Dodgers Blow Seven-Run Eighth-Inning Lead, Lose To Phillies
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2010 8:03 PM PDT
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PrintThe Dodgers bullpen got the necessary signatures required to submit another candidate for worst loss of the season, turning a 9-2 lead in the eighth inning into a stunning, soul-crushing 10-9 loss in Philadelphia. The tying and winning runs were driven in by none other than noted Dodger killer Carlos Ruiz, who is hitting .354/.466/.542 against them in his career.
Clayton Kershaw allowed just two runs in his 6 2/3 innings of work. He didn't walk any of the first 26 batters he faced, but back-to-back walks to Shane Victorino and Jimmy Rollins with two outs in the seventh inning brought the hook from Joe Torre. In his last 18 starts, Kershaw has walked 3.01 and struck out 9.10 batters per nine innings.
The Dodgers came out of the gates early today, scoring three runs in the first inning off Blanton, taking advantage with four hits and two walks. The Phillies crept closer with single runs in the second and fourth innings, but the Dodgers tacked on another run in the fifth thanks in part to a magnificent slide by Ryan Theriot. He was on third base with one out when Ronnie Belliard lined a ball to left fielder Raul Ibanez. The Tilde made a strong throw home but Theriot was able to maneuver his way around Carlos Ruiz and touch home plate with his hand in drive-by, or slide-by fashion.
The Dodgers added three runs in the top of the eighth inning, to pad their lead to a comfortable 9-2 cushion. But that's when things got interesting.
Ronald Belisario started the eighth inning, his second appearance since be activated from the restricted list. However, he did not retire a single batter, giving up three singles up the middle and a booming double to Ben Francisco, with a comical balk mixed in between. With Jayson Werth on first base, Belisario faked to third base before wheeling and faking to first. However, since nobody was on third base, MLB Rule 8.05 (d) came into play:
If there is a runner, or runners, it is a balk when --
The pitcher, while touching his plate, throws, or feints a throw to an unoccupied base, except for the purpose of making a play;
After four straight hits, Belisario was lifted in favor of Kenley Jansen, making his first ever appearance in the middle of an inning. Jansen got one out, on a tremendous diving stab by Casey Blake, then allowed another single up the middle to drive home the inherited run. George Sherrill was brought in, and retired both lefties he faced -- Domonic Brown and Ibanez -- with a walk to Rollins sandwiched in between.
The Dodgers still held a 9-6 lead going into the ninth inning, but Jonathan Broxton was terrible in the ninth inning, throwing only 10 of his 22 pitches for strikes. He hit Placido Polanco to begin the frame, then walked Mike Sweeney. After the walk to Sweeney, Torre visited the mound, imploring Broxton to "trust his stuff," but the pep talk didn't work, as Broxton walked Jayson Werth, too.
Ben Francisco followed with what should have been a double play ball, but it went right through the legs of Casey Blake, allowing two runs to score. Broxton then allowed the game-ending double to Ruiz, sealing the Dodgers fate.
Notes
- Scott Podsednik had two more hits and a walk tonight, and ended up reaching base eight times in 16 plate appearances in the series, with seven hits and a walk.
- Kemp now leads the club with 19 home runs and is second to James Loney with 67 runs batted in
- The ninth inning tonight featured Broxton unable to record an out, and Danys Baez facing the minimum three batters
- No, this isn't the worst late lead over the Phillies ever blown by the Dodgers. On August 21, 1990, the Dodgers held an 11-1 lead in the eighth inning, but lost 12-11
Hiroki Kuroda faces Tim Hudson to open the four-game wraparound series in Atlanta
WP - Danys Baez (3-3): 1 IP, 1 hit
LP - Jonathan Broxton (4-4): 0 IP, 1 hit, 4 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, 1 HBP
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are you fucking kidding me?
I still cant believe it.
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
I was fuming, but just laughing bitterly now
LOLgers
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Great opening sentence, Eric
That’s it in a nutshell
how long did that 8th inning last??
6 hours??
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
I could've spent my time better
Watching flies fuck
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
by angelofdeath on Aug 12, 2010 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Season like this
someone has to get fired. Thems the breaks. Torre’s gonna get the “MLB respects the hell out of you” treatment and walk off into the sunset, so who do the Dodgers place the blame on and thus sack?
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
The rest of the coaching staff
or……………………………………………………………………………………………………..Ned?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I'm beginning to think Lasorda would be better at this point
and then use the money to sign players.
Kudos to Kemp, he stepped it up tonight
when he got up at third base, he completely avoided Bowa
So Fire Bowa
by 68elcamino427 on Aug 12, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm in shock right now
Absolute shock.
I’m glad I didn’t watch, I’d have blown my god damn brain out.
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
Yeah
I just noticed that
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
by angelofdeath on Aug 12, 2010 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
You are right
I had Kershaw as the winning pitcher as a placeholder :(
Fixing…
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2010 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
What I can take from this game. . .
is the fact that I am going to have a hell of a workout tomorrow
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 12, 2010 8:10 PM PDT reply actions
Mark Timmons
over at LA Dodger Talk is spot on…Broxton SUCKS!!!! He should lose his job.
It doesn’t help that Blake blew a DP grounder, but still.
Lets see what Jansen can do…..season is over.
raygu
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But the headline is too long
Eric is a class act otherwise the headline is “Fuck My Life”.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Aug 12, 2010 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Kershaw screwed out of another win
More pain sauce to our shit sandwich.
I know this is overreaction
But trade Broxton. He’s still got a crap load of value, get what we can for him now prospects wise and get him out of here. He’s gonna be too much in 2 seasons to keep anyway, trade him now while his value is still as high as it is (it goes down if we wait till next trade deadline, which we really wouldn’t do anyway).
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
Would have been a good idea at this trade deadline...
along with a few other players… but no, we needed Pods, Lilly, Theriot, and Dotel!
My twitter = @neufaustcan
Billy Wagner is having a great year though.
They may bring him back again if he isnt already signed for next year.
obviously, something is wrong with Broxton
having a real hard time
will he be looking at a big raise at this rate?
by 68elcamino427 on Aug 12, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I would say $7 million is very possible
since his contract calls for that :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I said this in the last thread. You cant do it now, but its possible during the winter. He’s going to start getting expensive, and its clear he aint Mariano. Get what you can for him (hopefully a good offensive prospect) and let Jansen and Kuo take the 9th inning. Obviously it will hurt the pen, but if done right, should help the team.
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 12, 2010 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
And unfortunately, that be us right now.
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 12, 2010 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
This team isn't going to win this or next year
Trade him for prospects.
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
I'm thinking he has more than two years in him
Oh yeah, Mccourt is a cheap bastard, I get you, we should trade for a prospect that we’ll use to get back CAsey Blake to play for a 1/3 of a season. RIGHT ON!!!!
+1
raygu
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by Ray Guilfoyle on Aug 12, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
If they do, they wait till the offseason
If you think about it, we have 4 guys who could close… Broxton, Kuo, Belisario and Jansen. However, Kuo can’t be a closer, and what do we really have with Belisario? Do we hand Jansen the closing job already? I doubt it… look for the trade deadline, if at all
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Aug 12, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't be so pissed...
if this team didn’t decide that they were ****ing buyers at the deadline.
My twitter = @neufaustcan
Hey Ruiz
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 12, 2010 8:13 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Yeah, you, Ruiz!
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 12, 2010 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
RUIZ!
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 12, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
FUCK YOU!
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 12, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Ruiz proving once again that he is Anti-Christ
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
by shaqfor3 on Aug 12, 2010 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
And still waiting for Christ to prove that He is anti-Ruiz.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 12, 2010 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Its games like these
where I feel bad for McCourt. He’ll get a ton of blame this offseason, but its the players that really underperformed this year
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 12, 2010 8:14 PM PDT reply actions
Sorry but Mccourt doesn't get a pass
Dipshit started the year without 5 starters and a full bullpen and no bench.
Tried to do it on the cheap and failed. Fuckwad (Mccourt).
Im not saying McCourt doesnt deserve some blame
because he does. . whether its offering Wolf arbitration or offering all these deferred payments. However, I dont blame the Dodgers for trying to go in house for the 5th starter position. It’s not McCourt’s fault McDonald and Elbert did not step up and take the roll. It’s not his fault Sherrill has fell of the face of the planet from his last years success. McCourt committed 4.5 million or so to Sherrill, and hes proved hes not worth half of that. This team has atleast 5 WTF loses. . otherwise wed be right in the thick of the wildcard race
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 12, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I disagree this team is +11 runs for the YEAR (2/3 done)
With the performance to date, we are where we should be: average. Granted, I don’t think this team with a healthy Manny is average, but every year some of your pitchers are going to not be as good as next year, you just don’t know who, so you need to start with a full stock, and then let the kids fill in the gaps.
This is the end, beautiful friend, of our elaborate plan, the end
We are so close to burning down the house we’ve built the last few years
Torre quits at year end
Martin DFA
Manny gone
Kemp tradebait?
Billz,Brox,Ethier, Loney all getting closer to FA
I'll say it again
Dodgers don’t have any problems money can’t fix.
They have a fine core, just need the $$$ to fill in the holes.
Pray for messy divorce ending quickly with team selling to someone who actually want to run a major market MLB team and doesn’t mind spending some money to make some money.
At the end of this year, they’re going to need at last six quality free agent signings. Even if there was money to spend, that’s a lot of quality guys to find all at once:
1) OF
2) 3B
3) 3 starting pitchers
4) Catcher
The problem is more than money, and it’s going to take more than one winter to fix it.
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
Well they can always sign the guys on the roster right now
but yeah, OF and 3B are a problem, but that’s only two guys if they sign there players already on the roster.
Casey Blake is a good #7/8 hitter, but from a position that almost mandates high offensive production, he just doesn’t cut it if you have to hit him any higher in the lineup. My pint/opinion being, Casey Blake is a non-issue if you can use your pieces to upgrade elsewhere.
Google before you Tweet. It's the new Think before you Speak.
right now Casey Blake is a bench player
unless you’ve got Mauer at catcher and Uggla at 2nd to make up for it… unfortunately another year of Ryan Theriot and talking Brad Ausmus out of retirement is not going to do the trick
by lchristmas on Aug 13, 2010 6:23 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Four months ago, you called me mad.... mad!... for thinking the team would be in the wilderness next year.
If there are any of you optimists left, please talk me off the ledge. Please tell me that next year won’t be as bad as all that. Right now, it’s lookin pretty bad.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
GERONIMO!!
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splat.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 12, 2010 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Wasn't everyone pissed we didn't get any starting pitching and didn't try to restock the farm by at least risking keeping decent baseball players like Wolf and Hudson?
Maybe too much optimism in the young guys, but among realist, I think we all knew it was a long shot to win the whole thing, I just think a lot of us thought they would at least compete for NL West championship. I think we can now see, (without Manny at least) that the Dodgers Pythag percentage this year is true.
To be clear
I thought this year’s team would be good enough to compete — maybe make it, maybe not — but be in the thick of things. It was next year’s team, the ’11 and ’12 clubs, that I got grief for.
And I’m saying now, please, somebody convince me I’m wrong.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 12, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, didn’t mean to come off like that. I’ll back off.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 12, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
It's times like these that I think of Frankie Carbone
when Tommy shoots Spider.
Nice Fucking game. Nice fucking game.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
by mleadman on Aug 12, 2010 8:22 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Sin City is on
one of the movie channels. The hell is this movie about?
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
HDNet Movies
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 12, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm all Dished out
tons of options, all of them premium
basic Dish sucks donkey ball
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 12, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
BBC America, Fox Soccer Channel, Bravo, AMC are all outside of the basic package. WTF mate!
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 12, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
someone is gonna somehow blame Kemp for the loss
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
i dont understand how sane people can listen to that show. It’s like the Dodgers.com message boards through your radio.
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 12, 2010 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't understand that.
I mean, the Dodgers aren’t going to the postseason. The bunting should remain in storage until they have a need to pretty up the stadium. Taking out the bunting for no reason? I’ve never heard of that.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 12, 2010 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
What a difference a year makes
Last year, the bullpen was light’s out. With the same guys, too. Broxton was unhittable. Belisario was dependable. So was Troncoso. And Kuo…thank God he hasn’t changed.
Broxton and Troncoso
both sucked this time last year
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 12, 2010 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
or maybe it's 2008
whichever year it was, the bullpen was invincible then
Troncoso had an amazing first half last year
but hes been mediocre in 08, 2nd half of 09, and 10
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 12, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
This is like the Yankee game
We do everything right except close the fucking game!!!
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
That was Kershaw's start too
I thought the bullpen had stopped fucking with Kershaw, but I think he slept with one of their wives so they decided to get back at him just like last year by blowing every game they can for him, lol.
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
why wasn’t Monk in the game with a 7 run lead? isn’t that the textbook definition of the mop up/ blow out guy? why are we bringing in a guy who’s just coming back from battling his demons?
That’s the same rationale for using Belisario
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2010 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Torre wanted to help Bellisario return to form
cant blame him for that with a 7 run lead but he definitely left him in too long.
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
I remember those were the days of not always televised games, and I got updates via Headline Sports at 20 and 50 past the hour.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha!
Nope. I was visiting my cousin, and I remember being stunned at the score updates.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s how I “watched” this game from the 8th inning on.
by Michael White on Aug 12, 2010 8:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I was at that game. I remember it clearly.
I was 8 years old. My Dad and I actually left in the 8th inning, assuming the game was over. I fell asleep in the car. Woke up the next morning and looked at the LA times to check out the final boxscore of what I thought was a great Dodgers victory that I attended.
I think it was the first WTF moment of my life. I remember thinking, I’m never leaving a game early again. Maybe if I had stayed, they wouldn’t have blown it.
Some positive
Preston MAttingly just stole his 6th base, Just ignore the fact hes 22, in the AZL Rookie League, a former first round pick, and hitting .218 and we are good
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 12, 2010 8:28 PM PDT reply actions
Thank god Baldwin is hitting finally
otherwise I would advise drafting players whose fathers named Don Mattingly or James Baldwin and anyone else associated with them
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 12, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
beli showed in 1st game back with the homer that he’s still tinkering. Monk at least we know what we get. and for Brox i’m convinced he’s going the jock route of having an injury of some sort and trying to play through it. that slider is wicked yet he throws that fastball that is flatter than lara flynn boyle.
Oh look some preseason football
Oh shit it’s the Cowboys
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Um, no
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
by angelofdeath on Aug 12, 2010 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
um, double no
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 12, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
One more kick in the gonads to go
Zach Lee…“we tried but he wanted to play ball in College…”
The Dodgers’ spending in this draft could be historically low. They have signed eight of their top 10 picks and spent about $1.3 million on them, according to Baseball America. The Dodgers aren’t expected to sign their two unsigned top-10 picks, Lee and sixth-rounder Kevin Gausman.
The New York Mets had the lowest draft budget of any team last year, spending a total of $3.1 million, including $1.9 million on their top 10 picks. The Mets didn’t have a first-round pick. LA Times today
This town and their 3-4million tix sold, with Tommy loving the team until his last breath, with Vinny close to retirement…this town deserves way more than hamstrung payroll from a low class, overlevereged,flaunt your money with six mansions and STILL stay at swanky hotel, can’t keep his own wife, shnpunt, pitching a scheme to double ticket prices and cut payroll over several years…
GET LOST MCCOURT…SELL THIS TEAM
Just ventin’…I think McCourt from his Baltimore days to present is a schmuck and his leveraged deal to get wealthy off of the team rather than being wealthy and then owning a team for breakeven …just being content with the ultimate capital gain…I believe his sudden payroll constraints of 2008 to present wasted the core’s best years, not to mention Vinny’s…pisses me off
thanks for listenin’
Yeah I agree
But all these deferred contracts shouldnt be hurting us too much right now. Over the next couple of years. . will they? Hell yah, but hopefully he is gone by then
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 12, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there any labor rule that says you at least have to make an offer to a guy?
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
No
Minor leaguers aren’t even part of the MLBPA
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Hell, guys who have never signed a contract can't possibly be a part of the union!
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
also is there some advanced metric for “pressure.” i mean a game in which the closer comes in, say brox vs the pirates on the road with a 1 run game vs brox vs the phillies on the road with a 1 run lead. stat wise they’re the same situation but “pressure” wise they’re markedly different. i feel like joe morgan saying this last statement. i didn’t think that was even possible, but dodger losses will do that to you.
Billy Buckner
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 12, 2010 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
heh
yes
wonder if he was not wearing a cup because he didn’t start?
he sure pulled up when that ball hopped
by 68elcamino427 on Aug 12, 2010 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
My dad had to talk me off the ledge a little while ago
He had given up on this team 3 weeks ago and I said he was crazy for it.
Why must the universe make me pay like this?
Also, I would have given anything for it not to have been Ruiz to do that…I would have preferred Rollins for God’s sake.
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
The Dodgers should trade Sherrill ASAP
Might get a decent return.
They might be able to move him
for something now. He has been okay for a couple of weeks now, especially against LHers.
While they're at it
Move Furcal too… Before he blows his back again
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
by angelofdeath on Aug 12, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
So, Im optimistic
and the season is done IMO. Sorry guys.
Question, is Gausman pitching anywhere for summer? A guy at minorleagueball.com wanted to know….
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Aug 12, 2010 8:38 PM PDT reply actions
yeah he is
and he was getting dominated when i last chceked
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 12, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
What do people see in Gausman
He had like a mid 4’s ERA in highschool, and a 5.69 ERA in his summer league. Sure he can hit high 90’s but he cant control it for shit
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 12, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
he is a classic pick for us
Great FB, i think he has some kind of breaking pitch. We try to teach him control.
to everyone else, thanks
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Aug 12, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I retract my statement because 85% of his pitches were
95-98 MPH, and hes got a 6 foot 4 frame, but youd think hed have some success, especially in high school
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 12, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
youd think
but with young guys, it is usually more what they have no results… although I do agree that he shouldve done well in high school with what he reportedly has
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Aug 12, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Won't hear this often from me
but stuff statistics don’t pickup
by Chad Moriyama on Aug 13, 2010 2:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Someone call Frank and Jamie
and tell them that Carlos Ruiz actually owns the Dodgers. Should save them a ton in legal fees.
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
by JB 8 on Aug 12, 2010 8:39 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
the dodgers are his illegitimate son
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
haha i missed this the first time through, i'll give it a rec
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
working out with the Dodgers in Arizona
last I heard.
and no one knows…
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I'm too depressed tonight..
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK THE FAT BROXTON…
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK THE FAT BELISARIO AND HIS STUPID BALK
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK THE BEARD
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK RUIZ
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK LYONS AND COLLINS
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK THE MC COURTS…
Ok, now I can sleep well…
Louise Bourgoin: The hottest French actress I've ever seen <3
fixed
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCKLYONS AND COLLINSTHE PHILLIES
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
Lyons is a former Phily...
And he’s not funny…
Louise Bourgoin: The hottest French actress I've ever seen <3
yeah, this game was just the final shred of hope withering. the only thing that really bothers me is that it was against the phillies.
really, can we never face them again?
http://www.dingersblog.com
August 30, 31 and September 1st.
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
after watching the last two NLCS
that makes this loss a million times worse.
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
Yes, it was real group effort
and the ump fuck him too and Mccourt. jackaass,
and yes Shaq, the Phillies too, fuck them for missing the playoffs but fucking us over again all the same
by Cool Dudes on Aug 12, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I agree with the idea of pulling Broxton
after the two walks. He clearly didnt have his stuff again. Torre has to bring in someone else. In that Blue Jays- Red Sox game, Francona pulled Papelbon and put Bard in when he didnt have his stuff.
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
Blown saves the theme in the system tonight
Ames blew a two run lead in the 9th for the Loons
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
Blown saves happen over the year, especially on the road
Its just last year, we blew the save and still won, and were in first place all year.
This year we just screwed the pooch in the very first week of the season and then got killed when everyone did not stay healthy, sane, and not on crack all year.
One thing good about Soviet Russia
….saves blow you.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 12, 2010 8:52 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
humma is on FIRE in this thread
has like 6 or 7 green comments
There is going to be no gin left in Southern California tonight.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
We're mind fucking ourselves into thinking we're still in this
Not working
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
by angelofdeath on Aug 12, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know
but I am wearing Nikes and a weird jump suit and eric just gave me some kool aid to drink
I was there in 1990!!
I still remember that game! i was only 6 years old and my dad took me as he still does on a regular basis, he still hasn’t forgiven the Dodgers for that game. He constantly brings that game up. Its burned in my memory forever
Oh man
that must have been terrible. My brothers probably would have left early :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Without looking, is that the game
where the downfall started with Tim Crews?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
He was a big part of it
but the first 6 runs of the 9th were charged to Dave (who?) Walsh
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if he ever had
bases are loaded and Casey’s at bat?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Wow
The Raiders really took that preseason game seriously…
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Headline
Dodgers BlowSeven-Run Eighth-Inning Lead, Lose To Phillies
Fixed.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Broxton no longer closer?
Torre on whether Broxton is still the #Dodgers’ closer: “Let the smoke clear here before you get me to say something I didn’t think about.”
The man needs a rest
the both of them
Take a vacation now Joe
This crew is giving you all they’ve got
That’s all there is …
by 68elcamino427 on Aug 12, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
The lead stretched to 7, and he pitched last night. Perhaps with 2 pitches today, he might (might!) be available tomorrow too.
Although he always seems to be the guy who, if he’s warmed up, might as well use him.
But again, it was a 7-run lead. Good time to use Belisario IMO; it just didn’t work out.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Because the Dodgers scored three more runs
to make it a seven run lead with two innings to go.
And maybe made Kuo available for tomorrow, not that that matters anymore.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Good things don’t happen when to Broxton when Joe Blanton starts.
Stairs game, Rollins game and tonight.
We all die alone
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
The Dodgers plan was to compete with a near $100 million payroll.
Its just unfortunate, the GM decided to eat least 15 million of that each year with deferred compensation.
Jersey Shore new episode
countdown 29 minutes
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 12, 2010 9:31 PM PDT reply actions
Why are you trying to make this night worse?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
worse?
Jersey Shore is the saving grace tonight
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 12, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Jersey Shore proves Idiocracy right
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Could it get any worse
After that shit? Hell, I’ll watch that crap
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
by angelofdeath on Aug 12, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
If Ronald Belisario was in rehab for an illegal substance.
Then he should have been put on the DL, and then do a normal rehab assignment.
Having him be put on the restricted list, out of baseball for a month, do a quick rehab assignment in the minors, activated and treated his appearance today as a rehab game does not scream every game counts.
I have some hope with Torre leaving
but that still leaves Ned in charge. Do we really trust NED to pick a good replacement??
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
sky is falling and all that
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
It's the Dodger office punitive mind set again
Because Belisario gave them trouble over the off-season/spring training (late), and now here he was with something else, they weren’t going to put him on the DL where they’d have to pay him. Oh no, he screwed them, so he deserved no special treatment (sorry for gthe pun). On the restricted list, he could take care of his own problems. He may have wanted that, to, though since he’s foreign and already in trouble once with INS – he may have been afraid that a frank admission of substance abuse would get him a one-way deportation. By not getting the DL, he also didn’t get rehab (nothing to rehab from) in a minor leagye team.
Belisario worked out and threw in the bullpen for 2 weeks, and he pitched in 2 rehab games.
Pitching him up 7 in the 8th inning is the absolute perfect time to use him. It just didn’t work out.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2010 11:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Don't confuse the tirade with
your damn facts!
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Aug 13, 2010 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions
You folks know the saying: "Can't win them all."
And the ones we can win, we lose.
But Wait a Minute
Did we cover how Matt Kemp blew the game tonight?
Did you realize that Matt Kemp only went 3 for 5, and even left a man on base? And where was he to back up Casey Blake on that ball through his legs? Is he going to try to make that whiny excuse that if anyone from the outfield should back up Blake it’s the left fielder? And where was the V-energy for Broxton? Clearly he wasn’t playing hard enough.
If Matt Kemp had actually hustled in CF on Ruiz's double
he could have pulled a Shawn Green and thrown out BOTH runners at home.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Aug 13, 2010 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Off topic
Casey McGehee of the Brewers went four-for-four for the second straight night, and has hits in nine consecutive at-bats, dating back to Tuesday.
fuck everything
i’m vacationing in Newport, so I’m going to try not to allow this to hurt so bad, but that just sucked
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
The good news is, you’ll have your choice of seats at next week’s games.
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
by MartinGreen on Aug 12, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
sooooo
rubby best fastball and sands best defensive 1b?
what was all that crap from klaw and goldstein about his atrocious defense?
Cheer up guys
We’re only paying Joe Torre more money every year than we spend on the draft. Things can only get better.
by Mike Dennis on Aug 12, 2010 10:15 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I think we all know who to blame...
Matt Kemp. Because he should have known that ball was going to go through Casey Blake’s legs and he should have been ritght there to make the play.
Your comment is about 1/2 an hour
too late. :-)
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Aug 13, 2010 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Has Broxton had less save opportunities at this point compared to last year? It seems like his use has been so inconsistent. I wonder if he is just off because of this or if he is overworked.
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 12, 2010 10:39 PM PDT reply actions
Last year at this time he was 25 of 29 save opportunities, 49 games total, 51.2 IP
This year he is at 21 out of 26, 47 games, 46.1 IP
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I recorded the 9th and was going to watch it…but I checked here first.
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 12, 2010 10:45 PM PDT reply actions
I was at dinner when Belisario was pitching
and going pitch by pitch on my phone. I stopped watching as soon as Jansen came in, and said ‘holy fuck, they really are going to blow this game’. Unfortunately, I was right…
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Aug 12, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Wouldn't it be sort of like the proverbial train wreck?
You don’t want to look but you can’t help it?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Aug 13, 2010 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Man, this really kills me to say it
But I think this year is done AND we have to hope that Torre and most of the FO is gone. McCourt may be forced to sell the team as early as this offseason. Maybe we get something like the Rangers and get a solid baseball mind. Put Ng as GM and give White the highest scouting position he can have… hell, make a new position. Cut ties to Torre… yes, even Donnie. That KILLS me to say. But Donnie and Torre arent good for this team. Too big an age difference to help. Sport this lineup going into next year:
Furcal-SS
Robinson/Paul/possible FA for one yr if Robinson/Sands aren’t ready(doubt Sands will be, but possibly Robinson will be)-RF
Andre-LF
Kemp-CF
Loney-1B
Blake-3B
Martin-C(many wont like it, but if he comes back healthy, his defense/OBP will be worth the 7m)
DeJesus?-2B(do we have anyone else?)
Pitcher
Rotation:
Kershaw
Billz
Kuroda(try 2 years if he wants to come back)
Padilla(gotta resign him, right? He has been great since he got here last year)
Um… do we have anyone in the system? lol
A pen that includes Broxton, Jansen, Kuo, Belisario, Lindblom
Thats 19 players when counting the 5th starter and one guy for RF. So we have 6 spots for… a 5 man bench and a long man in the pen.
We have a solid core, we got hit with untimely injuries, a bad stretch, and a clubhouse separation lead by the GM….
So, while I cant drink, here’s to the hope McCourt has to sell…
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Aug 12, 2010 10:46 PM PDT reply actions
Doesn't Logan White already have
the highest scouting position he can have?
Assistant GM, Amateur and International Scouting
Logan White
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by David Young on Aug 13, 2010 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I dont know
but if he doesnt, he should lol
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Aug 13, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
He already reports to Colletti
There is no higher position in scouting in the Dodger org.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
reporting live from Philadelphia
Just got back from the game. Went to a casino after the game to help me out, and that didn’t help too much either, as the TVs were all blaring with recaps of the game.
I’ll stick to the facts as much as possible, as I’m in no mood to defend my half-baked opinions right now. Plus, I’m sure everyone will give every opinion imaginable anyway, so here’s some lighter stuff that may or may not be of interest to everyone…
…For those that care about the performance of Ethier the person (or Dodgers in general), he was very cordial with fans before the game. Not only did he sign stuff, but he spent time talking, as well. (Of course, no pictures, though.)
…James Loney was goofing around with the Phily Phinatic after the National Anthem, then signing stuff for fans literally seconds before the game started (after the national anthem). I darted down the steps (I was gonna use another word there, before I found a metpahor), and frantically asked him to sign my ticket. I was going to have him sign over Shane Victorino’s face, but he (politely) said he had to go, and wasn’t kidding, as the game was literally about it start. Had he seen my endless defense of him on this site over the past year or so, perhaps he would’ve reconsidered!
…very few Dodger fans were around, but there were enough of us to give nods and friendly finger-points anytime something good happened.
….many Philly fans left after the Kemp homerun, allowing me a much better view of the rest of the game (yay?). I said to my Philly phriends, half jokingly, the game wasn’t over with the Dodger bullpen. I kind of expected them to make it interesting, but not that interesting.
…my friend told me that she saw Casey Blake and Matt Kemp at the Bruce Springsteen concert last year during the NLCS. I believe her 100%, as she didn’t even know Casey Blake’s name, and certainly wouldn’t have known that they were buddies.
…speaking of Blake, I defended him endlessly after the play in the 8th, saying what a steady presence he was in the Dodger infield. This gave those around me extra enjoyment after what happened in the 9th.
…I was sitting down for the final play, so all I know is that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named (there are, like, 3 of those guys on the Phillies, at least) hit the ball of the top of the wall, and the game was over.
The only opinion I’ll add is that with all that’s gone on off the field, I still believe the future isn’t as bleak as it seems, so long as the front office starts to do what’s right for the long-term. As for the short-term, I think we all pretty much accepted reality a few weeks ago.
G’night…
oh yeah, one other thing
I tried calling the Suicide Hotline Dodgertalk after the game, but the lines were all busy. My friends all thought it was funny that I knew the number by heart. I can’t say I blame them.
This was a great line
I darted down the steps (I was gonna use another word there, before I found a metpahor)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
what an awful game to have attended
on the road. Yeesh.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Aug 13, 2010 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Good news for fans of the EPL
who have Direct TV. FSC is finally in HD. As is GOL TV if your preference is Serie A, The Bundesliga, or La Liga.
Well
That really got out of hand fast
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
I saw that. Carlos Ruiz killed a guy. Did you throw a trident?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Yeah
There were horses, the whole place was on fire, I saw the Phillies in hell…
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
by angelofdeath on Aug 12, 2010 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
So I read Plaschke's article
And he managed to blame Kemp for not scoring a 10th run.
Shouldn’t have broken my rule.
Also, Dave Stewart is rightfully pissed.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 12, 2010 11:41 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Fuck Bill Platchske
Only a brain-dead person could blame Kemp for this, and it’s only right that good old Bill did it.
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
Bill Plaschke and Bill Simmons
Two fucking peas in the same fucking pod
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
by angelofdeath on Aug 12, 2010 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
If I wasn't from LA, I might enjoy simmons actually
but Plaschke is just garbage…although I’m starting to think he’s a genius, if you think about it, we talk about him more than any other journalist
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
His conclusion isn't bad though, other than the "best baseball minds" pandering:
But to trade him now would be a premature surrender on his awesome potential, and Colletti knows it.
“No, I have no plans to trade him,” said Colletti. “He’s got a chance to be one of the best players in the history of the franchise.”
Colletti backed Schaefer and Bowa, who are considered two of the best baseball minds in the game. But he also allowed for the chance that Kemp is the sort of player who responds better to a different tone of voice.
“Our coaching staff only wants the best for the kid,” Colletti said. “Are they too hard on him? That’s a matter of opinion. But if there’s a miscommunication, we’re all adults here, let’s put everybody in a room and work it out.”
Good idea. Work it out. Don’t change the standout coaching staff to suit the needs of one player. But if you think Matt Kemp is worth it — and he probably is — don’t be afraid to add another credible clubhouse presence who can relate to him.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Aug 13, 2010 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions
yup
I knew that column would hit a nerve or two (or three), but he does manage to draw some pretty good conclusions. And honestly, I don’t blame him for pointing out that Kemp didn’t make it to second base, as I was wondering the same thing at the time. But to imply that it somehow balances out all the good he did during the game was very Plashkesque. With no Manny to kick around anymore, guess he’s setting his sites back on Kemp.
and for the record
I don’t want an “us versus them” situation with the coaching staff and Kemp, but if it’s already reached that point, I’m 100% in Kemp’s corner. This isn’t like the LeBron situation, where you had the entire franchise kowtow to a single player, only for him to leave it in ruins. Actually, it’s pretty much the opposite- this is about supporting a guy who is supposed to be your franchise player, so he can actually get there. It doesn’t seem like they’re doing that right now, and what may have started out as well-intentioned tough love just seems to be turning petty and nasty.
no this is more like a Grady Little situation
except it may not have divided the clubhouse because one of the most respected veterans, Casey Blake, is on Kemp’s side
by lakersdodgersyankees4life on Aug 13, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t this year Casey Blake’s last year of contract? or one more? Cause only person I can think that is close to Kemp in the clubhouse is Casey lol.
Blake is signed through 2011, with a 2012 club option
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sorry guys
I’m actually gonna cheer for Braves now so Phillies can fuckin lose the division and lose wild card to Reds.
4th place and 9 games out of first
6.5 games out of the wild card but in 5th place there. Are the playoff odds under 1% yet?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Yep
I should probably change that
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 5:59 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
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