Offense Plus Another Quality Start Equals Dodgers Still in First
by Eric Stephen on May 22, 2010 7:11 PM PDT
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PrintYet another strong outing by John Ely, supported by Beard & Bison led production of the middle of the lineup, gave the Dodgers their third straight win and 12th in 13 games, 6-4 over the Tigers, in front of 45,117 fans at Dodger Stadium.
Ely ran into some trouble in the first inning, allowing a pair of doubles and actually walking a batter, stopping his streak at 89 consecutive batters without a free pass. Ely gave up two runs in the first inning, but not a thing after that. He pitched into the seventh inning, and was pulled after allowing a leadoff single. Ely has pitched at least six innings in all five of his major league starts, something only Don Sutton and Pedro Astacio have done to start their LA Dodger careers.
Ely has pitched four straight quality starts, and Dodger starters not named Ortiz have a collective streak of nine straight quality starts. After the first inning walk to Brandon Inge, Ely didn't walk another batter, and now has a new streak of 20 straight batters without a walk. After the game, Joe Torre quipped, "As Yogi [Berra] likes to say, [Ely's] making himself necessary."
Hong-Chih Kuo, who was injured and didn't get to pitch in the Dodgers' trip to Taiwan in March, replaced Ely on "Taiwan Day" at Dodger Stadium. After retiring the first two batters, a fielding error by Casey Blake and a walk led to the unenviable task of having to face Miguel Cabrera with the bases loaded. Even up 6-2, having a career .454/.450/.649 hitter with the bases loaded as the potential tying run can leave an uneasy feeling in one's stomach. Cabrera hit a soft grounder up the third base line, but Kuo fielded it and threw as hard as he has ever thrown, to first base for the final out to end the threat.
Blake and Matt Kemp led the middle of the order brigade today, each crushing home runs to left field. Blake had three hits on the day, and since re-growing his trademark beard this week has hit .500/.542/.955 with three homers in six games. Kemp had a double to go along with his home run, and scored his major league leading 37th run on the season.
In addition to his offense, Blake made an outstanding play to rob Miguel Cabrera -- again batting as the tying run, in the ninth inning -- of a base hit with a diving stab. Jonathan Broxton gave up three hits and a run in the ninth, but held on for his 10th save of the season.
Other Notes
- Ramon Troncoso struggled mightily in the eighth inning, allowing a home run and walk before hitting Austin Jackson in the head with a pitch. The home run by Brennan Bosch of the Tigers was Troncoso's fourth long ball allowed this season, one more than he allowed all of 2009
- James Loney, batting in between Kemp and Blake, had two hits of his own
- Blake DeWitt hit a two-run triple in the fourth inning, his third triple of the week
- Xavier Paul played right field today, and had two hits and a walk, pushing his season line to .310/.356/.476 in 48 plate appearances
- Jonathan Broxton saved his third straight game, for the second time in a little over a week
- Mike Petriello of Mike Scioscias Tragic Illness believes in the power of Beard
- Chad Moriyama of Memories of Kevin Malone wonders where Chad Billingsley's critics are now
The Dodgers go for the sweep tomorrow, with Hiroki Kuroda facing Rick Porcello.
WP - John Ely (3-1): 6 IP, 8 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
LP - Armando Galarraga (1-1): 4 2/3 IP, 8 hits, 6 runs (5 earned), 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
Sv - Jonathan Broxton (10): 1 IP, 3 hits, 1 run, 2 strikeouts
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i agree. im glad i went to watch it live. it was awsome
OLDIES RULE FOREVER
by Angels suck Dodgers Rule on May 22, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The Dodgers are playing some amazing baseball
Great pitching, good offense, good defense. Things are looking very well for the boys in blue.
And we win without Furcal & Ethier...
So with the return of Raffy, our top of the lineup will be better:
Furcal & Paul could be a speedy 1-2 combo… (Furcal & Paul > Furcal & Pierre)
Amanda Righetti <3
Given the way Carroll has been going
I’m not sure Furcal will be an upgrade, at least offensively.
He’s an obvious defensive upgrade though.
I'm agree about the defense...
On the offense, Raffy can steal bases and he has a little pop… So I will take Raffy over Carroll without a doubt…
Amanda Righetti <3
I admit that Carroll has done his job
But let’s not forget the lucky BABIP and the fact that he’s still barely over 700 OPS. :o
by Chad Moriyama on May 22, 2010 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I never said he wasn't lucky, or that I thought it'd last
Simply that given what he’s done in Furcal’s absence, he’s gonna have to come back on a tear to actually upgrade the current offense.
S’all I’m saying.
ElyMania
I guess it cooled a little tonight because he was hittable and walked someone. And Torre did show a lack of confidence even with the low pitch count. Still a quality outing, though.
But he was hardly hittable after the first inning. Five singles (and no walks) in five innings is pretty great.
AJ Hinch doing his best to destroy Edwin Jackson. Up 8-1 after he pitched 7 great innings and 100 pitches, leaves him in and he gets hammered for 4 runs. 2nd time hes had a great start gone to crap because he was left in too long. Blech.
well there is a reason aj hinch is leaving him in...
his bullpen is HORRIBLE
Ya, but up 7 runs after your pitcher has given you 7 great innings? a start after he gave you 8 great innings? Edwin is a hundred pitch pitcher, as he really tails off after that mark. His peripheral numbers are really good this year, but bad luck and crappy managing has screwed his ERa (well, and those 2 awful starts back to back0.
by UCLADodger32 on May 22, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Eduardo Perez has as much business
doing television as Lindsey Lohan does as a DD.
by keithc13 on May 22, 2010 7:35 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
On Showtime
Vasquez has some of the worst two cuts I’ve seen in boxing over both eyes. Gruesome.
Inland Empire 66ers
are winning 10 to 0 in ther first inning. Kyle Russell has a grand slam, a double, and 5 RBI’s aready
Texan Kyle Russell for Roy Oswalt. That Is The Only Oswalt Trade I'll Sign Off On
by CanuckDodger on May 22, 2010 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really
Unless Houston pulls a Montreal and severely overvalues hometown players.
Though, honestly, a dude with Russell’s power in that park could be scary.
Russell definitely needs to be in AA
But Sands, I think I’d bump to high A first, if only for 2-3 weeks. The jump to AA can be jarring, I’d just rather not see him get set back by moving up too fast, especially since given his age, he’s got little room for error.
They need some offensive life in Chattanooga
by Julio Nievas on May 22, 2010 8:07 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I can't wait
to go see them play when I move to Nashville!
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
The Dodgers said last year that they’re try to keep the low-A team together for the whole year to help the revenue streams for the low-A team.
WHATTT
thats horrible horrible news for sands…
The sadest news for Sands...
The front office sucks… He mashed low-A at 23…
Colony Capital sucks... Paris est magique...
My memory says
the Dodgers said they’d put/keep some better players in low-A to help provide an attractive product on the field. I don’t recall anything about “all year” or “together”.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
unbelieveable...
couldnt believe when i heard he did this….
but did he have a double like shawn green in green 6-6 4 homer game
Thats with aluminium bats though, right?
Not that it makes it that much less impressive, but still.
no!!!!
ITS WITH WOOD BATS….
he hit these 4 homers against the best competition in JUCO… that game put them in the JUCO world SEries..
harper has played 62 JUCO games and hit 29 Home Runs….. ALL WITH A WOOD BAT!….
this guy is crazy
you fucking serious?
REDIC.
17 in JC playing with a WOOD bat against 19-20 year olds? Pretty good indicator his bat is going to be major league special.
too bad he’s a pompous ass.
Question of the year...
15 million or less for Harper when the Nats will draft him??
Colony Capital sucks... Paris est magique...
what is Stras get?
15 mil w/ major league contract?
will be right around there I guess. The hype machine is already up and the kid has a lot of leverage.
Too bad all reports
is that he’s the next Albert Belle/Barry Bonds in the dick department too.
Certainly didn’t hurt the previous two’s results, but definitely made them less likable.
Projectable lineup with Harper
CF Morgan
SS Desmond
1B Dunn
3B Zimmermann
C Harper
LF Willingham
RF Maxwell
2B Guzman
P Strasburg
3-4-5-6 hitter will scare you…
Colony Capital sucks... Paris est magique...
For sure...
How many teams will need a 1B for 2011??
NL:
Nationals, Braves if they won’t extend Glaus, Pirates, D’Backs if they won’t extend LaRoche.
AL:
Orioles, Blue Jays (or not if Brett Wallace is a 1B???), Indians…
So what is the best fit for him?? I’ll bet on the Braves or Indians…
Colony Capital sucks... Paris est magique...
Biggest question on him might be
if he can handle catching in the majors. Have there been any semi-recent reports on how his catching has progressed?
I don't think most people expect him to stay at catcher
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
where did you get that info about Harper today?
by Brandon Lennox on May 22, 2010 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
He should probably be fired anyway
Might as well rip him off to our benefit before it happens.
I will offer an A, two B and a two C prospect for Oswalt...
A: Withrow
B: Mc Donald and Russell
C: Delmonico and Van Slyke
For Oswalt…
Colony Capital sucks... Paris est magique...
I wouldn't
Not if they aren’t going to take on salary
Otherwise the Dodgers likely have nothing left in the bank
by Chad Moriyama on May 22, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Right
Because Oswalts is great but he’s worth about say…14-16 million, so they are getting equal value. I would bet those 5 prospects get the Astros more surplus value, PLUS they won’t hamstring the Dodgers budget for 2-3 years as this mess gets sorted out.
by Chad Moriyama on May 22, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Nobody
But I fail to see evidence the Dodgers can take on that salary.
And if they don’t, they will have to destroy their farm system to get the Astros to eat half the contract.
by Chad Moriyama on May 22, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Oswalt is signed thru 2011 with a club option for 2012..
The Dodgers could always opt out of 2012 if they dont want to be on the hook for his deal.
Getting 1.5 good years of Oswalt for a few good prospects seems like a good deal, especially since this is the year to for a title- (given Manny not being here next year).
And maybe Padilla ans Sherill
So we can save 30 million for Oswalt in 2011… I’ll take it…
Colony Capital sucks... Paris est magique...
Padilla's will
He’s got deferred money coming next year. Much like Manny, Padilla will be gone, but still taking up space on the payroll.
How does that save 30 million?
It’s like…8 or 9 even if they do non-tender Sherrill
by Chad Moriyama on May 22, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I will count Manny, Sherill and Padilla
30 million will be too optimistic so I will say 15-20 million…
Colony Capital sucks... Paris est magique...
Well if you count losing Manny and gaining Oswalt, it’s a push at best, probably.
by Chad Moriyama on May 22, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
If the trade in reality
for 2011 is Padilla, Sherrill, Manny for Oswalt
At say 27-29 million versus 16 million, it’s about a push, so I dunno.
by Chad Moriyama on May 22, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
So you will take it...
I’ll take it too…
But we can see a free agent for 2011, and we can sign a SP a little cheaper than Oswalt…
Colony Capital sucks... Paris est magique...
I'm not opposed to getting Oswalt
I’m just skeptical about the realistic options and the cost to get him.
by Chad Moriyama on May 22, 2010 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
It won't be happened for sure...
But we think how we can upgrade our rotation despite the ElyMania…
We know that Padilla will come back next month… It would be solid with Kershaw, Bills, HK, Ely and Padilla…
Colony Capital sucks... Paris est magique...
Oswalt/Kershaw/Kuroda/Billinglsey is a great playoff rotation.
But I really think it’s fantasy land right now, and I don’t think the Dodgers are best served by taking a blind shot at a two year window because once all the young guys hit arbitration, Ned can’t make these financial boners that he loves to make.
by Chad Moriyama on May 22, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I have to go but
What I mean is that your goal is to get to the playoffs, and you can generally win at any time once you get there regardless of how shitty your team is or isn’t.
You don’t want to rape your chances at getting there again for the next 5 years simply because you want a 3-5% better chance at winning it in 2010.
Basically.
by Chad Moriyama on May 22, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a nice conversation...
I will sleep…
Bonne nuit and see you tomorrow for the sweep with Kuroda…
Vive Les Dodgers…
A goodbye from Paris…
Colony Capital sucks... Paris est magique...
If the Dodgers have X amount of funds to use..
I’d rather they spend it on 1 known good commodity (like Oswalt), rather than 2-3 mediocre players.
Well that's the other thing
I don’t think they can take on 16 million as it is
by Chad Moriyama on May 22, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
If they had 16 million more to spend now
Then they most likely had 16 million more that they could have spent last winter, because nothing has really changed.
And they didn’t spend it last winter, which I think means they don’t have it to spend now.
yeah
he’s trying to keep it interesting i guess
by Brandon Lennox on May 22, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Why doesnt major league baseball apply the same rules to American High Schoolers...as Dominicans?
Dominicans can be signed at 16.
But my understanding is that American baseball players have to have graduated high school or have gotten their GED?
Why is that?
Jeremy Bonderman skipped his senior year of HS, got his GED, and was able to get drafted.
But what exactly is Bryce Harper doing?
Why did he graduate HS early, but still opt to go Junior College?
He had to go to JC for a year, he didn't really graduate high school.
by Chad Moriyama on May 22, 2010 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Trying to remember what the rule was, they talked about it a bit after Harper decided to do this. You have to either be 18, or one year removed from HS? So Harper got his GED at 16 and went to JC for a year.
Yeah, I think so.
I don’t know what happened with Bonderman.
Maybe the rules got updated after that happened.
by Chad Moriyama on May 22, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Bonderman never went to junior college..
He left high school after his junior year.
I think he either had enough credits to graduate early, or got his GED.. I think it was his GED
So he dropped out of high school...but got his GED?
Pretty sure you need a GED to attend Junior College.
But i also was under the impression that you could be drafted if you had a GED but not a high school diploma.
You don't need a GED or finish high school in order to enroll at a junior college.
If you’re 18 or older.
Harper's obviously a smart dude.
From his interviews. Yes, he’s a dick, but he’s a smart dick. He’s the type of guy who would fall asleep from AP classes because they move too slowly for him.
Isn't all this stuff negotiated with the player's union?
Legally there isn’t anything to stop an ordinary employer from hiring somebody at 16. The only way to stop it is for the player’s union to agree to it.
And, of course, the union really represents the guys who are already in the majors, It’s in their interests to make it hard for new players to come up, so there’s nobody really representing young guys who might want to sign.
If you want to really "Revive Baseball in the Inter-Cities"...let Americans sign at 16..
You’d see a huge jump in inter city baseball players (mostly from poor areas) start playing the game instead of basketball if they knew they could get paid for it starting as early as 16.
Yea
The kids who can’t manage to get through HS, or spell their name for that matter. I don’t think thats really the type MLB wants to draw in. At least with the Dominicans, its harder to tell if they’re stupid or just don’t speak english.
If they really wanted to do that, they should start a HS (or 2-3, even) geared towards offering scholarships to kids. Good HS education, plus more time devoted to honing baseball skills. They have similar places for basketball players.
Very interesting idea...
So basically build a Dodgesr ’academy" in the United States, like the one they and all of the other MLB teams have in the DR?
Can you imagine how many kids would want to get scholarships to a place like that – with the hopes of eventually being signed by the team?
European pro basketball teams do things similar. They sign kids when they are 16 and basically train them to eventually be professional players with their clubs. They have special athlete type schools over there that the best athletes go to starting at ages 13 or so.
porcello and his GB will be tough tomorrow
lets hope kuroda brings his A game..
Did you hear! The Dodgers won again.
by Skunkburner on May 22, 2010 9:09 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Outside-the-box move
DFA Garret Anderson.
Nick Green can always play OF in an emergency. And it’s not like GA is helping the team right now.
Padres
Bottom of the 9th, Padres leading Mariners 2-1 in Seattle. 1 out. Mike Sweeney just hit a double. Lopez hits a single (vs. Heath Bell), puts Sweeney on 3rd. Milton Bradley up. 1-0.
Game over.
Padres win, still tied for 1st in NL West with Dodgers.
International Cricket in Florida
For the first time in history, a cricket match (of the Twenty20 variety) was played between two full members of the International Cricket Council – New Zealand and Sri Lanka – on US soil, in Florida. NZ won handily. Second and final game tomorrow.
Apparently it was available live on the net on “ESPN 3” to subscribers of the right cable and satellite networks. That does not include me.
I foresee problems with OSHA
by Eric Stephen on May 22, 2010 11:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Woo! We won.
Saw the game in the archives tonight. Great game from Ely, some great at bats from Bison, XMan, Beard, and defense, too. Brox wasn’t his best but got through it. Kuo’s throw to 1st was awesome. Local boy Boesch made his family happy with a couple of big knocks and his team still lost to LA so everyone’s happy.
I was a little worried about this game, but Ely showed me I shouldn’t have been.
This also made up for that last Fox Dodgers game where Haeger was so awful and it was a blowout against the Giants. Bless you, Ely!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Boston fans
Chanted “Beat LA” during the beatdown against the Magic tonight.
Combined with Laker fans chanting “We Want Boston” at Staples on Wednesday and the more things change the more they stay the same.
I really think Troncoso needs several games off. I don't think he's going to
but he should. Tomorrow will be tough too because Kuo may not be available and Broxton likely won’t be. Hope for a quality start from Hiro…
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 Monk should be available no?
Because we are likely skipping the 5th starter spot in the rotation right?
I'm wondering if the Angels regret letting Vlad Gurrero go?
He’s raking in Texas.
Is Vlad a hall of famer or hall of very good?
Payback? Hope not.
A few Tiger fans on the Blessyouboys blog are hoping for a little “retribution” from a Tiger pitcher tomorrow for Troncoso hitting Jackson. I seriously hope not. Troncoso was so wild, that was really unfortunate but it’s not like he did it on purpose. If it comes to that… make it offspeed, please.
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 salary budget for 2011 and 2012
According to the most recent financial documents filed in the McCourt divorce proceedings, the Dodgers have budgeted for a payroll of $100 million next year and $104 million in 2012, with neither figure large enough to accommodate Oswalt without sacrificing elsewhere. — Bill Shaikin’s latest
I hadn’t realized payroll documents had been filed in the case.
Maybe he's using
the numbers they used when they put together the package for the Chinese investment that came out several months ago. In which case they mean nothing.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on May 22, 2010 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
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