Kuroda Looks To Keep Rolling In Finale With Giants
by Eric Stephen on Sep 5, 2010 12:43 PM PDT
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Hiroki Kuroda makes his first start since nearly no-hitting the Phillies on Monday, and he's been on quite a run of late. He is 2-1 in his last five starts with a 2.27 ERA, and has pitched seven innings or longer in all five starts. The last Dodger starter to have a streak that long was Randy Wolf, who had five straight seven-inning outings last season. The last Dodger to have a longer streak was Jeff Weaver, who threw seven innings or more in six straight starts back in 2004.
| Dodger Pitchers With 7+ IP Streaks 2000-2010 | ||
| Pitcher | Year | Games |
| Hideo Nomo | 2003 | 13 |
| Kevin Brown | 2000 | 10 |
| Chan Ho Park | 2001 | 9 |
| Jeff Weaver | 2004 | 6 |
| Kevin Brown | 2003 | 6 |
| Odalis Perez | 2002 | 6 |
| Odalis Perez | 2002 | 6 |
Jonathan Sanchez pitched seven innings in his first career start against the Dodgers, getting the win back on September 9, 2007. Since then, Sanchez has made eight starts against them and has never lasted longer than five innings, and the Dodgers have won seven of the eight games. In those eight games, Sanchez has a 7.71 ERA, allowing 28 runs in 32 2/3 innings, with 24 walks and 34 strikeouts.
Jonathan Broxton's blow save and loss last night was historic, per Elias via ESPN:
Broxton is only the second reliever in Dodgers history, and the first in 99 years, to lose three games to the Giants in one season; he now lives on that page of Dodgers infamy alongside one Elmer Knetzer, who lost three games in relief for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Giants in 1911, two years before Ebbets Field opened!
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Game Time: 5 p.m.
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Perhaps they want him to be a super utility guy?
It certainly won’t hurt his chances of making the majors if he can play 3rd, 1st and OF
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I love it when a plan like that comes together.
by Michael White on Sep 5, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Well that was more or less my point
He can plug a hole just about anywhere on the field if he can also play a competent 3b.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
If he has a great arm and can play 1B
Maybe he can learn to make the throws from 3B.
That would be great.
6’4" kinda tall for a catcher …
by 68elcamino427 on Sep 5, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
that is strange
especially since Baez is the DH
by Brandon Lennox on Sep 5, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
There was no prospect at 3rd base in AA or Low-A to block Sands to play 3B, even on a part time basis.
If the Dodgers thought he could play 3B, he would have done so already.
It's true! The Apocalypse WON'T be televised!
Not on MLB – TV, anyway.
Thank God for archived games. Something to watch after my life’s daily events have passed.
/looks for daily events
/sees a pile of laundry and a computer showing AZ unemployment filing page
/cries softly
If you never ask, you'll never know.
But where's the integrity in saying you never knew if you never asked?
by victor frankenstein on Sep 5, 2010 12:55 PM PDT reply actions
Jim Bowden twitter page
# George Sherill just told us he is in 6 fantasy football leagues and if he wins can make up to $80,000…. 5 minutes ago via web
George Sherrill just told us on Fox Sports Radio that Manny Ramirez just couldn’t play LF anymore and needed to go to the AL so he could DH 5 minutes ago via web
George Sherrill told us Carroll, Broxton, Gibbons, Ausmus, Kershaw, Ellis all rented out hotel in Denver…for their Fantasy football Draft 12 minutes ago via web
Coming up next Dodgers LHR George Sherrill to talk about his 6 Fantasy Football Leagues he participates in including one with Dodger playrs 19 minutes ago via web
heh
likely four of the players mentioned above will not be with the team next season?
They need to do something to pass the time …
by 68elcamino427 on Sep 5, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
They should get Jansen involved to be pc?
he might not care for NFL Football?
by 68elcamino427 on Sep 5, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants lineup
Torres CF
F.Sanchez 2B
Huff 1B
Burrell LF
Posey C
Guillen RF
Sandoval 3B
Uribe SS
J.Sanchez P
Bruce Bochy must see something in Jose Guillen that normal human beings do not.
by Bob Timmermann on Sep 5, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers lineup
Carroll SS
Theriot 2B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Blake 3B
Loney1B
Barajas C
Johnson LF
Kuroda P
I guess the gameplan is to pretend Barajas is Russ and play him accordingly.
by Michael White on Sep 5, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet Ausmus will get to play in two games in Houston and most likely the final one so he can get a testimonial from the fans there.
by Bob Timmermann on Sep 5, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Friday and Sunday would be good days for Ausmus
Barajas appeared in 104 games in 2009, 125 games in 2009.
He has only appeared in 83 games in 2010 so far.
Trying to play himself into a job, he should be ok to play for a bit.
Only 26 games remain in the regular season, including today
by 68elcamino427 on Sep 5, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Who would be known - if he sold toiletries door to door - as the Bard of Avon.
If you never ask, you'll never know.
But where's the integrity in saying you never knew if you never asked?
by victor frankenstein on Sep 5, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Colby Rasmus must hate the best baseball fans in the world.
He asked for a trade last year, and this year also.
No Call-ups yet
Guess the Dodgers are trying to save some per diem money or it is cheaper to fly to San Diego from Round Rock than to LA. It does not make much difference but I am very curious about Mitchell and Lindsey.
This mover or lack of move just renforces to the fans all of the cheap issues surrounding the McCourts true or not
"that"
I was obviously distracted by the two women above. To clarify my point. The lack of callups outside of Ellis only reinforces the belief by fans that the McCourt’s are cheap. Fans include in my definition more serious ones and the casual ones. I think at this point most question the McCourt’s financial where with all.
Ha. Yup those cheap Dodgers.
TrueBlueLA: #Dodgers call up John Lindsey, Russ Mitchell, John Ely, Jon Link & Chin-Lung Hu
by Michael White on Sep 5, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
for reals?
awesoke. Congrats to all.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 5, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s only a couple of players I would like to see get a callup and one of them (Sands) should not happen.
I’d like to see Lindsey finally get the call up but it doesn’t affect the future of the ballclub.
Ethier, Kemp, Podsednik, Gibbons, Johnson….I could see that if the Dodgers dont sign an OF’er.
Looks weak though.
gonna be an eventful off season
fasten your seatbelt!
by 68elcamino427 on Sep 5, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
no way, he’s shown he can hit, so he doesn’t fit the mold :)
by 68elcamino427 on Sep 5, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Gibbons last full season in MLB
Was 2007 when he posted a wOBA of .271. He’ll be in his year 34 season next year.
He might get a shot at making the team, but he has to be an NRI. I can’t imagine even the Dodgers would give him a guaranteed contract.
by Michael White on Sep 5, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Pardon me, Fans Of The Opposition...
…but I’m watching yesterday’s archived game and I just say Loney’s catches of the Rowand and Sanchez flies (Good adjustment to the tailing!) and I see him going up against…what appears to be a glass or plastic sheeted scoreboard.
This pales in “WTF?” quality to , say , a dual bullpen mound in foul territory, but WTF is that doing down there?
If you never ask, you'll never know.
But where's the integrity in saying you never knew if you never asked?
by victor frankenstein on Sep 5, 2010 3:12 PM PDT reply actions
Yeesh.
My apologies to Andre!
If you never ask, you'll never know.
But where's the integrity in saying you never knew if you never asked?
by victor frankenstein on Sep 5, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
As opposed to an all metal scoreboard?
I don’t know, but isn’t it the same in a large number of ballparks?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
No.
Not a lot of ballparks have a scoreboard as an integral part of the outfield wall.
If you never ask, you'll never know.
But where's the integrity in saying you never knew if you never asked?
by victor frankenstein on Sep 5, 2010 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
No travon?
are they waiting for the season to end?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
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