Dodgers Score, But Not Enough To Win, Drop Sixth Straight
by Eric Stephen on Sep 9, 2010 8:01 PM PDT
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PrintBoth teams hit home runs, but the Astros had one more person on base than the Dodgers on their dinger, leading to a 3-2 Houston win in the opening game of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. It was the Dodgers' sixth straight loss.
Andre Ethier hit a shot to left center, off the facing of the wall but above and to the right of the yellow line for a two-run home run in the first inning, for the Dodgers' first lead since Saturday. It was Ethier's first home run since August 25, against Milwaukee. Ethier also walked three times tonight.
Ted Lilly didn't give up a run in the first five innings, but with two men on in the sixth inning Chris Johnson crushed a pitch into the railroad tracks in left field, giving the Astros a 3-2 lead. This was Lilly's seventh quality start in eight starts as a Dodger.
Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect eighth inning, striking out two more batters. Every time Jansen has faced three or more batters in an appearance, he has struck out at least one batter.
There were a few firsts tonight for the Dodgers:
- John Lindsey made his first major league at-bat tonight, flying out to right center field in the seventh inning off left-hander Gustavo Chacin.
- A.J. Ellis threw out Jason Bourgeois at second base, the first time a Dodger catcher has thrown out a base stealer since July 23. Runners had stolen 40 straight bases off Dodger catchers, including 31 straight since Russell Martin got hurt on August 3.
Hiroki Kuroda starts Friday for the Dodgers, against the lefty J.A. Happ.
WP - Bud Norris (7-8): 6 IP, 3 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 4 walks, 7 strikeouts
LP - Ted Lilly (8-10): 6 IP, 7 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts
Sv - Brandon Lyon (14): 3 up, 3 down
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sorry, getting ahead of myself :)
drama
by 68elcamino427 on Sep 9, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Jansen - 29
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 9, 2010 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
heh
Dodgers have him under control for a few years, just as was the case with Broxton
by 68elcamino427 on Sep 9, 2010 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Right. No chance Jansen is traded (at least short of a monster deal.)
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven’t watched BB tonight yet.
I can’t believe that this 3 is the final 3. 2 of the dumber guys ever on the show make it to the final 3. They got
extremely lucky that Hayden got hot and won comps when he did.
Hayden will win for sure.
If Hayden doesn’t win a vote, I’ll be really pissed.
Enzo and Lane don’t deserve being in the vote with him.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Unless one of the moron twins win the HOH and (wisely) evicts Hayden.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Favre seems to have happy feet
Of course, his O-Line isn’t helping
"I still love my ex-wife, but only when we're not talking"
Following on the CPU
Not sure if the game is good or not.
Seems like not.
Favre has completed 15 passes to 9 guys.
Isn't It Awesome?
When your most dire pessimistic predictions before the season come true?
Someone please just show me a graph that can extrapolate the next year that the Dodger’s won’t suck.
Would love to
but we have no idea what to expect for next year. There are too many variables to even begin to start guessing as to what their plan is.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
Is it great?
I think it just may be.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Ohhhh
I appreciate that, DodgerSF had me confused :)
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I want to combine his name with his ex-teammate
Buster Merkin.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Haven't posted in a while, but
I have to come here and say that I may be the only person who gets that. Nice job.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Sep 9, 2010 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Will it matter if
they make the playoffs anyway? Postseason and prevented Posey from being a super-two.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Posey will end up a Super 2 anyway.
He had 33 days service time coming into the season, and he was recalled on May 29. He will end the season with 161 days of service time.
The service time last year was just dumb. They were out of it and they never even played him.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess the Padres never broke their slump after all
They just played the Dodgers.
by Michael Kieser on Sep 9, 2010 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers slump > Padres slump.
In a Venn Diagram, the Dodgers’ slumpiness would be wholly inside the Padres’ slumpiness
Or the other way around?
Dodgers’ encompasses more than Padres’ ?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
LOL Vikings defense
Prevent defense… Saints first down… Game almost done…
"I still love my ex-wife, but only when we're not talking"
That's basically what it was
They sat in coverage while Brees took the medium gain and a first down, milking some more clock…
"I still love my ex-wife, but only when we're not talking"
What a shitty game
Actually no, I’m not talking about the Dodger game. The Saints are up 14-9? A couple of juggernauts, eh?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
And I survive my survivor pool for week 1.
Nice getting that out of the way on Thursday.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
My new job has an office pool
I took NO tonight, woot!
I believe there are 20-22 people in it for 5 bucks each, here’s to an extremely lucky week’s worth of game picks for me.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Yeah that's game
Unless Herman Edwards comes out on the field
"I still love my ex-wife, but only when we're not talking"
Also
Football fucking sucks (I love football, but still) because of what is happening right now…play the whole game, I hate this waste of 2 minutes crap. I wonder what games would look like if teams played the full 4th quarter.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I don’t agree at all.
Why would you throw when you can just run the clock out ?
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s crap, just make the game 2 minutes shorter if you’re going to do that.
Then again, I’m the kind of guy who would keep passing when up by it doesn’t even matter how many points. I think the way football works for some things are just dumb.
I know it’s not good strategy to not run out the clock, but I don’t see why running out the clock would be so easily defended. Whatever I guess.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
What?
Dude thats part of the damn game, and if they other team can’t stop them they don’t deserve to win. I can’t believe you are actually saying this.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Take it a little more personally, you might feel better.
Is it supposed to make the other team feel less crappy so you don’t score on them again? Because I’d feel worse just getting knelt on. I played football in high school and respected the teams that never let up even if they were kicking the absolute shit out of us instead of just wasting time.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
You want them to put it in the air or something?
If they throw it, they risk interceptions or strip sacks, or the clock running out and the other team getting the ball back. I don’t know why you think I’m taking it personally it I just don’t get your position at all.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Your reaction was a little over the top, all I’m saying.
I’m not saying go insane and Brett Favre the place up with risky passes, but personally I would rather see some passing and less game time wasting late in the game. I realize it’s my opinion and nearly everyone else feels differently, good thing that’s why it’s an opinion.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Yeah you're right
It’s about 50-50 :P
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
The British booed when the Giants kneeled at the end of their game a few years ago at Wembley and the announcers mocked the fans for not knowing that is normal.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Thats funny
since its 10x worse in soccer.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
This whole argument seems like it’s just a matter of “what’s more fun as a neutral spectator” versus “what’s the best way to win”. So whatevs, yo.
Wait a minute... Statue of Liberty... that was our planet!
I don't deny that one bit
It certainly does make for better strategy, just makes for something amazingly worse to watch IMO.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I think you are discounting the effects
of those 2 minutes on the rest of the game strategy wise.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I love when teams have the ball with 2 minutes left when they are down
That’s the most exciting time of the entire game, but when a team is up 1 score while the other team has no TO left it’s just, great, this is shit.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Which is the fault of the team who blew
all of their timeouts. Thats part of the game, and that team did a poor job at it.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
If you want to get rid of running out the clock
get rid of the clock! Mark the game length by something not clock-related like baseball does. How many offensive plays in an average NFL game these days? 120-130? 60 offensive plays ends the first half, 120 offensive plays ends the game. I suppose you can run out the game is the number of plays left is less than the number of downs you have left to make a first down, but it would go a lot faster at least.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
This is seriously the easiest thing in the world
If the other team doesn’t get the ball back, they cannot win. It’s really that simple.
Like how Drew Brees’ career ended in San Diego
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Your position makes no sense.
In that case, the last 2 minutes of the game shortened by 2 minutes, will operate the exact same way.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Without any of the drama of the defense
actually trying to make a stop, and take most of the strategy out of timeouts.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Yes that’s how it would work out, but that shorten the game comment was never meant to actually be taken seriously. Once the clock gets down to about 5 minutes or so, and if the winning team is up by 1 score, they do everything they can without actually playing to wind time off the clock, it’s the most god damn annoying thing.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
5 minutes left is an eternity
The other team can put up a good 10 points in 5 minutes if they have saved their timeouts. Its not like they don’t have to play to actually run out the clock, unless there is like 40 seconds left or the other team has wasted their timeouts.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
So basically we should just play the college football OT session for an hour and the team that has the most
points wins? Clock running the whole time like soccer?
Who said anything about overtime?
My post that you responded to literally has nothing to do with what you said.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
What I said*
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Dude, I want to see 45-44 games too.
But Coaches get canned when they don’t win.
They don’t give a fuck what the public wants to see.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W42iiCcFbxE&p=0647CA89802E589D&playnext=1&index=39
I’m the public, and I just want my team to win. I don’t give a fuck about “pussing out”
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
You are too young too remember
Joe Pisarcik. (Skip to the 30 second mark to avoid the lame intro.)
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Now that’s enjoyable
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I just hope someone noticed
that Herm Edwards played to win that game.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I don’t care what anyone says, play the whole game, don’t puss out.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
You seem like someone who would use a driver on a short par 3, just to not puss out. Have you by chance met my brother Greg? :)
I know what you mean.
When I’m losing in Madden and the other guy runs the clock out it is really annoying (especially when the quarters are only 5 minutes).
I thought we established 4down was Dick Vermeil.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Damn it
Now the Niners have to face these Saints… Well at least it’s at Candlestick…
"I still love my ex-wife, but only when we're not talking"
I have faith in Nate Davis
Nate Davis is the future… Oh wait…
"I still love my ex-wife, but only when we're not talking"
LOL Smiths
Alex, Justin, Reggie, now Troy… Niners now have two number 1 picks and a Heisman trophy winner as their QB’s…
"I still love my ex-wife, but only when we're not talking"
When David Carr thinks you ahve a bad work ethic
you must really suck.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Yeah
he never really put in that extra effort.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
That's funny
I just thought he threw laying on his back a lot in Houston… I could be wrong
"I still love my ex-wife, but only when we're not talking"
Yeah
but keep in mind the year after he left, with almost the exact same offensive line, sacks went down a ton. He wasn’t very good at getting rid of the ball quick enough.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Patrick Willis will solve that
He’ll beat the shit out of Alex Smith real good if he doesn’t progress…
"I still love my ex-wife, but only when we're not talking"
LMFAO.
And I’ve never used that before.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never said “LMFAO” before.
I literally busted up when reading that.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Must be nice
to root for a team that displays light-tower power.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Didn’t he get 2/$8 two years ago when he was younger and coming off an even better year?
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he got a 2 year 16 million dollar deal from the Rays 2 years ago, not just 8 mill. I thought you might have been saying 2 years for 8 mill a year, but I doubt Joey Joe was saying 2 years for 16 mill a year, so I went with the first thing I said here.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I’m hoping the Dodgers sign Adam Dunn. But that’s just wishful thinking.
by Michael Kieser on Sep 9, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Miles Austin just went from undrafted free agent in 2006...
To signing a 6/54 mils contract with 18mils guaranteed.
54 vs. 18
NFL contract reporting is a joke. The emphasis should be on the guaranteed money.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
But at least the deferred is still getting paid.
You can report it at the present value I guess.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Not even close to baseball
The only thing reasonably close would be including someone’s option year as part of the total in baseball, which is never done.
the Padres don't like low-income kids
for each HR the Padres hit, some organization donates a computer to needy kids.
Clearly…this 10 game slump, briefly interrupted by the Dodgers series, shows the Padres have no heart, and don’t like kids.
by DodgerSF on Sep 9, 2010 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I remember the Dodgers used to donate a computer to Muir High School with every Dave Roberts stolen base.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2010 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Tonight's game was easy money
Hope Torre lets us know in advance the next time he trots out that kind of lineup again.
He did say last night
that Kemp and Furcal would sit, and Oeltjen would play CF. The Mitchell/Blake substitution wasn’t announced ahead of time.
Lindsey should be starting
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Saturday I believe...
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
well Happ is going tomorrow
he’s a lefty
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Per Tony Jackson:
Dodgers manager Joe Torre said Lindsey will get his first major league start on Saturday night, when Torre plans to rest lefty-hitting first baseman James Loney against Astros left-hander Wandy Rodriguez. Loney is 2-for-13 against him.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Since there’s no DH in the NL, I’ll go with yes :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
He did
and you mean the one that scored 2 more runs than they averaged the previous three games with the regulars? ;-)
It’s apparently inconsequential who the Dodgers trot out there these days. Unless they trot out the corpses of their 1955 WS team. Nah, be about the same.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
In case anyone was wondering
I was going over the games I have been to this year and last, and as of right now I am tied for my record of most Dodger games in one year, with 18.
Last year, the Dodgers were 11-7 (7-1 as a fan, 4-6 in the box)
This year, the Dodgers are 10-8 (1-1 as a fan, 9-7 in the box)
Could have up to 6 more games this year, to blow away my personal record (and come up to like 1/5 of Delias Man). I need to go back and look at my old ticket stubs; I think there were a few years in SD when I say 20-ish games in total.
I’ve gone to a career low 1 game (since the age of 5), and none at home. Fortunately I haven’t missed anything.
by oshea2002 on Sep 9, 2010 10:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Looks like I didn't miss anything in the game :-/
While the Dodgers were sucking their way to another loss, I was playing soccer just north of where a gas line blew up into a giant fireball. And then not enough of our players made it so we had to forfeit and play a scrimmage. Wheee! All that was still more fun than watching the Dodgers, though. Sort of.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
yeah we were okay just a little freaked out
could see the plume of smoke. the referee freaked us out more by wrongly saying that a small plane had crashed. which was a false rumor. but still freaky.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Nice Summary on why MLB is party to blame with the wonderful McCourts
PART?
They are hugely responsible, they knew their financials and let them do it.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Pardon my spelling
I feel like you that MLB and especially Bud are 80% responsible for the McCourts, there is some reporting that suggests Eli Broad never stepped up in time even though he had more real dollars. Bryant is kinder than you and I would be, but does point out how Bud gets what he wants. Wish he knew what he wanted in Oakland.
Wish we could party again…like 1988 or even 2008
no mention of a key point
which I think I read on BTF. Selig doesnt want a strong/rich owner in LA because another big market team will inflate players salaries if they go all Yankees on everyone and of course, that cant happen.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 10, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I saw that on MLB Network
Mitch Williams tore into Nick Masset by not looking at 3rd first…
"I still love my ex-wife, but only when we're not talking"
by angelofdeath on Sep 9, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Jersey Shore was a huge success
GTL for life everyone
by SeanMillerSavior on Sep 10, 2010 12:18 AM PDT reply actions
It was outstanding. Best hour of TV in the history of TV of all time TV viewing. Is everyone on Team Sammi or team J-Woww?
@soyboquense
Sammi. For all JWoww’s bluster, Sammi is the one who landed the punches.
Are we impressed with Vinny? He’s now smushed 2 of the 4 girls in the house. For someone like Vinny, he has to consider that a major success.
by Michael White on Sep 10, 2010 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but Sammi is the dumbass still with Ronnie. Although the note was a terrible idea, im with JWoww.
About Vinny… not impressed with getting 2/4 in the house because they are not that impressive. Was impressed with the one he brought home, although we never really got a really good look at her.
Love the Sitch nowhere to be seen during fights.
@soyboquense
JWoww only lost because she got held back by the most roided man in the house.
by regfairfield on Sep 10, 2010 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
As Vin would say, live by the gorilla juice head, die by the gorilla juice head.. or something like that.
by Michael White on Sep 10, 2010 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Peter Gammons tweeted
the following: Three Gms insist D’Backs- Kevin Towers deal is set, but “process” has to be completed before it’s offiicial
So hopefully that means Logan White is staying w/ us.
Time for, Would You Rather?!
Would you rather keep Logan White if it means having Ned Colletti, or Kevin Towers and whoever he gets as Scouting Director but lose Logan White.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
Your theme music this morning
Tom Petty, “Free Fallin’”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGV-NoJ_jgU
"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 10, 2010 6:03 AM PDT reply actions
on the plus side, we’re now in line for the 14th pick in a loaded draft. If we had to suck, I’m glad it was this year and not last.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
The DBacks are primed to have a very good (very expensive) draft
RIght now they would get the #5 and #7 picks and I don’t think that’s changing much. They would have to lose 4 more games than the Pirates, Orioles, Mariners and Indians over the rest of the season to get the #2 pick though and could easily end up with the 4th pick.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
Unbelievable
I’m just now grasping the extent of the San Bruno explosion. Condolences to anyone affected.
whats more pathetic?
The underacheiving dodgers season or mccourts embarrassing mud throwing public divorce ?
by rat, el rat, mr. rat, the rat on Sep 10, 2010 7:58 AM PDT reply actions
Tie goes to the, um, I don’t know.
They are both pathetic. And they were both avoidable.
by KellyStephen on Sep 10, 2010 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
How was avoiding the underacheiving season possible?
As others have mentioned, none of us had huge complaints going into the season? I thought the team was built to be competitive. Who saw Ethier, Kemp and the bullpen falling off a cliff like they did?
by Michael White on Sep 10, 2010 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Not sure the season was avoidable. You can’t do much about injuries and it’s hard when building a team to assume your two best hitters will be hurt and the 3rd and 4th best will suck.
Only thing avoidable about the season was Charlie Haeger.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
Giving
JMac 1/10 the opportunity (7 2/3 IP vs. 78 1/3 IP) that Carlos Monestarios got was also avoidable.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Course, i wonder was the difference between having a guy like Lilly all year replacing all those starts by Monk, haeger, Ely, Ortizii, et al (even though Ely had about half his starts be good) would have netted us a few more wins. Then again, we still wouldn’t have had the offsense to compete, so it’s probably best that we finish 10 games back instead of 2 or 3.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
two best hitters will be hurt
Manny and Ethier.
the 3rd and 4th best will suckKemp and ?. Loney? Blake? And Furcal being hurt and, as the leadoff hitter, hopefully being the 4th or so best hitter.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
It's probably a trivial argument
but I consider Furcal and Manny our best hitters (the hurt ones) and Kemp and Ethier our 3rd/4th best hitters (underperforming).
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
This year certainly Furcal has been the Dodgers’ best hitter (well, second behind Manny) but it’s really an outlier season for him, and going into the season he was fourth, at best.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Furcal being injured
leads to the OF being acquired in Manny’s absence being a “leadoff type OF”.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
But if Manny isn’t also hurt at the same time, you’re probably looking at a lineup with Carroll or Kemp hitting leadoff and Podsednik gets traded elsewhere. It’s hard to argue injuries because everyone has them, but outside of the Red Sox (that I know of anyway) we’ve been pretty unlucky.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
for what its worth
I assume the powers that be knew the post-steroid Manny would not replicate the production of the steroid using Manny. Was pretty obvious last year the difference it made.
by rat, el rat, mr. rat, the rat on Sep 10, 2010 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Post-steroid Manny was still the best hitter on the team, which the powers that be also knew.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Post-steriod Manny - 2009-2010 as a Dodger
.297 / .413 / .524 / .937, 153 OPS+
I’ll take that bat.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
games played? home runs?
by rat, el rat, mr. rat, the rat on Sep 10, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Are home runs all that important when your OPS is .937?
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
Whether or not he could stay healthy
was a risk the day he signed the 2-year contract to stay in LA. There were lots of folks who questioned whether or not he could hold up, our own Phil Gurnee being one of them.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
im out. gotta go root for the rockies...
how lame..
by rat, el rat, mr. rat, the rat on Sep 10, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
But they also expected Ethier, Kemp, Loney, to improve, probably hoped Martin could recover but expected him to stay the same, expected Blake to decline some, and Manny to be a name and a good 5th hitter.
I’m sure they knew certain guys would regress, but it’s hard to predict injuries. Even if they did think Manny would spend considerable time on the DL, they should have done better than to back him up with Garret Anderson.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
I agree on the season being unavoidable
Manny gave us nothing, and Kemp and Ethier stunk. So did Sherrill and Tron. I’m all for running Torre and his crew out of here, but there was nothing they could have done with this team.
They could have handled the team like adults and not pissed off teenager style. Baseball mistakes are made, it happens, you hope they don’t happen too often, we move on. But the way this team was egomaniacally handled the second they started to struggle was my major problem.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
But the way this team was egomaniacally handled the second they started to struggle was my major problem.
I don’t know what this means.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s jibberish.
Mostly, the handling of Matt Kemp all year stands out. First, Joe saying he would have benched him for a third game had Matt not come and talk to him. Granted, some of this has been prolongues publicly by Dave Stewart, but the fact that Kemp has said nothing (nothing I recall anyway) and these guys have, I find it all very childish.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
kemp is a primadonna/pussy
Jeff Kent called him on it years back.. He is what he is. We either have to live and deal with it/him. Or trade him. He obviously wont or cant change. Leaking his pussy-ness to the media is a very childish way to try and make him change
by rat, el rat, mr. rat, the rat on Sep 10, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I can deal with a childish player as long as he hits .297/.352/.490 with 26 bombs a year. What i can’t deal with is a childish coaching staff whose job it is to manage people and personalities.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
Said player though
is not putting up numbers anywhere near that good though.
those were his numbers last year, and I assume he was the same person. A down year does not a career make.
I fully expect him to go in the 5th round in fantasy drafts next year and put up top 10 roto numbers.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
I was looking something up regarding Chin-lung Hu
since he has appeared in 3 games without a PA yet this year, and I wanted to find the Dodger record (at least since 1920, as far as B-R / Retrosheet goes back) for most consecutive games to start a season without a PA. I eliminated games as pitcher because otherwise a shitload of relievers would dominate the list.
However, something interesting came up: pitcher Carl Erskine appeared as a pinch runner 11 times in 1955.
Didn’t jeff Weaver pinch run a ton in his career? For some reason him pinch running on the Cardinals stands out.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
Weaver has PR 7 times and PH twice in his career (once each with StL)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
It seems rare for any pitcher to do anything offensively on a day they aren’t pitching, but for Erskine to pinch run 11 times in one year is crazy.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
Pitcher Dan Bankhead also did so 9 times in 1951, all in a six-week period before May
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder what changed. Do pinch run 9 times in the first 6 weeks, then not again for the rest of the year, either he told Chuck Dressen to stick it or he got released in some fashion.
What I did notice, is it says he played for the Dodgers in 1947. As a black ballplayer, he debuted the same year as Jackie but I’ve never heard of him until now. Just goes to show even more how Jackie was the right choice to be first.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
Dan Bankhead was the first African-American pitcher to play in the majors
after Jackie broke the color line.
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Bankhead in 1951
also pitched in the minors (Montreal) so who knows exactly when he was up and down.
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I'm not going to argue with anything done by the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers!
Erskine was 28 that season. Must have had a rep with the coaches as a good baserunner.
Four times he PRed for PH Don Newcombe, once after he was HBP, which might have scared a few folks.
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Also, I think Erksine was so cool that even Mike White would allow a one-time accent exception for “Oiskine” here. :0
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
From
The Dodgers used five straight pinch-hitters in the eighth inning on Wednesday, and they didn’t score that inning or any other inning in the 4-0 loss at San Diego.
“Somebody told me we were one away or tied the [Major League] record,” Dodgers manager Joe Torre said. "I think [Dodgers bench coach Bob] Schaefer told me. I said, ‘You should have told me.’ We would have done that.
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Awesome. I wish I would have caught that last night.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
That's wrong though
Theriot started the game and leadoff the 8th.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Gibbons ended the 7th as PH for Mitchell
Theriot started the 8th (he started the game at 2B)
Kemp PH for Oeltjen
Blake PH for Ellis to end the 8th
Furcal PH for Jansen to start the 9th
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh man
I can’t read. I was thinking last night’s game.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
The sequence
Jay Gibbons pinch hits for Russ Mitchell (1B) batting 7th
Trent Oeltjen pinch hits for Rod Barajas © batting 8th
James Loney pinch hits for Ramon Troncoso (P) batting 9th
John Lindsey pinch hits for Scott Podsednik (LF) batting 1st
Andre Ethier pinch hits for John Lindsey batting 1st
I don’t know Hu would have PH for Theriot leading off the 9th against Gregerson.
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Dodger Awards
MVP: ?
Cy Young: Kershaw
Gold Glove: ?
Silver Slugger: ???
Rookie of the Year: Jansen
You guys can fill in the rest.
Get Offa My Lawn Award
Larry Bowa
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
MVP: Kershaw
Cy Young: Kershaw (but it’s close for Kuroda)
Gold Glove: Loney
Silver Slugger: Furcal
ROY: Ely
by Michael White on Sep 10, 2010 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Great list. My only real disagreement is Ely b/c he was so terrible at the end. But you could also argue that his hot streak was good enough to win it. It’s tough, but I’m going with our future closer.
I’m still looking for the first hit from the callups.
by Michael White on Sep 10, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d be curious to know if this current group of call-ups is as bad as the norm. It’s rather sad that there isn’t any young hot-shot that is getting experience for next year. I’d rather see DeJesus, Hoffman, Paul, Trayvon, Lindblom than the current group. They may be an inspiring story, but . . .
Agreed.
But Paul and Trayvon are hurt, Lindblom needs a break, DeJesus is just now getting back into the swing of things, and we apparently hate Hoffman now.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
Hoffmann hit
.310 / .369 / .431 / .800 for Albuquerque which is not all that impressive. 43 BB / 98 K (about 2.3 / 1) in 608 PA.
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of ABQ, why play in such a ridiculous hitters park? Why not try to find something closer to what Dodger Stadium plays as to get a better look at how both your pitchers and hitters will perform. Rather than dismissing poor pitching performances and great offensive ones as ABQ-induced.
By having what should be our best minor leaguers playing there, it’s very difficult to gain any actual information about them. The only thing you really gain is when a pitcher performs well there or if a hitter can’t hit there.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
One list of park factors for the PCL
found here.
Parks are ranked from most offensive to least offensive. The first number is the average park factor from 2007 to 2009. In parenthesis is the year-by-year data, in the order of (2009, 2008, 2007).
Draw your own conclusions and your own cutoff line, but mine is that 11 stadia are from extreme hitter’s park to neutral-ish, and five are pitcher’s parks.1. Albuquerque 1.20 (1.21, 1.18, 1.20)
2. Reno 1.18 (1.18 – 2009 was first year)
3. Colorado Springs 1.12 (1.13, 1.08, 1.15)
4. Salt Lake 1.07 (1.10, 1.05, 1.06)
5. Las Vegas 1.06 (1.01, 1.11, 1.05)
6. Iowa 0.99 (0.95, 0.97, 1.06)
7. Omaha 0.99 (0.92, 1.04, 1.01)
8. Fresno 0.98 (0.99, 1.00, 0.95)
9. Oklahoma City 0.98 (0.96, 1.02, 0.95)
10. Round Rock 0.98 (1.02, 0.94, 0.97)
11. Tacoma 0.97 (1.02, 0.98, 0.90)
12. Nashville 0.95 (0.98, 0.93, 0.94)
13. Memphis 0.95 (0.91, 0.99, 0.94)
14. New Orleans 0.92 (0.92, 0.87, 0.97)
15. Portland 0.92 (0.88, 0.92, 0.95)
16. Sacramento 0.92 (0.88, 0.96, 0.91)
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Let’s move the team to Bakersfield so we can have a rivalry with the Fresno Grizzlies (Giants) then in a coup de gras take over their stadium.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
coup de grace, except, you know, without much grace.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
Bakersfield is a class-A town
For good reason, I imagine.
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
New Orleans is an extreme pitcher's park, I believe
All 30 MLB teams need a AAA affiliate. The Dodgers are competing with all of them for those affiliations. There are 16 teams in the PCL and 14 in the International League, so it is a zero-sum game. Plus the Dodgers prefer to have the team somewhat close by – Albuquerque is one-time zone away and Las Vegas is the only other AAA city they’ve been in in quite some time, the early-to-mid 1970s.
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
You have to remember that especially in AAA
its as much a business as it is a place for you minor league players to play, that is why you see players like Lindsay there. Abq had the third highest attendance in the PCL, (whereas soon to be defunct Portland had the worst and perhaps Las Vegas, which had a stadium no one really likes, is near the bottom of attendance too). And now that they have their ST site in Arizona, they can have their players rehab there and check in with them on a much more frequent basis.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 10, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I am not sure why they moved from Jacksonville to
Tennessee, I suppose it was a little closer, I do think they like having one of their A league teams just down the street, so to speak, it makes rehab assignments so much easier.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 10, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
if that’s true, then Furcal would not be the right choice and I’d probably have to go with Ethier since he’s still managed a solid enough season altogether.
If it’s for the best hitter, Furcal would hold. He has the best wOBA on the team other than Manny.
wOBA:
Furcal: .379
Ethier: .364
Carroll: .329
Blake: .326
Loney: .319
Kemp: .318 (same as what DeWitt did in LAD)
by Michael White on Sep 10, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d give it to Ethier just because of playing time. It’s tough to give Furcal SS, or GG, when he missed nearly 60 games.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s the best option; although I gave it to 1.000 OBP Jansen :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Silver Slugger, the actual award, is just the best hitter at each position. It is subjective, of course.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
MVP: Kershaw
CYA: Kershaw
GG: want to say Furcal, but he will miss 60 games; I guess Loney (???)
SS: Jansen
ROY: Ely (79 2/3 IP > 17 2/3 IP)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
He has been back, but just got hurt once he came back.
Mentally, he’s in. Physically, that’s another story.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I just figured it was a made up injury to keep him from coming back with a few weeks left and trying to get back in game shape too quickly.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
He was working out in AZ; it was a legit shoulder injury.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Six months ago
You would have predicted Withrow. :-(
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha, I probably would’ve predicted him in the Dodger rotation.
by silverwidow on Sep 10, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Black Cow
Had a birthday office breakfast at the Black Cow in Montrose this morning. It was excellent.
by robotmadeofnails on Sep 10, 2010 10:51 AM PDT reply actions
Black Cow
sounds like a first base coach, sign him up!
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings/
This is what I had, and it was excellent.
by robotmadeofnails on Sep 10, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
That
looks like a lotta calories. And yummy.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I am sleepy and hence, the skipping lunch part.
by robotmadeofnails on Sep 10, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, have a happy birthday
tomorrow.
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Lots of good places right there
Black Cow, Star Cafe, and Zeke’s.
Yep
I think I will skip lunch today, and then we may go to the Oinkster for a mini b-day dinner with my sister-in-law and her husband and my folks.
by robotmadeofnails on Sep 10, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Is the Oinkster all that?
I’ve read about it, but only ate at that location way back in the day when it was Jim’s Burgers.
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Was that the same Jim's?
as the one on Lincoln and Woodbury? We used to drive over there for lunch way back in high school.
No clue
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Finally went to the Oinkster the other day
pretty solid. Had the burger with greuyer (sp?) cheese.
Someone told me
“overpriced, but good.”
When I was in Eagle Rock, it wasn’t filled with hipsters. Far from it.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it is priced pretty well for what you get. I don’t know if I would say it is “all that” but it is good food at a reasonable price.
by robotmadeofnails on Sep 10, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll have to check it out next time I'm in the area
Old stomping grounds and my brother lives nearby.
Actually maybe Eric and I should go there when he covers the Dodgers closing w/e.
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Besides the Chef/owner has two Dodger names
Andre Guerrero.
http://www.theoinkster.com/
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
The only thing I know is
I’m not ordering the deli platter.
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Here’s a good Food Network clip on it:
by robotmadeofnails on Sep 10, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
E
30 for 30 Vegas was awful. Tried to stretch Tyson and Tupac’s thin friendship into how similar their lives were. Better director/producer would have told it better, but still not much to say. ESPN missed on this one.
@soyboquense
It was beyond bad
and some of the interview subjects were horrific. Plus the rappers sucked too.
From
Tyson tells the Associated Press, “He always wanted me to smoke weed with him, and I never did it, and I wish I did. That’s my biggest regret.”
Jay Leno’s joke was that Tyson biggest regret isn’t the felonies he did commit, but the misdemeanors he didn’t?
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Eric, just wanted to say
I love that the lead-off photos of of the past two nights are of unconsummated high-fives.
Eric is just all about
unconsummation.
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I might have to check my records but I believe that I have gone to less than 12 games
so far this year, which is pretty amazing considering I have a full season package.
At most, I can go to 6 more games this season but I bet it turns out to be 3 or less.
Not dying to see the scrubby lineups against the DBacks closing w/e?
I kid. That can actually be sorta interesting. I actually witnessed a Chin-Lung Hu HR, hit off Ubaldo! Delwyn Young hit one too.
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Delwyn Young hit one too
Boy that kid can hit! – Vin
by silverwidow on Sep 10, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
he hit one off Strasburg too.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually
I would love to go to the game when you and Eric are there.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 10, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Check
your e-mail.
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Movie
Did people here enjoy Dinner for Schmucks?
by robotmadeofnails on Sep 10, 2010 11:44 AM PDT reply actions
It was meh. I liked Paul Rudd’s wife though.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Word. I think I will make my wife go see Inception with me tomorrow…but she will probably hate it. Maybe Toy Story 3
by robotmadeofnails on Sep 10, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s the worst ex-Dodger on that team.
by Michael White on Sep 10, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Apparently
Los Angeles teams are where 3B prospects go to die.
3B historically is a hard position to fill
I was looking back at the Bill James Historical Abstract and it is arguable that the greatest 20-25 year stretch of 3B was between 1960-1985, off the top of my head you had:
Schmidt, Brett, Brooks Robinson, Eddie Mathews, Ron Santo, Paul Molitor, Ron Cey, Graig Nettles, Bill Madlock, Ken Boyer, Darrell Evans, and Sal Bando. Even Bob Horner and Wade Boggs started their careers at that end of that period.
And you had Doug DeCinces, Richie Hebner, Toby Harrah and Buddy Bell too.
But that was really the golden era of 3B and it really hasn’t been back for some time.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 10, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
One of my favorite Bill James comments
is about Schmidt, not only is he greatest 3B of all time, James said that if he could had hit .300, Schmidt might be considered the greatest player of all time.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 10, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree that 3B is a hard position to fill
Just funny with LaRoche, Wood, and McPherson in Dodgers/Angels systems over the last few years. All got so much hype and have been complete busts.
So is
trading almost all your 3B minor-league lottery tickets (LaRoche, Bell, DeWitt) a good idea?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Well you do wonder what the Angels could have gotten for Wood
a few years ago.
Funny thing is that you knew that Wood had contact issues but his total lack of any hitting is surprising
by bhsportsguy on Sep 10, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It's the curse of Rich Donnelly
After being fired for causing The Worst Baserunning Play in a Dodger Playoff Game in the Past Ten Years, Donnelly cursed third base. “Never again shall you have a good player at that position!”
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
So strong was the curse
That Ryan Church dared not even touch the bag.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So heavy was the mojo
that it turned “Sweet Larry” Bowa into the evil, angry Bowa Constrictor we have today.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
False attribution!
Larry’s been angry for quite some time.
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
also
caused no one to dare try to steal the base. The mojo frightened James Loney so much he stumbled trying to turn a double into a triple.
Only a truly rugged man could man this base, which is why Casey needed his beard back.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
and prevented Ethier's cycle
when he stumbled trying for his triple.
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
However, he is also the Pirates’ Roberto Clemente Award nominee, which “combines a dedication to giving back to the community with outstanding skills on the baseball field.” :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
sandssss
Darren (Oakland): Who would you pick first, Sands or Belt? Are they similar players?
John Manuel: Now that’s a tough one. My gut says Belt, but the reports we have received are more positive about Sands, who is a solid athlete as well and has more power. It’s pretty much a push right now but I tend to believe a bit more in Belt and like the lefthanded part of the equation for him
Guts
and belts are just tight. The area just below tends to be anti-Sands as well.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
agreed
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, as soon as I read the quote
I saw there were comments beneath, and I thought, “If that’s not some joke making a guts-belt link, I’m gonna have to throw down.”
Thank you, Dave, for not making me throw down. Excellent joke.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
lol, reminds me of a Chuck Norris-ism, that I will make Humma's
When Humma Kavula drinks to much, he doesn’t throw up, Humma throws down!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
When Humma Kavula drinks to much,
The thing is…. how would we know?
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Either you've had too much too drink
or not enough!
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
this
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
The beauty of > 15,000 comments
If you throw enough stuff at the wall, some sticks.
And I’m happy to ease the burden of the new (again) father!
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Your comment made me look up my own number
Yikes, I spend a lot of time here.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow!
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Most Giants fans
believe Belt is their #1 prospect.
Most belts believe
that the pandouche can suck it.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Belt was drafted three times
Once out of HS, the next year from a JC, then two years later after his junior year at Texas.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Are they hoping
that Belt’s next loop is the National League?
Bordering on the archaic there….
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Belt’s next loop is the National League?
Only if he buckles down.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s no rust in this belt conversation.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
hope it gets kicked up a notch
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Does
Belt look good with the leather?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
He improved his D
after a teammate gave him a gift: “Here’s a copy of The Fielding Bible, Belt.”
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd say that all other prospects are below him
but the Marquis of Queensbury Rules say I can’t go there.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Belt has an interesting way
with slumpbusters.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
If only a certain reliever were still with SF
Belt nears Merkin.
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by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Funny that the SF Giants acquired a Belt before winning a championship.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Somewhere Belt is reading this and saying to himself
Yeah, I’ve never heard any of these before. Ever. Congratulations, Dodger fans. Clap. Clap. Clap.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Sep 10, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Better than growing up as Billy Smallcock, I guess.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 10, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
thing is
you know when he comes up, first hard ball he hits, is gonna be “belted” followed by much giggling from the announcers
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
The way he's hit this year
The pitchers need a few belts after facing him.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Belt good?
Is being compared to him a good thing?
by Michael White on Sep 10, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Belt's
stats. He’s hit at three levels, K rate is 16.6% and BB/K 0.94.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 10, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I was watching “1000 Ways to Die” — they had this weird story about a chick drinking 10 Monster Energy drinks in a row and her heart exploded after she got pissed off at her boss.
Wow 10 Monsters!
That is 27.5 servings of that shit… Rough way to go, but that is basically an overdose.
10?
she wanted to die.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 10, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
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