Padilla whitewashes Cubs with a little help from Loney, and All-Star Kuo
by Phil Gurnee on Jul 11, 2010 8:07 PM PDT
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PrintThe Dodgers opening day starter pitched like one Sunday as Padilla had everything going for him Sunday. Padilla wasn't allowed to go for the complete game shutout which was to bad because for eight innings he dominated the Cubs.
You know you are in control when you can throw at your nemesis and not have to worry about it impacting the game. Marlon Byrd had some choice words for Padilla when he was released by the Rangers last summer so either Padilla can read, or they simply had some clubhouse problems. I have to say I loved the smirk by Byrd, and the fact he took the shot, and walked very very very slowly to 1st base. Padilla may have made his point but the problem with him using this method to make his point, is that some other Dodger was going to feel the pain, and sure enough Blake DeWitt took the bullet for Padilla.
So while I celebrate the fact Padilla pitched a dominant game, it still seems a cowardly way to use a 94MPH fastball to make a point with a player you have a problem with. If anything Padilla proved that Byrd was right in his comments.
Cub fans must think James Loney is the greatest 1st baseman in baseball. Every-time they look up James Loney is launching home runs. Not quite, but his three run home run got the Dodgers off to a quick start, and those three runs would be all the runs the Dodgers would need to win the final game before we head off to the All-Star break.
As we head to the break the Dodgers are now tied with the Rockies for 2nd, 2.0 games behind the Padres.
Dodger Post Game Notes:
Padilla is 3-1 and has limited opponents to a .172 average (17-for-99) with 27 strikeouts and a 1.57 ERA (5 ER/28.2 IP) in his last four starts.
BUNCHES: James Loney went 2-for-4 for his team-leading 32nd multi-hit game. Loney has four multi-hit efforts in his last five games and entered play today ranked fifth in the National League in that category.
RIBBIES: James Loney tied his season high for the third time with four RBI, bringing his first half total to 63, the most for a Dodger since Shawn Green’s 68 RBI in 84 games before the All-Star break in 2002.
Russell Martin's nine game streak ended as he went 0 - 4.
Nice to see Broxton, Andre, Kuo, and Rafy going, but for me, Clayton is the guy most deserving.
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… Sunkin has been at the ballpark every day since the NY Times story came out. about 3 hours ago via web
Reported by Dylan Hernandez.
What is this in regards to?
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Howard Sunkin was rewarded with a $400,000 bonus due to his ‘work’ for the Dodgers dream field foundation in 2007.
A charity that only collected $1.2 million in 2007 in donations, and the same charity that Jamie McCourt claimed that they would rather spend money on instead of Manny if it meant Manny was going to ask too much back in 2009.
Another tough stretch (July 15th - August 15th)
of the schedule right after the ASB.
@ St. Louis (4)
San Francisco (3)
New York Mets (4)
@ San Diego (3)
@ San Francisco (3) (Trade deadline)
San Diego (4)
Washington (3)
@ Philadelphia (3)
@ Atlanta (4)
Colorado’s schedule during that period
@ Cincinnati (3)
@ Florida (4)
@ Philadelphia (4)
Pittsburgh (3)
Chicago (3)
San Francisco (2)
@ Pittsburgh (4)
@ New York Mets (3)
@ Milwaukee (3)
San Diego’s schedule
Arizona (3)
@ Atlanta (3)
@ Pittsburgh (3)
Los Angeles (3)
Florida (3)
@ Los Angeles (4)
@ Arizona (3)
Pittsburgh (3)
@ San Francisco (3)
The Dodgers are really getting tested, aren't they
The best part of the season will be September when it’s going to be almost all NL West opponents :)
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
September should be awesome
SFO, @SD, @HOU, @SFO, COL, SD, @AZ, @COL, AZ
Rox gotta play STL, Cinci and a makeup against Philly along with the usual NL west suspects.
Padres gotta play STL, Cincy and CHC along with the NL west.
"Go fuck yourself" -Eric Stephen 6-29-2010
Wow, looks like the Dodgers really control their own destiny
Plus they get AZ two of the last 3 series…kick ass.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
The Giants should definitely win that series against themselves though
But then again they should lose it too. ;)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Damn, In a parallel universe, I was funny there.
:-)
It’s a weird schedule to start after ASB, mix of division and outside of division games. Won’t be easy to start but again if they can just keep winning series against the NLW they should be in good shape.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
58 games against teams over .500. Jesus…
by Julio Nievas on Jul 11, 2010 9:18 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Has anyone seen any first half awards columns anywhere
Even if the people who write them are so incredibly misguided, I still enjoy reading them.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Furcal saw 27 pitches today, and walked twice.
I don’t know why this is amazing, but this is amazing to me.
Somewhat related Zach Lee news
One of LSU’s QB back ups is going to transfer, potentially helping clearing the way for Lee to start eventually. (You know, the less competition you have, the more the coaches have to look at your butt doing reps, etc.) but there is some speculation by the LSU newspaper.
It is still unknown if 2010 quarterback prospect Zach Lee will honor his scholarship or sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who drafted him with the 29th pick in this year’s MLB draft.
Sources have indicated it is likely Lee will stay at LSU and wants to play football and baseball for the Tigers.
Of course Les Miles was quoted this exact phrase “Lee wants to come to LSU and wants to play football and baseball for the Tigers.” A couple of weeks ago. Is Les Miles the source? Who knows.
http://www.lsureveille.com/mobile/qb-chris-garrett-departs-lsu-2-00-p-m-1.2279176
With a little more than a month left to sign their 2010 draft picks
The main remaining players are:
1st Round pick – Zach Lee
6th Round pick – Kevin Gausman
11th Round pick – Joc Pederson
How good is Pederson, I know you and some others have mentioned him before as really wanting him
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
If that is the case
then they will probably have to wait until next month to announce that signing,
by bhsportsguy on Jul 11, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
5 Ks total compared to 21 walks (LOL 3 Ks in one game though)
6 homers but all in the second half of the year… developed some more power…
by matthewmafa on Jul 11, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
If we don't sign Lee (we pretty much won't)
What are the chances we use that pick next year for someone overslot? Probably very low I’d imagine.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Next year’s #29 will be a total signability pick. Last chance since there’s no comp after that.
by silverwidow on Jul 11, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Personally
I would have done that with this year’s pick. You could have signed a pick at slot and had a basically solid draft for where you were picking from.
by bhsportsguy on Jul 11, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I trust Logan on this. He could have picked Cameron Bedrosian, who Nate liked, but maybe a higher ceiling talent will be there next year for slot.
by silverwidow on Jul 11, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
he went for the high ceiling pick in Lee.
by bhsportsguy on Jul 11, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Signable high ceiling guy next year. Like the pitchers Tripon named below.
by silverwidow on Jul 11, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’ll depend if the Dodgers keep their first rounder this year. They could do both and draft a signable guy, and then go for broke and draft a guy who will need to be paid to get signed due to the two first rounders they have.
I don’t see a type-A FA that the Dodgers will want to sign. Werth and Crawford will likely be snatched up quickly by teams with bigger OF holes, and Cliff Lee is obviously a Yankee. The Dodgers have holes, but they won’t be filled by guys who will require a first rounder.
Wheres Ralston Cash
and will he pitch at all this summer?
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 11, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
alright thanks
Im looking forward to it
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 11, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
They need to move him to the Loons
22 is old for R ball and hes dominating
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 11, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
They need him to jump to AA if he’s going to more than organization fodder. I think it does say something that they keep Akins in rookie ball. Its not as if the system is overflowing with 2nd baseman prospects.
Hes a 2B prospect?
milb.com lists him as an OF
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 11, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Must have confused him for somebody else.
Now that I check his b-ref page, he only played the outfield.
when the dodgers first drafted him
he was a ss/2b prospect. but people knew he would grow out of the position.
No one jumps from
Rookie ball (especially Arizona League) to AA.
Maybe he’s going to have a position change done during the Instructional League later this summer.
Akins could find himself in Ogden again or maybe Great Falls for their playoff run.
by bhsportsguy on Jul 11, 2010 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Did anyone ever read John Manuel's BA story on
It’s quite a compelling read. Makes you root for him.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
And a
followup story 2 years later in BA
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Lol, what do you mean
You set a reminder for it but you’re not sure?
I know Phil said something about 8/7 for a TBLA night, but I’m not sure about an update on that.
It sucks, my good friend from Florida is visiting from the 5th to the 9th, and it’s already gonna be tough to hang out since she’ll spend like all that time with my best friend, and the TBLA game might be during that stretch. Maybe i’ll have them come and they can be converted from an Angels fan and a (throws up) Yankees fan to Dodger fans, lol.
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
Hahaha
You guys will love this picture. It involves Shane Victorino
http://www.collegehumor.com/picture:1939102
"You're the only woman to ever love me." "I never loved you." "I meant physically!"
by Ivdown on Jul 11, 2010 11:01 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
An accurate description of him
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
James McDonald, who is at Albuquerque, could be next in line to audition for the final rotation spot, Torre said. McDonald recently returned from a hamstring injury.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dodgers-fyi-20100712,0,5067960.story
He had a whatever game today. 12-5 GO/AO ratio is awesome though.
by Julio Nievas on Jul 12, 2010 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Its just a matter of when at the moment. Unless he gets hurt again.
On a unrelated note. If its true that Elbert left AAA because he was demoted from the majors, I’m pissed at him for being self centered, and for the Dodgers for allowing it.
Unless he was seriously considering quitting the game, and perhaps it was, I don’t know how much that really could have helped Elbert’s career with the Dodgers and in general.
I was pissed that that was the reason Elbert left, because he felt that he sucked and there was no chance for him to improve his career. It wasn’t as if he was a complete failure, his K/9 are always amazing to see, so it’s not like he doesn’t have the stuff. So what if you’re not in the major league roster yet? Continue to work on command.
by Julio Nievas on Jul 12, 2010 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions
The Dodgers told Elbert they would rather have Garrett Anderson on the team than him. That would shatter anyones confidence.
by regfairfield on Jul 12, 2010 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Wrong
He was mad that both Ortiz’s made the team. That would shatter anyones confidence even more.
by Julio Nievas on Jul 12, 2010 1:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Back to JMac
I seriously don’t want to see Monk start again, and I know everyone in this blog agrees. I was down on James last year and disappointed at his performance this past spring (as well as the way he handled himself after he knew he wasn’t going to make the 25-man roster), but I believe he has turned it around.
Last season, during a game in Arizona, he struck out the side and I remember him use a devastating changeup to get those batters out. He needs to make it his second pitch instead of his curve ball and I think it will make him successful.
by Julio Nievas on Jul 12, 2010 1:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t people used to say that JMac had an excellent changeup? I don’t remember him throwing it at all last season, basically just the fastball and curve.
by Michael White on Jul 12, 2010 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions
From Fangraphs: Joel Zumaya, Daniel Bard, Brian Wilson, Jason Motte…a lot
by regfairfield on Jul 12, 2010 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions
but out of those
zumaya is the only one that it is his second most used pitch
how hard
does Zumaya throw his? I remember seeing him at DS this year, I don’t think he threw anything under 96, most everything was triple digits.
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 12, 2010 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
But like you said, he hardly threw it. Scouts called it a “Bugs Bunny” changeup, whatever that meant..
by Julio Nievas on Jul 12, 2010 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
You need
to watch the cartoon “Baseball Bugs”
“Watch me perplex’em with me slow ball.”
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 12, 2010 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe Elbert just needed to clear his head
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
I agree
Sometimes shit just gets overwhelming. Rather than have all that in his head and struggle, it was probably for the best for him to just get away and get everything cleared up. I’m sure the Dodgers felt that was best as they did allow him to leave after all.
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 12, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Dodger Divorce was able to get a statement on Shukin and his payment in 2007.
Howard expanded the scope of DDF to go beyond Dreamfields. DDF established and designed an award winning school curriculum for hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles students over the last 5 years. DDF developed a college scholarship program in conjunction with the Jackie Robinson Foundation and 42 scholarships are annually to students of color and need.
[…]
Over the 2005-2007 time frame, the payment for Howard’s services was shared by the LA Dodgers and the DDF. In 2007, the majority of his compensation was paid by the DDF because of the extra ordinary time commitment to the Foundation which was required of him. That compensation in 2007 included a bonus for achieving over a three-year period the objectives that were given to him. He spent more time on DDF than anything else that year. With the building blocks in place, Howard turned his attention back to Dodger and McCourt responsibilities. He continues to play a role in the DDF at no cost to the Foundation.
[…]
Bottom line: Howard was the only DDF staff person for years. His efforts have achieved significant results for DDF and the LA community, especially when considering what was inherited at DDF when McCourt purchased the team in 2004. DDF’s scope is extensive, and thanks to Howard, the building blocks were put in place for long-term success.
Howard’s compensation was and is commensurate with his portfolio of responsibilities.
Please e-mail Josh at Dodgerdivorce.com for the full memo. I likely will do it myself.
Blue Jays reportedly
have made Gregg, Frasor, and Downs available. Downs is good, and Dodgers could use another lefty.
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 12, 2010 9:04 AM PDT reply actions
sands martin or webster?
which top 5 prospect will be gone?
don’t see why you would trade a top 5 guy for a reliever, but then again Ned’s already done it before….
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 12, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
if he wasn't
why are we all lamenting him?
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 12, 2010 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Because this team probably needs a 3B with the way Blake is slumping.
He’s 36. and he’s playing a physically demanding position.
Based on what? His defense improved at 3rd improved to the point where its now listed as one as one of his strengths.
Bell
He has also been struggling terribly at the plate. His walks have gone down and the k’s are up. He’s not making a fool of himself like sherrill tho
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 12, 2010 9:26 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
37 errors (14 this year) is a high number for me.
by Julio Nievas on Jul 12, 2010 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s rated as an average fielder the last couple years despite the errors.
by regfairfield on Jul 12, 2010 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Also
Who listed his fielding as a strength?
by Julio Nievas on Jul 12, 2010 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Scott Downs. I have a feeling this will be Ned’s soup du jour.
by Alex41592 on Jul 12, 2010 9:06 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
“It’s the soup of the day.”
“Mmm. That sounds good I’ll have that.”
by Alex41592 on Jul 12, 2010 9:09 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
awww, I wanted to do the last line. Oh well.
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 12, 2010 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Can I offer you a headless bird or my shaggin wagon to call it even?
by Alex41592 on Jul 12, 2010 9:14 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
you could
but I don’t know which one to pick!! I mean, A van that looks like a car? Or a pretty, quiet bird?
Decisions!!!!!!
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 12, 2010 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
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