Clayton Kershaw Wins NL Player Of The Week
by Eric Stephen on Jun 27, 2011 2:43 PM PDT
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Clayton Kershaw had a magnificent week last week, with two complete game wins, including one shutout, and a whopping 22 strikeouts. As a result, he was named the National League Player of the Week on Monday, the first Dodger to win the award since Rafael Furcal captured the honors from June 28 - July 4 last season.
Kershaw is the first Dodgers pitcher to win the award since Eric Gagne from August 4-10, 2003. The last Dodger starting pitcher to win the award was Odalis Perez from April 15-21, 2002.
Tonight the Dodgers make their first visit to Target Field to face the Twins, and their first visit to Minnesota since 2006. They are seeking their first win in Minnesota since Game 7 of the 1965 World Series.
Chad Billingsley hasn't pitched more than 5 1/3 innings in any start this month, after putting together a string of eight straight starts of six or more innings through the end of May. After striking out just three batters in three straight starts, it was at least a good sign that Billingsley struck out six Tigers in his last start.
Nick Blackburn gets the start for the Twins. Since the beginning of May, the right-hander is 5-1 with a 2.35 ERA in 10 starts.
Lineups
| Dodgers | Twins | |||
| LF | Gwynn |
CF | Revere | |
| 3B | Blake | 2B | Casilla | |
| DH | Ethier | C | Mauer | |
| CF | Kemp | RF | Cuddyer | |
| 1B | Loney | DH | Thome | |
| 2B | Uribe | 3B | Valencia | |
| RF | Oeltjen | LF | Tosoni | |
| C | Ellis | 1B | Hughes | |
| SS | Gordon | SS | Nishioka | |
| P | Billingsley | P | Blackburn |
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Game Time: 5:10 p.m.
TV: Prime Ticket
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If Kershaw keeps this up
we’ll see a post in November about his Cy Young award.
Nothing is ever easy.
it's going to be incredible
that kemp and kershaw win MVP and Cy Young despite our season.
Hard to have the best pitcher and hitter and still be a last club team. Can’t say Ned is not working hard.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Well, we have to remember that Kershaw's not on pace for a CYA season.
What with Halladay and all.
by Taylor Maricle on Jun 27, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
ESPN Cy Young Predictor
http://espn.go.com/mlb/features/cyyoung
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
hahahah he is better than lincecum
suck it giants
Brian Wilson's place on this list also described that beard
It’s #2
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
If they were to build a baseball stadium around The Dead Sea, would the be the most extreme pitcher’s park ever?
If the moon were made of cheese, would you eat it?
by Eric Stephen on Jun 27, 2011 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d be scared about screwing up gravity
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
gravity would still work, tides would go to holy hell and the werewolves would be pissed off
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 27, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the world was more fun when they had no idea what the Moon was and could make up anything.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Zeus – I wished we still worshipped Zeus
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 27, 2011 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
better question Norm
If the moon were made of cheese spare ribs, would you eat it?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 27, 2011 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
The jet lag would probably also help the pitchers, assuming they fly out early.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Hadn’t thought about that; it didn’t have to be a MLB team, actually. Just wanted to know how being that far below sea level would effect HR and XBH.
There’s too many other factors to say.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
When I went to the Dead Sea, I ate at this little greasy place and got food poisoning that took me out of commission for 3 days. Pedro Guerrero might have made that place more sanitary…
But more than that, the Dead Sea isn’t exceeding less elevated than, say, Petco. It’s less than 1500 feet below. Phoenix is 1100 feet above, and that’s a pitcher’s park.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Arizona is definitely a hitters park.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course it is. Brain fart on my part.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
They are seeking their first win in Minnesota since Game 7 of the 1965 World Series.
For my money the greatest game in LA Dodger history, trumping Gibby.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Two days rest?
Sandy says, that’s enough :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 27, 2011 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Glanced over that part, made me think Odalis had resurfaced, learned that Blake Johnson who went to the Royals in that trade got released. I guess that means we win.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
AlbertBrooks tweets
4 New Dodger rules: Foul balls must be thrown back. Unfinished hot dogs returned to vendors. One bat only. 7 innings.
Kind of funny, just for fun the fans should throw all the foul balls back. It would make for a fun evening
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Record for fans getting clubbed by batons.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
7 innings
And then broadcasters will say Dodger fans come in the third and leave in the fourth?
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by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s fine with me, because everything is my fault.
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by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
This seems pointless given how we hit one home in the last 26 innings this weekend but here goes:
TBLA 25 Home Run Series Contest – Who and how many
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Dee Gordon 1
Miles 2
Kemp 2
Loney 1
Ethier 1
Dang
they have some large home run rates, .094 – 20th out of 30
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
You dare to mock my contest with these Miles predictions
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Dee’s not getting his inside-the-parker hitting 9th with AJ Ellis clogging the bases in front of him.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Kemp-2
Ethier-1
Loney-1
Blake-1
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Jun 27, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Good luck tonight. Those guys are definitely beatable.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I’ll take “things heard in the Twins’ clubhouse” for $800, Alex
by Eric Stephen on Jun 27, 2011 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
$200 was “Are you making fun of me? ARE YOU MAKING FUN OF ME?”
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
$400 was “No, the ‘well-played, Mauer’ shit never gets old.”
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Kershaw's peripherals are actually better than his ERA
ERA: 2.93
FIP: 2.50
xFIP: 2.73
The guys is so good right now.
This is ridiculous - 200 or more plate appearances
Rk Player BA PA Year Age BB SO OBP SLG OPS Pos
1 Ryan Raburn .199 232 2011 30 11 75 .239 .329 .568 *74/9D3
2 Chone Figgins .188 270 2011 33 16 35 .235 .252 .487 *5
3 Dan Uggla .177 320 2011 31 25 69 .244 .334 .578 *4
4 Adam Dunn .173 279 2011 31 42 100 .308 .316 .624 *D3/9
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 6/27/2011.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
100 strikeouts?
That makes me wonder — what is the record for number of plate appearances in a season in which a player struck out 50% of the time or more?
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by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh wait, he has 279 PA. Shit!
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by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Still interesting at 1/3 or more isn’t it?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Most PAs striking out more than 1/3 of the time
Rk Player PA SO Year Age Tm Lg 1 Mark Reynolds 662 223 2009 25 ARI NL 2 Mark Reynolds 596 211 2010 26 ARI NL 3 Dave Nicholson 520 175 1963 23 CHW AL 4 Russell Branyan 435 151 2002 26 TOT ML 5 Bo Jackson 434 158 1987 24 KCR AL 6 Chris Davis 419 150 2009 23 TEX AL 7 Melvin Nieves 405 157 1997 25 DET AL 8 Jared Sandberg 401 139 2002 24 TBD AL 9 Russell Branyan 361 132 2001 25 CLE AL 10 Dave Kingman 351 122 1973 24 SFG NL
Dunn’s current season is 15th. Swish Nicholson was a man born before his time.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Yeah
striking out that much in 1963, he might have reached 225 in todays world. Has to be the worse season on record for K’s when taken into context the K rate for the entire league.
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Someday we can add Kyle Russell to that list
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
at least
he’ll have made the majors
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 27, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Future conversation
Pop, is it really true that you struck out against Roy Halladay and Zack Greinke?
Yep — I struck out against the very best!
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Future conversation
X!VDown: Pop, is it really true that you struck out with a couple really great girls?
IVDown: Yep — I struck out against the very best!
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Maybe the LOL mate.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
He’ll soon be too old for that list. Notice they are all in their age 23-26 seasons. Bo Jackson in his age 30 season is the only guy outside that age range who did it over more than 205 PA.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
that's why
they should bring him up now! :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 27, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
did not notice that and yet even for Bo that was early in his baseball life.
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Drew Stubbs narrowly missing this year!
105 K in 319 PA
by Eric Stephen on Jun 27, 2011 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder what the worst stretch after a 7 WAR season is. Figgins has to be close.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Umm...
jonmorosi
Source says "a lot of clubs" already showing interest in #Dodgers RHP Hiroki Kuroda. #Rockies and #Reds had scouts at his most recent start.
Yup – I think we can go into Trade mode with Kuroda.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I think for Kuroda if we deal him in July so they get three months we should expect a real prospect.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
word
don’t know anything about Rockies guys, but Reds have some good guys
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 27, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Kuroda is the only guy they might trade that the Dodgers for whom can reasonably expect anything good in return.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 27, 2011 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
same here
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 27, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
same here
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 27, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
do you think they would consider
trading Lilly if they got a good offer?
not saying they will, just curious.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 27, 2011 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I would – it would be like a giant eraser after you turned in the wrong answer on a test
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 27, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess if they got an offer, sure. But they aren’t putting Lilly on the block.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 27, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
right
i don’t figure them to either.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 27, 2011 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Starting pitchers at the deadline aren’t exactly valuable. All the starters moved in the last two years:
Cliff Lee for Carlos Carrasco
Tom Gorzallaney for Kevin Hart
Dan Haren for Joe Saunders
Roy Oswalt for JA Happ
Cliff Lee for Justin Smoak
If Kurodas like any other starter that’s been dealt recently, we’re getting something really boring for him.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
And Kuroda will have less buzz than 4 of those 5 players.
by Michael White on Jun 27, 2011 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
You are missing all the pieces to those deals other then Smoak and who cares about Gorzy
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
It was easy enough to include everyone.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Given the circumstances I think Kuroda is worth more then Oswalt, no messy contract, no history of debilitating injuries, just irritating ones.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
We
may not like what we get but I think we can get something worthwhile for Kuroda, enough to make the deal.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Yeah, we’ll definitely get something, just don’t expect anything exciting.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
But you only get him for two months and there is a no trade clause to worry about.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
If you trade him now you get three months.
Sure the No trade is a barrier but what would you rather have a few million in no trade to deal with or an 18 Million deal for the following year?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Gamel would definitely be interesting. I just wonder if he’d get a real shot.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Right
Just saying if all the guys they will trade, Kuroda will net the most return.
And I know you are exaggerating for effect, but Tyler Skaggs was the main haul of the Haren deal.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 27, 2011 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I know, but, A ball pitcher.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
also
they have Frazier, who’s a 3B with some pop
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 27, 2011 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d be down for something like Yonder Alonso or Yasmani Grandal + Heisey for Hiro.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I would be shocked if we could pull at top 100 guy for Hiro.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Josie,
Any thoughts on Fading of the Cries?
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810214690/video/25356725
a movie about suffocation
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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 27, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Up coming movie, from the previews I thought that it might be on your radar. I will have to do more research myself.
The Story tells of a young man who defends his town from evil forces, aided by a magic sword. He saves a girl called Sarah from a malevolent evil that has begun plaguing a farmland town, in search of an amulet that had belonged to Sarah’s uncle.
I was out at defend
by Josie Becker on Jun 27, 2011 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
malevolent evil
I only see movies about friendly evil.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Right. Who has time for movies about malevolent evil? This cheese isn’t going to eat itself.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Humma
just back from Umbria and had some incredible cheese
Lots of different kinds of Pecorino, all ages, sheep and cow, soft and hard, with truffles, with fennel, with hot peppers – fantastic
also some local cows milk chese which was creamy and sharp at the same time which I forgot the name of
found this one incredible cheese shop that made their own burrata that was the size of a small paperbag – incredibly rich and creamy. Put it on a salad of fresh tomatoes and arugula topped with our friend olive oil from their olive orchard
we had a cheese, salumi, and fruit plate almost every day
was awesome
That sounds absolutely delicious.
I got way into cheese after my big europe trip (’03). When my kids are bigger and I go back to Europe, I will seriously consider making it a cheese tour.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
My ignorance is showing, this was like latin to me.
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I would reply but I have nieces
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Jun 27, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Do you like cheese?
If yes, you will hve to come over to Chez HJ and I will give you a short tour of cheese
Mrs HJ is even a bigger cheeser than me
We can pair with wine or beer depending on your tastes and the cheese
will be good and fun
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 27, 2011 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Burrata = a fresh cheese, something like mozzerella, with fresh cream in the middle.
You pour on a little olive oil, a little balsamic, and you dunk your bread in so you get that cream, and it’s fucking delicious.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
The burrata we had was made that morning – so fresh. rich and creamy
it was massive, like an ox heart or a baby’s head.
it had about 4 or 5 different textures as you worked your way through to the middle
also got great, and just so fresh, fior di latte and buffala mozzerella
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 27, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel the need… the need for cheese.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
AWESOME!
I ate and drank like a mad man for two weeks and came home the same weight when I left
more proof that there is something to
1> Walking a lot every day
2> eating zero prepackaged foods
and when I say ate and drank like a mad man I am talking multi-course meals and several bottles of wine per night
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 27, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Jon Morosi jonmorosi
Asked a longtime MLB exec if he thought #Dodgers would move Ethier or Kemp. "No," he said. "This is not the Expos."
Nope. We’re the Astros. We will trade our best players for nothing next year, just before they hit free agency.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m gonna need it.
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by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
We're gonna need a bigger goat (cheese).
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
on twitter, anything (with no spaces) after the hash tag is clickable, and is essentially a search for that topic or phrase
by Eric Stephen on Jun 27, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Love the word noob. Must use it soon lest I forget it exists.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
and thus
you have self identified as a noob
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 27, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t worry Matt, some of us respect you for not knowing that
by your asking, I have learned
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 27, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember the days when Eric was tweeterless
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did you check for yourself or could you see its absence at a glance?
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 27, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
U2 paid for new turf - Did the Edge mow the new lawn
ScottMCBSSports – Scott Miller tweets
Completely new turf in Angel Stadium — paid for by the band as per agreement — as they open homestand following the U2 shows. #Angels #MLB
Clayton will do some damage to the rut from the batters box back to the Angels dugout
by Eric Stephen on Jun 27, 2011 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Couldn't Dodger Stadium have hosted U2 concert this week and had band use turf reimbursement money
for other needed expenditures? ;-/
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
U2 playing at Angel Stadium?
Should we organize a tax party
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Did Bono hitchhike to Anaheim?
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
The World Peace train?
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by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
They played
a week or so ago, they were supposed to play last here but Bono had an injury so they postponed it. Those scheduled concerts was the reason the Dodgers played the Angels at Anaheim during the week instead of the customary weekend series.
Bono had an injury
Wait for it…
…a broken Bono!
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by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard he suffered it while trying to reclaim the largest shit record
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
but
he is the record!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 27, 2011 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh the hyperbole - Dilbeck tweets
stevedilbeck Steve Dilbeck
@dodgerscribe Manson was a real nut job who scared the hell out of everyone, but that’s a different reaction from hatred coming Frank’s way.
Frank McCourt, the most despised man in the history of Los Angeles: lat.ms/jlldda
All kidding aside
that period of when the Night Stalker was out there where I was afraid to go to sleep.
My wife was nervous at the time I was going to Glendale College when he was doing his act in my city. I often enjoyed how he was caught and brought down by the public.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
vigilante mob justice does have a certain poetic appeal
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 27, 2011 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Yet they waited for authorities. Can’t say I’d been so kind. Death Wish had to have been on by then.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
It would have saved tax payer dollars
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Jun 27, 2011 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
not really
the 15 trials of the vigilantes would have cost a ton
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 27, 2011 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Perfect point….but then again putting someone to death is crazy expensive: 3 million on average
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Jun 27, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't go much further
along these lines without this getting political.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
what a noob
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by Phil Gurnee on Jun 27, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
are you noobing yourself?
either way it gets rec from me
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 27, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHA.
Frank McCourt, is he literally worse than Hitler?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
You’d think he’d remembered the Georgia years
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Seems like the vitriol spewed regarding the McCourts > what Frontiere took. Of course we didn’t have blogs and messageboards then, just talk radio and letters to the editor.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
there are somethings in which I want to remain wonderfully ignorant
deviant poo behavior falls into that net
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 27, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Scat Tripon, scat.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jun 27, 2011 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
After watching Sunday's walkoff celebration again
God forbid Dee Gordon ever gets a walk off hit – Matt Kemp will snap him in two.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
My wife “why is he beating the crap out of him?”
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Jun 27, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Going to nice to talk about a two game winning streak tomorrow as we wait the results of the bankruptcy judge.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Steve Lyons
rocking a pinstripe suit
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 27, 2011 4:37 PM PDT reply actions
David should know better then to let stuff like this sit on a dead thread
And you may ask yourself, "How do I work debts?"
And you may ask yourself, "Where is that large TV contract?"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife"
.
Letting the days go by, let Bud Selig hold me down
Letting the days go by, debt’s driving me underground
Is it Dodger Blue again, after the money’s gone
Once in a lifetime, debt’s driving me underground
.
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was….
.
by David Young on Jun 27, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Jun 27, 2011 4:38 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Is his bed burning?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
The Dodgers have one HR from the leadoff position this season
- Who hit it?
- The least HRs from the leadoff position for LA in the 2000s was 4 in 2005? One guy hit two, two others hit one each. Name them.
- The most HRs from the leadoff position for LA in the 2000s was 26 in 2001? The most one player hit in that spot was 14. Name him.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Furcal is correct for #1
Was wondering if people had forgotten him by now.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Hard to forget the #4 unsecured creditor!
by Eric Stephen on Jun 27, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s renumber the uniforms in order of unsecured credit.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Furcal?
Izturis, Robles, Antonio Perez
LoDuca
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Izturis hit 2, Robles 1; those are two of the three correct answers for #2.
LoDuca is correct for #3 – nice.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I wasn’t sure if Robles homered at all.
Mike Edwards?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Ebbett's Pass revisited
We all know that critters love music too, right?
Heading over Ebbett’s Pass last Thursday (8730 ft; road so narrow there are no dividing lines; hairpin turns; no guard rails; get distracted and die; fun!;) I turned on the new Hot Tuna CD `Steady as She Goes’, and 18 years old Seamus the Wonder Parrot immediately starts bopping up and down, and whistling.
Bird knows how to rock.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Jun 27, 2011 4:51 PM PDT reply actions
I read the title to your comment as “Elbert’s Pass…” and assumed it would be about the walk rate of the relief pitcher.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 27, 2011 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
me to
great stuff Jim – your parrot rides with you?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
He rides on the r/h door, watching the world go by, or when I have a passenger, he rides the driver’s side seat belt, just kind of groovin’ along. He loves camping, until the Blue Jays come along and tell him to get out of their damn tree.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Jun 27, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Hah! I had a wife calling in an order from Canada the other day for her husband day, and she was trying to order visors for a ’58 Ranchero. I told her that I had them for hard tops and convertibles only, not for a Ranchero, which is like a sedan up front.
She puts her husband on the line, and he asks `Are you a Ford guy?’
`Yes.’
`Do you know what a Ranchero is?’
`Yes. You’re Canadian,’ I respond. `do you know what a maple leaf is?’
………
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Jun 27, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Been a year since I’ve made it out to DS than. Damn.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 27, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
hold on. You’re a rocket scientist, and somehow the penniless grad student has made it out to DS four times since the last time you went?
by Josie Becker on Jun 27, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I concur, if folk weren’t giving away tickets no way I get there more than .5 times : )
by Josie Becker on Jun 27, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
they just said on Dodgers Live
Broxton had another MRI, no word on the results
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 27, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
It also means we are dangerously close to the one year anniversary of that famous fanpost and classic signature line from Eric.
by silverwidow on Jun 27, 2011 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If Moneyball is a highly successful movie financially
Will someone try to make a baseball movie inspired by the McCourts? Aaron Sorkin for the screenplay seems like a good fit – he knows how to write a movie with no likeable characters.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Maybe Kristen Wiig should write it, and star as Jamie.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 27, 2011 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
From Angels broadcaster Victor Rojas, calling Davey Johnson’s return to managing tonight:
Davey Johnson on Mike Scioscia, “I didn’t like him when he hit that home run against the Mets” but said “I wanted him on my staff my first year in LA”
Davey Johnson and Kevin Malone
a pair to draw to
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
Huh-Huh
Davey Johnson wanted him on his staff
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
all he has to do is win
if Satan owned the Dodgers and they went to the world series, it would be a sell-out
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
i should say
all he has to do is win, and keep clear of MLB
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
And as the Prince of Darkness hoisted the trophy, all of LA would shout, “Say-tan! Say-tan! Say-tan!”
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh… new nickname for McCourt: The Putz of Darkness
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re the Dodgers, and they have very little power.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Davy Jones
If you google him, there’s a photo (don’t know how recent it is) of him sporting bitchtits. A bit shocking to say the least. I just wanted to pull up “Daydream Believer.”
BP (Free)
James Baldwin, OF, Dodgers (Rookie-level Ogden)
A fourth-round pick last June out of a North Carolina high school, Baldwin certainly has the big-league bloodlines—his father of the same name pitched in the majors for more than a decade—and certainly had the tools—a burner with center-field tools and a long frame that could turn into power as he fills out—to succeed. Ogden is a wonderful place to hit, but with three home runs over the weekend, he’s already filling out, and with five stolen bases in seven games, he’s the most dynamic power/speed combination in the Pioneer League. Tools turning into skills rarely happens this quickly, and we can’t get too excited with the park and small sample size, but at .433/.469/.867, it’s one heck of a start.
Angel Sanchez, RHP, Dodgers (Low-A Great Lakes)
Few players in the minors have been more of a pop-up prospect than Sanchez, who had his best outing as a pro on Saturday with five no-hit innings to lower his ERA to 1.83. Signed last year out of the Dominican as a relatively old 20-year-old, Sanchez made his pro debut in late May with the Loons, moved into the rotation this month, and has limited the league to a .143 batting average by allowing just 17 hits in 34 1/3 innings while striking out 37. At 6-foot-3, skinny and long-levered, Sanchez has a smooth delivery that cuts loose 91-94 mph fastballs with good movement, to go with a solid curveball that he has trouble controlling at times and a changeup that is a true plus offering. I’m not going to lie; I hadn’t even heard of this guy heading into the season, and now he’s someone Midwest League scouts can’t stop talking about.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/chat/chat.php?chatId=855
Erin (Michigan): Saw Garret Gould this weekend for the Loons – he seemed to stuggle a bit – how does he compare to Allen Webster a year ago?
Kevin Goldstein: Webster has a more electric arm, but I was very impressed with Gould in person and was glad to see that the stories of a velocity bump were true. He doesn’t have Webster’s upside, but he’s in the low-90s consistently, which combined with the other offerings and good command, make him a nice starting prospect.
by Julio Nievas on Jun 27, 2011 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Only thing worse than Steiner-Monday
Monday solo, doing play-by-play.
No idea what happened on that play.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
I take that back. I dislike, but do not loathe, Steiner.
I loathe Monday.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Rick Monday told me that!
Kemp was ruled out for running out of the baseline.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jun 27, 2011 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
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