A Look at the Dodgers 2011 Draft - Part 2 (Bloodlines)
by Brandon Lennox on Jun 2, 2011 9:55 AM PDT
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PrintThe 2011 MLB draft starts on June 6th, and here is Part 2 of a 3 part series on potential players that the Dodgers may pick. Part 1 looked at the players who had been previously selected by the Dodgers, but didn't sign and are again eligible for this year's draft. Part 3 will be posted closer to the draft and will look at potential 1st round picks for the Dodgers
Today in Part 2, we'll look at some of the players eligible for the 2011 draft that have bloodlines in professional sports, and in particular guys who have some sort of a tie to the Dodgers. All teams like players with great bloodlines, but the Dodgers seem to be a little more focused on this than other teams.
Also, as I mentioned last time the Dodgers hold the 16th overall pick this year, their earliest selection since 2008. Due to the supplemental/sandwich round in between the 1st and 2nd rounds the Dodgers 2nd pick is #73, and because of a Mariners' extra pick in round 3 the Dodgers pick 14th that round. Then from rounds 4 - 50 the Dodgers have the 13th pick each round.
Bloodlines - Brother's of Current Dodgers
Nicky Delmonico - INF/C - Brother of Dodger farmhand Tony Delmonico - Nicky is a high school player who can play all over the infield, but is expected to be tried at catcher as a professional. Some saw him as a 1st round pick early in Spring, but he didn't have an overwhelming senior year and how he's seen more as a 2nd rounder. Given the Dodgers lack of catching depth in the minor leagues now that his brother Tony is now a 3rd baseman, Nicky could be a good fit for the Dodgers in the 2rd or 3rd round if he's still around.
Joey Delmonico - C - Brother of Dodger farmhand Tony Delmonico - Joey put up great stats at Volunteer State Community College, but he joined Georgia in 2011 and put up dismal stats as a part time player. That being said, he's a big bodied catcher and I'm sure the Dodgers will pick him in a late round if he's still available.
Cameron Gallagher - C - Brother of Dodger farmhand Austin Gallagher - Similar to Delmonico, Gallagher is a high school catcher who isn't a guarantee to stay behind the plate as a professional. He's a big kid like his brother, and he should get drafted in a spot similar to where Austin was selected (3rd round). I'm sure the Dodgers would love to have Cameron in their system, but I doubt they'd use a top pick on him so he'd probably have to slip a bit to become a Dodger.
Jeff Ames - RHP - Brother Dodger farmhand Steven Ames - Jeff has been drafted twice before, in 2009 as a 46th round pick by the Phillies and in 2010 as a 30th round pick by the Rockies, but he declined to sign each time. Instead, Ames has spent the past two seasons at Lower Columbia Community College and has posted solid stats. He has a mid 90's fastball and is projected as a 3rd to 5th round pick, so I'm almost positive he'll sign this time around. We'll see if the Dodgers are willing to spend a relatively high pick on the brother of Steven, who is has had a great professional career thus far.
Son/Grandson of Dodgers
Ryan Garvey - OF - Son of former Dodger Steve Garvey - This son of Steve Garvey played his high school baseball out in Palm Desert and led his team to the CIF playoffs with a .381 average and 9 homers during the regular season. He's committed to USC and is expected to be a 5th to 6th round pick, but I'm sure the Dodgers would love to have him in their system is just because of his name. I wouldn't be surprised at all if the Dodgers ended up picking him.
Jordan Hershiser - RHP - Son of former Dodger Orel Hershiser - Hershiser has been injured for almost his entire career at USC and still has eligibility for the Trojans, but he's already spent 4 years in college so if he wants to have a major league career he should probably get started as a pro. It makes too much sense for the Dodgers to draft him with a late round pick, and if they do pick him I wouldn't doubt that the 6'8" right-hander would sign with this father's former team.
Brian Howe - LHP - Son of former Dodger Steve Howe - Brian won't be a 1st round pick like his father was, but someone will take a late round flyer on this left-hander. Howe stands at just 5'10", but he has had some success at Montana State over the past few seasons.
Riley Welch - RHP - Son of former Dodger Bob Welch - Welch was used very sparingly for Hawaii in 2011, but will probably get drafted based on his name in a late round.
Brandon Bonilla - LHP - Son of former Dodger Bobby Bonilla - Bobby's time with the Dodgers was brief as he spent most of his career with the Pirates and Mets. Nevertheless Brandon is a high school lefty with a low 90's fastball so the Dodgers could take a late round flyer on Bonilla if he slips to the later rounds.
Bobby Buckner - INF - Son of former Dodger Bill Buckner - Bill is best known as a Red Sox, but he did spent the first 8 seasons of his career in Los Angeles. Bobby hasn't had a great college career, and has actually bounced around to a few different colleges, but I'm sure he'll get drafted in a later round due to his bloodlines; possibly by the Dodgers.
Travis Shaw - 3B - Son of former Dodger Jeff Shaw - Travis is a big kid at 6'4" and 215 lbs and has put up very solid offensive stats at Kent State over the past few seasons. He hit .330 with 15 homers as a sophomore, and now as a Junior is batting .316 with 14 jacks through 58 games. He isn't considered a top draft prospect, so maybe the Dodgers can get the powerful Shaw as a middle round pick.
Tyler Bream - 3B - Son of former Dodger Sid Bream - His father was a 2nd round pick by the Dodgers in 1981 and spent 2 and a half seasons in Los Angeles before getting traded to the Pirates. Tyler had a great year in 2010 for Liberty College and is a big kid at 6'4", however his stats in 2011 have been less than impressive. He'll probably be a middle round pick and the Dodgers may or may not be the team that picks him.
Matt Scioscia - C - Son of former Dodger Mike Scioscia - Matt hasn't played much at all during his career at Notre Dame and is hitting just .200 in 16 games for the Irish in 2011. He could be a late round pick of the Dodgers or more likely the Angels.
Kyle Hardy - 3B - Grandson of former Brooklyn Dodger Bill Hardy - Kyle has jumped around to a few different colleges, but spent 2011 at Missouri State. He stands at 6'3" and 220 lbs, but had a terrible year at the plate in 2011.
Other Baseball Relatives
Dante Bichette Jr. - 3B - Son of former big league player Dante Bichette - The younger Bichette has good power and plus bat speed, and is expected to get picked in the 3rd or 4th round. I'm sure other teams will be all over him as well, so I don't expect the Dodgers to get him.
Shawn Dunston Jr. - OF - Son of former big league player Shawn Dunston - Another guy expected to go pretty early, he probably won't fall to where the Dodgers would want to draft him.
Dereck Rodriguez - OF - Son of current big league player Ivan Rodriguez - Dereck is bigger than his dad at 6'2", and plays outfield at his high school instead of catcher. He seems likely to sign with whichever team drafts him, and seems like he'll be a 8 to 15 round pick.
Shane Zeile - SS - Nephew of former Dodger Todd Zeile - He's committed to UCLA and probably won't sign, but that won't stop a team like the Dodgers from taking him with a late round pick.
Garrett Buechele - 3B - Son of former big league player Steve Buechele - Garrett was an 18th round pick last year as a draft eligible sophomore, but didn't sign and is expected to go higher this year. He's hitting .336 through 55 games for Oklahoma with 8 homers and had 17 jacks in 2010.
Joe Ross - RHP - Brother of current Athletic pitcher Tyson Ross - The Dodgers probably won't have a shot at getting Ross unless they take him in the first round because he is expected to be a sandwich round pick. He has a low to mid 90's fastball with a hard curveball.
Dwight Smith Jr. - OF - Son of former big league player Dwight Smith - Here is another player who is expected to go early, so the Dodgers likely won't this projected 1st round pick.
Patrick Palmeiro - INF/OF - Son of former big league player Rafael Palmeiro - Patrick didn't really do much during his first 2 years of college, but he transfered to the University of Alabama at Birmingham for his Junior year and has blossomed to some extent, hitting .284 with 8 homers and a team leading 43 RBI's through 57 games.
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Hah. Nice, I like doing the bloodlines thing
since the Dodgers clearly like it, too. Almost guaranteed they’ll take someone’s brother or something, at some point. Would prefer that be someone good, of course.
Are DeJesus and Van Slyke clearly the best bloodlines players the Dodgers have at the moment, followed by Wallach?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
and Brian Cavazos-Galvez
is also a bloodline guy
by Brandon Lennox on Jun 2, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers legend Balvino Galvez.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
never heard of him
like ships passing in the night
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Babino Galvez or something akin to that. Infamous for impregnating the daughter of his host house, then leaving her to raise the boy himself.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
true story
I was once cruised at a bar in San Jose, Costa Rica by a very pretty hooker from the Dominican
She looked just enough like Mariano Duncan to break the spell and allow HJ to escape to relative safety
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Right, forgot about him, duh
(Of course jury is still out on him but he has to rank #1)
Totally forgot about BCG too…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
OT: Good breakdown on the NFL owners and players returning to hearing
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/michael_mccann/06/02/nfl-hearing/index.html
Heard there were also “secret” talks last night and this morning (minus some of those pesky lawyers). Hope that’s a good sign.
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 dicks
I saw a note that Brett Myers is now 12-3 against the Cubs, and in the last 40 years only two pitchers with at least 12 wins against the Cubs have a better winning percentage against them.
Name them.
Roy Oswalt
Steve Carlton even if 71 is the cutoff
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
no x2
Both pitchers began their careers in the 1980s.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 2, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Gooden was 28-4 against the Cubs.
Randy Johnson was 13-0 against the Cubs…in 14 starts!
by Eric Stephen on Jun 2, 2011 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
What can I buy from the TBLA store for half a correct answer?
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Eric
didn’t award any points, he’s a stingy bastard.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
a ticket to watch Sammy Sosa’s HOF induction (on TV)
by Eric Stephen on Jun 2, 2011 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I want to be at the press conference when Russ Westbrook holds up the ‘0’ Lakers jersey he’s going to wear for the next six years.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
You are assuming there won’t be a ceremony to retire Orlando Woolridge’s number before then.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 2, 2011 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Oswalt’s team is the Reds (he is 23-3 against them)
by Eric Stephen on Jun 2, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Bichette Jr. is only seen as a 3rd or 4th round?
i thought he was more highly thought of.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 2, 2011 10:10 AM PDT reply actions
then again
considering how many rounds there are, that might not be so bad.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 2, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
i think initially he was
like in the really early 2011 draft reports. but in recent months he has dropped a bit
by Brandon Lennox on Jun 2, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
because of Eric's reasoning? :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 2, 2011 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Jesse Crain took a line drive
off the bat of Adrian Gonzalez on Monday (video here), and it did this to him:
that’s what I was thinking before i read the text, what a horrible prison tat
by Josie Becker on Jun 2, 2011 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
looks like the cross hatching is from the fabric being pushed into the skin
I like when I have raised seams on a bruise, makes it hurt less to see them branded on me
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I found the seams
top center right
series of small dark red dots, likely scabbed and raised
baseball is the best
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
there's a video on the Dodgers site
with Logan White discussing the Dodgers draft plans
has anyone seen it?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 2, 2011 10:16 AM PDT reply actions
Here is the link. Pretty vanilla.
Says there is a lot of velocity among the top pitchers, and it’s just a matter of sorting them out.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 2, 2011 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
can't watch it here
i only noticed it first thing this morning.
I will check it out though, thanks for the link.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 2, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
So, basically another pitcher in 1st round?
Yawn. ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
We're drafting a pitcher
Yawn.
The video shows three players I would like: Taylor Guerreri, Josh Bell, and Javier Baez.
by Julio Nievas on Jun 2, 2011 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't mind drafting pitchers
I just wish we got better use of them. Would be nice to identify the good ones and see about packaging the second tiers to fill out the offensive holes in the minors. Especially when the alternative is trading them for crap relievers at the trade deadline.
Looking at our current MLB roster, I think we’ve been getting pretty good use out of our pitching prospects.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Kershaw Billingsley
a loaded bullpen. Rubby in the wings. 3 starters and an almost full bullpen seems pretty good.
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.
especially when you consider Kuroda as a scouting signing.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Don't mean that way
I mean if we’re gonna draft virtually nothing but pitchers, at least use some to fill out the other holes as they show themselves. Its all well and good to have a loaded staff from the system, but if its barely producing a trickle of offensive players, the team isn’t gonna go far unless we start spending massive cash on free agents.
Old addage, draft arms, buy bats. It’s easier to just cycle in the next bullpen arm from the system but bats are less predictable as they escalate from level to level. You kind of just know someone with a 95mph fastball and a sick slider who can locate is going to progress well, but you just kind of hope when you promote a hitter.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Not so sure how true thats gonna be going forward though
if guys like Jayson Werth and Jason Bay are getting massive long term multi-million dollar contracts. You still need to either be willing to pay $120 Mil + for 1-2 superstar-caliber bats, or produce them yourself, and if you’re not gonna do either then you’re in a bit of trouble.
Pitchers of course get such small deals in comparison...
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.
I never said trade all the pitchers
I said if you’re drafting virtually nothing but pitchers, use the second tiers to fill out the offensive side of your minors. I didn’t say trade Rubby cause replacing him is cheaper then buying A-Gon.
I would love to have a full home grown rotation.
The Yankees only have one in their rotation, and that’s Ivan Nova (lol).
by Julio Nievas on Jun 2, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I would too
I just mean if thats all we got then its gonna end up a waste of some great arms.
Raise your hand if you want more A-Rod cousin related drama!
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.
(buries hands in the ground)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 2, 2011 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Every over the shoulder catch will always get compared to Willie’s but man, this was a great catch.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Roughly four miles.
Actually, was 440 to the alleys and 483 to dead center, but that section was a pretty small area. The section is visible in the pic as a small area at the base of the structure in center.
thanks
what a dump
Still on Frank's team!
by delias man on Jun 2, 2011 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I have heard that Willie’s throw was even better, but you never see it after the play
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Jun 2, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
My boss’s mother in law has been very sick for a couple weeks now. Mind is sharp, but body is failing her. She’s been sitting in her bed, listening to Vin, surrounded by family and friends. The other night, the game ended and she reached into her bedside shelf and pulled out a notebook and wrote ‘8-0’. “What are you doing?” asked my boss. “Writing down the Dodgers score”. Apparently, this woman has done this routine for years and years. She passed last night just after the game ended, and her son reached into the drawer and pulled out the notebook and wrote ‘0-3’. Closed the book, and put it in her hands. I’m saddened today by the passing of a woman I never met, will never know anything more about, and have no connection to outside of knowing a Dodger fan was lost.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
by G.Scott on Jun 2, 2011 10:27 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
sad and nice all together
Wish I would have known her, glad to have met you
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
that is a sad story
may she rest in peace.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 2, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow, that's very sad and touching all together.
Vin would be very moved to hear about that!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Very touching story, even her son didn’t write the score in the right order.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 2, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Tom Schieffer
sat down with Tony Jackson to talk about giving up runs right after the Dodgers score, and other stuff. Money quote:
“I don’t think there is any question there is a strain between the franchise and the community right now,” Schieffer said. “And that isn’t the community’s fault.”
I bet he wants to retire with the Dodgers too, just like Sheffield :)
by Eric Stephen on Jun 2, 2011 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
“Have you been approached by anyone in support of Frank?” I asked.
Schieffer laughed, then gave me the answer I fully expected.
“I’m not going to go there,” he said.
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.
because they profess their love with coke parties?
by Josie Becker on Jun 2, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I prefer Pepsi to Coke…why doesn’t anyone have any Pepsi parties?
"Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and as it always has, rock crushes scissors." -- Dr. Sheldon Cooper
because Warren Buffet doesn’t own Pepsi stock?
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
because the prosies don’t like it when you pour pepsi on their boobs?
by Josie Becker on Jun 2, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Like it well enough
not my favorite, but I’m interested to keep watching
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
Soft core porn with dwarves and beheadings
all a-ok in my book.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
watching the first episode of the last season of Next Food Network Star
at least two people undercooked their chicken. How do you do that?!
Poor Deuce.
I was trying to call back to your chicken dinner experience but forgot the details.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 2, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I tried doing that once
but the recipe was totally wack and I didn’t end up with anywhere enough breading
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.
Hah well it wasn't an issue of taste
just that only about 1/2 of the chicken was breaded in the end
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.
in college I breaded chicken once in Cheez-Its®, and it was fucking delicious.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 2, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
you must be thinking about Aunt Lindsey
by Josie Becker on Jun 2, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
soup?
poached?
boiled and shreaded, then used in any number of ways?
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
i’ve seen it happen on Kitchen Nightmares, some cooks are just bad
by Josie Becker on Jun 2, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
kinda easy to do if you are not used to your heat source and you fear dry chicken
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
this
and if you have to resort to the breast, make sure skin on, bone in
you can make it naked after you cook it if you are some kind of caloric freak
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
+1
Much prefer thighs to breasts… at least in my chicken.
Some men
like peach pie, other men like apple pie, still others go for strawberry pie
me? I like desert
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
just stay in front of me and we’ll all be cool
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
If you are fearful of over cooking chicken on the grill
you can steam it first, cool, marinate it, and then grill it just to get the char.
Cooking food in boiling water is a pretty old tradition.
It's easy to undercook chicken
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
I like the college of cooks we have here
and that we have all undercooked chicken
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
If you haven’t undercooked chicken, you haven’t lived. And if you keep doing it you won’t live long
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
unlearn that habit
or get a really good insta-read thermometer
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I like my chicken just after it goes from pink to white, im a notorious raw-ist
by Josie Becker on Jun 2, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
white just after pink is what we all aspire to
that is called “Properly cooked”
still pink, with mushy flesh, is gross
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
oh very much so, but i’ve eaten a lot of chicken that tastes like “fuck, I have no idea when it went white, so I’m just gonna give it another fortnight”
by Josie Becker on Jun 2, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
You need to go to better chicken places….Marty, help the gal out
I do a beer can chicken that is foolishly good and nearly impossible to screw up – has totally replaced the rotisserie in my backyard for chix
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
and that is done how.........
or do we have to wait for it to get added to the TBLA recipe book?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Beer can chicken ala hollywood
Setup grill for indirect heat – get it hot
Prepare whole chicken – snip the wingtips, clear out cavity, dry with paper towel, season (salt & pepper + spices or rub of your choice) coat lightly with olive oil
Open room temp beer, drink a third to a half of beer
burp
Stick the business end of the chicken on to the beer can so the chix is standing up – stuff rosemary and lemon wedges up into the cavatiy before hand – place one more lemon wedge in neck opening to prevent steam from coming out
grill over indirect heat for about an hour, turning occasionally to get even brown.
touch for done ness or get an insta read
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
For roast chicken
Prep bird, clean out cavity, pat dry with paper towel.
Mix softened butter with chopped rosemary and thyme and spread all over chicken.
Stuff cavity with halved lemons, whole small onions and peeled but not chopped garlic cloves.
Roast for an hour at .350
I just
let chicken get to room temp. salt it and blast for an hour at 450. Moistest chicken you’ll ever have. You may get some smoke, but no worries. Got it from a Thomas Keller article
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
in fact
I did it last night. You also get a really crispy skin which I love.
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
I bet it is outstanding
fast and hot can work
key point in your recipe, which I think it true for all meat, get it to room temp before you start cooking,
don’t heat cold meat
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
to make potatoes and onions too
get small little potatoes and chopped onions (or whole cippolini – yum)
toss with olive oil and sea salt
put them into one of those grill pans that are not pans but really baskets in the shape of a pan. Place chicken in center with potatoes and onions all around. Still use indirect heat, let chicken fat and juice run all over them
when chicken is done, you can toss veggies over high flame if you need a bit more color on them
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
what to do with the organs
rinse and dry
make a foil pouch
place organs in pouch with olive oil, butter, salt, pepper
place pouch on hot grill, turn over
eat on baguette or heary crackers while you wait for chicken to cook
I don’t care so much for heart., really love the liver
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Back in the late 80
Chicken liver pate was the thing.
Very rarely I will get to eat (maybe once every 2.5 years) a chicken liver sandwich at a good Jewish deli.
I like all that shit
Great pork rillettes at the bar across the street from my office
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Those, not so much, at Passover et. al.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I always dated the jewish girls who ate the bacon cheeseburger, but I was a goy so it all made sense
forbidden fruit and all that jazz
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Will the Dodgers draft Steve Garvey’s son…
The Dodgers could probably field a team of nothing but Garvey’s sons. Hell, they may already, they just don’t know it.
by EMDarrow on Jun 2, 2011 10:49 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
This lineup
X. Paul RF 2-2
J. Harrison 3B 1-2
A. McCutchen CF 2-2
N. Walker 2B 1-2
L. Overbay 1B 0-2
M. Diaz LF 1-2
R. Cedeno SS 1-1
D. Brown C 0-1
P. Maholm P 0-1
- has scored 6 runs in two innings today.
#happy #shocked
Al Central has four teams with at least a two game winning streak so they aren’t beating each other.
I have no idea who J Harrison is. Or D Brown the catcher.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
what happened to you China?
You used to be cool.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 2, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
when?
Our only hope is famine, disease, civil unrest
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
when they were lending us all that money, that was cool
by Josie Becker on Jun 2, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Here, take some money, so you can buy more stuff that we make, which you really don’t need
and when your currency collapses, we will start taking your assets, your buildings, your bridges, your children
Chinese have grand designs, I for one hope they collapse under neath the grandiosity of them
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
glad someone got it. :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 2, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
amazing how season 11 seems so long ago
by Josie Becker on Jun 2, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, China still cool
You pay later, later!
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
That might explain the issue I ran into
Was a week ago or so now, but my GMail account was hijacked. Searched my computer several times with three different programs and found nothing that would’ve caused anything, it was just my gmail account that was compromised.
and GMail told me a few hours after the fact
that my account was accessed from an IP address in China.
MLS
is going to make the media in charge of the all-star game vote. Which made me wonder what an all star team as selected by Plashke and Simers would look like
Sporting News
polled 21 MLB general managers (or at least got responses from 21 GMs) to determine the top 50 players in MLB. The Dodgers:
36) Kershaw
43) Kemp
44) Ethier
If they polled GMs
Why are Buster Posey, James Loney and Aaron Miles giving the reasons why they are such great players?
holds onto the shoe and beats you with it
by Josie Becker on Jun 2, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
not what I was thinking!
mediocre def RF for the worst ever
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Blows me away Kershaw is that low given everything. Little surprised Kemp is above Ethier unless age is a big factor (which it could be).
Kemp plays center
doesn’t suck against lefties. I can see it
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just out of curiousity
who are the LH batters in baseball who are good against LHP?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 2, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
thas pretty goood
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 2, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Ethier earlier in his career
Not sure what happened the past 2-3 years.
Or whatever changed with his swing to give him more power
fucked him up against lefties?
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Oh I see it
I’m just surprised others do. Ethier at this point has more of that PVL sheen to him, having had several good seasons in a row. Kemp is still in that, “Well, he sucked last year, lets see if he can finally put it together” range.
Center and speed
speed kills
speed doesn’t slump (but it can get thrown out)
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 2, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
One of baseball's best prospects
BenBadler
Tommy John surgery for #Royals LHP John Lamb. Getting it done tomorrow in LA by Dr. Yocum
I saw matsuzaka is going down to TJ too..
not looking like a great investment in hindsight..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jun 2, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Getting his TJ surgery done in TJ would be a poor investment. Like TJ Simers. Or shopping at TJ Maxx.
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I like the Simpler Times beer, if it’s cold enough
by Josie Becker on Jun 2, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
the gyroball
takes it’s toll :)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 2, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Mix results for those Royals prospects thus far
Hosmer = MLB
Duffy = MLB
Lamb = TJ surgery
Mous = May not be that impressive after all
M. Montgomery = Not throwing strikes
Wil Myers = holding his own in AA
by Julio Nievas on Jun 2, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
This is interesting
BR has a 2011 MLB Draft Preview
Most interesting part is it shows the best player that was selected in each pick. In short, it’s good to be No. 1.
Lance Parrish, Roberto Hernandez, Lance Berkman, Shawn Green, Mike Remlinger
In round 16, maybe we could target an offensive-minded catcher who can close games, hit a ton of doubles, rarely dive for balls, and stick around for a while as a left-handed relief specialist.
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In round 16, maybe we could target an offensive-minded catcher who can close games, hit a ton of doubles,rarely dive for ballshit forty nine home runs in a pitchers park, and stick around for a while as a left-handed relief specialist.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Jun 2, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
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In round 16, maybe we could target an offensive-minded catcher who can close games, hit a ton of doubles,rarely dive for ballshit forty nine home runs in a pitchers park, blow out his shoulder and never be the same again, and stick around for a while as a left-handed relief specialist.
or a Jewish fat Elvis
maybe Neil Diamond has a baseball-playing grandson
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Delwyn Young
One of the best 121st overall picks ever!
Another fun fact: federal law from prohibition times makes it illegal for any club to be formed around the selling of alcohol, so you can buy beer from costco even if you have no membership.
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.
How do you get past the person at the front without the card?
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Jun 2, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
NPUT
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/6/2/2202354/Elevens
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
don't know him
but that last name is making Eric’s head explode with headline possibilities.
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i wouldn't take him in the 1st round
3rd round sure i’d take a chance on him, but he’s too risky for me as a 1st round pick and we don’t really need to focus on drafting outfielders right now
by Brandon Lennox on Jun 2, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Old post up top
12:26 (Phil). I just found it an hour and a half on.
NPUT
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/6/2/2202354/Elevens
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Jun 2, 2011 12:27 PM PDT reply actions
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This is really great. Awesome work here
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