Andre Ethier: Take Two Of These And Call Me In The Morning
by Eric Stephen on Jul 27, 2010 9:55 PM PDT
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Not even the stomach flu could keep Andre Ethier down, as he delivered a two-out, two-run, pinch-hit single in the seventh inning to support more wonderful Dodger pitching, giving them their fifth win in six games, a 2-0 final over the Padres. It was the Dodgers fourth shutout in their last six games.
Chad Billingsley was great in his six innings, not allowing a run and pushing his scoreless streak to 15 consecutive innings. He ran into some trouble in the fourth inning, loading the bases with nobody out, but got out of the jam with a groundout, a popout, and a strikeout to end the frame.In the last six games, Dodger starting pitchers have allowed just one earned run in 43 innings.
Billingsley was only at 84 pitches through six innings, and appeared primed to go deep into this game, but Padres manager Bud Black forced the Dodgers hand by walking Russell Martin intentionally to load the bases with two outs. Rather than have Billingsley hit, Joe Torre tabbed Ethier, a late scratch due to the illness that has also claimed Jonathan Broxton and Brad Ausmus in recent days in the Dodger clubhouse.
Hong-Chih Kuo has lobbied the coaching staff to let him pitch more, and tonight he got his wish, pitching two scoreless innings, allowing a pair of hits but striking out five. Kuo threw a season-high 34 pitches, and threw two innings in a game for the third time this month.
Jonathan Broxton retired the side in order in the ninth for his 20th save, and it's always nice to see Matt Stairs make the last out.
Hiroki Kuroda faces Clayton Richard in tomorrow night's game.
WP - Chad Billingsley (9-5): 6 IP, 3 hits, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts
LP - Jon Garland (9-7): 6 2/3 IP, 5 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts
Sv - Jonathan Broxton (20): 1 IP, 1 strikeout
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That win tasted quite
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Who's that?
Some Broxton Hater I take it?
I hope Billingsley haters have gone extinct after the last two performances.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
oh they have...
they definitely have… 4.61 to 4.00 in 2 stars, BEEEEEEEEEEAST!
Kenley Jansen > Mariano Rivera
3 shut outs in the last 5 days
keep up the good work, starting pitchers.
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
where is the kuo, jansen and ox looooove?
Kenley Jansen > Mariano Rivera
by douchiedude on Jul 27, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Its there but
without the great starting pitching in the last week, you can’t take advantage of those bullpen arms
by bhsportsguy on Jul 27, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
course not.
doesn’t mean we can’t give them some love right?
Kenley Jansen > Mariano Rivera
by douchiedude on Jul 27, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
kuo-broxton looked beautiful as usual.
JANSEN-BROXTON TOMORROW PLEASE :)
Kenley Jansen > Mariano Rivera
Kuroda
will throw a complete game winner tomorrow
by bhsportsguy on Jul 27, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
okay
i’m definitely cool with that. it would be oh, so sweet to see kj strikeout some padre’s though.
Kenley Jansen > Mariano Rivera
by douchiedude on Jul 27, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
But Ethier probably couldn't have had any
Chicken soup for the soul: Ethier lifts Dodgers, 2-0
by bhsportsguy on Jul 27, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Well this is a nice road trip to go on
San Diego hotel right next to the ballpark, if they go to San Francisco, they have Thursday and Saturday night off.
by bhsportsguy on Jul 27, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
omg
come on kuo… we want you healthy for the future …. pitching more is not good for you… every other day 1 inning is perfect..
I believe Kuo
wants the ball all the time now, in a way, I believe he appreciates the concern but he probably feels no matter what, his next pitch could be his last.
by bhsportsguy on Jul 27, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
To continue a theme from today's thread(s)
Kuo is all in
by Eric Stephen on Jul 27, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep
But when he is playing, he always had Aces.
by bhsportsguy on Jul 27, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Kuo wants to get paid in the offseason.
by Michael White on Jul 28, 2010 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions
How do you know? I don’t mean to be rude. But no one knows how much stress Kuo’s arm can take. Maybe 1 IP every other day is too much — that is, any pitch could be his last. Or maybe it’s too conservative and you’re missing out on valuable innings from the guy.
Unless I’m missing something, 1 IP every other day is as random a decision on his usage as any other decision. There’s a point that we can all agree is “overwork,” of course, but I don’t know that Kuo is nearing that, even now.
Let’s also not forget that Bob T, who knows something about baseball, once predicted that Kuo would never again pitch meaningful innings for the Dodgers. I don’t mention this to embarrass Bob — I say this to remind everyone that every inning he pitches for our team until the end of his career is gravy.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Jul 27, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
You talking to me
I am guessing you are addressing the original comment.
by bhsportsguy on Jul 27, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Talking to Matthewmafa
And I hope I’m saying it respectfully.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Jul 27, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
Let’s also not forget that Bob T, who knows something about baseball
by matthewmafa on Jul 27, 2010 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
yes but by pitching him not in consecutive days,
there is a better chance for him to stay healthy
by matthewmafa on Jul 27, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
There is a balance though. I am concerned as well, but the team is in need of wins, and Kuo is one of two (OK, now three) reliable relievers right now
by Eric Stephen on Jul 27, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
defintly
wow.. today kuo threw 34 pitches… 26 for strikes… the padres swung at 20 pitches from kuo.. They MISSED 11 TIMES
by matthewmafa on Jul 27, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
jansen
in 2 inning his contact percentage is an amazing 33 percent LOL
by matthewmafa on Jul 27, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Chad Billingsley after the game said Kuo was putting up “stupid statistics.” It was pretty funny.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 27, 2010 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Troncoso
gives up 4ER (2H, 2BB) in one inning of work tonight.
"If your Mr. October, I'm Mr. Spring, Summer and Winter!" - Tommy Lasorda to Reggie Jackson
Ugh, he's turned into Wade v2009 :-(
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Troncoso dished a GS
"If your Mr. October, I'm Mr. Spring, Summer and Winter!" - Tommy Lasorda to Reggie Jackson
by Ego Crusher! on Jul 27, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Wade
3ER(4H, 1K) in 2 innings tonight (7.42ERA in 2010)
"If your Mr. October, I'm Mr. Spring, Summer and Winter!" - Tommy Lasorda to Reggie Jackson
It's great to see the starters pitch and not throw.
Get some hats for bats, more rum, anything to make the hitting come alive.
by Skunkburner on Jul 27, 2010 10:16 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Dodger Talk about to start
here is the link:
http://player.streamtheworld.com/_players/citadel/?sid=966&nid=2920
Is there a version where we can just hear the guys Ken and Josh and not the callers? ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
(er present company excepted of course)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Now Now
I happen to know that at least one of those callers is someone that you and I attended a classic Dodger victory over the Giants last year.
by bhsportsguy on Jul 27, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
See my comment above yours silly boy :-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
(assuming he's lurking here somewhere)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Giants playing a weird 4:05 p.m start tomorrow. It’s not even a getaway deal. They play one of those on Thursday at 12:45 p.m.
Maybe the shadows can wreak havoc and lead to more MLB cup issues.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 27, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I was
going to yell at the screen if Broxton walked Stairs on four straight.
by robotmadeofnails on Jul 27, 2010 10:33 PM PDT reply actions
Holy Crap
I never knew there was a city called “South San Francisco”
I just thought the half.com order was wrong.
by robotmadeofnails on Jul 27, 2010 10:35 PM PDT reply actions
And it is every bit as crappy as it sounds. Outside of one small, but very good, Italian joint, the airport is the only reason to ever be there.
Agreed, it's the pits.
My g/f had to go there last week to pick up a bridal shower dress and we forgot how dumpy it was. So SF: Gateway to San Bruno and SFO!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
San bruno does have one great sushi joint. Hiro sushi has a roll called the lion king. Best roll I ever had.
by super eville on Jul 28, 2010 2:16 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
bills
only four swinging strikes….
seems like bills and kershaw have been striking out way less these past 2 or 3 weeks
I haven’t seen the pitch charts or anything but in the case of Bills he is inducing a ton of ground balls; 27 GB outs in his last 15 innings.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 27, 2010 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d like to see the line drive percentage over his last two starts, too
by Eric Stephen on Jul 27, 2010 11:10 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Less strikes for Bills is fine by me
if it gets better results and keeps his pitch count down. He’s been going deeper into games too, maybe not a coincidence?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
less *strikeouts* I meant...
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
is he starting to throw a 2 seamer>?
i didnt see his start tonight…. but i saw some in his last start
some idiot called in saying he wished we had Juan Pierre right now
they quickly let him know his season in Chicago has been “dissapointing” thus far..
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Just once
I would like someone to actually look up a stat before they raised an argument
by bhsportsguy on Jul 27, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
seriously
lefties seem to hit Kuo really hard…he just isn’t getting them out
Kenley Jansen: A reason for Dodger fans not to hate everything about Curacao
by bucknellbruin on Jul 27, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair if you like Juan Pierre and looked at the stats you’d see this:
Xavier Paul: .252 with 3 steals
Juan Pierre: .254 WITH 34 STEALS!
We’d be 11 times better with Juan Pierre.
by regfairfield on Jul 28, 2010 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions
What exactly was Bud Black thinking tonight?
Its one thing to IBB Russell Martin to load the bases…its another to let Andre Ethier bat…its another to let Garland face Ethier…instead of the loogy Thatcher.
Really poorly managed 7th inning cost the Padres tonight, although they could have still lost since they didnt score any runs.
I liked this part
although they could have still lost since they didnt score any runs.
by bhsportsguy on Jul 27, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Tomorrow features another Dodger starting pitcher who made his major league debut at Petco Park.
Sadly, Vicente Padilla can’t make it three in a row since his debut wasn’t in Qualcomm, but rather in Cincinnati.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 27, 2010 11:09 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Our pitching has been outfucking standing
OUTFUCKINGSTANDING!
by Julio Nievas on Jul 27, 2010 11:22 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Texas leads the A.L West
by 8 1/2 games.
So, that’s over.
saw highlights of the Angel game
for anyone who complains about Broxton, I say look at Brian Fuentes. That’s a guy who’s always in trouble, and really does look flustered out there.
Also, Eric, did you see that the Angels are giving away Plaid hats. I shit you not. Plaid-fucking-hats. Rain your wrath upon them!!!
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 27, 2010 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a simple, one question form
1) Are you going hunting? (Y/N)
If you answered no, and you’re wearing a plaid hat, that’s -23 experience, -2 dexterity, and you lose your sword proficiency.
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Jul 28, 2010 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
interesting argument
I counter with NEEEERRRRRDDDDDD!!!!!
just kidding Josie, that made me laugh. How about your man yesterday eh? Did you tell him you’d rub his chest with Vicks if he got some RBIs?
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 28, 2010 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions
My bro-in-law is a big Angels fan and when they picked up Fuentes I told him he’d end up hating him because I was never worried seeing him come in against the Dodgers.
My bro-in-law agrees with me now. But he also says that he’d rather have him than Broxton because “Broxton is always blowing saves”. Like I said, he’s an Angel fan so I don’t think I need to say any more.
by KellyStephen on Jul 28, 2010 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions
pretty much
there’s no chance of them catching the Rays for the Wild Card either. For us, we still have a legit shot at the wild card even if we dont win the division. The Reds and Giants both won today so we’re still 2.5 games back.
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
but we’re going to win the division.
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.
I'm just glad
the Dodgers didn’t have a pie incident. Well, not just, I’m also glad they won.
This hat article in the sidebar is just stupid. No blood gang wears reds hats with a big C on them.
@soyboquense
Kuo
I’ve been told that its not amount of innings in his arm, its the times he has to warm up that bothers him. He has a hard time warming up, so actually using him two innings for one night and letting him sit a night or two will probably hurt his arm less than doing back to back relief pitching.
Bills on 3 days rest in SF??
Tony Jackson had this in his game recap at espnla:
That is, unless Torre decides to bring him back on three days’ rest Saturday at San Francisco, a game for which the Dodgers need a spot starter. That is an idea Torre indicated before the game he was leaning against but would wait to see how this start went before completely ruling it out. Billingsley threw just 84 pitches against the Padres
I’d would rather keep Bills on his regular rest and start him against SD @ DS, but the way he’s pitching I can see why Torre would be giving this some thought.
Dodger clubhouse = biohazard?
Ethier, a late scratch due to the illness that has also claimed Jonathan Broxton and Brad Ausmus in recent days in the Dodger clubhouse.
Is it stomach flu? I thought Brox was out with food poisoning?
Dodgers
thanks for the great b-day gift of a win yesterday!!
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 28, 2010 8:09 AM PDT reply actions
Humble Pie - Andre Don't Need No Doctor
Andre don’t need no doctor
‘Cause he knows what’s ailing him
Andre don’t need no doctor
‘Cause he knows what’s ailing him
All I need is my bat
You don’t know I’m in misery
Andre don’t need no doctor
Andre don’t need no doctor
My prescription tells me that
Andre don’t need no doctor
My prescription tells me that
All I need is my babt
You don’t know I’m in misery
Andre don’t need no doctor
Well the doctor said I need rest- ooh ooh
He put me on the critical list- ooh ooh
Keeping me safe from harm- ooh ooh
All I need is my bats sweet charm- ooh ooh
He gave me a medicated lotion, that wouldn’t do
Ooh, yeah my emotion, oh yeah, no doctor no!
Andre don’t need no doctor
He Just needs the Padres
To cure his Dodger Flu
Woot Woot
by meercatjohn on Jul 28, 2010 8:10 AM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Considering Jerry Dipoto is the GM, I’m sure we can work something out.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 28, 2010 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe we can purchase Eric Stults back from Japan, then use him to get E-Jax from AZ :)
by Eric Stephen on Jul 28, 2010 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
hey Eric
did you see what I posted about the Angels giving away Plaid hats?
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 28, 2010 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I think that he would be a pretty good 4-5 and he is signed for next year at around $8.5 and is owed around $1.5 the rest of this year
he’s considerably overpaid at 8.5M. I’d rather get someone whose contract expires this year than pay our #4/5 starter 9million.
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.
If Lilly joins the Dodgers, will he be pissed at Casey Blake for the whole ’he’s cheating by throwing from in front of the rubber’ thing?
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.
I think Casey
will just quietly smirk to himself as he watches him do it from 3rd.
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 28, 2010 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
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