Dodgers Look To Snap Four-Game Skid
by Eric Stephen on Jul 6, 2011 3:00 PM PDT
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The Dodgers have lost 14 of their last 20 games, including losing their last four games. Tonight they turn to the last pitcher to get a win, Hiroki Kuroda. The right-hander has just one win in his last six starts, despite a 1.72 ERA, and nine unintentional walks and 28 strikeouts in 36 2/3 innings. Here are some pregame notes:
- James Loney has 32 hits in his last 80 at-bats, hitting .400/.422/.513, with six doubles (half of his season total) in his last 21 games
- Aaron Miles is hitting .361/.389/.437 on the road this season, but just .275/.283/.312 at home
- Rafael Furcal's 28 career stolen bases against the Mets are tied for his second-most against any opponent (with Florida), behind just the 31 career steals against the Padres
- Juan Uribe is hitting .240/.321/.360 at home this season, and that is his good split.
- Jamey Carroll will earn $50,000 with his next plate appearance.
- Tony Gwynn Jr. has batted leadoff 20 times. In his first plate appearance in those games, he is hitting .316/.350/.421, but in the rest of his PA in those games he is hitting .217/.299/.300
- Matt Kemp was caught stealing on April 20 against Atlanta, but since then has 16 stolen bases without getting thrown out, in 68 games. Oh yeah, he also has 19 home runs during that span, too.
- Andre Ethier's last home run off a left-hander was August 25, 2010 off Randy Wolf, 141 plate appearances ago.
- A.J. Ellis has started three straight, and seven of the last 10 games
- Dioner Navarro has two hits in his last 18 at-bats.
- Trent Oeltjen is hitless in his last 10 at-bats.
- Marcus Thames hasn't played in the field since June 24, 10 games ago
- Eugenio Velez is Eugenio Velez
Game Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV: Prime Ticket
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Eugenio Velez is Eugenio Velez
gold
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.
Some random Dodgers AAA numbers
OPS (PA)
Jerry Sands 1.015 (161)
Trent Oeltjen 1.012 (212)
Trayvon Robinson .945 (330)
A.J. Ellis 0.907 (142)
Eugenio Velez 0.834 (235)
Dee Gordon 0.731 (220)
Ivan DeJesus 0.735 (196)
loved it
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 6, 2011 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice to see they’re not sitting Carroll to save the $50,000.
"It takes a special fan to root for a last place moribund bankrupt franchise."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Jul 6, 2011 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
pretty sure this is a hypothetical?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 6, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Bankruptcy humor ;-)
"It takes a special fan to root for a last place moribund bankrupt franchise."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Jul 6, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I appreciate Tina Fey and watch it mainly for her.
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Jul 6, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
but…it is not something I have to watch. I definitely like Parks and Rec the most right now
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Jul 6, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Steve Holt!
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
read this
Bruce Chen limited the White Sox to one run over six innings in a victory Wednesday.
Chen is going to draw the interest of contenders if he keeps this up. He’s 5-2 with a 3.26 ERA in his 10 starts for the Royals. Kansas City will likely be open to moving him since he’s a free agent at the end of the year.
What kind of haul could KC expect for Chen? Not a bad trade chit right there..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 6, 2011 3:09 PM PDT reply actions
I was at his game against the Angels last year where he took a no hitter through I believe 8 innings
Couldn’t believe it.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Trade Deadline Predictions
What do you guys think that we will do?
Sounds like the safest prediction one could make fo sho
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
do you mean douche? You’re no douche. But I will reluctantly accept your gift of cheep beer at the next social meetup. Which really should be this week unless Eric is avoiding us on vacation
If held in hollywood there is a TJ around the corner/down the street from dillons (or how ever it is spelled) is. I don’t frequent Dillions because it is a douche magnet from hell, but it does have the best prices on tap beer on Hollywood Blvd. 3 dollar pints.
Kuroda will be traded to a team that hasn’t been discussed yet.
Withrow, Eovaldi, Webster – One of these will be gone.
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/7/6/2262369/mad-men-gone-wild
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http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/6/2262986/2011-home-run-derby-players
Ichiro Suzuki
Just do it already. Ichiro’s an unconventional pick, since he doesn’t hit many home runs during the year, but we’re all familiar with the stories surrounding his batting practice exploits, so it’s time to put this to the test before his skills have completely eroded. I guarantee that if Ichiro were to participate in the derby, it would get the highest ratings of all time. People want to know. I want to know. I hate the Home Run Derby, and I want to know.
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.
was he ever in baseball?
/who?
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.
not in the majors at least
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.
Brad “Big Country” Eldred. Was on the Pirates a while ago. Dude was bigger than Thome and had no hope of hitting anything with movement.
@andrewngrant
eldred
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9864835
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7265199
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 I want to see it!
does he do it every pregame? Maybe I need to just go to the saturday game at the Big A and find out
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.
Too bad they don't have a Pitchers version
for serving up homeruns. Lilly would run away with it.
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'!
It would be fun if the pitchers were the guys who had given up the most home runs by the all-star game:)
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
But then Reg would complain
that fans want to see career gopherball pitchers
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'!
too eloquent to be the same guy
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 article is viewable, but the letter itself is firewalled? lame.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
I love how he went to so many games
in 1992 – the year with the worst attendance between 1977 and today.
#Dodgers lineup: Furcal 6, Carroll 4, Ethier 9, Kemp 8, Uribe 5, Loney 3, Velez 7, Ellis 2, Kuroda 1.
Thames is donezo
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Sands will be called up soon
no doubt in my mind now
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.
its a lefty
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.
Any chance Loney is traded by the deadline? I hope that he and Furcal are traded to let the young guys Sands and Gordon play the rest of the season to show what they can do.
Loney is going to be a Dodger in 2012 just so I don’t have to buy Eric a beer.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
LEFTY
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 want to see what Velez can do?
call me a sick crazy man. Sands and Tray dog will be up in 2 weeks and this will never happen again.
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.
You got Ellis
be happy
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gnome is hurtin
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.
How ammenable would people be
to a meetup, at Dillon’s in Hollywood, Monday evening to watch the home run derby. Will Eric still be in town then?
I would be more amenable to an all-star game meet up. I doubt Eric will be in town, I’m sure he starts work on Monday.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
First tweet
All-Star game meet up on Tuesday in Hollywood. Eric could be gone already. No games Wednesday or Thursday, and I’m not taking public transit to Hollywood to watch Dodgers @ D-backs
I’m only going if I get a Google + Huddle to discuss it
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I could try to start one
don’t have everyones emails though
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.
Eric’s on vacation right now, but he’s working every game. So I thought ASG, but I think his vacation ends with this weekend
He’s not working tonight or tomorrow, you are stuck with me.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
going to the angels game I think
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.
he should just about be done with that and getting ready to tackle traffic from there to the Ravine
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
at least he isn't doing it at 5
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 would definitely be up for that
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I made a huddle!
but I only have humma and mintxcore on google+!
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.
shoot me your email through facespace
and I’ll add you
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.
n/m found you
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.
add me!
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'!
I added you through your charter email
not sure if thats right
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 know this was discussed before, but i didn't pay any attention
What exactly is google plus?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
it’s google’s answer to facebook, but (editorial) like many of google’s inventions, it took a smooth thing and made it confusing
I find the circles simple to use
keep in mind its betaish right now.
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.
Wait, is the HR derby Tues and AS game Wed?
I’d be down for both.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
AS game is tues
homerderby is monday
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.
Oh ok, then def Tuesday for me
I hope we can get something together.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
sigh
don’t think I could make it. Derby starts pretty early doesn’t 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.
hm
was thinking it was this monday for some reason. I maybe might be able to sorta 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.
both the Derby and the ASG start at 5. ASG lasts longer, so I’m moving this hypothetical meetup to Tuesday
Just don't post any pictures of it on your FB later, if you want girls to not laugh at you behind your back ;-)
(Or so I’m told.)
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 not cool
but if i ever do come to LA i’ll definitely look up a local to show me around the fun spots.
I’d be happy to show you our great cliffs overlooking jagged rocks
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I know of no human being who is worth living that does not get along with BH.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Don't ask him to use his powers as a blogger and you should be fine
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Eric is as mean as a tick pulled from a artery. He’s impossible to get along with.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
You buy Eric a beer and you have a friend for life
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Jul 6, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
nicest blogger i've ever met
wait.. hes the only blogger i’ve met.
Hes a good dude, it take about 20 seconds of conversation to figure that out.
I can definitely see that
I had a nice time sitting with him for a couple of innings last weekend at the game.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
LA fun
Get into town.. go to Roscoes for breakfast.. party.. Go to Phillipes for lunch.. Go to Dodger game.. party while at the game.. go to taco trucks after game.. party.. Go to Lucy’s at 3 AM.. go home and sleep.
i was google mapping LA one day at work
Because i saw read this place that Lindsay Lohan was at…and i’m google mapping my way around in west hollywood and this place that she was supposedly at didnt look like a famous person hangout.
Maybe swingers was right.
Its so delicious
but I order the same damn thing everytime: The Recess Time pancakes and coffee. Fiance and I can’t even finish half of it.
it does what it says on the tin. I never understand the need to get eggs at a place called The Griddle Cafe. It’s not the Chicken Coop Cafe
I can only eat so much pankake
need some protein to go with. Waffles on the other hand…
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’ve fried eggs on a griddle, it is not just a tool for pancakes.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
griddles are the best for making breakfast burritos btw. heat up the veggies on the griddle then crack the eggs over them and cook until done, add potato, salsa and cheese as necessary. Then as your scramble is already flat, put it down on a flat tortilla and roll it up.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Wish I could go
I’ve got work. What about an All-Star game meet up?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
wait for 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.
That's what I get for not reading everything first ;)
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Yepez minor league stats:
.268 .351 .381
He’s a catcher. Should we take a flier as a backup to Ellis?
how quickly
does his work visa run out?
We all think DFA’s are harmless…but some of these guys have their whole worlds changed by having to go back to their home countries.
The first empathetic post from Joey Joe in my memory.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
1. Angel Pagan (S) CF
2. Justin Turner® 2B
3. Carlos Beltran (S) RF
4. Daniel Murphy (L) 3B
5. Jason Bay® LF
6. Lucas Duda (L) 1B
7. Ruben Tejada® SS
8. Josh Thole (L) C
9. Jon Niese (L) P
It's a kitten powered bike. He'll get there. He'll get there.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Miles batting third last night, and Velez playing LF tonight
Man, this is just not our year.
Nothing is ever easy.
Flashback: July 6, 2005
Dodgers @ Rockies
Oscar Robles SS
Mike Edwards 3B
Jayson Werth LF
Hee-Seop Choi 1B
Antonio Perez 2B
Jason Phillips C
Jason Grabowski RF
Jason Repko CF
Brad Penny P
Oscar Robles rules for that one time he hit a ball that bounced and how Jim Tracy kept assuming he was fast because he was a tiny Mexican man even though he was like 0 for 8 stealing.
@andrewngrant
Flashback: July 6, 2006
Rafael Furcal SS
Kenny Lofton CF
Nomar Garciaparra 1B
J.D. Drew RF
Ramon Martinez 2B
Andre Ethier LF
Cesar Izturis 3B
Russell Martin C
Mark Hendrickson P
That must have been just before we traded Izzy for Maddox
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Yup. elite fielding short stops don’t need to mash and I thought he could at least duplicate 2004 for a few seasons..
He tore it up first two month of 2005, I remember voting for him in the all-star game with a pack of ballots at a ballgame. I think he went right into the tank after i did that, had to be hitting .330 at some point.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I did a project for school during that season freshman year
Where I had to make a website, so I made a Dodger website. It was on geocities so unfortunately it’s gone now :( But at that time some point in mid may where Izzy was hitting in the mid .330s…great times.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Flashback: July 6, 2007
Rafael Furcal SS
Juan Pierre CF
Russell Martin C
Jeff Kent 2B
Luis Gonzalez LF
Nomar Garciaparra 1B
Matt Kemp RF
Tony Abreu 3B
Chad Billingsley P
Damn
Besides Luis Gonzalez that lineup wasn’t horrible.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Wow, i never realized he wasn't terrible
Except because his fielding was awful he was at .9 WAR.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Flashback: July 6, 2008
Matt Kemp CF
Andre Ethier RF
Russell Martin C
James Loney 1B
Blake DeWitt 3B
Delwyn Young LF
Andy LaRoche 2B
Angel Berroa SS
Eric Stults P
Lol at Kemp leading off
Our 3 and 4 hitters were hitting 2 and 1 in this lineup. Jeez.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
7/5/2009 had this:
Rafael Furcal SS
Juan Pierre LF
James Loney 1B
Casey Blake 3B
Andre Ethier RF
Russell Martin C
Matt Kemp CF
Juan Castro 2B
Chad Billingsley P
by Taylor Maricle on Jul 6, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
AP
I remember thinking Antonio Perez was our last hope in ’05. Then he got traded to Oakland in the Ethier trade, hit .100 for the year and was never heard from again..
Pretty sure the coolest thing he did was break up Pedro’s no hitter against us later in the season..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 6, 2011 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the best games I’ve ever been too.
Also led to a Pedro saying something like “rook just had no idea where that pitch was going, he just closed his eyes and swung”
@andrewngrant
all I remember was Perez’s triple scoring Jayson Werth. Pretty sure it was balls hot too. I wasnt sure if I wanted to see a no hitter or a Dodgers win.. I went with the win and was pretty happy about it.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 6, 2011 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Flashback: July 6, 2010
Rafael Furcal SS
Matt Kemp CF
Andre Ethier RF
James Loney 1B
Casey Blake 3B
Xavier Paul LF
Russell Martin C
Blake DeWitt 2B
Vicente Padilla P
Martin went fro batting third to sixth to seventh. If he was still on the team he may be batting ninth.
Batting eighth for the Evil Empire tonight, and already threw away a run.
"It takes a special fan to root for a last place moribund bankrupt franchise."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Jul 6, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Buffalo Wild Wings at the El Toro Y
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.
Is that about where you live? The Y and I have fond memories.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Fun fact
I’ve lived in the OC all my life and until 6 months ago had never heard to it reffered to as the Y. But yeah I live near there. Its a nice spot to be.
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 used to get off on Alicia Parkway for my pitching lessons every Saturday morning. Could still drive to the place but couldn’t tell youy streets. The Arby’s off El Toro is awesome.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
They have really redone that area
up el toro after that arby’s. Really nice now.
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.
mmmm
Hit that up a few weeks ago. I can only imagine how busy it is right now now that summer school is in session.
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 have a regfairfield-esque boycott for anything Berkeley related. I’m totally against it, but if I’m in the area I’ll give you a call :)
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Aren’t those tickets that someone has already paid for and is just trying to make some cash off?
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
he is boycotting you
didn’t you get the memo?
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.
You’re alone now. We already got rid of Noiji, be careful next week.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Might as well have been, turns out he either has a life or is a fair weather TBLA member.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Its summer and he’s a teacher with a secure job. He’s probably back packing though Europe right now. BECAUSE HE CAN.
My wife is still working. Three days of training this week on the new LAUSD language art system.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
so you really can
eat at the Y
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'!
Theres a The Hat right across the street!
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.
Speaking of Ellis, this kind of was confirmed in our minds already but...
RT @dylanohernandez: Sounds like Ellis is the #Dodgers’ everyday catcher at least until Barajas returns.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
because, you know, he can get on base at least... and is it my imagination or are SP ERA's still lower with AJ
than any other Dodger catcher, with now not quite as small a sample size?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Why do you think that? Just curious...
I mean Ned paid up for Navarro. This feels more like, Dodger coaches wanting a catcher who can get on base and liking how he handles the pitching staff. Don’t know why Ned would be pro AJ over Dioner, per se…?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Is that after the 2012 season, or this coming off season?
Meh, I don’t see Ned meddling here, but I get your point. Just don’t think that’s the deal. I think they’ll either keep AJ if they like him, next year, or lose him, regardless… but yeah maybe now is the time to see if he can stick, since either way Navarro is gone after this year.
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 doesn’t mean much. This team will just discard players it doesn’t like and doesn’t have options, just like any other teams.
For your statement to be true, I think it has to be that Ned feels that A.J. is a better player than Navarro and needs to play over him.
I think Ned realizes we’re gonna have at least four giant holes next year and he can’t afford to buy his way out of them.
@andrewngrant
I don’t see the reasoning behind the statement. The manager and bench coach dictate the lineup, the front office determines what options the coaches have for that lineup. Sure, sometimes they get input from other places, but it doesn’t seem to have a purpose.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Seems reasonable. Can this man catch in the major leagues or can’t he. But, if Ned is meddling in the lineups, it means he knows this season is over and he’s not concerned about winning as much as he is planning for next year.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
speaking of which
MSTI Mike just retweeted this, pretty hilarious. (Should be able to name the movie eventually…)
RT @dodgerblues: Jesus Christ, Ellis these people are gonna kill you, tell them you don’t know me!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
One of my favorites
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.
/trades Kuroda/Eovaldi
/promotes Webster
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
and Beowulf?
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 would not trade Eovaldi for Grandal straight up. JMO
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Yes, but not one who is only a bit better then what we have (Griff) and is just now in AA .
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
If we trade both of them we better be getting a hell of a hitting prospect
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I said two things earlier: the most important of which was that a tight 12-6 curveball is still one of the most effective offspeed pitches; the second was that if it breaks too much it’s less effective, not more.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Yeah it’s filthy. You just can’t have more than (my guess) 18" or so of break or it’s too big. JMac and Bills (at first) seemed like they threw theirs with 2.5-3 feet of break.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
I will not
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'm more expecting this one
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 hate MMA and boxing.
Well actually Boxing is great, its just dying. MMA brought so many douche fans with it.. eh
i'm sad
you have only met douche MMA fans
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 6, 2011 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
watched a whole MMA fight last weekend. It reminds me of soccer. You watch 80% of the match with them screwing around on the ground waiting for the one exciting moment.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
that's how i used to feel about it
i just understand it a bit better now
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jul 6, 2011 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
nope
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.
Trade him for Dotel!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
There's Not A Lot Of Situations Where This Is A Sane Thing To Tell People
Take it from Royals manager Ned Yost. He was manager of the Brewers in 2008 when Corey Hart won in the NL. “We just need to push it and people need to vote,” Yost said. “It’s really easy to vote, and you can vote an unlimited number of times. If you’ve got 15 minutes, go vote and you put in 45, 50, 100 votes in 15 minutes.”
@andrewngrant
Vic the Dick is winning right?
but he’s about to go on the DL, so Ethier may get in regardless
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'!
How in the world could Jimmy Rollins ever win an MVP with Wright, Pujols, Holliday, Utley, etc...better than him.
Wright was amazing that year. Arod was insane.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Said the Phillies were gonna make the playoffs and the Phillies made the playoffs.
Also LOL Mets helped.
@andrewngrant
More on Ellis starting
joe_block
Mattingly said he likes the way #Dodgers C A.J. Ellis calls pitches, hence his 4th consecutive start
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
(and he also likes that he can get on base at .340, vs .230)
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Dodger Notes
Congratulations to Double-A Chattanooga outfielder Alfredo Silverio on being named the Topps Southern League Player of the Month. The 24-year-old batted .354 (40-for-113) with six home runs and 22 RBI in 26 June games and ranks among the circuit’s overall leaders in batting average (.311, 8th), slugging percentage (.566, 3rd), doubles (25, T-2nd), triples (12, 1st), RBI (57, 4th), total bases (175, 2nd) and home runs (10, T-10th). Sunday, the native of the Dominican Republic native will represent the Dodgers on the World Team in the XM Radio All-Star Futures Game.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
So...
At this point is he better than Jon Garcia?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
UDog had a similar question yesterday. Who to be more excited about: Garcia or Baldwin?
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
And your answer was good, why not be excited about both? ;-)
But if I had to choose one, and I hope to not… I’d choose Baldwin for I think his potential is even greater. But I am rooting hard for em both.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Garcia's power numbers are scary for someone so young
But Baldwin is looking like a 4 or 5 tool outfielder, which is always awesome. I always steer towards the power, but Baldwin is looking great.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Dodger Notes
Last night the Dodgers picked eight fans from the stands and set them up in a suite so they could vote for Andre all night long.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
From what was said about the rbi ground outs earlier
He seemed to have had a very, very good outing.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Just listened to A's flagship station, the relatively new sports station 95.7 FM
usually they are pretty benign, and there’s more A’s talk than Giants. But whatever douchebag i was just listening to, after talking A’s and Giants, changed subject to the “mess in LA” and basically after opining about it he said, “We’ll see who gets ownership, whether it be McCourt or someone else, but I don’t see how they can let him keep that franchise — but I hope they do. Keep it up Frank McCourt, Drag this on as long as possible, run that team into the ground. I am loving it. It’s great for the Giants.”
I have to hand it to KNBR (the Giants station), usually when they talk about it it’s been in classier ways, saying it’s bad for the rivalry if the Dodgers are bankrupt, and it’s not as much fun, and it’s bad for baseball, etc, usually that kind of take.
Anyway, whatever, but this guy sounded so douchey about it, was the first time in awhile this whole thing made me upset again. I don’t like being in this situation, and I don’t want it to drag on for a long time. I’d love to see the team compete next year and then I can drop this guy a line and say howdy.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
hah, I know, it's pretty weird.
They just picked up the A’s this year and changed formats (was a Country station). Ratings are pretty low, apparently (ranked 31st in the Bay Area earlier this year!) so I guess that means not too many people are listening to this guy (Chris Townsend I believe). Which is nice.
Maybe he’ll be flattered I was listening at least.
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 never understood why sports can’t be on FM. I’d love to listen to a Dodger game without the cackle of interference louder than Vin Scully
yeah, should be more of 'em
I hate sports events that are on political AM stations too. Of course as I learned, just because it’s on FM instead doesn’t mean it’ll be classier.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
yah that's what I was thinking of in particular...
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 enjoy Larry Elder's book a lot more than his commentary
The Ten Things You Can’t Say in America
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
That would be Chris Townsend
Who, among other things, claims that if the Warren Commission can get done in a few months and if the map lines in Europe and the Middle East can be re-drawn post-WWI in weeks, then there is no excuse for the MLB taking 2 years to make a decision on whether the A’s can move to San Jose or not.
If he said what you said he did today, that makes this about 2 full weeks of the same rant every other day or so. He is the only person I’ve ever listened to that has literally made me turn off the radio and go silent during the rest of my drive home. It’s unbelievable.
The morning guys on that station are actually pretty cool though, so I tune in every morning.
okay, good, so I don't feel crazy or oversensitive for thinking he's a douchenozzle. :-)
Yeah I was taken aback only because I’ve listened to that station before and as you say the morning guys are pretty mellow and listenable and not rant-y. Now I know just to skip this guy at all times. (I wonder if he’ll respond to my tweet; I “@’ed” him with a condensed version of the above. Doubtful though.)
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 pitched again?
Fuck yeah, great game
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I wonder if there are any moves coming soon
In regards to trades of Kuroda or (in my dreams) possibly Lilly. If we trade Kuroda I’d imagine there’s a chance we could give Eovaldi or more likely Withrow a shot at the MLB rotation, and with that move one of our HiA guys might get a shot in AA and LoA guys gets moved up to HiA, possibly Gould?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
@bubbaprog I hope every idiot Yankee fan who voted for Jeter instead of Cabrera saw those two plays.
That cannot be good for people who won't use the tolls
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Oh ok, that's not too bad then
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
How does it affect them negatively?
Currently those lanes are carpool lanes. They will still be free to people that carpool so there is no negative change there. In addition those lanes will now be open to solo drivers who want to pay for the access which means even less people in the other lanes.
I read like half the article before I posted, didn't know carpool cars are still free
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
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