Offense Shows Signs Of Life As Dodgers Cruise Past Pirates
by Eric Stephen on Sep 17, 2011 10:33 PM PDT
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For the second straight night, the Dodgers forced an exit by the Pirates' starting pitcher after just three innings, and cruised to a 6-1 win over Pittsburgh in the third game of a four-game series. It was the second straight win for the Dodgers. James McDonald was chased after allowing five runs in three innings, on a pair of home runs.
James Loney hit a three-run home run in the first inning, his second three-run shot in as many games. In fact, Loney is the first Dodger to hit a three-run home run (or a grand slam) in consecutive plate appearances since Jeff Kent did so on May 9-10, 2006. Loney also added a double and a walk to continue his hot hitting.
Juan Rivera lined a single to left field before Loney's blast in the first inning, then blasted a two-run home run of his own in the third inning to score Matt Kemp.
Kemp fouled a ball off his left shin in the sixth inning, which resulted in a slight game delay to replace the damaged baseball. Kemp singled then, sore shin and all, stole second base to reach 40 stolen bases on the season. Kemp is the 25th different Dodger to steal 40 bases in a season, and the first since Juan Pierre in 2008.
Kemp also scored his 100th run of the season, to go along with his 111 RBI. His is just the 10th season by a Los Angeles Dodger with both 100 runs and 100 RBI, and the first since Jeff Kent in 2005.
Jerry Sands extended his hitting streak to six games with two singles and a double in four at-bats. He has 11 hits, including three doubles, in his last 21 at-bats.
Catcher Tim Federowicz joined in the fun, singling to left in the bottom of the fifth inning to drive in Aaron Miles. For Federowicz, it was his first major league RBI.
All that offense came in support of Ted Lilly, who didn't need much of it. He allowed a single run in seven innings, giving up four hits and two walks while striking out seven. Since the beginning of August, Lilly has a 2.59 ERA in nine starts, with 20 walks and 52 strikeouts in 56 innings.
Lilly has now gone four straight starts and 29 consecutive innings without allowing a home run.
The Pirates staged a rally in the top of the eighth inning down 6-1, loading the bases off Nathan Eovaldi. With one out in the inning, Kenley Jansen came in to preserve order and, though he fell behind 3-0 to Ryan Ludwick, proceeded to strike out both Ludwick and Garrett Jones to end the threat.
Chad Billingsley looks to get the Dodgers back to .500 on Sunday afternoon, facing Brad Lincoln for Pittsburgh.
WP - Ted Lilly (10-13): 7 IP, 4 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 7 strikeouts
LP - James McDonald (9-9): 3 IP, 7 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts
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maybe lilly is turning it around
and maybe there is hope for next year
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
just start him against the September Pirates
and we have ourselves a winner
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 17, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
don't be that guyt
nobody likes that guy
Since the beginning of August, Lilly has a 2.59 ERA in nine starts, with 20 walks and 52 strikeouts in 56 innings.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I am growing more fond, by the day, of your sometimes illuminating and nearly always optimistic:
Sunny Side (of the) Street Selected Small Sample Size
I would like to refer to this in shorthand in the future – which shall we adopt as the meme of choice?
“S to the 7th” or “S7” or “SSSSSSS” or (Sx&)?
Have a preference?
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 18, 2011 7:18 AM PDT up reply actions
SSSSSSS could be a very good thing here in LA-LA Land. Being that while we don’t have post-season aspirations, we do have next year (The eternal ‘Wait Till Next Year’) to look forward to. And even though the McCourt situation is hovering over us, we still have hope in our hearts that our two heroes will win year-end awards to somehow make this year worthwhile, and propel us toward the post-season next year. And with the kids coming up and injecting some of their enthusiasm into our beaten down regulars, the general level of hope at TBLA in rising. (Check the confidence meter at the top of the home page.)
There has been increased confidence in our 2012 starting first baseman Jim Loney,with his revamped swing and clutch power. Juan Rivera has also shown that he may be around next year to help win. Our baby pitchers are performing well in almost all situations, and even Ted Lilly has surged lately. The Gnome hits wirh RISP, Gamer is doing what he has done all year, Sands is finally showing us what he can do, we finally have a catching prospect, and maybe a future third baseman in Sellers.
As far as small sample size goes, S7, or whatever you want to call it is what we’ve got.
“Get your coat, and grab your hat,
Leave your worries on the doorstep.
Just direct your feet
to the sunny side of the street….”
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
by iiidown on Sep 18, 2011 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Him and loney turning it on a tab bit too late. Making his case to get tendered. (sp)
by Skunkburner on Sep 17, 2011 10:38 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The power Loney is showing is reminiscent of 2007Game James.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 17, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of streaks
2007
James Loney in AAA Las Vegas over 261 PA: .279/.345/.382
James Loney June 13-July 13 .413/.470/.640
James Loney July 14-Sept 1 .253/.304/.364
James Loney Sept 2-Sept 30 .393/.440/.729
by StolenMonkey86 on Sep 17, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Sands
was driving the ball tonight. Early part of his hot streal felt like a combo of a good eye and luck. Tonight he hit with authority. I’m a sand fan
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 17, 2011 10:35 PM PDT reply actions
we're off
to Never-Never Land
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 17, 2011 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
have you heard the song Enter Sandman
by Metallica?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 17, 2011 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah. I was just thinking it could be Sands walk-up song
"show me a hero and I'll show you a tragedy"
………it is
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 17, 2011 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Forgot to add
He also has three walks during his 11-for-21 streak, so his OBP during that span is .583 (14 for 24)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 17, 2011 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
plues
He has a face right out of a Bazooka gum wrapper
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 17, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
awesoke
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by David Young on Sep 17, 2011 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Kemp is at 112 RBIs for the season
That is a top-ten RBI total in LA Dodger history. The top ten:
1 Tommy Davis 153 1962
2 Shawn Green 125 2001
3 Mike Piazza 124 1997
4 Adrian Beltre 121 2004
5 Frank Howard 119 1962
6 Steve Garvey 115 1977
7 Shawn Green 114 2002
8 Steve Garvey 113 1978
9 Matt Kemp 112 2011
9 Eric Karros 112 1999
9 Mike Piazza 112 1993
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Isn’t Kemp still at 111? He did not drive in a run tonight.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 17, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Fucking FanGraphs box score in non-traditional order!
I misread it. Fine, he’s one away from the top 10.
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by David Young on Sep 17, 2011 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Top 2 possibly.
Kemp should be climbing up that list by the end of the season. 10 more games so….41 to catch Tommy Davis….no problem;-)
Lilly has now gone four straight starts and 29 consecutive innings without allowing a home run.
thats pretty good
this seems like something Michael White might like
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Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
For science geeks
Saw kid today wearing, well not exactly this shirt, but these words on his black T:
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by David Young on Sep 17, 2011 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Some followup on Rivera.
With Rivera batting behind Kemp in the lineup we are 29-18, with all others we are obviously 46-58.
The numbers for Kemp and Rivera:
Kemp-59/176 .335/.418/.551 6 2bs, 1 3b, 10 Hrs, 37 RBIs, 25 bbs, 34 Rs
Rivera- 49/174 .282/.349/.420 10 2bs, 1 3b, 4 Hrs, 33 RBIs, 18 BBs, 20 Rs
Uribe has batted behind Kemp 39 games with the team going 19-20.
Kemp-50/145 .345/.417/.641 8 2bs, 1 3b, 11 Hrs, 33 Rbis, 18 BBs, 24 Rs
Uribe-28/142 .197/.260/.303 6 2bs, 3 Hrs, 21 RBIs, 12 BBs, 12 Rs
Loney has batted behind Kemp 35 games with the team going 15-20.
Kemp-32/116 .276/.404/.448 6 2bs, 1 3b, 4 Hrs, 18 Rbis, 25 Bbs, 21 Rs
Loney-40/139 .288/.327/.403 10 2bs, 2 Hrs, 14 Rbis, 8 bbs, 13 Rs
Miles has batted behind Kemp 9 games with the team going 3-6.
Kemp-12/37 .324/.324/.459 2 2bs, 1 Hr, 3 Rbis, 7 Rs
Miles-8/32 .250/.294/.281 1 2b, 4 Rbis, 2 Bbs, 2 Rs
Gibbons, Blake, Sands, Barajas, Thames, and Ethier all took their shots at “protecting” Kemp. We were 9-9 in those games.
The moral of the story? Kemp is a beast. I have no idea how he has done so well this year with such a smorgasborg of talent batting behind him.
He deserves the MVP award this year. Without him the offense on this team would be worst in the league IMO.
by Dukeston1 on Sep 17, 2011 11:25 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm amazed at how well Kemp hit with the equivalent of a crappy AA player hitting behind him in Uribe this year
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
line-up protection while not completely a fallacy is often overstated?
it can also increase your OBP as you are pitched around and get some freebies to first base?
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 18, 2011 7:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Fedco's
Popularity peaked in early 80s, it was a membership department store. There were stores throughout Southern California, the main store was on La Cienega and Rodeo. But there were stores in Pasadena, Cerritos and Costa Mesa, to name a few. It was also home to the pizza pup.
Whereas Nedco’s popularity peaked after the seminal 1989 comedy “Weekend at Bernie’s”. This was a high point for the franchise which has fallen upon hard times and continues to lose popularity with each Carlos Santana home run….
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 17, 2011 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Pasadena Fedco
is a Target now. I never set foot in a Fedco. As a kid I remember thinking is was strictly for federal/government employees, and that you’d be arrested or something for going in without being a member.
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'!
Loney is such a tease
Watch us get blue balls next year when we realize that…
The more you drink, the less gruesome I look.
Writing and inciting at Barca Blaugranes
Troll @shadowking011
I never realized it
But Loney is a fucking pimp in the playoffs. .349/.414/.540 in 17 games…wow.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Playoffs is always a SSS
Get off your SSS high horse, lol.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
this is crudely yet effectively said
here, here!
I’d toast it if I was drinking, and if I was drinking @ 7AM before a game I’d be toast
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 18, 2011 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions
J-Lo teasing us with a tempting back end.
by kinbote on Sep 18, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
this joke
would have played big at the 80’s party that went down this weekend…of that I am sure
/not really
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 18, 2011 7:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I feel like 60's TV show Batman
when is being compelled by some device to act against his will
Cant.
Stop.
Posting.
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 18, 2011 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Whew! Done now, enjoy your Sunday
Go Stillers
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 18, 2011 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions
80s party was great
everyone dressed up!
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
For the first
Time in their history, the Los Angeles Angels will have a more people buying tickets to their games than the Dodgers. There are 4 teams that share markets, though the distance between the Dodgers and Angels, is more than it is between the Yankees and Mets, the Giants and A’s or the Cubs and White Sox.
The Mets, A’s and White Sox all outdrew their friendly neighbors either soon after moving there or after having a successful season.
What is the average attendance at Dodger Stadium this year? I’d be willing to bet that it goes down by at least 25% next year. Season ticket holders this year can’t give them away.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Average is
36.2K.
Honestly, I don’t know how much further down it would go, maybe 30K, I mean people still want to go to games and there are cheap enough tickets available.
Buster Olney's NL Cy Young pick is Halladay
What does Kershaw have to do to prove himself to some people? He’s the damn Triple Crown leader!
Nothing is ever easy.
He's got two more starts (vs Cardinals, at Mets).
It might require a roughing up by one of the two for Kershaw to have a chance with some people.
cal. lakers. dodgers. packers. chelsea.
vols. rangers. galaxy.
Yeah I'm hoping for a bad outing by Halladay.
But it shouldn’t have to come to that.
I guess we should be thankful that Olney doesn’t have a Cy Young vote.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 18, 2011 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Honestly, I don't even know if a bad outing by either Lee or Halladay will help Kershaw.
Because then all of those east coast votes could go to just one of them, and not split amongst them.
cal. lakers. dodgers. packers. chelsea.
vols. rangers. galaxy.
Despite its history, the pitching triple crown is not an argument to be a Cy Young winner, not in this day and age. The two pitchers’ stats are extremely close, with Halladay having an edge in park-adjusted ERA, something that’s certainly more relevant than who’s leading the NL in wins. I’m rooting for Kershaw, but if Halladay wins, it won’t be any sort of crime, nor the worst case of East Coast bias.
Add in that Philly is the dominant team in the NL but won’t be recognized in the MVP race, and it’s understandable why voters would tilt toward him in a race this close.
This race will probably go to the finish line, though.
by JonWeisman on Sep 18, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Pirates lineup
Presley LF
Paul RF
McCutchen CF
Doumit C
Walker 2B
Jones 1B
Alvarez 3B
Cedeno SS
Lincoln P
Dodgers lineup
Gordon SS
Carroll 2B
Kemp CF
Rivera LF
Loney 1B
Miles 3B
Sands RF
Ellis C
Billingsley P
don't see that
too often
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 18, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Do not miss Vinny’s open. I repeat do not miss it.
by Alex41592 on Sep 18, 2011 11:04 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
was a Bleacher Report link unavailable?
by Eric Stephen on Sep 18, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
9-18-06
Check out Jon’s commemoration of a legendary game over at Dodger Thoughts.
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