Kershaw Opens Series With Padres, Dodgers Look For Third 1-0 Win Over Latos
by Eric Stephen on Aug 29, 2011 3:23 PM PDT
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The Dodgers open a three-game series against the Padres on Monday night, and all signs point to a low-scoring opener. Clayton Kershaw starts for the Dodgers with a 14-inning scoreless streak and has allowed one run total in his last three starts. Mat Latos has given up one run in both starts against the Dodgers this season, and has an 0-2 record to show for it.
Then again, the Dodgers have scored at least six runs in each of their last five games, otherwise known as the post Dioner Navarro era. The Dodgers have scored 41 runs in their last five games, hitting .306/.372/.548 with 13 doubles and 10 home runs.
Kershaw (16-5) looks to keep pace with Ian Kennedy, who won his 17th game of the season on Sunday for the Diamondbacks. Kershaw is 10-2 in his last 13 starts with a 1.65 ERA, averaging more than seven and a half innings per start during that span.
He allowed two runs on August 1 in a complete-game win at Petco Park on August 1, Kershaw's only start this season against the Padres. Kershaw in his career is 5-3 with a 2.48 ERA in 11 starts against San Diego, and he has never alowed more than three runs in any start.
At 207 strikeouts on the season, Clayton Kershaw leads the National League and is 11 strikeouts behind Justin Verlander for the major league lead. With six strikeouts tonight against the Padres, Kershaw would set a new career high, surpassing his 212 strikeouts in 2010.
The Padres have been a streaky team of late, losing four straight games after winning five straight last week. The Dodgers are 8-4 against the Padres this season, including 4-2 at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers have beaten the Padres by a 1-0 score three times this season.
Game Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV: Prime Ticket
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Jon Weisman with a clever look at Kershaw’s season
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Yeah I read that earlier.
Extremely well done, though it made me wish his already amazing season was even more. I guess I’m just too greedy.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Aug 29, 2011 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
the Cody Ransom one
pissed me off the most. I can live with him serving up home runs to professional hitters like Joey Votto.
Chukwudiebere Maduabum FTW!!!!!!!
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I think Rick Vaughn giving up a homer to Billy Ritter was worse.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Aug 29, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Your All-Time All-Birthday Team candidates
April 14: Greg Maddux, Brad Ausmus, David Justice, Pete Rose
September 10: Randy Johnson, Joey Votto, Ted Kluszewski, Roger Maris and High Pockets Kelly
October 20: Juan Marichal, Mickey Mantle, Keith Hernandez, Juan Gonzalez
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
How Low Scoring Can You Go
From my simulation game notes.
Today’s Dodgers game will likely be a very low scoring affair (Latos vs Kershaw). The Vegas Run Total line is 5-1/2 runs with -125 juice on the Over portion, which amounts to a non-juice over/under of right around 5.9 runs. The simulator has the over/under at 6.10 runs. When simulated 100K times 49.78% of the time the game went Over, which is basically a 50/50 split. Historically, by Vegas standards today’s game is the 12th lowest Over/Under of the season. Amazingly this ranks tied for 4th, for the lowest Over/Under in a Kershaw pitched game (Weaver, Cain, Luebke, Chacin). The top three most likely scores have the Dodgers winning 3-2, 2-1, 1-0, with the fourth most likely score a Padres 2-1 victory. Kershaw’s game FIP is predicted to be 1.92
What Latos gets
for using the inverted swastika
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'!
everyone knows
the pathway to labrum surgery is down the route of the inverted swastika
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Aug 29, 2011 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
is Chad still an editor/mod if he has his own site?
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
Does he have a better name this time?
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
First up: that adorable Carroll moppet.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Aug 29, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Friday Night after the game as they are getting ready for the fireworks, three ladies and a child who had been sitting near us moved onto the field next to the Dodger dugout and the cutest three girls (2-3 years old) started running around like crazy. Eventually Carroll came out onto the field and sat with one of them and waved up at an elderly couple one row down from us. I was thinking that was either his or his wife’s parents.
I think Carroll was the only Dodger who was with family who watched the fireworks.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
DON’T SULLY MY FUCKING NAME, BRO
LET’S DO IT
by Chad Moriyama on Aug 29, 2011 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
NO BRO
YOU COME AT ME
I’M RIGHT HERE BRO
by Chad Moriyama on Aug 29, 2011 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
someone get
the duelin’ pistols
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 29, 2011 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
heavy analysis stuff will be here, random/other stuff will be at his own site.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 29, 2011 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
heavy analysis?
Have I missed this?
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
I thought he didn’t have much/any time to write and that’s why he gave up his old site and, er, was preparing to eventually make occasional contributions here instead.
I’m going to guess that just like with Andrew eventually the time thing gets sorted out and he starts writing again.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Andrew needs to dedicate himself to his minor league statistics site instead, that shit could be golden for me.
:o
by Chad Moriyama on Aug 29, 2011 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Still not going to be regular on my own site.
Just whenever I want to amuse myself.
by Chad Moriyama on Aug 29, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I learnt something new today
cory wade is pitching for the yanks now, and doing a rather good job
I also looked back at his ’08 postseason
he pitched in 7 of the 8 postseason games we played? wtf torre
To be fair, he was quite good (ERA standpoint) in 08. Torre rode him hard down the stretch and was rewarded for it.
by Michael White on Aug 29, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
The zero part of something to zero
Bartlett SS
Hudson 2B
Guzman 1B
Blanks LF
Hundley C
Forsythe 3B
Cunningham RF
Venable CF
Latos P
Kershaw’s gonna pitch a no-hitter. I mean that lineup is beyond awful.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Aug 29, 2011 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
says the man backing the team with the Loney / Carroll / Sellers / Miles infield.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
I’ll wager that a .368 BABIP and a 19.9 LD% will not be sustained.
He’s making the west coast run. Been in the Seattle, Oakland, SF and SD orgs.
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Course not but for an NRI from the Giants he’s having an ass kicker season.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Was he a Rule 5 guy? I recall him being a decent prospect.
Wonder why an offense-starved org like the Giants let him go. (but saying this without searching all about him)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
26 year old with a slug heavy .885 OPS in the PCL isn’t something I’d be too upset over losing.
Also Brian Sabean.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Aug 29, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah that's what I recalled...
and yeah age/PCL, I’m sure it looked like his time had come and gone. But again, Giants… Sabean…Not like they need anymore offense prospects.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
25 years ago today
The Angels were down 12-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning…and beat the Tigers 13-12. Dick Schofield FTMFW.
I added a few pics
to the softball picnic FanPost. No game action though.
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- The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Let me guess…Eric brought the jar of pickles.
by KellyStephen on Aug 29, 2011 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Amazingly I did not (only because I forgot)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 29, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
did you at least
put the Dr. Pepper there?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 29, 2011 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
No, I was not in Tommy Blackjack nemesis mode surprisingly. :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 29, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe Grimjack brought the Dr. Pepper, I brought the pickles and he and I staged the photo.
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kind of a strange impact
i’ve made in my short time here.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 29, 2011 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Short time maybe
but the volume!
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Freedom!!!
Got the judge to excuse me from the panel due to my travel schedule AND he was cool enough not make me postpone but count this pass as doing jury service!!!
Why the giving all the Joes jury duty?
I had Jury duty this week as well. I didn’t sign up, last time that happen I didn’t sign up and they re – sent the papers for the week of christmas, obviously I got excused.
Because Joe’s are by nature wise and they want us on the panels?
by Hollywood Joe on Aug 29, 2011 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Joe wins
flawless victory
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 29, 2011 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
My last summons was earlier this year, to the San Fernando Court, which is a billion times easier commute than work. Of course, this is the only time that I phoned in five times, they never needed me, and I was excused.
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- The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
A funny thing happened on the way to 108 wins
The Phillies (83-46) have 33 games scheduled in the final 31 days of the season.
They just need to go 13-20 for me to cash in my bet.
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by regfairfield on Aug 29, 2011 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Either 95 or 96.
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by regfairfield on Aug 29, 2011 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Did they have to beat Montana once or twice?
If only once, that’s bullshit
by Michael White on Aug 29, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
once
and it is bullshit
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’s a basic double elimination tournament, not a best-of-three series for the title. What’s to be upset about? Montana lost twice and was eliminated, California lost once and wasn’t.
Who did montana lose to
besides once to California?
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'!
Why did their game against Mexico get cancelled?
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 29, 2011 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Dee now a big time Rancho guy or does he mean the Dodgers at the end here?
RT @skinnyswag9 What up guys? Rancho is pretty cool…we gotta get a W today!
Heh.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Not sure what that means exactly, but I know he's rehabbing with them. But hard to believe he'd be that excited about whether they win or lose...
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’d guess that he is young and hyper competitive and not totally jaded
so he does probably want to win
I want to win everything and I am old, mildly competitive, and absolutely jaded
by Hollywood Joe on Aug 29, 2011 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
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Congratulations to @Quakes_Baseball Angelo Songco and Jon Michael Redding for being named 2011 California League All Stars
oh shit, Maddz just sent me Regional
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#SongcoBomb RT@maddzGoesRAWR @truebluela SONGCOOOOOO!
September call ups
I might be dreaming, but I thought I read somewhere that Mattingly indicated “less than 10” as the number of September call ups.
Gordon comes back, Sellers remains on the team, so that’s one. For the others, I’m guessing Sands, IDJ, Mitchell, Hoffman, FedEx, Ely and Eveland. Other guesses?
No harm in adding them if they aren’t.
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by regfairfield on Aug 29, 2011 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Plenty of dudes that can move to the 60-day that haven’t yet. Garland, Padilla, Rubby [ :-( ], Broxton, Uribe (?).
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At least five can be opened by 60 daying Broxton, Padilla, Garland and Rubby and DFAing Velez
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by regfairfield on Aug 29, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Right now
they are at 39. And as much you might think they, would I doubt they activate Gordon on Wednesday just to have to DFA Velez..
There are four pitchers that can be put on the 60-day DL to open up spots, Monk had shoulder surgery , Uribe will stay on the 15-day. Gordon is on the 15-day right now.
There are 7 players on the 40-man that can come up on September first.
BTW - I don't think Monk
can be put on the MLB 60-day DL since he was in the minors and was not accumulating MLB service time.
i'd love for him to get a shot
especially if Dre ends up getting shut down
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 29, 2011 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I really don't think he lives up to this contract
injuries and even if he is healthy he won’t replicate the passing he should in the first half of next year… I think.
he fell off hard at the end of last year
he was also shitty before that.. for all the eagles hype thats been going on I hope he regresses to the mean..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Aug 29, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
A-Rod has signed two much larger ones.
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by regfairfield on Aug 29, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
According to WIkipedia, in addition to Vick and A-Rod, Shaq did it twice and some F1 driver did so twice. Pujols will also join that list this offseason.
Arod was first
But he’s the only other one who comes to mind. Pujols comes up at the end of this year as well.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Tomorrow is Day 2 of my kids schools being closed
We’ve got power (it only flickered once or twice Sat. night), but 1/4 of the schools in Baltimore County are without full power. Lots of downed trees and/or power lines. Even the boy (a senior this year) is pissed that school is being delayed.
State of Emergency days
they should be freebies
by Greg Stephen on Aug 29, 2011 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
We had to make up snow days and heat days.. but I guess those were just really bad weather days, not “shit is all bad” days
Love that we get both.
Depending on the districts here
they give you a few days of cushion that don’t need to be made up. The only problem with that is if they don’t use any of the days, the kids go to school a few extra days.
by Greg Stephen on Aug 29, 2011 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, we're good.
Same issue @ work with the power flickering on/off. Came in yesterday to reset our servers and we have been good to go.
by Greg Stephen on Aug 29, 2011 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
You weren’t standing in a puddle when you pushed the button, were you?
by KellyStephen on Aug 29, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
My mamma didn't raise no dummies
Well, except for you and E ;)
by Greg Stephen on Aug 29, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
The confusing Stephen's brothers question
Isn’t one your kids starting college this year or is that a Stephens sister?
Si. My oldest. She graduated from Cal Poly Pomona last Dec w/a Marketing degree with an emphasis on Sports and Entertainment.
by KellyStephen on Aug 29, 2011 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
He's like me,
just wants to get the fuck out of the house as soon as possible after HS
by Greg Stephen on Aug 29, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Through seven rounds
Raider
Cardinal
Charger
Charger
Cowboy
Cardinal
Titan
It is a great, high ceiling team IMO.
Probably shouldn’t have drafted Jason Campbell so high.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 29, 2011 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Thankfully there are a lot of tattoo parlors in Oakland; he’ll feel right at home.
by KellyStephen on Aug 29, 2011 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoops!!! Nothing Here by That Name
Very sorry, but what you are looking for isn’t here. Maybe you should try one of the links below.
http://gif.mocksession.com/2011/08/posada-grounder/
to be fair, Swisher made that look worse than it was, but the crowhop was unniecessary
i've never actually played baseball before
but is passing the ball to first base really that difficult?
I think Swisher was so shocked at a throw that bad with zip on it from a short distance. It still cracks me up every time I see it.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 29, 2011 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Left-hander, 23 years old, pitching tonight. But that’s not important right now
by Eric Stephen on Aug 29, 2011 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Actually, he is the all-time wins leader with 511 wins
by fbihop on Aug 29, 2011 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
nice piece on Dodgers Live about the Travel Secratary Bill Delury
kind of a touching moment was this quote
If I could pick anyone to be my brother, it would be Vin Scully
Vin is the only person who has been with the Dodgers longer than Mr. Delury
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 29, 2011 6:55 PM PDT reply actions
Hello true blue
Ihave a ? for you all , and no i am not trolling ,if LA was to try and move ethier what or who do you think it would take for boston to get him ?
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Aug 29, 2011 7:01 PM PDT reply actions
Not a lot.
The real question is will he be traded in the first place and I believe the answer is no.
by Taylor Maricle on Aug 29, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I was hearing he wanted out of LA
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Aug 29, 2011 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t believe everything you read in the papers/messageboards/blogs, etc.
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- The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Without him the Dodgers chances of contending next year are slim unless they use the money to improve the offense, which they probably won’t.
I’m sure the FO would be willing to let him suffer a bit for a shot at the playoffs
by Taylor Maricle on Aug 29, 2011 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
that's really just speculation by the media
Ethier(at least publically) has been stating a desire to stay long-term
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 29, 2011 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I have read that pedroia and he are very good friends
and pd was trying to sell him on playing for boston
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Aug 29, 2011 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Reddick is comeing down to earth as of late but he has done a very good job filling in
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Aug 29, 2011 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
real answer:
can’t trade him now. Trade value has never been lower, so the return won’t be worth the backlash, and no team will pay what it’ll take for it to not look like a salary dump.
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