A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Sweep: A.J. Ellis Is The Hottest Hitter Alive
by Eric Stephen on Sep 19, 2010 5:36 PM PDT
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PrintThe Dodgers had their greatest comeback win of the season, puting off elimination for at least two more days, defeating the Rockies, 7-6, on a walk-off single by A.J. Ellis in the 11th inning. It was the seventh hit in his last eight at-bats.
Down 6-1 after two innings, the Dodgers rallied for three runs in the fourth inning, and one more in the seventh on Matt Kemp's home run. Coupled with Andre Ethier's first-inning home run, today was the first game since August 24 that the Dodgers had two home runs in a game. Back-to-back doubles by Rafael Furcal and Kemp off Huston Street in the ninth inning tied the game for the Dodgers, sending it to extra innings.
Five days after pitching his first career shutout in San Francisco, Clayton Kershaw did not pitch well today. He walked the first two batters of the game and, after an intentional walk to the white-hot Troy Tulowitzki with first base open, Jason Giambi made him pay with a three-run double to the wall in left field. The ball was catchable, but it hit off of Jay Gibbons' glove, as his outfield adventures continue. Gibbons did have a nice diving catch to end the top of the ninth inning though.
Kershaw, who had allowed two runs total in 31 career innings at Dodger Stadium against Colorado before today, allowed three runs in each of the first two frames today. In the second inning, however, only one of the runs were earned, thanks in part to another misplay by Gibbons, a dropped fly ball, this one scored an error. Kershaw only lasted four innings on the day, allowing six runs, walking four, and striking out only two.
Octavio Dotel made his first appearance with Colorado in the seventh, striking out Casey Blake to end the inning.
Notes
- Jamey Carroll's pinch-hit single in the fourth inning was his 400th plate appearance of the season, earning him a contract bonus of $75,000.
- Hong-Chih Kuo pitched two scoreless innings in his first outing in eight days
- Jonathan Broxton started the 11th inning, but struggled mightily again, walking three batters for the second straight appearance. Over his last four games, Broxton has walked eight in 3 1/3 innings.
- Blake has three hits in his last 39 at-bats, with 20 strikeouts
- Ronald Belisario pitched two scoreless innings today, and has retired 23 of the 27 batters he has faced
- Rod Barajas was in the midst of an 0-for-11 skid, but ended the spell with two singles today
- The starting Dodger infield of James Loney, Ryan Theriot, Furcal, and Blake had a collective 11 hits in 83 at-bats this week, a .133 batting average.
- Russ Mitchell, who homered Saturday, is the first Los Angeles Dodger ever to have home runs as the first two hits of his career, per Dave Smith of Retrosheet
- Matt Belisle, who pitched the sixth inning (plus one batter, Kemp, who homered, in the seventh) for the Rockies, leads MLB with 87 innings in relief this season
The Dodgers have Monday off, but host San Diego for three games starting Tuesday night, with Chad Billingsley facing Clayton Richard.
WP - George Sherrill (2-2): 1 batter, 1 strikeout
LP - Manny Delcarmen (3-4): 1/3 IP, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk
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A 4-way tie at 85-77 is still possible in the NL West
Dodgers need 38 out of 38 outcomes to happen though.
so you’re saying theres a chance..?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 19, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers need to go 12-0 (12 outcomes)
Padres need to go 2-11 (winning 2 of 3 vs SF final weekend), which includes getting swept by LA (10 outcomes)
Giants need to go 1-11 (losing 2 of 3 vs SD final weekend), (9 outcomes)
Rockies need to go 3-10, including sweeping SF and getting swept by LA (7 outcomes)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 19, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
(2*38)-1 permutations, with one winning outcome
That is one out of 274877906943
or in terms of percent chance it is,
0.0000000003638%
and with all the zeroes involved, I could’ve easily messed this up. :)
Fuck you Xeifrank…I do it myself. Fuck you. Fuck you.
by KellyStephen on Sep 19, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
should we start chilling the champagne?
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
gotta love second guessing
DT caller said that the Rockies “got greedy” by not having Eric Young Jr. bunt. Come on- it’s the second DP he’s hit in all season! Talk about about playing the percentages. From a baseball standpoint, I like that Tracy had enough faith to have him swing away. From a Dodger standpoint, I’m glad it backfired. :)
White Sox had a tough 11th inning
an apparent 1-2-3 inning went bad… on a dropped 3rd strike on the (near) third out.
- J. Peralta grounded out to third
- C. Wells fouled out to first
- B. Inge struck out, reached on wild pitch, B. Inge to third on catcher A.J. Pierzynski’s fielding error
- B. Boesch intentionally walked
- G. Laird singled to shallow left, B. Inge scored, B. Boesch to second
- A. Jackson doubled to shallow left, B. Boesch scored, G. Laird to third
- W. Rhymes grounded out to first
- End of Inning (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
Manny Ramirez
up in the B11th with two outs, bases loaded and a chance to win/lose the game.
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.
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and he strikes out looking. $4M!!!
WOW
Just looked at the box score for the Vikings game. I said it before- 2010 Vikings fans are a lot like 2009 Dodger fans going into their respective seasons. They saw a superstar from another team come onboard and give, essentially, his last gasp of true greatness, only to fall just a little short of the promised land. So they begged for him to come back one more time, to do it again- only to find that capturing lightning in a bottle twice is not so easy to do. (And Manny, it should be noted, had a MUCH better start to ’09 than Favre is having in ’10.)
Except right now 2010 Vikings remind more of 2010 Dodgers
than 2009 , alas.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
2010 Vikings are more like the 2010 Mariners.
by KellyStephen on Sep 19, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I was listening on the radio
Sounds like Konerko missed a home run by a few feet (it went foul). Announcer pulled a bit of a Steiner. He could have at least prefaced his call with, “It’s it’s fair it’s gone,” just to not let those poor fans get their hopes us.
Congrats to the Twins on winning the division. They mine as well start the champaign drinking now.
I love the Twins. Let’s hope they dodge the Yankees in the first round and make some noise this offseason.
Favorite teams left: Twins, Rays, Reds, . . .
After Thursday, I will become an unabashed Padres fan for the rest of the regular season. Not sure what I’ll do in the postseason, as I don’t like the possibility of them doing what we couldn’t (get past the Phillies,get to the World Series, etc.)
REDS REDS REDS
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REDS RED REDS
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 19, 2010 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Neither the Padres nor the Giants bother me as much as the Phillies. But that is why I have to back the Reds (then the Braves). I’ve been an NL supporter/apologist lo these many years, but I think the AL is too tough this go around. Yankees, Twins, Rangers, Rays are all better than our best I believe. Phillies are the only NL team that really has a chance.
The Giants and the Phillies bother me equally
though for some different reasons. The thought of both in the post season makes me ill beyond all reason.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Phillies are the only NL team that really has a chance.
Need it be said? Yes, it need.
FUCK YOU RUIZ
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 19, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
For a little while today, the way Vin and the radio dicks guys were talking I was kind of thinking that the first ever statue in front of Mecca wouldn’t be Jackie, or Sandy, or Big D, or Roy, or Walter, or Tommy, but would be of Tulo. Yeah, the guy’s hot but holy shit do we have to wipe his ass?
I was f’ing jumping for joy when he made an error late. Anyone else feel that pain?
Speaking of incentives
There’s this story in The Beckham Experiment, of this time when Landon Donovan didn’t win team MVP, but then started to hear from the media that no one had voted for the winner Chris Kline. So he goes to GM Lalas and asks him about it, turns out the GM gets final say and overruled the media vote for Donovan.
The reason? Donovan had an incentive for $25k if he won team MVP. MLS, major league stars, minor league management
I still can’t make up my mind if we’re at that moment when American stars need to start staying here to legitimize the league, or if we’re still at the point where they should go overseas to legitimize themselves.
by Josie Becker on Sep 19, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Overseas
As of now, their financial structure sucks, and we need kids in Europe ASAP. Almost like the Dutch system, where they don’t even play game for years.
League won’t legitimize w/o throwing ridiculous dollars are actual stars (not Henry, Ljundberg, etc). The league doesn’t and can’t have that kind of money, and it’s impossible to compete on a slightly lower level (like say the Dutch league or Portuguese league, etc) with young stars or whoever b/c of geography.
well the structure makes sense to me, super salary cap makes teams less likely to fold, builds league stability. And Landon types can get paid, he’s making almost $1 milll a year, he’s got a nice house in Manhattan Beach.
But it’s the disparity between that and the guy making $30k that makes the league hard to take seriously
by Josie Becker on Sep 19, 2010 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
So how did you end up at the end?
I bought $60 worth of
$2 scratch off tickets today.
I am currently $36 to the good with 12 to go.
by keithc13 on Sep 19, 2010 5:10 PM PDT reply actions
Also did I give you the inspiration when I won 50 bucks a few weeks ago ;)
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Ok so I'm looking at cars to buy now that I'm making more money at my new job
I’ve wanted a Mitsubishi Eclipse for a long time, and I think I’ve decided that it’s the car I will be getting. My question is, has anyone here ever had an Eclipse, and is it a good, reliable car to buy?
I’m looking at pretty much any year after 2000 (probably 2002-2005), and I like pretty much all of the models (GS, GT, GTS). If anyone could share their opinions on it with me I’d appreciate it.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
as long as it isnt an American produced car :)
you cant go wrong. IMO I like Toyota/ Honda/ Nissan over Mitsubishi but its a matter of preference.
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
I was just reading some reviews and people seem to really love the car, the biggest problem seems to be the dashboard can crack and peel after a while, but honestly that’s not a huge concern to me.
Now I just need to get the money for a down payment…I don’t suppose I should bet on the Dodgers making the playoffs? lol
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
heh
only now did I pick up on what the title is referring to:
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
It was really nice to be at the game today
Sure, a big comeback is great (I know there was a Philly game I went to in 2008 when where the deficit was maybe 5) but it was just good to see a game and watch the crowd get into it as the Dodgers pecked away.
Seeing Raffy double a couple of times make you realize how much he was missed this year.
The Cardinals might be exhausted
by the time they play the final four games of the season hosting the Rockies. For reasons unknown to me, they are playing a makeup game tomorrow in Florida, by doing so, the Cardinals will play 31 games in a row to close out the season.
The Commissioner’s Office insisted that the Cardinals play the makeup game Monday because the day after the season, Florida’s stadium wasn’t available and the Marlins didn’t want to play in St. Louis.
by Bob Timmermann on Sep 20, 2010 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions
AJ Ellis is starting to hit now
And I’m beginning to think the world’s gonna end this year, not in two…
"I still love my ex-wife, but only when we're not talking"
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