Dodgers Week 7 In Review: Treading Water
by Eric Stephen on May 15, 2011 6:00 PM PDT
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PrintThe Dodgers had their chances against Pittsburgh and Arizona, but wasted mostly great pitching, treading water at 3-3 on the week. The Dodgers are three games under .500, but somehow only four games out of first place in the NL West. It seems like the Dodgers are just hanging around, biding time, waiting for San Francisco and Colorado to falter.
Dodgers' starting pitchers put up a 1.98 ERA in the week, averaging 6.83 innings per start, and the bullpen chipped in with two walks (both by Vicente Padilla) and 19 strikeouts in 12 innings. Yet, the defining game of the week was Saturday, when the Dodgers allowed just one hit and one run, but lost to Arizona.
Dodger Batter of the Week: There were some players bunched at the top for the Dodgers offensively, but I'm giving this award to Aaron Miles. His entire week was built on batting average, with 10 singles and no walks, hitting .435/.435/.435. Miles winning the award is more symbolic, a sign of just how poor the Dodgers' offense has been. Honorable mention goes to Matt Kemp and Rod Barajas, who hit the only two home runs for the Dodgers this week.
Dodger Pitcher of the Week: Clayton Kershaw was magnificent Friday, striking out 11 Diamondbacks in seven scoreless innings, retiring the final 14 batters he faced. Kershaw takes the award narrowly over Hiroki Kuroda, who also threw seven scoreless innings, on Wednesday in Pittsburgh. Honorable mention goes to Chad Billingsley, who allowed four total runs in two starts, but finished the week 0-2.
Week 7 Record: 3-3
18 runs scored (3.00 per game)
15 runs allowed (2.50 per game)
.583 pythagorean winning percentage
Season Record: 19-22
145 runs scored (3.54 per game)
174 runs allowed (4.24 per game)
.417 pythagorean winning percentage (17-24)
Transactions:
- Wednesday: Hong-Chih Kuo was placed on the disabled list with what was termed an anxiety disorder, essentially the yips. The timetable for Kuo's return is unknown. To take Kuo's place, the Dodgers recalled left-handed reliever Scott Elbert from Triple A Albuqerque.
- Friday: For the fourth time, Juan Castro became a Dodger, as his contract was purcahsed from Triple A. To make room for Castro on the active roster, infielder Ivan DeJesus was optioned to Albuqerque, and to make room for Castro on the 40-man roster, catcher Hector Gimenez was transferred to the 60-day disabled list
- Sunday: The Dodgers placed reliever Blake Hawksworth on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 11, with a strained groin. Right-handed reliever Javy Guerra was recalled from Double A Chattanooga to take his place.
Game Results:
- Monday: Pirates 4, Dodgers 1
- Tuesday: Dodgers 10, Pirates 3
- Wednesday: Dodgers 2, Pirates 0
- Thursday: Dodgers at Pirates, postponed (rain); makeup date TBD (likely July 14)
- Friday: Dodgers 4, D-Backs 3
- Saturday: D-Backs 1, Dodgers 0
- Sunday: D-Backs 4, Dodgers 1
Upcoming Week: The Dodgers finish their homestand with the always weird back-to-back two-game series that always accompany the start of interleague play. The Dodgers face a pair of old friends this week in Randy Wolf and Edwin Jackson, and also face four southpaws in their seven games.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 16 vs Mil 7:10pm |
17 vs Mil 7:10pm |
18 vs SF 7:10pm |
19 vs SF 7:10pm |
20 at CWS 5:10pm |
21 at CWS 11:10am |
22 at CWS 11:10am |
| (R) Marcum | (L) Wolf |
(R) Cain | (L) Bumgarner | (L) Buehrle | (R) Jackson |
(L) Danks |
Previous Weeks In Review: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6
Week 7 Stats
| Player | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SB/CS | BA/OBP/SLG | OPS |
| Kemp |
24 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1/0 | .263/.417/.474 | .890 |
| Barajas | 21 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | .316/.350/.526 | .876 |
| Miles | 23 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1/0 | .435/.435/.435 | .870 |
| Carroll | 27 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/0 | .360/.407/.400 | .807 |
| Loney | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | .250/.286/.350 | .636 |
| Sands | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 | .125/.263/.188 | .451 |
| Ethier | 25 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | .208/.240/.208 | .448 |
| Uribe | 21 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 | .118/.286/.118 | .403 |
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| DeJesus | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | .333/.500/.333 | .833 |
| Mitchell | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
| Navarro | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
| Gwynn | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
| Gibbons | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
| Castro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
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| Pitchers | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | .250/.308/.417 | .724 |
| Totals | 221 | 198 | 18 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 3/0 | .242/.312/.313 | .625 |
| Pitcher | G | W-L | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | FIP* |
| Kershaw | 1 | 1-0 | -- | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0.00 | 0.714 | 0.91 |
| Kuroda | 1 | 1-0 | -- | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0.00 | 0.857 | 2.20 |
| Billingsley | 2 | 0-2 | -- | 15.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1.80 | 0.867 | 2.60 |
| Lilly | 2 | 1-1 | -- | 12.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4.50 | 1.000 | 6.20 |
| Starters | 6 |
3-3 | -- | 41.0 | 23 |
10 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 1.98 | 0.878 | 3.30 |
| MacDougal | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 1.500 | (0.80) |
| Jansen | 2 | 0-0 | 1/1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.000 | (1.30) |
| Elbert | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.000 | (2.80) |
| Guerra | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1.20 |
| Hawksworth | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.500 | 3.20 |
| Guerrier | 3 | 0-0 | -- | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.86 | 0.857 | (0.23) |
| Cormier | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.000 | 8.70 |
| Padilla | 2 | 0-0 | 1/1 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10.80 | 3.000 | 3.20 |
| Kuo | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | inf | inf | inf |
| Relievers | 6 |
0-0 |
2/2 | 12.0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
3.75 | 1.333 | 1.62 |
| Totals | 6 |
3-3 | 2/2 | 53.0 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 2.38 | 0.981 | 2.92 |
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Aaron Miles for the Aaron Miles Hall of Fame.
No one knows how to calculate the constant in FIP except Fangraphs, right?
@andrewngrant
Tangotiger probably has the coefficients somewhere. Thes FIPs are based on 3.20 but I believe Fangraphs has the league factor at 2.96.
I forgot to change it. That and the red for the negative FIPs. I’ll correct when I get home. Stopes off to watch some Bulls/Heat.
by Eric Stephen on May 15, 2011 6:31 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah I know the base value is 3.20 but I was wondering if anyone knows how to derive that 2.96. I have no problem cheating to figure it out if I need to.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 15, 2011 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers’ starting pitchers put up a 1.98 ERA in the week, averaging 6.83 innings per start
Crazy considering Lilly today.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Yeah I was surprised myself.
I was impressed with Lilly managing to pitch 6 given how bad that second inning was.
Dodgers starters have pitched six innings or more in 8 straight starts I believe.
by Eric Stephen on May 15, 2011 6:34 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Two straight games where the game was decided in the 2nd inning. Oh, baseball, I love you.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I missed them too
but I was passed out on the couch, so kinda a tradeoff
by Hollywood Joe on May 15, 2011 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
how was practice?
We talking bout practice?
by Hollywood Joe on May 15, 2011 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Practice started a minute after you asked this question. Itw as fun, we had our first scrimmage. I threw two innings and am positive I faced Nolij, though he doesn’t recall. Started everything with a 1-1 count so the pitch count was spared, but still feelin it today. Did really well, though I’m told the fastball isn’t what it used to be, which, I figured.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
He lies. He was afraid to face me, so he begged off. Clearly, the manager knew my splits and brought in the lefty to pitch to me. Dude struck me out when I couldn’t hold up a check swing.
Also, Davey Lopes paid dividends as G. was a fiend on the basepaths.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Ha
I felt bad about that later. I shouldn’t have stolen on the guy just trying to see if he could pitch. But, when you go from the windup with a runner on second, you should get stolen on.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
BOOB
Boy our offense blows. The race to 600 runs is on!
Dodgers 3.60 per game
Mariners 3.54 per game
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Sucks to be a Mariner fan, a hell Dave Cameron deserves.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on May 15, 2011 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
How about that Raffy tho!
Double and a run scored. Then an error that set up a run allowed. Still, looking decent at the plate
"Champions last year," he said. "Not this year." - Rubby De La Rosa after shaming the Giants in ST
And Tray has a double, too
and IDJ too.
Three guys who should all be on the Dodgers. ;) At least one of them will be in a week.
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 found your comments in the other thread strange. Navarro has an OPS bout 40 points higher then Sands yet Navarro gets all your disdain. In fact you rarely have disdain for any Dodger, why Navarro who up until this weekend has done everything one could ask from a backup catcher?
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Sure
but this is 2011, and right now he’s doing what you want a back up catcher to do. Are we going to start asking for the heads of people who are producing based on last years stats? We do that in winter/spring, seems strange to do it once the games start and they don’t suck.
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Sure nothing to go on,
He could go 0 for 15, but why complain when he’s hitting. It would be like complaining about Miles after he hits .435 for the week and who does that:)
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I don’t consider a .795 OPS in 15 plate appearances “hitting”. I don’t consider anything in 15 PAs. I will give him about 5 OPS points over his original seasonal projection. So there’s that.
I've never really understood all the Navarro hate on here
Sure he’s made some boneheaded moves at the plate and behind it, but who hasn’t? This guy was once a highly touted prospect in the Yankees system and we even traded Shawn Green for him. He was admittedly awful last year with Tampa Bay, but he’s still a former All-Star. I think it’s far too early to write him off, even if he is a backup catcher right now.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on May 15, 2011 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I made my point in longer fashion below but
I guess I’ll ask you guys. Do you think he’s looked good at the plate so far? Again, yes, so far meaning he hasn’t had a lot of at bats. But has he looked good at the plate or behind it?
That said, since I know he was once a touted prospect and showed some promise both with LA first time and with Tampa Bay initially, obviously there’s a reason he’s in LA. So at this point I can only hope he’s just not fully there yet this season.
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 said earlier I wouldn't mind if Sands would be sent back down
I think that could help him at this point.
As for Navarro, as my last comment about it stated, I might be being unfairly impatient with him given SSS of at bats this season, so clearly Dodgers will give him more time. But they have been really poor at bats, too. Swinging at everything. Jerry Sands is in his first month in the bigs and he’s having better at bats. Navarro was also bad last year but yes,I think you guys have made a fair point, he should be given longer to straighten out.
I have just seen some really poor plays from him and while others have made bad plays and had bad at bats, too, I get frustrated watching him is all. If he turns it around, great. Since he’s clearly not going to be DFA’d anytime soon.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Btw, I agree that Navarro isn't really the main problem right now ;-)
So I think I can come to terms with that much… backup catcher isn’t the main issue. But the bench in general right now is fairly stinky, but that of course will improve a bit when a couple of starters return soon.
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 think he’s swinging through piped fastballs, which is my bigger concern, but so far the results have been okay.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Could be
I should add here that while I was still at least curious if not downright against his signing this off season I also defended him here, given his downfall since his all star time, pointing to his horrible tragedies and near-tragedies off the field over past few years as a possible reason for distraction and struggles. So I still can root for him, even if I don’t think he’s very good. ;-) But soured on him more than I expected just based on this first month… Hopefully he’ll be ok.
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 like Steve Kerr as a basketball analyst.
And Marv Albert is still good. Amazing that he was around 40+ years ago. Even as a fan of Scully and Chick Hearn, the longevity of some announcers continues to astound.
by Eric Stephen on May 15, 2011 6:44 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
voices get better over time
more gravely and filled with nostalgia
by Hollywood Joe on May 15, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Ethier leads the NL in hits
but has only 14 XBH so far. Any cause for concern or will he even out by the ASB or sooner?
Lebron James got a closeup and my Dog growled. He earned a treat.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on May 15, 2011 6:53 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Lincecum may face the Dodgers..
His game was rained out today, and if they choose to keep Sanchez/Cain on regular times they could skip Vogelsong or Bumgarner
Lincecum is starting Monday
Everyone got pushed back a day, which means…
Wed: Kershaw v Cain
Thu: Bills v Bumgarner
by Eric Stephen on May 15, 2011 7:05 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
. It seems like the Dodgers are just hanging around, biding time, waiting for San Francisco and Colorado to falter.
Colorado already faltered.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
How about
It seems like the Dodgers are just hanging around, biding time, waiting for the Dodgers to stop hanging around, biding time.
:)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
So is it too early for my Guerra 54 and Elbert 57 jerseys??
by Rihanna's Ex-Boyfriend on May 15, 2011 6:59 PM PDT reply actions
Miles and Carrol had 19 hits on the week
One XBH
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I think Carroll and Miles should demand to be traded……(as long with Kershaw, Bills, Kemp & Ethier go with them) to a team in contention,
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Bulls are fun to watch, still a fan of Noah even if Bob blows a coronary.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
They have a really solid team setup, and Thibodeau is a defensive wizard.
by Eric Stephen on May 15, 2011 7:18 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Everytime I see Korver
I think Ashton Kutcher is playing basketball
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Two and a half points per shot? ;)
by Eric Stephen on May 15, 2011 7:22 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
If the Dodgers were thinking about seriously rebuilding....
I see the Yankees rotation and I laugh.
Bartolo Colon
Freddy Garcia
Ivan Nova
I’m thinking that Kuroda could bring a lot.
But if the Dodgers really want to bring back something good….Billingsley to the Yankees could bring in a load.
I know Chad has a good contract tho, so he’s probably not going anywhere.
If we hang Cashman from a roof by his testicles and threaten him then maybe.
by Rihanna's Ex-Boyfriend on May 15, 2011 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Kuroda has a no trade, he does not want to leave LA mid season
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Because Kuroda is good guy, he hates the Yankee’s and everything they stand for and would commit seppuki before playing for the Yankees
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by Phil Gurnee on May 15, 2011 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
No
They wouldn’t give up Montero for Lee. The Yankees aren’t giving him up for Kuroda.
by Eric Stephen on May 15, 2011 7:24 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
(they’re shitty.jpg)
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on May 15, 2011 7:23 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Man, the Bulls just spanked em, what a 4th quarter.
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Juan Uribe has almost been as bad as James Loney. Pretty sure we have two worst corners in major league baseball when you combine OPS. Or wRC.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
All Suck Team
C – Miguel Olivo (526 OPS)
1b- James Loney (530)
2b – Mark Ellis (490)
SS – Miguel Tejada (490)
3b – Brandon Inge (547)
LF – Vernon Wells (527)
CF – Michael Saunder (495)
RF – Nick Swisher (648)
Its still a fairly expensive team..
I could have put Alex Rios in there instead of Michael Saunders…
At what point do you start using 2011 numbers and projections?
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Fucking shocked that we only have one guy on there.
by KellyStephen on May 15, 2011 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Tejada is almost single handedly killing the Giants lineups..
They’ve only scored 135 runs this year.
They should do that Jose Reyes deal 2 weeks ago.
– splutter –
Nomadic baseball fan, with no agenda other than observation/conversation/mass confusion/mass consumption. And annoying 09.
Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 15, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
There isnt a RF worse than Swisher??
by Rihanna's Ex-Boyfriend on May 15, 2011 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I ran the numbers
playing that team against the current Dodgers. I used Jon Garland as the starting pitcher for both teams and gave each team the current Dodgers bullpen, so pretty much just comparing offenses and defenses.
Away: Dodgers, Home: Sucks
Sucks win 56.14%, 6.9 runs
Away: Sucks, Home: Dodgers
Dodgers win 53.19%, 6.9 runs
They are slightly better than us.
neither was I. Like I’m supposed to know the Dodgers opponent in the 1959 World Series, the moment LA truly became Dodger territory
by Josie Becker on May 15, 2011 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't get this
I knew baseball history 30+ years before I was born by the time I was 12. It was called reading. And I especially about Larry Sherry and other early Dodger heroes.
By the time I was 12 I had memorized the Baseball Encyclopedia:)
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
bh, you know I know my history. You also know I’m prone to hyperbole. I just didn’t know who the Dodgers opponent was in the ’59 series, is all : )
by Josie Becker on May 15, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
History was awesome. Wish I'd been there.
/became fully activated (born) in ’59
In fact, I was. I’ve been aware of baseball since 1970, and knew who some of the stars were then – even witnessed a very small number of games they played in. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the appreciation at 11 that I do at 51 for their accomplishments, or I’d remember more of them without having to go to Baseball Reference to remind myself of my inconsideration.
Nomadic baseball fan, with no agenda other than observation/conversation/mass confusion/mass consumption. And annoying 09.
Prosecutor: "Jesus Christ, did ANYBODY tell the truth to the grand jury?"
Barry Bonds: "I did."
Prosecutor: "GAH!"
by victor frankenstein on May 15, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I was there, whippersnappers..
In front of the black & white TV with my mom. Age 7… my first memory of Major League baseball and the Dodgers.
Larry Sherry was the name that stood out in that series, Johnny Podres, and yes, Charlie Neal.
I grew up with names like Jim Gilliam, Duke Snider, Wally Moon, Frank Howard, John Roseboro..
Imagine the first time you’re aware of the Dodgers, they’re the Champs.
Those are the first names I remember from the Dodgers, too. We were too poor to afford a ticket to actually go to the Coliseum to see the Dodgers, so Vinny and Jerry were my ticket to the Major Leagues. Norm Larker, Dick Tracewski, etc. I had all the baseball cards from ‘58-’63, and I still blame my mother for throwing out three shoe boxes of them when we moved from Canoga Park to Simi Valley in the summer of ’63.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Believe it or not
I threw out my own cards… when I was 14, I decided it was kid stuff or immature so I threw out my cards… ’60’s, ’61’s, and the 59’s I had gotten from my cousin back east. There were a lot of them too.
Years later I went and bought many of them back at a premium price….
First game
was with my grandmother at the Coliseum in 1960. I remember they lost to the Reds, 5-3, and Vada Pinson was the hitting star that night.
My greatest memory was not actually going to a game, but not being allowed to go. I was 15, and my buddy and I wanted to take the bus from Simi to Canoga Park and then to Dodger stadium on Sept. 9th of that year, My mother thought I was too young to ride the bus alone, and wouldn’t let us do it.
My family then decided to go to Hermosa beach that night to spend the weekend with My Aunt. I fumed, alone in the back seat, and listened to the Dodger game on my transistor radio that I should have been at. I had to listen to Vinnie call Sandy’s Perfect Game on the radio, and later complain later to my Mother that I could have been ther!
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Oh
that could be disturbing. My mom sent my sister alone on the Greyhound bus from California to Iowa when she was 9! Can you believe it? We’re still trying to figure that one out to this day.
Anyway, I looked at Baseball-Reference and sure enough, there was a 5-3 game in LA 1960… May 3rd. But Pinson apparently only had one walk and scored a run. It was Frank Robinson that did the damage. And Billy Martin was in the Reds line-up. I didn’t remember he was even a Red.
Scully said “we go to Chicago”, so I have to disagree with you.
by KellyStephen on May 15, 2011 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
the White Sox should wear 1959 throwbacks. Dodgers are already wearing theirs : )
by Josie Becker on May 15, 2011 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
In the 1959 World Series the White Sox traded their black stirrups for white ones, probably in an attempt to distance themselves from any “black sox” associations
by Josie Becker on May 15, 2011 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
About to watch the 3rd Man for the first time
Show starts at 09:00
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Answer must be submitted within 15 Minutes
For 25 TBLA points, what was the name of the Dodger 2nd baseman in 1959 who had as much right to the World Series MVP as the relief pitcher who did win?
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Did you cheat?
If not you win 25 TBLA points
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No it was from memory from my World Series DVDs..
by Rihanna's Ex-Boyfriend on May 15, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Four starts for Sands coming up
at the very least. Who’s to say the rope is tightening but it could be if he doesn’t hit these LHP.
Another interesting theme is who DHs next weekend. I suppose we’ll get a mixture of Barajas, Gibbons…hell, even Furcal.
The DH will definitely make things interesting
It seems Sands will stick around a little while longer and I hope he can start picking it up as he goes. But I wouldn’t be stunned if he’s sent down when Blake or Sands come back.
Also, Trayvon is lighting it up now with the ‘Topes. Wonder if he’ll get a look at some point.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Speaking of Furcal
1-for-4 with a double. The bad news is he committed his second error in as many games, which is to be expected.
Well he is in there for Gordon so he has to act like him a little.
by Rihanna's Ex-Boyfriend on May 15, 2011 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Stick James Loney at first. Boom problem solved.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 15, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Ethier will DH at least once and it wouldn’t surprise me to gsee Kemp DH one day to buy a day of rest.
But at least one DH selection this weekend will make us all say, “what the fuck?”
by Eric Stephen on May 15, 2011 11:53 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Bills
is allowing a .216/.290/.327 (.617 OPS) line against the National League. It’s comparable to Navarro’s .616 OPS.
I love using that to judge pitchers. Bills turns every hitter into Dioner Navarro. John Lackey turns every hitter into A-Rod.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 15, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Blake & Furcal
Since both Furcal and Blake will have missed a fair amount of games already do to injuries and in Balke’s case “some additional rest” Does that mean that they will have less rest going forward once they have a few MLB games under their belts?
In my mind they should be able to play more games and in Blake’s case he will be able to platoon more in LF and 1st.
I doubt Blake sees any time in LF. Games missed don’t really count as ‘rest’ and they’ll still sit about 10-15% of the games.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Small Amount
G.
Understand and agree, but my main thought is that when Raffy and Blake come back I am hoping we will see less “Sunday lineups”, because if the Dodgers hope to make any type of run they must have their best out on the field as much as possible.
by wineracquet on May 15, 2011 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
We’ve hashed this out before, but mostly it comes down to it being better to rest everyone at once and hoping for a great pitching/defense game than it is to sparce out the required rest and always having someone out of the lineup. Basically, with everyone healthy, the Sunday lineup is giving yourself the most opportunities to win the most game.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Wayback Machine
If anyone uses Archive.org, they’ve revamped their Wayback Machine to where it’s blazing fast now. Used to be super slow and crash constantly.
For the kids here
anyone know why it’s called the Wayback Machine?
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
Not sure, but I bet these guys would know.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
were Moose and Squirrel hosts? were they aware of the other cartoons in their variety half hour?
by Josie Becker on May 16, 2011 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Saw Bridesmaids
And it definitely had chick flick qualities, but was also very funny. I enjoyed it more than Phil I think.
But I am also pretty over Kristen Wiig. She was very Ted Moseby-ish in this film, though she still delivered some funny scenes. The star was the woman who is Molly and Mike & Molly.
by Eric Stephen on May 16, 2011 12:03 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
I'm watching that movie tomorrow
Before I take one of my finals. =X.
by Julio Nievas on May 16, 2011 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought the same thing
saw it tonight and enjoyed it a lot actually
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Padres bullpen catcher gets in trouble
“”http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2011-articles/may/sage-steele-squirrels-a-jerking-off-i-wish-i-was-making-this-up.html" target="new">jerking a squirrel"
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
argh
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