Padilla, Dodgers Look To Grease Skids For Padres' Runaway Train
by Eric Stephen on Sep 6, 2010 2:53 PM PDT
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Vicente Padilla returns from the disabled list tonight to make his first start since August 15, as he had a bulging disc in his neck. He will be facing a reeling Padres team, who has lost 10 straight games, but is still in first place in the National League West.
Since the All-Star break, the Dodger starting pitchers have been very good. Their top five pitchers have 33 quality starts in 43 opportunities, or 76.7% of the time.
| Pitcher | Starts | QS | IP | IP/GS | W-L | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
| Kuroda | 10 | 8 | 67.2 | 6.77 | 3-5 | 47 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 57 | 2.66 | 0.901 |
| Billingsley | 10 | 8 | 64.1 | 6.43 | 4-4 | 51 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 41 | 2.66 | 1.150 |
| Kershaw | 10 | 8 | 64.0 | 6.40 | 2-5 | 58 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 63 | 3.09 | 1.313 |
| Lilly | 7 | 6 | 45.1 | 6.48 | 5-1 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 43 | 3.18 | 0.860 |
| Padilla | 6 | 3 | 35.1 | 5.89 | 2-2 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 3.82 | 1.132 |
| Monasterios | 5 | 0 | 20.2 | 4.13 | 0-3 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 4.79 | 1.548 |
| McDonald | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 0-1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7.20 | 2.200 |
| Totals | 49 | 33 | 302.1 | 6.17 | 16-21 | 251 | 116 | 107 | 90 | 250 | 3.19 | 1.128 |
John Lindsey will wear number 35 for the Dodgers, previously worn this year by Ramon Ortiz and Jack Taschner; Russ Mitchell will wear number 9. To make room on the 40-man roster, as expected, the Dodgers transferred Russell Martin to the 60-day disabled list, per Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times.
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Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: KCAL
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Kershaw going 2-5 since then is an absolute injustice
This pitching staff deserves better, lol.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
It doesn't matter one way or the other wins and losses wise for how good Kershaw is
But the overall team would be doing a tad better if our offense didn’t suck shit when Kershaw was on the mound.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I saw a stat today that Andy Pettite is 27-6 in his career against Baltimore. His ERA against them is in the low 3’s.
AJ Burnett is 11-3 in his career. His ERA is over 4.50 This includes 15.1 scoreless innings this year in his 1st 2 starts
against the O’s
CC is 19-6 (I believe) and I don’t believe he’s even one of the top 10 pitchers in the AL this year, and even if he is, there’s absolutely no way he’s top 5. It must be nice to have the best offense in baseball behind you.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Dodgers lineup - some order shifting
Podsednik LF
Furcal SS
Loney 1B
Blake 3B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Theriot 2B
Ausmus C
Padilla P
He'll be gone
after Neuhesial is fired this year
by SeanMillerSavior on Sep 6, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
No chance Neuhesial gets
fired. Better shot Mike Scioscia becomes the next Dodger manager than that happening.
After a 5-7 year
I wouldn’t be surprised
by SeanMillerSavior on Sep 6, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
that may be too generous actually
That schedule is real tough
by SeanMillerSavior on Sep 6, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
You don't know UCLA
Neuhesial will be given 5 years especially since they do have such a hard schedule this season.
Your probably right
Im surprised at how patient they are with this guy. Dorrell has a much better record as a coach and he was canned
by SeanMillerSavior on Sep 6, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Kevin Prince hasn’t yet had a sack, turnover, and injury on the same play. I miss those.
by Bob Timmermann on Sep 6, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
take out blake and loney
and put lindsey and mitchell, haha why not let them play is not like we are in the race anymore even if we sweep the pads, there is still other teams to worry about
Blake and Loney are technically our hottest hitters right now
Bring up Trayvon and sit Kemp.
I love Kemp, but I would have no problems benching him right now because he’s so terrible at this point.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
The only reason they brought up those guys
so Kenley won’t be the only one to dress in costumes on the flight between Houston and San Francisco next Sunday.
I hate facing struggling teams
it has never gone well for us this year.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
those are fine
at least even if they lose, the Dodgers would win.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 6, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Nothing new. I was riding to work and one of the local guys here plays his quotes from the Oil Spill question about 5 times per day. It always makes me laugh.
by keithc13 on Sep 6, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
good chance for the streak to continue
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
Padres Lineup
Denorfia LF
Eckstein 2B
Ludwick RF
Gonzalez 1B
Tejada SS
Headley 3B
Venable CF
Hundley C
Stauffer P
i hate the Giants
because I hate them, they might do well. If i cheer for them, they might start to lose.
it seems that recently, the teams I cheer for lose (see e.g. Dodgers, and Sharks). Perhaps if I cheer for the Giants, they might lose also!
So, if I cheer for the Dodgers, they’ll lose, and Padres will win, and in turn, Giants lose.
I don’t know, I make no sense… I hate the Dodgers for putting me in this predicament.
lets go padres!
yeah, I just said that.
:/
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
And the Padres now have 2.5 hours
to dwell on the race tightening up.
I would expect over 30,000 at Petco tonight but down to 25,000 or so the next two days.
It’s NEVER a good idea to root for your team to lose. It’s just wrong.
And once you see David Eckstein’s face, you will start rooting for the Dodgers.
dodgers win = giants win
(vomits)
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
Adam Morrison has more rings than Lebron, Bosh, and Wade combined?
by shaqfor3 on Sep 6, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I believe August 2, a 2-1 Dodgers win over the Padres, coupled with a Giants win over Colorado, is the last time the Dodgers did something to help the Giants gain a game in the standings, not counting head-to-head losses.
The Dodgers beat the Padres on August 3, but the Giants lost. The Dodgers beat the Phillies on August 10, but the Giants lost that day too.
by Bob Timmermann on Sep 6, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
well I distinctly remember enjoying the August 2nd win and not freaking out that the Dodgers were helping the Giants
Sorry the day was August 3. The Dodgers win cut the Padres lead to one game.
by Bob Timmermann on Sep 6, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
August 2 was the ugly 10-5 loss to the Padres. Kuroda got rocked. Everybody got rocked. And the Dodgers couldn’t field either. And the game took forever.
by Bob Timmermann on Sep 6, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
and then
we have Nazis riding on Dinosaurs.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 6, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
In 2009
The Dodgers took the sole lead in the NL West on April 19th and the closest any team came was when the Rockies can within 1 game the night before TBLA Clinching Night.
The Padres took the sole lead back on June 18th and have not been out of first place since June 16th.
Before today's game
25 HR, OPS .918 Beltre
27 HR, OPS .879 Ortiz
by 68elcamino427 on Sep 6, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
And Josh Bell had two hits
Fortunately, we were able to get a front-line starting pitcher for our best infield prospect in the minors. Because you never want to trade your top minor league prospects for a relief pitcher, unless his name is Mariano Rivera.
by The Dude Abides on Sep 6, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
now that's some snark
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 6, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, we got Jeff Shaw
For some crappy infield prospect named Paul Konerko, who was never heard from again after we traded him in 1998.
by The Dude Abides on Sep 6, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree with the premise
that one should not trade a top infield prospect for a RP, with the exception of a future HOF RP still in his prime.
However, it’s a little strange to use Josh Bell as an example of this just because he had two hits in a game, when he is hitting .226/.238/.339 with 42 K to 2 BB overall.
Sands' final 2010 line
Double A: .270/.360/.529, 17 HR
Cumulative: .301/.395/.586, 35 HR
Major League ETA: August 2011, IMO.
If Sands is going to come up next year
I think it would have to be earlier because the pattern of the Dodgers’ FO is to not purchase a contract of a player not on the 40-man roster only in the situation where they need a player to play or pitch right away (short of something like a back up catcher).
The last three examples I can think of when the Dodgers bought a contract of player not on the 40-man roster are Dewitt and Kershaw in 2008 and Kemp in 2006. They did purchase Elbert’s contract in August 2008 but he was due to be protected on the 40-man roster in the following off-season.
Sands is 22 now
and will be 23 next year, correct? Does a player need to be on the 40 man by the age of 23 (which is how I thought it went), or does the player have 5 years after being drafted for Rule 5 protection?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
No age requirement
The general rule is a player has to be protected on the 40 man roster after he has played 4 full* seasons after he has signed with the club if he is 19 or older and 5 full* seasons after he has signed if he is 18 or younger.
A better way to say this
Sands won’t be brought up just to be a pinch-hitter or 4th outfielder, he’ll only come up to play everyday.
What a bum!
That’s a hell of an impressive AA line for someone who had never been above Low A in his career. Sands should be our 3rd best prospect at worst to start next season.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Interesting lines for the Pac 10 this week...
Cal -7.5 vs Colorado
Washington -12.5 vs Syracuse
Oregon -13.5 vs Tennessee
USC -20 vs VIrginia
Stanford -6.5 @ UCLA
Nice insight Josie
That is why you’re rockn.
I am considering mentioning rockn everytime I post something in reply to you.
No matter the content.
Most the shit I do is incorrect.
I will never, and I mean NEVER, add an apostrophe now!
rocknjosie, FTW!
look Mephistopheles, I’m trying to move on, I’m all professional now or whatever : )
This is just like the time I was GoldenBearPrincess on a Cal board, and could never shake it even when I switched to UCJosie
If you would prefer that I didn't
refer to you as rockn, I won’t.
I just didn’t want to rob some of the other posters of the opportunity to know that you are/were rockn!
:)
This weekend, I will be a USC fan. Right now, I have my hands full with Boise.
"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 6, 2010 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
5-4 Phillies
against the Marlins in a rare Labor Day double header, Oswalt has given up 3 home runs.
Jeff Niemann threw 65 pitches in 1 2/3 IP
in Boston today.
Red Sox up 5-1 in the 3rd.
Lester not exactly conserving pitches. He is at 60 pitches thru 2 2/3.
For any PS3 users out there
Are there any games that have come out recently or are coming out soon that you think are worth either renting or buying? Tomorrow NHL 11 comes out, so most likely I’ll be buying that, and Spiderman Shattered Dimensions will be coming out either tomorrow or next week also, and that’s one I’ll have my eye on. I’ve been thinking of getting a new game because I’ve burnt out on the ones I’ve got now, so does anyone have any games to recommend?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
FIFA 2011
is coming out in a month or so.
If you like soccer games, it’s the Jerry Sands of soccer games.
I've heard only great things about any FIFA game
But I’m just not into soccer at all. I think one game I will be getting as well is NBA 11. I might just go the full spectrum and get FIFA because pretty much all sports games are fun to play.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I don’t really play basketball games. I have a friend that plays 2K10 all the time. I only really play The Show and FIFA. I used to play Tiger Woods, but I haven’t bought it in a couple of years.
I can’t remember the last game I played that wasn’t a sports game. Everyone tells me I should play games like Call of Duty bc I was in the military. I haven’t done it yet. I bet it’s awesoke.
I imagine Tiger Woods for Wii would be the next best thing to actually going out and getting exercise on a golf course. Playing Madden for Wii just felt silly
Mario Baseball for Wii
is pretty fun.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 6, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I can see that being cool, but a wii remote is much smaller than a baseball bat. I imagine the physics could lead to many goofy spins
that’s part of the fun
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 6, 2010 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
COD can be very fun
Just don’t take it too seriously like a lot of people do (including myself, it just can get frustrating being blown up 15 times in a row by some asshole, lol), the online I mean. The story mode is pretty sick, though.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
FIFA is awesome
The last soccer game I played was on PS2 but even then it was insane. I gotta get me some FIFA 11
by SeanMillerSavior on Sep 6, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember all those Rockie fans comparing
Matzek to Kershaw?
He was sitting at 85-87 his last start and now has walked 62 in 89 1/3 innings!!!
by SeanMillerSavior on Sep 6, 2010 6:46 PM PDT reply actions
Those are Ethan Martin type numbers
Man he’s good :P
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
OT: I hate the little boy in Signs
He annoys the crap out of me.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Don’t remember him? He’s mccolly collins’ little brother, and he’s such an obnoxious asshole in this movie.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Fuck
Macaulay Culkin
I knew I’d butcher the crap out of that.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I blame his parents for giving him a stupid name
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Yes, I very much agree
I searched it on google so I could find the correct spelling, and didn’t even pay attention to the correction that came up, as I assumed it was correct. Now I have to wonder who the hell mccolly collins is.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Put down your AK.
And the exploding beachball, yo.
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 6, 2010 7:00 PM PDT reply actions
Nah.
Definitive assertion is called for here.
Perform patricide on the Padres.
DeFrock the Friars.
Samhain San Diego.
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 6, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
All true. Fair enough.
Although, to continue to comment, I may have to ask you a series of challenge/passwords that might make a Giants fan uncomfortable.
May happen and may not. Still waiting for orders from Victorville.
I watched Padilla's last flaying of SD.
The soapbubbles an’ all.
This ought to be good.
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 6, 2010 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Even though it helps your teams cause
If you hadn’t already been banned from MCC i’m sure they would have for this :P
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Who?
I donnowem.
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 6, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Great, this game hasn't even started yet
and the Giants have already won twice: beating the D-backs, and gaining .5 game behind the Phillies b/c they split their double header today.
What's the consensus on Scully here?
The pop. sentiment elsewhere is mixed.
The kids don’t get him, and of course the parental generation appreciates his place in history.
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 6, 2010 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you think I'm going to come in here blazing NOT serious?
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 6, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Kids < 25
Parental generation = people with kids.
You have ’em, it changes you.
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 6, 2010 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm 20, and I love the guy
He’s brilliant.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Pardon the generality.
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 6, 2010 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
No offense taken or anything
Just telling you how I feel about him. The day Vin said he was coming back we lost and no one cared because Vin was gonna be here for another year :)
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
He's a national treasure
Seriously.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
and you won’t find anyone, ANYONE, on this board what says otherwise, and I’m kinda insulted you even had to ask the question Victor Frankenstein
I know some people who will tell me that Vin is losing his touch, etc...
Then I tell them Vin Scully not at his best>>>Anyone and everyone else at their absolute best. I could give a crap if he says the wrong name of a player, he’s still the best.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
damn straight Ivy
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 6, 2010 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
He is the greatest announcer in the history of announcing sporting events.
No big deal.
by keithc13 on Sep 6, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
lol
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 6, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't tell Keith Hernandez
but it looks like his “awesome” stache has a mealworm in it.
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 6, 2010 7:13 PM PDT reply actions
We're the kind of people that need a hint like this :)
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
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