Dodgers Avoid Sweep, Drop Padres to Second Place
by David Young on Sep 23, 2010 10:28 PM PDT
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PrintHiroki Kuroda provided a masterful starting pitching performance for eight innings on only 98 pitches and the Dodgers supplied just enough offense to make it hold up for a win, as Los Angeles defeated the San Diego Padres 3-1.
Andre Ethier drove in Rafael Furcal with hits in his first two plate appearances and Rod Barajas completed the scoring by drawing a bases-loaded walk off reliever Ernesto Frieri in the sixth inning. Losing starter Mat Latos began the sixth by yielding a walk to Ethier and a double to Jay Gibbons before being pulled by manager Bud Black after throwing 91 pitches. The bases were full due to Black's decision to intentionally walk James Loney in order to pitch to Casey Blake - who popped out - and Barajas.
After the game, Ethier did say that Latos looked as good as he had before and "was still hitting his spots", but that everyone is a little tired at this time of the season.
Kuroda's five-hit, no unintentional walk outing earned him his career-best eleventh win of the year and he also set a career high by completing his 190th inning this season. This is where a Kuroda quote would appear, but he was surrounded by about a dozen members of the Japanese media and Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times. Barajas did say that Kuroda had "great stuff".
Hong-Chih Kuo capped the game by striking out the side in the ninth for his tenth save.
With the loss, the Padres are now in second place in the NL West, trailing the San Francisco Giants by 0.5 games.
The Dodgers head to Arizona where Clayton Kershaw will start the opener against Barry Enright.
WP - Hiroki Kuroda (11-13): 8 IP, 5 hits, 1 run, 1 walk (intentional), 4 strikeouts, 98 pitches
LP - Mat Latos (14-8): 5+ IP, 6 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
Sv - Hong-Chih Kuo (10): 1 IP, 3 strikeouts, no baserunners
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His season, yes.
His tenure in Colorado, no.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I have been trying to figure out how the
Padre/Giant series coming up affects the Rockies magic number and I am guessing we are a few games away from figuring that out.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 23, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Right now
With SF at 86 wins and SD at 85 wins, the NL West winner is guaranteed 87 wins. The Rockies, at 70 losses, have an NL West elimination number of 6. A single Padre win pushes that number down to 5.
But yeah, things will likely sort themselves out over the next few days.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I still
say its great to be at the Stadium, it was somewhat sad to say to Hollywood Joe as Kuo had two strikes on Tejada, well, this could be the last meaningful pitch at Dodger Stadium this season.
But it was great, and combined with being at Sunday’s game, can’t beat leaving hearing “I Love L.A.” in the background.
At least Giant fans up here won't keep whining that the Dodgers are losing on purpose
and other wanky paranoid thoughts. There, we helped you out. Now shut up and lose to the Rockies.
Sounds like Kuroda pitched a great game, kudos to him. I really hope we can bring him back on a 2 year deal and he can finish up his ML career in LA.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Also, Dotel gave up a HR in a game the Rockies lost by one! Huzzah.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
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There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
He looks hurt real bad.
“I said, ‘Ha ha.’” :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha-ha! You're old!
Krabappel: It was on VHS in the ’80s.
Nelson: Outdated medium. I stand by my “Ha-ha!”
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 laughed so hard at the recent episode where they went to Canada
and there was a canadian version of Milhouse and Nelson.
CaNelson:Hey hoosier, you want some Canadian Club?
CaMilhouse: Do I?!!!
(CaNelson punches CaMilhouse)
CaMilhouse: OW!!!!
CaNelson: HOO HOO!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 24, 2010 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Now shut up and loseto the Rockieseveryday
Fixed
"I still love my ex-wife, but only when we're not talking"
by angelofdeath on Sep 23, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope he comes back as well. He’s been a fine pitcher for this team.
"There’s no reason I can give you that makes sense. A lot of what I do is a feel thing."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Sep 24, 2010 5:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Cliff Lee remembered that he was a shitty pitcher that got demoted when he was 29.
He still gonna get paid.
by regfairfield on Sep 23, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
He’ll have plenty of time to make that up during the playoffs.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
For what? To be next year's Larry Bowa
“Barking Mad 3rd Base Coach Who Lights Into Players” designate?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
For the sheer comedic value, absolutely.
Probably not worth the hassle though.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2010 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel dirty helping the Gnats so I took an immediate shower
"I still love my ex-wife, but only when we're not talking"
by angelofdeath on Sep 23, 2010 11:57 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Thursdays
Tonight was the final Thursday game of the year for the Dodgers. They went 10-11 on Thursdays this season.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 24, 2010 12:45 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
whaddya know
I’m actually happy the Dodgers won, even though I’m now pulling for the Padres the rest of the season. My only two complaints for the evening:
-Kuroda being robbed of a second hit by You-Know-Who, which I’m sure was followed by announcers for each broadcast starting a sentence with, “He may not look like much, but…”
-Loney absolutely CRUSHING that ball to right center…only for it to be just another out for him. I know it doesn’t explain away his craptactular (craptastic?) second half, but he’s hit into some bad luck lately. Besides, if Ryan Howard hits that exact same drive in Philly, it’s probably a home run into the second row, at which point everyone here says, “Now why can’t we get a first baseman who does that?”
But anyway…great win, happy for Hiroki. I just hope the Pads can rebound from here.
Hope Hiroki comes back
I noted on the earlier post that Dotel continues to help the Giants even in Colorado. His implosion in the Saturday night game at DS against the Giants was more painful.
If Kuroda ends up leaving his playoff pitching especially his game against the Phills last year when he went inside can not be forgotten.
I wish I would have known about Stephen Colbert speaking before Congress this morning before it happened.
Our congressmen are self aware enough to know he’s mocking them, right?
by regfairfield on Sep 24, 2010 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions
They appear to be lacking any sense of humor, judging by the clips I saw
AWK-ward.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Today is the first day in the new era of Frank McCourt ownership!
Damn, still drinking that ‘Jamie made Frank look like a bad owner’ Kool-Aid. Hey mythbusters, does Vodka heal that?
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
Why do you say this?
Has something official been said?
Nah, just the mediation day. If they settle he’ll get the team, be broker than he was, but we’ll at least actually have an owner.
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
Yeah, but now there is only one owner who is less of an owner than he once was more of.
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
Let’s hope so. There are two things that McCourt needs, 1. cash and 2. restrictions on how he uses that cash.
I think he’ll need partners too. The real variable is if Jamie gets a Colletti contract—money up front, but more deferred on the back end (after the TV deal expires).
"There’s no reason I can give you that makes sense. A lot of what I do is a feel thing."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Sep 24, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Molly Knight on twitter was saying
that she would be very surprised if they settle today. Less surprised if it happened over weekend or Monday.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Depends on what you mean by "resolved" ;-)
but yes sounds about right…
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 Sklar Bros.
new podcast features Jon Hamm, who laughs heartily in the background at the Sklars’ riff on the McCourts.
http://www.earwolf.com/show/sklarbro-country (or I listen to it via iTunes download)
It’s just about ten minutes into it, and amusing, if of course an easy target.
Funny if dark joke about who may have been driving Jamie’s limo.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
if we're getting a new hitting coach next year
can we get whoever it was in Toronto that turned Jose Bautista into freaking Babe Ruth?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 24, 2010 9:44 AM PDT reply actions
Are they allowing Victor Conte into California these days?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
is that a steroid crack?
because you may have just won me a bet
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 24, 2010 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
it is at least
a “the cream and the clear” crack, so, yes. Go collect.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
sweet
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 24, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
So James, the key to hitting is closing your eyes and swinging as hard as you fucking can at anything over the plate. I’m goin’ on break.
by regfairfield on Sep 24, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
and
pull everything
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 24, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Seriously
Dwayne Murphy, I believe.
But hey I’d be fine with Tim Wallach, too.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
If Wallach ends up coaching, Donnie’s going to be looking over his shoulder so much, he’ll need a chiropractor.
"There’s no reason I can give you that makes sense. A lot of what I do is a feel thing."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Sep 24, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
NPUT
http://www.truebluela.com/2010/9/24/1708137/batttle-for-nothing-coming-up
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Kuroda's game score was 71 last night
which is his fifth best of the season. He has 7 starts this year with a game score of 70 or better, the same as Clayton Kershaw.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
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