Dodgers Fall In Phoenix & John Lindsey's Season Is Over
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2010 7:37 PM PDT
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PrintThe Dodgers were completely shutdown by Dan Hudson tonight, falling to the Diamondbacks 5-2 in the middle game of a three-game set at Chase Field. The Dodgers managed two hits off Hudson, who had separate streaks of nine and 11 straight batters retired tonight.
The first Dodger hit was a double by Trent Oeltjen in the fourth inning, which was cashed in for a run thanks to a sacrifice and a groudout. But that was the extent of their offense tonight, until they staged a mini-rally with two outs in the ninth inning. Ryan Theriot singled, Andre Ethier walked, and James Loney singled, bringing Russ Mitchell to the plate as the tying run. However, Juan Gutierrez struck Mitchell out, for his 13th save.
On the positive side, John Ely did collect seven strikeouts in his 5 1/3 innings of work. But other than that, just about everything else was forgettable. He allowed nine baserunners in the first five innings, but thanks to some untimely hitting and bad baserunning, Arizona was only able to cash in one run. Ely's five unintentional walks for the second start in a row were uninspiring to say the least.
Then, in the sixth inning, the thin ice on which Ely was skating completely collapsed. Adam LaRoche doubled to leadoff the inning, then with one out, Ely intentionally walked Brandon Allen to get to Cole Gillespie. That plan backfired, as Ely left a changeup in the middle of the plate that was deposited just out of the reach of Reed Johnson in left, to give Arizona a 4-1 lead. Ely then allowed a double off the wall in dead center to Hudson, and his night was done.
Ely is nowhere near the pitcher he was in his first seven starts, when he was 3-2 with a 2.54 ERA. Last weekend, Joe Torre described Ely now as a pitcher with a defensive approach, one who doesn't trust his stuff. He nibbles too much, and no longer attacks hitters, and it shows. In his last 10 starts, Ely is 1-7 with a 7.48 ERA with 29 walks and 36 strikeouts in 49 1/3 innings.
John Lindsey got the start tonight at first base, and went 0-for-2 to run his major league totals to one hit in 12 at-bats. Lindsey was also hit by a pitch on the left hand in the seventh inning, his welcome-to-the-big-leagues moment. He left the game at the conclusion of the half inning.
UPDATE: Lindsey has a broken left hand, per the Los Angeles Times. What a terrible way to end his season.
Notes
- Jon Link made an appearance tonight, his first in a week, pitching a scoreless ninth inning. That makes tonight the first game that both pitchers from the Juan Pierre trade -- Ely and Link -- pitched in the same game.
- Matt Kemp pinch hit in the ninth inning, extending his streak of consecutive games played to 197, the longest in MLB.
- Mike Hampton came in to try to retire James Loney for the final out of the game, trying to picking up his first save in over 17 years. His only career save came July 15, 1993, when he was with Seattle.
Chad Billingsley starts the series finale tomorrow afternoon, against Joe Saunders.
WP - Dan Hudson (8-2): 8 2/3 IP, 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts
LP - John Ely (4-9): 5 1/3 IP, 7 hits, 4 runs, 6 walks, 7 strikeouts
Sv - Juan Gutierrez (13): 1 batter, 1 strikeout
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So they could show both of the Arizona college football games?
by Michael White on Sep 25, 2010 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry if this was discussed in the thread.
ESPN – San Francisco Giants claim Colorado Rockies are using “juiced” baseballs
Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki said he joked with Lincecum after the game about the controversy.
“I did see him in the weight room,” Tulowitzki said. “I said, ’C’mon, you just pitched a two-hitter against us. How juiced can the balls be?’ He said some of them feel like they’re big, some of them feel like they’re small. I don’t know, he had some of his best stuff.”
Something is definitely fishy here, but it's not the baseballs...
Tim Lincecum uses the weight room???
Fuck the giants
I said it in the last thread. They’re the whiniest most butt-hurt team in MLB.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 25, 2010 8:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
So that's where their fans learn to kvetch so much.
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 am pulling for Arizona St big time right now.
Big fan of having a bunch of 1 loss teams and Boise St undefeated.
I want to watch Boise get pummeled by Ohio St or Alabama.
I forgot the rest of your 5-team parlay. Is that still alive?
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
That's just cruel, re: Lindsey :-(
I really wanted him to do well. Doesn’t seem he was doing much with his limited chances, but they were just that, limited. This injury is just a cruel cosmic joke. I hope he gets another shot next year.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Oh, and re the Giants Rockies game end
Beachboy McMullet fail.
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 can’t believe Tulo got an RBI on that play. Absolute bullshit scoring.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
But that is outweighed by the fact that the Giants loss. Haha.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It was BS
I was following it on my phone and didn’t see the highlghts til just a few minutes ago. I was stoked when he tied it in the 8th though.
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 can;t imagine we're the only Dodger fans pulling for that ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
More Lindsey
from Jim Peltz / LA TImes:
Indeed, Lindsey — wearing a splint and bandage on the hand after the game — said he planned to be at spring training again next season. “I still got to lean on my faith,” he said. “There’s a reason for it.”
I wonder if he meant he planned to re-sign with the Dodgers. It certainly wouldn’t be surprising.
Well
we figured he would be off the 40 man roster, I think he could get a big league non-roster invite or a split contract deal
I just know he probably didn't mean his faith in the Dodgers ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Since Lindsey is now on the 40 man roster...
isn’t he automatically with the Dodgers next season unless they remove him from the 40 man? I didn’t think they would
by Brandon Lennox on Sep 25, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
He would be, yes. If they keep him on the 40-man. I don’t think that’s a given.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree it's not a given..
but I really don’t think the Dodgers are going to need to open up that many spots on their 40 man roster this offseason. There are very few minor leaguers who are going to need to be added to the 40 man roster in order to be protected from the rule 5 draft, and let’s be honest, there are not that many free agents that the Dodgers are going to sign. So the spots that are going to be opened up by the soon to be free agents might be enought to keep Lindsey on the 40 man roster
by Brandon Lennox on Sep 25, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
John Lindsey
is 1 for 12 in his Dodger career, with a HBP.
There is one Dodger with an identical career line as a Dodger: Guy Cantrell, a pitcher in 1925 & 1927
damn
I feel bad for Lindsey
"Pluto’s not even a planet no more, which I’m very disturbed about. I grew up when Pluto was a planet. Now, I’m 25, I turn around and Pluto’s no longer a planet. I’m going to elbow that guy in the nose." -Ron Artest
Dylan Hernandez on Ethier's pinkie injury.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dodgers-diamondbacks-20100926,0,2562916.story
Ethier says not to blame the pinkie injury for his slump, but then blames the pinkie injury for his slump.
“I’m not going to use that as a crutch and say that’s why I didn’t hit or did” during the rest of the season, Ethier said Saturday before the Dodgers lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-2, at Chase Field. But he acknowledged that “it affects your body, your mind, your confidence.”
I swear to god
I want to take all the perfectly tanned shitbirds that make up the state of Arizona and drive them into the damn canyon. *sad
What happened to Arkansas? I left at 20-7... Damn you, Nick Satan...
Sorry Keith… On the bright side…
LOLhorns… LOL Little 12…
"I still love my ex-wife, but only when we're not talking"
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