Kemp & Ethier Flirting With .400
by Eric Stephen on Jun 10, 2011 2:47 PM PDT
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PrintTaking a stroll through the 2011 Matt Kemp scrapbook, otherwise known as the National League leaderboards, I stumbled upon the NL leaders in on-base percentage. Not only is Kemp in the top five, but his outfield buddy Andre Ethier is there as well.
| National League On-Base Percentage Leaders | |||||
| Player | Team | G | PA | OBP | |
| Joey Votto | Cin | 63 | 285 | .463 | |
| Lance Berkman | StL | 54 | 220 | .445 | |
| Kosuke Fukudome | ChC | 49 | 204 | .415 | |
| Andre Ethier | LA | 63 | 257 | .412 | |
| Matt Kemp | LA | 64 | 271 | .406 | |
It is still early in the season, and there are 98 games left to be played, just over 60% of the campaign. But a Los Angeles Dodger with a .400 on-base percentage is extremely rare. In fact, since the Dodgers moved west there have only been 16 seasons, with enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title, by a Dodger with a .400 OBP.
The only time the L.A. Dodgers have had two players with a .400 OBP in the same season was 1985, when Pedro Guerrero and Mike Scioscia finished one-two in the National League, with a .422 and .407 on-base percentage, respectively.
The last Dodger with a .400 OBP was Gary Sheffield, who posted a .417 OBP in 2001. Sheffield was in Los Angeles for three and a half seasons, and his worst OBP as a Dodger was .407. His .424 on-base percentage as a Dodger is the highest in franchise history, with a minimum of 1,500 plate appearances (actually, even a minimum of 1,029 PA).
Lineups
Dioner Navarro gets the start at catcher for the second straight night. Rod Barajas sat out three games in Houston after spraining his right wrist in Chicago in a play at the plate against Juan Pierre and the White Sox. Even after those three Houston games, Navarro and Barajas have split catching duties, with seven starts each, including tonight.
UPDATE (5:02 p.m.): Matt Kemp was scratched from tonight's lineup with hamstring tightness. It snaps a streak of 71 straight starts dating back to last season. Kemp also has the longest active games played streak in MLB at 268.
Here is the updated lineup, with Tony Gwynn Jr moved to center field and Trent Oeltjen playing left field:
| Dodgers | Rockies | |||
| SS | Gordon | CF | Gonzalez | |
| LF | Oeltjen |
2B | Nelson | |
| RF | Ethier | 1B | Helton | |
| 3B | Blake | SS | Tulowitzki | |
| 1B | Loney | RF | Smith |
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| 2B | Uribe | 3B | Wigginton | |
| C | Navarro | LF | Blackmon | |
| CF | Gwynn |
C | Iannetta | |
| P | Billingsley |
P | Chacin | |
Game Time: 5:40 p.m.
TV: Prime Ticket
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sad its being wasted
and theyre surrounded by such replacement level garbage..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jun 10, 2011 2:54 PM PDT reply actions
Is that a playful punch in the ribs or his hand inside his jersey?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Jun 10, 2011 2:54 PM PDT reply actions
“Nice double, Dre. Speaking of 2nd base….”
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Jun 10, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Ethier tried to karate chop Matt
but Matt blocked it and landed a blow to the ribs
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 10, 2011 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Either was trying for a high five.
And Kemp thought it was a slider away and missed.
by Mel Gibson's Liver on Jun 10, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Kemp has been taking nursing classes at LACC
by Josie Becker on Jun 10, 2011 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s checking the fortitude of his intestines
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Jun 10, 2011 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Aaron Miller is on the DL for Rancho with a strained groin.
Ethan Martin is officially in the bullpen.
I am going think of the deleted fan post
like our off-the-record conversation with Ned back in 2009.
I know this was discussed in earlier thread
(just saw it) and I agree that many other teams have same issue… but, man, our catchers both suck. Not behind the plate (I’ve been happier with Navarro’s defense lately compared to earlier in year) necessarily, but man…
Hurry up and mature, JT or GormanGriff!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Barajas, just go away, please.
And take that silly pop up swing with you.
by 68elcamino427 on Jun 10, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
catchers
Maybe that is why LAD drafted 3 college catchers…get someone up in a 2 yrs..if JT/Gorman don’t cut it. They need to promote Gorman/JT soon to AA though..
Definitely
they desperately needed more catching depth in the system, at least get more catchers with some potential. So at least now they have more young guys who can be dispersed throughout.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
If we had money
Could have drafted Susac.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
by Pure Azure on Jun 10, 2011 5:05 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
KJ update
joe_block
Mattingly said #Dodgers RHP Kenley Jansen will pitch again Saturday in rehab at Chattanooga. He is eligible to come off DL Monday.
{cough}DFA MacDougal{cough}
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
You've gotta be kidding me
dylanohernandez
#Dodgers: Kemp out of the lineup with tightness in his left hamstring.
shit……
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 10, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
-2
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
by Pure Azure on Jun 10, 2011 5:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Way to settle it on the field
SBerthiaume
Benches empty at Yankee Stadium. Teixeira drilled by #Indians Fausto Carmona after Granderson HR. Girardi & Acta screaming at each other.
Granderson
is like the AL version of Matt Kemp
by Michael White on Jun 10, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Not sure why Tex ducked. Would have hit him in the back cleanly but he ducked and it got close to his head.
The YES announcers were as impartial as you’d expect.
by Michael White on Jun 10, 2011 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
You’d think Carmona would be used to giving up home runs by now.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 10, 2011 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
New Dodger Lineup
Gordon 6, Oeltjen 7, Ethier 9, Blake 5, Loney 3, Uribe 4, Navarro 2, Gwynn 8, Bills 1
Bills should be batting fifth right before flotsam and jetsam
by lchristmas on Jun 10, 2011 4:58 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It's jon weismans fault
he linked me to a kemp stat leader list a couple of days ago on DT :P
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Padres Sign Cory Spangenberg
Quick signing of a top 10 pick
They signed him for $1.86mil. I wonder what we will sign Reed for.
Half a parking lot
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
by Pure Azure on Jun 10, 2011 5:51 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
To quote bill paxton
In Aliens…. Game over man. :( or maybe not. He could use a rest but they have no depth to support it.
Am off to a concert, hope to be pleasantly surprised later!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
by underdog on Jun 10, 2011 5:27 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
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