Minor League Game Thread - 6/30/11
by meercatjohn on Jun 30, 2011 4:36 PM PDT
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one to say Withrow will be barely tolerable tonight. Again.
Sanchez will disappoint tonight, but we’ll rationalize it and be pleased anyway.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
I answered you over at www.lagconfidential.com
by Josie Becker on Jun 30, 2011 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
btw, the link you just provided is to a bleacher report picture of Garrett Andersons triking out.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
I now, have responded to you at http://www.lagconfidential.com/2011/6/29/2251087/la-galaxy-seattle-sounders-us-open-cup#comments
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
and now I have replied again, at that site
by Josie Becker on Jun 30, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Withrow has been consistently good as of late
He’s had a great June.
by Julio Nievas on Jun 30, 2011 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't be the Levy employees since they get paid by Levy
Must be those Guest Services folks.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/Dodgers-124817439.html
Anyone want to go to the next Rubby start
on Tuesday with me, maybe you can convince those partying bloggers to come down (or actually go up) to say hil
can’t believe Dodgers v Padres is one of the regional games for Fox Saturday
by Josie Becker on Jun 30, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Great Lake Loons Play by Play with new sensation Angel Sanchez
Has Sanchez been ordained as our newest sensation? Cool.
Sanchez through 5 IP
1 Run, 2 Hits (1 home run), 1 walk, 1 K. Not bad!
by wonderphenom on Jun 30, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Woo hoo!
and Sands with an RBI hit.
(Also available via Gameday format:
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_06_30_albaaa_omaaaa_1)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Against former ML-er Vin Mazzaro too
People once briefly thought he was good…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
He’s the one that allowed like 14 ER right?
by Julio Nievas on Jun 30, 2011 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
And former major leaguer Ian Snell
who maybe a few people once thought was good, briefly, gives up a 2 run homer to Kila the Hawaiian (who is good).
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Another example of Free [X] going badly.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 30, 2011 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Most importantly
Tray’s numbers are better on the road then at ALB.
Omaha is a pitcher’s park, too.
by Julio Nievas on Jun 30, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
can listen here to game btw
if bored
http://www.610thesportsanimal.com/article.asp?id=578618
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Matt Kemp, best player in baseball?
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playerratings
(Based on average rating using 4 different rankings)
Crazy!
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Probably his best 3 innings of the year, I would guess!
by wonderphenom on Jun 30, 2011 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
only 22, 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.
It seems like we’ve been waiting forever for this day.
by wonderphenom on Jun 30, 2011 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
let's see how he finishes
but i hope he’s turned a corner
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Trough 4 innings – 51 pitches, 40 strikes. Wow!
by wonderphenom on Jun 30, 2011 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K – 70 pitches, 50 strikes
by Julio Nievas on Jun 30, 2011 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
changeup and curveball really working, per announcer.
by Julio Nievas on Jun 30, 2011 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
all great to hear!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
great news
nothing like a pitching prospect who pretty much forget about starting to figure it out, then you realize he’s still 22.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
me fail english?
that’s unpossible!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd go with Withrow
just because those 2 hits were singles.
Tray hit two bombs, but they were off Vin fucking Mazzaro.
by Julio Nievas on Jun 30, 2011 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Weird request
Hey, any of you peeps on here with my phone number, can you call me? I seem to have lost my phone, and need it to ring so I can try and find it.
You know there is a web site that you can calll your own phone from.
http://www.wheresmycellphone.com/
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
I know. It was in the last place you looked. Right?
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
my guess
the fridge
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
nice
how many Ks?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
He's not Kyle Russell ;)
Man Russell is awesome. Haha
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
i think you, me, and possibly Phil
may be the only one’s advocating to give him a chance.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
have you?
i’m just going by most vocal
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Russell
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
heh
i’d like to see that too. Maybe when they call Sands back up.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
i think that's what people advocate isn't it?
Russell to AAA… Or do some want him straight to the bigs? I don’t see that at all right now. Tray should get the chance first, and if we’re worried about his K’s, well, then…
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'm for him to the bigs
just because I think he’ll destroy AAA. But that would also be fun to see, or read about in my case.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll be the fourth
If we’re going to be last place or close to it, I’d rather have him here than the Aussie, or at least in Sept. with the expanded rosters. He could be a masher against RHP and defensive sub. He’s 25, dooooo eeeeeet!
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Sounds like your talk indirectly advocates a DFA for Thames. Good!
by wonderphenom on Jun 30, 2011 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there any reason not to bring him up in the next fee weeks?
I don’t think him staying in Aaa will really help all that much, let’s just see what he can do with the big club
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
The 20 home runs really jumps out at you.
by wonderphenom on Jun 30, 2011 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of Sands...
Has he been primarily playing first since being sent down or have they been mixing it up between first and the OF?
good ol’ fashioned albuquerque pitching duel
by dodgerpreacher on Jun 30, 2011 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
whoops, I’m still in association football mode
by dodgerpreacher on Jun 30, 2011 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Mitchell joins the party
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 Tray homers 2x a game and k's 2x a game in the bigs
i’d be down with that. ;-)
(that’s what he did today anyway)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
bravo
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Per the Dave Smith complaint
about racism, I remember him saying (maybe 2005 when I listened a lot to sports radio while in the OC) that the Dodgers would be cursed because they let go of Ross Porter and he constantly harped on the eminent domain issue with building DS and relocating the Mexican community there, etc.
He seemed like he had an ax to grind with the Dodgers, now with the Angels too. Of course it could be a legitimate claim. And about the curse, well, maybe he was right about that one since he didn’t like the McCourts. Bleh.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
nice job
how many pitches?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
85
Which is why I was puzzled that he didn’t pitch the 7th.
by Julio Nievas on Jun 30, 2011 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
that is odd
hopefully it’s nothing bad
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
No question about it – easily his best.
by wonderphenom on Jun 30, 2011 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s a great game line he put up tonight.
by 68elcamino427 on Jun 30, 2011 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope Withrow gets on track
The other day, I read my guest article about him and our 2007 draft on Dodger Thoughts. Basically made me go, “well fuck…i hope he works out”
his last few starts have been very encouraging
and this one might be his best yet
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
June numbers
28.2 IP, 1.91 ERA, 12 BB, 28 K, 0 HR
by Julio Nievas on Jun 30, 2011 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Trayvon has speed,power,and patience...
He’s 23yrs old.
Its his 6th yr of minor league baseball.
We’re 10 games behind running out Marcus Thames and Trent Oltjen.
What am I missing?
Get him up here.
I think Sands will be up
before Trayvon
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
And for good reason
Sands is just better.
by Julio Nievas on Jun 30, 2011 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
they should both be here...
But i’m more excited about Trayvon at this point.
I never expected the power to develop that he’s shown.
And last year he put up a 400+OBP in the southern league…not easy to do.
at any rate, I almost guarantee Tray will be called up this summer
(Obviously at the least he’ll be called up in September, but I’m gonna wager before then. But we’ll see. ) I think the K rate is still a concern, but I do think he has to have the team’s attention at least. Hitting HRs on the road in some PCL parks that aren’t hitters parks to same degree as the others is at least a sign that his power could be legit. Still some stuff to work on though.
But I do think he’ll be up within 1-2 months.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
what does it matter?
Thats the price you pay for 3TO hitters.
Contact guys all suck…at least the guys the Dodgers have developed.
i think youve been told this before but
there’s difference between striking out in the minors, and striking out in the majors.
i just think contact rates are way overrated
what it matter if you can make contact if the ball isnt being hit hard anywhere?
No more loneys.
we’re not talking about being Loney, we’re talking about him being 2010 Garrett Anderson because he can’t hit the ball period.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
if Trayvon is a
260/330/450 player thats really valuable as a CF’er.
Even if thats his ceiling.
There’s just not many players that at age 22 can put up 400 OBP in the southern league, then in AAA be on pace to hit 35hrs the next year…and oh have stolen almost 50 bases a season.
Thats the entire toolbox.
though some would argue (cough fangraphs cough) that Kemp would be even better as a corner outfielder
At any rate, if Trayvon ends up actually as good as we hope (or better) that’s not a bad problem to have.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Doubt Kemp would ever agree to that unless the Dodgers sign him long term (like 5+yrs).
He knows his numbers are way more valuable in CF than a corner.
well speaking for myself
it’s always been a problem. I had hoped he could show improvement on it for me.
Not show any improvement in that department makes it a problem for me.
cant expect prospects to be perfect
sure he hasnt gotten much better with striking out but he’s improved his power/patience immensley.
yeah it’s not all of a sudden a problem, it’s just a problem that now that he’s close to the majors hasn’t been fixed.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
I seriously doubt it will be fixed. Strike outs do not bother me one bit. Not taking walks bothers me.
do you really think a hitter that strikes out 25%+ of the time is going to see 4 balls from a major league pitcher?
It’s a huge difference in talent as evidenced by the hundreds of prospects who destroy the minors then can’t hit a lick in the majors. Someone who strikes out that much is indicative of someone who can’t make good contact very often, so even when he’s not striking out, you can expect plenty of weak fly balls and ground outs.
Don’t get me wrong, I think he should be called up too just to see what he can do, but it should be in September, and it should be to start twice a week, tops, just to get some exposure.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
sure
but that’s only until teams figure you out, which they do much much quicker in the majors.
I want Tray up soon too BTW, i’m just offering a counterpoint
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
also...yes i do think players that strike out alot
will still draw walks bc if they have power…pitchers are going to be less likely to challenge them.
A guy with a really high k rate to me means they cant hit good pitches. But they can still hit bad ones (and do damage if they got power)…and if they are walking can still be good enough to not swing at total garbage.
even when a MLB pitcher makes a mistake, it’s a MLB pitch and is hard as fuck to hit.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
unless
it’s 92 down the middle :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
who?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
What the hell is 93 down the middle about? LOL I will go a while without commenting. during the offseason I might never comment. So I am not sure where this meme came from.
G.Scott mentioned awhile back how it’s crushable to hit a 93 mph down the middle.
by Julio Nievas on Jun 30, 2011 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Well yeah, I haven’t played baseball in forever and I can still smash in the +90 cage.. shit, and I am a fat boy.
aaaah, ok
last year, Thames hit a pitch from Papelbon that was 92 and right down the middle. G.Scott said big deal because anyone could do that and there was an argument.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
indeed it did
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
CF is all about defense. or at least it should be IMO. Action Jackson struck out 170 times last year or more than 27 percent of his ABs and hit only 4 HRs. I people might be expecting too much from Tray already
in terms of offense?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
heh
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
If that's the case then yes
Tray won’t cut it, but that pisses me off! hehe.
I want Kemp out of CF so bad it makes my head hurt.
Hes got the talent, he just takes extremely piss poor routes.
yeah I honestly think a September call up makes the most sense right now too
even with the big club’s struggles, I think the Dodgers have handled him the right way so far, knowing he still needs to work on some things. Sands, who also has needed work but seems like he’s gotten that work in lately, will get the next call (back) I would bet. But still won’t be surprised if Tray comes before September, too, depending on whether they make any trades or other roster moves.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
sweet
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Televised games
We were talking about this is other day, and I finally looked it up from the 1988 Dodgers media guide.
In 1988, there were 46 Dodgers games on local TV (which at the time was KTTV, channel 11). All were road games.
By rough count this season, there are 99 games on Prime Ticket and 48 more on KCAL (with some still TBD)
and those not on PT or KCAL I assume are on FOX or ESPN. Can’t remember the last time a Dodger game wasn’t televised.
I remember growing up, I never saw Laker or Dodger home games cause we didn’t have cable. I wonder when the packages got more jumbled, since the Lakers still have the home and away split
by Josie Becker on Jun 30, 2011 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Can’t remember the last time a Dodger game wasn’t televised
Last September against the Rockies at Dodger Stadium. The 1pm game was dropped from Fox, and shown on delay at 4pm (though the Dodgers got their ass handed to them).
And in 2009 the Dodgers had a game in Florida that started at 3pm PT that wasn’t televised live (Fox blackout window). It was televised on delay starting at 4pm.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 30, 2011 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
He thinks it's an ebay auction ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
So with guys like Schlichting blowing chunks and Ian Snell, too,
is there a point where Dodgers call some of their many AA guys up to AAA to see if they can handle the PCL? (Not as much to give that team a better chance to win, which is less important but… just to get rid of the fodder at this point and move some guys up?)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I think that’s because there was no room on the roster there for him.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
he seemed worth taking a flyer on
but has been awful so far.
I get why they don’t want to send pitching prospects to the PCL per se, but given the parks vary a bit, the guys with great stuff, you’d think they’d still fare okay there. Lindblom did go to AAA at first didn’t he, before he was sent down to AA (and then went to LA and back to AA)?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
he was starting in AAA last year
then was moved back to the pen after failing as a starter.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it’s great that almost every game is televised, but way back when, we would plan for the radio only games. That’s when Vinny really shined. It was almost better to listen on the radio. I remember listening at the beach in between surfing in Ventura. I knew which Ventura station carried the Dodgers, and if you went east, you could listen to the dodgers as far east as Albuquerque. I didn’t need the pictures to see the action. It was in my head, and was better than TV pictures. (I’m a better director.)
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
At the very least, you are a better director that the dude on Monday in Minnesota :)
by Eric Stephen on Jun 30, 2011 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
And right on cue Trayvon strikes out to end the game :-(
to be fair, B Sisk is pretty good and he struck out the side in the 9th (including Sands, 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.
when she was on Gilmore Girls we were always the same age. She graduated HS when I graduate HS, she graduated from Yale when I withdrew from Berkeley. There’s a bond there
by Josie Becker on Jun 30, 2011 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
crazy eyes, in terms of color
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
nobody cares that I just gave my first interview? that’s fine, I’ll remember to not be excited about y’alls first interviews : P
by Josie Becker on Jun 30, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
i see a lot of words
but no link
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s a recorded postcast, it won’t be up til tomorrow
by Josie Becker on Jun 30, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
i see
so give some details now. Who with?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s called Corner of the Galaxy, two guys, 40 podcasts strong. It was fun, at the end I let out a big sigh and said “Well you can tell it’s my first time” to which one of them said “It’s okay, I’ve never been with a virgin before”
by Josie Becker on Jun 30, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Soccer related, or pop culture related?
by Eric Stephen on Jun 30, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I plugged sbnla, but I completely forgot the twitter handle
by Josie Becker on Jun 30, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
cool, congrats
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
i think it'd be cool
to just hear your voice.
Imagine if every post here was audio of each commenters voice.
I’ll make sure to share the link tomorrw
by Josie Becker on Jun 30, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That's classic
DeWyane Wade tweeted, “Any1 hiring?” and I retweeted with this:
We need you to complete not 1 TPS report, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7…RT @DwyaneWade: Any1 hiring?
by Eric Stephen on Jun 30, 2011 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
awesoke
(standing ovation)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
and
HITNG?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 30, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Bested once again
PimpBillClinton Bill Clinton
There’s no business like ho business.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
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