny’s positive drug test. Grant is a brilliant writer.
Last season he once made an analogy for Bochy’s lineup decisions to the protagonist from Memento about how he never plays the good or hot hitters because of no short-term memory and relying on ancient and/or bad stats.
by Seanny Rotten on Apr 18, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Good stuff
He’s often good. Curious as to how many of his Giant readers got the irony there though? Hopefully most. :-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
1 Rec for the initial story guys? FAIL.
I’ll say it again: MIKE DAVIS REFERENCE.
In my Gob from Arrested Development voice: C’MON!!!
by Seanny Rotten on Apr 19, 2010 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions
How is this for an outfield?
Manny/Kemp/Ethier on the 6-game homestand: .397/.467/.857, 16 runs, 9 HR, 23 RBI
holy... fuckin.. shit
that’s amazing. Litterally, 1927 level
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Aside from the Manny home run,
the Dodgers did not advance a runner past first. Losing on 1 pitch has got to be demoralizing!
True.
when we go up to SF, the demoralization from this game ought to be so complete so as to render Lincecum incapable of finding the strike zone, the entire team incapable of playing defense and all the hitters to revert back to ’09’s plate discipline. I can’t wait.
by Seanny Rotten on Apr 18, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Against my better judgement
I just went over to MCC. Those dudes really f’n hate LA, the Dodgers, SoCal, and have an irrational hatred for Russell Martin. Don’t get the Martin thing. Oh well, great win today. Manny/Kemp/Ethier are okay. :)
haha
yep it gets pretty ridiculous over there
dont waste you time…
"Just by the aura of D.J. Mbenga being there, the shot missed."
+1
a Dodger fan going to MCC and expecting anything but a thorough flaming is delusional.
by Seanny Rotten on Apr 18, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
You need to flip the sign bit
on everything written in the MCC comments section. Good = bad, sucks = is great, suck it = I love, etc… then it will all make sense. And Dodger fans have been known to get banned for just reading the comments over there without actually posting anything.
vr, Xei
Manny for MVP
Yeh, it’s a little early, but coming in to pinch hit, facing a pitcher that just entered the ball game, a pitcher that Manny has not done well against, then, to top it all, he’s got a bum leg – then he hits a game winning zinger.
That was a great game. It cured my blues from yesterday’s no show from the blue crew.
I was glad to see one game where the pitching, supposedly the best pitchers in the NL in the West, control the game. Great pitching, two homers, one winner – saweet.
MVP of what?
Hes the 3rd best OF on this team
by SeanMillerSavior on Apr 18, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Season's just starting, and you ain't seen nothing yet.
This is Manny’s last season with the Dodgers and he’s going to make it memorable. I’m making a prediction here. Since Manny turns 38 on May 30 I say he plays in only 100 games this year. Even with that, Manny will hit 25 zingers, have 95 RBIs and hit .335.
25 Hr's and 95 RBI's I can see
the .335 average just isnt going to happen
by SeanMillerSavior on Apr 18, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not gonna be easy
I’ve watched every spring game and every regular season game so far, and everyone is saying that Manny’s swing is better balanced than all last year, especially the end of last year. I’ve noticed a lot more line drives, so his home run count may not be that great. But, if Manny stays healthy, and I hope he does, I’ll stick with my numbers.
It really was Bobblehead like
That was still the best game I have ever seen in person.
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
This fucking guy...
He’s a horrible broadcaster
unless, of course, you want to hear some idiot ramble on about shit that has nothing to do with the game for hours
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2010/4/18/1429658/post-game-thread-unkempt#35117936
:GiantsFans:
wow
the one thing youd think theyd respect is Scully…
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a fan of the guy a few posts down
who rants about TBLA not being representative of Dodgers’ fans because we are classy.
wait, what?
BAHAHAHAHAHA
sorry, i couldnt keep a straight face
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Comparing MCC and True Blue LA
True Blue LA is fake!
MCC is how every Giants fan is, a diehard. We can be classy but we say our fair share of fucks and shits but we realize it aint cool to rub in a win unless if you deserve it. And we fucking get shit on when we do rub in a win
True Blue LA is a FUCKING JOKE, nothing like Dodgers fans. "We here at true blue LA don’t say swear words we are classy." Yeah that is a load of fucking bullshit look at the whole fan base of LA, the vast majority of them are douchebags filled a fucking douchebaggey center.
there’s the quote.
Lol
No one here claims to not throw out a “fuck” or two when something bad happens. I’d like to count just how many “fuck(s)” there are in a single game thread.
I guess we can’t hold their hate against them, they are, in fact, Giants fans, and they just can’t beat the Dodgers in a series in LA :)
you know
I didnt swear here at all because when I came here, it seemed that no one really swore…. Then I read a game thread…
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there even a rule against swearing?
I just post whatever I want here.
by Chad Moriyama on Apr 18, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
No, but if it gets ridiculous we’ll try to nip that fucking shit in the bud.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 18, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Apparently we don't swear...
…bullshit.
by Chad Moriyama on Apr 18, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
They managed to find all of the most bitter people they could find and shove them into one blog
It’s really sad when you see a few of them say things like “Can’t blame Bochy, Manny really crushed that one” and then those people get flamed endlessly. I’m not one to complain about class, but a lot of posters there lack it. Kudos to the ones who think intelligently and don’t feel the need to constantly say “fuck LA, martin, Manny, Kemp, Ethier, etc…Choke on smog!”
One thing I thought was just stupid was Grant’s nick-name for Kershaw: “Failbeard”. That’s just uncalled for.
choke on smog?
that’s kinda funny…
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
That guy posts like he's on 4chan or something.
by Chad Moriyama on Apr 18, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you crazy?
Failbeard is genius. Kershaw needs to be clean shaven until he can grow some facial hair like a man. Sorry, but I’m with Grant on this.
by Seanny Rotten on Apr 18, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Failbeard????
yeah… 2.79 ERA last year
suits him well
"Just by the aura of D.J. Mbenga being there, the shot missed."
Got banned from MCC after only one post lol
O well I definitely deserved it lol
by SeanMillerSavior on Apr 18, 2010 5:23 PM PDT reply actions
please post your post here :)
We will all love you.. no homo
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
alrighty lol
Sergio Romo post-game quote:
“Once a Dodger fan, always a Dodger fan”
I think that might of hit a nerve as i got F-bombs from like 10 different people lol
by SeanMillerSavior on Apr 18, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Lol I saw that. Their regular posters have done 10 times more to be banned and they are likely regarded as blog favorites in there.
I love Bondslegend, saying something like “LOL Dodgers still in last place”. Hang on to what you’ve got, buddy.
I love how the season is two weeks in
and the giant fans are already pointing to the records. .
by SeanMillerSavior on Apr 18, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I think everyone here should head over to MCC and rec SeanMillerSavior’s comment. Don’t troll or comment there – just push on the “rec” button
and on the 93rd postseason of the National Hockey League, the Slovakian-hockeygod Zeus commanded from high atop Mount Figueroa..."RELEASE THE MEAT TRAIN!" And it was good.
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 18, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I think they deleted the comment
I couldnt find it…
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I love how giant fans are making a big deal over the standings with just 2 weeks into the season
"Just by the aura of D.J. Mbenga being there, the shot missed."
No personal attacks. No politics. No racist, sexist, or homophobic remarks. No sex in the champagne room.
Swear if you must, but picking your spots will make the swearing much more effective
From the TOS of MCC. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. . . . . . .
LoL...
They are so jealous… I want to say something on MCC but I cannot because my account has not activited…
Je t'aime Louise Bourgoin... I Love you Louise Bourgoin... <3
My advice
Don’t post on McCovey Chronicles if you just want to gloat. If you have something to contribute to their “discussion” then go ahead and do so. But if you are just going over there to make a few drive-by comments, please don’t do it.
We don’t like it when assholes come here and spew nonsense, so think how you would feel if people did that more often here.
Don’t be that asshole.
I go over there simply to read their posts and reaffirm my belief that I have chosen the side of the righteous in the eternal struggle of good vs. evil.
It's surprising to hear that tone of condescension from you, Eric
I don’t see how any of our “discussion” is really different from what you all do here. We’re more creative with our gifs and have a larger community, but is there really a huge or fundamental difference in the way we conduct ourselves at McC and you all conduct yourselves here (aside from the fact we get more TBLA members trolling over there than McC members trolling over here)?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Do you realize that the way people act over there is really not acceptable?
It’s a spite-filled hate-fest over there. I see more hate for Dodger players than love for Giants players. It’s not just MCC where I’ve seen that, but also giants.com as well.
That being said, there are worth while posters there who are actually very intelligent and carry themselves that way. Not everyone here is perfect, far from it. But I would not hesitate to say TBLA carries itself much more respectfully than MCC.
It is a proven fact that Giants fans hate Dodgers more than love their own team.
When the Giants were in a pennant race, ol’ Candlestick wouldn’t sell out.
But.
The Giants are hopelessly out of contention. The Dodgers are in a pennant race. It all comes down to the final Dodgers/ Giants series up in Candlestick. WALL TO WALL SELL OUTS, BABY. I rest my case.
by Seanny Rotten on Apr 18, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It's the basis
that we dont hate anything that has to do with SF. We dont comment here and say we want to blow up the Golden Gate Bridge because it is in SF… however, reading some of the comments over there, I think many of the commenters would destroy that has anything to do with the city of LA
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Its surprising that you took that as any sort of insult toward MCC and its posters
In layman’s terms, that message said “don’t troll at MCC unless you have something to add to the conversation, because we don’t like it when people troll here”
the only team I can even think that’s given us problems with over the top trolling in Philly, and Eric was basically telling posters not to be like those trolls
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
I think baetown415 is referring to Eric’s placing of quotation marks around discussion. I think baetown415 thinks Eric is implying that their discussions aren’t up to the level that ours or other blogs’ discussions are.
Triple reply to keep the thread smoother
lvdown, are you surprised that people got riled up after a close game? I don’t get how you see the “more Dodger hate than Giants love” when most of the Postgame Thread is about Bochy/Affeldt/Romo/Wilson. People get passionate and crazy sometimes. And please don’t associate us with people at sfgiants.com. Different kinds and levels of discussion.
ldy4life: you’re definitely taking that description too far. There’s a difference between “[so and so aspect of LA] is terrible/disgusting/etc” and “I want that city to get destroyed.” And LA’s doing a good enough job with the urban decay that outside forces need not contribute. ;-) (btw, how does it feel to have a stadium that exists because the municipal government uprooted many of the neighborhood residents for no reason aside from greed?)
Ollie: see Jesse S’s post from below.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Much of what I’ve seen is comparable from MCC to Sfgiants.com, but I guess I’ve got no right to say for sure. Sure people get riled up after a loss, but the same stuff was going on before the Manny homerun, maybe just not to the same degree. There are some people on there who take things much too far, and it just seems to distract from the good writing of the main writers on the blog. There are some really good posters on there that I have seen. Also, it’s like you guys have a photoshop guy on payroll to come up with great gifs and pictures on command, that’s pretty awesome.
I said on here that this was the first time I went to MCC
I had never looked at it because, well, I couldnt care about the Giants. The one thing that really caught my attention was the hatred for all of LA. I mean, honestly, attacking Vin Scully? That would be like Dodger fans calling Willie Mays a fake. It’s such a stupid thing to say, and yet it has 20 people agreeing with it.
I’ve been posting here since December, and the one thing that impressed me was that most, if not all, of the posters here arent only Dodger fans but baseball fans. We realize that Sandoval is a freak, Timmy is an even bigger one(well, not litterally). However, MCC guys cant admit that Scully is one of… if not THE best announcer ever? In fact, I was watching a game last weekend with my sister where Scully wasnt calling the game. She was extremely pissed because she enjoyed the stories. Scully is a walking encyclopedia.
Attacking him to us is like taking shots at Willie is for you..
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
case and point
Not sure if you did it just to prove my point or not, but this is what Im talking about. Dodger fans here have no problem admitting that Pablo is one of the scariest hitters to face, and yet Giants fans at MCC feel it is a Cardinal Sin to say something good about the Dodgers.
That, is the difference…
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I really do appreciate his talent. How old is he, 24 or 25? If he could manage to stay in shape and not balloon to a higher weight he could really be a huge threat in their lineup.
sandoval is the 1 of the giants starting 8
superior to the dodgers
you’d be pissed and bitter too
by lchristmas on Apr 18, 2010 9:50 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Uribe might be superior to DeWitt at this point
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
mmmm barely maybe
uribe’s track record says he can’t keep it up
for the record, I think mccovey chronicles has some of the most knowledgeable and passionate fans in the blogiverse, which is to be respected given their team’s historical futility in the last 52 years
I am not offended by their “suck it russell martin” – the problem is that it just isn’t funny
“pandouche is living the ed hardy lifestyle” -
since I read that I can’t stop chuckling
by lchristmas on Apr 18, 2010 10:02 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
And Lincecum too
I talk about how great he is. I can’t imagine, since I’ve never heard it from Giants fans around me here, one of them complimenting a Dodger player. Maybe one somewhere has said something praiseworthy about Kemp, but I’ve never read or heard it. Dodgers = evil, and therefore all their talent is evil as well.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
the only thing I saw, which i linked here
was something just below the chart from fangraphs on this thread, that said ‘whats 3 things you want but could never have’ and one of the responses was Kemp
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
At least know what you are talking about
The people of Chavez Ravine were bought out of their properties to build low cost housing (i.e. Projects) not for the stadium. I know this cause my dad’s family was one of the families that were bought out in the 50’s (He lived in Palo Verde). So if you are gonna be all high and mighty about the circumstances of the building of Dodger Stadium at least know what the hell you are talkin’ about.
by arbfuldodger on Apr 18, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Not meant as a dig
It was meant as more of a general comment on gloating, trolling drive by comments that I hate. I have no problem with fans of other teams posting here, adding a new perspective.
Based on comments here by our posters, it seemed like more than usual were going over to McC so I wanted to nip it in the bud because I think it’s poor form. Ollie is right, we had more trouble with a few stray Phillies’ fans than anything else.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 18, 2010 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the Purple Row guys
Not only is it a great blog, but their members are kind. I liked it when some of their regulars came by that one day last year so we could talk baseball.
by Julio Nievas on Apr 18, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Not sure why you're critiquing Eric
He’s asking people here not to go there to troll and be jerks. Asking us, Dodger fans. I have gotten the sense from all TBLA official posters here that they have great respect for what Grant does and writes at MCC. I think he’s trying to help keep a sense of decorum. You misread him.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
No kidding.
When those smug douchebags from Purple Row came over and began talking trash before the final Dodgers / Rockies series I got so freaking pissed!
I wouldn’t want that done, so I won’t do it to anyone else. Golden Rule.
by Seanny Rotten on Apr 18, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
MAJOR season 6 just started, an anime series about a Japanese kid growing up and eventually becoming a major league pitcher.
Season 6 is about his first season as a major league player.
The main character is 19, throws 100 MPH, and only has two pitches, a fastball, and a forkball. And his major league team is located in… Indiana. I actually think its the analogue to the Brewers organization except the owner is basically a fat Mark Cuban.
Clayton Kershaw
has pitched 9 games in his career with seven or more innings giving up one or less runs. He only has four wins in those nine games.
4-0, 64 innings, 4 runs, 0.56 ERA
Instead of "M Ramirez Home Run" they could write
Seanny Rotten almost got into a car accident, w/b 101 at Reyes Adobe and screamed with delight so loud people at his church in Oak Park heard him.
by Seanny Rotten on Apr 18, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I went to MCC just to look
my first time there, and saw this in the comments:
What are things we want but will never have?
Ryan Howard, Matt Kemp, Robinson Cano
Even they can admit it… Kemps a beast.
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 6:22 PM PDT reply actions
For all the talk about Martin's rest...
Yadier Molina caught all 20 innings in yesterday’s marathon. He also caught the three games before that.
Did he rest tonight? Nope. Started again.
So far this year I have been to two games at Dodger Stadium
Kuroda and Kershaw pitch solid ballgames. Broxton has a win and a save. Dodger score winning run in their last at bat.
I have also seen both of Manny’s career pinch hit home runs, the Bobble Slam and today’s game winner. But today’s was more surprising.
I agree on the last part
At the bobblehead game, there was a feeling that something special was about to happen.. this game seemed destined for us to waste another Kershaw start
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Beating the Giants is always a sweet bonus too!
"We have to win eight. I'll be crushed if we don't win eight." CRN...Eat it BN, lol
by S Jay Bruin on Apr 19, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
That's a pretty classless headline over on MCC...
“Post-Game Thread: Unkempt, dreadlocked hobo makes children cry”
I hope to never see(and confident that I won’t) a headline like that on this blog. Give credit where it’s due.
In my part of the country you would be more than likely to see a headline like that on some auburn-loving douchebag’s website. :-)
I think the headline was a bit toungue in cheek
we were actually just commenting on the fact that Grant is actually a funny/creative writer
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Maybe so. Here's one more I found interesting...
“What have we ever done to deserve a home run hit by an an aging, slow, roided-up freak of hitting legend?”
Irony, thy name is Grant. LOL.
The headline made me laugh
I’d have been proud to be that clever.
I’m curious why everyone is so curious about MCC’s reaction.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
well, we did deliver a devastating knockout punch in the 8th to win the series
I’d be lying if I said watching MCC’s reaction wasn’t one of my first moves
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
It's funny
If you’ve ever read Grant’s stuff, you’ll appreciate the humor. THIS IS BASEBALL for cryin’ out loud DON’T TAKE IT SO SERIOUSLY!
by Seanny Rotten on Apr 18, 2010 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
and yes TBLA does have classy posters
I appreciate the fact we can swear in context
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
you have to wonder where they find the time to make this
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/337549/evil.pdf
"Just by the aura of D.J. Mbenga being there, the shot missed."
Manny's reaction to the home run
was boyish in his joy.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Cardinals on the verge
of extra innings again.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Ryan Ludwick has dinner plans
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
by Humma Kavula on Apr 18, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Besides the sick home stand our outfielders just had
all three of them have a slug% over .650
http://www.truebluela.com/stats
I’d say DeWitt’s 180 point spread between BA and OB is the largest in the major leagues.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
DeWitt
Even with his odd hitting line of only walks and singles (seriously, 0 XBH’s!) , had you told me that DeWitt would post a wOBA of .333, I would have taken that all day, every day. That exceeds all of his projections (CHONE, ZIPS, etc.) and bests his total in 2008. Basically, even if he just keeps doing what he’s doing now in the batters box I have no beef.
by Michael White on Apr 18, 2010 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Except history
will tell you that a .240 hitter with no power cannot sustain a .420 OBA. So the numbers are simply flukish at this point. Either he brings up the average, or the power, or loses the OBA.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
No question. It’s flukish on both ends though. He’s getting some good cuts, he’ll start hitting for more power (IMO)
by Michael White on Apr 18, 2010 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Just how flukish
Player OBP BA SLG G Year Age OPS Pos
Cal Abrams .413 .243 .359 118 1955 31 .773 897/3
Eddie Yost .412 .231 .336 152 1956 29 .748 *5/9
Rickey Hend .410 .241 .344 148 1996 37 .754 *798
Eddie Yost .407 .243 .371 122 1955 28 .778 *5
Lee Mazzilli .401 .245 .351 100 1986 31 .752 73/89
Eddie Stanky .401 .247 .369 145 1951 35 .770 *4
Rickey Hende.400 .248 .342 120 1997 38 .742 *7D8/9
Only six players since integration posted a plus .400 OB combined with a BA < .250 and Slug < .375
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He seems to be swinging more
Going to see some weak pitching on this road trip. This is the time to let if fly.
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Lost in all of the offensive kudos is that Broxton leads the majors in ERA and Save percentage. Speaking of small sample size…
by KellyStephen on Apr 18, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
JJ Putz has a negative x-FIP
small sample sizes are fun
by Michael White on Apr 18, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Wainwright shakes his catchers hand
after delivering a key double in the 8th. He is one of my favorite pitchers and when people say that closers can’t move to the rotation, I will point to Mr. Wainwright and say “really?”.
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Don't forget Braden Looper.
Wait – no, forget him.
by Seanny Rotten on Apr 18, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope
unless it was an exhibition or something.
He hit 2 Giants three times in his career, and only hit Mays and Cepeda in the same game once, in 1960, and it was not in the same inning.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 18, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks, Eric
I was looking for it all over the web after a poster at another site said it happened.
by Julio Nievas on Apr 18, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
So glad to have watched the whole game in the archives
even though I was antsy to get on and do other things (I fast forwarded the MLBTV player a few times but didn’t want to miss anything, was such a great pitcher’s duel.) I feel bad that Zito lost in a way, just as I would’ve felt even more so if Kershaw had lost. Both put on a show. But it was a great game with a scripted ending. Good to see Broxton finally get a damned save opp too. (And I liked the way Torre managed the ‘pen, which I don’t always.) When Kuo and Belisario are back hopefully the atrocious bullpen performance of first 10 days will be soon forgotten.
And don’t forget to watch episode 2 of Treme!
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Treme
Great first episode! The Pacific is still the show to watch on HBO, though
by Julio Nievas on Apr 18, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Still liking the Pacific but
given the 1st ep of Treme and also the people writing/directing it, I’m already way more into Treme. ;-) But glad to be able to see both of them. HBO still the class of cable.
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for the rest of my life, I will never forgive myself
for turning down a free ticket to this game because of having stuff to do. (Even worse than it sounds, if you only knew how mundane that “stuff” was.) But I will take this win 1000 times- or in the Dodgers’ case this year, 100 or so times! :)
Scully tribute
on ESPN right now
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followed by highlights of the game
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broxton is a different animal at home...
its unbelieveable…
Knuckleball breakdown going on now
Hopefully someday they will include Haeger in this discussion.
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This isn’t a new segment BTW, ESPN played this segment a couple of times over the past 3 or 4 weeks.
I rarely watch ESPN
so I hadn’t seen it before. Just left the TV on after the Cardinal/Met game.
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Minor League Update is up
http://www.truebluela.com/2010/4/18/1430002/minor-league-update-prentice
Nothing very interesting except the Loon outfield/1st baseman continue to produce.
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Inland Empire NEEDS to make room for that guy
by Julio Nievas on Apr 18, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Anybody here playing in the Diamond Baseball Challenge?
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thank god im a dodger fan
i went over to MCC to see what was going on over there and they had a pool
“which dodger should get hit”
no wonder they are never going to win a title in sf!
If they listened to their own team
and the logic and facts of statistics, they wouldnt be going on and on, and on, about the Rowand beaning. Instead they listen to Krukow, and to the angriest among them. Seriously idiotic.
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Honestly
that was the last place to hit a guy. Even if you dont want to believe that, look at the video. When it hits Rowand, Martin cringes and then checks on him… would he have done that if they planned it? Finally, why hit Rowand? Go after Molina or Pablo if it was intentional… Rowand would be right before Edgar Renteria to be hit
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly. Which is why the Giants themselves didnt think it was intentional.
There’s no logic at all to the argument. Add to that Rowand’s unfortunate history of being beaned based in large part on his stance, leaning into the plate (instead Krukow fanned the flames by going on about Padilla’s history as a “headhunter”) and nothing points to a case where payback is needed.
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The Giants are cursed w/ poor announcing.
by Seanny Rotten on Apr 18, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think Kruk is nearly as bad as Mark Grace or Mark Grant…
and on the 93rd postseason of the National Hockey League, the Slovakian-hockeygod Zeus commanded from high atop Mount Figueroa..."RELEASE THE MEAT TRAIN!" And it was good.
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 19, 2010 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Kruk is awful.
Grace is a lot of fun, actually. Kruk said Randy Johnson’s first year with the Yankees would be a THIRTY GAME WIN SEASON! D’oh!
by Seanny Rotten on Apr 19, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
You know, if we need to make a decision on whether to dump Monk or Ramon, how about giving the kid some legit innings to show his worth? Even a start or a high leverage relief situation. I would hate to lose him just to keep another retread around.
Monk already had a high leverage situation against the D’Backs, first batter he gave up a home run and the lead.
I’m just saying that if it wasn’t Monk’s rule 5 status, he’d be behind guys like Link, McDonald, Elbert, Lindblom, etc for a bullpen spot.
Probably true. But I think a meatier sample size is needed on Monk. Ramon is showing that his spring was flukey, and to quote Dennis Green, he is what we thought he was.
by silverwidow on Apr 18, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I tend not to get worked up losing
relief pitchers like Monk. As Tripon stated in a real world he’d be behind half a dozen other pitchers. Given we were missing Kuo and Belisario, this seemed like a bad idea from the beginning.
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I’d be willing to give Monk a shot if he was more like say, Troncoso.
But he’s not. He’s more like Wade with worse command.
Monk is listed at 6’2" 175.
He doesn’t appear to be that tall on the mound, probably more like 6’.
Not a power arm, will he ever be? Very doubtful.
Wade could get people out.
The Monk should be returned to sender.
by 68elcamino427 on Apr 18, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Both fair points. But to keep Ramon Ortiz over him? That to me is the waste.
by silverwidow on Apr 18, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Strangest damn ending ever
in the Sharks/Avalanche game.
Ugh, what a heartbreaker
Considering they outshot the Avs by a huge margin it never should’ve gone to OT. This Sharks fan is bummed. :-( Anderson is one helluva goaltender, I will say.
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Damn, I was so pissed
can’t believe they beat themselves on a fluke like that after they had been all over it for 2 periods. Ugh!
"We have to win eight. I'll be crushed if we don't win eight." CRN...Eat it BN, lol
by S Jay Bruin on Apr 19, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Matt (St. Charles, IL): Carlos Santana appears to be a absolute beast. How do you compare his offensive ceiling to Buster Posey? Is in the same ballpark as Jesus Montero? What do you consider his ceiling to be? thanks for taking my question!
Ben Badler: Posey’s skill set is similar to Santana’s. They’re both going to be all-star catchers with high OBPs and solid defense, but Santana should hit for more power. I know in the past I’ve said I’d give the slight edge to Posey, but right now Santana’s slightly ahead of Posey. Ask me again in a month and I might change my mind. Whatever, doesn’t really matter—those guys are both going to be stars and neither of them should take long to adjust to big league pitching. Montero’s three years younger and has the highest offensive ceiling, but if Santana turns into the best of the three from a purely offensive standpoint, I wouldn’t be surprised.
Dave (Savannah): If Dee Gordon continues to hit like this all year, does he jump Starlin at the end-of-the-year rankings?
Ben Badler: He could. He definitely could. But Castro is doing pretty well for himself in Double-A too.
Isn't Starlin already ready defensively?
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eh
it’s questionable. The thought is he could be ready, and be average defensively next year. Now, the thought is that as Lee grows in the system, Castro will be moved to 2B. Now, depending on who you ask, some say it is just because Lee is better defensively, and some will say that it is because there is no way Starlin could be an everyday MLB SS. Right now, it’s just opinions…
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Starlin Castro (CHC)…..19….R/R….2006 FA (DR)
Strengths: Athleticism. Plus speed. Range/arm strength. Soft hands. Contact ability.
Weaknesses: Lack of power.
Comments: Dynamic SS prospect. Best fielder in the system. Plus range, soft hands, and strong/accurate throwing arm. Makes consistent contact and should hit for average, but not much power. Plus speed allowed him to swipe 28 bases in 09 and he held his own following a mid-season promotion to Double-A. Cubs SS of the future.
2010 MLB Role: Potential starting 2B/SS
Read more: http://www.baseballhq.com/members/minors/min100305.shtml#ixzz0lWCdhuMh
On going debate roto wise at baseball hq regarding who is the better roto prospect. Gordon usually gets the nod because of his stolen base ability, however most seem to think Starlin will eventually be the better baseball player given his age.
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Like I said
some of his reports are all over the place. Most are in love with his bat, and not his glove. That was one of the 1st that Ive seen that rips the bat over the glove..
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Better question:
What are the odds Carlos Santana becomes to the Dodgers what Andre Ethier is to the A’s?
99% probablitity
1% he busts ;)
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Apr 18, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
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