The Game Was This Close

by Eric Stephen on Apr 24, 2010 10:21 PM PDT in News

I wanted to write another post about today's game because I thought the picture above was cool. It's not quite Jackie Robinson and Yogi Berra from Game 1 of the 1955 World Series, but the photo shows just how close the Nationals came to tying the game in the bottom of the 13th inning. Russell Martin did a nice job blocking the plate, keeping fellow backstop Ivan Rodriguez from touching the plate before Martin applied the tag.

Today's game had many opportunities to turn sour for the Dodgers, like so many other games have done in the season's first three weeks. But it didn't.

For more pictures from today's game, check out today's Dodgers.com photo gallery.

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I was hoping..

you’d start your new post about Billingsly, so that I could say, "someone buy him a copy of “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield. TWoA has been a kick in the butt to me, and a big help in breaking through the blocks and winning my inner creative battles. As the author says, “creative work is…a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got!”
Unfortunately for the Dodgers, Billingsly hasn’t yet given ‘em what he’s got…

by Connector on Apr 24, 2010 10:43 PM PDT reply actions

Very cool pic indeed

The Nats left many runners in scoring position. The pen finally looked like they control of the game. Kershaw was good today, 6k/3bb. That greedy triple that got shut down saved our butts. I’m aboard the Billz train, but he can’t keep having the same kind of outings he’s had. I really hope he can turn it around tomorrow. If the Dodgers want to reclaim the NL West throne, Billz has got to get going. I have a strong feeling it’s begining to turn around.finish the Nats and go to work against the Mets. I’m glad to see Kuroda will pitch at the TBLA game May 1. A pitcher for Pitt took a comebacker to the skull. He’s ok, but it brought back memories of Kuroda last year. Let’s go get’em tomorrow.

by Skunkburner on Apr 24, 2010 10:48 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

Best photo of the year

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Apr 24, 2010 11:20 PM PDT reply actions

This does not sound good

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100424&content_id=9545090&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la

regarding Padilla.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Apr 24, 2010 11:24 PM PDT reply actions

Ned “King Midas” Colletti

by kinbote on Apr 24, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Josh Towers is pitching well at Albuquerque, Josh Lindblom not so much, but both would require opening a 40-man roster spot.

WTF is Gurnick smoking??

by silverwidow on Apr 25, 2010 7:13 AM PDT up reply actions

Towers is pitching well, isn’t he?

by Eric Stephen on Apr 25, 2010 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Hasn’t Towers been pitching well in ABQ? Not that it should be a basis for a decision, but the statement is true, is it not?

by Eric Stephen on Apr 25, 2010 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions

Check out his line from Thursday: Horrible. Doesn’t strike anyone out, either.

by silverwidow on Apr 25, 2010 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions

Fuck it

Let’s have Jerry Sands pitch Tuesday night.

by kinbote on Apr 24, 2010 11:35 PM PDT reply actions

Nats lineup

Morgan CF
Kennedy 3B
Guzman 2B
Dunn 1B
Willingham LF
Rodriguez C
Harris RF
Desmond SS
Olsen P

by Eric Stephen on Apr 25, 2010 7:06 AM PDT via mobile reply actions

Revised lineup

Willie Harris out (knee)

Morgan CF
Kennedy 3B
Guzman 2B
Dunn 1B
Willingham LF
Pudge C
Desmond SS
Maxwell RF
Olsen P

by Eric Stephen on Apr 25, 2010 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Revised lineup

Harris out (knee)

Willie Harris out (knee)

Morgan CF
Kennedy 3B
Guzman 2B
Dunn 1B
Willingham LF
Pudge C
Desmond SS
Maxwell RF
Olsen P

by Eric Stephen on Apr 25, 2010 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions

At the end of the last thread, Tripon quotes Tony Jackson saying, “Torre won’t say that Chad Billingsley’s (1-0, 7.07) start against the Nationals on Sunday is critical to the right-hander’s keeping his spot in the rotation, but it is getting increasingly difficult to believe that the Dodgers will stick with Billingsley much longer if he doesn’t find some level of consistency.”

With Padilla out, is this true? Would the Dodgers really try to replace two spots in the starting rotation at the same time?

The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy

by Humma Kavula on Apr 25, 2010 7:53 AM PDT reply actions

No. Jackson is simply overreacting and has little patience on a personal level with Billingsley.

by silverwidow on Apr 25, 2010 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions

new story up

sorry for the site issues…really frustrating

http://sbnation.com/e/1206962

by Eric Stephen on Apr 25, 2010 9:18 AM PDT reply actions

Wrong URL

That’s an odd-looking URL – no trueblue in it. It leads to to a 503 SBN error apology, not a post. On the other hand, you do have a new post up here:

http://www.truebluela.com/2010/4/25/1442921/billingsley-looks-to-get-back-on

No problems there. That’s what people should click.

by berkowit28 on Apr 25, 2010 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions

My link works…the site has been down intermittently for the better part of an hour

by Eric Stephen on Apr 25, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions

OK, it’s working now for me too. Didn’t work earlier.

by berkowit28 on Apr 25, 2010 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions

This close to getting swept by Nats.

Make mine a double.

by Cool Dudes on Apr 25, 2010 1:27 PM PDT reply actions

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Pos	No	Player	2012 Salary
C	17	Ellis	$490,000
1B	7	Loney	$6,375,000
2B	37	Herrera	$375,082
3B	6	Hairston	$2,250,000
SS	9	Gordon	$485,000
LF	23	Abreu	$401,311
CF	10	Gwynn	$850,000
RF	16	Ethier	$10,950,000

OF/1B	33	Van Slyke	$388,197
2B/3B	3	Kennedy	$800,000
OF/1B	30	Sands	$375,175
IF	13	DeJesus	$448,992
C	18	Treanor	$850,000

SP	22	Kershaw	$6,000,000
SP	58	Billingsley	$9,000,000
SP	29	Lilly	$12,000,000
SP	44	Harang	$3,000,000
SP	35	Capuano	$3,000,000

CL	74	Jansen	$491,000
RHP	52	Lindblom	$483,000
RHP	51	Belisario	$414,426
RHP	54	Guerra	$488,000
RHP	28	Wright	$900,000
LHP	57	Elbert	$488,500
RHP	60	Coffey	$1,000,000

DL	27	Kemp	$10,000,000
DL	21	Rivera	$4,000,000
DL	12	Sellers	$481,000
DL	5	Uribe	$8,000,000
DL	55	Guerrier	$4,750,000
DL	14	Ellis	$2,500,000
60DL	36	Hawksworth	$495,000
60DL	41	De La Rosa	$485,000

AA	50	Eovaldi	$7,885
AAA	56	Antonini	$7,869

		Manny	$8,087,432	deferred
		Andruw	$3,375,000	deferred
		Pierre	$3,050,000	deferred
		Furcal	$3,000,000	deferred
		Kuroda	$2,000,000	deferred
		Garland	$1,500,000	option buyout
		Blake	$1,250,000	option buyout
DFA	66	MacDougal	$650,000

Totals			$115,942,869
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