Dodgers Try to Turn Around Rocky Start Against Colorado
by Eric Stephen on May 7, 2010 4:22 PM PDT
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Colorado Rockies Friday, May 7, 2010, 7:10 PM PDT Clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 70.
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After six straight series wins at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers finally dropped a set at home, losing two of three games to the Brewers. Tonight, they put a new streak to the test as the Rockies come to town. The Dodgers have won seven straight series against the Rockies:
| Dodgers Recent Success Over Rockies | |||
| Year | Date | Result | Comments |
| 2008 | Sep 12-14 | won 2 of 3 at Coors | |
| 2009 | Apr 17-19 | sweep at home | completed a 6-0 homestand |
| 2009 | Apr 24-26 | won 2 of 3 at Coors | included the Ramon Troncoso 4-inning save |
| 2009 | May 25-27 | sweep at Coors | the final Hurdle |
| 2009 | Jun 29 - Jul 1 | won 2 of 3 at home | final games without Manny |
| 2009 | Aug 25-27 | won 2 of 3 at Coors | Rox cut lead to 2 before Dodgers won last two |
| 2009 | Oct 2-4 | won 2 of 3 at home | clinched division on True Blue LA Night |
Looking back to last season, the Dodgers won their division largely on the strength of their play within the National League West. They had a 46-26 record against the west, including 14-4 against Colorado. So far this season, they have played two series against the division, and won them both.
Hiroki Kuroda gets the call for the Dodgers, looking for his fifth quality start in six attempts. He has just four unintentional walks in 34 2/3 innings this season, and three wins. Esmil Rogers is making his third major league start for the Rockies.
Tonight is 60's Night at Dodger Stadium, and "The Tokens" will sing the national anthem. They are famous for the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," a song which always reminds me of this movie scene:
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Game Time: 7:10pm
TV: Prime Ticket
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Not in the remake of
Howard the Duckbill?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
X-Man's last stand
Jon Weisman has the lineup, via Twitter:
Paul LF
Kemp CF
Ethier RF
Loney 1B
Blake 3B
Martin C
DeWitt 2B
Carroll SS
Kuroda P
No chance GA gets the axe?
Or Nick Green since it is obvious we don’t need him?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
That bridge will get crossed tomorrow.
But Nick Green was always just going to be around for back up to the back up stuff
Yah Green will be gone
when Furcal is back. GA will be gone whenever Ned and Joe realize he has nothing left to give. If they want to continue to have 5 OFers and a lefty off the bench they can also use as a PH, they have one who is better than GA, XPaul.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Eric - Don't you think it odd that Joe has finished his
pre game media session and no tweet on the roster move?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Seems to me the beat writers should have figured out which
player is not in the locker room. Ely stands out, plus pitchers are hitting right now so they should know.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
It’s either because
1) They haven’t told the player yet (Ely optioned, Ortiz DFA, Sherrill DL)
2) Joe hadn’t yet met with Ned to finalize
My money is on #1.
They would
actually wait for the player to show up before telling him, and then have him leave while all the writers are there?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Also, Joe may not have finished his media session yet. Last Saturday, his media session wasn’t until 5:20.
Great
Starlin Casto with a bomb in his first major league at bat. How may 20 year old SS have hit a home run in the major leagues since integration?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Shockingly 74
I was expecting around 5
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Yeah my lista was whack
but I do have 25 not 19.
Player HR Year Age BA OBP SLG OPS Pos
Alex Rodriguez 36 1996 20 .358 .414 .631 1.045 *6
Robin Yount 8 1975 19 .267 .307 .367 .674 *6
Elvis Andrus 6 2009 20 .267 .329 .373 .702 *6
Jack Heidemann 6 1970 20 .211 .265 .292 .557 *6
Jose Lopez 5 2004 20 .232 .263 .367 .630 *6/5
Jose Reyes 5 2003 20 .307 .334 .434 .769 *6
Edgar Renteria 5 1996 19 .309 .358 .399 .757 *6
Alex Rodriguez 5 1995 19 .232 .264 .408 .672 *6
Gary Sheffield 5 1989 20 .247 .303 .337 .640 *65/D
Edgar Renteria 4 1997 20 .277 .327 .340 .668 *6
Gary Sheffield 4 1988 19 .238 .295 .400 .695 *6
Dick Schofield 3 1983 20 .204 .295 .407 .702 *6
Robin Yount 3 1974 18 .250 .276 .346 .622 *6
Jim Fregosi 3 1962 20 .291 .356 .406 .761 *6
Wil Cordero 2 1992 20 .302 .353 .397 .750 *6/4
Alan Trammell 2 1978 20 .268 .335 .339 .675 *6
Robin Yount 2 1976 20 .252 .292 .301 .593 *6
Ted Kazanski 2 1953 19 .217 .275 .308 .583 *6
Omar Infante 1 2002 20 .333 .360 .417 .777 *6/4
Jose Oquendo 1 1983 19 .213 .260 .244 .504 *6
Garry Templeton 1 1976 20 .291 .314 .362 .675 *6
Bobby Murcer 1 1965 19 .243 .333 .378 .712 *6
Zoilo Versalles 1 1959 19 .153 .219 .203 .422 *6
Ted Kazanski 1 1954 20 .135 .164 .183 .346 *6
Billy Consolo 1 1954 19 .227 .324 .277 .601 *654
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
But that is a good comp
If you can actually play SS in the MLB at 20, there are not to many players to compare yourself with.
Right because they did it a 19 and 20
Sheffield was a slender SS when he came up.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Gotta love Arod hitting 28 more home runs
at that age then anyone else.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Can you imagine A-Rod playing for the Dodgers back then
Actually, don’t, it’s too sad to think about.
Your thinking about it
is this your birthday gift to yourself?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Wallach!?
Wallach had blistering warning track power. Man could he hit some sac flies … but homers? Pah!
by Seanny Rotten on May 7, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought Zeille was in the Piazza deal
I guess I should have gone with the guy who married Julianne McNamara
Craig has been drinking with zeal on his birthday
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
And cards
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on May 7, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Wikipedia
In his majors debut, Kazanski went 3-for-6 and drove in four runs from the top of the order, to lead the Phillies to a 13–2 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.2 Kazanski became the first player since 1920 – first season run batted in was recorded as an official statistic – to drive in at least four runs as a shortstop in his major league debut, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. He finished the season with a .217 batting average in 95 games.
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
Starlin already has 3 in the 4th inning
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
And of course, what I really want to know is
did Ted Kazanski and Ted Kluszewski ever play on the same team?
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
Nope.
Quickest link, according to the Oracle, is Del Ennis. Ennis played with Kazanski on the ’53 Phillies and with Kluszewski on the ’59 White Sox.
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
I imagine Bob Watson would be sending him a fine if he pulled that today.
Incidentally, the AP reporter asked Joe last week if Bob Watson had a sense of humor. I guess George Sherrill received a letter from MLB saying that he took too long — I forget if it was coming in from the bullpen or in between pitches. The letter comes with an automatic fine, too.
I think the memo
said you are taking to long to retire the side
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I think the memo said
the only people who don’t curl their brims are children and mental patients. CURL YOUR BRIM LIKE A GROWN MAN.
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
by Humma Kavula on May 7, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Like all my best lines, it's stolen.
The phrase “children and mental patients,” which is the funny bit, is Bill Maher. Only he said it about plastic shoes, not brim curling.
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
Somehow I don't picture
Klu wearing a batting helmet.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
That’s gotta mean Ely is staying, right? Don’t see the point in waiting if he was just getting sent down.
That won't solve anything
ya gotta be positive.
by Seanny Rotten on May 7, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
no, when I saw the zero's
I assumed it Hamels
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
And outside of Hanson and Hudson
Their starters are having problems and Jurgens was put on the DL the other day for strain hamstring
Goofball Ike Davis with two dingers against the J Sanchez
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Rockies lineup
via the Cowboy Hat himself, Tracy Ringolsby:
Smith LF
Fowler CF
Helton 1B
Tulo SS
Gonzalez RF
Stewart 3B
Olivo C
Barmes 2B
Rogers P
Padres get to play the Astro's
we won’t be making up any ground this weekend
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
The Giants offense is pissing me off. Eli Whiteside, at no point in a season, should be OPSing over 1.000. Same with Nate Schierholtz.
his name is really Eli Whiteside?
Son of James Whiteside and Ellen Redistricting
Look at that, he hit the f*cking bull! Guy gets a free steak!
BTW the just released for the public Game notes
The game notes show Weaver back, Ramon Ortiz and Haegar on the roster.
I should note that these notes probably came out a while ago
And something could change I suppose but all I can say is that Weaver’s name is there in the bullpen with Haegar and Ramon Ortiz.
Lastings Milledge...
…is a douchebag.
(BTW…didn’t watch any of the game last night and won’t this weekend; staying true to my word; hopefully I’m the goodluck charm the boys need.)
I gotta say
I see douchebaggery all day long, and this just doesn’t quite rise (or sink?) to that level for me.
Yeah, he shoulda run it out. But how many guys go into a home run trot when the ball is gone? Yeah, he shoulda been sure it was gone. But the fireworks went off… and the announcers also thought it was out…
But what really gives him a pass for me is that he took the blame. How can one be a douchebag if, after that kind of a mistake, he owns it? He could conceivably have blamed the fireworks guy, but didn’t. He said it was his fault.
Don’t get me wrong, the play was boneheaded. But I reserve the word douchebag for those whose behavior defies human evolution.
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
I have 1 extra ticket tonight does anyone want it?
by LA Taco on May 7, 2010 6:04 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Secondary pitches not there yet?
I saw him throw some fast stuff in ST but he was only pitching for one inning.
man 3 more HR's allowed...
not sure what is going on with him
by Brandon Lennox on May 7, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Ely back to ABQ
Per Jimmy Bramlett of LAist
Meanwhile, I am getting pastrami
by Eric Stephen on May 7, 2010 6:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Jamie Moyer
9IP 2 H 0 W 105 pitches, how bad are the Braves?
Awesome
Oldest person ever with a shutout
by Eric Stephen on May 7, 2010 6:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
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