Freeway Series Rematch, Anaheim Edition

by Eric Stephen on Jul 1, 2011 4:06 PM PDT in Dodgers Game Previews

Fernando Valenzuela, the two-game Angel, throws out tonight's first pitch in Anaheim. (Getty Images)

The Dodgers finish off the interleague portion of their schedule with a weekend series in Anaheim against the Angels. The standard Dodger caveats of playing in an American League park apply, in that they have lost both road interleague series this season after losing both last season, and have won just three of 18 series in AL parks since the start of 2005.

Against the Angels in Anaheim, the Dodgers are 14-26 all-time. They lost the series last year, and have lost five of the last six series in Anaheim, losing 13 of their last 18 road games to the Angels. Tonight, Hiroki Kuroda takes the hill, likely happy that he won't be replaced after giving up two runs and throwing just 74 pitches in five innings, just because the Dodgers need offense.

Tyler Chatwood pitches for the Angels, looking to replicate his seven strong innings on Saturday at Dodger Stadium. The 21-year old Chatwood has allowed one total run in his last two starts, and pitched at least seven innings in four of his five June starts.

Lineups

Trent Oeltjen, who has reached base in seven of his last eight plate appearances (walk, home run, single, sacrifice fly, triple, single, walk, single), is in the lineup tonight as designated hitter.

Dodgers		Angels
LF	Gwynn	3B	Izturis
3B	Blake	RF	Hunter
RF	Ethier	DH	Abreu
CF	Kemp	LF	Wells
1B	Loney	2B	Kendrick
2B	Miles	SS	Aybar
DH	Oeltjen	1B	Trumbo
C	Ellis	C	Conger
SS	Gordon	CF	Bourjos

P	Kuroda	P	Chatwood

Notes

Fernando Valenzuela, who pitched in two games for the 1991 Angels, will throw out tonight's ceremonial first pitch in Anaheim. Angels manager Mike Scioscia, who while with the Dodgers caught 245 of Valenzuela's 453 career games, will catch the first pitch.
Garret Anderson will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Saturday night's game.
Jon Weisman of Dodger Thoughts and Mike Petriello of Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness took part in an 11-minute video chat about the state of the Dodgers.

Game Time: 7:05 p.m.

TV: Prime Ticket, Fox Sports West

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I have no recollection

of Fernando on the Angels

It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!

by mleadman on Jul 1, 2011 4:08 PM PDT reply actions

Only two games, I doubt anyone does.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jul 1, 2011 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions

nope

by Hollywood Joe on Jul 1, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions

it was his last stop before dissapearing for a couple years from the majors

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.

by nolander on Jul 1, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions

of course, I don't remember much about 1991

other than I was living in a 1 BR apt in Torrance

It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!

by mleadman on Jul 1, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions

I remember it being a big deal when he made a rehab start in Palm Springs. They had to create new seats in the outfield, so they put up a temporary fence for that game and several hundred sat out in the grass.

by Eric Stephen on Jul 1, 2011 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Andy Messersmith
BIll Singer
Don Sutton

all toed the line and won a few games for both teams. Anybody else you can remember without hitting baseball ref?

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jul 1, 2011 4:11 PM PDT reply actions

Dave Spiwack was never a Dodger, so….

by Eric Stephen on Jul 1, 2011 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions

How many Dodgers hit home runs in the last series?
Kemp, Aussie, Miles?

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jul 1, 2011 4:17 PM PDT reply actions

Blake

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jul 1, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions

yeats

by Hollywood Joe on Jul 1, 2011 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Coleridge

It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!

by mleadman on Jul 1, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Wordsworth

by Hollywood Joe on Jul 1, 2011 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Just watched Jon Weisman's chat with Mike of MSTI

good stuff

any chance you might get in on this Eric?

"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."

by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 1, 2011 4:23 PM PDT reply actions

Link for those who haven’t seen it

"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."

by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 1, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions

any chance you might get in on this Eric?

menage de blogger

by Hollywood Joe on Jul 1, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions

knew someone would go there

glad it was you Joe

"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."

by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 1, 2011 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Looks like David Young wins the home run series against the Twins
Phil had
Kemp 1
Aussie 1
Blake 1

Correct but he missed on Uribe 2 and Andre 1 giving him a net of one correct which plenty of others had.

However David Young made only two guess and nailed them both
Kemp 1
and
Phucking Aaron Miles 1

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jul 1, 2011 4:29 PM PDT reply actions

that was

rather incredible

"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."

by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 1, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions

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Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jul 1, 2011 4:31 PM PDT reply actions

I suck at accumulation

by Hollywood Joe on Jul 1, 2011 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions

TBLA 25 Point Home Run Series Contest - Angels

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jul 1, 2011 4:32 PM PDT reply actions

Kemp 1
Aussie 1
Andre 2

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jul 1, 2011 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions

my guesses

Kemp-2
Dre-1
Aussie-1
Thames-1

"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."

by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 1, 2011 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Kemp 1
Ethier 1
Navarro 1

by VegasBlues on Jul 1, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Nobody

magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur

by Humma Kavula on Jul 1, 2011 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Loney 1
Blake 1

by wonderphenom on Jul 1, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Kemp – 2
Andre – 2
Aussie – 1

"Oh ville lumière, sens la chaleur de notre coeur, vois-tu notre ferveur quand nous marchons près de toi. Dans cette conquête, chasser l'ennemi, enfin pour que nos couleurs brillent encore..."

"Nous sommes les parisiens (clap clap clap clap) et nous chantons en choeur (clap clap clap clap). Nous sommes les parisiens (clap clap clap clap), fidèles à nos couleurs (clap clap clap clap). Lololo lololo, lololo lololo"

Kiss my Aul[ass], hahaha

by Jojo93160 on Jul 1, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Kemp-2

by Joey Joe on Jul 1, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Kemp 3
Blake 1
Ethier 1

by 68elcamino427 on Jul 1, 2011 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Kemp, Ethier, Thames, Uribe – 1 each

by eitherethier on Jul 1, 2011 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions

It is easy to think Alexi Ogando has hit the wall based on his last three starts but Ranger blogger Jeff Sullivan says, not so fast.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jul 1, 2011 4:39 PM PDT reply actions

Mariner blogger, on Baseball Nation

by Eric Stephen on Jul 1, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Timing

no hitter after four, six K’s, no walks

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jul 1, 2011 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Jeff Pentland

anyone think there is a chance he could lose his job?

"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."

by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 1, 2011 4:48 PM PDT reply actions

With a last place club everyone can lose their job

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jul 1, 2011 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions

I would like Uribe to lose his job.

by silverwidow on Jul 1, 2011 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions

I am going to invite refuse to be tossed my way

I don’t hate Uribe

by Hollywood Joe on Jul 1, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Then you probably just dont care anymore.

And with last place teams, an easy emotion to feel.

by Joey Joe on Jul 1, 2011 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions

nah, not that

He has played good defense, seems to have gotten hurt at the wrong time, maybe been a little unlucky followed by some pressing, and appears to be trying

I get how that happens sometimes in life

While I wish the team didn’t sign him, I just find him hard to hate

by Hollywood Joe on Jul 1, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions

there's probably only 1 guy on the team i hate

And its Loney, and its mainly because he’s been on the team for so long that I’m tired of watching him.

Everyone else on the team is tolerable for me.

by Joey Joe on Jul 1, 2011 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't hate him either

but obviously I am very disappointed in him. I did expect erratic streaky hitter but not mostly bad. But his defense has been good as you say he’s been hurt a couple of times. At any rate, I consider myself disappointed much more than hateful.

I do wonder if Pentland will be cut loose (not saying he deserves all blame) but of course we don’t know what off season will look like. New ownership? New GM? Or even if same GM could still be some axings.

There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.

by underdog on Jul 1, 2011 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions

I toss refuse in your general direction

It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!

by mleadman on Jul 1, 2011 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions

I pick it up and place it in the nearest receptacle, sorting for the recyclables and the compostables

by Hollywood Joe on Jul 1, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions

I’ll just toss some more……
He doesn’t hit the ball….when we need him to!
He swings at very bad pitches.
he always seems to come up in a clutch situation………….and fails.

Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.

by iiidown on Jul 1, 2011 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions

I nod and smile as I merrily arrange the clutter into piles

I agree with all your observations, yet hatred does not lie in my breast for Juan

by Hollywood Joe on Jul 1, 2011 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions

HJ

Is happy he won’t have to see a pitcher walk a pitcher this weekend.

by bhsportsguy on Jul 1, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Hey!

I just got mine

It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!

by mleadman on Jul 1, 2011 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Since Pentland is working with Kemp, his job seems safe for now?

by 68elcamino427 on Jul 1, 2011 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Cool

That is a pretty neat first pitch duo

KCAL! FTMFW!

by robotmadeofnails on Jul 1, 2011 5:00 PM PDT reply actions

seconded

Angels do some things right.

However I might have to kill myself during the Sunday espn game where they will most likely ruthlessly felate arte moreno and talk endless shit about the blue..

by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 1, 2011 5:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

So,

by Greg Stephen on Jul 1, 2011 5:36 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

our DH is hitting 7th?

That’s just fucking great

by Greg Stephen on Jul 1, 2011 5:38 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

How about Bill Hall, DH? That's what the Giants have going in Detroit today.

Not that I can mock them too much, as shitty as their offense is too they are still in first place.

There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.

by underdog on Jul 1, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions

(and Hall is hitting 8th btw)

There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.

by underdog on Jul 1, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions

How about, our DH is coming after Aaron Miles

@andrewngrant

by regfairfield on Jul 1, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions

That's pretty damned sad, 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.

by underdog on Jul 1, 2011 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions

though I do like Oeltjen getting the start over Thames this time.

There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.

by underdog on Jul 1, 2011 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Austin Jackson idiotically tries to steal 3rd after stealing 2nd, with Magglio Ordonez up to bat and 1 out.

Thrown out.

There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.

by underdog on Jul 1, 2011 6:00 PM PDT reply actions

D'OH!!

"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."

by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 1, 2011 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Brad Penny pitched well, was just pulled after walking a batter with 2 outs in 7th

down 0-1 to SF.

But we’re watching the Simpsons now, so, meh, who cares.

There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.

by underdog on Jul 1, 2011 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions

my mistake he's staying in there for 1 more batter

and got the out, pitched 7 full, 115 pitches.

There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.

by underdog on Jul 1, 2011 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions

What us this

3rd game in a row where someone led 1-0 in the late innings

by bhsportsguy on Jul 1, 2011 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions

seems like it

Wilson blows a save for 2nd straight time too, now 1-1 in the 9h, though the Gnats are threatening.

There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.

by underdog on Jul 1, 2011 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions

check this

The Futures game managers, two familiar names

World Team: Luis Gonzalez

US Team: Mike Piazza

"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."

by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 1, 2011 6:28 PM PDT reply actions

USA USA

by JLS23 on Jul 1, 2011 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions

JLS

how long did you live in St Louis?
I only get to see the Dodgers when they come to STL or Chicago

by Joey Joe on Jul 1, 2011 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions

I went to college there

so 4 years… went to some cards-dodgers games, but I was less into to the dodgers because i was busy being a typical college girl :)

by JLS23 on Jul 1, 2011 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Then I lived in Chicago for 6 months post grad, then moved back here :)

by JLS23 on Jul 1, 2011 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't miss the weather

even on a day like today when its super hot in the valley.

by JLS23 on Jul 1, 2011 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions

i have some friends that still live in Soulard

by Joey Joe on Jul 1, 2011 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions

I spent every Mardi Gras

at Soulard obviously. The only time I’ve ever experienced a port a potty situation,

by JLS23 on Jul 1, 2011 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah my friend lives very close to johnnys

i never been there but the concept sounds interesting…

by Joey Joe on Jul 1, 2011 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions

so you spent lots of nights on the landing?

paddy os by the stadium?

by Joey Joe on Jul 1, 2011 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions

Nights At:

Morgan St, The Big Band, Boca, Lacledes/Humphreys, MPO O’Reillys when it was still there, Blue Hill…etc. etc. Nothing in Soulard. For Cards games we would just take the metro and drink there

by JLS23 on Jul 1, 2011 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions

I miss nights on the landing, especially since they put the train station there

the year after i graduated!

by JLS23 on Jul 1, 2011 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah i didnt live there but when i visited most of my local friends would say the landing was too touristy…i guess there were more cool spots the locals would know of.

by Joey Joe on Jul 1, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions

The landing was where we spent like

EVERY thursday night. it was all people from my school. not tourists.

by JLS23 on Jul 1, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions

The Big Bang.. haha even better

by JLS23 on Jul 1, 2011 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah they got the pianos there

by Joey Joe on Jul 1, 2011 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, its a piano bar

but I mostly loved Morgan St. Most drunken nights of my life ocurred there. Dollar pitcher nights… Ugh.

by JLS23 on Jul 1, 2011 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions

a dollar?

wow thats a great deal.
I would go to st louis mostly in 2004 and there was this one bar cant remember what it was but they always said Edgar Renteria hung out there.

I’m assuming you did not go across the river to sauget? haha

by Joey Joe on Jul 1, 2011 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions

I know you all want a Barajas update.

He’s taking BP.

by Alex41592 on Jul 1, 2011 6:28 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

Take your time Rodrigo,

TEAM AJ

by JLS23 on Jul 1, 2011 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Trying to lift his trade value?

by 68elcamino427 on Jul 1, 2011 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm on Team AJ too

but of course none of the Dodger catchers really have any trade value. Maybe if Rod was healthy he would possibly have a little value but not for a lot, either…

There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.

by underdog on Jul 1, 2011 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions

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Pos	No	Player	2012 Salary
C	17	Ellis	$490,000
1B	7	Loney	$6,375,000
2B	37	Herrera	$375,082
3B	6	Hairston	$2,250,000
SS	9	Gordon	$485,000
LF	23	Abreu	$401,311
CF	10	Gwynn	$850,000
RF	16	Ethier	$10,950,000

OF/1B	33	Van Slyke	$388,197
2B/3B	3	Kennedy	$800,000
OF/1B	30	Sands	$375,175
IF	13	DeJesus	$448,992
C	18	Treanor	$850,000

SP	22	Kershaw	$6,000,000
SP	58	Billingsley	$9,000,000
SP	29	Lilly	$12,000,000
SP	44	Harang	$3,000,000
SP	35	Capuano	$3,000,000

CL	74	Jansen	$491,000
RHP	52	Lindblom	$483,000
RHP	51	Belisario	$414,426
RHP	54	Guerra	$488,000
RHP	28	Wright	$900,000
LHP	57	Elbert	$488,500
RHP	60	Coffey	$1,000,000

DL	27	Kemp	$10,000,000
DL	21	Rivera	$4,000,000
DL	12	Sellers	$481,000
DL	5	Uribe	$8,000,000
DL	55	Guerrier	$4,750,000
DL	14	Ellis	$2,500,000
60DL	36	Hawksworth	$495,000
60DL	41	De La Rosa	$485,000

AA	50	Eovaldi	$7,885
AAA	56	Antonini	$7,869

		Manny	$8,087,432	deferred
		Andruw	$3,375,000	deferred
		Pierre	$3,050,000	deferred
		Furcal	$3,000,000	deferred
		Kuroda	$2,000,000	deferred
		Garland	$1,500,000	option buyout
		Blake	$1,250,000	option buyout
DFA	66	MacDougal	$650,000

Totals			$115,942,869
For more detailed information, click here.
Current 40-man roster count: 42 (incl. De La Rosa & Hawksworth)

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