Dodgers Week 16 In Review: Breaking Worse
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 6:15 PM PDT
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The Dodgers spent their weekend in Phoenix, some longer than others. After a four-day All-Star break, the Dodgers played the Diamondbacks, losing two of three games at Chase Field. They ended their week 12½ games behind San Francisco, the farthest the Dodgers have been from first place all season.
Dodger Batter of the Week: Matt Kemp wins this award for the seventh time in 16 weeks this season, thanks to hitting two long home runs and hitting .333/.333/.833 during the weekend series in Arizona. Kemp also gets extra credit for going 1-for-2 with a walk in the All-Star Game
Dodger Pitcher of the Week: With only three games this week, there weren't a lot of outings to choose from. Clayton Kershaw deserves extra credit for his scoreless inning Tuesday night in the All-Star Game, and had a 0.00 ERA for the week. However, it's not like those four unearned runs didn't count. I'm giving this award to Scott Elbert, who retired all six batters he faced on Saturday night, including two via strikeout. Elbert's two-inning stint was his longest outing since August 2, 2009.
Honorable mention goes to Kenley Jansen, who struck out the side in his one inning of work on Sunday. He has retired 32 of the 41 hitters he has faced since returning from the disabled list, including 16 by strikeout.
Week 16 Record: 1-2
9 runs scored (3.00 per game)
11 runs allowed (3.67 per game)
.409 pythagorean winning percentage
Season Record: 42-53
349 runs scored (3.67 per game)
384 runs allowed (4.04 per game)
.456 pythagorean winning percentage (43-52)
Hee Seop Choi, Still On Top: Kemp didn't have the best Home Run Derby, as he made nine "outs" (swings that don't result in a home run) before hitting any over the fence. Kemp did hit two home runs, but finished last among the eight participants. Kemp joined Raul Mondesi, who hit two home runs in the 1995 derby, in the Two Better Than Mike Piazza Club, but Hee Seop Choi, with five home runs in the 2005 derby, stands alone with the best Dodgers derby performance ever. Luckily for the Dodgers, Kemp waited until the weekend series with the Diamondbacks to hold his own home run derby.
All-Star Performances: All three Dodgers on the National League All-Star team contributed to the 5-1 victory, the second straight win for the senior circuit. Kemp was the fourth Dodger ever to bat third in an All-Star Game, and reached base twice, via a walk and single, and scored a run. Andre Ethier delivered an RBI single in his only at-bat, and Clayton Kershaw pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout, throwing only eight pitches.
What's Left? Juan Rivera welcomed himself to the Dodgers in the best and quickest way possible, by hitting a home run in the very first pitch he saw, Friday in Arizona off Joe Saunders. Rivera is the ninth player to start a game in left field for the Dodgers this season, two fewer than in 1958, the most by the Dodgers since they moved to Los Angeles.
Tough Week For The Infield: The five regular infielders -- James Loney, Aaron Miles, Jamey Carroll, Rafael Furcal, and Juan Uribe -- had five singles in 42 at-bats during the weekend in Phoenix. Factor in the 0-for-4 by Juan Rivera in his game at first base on Saturday, and the infield combined to hit 5-for-46.
Transactions:
- Tuesday: The Dodgers acquired Juan Rivera from Toronto for a player to be named later or cash considerations. The Blue Jays are paying nearly all of Rivera's remaining contract, with the Dodgers on the hook for the pro-rated minimum salary.
- Tuesday: To make room for Rivera on the roster, the Dodgers designated Marcus Thames for assignment.
- Thursday: The Dodgers activated Rod Barajas from the disabled list, and optioned A.J. Ellis back to Triple A Albuquerque.
Game Results:
- Monday: Rob Flippo 10, Matt Kemp 2
- Tuesday: National League 5, American League 1
- Friday: Dodgers 6, D-Backs 4
- Saturday: D-Backs 3, Dodgers 2
- Sunday: D-Backs 4, Dodgers 1
Upcoming Week: The Dodgers finish off their road trip with three games in San Francisco, highlighted by Clayton Kershaw vs. Tim Lincecum on Wednesday afternoon. After an off day Thursday, the Dodgers open a nine-game homestand with a three-game weekend series against former Dodgers skipper Davey Johnson, now manager of the Nationals.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 18 at SF 7:15pm |
19 at SF 7:15pm |
20 at SF 12:45pm |
21 Off |
22 vs Was 7:10pm |
23 vs Was 7:10pm |
24 vs Was 1:10pm |
| (R) Vogelsong | (L) Bumgarner | (R) Lincecum |
(L) Lannan | (L) Gorzelanny | (R) Marquis |
Previous Weeks In Review: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15
Week 16 Stats
| Player | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SB/CS | BA/OBP/SLG | OPS |
| Kemp | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0/0 | .333/.333/.833 | 1.167 |
| Gwynn | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | .429/.500/.429 | .929 |
| Rivera | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | .250/.250/.625 | .875 |
| Navarro | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | .429/.429/.429 | .857 |
| Miles | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | .250/.333/.250 | .583 |
| Loney | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | .167/.375/.167 | .542 |
| Uribe | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .182/.182/.182 | .364 |
| Furcal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | .000/.100/.000 | .100 |
| Ethier | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | .000/.077/.000 | .077 |
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| Carroll | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
| Barajas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
| Oeltjen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
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| Pitchers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .167/.167/.167 | .333 |
| Totals | 106 | 98 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0/0 | .184/.231/.276 | .506 |
| Pitcher | G | W-L | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | FIP* |
| Kershaw | 1 | 1-0 | -- | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 3.44 |
| Kuroda | 1 | 0-1 | -- | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4.50 | 0.833 | 3.34 |
| Lilly | 1 | 0-1 | -- | 6.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5.40 | 0.900 | 4.21 |
| Starters | 3 |
1-2 | -- | 19.2 | 14 |
11 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 3.20 | 0.915 | 3.67 |
| Elbert | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 1.01 |
| MacDougal | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 4.01 |
| Jansen | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1.000 | (2.99) |
| Kuo | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.500 | 4.51 |
| Guerra | 1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3.000 | (2.99) |
| Hawksworth | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.000 | 3.01 |
| Relievers | 3 |
0-0 |
1 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
0.00 |
0.938 | 1.14 |
| Totals | 3 |
1-2 | 1 | 25.0 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 2.52 | 0.920 | 3.13 |
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At least the Dodgers had a better week than Rupert Murdoch.
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he and Frank McCourt should hang out, trade tips
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
5 for 46 combined.....
These are the professionals, folks! These men do this for a living. And the best they can do is a .109 batting average?
Someone is lying to me.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Doesn't sound like it
Word was earlier in the week that he has no idea when he’ll be able to play again
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
pinched nerve
that’s dicey
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
hell of a game
on ESPN right now
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 7:52 PM PDT reply actions
Holy crap. That catch right there by Reddick… Could have easily been a triple.
Upton certainly thought it was gone.
awesome catch
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
never saw that
watched American Pickers after mintx mentioned it, I liked it. Though some of those History Channel shows have nothing to do with history.
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nice!
glad you like Pickers! I love seeing the crazy places they dig thru and the interesting people. plus its pretty historic… but on a smaller scale ahah
auction hunters is worse to me than storage wars. it feels WAY more fake and they always find guns and shoot them.
Not yet
Can’t wait. But to bring it around full circle, the Dodgers’ season at this point feels like an exploding meth lab.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Nah, the Dodgers are like Slurm. Made from the pus of a giant queen slug, so bad for you, will cause you cancer but so, so good down your throat.
mmm...slurm
I don’t know, I like the attempt, but Dodgers don’t even feel good in the moment of “drinking” them. :-/
But they do give you cavities.
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 can only rave about how accurate they are about Albuquerque. And about how it seems like every actor in this show are better than on any other show on TV.
Well, besides that obvious conceit.
I mean the locations they use, the places they reference, etc. All of it (Except for Pollos Hermanos) are real places that we all go to.
Though there is lots of meth in ABQ.
Was reading interview with Vince Gilligan for a piece I have to write, and Gilligan
talked about how they originally were going to film/set it somewhere else but the producers wanted to shoot it in New Mexico due to the huge tax breaks/discount you get for shooting there. So he changed it to Albq. He just wanted the setting to be close to Mexican border, which it still sorta is, to fit his storylines, and also be believable enough as a meth place, which unfortunately many, many places in the US are. So it worked out. And he liked it so much there that he’s grown fond of the idea and come up with location specific stuff for the show.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Oh yeah, the film incentives were a huge political battle at the legislature this year.
The two TV shows that film here are Breaking Bad and In Plain Sight. Also filming right now? The Avengers. Samuel L Jackson goes out for a few drinks at bars on occasion, which is cool for us folks not used to celebrities.
ha
why the Laguna Hills reference? My family lives there.
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makes more sense
Laguna Hills is a total bedroom community, not interesting enough for one of those places.
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some good eats here though
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illuminate me
I eat home cooking when I go there. All I see are chain restaurants.
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Actually I think I'm technically thinking of lake forest, but its close enough
just drive down lake forest past the 5 and pick a random asian place, almost can’t miss. Phillies best is delicious too.
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Philly's Best is pretty good
there’s one near me here in CHI, as a Philly native I approve. Not as good as Tony Luke’s, but hey, whaddya want?!
Never tried Asian there in LF.
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hah!
what location
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True. But I talked to one of their directors and he said that most of his clients were either addicts or former addicts.
south oc is the true oc
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i've managed to never live behind a gate
I’m proud of this
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.
lol at josh beckett vs tampa this year
17IP 2 H allowed
To watch drunk fools get obliterated by security guards!
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
and showing them on tv would cause more people to do it
It would be entertaining, but long term its for the best not to show
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That's what TV says
But I think showing them getting the shit kicked out of them would be a deterrent.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
people are willing to go through a lot
just to get attention, see every video on youtube
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Just put a sniper in the press box, and……….Presto, no delay of game!
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
also good for beach balls. Bad for the occasional bystander.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather watch baseball
if you want to watch people get taclked watch jackass
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hint
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 don't think any of them
could be more hilarious then back when Brian Jordan was playing for the Dodgers and obliterated some dude running onto the field.
Moral of the story is: if you’re gonna run onto a baseball field, make sure the dude you’re running towards doesn’t moonlight in the NFL.
TB coach Dave Martinez got ejected after that play.
Marco Scutaro chucked the bat at Shoppach as he tried to make the catch!
Just a bad bounce really. Scutaro was throwing the bat, but really away from Shoppach. Just a funky bounce. He still shouldn’t have thrown the bat though.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
well the bat took a crazy bounce
but yeah martinez probably had a good reason to be pissed. Price is a hollerin and a hootin
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Do any of these guys qualify for NL ROY?
1. Daniel Espinosa
2. Wilson Ramos
3. Darwin Barney
4. Craig Kimbrel
5. Cory Luebke (if he gets his innings pitched total up there)
Kimbrel
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Espinosa does as well. He or Kimbrel are more likely to win right now than Freeman IMO
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
my mom thinks he is fast
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Unlikely
He’s treading water in AA (.481 OPS). SSS, but it looks like a tough jump for an 18 y.o. kid.
why do you think baseball is such a tough transition?
NBA players can go directly into the league at 18 and put up numbers.
But with baseball…i wonder if its because batters cant find enough guys to replicate what they’ll see at the big league level..
You cant just practice in a cage against MLB quality pitches…unless there are pitching machines that can do that? maybe there is.
yes
but you’ll know it’s throwing one
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
They have those
but last I heard they run six figures and aren’t exactly something a 17yo kid would have access to.
from Tim Brown
Dodgers getting a lot of play on Kuroda. Has pitched better on the road this season than at Dodger Stadium. For career, it’s about even.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 9:15 PM PDT reply actions
Gammons said he doesn't wanna go east
we’ll see
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In AAA
Tray had a grand slam. Topes ended up winning 9-5 in Nashville.
He ended up going 1-4 with two strikeouts and a walk. Sands was on the bench and struck out as a pinch hitter. Gordon wen 0-4 with a walk. And aJ Ellis went 2-4 with a double and a walk and 3 RBI.
Only other Isotope with multiple hits? Gibbons went 3-4 with a walk and a double.
Ely? 5 IP, 5H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4K. Allowed one home run.
give him a day off since he’s been struggling lately.
by harmonialvalue on Jul 17, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
though if he’s good, options don’t matter.
by harmonialvalue on Jul 17, 2011 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll believe his power is legit when he does it outside the PCL. So far he’s shown little to make me believe he’s gonna be much more then a 15-20 HR guy at the outside most.
Something like Luis Gonzalez before he went to the DBacks, but with a bit better speed.
I'd definitely take it
I’m just not gonna look at what he’s doing right now and go, “OMG, dude is gonna come to Chavez and be a 30 HR guy for sure!”
Andre power right:)
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Jul 17, 2011 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember when Road Rules Australia played Aussie Rules Football
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Victorino wouldn’t even be Victorino without that ballpark the Phils play in.
That said… maybe. I dunno if Tray has that kind of speed though.
seems like he does
not stealing bases this year, at least avoiding wear and tear on his body
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Shane has 3 40 SB seasons during his time in the minors (using those as comparison simply because its the best way to compare to Tray right now), while Tray only has one, though he fell just short once. Victorino was also not so long ago considered on the very short list of fastest guys in MLB.
If Tray is that fast, then yea, that’d be awesome. :D
From Topes’ broadcaster Robert Portnoy:
T-Rob dots Nashville’s guitar scoreboard behind LCF wall Sat., RH solo HR off change-up, outside edge at ankles, no hyperbole, a golf shot.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
And…
Tonite, T-Rob goes oppo LH, game-winning GS off first-pitch FB to straightaway LF. His career-hi HR total now at 23, 12 on road.Surprised he hasn’t hit 20 in ABQ alone.
so
one from both sides then? Awesoke
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd like to go on the record
of saying, “Yum.”
no
you’d photoshop Uribe’s head on her body, which would be a crime against all that is decent and right with nature.
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He could also photoshop Ethier's head onto it
which might cause Josie’s head to explode.
I have an odd feeling
his silence will lead to something quite disturbing coming up soon
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fuck em
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.
god fucking damnit
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.
longoria needs more roids
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.
this will only make him cheaper
when Mark Cuban signs him as a 30-yr-old to come home and play for the Dodgers.
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even Longoria is like
what more do I have to do?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 9:34 PM PDT reply actions
this is excrutiating
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I wonder if the Rays trade Shields for a truckload of spects this winter. Matt Moore should be ready in ’12.
was he an over slot guy?
Looks like they turned a 7th rounder into one of the top prospects in baseball.
dodgers drafted and signed a high school pitcher in the 7th round that year
Danny Danielson.
He must have retired or quit since he only pitched thru 2009
they signed this Rubby guy in 2007
Let’s hang onto him, hey Ned?!?
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Aside from Gallagher and maybe Pedroza, dont think any position players have a chance from that draft.
as for pitchers…maybe Withrow but i doubt it
Yep
I don’t have a Baseball America subscription, but just for reference the Dodgers this year paid their 17th & 18th rounders $75,000 each.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
or they could trade him for a big bat
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I'm rooting for the O's
sadly related to 2012 draft position. I also like the O’s tho for some odd reason.
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Oy just keeps getting worse and worse
And this game just goes on and on…
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no Japanese players available unfortunately
/quick mental scan of both rosters
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Dan Shulman wondering which game went longest at 0-0. I WAS AT THAT GAME DUDES. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON198908230.shtml
Dammit, I guess 8/23/89 was only second-longest scoreless.
Y’all should go over that boxscore though. Look at some of the names. Also, Tommy Lasorda had Youppi! ejected for dancing on Dodgers dugout.
1989 was a great year for 22-inning Dodger games.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
ESPN gave the answer
Look at those zeros! 23 plus innings of scoreless baseball.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU196804150.shtml
Seaver threw 10 innings or more in six starts in 1968, including one 11-inning stint.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
per the Dodger game
looking at the Dodgers who started, almost all of them ended up coaching if not managing in the MLB at some point, yah? Except Hamilton and I don’t know who the frack Gonzalez is.
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Jose Gonzalez was a never was OF prospect in the late 80s. Seemed to hang around forever.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Expos players…Zane Smith and Bryn Smith, I remember both those guys! Haven’t heard their names in eons.
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that’s a good plan, I’m gonna drink more vodka
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
he’s talking in obscures about the Rays game, despite there being no context given
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Scutaro
just got buzzed
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 10:01 PM PDT reply actions
we talking potentially?
or actual reports?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
then
potentially Angels and D-Backs
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Rays out of bench players yet?
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Let me guess
back up catcher?
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Somebody end the game already
Old people need to sleep
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went 7
he said
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
One of two 22-inning games that season in which Orel pitched 7 scoreless innings!
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Where’s Dan Johnson when you need him?
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upton is good at baseball?
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This game is awesome
I’m glad it’s still going.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
shut up about him not advancing the runner!
his job is to mash! FUCK
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mashing is one way, but I prefer a gentle touch.
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, considering the lack of runs...
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That could've been an adventure
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Looking back at the 2009 trade value list on fangraphs
Matt Kemp at 14th. Funny thing is he’s even better now but not even on the list.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
fangraphs is stupid and is run by a fathead
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m really in no condition to be posting on a pla on a blog
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
For instance, never mix alcohol and Cliff Lee signing with the Phillies.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
xxx
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by Pure Azure on Jul 17, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I thought you asked for a stupid fathead
my bad!
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I didn’t ask for it! I don’t want it! I’m gonna move to Albuquerque, sell drugs, and watch Dodger prospects
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
nah I bet fbihop is married, wants nothing to do with a broke curly haired girl
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Breaking Bad taught me that everyone in Albuquerque sells drugs, or cleans up after dead people like in Sunshine Cleaning
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s right, I can also have my daughter sexually abused by my father
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That happened in that movie?
All I remember is Steve Carrel tried to kill himself. And like Proust. And I had to look up who Proust is. Because I’m from Albuquerque.
might be referring
to the Grandpa teaching the daughter a sexy dance
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
oh man, minty, you’re like an opossum against a wall
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
2 years less of team control equals a lot less value
its science!
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.
Makes sense
Kemp won’t have all that much trade value when hes got a 150 million dollar contract.
by NotJoeTorre on Jul 17, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not saying it's not correct
I was just surprised to remember that he was placed that high, and it’s just funny cause he’s doing much better now than before.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I stayed up to see the Dodgers-Padres game in San Diego that ended up getting postponed until the next day.
I didn’t get to see the Cardinals-Mets 21 inning game last year thanks to the stupid MLB blackout rules and it airing on Fox.
I hope this goes 25.
Zobrist one of those older minor leaguers that mashed in the minors, but likely looked over because of his age. Thats the type of guy the Dodgers need to be looking for when they go to trade.
It's also the kind of thing we shouldn't discount prospects for
Like Kyle Russell for one thing.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Reg is always talking about how he's done good in a league that he's older than the average age
There have been others as well.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
well he has
but even being at an advanced age for the league he has a high SO league. Its two things working against him. Not saying he can’t do it, but there are plenty of reasons to be scepticle.
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.
Don't you give me legitimate reasons why my favorite prospect may not be all that great!
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
LOL 15 LOB
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@shadowking011
they get them on
just can’t get them home
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Would be an epic way for Brandon Gomes to get his first MLB win
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
back to back HBP
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 10:27 PM PDT reply actions
This might be something
If he was trying to get out of the way of the pitch, he’s doing it wrong…
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@shadowking011
lame, once everyone stops posting I’m officially drinking alone
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I was gonna do that last night but then i got a buddy to drink with
When I woke up in the morning with the worst hangover in 7 months i felt some regret, lol.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I’ve been housesitting at a pretty nice house.
I have drank a lot every night but one in the last week. I can actually feel my liver dying.
omg
that’s a brilliant idea, housesitting, and then just going on a bender and watching tv. what a life.
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
we gotta get jobs, y’all. Who’s gonna be left when Eric starts charging $40 a month for TBLA services?
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
man I talk about sex on TBLA more than I realize…wait one of those was on my site. I HAVE A SITE! Why did they ever give me my own site?
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
great ball service and headers are fun to watch
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
I have both!
They gave me money for housesitting and labeled it “beer money.” I wouldn’t want to disappoint them, right?
If anything, you’re going out of your way to heed their wishes.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t WANT to drink two 12-packs of craft beers from the liquor store down the street every three days. They TOLD Me to.
My brother and I went to Colorado in 2008 for my uncle’s 70th b-day party. We were there for 5 days. By day two the guy at the local liquor store knew our names.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
cities were build for two reason, to field sports teams, and to drink beer. All the rest is just so lame people can feel important
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
this is truth. Beer is the puppetmaster, sports…
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
no, or make them liars. That would just be mean
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Kurkjian just said Adam Russell can go 3 or 4 IP if needed per TB pitching coach Jim Hickey, and if needed Hellickson is next.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
he loves his versatile players
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.
Brooks Kieschnick would've been useful in a game like this
Christopher Gibson- Suomi Swag
Barca Blaugranes- SB Nation's FC Barcelona blog
@shadowking011
Kuroda
I wish we could pull off a three way with Arizona and a mystery team. D-Backs would send us 1B Goldschmidt and we’d flip him somewhere else. That part I’m still figuring out. :)
screw that
i want goldschmidt
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Cause I want Desmond Jennings, but that is probably impossible.
by silverwidow on Jul 17, 2011 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
we have enough OF
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 17, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I think 1 of Dre and Kemp won’t be here after next season. I wouldn’t mind getting a CF ready but Jennings is not young and I think the team would be better off using Robinson.
by NotJoeTorre on Jul 17, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Now they move the runner over
Sunday night crew positively gushing
Christopher Gibson- Suomi Swag
Barca Blaugranes- SB Nation's FC Barcelona blog
@shadowking011
Hey look a run...
Christopher Gibson- Suomi Swag
Barca Blaugranes- SB Nation's FC Barcelona blog
@shadowking011
nothing is carrying out there tonight
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 can't decide if I would rather the rays tie it up or the red sox just win here
obviously I would prefer the rays win
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.
Then a 2-run walk off HR should suffice
Christopher Gibson- Suomi Swag
Barca Blaugranes- SB Nation's FC Barcelona blog
@shadowking011
why would Iron Man write about the Rays?
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
good defense by the red sox in this game
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.
Both of these teams play really good defense.
by NotJoeTorre on Jul 17, 2011 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
oh wait, I’m still watching breaking bad
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a tough opponent on Mike Tyson’s Punchout
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
but Erci already knows I thin k he’s the bees knees
by Josie Becker on Jul 17, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Erci is my secret nickname. It’s a secret SB Nation thing.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 17, 2011 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
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