John Ely Seems Likely For Sunday In San Diego
by Eric Stephen on Apr 6, 2011 8:50 PM PDT
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PrintThe Dodgers have Thursday off before starting a stretch of 20 games in 20 days beginning Friday in San Diego. Ted Lilly and Hiroki Kuroda will start the first two games at Petco Park, then will turn to a fifth starter for the first time all season in the series finale on Sunday. Jon Garland had been pushing for a return from his oblique injury as early as Sunday, but he instead will make a rehab start with Class A Rancho Cucamonga on that day instead. For those who have seen Dodger minor league games in person the last few years, Sunday will be familiar for you, as the Quakes are playing in San Bernardino against the Inland Empire 66ers, the Dodgers affiliate for the last four seasons.
With Garland pitching a minor league game Sunday, the Dodgers will need someone else to start in San Diego. The choice is between John Ely and Tim Redding, and it appears that choice will be Ely. Per Ken Gurnick of MLB.com:
Manager Don Mattingly confirmed the Dodgers will call up a pitcher from Triple-A Albuquerque to start Sunday's game with the Padres and serve as the rotation's fifth starter. Mattingly indicated the announcement would be made as late as possible, although the decision has been made. Mattingly also confirmed that roster status figured heavily into the decision, suggesting John Ely should get the call.
With Garland likely returning as soon as next Friday, the fill-in fifth starter could only be needed for as little as one start. It's much easier to recall Ely from Triple A, then option him when needed, since he is already on the 40-man roster, unlike Redding, who is not on the 40-man.
Redding has an out clause in his minor-league contract, but the decision date isn't until June 15. If the Dodgers were to purchase Redding's contract Sunday, then want to send him back to the minors either five or 10 days later, Redding would first need to clear waivers but then he would also have the right to refuse an assignment to the minor leagues. Keeping Redding in the minors now keeps him as another possible option for a longer period of time.
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In other news, Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times reported that Casey Blake could see some time at other positions this year:
If the Dodgers are facing a left-hander who gives left-handed-hitting James Loney problems, Blake could play at first base. He also could spell [Andre] Ethier in right field.
"He gives me a guy I can move around a little bit," Mattingly said. "I don't want to do it a lot. I want him pretty much at third base, but he does give me the flexibility to load the lineup right-handed and give certain guys days off against a tough lefty."
Blake in two and a half years as a Dodger has only played 22 2/3 innings at a position other than third base. Blake started seven games in right field for the Indians in 2007, and started 93 games in right field in 2006.
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If the Dodgers are facing a left-hander who gives left-handed-hitting James Loney problems, Blake could play at first base. He also could spell [Andre] Ethier in right field.
Did we learn nothing from Huff? Just move Gwynn to RF if you want to give Etheir time off and put Blake in left.
These hands will always be rough
a lefty who gives Jim problems? like all of them?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Apr 6, 2011 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
can aaron miles pitch?
make him earn his money
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Apr 6, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
had no idea the nba preseason ends next week.. let the regular season begin.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Apr 6, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
The one other thing left is to secure possible home court in the Finals against everyone but Chicago.
Never expected to see this at the beginning of the year
secure possible home court in the Finals against everyone but Chicago
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Wait a minute
didn’t the NBA give the championship to the Heat at the beginning of the season? Aren’t they just playing out this season because of sponsorship obligations? I could have sworn I read that Somewhere
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Apr 6, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually
ESPN “experts” were pretty split before the season
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
pretty much just commenting on the LeBron-a-thon, I know next to nothing about the NBA and care even less ;)
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Apr 6, 2011 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Question
Is it bad if I — a former fan of the Red Sox, the team of my childhood — take a perverse, almost gleeful pleasure in the fact that the Bostons have opened the season 0-5?
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no. I was watching that game tonight for exactly that purpose.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Apr 6, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It makes the Orioles that much easier to root for. Except for the whole Baltimore being a shitburg where you get arrested for asking for directions thing. You know what they say about karma.
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The Rays have never lost more than
2 games in a row to start a season until this year. And that happened only twice.
Is the worst open of modern times the Orioles’ 0-22 from… what was it, 1988?
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 6, 2011 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks to you both — I’ll remember now.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 6, 2011 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Can I be honest? I wondered if the 1899 Spiders or some such horrible team opened worse.
HEY RED SOX AND RAYS: The 1899 Spiders opened 0-4 and then won their fifth game!
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 6, 2011 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
is that the team that won like 22 games?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Apr 6, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
The 1962 Mets
considered to be the worst team in modern baseball history lost its first 9 games in a row on its way to their 40-120 record.
In 1963, they lost their first 8 games in a row.
the hell happened to beckett
feel like hes suffering from brad penny syndrome.. pitcher loses some stuff, is too stupid to figure out how to pitch properly afterwards
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Apr 6, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Can a bunt ever be considered for the infield fly rule?
You’d think alot of pitchers would try that move.
Sure. But the umps can call essentially the same rule on a line drive. I saw them do it once when Craig Biggio dropped a liner hit right at him on purpose and then threw to short to start the double play. The ump called shenanigans, ruled the batter out and the runner on first safe.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
on the Fucking Reggie Jackson Hip play, it began with Bill Russell purposely dropping a liner at shortstop, then trying for the double play.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 6, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
still pisses me off
fucking cheater – just as bad as Arod swiping at the glove while running to first
by Hollywood Joe on Apr 6, 2011 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Frankly, I don’t even understand the play. What is the point of letting it drop and then throwing to first? Isn’t the whole point of letting it drop to try to get the lead runner?
I’m missing something here, but the gin is flowing freely, so please be gentle in your explanation.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 6, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Pelfrey just fucked up. The play would be to get the lead runner first, trading the fast runner for the pitcher, but maybe Pelfrey thought he could get Orr sliding into second after getting the out at first. Who knows?
by Eric Stephen on Apr 6, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Rule 2.00
Defines the term “Infield Fly”
An INFIELD FLY is a fair fly ball (not including a line drive nor an attempted bunt) which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort, when first and second, or first, second and third bases are occupied, before two are out. The pitcher, catcher and any outfielder who stations himself in the infield on the play shall be considered infielders for the purpose of this rule.
The lead runner wouldnt have been able to advance if he caught it anyway.
So he let it drop…hoping to get the batter at 1st, and then the lead runner would have been in a run down.
Although the more I think about it…if he let it drop…the guy that was holding close to 1st base could just stay on 1st and not even attempt to go to 2nd. Then you’d have 2 runners on 1 base, and only 1 can be called out.
If you tag the runner still standing on first before the bag, he’s out. Then step on the bag.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
With due respect to Mike Pelfrey, that seems like a somewhat complicated play.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 6, 2011 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s heads-up of him to be thinking double play, but I’d think the obvious move is to second base. He was off the mound, so there’s no issues there. He clearly made the snap judgment that the batter was closer to first than the runner on first was to second. By thinking that hard, he screwed the whole thing up.
This is why pitchers shouldn’t think.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Are you sure the lead runner would be called out even if he was standing on 1st and didnt try to advance?
Yes, because first base isn’t his. It belongs to the batter unless the ball is caught.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
OK I finally saw highlights of the Tulo play on Uribe
Great play by Tulo, like REALLY great.
But Uribe was safe.
Just watched the play. Agreed, Uribe was safe. But I have to believe that any umpire would make the same call.
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 6, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Where can I see the play, other than the late-night replay?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Have not tested that link
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 6, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Scroll until you see “Tulo makes a nice stop and a strong throw”
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 6, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
the problem is
Uribe looks out as soon as he steps in the box
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
by mleadman on Apr 6, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
OK, that’s a rec
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by Humma Kavula on Apr 6, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
It is 1:50 AM in NYC and I am booing the both of you rather than going to sleep
by Hollywood Joe on Apr 6, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Humma
Did we pick a place for lunch on Friday?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Why does an 0-4 or more start doom a team to no World Series victory
It is not like you have a small sample size, the World Series has been played since 1903 with only two years of no games. So that is well over 100 World Series winners. That includes decades of two 8 team leagues, a short period of 2 10 team leagues, 24 years of two division play and the recent 15 or so years of the Wild Card era.
And just going back to 1960, the shortest streak by any World Series winner during the rest of the season was 3 games (1870 Orioles and 1988 Dodgers (though that team lost 3 games in a row 10 times that year). But a lot of teams had losing streaks of 5-7 games, sometimes more than once.
So what is it that makes those first couple of games so important.
Most teams that have lost 5 or more games in recent history, have been pretty bad teams, there have been a few teams like the 1995 Reds that lost its first 6 games and made the playoffs (sweeping the Dodgers before losing to the Braves in the NLCS) but I have found none that cracked the mid-80s win threshold that certainly Boston and Tampa may need to do to make the playoffs.
0-5 may not seem like a lot but that means to win 92 games, now they have to go 92-65 a .586 percentage. Can they do that sure. But for both of those teams, neither of them have played each other or the Yankees yet. And if Toronto and Baltimore are better teams than last year, it makes the job tougher.
Fact! I guess my Oriole Wild Card pick is looking good right now :)
by DodgersKings323 on Apr 6, 2011 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I did some math on this a couple threads ago. Maybe I should make it a fanpost.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I told you that math would come in handy!
by Hollywood Joe on Apr 6, 2011 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
New computer shut down after i left up a trivia question
Question: Who is the all time leader in most seasons leading the league in GIDP?
Hint: He holds neither the NL or AL record.
Eric guessed Jim Rice, who holds the AL record with 4 seasons.
Answer was Miguel Tejada, who led the AL 3 times (2004, 2005, 2006 with BAL) and the NL twice (2008, 2009 with HOU).
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
fake trades department - mlb the show 2011
Im playing a road to the show sim as a switch hitting 3b for the rangers in AA.. the Rangers just traded Michael Young and Dave Bush for Guerrier, Dee Gordon and Rubby
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Apr 6, 2011 11:34 PM PDT reply actions
Can’t trade Guerrier until June 15, and what royal shitstorm of a season are we seeing where Dave Bush is something you trade for?
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
this mode wont let me see whats going on with the dodgers to see why they made the trade.. not like trades in these games make any sense anyway..
my created character has the worlds shittiest obp but this game seems to not really care that much since they make drawing a walk the hardest thing to do in the game.. I have a .275 obp but I slg .540 and lead aa in home runs.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Apr 6, 2011 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
22 years ago today, Orel Hershiser’s scoreless innings streak ended.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
fun stuff
Camden Yards opened today in 1992 and in 1996:
Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game between the Indians and Blue Jays at Jacobs Field. The angry Indians outfielder had told the photographer to stop taking pictures of him doing pre-game stretches and Tomsic complied. Belle then throws a ball from the outfield that breaks the skin of the photographer’s hand in two places and draws blood. Prior to the season, Belle had been fined $50,000, the largest single-player fine in major league history, for his tirade against a television reporter prior to Game Three of the 1995 World Series.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
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