Dodgers Hit It To Right, Win The Night
by Eric Stephen on Apr 3, 2011 8:14 PM PDT
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PrintThe Dodgers took advantage of five Giants' errors to win the first two games of this series and while San Francisco didn't technically make any errors tonight, the Dodgers took great advantage of The Aubrey Huff Experience in their 7-5 win. The Dodgers won three of four games from the Giants this weekend, their first four-game series win over San Francisco at Dodger Stadium since July 2001 (I'll admit, it's not as daunting a stat when you see they have only played four such series since then).
Earlier in the day, I asked when the Dodgers were going to hit their first home run of the season, as they had not done so in the first three games of the year. Matt Kemp took care of that in the first inning, depositing an 84 mph fastball from Barry Zito into the Dodger bullpen to give the Dodgers a 3-0 lead. This followed a single by Rafael Furcal and a single by Jamey Carroll that rightfielder Huff was kind enough to play into a triple.
But that wasn't the last we heard from Mr. Huff.
In the seventh inning, the game was tied and James Loney was on first with one out. Marcus Thames lofted a fly ball to deep right field, and the Huff adventure resumed again. Huff got turned around in his pursuit of the ball, and the Dodgers got their second gift RBI triple of the night. But the fun wasn't over!
Aaron Miles singled on a ball to right field that Huff pursued like he was channeling Vladimir Guerrero in Game 1 of last year's World Series, and was followed by a double to the gap that made Huff run some more. All in all, it was a nightmare inning for Huff, but turned into a dream for the Dodgers, as they scored four runs in the seventh to recapture the lead.
The four runs in the seventh also meant a win for Hiroki Kuroda, who pitched seven innings. Kuroda was efficient, throwing just 84 pitches, and walked none while striking out five, allowing three runs. But he also allowed two home runs, solo shots in the second inning to Pablo Sandoval and in the sixth inning to Pat Burrell. Kuroda also had a streak of 14 straight batters retired after the Sandoval shot that looked to be headed to 15 on a ground ball to Juan Uribe, but Uribe couldn't field it cleanly, rolling into a somersault on a play that was somehow credited as a base hit.
Zito settled down after that first inning, retiring 15 Dodgers in a row after the Kemp home run. Zito pitched a quality start, allowing three runs in his six innings, walking two while striking out five.
Huff got a small bit of revenge in the top of the eighth inning, lofting a pop fly that fell between Furcal and defensive replacement Tony Gwynn Jr. in short left field for a double off of Hong-Chih Kuo. One more walk by Kuo and two more by Matt Guerrier gave the Giants a run, closing the gap to 7-4. Kuo was pulled for Guerrier with two outs after Kuo threw 22 pitches, to face Burrell. "I just didn't want to give [Burrell] a shot at a lefty," Don Mattingly said after the game. "Kuo wasn't throwing the ball where he wanted to, and was having a little trouble with command."
Jonathan Broxton pitched the ninth for his third save in four nights, but did not do so quietly. Broxton allowed two hits, including a home run to Aaron Rowand, his second home run allowed in three games and the sixth allowed by the Dodgers in the four-game series. Five of the six home runs given up by Dodger pitching this weekend were solo home runs.
The Dodgers are off Monday before starting a two-game series in Colorado, with Clayton Kershaw facing Jhoulys Chacin Tuesday night.
WP - Hiroki Kuroda (1-0): 7 IP, 6 hits, 3 runs, 5 strikeouts
LP - Dan Runzler (0-1): 1/3 IP, 4 hits, 4 runs, 1 strikeout
Sv - Jonathan Broxton (3): 1 IP, 2 hits, 1 run
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and this is a great example of why ERA is over rated as a stat?
by 68elcamino427 on Apr 3, 2011 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
no
bu it’s a great example as to why saves is overrated as a stat
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
It was
a great great night…
"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime."
Its always important to use proper spelling when insulting someone's inteligence
smh
These hands will always be rough
That chalk outline now so funny now is it Giants?
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Chaulk doesn't quite rub off on grass well enough.
by Taylor Maricle on Apr 3, 2011 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t, you’re putting a 34 YO first baseman who plays super shitty defense in LF into RF and expecting a good outcome? A shocker would be if he was making all of these plays.
Anyways thanks for the D!!
Welcome to Thameswood
6 home runs wow
rangers hit 11 in 3 games, amazing
"Losing feels worse than winning feels good." -Vin Scully
LOL Gnats
Who needs defense?
Dell, Forbort, Frattin, Genoway, Gregoire, Kristo, Malone, Nelson, Trupp. Go Fighting Sioux.
"A wedding is a funeral where you smell your own flowers" -Eddie Cantor
here is a visual synopsis of Aubrey Huff's day in RF
"What doesn't kill you might injure you, or just kill you later." -Czheck Proverb
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by shaqfor3 on Apr 3, 2011 8:17 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
There's no one to replace Broxton with.
Jansen is just as prone to wildness as evidenced by yesterday, MacDougal more so (highest BB/9 rate in all of the MLB in recent years), Kuo can’t pitch that often and has struggled anyway, and Guerrier walked two in a row, including one with the bases loaded bring in a run today. Hawksworth and Cormier have had bad nights on the mound. Everyone’s been struggling, there’s no one to replace him with.
Because ever since Broxton broke up with Rhianna he has sucked.
by Xeifrank on Apr 3, 2011 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Hawk was not that baad on the mound
he was barely missing, didn’t get hit hard, didn’t get defensive help(It would have been close though).
These hands will always be rough
The only person I’m concerned with is Kuo, but I am sure he just needs to get loose.
Welcome to Thameswood
He's been missing about 2-4 MPH on his fastball so far.
by Taylor Maricle on Apr 3, 2011 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
first 4 games of the season
Broxton’s fastball is fine, the mph will come. The slider needs some work. He is a power pitcher it is early in the season he looks way better than the 2nd half last year. HE WILL BE FINE!
Hating the Giants for going on a half century and counting!
by MammothDodger on Apr 3, 2011 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we're going to have to ride it out.
It’s still early yet.
But I am very concerned about Broxton. He’s been very hittable despite the 3 saves and he topped out at 96 tonight. I don’t think he’s the solution.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Apr 3, 2011 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Fair enough, but what’s the solution to the Brox Question? It’s his job to lose, and at this moment, it’s not like anyone else is stepping up to take it from him in a real, serious fashion.
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Yeah it’s a problem. Hopefully the pen will right itself and someone can step up if Broxton continues to struggle. I still have high hopes for Jansen, despite yesterday’s stinker.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Apr 3, 2011 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
PARDON ME!
Please correct that
THREE SAVES!
by 68elcamino427 on Apr 3, 2011 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Not in the 2nd half of last year he wasn’t.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Apr 3, 2011 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Yet Jansen looked poopy in the game this weekend
lets not get ahead of ourselves
These hands will always be rough
He was not all that impressive this spring. He’s still young and needs to develop a consistent off-speed pitch to compliment his fastball.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Apr 3, 2011 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he might just need more time to get back into it
He doesn’t have a lot of experience being a pitcher so I could see him needing some extra time to get himself in place.
These hands will always be rough
Could be
I can’t recall, was he effective with a breaking ball last season when he was called up?
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Apr 3, 2011 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
but he was a kid no one had seen then and throwing 97. That’s not a trick you can keep up for a long time. That’s like that guy from that movie The Rookie. He was only in the big leagues like two years
Did you not actually see the Rookie(don't you remember the softball lob!?!?)?
throwing 97 and throwing strikes will get lots of guys out. Throwing 97 and walking guys not so much is all I’m saying. Him not throwing strikes is a bigger problem then the breaking pitch, though they are both big problemos.
These hands will always be rough
To sum it all up:
He needs another pitch.
Thank you for your attention.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
And heck even Kuo doesn't look invincible right now.
Which we expect him to be.
We do have to ride it out, I think Broxton clearly has the stuff and the velocity to get the outs but he still seems prone to the mistake pitch to the wrong guy. I still have faith though I agree if Padilla comes back and looks good, who knows…
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I like this
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Apr 3, 2011 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Added a quote from Mattingly about Kuo/Guerrier
Basically he didn’t like Kuo’s command and didn’t want Burrell to face a LHP
Kuo is far from the average LHP
He is death to both Lefties and righties. I wish Mattingly left him out there to face Burrell
by SeanMillerSavior on Apr 3, 2011 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Kuo’s velo took a nice fat dip when he threw the ball below the waist. I think it was a good move. Imagine if Broxton and Kuo both gave up a HR..
Welcome to Thameswood
I think it has to do with the fact that over his career
Burrell OPS’s about 85 points higher against lefties then righties.
These hands will always be rough
Nice headline. I was thinking "Giants leave in a Huff" but this is better.
I think the Dodgers will hit just fine on the road.
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Kershaw will be going?
Is that official. I know I had heared they were thinking of giving him an extra day off.
They are giving Kershaw and BIllingsley an extra day off
by having the fifth starter pitch on April 10 instead of April 12.
Like, he needs someone to clean out his attic?
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Apr 3, 2011 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Boobs aren’t big enough?
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
by mleadman on Apr 3, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
like some of the comments in this thread haven’t been equally bad. It’s been 4 games and we won 3 of them. Chill the fuck out.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
by G.Scott on Apr 3, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Whoa
Wait up — I’m not angry or anything; I just thought it was funny. Marty’s comment was perfect as well.
You obviously read WAY too much into it. Relax.
Statistics
One team scored 19 runs and gave up 13. They also had 3 quality starts. They also are 0-2 in 1 run games and 0-1 in 2 run games.
You can also look at it this way, the Dodgers scored 13 runs in 3 games and gave up 9.
Sorry I didn’t get a chance to connect with you, BH. Family pressures were a little nutsy and I was having trouble getting texts to go through… next time.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 3, 2011 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Some of it. I got there late, traffic — holy shit, were there 56,000 people there tonight? — then had to find the second half of my family, then food issues for the older kid, then food issues for the younger kid, then bathroom issues for the older kid…
…but I definitely saw Matt Guerrier walk two guys and then use his powers of mind control to get Tejada to pop up on the first pitch! Haw haw.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 3, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
It comes tomorrow. I’m too tired to decide which pun is better/more fitting: “Huffy” or “Currier” (pronounced “career”).
I’ll probably go with the former. I don’t really feel like picking on Matt Guerrier this time.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 3, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
broxton being a top step closer, hope he works it out and goes back to 1st half 2010 brox. at 7 mil we cant afford to have him struggle
so you can have a minimum salary Jansen struggle
never confuse money with performance, players earn money for as much surviving to the next year as they do for being good.
by bhsportsguy on Apr 3, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Jansen needs work with a pitching coach for his second pitch, and to be put in non-pressure situations while he learns it. (Sounds like a job for AAA team)
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
I think everyone is way too quick to dimiss how good Jansen was last year.
41ks in 27ip.
0 hrs
15 bbs (that was a bit high)..
Given the dearth of talent in the Dodgers pen (basically everyone outside of Brox/Kuo)…there’s no way I’d option Jansen. He can learn at the MLB level..and if he struggles in tight games then put him in the blowouts.
Thats a lot of Ks
for people to say, “oh they just hadn’t figured him out yet”
These hands will always be rough
exactly..
Its not like Jansen was lucky last year.
And he’s still way better than most of the other options.
not picking on you, promise.
Its not like Jansen was lucky last year.
No one suggests he was. Just saying he was a new arm with new tendencies that not one team had a book on. Even if they did, hitting 97 is still hard. I don’t quite understand why it’s “Jansen’s fine he throws 97” and “Something’s wrong with Broxton he’s only throwing 97!”.
And he’s still way better than most of the other options.
Says nothing to Jansen and says everything about the quality of MLB relief pitchers.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
He struckout 41 guys in 27 IP throwing 97
Brox has been throwing over 97 his whole career.
Says nothing to Jansen and says everything about the quality of MLB relief pitchers.
If we aren’t supposed to compare him to other relievers what are we supposed to compare him too?
These hands will always be rough
performance evaluation should be on an individual basis and not as it relates to a group. It’s like suggesting Chad Qualls is a good reliever because he was the closer in Arizona for most of last year.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
So how do we know that Loney isn't a good 1st baseman?
we base it on ________________ because…. We know it because compared to other 1b he is bad. If Jansen is better then all the other relief options he should be in the pen. If he is better then most other relievers in the league at some point thats a good reliever. I don’t know why you are so set on burying the kid.
These hands will always be rough
wait till you see him in person. He’s just not good outside of his fastball and that just isn’t good enough at that level.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
in person can be deceiving
You also said Gibbons was awesome in batting practice based on seeing him in spring training.
And he went like 4-40 in actual game action.
If Jansen struggles the next few games then yeah last season will look like an outlier but I’d give him at least 3 more outings before concluding that.
he was. Gibbons has said he has no depth perception and can’t hit curveballs. I watched him stroke BP and hit 2 line singles off of fastballs.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
It is certainly possible
that a pitcher with less than 100 professional innings pitched, might need some more seasoning.
sure, but keep it to junk situations like last year and no more of this “Jansen for closer” stuff I feel keeps creeping up
by Josie Becker on Apr 3, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
YUP!
"Champions last year," he said. "Not this year." - Rubby De La Rosa after shaming the Giants in ST
He pitched in high leverage situations last year
but I certainly wouldn’t put him above brox or kuo
These hands will always be rough
True or False: by the time Jansen got the opportunity to pitch in “high leverage” situations last year, the Dodgers had no high leverage situations, because they were done and doner.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 3, 2011 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure they felt high leverage to the kid pitching for his future
These hands will always be rough
Judges?
I’m sorry, we can’t allow it. You must begin your answer with either “True” or “False.”
Control of the board returns to Ken Jennings.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 3, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Broxtons problem is the double double he carries under his united.
by Tripon on Apr 3, 2011 10:09 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Four games is a small sample size....
Lets see what everybody looks like at the end of the month. Then you all have my permission to panic. (I’ll be right ther with you!)
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Exactly. This weekend went just about as well as Dodger fans could expect. We — can I say we? — got to celebrate three wins in series in which our team got outscored. Let’s hold our heads up high and take it and move on. Broxton’s fine, the Dodgers are fine, drinks are being served and all’s right with the world.
In short, Clink, everybody.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 3, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
There is something to be said for just not fucking up
and pouncing on opportunities when you get the chance.
These hands will always be rough
Absolutely. All I mean is three wins out of four against the dare-I-say-it World Champions to open the season? I will fucking take it, even if it wasn’t as dominant or pretty as it might have been.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 3, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
EXACTLY. Credit where credit is due.Sure the team didn’t murder the ball. But they didn’t fuck up horribly either. and executed when it counted. Oh and Kershaw is a beast, Billz is still pretty darn good, and Kuroda was as consistent as ever. Lilly……eh
"Champions last year," he said. "Not this year." - Rubby De La Rosa after shaming the Giants in ST
LOLbrey Huff
Run difference of -6, and yet we’re 3-1…
Thanks for using up all those runs in one game, Gnats…
Dell, Forbort, Frattin, Genoway, Gregoire, Kristo, Malone, Nelson, Trupp. Go Fighting Sioux.
"A wedding is a funeral where you smell your own flowers" -Eddie Cantor
Yanks in trouble for hand signals from the stands
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-yankees-handsignals
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they’ve been doing that since ‘96. Jeter has been carrying his own radar gun person since he came into the league because he doesn’t trust stadium guns.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Yeah that's what I thought. I remember hearing about something similar ages ago.
Don’t know why this is all of a sudden an issue. I mean, it kind of was an issue awhile ago…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Stealing signals is allowed, though frowned upon
Right?
Dell, Forbort, Frattin, Genoway, Gregoire, Kristo, Malone, Nelson, Trupp. Go Fighting Sioux.
"A wedding is a funeral where you smell your own flowers" -Eddie Cantor
by angelofdeath on Apr 3, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Clay Bucholz
Four solo homers against today
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Apr 3, 2011 10:32 PM PDT reply actions
Your AL East Standings
Baltimore 3-0
Unstoppable Juggernaut #2 2-1
Toronto 2-1
Unstoppable Juggernaut #1 0-3
The Team that Once Coulda Won Xei a Lot of Money 0-3
…I know I usta be a Red Sox fan, but I am so rooting for Baltimore this year.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 3, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Baltimore is the feel good story of the year. Knocking the Yanks out of the playoffs with the manager they discarded before going on to win a billionty games? Brilliant.
by Josie Becker on Apr 3, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Plus, it would seem that Baltimore now has good players and stuff.
Plus, it’s Baltimore, where people get arrested for asking for directions*. They deserve a little good news from their ball club.
*Yeah, I know there was more to the story. Shaddup.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 3, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I've always wanted to say this
every team has good players.
by Josie Becker on Apr 3, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
You really missed the opportunity for a good joke there. You coulda added, “Except the Royals” or inserted the name of whichever team you wanted to pick on.
Really, if you want the laughs, you can’t let those opportunities pass you by.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 3, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I do, too, but I will pick on them if they can serve me a cheap laugh.
The question is: why won’t you?
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 3, 2011 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
because its more fun to see you in a tizzy and you’re all tizzied up right now : )
by Josie Becker on Apr 3, 2011 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Clink, my friend. :-)
And now to bed. G’night everybody.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 3, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
This is my Dads attitude
and his explanation why as long as its two major league teams playing he is happy to watch
These hands will always be rough
there are like 5 billion hs baseball players, and most of them are athletes more dedicated to the nuances of another sport
there are like 1 million college baseball players, but many of them will reach the limitations of their body
there are like a bunch of thousands of minor league baseball players including the independents, but most of there just cant bring it consistently at the major league level
there are like 750 major league baseball players, and they’re all really good at what they do, or about to lose their job, or about to break out
by Josie Becker on Apr 3, 2011 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
There are 750 players in the major leagues. There are fewer than 750 major league baseball players.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Disagree. There are >750 major league baseball players. But of course, there are <750 good major league baseball players. You can’t define a term by the 50th percentile version. It would be like saying someone who scored a 900 on the SAT is not an SAT taker.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Also
Kansas City sitting pretty at 3-1 atop the AL Central.
I know I can file that under T for Things that Won’t Last, but still, it’s fun for now.
Pittsburgh managed to take two from the Cubs. That’s fun stuff too.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 3, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
The last time the Red Sox started the year
0-3 was in 1996. They finished 85-77 and in 3rd place.
Their manager, Kevin Kennedy.
The last time the Giants lost
3 out of their first 4 games was in 2008. They finished 72-90 that year.
The time before that
was in 2007. They went 71-91 that year.
They hope it is more like the next last time started in 1-3, in 1993 when they went 103-59 (but did not go to the playoffs that year)
rarely do TBLA and MCC agree on much
But both sites seemed to find common ground on the main picture caption for the recap!
He did
but he is old enough that it is a legit concern that he has simply lost a step. There is bad, and then there is butchering it over and over and over and over and over again. He might get better, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t./
These hands will always be rough
Well they can't trade him, you can't DFA him
so the only solution is to play him where he fits, first base.
What is his contract?
"Champions last year," he said. "Not this year." - Rubby De La Rosa after shaming the Giants in ST
And thanks to Eric
while I know he enjoys covering the games, it does take up a whole weekend to do it right, which he does, so thanks again for doing the work.
by bhsportsguy on Apr 3, 2011 11:34 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Does Eric get paid by SB Nation?
Or is the main fringe benefit to his job as blogger the free tickets to the press box?
All
I know is that the Dodgers are one of the few professional teams to credential blog writers who are not affiliated with a major website like ESPN, Yahoo or local papers. And those credentials are not guaranteed to True Blue LA, they are first come, first served
And Eric and the other TBLA writers who use them are not fans at the ballpark when they use them, they are expected to conduct themselves like the other writers aka no cheering in the press box. Eric is there 4 hours before game time and stays an hour or so after the game, he is professional in every way and his work reflects that.
by bhsportsguy on Apr 4, 2011 12:46 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't know how he could do it
Especially in huge games or when Kershaw or Billingsley throw an absolute gem. I go crazy at home when they do, haha.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Yeah, cheering is a massive faux pas and one of the quickest ways to get icy glares of death. People there are working, after all.
There’s definitely a great deal of variability on how teams credential media. My jobs don’t generally require access, so I don’t take advantage of it much, but some parks I can get credentials in a 45 second call while others, I’d have to get one of my editors to fax a request.
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