Loney Off To Hot Start At Home
by Eric Stephen on May 6, 2010 8:21 AM PDT
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James Loney drove in a run last night, his fifth straight game with an RBI, tied for the longest streak of his career. All five of those games were at home, a place Loney as struggled in his career. Coming into this season, Loney hit .269/.333/.376 with 12 home runs at home, compared to .320/.375/.524 with 33 home runs on the road.
This year, thanks in large part to a .541 batting average on balls in play, Loney is hitting .489/.531/.733 at home. However, Loney is also driving the ball, and already has seven extra-base hits in just 12 home games this season. Last season, Loney didn't get his seventh extra-base hit at Dodger Stadium until June 18:
| James Loney at Dodger Stadium | ||||
| Year | G | PA | XBH | BA/OBP/SLG |
| Through 6/26/09 | 35 | 147 | 7 | .242/.299/.303 |
| 2010 | 12 | 49 | 7 | .489/.531/.733 |
Loney already has more home runs at Dodger Stadium this season (two) than last season (one). Will he keep it up? I don't know, but it has sure been a fun ride so far.
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i was ripping on Loney earlier this year
but what he’s done so far and if he continues to keep doing it will keep me quiet. I just miss that Loney from September 2007 :(
Loney rocks!
When I saw him play at AA, I thought this kid is our first baseman for the next 10 years. I hope that’s the case.
Loney is still on of my faves
I really hope he can keep it up.
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
Loney's got talent.
Loney is a great fielder too, in addition to hitting for average, but I’m hoping to get more power numbers out of 1B than he put up last year. He’s looking good so far this year and I’d like to see more zingers.
BTW, trying to keep up with the game chat was tough, expecially for a guy with wifi and a not fast lap top.
Ely
Tony Jackson of ESPN LA said this in his game story:
No matter how he pitches against the Brewers, Ely probably will be optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque after the game to clear a roster spot for Jeff Weaver, who is coming off the disabled list.
It’s certainly possible, but it would just put the Dodgers in the same precarious position next Tuesday again, forced to use either Monasterios or Ortiz, or both. I still contend George Sherrill could just as easily be placed on the disabled list to make room for Weaver.
DL’ing Sherrill would be my preferred move. There is something not right with him and he should get some rest and figure it out on a rehab assignment.
Not that I think Ely is a rotation savior or anything
but the other viable option for Tuesday is McDonald, since he is on the full 40-man roster. McDonald is scheduled to start Sunday for ABQ, but of course plans can change. But even if the Dodgers chose J-Mac, that would require another roster move, which could be the Sherrill-to-DL move or the DFA Ortiz (or Haeger) move.
I don’t see them DFA-ing anybody right now, unless it’s perhaps Haeger, but then again they would lose another starter with that move anyway.
In other words, the rotation is pretty much in shambles right now.
Which is why I am surprised that we haven’t heard any rumblings about Ned talking to Looper, Washburn, or Martinez. These three may not be better than our other options and not one of them could possibly be ready to pitch before June, but our depth at this point is not very deep. It seems like something Ned would be looking into and maybe he is, but I can’t believe we continue to go through the season with this little to back up the pitching staff.
I can’t image Looper would require $5M, Martinez yeah and Washburn possibly, but certainly Looper could be had for $1.5-$2M.
I should say I am not advocating a Looper, it just seems like with the issues we are having that something would be in the works. I really doubt that Looper would do anything to make our pitching better, actually.
I would guess Looper’s max is ~$1 million
by Eric Stephen on May 6, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I can’t believe one SP gets hurt, and all this happens? Ned did some quality work assembling this staff.
Agreed, to a point
Eric Stults would be another option now, if he were still here.
But McDonald and Elbert have their share of blame as well. Both were sent down quickly in the spring, especially in the case of Elbert, but neither one have stepped up to claim the rotation spot(s) that are so, so ripe for the plucking.
by Eric Stephen on May 6, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, no.
The door is broken down already. They aren’t walking through it.
Can anyone torture this poor metaphor more than me?
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
by Humma Kavula on May 6, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
McDonald ...
… probably could have earned a callup with a good showing on Tuesday. I think maybe the answer is to call McDonald up and for Torre to give him the same advice he gave Monasterios – just go out there and do your best, and we’ll come and get you when we have to. I think there’s a difference between that and what’s being asked of Ely tonight, which is basically … take this team that has scored 22 runs in the past two games and shut them down for six innings, please?
I'm not blaming Ned
if he had the money to bring in both Wolf and Padilla or both Wolf and Garland or both Garland and Padilla many of us would simply have complained he’s blocking Elbert and McDonald.
I’m putting this squarely on Elbert and McDonald not being ready to take the reigns of a spot in the rotation when it opened up. Our prospects were not blocked by Ned, they ending up being blocked by themselves. Next time we lobby so hard for the prospects to have a spot, remember what happens when they don’t pan out and you don’t have the depth to make up for it. This is why you the Towers of the world toiling in AAA.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
When it comes to Loney, there are three classes of people:
1) Them what never believed and still don’t;
2) Them what always believed and still do;
3) Them what were screaming, “I want to believe! Give me something to believe in!”
I am in the third group, and Loney’s recent tear is welcome. I hope he keeps it up.
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
That's where you went?
I was hoping for Fox Mulder.
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
by Humma Kavula on May 6, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
it was fresh in my mind
and easy to find.
by MammothDodger on May 6, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
so much to read so little time
i am not sure why it is (maybe some armchair shrink can help me out) but I find myself reading more Dodger stuff over the last few days while they have stunk up the place, then when things are going well.
But work calls and if I stay here on TBLA I may find my self unemployed (glad one of the many hats I wear is IT, so no one around here really knows how much time I spend at TBLA). I gotta get some work done now, so I can ski this afternoon, the mountain looks awesome especially for May.
Have a nice day everyone.
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