Fave 5
by Michael White on Feb 7, 2011 1:00 PM PST
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It's about that time for pitchers and catchers to report to camp and the 2011 baseball season will be underway. For the third year in a row I wanted to get a feel for the favorite Dodgers going into the season. Below is my list for my five favorite Dodgers.
Not surprisingly, I consider Chad Billingsley my favorite Dodger for the third consecutive year. Simply nothing going on to change that fact. After struggling in the 2nd half of 2009 so much that he was dropped for the Dodgers post-season rotation, Billingsley had an excellent bounce back year in 2010. Billingsley was a dependable member of the Dodgers only strength last season (starting pitching) and responded by putting up an ERA of 3.57, FIP of 3.07 and x-FIP of 3.81. Hopefully, the armchair psychology about Bills being unable to pitch past the 6th inning have been put to rest permanently and I look forward to another year with Chad Billingsley in his prime in the Dodgers rotation.
Perhaps more than any other player on the Dodgers roster, Kuo is a guy you appreciate because of the road he's travelled to get to where he is. Also, he's a dominating pitcher. After having endured roughly 50 arm surgeries throughout his career, Kuo managed to stay fairly healthy most of last season. In 2010, Kuo set a franchise record by recording a 1.20 ERA for the season, was selected to his first all-star game, and took over the closer duties after Jonathan Broxton was demoted. On top of that, Kuo has one of the coolest homerun trots of any pitcher in baseball as he flipped his bat after jacking a homerun off the Mets in 2007.
The young ace is a pretty easy player to like. After drafting Kershaw out of high school, the Dodgers paid a (then) record salary bonus to entice the young Texan to sign and turn professional. Kershaw did of course, and absolutely dominated the minor leagues before earning a callup in 2008 at the age of 20. Kershaw has been a fixture in the Dodgers rotation ever since, and has posted video game like numbers in 2009 and 2010 with ERAs of 2.79 and 2.91 at ages 21 and 22. Kershaw is already a star, but hopefully will be included in the Dodgers rotation for years to come (buy out some free agent years dammit!)
I just can't help it. Maybe it's a little bit of guilt for being so opposed to signing him to a 2 year deal before last season and the fact that Jamey got 0 votes this time last season (to be fair he hadn't yet played for the Dodgers by that time.) But Carroll was a solid addition to the club last year fueled by his stellar OBP (.379) and his defensive flexibility. Carroll figured to be the utility infielder but was mostly a second baseman and the Dodgers entered the season with a platoon of Blake DeWitt and Ronnie Belliard at second base. In any event, Carroll outlasted both of them and filled in admirably at short stop when Rafael Furcal was injured. And yes, he's got the gritty/gamer reputation thrust upon him but unlike agitators like Jeff Kent and Luis Gonzales, Carroll seemed to be a bit more comfortable getting along with his (less gritty?) teammates.
Rafael Furcal
If it weren't for those injuries, Rafael Furcal is the Dodgers offensive MVP last season. Actually, even with the injuries, Furcal was arguably the most valuable position player for the Dodgers. Furcal posted a wOBA of .366 last season and a slugging percentage of .460. Great contributions from a shortstop. His defense has even managed to hold up these past few years as he's still considered an above average defensive short stop. If only he could stay healthy.
Below are my top 5 Dodgers noted in 2010 and 2009 respectively.
| 2010 | 2009 |
| Chad Billingsley | Chad Billingsley |
| Hong-Chih Kuo | Hong-Chih Kuo |
| James McDonald | Clayton Kershaw |
| Clayton Kershaw | Andre Ethier |
| Manny Ramirez | Matt Kemp |
After the jump, see how the TBLA community ranked their top 5 Dodgers in 2010 and 2009.
| 2010 Community Voting | |
| Player | Total Points |
| Matt Kemp | 132 |
| Clayton Kershaw | 121 |
| Chad Billingsley | 79 |
| Andre Ethier | 53 |
| Hong-Chih Kuo | 43 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Broxton (33), Loney (19), Ramirez (16), Martin (11), Furcal (6), McDonald (6), DeWitt (5), Stults (4), Elbert (3), Blake (2), Haeger (1), Troncoso (1), Padilla (1) | |
| 2009 Community Voting | |
| Player | Total Points |
| Clayton Kershaw | 33 |
| Chad Billingsley | 28 |
| Russell Martin | 27 |
| Matt Kemp | 26 |
| Hong-Chih Kuo | 17 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Ramirez (16), Ethier (12), Kuroda (6), DeWitt (5), Furcal (4), Loney (3), Broxton (1) | |
Some notes on the TBLA voting the past two years.
- I scored the ballots fairly simply. 5 points for first, 4 points for 2nd and so on.
- As people assumed, Russell Martin suffered a huge fall between 2009 and 2010. In 2009, Martin received 15% of the total points awarded compared to 2010 where Martin received only 2% of the total points awarded. To be fair, It should be noted that there was much more participation in 2010 and a lot more players received votes.
- Despite finishing 3rd in 2010, Chad Billingsley actually received the most first place votes (11), compared to Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw with 8 and 9 respectively.
- Commenter xeifrank voted for Hong-Chih Kuo five times. I only counted it once.
- Manny Ramirez had the most unusual voting pattern. Manny missed the top 5, but actually appeared on 11 ballots. 9 of those ballots voted Manny as their 5th favorite Dodger.
- Poor Hiroki Kuroda. In 2009 Kuroda finished 8th out of 12 vote-getters and in 2010 Kuroda didn't appear on a single ballot.
- In 2009, Brendan Scolari allowed commenters to include non-players in the list. Because I hate fun, I didn't include those votes above. If you're curious, there was one fifth place vote for Larry Bowa and two first place votes (1a and 1b) for Vin Scully and Tommy Lasorda.
Have at it commenters. Vote for your five favorite Dodgers and the only stipulation is that they have to currently be a player in the Dodgers organization (all minor leaguers are eligible.)
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Kuo and Kershaw are my contants
2011
Kuo
Kuroda
Kershaw
Ethier
Jansen
2010
Kuo
Kemp
Kershaw
Ethier
Loney
2009
Kuo
Kuroda
Kershaw
Kemp
DeWitt
2008
Kuo
Saito
Kershaw
Kemp
Martin
"I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes. "
Kershaw
Billingsley
Broxton
Kuo
Jansen
fuck hitters.
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
Bills
Kershaw
Broxton
Kemp
Ethier
I’m also expecting to love Thames. Can’t go wrong with dingers and horrifically bad defense.
@andrewngrant
I almost put Thames on my list instead of Furcal.
by Michael White on Feb 7, 2011 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
How is everyone leaving out Casey Blake? Who cares about numbers, he’s the biggest badass this team has.
Kershaw
Blake
Bills
Jansen
Ethier
Willy Wonka is pretty cool
/obvi
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
whyw ould he take 28 per year for 2 years when he could get 28 per year for 10? We’d have to offer him 70/2 to get him on that short of a contract and even then, why would he do that?
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
My fav 5
1. Billingsley
2. Kershaw
3. Kuo
4. Broxton
5. Ethier
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
1: Kemp- still view him, potentially, as the biggest franchise position player since the Duke, on and off the field. Hope I don’t have to revisit this one next year!
2: Kershaw- most underrated starter in baseball (for now), awesome clubhouse leader. And yet…still can’t bring myself to put a starting pitcher at #1. :/ Maybe if Bills teaches him how to hit!
3: Loney- yeah, yeah, I know.
4: Ethier- control those temper tantrum induced 1-for-30s, and he’ll move higher up.
5: Kuroda (just eeks out Bills)- the most underrated #3 starter in baseball. Forget Cliff Lee- THIS guy gave up serious money to be with the team he loves! Bless his heart.
other guys I expect to miss for at least 10 seconds after they're gone
Blake, Raffy, X-man, AJ, and…somehow…Belisario and Padilla.
“4: Ethier- control those temper tantrum induced 1-for-30s, and he’ll move higher up.”
Let’s see how you’d react after being Triple Crown leader through mid-May, then getting injured and struggling so much upon return.
by EthierIsBetterThanKemp on Feb 9, 2011 8:52 AM PST up reply actions
For those of us who speculated about Broxton's health
“He never complained,” Colletti said. “And at the end, he wasn’t thrilled with it, but I said, ‘Jonathan, I need you to take a complete physical — your arm, your shoulder, your elbow.’ A week to go in the season. And he said, ‘I feel great. I don’t need to do it.’ And I said, ‘I need you to do it.’ So he said, ’I’ll do it,’ and everything came back clean.”
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
For those wanting Gwynn in CF
“Right now Matty’s the center fielder,” Colletti said. "Andre’s the right fielder. I want to see what Tony can do offensively. He’ll play as much as the offense allows him, I think … using the whole field, bunting more, figuring out ways to get on base, because his on-base percentage isn’t high even when he hits .270. See if he can become more disciplined at the plate, use his speed more to get on. I don’t expect power out of him. I don’t expect gap power out of him, but I would like to see him get on base a lot more, because if he does it perhaps changes the dynamics in the outfield.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
So much good stuff in there
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
You said it, nolander
What a damn good article.
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
For the prospect boosters
“If I would have signed a left fielder for three years, who was again not one of those robust guys — I’m not sure there was a guy out there — then I’m really kind of blocking one of those two kids [Trayvon Robinson and Jerry Sands], and I’ve got faith in both of them,” he said. “Hopefully, not this year. Hopefully, it’s a year from now, but I have faith in both that they’ll be able to play and contribute. And actually I told them both that, too, in the fall — I told Trayvon way back in the summertime, ‘It’s important for me to know who you are and how you play. Because you know what, Manny’s not gonna be back next year. And I’ve got to make a decision whether I’m gonna go and tie up his spot for three or four years, or be patient and mix and match for a year and wait for you.’”
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
that's a great approach
I hope he sticks to it.
I also wonder, assuming Sands and Robinson continue improving, which of Ethier, Kemp, or Loney is most likely to go. Personally, I’d hate to lose any of those guys, but I guess we’ll know more after the season. There’s a lot more to be concerned about before then.
Loney would be the first gone for obvious reasons and Ethier would be next since he’ll probably command more in the open market than he’s worth.
Kemp may still get locked up in a longer term contract.
by Michael White on Feb 7, 2011 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
I agree
except I have this feeling that Ethier’s contract demands might outweigh Loney’s underwhelming performance. To be continued…
LOL
So Uribe, while the on-base percentage isn’t Moneyball-ish or whatever, the run production is still pretty good, in that he can play second, short or third, and we don’t have anybody that’s going to press him at third for a while, and really De Jesus is trying to transition to play second. I needed somebody I can run out there who’s a big league guy."
The interesting thing
is he has basically confirmed that Uribe will probably be our 3b next year.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
hm?
I’m saying Uribe will be getting the bulk of the starts in 2012.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Reading this article
it almost seems like Ned went around and read what everyone on blogs has been speculating about and then spun it all out in pr speak to make people happy. Too paranoid?
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
by nolander on Feb 7, 2011 1:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes
He’s talked like this before, he’s just being Ned. As Eric and I have said before, if you spend 20 minutes with Ned you realize he knows baseball even if you disagree on how he goes about building a club.
"I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes. "
Agreed
Just the 60 minutes of so he spent with us at the last blogger night was enough to convince me of that.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I've created a fanshot
but I strongly recommend that if you liked what you read that you post over on DT. Nothing is more irritating to a free site author then to have something brilliant up but see it discussed at someone else’s website, and not at the originating web site.
"I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes. "
I wish I could
but my work computer hates the espn commenting section for some reason.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Clearly talking about McDonald
“Again, Los Angeles isn’t for everybody,” Colletti said. “Sometimes we make a move on a player because we know in this environment here, they’re not going to be very good in it.”
Ugh
maybe if they had given him a chance. They gave up so quickly on him once they called him up it was insane.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Are you sure?
I thought it was Lambo.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Of course I'm not sure. He wasn't specific
But that sounds like the PR way of saying “I might regret trading that guy, but then again, we didn’t think he would be good here, too much pressure, blah, blah.”
That was where the quote was in the context of the article.
Right, and I can see Ned thinking that a pot-smoking Lambo who couldn’t stop long enough to avoid a 50-game suspension would be a guy who wouldn’t succeed in LA.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Yea but Mcdonald is the "Ace" of the Pirates now
and Lambo has sucked. Not sure he’s really thinking he might regret that one.
he added that there were a couple of other guys he would have to wait and see on.
I thought he meant Dotel
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Could have been Manny though
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Posted this at DT
Terrific read, Jon.
.
Right up top we get this: “Yet as far as Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti was concerned, it was almost a mirage. During an interview at his Dodger Stadium office last week, Colletti fully acknowledged that the Dodgers’ second-half fade, as much as he and everyone else tried to reverse it, came as disturbingly little surprise to him.”
.
To me, this makes the deadline trades even more troubling. Those trades made the team slightly better in ‘10 but at a cost for the future. Those aren’t moves I’d make but I can see things from another point of view — if you think the team can turn it around but will need a boost for the postseason, then those moves might be a good idea.
.
However, the fact that the team’s collapse didn’t suprise Colletti shows he had the same pessimistic view of the team that I did. I can’t reconcile that. I know Colletti has forgotten more baseball than I’ll ever know, but expecting Lilly/Dotel to turn around a slide that you see coming… I dunno.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
The Lilly deal
was simply a chance to get someone here who could pitch well and eat up some innings and really that cost wasn’t that big. The Dotel deal has a lot to do with what the Dodgers thought about the guys they sent away.
It just...
ugh. McDonald had done quite well in relief at the major league level before. Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh /explode
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Kemp. He was my favorite before last year and this is no time to abandon ship.
Jansen. A pitcher comes out of nowhere to show he can be the next closer? I’ll take two, please.
Kuo. Any pitch could be his last. We are lucky to get to see him.
Carroll. Wanna know what I think a “gamer” is? I think it’s a guy who shows up every day and does his job the very best he can. It was real, real easy to root for Carroll last year.
Kershaw. He is the Dodgers’ best player. Of course he is a favorite.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
Gibbons
He was definitely a pleasant surprise last year, but the sample size was so small. I seriously doubt he can post an 800+ OPS over a full season.
Dude
I didn’t realize you meant with the Dodgers!
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Is Matt Guerrier
the first Twins FA pitcher to sign in LA since Dave Goltz?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Please don’t mention that name again. Him and Stanhouse were the worst pitching combo in Dodger history.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Carter-Baez?
Still makes me want to puke my guts out.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
It will be funny if the guy with the handle "kempkershaw"
doesn’t have Kemp and Kershaw as his top two.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I expect Broxton (not Kemp) to be the big dropper this year.
by Michael White on Feb 7, 2011 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
Xander Bogaerts
what a great name. Prospect in the DSL for the Bosox. We’d drool over his numbers.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Might not be the greatest when Rougned Odor is around.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
That guy stinks.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
6' 3", 175, 17 years old
and the DSL is a pitcher’s league (I think).
I also gave it about two seconds of thought also.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Garcia put up better numbers as a 17 year old in the Arizona rookie league which is tougher than the DSL. DSL is a pitchers league just because there aren’t many good hitters. Not saying Bogaerts isn’t a prospect, but nothing to drool over yet.
My Fave
Kershaw
Billingsley
Kemp
Kuo
Ethier
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Feb 7, 2011 2:17 PM PST reply actions
Just saw this
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=SS&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=571740
I know it was against Rookie League batteries, but 48 SB in 69 games is, you know, good and stuff.
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
I wonder what would happen if scouts found out about track meets. There’s some really fast dudes there!
@andrewngrant
When I was playing in college, there was this dude playing CF for Cal Poly Pomona who had transfered there from Oregon. Apparently he was some budding track star but decided he liked baseball better but couldn’t make Oregon’s team. It was a pain in the ass playing against his teams. If it wasn’t a line drive to the fence, it wasn’t gonna be a hit against him, and even then he might get some ridiculous jump and track it down.
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
http://www.gotoros.com/custompages/baseball/2006/season/cpp47.htm
Not one of my best games, but the 8 hitter (reason he couldn’t crack Oregon) for Pomona is the dude. Janowicz. If I never see that dude again it’ll be too soon.
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
Must have been nice to re-take the mound with an 11-run lead!
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Ha, this was certainly was of the more interesting games I played in. That was the final game of a 4 game series and the second game of a double header.
We beat CPP 6-3 Thursday, 17-6 Friday, 10-6 Saturday morning and then 19-6 in the game I posted above. I only threw 3 innings in that 19-6 game because, well, we were up by a fuckton, but also because it was the end of a season that I had 27 appearances in 51 games. After the first half of the season I was on pace to smash the CSUDH appearances record. I felt like GD 2010 second half Jonathan Broxton. My arm literally fell off.
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
The MLB would become the NFL?
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
I didn't watch the show a ton
But I still love the the MASH finale still holds up among the all-time most-watched shows in US history.
Has to be current Dodgers
why else wouldn’t I put Dewitt and McDonald on my list?
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
I just won’t count the last vote.
So there.
by Michael White on Feb 7, 2011 3:14 PM PST up reply actions
My 5 Faves
(right now, I’m fickle)
Kershaw
Kuo
Kemp
Furcal (the one who is healthy, not the one who gets hurt too much :-/)
Kuroda
and a What the Hell/Why Not Pick: AJ Ellis.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
if I want to go "All K's"
swap Raffy with KKKKKKKenley Jansen
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
cheater cheater pumpkin eater
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
My problem with your list.
Furcal doesn’t start with a K. And if he does, then we miss a chance to get the leadoff batter on.
Fav 5 and why
Kemp ( Best all around player on the team)
Kershaw ( a future ace if not one already )
Dre ( best hitter on the team and money in the back when game is on the line )
Bills ( A work horse just give him the ball and he will give you his best not always good but more often then not it is )
Loney ( best fielder on the team )
Just my opinion but what do I know ? ( not much :) )
by Dodgermanramon on Feb 7, 2011 3:05 PM PST via mobile reply actions
My guess at Maddz' list
- Billz backside
- Billz left thigh
- Billz right thigh
- John Ely
- Andre Ethier
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Maybe he aint so little
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
he’s little in the middle but he got much back
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
Billz can do side bends and situps
but please don’t lose that …change up.
I have no idea what kind of pitches Billz throws, nor what is his best pitch. I am disappoint. In myself.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
She has more than once said that the dick shot (not this guy) doesn’t impress her.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I had a friend yell at me for talking to a guy at a bar who was there with a girl — “Don’t talk to him! He has a girlfriend!!!”
He had a sweet mohawk. I was telling him how sweet his mohawk was.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
Not saying Dodgers should pick him up but as an update:
TBrownYahoo Tim Brown
Texas GM Jon Daniels: “Michael (Young) has requested a trade.”
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
He also just tweeted this
@MikeSciosciasTI (Mike Petriello) Per @baseball_ref, Aaron Miles is the 4th least valuable player since 2003, among those with 2500 PA http://digs.by/gHVHvo
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Can God create a scrappy middle infielder so bad that even the Cardinals do not want him?
@andrewngrant
I think you just did the intellectual equivalent of dividing by zero.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
Then I’ve done my job. I really hope you’ve been saving up the Rod image for just the right time.
@andrewngrant
Mark Langill
Historian on staff to LA Dodgers to give talk.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I can't remember what I said last week
so here it is for recordkeeping:
1. Kershaw
2. Kuo
3. Furcal
4. Kemp
5. Loney
My expectation
is that as much as we liked Gamer in 2010 we will want him gone by the end of 2011.
"I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes. "
Gwynn will be my favorite if he gets 400 PA while playing CF.
okay I thought about it, its the Rays fault! Shoulda drafted Posey.
1. Bison
2. Bat Flipping Badass
3. Billz
4. Baby Koufax
5. Broxton
by UCLADodger32 on Feb 7, 2011 4:06 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Kuo
Jansen
Ethier
Carroll
Furcal
Part of Pech's Posse since 2007.
by OleksiyPecherovsHomeboy on Feb 7, 2011 4:12 PM PST reply actions
Really old Macintosh infomercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdqe5fu8A30
“How many megs of RAM?”
“Eight”
“I knew you were a power user!”
Leon Landry's
Twitter profile pic:
And according to his tweet, he’s getting another one right now. Guess he won’t be changing his name anytime soon.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
At least the tattoo is bad enough that he’s more than qualified for an MMA career if this baseball thing doesn’t work out.
@andrewngrant
I feel validated
that someone significantly younger than me sees it that way.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I am assuming that by "yoked"
You mean that he should be plowing a field somewhere.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
racist
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
factual moreso then racist
I blame society
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Fortunately since people from all walks of life are getting awful tattoos this stereotype is gonna get smashed.
@andrewngrant
I blame MMA
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
I bought Homeboy Tortilla Chips the other day. They were OK.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
We to
liked em, I thought they all lost their jobs, but that when they did the Dodger Stadium swap meet they hired them to do the gig, but then I never heard if that went as planned.
"I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes. "
The Bakery and Cafe kept running with paid staff, all the personell for the company and admin staff were let go, but they all kept working
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Feb 7, 2011 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
The Breakfast at Homegirl Cafe is awesome
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Feb 7, 2011 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
That was really my first thought
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
I know you're joking
But I honestly don’t know what joke you’re making. I was going on “yoke,” like oxen… plowing… I really have no idea.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
You will have to trust me when I say this:
I had no idea what race he is, and it’s not really possible to tell from the picture above.
That said, I certainly apologize.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
He obviously hates America
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
You have me confused with somebody else
I hate everybody equally.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
You can hate everything else
while also hating America
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Well that's true
I just don’t want my hatred of America singled out. I mean, nobody talks about how I fucking despise Micronesia.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
No one actually thinks your racist
thats kind of the point of the joke
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I saw Humma carefully scrutinizing my one Asian-shaped eye the other day at lunch. What’s up with that?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
thats ignorant
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Waitaminute, how’s that work?
I want eggrolls. I can take two courses of action:
1) I eat them or 2) I do not eat them
If 1, then boom, I want them again in 30 minutes.
If 2, my eggroll craving is never satisfied. Wouldn’t I by definition want them again in 30 minutes?
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
Why did I suddenly think “What’s Up Tiger Lilly?”
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
You wouldn’t know it, but I don’t have any pants on.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
“Watch me shoot these six guys with only five bullets.”
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
When I saw yoked
I thought that meant “ripped” or muscular.
by Michael White on Feb 7, 2011 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
Slow Pitch
Season starts tonight. I get to umpire for 3 hours. Hopefully no one gets tossed.
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Feb 7, 2011 4:17 PM PST reply actions
Just remember, like Angel Hernandez always thinks, the people in the stands, while likely either related to or are friends of the players, are all there to see you umpire! :)
I know this is true. I love to call loud and obnoxious strike outs in Slow Pitch (sarcasm heavy)
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Feb 7, 2011 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
I usually rate my favorite players
on how cool it would be to drink a beer and have some hot wings with them. All those guys seem like a good time.
by Ian Capilouto on Feb 7, 2011 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
The only vote I saw for Carroll last year was a sarcastic one that silverwidow made pretending to be Ned.
by Michael White on Feb 7, 2011 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
oh i mistook what youwere asking about
I did not post last year? i was just stating my favorite guys from last year. sorry.
by Ian Capilouto on Feb 7, 2011 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
No worries, just making sure I didn’t miss you when I did the recap above.
by Michael White on Feb 7, 2011 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
I actually thought about putting the Beard down too
not sure why he doesn’t get more love except that he’s getting up there and probably won’t be a Dodger starter much longer. but I root for him.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
The craziest one
was Kuroda getting no votes last year. When I tallied them up I couldn’t believe it. I mean, the guy was the winning pitcher in the series clinching the Dodgers first playoff victory since 88.
by Michael White on Feb 7, 2011 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
I've always liked him
so it’s my fault, either I didn’t vote last time or I skipped over him for some reason. Sorry Hiro!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
With a five player limit
it’s tough to get all the fav’s in.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Samsung wins in a knockout
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Nolander and I agree on something
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Feb 7, 2011 4:49 PM PST up reply actions
what is mid size these days?
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Still gonna say samsung
although I’m pleased enough with my Vizio 32 inch
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Stats guy on his team, the Yankees
“I am not looking forward to our starting rotation.”
Teehee
Don't close the door on what you adore.
Yeah, seriously. He asked me about the Dodgers and how I thought they’d do.
Guys, I don’t feel so good.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
I feel good. Seriously, I’m feeling fairly confident in a playoff appearance.
by Michael White on Feb 7, 2011 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
I assumed Maddz was simultaneously posting her health update. My money is on a bad smoothie at lunch.
Smoothie for lunch. Nahhhh. I had mac n cheese.
I was too, but now I’m thinking about the NL West. The only team I don’t think that has a shot, even remotely, are the DBacks.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
Sounds kinda good to me....
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Is it bad if a smoothie has 60 grams of sugar?
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
nailed it
that and McDonalds
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
the only thing I will get from jamba juice is the protein berry workout. And I get a small.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
I guess I have to stop being lazy
and start making my own at home again. /DON’T WANNA CLEAN THE BLENDER
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
She does do the dishes but…She doesn’t do the dishes with enough regularity for me to pump out smoothies more then once or twice a week if I don’t clean it myself.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Made the woman an egg sandwich and she doesn’t even wash the spatula. Figures.
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
Lazy mans protein shake:
Fill glass with water
Add protein powder + whatever
Stir
It’s disgusting but I don’t have to wash any dishes.
@andrewngrant
and it doesn’t even need to dissolve all the way, just enough that I can pound it without tasting powder texture.
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
I wasn’t sure if I should be happy or profoundly sad that I had a different brand of protein the other day and was like “oh man, this is good”
Don't close the door on what you adore.
I thought you were blocked on the night of the pink top.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Feb 7, 2011 4:55 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
That thing only has like 12 grams of protein in it. Ain’t no one getting swole off of that.
@andrewngrant
I think my body, since I’m a girl, can only process up to 18 g at a time and I don’t want to get prison yard swole so
Don't close the door on what you adore.
You don't process it right and it becomes fat?
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Your body just can’t do anything with it, I believe.
Or it could do terrible things to your body. Either or.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
I'm more worried about losing 40 pounds
then getting swole right now
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
A small often does
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Wa wa wa wa
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Feb 7, 2011 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
Tainted soy milk in the double-caff mocha latte.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I have to agree. With a little consistency, this team could go a long way.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Then I recommend the team takes lots of Milk of Magnesia to combat irregularity.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
can I really enumerate that?
I feel like I would be jinxing things.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
I'm predicting at least NLCS this year
/I don’t care about how random the 5 games series are we are obviously boss at them.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
OT
Anyone playing the KZ3 beta?
The name's Francis Soyer, but everybody calls me Psycho. Any of you guys call me Francis, and I'll kill you.
no
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COD fanboy are you?
The name's Francis Soyer, but everybody calls me Psycho. Any of you guys call me Francis, and I'll kill you.
PC fanboi
I don’t like playing online shooters on my wiistation360. MW2 was such a let down.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
I love PC for Fallout and CS:S..
I actually hate Black OPS with a passion.
The name's Francis Soyer, but everybody calls me Psycho. Any of you guys call me Francis, and I'll kill you.
Haven't touched it
after the f’ked me with MW2 on PC being so horribad online I’m over it, plus most of infinity ward left so future iterations can f off too.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
I'm conflicted about that game
maybe I’ll play it one day, I just found the 2nd one to be only ok with a helping of amazing graphics.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
He was the one who was gonna get a Xoom
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
top 5
1) kershaw
2) raffy furcal
3) loney
4) ethier
5) kemp
FAV's
Ethier
Kershaw
Kuroda
Loney
Kuo
J. Lindsey and R. Mitchell almost made it in though
on a side note
it is too bad that los angeles does not have a great baseball radio talk show like they do out here in chicago. this guy called bruce levine does a show out here that is pretty thorough and has excellent guests on it constantly.
Ya, having a baseball show would really conflict with the radio station policy to discuss the Lakers 24/7 365 days a year.
by Michael White on Feb 7, 2011 4:49 PM PST up reply actions
Current Blake Griffin talk radio topics
1) Blake is great, but it’s only a matter of time before something happens to him, because he’s a Clipper [play sound effect]
2) When will the Lakers trade Luke Walton for Griffin?
Exactly
I don’t even really mind the Lakers non-stop on talk radio now, but when they are discussing it in September instead of baseball it’s when it seems particularly silly.
by Michael White on Feb 7, 2011 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
I really dont care for the NBA and I guess I would be a Laker fan by default but I could watch Blake Griffin everyday for the rest of my life. I have a mancrush on him, its bizarre.
The name's Francis Soyer, but everybody calls me Psycho. Any of you guys call me Francis, and I'll kill you.
"Lighten up, Francis."
classic
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I'd seen Stripes maybe 20 times before turning 15
and both my dad and step dad would say “Lighten Up, Francis” and like a drunken teen, I never got it.
The name's Francis Soyer, but everybody calls me Psycho. Any of you guys call me Francis, and I'll kill you.
His slash line
is so 1950’s
The name's Francis Soyer, but everybody calls me Psycho. Any of you guys call me Francis, and I'll kill you.
This poll is unscientific
yet so right in the unanimity of the nation.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Which means only one thing
next year, the Super Bowl will return to the Parade of Old and Possibly Dead People What Once Used to Rock
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
I just don't get it
how hard is it to get someone who doesn’t completely suck, and also isn’t dying?
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
nope
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
If you are posting that as evidence that Price sucked
You are sadly mistaken.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
Agreed
Nolander not making his case easier.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
no sir
he sucked because he played a bunch of half songs, very few of which where his. It was an incoherent mess imho. If he had just played “when the doves cried” and walked off it would have been great.
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C'mon
He sang “Baby I’m a Star” from center stage at the Super Bowl. That’s just great.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Maybe I'm just like his mother
I’m just never satisfied..
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I forgot how hard it was raining
perhaps I am being too hard on him. I’m shocked the two chicks dancing on stage managed to not fall and crack their skulls open.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
She can actually sing without autotune
so sure
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
because actual good bands like Arcade Fire or whatever
aren’t “Huge™” enough to get the corporate interests who pay for and plan the halftime garbage to take a chance on them.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
They should get Arcade Fire and Kings of Leon to play the same show.
I’d watch that grudge match.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
Dude, since it sold out so fast
they should totally have a mini Coachella!
Don't close the door on what you adore.
Ohh I wanna go so bad!!
The Big 4(Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax) are there for their only American tour! I want that show.
Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic.
It will be the highest known concentration of sleeveless t’s in the Western Hemisphere.
@andrewngrant
Dude, I don’t know what happened, Coachella got wicked popular. My hipster siblings cannot afford to go. This will be first time in 4 or 5 years they haven’t been able to go.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
Yeah, never had a problem getting tickets so I sat on my ass. Probably should hold off on my expenses so it might be for the best that I’m missing it, but damn that’s an amazing lineup this year.
@andrewngrant
I won’t be going to the desert for Coachella, but I will be going for Stagecoach, the country music festival
This time, Maddz, you may laugh
Laugh? Why? THERE WILL BE HOT COUNTRY GUYS IN THE HOT HOT SUN. THE LACK OF TSHIRTS WILL BE AMAZING
Don't close the door on what you adore.
That’s not how it works.
You get a bunch of fat guys walking around with their Copeys and empty Gatorade bottles full of sweat and baccy juice all trying to hit on you.
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
So far awaaaaaaaaaay
but I need to go to that show
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
pinkberry sucks
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Do you get your money back when they go out of business later this year?
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Hey!
I’m mostly serious about them going out of business.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Would Sprint just go out of business? One of the other companies would pick up their assets, right?
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
They already user verizon's network
so maybe Verizon. Sprint would be deceased though, they would cease to be.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
They have been hemorrhaging customers for years
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
I have loved Sprint, and the Family Plan pricing we are on is amazing.
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Feb 7, 2011 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
Is TBLA a hive?
Is Eric the queen?
Are we worker bee’s or drones?
What are the commentators?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
best comeback ever delivered unto me by a gay man.
“Look, you may be a princess, but I’m a queen. I outrank you.”
by Josie Becker on Feb 7, 2011 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
that is at once fantastic, fierce, and fabulous.
Seriously, I am still laughing
Don't close the door on what you adore.
I know right? I just smiled in stunned admiration. I think we were all doing NO2 at the time
by Josie Becker on Feb 7, 2011 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
When some wonder why Casey Blake gets no love I think the simple answer is that love is not part of the equation but 5 is.
I am hoping that Kemp does not follow the path of Martin who was on everyone’s list headed into 2008 but by 2010 had already seen a huge drop.
I think the K group of Kemp/Kershaw/Kuo have been consistent TBLA fan faves for the last three years. Kenley Jansen is going to have the biggest jump from this year to next year.
"I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes. "
love is not part of the equation
It’s not? What does “favorite” mean if not “love?”
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
yeah i thought this was for each fan to pick their favorite players
Favorite = sometimes irrational, not always stat based (though certainly more often than not a good player).
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
True
just saying and I think I’m not being unreasonable that since the cap is five it is mighty hard for a non home grown average player to crack most fans top five.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
True dat
Next year my list will be kershaw and 4 rookies ;)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
by underdog on Feb 7, 2011 9:46 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Michael Jackson's
was unprecedented! The announcers said so!
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
He Healed the World!
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Where is “Up With People” when you really need them?
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
The Led Zepplin tribute at the Olympic Games hosted in China was memorable.
by 68elcamino427 on Feb 7, 2011 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
I have to start hating a new Twitter?
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
After reviewing the roster, these are the guys who capture my imagination.
I’ll root for every Dodger, but if I left one of the six off this list, it wouldn’t be fair to the other five.
by 68elcamino427 on Feb 7, 2011 6:06 PM PST up reply actions
if we all did that
we would have anarchy, if it was anyone other then our biggest booster, hell would pay.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Thanks to everyone for the participation so far today
We have 29 predictions for Kershaw by my rough count, which is more than double last year. There are tons of favorites in here as well.
Just remember, we are going to run a player profile every day between now and the end of March, so keep those predictions coming.
Solid
I also enjoyed the Pepsi Max “throw things at people” commercials, and the one where Doritos brought things back to life.
The Joan Rivers Go Daddy one made me want to stab my eyes.
it was a real cute commercial
a sucky commercial was the Anchor Steam or Stella beer, or whatever with Adrian Brody singing. It did not make me want to drink beer.
Stella
at our party, we agreed that Stella Artois is the most overrated beer of all time.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Its replaced Heineken
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
if your choices are between Stella and Heineken, you are in the worst Western European bar ever
by Josie Becker on Feb 7, 2011 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
Or my apartment on Sunday.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Feb 7, 2011 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
And after that we had to get into the Natty. I have the worst life ever.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Feb 7, 2011 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
there are other beers, you can purchase them, at stores
by Josie Becker on Feb 7, 2011 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
But then I would have had to take a break from calling Roethelsberger a rapist. These are the hard choices I have.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Feb 7, 2011 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
alleged rapist, come on now, this is America
by Josie Becker on Feb 7, 2011 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
That really screws with potential portmanteaus though.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Feb 7, 2011 10:48 PM PST up reply actions
Black Butte Porter!
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Feb 7, 2011 10:48 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed. Overrated does not necessarily equal undrinkable.
Stella is drinkable, but it is really nothing special. Belgium has so much more to offer.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Billingsley is definitely my #1 too.
I love his delivery. I look at him and just enjoy watching every pitch he makes.
after that, it’s:
Kershaw
Kuo
Broxton
Ethier
With Kemp and Gibbons as runners-up.
Dodgers sign INF Aaron Miles to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. Sorry for no link, because I saw it on the MLB Network bar at the bottom of the screen.
Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic.
I don’t see it. But, my bust. Pardon my mental illness.
Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic.
Stayin medicated is the secret to serviving as a Dodger fan. Being off your meds is what is required to be a gnats fan.
Well I really do have a mental illness, but I have always had faith in the Dodgers. I never really got angry as a Dodger fan. All 13 years of my life I’ve been dressed in Dodger blue.
Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic.
13?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I know you don't care
but it has been 12 years and 1 day since Arkansas was ranked in basketball in February.
Fuckin sad
He could be dealt for the right price, I think. But I’d guess we’d have to get a pretty big haul to move Dre.
I don’t move him for another couple of years. Not sure of his contract status, but he is still a very good player. And he is still reasonalbly priced
I wouldn’t move Kershaw, Bills, or Kemp unless it was an offer that was too ridiculous to pass on.
never move kershaw or bills no matter the price, at least for the next several years.
kemp, i got used to him not being around last season, so his being traded, though not ideal and will conjure up some tears, will not be painful [the empty heart/empty stomach kind of pain]
Ethier under club control thru next year
by Michael White on Feb 7, 2011 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
This is an ugly ass game in Memphis. Artest pissed off and bleeding after Marc Gasol caught him in the nose. Imagine Pau in between that potential throw down.
Also, the Lakers have missed roughly 253 free throws tonight.
At least the Lakers can get some good BBQ while they are in town.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Speaking of NBA news, Carmello had 50 tonight with 11 reb and 0 assists. I think Kobe had 0 assists when he scored the 41 or so last week. That got me wondering how many assists did Kobe have in the 81 point game?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Former favorite speaks again
From Jon’s tweet:
@dodgerthoughts (Jon Weisman) Russell Martin continues his Best Shape of His LIfe tour http://bit.ly/fW1noy
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
From the link
Martin: The main reason is, where do I have the best chance to win a World Series? That’s what made me lean towards the New York Yankees, and I wanted to get closer to home [in Montreal]
It will be great when the Dodgers win the NL and the Yankees don’t win the AL.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Expanding on this
CBCSports.ca: What were a couple of factors that led to you signing with the New York Yankees after rejecting an offer from the Dodgers that guaranteed $200,000 US more?
February 2011
Martin: The main reason is, where do I have the best chance to win a World Series? That’s what made me lean towards the New York Yankees
December 2010
“I wanted to see how much they really wanted me, because if they did, they would have tendered me a contract,” Martin said. “That was really it. I wanted to see how bad the Dodgers wanted me and if they still believed in me. By doing that, they kind of gave me the answer.”
What?! Russell Martin just telling the press what they want to hear? I don’t believe it.
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
second quote from
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dodgers/2010/12/russell-martin-i-wanted-to-see-if-the-dodgers-still-believed-in-me.html
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
And
Some of it was off-season training. I also had some distractions and wasn’t able to perform at the level I wanted to and you get frustrated, The fact of the matter was that my ’07 and ’08 [seasons] were probably the years I was in the best shape of my life. This year I feel revived and in great shape.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
So
basically he lied to everyone in the spring of 2009 and 2010, and he also seems to forget he sucked for 1/2 of 2008.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Well
yeah, that’s how I read it. And he’s in great shape while recovering from the hip problem and meniscus surgery. Puh-leez.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
“Can’t bend the knee, and I have to limp while walking, and the cane gets in the way, but I should be able to steal 20 bases this year.”
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
“Remember back just three short years ago? Yeah, I was the face of a franchise. But I didn’t mean it. I said all sorts of stuff that wasn’t true, just to fuck with those guys, because I’m a Yankee at heart! This time, I’m not lying.”
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
Someone
should do a fanpost of the Russell Martin best shape of my career tour over at Pinstripe Alley.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
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I mean, we weren’t being dicks. I see this as a heads up. Like oh hey, by the way — HE’S A BITCH OF A JACKASS
Don't close the door on what you adore.
This always makes me think of Donnie Darko
“You’re not a bitch. You’re bitchin’, but you’re not a bitch.”
No
but thought it would be nice to give them a heads up on “greatest shape of my life” Martin
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
no, I know that, I meant why is that one Yankees fan being a dick.
Nevermind, looked at his picture. Yo bro, you can SS this one too!
Don't close the door on what you adore.
I was gonna reply to him, but he said, “Go tell your friends we’re super impressed,” and I didn’t have the heart to tell him that you guys think I’m a bitch of a jackass.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
oh no, we’re being mean and taunting about one of “their” players.
This makes me upset. Nolander, you should tell them that lots of Dodgers fans were totally jazzed about Martin, to the point where Jon Weisman included him in his book. But then he fell off the cliff, only to claim, each time, that he was in the best shape of his life.
I, for one, hope that Martin DOES bounce back and have a good year. I would never wish to see that sort of Daedalus-esque impression done by anyone. But Martin has been a bitch of a jackass, sooooo you’ve been warned.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
Well
I did tell the guy he had a stick in his ass.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Do you really want to be friends with a Yankee fan. They just do stuff like call Tony LaRussa a drunk.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Feb 7, 2011 10:12 PM PST up reply actions
I tried to tell him about the Dutch Rudder tonight. He didn’t seem to get it, or he wasn’t impressed. Either way, he needs a sense of humor, imo.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
You know I never actually looked up what a Dutch Rudder is until now.
I don’t blame him in this case.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Feb 7, 2011 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
No you. I’m watching fat dudes punch each other in the balls. Now that is comedy.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Feb 7, 2011 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
OW MY BALLS
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
As someone who has punched a lot of dudes in the balls, I can tell you that the charm in that fades quickly.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
It’s funny because they aren’t me/future rapists.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Feb 7, 2011 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
Thats because you don't have balls to be punched, so can't understand the feeling of hilarity when you do it to a friend
Actually, it all just sounds fucked up.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
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Humma Kavula is definitely OP. Watch out for the nerfbat.
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
OK, the OP has commented.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Feb 7, 2011 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
hah
whatever, that entire blog has been so uppity about the idea that we don’t like Russel Martin so much anymore after all his bullshit.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
meh
the guys who came over here to talk about Martin were really nice
Don't close the door on what you adore.
Some of them are nice
but even on the post where they asked Phill and Brandon about him, people where getting all upset that Phil wasn’t singing his praises.
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Russell Martin: a good player with questionable opinions about fitness and fashion.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Feb 7, 2011 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
His clothing is so EXTREME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Good player?
lets not go crazy here
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for an hour. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Bend me, shape me
Anyway you want me,
Long as you love me, it’s all right
Bend me, shape me
Anyway you wnat me,
You got the power to turn on the light.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Save your neck or save your brother
Looks like it’s one or the other
Oh, you don’t know the shape I’m in
Now two young kids might start a ruckus
You know they feel they’re trying to shuck us
Oh, you don’t know the shape I’m in
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
Spring Training!
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it’s all right
Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it’s been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it’s all right
Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it’s all right
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
Nope. Just a half step from Country-Western. The Band.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Epic matchup coming Sunday
The Cleveland Cavaliers lost their 25th straight game tonight, 99-96 to the Mavericks, setting a new league record for most losses in a row. If they should lose Wednesday to the Pistons and Friday to the Clippers, they will set up a showdown for the ages Sunday in Cleveland.
The Washington Wizards are 13-37 and have lost eight straight of their own. They have two home games this week, against the Bucks and Spurs, but their next road game is Sunday against the Cavaliers. The former Bullets have shot blanks away from home this season, and are 0-25 on the road this season. They also lost their last road game of last season.
Sunday could very well feature a team on a 27-game losing streak hosting a team with an 0-26 streak on the road.
How as that game not on ABC?
This game NEEDS to be on ESPN, ABC, or TNT
I hope the Cavs would win, they need one seriously bad right now, lol.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Michael Young wants to go to there
8 teams on his trade ‘ok’ list.
Cardinals, Yankees, Twins, Astros, Rockies, Dodgers, Angels, Padres
http://trsullivan.mlblogs.com/archives/2011/02/the_eight_teams_on_youngs_list.html
Boy I would sure like to have Micheal Young!
Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic.
Unless the Dodgers move to Arlington to
play their home games, no go to that.
.322/.372/.487 Home 3323 PA
.279/.322/.411 Away 3384 PA
There are other reasons too but that is one major thing to consider.
Would one of the other reasons be that he is baed and that Reg might have an aneurism if the Dodgers sign him?
Don't close the door on what you adore.
Freak out about getting a guy that has 56 million coming to him and was almost as good as Casey Blake last year? Me?
@andrewngrant
to be fair, it’s only 48 million.
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
The Dodgers aren’t paying 48 million for Young. Nobody need worry about that.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
“The Angels aren’t paying 64 million for Vernon Wells. Nobody need worry about that” – Every fucking person in the world except Tony Reagins.
@andrewngrant
to be fair, it’s 81 million.
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
I would like to have Michael Young if the Dodgers don’t have to give up anything meaningful to get him and the Rangers eat up most of that contract.
In other words, I’m not getting Michael Young, and that’s OK.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
All things being equal, of course — take Young’s contract out of the equation.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
Teams that can afford his contract
Yankees (why), Angels (well they went after Wells).
Teams definitely cannot pay for him even with Texas picking up some cash:
Probably Cardinals, Astros, and Padres
Teams that could throw a bone but would need some cash plus not a lot of return re prospects.
Twins, Rockies.
Team that will be out to lunch when the call comes.
Dodgers
Just a thought
maybe the Dodgers should hire a nutritionist for its organization and make his/her first project Dee Gordon.
The guy could use some meat on his bones!
Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic.
“Before I left the organization, Dee Gordon told me he was in the best shape of his life,” said Martin.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Feb 7, 2011 9:10 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Kershaw
Kemp
Kuroda
Kuo
Kenley Jansen
"Pluto’s not even a planet no more, which I’m very disturbed about. I grew up when Pluto was a planet. Now, I’m 25, I turn around and Pluto’s no longer a planet. I’m going to elbow that guy in the nose." -Ron Artest
Ok, quick question
today’s baseball class was lackluster because apparently the undergrads are going through midterms and are thus all tired.
What we spent a majority of our time on were issues of class and race in baseball, especially in terms of the book we are reading. Did you all have ANY interest in that?
Don't close the door on what you adore.
This could certainly tie into your little league paper. How a kid growing up in a wealthy area is able to take advantage of facilities, instruction, equipment that promotes growth.
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
except their conclusion was that in order to get the amount of practice time to become truly expert at something, it’s best to be poor in a rich country. But then you have to rank sports on the expense to play them, with baseball and hockey being prohibitively expensive and football/basketball just needing one ball.
I like when two fans spin around with their head on a bat, then race about 90 feet to win a gift certificate to Chili’s.
You are talking about that kind of race, right?
Oh yeah, but of course
Second fan post, up. Hopefully there will be more exciting discussion next week.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
I have done this
In my defense, I was seventeen years old, and I did many stupid things.
I will also note that I there is a high-larious story about me getting sick after this.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
Yu[
and the heads hitting the ground made a nice thump. I can still remember a friend cradeling my head before it hit the ground on one of my trips.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
We usede to do that
at company picnics. OMG that was fun to watch after a few drinks
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
been waiting on you all day
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
Guess it's not funny
It will be funny if the guy with the handle “kempkershaw”
doesn’t have Kemp and Kershaw as his top two.
by David Young on Feb 7, 2011 1:57 PM PST
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Blast from the Past
I am trying to figure out if Tripon, when he wrote THIS in 2009, was being sarcastic or not when he wrote “Russell Martin is in the best shape of his life.”
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
Martin has to get one PR man and stick with him. This going back and forth is going to catch up with him.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
With Tripon and the question of sarcastic or not
my default position is “yes”
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
better late than never
my top 5
Sunshine (Kershaw)
Thunder Thighs (Billz)
Bison (Kemp)
Bat Flip Bad Ass (Kuo/Guo)
Eggplant (Broxton)
with a special shout out to Rod Barajas, who when/if he makes the team I will purchase a jersey of since we share the same last name and it will be cool to have one.
My wife call him my cousin and for all I know it might even be true lol
Hmm
…Bodhi is very talkative lately. And his eyes are huge, filled with black and …murder. Also, whenever I come home, he spends the first 10 minutes bumping his head into my shins. Then is only content when I let him sit on top of me.
I’m afraid.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
That sounds like my mom to my dad.
I’m afraid.
Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic.
If your mom is bumping her head into your dad’s shins, SHE’S DOIN IT WRONG
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Feb 7, 2011 9:54 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
You’ve never heard of a shinjob?
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
by G.Scott on Feb 7, 2011 9:56 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Oh man, I don’t know why this is so fuckin funny, but it is.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
In Japan, the Shinjob is a tribute
I try to avoid looking at my mother in the tits, regardless of the situation.
by G.Scott on Feb 7, 2011 10:10 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Russ needs to consult him for fashion tips.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Feb 7, 2011 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
he’d do something like wear that turtleneck and pair it with a denim-patterned Ed Hardy-themed pageboy cap and then I’d cry because I’d never see anything again.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
I think if Russ grew some sick chops he could rock the pageboy.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Feb 7, 2011 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
Yep, I think you have to have the chops to pull it off.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Feb 7, 2011 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
Holy Shit Scooby-Doo. That turtleneck is.. AWESOME.
Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic.
I really do not mean for these comment to take these turns, I really don’t.
Don't close the door on what you adore.
You’ve never heard of a shinjob?
…and nine months later, Corncake was born!
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
The gin must be free flowing, you are on fire
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Thing is, even a shinjob is better than the Reverse Humma.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Feb 7, 2011 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
LMAO
that one almost made me do a spit take
Fave 5
I am assuming that since this is called Fave 5 that it’s purely based on personal choice. If that’s the case then my fave 5 would be…
1) Broxton – Fuck all the naysayers. Big John is gonna make a comeback this season.
2) Kershaw – I’m gonna keep callin’ him Clay K until the damn nickname sticks. After that I dunno what I’ll call him.
3) Kuroda – Any guy who takes a liner off the noggin for my team the way Hiro did makes my list for sure.
4) Furcal – The annual highlight reel of plays he makes at short by far make up for the errors and DL time. Wish I had half the arm Raffy’s got.
5) Kemp – can’t wait to see more bombs to right center and with Lopes coaching 1B, his base running could get pretty crazy.
Wish there was more room for Bills, Kuo, Ethier, Jansen, Gordon and others who are also my faves.
by wilhud on Feb 7, 2011 10:12 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Hey wait
since we’re still paying Manny, cos I choose him for my Fave 5?
/ducks
Don't close the door on what you adore.
Kershaw
Billingsley
Kemp
Kuroda
Kuo
Wow lots of Ks in there, lol. I had Broxton…but I felt like I had to get Kuroda in here, he has afterall been the only winning pitcher in 2008 playoff games that I attended.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Good thing I'm going back in old threads at midnight and posting pointlessly in them
That always serves a purpose.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Last maybe not least
CKershaw
Raffy
Kuroda
Dre
Soap bubble Padilla
by Skunkburner on Feb 8, 2011 12:07 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Kershaw
Killa Kuo
Jansen
Mono Stereo
Soap Bubble Padilla
by DodgersKings323 on Feb 10, 2011 4:26 AM PST reply actions
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