Dodgers Get Blasted by Pirates in Opener
by Eric Stephen on Apr 5, 2010 2:17 PM PDT
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PrintWell, there goes the hope of a 162-0 season. The Dodgers dropped their opener to the Pirates, 11-5. Garrett Jones hit two home runs off Dodger starter Vicente Padilla, who allowed the second-most runs by an LA Dodger opening day starter:
| Most Runs Allowed, LA Dodger Opening Day Starter | ||||||||
| Pitcher | Year | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec |
| Derek Lowe | 2006 | 5.0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | L, 11-10 |
| Vicente Padilla | today | 4.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | L, 11-5 |
| Kevin Brown | 2002 | 4.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | L, 9-2 |
| Hideo Nomo | 2004 | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | L, 8-2 |
Among the positives today:
- Carlos Monasterios made his major league debut, and retired all three batters he faced
- Russ Ortiz made his Dodger debut, and pitched a scoreless inning. The only batter he allowed on base reached via error by Casey Blake
- Matt Kemp delivered a two-run single in the first inning, giving the Dodgers what would be their only lead of the game.
- Andre Ethier didn't have an extra-base hit in 94 plate appearances against left-handers on the road last season, yet laced a double off southpaw Zach Duke in his first plate appearance of 2010.
- The Dodger offense did have a good day, scoring five runs on 12 hits. Kemp, Manny Ramirez, Casey Blake, and Blake DeWitt each had two hits. Once down 8-2, they managed to get the tying run to the plate in the eighth inning, but both Ethier and Russell Martin struck out to end the threat.
- Garret Anderson got a base hit in his first plate appearance as a Dodger
- Today the Dodgers extended their radio broadcast contract with 790 KABC through 2011
Tomorrow is an off day. Clayton Kershaw faces Ross Ohlendorf on Wednesday evening.
WP - Zach Duke (1-0): 5 IP, 7 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
LP - Vicente Padilla (0-1): 4 1/3 IP, 6 hits, 7 runs, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts
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Tulowitzki just made a great leaping grab of a Prince Fielder line drive for the 2nd out in the 9th…Rox up 5-3, 2 outs, man on 3rd.
It looked like Tulo pulled his back a little on that one.
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 5, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Question: how many times did the Pirates manage to score 11 or more last year?
Answer: six. Twice against the Nats, once each against the Mets, Rockies, Reds… and Dodgers (on 9/28).
Meaning — in case you missed my post in the last thread — the Dodgers’ streak in giving up 11 runs to the Pirates now stands at two straight games.
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
The good news
The Dodgers are on pace to score 810 runs this year (Topping last year by 199)
the bad news
they are on pace to give up 1782 (1711 above last year)
We need to mention the Honeycutt watch or something. Just to see if he really does force his pitchers to give up homers.
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If so, that happens to me A LOT, especially at work. Refresh or a browser switch is my usual work-around.
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It was hit and miss this morning, haven’t tried since.
by Little Blue Bicycle on Apr 5, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
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If Billingsley doesn’t get his shit together this is going to be a long season, Kuroda and Kershaw can’t carry the load and the bullpen is shocking.
by Torre is a tactical genius on Apr 5, 2010 2:30 PM PDT reply actions
WHat???????
annoyinggg? what happened to what you said like 5 minutes ago
I stand by my comment
Billingsley has nothing to do with today’s game, and this particular commenter’s body of work consists almost solely of one type of comment.
oh
lol i didnt know about his commenting history
wow, and I tried to DEFEND him the other day against what I thought was an unnecessarily crude response
but if he’s just gonna go making those comments gratuitously, well…yeah, I guess have at it, then.
there was absolutly no need for this comment
its looks like you are trying to rock the boat
Lol. When I see a person acting a certain way (which I’m declining to say what way that is right now), I say something.
Put the 6 shooters back in the holster, slim.
we were having a discusion
this is not the first time you have come on and had something unneccesary to say.
No, Bills is horrible and you people fail to admit that.
by Torre is a tactical genius on Apr 5, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Bills is a horrible pitcher.
Well at least we have have our #1 ace starter Padilla to carry the club though Bills horrible starts. No all star team this year you think. People can’t think back past 6 months. Bills broke his leg last December and had to have plates and screws to put it back together. Man that had to hurt. It takes a year for a bone to heal and imagine coming down on that leg every pitch.
Give the guy a break. Now about the #5 starter……
give the kid a break, he was born without heart. Thats a serious disadvantage.
/s
by K3vo on Apr 5, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I believe we saw exactly one (Sherrill) of the Dodgers four front-line relievers (Broxton, Kuo, Tron) today. I wouldn’t judge the LA pens based on what we saw today.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
A depth problem, though?
The fact that two Ortizes pitched in relief in the same game indicates how shallow the pen is with no Kuo, Tron or Beli.
What team has better depth in a game when 3 of its top relievers are out?
by Michael White on Apr 5, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
u mean ortizes and weavers?
a lot of teams have pitchers as good as ortizes and weavers
Ya, I know. Weaver and Ortiz would not be the way I’d go, I just wont label the bullpen a problem because I view it as temporary. Tron will be back tomorrow, Kuo should be back by the weekend, and I would assume 2-3 weeks for Beli.
by Michael White on Apr 5, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
A problem now? Yes.
But within a few weeks, ideally both Kuo and Belisario will be back, and Sherrill won’t be having “mechanical issues”
man
i hate watching sherril struggle…
today he was throwing as low as 85… i hope those were changeups or something..
I have not been a big fan of Sherril’s stuff. I know the numbers speak volumes, but I just don’t feel comfortable when he pitches. A lot of this is related to the NLCS last year, and I concede it is purely emotional.
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 5, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never been a big Sherrill fan, but his ridiculously lucky streak as a dodger last year convinced most people he is the real deal. Hopefully his velo comes back, because without it, he might not even be the best loogy on the 40 man.
leach a better loogy then sherrill???
no way.. sherrill is the best LOOGY in mlb i think..
what were his stats vs left handed pitchers?? something like .200 OBP
leach is better at getting RHB out cause his change is his best pitch
91 mph fastball
plus plus changeup
average to above average curve..
if he improves his control.. he will be a great bullpen piece
I’m not pimping him. I was just assuming he was the person UCLADodger was referring to (I can’t think of anyone else in the system who would fit the description of LOOGY.)
I did like his stuff when he came up. He throws harder than Sherrill that’s for sure. He obviously doesn’t have Sherrill’s command.
I’m still unclear why he was not brought back to major league camp once it was determined that Kuo would start the year on the shelf.
by Michael White on Apr 5, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
that was very odd. Perhaps by that point the Ortizes train was rolling too fast down the tracks to turn back.
I think the real reason is because of the environmental hazards he’d cause on the mound — i.e. the rosin bag explosions.
by silverwidow on Apr 5, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
he doesnt throw too hard though
92 max.. good for a lefty though.. especially with his change
except ely doesnt have a change up As good
and his leachs fastball is like 3 mph more.. not even sure elys curve is as good as leachs
Low 90s fastball, plus plus change, acceptable slurve-ish pitch
I don’t think he’s a better LOOGY than Sherril because Leach’s change is death to righties, but Leach is better than Ortiz and Weaver, I think.
by Chad Moriyama on Apr 5, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
“A lot of this is related to the NLCS last year, and I concede it is purely emotional.”
Well, it’s nice that you’re at least admitting it! Yeah, giving up a frontline prospect for the specific scenario that he ultimately failed in was a hard pill to swallow. But he was great for the Dodgers down the stretch, and other, longer-term Dodgers have been given the benefit of the doubt for their failings at the worst possible moments. He ought to have some, too, at least for a time being.
Oh, I definitely agree. Believe me, my comment was never calling for him to be cut or some crazy thing like that. Just speaking about comfortability. Then again, I always defend Broxton, so maybe I need to defend Sherrill.
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 5, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
and I am afraid that sherrill is in for a big dive this year – I don’t think he has the stuff to back up the role that we need him to play – I really hope that kuo (when he comes back) tron or beli (when he comes back assuming he didn’t drink it away in the offseason) or even darkhorse “beli v2.0” monasterios can take over that 8th inning role. I think sherrill should be used in a lower leverage role or as a loogy when one is needed.
this is based on limited observation – I profess no detailed knowledge of his career stats (but I do know he could be on the downside) and I hope to be proven wrong.
and holy shit, padilla, that was not encouraging. and how many months will furcal need to go with a sub .320 obp before being dropped from the leadoff spot? my money is on 3 months to never. thank goodness for our outfield.
by lchristmas on Apr 5, 2010 2:46 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Yea, Furcal at the leadoff spot has not been great the last few years. Is Matt Kemp the most obvious person there?
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 5, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
kemp
or russell martin if he bounces back to .350 OBP + russ
but it was a weak .350
hopefully he bounces back to the .290. 370 russ
Then it’s not the OBP that you care about, it’s the slugging percentage. Juan Pierre proves that you definitely hit a weak .290 as well.
I’d be very happy to see Martin with a .375 OBP and .410 slugging percentage.
i could care less about slugging if you are the leadoff hittter
or 2nd hitter… just get on in front of ethier manny and kemp and i love you
russ 1st, blake w. 2nd
raffy 8th (or 9th)
once he gets on base, which is now rare, he doesn’t even steal any more
by lchristmas on Apr 5, 2010 3:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
blake deW
that is
on the positive, I expect huge years out of all 3 of our outfielders, but they need 2 high OBP guys in front of them – not raffy’s banjo
and i’d like to see more of what andre did today against lefties before saying he should be hitting 3rd against most of them — I don’t want him benched but based on his track record he should be hitting 6th or 7th against most LH pitching
by lchristmas on Apr 5, 2010 3:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Why would you care about batting average but not slugging percentage? Regardless of where you are in the lineup SLG%>Batting average.
i dont care about either if you are hitting 1st or 2nd
i only care about OBP…
and im not sure about your little theory of SLG%>Batting average either… im gonna need erics opinion first…
then I am curious what you trying to say with the “weak .350” comment.
I, too, would like to see high OBPs at the top of the order. I hope Furcal is up to it.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
slugging % > batting average no matter what
obp > batting average no matter what
I think that whether obp or slg is more important depends on where you’re hitting and what your team needs. what this team needs is guys getting on in front of the heart of the lineup.
if russ can get on at a .350 clip I’ll take the lack of power – though i’m hoping for a bounceback in that regard. it looks like furcal just doesn’t have it anymore.
like any negative take I have – I hope i’m wrong
by lchristmas on Apr 5, 2010 5:14 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
his walks mostly came at the7 or 8th spot where the pitcher is up next..
thats what it seemed like…
LOL. You need someone else to tell you your opinion for you? Did you notice why Juan Pierre was so bad? Sure he had that nice .300 average, but he rarely slugs over .400 and rarely has over a .330 OBP. Average is one of the most useless stats, though it’s nice to look at. Christian Guzman at one point last year was hitting around .325, but his OBP was around .345…that’s crazy.
im not comparing OBP AND BATTING AVERAGE
wow man just wow…..
im saying obp is the most important…
idk about slugging over BA tho
Who was? You cited wanting Martin to have a .290 average with a .370 OBP, at which point I explained to you average is pointless and it would be better to cite slugging percentage instead. In this i was showing you the example of Pierre with that empty batting average and why it doesn’t help either OBP or SLG%, because batting average alone tells you nothing. The Guzman thing was just because it’s amazing how people like he and Benji Molina can actually walk SO little.
OBP is very important, but just like Martin last season, it doesn’t tell the whole story. Martin had more than .020 points more in OBP than slugging, which is insane, and why he had such a terrible season. It can be debated which is better to have, a higher slugging percentage than normal or higher OBP than normal, but the one thing that is for certain is Batting Average<<<Slugging percentage.
Slg% definitely more important than BA
BA treats all hits equally, slugging weights each hit based on the number of bases the batter reaches. Slugging isn’t perfect – is a triple 1.5 times better than a double? – but it’s certainly better than treating a home run the same as a single.
Take it to an extreme: if batter “JP” has 30 hits, all singles, in 100 AB, he has a .300 BA with a .300 slg%. If batter “AD” has 25 hits, all homers, in 100 AB, he has a .250 BA with a 1.000 slg%. Which stat do you think better represents the relative values of the players?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
We are so screwed if Heager can’t throw 80 MPH. We need him to perform like he’s pitching on a travel team, not a little league team.
Fantasy Baseball
has me hoping Billy Butler mashers here
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 5, 2010 2:38 PM PDT reply actions
when u said that i ran to the tv...
this guy is a monster
But Opening Day 2010 was certainly a reminder of Closing Day 2009 in all the wrong ways.
— Jon Weisman
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who was thinking of the last game of last season (playoffs)
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Man, that game would have been horrible if I wasn’t watching it with good friends. I kept letting my hopes get up, especially after O-Dawg’s pinch hit homer. But I took the benching afterwards as a sign.
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 5, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
there were a lot of cases being made
that he was merely benched because Belliard was the “hot hand”. There was SOME merit to that argument, I suppose, but I always had a feeling that it was more than that. After Hudson hit that homer and STILL didn’t stay in the game despite coming up in the order before Belliard and being (for the most part) better defensively, I was convinced once and for all that the Hudson/Torre rift was more personal than we’ve been lead to believe.
it also reminded me of
the last time in Pittsburgh. Not particularly clever, I realize, but it literally felt like the 5th game of that same, awful series.
As I mentioned earlier:
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=640034&affID=77777&sourceID=PvTvb1zzm2o-t4Lv_jHuz_ytOk77s7FD1Q
3$ mlb 2k10 for PC from Gamestop – Direct download only.
Pretty damn good deal, even if I hear the game is pretty shitty. I’ll take it to just sim fantasy seasons…
That’s the PC Version? Man, I hate the way they jack up prices for console games
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 5, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s on my fantasy team, and of course I brilliantly benched him this week.
by Little Blue Bicycle on Apr 5, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
why couldnt the dodgers just play tomorrow
I want the thoughts from this game erased asap
by SeanMillerSavior on Apr 5, 2010 3:10 PM PDT reply actions
alright then
we better kick the crap outta ross ohlendorf
the great heyward........
that better be scored as a hit
ruled it an error
but coulda gone either way
by SeanMillerSavior on Apr 5, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
1st BS for Greinke this year
fuck the royals bullpen and my fantasy team
by SeanMillerSavior on Apr 5, 2010 3:23 PM PDT reply actions
o yeah my bad
its icredible that this lone ER hes given up is more than his first 4 starts last season
by SeanMillerSavior on Apr 5, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
And that is why my league goes with QS
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 5, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I have Lincecum and Kershaw front lining my team. I am pretty excited.
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 5, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Saito still looks good out there. Fastball has a ton of jump for high 80’s and the slider is tight as ever. Wished we still had him on the roster.
I know A. Gonzalez must be happy to be playing baseball for a major league team, but he must be excited to leave SD one day.
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 5, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Just saw Heyward's HR
In my 20+ years of watching baseball, I have NEVER seen a swing like that.
Gives me chills.
Heyward
In 2007, a couple months before the draft, a scout said that if there was just one team that would have “buyer’s remorse” over the guy it picked in the first round, it would be whatever team picked Jason Heyward. The scout thought Heyward was monumentally overrated. I wish I could remember where I read that.
please tell me Heyward was picked before our turn
by SeanMillerSavior on Apr 5, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
He was
Dodgers selected Withrow with the 20th pick.
by Michael White on Apr 5, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember watching the draft just hoping Heyward would fall to 20. Of course there wasnt much hope of that because he was right in the Braves backyard and they knew how special he was.
Georgia players don't have to be "special" for the Braves to draft them.
No team in baseball outside of the Braves has a pronounced bias toward players in its own state.
Braves picked after the Dodgers that year. And gave up their pick to sign Glavine(!). Oops.
Think Cash Martin and Credit Eovaldi will both be at ID to start this year?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
where can we find that rosters...
like the loons and inland empirie and chatanoogass
love the loons outfield (galvez sands and songco. not sure about blake smith)
and chris jacobs will finally get the full time 1st basemen duty….
they also have a nice rotation with wallach webster wall miller and maggill
the Inland empires hitting bores me to death
only russell excites me and he will probably put up a huge stat line…
their rotation is nice though with ethan martin eovaldi and aaron miller joined by jon michael redding
jansen and st clair are interesting too.. st clair should be in AA already though
AA`
withrow and sexton excite me… really want to see if sextons stuff is good enough against AA hitters
The point i was making is that they had the opportunity see him more than any other team. The big question marks about Heyward were the level of competition he played against, and that a lot of teams never got to see him swing the bat because he was always pitched around. The Braves had people constantly watching Heyward, including staying after games to see him hit, often after games where he only took one or 2 swings. It was definitely easier for the Braves to get the correct read on Heyward than for the other teams.
Worst LA Dodger opening day losses
by run differential:
1958: 8-0
1992: 8-1
2002: 9-2
1998: 6-0
2004: 8-2
2007: 7-1
today: 11-5
there is still hope for 161-1
you gotta believe!!
"Just by the aura of D.J. Mbenga being there, the shot missed."
Dick Enberg
I know he came up earlier in the comments, and I thought this note was both interesting and amazing. From Ed Price of AOL:
Before today, Dick Enberg’s last game as a team play-by-play man was Nolan Ryan’s 151st win — Angels 5, White Sox 4, Oct. 1, 1978.
Enberg did work PBP in the 1982 World Series, and did some games with the Angels in 1985 (per Wiki), but 32 seasons away is pretty amazing.
PNC Park
According to Rocco DeMaro, the Pirates pre- and postgame host:
Today’s crowd of 39,024 is the fourth-largest in PNC Park history.
My first thought was that number was super low, but the capacity is just 38,365.
I know, Eric
I’m in a bad place right now… I thought that picking on others would make me feel better
Betting on Butler
+7.5 sharps are on Butler, so it should be a close game.
by Chad Moriyama on Apr 5, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
duke is going to demolish them on the boards...
i dont know if butler is good enough to overcome the rebounding edge duke has
I know
But I assume professional bettors who drop millions on this shit a year know better than I do. :o
by Chad Moriyama on Apr 5, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Chase Utley better than Ryan Howard?
I would personally take Utley. What do you guys think? I saw an article earlier on ESPN that read, and I’m paraphrasing here. Can we please inform all media members, TV announcers and especially MVP voters that Chase Utley is the best player on the team? Better fielder at a more important position, runs the bases better. Utley has finished behind Howard in the MVP voting every year since 2007.
The name of the article is 100 things to watch in baseball. Guy has a hard on for Halladay.
I didn't realize
it was that funny…. I thought he was better, but when I looked, Howard dominates in all offensive except OBP and SB. So I guess the fact that Utley is better in the field and is a better base runner makes him better? Last year, Howard had almost 50 more RBI than Utley. I realize that some of his RBI’s are knocking in Utley, but I didn’t think it was that bad.
What is that?
I am ignorant to advanced statistics so I am not being funny, I really want to know what it is? Since I started reading this site, all of the information is awesome. I am a little ancient in baseball statistics jargon though, so I am taking a while to get up to speed. Thanks man
Fair enough. Sorry bout the smart ass comment earlier.
by keithc13 on Apr 5, 2010 9:23 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Ubaldo, Lincecum, and Haren all did the job today.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
heyward after jumpball call
“Jumpball? how is that a jumpball?”
refs are a joke
The Senior coming up big off the bench
great game so far
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Last Place
Dodgers and Padres. Rest of the NL West won. My prediction—we don’t spend a day in first place this season. Last year’s pitching reclamation projects were an abberation and reliance on Ortizes, Weaver, Monasterios, Padilla, et al is going to revert to form.
Damn I hate losing to the Pirates.
What form would that be
around .500 baseball. The success of the Dodgers relies more on the arms of Kershaw, Billingsley, and Kuroda, if the rest of the starters win 5 out of 10 decisions, that could be enough
Your prediction is okay but would you have made the same prediction
before we got creamed today?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
What about all the other reclamation projects these past few years, all abberations?
by Michael White on Apr 5, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
i don't get your logic
monasterios is not a reclamation projection he’s a prospect
by Chad Moriyama on Apr 5, 2010 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Curious how Sheets looks tonight
Hope Kotchman has a big year
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Shakey Control but Milton gives him an out
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Milton seems to have lost much of his speed
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
The last school to win a Division One NCAA Men's Championship from a non-power conference
UNLV in 1990.
So Butler would be the 1st non-professional team
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I bet Dick Enberg wishes he was calling this basketball game instead of the Padre game
At least this one game.
Unlike baseball
I seem to like most college BB game broadcasters
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
This might be my favorite final game since NC State took out Houston
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I wasn't much of College basketball fan until that NC State run
just followed UCLA and when they were done so was I.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Info like this from us is why TBLA is the best in the biz
by Michael White on Apr 5, 2010 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Mine was more concise by one or 1 character
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Maybe you are wrong about the Ortizes too...
by Michael White on Apr 5, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
No he's right, they suck at basketball
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Sheet doing okay for first game in a gazillion years
but King Felix is Cy Young
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Jeff Mathis doing a Napoli impersonation
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Awesome board by Howard
And then the basket
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Kifng Felix gave up a single to Davis on a comebacker that stayed up
forever, No hits since.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
For you young guys this might be the best final game you will ever witness
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Duke may have won
but the only thing this country is going to remember is how close Butler came to winning
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
That would have been the most historic shot in NCAA history if it had gone in
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Joe Torre, perhaps a closet fan of our Clipper friend from last year? From Gurnick:
“He’s our guy,” said Torre, insisting publicly that he hasn’t lost confidence in Sherrill, who was unhittable after his acquisition last summer until he seemed to lose it in the playoffs.
Those exact words made me laugh, way more than they should have.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 5, 2010 9:02 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
King Felix got lost his win
thanks to declining skills of the Mariner bullpen
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
One on the knee. Phone issue. He is fine.
by keithc13 on Apr 5, 2010 9:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Ozzie Guillen would not have been happy with Jepsen
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Big night/weekend for you in the gambling realm!
by Eric Stephen on Apr 5, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
oh that last shot by Hayward was so so close
smh…
"Just by the aura of D.J. Mbenga being there, the shot missed."
That was a chance for Gordon to eclipse Jason for the best day.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 5, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
nice debut for kouzmanoff in oakland
chokeshortarms a routine throw for an error that would have been the last out in a tied top of the 9th — immediately followed by a game winning 2 run bloop by kotchman
poor a’s fans – also getting taunted by jackass bradley after he caught a routine fly ball in the bottom of the 9th
would be nice to see him just have his annual meltdown and try to attack a fan (and get a beatdown from some oaktown locals) in game #2 or 3 this year and get it over with
by lchristmas on Apr 5, 2010 10:05 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Today is the real opener.
Kershaw is the Dodger Ace, if they have one, and today is the real opener. Padilla and Kuroda are old and we can expect them both to flunder a little at times. However, I don’t expect Kershaw to do anything but give his best shot today.
12 hits for the Dodgers is good. Padilla and compary just threw up too many soft balls and they apparently didn’t scout Jones very well.
Torre should learn from Monday and pitch Jones tighter.
Still, I’m glad the Dodgers kept Ramon Ortiz and Garrett Anderson.
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