June 2nd - Afternoon Overflow
by Phil Gurnee on Jun 2, 2010 2:21 PM PDT
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I didn’t know that the Beard is still in the game. DeWitt is out and Belliard moved from third to second.
Really hate to see the D-Backs’ starters take this kind of abuse because of the bullpen follies
http://www.dingersblog.com
Forgot Eric was disposed
until you mentioned the need for speed
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
All 3 starters went 8 innings this series
Including Rodrigo Lopez…wow.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
These games have been AZ's to lose.
I think our offense is pulling a Lake Show.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
At least Belliard ruined Jackson's minimum game
And until that walk, Jamey Carroll was all that was standing between us and a perfect game.
Oh Manny... Dreadlock Fail.
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 is disgusting
There is really nothing else to say.
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
I guess a 38 year old .150 hitter is gonna get his fair share of cyber-beatings
but there’s some particularly vitriolic about the anti-GA comments this year, particularly surprising for a team that’s so close to first. I mean, worse than SWEENEY?! Does anyone remember what Mark Sweeney looked like in 2008? He literally was a slightly better hitter than Kershaw is now, and probably not as good as Billingsley. By contrast, GA could just as easily had at least 4 home runs this year by now (including one today), if not for just a few feet and some bad luck. He was a co-hero in Saturday’s game, yet it takes about 2 bad at-bats for everyone to treat him like the worst over-the-hill pinch hitter who ever lived.
Again, I’m not saying he’s good enough to even be a fourth outfielder, but I’m just not getting the over-the-topness in some of these comments.
Ok, I’m done now.
by sarcastro9 on Jun 2, 2010 2:32 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
publicist?
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
Are you suggesting to go easy on GA because he could be suckier?
Let justice be done, though the world perish.
Imagine the hate if this blog was around for Daryle Ward circa 2002
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
That was 2003 :P
and he hit
.183/.211/.193 in 109 at bats with 3 walks. He would go right along with 2008 Sweeney and current day GA.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
OPS+ of 9. Believe it or not, Ward was worse than both of them.
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
thank you
That’s all I’m saying. Obviously, I would literally have no time left for anything else to do throughout the day if I responded to every negative GA comment. But “worse than Sweeney” was just too much for me to ignore.
Please look at Sweeney’s numbers. Anderson has literally been worse.
.130/.250/.163 in 92 at bats 15 walks
.156/.183/.247 in 77 at bats 3 walks
Is there anyone who can HONESTLY tell me there is ANY difference between the two? I’m willing to concede they are equally horrible, except for the fact that Sweeney could actually work a walk.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
GA – 7 RBI
MS – 5 RBI
And yes, RBIs matter when talking about guys who are primarily PHs who will frequently bat with runners on base.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I guess so, but when it’s really that close, does it really even matter? GA also has one HR to Sweeney’s zero, and that may have just inflated GA’s slugging percentage. If Sweeney had that HR his Slugging percentage would look much better.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Impossible
Though he was OPSING .386 on May 19th…so he’s…slightly better now…
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Dude, WHY are you defending him? You act like he has a .750 OPS
IT’S WORSE THAN .430!!!!
That’s worse than Ethier’s OBP!
I feel like I’m not even being hard on GA, I feel like I could be much, much worse on him. I don’t understand why anyone would defend his season. Literally anyone in this system could come up, take his place, and be at least 1.5 times better than him and probably make less than he is.
I really don’t like him, but it’s because of his AWFUL play, no other reason.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
That’s the type of player he is here to be, someone who doesn’t get a big sample size. To this point he’s been terrible, worse than Andruw Jones was, worse than Sweeney, worse than Loretta, worse than anyone I’ve seen on this team ever.
He’s an automatic out almost 9 times out of 10. I feel sad whenever I see him at the plate, lol.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
I don't think he's worse than Sweeney
Didn’t Sweeney have a stretch where he went like 0 for 50
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
He has hit several hard outs
9 out of 10 is an exaggeration.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
He’s hitting .150, that’s half way better than 1 hit of every 10 at bats. I realize I am being a tad unfair, but it is possible that because of the string of shitty PH the Dodgers have had since 2006, I’m taking out all of my frustrations from them and putting them on GA.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Sweeney 2008: OPS+ 13
Anderson 2010: OPS+16
Ya, we really shouldn’t make any comparisons between the two.
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Small sample size
OPS+ to date this season is not particularly accurate.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
The raw numbers are close enough.
It’s already June and by June people were certainly calling for Sweeney’s head too.
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Why shouldn’t we go off what he’s done so far to see how good he’s been so far? It makes sense to go off what has happened this season, and we have no big reason to believe he will be much better from here forward EXCEPT for the fact that I don’t believe he or ANYONE could do any worse.
I really feel strongly against GA.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
GA is probably finished and has the lowest WAR on the team right now. But Troncoso has the second lowest and hasn’t gotten nearly the hate that GA has.
That's because it's not Troncoso's fault
it’s Torre’s for overplaying him. LOL Irony?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
I haven’t watched too much of Tron in the last month, but I’ve seen a lot of GA and that is probably why from me.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
How? I haven’t seen Tron giving up all these homeruns and pitching horribly, but I’ve been able to see a lot of GA do the same. I’m sure if I’d seen Tron more I’d be a tad angrier at him.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Your feeling are far stronger
than his actual negative value merits
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
A few bad at bats?
His OPS is just barely treading water above .400. He is basically an increased K rate away from replicating what hitters did against 2003 Eric Gagne.
And I for one don’t think we should temper our criticism of parts of the team that are legitimately terrible and easily fixable just because we’re close to first place. In fact, it should be the opposite. Because we are so close to first, we should be critical of every at bat GA gets, because there is a real chance that we finish a game or two out of first.
85 PAs this season
it doesn’t take much to swing those numbers wildly.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Haven't caught up yet, and I'm sure someone has mentioned it already
But over the last 20 innings, including the entire ninth today, Arizona is scoreless and the Dodgers have scored 2 runs on Kelly Johnson’s fielding fail, 1 on the balk-off, and 1 on the Bison blast-off. An offensive bonanza this has not been.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
How did the kids like the game last night?
Did they find a low scoring pitchers duel enjoyable?
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Liked it enough
at least the game didn’t drag on forever! Plus there was a big finish.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I noticed the DBacks
weren’t afraid to hit for their catcher, although we’d all scream about Martin’s non-day off.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Looked like Ellis for a moment thought he really crushed that one
Only to realize half a second later that it was going to die 20 feet short of the track
Judging by Steiner's call (shocker)
I was fumbling while on the phone trying to cut and past a certain picture :)
That is not really all that bad. I am annoyed that you can’t activate smart phones nowadays without having a data plan. I would love to have a phone/contact list/pda all in one, and I would just utilize the wi-fi. But Sprint requires a data plan for all of them…at least I don’t have to covet one anymore.
by robotmadeofnails on Jun 2, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
whats the over/under
on jackson pitching the 10th?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jun 2, 2010 2:40 PM PDT reply actions
Methinks DeWitt is on the brink of losing his job
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
But he's gotten so much better at defense.
:(
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Wow, thanks for pointing that out. Hadn’t noticed.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Jun 2, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
did anyone see Kemp and Edwin mock jawing with each other with huge smiles on their faces during the dust up yesterday?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jun 2, 2010 2:42 PM PDT reply actions
Jamey perfect today
except for one baserunning decision.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I heard the stretched single
was line-drive DP bad too?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
beat me to it
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
oh boi
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
If you thought GA was bad
wait till you see this clown
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Whew. Good eye there Bison.
Can’t help but feel for both Jackson and Hinch, just a little.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Smoked
Would have been interesting to see Upton try to make a play at the plate on Carroll.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I'm so excited
That the AZ bullpen gets to blow another game
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
Beard power?!
?!?!
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Broxton threw 11 pitches - he should still be in, right?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
speaking of small sample sizes and bad luck
Ethier is, what, 1 for 12 since coming back, yet with about 5 line drive/deep fly ball outs now?!
Jackson is gonna be the one-armed man soon if this keeps up
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
he might have to change his name to Reed Richards – at least for his right arm.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
That just seems really...bad.
Like, really bad.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Naw, Jackson is done. Whew. Never mind the game, was worried about his arm.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Ah, yeah, they have Qualls warming up, on GameTracker
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Jun 2, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
uh oh
Loney AND GA to bat this inning! I’d better just ignore the comments for a few minutes, and stick to watching Gameday. :))
If that happened
he would be pulling an Artest.
QUEENSBRIDGE!!
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
I just meant in terms of turn around redemption!
I’m totally down for a walk off by GA.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
pretty sure Halladay has thrown at least one 10 inning cg.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jun 2, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
What's the scouting report on Monasterios?
What does he throw that allows him to do so well? What’s his velocity like?
by Bard in Black on Jun 2, 2010 2:58 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Very good change
fastball sits high 80s and touches low 90s.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
he doesn’t throw very hard. His K/9 is like 4 or 5. but he has a nice changeup to keep hitters off balance
I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours
by BoulderDodger on Jun 2, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Attaboy Crazy Legs!
Now it’s up to our favorite punching bag to prove he’s more than a corpse!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Its one thing to play GA
Its another to bat him FIFTH
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
yeah there's that too
I would rather have seen Reed Johnson start, but hitting GA 5th is insane.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
I bet James doesn't try for third w/out reaching it being a certainty.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
good morning vietnam
just in time for extras again : )
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
I meant., it's up to the guy who hits after Anderson
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 think I’ve ever booed a Dodger not named Andruw Jones (and that may have just been watching on tv, lol), but another month of this and I will for GA.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
awww come on
don’t be that guy
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
I would never boo a Dodger.
He probably feels worse than you do that he’s not doing well. Unless he’s intentionally throwing the game. Then I would boo.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
I have only booed umpire's calls
and the wife hates when I do that.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I wouldn’t actually do that, I’m just incredibly fed up with GA. As you might be able to tell.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Really? I had no idea.
:D
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
he is a subtle man
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
I’m a hard book to read ;)
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
I haven't shaved in a week
so yes :)
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
he probably isn't a very good bunter
I doubt its something he has been asked to do much in the past
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
As a LH hitter with the bottom of the order coming up
Might be the best chance for a hit?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Lol, in what reality?
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Was the choice between him and Mientkiewicz? That’s looking like a not-good selection, honestly. And, I’m a pretty charitable guy.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Jun 2, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I argued for Eric Hinske in the off season
Eric Stephen would probably approve of another Eric around.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
It's looking like a not good pair of choices, frankly, if that's what it came down to
Minky was signed to someone’s AAA team I think… Probably wouldn’t have been much better… Paul on the other hand…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Yeah, he signed with the Marlins, played for games for a AA team, I think, then bailed.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Jun 2, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm waiting for the obligatory email from my ex
It’s going to be filled with grown words, GA, and “DFA”.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Yeah!!!!
Anderson with the clutch, game winning hit!!!
Oh, sorry, nevermind.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
I have a lot of respect for GA
but I dont think he really helps this team in anyway right now
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
He’s had a good career, but he’s clearly in the “they’ll have to pry the bat from my lifeless body” camp.
I respect him for being willing to be the 5th outfielder
and not whining. If he is willing to accept a lesser role and teams are willing to give it for him more power to him. Unlike a certain someone with the initials BB who whined and whined how teams wouldn’t sign him to play LF anymore.
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
Relax people. Furcal's going to win it.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Hope so, I have to do some work soon.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Jun 2, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh, I stand corrected.
Or sit corrected.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
please win it.. this is ruining my fantasy stats..between ethier furcal kemp im like 0-10…russ better not give me another 0-1
like a good stock portfolio you should diversify lol
I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours
by BoulderDodger on Jun 2, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
man on second and what do we do to advance him? K and F-5. ugh.
I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours
F-1 why not.
I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours
by BoulderDodger on Jun 2, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
we may need a pair of wild pitches to score the run
by SeanMillerSavior on Jun 2, 2010 3:07 PM PDT reply actions
Not for nothing, but...
…who’s the third-string catcher on the roster?
Well that was the DBacks one good reliever so I'm still not worried.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
let me guess russ was trying to pull that pitch and popped it up?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jun 2, 2010 3:08 PM PDT reply actions
jammed and shattered the bat
weak bloop pop to the pitcher’s left.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Is Russ such a better option offensively to Ellis? If you are going to give him the day off, give him the day off.
I think I predicted this comment
earlier.
I noticed the DBacks
weren’t afraid to hit for their catcher, although we’d all scream about Martin’s non-day off.
by David Young on Jun 2, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I guess we didn’t really have anyone else, but if you are hitting for Ellis with Manny and then putting Russ in, I think it’s totally different.
Agree on BH’s point though, didn’t think of that.
Didn't seem like a good point
The German has pitched to Ellis about 90% more then he has to Martin.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
When did Schlichting come back up? Or has he been here all this time, and I just didn’t notice?
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Jun 2, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, it was Monday. OK, good, I wasn’t near a computer or TV that day.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Jun 2, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Meanwhile
the D’Backs have a full bullpen. Not that that’s something they’d like to promote.
Honest to goodness
I’ll take these two guys every every guy left in that “bullpen”
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
I was in attendance for both Kemp walk-off games
Last night was suh-weet.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
c/o Moriyama again
http://www.dingersblog.com
by dingers on Jun 2, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That was sooo crushed
I heard a replay of Charley Steiner’s call this morning and even HE knew it was gone from the moment it was hit.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I just like the swagger after he hit it.
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
a few more innings and we’ll see loney
I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours
by BoulderDodger on Jun 2, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Just got home from the game
Question # 1
Wonder what that X Paul guy is doing today?
Question #2
Who is Carroll’s base running coach?
Was there another blunder?
Or just the one?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
DFA the whole team.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Those things are important
if you don’t like Billz or his gargantuan ass, I don’t like you!
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Lol
I just cannot see how anyone can defend his season to this point. I mean seriously, Loney was killed (albeit he’s a starter) at the start of the season for OPSing around .720 or so, and there is less rage for GA now than Loney then.
I DON’T GET IT! I FEEL LIKE I’M TAKING CRAZY PILLS!
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
I think the problem isnt that you ARE taking crazy pills
its that you AREN’T.
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
She doesn’t like Kemp though :( She always makes fun of him and says he’s not as good as Ethier.
She loves Ethier and Kershaw though, so it’s not all bad :D
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Doesn't like KEMP???
1. Dump her ass
2. I’ll never tease you about her again.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Easy Dave
Never is a long time. Think about how much fun you have doing the teasing. Mull it over before making such a declaration.
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I draw the line at her not liking The
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The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
hahaha
I’ve tried for SO long to get her to like Kemp, but she became an Ethier fan like right away. It makes me sad :(
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
well i mean
have you seen Ethier?
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
To be fair
Ethier is super dreamy.
But Kemp is pretty hot too, and his twitter is fun.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Ethier has no tats, right?
Some ladies still prefer that.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
its going to be awesome when he hits a grand slam
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
I was there for that.
INSANE.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
uh
he has a triple crown to win
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
All we need to do is sign that Italian player
and we’d have an unbeatable Axis.
But the great thing about baseball is
you don’t have to battle on multiple fronts.
28 scoreless innings for AZ vs the Dodgers
I’m looking at that stat rather than whining about LA’s lack of offense. :-)
Nice 2010 debut for SCHLICHTING!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Over the last 25 1/2 innings Arizona is scoreless and the Dodgers have scored 2 runs on Kelly Johnson’s fielding fail, 1 on the balk-off, and 1 on the Bison blast-off.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
And I feel it's hard to complain
Winning those games and just a brief stretch compared to the Phillies week+ of goose egg futility.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
So just how does this bode for the games upcoming in the Dodger’s immediate future?
by 68elcamino427 on Jun 2, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Would anybody...
care to see a picture of Karros and Piazza feading a cardboard cut-out of Lasorda?
http://su.pr/1LdH0z
1918 was the last time the Dodgers had 2 straight 0-0 games through 9?
That’s crazy.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Aren't you older then me?
If you not you must have had a hard life
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Jun 2, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Can Bison do it again?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
at what point am I supposed to get my work done then?
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
My spelling
has gone downhill during the game, I should probably double check any work I’ve done since the 7th inning.
Seriously.
Thankfully there have been some things to do, so I’ve been able to stay at my desk.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
People defending GA are possibly missing the point
I have no idea of Xavier Paul would do any better as a pinch hitter then GA because that is a hard job, but I have no doubt that Paul would be more valuable as a pinch runner, pinch fielder, and giving Manny a rest against on day games following night games.
Having Paul on the 25 man roster simply makes the Dodgers a better team.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Mr. Anderson’s had his time
it’s all gone now
by 68elcamino427 on Jun 2, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
This
It’s especially baffling to me when there are comments like “but there’s some particularly vitriolic about the anti-GA comments this year, particularly surprising for a team that’s so close to first.” The difference between Paul and Anderson is marginal. Maybe a win or two over the course of the entire season if Paul plays really well. But the criticism should be amplified for a team close to first, not dampened. Those marginal wins are all that might keep us out of the playoffs.
That is a defensible position
I would think Paul could (if not would) get enough playing time to warrant it.
Delwyn Young’s poor performance at the job may have put a sour taste in Torre’s / Colletti’s mouths.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Young was better than Sweeney
By a lot.
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, but we'd be pretty unhappy if XPaul hit
.246 .321 .341 .663
this season.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
since I started this whole thing today
I’ll just say I was defending him more on a scale relative to the comments being made at the time. I wasn’t on TBLA in ‘08, so I don’t know what people were saying about Sweeney. But I did see comments about Loretta last year, and they were very lukewarm compared to what GA has pretty much been getting all season.
Again, I’m not saying GA is good right now, just not as awful as his numbers, or the comments, would indicate. Of course, that was before his epic fail of a strikeout in the 10th. I still like the guy and all, but he’s on his own for the time being- I’ve got enough to worry about!
Today Anderson had a 10 bouncer go between his legs to the wall in left
Last aging former star I saw pull this trick was Cesar Cedeno
He was off the roster within a week
by 68elcamino427 on Jun 2, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Loretta was better than Sweeney. And to futher Phil’s point, had defensive value.
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I would honestly rather have anyone else
Because the chances of someone being worse are so remote, that it’s instantly a winning move to replace him on the roster. I’ll take Lindsay, Gibbons, Redman, whoever.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Extra inning game today means
They will be spent tomorrow for the red hot braves.
by Skunkburner on Jun 2, 2010 3:29 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
But the Braves have to fly
here while the Dodgers get to rest all night. I still think the Dodgers have a significant advantage presuming we end this very very soon.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Could they send down the German
and grab someone else in the meantime?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Only if you didn't mind the German being down for 10 days
It would likely hurt during that time frame.
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh, reliever roulette
Leach, Link, whoever’s good at the time.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I'd rather keep up the German
considering how well he’s pitching, but eh is about right. I wouldn’t feel strongly about it one way or the other.
by Michael White on Jun 2, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll gladly pay you next Tuesday
for an arm that can pitch today.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Eh - they have a long time before tomorrow's NIGHT game
Plenty of time to nap.
Now, all those bullpen arms that are getting used today…..
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
ok im going nuts
every few pitches gameday decides to tell me that adam laroche has singled off of ronald belisario, is anyone else having this problem?
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
multiple times
oh well, must be the spotty internet I have right now
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
The first one was Adam
but they traded for Andy last night so he did it too :P
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Hit hard, but hits the bag.
Might have been a double instead of a single.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I'm peaking in while working
what is happening?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
for me, Adam Laroche has hit 16 singles off of belisario all in the same inning
in real life, im not quite sure : /
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
To think I thought 13 runs were going to be scored today
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
And the German escapes
Is he Sgt. Schulz to the core of Logan’s Heroes?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Team ERA is being helped out a lot this series
It was 4.12 before today, it MAY have a chance to get to 4 today.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
"Tough as nails"
Are nails really all that tough?
Or is this phrase specifically referring to Lenny Dykstra?
Nails are tough
at least the original nails created by blacksmiths
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Lenny Dykstra:
Tough as nails. Cheap as shit.
High strung guys are usually dicks are they not?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
My favorite
movie scene is anyone using a nail gun to nail a bad ass.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
That's what came to my mind first
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Just for fun
If the Dodgers lose and it’s a shutout, they’ll lead the league in times shut out with eight. Pirates and Dodgers both have seven right now.
Record for most times shut out in a season is 30 by 1963 Mets (records only go back to 1920). The Dodgers/Pirates pace would put them around the top 5-10 if they keep it up.
http://www.dingersblog.com
Is there a word for
having to pee so bad yet not going to the bathroom because I don’t want to miss the walk-off?
He doesn't have to get a hit not to fail
witness the eight inning of the opener:
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
What if the dick hits a two run walk off
and screws me out out of my point.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I don't even need to say it
lol
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
A catch on the railing by Ojeda
saves the game and now its time for the 13th
by SeanMillerSavior on Jun 2, 2010 3:44 PM PDT reply actions
Looking ahead...
Does Schlichting hit for power?
Who sings GBA
during the 14th inning stretch?
WHAT IS THIS GAME
SERIOUSLY
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
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