The Backwards K
by Eric Stephen on Feb 27, 2011 10:51 AM PST
in Game Threads
Email
PrintEarlier this week, we were talking about called strikeouts, so I decided to look up the 2010 stats of the pitchers in Dodger camp, just to see how many strikeouts looking each pitcher had. Here are the numbers for each pitcher with at least 20 innings in 2010, ranked by percentage of their strikeouts looking.
| 2010 Strikeouts Looking |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||
| Pitcher | IP | Total K | K/9 | K Looking | Looking % |
| Ted Lilly | 193.2 | 166 | 7.71 | 70 | 42.2% |
| Jon Garland | 200.0 | 136 | 6.12 | 49 | 36.0% |
| Vicente Padilla | 95.0 | 84 | 7.98 | 27 | 32.1% |
| Chad Billingsley | 191.2 | 171 | 8.03 | 51 | 29.8% |
| Clayton Kershaw | 204.1 | 212 | 9.34 | 51 | 24.1% |
| John Ely | 100.0 | 76 | 6.84 | 18 | 23.7% |
| Hiroki Kuroda | 196.1 | 159 | 7.29 | 30 | 18.9% |
| Carlos Monasterios | 88.1 | 52 | 5.30 | 9 | 17.3% |
| Relievers | |||||
| Pitcher | IP | Total K | K/9 | K Looking | Looking % |
| Travis Schlichting | 22.2 | 14 | 5.56 | 9 | 64.3% |
| Blake Hawksworth | 90.1 | 61 | 6.08 | 17 | 27.9% |
| Ronald Belisario | 55.1 | 38 | 6.18 | 10 | 26.3% |
| Matt Guerrier | 71.0 | 42 | 5.32 | 11 | 26.2% |
| Kenley Jansen | 27.0 | 41 | 13.67 | 8 | 19.5% |
| Hong-Chih Kuo | 60.0 | 73 | 10.95 | 14 | 19.2% |
| Ramon Troncoso | 54.0 | 34 | 5.67 | 6 | 17.6% |
| Lance Cormier | 62.0 | 30 | 4.35 | 5 | 16.7% |
| Ron Mahay | 34.0 | 25 | 6.62 | 4 | 16.0% |
| Jonathan Broxton | 62.1 | 73 | 10.54 | 11 | 15.1% |
Ted Lilly was the king of the backwards K in 2010, with 70 strikeouts looking. He had the second highest percentage of called strikeouts in the National League, behind Rodrigo Lopez (51%).
The Dodgers face the Angels for the second day in a row, this time in Glendale in the first game at Camelback Ranch for the Dodgers this spring.
Lineups
Angels lineup per Bill Plunkettof the Orange County Register.
| Angels | Dodgers | |||
| RF | Willits | SS | Furcal | |
| CF | Trout | 3B | Blake | |
| DH | Callaspo | RF | Ethier | |
| 1B | Trumbo | CF | Kemp | |
| C | Wilson | 2B | Uribe | |
| 3B | Sandoval |
1B | Loney | |
| 2B | Amarista | LF | Thames | |
| SS | Romine | DH | Gimenez | |
| LF | Pettit | C | Barajas | |
John Ely is starting on the mound for the Dodgers. Others scheduled to pitch are Blake Hawksworth, Mike MacDougal, Ramon Troncoso, Kenley Jansen, and Jon Link.
Scott Kazmir will start for the Angels, and be followed on the mound by Fernando Rodney, Francisco Rodriguez, Rich Thompson, and Trevor Reckling.
Notes
- Jay Gibbons is out for the second straight day with the flu, per Ken Gurnick of MLB.com
- Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times outlines Don Mattingly's playing time plan for his regulars in the early part of spring training.
- Karen Crouse of the New York Times caught up with Clayton Kershaw and his wife Ellen about their trip to Africa earlier this year.
- The Dodgers will play the Diamondbacks in Tucson on March 25 to benefit the Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Fund. Tony Jackson of ESPN LA has the details.
- Roberto Baly (and JJ24) made a trip out to Arizona yesterday, and chronicled his morning at Camelback Ranch on Vin Scully Is My Homeboy.
- I may have missed it if the change happened earlier, but the slogan on Dodgers.com is no longer "This is My Town." Now, the classic Vin Scully phrase "It's time for Dodger Baseball" adorns the front page.
- Former Dodger bonus baby Greg Goossen, who was signed out of Notre Dame High School in 1964, the year before the first MLB draft, has died. The Los Angeles Times has more details.
Game Time: 12:05 p.m. PST
TV: Prime Ticket, MLB Network (Charley Steiner's broadcast on KABC 790 will be simulcast on TV)
221 comments
|
1 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Justin Beiber had a my town ad
honoring Vin Scully in our new campaign maybe be the clearest example of good triumphing over evil since Superman defeated Doomsday.
“It’s been bothering him enough and bothering me enough, frankly, to go ahead and precautionary do that,” general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said of the MRI. “Rather than really pushing him early, we’re going to kind of take it easy on him so there are residual effects throughout the year.”
Amaro’s vocabulary isn’t in the best shape of it’s life
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I put this in the previous thread
but in case you missed it…
Pitching tomorrow for the Dodgers against the White Sox (also on TV):
Clayton Kershaw
Jonathan Broxton
Matt Guerrier
Ron Mahay
Travis Schlichting
Minor leaguers in uniform for Dodgers today
92 Javier Solano (RHP)
87 Alberto Bastardo (LHP)
89 David Pfeiffer (LHP)
so with Mattingly's early spring playing time plan in place
Tomorrow should see a lot of non-regulars. Ethier, Kemp, Loney, Thames, Blake, Furcal, and Uribe will all get the day off.
Navarro will catch, and Gibbons will DH (if he’s not sick). So that leaves a lot of spots for the other dudes.
I’d like to see some highlight reel plays from Gordon on tape.
by silverwidow on Feb 27, 2011 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
LOL, there’s really a horse called “Full of Gut”
by silverwidow on Feb 27, 2011 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
This production looks better than last year to me. I dunno.
by silverwidow on Feb 27, 2011 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Gordon just isn't ready to be a major league player
Let alone a starter. Unless he makes a huge jump up in skills, he’d basically be Jose Offerman with the glove, and Juan Castro with the bat.
he’s making the 25 man, I can feel it!
by Josie Becker on Feb 27, 2011 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
wanting to trade for michael young and it making sense are totally different issues.
I let my tape rock till my tape pop.
Theres also the fact that
Michael Young has only had a bat that truly plays at 3B like three times in his career, and thats assuming that playing in Arlington didn’t account for much of that. At this point… he’s probably an upgrade on Blake, but not a big one.
i’d prefer blake at this point, if for no other reason than if he sucks this year, we have the option of replacing him next year
I let my tape rock till my tape pop.
+1
I wouldn’t want to trade for Young either, once you get past him being a slight upgrade, he’s way more expensive (I think he’s due something like $16 mil this year, and is still signed for 2-3 more years) its just not worth it.
This could be the opening day lineup folks…
Is the video choppy for anyone else? Steiner is doing this game solo?
there’s a joke in there about horses, oats, and cold, but it won’t be funny to anyone but me
by Josie Becker on Feb 27, 2011 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
There is only one broadcast feed, and it’s being produced by ProAngle Media.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 27, 2011 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
The data stream is being clogged
by an obscene amount of Beard.
0oo0oo0000oo0o00ooo0oo0o0ooo0o0o0. . .. . . . . .
Gameday must have went to a commercial as well
Is their radio for this game?
by SeanMillerSavior on Feb 27, 2011 12:22 PM PST reply actions
Anaheim Angels
I just turned on the DVR, so I’m a bit behind. I’ll catch up. I’m surprised that no one mentioned that the opening graphics on PT referred to our opponents as the “Anaheim Angels” though the permanent graphics do say LAA.
Video looks like it might be HD? Shame about the audio gaps.
by berkowit28 on Feb 27, 2011 12:22 PM PST via mobile reply actions
There's something in the air...
about to take flight…
maybe it’s just mine, but it looks like something someone stretched in paint, way past it’s pixel count
by Josie Becker on Feb 27, 2011 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
RIP Duke Snider
Sounds like it’s confirmed by the Dodgers.com tweeter.
Sad.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
its time for clipper nation
to experience elevation
now that Eric threw out the name ProAngle media, I’m curious how many Laker/Dodger games they actually produce. This clearly isn’t their first rodeo, though you could tell that from looking
by Josie Becker on Feb 27, 2011 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
OT but does anyone know if you want to share an MLBTV account
with, say, a family member, does it allow you to both log on at the same time to watch games or will it bump one of you off? Just curious, my dad and I would like to split it but not sure if it works. Not that the Dodgers and Yankees will be on at the same time that often…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Pretty sure it bumps you off.
My dad and me did this a couple years ago and I think it would bump him off when I’d log in.
You cant be logged in at the same time from multiple places.
I can confirm that it does not bump you off.
0oo0oo0000oo0o00ooo0oo0o0ooo0o0o0. . .. . . . . .
by Ghost_of_K3vo on Feb 27, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
In rare cases, customers have forgotten to log out of their account on one computer and have tried to log in again on a separate computer. Since sharing of a single username and password is strictly prohibited, you will get an error message. If you receive such an error message, please call MLB.com Customer Service toll free in the U.S. at 866-800-1275 (International customers can dial 512-434-1542) for further assistance.
Hm, thanks Now I'm confused ;-)
but maybe they used to bump you off but now allow it?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Hold on, I'll test it right now.
0oo0oo0000oo0o00ooo0oo0o0ooo0o0o0. . .. . . . . .
by Ghost_of_K3vo on Feb 27, 2011 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Was logged in on my desktop, logged in on my laptop, getting surround sound Charlie Steiner now
0oo0oo0000oo0o00ooo0oo0o0ooo0o0o0. . .. . . . . .
by Ghost_of_K3vo on Feb 27, 2011 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
same IP?
may allow mutiple log ins from same IP address.
Hating the Giants for going on a half century and counting!
by MammothDodger on Feb 27, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
no, not even the same gateway.
0oo0oo0000oo0o00ooo0oo0o0ooo0o0o0. . .. . . . . .
by Ghost_of_K3vo on Feb 27, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
you have multiple ISPs in one location?
$ to burn?
Hating the Giants for going on a half century and counting!
by MammothDodger on Feb 27, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Wired and nearby wireless network.
0oo0oo0000oo0o00ooo0oo0o0ooo0o0o0. . .. . . . . .
by Ghost_of_K3vo on Feb 27, 2011 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
I love free internt access from nearby wireless
Hating the Giants for going on a half century and counting!
by MammothDodger on Feb 27, 2011 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
It will, actually. I did it on my laptop, my PS3, and a couple of friends. Just don’t abuse it since that’ll show a red flag to MLB
my laptop, my PS3, and a couple of friends.
probably the definition of ‘abusing it’
0oo0oo0000oo0o00ooo0oo0o0ooo0o0o0. . .. . . . . .
by Ghost_of_K3vo on Feb 27, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
I was saying Booribe
0oo0oo0000oo0o00ooo0oo0o0ooo0o0o0. . .. . . . . .
by Ghost_of_K3vo on Feb 27, 2011 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
look how long it took him to get to the ball!
by RoyaleWithCheeze on Feb 27, 2011 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
he’s been eating too many quarter pounders with cheese
by Josie Becker on Feb 27, 2011 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t worry, he’ll go back to sucking. But for now who cares, we got baseball on tv and our boys are doing well so far.
Dodgers spring training game > Lakers professional baseketball game
by RyTea on Feb 27, 2011 12:38 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
basketball really doesn’t need a regular season. Just hold a tournament once or twice a year
by Josie Becker on Feb 27, 2011 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Its not her fault she is right
Is it better to live as a monster or die as a hero?
by nolander on Feb 27, 2011 12:41 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
that’s it, I’m putting down my cappuccino, hoping on my vespa, and saying ciao : p
by Josie Becker on Feb 27, 2011 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Does anyone know if they are giving away the MLB.TV spring training games free to those that bought the package last year?
I bought the season last year, but I know I havent renewed it yet for this year yet I logged into my MLB.TV account its allowing me to see the games. I’m wondering if they’ll shut off the access starting March 1st…
For Gameday audio at least, they have already charged me for 2011.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 27, 2011 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
ST is usually free, as an enticement, n’est ce pas?
by Josie Becker on Feb 27, 2011 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
yeah I can see it too, and I haven’t paid for dick this year
by Josie Becker on Feb 27, 2011 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
I'm glad
because strictly speaking, prostitution is illegal in CA.
0oo0oo0000oo0o00ooo0oo0o0ooo0o0o0. . .. . . . . .
by Ghost_of_K3vo on Feb 27, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
oh I’m so glad someone hit that hanging curveball. You have to make a pitcher pay or they’ll never learn
by Josie Becker on Feb 27, 2011 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
MLB.com At Bat is live for Spring Training 2011 and returns with a new favorite team customization option and a free Spring Training preview of MLB.TV live video
I dunno about the desktop based version though
by Josie Becker on Feb 27, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Hey this guy used to be our manager.
“We’ve beat up our umpires,‘’ Torre said. "They’re now allowed to be human. I’m not saying we’re fighting the umpires, they have a dirty job, and that’s not right.
@andrewngrant
Steiner
I quite like Steiner. I don’t see why people are complaining. He’s much better than those milquetoast saps we had for central and eastern games last year. And I like him better solo than with Monday. If this year is like last year we’ll only get Vin at Camelback for the late KCAL games. I’m fine with Steiner until then.
by berkowit28 on Feb 27, 2011 12:40 PM PST via mobile reply actions
He won’t be doing all the spring TV games.
by Eric Stephen on Feb 27, 2011 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
I don't mind Steiner
But the only guy I want to hear go it solo anymore is Vin. That and I’m the only one around here that doesn’t mind Lyons. I’d rather go back to Steiner and Lyons then Lyons and that other dude.
by Mike Dennis on Feb 27, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Those of you
who listened to Jerry Doggett can appreciate Steiner.
by RoyaleWithCheeze on Feb 27, 2011 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
Holy shit we're scoring runs
Did not expect that.
he was bad before they traded for him
they just hoped he could bounce back.
Is it better to live as a monster or die as a hero?
Remember when we faced him last year
And still managed to lose? My expectations are low.
by Mike Dennis on Feb 27, 2011 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
More veterany than Lance Cormier?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Feb 27, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Does Mac's hat fall off every time he throws?
I always used to laugh at that
by SeanMillerSavior on Feb 27, 2011 12:49 PM PST reply actions
So you know it’s going to happen. Someone, or maybe even multiple someones are going to make the team that we’re going to be doing a FA countdown for. Last year we had GA and the Ortizii. Get your bets on who it will be this year.
Casey Blake. Because Casey Blake’s beard isn’t attached to a douche bag.
I let my tape rock till my tape pop.
by G.Scott on Feb 27, 2011 12:55 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Casey Blake does not look like Wooly Willy when he grows a beard.
0oo0oo0000oo0o00ooo0oo0o0ooo0o0o0. . .. . . . . .
by Ghost_of_K3vo on Feb 27, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
and he's not a Giant
Really, does anything else need be said?
Exhibit A for the prosecution your honor
0oo0oo0000oo0o00ooo0oo0o0ooo0o0o0. . .. . . . . .
by Ghost_of_K3vo on Feb 27, 2011 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
But then there's the Ned
I let my tape rock till my tape pop.
by G.Scott on Feb 27, 2011 1:02 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
There was a column on yahoo a week or so ago where it claimed that the main reason why Furcal backed out from the Braves and re-signed with the Dodgers because the Dodgers promised a fire truck for his home town.
HE IS IN THE BEST SHAPE OF HIS LIFE
0oo0oo0000oo0o00ooo0oo0o0ooo0o0o0. . .. . . . . .
by Ghost_of_K3vo on Feb 27, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
Having Loney then Ethier in the lineup would be death. You’d have to drop Dre to 4th.
I let my tape rock till my tape pop.
I think you accidentally a word there.
0oo0oo0000oo0o00ooo0oo0o0ooo0o0o0. . .. . . . . .
by Ghost_of_K3vo on Feb 27, 2011 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
I am disappoint.
I like to think you killed a man. It's the romantic in me.
by Maddz on Feb 27, 2011 1:05 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
it sounds so dastardly right, like he’s trying to watch the game in a warzone
by Josie Becker on Feb 27, 2011 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
That's the third out?
That’s dumb. I hope Matt’s ok. Oh, he’s giggling.
I like to think you killed a man. It's the romantic in me.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on True Blue LA
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
In Association With
Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
- Eric Hosmer redefines the Baltimore chop with infield double (Video)
- College player makes impossible over the fence catch to save tournament game (Video)
- Security!: Camden Yards guard collides with Royals’ Mike Moustakas
- The Juice: Nelson Cruz matches career high eight RBIs, Pujols stays hot in Seattle
- Benches clear at Fenway as Red Sox-Rays rivalry heats up
