Eephus? Damn Near Killed Us: Padilla Stymies Padres
by Eric Stephen on Aug 4, 2010 9:41 PM PDT
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Vicente Padilla took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and flummoxed the Padres all night, leading the Dodgers to a 9-0 win, their second straight over the Padres. It was the Dodgers second complete-game shutout of the season, joining Chad Billingsley on June 21.
Padilla was masterful tonight, keeping the Padres off balance with his eephus pitch, somewhere in the low 50s in miles per hour, mixed in quite liberally with a mid-90s fastball. Padilla threw 13 eephus pitches tonight: four balls, three called strikes, two fouls, and four softly hit outs on the infield.
Ryan Ludwick got the first hit of the game with one out in the seventh inning, a line drive just off the glove of a diving James Loney, who was just inserted into the game for defensive purposes. Padilla ended his night with a season-high nine strikeouts, allowing just two hits and two walks. For good measure, Padilla also had two hits himself, driving in an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth.
Since returning from the disabled list on June 19, Padilla has made nine starts, and is 4-2 with a 1.80 ERA with 13 walks and 52 strikeouts in 60 innings.
The last time the Dodgers got back-to-back starts of seven innings or more allowing two or fewer hits was on June 25 and June 26, 2002, when Odalis Perez and Hideo Nomo turned the trick.
The last complete game shutout by the Dodgers with such a lopsided score was when Kazuhisa Ishii shutout the Diamondbacks 11-0 on July 7, 2004.
Russell Martin Update
Martin, who was placed on the disabled list before the game with a labral tear in his right hip, is weighing his options and will be reevaluated tomorrow. Per Steve Dilbeck of the Los Angeles Times:
Martin's agent, Matt Colleran, told Times beat writer Dylan Hernandez it was undetermined whether the injury would require surgery.
"There are going to be some consultations with some specialists about it," Colleran said. "They're not saying he's going to need surgery, they're not saying he's not.
"That's not going to be decided until he meets with those people.''
Jon Weisman of Dodger Thoughts talked to injury expert Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus, and the news doesn't seem good:
I asked baseball injury expert Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus about this. His response: "If the acetabular labrum is torn, this is devastating for the Dodgers. In the short term, Martin would be done for the season. We don't really have good comparables for this - as far as I know, no catchers have had the procedures. Most have been very successful - Chase Utley, Alex Rodriguez, Brett Myers and more, just in baseball. The long term prognosis should be good, but the taxing nature of the catching position adds an element of uncertainty. If he has the FAIL surgery (femoral-acetabular impingement/labrum) he'd be out for approximately three to four months, which would have him back in time for spring training."
As far as naming a surgery FAIL, I can only say, "Bummer of a birthmark, Hal."
Chad Billingsley will beat Kevin Correia tomorrow night for the much-needed series win.
WP - Vicente Padilla (5-3): 9 IP, 2 hits, 2 walks, 9 strikeouts
LP - Wade LeBlanc (5-10): 6 1/3 IP, 8 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts
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a little standing O
at my house for Padilla and the "Soap Bubble" Well done and for one night who cares about the standings. I love baseball and the Dodgers. Let’s go get them tomorrow and strat the roll to the top
It always sucks when you lose 9-0
because you could have just forfeited and then all your pitchers would be fresh the next day
absolutely
correia, like leblanc, is not a very good pitcher. time to deliver a hard kick to the crotch.
by lchristmas on Aug 4, 2010 9:46 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
damn the pitching has been so great last few weeks
just a shame we couldnt score runs.
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
You know for all the criticism Colletti gets
he sure has made a few great pitching acquistions since 2008. Kuroda, Wolf, and Padilla have all paid dividends in one form or another.
Haters gonna hate!
Washington is no slouch
Their bullpen is pretty dam good even tho Capps is gone
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 4, 2010 9:52 PM PDT reply actions
we are now 6 games back of the Padres
lets make it 5 tomorrow.
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
dammit
on the MLB standings I read the wrong column, my mistake.
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
Is Kuroda going to stay in MLB? I thought I remember reading something about him wanting to go back to Japan after his contract ended.
I say let Ryan win the Rangers,
invite CUBAN!
He is at 81 innings right now
The most he will end up with is like 140 or so. He won’t have the best launch year IMO.
He keeps pitching like this and we somehow make it to the playoffs?
Let’s hope we have this problem.
Team of misfits on 3?
Get the cubbies to pay a lot of Zambrano’s? Maybe Garza?
I figure it'd be easier to fill those than pitching.
Plus, can’t a guy hope for early returns on Sands? Trayvon?
I guess I would too. Garza is already good and
he can get even better.
Not a multi year deal
I am scared that his good behavior is motivated by needing to work next year. Give this guy a couple guaranteed years and you are doomed.
At some point, he should be able to earn some faith back.
More of these CG’s for instance.
A win tomorrow would put the Dodgers at 4-3 against the Padres in this recent stretch
Not too bad if they can pull it off.
I do it Who Is Karim Garcia style, with my own fists :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 4, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I am picking the Padres in this one
as I have been doing the last two days ;)
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
Considering Ogden has only one player manning the hot corner
You’d think they’d move one of AZ Dodgers third basemen to Ogden…
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then these sunglasses are the curtains telling you to keep the fuck out!!!
This game was so fun
and I was so busy with the Martin stuff that I forgot to start tomorrow morning’s column. Tonight was game 108, so the season is two-thirds done. Time to look at the second 54 games (not gonna be pretty).
Jansen
Very concerned about his lack of use lately. Between him and Troncoso, it’s a toss up as to who goes.
I think you know who goes
You’re just in denial
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then these sunglasses are the curtains telling you to keep the fuck out!!!
by angelofdeath on Aug 4, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Does Troncoso have options left?
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then these sunglasses are the curtains telling you to keep the fuck out!!!
by angelofdeath on Aug 4, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Then I guess Jansen stays
Employing Jansen Rules on him, explaining the lack of use…
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then these sunglasses are the curtains telling you to keep the fuck out!!!
by angelofdeath on Aug 4, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think there is any question that Jansen stays.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 4, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
you realize
Tron has sucked horribly in AAA, and this call-up was fuck we dont have anyone else
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 4, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
actually what am i saying
Link has put up some solid numbers. . . kinda surprised he didnt get the call
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 4, 2010 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Troncoso is only here because Weaver sucked, and they needed a fill-in for the long man spot.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 4, 2010 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what I'm saying
Jansen is here for the rest of the year.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 4, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this a joke?
Tron will be back and forth
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 4, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, thanks Padilla for eephusing the hell out of the Padres
get them again tomorrow!
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball."-Terrence Mann
"You can learn a lot just by watching"-Yogi Berra (thanks to pedalpusher)
"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?!" Ubaldo, Tulo, Hawpe and Spilly say "Germans?"
QPU Member #4, YHEG Member #4, Proud Member PR Gynocracy
billingsley willl throw at least 3 eephuses tomorrow
after seeing padilla dominate with it
I want to see Broxton throw an eephus...just because
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball."-Terrence Mann
"You can learn a lot just by watching"-Yogi Berra (thanks to pedalpusher)
"Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?!" Ubaldo, Tulo, Hawpe and Spilly say "Germans?"
QPU Member #4, YHEG Member #4, Proud Member PR Gynocracy
by SDcat09 on Aug 4, 2010 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Broxton's Big Toe's response
Screw that, I’ll fall the fuck off on principal. Let’s see your elite closer then!
Wow
I go spend time with my grandpa, Padilla pitches a complete game shut out and the Dodgers score 9 runs.
And I had to suffer through 1 month of futility too! Where’s my reparations? Where’s my fair share?
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
Andre says hi with cupcakes and a 3 run home run as proof of his devotion.
"Go fuck yourself" -Eric Stephen 6-29-2010
"Oh honey, I'm chalk full of juju" -Maddz 7-15-2010
awww, how sweet! And delicious!
Oh and there’s cupcakes ; )
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Vin kept saying that too
“a 3-run home run” – he said it about 4 or 5 times. It was a 2-run HR. Theriot had already scored a 2-run double (Padilla and Podsednik scoring) and only Theriot was left on base when Ethier hit his HR.
wow
that was ethier’s 1st home run since June 20th? damn.
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
I was gonna say
taking away my Andre’s HRs.
Wait I mean, damn, it really didn’t last long
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2010/08/andreethier.html
For you Josie.
Oh
I was posting the hell out of that thing yesterday. I love the unbuttoned shirt pic, and the Don Draper pic. So shinny, so spry!
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
He better hurry
But that is a very nice place to eat. If he doesn’t get there in time, he could always go to Pinks, which right down Melrose.
Loved this article
http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-thoughts/post/_/id/7216/my-thoughts-turn-to-vin
Chick Hearn and Vin Scully. How lucky are we?
fantastic
WWVD?
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
On behalf of TBLA
Have more kids, Andre…
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then these sunglasses are the curtains telling you to keep the fuck out!!!
Do you
support the use of concubines to achieve this goal?
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
are you volunteering? Do you have a resume you can submit to HR?
"Go fuck yourself" -Eric Stephen 6-29-2010
"Oh honey, I'm chalk full of juju" -Maddz 7-15-2010
I assume
they’re going to want that on the back of a headshot
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
hi-o!
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
No… The sanctity of marriage… LOL
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then these sunglasses are the curtains telling you to keep the fuck out!!!
by angelofdeath on Aug 4, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
then I shall be seeing you in court!
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I love the food options around Berkeley.
Cheeseboard sounds good right now.
arg!
I miss cheeseboard so much! That and Top Dog and Oscars and Cancun!
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
success!
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
YES!
My friends didn’t believe me, but you give that guy a wink and he’ll put a glazed right out of the oven for ya. Sooooo delicious. Oh wait, I’m talking about the asian food court by campus, nevermind. Still, really good.
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we're talking about the same place.
He’s in a zen-like state flipping over fritters. I’ve picked up more girls buying apple fritters than drinks for them.
hmmm
When I came up to Berkeley, we were calling that the Asian Ghetto. Then the school stepped in and dubbed it the Asian food court. But the official Gourmet Ghetto is up by cheeseboard, where you can get wine bottles from a vending machine. I didn’t know we were calling the Asian Ghetto the Gourmet Ghetto now. Huh.
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
heh
happens to the best of us. Are you up in Berkeley now?
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
South San Francisco
The Industrial City. Be careful, you’ll get shanked walking around those parts
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
This is my first time listening to DodgerTalk.
HATE HATE HATE
The movement on Padilla's fastball is a beautiful thing to behold.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I'm left wonder after watching just about a year of Padilla
not when he’s going to come back to earth but why he ever sucked in the first place. This dude has some great stuff.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Stuff was never in question
His attitude was… Of course, his number are a bit enhanced by being in the NL… And being out of Texas…
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then these sunglasses are the curtains telling you to keep the fuck out!!!
by angelofdeath on Aug 4, 2010 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
i posted that in the game thread. He only once as a starter had a K/9 at or above 7. That just boggles my mind. He gets so much movement with great velocity, and even without the eephus he had a great assortment of pitches. I’m glad hes seemingly put it together as a Dodgers, and I would love to see him here next year if he can keep this going.
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 4, 2010 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
his secondary pitches are not very good
thats why his K9 is so low
apparently we have started a winning streak...
what is this winning streak they speak of?
can’t believe i missed this game because i was at the hospital for 6 fucking hours… i also can’t believe we put up 9 runs, WAY TO GO ETHIER, PADILLA! theriot and podsednik with 2 rbi’s apiece, what is going on?! i swear, if this is false hope… theriot will be kicked in the nuts.
Seriously, Dodgers... HELP WANTED
Far Side FTW. Didn’t even click the link. I will sacrifice all my principles Saturday night and buy Eric S. a beer at Dodger Stadium!
Yeah
wanted to know why Colletti didn’t acquire a closer like Joakim Soria.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 4, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah
She sounded like someone we should bilk out of her fixed income.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 4, 2010 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the Hoorelbeke brothers I believe.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 5, 2010 12:38 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Nolan Ryan wins the Rangers.
Hey Mr. Cuban, don’t give up on that owning a baseball team idea just yet, there’s a chance we could have something for you.
This is great news
Take a look at the dodgers Cuban
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 4, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
August 30th
Right before Labor Day weekend
I believe they announced their separation right before the last time the Phillies were in Los Angeles.
they've both got top lawyers
so longer than shorter
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Very few trials
last months.
Divorce trials without custody battles should not last that long. The only real question is whether their post-nuptial agreement is valid and then to confirm what the property rights are for each party.
But since there is no jury, there should not be any theatrics about this.
Now, you have some high-priced legal talent who are going to try to earn their fees so I might expect this to take maybe 5-6 weeks. But really, once the Court decides the agreement question, their assets should get divided fairly quickly.
I speak from being around trials and litigation
definitely longer than the high school/college students have been alive.
hell
I’m afraid to fist pump in the press box, place is such a mausoleum
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I wasn’t sure at first who he was talking about, but got it out of him.
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm guessing
short for foofura, unnecessary showiness
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean
foofaraw
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
One “reporter” in the Dodger Stadium press box was wearing a foam finger.
Okay that’s too far.
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 4, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
honest question.
are the dodgers a real possibility for mark cuban? (in the future)
Seriously, Dodgers... HELP WANTED
The owners also want nothing to do
with a showboat like Cuban. Selig isn’t just some random dude who every owner cowtoes to. they AGREE with him. Theres a reason he has the job.
Man it was fun to let out a some cheers there tonight
felt like we made it through a lot of frustration the last couple of nights, but there’s still a lot of work to do.
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
also, im excited to see if Jmac can shut down the rockies at all tomorrow..
and I just looked at the 4 game pitching slate for the atl-sfo series, should be some really interesting matchups, if only the padres had a tougher series than az ahead
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Dodger executives complained that the McCourts used the team like a credit card. From 2004 to 2009, they collected $108 million from the team for personal use. This was done haphazardly, as the need arose, and without any sort of up-front financial planning.
In addition, there appear to be plans to raise ticket prices further still. In the CITIC proposal, the Dodgers said that their tickets are still “relatively inexpensive and there is substantial room for prices to increase without resulting in a decline in attendance.”
The proposal contemplated an average ticket price of $53.50 by 2018. The parking fee would be $40, while player salaries would be held nearly flat.
Aside from that, McCourt has long wanted to launch a regional sports network, which could add $1 billion in value to the Dodger franchise. But Ingram said it would be best to hold off on raising money for that until closer to 2013, when the Fox TV contract expires.
Even those trimmed-down ambitions, however, were put on hold when Bank of America rejected McCourt’s request for capital.
All this seems like a fanshot
so it doesn’t get get buried in a dead thread.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
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