This 'Offense + Good Starting Pitching' Formula Really Paying Off For Dodgers
by Eric Stephen on May 30, 2011 8:18 PM PDT
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PrintChad Billingsley pitched into, then out of trouble all night, scattering 11 hits over seven innings, and the Dodgers offense came alive for the second straight day as the Dodgers beat the Rockies 7-1 in the series opener at Dodger Stadium Monday night. Billingsley allowed just one run in those seven innings, walking two while striking out four. The Rockies had several chances to score, but their only tally was a solo home run by Ty Wigginton in the fourth inning. The Rockies were 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position tonight.
Billingsley gave up singles to four consecutive batters at one point, but the Rockies didn't score, thanks to a terrific throw by Matt Kemp. With two outs in the first inning, a single and stolen base by Carlos Gonzalez was followed by a line drive single up the middle by Troy Tulowitzki, but Kemp unloaded a throw on the fly to Rod Barajas, who applied the tag at the plate to end the inning.
The Dodgers, who put up a pair of four-run innings on Sunday against Florida, put up another four-run frame tonight in the third inning against Colorado. Billingsley led off with a single, and was followed by three more singles, the last a two-run knock by Andre Ethier up the middle that was inches from a potential 1-6-3 double play.
Kemp followed with a sacrifice fly to center that was dropped by Dexter Fowler, though Fowler recovered in time to throw out Ethier at second base for a fielder's choice. Since the run would have scored from third anyway, this was a great trade for the Dodgers, putting Kemp on first instead of Ethier. Kemp took advantage with his 14th stolen base of the season, then scored on a James Loney single to make it 4-0.
The Dodgers added another three runs in the fifth inning, capped by a two-run home run to right center field by Loney. The home run was one of three hits by Loney, who drove in three runs in a game for the first time since last August 30.
Notes
- Billingsley scored a run tonight, the third straight game a Dodger pitcher has scored
- Billingsley allowed at least one baserunner in each of his seven innings, including allowing the leadoff man to reach in his final six innings.
- The last Dodger pitcher to give up 11 hits and get a win was Brad Penny, who beat the Brewers on June 6, 2005
- Jamey Carroll snapped an 0-for-16 skid with a 50-foot dribbler up the third base line for an infield single in the four-run third inning, then tripled to leadoff the fifth inning.
- Ethier went 2-for-4 tonight with three runs batted in, and has nine hits and five walks in his last 20 plate appearances.
- Rafael Furcal had two singles and a walk tonight, his third straight game with at least two hits.
- Matt Guerrier got three outs in the eighth inning, and Javy Guerra pitched a scoreless ninth. It was the first appearance for both pitchers since Wednesday
- Tony Gwynn Jr. pinch hit for Kemp in the eighth inning, extending Gwynn's consecutive games played streak to 24 (including nine straight and 21 of 24 off the bench)
- In his second rehab game with Triple A Albuquerque, Marcus Thames played left field for six innings, and went 0-for-4 at the plate with a strikeout.
- Ted Lilly faces off against Clayton Mortensen in the second game of the series on Tuesday night.
WP - Chad Billingsley (4-4): 7 IP, 11 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts
LP - Jason Hammel (3-5): 4 2/3 IP, 10 hits, 7 runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
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it’s math!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 30, 2011 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Math is a wonderful thing. Math is a really cool thing. So get off your ath, let’s do some math. Math, math, math, math, math.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
it's new math!
what’s…a pirate minus the ship? Just a creative homeless guy!
what’s…an aneater plus a large hungry mutant ant? An ironic way to die!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 30, 2011 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
There's no such thing as subtraction
or division. Only addition and multiplication
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
Not sure what you’re saying here, but multiplication is merely grouped addition. And addition is grouped counting.
All math is applied counting.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Commutative property
there is no such thing as 10-5, only 10+(-5).
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
That’s not the commutative property.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I love math
as long as numbers are involved. Theoretical math can go fuck itself.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Wait, yes it is
http://www.northstarmath.com/sitemap/commutativeproperty.html
Commutative property states that changing the order of factors does not change the result.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Well… you stated the commutative property of multiplication, which is not the same as the commutative property of addition.
Stating 10 – 5 = 10 + (-5) is not the commutative property. It is a variant on how you define subtraction. Alternatively, you could view it as an application of the additive inverse property.
The commutative property says that 10 + (-5) is the same as (-5) + 10. That’s very different.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I’m impressed with how easily he got out of that inning without control of his fastball and without any semblance of an offspeed pitch.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
“When you don’t have your good stuff, and still can get the outs, that’s the definition of an ace.”
/analysts
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 30, 2011 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
i see
that Shawn Tolleson was promoted from A to AA. That is swesoke.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 30, 2011 8:36 PM PDT reply actions
Lindblom moved up so they needed an arm. Tolleson’s ceiling is already just a reliever, so might as well just move him up to see if he can be a reliever or not. If not, cut bait, next guy. If so, cool.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
well yeah, i know that
but he could possibly be a closer yes?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 30, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
yeah.
I got hopes for him :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 30, 2011 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Bullpen of the future...
Solano
St Clair
Elbert
Guerra
Lindblom
Ames
Tolleson
Jansen
"Oh ville lumière, sens la chaleur de notre coeur, vois-tu notre ferveur quand nous marchons près de toi. Dans cette conquête, chasser l'ennemi, enfin pour que nos couleurs brillent encore..."
"Nous sommes les parisiens (clap clap clap clap) et nous chantons en choeur (clap clap clap clap). Nous sommes les parisiens (clap clap clap clap), fidèles à nos couleurs (clap clap clap clap). Lololo lololo, lololo lololo"
Kiss my Aul[ass], hahaha
wow
again? he just got promoted to Hi A right?
by Dodgerblue8188 on May 30, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
like G.Scott said
it’s probably more due to Lindblom being called up, but it’s cool they think that much of him to promote him.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 30, 2011 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
That and
he is old for that league and, while he certainly wasn’t there long enough to dominate, he didn’t look like he was over his head. If anything, he mostly continued what he’d done previous.
If he can keep it up in AA, theres little reason not to give him a go.
Vin said Padilla could be back soon
confirmation?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 30, 2011 8:44 PM PDT reply actions
Also, Broxton. Haven’t heard anything since he ignored medical reasoning and played catch a week too soon.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Much better than throwing to dead batters
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on May 30, 2011 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I think thismight be the year that Ned doesn't trade for a reliever
lots of good young arms showing their worth to back up the vets.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
yikes
has anyone seen this? Florida Gator catcher throws and accidentaly knocks out pitcher
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 30, 2011 8:48 PM PDT reply actions
wow..
Do you think the batter put his foot out on purpose? that’s what the comments say but I’m not sure if he meant to do that.
by Dodgerblue8188 on May 30, 2011 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
brian johnson the pitcher that got injured…. didnt we draft him a few years ago??
if i remmember correctly
by matthewmafa on May 31, 2011 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions
DSL
Did it start today? I looked at there schedule and it says it does not start till like June 21st but Dodgers minor league page shows a game
DSL started earlier this week
today was the 3rd game. the milb.com page isn’t updating correctly with the season stats so far
by Brandon Lennox on May 30, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I am watching Real Housewives of New Jersey with my mother
and the only thing I keep thinking is “what the hell is wrong with these bitches?”
I hate that I am watching this but I think it’s a method of bonding. My mom watches Dodger games with me, I watch Bravo with her afterwards.
Poor Deuce.
my mom watches nothing but General Hospital. It’s hard for me to stop being critical when I know someone wrote the words being said
by Josie Becker on May 30, 2011 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
did you act as a child or did you just randomly end up on set?
by Josie Becker on May 30, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
the kids on the christmas episode are children of employees
my dad was an editor for GH for a while.
Dude
There is no doubting that that is you.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I seriously can't stand any of those real housewive shows
even a little bit. Horrible people, or edited to look like horrible people or not, but fuck that show.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Seriously
Those shows make me want to gouge my eyes out with a spoon. Or just generally hate the human race.
(Er, sorry Maddz’ mom, don’t mean to be a bummer.)
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 briefly watched Real Househusbands of Hollywood
…and by briefly I mean bits of two episodes, because I’d heard one of them was Billy Ashley and wanted to see what he was up to/looked like at this point.
Basically I'd see one on
turn it on, and if it wasn’t one of the scenes with Ashley in it, I changed it. When I ran into it they were doing a marathon, so I did this over the course of a couple hours, sticking around to watch if the segment had Ashley in it… but I finally came to realize that the more I learned, the less I cared. He’s basically managing his wife’s cosmetics business and I was like, “Oh God, I don’t even care…”
Mac problem watching game day
When I was following game day tonight, I seem to have developed hash marks all over my computer-sticking to my mouse. If anyone can offer a good solution much appreciated. Still able to use my computer
wait until tomorrow, when they lose, and we should DFA all the veterans and call up the Lookouts
Poor Deuce.
Nobody DFAs veterans on Memorial Day. But DFA the crap out of the guy who designed this round of hats.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I am not understanding all the hats. It’s Memorial Day. Have every team wear a red, white and blue arm band, as a homage to all the fallen soldiers. I hate it when they take a solemn tribute and make it a marketing ploy.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
ZOMG! I’ve been saying that all day and nola was all blah blah blah Padres, blah blah blah Camp Penelton.
by Josie Becker on May 30, 2011 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually do listen to you, Josie. Even if your math isn’t perfect. :-)
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
I have no faith in my math, but I do have faith in my convictions : ) And in music from the 60s
by Josie Becker on May 30, 2011 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Josie is not afraid to bend the truth
(or flat out lie depending on your perspective)
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
it’s all part of the same trend or whatever
by Josie Becker on May 30, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I disagree
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
you don’t see wearing American Flag colored hats and wearing Camo jerseys as part of the same zietgiest? At least from my end, my reason why I’m against both of them is the same
by Josie Becker on May 30, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I see one as a blatant attempt to sell hats
and another as an actual attempt to honor the troops even if misguided. Its not like WW1 is going to suddenly break out because of it.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Its happened twice(if you consider WW2 to really just be an extension of WW1)
third times the charm?
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
well if we just call it the Great War all our problems are solved : )
by Josie Becker on May 30, 2011 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I have to agree.
Without the Navy being in San Diego, there would be no San Diego. The Camo Jerseys are a part of their local marketing. But the freakin’ hats? No way!
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
I would be ok with the hats
if they just made it so the logo on the hat is the stars and stripe and otherwise the hat stays the same as normal, and stuck with that EVERY year. The fact that they change it every year is just a blatant and distastful way to make money.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
right, and I’m all for the Padres wearing the camo, that’s fine. That photo I showed two threads ago was of a Braves affiliate who broke them out today, just like the hats
my point was that gesture doesn’t feel in the spirit of memorial day, it’s much more of a nod to our current armed forces.
Most importantly I don’t know how it feels to lose a family member to the military. Mostly I just feel sad for those that have.
by Josie Becker on May 30, 2011 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
what is more patriotic than marketing?
by Hollywood Joe on May 30, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not against the Padres doing it
both because they were one of the first, and two because the military is such a huge part of San Diego city/county, its as much a community appreciation event as anything.
Here's an article
which points out the team’s dire financial situation, which starts with one fact, and then whinges for ten paragraphs. I’ll whinge for money, if that’s what journalism is now:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-sp-dodger-fans-20110531,0,6355762.story
Actually I won’t, because that’s rubbish.
by Josie Becker on May 30, 2011 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m sorry, but I’ve been to several games in the last month and I don’t get this whole “threatening” presence thing. Of course, I went to public school, so maybe seeing a cop in uniform is supposed to be scary and not just a guy in uniform.
Poor Deuce.
Well when I think of a police state, I imagine it will have lots of police : )
by Josie Becker on May 30, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I imagine it would be like Rome when I was there. Cops with very conspicuous automatic weapons on their hips. In Armani or something like that.
Poor Deuce.
man, if the cops at DS had uzis, and fancy pants, I’d freak the fuck out
by Josie Becker on May 30, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I would love to go
but it will probably not be like I picture it in my mind and instead so crowded I will want to scream.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Hugo Boss
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
why would italian cops wear German clothing?
by Hollywood Joe on May 30, 2011 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
most visual representations I have seen of a police state take their visual cues from nazi germany
and hugo boss designed their uniforms
Althouygh yes the italian cops probably where not actually wearing hugo boss
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
If people think thats a lot of police they have never been anywhere near the UCI campus during lunch
I would regularly walk by two to three motor cycle cops just sitting on their bikes at the 4 way stop chatting, taking turns pulling people over.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
shotguns
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Commerce cops always park their cars by the baseball field where I play on Sundays…seems like they just like watching bad baseball
by Hollywood Joe on May 30, 2011 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
do they turn their headlights on so you can play at night?
by Josie Becker on May 30, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Per Baseball Reference
NL WAR Rankings coming into today:
Halladay: 3.2
Kershaw: 2.9
Braun: 2.8
Kemp: 2.7
Votto: 2.7
For as disappointing as the Dodgers have been as a team, having arguably 2 of the top 5 players in the league is pretty sweet.
I checked out Kemp's numbers on BR last night
and they are much higher on his defense than UZR is at fangraphs. I wonder what the real difference is. It’s awesome to see this list though.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Justin Upton's ridic HR from tonight
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=15380729&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_15380729
Sorry about Daron Sutton.
that...
was hit hard
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Those windows, above Fridays
supposedly Matt Williams hit a ball through one of those during batting practice.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on May 30, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Sutton and Grace are maybe the main reasons I can't stand seeing DBacks do well.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Sutton is a hack
I think Grace is mostly ok
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on May 30, 2011 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I am annoyed that I had to watch a Paris Hilton commercial to see that video :)
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on May 31, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
They’re scoring runs and having fun. Great combination to get more wins. Add some great pitching and the equation is complete. Watching Star Wars with the kids. Awesome ESP after a great Dodger win.
by Skunkburner on May 30, 2011 10:11 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Me thinks he might not be 100% serious.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 30, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Gould had another great night according to this person from minorleagueball.com
Gould
7IP 5H 2ER 0BB 6K – keeps rolling along w/ an impressive season
by hybrid on May 30, 2011 3:16 PM PDT reply actions
He’s having one heck of a season. Any chance he gets sent up to HiA in a month or two?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I am glad that they are doing better.
by Musicfan4 on May 30, 2011 10:57 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
This kid Clayton Mortensen...
does nothing good.
Each stop of his minor league career has been bad.
He’s obviously getting the bonus baby bump to the bigs.
Those usually dont work out too well.
Is he with The A's?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
used to be
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
At least he’s got a DUI too.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 30, 2011 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh damn
When did he go there? I assume phil laid that out in a series preview and i read it and forgot so he will be mad at me now, haha.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Phil did not do a Rockies Preview due to the Memorial Day Weekend.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on May 30, 2011 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
That's right, i saw something about Mortensen on the rockies sb nation site earlier tonight
Couldn’t remember where i saw it.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Got traded for nothing at some point this offseason.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 30, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
$1 DODGER DOGS: Dodger Stadium had its biggest walk-up crowd of the year with over 4,200 purchasing seats at the stadium tonight for $1 Dodger Dog Night, presented by Farmer John.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Would the Dodgers make more money?
If every home game was $1 dogs?
You have to think 4,200 extra people >>> regular priced dogs?
or maybe it isnt.
Special promotion, held every day, is no longer special.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on May 30, 2011 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
agree..
And I’m not sure how much concession stand prices deter fans from coming to the game…but i wonder how big of jump you could expect in attendance if beer, hotdogs, etc were just slashed.
I bet you would get a moderate initial bump, that would peter out over a time. People come to Dodger Stadium for the baseball, not cheap food and drink.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on May 30, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Make it special for the next 5 years. That way there’s a time limit on it so people know it’s not the norm.
so then at the beginning and the end of the promo you would get a bump.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on May 30, 2011 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Really appreciate your game summaries, Eric..
they’re always concise and insightful. And even more valuable to me when I miss the entire game.
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