Friday Dodgers Links
by Eric Stephen on Aug 19, 2011 10:00 AM PDT
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PrintNews and notes regarding the Dodgers for a Friday...
- Prince Fielder was impressed with Clayton Kershaw on Thursday, telling the Associated Press, "It doesn’t feel too bad when you lose to a guy like that, All-Star, potential Cy Young winner."
- Speaking of Kershaw, Jeff Sullivan at Baseball Nation has four Clayton Kershaw facts that might amaze you.
- Jon Weisman of Dodger Thoughts questioned why Javy Guerra was used Thursday with a five-run lead rather than Wednesday in a tie game in Milwaukee. "Someday, managers will stop trying to explain why they think a lead in the 10th is more pressure-filled than a tie game in the ninth, and actually just do the right thing. Mattingly should seize the opportunity to be that man," said Weisman.
- Nathan Eovaldi has thrown a combined 120 innings this season after throwing 98 innings in 2010. Manager Don Mattingly said the plan is for Eovaldi to make a couple more starts before moving to relief. "Well, we're not going to shut him down completely," Mattingly told Joe DiGiovanni of MLB.com. "We really want him to finish up. We'll probably pitch him out of the bullpen."
- Frank McCourt won a legal battle on Thursday, when a Boston judge dismissed a lawsuit against McCourt by Bingham McCutchen, the law firm that drew up the marital property agreement that was thrown out in divorce court earlier this year. Per Jim Peltz of the Los Angeles Times, Bingham McCutchen claimed that McCourt "refused to pay legal bills because of alleged malpractice and asking for a ruling that the firm had done nothing to warrant a malpractice lawsuit"
- Former Dodgers catcher Brad Ausmus was a guest of Fresh Air on NPR on Thursday, and estimated for host Dave Davies the physical requirements of playing catcher. "At times, I've tried to total up the number of squats I've gotten into over the course of a season, and you'd have to do 150 squats a day for seven months," Ausmus said.
- Jason Giambi has excelled in a part-time role for the Rockies this season, hitting .275/.364/.676 with 12 home runs (which would rank second on the Dodgers) in 118 plate appearances. The 40-year old, who has started 15 times at first base and six more times at DH this season, likes his new role, telling Jim Armstrong of the Denver Post earlier this week, "It’s about being mentally prepared. I’m real comfortable with the role now. I know exactly what to expect. Last year I might not play for eight days and it was hard to stay sharp. This year, I know how to."
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A reason for Prince to come to LA:
Won’t have to face Kershaw.
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Reasons not to come to LA, hitting home runs is hard. Seems to be especially hard on left handers, then again it might be a case of Andre and Loney being our litmus test.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Aug 19, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
We can sign half of Prince, then!
Just the good parts.
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the curve
its really amazing that kershaw was touted with a ++++ curve when he was in high school and he basically abandoned it and replaced it with a filthier pitch. love him.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Aug 19, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Made a great hitter look completely foolish.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Aug 19, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Hamburger is on a bun
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 19, 2011 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
eric can delete if this is too big
but I love this pink lil dude
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Aug 19, 2011 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
What is the current thinking on the Verducci Effect — that it holds water, or it does not, or that pitchers with 30-inning increases should be watched but not all underperform… or something else?
Eovaldi threw 96 1/3 innings in ’09, 98 1/3 in ’10, and this year is at 120 and counting. Thoughts?
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madison bumgarner says piss on this theory
but hard to say.. some dudes have rubber arms, some dont
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Aug 19, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm thinking about
Chicken fried steak
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 only a slight correlation I think
its hard to say if its just that young pitchers arms are likely to blow up anyays. It is also supposedly more likely to happen to smaller dudes.
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 think this
pitchers with 30-inning increases should be watched but not all underperform
is closest to the truth. It’s always good to be cautious with young pitchers, but I don’t think there is some set way to handle all of them.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 19, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks.
OK. With that said… it would seem to me that as of now, Eovaldi’s name is written in pencil in the fifth-starter slot for 2012. Do you think that’s right? Do his innings limits affect this at all? Will he be able to put up a full season of starts? Should he? Considering that the Dodgers will probably use 7 or 8 or 9 or more starting pitchers next year, does it matter?
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 19, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he has the inside track at a rotation spot and I think it’s just something (any innings limit) they will deal with as they get to it.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 19, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree
Heavy odds he breaks camp in the rotation
by Michael White on Aug 19, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
2 starts
Then Ely takes over in September.
by silverwidow on Aug 19, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather see Withrow
they’ll both get lit up, but Withrow will be more entertaining.
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.
or
fuck it, lets give it to elbert. Start stretching out his arm now in relief.
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 really want to see him get another shot at starting
but I’ve been shot down before. I think people have said even Elbert has said he thinks he is better out of relief. Said.
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.
Since he doesn’t have to be added after all, screw him for the time being.
by silverwidow on Aug 19, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
the thing is
I have no interest in seeing Ely. Anyone would interest me more, including Eveland.
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.
Fair enough
They can’t bring up Ely’s left handed twin brother if you want, Mike Antonini.
by silverwidow on Aug 19, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I was looking through the stories earlier in the week, and it seemed Mattingly said “a couple” but it might depend on how much he pitches in those starts. I’d say 3 more starts max, but likely 2.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 19, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Here's a recap of Delias Man's 25 facorite baseball card posts
which began on October 17, and have just one more post to go..
2) Drysdale
3) Koufax
4) Hodges
5) 1955 Bowman
6) Garvey
7) Lasorda
8) Kershaw
9) Duke
10) The Big Three
11) Bulldog
12) Cey
13) Piazza
14) Tommy Davis
15) Beltre
16) Sutton
17) Kemp
18) Lopes
19) Murray
20) The Core
21) Babe Ruth
22) Wills & 1959 World Series
23) Frank Robinson
24) Our Favorite Closers
25) Ethier
Also, 3 cards that didn’t make the cut
After number one, I’ll make a post out of all 25. I love this series; thanks for doing them, Delias Man.
I’m stumped then. There haven’t been many cards from the 1970s, so maybe something from then?
by Eric Stephen on Aug 19, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Jackie?
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 19, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Darlye Ward, Sweeney and Garrett Anderson?
by Michael White on Aug 19, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Willie Davis
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 have a 2011 Topps post I’ve been meaning to make for a while. Might not get to it until next week; still need to scan in the cards. I cheated and bought a Dodgers team set so the card numbers are fake.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 19, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
i have prolly made a bad decision
but my wife asked what to get me for my birthday in a couple weeks and i told her to get me a box of 2011 Topps Marquee to crack open. I never opened a box of expensive cards before. prepared for disaster. http://packwar.blogspot.com/2011/06/preview-2011-topps-marquee.html
3-Dog?
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 19, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Duke
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Aug 19, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I made a couple changes to minorleaguecentral if you guys wouldn’t mind checking them out.
Big one is organization pages which you can get through by clicking the link under “Aff” on any player pages. This brings up the total minor stats on the year for every player in the organization.
The other one is tables on the team and organization pages are now sortable by clicking on the column header.
Let me know what you guys think, especially stuff like “this looks ugly”.
@andrewngrant
Maybe have links to all the organizations right on the front page? I think that would be cool
"Fast just got Faster"
I’ll see how that looks.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Aug 19, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Those
fonts for players are mighty small.
by bhsportsguy on Aug 19, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
For whatever reason links show up slightly smaller than regular text. Trying to work that out.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Aug 19, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
#stats a {
text-decoration: none;
font-size: .7em;
}
everything else is .82 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.
yeah thats it
if you change it to .82 they look the same. I love modern web browsers.
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.
Dammit left that behind in debugging, thanks.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Aug 19, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
been there, done that
hell I probably did that yesterday and will hear about it when I go back to work tuesday.
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.
BBQ
I made some buffalo wings last night on the BGE…stuck with the basic Fran’s Red Hot Sauce with some butter. It was delicious!
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 19, 2011 11:00 AM PDT reply actions
Kershaw
Is up to a 5.3 WAR now on fangraphs. I know writers have been slowly moving more towards stats other than wins, losses, era, strike outs, and walks, but Kershaw is incredibly close in all those except about 20 more strikeouts and 23 more walks than Halladay, so I honestly think Kershaw has a slim shot as of right now at the Cy Young.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
But Doc kills him (everyone, actually) in FIP
So Doc deserves it, I would just love to see Kershaw slip in there.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
kershaw ftl
he’ll get his cy eventually.. winning the award will make his arb number completely explode
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Aug 19, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
feel like a hater saying it, but
we have to be concerned with such things cuz of he who shall not be named. =\
but yeah the dude deserves more hype. he has 15 wins on this pos of a team. he rules.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Aug 19, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Cy Young or not, I think Kershaw gets 10 million, if not more, in arbitration after the season. A long term deal really needs to happen soon.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Aug 19, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
No way he gets $10 million. Joe Block pulled that number out of his ass this morning.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 19, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I think 5 is more likely.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
but everyone knows halladay is better
and its not an insult, its just known, and halladay gets the benifit of the doubt here being the vet. If kershaw throws like 4 shutouts and halladay stumbles, maybe, but right now its halladays.
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.
Why won't you people just let me grasp at straws :(
I know all this, I just think it’s cool that there is still some hope, which there actually is. Even if it is somewhat low.
Btw, Kershaw is now 4th again in fWAR, and above Jeff Weaver now.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Maybe
if you would know the difference between Jeff and Jered Weaver, we would cut you some slack. :)
by bhsportsguy on Aug 19, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
damnit!
I made fun of someone for that the other day :(
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
it was probably me
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
I read that and was like “Jeff Weaver?!?!? WTF”
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 19, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Jered Weaver
Weaver’s the one guy on the top of the fWAR leaderboards who has a pretty pedestrian xFIP (compared to the stellar FIP.) 3.62 xFIP compared to 2.84 FIP. Other type flight guys are below 3.00 in xFIP and FIP. Guys like Halladay, Lee, Verlander and Kershaw. Weaver could be due for a correction.
by Michael White on Aug 19, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Coulda sworn that x-fip was way lower before
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
It’s been that way all season though, i’m not sure it will change by that much if at all. Or do you actually mean they miscalculated something?
Weaver seems like his numbers should be better, for whatever it’s worth.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Not miscalculated, that he’s been lucky with the HR ball. He might stay lucky all year certainly, but he’s got the worst peripherals of the elite starters.
by Michael White on Aug 19, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
In my opinion for the top 3 AL starters it's
1. Verlander
2. Weaver
3. CC
2 and 3 are very close, but Verlander is heads and shoulders above the other two in my mind right now.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
it is cool that he is so close
I think its cool he will probably get the 2 spot. Love me some kersh
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'll be cool with 2nd or 3rd
My guess is
1. Halladay
2. Lee
3. Kershaw
4. Hamels
5. Lincecum
I know (now) that it’s only 3 votes per writer, but I’ve gotta imagine at least 5 people will get votes, and possibly even some other people. Vogelslong comes to mind, and it makes me a little sick, because some writers will see that ERA and give him a 2nd or 3rd place vote.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I think he'll finish 2nd
which is still pretty damn impressive
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Hey reg
you hear about this UFC deal with FOX?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 19, 2011 11:26 AM PDT reply actions
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 19, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I've heard about it
It’s a huge plus for MMA. Big shows on FOX is incredible mainstream exposure.
by silverwidow on Aug 19, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
versus goes fuuuuuuuu
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.
Yep, Spike and Versus are damn near dead now I have to believe.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Aug 19, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Yep, should rule until Joe Buck is doing play by play.
It also means the end of the Gladiator intro
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Aug 19, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
lol
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 19, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
NPUT
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/8/19/2372673/also-rans-face-off-rockies-preview
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