James Loney Sends Them All Home Happy
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 6:00 PM PDT
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James Loney's rocket to right center field in the 13th inning landed over the wall to end one of the most bizarre, thrilling, infuriating, and exciting games of the year as the Dodgers beat the Mets, 3-2.
It was Loney's first walk-off hit since delivering an RBI single against Colorado on April 27, 2008. He also delivered a true walk-off, a bases loaded base on balls on April 15, 2009 against the Giants. "The one thing I can say about James Loney is don't take your eyes off him," said manager Joe Torre, "He is cool under pressure."
The game was decided by two left-handers buried in their respective bullpens. Loney's home run was hit off Oliver Perez, the sixth reliever used by the Mets. Earning the win for the Dodgers was George Sherrill, he of the recent waiver wire and will-he or won't-he minor league assignment requests. Sherrill was the eighth reliever used today by the Dodgers, pitching a perfect 13th inning, and picked up his first win of the season, becoming the 14th Dodger pitcher to earn a victory this year. In 2009, the Dodgers set a franchise record with 22 different pitchers recording a win.
Torre said Sherrill was going to be his last pitcher today, and had no plans to bring in Chad Billingsley or Clayton Kershaw in emergency relief if needed.
Kenley Jansen, who was converted from catcher to pitcher almost exactly one year ago, made his major league debut today and did not disappoint. He entered for the Dodgers in a 2-2 tie against the Mets in the seventh inning, and retired the heart of the Mets lineup. Angel Pagan took one fastball, then swung and missed at two more. David Wright struck out as well, and Carlos Beltran grounded to shortstop Rafael Furcal to end the inning.
Jansen, who Torre called "very calm," threw almost all fastballs, ranging from 92 to 97 miles per hour, although his ball had quite a bit of movement as well. Jansen became the first Dodger pitcher to strike out the first two hitters of his career since Scott Elbert turned the trick on August 29, 2008. Torre gave Jansen the lineup card after the game.
Carlos Monasterios, 36 days since his last start, gave the Dodgers five solid innings, frankly something I didn't think he had in him. He allowed six hits and no runs, walking one and striking out three. More importantly, Monasterios threw strikes, with 53 of his 79 pitches (67.1%) finding the strike zone, a higher percentage than any of his other six starts this season. Monasterios got 15 called strikes, which tied his season high, and got six swinging strikes, one off his season high.
The Dodgers scored their second run in somewhat amusing fashion in the fourth inning. Blake DeWitt led off with a triple, and after Casey Blake struck out, Mets manager Jerry Manuel pulled out his trusty 2003 scouting manual and decided to intentionally walk Garret Anderson, who entered today's game hitting .186/.205/.286 and hasn't seen his name on a scoreboard with a number at or above .200 since April 17. Not surprisingly, the move didn't pay off, as Brad Ausmus singled up the middle to drive in DeWitt to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead.
The lead didn't last, thanks to more bad relief pitching, this time from James McDonald and Jack Taschner. McDonald faced four batters, and only retired one, while Taschner faced two batters, and didn't retire anybody. Taschner has faced three batters so far in his Dodger career, and still hasn't recorded an out. For the second straight game, Travis Schlichting entered with the bases loaded, only this time he induced a double play by Luis Castillo, needing only one pitch.
Hong-Chih Kuo pitched a scoreless eighth inning, and Jonathan Broxton pitched scoreless frames in the ninth and 10th innings, making for a nice blueprint of Jansen-Kuo-Broxton in the not-so-distant future. Considering that Jansen has been pitching for only one calendar year, it is unfair to heap any kind of expectations on him, at least not yet. I mean, who knows how his arm will react to throwing 60 or 70 plus innings for the first time? But I can't help but jumping with both feet onto this bandwagon. Today we have seen the future of the Dodger bullpen, and his name is Kenley Jansen.
With eight relievers used today, Torre was asked about the availability of his pitching staff tomorrow. Torre said, "We have a 22-year old who is pretty strong," referring to tomorrow's starter, Clayton Kershaw, who will face R.A. Dickey in the series finale.
WP - George Sherrill (1-1): 1 IP, 3 up, 3 down
LP - Oliver Perez (0-4): 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 run, 1 walk
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man this was a long game
but Yay to everyone who did good, and Boo to everyone who did bad(do better next time)
also
LONEY!!!!!!!!!
and
JANSEN!!!!!!!!!!
awesome
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 24, 2010 6:04 PM PDT reply actions
Just got back from the game
Must say, was not hopeful when the Dodgers blew the first and third with no outs situation in the 12th and Sherrill was coming in, but they surprised me. Loney absolutely crushed the walk-off HR.
Man
this episode of Chopped is not starting well.
Pretty much everyone sucked in the appetizer round.
I can’t wait to see Kershaw go for the CG tomorrow. Book it!
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
I hate when I watch shows like this
and I hate everyone in it. Then I don’t care who wins, because they’re all douchebags.
Much like the Philles/Yankees World Series.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
yes
and unfortunately thats pretty much how I feel about this season of Top Chef.
At least Black Orpheus is on TCM!
what is "curb appeal"
HGTV?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
sorry didnt answer your question
it make an ugly house look less ugly.. and the block part is that they help the other houses look less ugly too by painting their doors a slightly less ugly color and give them a new mailbox
soooo jansen
backup catcher (behind ausmus)?
top lh bat off the bench (hey he couldn’t hit in rookie ball, but neither could 2010 garret anderson)?
designated keep-track-of-mound-visits-er?
family law facilitator?
hey im high on life, anything that will distract me from my fervent desire for russell j. martin to go somewhere far far away
and not to pee on the parade, but this win buys us at least 3 more weeks of george sherrill
by lchristmas on Jul 24, 2010 6:18 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
If they wanted Sherrill gone they would have released him already
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 6:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
as one who is closer than the likes of me
please explain why they don’t want him gone -
they honestly think he can get batters out again (how?)?
no concept of “sunk cost”?
naked photos of ned?
attempt to appeal to “909 trash” flathatter demographic?
seriously. why?
by lchristmas on Jul 24, 2010 7:09 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Yes, they think he can still get batters out, even of not right now. They want him to go to the minors to work on things mechanically; they have asked him 3 times to do so.
If they wanted him gone, they would have just released him already.
They still might release him, but I think it depends on the moves they make this week.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 7:26 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
thanks
I didn’t realize they’d asked 3 times.
quite frankly, I wouldn’t mind seeing if he could work it out in the minors, but if he’s such a shitty teammate that he’d rather stay up and kill the team, fuck him, hit the highway, fatboy
good thing we don’t really have any prospects left to trade away for middling middle relief upgrade this year
by lchristmas on Jul 24, 2010 7:36 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He was in the game thread today
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 7:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Sherrill's brother posts here?
For the sake of him I hope he can take a joke (or brutal seriousness, lol).
I hope to god Garrett Anderson doesn’t have any family that would post in here, hahaha.
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
Visit quite often, just don’t post all that much. I talk to/email Eric more than post here. I was watching pieces of the game online, since the Rockies/Phillies game was on here in Texas. Usually, I am too busy watching the game on tv to post on the computer, so that is why I don’t post all that much. I read the reviews, stories.
People can say what they want. It is a public forum and a 1st amendment right. I might not like some of it, but I am a grown up. I am frustrated more than most of you — regardless of how blue you bleed — as he is family. Just remember, there is so much more than meets the eye, when it comes to MLB, twists, turns, tweaks and even some “secrets”.
Cool...
Actually I think a lot of people here (not all, lol) have talked about how they’ve heard George S is a good guy who is obviously frustrated with his loss of command after being so good last year, and we’ve heard he’s a good guy. I can understand after all his time as a pro why he wouldn’t want to go down to the minor leagues again. I think a lot of us think as the Dodgers do that it would be a chance for him to work on his mechanics in games that don’t mean as much (except to Isotopes fans). But it’s got to be a hard thing to do.
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 I'm sure.
We fans can only judge what we see and then what we learn from reporters. Take it at face value, basically. I’m sure there’s more about the coaching staff, maybe even medical staff, their internal discussions, management. All we know basically are results from watching the games themselves. That’s how it goes… I hope he figures it out.
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 do apologize if I have ever come off as a total asshole in regards to George
I’m just some asshole who has no idea what it’s actually like to play professional sports, so I expect the people that do and get paid for it to be damned good, when that’s too much to ask a lot of the time.
George was absolutely amazing last year, I just wish he could get like half of that back for the rest of this year, it would be HUGE to this team.
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
Welcome. :)
I do have one question, though:
You are a Maple Leafs fan in Texas? Brave, sir. Brave. ;)
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Thanks for the welcome,
but I have been here since the trade last year. Just never post much.
Yes, always been a Leafs fan. Grew up a little farther north, in TN, but still not too north. In Dallas, we have the Stars, but all that is, is an uprooted team from MN. Only been in TX for 10 years, so not loyal to anyone that I wasn’t already a fan of, Mavericks and Cowboys. Somewhat the Rangers, since I do love baseball. Happy they are playing well this year, plus just love to go to games when I can.
Not a shitty teammate
His teammates like him, and the ones he asked for advice told Sherrill to make the Dodgers pay him (i.e. release him) if they wanted him to go away. Not that they were his only counsel
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 7:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I want him to get better. I’m sure he does, too. I understand his fears about being buried in the minors.
If he was really hurting the team, I’m sure the Dodgers would not hesitate to cut him. I mean, he was the last choice today, a day where the Dodgers offense should have come through several times before Loney did.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
correct me if i'm wrong
but the dodgers are paying him no matter what. the only question is whether they are going to get anything out of it. I don’t feel much better about these teammates if this is their advice.
I do understand the fraternity of pro athletes – I would just hope that his teammates would feel more like I do, which is being sick of watching 85 mph bp fastballs fly into the bleachers.
obviously he thinks he is doing what’s best for his career by masochistically staying in the majors – I disagree
and george may be a very nice man but that does not mean I want him wearing the dodger blue any longer, nothing personal
by lchristmas on Jul 24, 2010 8:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It's not personal
I simply disagreed with a statement you made that the Dodgers want him gone, which isn’t the case because if they wanted him gone, they would have taken the multiple opportunities to make it happen.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
my "nothing personal" was in regards to my own intemperate remarks
fatboy etc….
I just want the guy out of here, he’s terrible – that’s it and that’s all
thanks for the info eric
by lchristmas on Jul 24, 2010 9:46 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I won’t get into your first paragraph, since I can’t really talk about it publicly.
Your 85 mph bp fastballs are a general figment of your own imagination and/or general confusion due to the blue tint of your glasses. However, the fraternity of the players has nothing to do with it. If you suck, they will tell you. They will be the first to tell you. They can also tell when something isn’t going correctly. However, just going to the minors doesn’t necessarily correct all.
There is more to it than that. Though I can’t go into it.
Understood, as it is your right to have your own opinion.
"a figment of my imagination"? "general confusion?" "blue-tinted glasses?"
are you quibbling with me over a couple miles per hour? now I am just some guy on a blog but I can certainly recognize an inability to get hitters out and I can definitely read a stat sheet.
and what that tells me is that if george sherrill has not been the worst pitcher in the major leagues in 2010, he is not too far down on a very bad list.
I am not confused or imagining anything. by any objective measure george sherrill does not belong in the major leagues today.
and to each his own, but I think its not a great idea to come in with the “theres more to it but I can’t say what that is” if you aren’t going to say anything of substance to explain what you mean.
by lchristmas on Jul 25, 2010 1:09 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Sherrill has never been a guy who needs to throw 95 to be successful. The difference between your 85 and his actual 89-90 fastball is HUGE for a finesse pitcher like him.
I’ve been harping for a month now that if Sherrill were used in situations where he can succeed, we would all be better off. Bringing him in to face 5 Cardinals and 4 of them being power hitting righties is the fault of Torre, not GS.
Updated splits for Sherrill:
vs LH: .195 BAA
vs RH: .436 BAA
Use him as a LOOGY until he rights himself. He has been wildly successful against lefties, but has struggled mightily against righties.
With Broxton, Kuo and Jansen, we don’t need Sherrill to pitch the 8th inning for him to be a key component of a dominant bullpen. It would be nice, however, if we would use him in a manner that would make him AND the team more successful.
Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes. Think classy, you'll be classy. If you win 20 in the show, you can let the fungus grow back and the press'll think you're colorful. Until you win 20 in the show, however, it means you are a slob.
yeah, he is a winner. Plus, you had Sherrill first.
Taschner is a cool guy, nothing wrong with him personally. Glad he stayed in the NL, since he gets to keep his Pirate numbers. Otherwise, his ERA would be infinite right now.
G. Scott, thanks for the post of reason and understanding. I know it is hard on everyone
Thank you Janet! Jackson that is. As in “What have you done for me lately?” Not quibbling over a couple of miles per hour. There have been pitches that have hit 85 on the radar gun. Most notably the other evening against San Francisco, where he didn’t get to fully warm-up, due to the debacle with the umps.
You are correct, in that he is near the bottom of relief pitchers in the ML. However, one that is lower, Chad Qualls, is a trade candidate of Arizona. There have been people actually looking to trade for Qualls.
If I could explain what I mean, I would post it, nimrod. However, I am not at liberty to discuss everything outright with “joe-blogger”. There are a select few people that know much about what is going on. Eric knows only a little, and that is limited to what I have been able to tell him. Everyone is else that knows in full, is the rest of his and our family, plus his agent and their group.
nimrod?
I won’t miss you when your overpaid, ineffective, embarrassingly out-of-shape brother is pitching in chico or osaka next year.
what kind of cut do you get for explaining away a 7 era and no strikeouts for 6 weeks?
if you don’t want to discuss things with “joe blogger” (yes, i’m sure your knowledge is superior to mine since your brother made the majors) then DON’T RESPOND TO JOE BLOGGER
by lchristmas on Jul 25, 2010 1:09 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I am honored, that I won’t be missed.
Since when is 6’ 1"/225 # embarringly out-of-shape? No, it’s not Hollywood in-shape, but still.
If he is pitching wherever, he is still pitching at that time. It is more pitching than you have done. Why do I have to get any cut? Plenty of pitchers have no strikeouts for 6 weeks. I can name several, whether they are on the DL or in the minors, they had no ML K’s. It also hurts when you only face one or two batters, max, as well as when there are mechanical issues to deal with. Sure, that has something to do with a 7+ ERA. No one has ever tried to explain it away, have they? If you think so, please re-take a reading comprehension course.
My knowledge is not necessarily superior on any level than that of yours, except in one area. That being George Sherrill as a memeber of the LAD, and what is going on in his current situation — of which, I can’t discuss fully. Hence the vagueness in some of my comments. If you have a problem with that, then I am sorry. As I stated, I would give you more information, if I could, but I am not allowed to, due to MLB, MLBPA and LAD rules.
I've been wondering this for a while.
The Dodgers drew a record 3.6 million fans in 1982, one year after beating the New York Yankees for the World Series championship. The Dodgers have surpassed that mark in each of the last four years under the MLB definition of attendance.
However, the court filing revealed the Dodgers’ turnstile count last year was 3.11 million, the high in the McCourt era. The Dodgers exceeded that figure seven times from 1978-91, including four consecutive years from 1982-85, before the NL clubs started counting unused tickets in their attendance.
Dodgers spokesman Josh Rawitch declined to make club President Dennis Mannion available to comment on the topic.
The opening paragraph said the Dodgers announced they sold 3.76 million last year.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0723-dodgers-tickets-20100723,0,5109486.story
Lies, damn lies, and statistics.
Gotta love it.
Your shower shoes have fungus on them. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes. Think classy, you'll be classy. If you win 20 in the show, you can let the fungus grow back and the press'll think you're colorful. Until you win 20 in the show, however, it means you are a slob.
in Chicago, surrounded by Cub fans...
W/ a 5 year old niece wanting piggyback rides, and dozens of my fiancee’s relatives who I don’t know around, I was happy to take periodic peeks at my blackberry to “witness” the Dodgers’ win.
Nothing like a Loney walk-off for a taste of home in a foreign environment :)
by JJ 24 on Jul 24, 2010 6:43 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I left after the Jansen inning and just saw the ending. Woo hoo!
Jansen was electric. The better half of our pen was great today. (Even Sherrill, who actually made himself look better than someone else on t he staff — Taschner)
Who would’ve pitched if it went past the 13th? Rick Honeycutt?
Also, did KJ really throw all fastballs? Thought I spotted a breaking pitch in there somewhere. But maybe it was just a FB with movement that was under 95. :-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Hmm what now? Sorry, I wasn't listening for awhile.
Can y’all repeat that? ;-)
Thanks!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Watching the Team USA showcase thing
and they are sucking it up right now
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 24, 2010 7:16 PM PDT reply actions
Oh no
Velez got hit right in the face. No word yet.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
hankschulman
Pat Burrell smoked somebody in the Gs dugout with a foul ball. We’re getting the AZ TV feed and they’re ignoring it. Showing it on Gs TV?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Phew
Trainer reports Velez doing OK under circumstances. Will stay at St. Joseph’s Hospital overnight. Will get more tests.
From Hank Schulman’s twitter
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
i hope velez is ok
ot, the bumgarner/posey battery is going to be a big problem for the nl west for quite a while, im afraid
posey is all he’s cracked up to be and comparing him to what we have gives me a big upside down happy face
by lchristmas on Jul 24, 2010 8:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Chopped Update:
Had to stop watching due to Huell Howser being on and at CONFUSION HILL and it’s AMAAAAZING
im still watching huell
and i hope you are not calling HUELL a douche but instead the douchey mcdouche on chopped
of course
About to go watch Inception though. Can’t wait to get my mind blown.
I might actually have to get a TV in grad school so I can watch Bravo, Food TV, and HGTV.
Anddddd maybe MLB Network…?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
you may be able to get away with finding the shows online
via bit torrents and what not. of course, with cable you will be the most popular grad on campus. especially if you have HBO!
Have you heard James Adomian's Huell Howser?
He’s done it a few times on Comedy Death Ray? So hilarious to any of us who grew up watching Huell Howser. He has him down so well and takes it a surreal level. There’s a CDR podcast from last November where he does it. Gotta check 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.
Those bits are some of the funniest things I’ve ever heard
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 9:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe...
And his Jesse the Body Ventura and food critic Merrill Schindler also kills me. (The later was hilariously disgusting.)
As does Paul F Tompkins’ Ice T and John C Reilly.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
PFT!!!
And Cake Boss, plus Danny Glover (last week)
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 9:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
CAKE BOSS! I'M THE CAKE BOSS!
AAHHH!
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 need to get into these podcast things…
i love going to UCB but parking is such a drag there
ANDDDDDD i saw huell howser in culver city the other day and i was star struck.
iTunes!
Go here and get #37 for one of the Huell Howser episodes.
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. Sorry. You can listen in the car or walking
but you may suffer fatal crash after losing control from laughter.
I listen to em while doing housework and such to make it more enjoyable. And still have time to read. So nyah!
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 ill need to find the time
the wife usually dictates the airspace around here and i dont drive enough being unemployed :[
I feel forced to ask WTF is chopped
But I have a feeling I wouldn’t care, so maybe I shouldn’t ask :/
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
It's a cooking challenge show
on Food Network
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 24, 2010 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
*raises hand*
I love dessert.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
I was thinking the same thing
In fact, I’ve got Mint and Chip ice cream right now.
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
Delightful
I also enjoy pretty much anything else dessert related — creme brulee, brownies, cookies, pie….cheese boards, whatever.
MMM DESSERT!!!
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
For meeting a sales goal I got dinner then movies at a really nice movie theater in Thousand Oaks
for me plus 1. They chose Cheesecake Factory as the dinner place…I’m excited, I’ve never been there before.
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
Vanilla Bean Cheesecake FTW. Book it.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
I think I'm going next saturday
So I will definitely have to try that :)
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
Hahahahahahahahaha
seeing as my mom just got my cat addicted to stupid Fancy Feast, I could not agree more. There is an incredible dearth of healthy options at that place.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Cheesecake Factory = "Why America's Fat"
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Okay, so Jansen is nuts. His fastball is the definition of “heavy.” Some of those feeble swings reminded me of Josh Johnson moving down guys in the ASG.
He is already one of my top 5 favorite Dodgers.
lol
Mets manager Jerry Manuel pulled out his trusty 2003 scouting manual and decided to intentionally walk Garret Anderson . . .
That was a great line
No wonder the Mets are so bad.
We left after the Jansen inning—had tickets for the local AA Montgomery Biscuits—but holy moley what an arm.
by Little Blue Bicycle on Jul 25, 2010 6:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t see anyone mention Kershaw lost his “and one” today. :( Couldn’t really expect it to last all season. Jimenez ERA up to 2.75 now. Wow! I knew he wouldn’t sustain what he did to start. But I didn’t expect such a fast fall from historic to just good.
Josh Johnson better get the CYA
Screw the win total. JJ is killing everybody this year.
by silverwidow on Jul 24, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
YES
I knew he was having a great year. But I didn’t realize how great until around the All Star break.
Wow! Just looked at the numbers again. Don’t know when they update on Yahoo. Johnson and Haren both have the same Ks 141 and BBs 29 Haren has about 7 more IP with one more game. But Haren has almost 3 times as many runs allowed 79 to 26. I Don’t even know what to do with that. I mean there is luck and all but………..The difference in HR is 18. Jimenez now has almost twice as man runs allowed at 43 with the exact same number of innings as Johnson only 2 more HRs. I’m not even going into advanced stuff right now as I have to get up early to go to the game tomorrow (I live at least 2 hours away). But Johnson is dealing for sure.
On another thought. The only time I’ve seen Kershaw live at a game this year was against the Braves where he probably came the closest to the 123 first, with the passed ball strike out. So maybe he’ll actually get it done tomorrow. I’ll take credit if he does, but no blame if he does not. Kershaw is 4 and 0 in the regular season at home while I’m in attendance as well.
Before today, Ubaldo had only one loss this season, and it was to Kershaw
by Eric Stephen on Jul 24, 2010 11:12 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Brad Ausmus announces officially that this will be his last season
Link on ESPN LA
Clearing space for AJ Ellis! ;-)
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 doubt that at all. But him saying that in an interview after catching 12 innings and for the first time in 4 months isn’t the best time to judge anything. I think he felt this was his last season coming into the season though. With the option available just in case he changed his mind. Coaching/Managing wise…. I wonder if he would shoot for a SoCal team first. I wouldn’t mind him in our system.
Just saw Inception
I enjoyed it.
I also got asked to go into work late. LOL?
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
I just got home from work; I did get to see KJ though
Man, he was electric… That strike 3 pitch to Wright (98) was almost unfair…
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then these sunglasses are the curtains telling you to keep the fuck out!!!
i missed him
where can i see a replay or video of today
Kenley Jansen tweets!
jay_jaffe:
Kenley Jansen can Bring It. Whiffs Pagan, Wright, gets Beltran to ground out, reaches 99 MPh. Hell yes.
jessespector:
Kenley Jansen joins Blake Hawksworth in the MLB Players Who Could Be Gossip Girl Characters Club.
I liked this one, an excited Dutch tweeter:
stefanslinger
Gelijk zaterdag al debuut Kenley Jansen bij de LA Dodgers vs. NY Mets: 7e inning gegooid, 2 strikeouts (w.o. David Wright). #nlhonkbal
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
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| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Diego
|
79 | 59 | .572 | 0 | Won 3 |
|
San Francisco
|
78 | 62 | .557 | 2 | Lost 1 |
|
Colorado
|
75 | 64 | .539 | 4.5 | Won 6 |
|
Los Angeles
|
69 | 71 | .492 | 11 | Lost 5 |
|
Arizona
|
57 | 83 | .407 | 23 | Won 1 |
(updated 9.8.2010 at 10:10 PM PDT)
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