Dodgers Turn To James McDonald To Fill A Gaping Hole
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 3:51 PM PDT
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PrintAs the Dodgers turn to James McDonald tonight to make his 2010 debut, we can look at the role that he is trying to fill, that of the fifth starter. Compared to last season, the top four starters have performed roughly the same this season, albeit a little bit more unlucky:
| Dodgers Top Four Starters Through 92 Games 2009-2010 | ||||||||||
| Year | Top 4 Starters | GS | W-L | IP/G | HR/9 | BB/9 | K/9 | ERA | FIP | WHIP |
| 2009 | Billingsley, Wolf, Kershaw, Kuroda | 69 | 42-27 | 5.97 | 0.81 | 3.54 | 7.71 | 3.56 | 3.90 | 1.216 |
| 2010 | Kershaw, Kuroda, Billingsley, Padilla | 64 | 36-28 | 6.04 | 0.77 | 3.12 | 8.46 | 3.77 | 3.51 | 1.292 |
The Dodgers got five more starts out of their top four starters through 92 games last season, which explains in part the reason the Dodgers are nine games worse than last year at this time (49-43 versus 58-34). Fewer starts by the top four starters obviously means more starts for the fifth starters, and this year hasn't been pretty.
| Dodgers Fifth Starters Through 92 Games 2009-2010 | |||||||||
| Year | GS | W-L | IP/G | HR/9 | BB/9 | K/9 | ERA | FIP | WHIP |
| 2009 | 23 | 16-7 | 4.58 | 0.68 | 4.70 | 6.15 | 4.78 | 4.61 | 1.585 |
| 2010 | 28 | 13-15 | 4.88 | 1.25 | 4.21 | 6.39 | 5.93 | 5.01 | 1.551 |
Even though the fifth starters were bad last season, the Dodgers were remarkably lucky, scoring a ton of runs in those games, winning 16 of their first 23 starts. This season, the fifth starters have been even worse, have pitched more often, and haven't been nearly as lucky with the run support.
John Ely filled in quite nicely at a much needed time for the Dodgers, but his 14 starts can be split into one good half and one bad half:
| John Ely's First 14 Starts |
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| Split | GS | W-L | IP/G | HR/9 | BB/9 | K/9 | ERA | FIP | WHIP |
| First 7 starts |
7 | 3-2 | 6.57 | 0.00 | 1.57 | 7.24 | 2.54 | 2.11 | 0.935 |
| Last 7 starts |
7 | 1-5 | 4.81 | 1.87 | 4.54 | 5.88 | 7.49 | 6.20 | 1.842 |
Now the role falls into the hands of McDonald, who was solid in the bullpen last season but his short trial as a starter was anything but solid. He pitched a grand total of 13 1/3 innings in those four April starts in 2009, and gave up 28 baserunners and 13 runs.
This year, while missing time with a pair of stints on the disabled list, McDonald was 6-1 with a 4.41 ERA and 3.91 FIP in the high-octane Pacific Coast League. This is his shot, the time for the Dodgers 2007 and 2008 minor league pitcher of the year to grab the reigns of a starting spot and never let go.
Bumgarner Shines
Rookie Madison Bumgarner has been very good so far in his first four starts this season, with a 2.57 ERA while averaging seven innings per outing. He has 21 strikeouts against just five walks, and has pitched at least six innings in each start. Bumgarner, who turns 21 on August 1, has a 3.87 FIP and 4.03 xFIP so far this season.
Notes
- The Dodgers are 23-6 against the NL West, the best intradivisional record in MLB this year, including 5-1 against the Giants.
- The Dodgers are 12-15 against left-handed starters this season
- Rafael Furcal is hitting .333/.406/.596 with 12 runs scored and 11 RBI in 14 games in July
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Game Time: 7:10 p.m.
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What are the going to do with Elbert this year?
If they want him to do anything for them wouldn’t they have to make him a reliever again? Or are they going to just consider this a lost year and have him keep starting?
What if he decided to hang em up?
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
Dodgers lineup - super utility!
Furcal SS
Carroll LF
Ethier RF
Blake 3B
Loney 1B
Kemp CF
Belliard 2B
Martin C
McDonald P
WTF Manny
This is rediculous. One freaking at bat back and he’s on the shelf again. Might as well just DL him.
by Michael White on Jul 19, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Send him to the glue factory
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
Anybody else notice Kemp is batting sixth against a lefty? Even the frozen Beard is clean up tonight.
Alright then.
The lineup sure is funky, that’s for sure.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Funky like Stevie Wonder playing "Superstition"
or funky like the socks you ran in last week?
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
by Humma Kavula on Jul 19, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Funky like Stevie Wonder trying to find those socks.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude may be blind but he can still smell. And they say that when one sense goes down, the others get stronger. Who knows, Stevie might be able to find those socks better than you can.
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by Humma Kavula on Jul 19, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently he can taste too
Have you seen him lately? He’s as big as a house.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Yeah seems odd given Beard's been slumping too
but whatever. Manny out and team slumping makes it harder to know what to do with lineup I guess.
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Giants
Torres CF
F.Sanchez 2B
Huff LF
Posey C
Sandoval 3B
Uribe SS
Ishikawa 1B
Schierholtz RF
Bumgarner P
This is [McDonald’s] shot, the time for the Dodgers 2007 and 2008 minor league pitcher of the year to grab the reigns of a starting spot and never let go.
Woah. Reading it like that makes me nervous for him. It does feel like do or die time for my 3rd favorite Dodger.
no kidding
Remember last time he had a ton of pressure heaped on him in his first start of the year? Didnt end well.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 19, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Last year we did a game day contest for JMac’s first start where we guessed the game score.
We were all wrong. Very wrong.
by Michael White on Jul 19, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
But in that article you also said
You notice [Hong Chih-Kuo’s] athleticism in the way he perfect way he fields his position
Damn All Star Game.
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
What happens when Belisario is due to come off the Restricted List and he’s unavailable? I believe that would be sometime in August, when teams are putting all of their players on waivers. Maybe he could sneak through and they’d outright him to ABQ.
They might just put him on the DL, or work something out.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s a time limit on the restricted list?
by regfairfield on Jul 19, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
hath September, April, June, and November
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there any reason for not making it infinite, because that seems like pure evil.
by regfairfield on Jul 19, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
"...in the hole..." {strums guitar}
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My brothers favorite band for a while
I got my fill of them but several years ago I was surprised to find I had a yearning to hear “No Doctor” and the shrill voice of Humble Pie.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
SEVEN DAYS
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
He better be greeted
with a chorus of boos
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 19, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m willing to overlook two years of uselessness for hitting the two put-away free throws to clinch the title.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Quite an ugly Dodger lineup
looks like it was picked from a hat.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
If Carroll is playing leftfield
then this team could certainly use Jamie Hoffman. Manny better be ready to play the field on Wednesday when Zito is starting.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Ok, but seriously
Why isn’t GA playing?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Because he only has
so many hits in his bat. We are saving them for later….
LHP is the reason, surely
Never thought I'd miss Reed Johnson
yet alone Manny so much..
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Where the hell was the celebration that Martin is back in the lineup?
that should certainly offset a lineup that has Carroll in LF, and Blake hitting cleanup. Loney playing tonight cracks me up, if I’d been Molina I’d have let him fall. Not his job to hold up the opposing team’s first baseman because he had a cramp.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I would rather Martin play
than Ellis. BTW, when is Ausmus back? Casey Blake hitting 4th is a total joke. Carroll in LF makes me think that we need another LF on the bench. Maybe one that isn’t named Garrett Anderson.
Hoffman or Gibbons…..{Even though Gibbons is LH, he can at least play multiple positions}
It would be Hoffmann.
They already have 3 left handed corner outfielders, no rush to bring up a 4th.
by Michael White on Jul 19, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Ausmus’s rehab assignment is over. I expect he will be called up early this week.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Why not stick Blake in LF and have Carroll play 2B with Belliard at 3B. Is this Torre doing his best Eric Cartman impression? “Screw you guys, I’m going home!”
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
I don’t think they want Blake running in the OF.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a question regarding Martin
This could be controversial, and I don’t mean to start anything.
Since he’s not really doing the “Golden God” thing anymore, in what ways could Martin improve his performance and not be seen as a disappointment as a catcher? Or is that disappointment (or dissatisfaction, maybe) stemming largely from the fact that he had such good numbers in ’07 and ’08?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
If his BA was 20 points higher, he would keep some of the wolves at bay.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Martin’s value right now basically comes from him playing every day and being better than the AJ Ellis’ of the world. Really it’s just a matter of hitting better.
by regfairfield on Jul 19, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
And his current price tag and what we believe will be his salary next year.
by Michael White on Jul 19, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s probably is the fact that his performance did basically take a nose dive. I do have a feeling if he left the Dodgers he’d probably get right with another team. I just wish he would learn to stop trying to pull everything. I’d still like to see the team stick with him.
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 19, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont think he’ll ever be the player he was for those few years. Players in their mid 20’s just dont lose all of their power and gain it back later on. He gets on base enough, but by being run into the ground these last 4 years he has lost his speed, so he doesnt contribute in that area, either. Unless he hits for more power, he just isnt worth having on the team at that cost. The dude is basically Juan Pierre behind the plate.
by UCLADodger32 on Jul 19, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Only answering for myself
1. Given his performance from the time he entered the league until the 2008 All-Star break I thought we had difference maker at an tough position to fill. So yes his prior performance is very related to the level of disappointment.
2. Now that he’s not cheap, he has to produce. If he can’t produce why spend $5 Million on him
3. At one time he was fun to watch play, now he seems like a dick and I don’t know if that is because of 1 and 2 or if that is a legitimate view.
4. Always asking to play when it would be nice if his backup got some time.
5. He seems to think he’s still the guy who was an all-star not the guy who seems easily replaceable.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Agree with #4 (and the rest, too) wholeheartedly.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
he should stop weakly grounding out in at least 50% of his ABs
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 19, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Every time he grounds to third, Eric punches a kitten.
Won’t anyone think of the kittens?
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
by Humma Kavula on Jul 19, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mister, you just spawned (see what I did there) an idea for a new sidebar item.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to see an automatically updated George Sherrill vs L/R splits sidebar item to keep the blame off him and on Joe Torre for using him in bullshit situations designed for him to fail.
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
Eh, what am I talking about? Even if Martin stopped grounding to third, kittens would still get punched.
“Here I have all of these kittens,” Eric would say. “They’re not going to punch themselves.”
The Ultimate Ned's Kind of Guy
by Humma Kavula on Jul 19, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
In Eric's defense
when 55 grounds out to 3rd on a slider low and away, it is usually me who is throwing the shit fit.
But he has so many other things that require kittens getting smacked around that he loses count anyway.
I really need to pull a Henry Ford and build some sort of assembly line to help ease my kitten-punching burden
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
you need to quit enlisting new bloggers
and hire Delias or Josie {when drinking} to be kitten smackers
You could always pull a Marvin Suggs.
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by Humma Kavula on Jul 19, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
just a thought
thinking about how we’re gonna need an OF next year, how about Brad Hawpe? I keep reading that the Rockies are probably not gonna keep him, he’s been a fairly good hitter.
Tear me apart you jackals.
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 19, 2010 4:28 PM PDT reply actions
Jacoby Ellsbury may become available…On a more realistic level, it’d be fun watching Nyjer Morgan play if Maury could show him a thing or two.
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
do you really think Ellsbury will be available? I thought Boston really liked him.
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 19, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Boston hates
that he is still hurt. I heard somewhere, maybe on NESN, that the Sox were pissed that he is still complaining about pain.
depends if they think their new guys can keep contributing. I’ve heard several times he would be available next year when Reddick is up, but that was also probably idiot Boston media saying it.
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
Brad Hawpe is essentially Pat Burrell, or perhaps the future of Andre Ethier if things don’t break right.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
But Pat Burrell when Burrell could hit
plus the extra bonus of not having Hawpe hit against us.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Sure
but Pat the Bat was 32 when he signed with the Rays, Hawpe is going to be 32 next year.
OOPS
Never mind
Quite shocked to find out Hawpe is already 31. Run away, sprint Ned Sprint
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
It really is scary how similar they are.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Just noticing that.
At first I was going to challenge the comp by saying that Burrell was the better hitter, but the numbers don’t confirm that.
by Michael White on Jul 19, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah doesn't Hawpe hit very well against the Dodgers lifetime?
He’s on the downturn and would be overpriced bit still worth it imho
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Rough estimate
.884/.976/1.964 line against LA
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be fun to replace Manny’s defense in left.
But there’s no way we could afford 10 million on a mediocre player.
by regfairfield on Jul 19, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
speaking of defense
how in the hell are we going to fix our mlb-worst defense next season?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 19, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Pray some center fielder that can’t hit but plays good D gets non tendered.
by regfairfield on Jul 19, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
YOUR STARTING CENTER FIELDER, COCO CRISP
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 19, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
From Desert Hot Springs!! (aka the armpit of the low desert / Palm Springs area)
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be funny if it wasn’t the best solution out there.
by regfairfield on Jul 19, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a list of FA CF'ers for 2011 from MLBtraderumors
Center fielders
Alfredo Amezaga (33)
Rick Ankiel (31) – $6MM mutual option with a $500K buyout
Willie Bloomquist (33)
Endy Chavez (33)
Coco Crisp (31) – $5.75MM option with a $575K buyout
Jim Edmonds (41)
Jody Gerut (33)
Jerry Hairston Jr. (35)
Willie Harris (33)
Reed Johnson (34)
Andruw Jones (34)
Mark Kotsay (35)
Jason Michaels (35)
Corey Patterson (31)
Scott Podsednik (35) – $2MM club option with a $100K buyout, can be voided with 525 PAs
Willy Taveras (29)
I hear that Andruw Jones guy is pretty good.
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
by G.Scott on Jul 19, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'd like to take a look at that Amezaga fellow
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Isn't Amezaga still property of Dodgers or did they cut him loose?
just curious
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Coco would seem to be in high demand
given that list
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Here are the LF'ers from the same site
Left fielders
Garret Anderson (39)
Carl Crawford (29)
Johnny Damon (37)
David DeJesus (31) – $6MM club option with a $500K buyout
Jonny Gomes (30)
Jerry Hairston Jr. (35)
Willie Harris (33)
Reed Johnson (34)
Jacque Jones (36)
Jason Kubel (29) – $5.25MM club option with a $350K buyout
Jason Michaels (35)
Manny Ramirez (39)
Fernando Tatis (36)
Marcus Thames (34)
Randy Winn (37)
I CAN HAZ CRAWFOD PLZ?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
We’re more likely to get randy Winn for his “versatility”.
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
If the Dodgers sign Randy Winn
I will boo him no matter what he does. No amount of laundry is gonna damped my hatred of that man
Look at that, he hit the f*cking bull! Guy gets a free steak!
by Josie Becker on Jul 19, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Winn is an SCU grad
My friend went up to him during a reunion and asked him if Barry Bonds was a huge dickhead in real life. Randy basically came back with a non denial denial.
He was a pretty nice dude from what I heard..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 19, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
{barfs}
Though if you go by my philosophy above re: Hawpe, maybe Dodgers should sign Winn too since he hits way above his head against them.
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I know, believe me I am kidding. I don't want him anywhere near my team.
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I'd be fairly happy
with a Paul/Gomez platoon. I really think we have to go the platoon route since we probably don’t have the financial resources to buy and everyday players. Usually cheaper to get two guys who can do the work of one at 1/5 the cost. Sands can do the Gomes role in 2012.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Paul would be playing against RHP
most of the time, so a little anyway.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Let's go for DeJesus
and bring Ivan in to play and have two DeJesuses.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
You said it, man. Nobody f--s with DeJesus.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of 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.
You've convinced me.
That needs to happen.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
" You ready to be fucked, man? I see you rolled your way into the semis. Dios mio, man. Liam and me, we’re gonna fuck you up. "
"Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man. "
" Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I’ll take it away from you, stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger ’til it goes “click.”
"Jesus. "
“You said it, man. Nobody fucks with the Jesus.”
DeJesi (plural)
Could pose as DeJedi with a typo.
My LF list
1. CRAWFORD
2. DeJesus
3. Gomes
4. Kubel
Backup LF:
1. THAMES
2. Johnson
3. Tatis
Louise Bourgoin: The hottest French actress I've ever seen <3
This is my second stupid question in the last 5 minutes
How many teams will actually be looking for a CF next year? Worst case scenario, Kemp is fine for another year or two and we can add some pop in left. How does the supply match up with demand next year?
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
White Sox, Riyals (if DeJesus will buyout his contract), A's, Marlins, Padres...
Louise Bourgoin: The hottest French actress I've ever seen <3
4 years, $50m guaranteed left after this season (plus an option for 2015.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
So, uh
Pray Travyvon is good at CF and ready next year?
by Michael White on Jul 19, 2010 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Nyjer Morgan hitting .255 this year. What are the odds he gets dropped? Is he even into arb yet?
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
He’d be a super two next year. I could see the Nats throwing a million or two at him.
by regfairfield on Jul 19, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he'd be a pretty good buy low guy to go after...
Apparently the Nats have someone behind him who they are high on, so they are willing to move him.
Ethier-Morgan-Kemp
Should at least make the Dodgers much better defensively.
My twitter = @neufaustcan
That's what I'm thinking
and he’d be a great #1/2 hitter. I’d still hit raffy leadoff, but Morgan would provide some speed either behind him in the 2 hole or in the 8 hole.
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
1. Manny leaves and is replaced by Paul/Johnson in RF with Andre moving to LF
2. DeWitt slides to 3rd
3. DeJesus takes over 2nd
The defense is drastically improved but the offense would resemble the Giants. So probably not a good way to go.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
It would be the 2003 Dodgers without the pitching :)
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
And we’d have to not ride Casey Blake into the grave.
by regfairfield on Jul 19, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I watched "The Club" last night and thought it was good.
I mentioned it last night, but all were in a somber mood. I wanted to know who got to see it last night and what did you think?
I went to sleep early last night, but it’s on my DVR
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Vincente Padoolia
That’s how Vin said Padilla’s name the first time.
My point is actually an actual question actually. Could we pull a Tim Wakefield with Padilla and have a recurring $5mil club option with him? Would he go for that? Would anyone?
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
That is usually reserved for someone with a ton of history and goodwill built up with the team over several years, plus an agent asleep at the wheel and/or a player who simply never wants to leave.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
By The way
Juan Pierre has a UZR/150 of 19.0. Third highest in MLB behind Crawford and Holliday. I smell a broken stat.
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
UZR isn’t a great indicator of skill over half a season.
by regfairfield on Jul 19, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
A combo of small sample size and getting to compare himself to a ton of immobile bastards in MLB left fields.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I know, Trayvon should already have his bags packed, it is
inevitable.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
FWIIW
punching kittens in the Gurnee household is punishable by having the perp slide down a 150 foot slide, with little razor blades just nicking the skin as the perp is hurled into a pool of rubbing alchohol.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
If you had one
you’d have to get them these
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Think there's no answer?
You’re so stupid!
Look at that, he hit the f*cking bull! Guy gets a free steak!
by Josie Becker on Jul 19, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sorry, I love cats
See my little Bodhi cat as my avatar.
But that cat walking with the mittons…oh…oh my god…
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
My cat is skinny…or an inbetween…but I don’t have to worry cos one size fits all!
I guess I could but I have a feeling I’d have my face on the floor as if it went down a special slide like Phil’s made just for me by Bodhi’s claws….
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
"My cat's name is mittens."
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
eh it's hit and miss
the frattiest show in all of fratdom
Look at that, he hit the f*cking bull! Guy gets a free steak!
by Josie Becker on Jul 19, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
How can a show be fratty when there isn’t one bro on the show.
by regfairfield on Jul 19, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
wait, what?
you’ve watched the show right? There are multiple episodes featuring frat houses, and Dennis was in a frat. And they must say dude like 50 million times per episode, their entire life revolves around drinking…
Look at that, he hit the f*cking bull! Guy gets a free steak!
by Josie Becker on Jul 19, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I don’t think of a show about five sociopaths as a fratty show.
And there ain’t nothin’ wrong with saying dude.
by regfairfield on Jul 19, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Or drinking
I do both, a lot. :)
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Exactly, totally healthy activitys.
The show doesn’t have other stuff bros like such as bicep curls, baseball caps, and not wearing a shirt.
by regfairfield on Jul 19, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah every time somewhere here threatened to punch a kitty one of my household's 4
winced and growled. Just like they did the time I watched Drag Me to Hell.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
It gets you an ass kicking in my household
I’m not as clever as you, Jigsaw.
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
So no Sofo
the great Clipper summer is Gomes/Foye. Hold me back.
My perverse sense of humor would kind of kick into high gear if Rhino takes out Blake Griffin for the year again during pre-season.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I’m not at all upset with the Clipper summer.
They cleared out cap space for Lebron and he didn’t sign (shocking I know.) The stupid thing would be takign that cap space and trading for Hedu Turkoglu or something. The team is young so I rather like the idea of signing stop-gaps until we know what we have in Griffin, Aminu and Bledsoe.
I would not get a kick out of that.
by Michael White on Jul 19, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya, I know, but it’s almost a full circle I guess and I know he actually throws a change up.
My guess would be its a grip for his changeup that’s somewhat unorthodox.
by Michael White on Jul 19, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I am trying to think
of a change up grip that has the thumb under the ball. I can’t think of one.
The change up is so nasty bc the force of the thumb under the ball is missing which casuses the spin necessary to deceive.
My dad tried to teach me how to throw a Knucklecurve when I was like 13. My hands were too small and it was hard to throw the ball hard enough to make it effectve without me losing control of it
A real-life puzzle
One of the pages in my browser suddenly starts speaking about once per hour, to say “Pass me some of that garlic stuff”. It’s over so quickly, I can never tab through the pages quickly enough to see which page has some animation that’s “on”. I don’t really want to close them all, one at a time, to try to find out, especially since I’m not sure how long I have to keep a page open before it will speak again.
Does anyone know which site this might be? I’m pretty sure it must be one of my baseball-related blogs. Anyone familiar with the ad or site? Even just knowing what it’s an ad for would help.
Browser page. There’s no true virus or spyware on a Mac – this would be all over the Mac internet sites if there were suddenly a first one, believe me,. Especially one connected with garlic stuff.
There are dozens of browser pages I’ve been to, however, that start speaking and playing. MLB.com pages are among the worst, but they always have a button somewhere to turn them off. This might be some sort of popup window (although I have the Firefox preference checked to prevent those, there are always some new types that get past the ban). It might be a popup window, maybe one of those new temporary types, that disappears before I can get to the page it pops up on.
Is it Gameday? They started running ads in between innings every so often. If you mute it once (each session), the sound won’t come up again.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
The Highlights Look-In on the Scoreboard page (that brings you temporarily to an on-going game in mlb.tv, on a new pop-up screen) is what I first suspected, especially since you can’t turn it off until it actually comes up and stays up for a minute. Maybe they’re running this ad alone before games are up, or something. I’ll try to get there right away if I’m at my computer the next time it happens, and see if something’s up there.
if Chad/Kensai started “Gay For Dre,” I might have to coin “Pitch a tent for Trent” :)
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
What the Hell Ilya
102mil/17years. How can NHL teams sign guys to contracts that will last well into their retirement.
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
hey Eric
when’s it Kosher for me to start publishing?
Look at that, he hit the f*cking bull! Guy gets a free steak!
by Josie Becker on Jul 19, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Whenever you want…just hit “approve” instead of publish. If it’s tonight, I might wait to run it until tomorrow morning.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a way to get around the cap since they don’t count how much you actually make, they take the average annual value. You front load the contract for all the years you expect them to play, and give them almost nothing for when you expect them to be gone. It’s a really good idea.
by regfairfield on Jul 19, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard deals like this piss off Gary Bettman. However, I also heard that pissing off Gary Bettman is like a wife threatening to not have sex with her husband on their 60th wedding anniversary; who the hell cares.
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
I heard deals like this piss off Gary Bettman. However, I also heard that pissing off Gary Bettman is like a wife threatening to not have sex with her husband on their 60th wedding anniversary; who the hell cares.
Everytime you think how badly you want Frank McCourt gone, ask yourself how you would feel to have Donald Sterling instead.
On MLB Network
they just showed a Tigers highlight and Billy Ray Cyrus was in attendance, so Joe Magrane said “before the game, Billy Ray Cyrus was on the field and played a medley of his one hit.”
Awesome.
BTW
Whoever it was that posted about Evereth Cabrera being a bitch was dead on!
I saw the highlights this morning.
Mark Reynolds would’ve crushed him
He overran 3rd and dove back
Reynolds was going for the ball and fell on top of him. Cabrera got up all pissed and kinda got in Reynolds face.
MR then went after EC who began to back pedal kinda swingin his helmet. Reynolds was super pissed and EC wanted none of it
Wow, Cabrera did look a bit scared there.
by Julio Nievas on Jul 19, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
OT, but this made me laugh
Ishmael the Comedian:
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2008/1/9wayne.html
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
About every person that works for me
smokes cigarettes. They think it would be cool to sit in the office at work and smoke them.
{shakes head}
Kyle Kendrick gives up
A HR to Pujols in the 5th…..no shame there.
However the back to back HR’s to Craig and Shumaker sucks for him.
Cards up on the Phils 8-4.
“If you’re hurt, I respect that. But you sore, fuck you, go out there and play.”
-Ozzie G
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
When the guy is on the mound and may be hurt.
He asks the guy, “You good?” the guy says yeah. He just leaves the mound while the trainers are still talking to him.
That was funny to me.
“There’s nothing uglier than a manager taking a shower with the players [in the old Metrodome].”
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
how much would it take to get Josh Willingham from Wash.
too much, but humor me.
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 19, 2010 6:23 PM PDT reply actions
He will make $7-8m next year in the final year of arbitration. I expect the Nats would either keep him or try to cash in via trade as they build around the young team.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 19, 2010 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
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