Dodgers Hope To Avoid Unlucky Seven In Finale With Giants
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 3:56 PM PDT
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The fallout from last night's debacle was handed down today by Major League Baseball. Clayton Kershaw was suspended for five games for hitting Aaron Rowand in the seventh inning, and Joe Torre and bench coach Bob Schaefer were suspended for one game each.Kershaw plans to appeal his suspension.
Torre will serve his suspension tonight, per Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times, while Schaefer will serve his tomorrow night. Somebody please double-check those lineup cards tonight.
Speaking of last night, Hank Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle spoke to an MLB official who said the umpires erred in the ninth inning last night:
The official said that the rule requiring a pitcher to be removed after two mound visits should have been superseded by a comment underneath Rule 8.06 that says if two mound visits occur while the same batter is up, the umpires must eject the manager and require the pitcher to face that batter. Only then, should the pitcher be removed.
The mistake was discovered as the umpiring crew engaged in its normal postmortem with league umpiring evaluators.
Had the Dodgers protested the game, there is a chance the protest would have been upheld, and the game replayed. But the league official said the Dodgers neglected to protest the game.
Chad Billingsley and Barry Zito have started against one another twice before. Last May, the Giants broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the seventh inning off Billingsley, handing him his first loss of the season while giving Zito his first win. This year, on June 28, both allowed two runs in six innings in a game won by a two-run home run by Casey Blake in the eighth inning.
Left-handed reliever Jack Taschner has had his contract purchased by the Dodgers, per Hernandez. A.J. Ellis was optioned to Triple A Albuquerque to make room for Taschner.
Taschner was signed to a minor league deal on June 28, and pitched 10 games in Albuquerque, allowing four runs, all solo home runs, while walking nobody and striking out four.
The Dodgers are now carrying 13 pitchers, including three southpaw relievers, and there are 39 players on the 40-man roster, not including Ronald Belisario.
Notes
- Blake has struggled since that home run 23 days ago, with nine hits in 55 at-bats, hitting just .164/.266/.273
- The Dodger bullpen since the All-Star break has 16 walks and just six strikeouts in 19 2/3 innings
- Rafael Furcal has 16 hits in 31 at-bats against the Giants this season, hitting .516/.571/.839
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Dodgers Lineup
Furcal SS
Carroll LF
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Blake 3B
Loney 1B
Belliard 2B
Martin C
Billingsley P
Carroll in left
is just fucking hilarious
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
no
but can Jamey get a hit after the ball bounces in the dirt?
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jul 21, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
on the bench
watching a left-handed pitcher, like almost every other time against them
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants lineup
Torres CF
Sanchez 2B
Huff LF
Posey C
Sandoval 3B
Uribe SS
Ishikawa 1B
Schierholtz RF
Zito P
Why does the pitcher get ejected anyway
when the manager visits the mound twice? What did the pitcher do wrong?
If the manager could visit the mount whenever he wanted Cardinals games would take 11 hours.
by regfairfield on Jul 21, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The pitcher isn’t ejected, just removed. The rule is in place to prevent time delays and stalling with multiple mound visits
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm. There’s a difference between “ejected” and “removed”? As in “not subject to further penalties”, I guess, like Kershaw getting suspended. I’m still not sure I understand why the pitcher gets removed, though.
the pitcher gets removed as a penalty, to prevent multiple mound visits and time delays for no reason.
If you make a second mound visit, there is a cost.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
So, could Loney and Broxton switch, Loney throws one pitch and then Broxton takes over again?
by robotmadeofnails on Jul 21, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
there's gotta be some technicality that prevents this
but it’s an intriguing loophole…
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jul 21, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm curious
if Broxton were to go play another position, someone else pitches, could he come back since he never actually left the game?
Just a reminder, fans, comin' up is our "Die-hard Night" here at the stadium. Free admission to anyone who was actually alive the last time the Dodgers won a pennant.
yeah exactly
that’s what i wondered. According to the rules, I think that’s allowed. I’m guessing there’s something that prevents a pitcher that’s been “removed” by the umpires from throwing another pitch
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jul 21, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought that once a pitcher has been removed from the game
he can no longer pitch in that same game?
but he wouldn't be removed from the game
just removed from the pitcher’s spot. If he played 1st base for a pitch, and Loney threw an intentional ball, could they then switch back?
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jul 21, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
well i'm pretty sure you can do that
it’s just in this case, i think the rule is that the pitcher has to leave the game. You couldn’t just put him in another position, even if you didn’t intend to bring him back to the mound. At least that’s how I understand the rule.
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Jul 21, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea, this is the key. If the a new pitcher just needs to come in, you could do a swap, but if you actually have to remove Broxton from the game, he cannot stay on the field.
by robotmadeofnails on Jul 21, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks. Still not sure I get the reason. I guess it’s like a penalty for the whole team? The pitcher did nothing wrong, just the manager, but the team is getting punished for the manager’s delaying behavior. And it’s weird that a different coach can come to the mound once each, just not the manager (or anyone) twice. How about if Honeycutt comes out once, then the next time he’s acting manager because the umps have already ejected the manager and two other coaches. Can he come out to take out the pitcher, as acting manager, without getting ejected homself for coming out (as a single person) twice?
The rule is in place
for normal reasons. Without the rule, you could have multiple coaching visits just to stall for time as a reliever gets ready, or just to bog down the game in general.
As it stands now, players can make unlimited mound visits so the time delays could still happen of course, but that’s the intent of the rule.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s the same as the pitching coach going to talk to the pitcher then the manager coming out to take out the pitcher. This just so happened to be the same coach at the same time.
Just a reminder, fans, comin' up is our "Die-hard Night" here at the stadium. Free admission to anyone who was actually alive the last time the Dodgers won a pennant.
Rule 8.06 of the Official Baseball Rules stipulates a trip to the mound begins when a manager or coach crosses the foul line and ends when he leaves the 18-foot dirt circle surrounding the pitcher’s rubber. Returning to the dirt constitutes a second trip, at which point the pitcher must be removed.
Mattingly stopped and walked back onto the dirt below the mound, giving further instructions to Loney as he went.
"No, no, no!" Mattingly heard plate umpire Adrian Johnson shout. "You can’t go back."
By then, however, Mattingly had covered the two steps back onto the mound.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy came out of the first-base dugout, pointing.
"He can’t do that!" Bochy yelled.
Four years ago, as manager of the San Diego Padres, Bochy caught then-Dodgers manager Grady Little on the same technicality. Brad Penny(notes) was the pitcher.
This time, Broxton trudged from the mound.
"I really didn’t realize I was off the dirt," Mattingly said. "Rules are rules, you know? Obviously at that point it’s my responsibility not to take a step off."
Mattingly also had an embarrassing snafu when he filled in as manager during spring training while Torre was in Taiwan. The lineup card posted in the clubhouse didn’t match the one given to the umpires, and the Dodgers batted out of order. This mistake, however, involved footwork, not paperwork.
"I’ve had to catch myself a few times on that," Bochy said of fighting the urge to return to the mound after walking away.
Tim Brown probably wrote all that
therefore, it doesn’t count.
Just a reminder, fans, comin' up is our "Die-hard Night" here at the stadium. Free admission to anyone who was actually alive the last time the Dodgers won a pennant.
does colletti owe taschner money?
and this is how hes getting him back?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 21, 2010 4:08 PM PDT reply actions
Taschner was at an event for Jamie McCourt and convinced her that it would be good to give Ned a contract extension.
That, and Taschner can throw BP during a game better than Sherrill can.
by 68elcamino427 on Jul 21, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Taschner’s FIP with the Dodgers in ABQ (small sample size to be sure) is higher than Sherrill’s FIP with this season with the Dodgers.
by Michael White on Jul 21, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Rotoworld agrees
“Taschner was inked to a minor league contract in late June. He posted a 6.05 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP in 17 appearances for the Pirates earlier this season and probably won’t have a ton of success in Los Angeles either.”
by Little Blue Bicycle on Jul 21, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Does ABQ FIP have any relation to DS FIP
one is mile high, the other is um not.
Funny this Taschner thing, every year no matter how much we know about the roster, they manage to blow us away with who they decide to use.
Also, Kemp to 2nd, Belliard to CF, Martin to SS, Loney to P, Martin to SS, Furcal to 3rd, Blake to C.
Just want to add I agreed with Table
and fuck Andre’s feelings. For some reason he thinks he’s a gold glove RF, someone needs to set him straight that he’s actually a piss poor RF, and that is the job of the coaching staff. If he wants to pout let him, he’s not a star, he’s streaky sunofagun who hasn’t hit shit since he hurt his little ole pinky. God knows Torre doesn’t have the balls to confront a player but Schafer or Bowa can do it. Hell this coaching staff can even tell GA that he’s done or Sherrill. Grow some why don’t they.
Ha Ha
I missed the last one, he needed a partner in crime. I just find the whole idea lacking since this is the same coaching staff who sat Hudson down for the month of Sept/OCt without telling him why. Putting Andre in LF on the lineup card would pretty much be doing the same thing.
I think “the same thing” would be acquiring the real Marlon Anderson (not his clone), then starting him over Ethier in the OF again, like in September 2006 :)
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Goodness, Kemp is still trying to recover from this type of tough love … whaaa … whaaa
by 68elcamino427 on Jul 21, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m fairly certain almost every single one of us agreed with Table in that Ethier to LF should happen, but won’t happen.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I read the thread
I know you all agreed with him
I know you all said it wouldn’t happen.
I guess I missed the part where Andre became a star and the face of the franchise and is now above being asked to change positions for the good of the team.
other than starting the ASG, and the team centering all marketing efforts around him, I can see how you missed that. :)
Of course, Kemp is the other part of that marketing campaign, but Ethier didn’t argue with a coach when he sucked, but rather took it out on a bat rack.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Hell, at this point
i’m ok with Ethier to SF if we got Posey back.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Last word on this
I think the only reason Ethier has not played left since 08 is because no opportunity has arisen. Usually it is Kemp and Manny out there with him, so he plays right by default. During the 09 Manny suspension Pierre received most of the playing time and we all know Ethier is better suited to right than Pierre.
I think most of you are assuming Ethier is offended by left field and Torre is scared to move him. We don’t really know.
Having heard some of Dre's interviews
if it would help the team for him to move to LF, I think he would do it. He gets mad when he doesn’t do well because he wants to do well.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Not many players in interviews
so what they really feel so I don’t think we can one iota out of what he said. He will say what he wants you to hear, unless he is Bill Lee.
Good god what a butchered sentence. I need to reign in my hands
they are going way to fast for my brain or is it the other way around
Lookout Landing - who are they anyway I see them referenced all the time
Should I go post some dribble, you know my normal stuff.
Mariners bloggers that didn’t name Seattle the 6th best organization in baseball.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you need to go find people who punch cats
and go punch them or something.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
I'm to old now to punch people
I just poke em in the eyes and kick em in the shins. Balls only hurt for a little while but a good kick in the shins will hurt for months.
Luckily for you
I have a coworker who cannot type correctly or coherently to save his life. I understood what you meant.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Eric, can you explain “optional waivers”? When are they used and what are the ramifications? Thanks.
Baseball Prospectus had an article
Optional major-league waivers are required when optioning a player who is more than three calendar years removed from his first appearance on a major-league roster. This procedure allows a club to send a player to the minor leagues while keeping him on the 40-man roster. Because optional waivers are revocable, players usually clear in this scenario. In the unlikely event a player is claimed, his club may not option him to the minor leagues, and any subsequent waiver request during the same period becomes irrevocable.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
We should welcome home Werth for LF
Meanwhile, ESPN is saying that the team is “very, very aggressively” trying to deal Jayson Werth(notes) and the $2.85 million left on his contract to the Tampa Bay Rays. ESPN also reports that the Phils have offered Happ to prospective trading partners.
I'd love to see Werth go to the Rays
but Wade Davis seems like a hell of a price to pay for the rental.
Yes but he has skills
and will get better. He may not be Hellickson but over the next few years I bet he’s a solid pitcher.
Well, someone has got to go to make room for Hellickson eventually. I think the Werth rental may be worth it. Some times you have to bite the bullet.
But can that organization
afford to give up six years of controlled cost for a good pitcher for a rental. And Werth is not exactly what they need, they need a DH, and dammit we have one.
LF Ethier
CF Werth
RF Kemp
Reality
Not
by 68elcamino427 on Jul 21, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe to get Oswalt
they move Werth for Wade Davis, and then Wade Davis to Houston for Oswalt. The Phillies can’t trade Dominic Brown and they have nothing else Houston should be interested in. This gets Brown in the Lineup and Oswalt in the rotation. Rays get Werth but at quiet a price to their future, but they can make that back up by sticking Hellickson (who is better then Davis) into the current rotation while snagging two numbers ones when Werth leaves. Intriguing
Memo to baseball teams
Happ isnt very good
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 21, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Nothing screams 2005 like Jamey Carroll playing LF
two games in one week. Where the fuck is Mike Edwards. When I see lineups like this I actually start to root against them because these lineups are inexcusable. I’m feeling Tripon level irritation. Why don’t we just go trade for Bloomquist and put us all out of our misery.
I say we get Wily Mo Pena
just because of his awesome name
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 21, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Darn
Maybe we can sign former Clipper Boniface N’dong just for giggles
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 21, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Jason Phillips at 1B
There is school in Borneo tonight and all weekend.
USC just sent out a press release
announcing 8 players have signed a letter of intent to play baseball at USC. Among them was Dodgers’ 11th rounder Joc Pedersen.
Oh well
Good for the Trojans. Pedersen looks like he’s going to rake
by Julio Nievas on Jul 21, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I would have liked to have seen McCourt
have the Dodgers give one of the draft picks a $10,000,000 bonus then borrow $5,000,000 from the kid just to Selig choke on it.
worst headline I ever saw
was when the Brewers were in the Series and a paper used UnsurYountable
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Well now that headline seems less bad from the first :)
by robotmadeofnails on Jul 21, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
So with Taschner and Justin Miller is this all just part of a
diabolical plan to give Giants fans an opportunity to laugh at us? Should we sign Atlee Hammaker too? Oh wait, that was before Ned’s time in SF.
Of course they sign our riff raff like G Mota, and he ends up being decent.
(Actually Miller’s been decent as well. But still not all that good.)
Actually… I need a drink. I think I’ll skip watching tonight’s game live and just fast forward thru it later.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
next step below this is to bring back Ortiz
by 68elcamino427 on Jul 21, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
That's how I'm feeling too
Probably going to read Moneyball and relax.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Actually next signings:
Vinnie Chulk, Brad Henessey and Tyler Walker. Yes!
I guess Kenley Jansen will wait til September to help the team in the pen, just in time for them to be eliminated from the playoff race. Sigh.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
What about that dick on SF who used to celebrate like he won the World Series after every strikeout? I forget his name…
Ha Ha
they probably say that about Kuo’s leg whip after each k. We love our own, hate the competition.
Hoffman must be feeling great tonight
when he looks at the lineup and realizes they called up a Taschner just so they could play Carroll in LF instead of him.
Didn't we release him
only to re-sign him and then lose him in the Rule 5 draft to the Yankees?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
He’s occupying the long-man / mop-up role right now
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
hold on to him tightly
he’s way too valuable to let go
Geez – $50,000 for crying out loud
by 68elcamino427 on Jul 21, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I know
that’s why he’s back with us. I’m just trying to remember his history. I remember people getting pissed that Repko was called up over him and Paul.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
That makes so much more sense.
:)
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
And yet isn't it weird that we might actually have had
a use for Repko this year? Kind of sad, but odd.
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 know what would be cool
Eric Stults
Just a reminder, fans, comin' up is our "Die-hard Night" here at the stadium. Free admission to anyone who was actually alive the last time the Dodgers won a pennant.
I was a fan
But the way this year has gone, I’m fairly confident that Stults would have done terribly for the Dodgers.
At this point, we’re in deep need of a warm body.
Just a reminder, fans, comin' up is our "Die-hard Night" here at the stadium. Free admission to anyone who was actually alive the last time the Dodgers won a pennant.
Well played, Mauer.
Just a reminder, fans, comin' up is our "Die-hard Night" here at the stadium. Free admission to anyone who was actually alive the last time the Dodgers won a pennant.
Not really.
You have McDonald and Ely. Both bodies are warm.
by Michael White on Jul 21, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Joe Beimel would be pretty sweet about now
He is holding lefties to something like a .468 ops this year
Never letting Beimel go would
mean Josh Bell and Steve Johnson would have around to trade this year. Who knew a Beimel would have such an impact on an organization.
I would even venture to say it is as simple as Will Ohman not being healthy last season.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
So far, 3-7 with a 5.21 ERA in 13 starts with the Carp
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Uncle Google strikes again!
"Go fuck yourself" -Eric Stephen 6-29-2010
"Oh honey, I'm chalk full of juju" -Maddz 7-15-2010
http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2010/stats/idp1_c.html
Also, 31 BB / 50 K in 76 IP
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
If Uncle Google was a superhero, who would be his nemesis? Baron Von Bing?
"Go fuck yourself" -Eric Stephen 6-29-2010
"Oh honey, I'm chalk full of juju" -Maddz 7-15-2010
by K3vo on Jul 21, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Webster strikes out the side
so far 3IP 2H 1R 1ER 1BB 4K’s (1HBP)
He has gotten 5 GO and 0 FO also
Please don’t trade this guy
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 21, 2010 4:54 PM PDT reply actions
I am a bad manager. We play the 1st place team tonight and we are tied for second. If we win, we could go on to the playoffs, but that means we might move up to the next league level. We will not have some of our best players next season, so I don’t want us to move up.
by robotmadeofnails on Jul 21, 2010 4:55 PM PDT reply actions
Damn :) This other team is quite good, and we lost to them with the best lineup possible last time (ie, our bad players were out of town). So, it will take some miracle to win tonight.
by robotmadeofnails on Jul 21, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
here’s a suggestion
Move your regular right fielder to another position
You play RF and misplay a ball or two at the opportune moment(s) :)
by 68elcamino427 on Jul 21, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
been there
better believe I tanked one game to preserve the next season. Long term >> short term.
Just a reminder, fans, comin' up is our "Die-hard Night" here at the stadium. Free admission to anyone who was actually alive the last time the Dodgers won a pennant.
BTW Table
While others were irritated with your sticking to your guns and making them make the same point over and over again I was quite impressed with your ability to irritate just about all of our regular posters and not run away in a huff. That takes a special skill and I welcome you to the TBLA blog. Things get a little to complacent around here without posters like you. I mean when I saw we had added 230 comment to the little M White story I thought something big had happened only to find out 230 comments were basically the same five comments over and over. That is how we waste our time here. Your first day here will be long remembered.
Thanks
I know I pissed some people off by making redundant points but they have to keep in mind I am talking to like 10 different people at once. I never meant to make a big deal over anything.
Otherwise, I have read TBLA for awhile just don’t comment. I am a regular at MOKM and MSTI.
Just a Dodger fan here.
We had some fun earlier this season
because so many people didn’t know about the Z function. It was huge day of revelation here :)
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Guys, I'm a terrible human being
I used facebook for evil and saw a picture of my ex’s most recent girlfriend.
I couldn’t stop laughing.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Uhm, welcome to the club?
"Go fuck yourself" -Eric Stephen 6-29-2010
"Oh honey, I'm chalk full of juju" -Maddz 7-15-2010
Thanks! I believe it’s a pot luck, right? I brought the cookies. Eric “Go Fuck Yourself” Stephen is making waffles!
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
my ex
doesn’t have facebook. It’s for the best.
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 21, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like that is the sole purpose of Facebook really
and to help you remember people’s birthdays
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
I use it to make my family and friends think I am slightly wittier than i actually am, 1 status update at a time.
"Go fuck yourself" -Eric Stephen 6-29-2010
"Oh honey, I'm chalk full of juju" -Maddz 7-15-2010
haha facebook has become a dangerous realm
i’m friends with my aunts, uncles, sister, dad, cousins…safe to say i’ve blocked most of my pictures…
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
You and lvdown need this
The Ex-Blocker:
http://www.switched.com/2010/07/21/ex-blocker-helps-erase-heartbreak-from-the-internet/
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
Webster update
4IP 2H 1R 1ER 3BB 4K’s
6 GO – 1 FO
Announcers mentioned he is getting squeezed a bit
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 21, 2010 5:06 PM PDT reply actions
Brian Cavazos-Galvez
just extened his hitting streak to 19. . . pretty impressive
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 21, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you watching it?
Or just listening to it?
by Julio Nievas on Jul 21, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Braves explode
off Garland. 4-2 Braves in the 3rd.
Webster thru 5
5IP 3H 1R 1ER 3BB 5K’s
8 GO – 0 FO(thought it was 1 but o well)
Hes real close to 50/50 on balls/strikes. Not what I like to see, but some squeezing is occuring
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 21, 2010 5:23 PM PDT reply actions
So that's it for him..
He’s not mowing down guys like I wish he would.
by Julio Nievas on Jul 21, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Hes probably around 85 pitches right now
meant it to be 50% strikes/50% balls. . .
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 21, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
With David Eckstein
already on the DL. Jerry Hairston gets hit on the hand but will stay in the game. Looked bad at first.
Per Torre pregame
via Jon Weisman:
Joe Torre told reporters that McDonald is in the bullpen, Saturday starter TBD
FYI, John Ely is scheduled to start Friday for ABQ, so I would keep an eye pointed toward that.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
DFA Poll:
Sherrill, GA, or the ominous “Other”
Just a reminder, fans, comin' up is our "Die-hard Night" here at the stadium. Free admission to anyone who was actually alive the last time the Dodgers won a pennant.
The Aussie goes deep
Id rather see him than Hoffman. Too bad hes a Lefty
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 21, 2010 5:49 PM PDT reply actions
Kinda OT
but does anyone have any good advice for stretching out a fitted new era hat? I have been wearing an adjustable hat for about as long as I can remember, but the classic blue dodger new eras look so good I had get one.
it fits almost perfectly except for the face that its just a bit too tight right near my forehead, and leaves a bit of red mark where the bill of the hat bends, will that soften and stretch with time?
(and don’t worry, the hat has all the stickers removed and the bill is not straight like a piece of cardboard)
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
haha i wish it was as easy as that, but i havent grown my hair out since middle school
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
I have never tried to stretch out a hat though, sorry. Wish I could help.
I just wear the red mark like a badge of honor.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
haha, nothing wrong with the red badge of courage
i was just looking to avoid the slight headache, maybe i should have gone a size up : (
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
I have the same problem, it sucks. 7 3/8 too tight, 7 1/2 too big.
Just a reminder, fans, comin' up is our "Die-hard Night" here at the stadium. Free admission to anyone who was actually alive the last time the Dodgers won a pennant.
and which size do you wear, or do you just opt for adjustable hats?
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
I’ve worn 7 3/8 since like, 8th grade. I’d rather it be tight and stretch out as I sweat in it that day than have it slide back and forth as I pitch.
Just a reminder, fans, comin' up is our "Die-hard Night" here at the stadium. Free admission to anyone who was actually alive the last time the Dodgers won a pennant.
haha good point, that makes me feel a bit better about having bought the tighter fitting one
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Oswalt wants 2012 or no Trade
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5398937
16 Million for 2012…
Thanks...
Been a long time reader and Twitter follower, figured it was time to dive in to the pool.
as someone mentioned to new commenter "table"
the Z button will be your best friend
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
About to go on Sirius XM Fantasy Baseball with Jeff Rickard and Steve Phillips; I’m guessing about 5 minutes. I haven’t got the call yet.
Let’s hope Steve Philips is more mature than the 12-year-old who interviewed you last time.
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
that was one of the highlights of the season
“tell me Eric, is Hung Chee Koo-oh the greatest Taiwanese pitcher of all time?”
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
we really do not talk about that interview enough.
"Go fuck yourself" -Eric Stephen 6-29-2010
"Oh honey, I'm chalk full of juju" -Maddz 7-15-2010
That's because Rule #1 and #2 say
You DO NOT talk about Fight Club
Just a reminder, fans, comin' up is our "Die-hard Night" here at the stadium. Free admission to anyone who was actually alive the last time the Dodgers won a pennant.
Just got done; that was a fun interview. I think it went well, although my voice might be shot (I’m coming down with a cold).
by Eric Stephen on Jul 21, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
I just spent 20 minutes waiting for my boss to stop talking to my coworker so I could go back into this thread(accidentally left it open before going into a meeting) and read all the comments, doing real work the whole time instead of going home. I’m horrified with myself.
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