Second Verse, Same As the First: Dodgers 4, Padres 1
by Eric Stephen on May 20, 2010 9:54 PM PDT
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PrintThe Dodgers rode another strong outing from Clayton Kershaw and some timely hitting by Jamey Carroll to their fourth win in five games against the Padres. Just like Saturday in San Diego, the Dodgers came away with a 4-1 win.
Kershaw was brilliant for his third straight start, allowing just one run while pitching into the eighth inning. Since the worst start of his young career, on May 4, Kershaw has won three straight starts, allowing just two runs in 22 1/3 innings. Kershaw, who threw 106 pitches tonight, left no doubt as to who should start the opening game of the road trip at Wrigley Field next Tuesday.
The Dodgers have an off day Monday, an opportunity to skip the fifth starter slot in the rotation. Before the game, manager Joe Torre said unless Kershaw and Chad Billingsley were especially taxed tonight and tomorrow, they would start the first two games in Chicago on regular rest. "Right now I'm looking to keep [Kershaw] on his day, but if he has to work really hard and we take him deep, we may have to rethink it," Torre said. If a fifth starter is needed, Torre said the options would be Carlos Monasterios and Ramon Ortiz.
Jamey Carroll drove in the first Dodger run with a sacrifice fly in the second inning, and added two more seeing-eye singles, the last one driving in a run in the sixth. Aside from Carroll, every other non-pitching Dodger starter got one hit, including Russell Martin, who doubled in the seventh inning to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 15 games. It is the longest hitting streak by a Dodger since Orlando Hudson's 17-game streak last season.
In the demon exorcism department, Jonathan Broxton picked up his eighth save, striking out Matt Stairs, his playoff nemesis of the last two seasons, to end the game.
The Dodgers begin interleague play tomorrow, beginning a series with Detroit. Chad Billingsley will start for the Dodgers, opposed by Dontrelle Willis of the Tigers.
WP - Clayton Kershaw (4-2): 7 1/3 IP, 7 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 7 strikeouts
LP - Kevin Correia (4-4): 6 IP, 7 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts
Sv - Jonathan Broxton (8): 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 strikeout
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It's too bad Halladay and Jimenez are doing so amazingly well
I’d love to see Kershaw be able to get into the Cy Young race, but right now it seems to be a 2 or 3 horse race (Lincecum has done well enough to still be in 3rd and close even after tonight). I have no doubt that Kershaw could continue to dominate like he has lately, but I’m more thinking that Halladay and Jimenez aren’t letting up yet and it’s going to take a lot for them to slide down to at least close to normal stats.
He doesnt deserve to win it it would appear in a year when Ubaldo has been so amazing
but why wouldn’t he deserve to be in the discussion at least? He keeps going like this he will deserve to be in the discussion for top 5 to 7.
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 will be tough to pass Ely and Kuroda :)
by Eric Stephen on May 20, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Ely has a couple more starts until he's number 1 ;)
But Kuroda has definitely been good enough to warrant being labeled a top 5 starter in the NL so far this year.
kuroda top 5 pitcher in the nl?
seriously? or is this sarcasm?
by matthewmafa on May 20, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Kuroda has the 17th best x-FIP in the N.L.
by Michael White on May 20, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
thats FIP
hes 13th in X-FIP
17th in FIP
by matthewmafa on May 20, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Good point
But I take such a low stock in X-FIP that I really don’t care about it. I like FIP quite a bit, but I just don’t buy into X-FIP
Ok, that may have been Hyperbole
But he’s been way better than we expected, and he’s been really fucking good.
I thought Ely invented the Cy Young award ;-)
by RawhideBlue on May 20, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
He did
Only he was so humble that he did it before he was born, and had it named after some guy named Cy Young, who did alright too.
Lol
Not even a former Cy Young winner like Halladay who already has 10 more innings than any other pitcher and has a 1.64 ERA? Or for a guy who had a hell of a season last year and has a 0.99 ERA? Greinke went along a similar path in 08-09 as Jimenez has in 09-10 so far. I’m not saying Jimenez=Greinke, but it’s just similar is what I am saying.
Yet
First off, I wasn’t saying he’s worthy of a Cy Young, but by the way he is pitching is there any doubt he could make his way into those discussions? He did the SAME exact thing last year when he was shit in April (though he wasn’t that bad this year) and straight dominated from May-July, and still finished up the year really good.
If Kershaw had won 8 more games last year he could have gathered up some talk after the big 3 of Lincecum, Carpenter, and Wainwright. It’s just bull crap it would take something like that to make people realize how good he actually was last year.
Second off, you say it like he never could get to that level this year? Do you expect Halladay to pitch 8 innings every single start and dominate forver? Or Jimenez to throw a 1.00 ERA for 250 innings?
I will stop eating chicken if Halladay doesn’t win the Cy.
by silverwidow on May 20, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Ubaldo may have something to say about your chicken eating future.
But you can also worry about the… Chicken of Tomorrow!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Furcal said he could be back Sunday.
I’m thinking with the off day Monday Torre won’t go for that. But, he could be back Tuesday or Wednesday at Wrigley.
Torre seemed to indicate he wanted him to go on a rehab assignment…maybe Saturday/Sunday?
by Eric Stephen on May 20, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
kershaw
3 straight starts of 7 innings for him..
rememeber last year….. if kershaw got into the 7th we were like WWWHAAATTTTT… its now becoming the norm
Technically
this is the first time they are going there this season
by matthewmafa on May 20, 2010 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Lyons was going on and on about how Boston fans never got to see the Dodgers before.
by Eric Stephen on May 20, 2010 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
:)
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by David Young on May 20, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice
I wonder if he will sit in the stands again like before during the National TV game. That was really bizarre seeing him in the stands
by Eric Stephen on May 20, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Since interleague began in 1997, the only two match-ups we haven’t seen:
Dodgers @ Yankees
Rays @ Dodgers
One of those will be checked off in October
by Eric Stephen on May 20, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
National TV confirmation
Both the Sunday game in Boston and Sunday game against the Yankees are officially ESPN games now.
unrelated
i love it when h-c guo comes in and just dominates. anyone have the footage of the bat flip against the mets or the bases loaded K against the cards. those links need to make their way next to the favorites section of my browser.
Bat flip
Who knows how long this clip will last on youtube though. I couldn’t find the mlb.com one that I’ve seen before. It was the 3rd of three consecutive HRs. Boom-boom Betemit, Kemp into the LF loge, then the bat flip.
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by David Young on May 20, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Actually
When I was in Boston last November, I wore my Dodgers hat. I didn’t get anyone hating on me, and even more hilarious, when I went to take a tour of Fenway, some guy gave me a pin because “Manny is awesome”.
A lot of people over there still love Manny. Bizarre, huh?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Why you gotta ruin a nice moment?
:(
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
I'm old, surly, sarcastic, caustic and curmudgeonly
It’s in my nature.
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by David Young on May 21, 2010 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
seriosuly
the yanks lineup is decimated…
they got an outfield of gardner winn and thames… instead of grandreson swisher and gardner/thames
jorge is out… nick swisher obp machine is out… juan miranda????
bostons pitching is still great with lackey lester buchholtz and matsuzaka but their offense doesnt SCARE anyone..
by matthewmafa on May 20, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
We don’t play either team for a month though. Lots of things can happen between now and then
by Eric Stephen on May 20, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
o really??
damn i thought those series were comin up right after the tigers series…. whoops forgot…
by tht time the yanks will be fully healthy then.. and boston will too…
by matthewmafa on May 20, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m surprised that you failed to mention their Johnson…
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 May 21, 2010 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions
o shit
when i said “Nick Swisher OBP machine is out”
it meant to say NICK Johnson…
Nick Swisher
has hit .291 / .375 / .528 / .903 this season and has missed a few games recently also.
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Chris Myers
Is there any reason why Myers is now doing the Dodgers post game show? He was also taken off of his radio show with Steve Hartman.
I’m assuming it’s temporary. Watson/O’Neal are the regular hosts.
by silverwidow on May 20, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
vs Tigers
I wonder who plays LF for the Tigers. Damon or Boesch? Boesch usually plays LF and Damon usually plays DH. Both bat left handed.
A few people I've spoken to
think the Tigers are going to take us apart. Since we’re not facing Verlander, I’m not that scared.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
The pitching doesn't worry me much
No Ethier hurts though. Also important, the Tiger’s offense is definitely a step up from the Astros and Padres who we’ve seen for the last seven games. Miggy is a monster, and Ordonez, Jackson, Damon, Guillen and Boesch are all hitters this season, so far. Although without a DH they can’t all play.
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Yeah the Tigers offense is a legitimate worry
Hopefully no DH, and some good pitching, will counteract that a bit. Reading some of their blog comments fans seem thankful they’re not facing Ethier (nice he gets respect, bummer he’s not playing).
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’m in Ann Arbor right now (heading back tonight). I don’t think anyone here even knows the Tigers still have a team.
(Just kidding)
by KellyStephen on May 21, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
kershaw
he threw some changeups tonight but they were mostly ineffective…
what site can i find what pitches he threw tonight?
David Ortiz, emboldened by the hot streak that has raised his batting average more than 100 percentage points since the start of the month, criticized Terry Francona in a radio interview for showing a lack of confidence in him, especially when the Red Sox manager pinch hit for him twice.
“I was mad. I was absolutely mad,” Ortiz said on WEEI’s Big Show, referring to the second time he was lifted for a pinch hitter, April 27 in Toronto . "If you ride with me, you’re going to get two things. Either you’re going to win or you’re going to die with me.
http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=5205779
David Ortiz has a updated season line of .248/.314/.523 That’s still fairly cromulant .
Hmmm
so getting pinch hit for made Ortiz mad, and he has been hot since.
Sounds to me Francona knew what the hell he was doing.
And that last quote is ridiculous. Thanks for the two options, David. It’s a manager’s job to limit the “die with me” part. :)
by Eric Stephen on May 20, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder how much the Red Sox are regretting trading Manny and having to settle for Ortiz.
Manny is many things, a pain in the ass, a prima donna, etc. But they did that dance of Manny wanting to be traded, etc. that if they didn’t trade him in 08, they would have patched it up again and eventually make it easier to get rid of Ortiz.
The overarching problem the Red Sox have with Ortiz is not just that he’s at the end of being a useful player, its that he’s still their best option and have nobody better to replace him.
Broxton
Stairs swinging miss at strike three was sweet.
by 68elcamino427 on May 20, 2010 10:56 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
MY FAVORITE PART
of the whole game was watching Stairs swing away at Broxton’s pitch. It was a little tiny bit of sweet revenge. I just wish I had a time machine so I could go back in time and insert that strike out into a couple at-bats between the two in the last couple years. Hopefully, Broxton got rid of a few demons with that pitch.
Now, how do I build that time machine….
Sarcastro
Did you call Dodger Talk?
by Eric Stephen on May 20, 2010 11:02 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I have been outed!
Wow, Eric, you certainly know your patrons around here! LOL I was sort of nervous, so I didn’t quite make my point as coherently as I would have liked to. But yeah, I felt it was a good night to publicly defend GA. I just don’t think he’d be as demonized (not too light a word- see some of the comments) if he were younger, had some prior track record as Dodger, had a mere half of his line drive/deep fly ball outs fall in, and/or didn’t have to take nearly all of his at bats against above average relief pitchers.
And just so we’re clear here (in case anyone reading this hasn’t seen my other dozen+ posts on this subject), I am not saying he should be the primary backup outfielder. But I do think that the bench role the Dodgers have him slated for this season is just fine, that he showed tonight that he still has something left, and most important of all, he’s a big upgrade over the previous “one-and-done” bench players the Dodgers have “featured” for the last couple of years. I guess we’ll find out, because for better or for worse, Joe Torre seems to feel the same way.
It was a good call
You clearly stated your point, and you didn’t sound nervous at all.
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 5:09 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Agreed on both counts
Although, that’s a price that simply has to be paid to get the guy in that role a few more PAs once in awhile. Early in the season GA definitely hit into some really bad luck.
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Looking at the schedual
June is going to be a big month for the blue. I might have been more nervous before the beginning of the season, or the win streak. But most, if not all of those teams could be very tough. Several have “underperformed” much like the Dodgers did in April. I’m excited to see them compete though.
Just got back from the game, Kershaw did good job of scattering hits, not the dominant stuff the past 2 starts but still only 1 run. Also 2 walks, 1 after the 1st and pitched 7+ innings for 3 starts now.
Finally passed the Giants in the standings and Padres will be passed soon too.
Kershaw is stepping up and getting the job done like the man he is.
Wait, did I say man?
It’s been said he’s a god
by 68elcamino427 on May 20, 2010 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe Kershaw is taking a leaf
from the Book of Ely. :D
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by Maddz on May 21, 2010 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
How do they chose when or who we play in the AL?
For instance, when do Los Doyers play the A’s in oakland? Last time was June of 2006. I can get cheaper, better seat there than in SF.
by Skunkburner on May 20, 2010 11:32 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
They draw out of a hat. Interleague play has grown way too much. There should be two series one at Anahiem and one against Anahiem in LA, thats it.
What about for teams without a “natural rival”? Should the Padres and Mariners get stuck with each other each year?
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Ha!
Good point.
I just think if you are going to have interleague play, go all out and play a whole division. Of course, with uneven divisions this is nearly impossible, but let’s say each team plays four or five teams each year, and rotates home and away, such that you see a team in your park every six years or something like that.
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions
As long as every team in the division plays the same teams then ok, but as currently constructed it is horrible. Playing two teams from the AL East and one from the AL Central, and then the Angels doesn’t really make much sense to me. If they want to continue to play the interleague games they really have to refine how it is scheduled.
I love baseball
But I don’t see any point in interleague play as it currently exists. If anything, it trivializes games at an important time of year.
Three of the last four games the Dodger offense has had nine hits
They had 12 in the other one. The last time they were under nine hits was the 1-0 win in San Diego on Sunday with the extreme house money lineup.
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Since their 5 game losing streak that ended 3 weeks ago tomorrow (Friday)
Dodgers are 15-4, best record in baseball. They were in last place, 6 games behind the Padres. (They were still 5 games back last Friday)
its to early to talk cy young. lets talk all stars
OLDIES RULE FOREVER
by Angels suck Dodgers Rule on May 21, 2010 12:10 AM PDT reply actions
first 14 games matt kemp was a lock to start the all star game...
now…. idk aboutt that
by matthewmafa on May 21, 2010 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
We passed the Giants!
Suck it Pandouche!
by Skunkburner on May 21, 2010 5:54 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Totally OT, but
I had a churro this morning. It was glorious.
Carry on. :)
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
At Cobras and Matadors—a tapas restaurant in LA—they have the best dessert ever: freshly fried mini churros (loaded with sugar and cinnamon) that you dunk in melted chocolate. With a strong cup of coffee (or another glass of red wine), it’s just about perfect.
How many points is a churro?
When I was a teenI used to help out sometimes at the after-Mass churro sale. We’d go downtown someplace and buy a few HUGE (and warm!) cardboard boxes full of ’em. My memory says they were stacked in two rows and the box was like three feet tall. When you got to the last couple rows of the box, the pool of grease at the bottom was quite disgusting. But the churros were delicious.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Churros are probably a lot of points...like 8 or 9
But I’ve been ridiculously good lately and did extra working out last night. :)
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
You go girl!
Or whatever you kids are saying these days.
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by David Young on May 21, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Trying to…tickets ain’t that easy to get.
by KellyStephen on May 21, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
From Metsmerized
[Jason] Bay has an embarassing .399 slugging percentage which is lower than catchers Henry Blanco and Rod Barajas who are not known for their slugging prowess. That is like the Mendoza line for slugging percentage my friends, especially for those who reside in the $15MM a year neighborhoods.
Giants are happy to be playing some other teams
18-6 against NL Central and East
4-12 against NL West
Giants have won one series against an NL West team (Rockies), they split one series against the Padres (2 game set) and have lost 4 series (including 3 sweeps)
Must go to Google today
The Google banner is a playable version of Pac-Man, in honor of it’s 30th anniversary.
Outstanding.
Wakka wakka wakka
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by underdog on May 21, 2010 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
And when you click "Insert Coin"
It jumps you to a co-op version with Pac-Man and Ms Pac-Man on the same board.
Eric gets to Google by entering “Uncle” on the address bar.
by KellyStephen on May 21, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL - rec'd
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by David Young on May 21, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Disappointment: Get used to it
I remember how crazy we Atari 2600 gamers went when Pac-Man finally came out for home play. Needless to say, it was a total bust. On the bright side, it was marginally better than E.T., which helped to usher in the end of that system. (Both those games were designed in like a month, well before they were ready to be released.)
I had the E.T. game, but never cared enough to figure out how to play it.
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
You'll like this
“The original Japanese name was Puckman, which evolved from the Japanese word paku, meaning ‘chomp,’ " Hisatsune said. “Given the closeness to a certain explicit four-letter word, a lot of arcade operators were worried that vandals would alter the letter P. Eventually, ‘Pac’ was suggested as an alternate name.”
www.cnn.com
Anything was better than that ET game, which is considered the worst
video game of all time. It was absolutely awful in all ways, and definitely rushed. Pac-Man was a bit better on the 5200, but those controls sucked.
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 don't even remember the 5200
I think that’s when I switched over to the Apple IIe and played all those pirated games on floppy disk.
the 5200 was far superior in graphics to its predecessor
and was Atari’s attempt at keeping up with competing consoles like Colecovision and Intellivision. Was a good system, had a great soccer game iirc. Biggest problem it had was the joystick+keypad combo thing often broke after a time leaving people in the lurch.
Picture of it here.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Oh yeah
Were they trying to copy the Intellivision? I always hated those little plastic sheets you slipped over the number pads on the Intellivision. (Their baseball game was fun though—you could throw to any base.)
I’m on a Commodore 64 with tape drive! I have to code my responses in BASIC before I dial up to even get to TBLA.
by RawhideBlue on May 21, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Apple Panic on a II+
We were so amused. We played a lot of Tank on the 2600. And that running through the jungle game.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Then you guys will probably feel nostalgic for the
text adventure games (which I played on an Apple II) that is referenced in this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nigRT2KmCE
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 first played text adventure games in 1979
On a Dec-10 minicomputer, over a 110 baud phone modem, on a Decwriter tractor-feed paper terminal. It was a step up from punch cards.
XYZZY, PLUGH, PLOVER. You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
There were other text games also. A Star Trek one of course. Even a Battlestar Galactica one.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow, that’s before I was born. :)
I used to be obsessed with the original Nintendo – I begged my parents for a new game practically every week. Of course, that didn’t go over too well.
by silverwidow on May 21, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Little silverwidow: But the new game is ELITE! It’s the hottest one of the century! A true FIVE_TOOL game!
Parent: Didn’t you say that about the last prospective game? Fickle, aren’t you.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You pretty much nailed the second part!
by silverwidow on May 21, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow
nice Fedco pull. Didn’t Shadoe Stevens used to do ads for them?
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
You are thinking of
Federated. (Fedco did not advertise.) Wasn’t Shadoe Stevens “Fred Rated”?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Fred (and Freida!) Rated
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9zo5k8Turg&feature=related
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
This time period is my wheelhouse, unlike the late 80s and 1990s, which is yours.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Should Shadoe Stevens, like Casey Blake
grow back the beard? Yeech.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
But Fedco is still an awesome pull. The other day, I found that my sewing kit – I had to sew a button back on – has a pack of needles with a Fedco price tag still on it.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Don’t make me go Gemco on you all!
(My dad lived in Culver City and I vaguely remember these places—one was near an old school See’s candy store.)
Let's not leave out
Zody’s and White Front. They will feel left out.
I’m just waiting for lvdown to say, “hey, remember Circuit City?”
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
He used to sledgehammer tvs.
by Skunkburner on May 21, 2010 12:39 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m an experienced parent!
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
The star trek game
But I would see it on paper, not a green screen.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Pitfall!
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Activision games FTW!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Probably the greatest Atari game ever.
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Were Frogger and Donkey Kong on the 2600?
Or am I misremembering?
I played a lot of Haunted House, Adventure, and the insanely bad baseball/basketball/football games. Basketball was probably the best out of the three.
I wasted many hours of my young life jumping over pits. I can still hear that “EENNNRRKKK” sound every time I walk through a log!
by RawhideBlue on May 21, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Brennan Bosch, Big Brett Butler Booster
From John Lowe in the Detroit Free Press:
“I remember watching Brett Butler,” Boesch said. "He was my dad’s favorite player because he hustled so much. My dad was trying to teach me about hustling. Butler was really scrappy. When I was really, really young, he was kind of our unsung hero of the team.
“My dad is of a smaller build than I am (Boesch is 6-foot-4), and he was always scrappy and worked really hard for everything he got. As an athlete, he was a wrestler and a soccer player. He was a hard-nosed type of guy. Butler fit his personality great, and I want to have that same kind of personality, but obviously our games are very dissimilar.”
i-Pads Welcome?
Contraband – Items Not Allowed in Dodger Stadium
Contraband items not allowed in the stadium include: glass bottles, cans, weapons, poles, umbrellas, backpacks, 14 inch or larger purses or bags, coolers, thermoses, beach balls, inflatables, banners, signs, flags, use of laser pointers, firecrackers/fireworks, boom boxes, air horns, whistles, musical instruments and pets.
Laptops are not included, and I recall seeing a Kindle device at the Stadium
There was a guy in the front row
very close to McCourt’s seats with an iPad (open to MLB gameday) a few nights ago at the stadium.
Do iPads have audio other than via a jack (to which people presumably hook up ear buds)?
If they don’t make obnoxious noise, I don’t see that I’d care if the person next to me or in front of me was using one. Smaller than most scoring pads people use, right?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I can imagine it would get annoying
but no more annoying then some people’s cell phones can be.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
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 May 21, 2010 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Advice from a Tigers blog commenter
I think the young’ns will be fine. Typically, National League pitchers tend to rely on their fastball more than their AL counterparts because the opposing pitcher makes NL lineups weaker. Both Jackson and Boesch have feasted on fastballs so far this year. Specifically, I would hope that Boesch sees a lot of first-pitch fastballs in the coming weeks.
Yep, Billingsley, Ely and Kuroda all rely on blowing you away with fastball after fastball. They won’t see any breaking stuff or anything from those guys. Nope. No sirree.
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 doesn't make any sense at all
Well, maybe 1/9th of sense, but even then…
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
Yah I do like it when people pontificate in very articulate fashion
something that is totally made up nonsense.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Dodgers are 58-45 in interleague play at home, including 9-9 vs AL Central, and 2-1 against Tigers (won a series in 2005)
That 2005 series featured starts by the only two Dereks to ever play for the Dodgers including the third and final start of Derek Thompson’s career (he would pitch once more in relief.
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers got swept in Detroit in 2008. Mark Sweeney, Delwyn Young, and Russell Martin (Danny Ardoin caught) were the DHs. Brad Penny got raked. Armando Galarraga (Saturday’s starter) pitched 7 innings of 3-hit shutout ball against Lowe. Kershaw pitched 4, allowed no runs in 65 pitches but Chan Ho Park replaced him and was torched.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I remember that weekend. Brutal. The Sunday was rainy, which cut Kershaw’s game short.
That was during the “black hole” period without Furcal and pre-Manny.
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, indeed
I was thinking there was rain involved, but I didn’t trust my memory and a quick scan of the box score didn’t reveal it to me.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I was in Vegas that weekend
It seemed every time I walked past a sports book the Tigers were scoring another run.
by Michael White on May 21, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, Brad Penny went away for a long while after that, and only made two more starts (and two more relief appearances) as a Dodger after that game.
I believe the fact that Eddie Bonine won his game despite being awful made me look up the Dodgers’ poor record against guys in their first or second MLB game.
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
think d-train is going to get annihilated tonight
His era is ok, but his peripherals are bad. He leads the team in walks. Pretty sure we can be patient enough to get on base and then torch him on the mistakes.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on May 21, 2010 9:45 AM PDT reply actions
and his last start dint go too well
like 7 walks in 4 innings
if he were a rookie
…Id say we get dominated. since we have problems facing lefty rookies who are terrible. luckily d-train has a proven track record of being awful.
poor guy. thought he was getting it back together.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on May 21, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Let’s hope for a “D-Train D-Railed” headline as a recap tonight.
by KellyStephen on May 21, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
If we lose, I have dibs on “What You Talkin’ ’Bout, Willis”
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Anyone else just hear Jim Rome ranting about the Dodgers Star Wars/Empire
promotion? He feels it’s way too nerdy, and a storied, popular franchise doesn’t need to stoop to gimmicky promotions, etc. He has a point, but kind of went off about it a bit more than required.
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 agree with him too but didn't think he needed to dis Star Wars fans
so dismissively as “nerds.” It’s like the most popular franchise in modern cultural history! But yeah it’s a gimmicky thing that seems beneath the franchise.
And probably, kinbote, though I turned it off to focus on work and away from rants. ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
franchise 2 meaning Dodgers of course
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Did he then give a 5 minute interview and spend the next 55 minutes fielding calls about how great the interview was? ;)
I find everything about Rome hilarious, including how he reads emails aloud saying how awesome interviews are. The whole show should be taken as on big joke.
by Michael White on May 21, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It comes from Auburn
The War Eagles. They saw stuff like “War Auburn!”.
…
I think.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
on a sorta related topic
yesterday was my first game this year, and I definitely think the mid-inning/pregame entertainment is not as good as it was last year, particularly the introduction of the lineups and the team initially taking the field. I seem to remember it being more bombastic last year. (And yes, I’m still mad about them changing the home run song, though we weren’t subjected to it last night.)
Wasn’t Mannion previously in charge of this area? If so, he may not know his concession stands from his free agents, but the man knew his mid-inning entertainment!.
Huh?
You think the mid-inning/pregame entertainment is not as good as it was last year, and also that it was more bombastic last year? So that means you think bombastic is a good thing? [Shrugs]
yup
just my opinion, 100% subjective. Not even gonna TRY to convince anyone of my point of view on this one- though I do think that song for HRs is truly terrible. :)
Still not sure we’re on the same page here. Are you sure you know the meaning of bombastic?
" marked by or given to bombast : pompous, overblown" (Merriam-Webster)
Is that really what you mean? Or do you intend it to mean something different?
loud and overblown is not necessarily a bad thing though. At least I hope so. :)
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by David Young on May 21, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
It means pompous, in a loud and overbearing way. Not simply loud. Yes, it’s a bad thing. At least, I hope so. ;-)
I don’t like a few things…most of all the substitution of baseball bloopers for real bloopers, like we’re at America’s Funniest Home Videos or something.
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate the non-baseball bloopers
I also find the series of “Game Day Staff” photos the most phlegmatic offering ever.
I forgot about the game day staff photos. Good call.
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
A “blooper” is a funny thing that happens that was not planned to happen (or to be funny if it did happen). :)
by kinbote on May 21, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
That is the perfect word
to describe the “Game Day Staff” photos.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
My solution to the mid-inning entertainment problem
was to have a child.
When baseball is being played, I shoot for one eye on the kid and the other eye on the game. I am paying half-attention to the game. Sometimes full attention and Bride watches Spawn. Other times Spawn is getting herself in trouble, or a diaper is dirty, etc., and full attention goes on the kid. But I shoot for 50-50.
Mid-innings, it’s all-Spawn-all-the-time. Why pay any attention to whatever Warner Bros. movie is being shilled at the moment? Watch the kid.
So there you go… if you’re sick of the bloopers, just throw away your condoms. Fixed!
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
by Humma Kavula on May 21, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
There is nothing to like about any of the mid-inning entertainment. No Kiss Cam, non baseball bloopers suck. Not enough Nancy Bea. Dont get me started on Krusty the Klown don’t stop believing guy.
I even miss Guess the Attendance. Not because it was so great, but, do they even announce the attendance any more? I haven’t heard it so far this year. The ball under the helmet “game” is dumb.
Is this what happens when Charles Steinberg is fired?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
The lame stuff they are showing almost makes me miss the racing cars…almost
by robotmadeofnails on May 21, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Every time we went, they did the racing cars (…“could win a new car from GM!”).
And every time, I would say to Bride, “Who would want to win a GM car?”
After the fortieth time, her eyes rolled so far back in her head that we had to go to the hospital.
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
by Humma Kavula on May 21, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
The game would have been cool if you could actually control your outcome. Have them throw bean bags into a hole or something to win a car.
Oh, and I would happily win a GM, so I could sell it and put it towards the Honda I want.
by robotmadeofnails on May 21, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I liked Mound ball last year. the umpire hated it and would stop rolling it to the mound by the 4th inning every time.
Mound ball was pretty fantastic
and I’ll admit to loving the little photo montage they did to “Ice Cream Paint Job” that was stop motion esque. Also, Broxton popped out of the ground. <3
Also, I was at the grandslam walk off, but I don’t remember the homerun song. It used to be Zombie Nation last year, right? What is it now?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Rock and Roll Part 2
co-written by Gary Glitter, convicted child molester. Why the Dodgers want to be associated with that is beyond me.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
This subject had more legs (and consensus) than I originally thought it would! Sadly, it almost always takes more time to fix something back to its original, preferred state than it did to break it in the first place…if it gets fixed at all! I won’t be holding my breath on this one. :/
I got excited to hear someone actually talk about the Dodgers when I heard the team name, then he resumed his tired and overlong rant about nerdy promotions and I came back down to earth..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on May 21, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Jim Rome?
wow, is that guy and his show hard to listen to. I love listening and talking sports, but really wish we had a better choice than 570AM and 710AM. Between Collen Cowherd, Jim Rome and Petrus Papadenko(sp?) I’ve lost more than a few hairs. I was glad to discover 830AM the Angels radio station and the Sports Lodge. Not a great talk show, but the guy actual makes sense, is entertaining and actually talks about sports. If I tune into the Jim Rome show, chances are they are going to be making fun of Miss South Carolina for using the term “US Americans” – which is valid terminology, some person reading a fax over the air insulting some sports icon or another caller or Jim Rome putting down the sport of soccer. It’s a pretty simple formula. I enjoy listening to my five year old throw a temper tantrum more than I do the Jim Rome show. Fortunately there is no radio broadcast for that.
vr, Xei
I like the Scott Van Pelt Show on ESPN radio (national, can be heard online, and I think on 830 AM too)
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
His best shows were in the mid-90s, before going national, on XTRA 690.
by silverwidow on May 21, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
YES. But that was actually on the fledgling espn2.
Total set-up, imo.
by silverwidow on May 21, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
The good old days of espn2 (didn’t yet use all caps), when Keith Olbermann would wear a leather jacket and make Suzy Kolber cry during the commercial break. :)
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I liked to watch rollerblade hockey back in the day.
by silverwidow on May 21, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow, so did I. I hadn’t thought about that hockey league in 15 years until I read your comment.
by Michael White on May 21, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Rome is a bit better than Cowherd at least as far as who is more informed
but he certainly grates on me. I only listen to him in small doses when in the shower or something.
I actually liked the Dan Patrick Show but then my local station KNBR moved him to the evening so they could get local guy Damon Bruce, who basically is trying to be a milder, more local Cowherd. Pleh. I can do without most of em.
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 sum up, you prefer to listen to Jim Rome while naked :)
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I didn't want to go into too much detail
but.. ;-) Mostly I’m just trapped in the shower with a radio that doesn’t get good FM reception so I switch back and forth briefly betw whatever crap is on AM. Usually listen to Gary Radnich but he also gets old fast.
but.. ;-) Mostly I’m just trapped in the shower with a radio that doesn’t get good FM reception so I switch back and forth briefly betw whatever crap is on AM. Usually listen to Gary Radnich but he also gets old fast.G/f: “What are you doing in there, that’s an awful long shower.”
Me: “Just combing my hair, er, listening to Rome, dear!”
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 was weird
I swear I didn’t type that twice. I blame Kinbote’s Atari 2600 keyboard.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Or you really wanted us to know
that you have a crappy radio that doesn’t get good FM reception. That would tick me off, too. :)
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Totally, it frustrates me because it's a good radio.
I blame the place I moved to.
Totally, it frustrates me because it’s a good radio.
I blame the place I moved to.
Lather, rinse, repeat. ;-)
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 shower in silence
Hearing other voices while I’m showering might creep me out. And I find I use more water if I don’t concentrate on “lather, rinse, and repeat”.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Cowherd actually was talking baseball this morning for a few minutes
and even said how the Dodgers were going to win the division, as they have too much talent not to. He then quickly “corrected” himself, virtually apologizing to the audience for talking baseball, blaming it on the NBA’s downtime. I understand it’s part of his schtick, but he really seems to think that everyone under 70 who doesn’t live in New York or Boston hates baseball!
Rome is tough to listen to know
but back in the Mid 90’s when he was SD (and via signal LA too) only, he was awesome. Fabio and the Strongest Man in So Cal – aka Karros and Piazza owned it on that show. Plus his nicknames for teams were hilarious – the Fat Farm – aka the Clippers, and the Swap Meet – aka the Padres.
Just wondering
Are you OsheaJackson in SCplaybook.com?
by Julio Nievas on May 21, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Um, I love Star Wars
I have books, posters, a plush Yoda doll…I am extremely sad I cannot go to the game tonight because I would KILL for that This is My Town shirt. So yeah, it might be gimmicky, but it speaks to me.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
I know 4 people going tonight…let me see if any of them do not want the shirt.
by robotmadeofnails on May 21, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm fully aware
and if they don’t want the shirt OMG OMG OMG
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Oh, sorry Maddz…didn’t know it was a section thing…they probably won’t be sitting there
by robotmadeofnails on May 21, 2010 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
20,000 posters given away too, though, right?
I wonder why they couldn’t provide 50,000 posters? Can’t cost much of anything to produce them.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey now,
Don’t you, forget about me. Don’t don’t don’t don’t. I’ve have a decent SW collection. My daughter was picked to be a Jedi in training in DL. Have you seen the yoda backpacks? It’s like Luke when he’s in Degoba. To quote Ogre “NERDS!”
by Skunkburner on May 21, 2010 1:05 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
just turned it on MLB network and they are playing
The Royals and Yankees from July of 1990. Sax just bit a 3 run Dong. He is hitting 2nd between Deion Sanders and Donny Baseball. Bo Jackson in center for the Royals.
by keithc13 on May 21, 2010 10:45 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
heh- I probably watched that game,
though I have no memory of it at all. So funny that Deion Sanders used to be a Yankee!
Mel Stottlemyre Jr just put in the game
Matt Nokes and Leyritz hit behind Mattingly. Bo Jackson has 3 homers in his first 3 AB’s. Players either wear Nike or Pony. Funny shit.
by keithc13 on May 21, 2010 10:51 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
try telling someone back then
that Deion, not Bo, was going to be the two sport star that would eventually have distinguished careers in both sports. No one would have believed you!
Also, try telling someone back in 1990 that it wouldn’t be long before the Yankees would once again become the most hated/feared team in baseball in the not-too-distant-future. You would have had an easier time convincing them Deion would be a much bigger star than Bo! Mattingly’s career really did look over at that point, thanks to his back problems, but he rebounded somewhat the year after, and stuck around to at least get a little taste of the very early part of the glory years.
Late 80's and early 90's
were my favorite time to watch baseball. I thought Matt Nokes and Kevin Maas were going to be the best players in baseball. All of the players, with the exception of Bo look tiny. George Brett looks really old playing 1st base. Seitzer moved him across the diamond.
That was my favorite period as well, although I’m sure that’s helped by the ending of 1988.
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I also loved the baseball cards, the powder blue road uniforms by just about every team. It was a beautiful time.
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
That's a mouthful.
“bit a 3 run dong.”
by Skunkburner on May 21, 2010 1:06 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Jon Heyman kindly includes Jon Ely
in his mix of the top rookies of 2010 so far.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/jon_heyman/05/21/strasburg.rookies/
15. John Ely, Dodgers SP. An underpublicized pickup by Dodgers GM Ned Colletti, he’s shown tremendous aptitude since coming to Los Angeles in the Juan Pierre trade during the offseason. "He’s not going to overwhelm anyone,‘’ one scout says. But Ely has impressed Dodgers people with his maturity and know-how, and he’s 2-1 with a 0.94 WHIP, three walks and 25 strikeouts.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Although I know that this sounds petty,
I am done with Ned Colletti.
Ely’s great — I’ll throw confetti.
Beauty — frame it at the Getty.
Rest of it just leaves me sweaty.
Lock ’im up (call Gil Garcetti.)
I was straining for a rhyme there at the end.
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
by Humma Kavula on May 21, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Garcetti is a nice pull. I like that rhyme.
My go-to rhyme for Colletti is spaghetti. Or Anna Maria Alberghetti.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Any word on Raffy rehab and activation?
Sure would be nice to have him in the lineup against AL teams.
I doubt he would be activated before the road trip.
by Eric Stephen on May 21, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Interview with the Beard and about the Beard
http://laist.com/2010/05/21/the_beard_and_the_mythos.php
quick but amusing.
my softball stats got better with the beard
by robotmadeofnails on May 21, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Neat and trimmed…just like my wife likes it.
by robotmadeofnails on May 21, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Our league has a scorekeeper and the stats go online.
My tsl from last season was: .694/.756/1.056
by robotmadeofnails on May 21, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I deserved that…first time I have been below .700 in AVG for a year.
by robotmadeofnails on May 21, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
.000 / .000 / .000
:)
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 21, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
NPUT
http://www.truebluela.com/2010/5/21/1481890/tigers-have-some-bite-team-preview
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
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