Dodgers Week 26 In Review: One Triple Crown Down, One To Go
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 7:05 PM PDT
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The Dodgers continued their late season run, winning both series this week as they closed in on a winning record for the season. The club has won nine of its last 10 series, and the season's final full week was a full-on highlight show for the club's pair of triple crown candidates, Clayton Kershaw and Matt Kemp.
Dodger Batter of the Week: A red-hot week pushed Matt Kemp into the national triple crown discussion, as Kemp ended Thursday within .003 of the batting title, relatively his weakest of the three categories. Kemp cooled off a bit at Petco Park, but still hit .423 for the week with four doubles and three home runs. With three games remaining, Kemp leads the National League in home runs (37, tied with Albert Pujols) and RBI (120) and is third in batting average, .008 behind Ryan Braun.
Honorable mention goes to James Loney, who hit .400 with a pair of doubles, and to Jerry Sands, who extended his hitting streak to 13 games.
Dodger Pitcher of the Week: In his two starts this week, Clayton Kershaw ended his season in fine style with a pair of 22-out wins against the Giants and Padres. Kershaw leads the majors with a 2.28 ERA, and leads the National League in strikeouts (248), wins (tied, 21), and WHIP (0.977). Barring either a 17-strikeout performance on Monday by Cliff Lee or a cheap relief win by Ian Kennedy, Kershaw will win the pitching triple crown.
Honorable mention goes to Ted Lilly, who struck out seven and didn't allow a run on Friday in San Diego, continuing his late season surge. But he made one start to Kershaw's two, and frankly Kershaw monorailed this award, as it would have taken a lot for him not to win it.
Week 26 Record: 4-2
23 runs scored (3.83 per game)
16 runs allowed (2.67 per game)
.660 pythagorean winning percentage
Season Record: 80-78
627 runs scored (3.97 per game)
598 runs allowed (3.78 per game)
.522 pythagorean winning percentage (82-76)
Power/Speed Watch: Matt Kemp joined the 35/35 club with a home run on Wednesday against the Giants, and then homered in each of his next two games as well. Kemp needs three home runs in his final three games of the season to become the fifth member of the 40/40 club.
Game Results:
- Tuesday: Dodgers 2, Giants 1
- Wednesday: Giants 8, Dodgers 5
- Thursday: Dodgers 8, Giants 2
- Friday: Dodgers 2, Padres 0
- Saturday: Padres 3, Dodgers 0
- Sunday: Dodgers 6, Padres 2
Upcoming Week: That's right, this season ends on a Wednesday. The Dodgers have three games in Phoenix against the National League West champs, who trail the Milwaukee Brewers by one game with three to play for the number two seed in the National League. Arizona holds the tiebreaker with Milwaukee by virtue of winning their season series, four games to three.
Jarrod Parker, the ninth overall pick of the 2007 MLB draft, will make his major league debut for the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 26 at Ari 6:40pm |
27 at Ari 6:40pm |
28 at Ari 6:40pm |
29 Game(s) 163? |
30 ALDS start |
1 NLDS start |
2 |
| Eveland v. (R) Hudson |
Kuroda v. (R) Parker |
Lilly v. (L) Saunders |
Previous Weeks In Review: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Week 21 | Week 22 | Week 23 | Week 24 | Week 25
Week 26 Stats
| Player | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SB/CS | BA/OBP/SLG | OPS |
| Kemp | 27 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0/1 | .423/.444/.923 | 1.368 |
| Loney | 21 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | .400/.429/.500 | .929 |
| Sands | 24 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 | .286/.375/.524 | .899 |
| Barajas | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0/0 | .200/.333/.500 | .833 |
| Rivera | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0/0 | .250/.286/.400 | .686 |
| Gordon | 27 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2/1 | .292/.370/.292 | .662 |
| Miles | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | .235/.278/.235 | .513 |
| Carroll | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 | .167/.286/.167 | .452 |
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| Ellis | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .250/.250/.250 | .500 |
| Velez | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.250/.000 | .250 |
| Sellers | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .091/.091/.182 | .182 |
| Mitchell | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
| Oeltjen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
| Federowicz | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | .000/.000/.000 | .000 |
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| Pitchers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | .100/.250/.100 | .350 |
| Totals | 216 | 195 | 23 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 3/2 | .246/.307/.379 | .686 |
| Pitcher | G | W-L | Sv | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | FIP* |
| Lilly | 1 | 1-0 | -- | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.00 | 0.947 | 1.82 |
| Kershaw | 2 | 2-0 | -- | 14.2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1.84 | 0.886 | 3.83 |
| Kuroda | 1 | 1-0 | -- | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.57 | 0.714 | 5.65 |
| Billingsley | 1 | 0-1 | -- | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.60 | 1.400 | 4.28 |
| Eveland | 1 | 0-1 | -- | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11.25 | 2.250 | 5.58 |
| Starters | 6 |
4-2 | -- | 37.0 | 29 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 2.92 | 1.081 | 4.08 |
| Jansen | 4 | 0-0 | -- | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.00 | 0.300 | (0.82) |
| Guerra | 3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.667 | 2.75 |
| Elbert | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | 1.800 | 1.28 |
| Troncoso | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 1.09 |
| Hawksworth | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.000 | (0.92) |
| Ely | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 3.000 | 1.08 |
| MacDougal | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.500 | 4.58 |
| Guerrier | 1 | 0-0 | -- | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 3.08 |
| Lindblom | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 2.250 | 2.33 |
| Kuo | 2 | 0-0 | -- | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.71 | 1.286 | 6.08 |
| Relievers | 6 |
0-0 |
2 | 16.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
1.69 |
1.063 | 1.96 |
| Totals | 6 |
4-2 | 2 | 53.0 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 48 | 2.55 | 1.075 | 3.44 |
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out of the top without a scratch, here comes the bottom
by Josie Becker on Sep 25, 2011 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
How has Kemp been at Nationals Park?
Kinda wish that one game vs. Washington wasn’t rained out
same here
especially since they were running out a LHP
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
So
the Whitney promo says it was called one of the Fall’s best. The byline they give is the Salt Lake Tribune. This is the review.
*Intended for entertainment purposes only
"It's definitely one of the Fall's best shows titled 'Whitney'" - full review
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
The “2 Girls” sex jokes get just plain icky, and the supporting characters are racial stereotypes.
But there are also real laughs in “2 Broke Girls,” which was co-created and co-written by Michael King (“Sex and the City”) and comedian Whitney Cummings.
Of course, he gives no examples of these laughs. Best. Review. Ever
by Josie Becker on Sep 25, 2011 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
HILARIOUS:
“Whitney, you can’t wear white to a wedding,” Alex says in exasperation.
“What, is the groom going to get confused and marry me by accident?” Whitney retorts with even more exasperation.
I literally did not make it to the first commercial break on either 2 Broke Girls or Whitney. Both shows are aggressively unfunny, a phrase I use for shows like Two and a Half Men and such ilk.
if someone wears white to my wedding
its a #totalbetchmove.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
i was thinking more blue
as in devil in a blue dress
/future mother in law problems
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
mmmm maybe i will like whitney
i really liked 2 broke girls and two and a half men, but people seem to have really hate 2 broke girls.
Squander: noun – what the Yankees just did
by Josie Becker on Sep 25, 2011 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
It showed up for me.
Anyone else having this problem?
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Mattingly's self-deprecating humor here in the game recape
“This is my first year. What’s so hard about that?” rookie manager Don Mattingly said in jest. “Get double Triple Crowns your first year and barely above .500. How about that?”
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
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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 is like an ex-girlfriend
I don’t wish them ill, but no longer emotionally invested in the outcome of their life
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 26, 2011 5:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Is he just nervous?
the strike outs I get, but his fielding other then the firsst couple games has been rather bad
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
going to the 14th in NY
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 8:20 PM PDT reply actions
That’s some assman treatment alright
by Josie Becker on Sep 25, 2011 8:34 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Ellsbury 3 run homer
Boston leads 7-4
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 8:33 PM PDT reply actions
Jacoby Ellsbury
hits his third home run of the doubleheader. 7-4 Red Sox.
game over in NY
Boston wins
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 8:44 PM PDT reply actions
Two years in a row the LA teams stay home in October.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 25, 2011 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s only one L.A. team. This comment is silly.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
by Nolij on Sep 25, 2011 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
been there, done that
signed, Joe Torre
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
i see
You have found Torre’s relief pitcher template letter.
by lnickerson88 on Sep 26, 2011 12:28 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
This team is close
New owner needed asap
Immediate needs to be addressed
2 starting pitchers
1 big bat
a bit optimistic are we? :-)
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
I like
that you’re still on his bandwagon.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish Withrow well, but I wouldn’t call it a bandwagon anymore. It’s more like a wheelbarrow with a flat tire at this point.
by lnickerson88 on Sep 26, 2011 3:18 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
well sure
with lilly padilla and garland and kuroda on the dl, someone has to slot in after #3 Eo and #4 Webster
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I’d like to see Eo have another year in the minor leagues. Still needs to learn to throw a good strike besides his fastball.
Who says Webster will make the team?
by lnickerson88 on Sep 26, 2011 12:31 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I don’t understand this post. Padilla and Garland won’t be on the dodgers in 2012. They’re free agents, like Kuroda. He might not be backon either; according to him he still has to think about whether he’s coming back to la, going back to hiroshima, or retiring. Lilly will have a chance to be on the DL I guess. But the king of the 2012 DL will most likely be RDLR
by lnickerson88 on Sep 26, 2011 3:27 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Last Dodgers game i get to see this year because of MLB blackout rules. Fun end to the season, though!
by fbihop on Sep 25, 2011 9:40 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
You’ll see plenty of Kemp highlights as he makes history.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Will listen in and follow along at TBLA too!
by fbihop on Sep 25, 2011 9:46 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'll have a post up tomorrow morning with batting average scenarios
But Matt Kemp can take the lead in batting average Monday night with…
Kemp 5 for 5
Braun 0 for 5
Reyes 0 for 2, 3, or 4, or 1 for 5
MKGT
I think the Triple Crown chase might be over, unless Kemp gets ridiculously hot
40/40 might be on deck, though… And it’s Chase Field, so the ball is gonna fly…
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if we’re playing AZ i doubt they’d be stupid to trot out their “ace” just to stop CK from winning the triple crown. wouldn’t they want to have him ready and rested for game 1?
az pitchers already announced
Daniel Hudson, Jarrod Parker, Joe Saunders
by lnickerson88 on Sep 26, 2011 12:30 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
If it’s Knnedy’s throw day anyway, pitching an inning on Tuesday or Wednesday wouldn’t affect anything for Saturday. But I doubt anything like that happens.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 26, 2011 12:33 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Plenty of incentive to use Kennedy for an inning, if necessary. AZ is only one game behind Milwaukee for the right to avoid Philly in the NLDS. I think it would only be if it were absolutely necessary, like bringing him in if it’s a tie game in extra innings and letting him pitch one inning.
by The Dude Abides on Sep 26, 2011 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions
hahahahaha! MSTI was on a roll last night re Yanks-Sox
Oldest tweets starting at the top:
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MikeSciosciasTI Mike Petriello
This is, what, the 23rd inning of Yankee / Sox ball today? Brutal.
5 hours ago
MikeSciosciasTI Mike Petriello
Oh, Scott Proctor’s coming in? We won’t have to stay up too much longer then.
5 hours ago
MikeSciosciasTI Mike Petriello
Scott Proctor is the Scott Proctor of pitching.
5 hours ago
MikeSciosciasTI Mike Petriello
Bahahaha, because Scott Proctor.
5 hours ago
MikeSciosciasTI Mike Petriello
Seriously though, Proctor is like Eugenio Velez. They’re so clearly outclassed that watching them is like waiting for Bambi’s mom to die.
5 hours ago
by The Dude Abides on Sep 26, 2011 2:04 AM PDT reply actions
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