Bet the Under: Phillie Preview
by Phil Gurnee on Jun 6, 2011 11:54 AM PDT
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Current: The Phillies are in a bit of the doldrums. They have the best record in baseball, but have been struggling lately, going 5 - 5 over their last ten games. Just yesterday they broke a three game losing streak, foiling the Pirates attempt to sweep them in the inter-state series. Chase Utley the baseball player is back playing second, but Chase Utley the hitter has yet to show up. The offense is no better then the Dodgers (both have a wRC of 90) but the rotation is oh so very good. As good as the Dodger rotation is, Doc is better then Clayton. Cliff Lee is better then Billingsley, Cole Hamels is oh so much better then Kuroda, and Roy Oswalt is better then Ted Lilly. With Garland we had them in the number five slot as Blanton was awful before hitting the DL twice. The Phillies lost Brad Lidge just as we lost Mr. Broxton. The Phillies lost Jose Contreras who had filled in nicely for Lidge, just as we lost Kuo. That is where it stopped, as Ryan Madsen stepped in and has been excellent in the role of closer. They do not need much bullpen work, these guys pitch a long time.
Key Additions: Cliff Lee
Key Subtractions: Jayson Werth, Dobbs
Key Injuries: Lidge, Blanton
1st Base: Ryan Howard is Ryan Howard, overrated but still dangerous with a bat against RHP.
2nd Base: Chase Utley is back but so far his bat has not followed him. Currently posting an OPS of .666, he is the number of the beast.
Shortstop: Rollins is hurt, not sure if he will play this series. If not, Wilson Valdez will get the nod. Jamey Carroll has been the fourth best offensive SS in the NL, Mr. Rollins is fifth.
3rd Base: Placido Polanco continues to do what he does best, hit singles and play great defense. We should all be pleasantly surprised by who is on top of the FanGraphs Leaderboard in 3rd base offense.
Catcher: Dodger killer Carlos Ruiz is still here. For those who have forgotten, Mr. Ruiz boasts a NL career OPS best career line against the Dodgers of .981.
Right Fielder: Top prospect Dominic Brown was given the job a few weeks ago and now leads this team in OPS+ with a 126 mark. The multi-talented Brown is doing his best to fill the void left by the uber-productive Werth.
Center Fielder: Shane Victorino was having his best offensive season before he went down with an injury on May 18th. He just came off the DL so the pest will be in CF for all three games.
Left Fielder: Ibanez endured an 0 - 35 streak early in the year but since the streak ended has posted an .913 OPS in 130 plate appearances. He is their hottest hitter.
Bench: Dobbs is gone, so Wilson Valdez, Ben Francisco, and John Mayberry are the main components.
Game One Stater: Cliff Lee may be playing second fiddle to Roy Halladay but we all know he's a legitimate ace. He has given up 10 runs in his last two starts but his peripherals are outstanding. He now has a 10.13 K rate with a miniscule walk rate.
Game Two Starter: Roy Oswalt has a glimmering ERA of 2.70 even with a K rate that has fallen to a career low of 5.8. Oswalt has not given up more then two earned runs in his last four starts.
Game Three Starter: Cole Hamels is great. Nothing else to say.
Bullpen: Ryan Madsen finally grabbed the closer job by the horns and does not appear to be letting go. Jose Contreras has found a second life as a very successful setup man. I'm only going to talk about these two because, that is probably all this rotation will need.
MatchUps :
This starters trio should dominate a Dodger offense that had some fun against the Reds pitching. The Dodger rotation will need to do the same. These guys are stingy with their walks; if Loney gets on base more then twice in this three game series against the starting pitching, I'll be shocked. The highly anticipated matchup of Oswalt against Rubby should be the highlight of this series. Maybe Rubby can do for the Dodgers what Oswalt did for the Astros. When Oswalt made his debut start on 6/2/2001, almost exactly a decade ago, he did so after originally pitching out of the bullpen, just as Rubby has done. The Astros would go on to win the Central Division that year behind the 14 - 3 record of Oswalt, whose electric stuff was just the shot in the arm the Astros needed.
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who is the best offensive 3rd baseman in the NL right now with at least 100 plate appearances?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Casey Blake
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.
yay!
I took a gamble that he had actually gotten 100 PAs(102)
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.
The only reason I didn't guess The Beard
I guess yesterday brought him over the hump in terms of PAs.
"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
2nd is Dobbs
Polanco leads in WAR because of his defensive numbers.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I never really know what offensive metric is used to rank players properly…I assumed WAR because most people seem to think it’s adequate, though I know next to nothing about (semi-) advanced baseball stats. PP leads in BA as well, right?
"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
The singles machine
Placido Polanco
"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
Blake
/you hinted at this in the article
by Michael White on Jun 6, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I enjoy a lot of your questions being something you mention in the previews.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
it's how he finds out
who is actually reading them. :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Dang
I’m going to have to do a find for Ruddy everytime I write about Rubby.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
OT E3 Comment
Dear Microsoft,
This Kinect shit is stupid.
Sincerely,
An adult
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jun 6, 2011 12:04 PM PDT reply actions
The really need to get back to making games with overly muscular men
and overly sexualized females where they shoot lots of shit and cuss a lot. Oh wait, they still do.
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.
they could kinect-ify la noire with voice commands
pick up random thing. pick it up. turn it around. walk to other random thing. badger witness.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jun 6, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
You mean exactly what they said they are doing with ME3?
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 like how they redesigned Lara Croft to look like an actual woman, then decided their big trailer would have her getting groped by a bunch of men.
Also the Kinect is an amazing piece of technology.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 6, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The Kinect is amazing
I do agree that it so far hasn’t impressed me in its gaming related applications, but that does not diminish how awesome it is to me.
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.
Yeah, it’s gonna take a while for people to find the best ways to take advantage of the technology, but that’s no different than any other piece of gaming hardware released.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 6, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah so far the games are goofy as hell
but its cool they made the code available to modders and such cuz theyve been doing some really cool stuff with the tech..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jun 6, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Cole Hamels is a fine pitcher, but I would think the Phillies’ biggest advantage rotationwise would be in Oswalt-Lilly.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Using what metric? There’s no need to be flippant.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Using the “Oswalt isn’t as good as he used to be and Lilly has had two straight good starts”. He’s not being flippant, he’s just ignoring reputation (as he should) and dealing in the present.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
If “the present” means this year, Bills and Lee have been very comparable.
Roy Oswalt has an ERA+ of 143 this year and last year. I’m not sure what reputation has to do with it.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
That goes off era
of course he would look better. You need something that takes ks, bb, hr, ip into account as well
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Fangrapsh WAR has Hamels number two in the NL at 2.6, Kuroda is not even on the first page this year.
Since Oswalt has not pitched every game like Lilly we can use the TSL of ERA/FIP/xFIP
Oswalt – 2.70/ 3.40 / 3.81
Lilly – 4.22 / 4.26 / 3.88
For Hamels / Kuroda
Hamels 2.83 / 2.47 / 2.56
Kuroda 3.46 / 3/38 / 3.65
Hamels is more then a fine pitcher, he is one of three pitchers you can debate about being the best left hander in the NL.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Wonder if Cormier gets paid the whole sum of his contract upon release or if he gets paid on the normal schedule.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
I believe it is on the normal schedule unless it was written otherwise.
If he signs with another team, presumably for the minimum, the amount the Dodgers would have to pay would be reduced by whatever amount he is paid by another team.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 6, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The Rangers are looking for right-handed relievers and have a number of trade chips to offer other teams. Rosenthal speculates Texas could offer Taylor Teagarden to the Giants for a righty arm, or possibly Chris Davis to the Padres or another team that is looking for offensive help.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 12:16 PM PDT reply actions
Rosenthal speculates
I stopped reading there :-p
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 could see James sitting today but playing Tuesday and Wednesday
In 23 PA against Cole Hamels, James Loney has a 1.292 OPS with 3 HR and a double with 2 walks and 4 strike outs, he is only 1 for 11 against Oswalt with 3 walks and a Sac Fly and he is 0 for 6 against Cliff Lee with a strike out.
Note that most of his damage against Hamels came in the NLCS, he did not face Hamels in 2010.
Sit for who though?
Sands is probably going down for Thames. and Gibbons and Gwynn are also lefties
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.
Interesting
Had not thought of that. I don’t think they would do this, but it is a possible scenario
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Blake is my starting 1B on my simulation game on my phone
but I traded Loney for Beltre straight up somehow, so it seems more game than simulation now.
Still on Frank's team!
Why would you say such a thing?
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.
Phillies bench
I know it is difficult to keep track of the bench players for other teams, but John Mayberry was sent back to AAA a little while ago. My favorite website MLB Depthcharts can be your friend in situations like these.
Phillies bench is:
Bench
C Dane Sardinha
1B/OF Ross Gload*
IF Wilson Valdez
IF/OF Michael Martinez
OF Ben Francisco
hah
A “projectable” player is tall
Shouldn’t it be, tall AND skinny?
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.
meh. if they are tall and fat, you expect them to thin out. If they are tall and skinny, yo expect them to thin out. Or, if not “expect”, you “project” them to :)
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
tall AND not built of pure muscle then
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
well, sure. If he was tall and pure muscle he wouldn’t be much of a pitcher. Unless, you know, it’s Kevin Brown.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Kyle Farnsworth has been in baseball for many years!
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 6, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
oh I see why G Scott loves this article
A pitcher who draws comparisons to Tom Glavine or Jamie Moyer will probably be bad
Comparing a young pitcher to Glavine or Moyer is another way of saying “well his stuff isn’t very good at all.” Pitchers who don’t have very good stuff generally hit the wall in AA or so. The reason Glavine and Moyer are cited so often when discussing a soft-tossing lefty is because so few soft-tossing lefties actually make it.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
should also be a blurb about mlb network pundits
and how they will love every pick from every team
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jun 6, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
so
what are the drinking game phrases?
Hitter hands has to be one :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Phil advising us to bet the under?
I wouldn’t do so in any Ted Lilly (band box) pitched game. I’m not touching this one with a ten foot pole.
Like Eric I was a bit surprised to find out just how bad the Phillie offense has been this year.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
When your offense has been Ryan Howard (who is not very good) and seven other guys, it’s not hard to imagine.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 6, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
found a crazy Ryan Howard stat that shocked even me. Will be in today’s preview.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 6, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
OPSing a little under .800 since last August?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 6, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
He makes a lot of money?
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
worth every penny
/heyman
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess even Matt Kemp’s awesome weekend in Cincy wasn’t enough to overcome two walkoffs from the hitting machine that mans first base for the red birds.
"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
I'll be at the game tonight!
Tickets are on the third base side not too far up. I’ll be wearing a blue fitted Dodgers hat and a white Dodgers jersey (Kershaw).
With the recent attendance at DS
I’m sure it’ll be a piece of cake. :-)
"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
yes.
that’s why I wasn’t quite sure what he meant with attendance.
by Dodgerblue8188 on Jun 6, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm still on weekend time
I have no idea what’s happening anywhere in the world.
"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
I'm pretty excited about tonight's game
i also might be going to the Giants v. Nationals game tonight.
ok, that’s all. back to work. :-\
"They say The Jet's lost a step or two... but I wouldn't be surprised to see some fireworks here."
Going to work and not having anything to do is like playing dress up for money.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Going to work and not doing anything you’re supposed to be doing but still getting paid is like playing naptime for money. :-)
"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
Who the hell planned this
morons
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.
they have to re-do the bridge. I’m surprised they’re moving this fast, to be completely honest.
Poor Deuce.
Like the other bridges
(Palm a couple years back, Sunset and Rimington Skirball currently) they are talking down half at a time. Another weekend closure is coming 12-18 months from now for the other half. Mulholland demolition could be fun to watch, if one could – that sucker is pretty high up there.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Good God
I’m not driving ANYWHERE that weekend.
"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
so...
who got sent down?
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
If nobody hurt, almost has to be IDJ/Uribe
by Eric Stephen on Jun 6, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
And Ely for Hawk
but who got sent down for thames?
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.
My guess was IDJ & Castro, which I mis-typed as Uribe.
by Eric Stephen on Jun 6, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Can I re-emphasize my prediction yesterday that Gibbons is DFA'd?
I took it off the table but now think it may be happening…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
That would really surprise me
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
It's been a weird season
But while odds are against it, I want to get 10 TBLA points if available.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Not sure how you can say “I’m going to play him everyday” and then send him down.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
The statement was more “he needs to play every day.” which is easily answered with “that’s why we’re sending him to AAA.”
by Eric Stephen on Jun 6, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
oh i got it third or fourth hand, so i thought he actually said Sands would be in the daily MLB lineup.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
There were a lot of things that have been said over the last 2 weeks, but every time D2X was pressed for something definite, he said “well, we have some decisions to make…”
by Eric Stephen on Jun 6, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
wow
all righty
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Thames hitting third for the first time since high school.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
sobering
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Did something happen to him in Cincy?
I watched most of the game and can’t remember anything that would cause him to miss two weeks…
"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
Can we do it retroactive to when he last hit a ball hard? He’d be available to come off in two days.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Phillies minus J-Roll
Victorino CF
Polanco 3B
Utley 2B
Howard 1B
Francisco LF
Ruiz C
Brown RF
Valdez SS
Lee P
I miss “Winning Team” “Losers Lineup” and Good Guys/bad Guys.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
If we get to .500 or play the Giants, it shall return
by Eric Stephen on Jun 6, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
FTFY
I hope Ruiz gets sodomized by an elephant’s trunk.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Sounds like Gibbons got the boot
#Dodgers bench: Gwynn, Ethier, Loney, Navarro, Castro.
From Dylan H
Guess not hitting with Gibbons level defense will do that.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 6, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I can feel from here
Joey Joe itching to comment.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
To the (phantom or otherwise) DL, I’m guessing.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
10 extra credit TBLA points for underdog?
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 is an endangered species
I liked the Facebook page.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
crazy
i really didn’t see that coming
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Neither did he.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
zing
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it better to have Gibbons and Sands or just Sands?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 6, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Castro DFA'd?
Hurrah! A red letter day for us all.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Whaaaat?
Ely staying up in case he’s needed Tuesday? I doubt he can be ready that soon after 58 pitches on Sunday.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I conflated two tweets. Really shocked by the Gordon move
by Eric Stephen on Jun 6, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Can’t have less than five guys that can play shortstop on the roster.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 6, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m reading down this thread after lunch getting more and more shocked.
by Michael White on Jun 6, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
holy shinikes
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
IDJ, Castro, Gibbons and Ely gone
Uribe, Gordon, Thamas, Hawk
WOW
Eight player roster exchange
Holy crap!
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Gordon notwithstanding, the team's roster instantly got a lot better today.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Usually you pay double for this amount and type of action.
"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
“Fuck this roster, I want a new one on my desk by tomorrow or you’re fired”.
If Dee doesn’t start every game until Furcal is back, it’s a waste and a half.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Panic switch thrown again.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jun 6, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Just wait til Macdougal is DFA'd later and they call up Shawn Tolleson. ;-)
this place will explode.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Troncoso makes more sense
Mac is doing the job for the right price. I wouldn’t mind Tolleson for Lindblom though.
I was just throwing out a veteran unexpectedly DFA'd...
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's your velocity? Is it better than an unladen swallow?
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 do you mean? African or European?
by The Dude Abides on Jun 6, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.
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 then
what else besides wood floats on water?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Whose kings believe they are king because some watery tart threw a sword at them.
by The Dude Abides on Jun 6, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
was told low 80’s. No idea, to be honest. I was just being funny.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Completely unscientific - strike two on me was probably about 83-84. The one that was up and in was about 175. :)
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
oh stupid shortcuts
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
how many strikethroughs did you 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.
I did say at the bar afterwards I didn’t mean for high and tight to be quite that high and tight :) Though, it worked out okay.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Law of averages says
he’d have to do something right eventually. :-)
In all seriousness, I hope this infusion of youth and getting some people back healthy is just the kick in the pants the team needs to get on a little winning streak here…seems like the Blue Crew hasn’t won more than three in a row all year.
"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
t seems that way because they haven’t. Won three in a row twice.
Thanks David.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Huh
Well, there you go.
"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
If nothing else he'll be fun to watch
even if just as a pinch runner extraordinaire ;-)
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 agree completely – he’ll give the team a lift simply with his base stealing thread. Now we have two, along with Gwynn.
ok, how smug is Joey Joe going to be
about the Gibbons DFA
about the “kids” getting a chance to play
I’m going with “extremely” ;)
Also…uh…is this a “these people are cheaper” move?
Poor Deuce.
No. All those DFA’d guys still get paid.
by Michael White on Jun 6, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Dee should actually get a nice reception in Philadelphia
it was the second to last stop for his dad back in 2008 (his last appearance was on July 5, 2008). Flash ended his career in Arizona in 2009.
you do know
that we are talking about Philadelphia…
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 6, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
So AAA batteries instead of D-cells?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
by Nolij on Jun 6, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
nicely played
or as they say on the TV when I am sleeping on the couch on warm Saturday afternoons “Golf Shot”
by Hollywood Joe on Jun 6, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah well
His Dad’s last game was May 3, 2009, so is son is going to make the show a little more than 2 years after that.
so rational
A. We don’t want to trust 37 year-old Jamey Carroll to play SS everday
B. We don’t want to trust Aaron Miles everyday.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
Dee's gonna do more
than just give Gamer and Miles days off though, right? If not, it’s like G.Scott says, it’ll be a waste and a half of his time.
"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
If they brought him up, he has to start, I think
Uribe 2B
Gordon SS
Blake 3B
Loney 1B
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Carroll is SUCH a better batter though.
I assume.
by Michael White on Jun 6, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
wasn't he hitting like .300 down there
though it was mostly singles
I can’t wait for him to hit one down the line……. :D
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
If he posts a wOBA of over .300 in the majors this year I’d be shocked
by Michael White on Jun 6, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
was just going by BA(empty i know)
what’s his wOBA in ABQ?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
.327. I was mostly basing this on the fact that Sands has a wOBA of .291 with the Dodgers
by Michael White on Jun 6, 2011 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I think this means that Blake becomes a permanent spot at 1st base against LHP.. Miles might be getting the biggest hit in at bats.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Or, against lefties
Blake/Thames – 1B
Carroll/Miles – 2B
Gordon – SS
Uribe – 3B
"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
I’m waiting for the post, this is crazy stuff.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
I can't remember the last time the Dodgers changed four roster spots in one day during the season
Let alone without a trade involved. Someone invoked Tal Smith earlier, but I’ll go with it’s like Ned is now the Jack McKeon of roster moves.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Funny part is that the fanpost that got deleted basically implied that Ely would was history, Sands was headed down, and Dee was next year. Instead Ely helps us win a huge game, Sands is playing 1st base, and Dee Gordon is on his way.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Shocking delightful, I feel like eating some Lucky Charms
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
A Dee Gordon call up
wasn’t even in the FanPost that no longer exists!
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Nice
Dodgers
Classy move, as expected – Juan Castro among the first to congratulate Dee Gordon, who takes his place on the roster. #Dodgers
that is cool of him
Nicely played Juan
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Make that man an assistant to the general manager
by Michael White on Jun 6, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Roving Minor League
fielding instructor
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jun 6, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Shocked Dee is already there for him to be congratulating him. Didn’t Dee play in ABQ last night? Quick turnaround. Trayvon is sitting there like WHAT THE HELL
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Add Dee Gordon to the Super 2 Watch
Ordinarily, I would think this would be too late in the year to have to consider that, but teams have been holding players back for this reason the past few years.
In truth though, Gordon has the smallest odds to stay with the club the rest of the year (unless Furcal never comes back.)
Dodgers tweet
Classy move, as expected – Juan Castro among the first to congratulate Dee Gordon, who takes his place on the roster.
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