Did Jim Tracy Help The Dodgers Tonight? Yes, Yes He Did
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 9:33 PM PDT
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PrintJim Tracy helped the Dodgers tonight in a pennant race they were never in but thought they were and actually might be in after all, leading to an eighth inning outburst, with Casey Blake slamming home a 6-2 win in the series opener over the Rockies. It was the fourth straight win for the Dodgers.
As advertised, both starters were magnificent tonight. Clayton Kershaw allowed one run in his six innings of work, a solo home run to Todd Helton in the second inning. However, Kershaw threw a lot of pitches, so he departed for a pinch hitter after 115 pitches. Ubaldo Jimenez was even better, using his 115 pitches to allow no runs in seven innings. However, when the pitcher's spot came up in the bottom of the inning, Tracy allowed his ace to bat.
Jimenez started the eighth allowing a single to Scott Podsednik and a walk to Ryan Theriot, and was at 122 pitches with Andre Ethier coming to the plate. This was a perfect opportunity to bring in Joe Beimel, a left-handed pitcher, to face Ethier, who is hitting .236/.281/.358 against southpaws this year and .248/.310/.377 in his career. However, Tracy left Ubaldo in, and he promptly allowed an RBI double on his 126th pitch to tie the game at one.
The 126 pitches thrown by Ubaldo tied a season high against the Dodgers, matching Dan Haren on June 1. This was the eighth 120+ pitch effort against the Dodgers this season, including three by Haren and two by Edwin Jackson, all when they were with Arizona.
Matt Belisle came in and retired Matt Kemp, and then James Loney -- hitting .203/.265/.308 since the All-Star break -- was intentionally walked to load the bases for Blake. The Beard deposited the eighth pitch he saw from Belisle over the wall in center field for a 5-1 lead.
Samuel Deduno made his major league debut for the Rockies in the top of the ninth, and allowed an RBI single to Matt Kemp, the first batter he faced.
Jonathan Broxton pitched a scoreless seventh, and got two outs in the eighth before allowing a run. Hong-Chih Kuo struck out Helton for the final out of the eighth, then completed the ninth for his sixth save of the season.
Chad Billingsley faces Jhoulys Chacin tomorrow at 5:10 p.m.
WP - Jonathan Broxton (5-4): 1 2/3 IP, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 strikeout
LP - Ubaldo Jimenez (17-5): 7+ IP, 9 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts
Sv - Hong-Chih Kuo (6): 1 1/3 IP, 2 strikeouts
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It feels so much later then 9;30
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Back to the Future on Nickelodeon!
This night keeps getting better and better. And I probably just lost like 10 adult points by mentioning Nickelodeon
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
Nick late night has some good suff
once they know the kids are asleep.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Lyons
“You don’t question Jim Tracy very often”.
by RoyaleWithCheeze on Aug 27, 2010 9:37 PM PDT reply actions
If you had
Milk, Orange Juice, and Apple Juice, which would you put the cherry rum in?
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
I figured it out
I have lemons, I’ll make lemonade
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 27, 2010 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't wanna go down
that fast
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 27, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
moderation, moderation, moderation
It’s like location, location, location for real estate
by Greg Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Well apparently
Cherry Rum in Homemade Lemonade is the greatest idea ever. Tastes great, and I’m a top heavy buzz type so, fun!
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 27, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
How bout grape rum?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Tattoo
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
oh lord
that stuff is the worst ever
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 27, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
not a rum guy, per se
but if i had my druthers, it would be spiced
right leg up in the air as i type
by Greg Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
It's free
my dad’s a store manager for smart and final, Bacardi sent out tasters with the new flavor they’re introducing
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 27, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Hold the phone
I worked there several years, through and past college
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
He only recently started with S&F
he was with Boys Market, Albertsons, Ralphs, he’s done them all
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 27, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
how about spiced grape rum?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I actually was thinking Morgan's Tatooo
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Who is Morgan
what does she look like
and where is her tatoo?
by Greg Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't look now
but Little Timmy has an ERA near 4
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 27, 2010 9:40 PM PDT reply actions
so there was a manager worthy of contempt from his team's fans
It just wasn’t ours! Best game of the year, and not a moment too soon. And that home run call from Charlie was one of his best ever. Seriously.
As for the Phils/Padres, I’m more interested in seeing a long, drawn out extra inning game than a miracle walk off from the Padres. Even if…IF we don’t have a chance to catch them, we’ve got 6 games left with them this year. The more innings their miracle bullpen has to pitch, the better.
Ubaldo Jimenez
Vs. Clayton Kershaw: 0-2
Vs. EVERYONE ELSE: 17-3
"You can't please me. You never met me. Zoë, why do I have a wife? "
by K3vo on Aug 27, 2010 9:43 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
It's all up to Adrian Gonzalez
Hairston at 2B, 2 out
I hope this comes back to bite the Phillies
I hate gutless managing
Would be nice
to get a solid 7+ out of Billingsley tomorrow with Broxton and Guo both unavailable tomorrow. I assume Broxton could come back on Sunday to pitch, but probably not for many pitches.
I heard Ludwick was hit by a pitch
can anyone confirm this for me?
"You can't please me. You never met me. Zoë, why do I have a wife? "
Seriously
Game thread was brilliant. Good calls all the way around. Here’s to those who don’t stop believin’ . . .
BALK!!!!!!!
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
by shaqfor3 on Aug 27, 2010 9:52 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
How can you balk with the bases loaded?
There’s no point to holding the base runners…i mean that should never ever happen.
by Joey Joe on Aug 27, 2010 9:53 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Where is everyone
watching the Philla Sandy match?
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
east left jesus apparently
mmmm….rum
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 27, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
When the balk was called, I thought the ump was ejecting Headley or someone for arguing that 2-1 pitch
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 9:55 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Nope
James “don’t call me Dummy” Hoye behind the plate
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
So who saw the balk? Good call?
I live outside Philly, so MLBTV is blacked out
by Preston on Aug 27, 2010 9:55 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
sounds like he started, then stopped. Kind of had a bounce.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
More like throw up on his kids.
"You can't please me. You never met me. Zoë, why do I have a wife? "
by K3vo on Aug 27, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nails are already out
just looking for the hammer
by Greg Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
He's lucky they're out west
If they win, a few people may never realize how he blew it.
Lidge should dress up as Santa Claus so they don’t…oh wait.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oooh Phillies fans. Such a small barrel and SO many fish to shoot.
"You can't please me. You never met me. Zoë, why do I have a wife? "
Ha
I grew up there, lemme tell ya, they’re miserable fucks
That which is in constant motion contains all possible forms.
I hope it lasts 20 innings and THEN the Pads win it
That which is in constant motion contains all possible forms.
by Pure Azure on Aug 27, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
and tonight would be the shortest game of the series.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Per Dodger Talk, Joe Torre said (paraphrasing), “Manny may be in the lineup tomorrow, but I’m getting superstitious with this lineup.”
blame it on the italics
Ms. Terozian would not be happy
by Greg Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
you mean the same lineup that couldn't score a run for 3 weeks?
That which is in constant motion contains all possible forms.
that's all history
don’t look back, only look ahead
by Greg Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Just realized they pulled Oswalt after only 102 pitches.
Hindsight is 20/20, of course, but the way the Phillies pen has been pitching, I think I’d have let him go for the complete game.
I just decided.
I’m going back and rec’ing every person that said “BALK” in this thread. Just because I’m STILL smiling.
"You can't please me. You never met me. Zoë, why do I have a wife? "
I'm hesitant to question Torre at this point when watching Jim Tracy manage today
And Torre’s done some clever stuff with the ’pen this week for once.
But Manny needs to be in the line up tomorrow unless he’s a White Sock.
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, but that was terrible bullpen management by Joe in the 8th
by The Dude Abides on Aug 27, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
It was?
I don’t remember the details … but Broxton faced Mora and gave up the single Should he have been pulled for who?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Right
Belisario had pitched 3 straight days
Jansen pitched 2 innings Thursday
Doesn’t like to use Weaver back-to-back
I probably would have double switched, but that’s it
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah you guys are right about the double switch
agree that would’ve been a good move. Other than that I wouldn’t call it terrible. And this week he’s been downright creative at times. Well, hey, whatever works.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
To be honest
I would love it if next season he would use the matchup strategy to use his back 3 (assuming Broxton, Kuo, Jansen). Just use the guys based on the lineup and situation, and fuck individual save numbers.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
He left Broxton in for 35 pitches
I was hoping he would take him out after retiring the first batter in the 8th, then go LOOGY with Sherrill vs CarGo, then bring in Jansen or Weaver to face Tulo.
by The Dude Abides on Aug 27, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Those guys have been used a lot this week as Eric noted above
I could see doing that but I understand why he didn’t given the options and pitches thrown this week…
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 think at this stage, you don't worry about Weaver's arm
And you still have Dotel or Kuo for the 9th. But we won anyway, so I won’t worry about it until tomorrow. ;-)
by The Dude Abides on Aug 27, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
won’t even have to, Bills will just pitch a CGSO
"You can't please me. You never met me. Zoë, why do I have a wife? "
by K3vo on Aug 27, 2010 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Understood
But now it’s going to be tough to use Broxton or Kuo tomorrow. Ox would have been good for an inning tomorrow if Joe took him out after the first batter in the 8th. Sherrill is solid as a LOOGY, and Weaver can be used as a ROOGY.
by The Dude Abides on Aug 27, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Bell does his job in the 10th
Venable, Torrealba, Durango vs. Madson
Strasburg on his injury:
I’ve got great support all around me, and they reminded me of everything I should be thankful for, and they put everything in perspective for me.
He must’ve been talking to his agent…
“Stephen, just remember, you’ve already banked $15 million!”
I watched the press conference and he seemed pretty humble
Not an ass at all, just my perspective.
by Greg Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Holden Caulfield would call him a phony.
by silverwidow on Aug 27, 2010 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcCO6E4NUs8
"You can't please me. You never met me. Zoë, why do I have a wife? "
surprised he didn't get tossed
maybe the ump is more lenient with catchers
That which is in constant motion contains all possible forms.
Speaking of catchers...
Don’t you love it when Carlos Ruiz strikes out?
I do hate this guy more then Ruiz
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Gurnick also reported it earlier tonight:
The break is not confirmed because Carroll hasn’t had it X-rayed, because he doesn’t want to know if the tip of the index finger on his throwing hand actually is broken.
“It doesn’t matter if it is or not,” said Carroll. “It looks broken, but you just deal with it. I don’t think it affects me. It just looks funny.”
Carroll said he suffered the injury taking ground balls on Aug. 3, the day Furcal was disabled with a lower back strain. He said he doesn’t tape the injury, having broken the tip of the middle finger in the past and found the tape didn’t help.
“It’s no big deal,” he said, downplaying the pain. “At this time of the year, everybody is banged up and hurt some place or other.”
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Ned had to change his shorts shortly after reading the above.
by prosellis on Aug 28, 2010 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I take back anything bad I've ever said about Jamey Carroll
He’s a man’s man. He’s a man’s man’s man. He makes speedy gonzalez look like regular gonzalez.
Point being? He’s freaking awesome.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Putting the burger on 3B
when Gregg was the 3B umpire…greatest mascot prank ever?
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
KEITH!!!!!!!!!!1
hard to go wrong with Outback
by Eric Stephen on Aug 28, 2010 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
3rd day in a row for Outback?
That could still work. I haven’t been there in a little while. A Wallabe Darned sounds good right about now.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 28, 2010 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. If I eat there today
I ate fish on Thursday Night and had an Outback Special last night.
Probably skip it today. Gonna eat a light lunch. I have to be focused on my draft at 2 cdt.
Salt
the silent killer
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 28, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Padres/Phillies
on Quick Pitch, they ran a graphic at the beginning of the show, showing a brief snippet from this game, but the best part was the on-screen graphic…
“Latos Intolerant?”
So what you're saying is, we're in this thing?
Nice P&F reference on the title, by the way
"What's your name?" "Fuck you, that's my name"
Last 10 games
LA 7-3
Colorado 5-5
Atlanta, Philly, St. Louis, SF 4-6
Darn you, hope!!
by Little Blue Bicycle on Aug 28, 2010 7:46 AM PDT reply actions
For those interested, the third annual PITCH f/x summit is happening today, and you can watch live here.
They will soon have FIELD f/x available, which is exciting.
This just in
we’re halfway to the Mets RBI video in total hits
total dates as a result of said video: 0. Eric lied!
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
Total dates I have had as a result of writing for this blog since December 2008: also 0! :(
by Eric Stephen on Aug 28, 2010 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
as bloggers, we should make a chart to represent this data, but that would be a sad chart, and I don’t like sad charts
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 28, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
here is a completely unrelated, but happy chart
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
by nolander on Aug 28, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
East coast sports schedule
Lord there is absolutely nothing on tv until 4:00. It’s either paul blart mall cop or usa v croatia basketball. Uh at least the little league world series starts soon u_u
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Aug 28, 2010 9:38 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
you can catch Manchester United on Fox Soccer Channel right now!
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 28, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
He could have been watching Claire Robinson on the Food Network already!
by Eric Stephen on Aug 28, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
This
Jim Tracy helped the Dodgers tonight in a pennant race they were never in but thought they were and actually might be in after all,
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Aug 28, 2010 10:09 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I stared at that sentence for several minutes and rewrote various combos before settling :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 28, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Giants have there own Gerry Sands
From Baseball HQ:
Brandon Belt (1B, OF, SF)
Certainly one of the biggest surprises of 2010, Belt has just been promoted to AAA Fresno where he homered in his first game. This followed sterling performances at High-A San Jose (77 G, .383/.492/.628, 28 2b, 4 3b, 10 HR, 18 SB, 58:50 BB:K) and AA Richmond (46G, .337/.413/.623, 11 2b, 6 3b, 9 HR, 22:34 BB:K). Now 22, he was originally drafted by the Red Sox as a pitcher in 2006, but he didn’t sign and went to San Jacinto Junior College where he concentrated full-time on his hitting. The Braves then drafted him in 2008 but he again didn’t sign, choosing instead to play for Texas. The Giants drafted him in the fifth round in 2009 and he didn’t make his pro debut until this year at San Jose. Apparently the minor league instructors had Belt make some small adjustment to his left-handed swing and the ensuing results speak for themselves. He is 6-5, 195 and while most all his games have been at 1B, he has also started a handful in LF and RF. Whether the move to Fresno is a prelude to a September call-up remains to be seen. He is not on the Giants’ 40-man, and teams historically don’t like to make roster changes so as to bring a player up in September. Fresno does have about ten regular season games remaining and is currently in first place in its division, so there remains a good possibility of post season games as well.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Travis Ishikawa’s situation and James Loney’s situation are starting to look oddly familiar. You know, except that Loney is good at baseball and stuff.
Pele breathes words of comfort, Seena just hides her eyes
Policeman taps his shades, Is that a chevy 69?
Loney’s slugging dropped to .399 after last night, the first time below .400 since April 29.
Loney also slugged .399 in 2009.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 28, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Of all the things that have gone wrong this year
Loneys plunge in the 2nd half has made me the saddest.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Josie going viral
http://kotaku.com/5623671/kirk-gibsons-home-run-recreated-in-rbi-baseball
Pele breathes words of comfort, Seena just hides her eyes
Policeman taps his shades, Is that a chevy 69?
Interview Requests = zero : (
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 28, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
They probably don't know its you
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
not much I can do about that, unfortunately
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 28, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Write up the story of how you created it and post it on your Facebook page.
A lot of businesses (like mine) will pay serious money to people who know how to create viral content. Just the success you’ve had could open some interesting career doors.
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
by MartinGreen on Aug 28, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Done and done
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&¬e_id=10150255570530137
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 28, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I found a great local deli here in the high desert
their philosophy on making sandwiches is to put a lot of meat on the sandwich, then double that. So great.
What type of deli is it? Italian, Jewish…?
Do they let you customize or do you have to order specialized sandwiches? How about price range?
by silverwidow on Aug 28, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Has an Italian feel to it, although I’m not sure I would classify it like that.
You can customize anything, and they have specialty sandwiches. Nothing is over $6, and each sandwich comes with a small bag of chips or you can choose from a few different types of salads (very tiny portion, of potato, pasta, cucumber, or a few other choices)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 28, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks
They are opening up a New York Deli by my office very very soon.
The portions, as you can tell, look gigantic. Can’t wait!!!
by silverwidow on Aug 28, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s a Tommy Pastrami near my office and my home; they put a boatload of meat on it.
They also just opened a place called Which Wich in Fullerton, across from CSUF. I have been to the one in Santa Ana and it’s great…all sandwiches $5.50.
by KellyStephen on Aug 28, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
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