Gibbons Plays Hero In 11, Helps Dodgers Avoid 7
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 9:11 PM PDT
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PrintA two-run home run by Jay Gibbons in the 11th inning gave the Dodgers a 4-2 victory, snapping their losing streak at six games. It was the fourth home run for Gibbons in 39 plate appearances with the Dodgers.
The game looked lost for the Dodgers in the 10th inning. Octavio Dotel gave up a deep drive by Jason Michaels to leadoff the inning to left center field, but it was caught by Gibbons in what I would call the nooks and crannies portion of Minute Maid Park, just to the right of the Crawford boxes. The very next batter, Michael Bourn, hit it to almost the exact same spot, but Gibbons was unable to haul this one in, and Bourn ended up with a triple. With a man on third base and one out, Dotel proceeded to strike out Jeff Keppinger (deemed "impossible to strikeout" by announcer Eric Collins during the television broadcast) and Hunter Pence to keep the Dodgers alive.
After stranding a pair of scoring opportunities in the third and fourth innings, the Dodgers broke through in the fifth inning. With two outs, after Rod Barajas singled and was sacrificed to second base, Jamey Carroll delivered an RBI single to left for the Dodgers' first run of the game, snapping a 12-inning scoreless span for the club.
After the Astros tied the score in the bottom of the fifth with a two-out jam-shot RBI single by Bourn, the Dodgers struck back in the sixth. Matt Kemp led off with a single to right field, only Hunter Pence took a horrific route to the ball and Kemp kept on trucking to third base. Kemp was awarded a triple on the play. With a drawn-in infield, pinch hitter Jay Gibbons delivered a groundball single just right of second base, giving the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.
Hiroki Kuroda saw his streak of seven-inning starts snapped at six games, but he still pitched a good game, giving up just one run in his six innings. Over his last 12 starts, Kuroda has averaged 6.72 innings per start, has a 2.79 ERA, and has 11 unintentional walks against 64 strikeouts.
Bourn struck again for Houston in the seventh inning, delivering his second two-out RBI single of the game, off George Sherrill, to tie the game at 2-2. Bourn was thrown out trying to advance to second base on the throw, but it looked like the classic draw-a-throw-to-guarantee-the-run gambit.
J.A. Happ has pitched well in every start at Minute Maid Park this season, and tonight was no different. He allowed one run in five innings tonight, striking out four with on walk, pushing his season numbers in Houston to four runs allowed in 37 1/3 innings, an ERA of 0.96.
Notes
- John Lindsey got his second career at-bat tonight, pinch hitting to lead off the top of the seventh inning. He faced Wilton Lopez, the first right-hander he has faced in the big leagues, and he struck out on a 3-2 slider
- Rod Barajas came into the game in his first slump as a Dodger, a 1-for-11 slide, but had three hits in four at-bats tonight.
- Russ Mitchell started at first base tonight, his third straight start. He was hitless in four at-bats, although I thought his ninth inning grounder would find a hole. Instead Carlos Lee dove (well, he fell in the direction of the ball) to stop it, and threw Mitchell out at first. The Albuquerque call-ups are a combined 0-for-16 so far (Mitchell 0-for-10, Oeltjen 0-for-4, and Lindsey 0-for-2)
- The only other time Bourn has had a pair of two-out RBI hits in the same game was June 24, 2007, when he was with the Phillies
- The nine pitchers used by the Astros is a season high. They had used seven pitchers three times previously.
- Pitcher Henry Villar made his big league debut for the Astros, entering with two outs in the top of the 11th inning. He induced a ground ball up along the first base line from his first hitter, Rafael Furcal, but Villar booted it for an error. Villar struck out Jamey Carroll to escape the inning with any further damage.
- The Dodgers' previous three extra-inning games all ended with a score of 3-2, and with a 2-2 score tonight it looked like it might be another similar result. The Dodgers are 8-4 in extra-inning contests this season.
WP - Octavio Dotel (3-3): 2 IP, 1 hit, 3 strikeouts
LP - Fernando Abad (0-1): 1 IP, 2 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
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At least Gibbons is showing that not every
Isotope can’t hit.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
They’re showing high school football on Prime Ticket. This brings new meaning to FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.
Shit, they did that back when I was in high school.
by Michael White on Sep 10, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah it’s game of the week dude, they do this all the time. Now if there were a channel dedicated to say Crenshaw broadcasts, that would be FNL
by Josie Becker on Sep 10, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
David Eckstein's inner monolouge at the plate
“cmoncmonrightovertheplaterightovertheplateletsseewhatchagotyabigpalookaovertheplateovertheplate”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:18 PM PDT reply actions
well, if I did the whole at bat
we’d be here all night
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
one shall stand
one shall fall
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Lions will be fun to watch, seriously. Best and Megatron are my boys and Stafford is getting better. You’ll see!
so why is he Megatron
my knowledge of football players is growing but limited
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Because he’s 6’5" with lightning speed, great hands and super vision. Probably the most naturally gifted athlete in sports. And he hasn’t come close to peaking yet.
-who’s that guy waving?
-oh just some guy who’s not as talented as everyone else makes him out to be
by Josie Becker on Sep 10, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Lebron is not?
Now that is crazy talk.
by Michael White on Sep 10, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Lebron’s not the most naturally talented athlete in the NBA
by Josie Becker on Sep 10, 2010 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Suffice it to say, I disagree strongly.
But don’t want to get into a big thing about it.
by Michael White on Sep 10, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
specially since I have the basketball interest of a large gnat
by Josie Becker on Sep 10, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
he is the most talented athlete in the NBA
but he is a dick as well, thats why I like Durant more.
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
You know, Dan Dierdorf has called some player at some point in every game he has called the best at…something.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
right
his name is?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Calvin Johnson. I had to look it up myself.
Wait a minute... Statue of Liberty... that was our planet!
thanks Mr. F
love the sig btw
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Because when AJ finally comes off the mountain top
CJ will replace him
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
The Lions have Best, Packers have Aaron Rodgers, Vikings got Gerhart (that loser) it’s a Bay Area football explosion in the Rust Belt : )
by Josie Becker on Sep 10, 2010 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Bears.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Devil Beard
pitching for the giants
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:34 PM PDT reply actions
Is anyone else watching this HS thing?
Kelvin Young of Norco is going to be a beast of a recruit. And Cal’s gonna get him, cause SC is stinky and has a fart face.
three years less ten scholarships
then two more years to get back up to speed?
Fight On!
:(
by 68elcamino427 on Sep 10, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
what the fuck
Wilson has the same beard as Romo?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:41 PM PDT reply actions
they would swap beards
fucking pervs
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Missed the game.
Glad we finally won.
Rams win two games this year.
by Skunkburner on Sep 10, 2010 9:44 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
you still pull for the Rams? But they changed the colors and are in frakking St. Louis
by Josie Becker on Sep 10, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
they changed the colors?
freaking NFL network keeps fooling me with this commercial talking about the rams Super Bowl bid with Warner, I think it’s a doc and it’s just a commercial for fantasy football or something.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
well they’re all dark now, and vegas gold? come on
by Josie Becker on Sep 10, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Morneau coming back healthy for the playoffs this year
yes or no?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:51 PM PDT reply actions
healthy
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Fucking Padres
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:56 PM PDT reply actions
wow
got lucky
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Stairs is up to be their last hope!
/mixedfeelings
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Stairs walks, up to Venable to keep it going
#blahwhocares
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
word scramble!
To keep going up, walk it up Venerable Stairs.
by Josie Becker on Sep 10, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Stream-of-Consciousness Word Scramble and Revision
Venereal Disease, Stairs can’t get it up.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants win, Padres fail
and wish they could be playing the Dodgers again. :-/
Fun to see the Giants all fired up on TV.
And by fun I mean total torture. Back to Lord of the Rings now.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
You haven't lived
until you’ve seen all three LOTR extended editions back-to-back-to-back. Eleven hours, nine companions, one ring to rule them all.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
one day
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
one loooong day
when you get up, you say to yourself, “I don’t remember my ass being this fat, or my skin so pasty.”
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I have watched all the extended versions but admit I couldn't make it
through all three back to back to back.
Only watching on TV now to see it on HD for first time.
Mordor-iffic!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
are Elijah Wood's eyes
as dreamy as they are in my visions?
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Elijah's eyes are Blu-ray
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
The saddest thing about high school football
is how pointless the cheers are. No one cheers along with the cheerleaders, and they’re so loud and practice so hard. It’s a total exercise in futility.
I would say "but what would us middle-aged dudes look at if not for the cheerleaders?"
except that I only have eyes for Bride.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Time to execute
plan R.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
hey, we won a baseball game
noice!!!!!!!!!
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
damn Tulowitski
been on fire lately
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 10:18 PM PDT reply actions
I wanna see that special on JR Richard
See Ron Dibble, that’s why you say when something doesn’t feel right.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 10:21 PM PDT reply actions
Glad the Dodgers beat Abad pitcher
I missed the game as I went to a High School football game tonight. Surprisingly the post game show was just wrapping up when I got in my car.
Another easy money game. Not sure if I will make either a bold or not so bold prediction on tomorrow’s game. We’ll see. One would think the Astros would be pretty strong favorites.
Now admittedly, I didn't watch the game
but you threw me off with this one.
Instead Carlos Lee dove (well, he fell in the direction of the ball) to stop it, and threw Mitchell out at first.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
I gotsta keep you people honest!
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 11:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
A daydream or a Nightmere
Mom is in town so didn’t follow the whole game, but was pleased to see our call-up from ALBQ continue to provide a nice lefty bat with some power in LF, by hitting a HR. Just did a quick and dirty search on BP and for June,July and August, when Manny was down most of the time and GA and XP were playing and Jay Gibbons was in ALBQ tearing it up, GA had a total of 14 starts, where he played most of the game probably subbing for Manny. I know XP played some as well and he had mixed results but it made sense to have him play.
However, the legitimate or semi-legit younger guy with power was let in the minors. Had JAY GIBBONS started those same 14 games I am not sure we would have won them all, but GA in those critical games of in July and August was 2-19, when he started 5 games. 2 hits, 1 being a double and 1 walk. I didn’t do the 9 starts in June, but I think the results are similar. When i see the Giants and Pads playing mediocre ball now I can only think that Gibbons might have helped us be in the conversation these last 20 games.
Poor Lindsey
That 3-2 pitch he swung at was merciless
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 11, 2010 12:20 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Kinbote is awake
Everyone else needs to get up and get focused on their Saturday.
Wake up Wake up Wake up
Drop your cocks and grab your socks
Knees to the breeze in 5 minutes.
Should be an easy day for the Razorbacks
Alabama hosting Penn State and Oregon going to Tennessee should be the highlights for the SEC
Arkansas will cruise today in the "road"
game. Louisiana Monroe gets to count the Little Rock game as a home game. The schedule will toughen up next week for the Hogs. @ Georgia, Alabama, Texas A n M, @ Auburn are the next 4.
If we are 6-0 when that is over, this place will grow to hate me!
:)
I think Oregon wins easy
Penn State are in trouble.
I’d hate to have to bring a freshman QB into Bama with 102,000.
Gonna be a tough game. Looking forward to Oklahoma/FSU and OSU/Miami. Heck, ND/Michigan might even be good.
Go Lions!
I will root, don’t think they have much of a chance though.
That which is in constant motion contains all possible forms.
Oh. BTW. I told yall that Jay Gibbons is the greatest Dodger of all time!
Just look at his defense in LF in the 11th….
Good to win again. It’s like, better than losing.
I was enjoying the streak. That win last night dropped us two spots back in the draft watch, now sitting with the 16th pick. Still protected, and still only 4 losses from the #11 pick. Wish I could have seen the game, sounds like it was an exciting one.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
6org
from Joe Posnanski:
Ready for this? Not counting 1981 strike, the 2010 Mariners have lowest OBP and runs/game for any AL team since THEY ADDED DH.
Watching Georgia v. South Carolina….it’s weird seeing a productive player named Brandon Wood (GA DE)
The USA/Lithuania game tightened up a bit going into the 4th.
by Michael White on Sep 11, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Found it and the game is now over :)
USA up 18 now behind Durant’s 36
by Michael White on Sep 11, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
It's OK
I am recording two things right now (Prime 9 and Top Chef) so I couldn’t have watched it anyway.
I didn’t watch Top Chef at all this season, so I’m just watching the final 4-5 episodes today. Damn, Padma still has it.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 11, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
she looked really good Wed
a few months later you can tell.
motherhood has been kind to her
but she’ll prob always be a KO. The season has been very good, Alex was the only real dick and he finally got canned. They gave away some incredible prizes too.
That which is in constant motion contains all possible forms.
sorry
reply fail, LOL. talking about Top Chef.
That which is in constant motion contains all possible forms.
Traffic tonight in LA
UCLA, USC, and the Galaxy all start at 7:30pm tonight. To a lesser extent, the Angels start at 6pm, although if they go extras again, you could have 4 sporting events letting out at the same time
Fortunately
You can avoid the 101 North issue by taking the 5 North. But yes, it will be crowded for a while.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 11, 2010 10:48 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
I’ll be dropping my wife off at LAX around . Maybe I’ll get lucky
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Man, you put her on a plane and you’re already looking to score? Oh wait, that’s not what you meant. :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 11, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
There's no reason
for USC to be playing an East Coast team at 7:30 local time, on TV stations where you need to be in LA / OC or have satellite to watch. Poorly done.
Serious question
Was reduced national TV games part of the probation/sanctions? I don’t know.
It does seem odd to play at 7:30.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 11, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
The only positive
is that I get to sit here and watch games for a while. My wife can’t hang if we start tailgating before 3. I’d prefer 7am.
Ha!
Are you going to the game? I thought you were outside of LA.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 11, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
When I said not bad, I meant an opportunity to watch a top 10 team lose at home :)
by Michael White on Sep 11, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
If BJ Daniels wasn’t handing the game away I think we’d get to see it.
Odds the winner of ND / Michigan is declared “back?” I say around 0%.
Declared back? I’d say that’s 100%. Actually back? 25% I could see Michigan being sneaky good this year.
by Michael White on Sep 11, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Heh
Good point. Happens every year with ND / Michigan
by Eric Stephen on Sep 11, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Watching UGA v. S. Carolina
makes me sad wondering how good Alshon Jeffrey and Orson Charles would have looked in C and G.
South Florida driving again.
I love the idea of a Big East team knocking off the team from the best football conference in the history of the world at home.
USF pissing the game away
They’re the better team too. Florida is simply not a good team right now.
Due to an installation cock up that left us without cable and Internet AT&T comped us like 6 months of cheap cable. We have like every channel. Experiencing serious college football sensory overload right now.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 11, 2010 11:38 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
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