Kemp Joins The Walk-Off Parade
A few innings after playing it cool while benches cleared, Matt Kemp sent the folks at Dodger Stadium home happy tonight, blasting a pitch from Juan Gutierrez into the left field pavilion with one out in the 10th inning, giving them a 1-0 victory and their second walk-off win in as many games to start the homestand. It was the first walk-off home run of Kemp's career, and his second walk-off hit. Kemp had a walk-off single last June 16 against Oakland.
Tonight was the first extra-inning 1-0 Dodger victory since August 13, 2006, which featured the epic Greg Maddux / Jason Schmidt pitching duel, and a walk-off home run from rookie Russell Martin.
John Ely was excellent again, putting yet another notch in his belt with seven scoreless innings. However, much like his last outing in Chicago, the Dodgers gave him no run support. You can't ask Ely for much better than two hit and two walks allowed, to go with his five strikeouts. He lowered his ERA on the season to a club-best 2.54.
Ely lost 1-0 in Chicago on Thursday. Before Ely, the last Dodger starter to be involved in back-to-back 1-0 games was Chad Billinglsey, who lost a pair of 1-0 games on August 3 and August 8, 2007.
Dan Haren was brilliant as well, gutting through a career-high 126-pitch effort to complete eight scoreless innings. You get the feeling that manager A.J. Hinch won't go to his bullpen unless he absolutely has to. Manny Ramirez was unable to take advantage of a tiring Haren, popping to center field on Haren's 126th pitch, just three weeks after hammering Edwin Jackson's 121st pitch off the wall in center field in Arizona to break open the game on May 12.
The Dodgers are now 7-1 against Arizona this season, and 17-5 against the National League West. They pulled to within one game of the first-place Padres, who lost to the Mets.
McDonald Hurting
James McDonald's hamstring strain is more serious that first thought, and it might keep him out a while, per Tony Jackson of ESPN LA:
McDonald is presently on the seven-day DL and is at the Dodgers' spring-training facility in Glendale, Ariz., where he is throwing off flat ground. But he isn't expected to return to pitching competitively anytime soon.
"It's a significant strain," Dodgers trainer Stan Conte said. "It's not a small one. We call it a Grade 2 out of a possible three. We'll just have to see how long it takes. We don't believe it's a matter of days. It's longer than that."
Carlos Monasterios faces off with old friend Edwin Jackson in the series finale tomorrow at noon.
WP -Jeff Weaver (3-1): 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 strikeout
LP - Juan Gutierrez (0-5): 1/3 IP, 1 hit, 1 run
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Maybe we should RiRi rally
next time Matt is up to bat?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Let’s not discount Arnold Jackson-Drummond and Frank Booth showing up for tonight’s extra inning rally thread…
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 Jun 1, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Tonight was the first game where I was able to closely watch Ely pitch
…and what a gem! I just bought the mlbtv.com application for my Playstation 3, and it is amazing!!! I will share all the pro’s of the PS3 application with TBLA soon, but if anyone is on the fence about buying it, I say “buy it now!” Watching MLB games through the PS3 is one of the most amazing new-media phenomenons I have experienced in quite a long time!
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 Jun 1, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
MLB.tv on Boxee is every bit as good
and runs on Mac, Windows and Linux flawlessly.
Are they any extra features?
I mean, is it any different that having Extra Innings on cable or DirecTV?
by Eric Stephen on Jun 1, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes...
When I bought Extra Innings on Cox Cable, we were at the mercy of the program selector in that you only had one game shown in HD each night. With the MLBTV feed on PS3, you get every feed, home & away, in HD on your TV streamed through your PS3 every night. This is a huge upgrade over what Extra Innings offered where you would probably get the game you wanted to watch, but you couldn’t chose the home or away feed. So, instead of getting a 50/50 chance of getting to watch the Vin feed or having to endure Mark Garce, Mud Grant or Kruk, I now can rest assured that I will have either the KCAL or FSPrimeTicket feed to watch on my Plasma HDTV every night…
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 Jun 1, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
man, between that and net flix
I really want a PS3, and I dont even play many video games
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
and is the mlbtv through PS3 noticeably better than mlb.tv via the internet?
I’ve been pretty unhappy with mlb.tv
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Extra innings plays all games in HD.
True you don’t always get the LA feed, but seeing that I’m out of the area, I still get to watch every game in HD. How much is MLB app for the ps3? I like extra innings. I think it’s well worth the cost. I fell asleep on the couch last night, but woke up in time to see the “Boson Bomb!”. It was super kickass.
by Skunkburner on Jun 2, 2010 7:09 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The actual app for the PS3 is free, but to use it you need to have a subscription to MLBTV.com. I bought the deluxe option which gives you full DVR control of each game. Also, you have the option to watch any in progress game from it’s beginning without having to set a record command in advance. The MLBTV.com subscription was $110 dollars, which was only 55% of the cost my cable provider wanted to charge me for the Extra Innings package.
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 Jun 2, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Good luck all around
I went 36-0 on Modern Warfare 2 on Overgrown to start the game and finished 37-1
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
The last time Edwin Jackson started at Dodger Stadium was September 26, 2005:
Dodgers lineup
Aybar 3B
Choi 1B
Robles SS
Kent 2B
Cruz RF
Navarro C
Werth LF
Repko CF
Jackson P
Ah, the Jim Tracy Juggernaut
Was this a rest game, or was this before he decided Jason Phillips was awesome at first over Choi?
Robles batting 3rd
who could forget that. DT was in full bloom.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I only started following the Dodgers mid-2006
I think that only one single member of that team – Kent – was still there a year later (August 1), with Repko in reserves or maybe on the bench. is that correct?
Yep
Everyone else was gone by the 2006 trading deadline
by Eric Stephen on Jun 1, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
and correct me if I'm wrong
but I believe the only people on the active roster now from that 2005 squad are Weaver, Brox, and Guo
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
I mentioned this on DT but
how soon is too soon to throw Ely’s hat in the NL ROY ring?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
I'm not sure he qualifies for pitching stats yet
Maybe after tonight, but as of yet I haven’t seen him on the leaderboard lists yet.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
After next 2-3 starts
right now he’s at 46 innings through 52 games
by Eric Stephen on Jun 1, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
How many innings does he need to qualify?
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Its too soon
So long as Jason Heyward is still playing like a freaking beast.
Mike Leake had a nice head start, and of course Jason Heyward is the big kahuna there.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 1, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
So long as Heyward is going .300/.400/.500 and on pace for 25-30 HRs as a 20yo, he’ll be the frontrunner, and should be. Unless he self-destructs, Ely will be in the top 3-4, but Heyward would have to fall on his face to not win it.
yup
ely was a rookie in the wrong year to try to win NL ROY
Ely is matching up rate wise
Jaime Garcia STL 61.1 46 9 27 51 1.19 1.32
Mike Leake CIN 66.0 58 18 25 45 1.2 2.45
John Ely LAD 46.0 35 13 8 37 0.93 2.54
Wow, lots of great rookie pitchers so far
But no one has the FIP of Ely, the guy is crazy good in that category.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Great Game thread tonight
I think Veronica Lake is the one who got it going, remember she smolders so it took a while before she caught fire. Here is the blog roll for tonight:
Roll Call: EMDarrow, Eric Stephen, rocknjosie, Maddz, UCLADodger32, keithc13, Alex41592, DannyDodger, underdog, aducker, DodgerBlueBalls, DukeAndDuke, Joey Joe, Ivdown, 68elcamino427, SeanMillerSavior, papercrane, bhsportsguy, BoulderDodger, regfairfield, mochemin, berkowit28, Ollie, NC Dodger, sarcastro9, Langhorne, Phil Gurnee, silverwidow, EephusBlue, bucknellbruin, shaqfor3, Nofatmike, Dr. Geek, Dodgermanramon, vadodger, hee came hee seop’d he choi’d, Talka1ot, npurcell, Julio Nievas, MartinGreen, mleadman, oshea2002, CanuckDodger, ElbertFan, nolander, TopDeckTrueBlue, avickjr
Total Users: 47
Total Posts: 1075
Total Threads: 2
Name # of Posts
Eric Stephen 149
Alex41592 91
underdog 84
rocknjosie 83
UCLADodger32 61
aducker 53
Phil Gurnee 51
Maddz 47
EMDarrow 46
keithc13 39
bucknellbruin 33
bhsportsguy 32
Ivdown 27
BoulderDodger 27
silverwidow 25
68elcamino427 21
SeanMillerSavior 21
Joey Joe 20
DannyDodger 20
sarcastro9 18
regfairfield 15
DodgerBlueBalls 14
NC Dodger 11
Dr. Geek 10
berkowit28 9
EephusBlue 9
mleadman 6
papercrane 6
ElbertFan 5
npurcell 5
shaqfor3 5
Langhorne 4
oshea2002 4
vadodger 3
CanuckDodger 2
DukeAndDuke 2
mochemin 2
nolander 2
avickjr 2
Ollie 2
Nofatmike 2
Talka1ot 2
TopDeckTrueBlue 1
hee came hee seop’d he choi’d 1
Dodgermanramon 1
Julio Nievas 1
MartinGreen 1
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
nice, ...i feel like i missed out
had guests over for dinner and of course it was a KCAL game so…
by MammothDodger on Jun 1, 2010 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Ely is up to 7
games with 6+ innings to start his career. Only Don Sutton had more, with 8.
Remember, this is games, not starts, which means I have 5 days to research who else to add to Fernando for those Dodgers who started in the bullpen first.
My guess is that Fernando and Sutton are the only two at 8. Actually, Fernando is at 10 straight starts of 6+ innings, as he followed his 8 straight CG with a 7-inning and 8-inning starts.
I was at the game tonight, I honestly haven’t seen someone smoke a pitch live like how Kemp did tonight in a long, long time. It was beautiful.
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High Fastball Meets Bison Bat
From Balk Off
To Walk Off
by 68elcamino427 on Jun 2, 2010 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Yup
Especially since there was a good chance (IMO at least) that he would have been the starter tonight.
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
i just read on MLBTR that Roy Oswalt
Will only accept a trade to the Cardinals, Phillies, or the Yankees. That sucks if it is true. May just
be a rumor.
by keithc13 on Jun 2, 2010 6:11 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
That might be a good thing in some ways. Worst case for us I think is him going to an NL West competitor. Also, I can’t see the Phillies or Cardinals affording him so I don’t know if it would hurt our chances of winning the NL.
by CarolinaDodger on Jun 2, 2010 6:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Current Dodger Pitching Probables
6/2 – Monasterios
6/3 – Kuroda
6/4 – Kershaw
6/5 – Billingsley
6/6 – Ely
6/7 – Monasterios
6/8 – Kuroda
6/9 – Kershaw
6/11 – Billingsley
6/12 – Ely
6/13 – Kuroda
6/15 – Kershaw
6/16 – Billingsley
6/17 – Ely
6/18 – Padilla
6/19 – Kuroda
6/20 – Kershaw
6/22 – Billingsley
6/23 – Ely
6/24 – Padilla
6/25 – Kuroda
6/26 – Kershaw
6/27 – Billingsley
6/28 – Ely
6/29 – Padilla
6/30 – Kuroda
Have the Dodgers played the softest schedule in the NL so far?
We’re getting no love from BP’s adjusted standings page, still in 4th place in the division when sorted by 3rd order wins.
Our schedule’s been heavy with Diamondbacks, Pirates, Nationals, Astros and Brewers up until now. I’m guessing that’s the reason.
I wouldn't say "heavy" with those teams
The Dodgers played the Astros twice compared to the Rockies six times.
Heavy with the Pirates (6 times) and Diamondbacks I suppose.
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I would think
the fact that the Dodgers got outscored by the Rockies in 6 games this year yet won 4 of them factors into this stuff.
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
"Heavy" in a cumulative sense
The Dodgers have played 23 games against the five worst teams in the NL. (I guess you could argue that the Cubs and/or Mets are worse than the Nats, but we’ve had series with both of those teams too.)
Our schedule has been easy compared to what it is soon going to look like. Not sure how it compares to all the other teams.
When Ely comes back to earth, how good will he be?
I know he’s Superman now. When he turns back into Clark Kent, what’s he got?
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
I'm not the comic book nerd I should be
but doesn’t Clark Kent still have super powers? ;)
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
His x-FIP is currently 3.49
And I think once teams make adjustments (coming into the box looking to hit the first pitch strike) it might go up a bit more. I think an ERA around 4 is about right.
Sure makes for a nice cost-controlled pitcher.
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions

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