Dodgers Go Deep To Beat Rockies
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2011 6:16 PM PDT
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PrintEntering this week, the Dodgers had just one win this season when trailing after eight innings. Now, they have three. Matt Kemp hit his third walk-off home run of the season, giving the Dodgers a 7-6 win over the Rockies in 11 innings on Saturday. It was the fifth straight win for the Dodgers, who wouldn't have gotten to extra innings if it weren't for James Loney.
Trailing 6-5 in the ninth inning, Loney continued his flashback to September 2007, hitting a no-doubt solo home run off Rafael Betancourt to tie the game at 6-6. Loney has hit home runs in back-to-back home games for the first time since September 11-12, 2007, a month in which he hit nine home runs and had everyone excited about his future. That future hasn't materialized but the present has been pretty good, as Loney has 15 hits in his last 26 at-bats, with three doubles and three home runs in his last six games.
| Matt Kemp 40/40 Watch | HR | SB | |
| Through 131 games | 31 | 33 | |
| Season pace | 38 | 41 |
The home run by Kemp came off Jason Hammel, who has had a nightmare season against the Dodgers. Hammel was banished to the bullpen after getting lit up eight days ago at Coors Field, and in four appearances this season against L.A. Hammel has allowed 18 runs and 25 hits in 14 innings, with 10 walks and five strikeouts.
Like Friday night, the Dodgers held another extended rally to take the lead, only this time it didn't hold up. Troy Tulowitzki hit the second of his two home runs, a two-run shot in the top of the seventh, to give the Rockies a 6-5 lead just one half inning after the Dodgers pulled ahead.
Down 4-0, the Dodgers rallied for five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a brief lead. They had four singles, a double, a walk, and a hit-by-pitch, but the half inning was wild for numerous reasons. Catcher Chris Iannetta got an error for not catching a throw, which allowed runners to advance. Carlos Gonzalez made an unbelievable throw on the fly from right field to nail Matt Kemp at third base, only third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff didn't hold on to the ball. Tim Wallach for some reason decided to send Andre Ethier home for a possible go-ahead run on Casey Blake's bases-loaded double and Ethier was out by a mile, but that was topped when Jamey Carroll, hitting .194/.329/.194 with runners in scoring position entering today, delivered a single for his 12th RBI of the season, and a Dodger lead.
Trent Oeltjen began the wild sixth inning by pinch-hitting for Chad Billingsley, and popped out to pitcher Kevin Millwood. Then, thanks to the Dodgers' rally, Oeltjen's spot came up again, giving him the rare plate appearance as "other." That second at-bat, which resulted in a strikeout, doesn't count as a pinch-hitting appearance because Oeltjen wasn't hitting for anybody but he also didn't have a position, so he falls into the gray section of the black and white world of baseball statistics.
The last Dodger to bat as "other" was Garret Anderson on May 22, 2010 against Arizona. The last Dodger pinch hitter to make two outs in one inning was Wilton Guerrero on April 22, 1998 against Milwaukee.
Billingsley labored in his outing, throwing a season-high 123 pitches in six innings. He allowed three runs in the second inning, an RBI single by Carlos Gonzalez followed by a two-run home run by Tulowitzki. Gonzalez singled in another run in the fourth inning, part of a four-hit day. CarGo has a 14-game hitting streak, during which he is hitting .393/.477/.893, and has driven in a run in 11 straight contests, a new Rockies record.
Through four innings, Billingsley was already at 97 pitches, but he managed to throw two more scoreless frames, technically qualifying for a quality start, his 15th of the season in 27 starts.
Mike MacDougal pitched a scoreless 11th inning for his first win as a Dodger.
Nathan Eovaldi goes for the sweep in the series finale on Sunday, facing Jhoulys Chacin.
WP - Mike MacDougal (1-1): 1 IP, 1 strikeout
LP - Jason Hammel (7-13): 1 1/3 IP, 2 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 1 strikeout
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Take down that 40/40 watch now!
You know what happened to Ethier when you put up the Triple Crown watch!
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by Julio Pena on Aug 27, 2011 6:18 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
h/t dodgerpreacher in the last thread, he kinda got LAT'd
but the Dodgers are 5-0 without Navarro. Dang.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
His shitty work ethic was rubbing off on the team, apparently.
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Bubble bursting
4-0 (Dioner DFA on Tuesday)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2011 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I would like credit for spotting this trend earlier
Since Dioner Navarro was DFAed
Dodgers are 3-0 and have outscored their opponents 28-7. Coincidence?
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by David Young on Aug 26, 2011 10:17 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
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So, if they had DFA’d Navarro in July, we’d be in first place now?
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Damn! I wish I had taken that advanced science class in high school!
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
The Weird Science class was better
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"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Just saw the
video clip of Kemp’s homer. Eric Karros as Hammel is winding up and the pitch is on the way:
A guy like Matt Kemp, he can do it at any time.BOOM!
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Hottest team in baseball
Loney could win POTW
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Very interesting recap – start at the end, keep taking two steps back, one step forward, and eventually get to the beginning of the game! I like it! This was fun, like the game.
I tend to write the recap in segments throughout the game, then move them around as needed as they fit the overall game story. Sometimes I end up all over the place, both in my head and in the post! :)
The fourth paragraph here was going to be the first paragraph, but once Loney hit the home run that became moot. I even cut some CarGo stuff from that and worked it in later.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2011 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Zach Lee with three shutout innings, 4 K’s , one walk, 3 hits
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would we be disappointed if he turned out to be the good Carl Pavano?
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I must say
looking at James Loney’s recent swings: well, they look really nice.
without digging up mlb clips, it just feels like his swing has a lot more upper cut now.
since dreams are free:
if loney can have a tulo-type september then I don’t mind bringing him back for the next few years :)
He has huge oppo power.
That’s one of the keys to this season for him: his willingness to let the ball go deeper into the zone.
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vols. rangers. galaxy.
Andre Ethier’s knee should make an interesting Sunday pregame session.
Per Simers:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-simers-20110828,0,7353739,full.column
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2011 8:49 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
There’s gotta be player union laws about this… They can’t keep playing him against his will if he’s seriously injured.
by dodgerpreacher on Aug 27, 2011 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Reading the whole piece, Yes
While Ethier is not directly quoted as saying he should be shut down. He certainily implies it. Sounds like he has also had multiple cortisone shots. The Ned quote that this might marginally effect is arbitration standing. (2nd half slump) is also disturbing.
Never heard the word Cortisone, those six inch needles were probably draining his knee.
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It's often done
Synvisc is typically administered as a series of three injections into the knee joint, each injection spaced about one week apart. Synvisc has been shown to help alleviate arthritis symptoms for 6 months, and to delay the need for knee replacement surgery.
Hyaluronan, the name of the substance in Synvisc, is present in normal joint fluid and responsible for the lubricating properties of normal joint fluid. The lubricating effects of joint fluid allows for the cartilage surfaces of joints to glide upon each other in a smooth fashion.
Not sure. I tend to side on the side of Andre is slightly crazy and TJ is sensationalist but I don’t doubt that there is something wrong with Ethier. Whether he needs to be shutdown or not I have no idea.
But this is all fairly troubling. I expect all sides to downplay things tomorrow. Will be interesting, at least.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2011 9:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
BIg bit of contradiction going on, doesn’t seem like the Dodgers believe Andre has a knee problem and is using that as a crutch for his bad performance. I’d think a MRI would solve this wouldn’t it? No doubt he’s not running well, wonder if Manny taught him some tricks.
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Yes, then again it is absurd that any professional athlete with access to a training stuff should ever suffer an ingrown nail to the point that if effects performance, those things are easily taken care of early in the process.
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Not having to ever wear shows again would be so awesome.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2011 9:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You also do not have a training staff looking after your every beck and call 24 hours a day. Or least I’m unaware that you have such a staff.
I had a ingrown once. They showed me how to make sure it does not happen again. I guess congenital conditions could apply but I doubt this is Andre’s case since this is his first one that I’m aware of. Maybe this could not have been handled without it effecting him like it has, but I doubt it.
I’m neither a pedophile nor a Podiatrist
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by Phil Gurnee on Aug 27, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Putting his knee aside would probably hurt really bad!
/rimshot
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Ethier’s wife is a gymnast! She should have taught him some stretching techniques. ;)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2011 9:51 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, the whole thing wreaks of Shawn Green. Not a fan of how that played out.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 27, 2011 9:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Just watched video of last few innings of game, after hearing about it but not seeing it
Loved Kemp’s staredown salute with Davey Lopes as he rounded first.
Loved Loney’s monsterblast (even if, yes, this is all starting to worry when it comes to bringing him back next year, paying too much, etc, but still glad to see him finally hitting again).
Kudos to the pen, other than Kuo’s Tulo HR the guys once again did their jobs.
Er, would it be silly to give Dave Hansen credit for anything? ;)
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doesnt look like the Dodgers are going to get a Kershaw from this season..
Current draft position: 12th.
Looks like the worst they could get is 14th…and the best is 8th.
Doesn’t being in the “top” (worst) 15 get you something in the draft – like you can’t give up your place in the 1st round when dealing in one direction or the other with Type A players and arbitration? I never understood what that was about (clearly) but I know there’s something. Eric? (Or anyone?)
Worst 15 teams are protected from surrendering their pick for signing a Type A free agent. They do, however, give up a second rounder instead.
by silverwidow on Aug 27, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly the draft only goes 50 rounds nowadays.
by NotJoeTorre on Aug 27, 2011 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Lions
Man do they look good. They’ll win at least 9 games if Stafford doesn’t get his shoulders destroyed again.
It’s not solely based on the preseason at all. I’m looking at how much their defense improved last year and what they added in the draft to complement that. I think Suh will be even better and is simply a nightmare for opposing QBs. The Lions will have no problem putting up points – that’s never the issue with them – but if they can also shut down teams, then they have tremendous potential. I’ve been thinking of Detroit as a playoff contender for a while now.
Agree with you
based on position by position personnel improvement since last year and the year before, the Lions look like they should be much improved. Who knows what will happen, and I don’t expect them to bypass the Packers, but see no reason why they can’t be a contender. The defense up the middle would be even tougher if rookie Fairley hadn’t gotten hurt but he’ll be back and it’s pretty darned tough anyway.
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Eric – Ted Lilly has a full trade in 2012/2013 according to BRef – when would that kick in? Can he be traded this winter?
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Lilly has a full no-trade clause through the first two years of the contract, through 2012.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 28, 2011 7:22 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Nice
Fell asleep at 4-0 COL, woke up at 5-4 LAD, went to work at 6-5 COL…
And came home to 7-6 LAD…
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I'm glad I missed most of the 4-0 part
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
As far as I can tell, all this “I’m sick of this place vibe” we’ve gotten from Andre has come from the Dodgers reluctance to shut him down, and if I were him, I’d be saying the exact same thing. He’s a man, not a horse.
It’s obvious to anyone who saw him at the beginning of the year, that he doesn’t have the same power now. It has to be an injury, so why not get it fixed as soon as possible? Is Ned trying to run down his trade value? Run down his negotiating power for next year? What’s the story?
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
by iiidown on Aug 28, 2011 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Considering Ethier has said stupid shit dating back to last year, I don’t agree it’s all stemming from his knee injury.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 28, 2011 7:17 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Correction: Ethier’s non-tender comments came at the end of spring training this year, and not during last season. But still, pre injury.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 28, 2011 7:31 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
he was also clearly agitated about the McCourt stuff from the start, never bothered to give the “I just go out there and play” line that even Kershaw has dropped.
by Josie Becker on Aug 28, 2011 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Quakes game finally ends… Quakes win 8-7 in 14…
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Went out and got a new 32 inch Samsung LCD tv today :)
Very impressed with the quality, and with the HDMI cable for my ps3, it looks beautiful.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
This all stems from Ethier's
weird only-mustard-on-my-hotdog rule. WTF? Hurts my knee just thinking about it.
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
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but a good hotdog with spicy brown mustard is a simple truth and a thing of beauty
I also love a Chicago dog
by Hollywood Joe on Aug 28, 2011 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions
122/118
Billingley’s pitch totals his last two starts. They rank #1 and T#3 for pitch count totals for the season. The 50 balls he threw on the 118 pitch count start, ranks as his highest number of balls thrown this season. The last time he threw 50 balls in a game was a 4/14 start in 2010 against the DBacks. In that game he threw 116 total pitches and got lit up pretty bad.
Some decent things out of our minor league games yesterday
Russell went 2 for 3 with his first 2B and first HR in AAA. He also walked once.
Van Slyke hit is 19th HR and 43rd 2B (1 in each game of a double header)
Zach Lee 5IP 4H 1R 1ER (homerun) 1BB 5K
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