Dodgers Spring Attendance Drop Overblown
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 11:42 AM PDT
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I missed this story on Friday, but Steve Dilbeck of the Los Angeles Times wrote about the Dodgers attendance woes this spring. Dilbeck posted these stunning figures:
Dodgers’ attendance has plummeted this spring. Last year the Dodgers averaged a record 11,589 in 17 home games. This spring, through 10 games, they are averaging 6,645.
That’s a stunning difference of 4,944 -- or a 42.3% drop.
My first thought was that it would have been better to compare numbers through the same point in spring training, or even wait until spring is done to compare apples to apples. After all, at the time Dilbeck wrote that, the Dodgers still had seven home games left, many during a week when many people have spring break, plus three weekend games. However, upon further review, the numbers are flawed.
Dilbeck is correct that the Dodgers had 17 home games last spring, but three of those weren't at Camelback Ranch. They played one game in Las Vegas and two exhibition games at Dodger Stadium. Take out those three games, and we have the following numbers:
- 2010 at Camelback Ranch: 14 home games, 8,623 average attendance
- 2011 at Camelback Ranch: 11 home games, 7,144 average attendance (through Monday)
That is a drop of 17.1%, which is still quite a drop, but let's go back to Dilbeck's article:
Attendance throughout Arizona is down significantly, and in spring training in general. Major League Baseball attendance this spring has fallen an average of 1,309 a game, or 17.2%.
So all of MLB is down 17.2% this year, while the Dodgers are down 17.1%. That doesn't seem out of line to me.
Today's Game
Chad Billingsley makes his fifth start of the Cactus League today, and will be followed by Hong-Chih Kuo, Ramon Troncoso, Travis Schlichting, Lance Cormier, and Scott Elbert.
Before the game, the Dodgers reassigned Oscar Villarreal to minor league camp. There are now 41 players left in big league camp, 20 pitchers and 21 position players.
Ryan Dempster gets the start for the Cubs today. Also scheduled to pitch for Chicago are John Grabow, Scott Maine, Sean Marshall, and Jeff Samardzija.
Lineups
| Cubs | Dodgers | |||
| RF | Fukudome | SS | Furcal | |
| LF | Colvin | CF | Paul | |
| CF | Byrd | RF | Ethier |
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| 1B | Pena | 3B | Uribe | |
| C | Soto | 1B |
Gibbons |
|
| 3B | Baker | LF | Gimenez |
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| 2B | DeWitt | C | Barajas |
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| SS | Barney | 2B | Velez | |
| P | Dempster | P | Billingsley | |
Today sees several spring firsts for the Dodgers.: Xavier Paul in centerfield, Jay Gibbons at first base, and Hector Gimenez in left field.
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Game Time: 1:05 p.m.
TV: Prime Ticket, MLB Network
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Did you send this piece to the Yahoo writer who quoted Dilbeck yet?
Just curious. Well done, Uncle Google. ;-)
This would’ve been too much work and logic for Dilbeck, though.
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 did but it looks like they will not post the comment. Not sure what the time frame is, but I wrote it several hours ago. I’ll send the link to Ian via facebook.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Cool
What about posting on Dilbeck’s site? Or maybe that’s not worth the effort. If you guys are Uncle Google he’s Uncle Eeyore.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Someone with an agenda probably fed him that info and he ran with it without checking.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
can elbert continue to improve?
can hector the vector do better in the outfield then Loney?
These hands will always be rough
I’m guessing winning a world series will have a positive impact on attendance the year immediately following.
by Michael White on Mar 22, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
When those wins only come around 1 every 60 years or so
you gotta enjoy em when you can
These hands will always be rough
Kevin Elster ownage
Also not down
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Considering the signature
every teams attendance is not down
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
My Loney prediction
April: sucks
May: average
June: average
July: sucks
August: sucks
September: average
October: average
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
Bloggers are ruining journalism
running with stories without research or verification.
Rabble rabble rabble.
I wonder if Dilbeck has a Google Alert for his name and when he sees a link to TBLA he’s like,“Oh, man, what did I do now.”
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
For
Keith, you could not have nicer golf weather out herein AZ.
BTW, since every full and had season ticket plan includes one or both ST games expect the average to go up.
our season ticket plan included angels and mariners tickets. If they count tickets sold (as they are want to do) it’ll be fine.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
you
Paid for them like I did so they will count
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Only Camelback games should be considered.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I still want to know what is wrong with giving a three-year-old a time out.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
20 seconds or a full?
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Spawn is the opposite of the NFL: she challenges and then she gets the time out. And there unlimited time outs, regardless of the result of the challenge.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
are time outs in her room? cause Time Out for me used to me Josie Dollie time
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh no. We sit her right in the middle of the floor. No toys, no playing, no nothin’. I wait a minute and then tell her when she’s ready to apologize and tell me why she’s in time out, she can come out of time out.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
when she’s ready to apologize and tell me why she’s in time out
That is the key. You want to child to explain what they did to cause the time out to reinforce the connection to the unwanted behavior and that it is the unwanted behavior that causes the undesirable time-out.
That said, I’ve never liked the term “time-out” for some reason.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
For some reason when I used “shut the fuck up” I was relieved of my baby sitting duties and given a time out.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I have pulled out the old “What the hell is wrong with you?” and not only am I still allowed to parent, but I was allowed to father another child.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure, the key is that your comment was directed to the child, mine was to the childs parent:)
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Now that’s funny.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
You probably shouldn’t have used all those timeouts in the first half.
/Howland
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
safe to say Florida will never feel the need to recruit Mr. Howland if they ever have a coaching opportunity.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I doubt Howland can bribe the AAU guys as well as Donovan.
by Bob Timmermann on Mar 22, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The corner has been frequently visited about 3-5 times a day by my niece, my my..
by Julio Nievas on Mar 22, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely nothing
I believe the rule of thumb (at least the one I’ve been using) is one minute per year. Three minutes for three-year-olds. Although Nate was insistent last time that he is now three-and-a-half, so I was compelled to give him a 3.5-minute time out.
Man, if they can only get one minute of time out per year I suggest you parents use that time out judiciously
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
because we want to build a race of
mediocre self indulgent litle brats that will get eaten by the Chinese and Indians in the global labor market
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Nothing
The way you described is by the book that I read. This is nothing more than teaching children that there are natural and logical consequences to their actions and decisions. Spawn is plenty ready for that at three.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Since...
I missed the Simers thread, I just want to give a hearty if tardy +1 to all of you who called him bad names.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Mar 22, 2011 12:06 PM PDT reply actions
Best part of the thread is that for a while it teetered on the edge but then recovered into a very nice Laker thread.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
In part due to your fine stewardship sir
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
like buy a cheese pizza and then load up on your favorite topings. Maybe, but it’s the crust that kills me, it just tastes off
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t it easier to simply start with a better pizza?
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Then burn your pizza to make it taste better.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
For like $4-5 or whatever it is at the store, it’s decent enough to get the job done.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I find the $5 Little Cesears to be just fine for a lunch or something for dinner you can pick up in 10 seconds on the way home.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
especially since their crazy bread is awesome
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup, can’t say no to the crazy bread
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
The real question is...
do you like pizza and cookies…in the same box!
Cookies seem to be everywhere these days. Soon we will be offering them on TBLA.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
this is getting out of hand. I was on board for breadsticks, which were actually tasty (though the pizza, still off) but Wyngz? Cookies? Come on now.
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
but they are tollhouse
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
have you ever, in the history of the world, eaten pizza and then said, “you know what would go great with this? cookies.”
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I have cookies every night, so yeah, I’ve done that:)
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it part of the Silverwidow Diet?™
;-) {ducks}
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 recently discovered a 4-pack of Costco pizza for $10. The only drawback is it’s cheese only and they seem to be slightly smaller than Digiorno, but if you have other toppings on hand then it’s a bargain!
My gift to TBLA
Will be how to make your own pizza – it will cost pennies and taste great
heck you can make dough and sauce well in advance and freeze them to use when you need them
easy and yummy
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
500 degrees and a stone will due just fine
some things are easier than they seems – good pizza is pretty darn easy, naples world class knock your socks off…well that takes years of work
but who needs that if your point of reference is DiGiorno?
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been told if you don’t wanna shell out for a pizza stone, a quary stone from Home Depot will do just fine
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
it will
you can also use terracotta tiles
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, you can make pretty tasty pizzas on the grill. Very easy, they come out great.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Mar 22, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Big Green Egg FTMFW.
I made homemade pizza on the BBQ last week!
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Mar 22, 2011 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Mark Prior going to start the year in the Yankees pen?
Looks like he’s thrown 5 2/3 IP, walked 4, struck out 8, given up 1 run, 3 hits.
I see that FanGraphs has rated KC as the #25org. I clicked on the link and sure enough they rate #1 in Future Talent but toward the bottom in the other categories.
I dunno. They have been bad, and they will be bad this year, and they don’t have a lot of money, but still…. I gotta think that if your method is spitting out KC as #25 you might want to tweak your system.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
Number in one in future talent should keep you away from last place. Plus they still have a great stadium.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
So I went to the methodology and read the KC article to try to figure out how KC ranks so low. Here are the weights they give to their components:
Present Talent – 30 percent
Financial Resources – 30 percent
Baseball Operations – 25 percent
Future Talent – 15 percent
So the argument goes like this:
1) The Royals suck.
2) The Royals have sucked for quite some time.
3) The Royals don’t spend any money and have not spent money for quite some time.
4) The Royals have made some foolish choices in the recent past.
5) We don’t care all that much about future talent. We’ll throw it a bone at 15%.
Therefore, 25th place.
This is ridiculous. It seems like the only reason to do such a ranking is to try to put some predictive value on the season or the near future; if that’s not what they’re trying to do, what is the point?
I can see dinging the Royals by saying that one doubts they will spend the money to build a supporting team around the great talent they are about to promote. And ding them again for fielding a horrific team this year. But I just don’t see the point of saying TEH ROYALS BLOW oh by the way they have the best minor league system but TEH ROYALS STILL BLOW.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Well you have to keep in mind
that top prospects bust all the time, nonstop. See: Brandon Wood.
These hands will always be rough
Well, sure. I like the idea of trying to rate the organizations from top to bottom and include all the aspects. I don’t think any system like that should put the Royals #1.
But again, what is the point if not to try to put some predictive value on the organizations? The choices they made on what to count and what not to count put the Royals out in the cold.
I am sure they are crying all the way to the spring training facility.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't see the insistence on predictiveness
Sometimes you want to rank current and past.
These hands will always be rough
I guess I want predictiveness because, otherwise, what does the ranking add to the conversation? The past is the past and is settled business. Current, I suppose, could lead to a conversation about the state of the business.
But what we’re all trying to figure out is what is going to happen. The future is where it’s at.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I find the exercise as pointless as Rob Neyer trying to predict who will be the decades best player at each position knowing full well that player has probably yet to show up.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
However if we only discussed things that are worth discussing, our comment ballons would be empty.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
That seems about as fitting a conclusion to the thread as I could ask for.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
In many ways, it’s an excuse to come up with a daily post for some 30-day period. Which isn’t a bad thing. It’s a good enough way to use the team at hand as a jumping point for discussion.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Andy LaRoche
Joel Guzman
The Golden Calf
Need I go on?
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
isn't this the same place that gave Seattle the #6 org?
If so, ’nuf said.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
But ranking minor league systems is shotty at best. Between going from A ball to the majors the strike rate keeps falling, so you can’t put more weight on something like minor league talent because most prospects (by nature) fail.
by Michael White on Mar 22, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I like “shotty” seems like a cross between snotty and shoddy.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Poor dog
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 one I feel sorry for.
The one that drools less and poops more.
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 feel sorry for Marge Schott's dog, Schotty
and not Marge Schott, okay! :-P
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 believe there were multiple Schottzies. Kudos go to Schottzie 2 (or Schottzie 3?) for being the Catherine Parr of the baseball world.
Ahhh, I was trying to make a joke reference and didn't even have the dog's name right.
No wonder Joe was confused. I’m a terrible example of the canine breed.
I still feel sorry for … those dogs.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Because based on history the front office will likely take that future talent and squander it, or the future talent will simply become James Loney, Russell Martin, and Greg Miller. If you are bad at everything for 15 years, just having a few good drafts does not change the equation until something more positive develops.
Not sure if your rant is warranted here.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Would you watch if they did, or just mock whatever they had to say?
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
They were already at Camelback Ranch
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
really? I don’t remember a ST game being on ESPN
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
A game wasn’t on ESPN. But the “tour bus” strolled through AZ and did full reports at each site.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
gotcha. Looking at the schedule they’re only broadcasting from the Cactus once, Cubs @ Rangers
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
MLB on other hand seems to be a shitload of Dodger games that I have been unable to watch or is that simply my imagination running wild
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
nm, they’re broadcasting from Camelback on Thursday, White Sox hosting Cubs
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Ethier quote from the bus
“The camp reminds me of the first year Joe [Torre] was here,‘’ said Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier. "Everyone is stoked. Last year, we got a little stale. I don’t think that’s going to happen this year.‘’ Then he laughed and said, "Don has already threatened us. If we don’t play like we want to be here, we’re gone.’’
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
This is old as well but
Mattingly said the plan is to platoon in left field with Jay Gibbons and Marcus Thames, with others available, including Tony Gwynn Jr..
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Ethier quote from bus…
Seriously, who the fuck is John Ely?
by keithc13 on Mar 22, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
How did you compute the 2010 ST adjusted attendance average? By completely throwing out the attendance of the 3 non-Camelback Ranch games or by replacing those 3 games’ attendance levels with the average 2010 ST attendance without them? Does that make sense?
There were 14 games at Camelback Ranch. I averaged that attendance of those games.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Biggest question of this particular pointless game is...
Will the Vector get enough at bats against RHP to produce a cycle?
Yours
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Lunch
Saw a dude dressed up as the Statue of Liberty dancing like a complete jackass. I think he was pimping some tax preparing service.
Fuck, what a dumb job.
I like it when they dress up like Ceasar
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Redde caesari quae sunt caesaris
and get your taxes done at the same time
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Gee, guess who he’s spending time with.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
But this guy was shaking his ass at cars passing by, etc. A little too over the top.
by silverwidow on Mar 22, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I've seen a few of 'em
I miss the good old days of like 2006 when the people in lame suits could twirl their signs effectively.
Yes, it seems that the economy has forced the overqualified to twirl signs. You need a truly shiftless, lazy person — the kind that is only available in full employment — to really twirl a sign well. Get somebody who’s like, “I’m a trained MRI technician, why am I twirling a sign,” and you can tell their heart really isn’t in it.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
That's okay, Chrissy.
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 work – should we meet at the Regal Beagle for a drink later?
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I like that the Dodgers are facing Ryan Dempster on the day of James Loney’s player profile.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 12:47 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Our reccer’s are getting lazy.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I was thinking this very thing while catching up on last night’s comments. “To Serve Manny” made me laugh out loud today, and that is after Eric had told me about it yesterday after reading it on his phone.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
we shot our wad on the hate thread which in retro should have occurred on Saint Patty’s
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
I hated the hate thread, but it’s a Thin Line Between Hate and Hate. ;-)
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 22, 2011 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
is that a Spike Lee Joint?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Take it to the hate thread.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh no, it's Eric Collins. I almost forgot he existed.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
And it's gonna be the usual high school video class manning the cameras for the web cast today.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
or is that the usual Prime Ticket camera crew, and they are just drunk?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
ProAngle Media is producing all the spring telecasts.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
that was the name I couldn’t remember. They produced everything but the Vegas game, including the KCAL game with Vinnie
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
The Dodgers say they are producing everything, including the KCAL games, in the spring. The KCAL games just use more cameras.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
that is what I said, n’est-ci-pas? The only game I said wasn’t produced by ProAngle was the Vegas game. It was a poorly written sentence, take two.
They produced everything, not including the Vegas game, including the KCAL game with Vinnie.
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
My bad
But they also produced the Vegas game, at least per the Dodgers pre-ST press release on the matter.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe, but the FoxSports graphics were used, only reason it sticks out to me. I believe I’ve vocalized several times how I detest the clip art graphics.
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah
I forgot about that. He showed up yesterday.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
And already with a Gibbons fail down the first base line
a very hard hit ball but he didn’t really play it properly.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
It’s almost more fun imagining this then watching it.
by Michael White on Mar 22, 2011 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
It wasn't a clumsy error or anything
not an easy play but one a more experienced or talented 1B might have played better. He basically tried to “ole!” 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.
How could he handle it and also have the OF assist from LF? I mean, I like the guy, but asking him to man both 1B and LF at the same time seems a bit much.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Silly Humma
he plays:
1st against LH ground ball hitters
3rd against RH ground ball hitters
LF against RH fly ball hitters
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Yeah, only Bugs Bunny can do that!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Would a team of Gimemezes playing at every position beat the Phillies?
I think the answer is clear.
by Michael White on Mar 22, 2011 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Q:
Would a team of Gimemezes playing at every position beat the Phillies?
A: Fuck you, Ruiz?
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
A better question would a team of Gimenez’s beat a team of Valdez’s?
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Honest question: could the Dodgers beat Team Cabrera?
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Note: not an honest question.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
You’ll never know.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d like Xeifrank to sim that. I’ll make him a lineup if I can.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Best pitcher is, who? Daniel Cabrera? I think the Dodgers win because of that alone.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes. Carraras and Carreras get folded in to Team Cabrera.
Other names may count too: basically, any name that would make Charlie Steiner break down and cry as he attempted to announce the play counts.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
VECTOR ARM!!!
LOL.
Guns him at the plate.
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He has played 3rd in the minors...
he could be a super utility player!
These hands will always be rough
Threw out 34% of potential basestealers last year.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
He nailed someone with decent speed at one of the Camelback games too early in the spring. It’s just been a while, that’s all.
Runners are 7-for-7 off Gimenez in Cactus League play.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Gibbons still looks blind at the plate
they waste a double from Raffy and a walk to Ethier, no score after 1.
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I
Had a good view of the throw, the runner barely passed 3rd when Hector picked up the ball, good low throwand easy hook for Rod.
hm
is that one of those, “who the hell is this guy and why is he in LF? lets test his arm” things?
These hands will always be rough
Has to be a highlight for Gimenez, being the one making the throw and not receiving it on a play at the plate.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
hehe
I can just see him in my head going to gwynn/gibbons/thames after the inning “now fellas, thats EXACTLY how I want all throws delivered to the plate from you, mmmmkay?”
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by nolander on Mar 22, 2011 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
A year from now we are going to look back at the Gimenez spring training of 2011 and get a good laugh.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
A year from now? I’m laughing now!
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
it’ll go into the annals with the Lindblom 2010 and Withrow 2009. Was it Withrow 2010 too?
Hopefully it stays out of the Ramon Ortiz 2010.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I’ve witnessed lots of springs, I’m having a hard time remembering a minor league free agent having such an impact in spring training for the Dodgers. We have had some fringe major league players who had big springs like Jason Romano but this is kind of unique.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Only because Belisario barely had a spring training.
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too bad Romano wasn’t good
we could have done so much with that name
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I rec’d kinbote, but I am neutral on this comment.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Gary was banking on that.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
nothing better than to get off the phone and see what you guys have done
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope not
is people trying to start memes the most annoying thing in the world?
These hands will always be rough
good singer, good performer, needs a new lyricist.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Black is black, I want my baby back. It’s gray, it’s gray, since she went away.
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Heard this
Chris Brown trashed a GBA dressing room after being questioned about Rihanna (sp?). I blame Kemp.
It’s kinbote’s shorthand for Yo Gabba Gabba
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think God Bless America should be sung at baseball games either, but why trash it’s dressing room?
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I shudder to think what GBA looks like naked. 93 years old! Did have some work down at age 20 though.
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Darwin Barney says
“Survival of the hittest amirite?”
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 1:34 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
True or False: A Barajas injury would immediately put an end to any question we have about whether Gimenez would make the roster.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
He think Jansen doesn’t know the difference between a cutter and a slider, therefore, he is.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
he is listed on the bench
with an abysmal 111 batting average. Ouch.
These hands will always be rough
In the all-star game? I don’t remember that.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I hear he once got the runs at Dos Gringos.
by Nolij on Mar 22, 2011 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
A good place to day drink!
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by David Young on Mar 22, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
TWSS
This is just too easy.
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by David Young on Mar 22, 2011 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
twss
i love low hanging fruit
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by nolander on Mar 22, 2011 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
twss
I can’t get enough of this
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
TWSS
This is beneath me.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
twss
don’t fight it, just go with it
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by nolander on Mar 22, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
TWSS
Can I leave now?
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by David Young on Mar 22, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
TWSS
I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)
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by David Young on Mar 22, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
twss
is it supposed to look so… skinny?
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by nolander on Mar 22, 2011 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
TWSS
Dr.Drew says Vitamin E will help that lean.
Vitamin E
Eric’s stage name.
Related: I heard they shut down the Wild Goose.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
The place was just called The Goose before Dave & I showed up.
True story.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Next TBLA Karaoke night, you need to be introduced as Vitamin E.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
We’ll form a duo: Vitamin E and Legs. Also the title of our buddy/road movie.
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that name just cries out for bikini models
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Vitamin E needs a DJ sidekick. I submit Vitamin E and Funkmaster Flesh
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
y’all could be spokespeople for Bud Light
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
No waita minute, Busta.
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I always enjoy it when a regular shows up and starts answering comments from top to bottom.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Yep it's how I spend my coffee (actually tea) break
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A POET AT THE KEYSTONE
No man is one thing, so they say.
A well rounded player? Hooray.
The question is timing:
Will’s got to stop rhyming
And turn a goddam double play.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
True or False without looking
If you combined the batting averages of Uribe/Gibbons/Velez they would not equal the Vectors?
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Ha, I sucked you in by asking such a crazy question so the expected answer would be true because logically it has to be false but why bring it up, if the answer is false:)
False it is
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Exactly
Are they all hitting about a buck fifty?
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better and better each inning
they have a few hits off him, but one was an excuse me blooper hit on a nice pitch, one ate up Gibbons at 1st and the other was solid. Last inning he looked especially filthy in a good way. Dempster looks good, too.
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Jon Weisman with some excellent links today. Especially to one of my favorite Angels of all time Bobby Grich and a real story about Marcus Thames.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Bloop hit for Uribe to lead off, still scoreless
still good pitcher’s duel.
Now let’s see if Gibbons remembers to wear his contact lenses this AB.
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fly out to CF, at least looked like a good swing and contact
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and now back to work...
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cool. should I add a spoiler alert? ;)
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Its not like he is very likely to be claimed on waivers
if Xpaul/Gwynn/Thames/Gimenez suck they will be able to simply call him back up.
These hands will always be rough
Chance of being claimed?
Thames > Gwynn > X Paul > Gimenez > Gibbons? Not sure about the first 3 really
These hands will always be rough
I think the contracts of Thames and Gwynn would actually work against them being claimed. If anyone wanted them at that price they would simply have signed them. Same problem with Navarro.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
But Thames and Gwynn can refuse to go to the minors, right? So they get waived, refuse the assignment, then they’re free agents, and a new team is only on the hook for the minimum, right? I bet they can find major league work that way.
Gibbons is different. He probably can also refuse, but he may not be able to find major league work.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess
we don’t really know there weren’t other bidders for their services, and they didn’t just choose us because, well, our LF situation was shitty. They both have proven they can fill a useful role in the majors, lefty masher, and pinch runner/defensive specialist
These hands will always be rough
Related question
Is Velez appearancing himself onto the roster. He’s a decent guy for a beginning manager to have around. If you write the wrong position number on the lineup, he can probably still play there.
Castro used to be a fine defensive SS. He is not the worst player of all time, just one of the worst offensive players of all time
So a little respect please
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
You forgot to count Vector
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
by G.Scott on Mar 22, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
I think he’ll get benefit of the doubt, at least in terms of making the opening day roster, because of the vision problems.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Marlon Byrd snaps Bills' streak of 12 straight batters retired
with a single; Byrd is now 22 for 44 this spring.
But if you mock every free agent signing, at least one of the years of the contract you’ll be right!
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
(Mocks Pujols signing)
(Marks calendar for 2021)
(Rubs hands together)
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder how many Dodgers
will have to start the season on the DL with plantar fascitis in order for Colletti to keep the players he wants to keep.
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my two favorite fake injuries: oblique strain, elbow tendinitis.
BTW for anyone interested, tendinitis is the #1 way schools get kids to medical red shirt so they don’t lose a year of eligibility if they’ve previously used their red shirt year.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
could have just been our conference, i suppose. There’s no way of knowing or citing this since they’re fake injuries. No way to tell which are real and fake, but I know a bunch of guys who would have been cut or transferred to JuCo’s if they didn’t say they had elbow or shoulder tendinitis, med-red, and work out with the team all year “rehabbing”
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
And she would have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn’t for you meddling kids.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
a close second
tied for first is every Hector Gimenez PA
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s about to get The Sword of 1000 Unemployment Checks.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Damocles is like, “Fuck, I thought I was tough.”
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Cicero Romano is a great ballplayers name
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Some nice birds attending to Dionysius, no wonder he was all like “I want what you got yo”
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice sliding grab!
As usual, not quite as exciting as Eric Collins makes it sound, but still a nice play. Chad gets out of it. Still 1-zip Dodgers into bot of 6th.
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by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
gibbons would have stood around trying to figure out why he wasn't in left
These hands will always be rough
And right on cue, Mister Magoo strikes out.
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TJ Simers is a nice guy.
The name's Francis Soyer, but everybody calls me Psycho. Any of you guys call me Francis, and I'll kill you.
by NotJoeTorre on Mar 22, 2011 2:50 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
just not when dealing with anything related to his job
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Im not sure what Marcus Thames did to him but damn.
The name's Francis Soyer, but everybody calls me Psycho. Any of you guys call me Francis, and I'll kill you.
Sat at his locker is what Marcus Thames did to Simers.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
i assumed the above from njt was sarcastic?
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I got it instantly
even earned a silent rec from me
well, it was silent
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
but deadly?
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by underdog on Mar 22, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
that’s free, as is Pol Pot, Mao, The Last Kind of Scotland, Margaret Thatcher in some circles, Kim Jong Il
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I find that Franco is always good for a laugh
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
How much do we agree with this list?
Go right down the list of head cases, and I won’t even mention the name of Gary Matthews Jr. But how about Kevin Brown, Chad Kreuter, F.P. Santangelo, Kenny Lofton, Esteban Loaiza, Brian Jordan, George Sherrill, Jason Phillips, Odalis Perez, Andruw Jones and now Marcus Thames?
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Sherrill was a headcase? I don’t remember that. Did I miss something?
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
that list is what a lazy sportswriter does when he's constipated and bored but incapable of research
or fairness. And lumping Thames in with the worst of those guys is especially unfair.
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hasn’t had an at bet that counts yet, but he’s the new Andruw Jones….right.
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
The first sentence is just hack writing.
What did The Brim Reaper ever do to TJ Simers?
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scooge
either that is a typo or my vocabulary just expanded
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
skeet
either that is a typo or my vocabulary just expanded
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
jiz I know, but back in my day we spelled it spunk
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
thank you for finally knowing one of my euphemisms, and not making me type anything more technical than that
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Scooge, I love that movie
But the Bill Murray one, Scooged, is even better
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
oh man I’m laughing so hard my face is beet red
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Right, and take a big pay cut to do so.
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I wonder how TJ would like to go work at the Santa Monica Free Press for a fraction of the salary…
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
That guy is a total bastard. I rarely care when someone wants to rip a filthy rich athlete but maybe Simers wants a slap to the chops.
Welcome to Thameswood
He’s not so bad if you have a sense of humor
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Man, I hope NotJoeTorre gets that joke.
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About the Simers discussion in the last article’s comments….
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Havent been on here in a while. I honestly signed in just to comment about that. Guess I need to read the old threads.
Welcome to Thameswood
Just today, right below this one, we spent a good amount of time hating on TJ.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
man I hope I don’t get in trouble for laughing as loud as I just did
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
i really think you guys should table this discussion.
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by underdog on Mar 22, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
The use of the word “table” here deserves some respect for those of us who enjoyed the prior thread
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
IT’S BECAUSE HE SAID TABLE AND THE COMMENTER’S USERNAME IS ALSO TABLE!
GET IT??
/subtle
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
That is just one man's interpretation!
I could have just been making a direct line. Yeah! I could’ve!
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I’d like for TJ to have to start writing in St. Louis so that he and LaRussa can have each other to deal with.
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enjoyed quietly in his car at a nice traffic light.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
and in others there is no “she” to say it.
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I find TWHS comes in handy just as often, though I don’t know how many would get the reference:
“That’s what she said. Or he said. Right? Because of gay.”
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Cormier
In, Corey Smith at first, Juan Castro at second, Velez moved to Third
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 2:54 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Deep fly ball for DeWitt
XPaul didn’t make a very good play that time…
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Dewitt
Gets a glove triple off Paul’s glove
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 2:55 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
That’s how DeWitt gets his triples.
That, and in the playoffs against Rip Van Winkle.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
right age, right position – makes sense
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I frankly don’t remember him being a pitcher. I thought he had a cool name. I was also an Andy van Slyke fan.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Things G. Scott likes
1) People named _______ Van ___________.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Ronnie Van Zandt and Miami Steve Van Zandt.
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Favorite President: Martin Van Buren.
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Van Cliburn?
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Vangina?
What my buddy called his econoline back in high school
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
There's no humor
like high school humor
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
I should get an earful for not remembering that one.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
"Van Der"s don't count!
Otherwise you have to include Joren Van der Sloot.
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Alert
Elbertfan, he is coming in
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I would like to punch that virus guy in the throat
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
i got something
freaked, and closed everything. I wish i took a screenshot. I hope it didn’t do anything to my computer.
like pitch count? count at the plate? Count Chocula?
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes! I hope I’m not the only one who sides with AT&T when he busts out a keytar on that TMobile commercial. By the way, what happens to TMobile now that she’s marrying AT&T
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweet K from Scott
made the patronizing Steve Lyons change his tune and be impressed.
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Nothing out of the ordinary
of someone with 9 walks in 23 batters faced coming into today.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Really not much, was more his tone. Was just saying he has a nice BAA this spring but has walked a ton of guys and hasn't been able to throw strikes at all
which is true. just mentioned the walks, didn’t mention the Ks… Anyway after he started 2 and 0 he sounded kinda annoying, something about it that I can’t remember and maybe its just how Lyons always sounds :-)
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Not to defend Lyons
but I often sound annoyed when Pitchers start 2 and 0
BH has heard me curse over guys not throwing strikes probably more than anything else
leadoff walk and I start to spit
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
We should not be in the same room Elbert walks a left handed hitting pitcher
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Unless some one wanted to redecorate with new furniture anyway.
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I prefer to have us in the same room, drunk, hungry, and more than a little pissed off
Lets see where this goes
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah but you're not an announcer ;-)
and also, like I said the worries about Elbert’s control are obviously warranted, but Lyons often has that tone about young players that ticks me off. So it was probably just more me being sick of Lyons’ tone than what he’s saying about Elbert.
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Lyons played several years, but I imagine him being the guy who was always being pushed by some punk kid trying to take his jerb.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
and then when he'd get scared he'd pull his pants down.
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Hollywood Joe
Can be cranky when pitchers nibble
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 3:19 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I hate it
I hate it when I watch
I hate it when I am in the field
I hate it when I am at the plate
fucking green ass and ham
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Lieutenant Colonel Overreact salutes General Tightness
then wonders if Elbert will finally be the pitcher we hoped he was.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Those
Last 2 strikes from Elbert were sweet
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 3:12 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
For the record
This was the playlist for Eric and me on the road: ……………………………………………………….
We actually never played a single tune. Just yammered on and on, just as if we were commenting here. But in longer form.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I know no one wants him on the roster for the most part but hate seeing Velez get hurt
might have just twisted his ankle.
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Can I make a Chris Brown joke here? No? OK, moving on.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
About the former LA high school star and Giants' OF/3B?
Sure
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Brown never played OF in the majors
and just four games there in the minors. My memory has failed me.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
He beat up Rihanna, too? Geez, Rihanna, stay away from the bad boys, especially the ones named Chris Brown.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Kemp tried to beat her but swung away and missed
Oh I am in so much trouble
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
She must have been bouncing in the dirt at the time
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
she should really get Firefox.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
by G.Scott on Mar 22, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
just
Over 7900 at the park today
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 3:21 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Elbert is one the same schedule as always
He is allowed to throw three strikes. It usually just takes him 3-4 batters :)
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I really like this line that Paul DePodesta used in his online chat that Jon W. linked earlier:
“One of the more difficult aspects of these jobs is making very public decisions with very private information. We’re certainly not always smarter, but we almost always have access to more information… information that we can’t always share publicly. "
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 22, 2011 3:28 PM PDT reply actions
If there was inside info on the ortizii
then ignorance is bliss
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
True
Story, went to buy a T-shirt before the game, saw a nice one with all Cactus League teams on it, was all set to buy it but then put it back. Could not buy shirt with Giants on it.
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 3:35 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I think Maddz bought that shirt. I still don’t understand the appeal of the even T. I’d rather have a nice Tchotchke for the mantle
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Josie loves Tchotcke!
These hands will always be rough
by nolander on Mar 22, 2011 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
sad but true
I once saw Scott Baio flexing in the mirror naked at the gym
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Why were you naked watching Scott Baio?
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He doesn't always watch Scott Baio flex
but when he does, he is naked
These hands will always be rough
by nolander on Mar 22, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
it’s not like Original Sin or Small Pox
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
And Original Sin is the fault of your ancestors, not an egregious choice made.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
no it’s egregious, I forgot that can mean just bad
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
since I usually use it incorrectly to mean too much
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
After almost giving up a homer to Byrd (a deep foul)
Kuo strikes out 2 of 3. Nice.
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Ethier
Had No lineup protection with Juan Castro batting behind him. As I write this, Castro singles
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 3:37 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
almost
Took out Wallach with his bat
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 3:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Hector
Looked like a AA guy against MLB pitching.
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 3:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Last paragraph
of a recent Tony Jackson article referencing an old friend:
The Dodgers will be one of several clubs sending scouts to the Texas Rangers’ minor league complex in Surprise on Sunday to watch a two-inning performance by Roberto Osuna of Guasave, Mexico. Osuna, who turned 16 on Feb. 7, will become eligible to sign with a major league organization in July. He is the nephew of former Dodgers reliever Antonio Osuna.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
That was... not good.
Well done, Tron. {slow clap}
He’s suddenly not looking as likely on the opening day roster.
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I
Still think he is on the 25 man roster
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 3:49 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Well I'm rooting for him but he didn;t look good last year
and he’s been iffy this spring, so… what else will DOdgers be looking at when making that decision?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Pat Riley is dismayed at the value of the word “guarantee”
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait till Thursday night and I consider converting to the LDS church just to get back at Billy Donovan.
by Bob Timmermann on Mar 22, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
you’re going to get Thursday night to covert to mormonism
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Gah, I don't think I can even stomach watching that game. It's like watching last year's NLCS.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Florida / Ohio State two most impressive teams so far. Might be the first time I’d be rooting for Ohio State to win anything.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
yeah agreed and agreed
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Florida will not be going to the Final Four. If the Gators were so impressive, they would have blown UCLA out of the arena playing so close to home.
Ohio State is another matter.
by Bob Timmermann on Mar 22, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I have more mortal enemies than the Justice League of America.
by Bob Timmermann on Mar 22, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Noah
Has a place in a special Hell
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 3:55 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
he must
talk loudly at movies
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 22, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I figured you would get beeped or something when he came in the game
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 3:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Is it his fault that UCLA
decided to call of the dogs at the end of that game?
These hands will always be rough
All the principals from Notre Dame in that game have been a victim of curses: Charlie Weis, Brady Quinn, Jeff Samardzija. All of them have seen their dreams go … unfulfilled.
by Bob Timmermann on Mar 22, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I found a Giant knit hat in my house the other day and asked Verdell where the hell this came from. She said some kid left it behind at school last year, so I went to throw it out and she stopped me, saying it will make a great dust mop.
Dust Mop or Throw out?
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Use it
To wipe down your tire rims and sidewalls
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 4:02 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
the German
In to pitch the last inning, Kyle Russell now in RF
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 4:00 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Hmmm
Dodgers have 2 guys warming in the pen
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 4:06 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
1-1 in the 10th
last chance for LA before its a sister-kisser.
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Who
Did Byrd piss off to still be playing
by bhsportsguy on Mar 22, 2011 4:04 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I know visiting during a Cubs-Dodgers game is a risk,
But where is Vin Scully? Does he not go to spring training games, or is this the first time he hasn’t gone?
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
State high point count: 3/50
If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a $10 charge for putting up with you.
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Mar 22, 2011 4:09 PM PDT reply actions
He did a few games (the Vegas one and maybe a couple of others?)
but generally doesn’t do much ST at this point.
Sorry you had to suffer with Eric Collins and Steve Lyons, as we have ;-)
The other guys they have doing ST TV are pretty decent, Block and Suchon.
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, I asked because they just butchered
Welington Castillo’s name, apparently confusing him with Castro several times. It will be a tragedy when Scully finally hangs him up, he’s one of the all-time great announcers.
You can have today’s game. Quade has forfeited, that’s why he’s left Samardzija in.
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
State high point count: 3/50
If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a $10 charge for putting up with you.
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Mar 22, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah consider these guys like the third string guys right now
so expectations should be low, especially compared to the great Vin. And yes we will all cry.
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 really wish (and I mean this seriously),
That Scully gets to celebrate one more WS title before he hangs it up.
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
State high point count: 3/50
If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a $10 charge for putting up with you.
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Mar 22, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Obviously we do too and
This may be the last chance for that, though some of us thought he’d retire after last year so who knows. He can still call a game, thank God. Cheers.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
that is an incredibly generous sentiment
considering the suffering your fandom has endured
thank you
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
If the Dodgers make the world Series before Vin Scully retires, we’ll get to watch it with Tim McCarver and Joe Buck.
Garbage.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
But wouldn't Scully call the games on the radio?
So you can sync up the radio with the television broadcast and mute the TV.
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
State high point count: 3/50
If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a $10 charge for putting up with you.
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Mar 22, 2011 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
exclusively, that is.
Each team will broadcast their own games locally as well.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe if the Dodgers make the World Series, you could listen to the local Dodgers broadcast over the air on KABC only. I don’t even know if you can get the local feeds streaming through MLB.com.
by Bob Timmermann on Mar 22, 2011 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The local feeds are available through MLB.com.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
For the post-season? Really? So what exactly is ESPN radio paying for? Just to have something to broadcast?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Every other market over the air in the US
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but the home markets of the teams involved is where the most interest lies.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
ESPN will be in that market too, on some station.
I would venture to guess the number from [everywhere but home markets] far outweighs the number from the home markets.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
And over-the-air radio will probably be ahead of the Fox broadcast so you could never sync it up. It would be like a badly dubbed movie. But with Vin doing the talking! So, worth it.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
If the Dodgers make another WS,
I know what my uncle in Carlsbad (lifelong Dodgers fan) would do. He’d rig up the radio and go outside, where he can hear Vin Scully. He already does this for every Dodgers game, except for the rare game he goes to at Petco.
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
State high point count: 3/50
If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a $10 charge for putting up with you.
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Mar 22, 2011 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Even now, when TV is a constant, I listen to a fair number of games every summer in the backyard while grilling or sitting by the fire
Being outside, warm day turns to cool night, Vin Scully, southern california summer
I doubt I still do it when he calls it a day
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Right, I wish he did nine innings of radio instead of TV, with TV I can just mute and watch the action, but on the radio I’d love to hear Vinny for the whole game.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
yes – you have to play the sound of the TV and not watch it to get all 9 of Vin
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
From my perspective,
A lot of Cubs fans would mute the TV when it was a national broadcast and put on Pat and Ron, and they would even do this when the Cubs team was on TV.
But we lost Ron Santo, who died a few months ago. For many, he was the voice of the fan in the booth.
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
State high point count: 3/50
If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a $10 charge for putting up with you.
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Mar 22, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry about Ron, must have been tough as a fan to watch him go through what he did.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Thanks.
The day he died, we had Cardinals fans coming over to BCB to express their sadness at his passing. For perspective, Cubs-Cardinals is one of the fiercest rivalries in baseball, and it is similar to Dodgers-Giants.
I didn't believe it last August, but it turns out that love survives.
State high point count: 3/50
If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a $10 charge for putting up with you.
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Mar 22, 2011 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
It bugs me that he isn’t in the Hall, that they let him pass without that honor
He deserves it
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
that is kind of you
thanks :)
we all hope the same
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Mar 22, 2011 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Kyle Russell is up!
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Best news of the day.
Hit a homerun for 4down!
by Michael White on Mar 22, 2011 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
He ALMOST did!
Crushed a double to deep center.
w00t!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
What do you think, did Kyle just guess fastball?
by Michael White on Mar 22, 2011 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
You know it happened so fast that I missed the pitch he hit
but that’s probably true…
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 thought that had a chance, but Collins really Steinered 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.
The same Kapler who is now up
with the bases loaded?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Castro is walked
and then Corey Smith hits a high chopper that takes a nice play to keep in the infield but now bases are loaded with 1 out. Russell at 3rd.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
FYI
Ian us updated his story to include Eric’s numbers.
UPDATE: True Blue LA would like to raise an objection to Dilbeck’s numbers (and did so in response to this post, via my Facebook page). Perhaps some fuzzy math was employed?
He then quotes Eric’s numbers:
.
My first thought was that it would have been better to compare numbers through the same point in spring training, or even wait until spring is done to compare apples to apples. After all, at the time Dilbeck wrote that, the Dodgers still had seven home games left, many during a week when many people have spring break, plus three weekend games. However, upon further review, the numbers are flawed.
.
Dilbeck is correct that the Dodgers had 17 home games last spring, but three of those weren’t at Camelback Ranch. They played one game in Las Vegas and two exhibition games at Dodger Stadium. Take out those three games, and we have the following numbers:
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• 2010 at Camelback Ranch: 14 home games, 8,623 average attendance
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• 2011 at Camelback Ranch: 11 home games, 7,144 average attendance (through Monday)
.
That’s a 17 percent decrease, right in line with the MLB average this spring. Let’s see what the final numbers are, after the Dodgers play all of their home games at Camelback. But the plummet in attendance may have been oversold a bit.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 22, 2011 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
been there – stays without for a while
I wish that on no man, except if he plays for the Phillies, Giants< Red Sox, or Yankees
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
BTW Joe
loved your guest column on DT.
The Dodgers prepare a media handout where they reproduce a bunch of articles from the LAT, the Daily News, ESPN etc. Your column was reprinted in there; I grabbed a copy for you. (True Blue LA’s recent article was in there too, perhaps because we were “in house” for a few days.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
WOW
thank you – unreal
thank you wow awesome
wow
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, good stuff Joe, almost makes me want to lace up some cleats and go pull a muscle
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
I was walking the path that leads to the minor league offices, which runs on top of a berm beyond the LF field fence of one of the ML practice fields. A few players were taking BP there and I stopped briefly to observe. Matt Kemp was in the cage and he launched one over the fence into my general vicinity. I picked it up and lobbed it into Rick Honeycutt gesturing at me – he was picking up the balls and batting them toward the collection kid behind the screen in short center. That was enough for me to feel like dragging my fifty-year old carcass out onto a field somewhere.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Great article! I can only imagine how that felt. It sounds like a perfect tournament.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
thx all for the kind words
I am waiting for two things from TBLA
1) GScott to turn 30, we need good pitching and the best pitching is young pitching
2) Chad to watch my swing and break down it down – not publically though, that would hurt
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I forgot to give you kudos on that piece back then
so kudos! And thanks for sharing that great experience.
I also didn’t nitpick that you typed “four anvils” instead of “four advils” because that cracked me up. Or is that how he-men prep for baseball camp, Wile E. Coyote style? ;-)
Awesome story!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
It's not a fancy handout
But the official Dodger logo in printed on the cover sheet stapled to the front, so there is that.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I am sure it is very cool – appreciate you thinking of me
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Kapler was up 3-0 and then ends up striking out
one strike looked like a ball but whatever, Kapler sucks.
Mercado (who?) is up now with 2 outs.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Now he'll be cut. :-)
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 hits a blooper that Perez dives and almost catches but
it bounces off his glove. We’ll take 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.
Joey Joe sleeps a little easier
These hands will always be rough
by nolander on Mar 22, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Someone’s sister is disappointed.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 22, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
you got me on this one – the actual sitting in your office alone guffaw
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
It is good stuff and deserves a rec. Plus, I hate seeing “1 rec” all on its lonesome.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 22, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I may have left a little something behind. It was pretty exciting to set foot in the Camelback press box for the first time.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 22, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
O
>- I-<
I
^
We Win. the psudostick figure edition
by Grimjack on Mar 22, 2011 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
From the Dodgers media guide
on their section describing injuries in layman’s terms, a Grade 2 injury is:
a moderate injury in which musculoskeletal tissue has been partially, but not totally torn which causes appreciable limitation in function of the injured tissue
by Eric Stephen on Mar 22, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree – could be a nice meal ticket for him
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 22, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Cept he won’t have a job once he recovers
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
As a veteran NRI, he’s not on the 40-man and signed a minor-league contract. Don’t know what the rules are for him, but I don’t think the major league DL is a likely destination.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
so basically this is the end of the road for him? He gets to teach High School science and coach the school baseball team, which plays on a dirt field?
by Josie Becker on Mar 22, 2011 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
@dylanohernandez Eugenio Velez suffered a grade 2 ankle sprain in the #Dodgers’ win over the #Cubs today.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Is Jay Gibbons a lock to make the roster?
He’s 4/35 this spring.
.114/.162/114
Xavier Paul – .293/.318/537 in 41 Abs.
Thats what I was pondering earlier
I can’t see Gibbons being claimed by anyone, while I have a hard time imagining X Paul making it all the way through waivers with teams like the Royals and Pirates out there.
These hands will always be rough
Gurnick articles
But don’t be shocked if [Scott Elbert] grabs a bullpen spot from Ramon Troncoso, who served up a ninth-inning home run to Jeff Baker for a blown save, his second consecutive ineffective outing. Travis Schlichting, who got the win with a scoreless 10th inning, now seems to be moving past Troncoso as well.and on left field:
“Troncoso is a sinkerball pitcher, and they hit a high fastball,” manager Don Mattingly said. “That’s two times in a row.”
Meanwhile, Elbert has had three effective outings since his “rocky” start to the spring.
“That’s what I wanted to see today,” said Mattingly, a big backer of Elbert after managing his comeback in the Arizona Fall League. “He was good. I think he’s feeling comfortable right now. I know it’s there.”
“We’re going to keep looking,” said Mattingly. “We’ve got guys fighting for jobs, and they’re going to tell us. The decision is not made yet. I don’t know who the left fielder will be if there’s a right-hander pitching.”
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