Dodgers Saturday Links: Juan Rivera Returning (?), Russ Mitchell Catching
by Eric Stephen on Sep 3, 2011 10:30 AM PDT
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PrintAs the Dodgers have won five straight games and 10 out of 11, here are some links for a Saturday to tide you over until the next Dodger win...
- Among the notes by Dylan Hernandez in the LA Times was that Don Mattingly is comfortable heading into next season with Javy Guerra and Kenley Jansen as his potential closers.
- Hernandez also notes that, not surprisingly, Juan Rivera would like to return to the Dodgers. "I would like to be back with this team. I hope after the season, or even before, that we can agree on an extension or something," said Rivera.
- Russ Mitchell will catch in bullpen sessions in September and continue to work on catching in the Arizona Fall League, looking to add to his tool belt, wrote Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. "I thought it was a joke at first. But after I saw [manager Don Mattingly's] comments, I told him my chips are all in. Whatever they want me to do," Mitchell said.
- The Dodgers will host the Little League World Series champs from Huntington Beach at Dodger Stadium on September 22. Roberto Baly has the details at Vin Scully is my Homeboy.
- Former Dodgers president Dennis Mannion was named CEO of Palace Sports and Entertainment, the parent company of the Detroit Pistons, per The Detroit News.
- Charles Odum of the Associated Press notes in Friday's game recap that the Braves are starting rookie pitchers in all three games this weekend, the first time they have started rookies in all three games of a series since 2008.
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I want 90 !
And playoffs haha
any day is a good day to be a Dodgers, Eagles, Penguins, Clippers, Texas A&M fan! except when they lose
I was born the year Brett Favre started playing.... amazing
If you're a troll, bandwagoner, or NNAMDI iZ SO GREATZ-er fuck off or i will go apeshit on you
by henry-dekoeyer-eagle-fan on Sep 3, 2011 11:02 AM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
evoildis last start tonight? who replaces him in the rotation?
any day is a good day to be a Dodgers, Eagles, Penguins, Clippers, Texas A&M fan! except when they lose
I was born the year Brett Favre started playing.... amazing
If you're a troll, bandwagoner, or NNAMDI iZ SO GREATZ-er fuck off or i will go apeshit on you
by henry-dekoeyer-eagle-fan on Sep 3, 2011 11:01 AM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
Which is why LA needs a football team.
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 3, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Of course
Since USC and UCLA don’t play for the city.
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 3, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I prefer to kill jokes by stating the obvious
Rather than let people have their fun. Taking someone seriously and explaining it kills the fun for the stirrer-of-trouble
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 3, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
that was the least controversial thing I’ve said all day! Just point out there are many many football teams in LA to follow. You can even watch HS football online now!
by Josie Becker on Sep 3, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but my high school team sucks!
WE WON ONE GAME IN ALL 4 OF MY YEARS THERE.
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 3, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
One year my school went into the last game of the season 0-10 facing the other 0-10 team.
They tied.
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by regfairfield on Sep 3, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
and that's hilarious!
Catholic schools take HS football all sorts of serious, my dad still makes comments that it’s hard for him having a Mater Dei QB at USC
by Josie Becker on Sep 3, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Jesus, did you go to Calabasas?
They had a 40 game losing streak while I was in high school, lol
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
She’s really just trying to set up opportunities for her to name drop a Cal alumni. It’s fine. Who is that point guard in the NBA who is really good what beat his wife while playing for Phoenix?
@RB_GScott
That's fine
If i make the club team at Davis, i get the opportunity to curb-stomp Cal’s team and I’ll make sure to let her know when i do
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 3, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Cal
04/19/11 vs. UC Davis Evans Diamond W, 4-1
05/18/11 at UC Davis Davis, Calif. W, 8-3
by Josie Becker on Sep 3, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
hence my confusion, I didn’t know Cal played club baseball
by Josie Becker on Sep 3, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
nah I see her. Very cool. I wonder what position they play
by Josie Becker on Sep 3, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Frak off with that
Cal’s girl played left field. Very cool.
by Josie Becker on Sep 3, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
By the way
Curbstomped.
March 12th-13th, 2011 UC Davis @ Cal L 6-2, L 11-1, L 15-5
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 3, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Not in our division
Not sure if we play them. From what i understand we have a few non-league games that are different every year.
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 3, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
THe division is
Cal, Davis, Stanford, Humboldt state, and Nevada-Reno
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 3, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
who knew? very cool and I wish you all the best. May your dreams soar as high as your hats.
by Josie Becker on Sep 3, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll probably get cut, though.
Just sayin’
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 3, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, i love it.
It’s just so…..total.
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 3, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t need one, but we do need one for the kids
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 3, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm somewhat partial
To acquiring the Panthers, sticking them in the Rose bowl, and calling them the Pasadena Panthers for the alliteration.
It’ll never happen, but it sounds cool.
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 3, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
If they are in so cal, we gots to call them “The LA Cougars”
and have the hottest over 40 cheerleaders ever imagined
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 3, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
the Pasadena Panthers
Is actually the name of Pasadenas pop warner team.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 3, 2011 11:44 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
and the team mother supporter group is known as…
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 3, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
pretty much
I root for the smaller school and/or whoever is trailing when I turn on the game
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 3, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
His ERA is right in the middle of his FIP and xFIP,
thats not how it works. Fips tells you what happened, which is high for lilly because of the homers. X-fip tells you what will probably happen in the future. You can’t just average them. Lilly either has broken x-fip and siera or he has been unlucky this year. Maybe its somewhere in between, but his x-fip and siera are essentially the same as they have been for the previous 3 years, so I lean towards him being somewhat unlucky, though I don’t expect amazing things from him going forward.
I didn’t average them, just meant that they’re all pretty similar numbers, so he’s been as bad as it feels, and it’s not likely to get any better.
@RB_GScott
his era has actually gone down his last few starts i believe
while I think his x-fip has gone up because he has suddenly started walking guys. As of a month or so ago I think his era was over 4.5 and his x-fip was under 4(just barely). I wonder how much his neck is bothering him(and yes, his health was obviously a concern because of his age).
Yep
1 year contract, I’d be stoked. He deserves it. Just what the bench will need going into next season, someone who can add pop and start at times, even platoon.
3 year contract, I will cry, however.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
We already had that discussion
about one man can’t win a football game. But Cam Newton sure left a hole at Auburn. Tied with Utah St right now
Nick Fairly is on the phone, says that Cam didn’t play a down of defense
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 3, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
mine was a snotty reply, but Auburn lost a lot more than Cam
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 3, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
no for sure, but you wouldn’t know it from the broadcast : )
by Josie Becker on Sep 3, 2011 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Question
will the Detroit Lions finally take advantage of the talent they’ve accrued having early draft picks?
by Josie Becker on Sep 3, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
they will be better than they have been in years (the Matt Millen years hang over is passing)
but they will not be good as compared to the better teams in the league
they have miles to go before they sleep
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 3, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
man I dont know
they have a decent line, they have good RBs, they have a good but fragile QB. Oh and DAT D-line could be amazing.
sure
but look at the schedule….
GB x 2
CHI x 2
NO
Dal
SD
Den in Den
8 – 8 will be a success….but lots can happen
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 3, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Green Bay, New Orleans and San Diego should be tough but Chicago isn’t particularly good and Denver will likely be horrible this year. Dallas, as always, is an enigma.
They also get to play Minnesota twice.
I'll let it pass, fbihop doesn't follow NFL pre-season as obsessively as I do ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Chicago was in NFC championship game, Denver in Denver is tough
Dallas will be better
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 3, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
If the Lions are good they should beat all those teams
Chicago was unusually lucky last year. Won a lot of close games at the end, no one on defense got hurt and the new kickoff line takes away one of the Bears’ biggest advantages, kick off returns.
Denver has no pass rush and no quarterback. A good team should beat them, even in Denver.
I just don’t trust the coaching of Dallas (well, I’m glad they have crappy coaching since I hate the Cowboys) and Romo seems to throw a lot of bad passes and sometimes he gets away with it, sometimes he doesn’t. Seems like Brett Favre 2.0 (without the whole dong shot thing).
Also:
I don’t think that 12 – 4 you’re calling is gonna happen, but ok, you win
too bad they still have to play the gamez
at best, wild card, but I stick by my guns that they will likely miss the playoffs
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 3, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Lions are def on the rise
I root for the Bears but they were lucky last year, and I’m miffed that they didn’t address the O-line more in the free agent frenzy. Mad Scientist Martz now has his offense, including Roy Williams as the big play guy!! (LOL)
Who knows, it may work out, but I’m not optimistic. D should be good again, but Urlacher is a year older.
Stafford was never hurt until the last two years…if he can stay healthy they win 9-10 games.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
bad question :-p
the question should be: “Did the lions finally accrue talent with all those early draft picks instead of wasting them on shitty players” and the answer looks like yes.
they always told me in school that there are no bad questions
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 3, 2011 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
should be mentioned that Fairley is injured and may be out a month or so...
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 doesn't win it alone
but one player, especially at college level, can do most of the work. A guy like Cam Newton or Tim Tebow is practically unstopable at that level.
he is really good
I am going to have to go out of my way to watch him more – maybe see him next year when he pitches local
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 3, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
field seats at Angel Stadium must go for like $10, $15?
by Josie Becker on Sep 3, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah I’m just a pot stirrer this morning. Later we’ll have stew!
by Josie Becker on Sep 3, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember as a kid, $25 to sit field level at DS. Those were the days
by Josie Becker on Sep 3, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Loney and arbitration
Given how arbitration numbers work and few times is there a significant reduction in salary, would that figure that Loney would end up being awarded about 6million in salary next year?
I think what Guerra shows
Is that trading for relief help is always a really really stupid idea. We can literally plug in people who weren’t high draft picks or hot prospects and they can do pretty good. To think we could have James McDonald doing pretty much the same thing as Ted Lilly for 1/10th the price makes me a little sick.
by slaps825 on Sep 3, 2011 11:20 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Especially when JMac is flashing outstanding stuff in the pen literally days before the trade.
by silverwidow on Sep 3, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Or in a more likely scenario they can suck complete ass.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 3, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I can sit here with complete confidence and say Aaron Miller and Ethan Martin, and generally anyone else in our system who throws 94+ can be an effective MLB reliever for at least a year, and the only reason not to do that is because you hope for higher ceilings from them and you don’t want to start their arb clocks sooner than necessary if someone else can do the job.
@RB_GScott
by G.Scott on Sep 3, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
For the pen sure throw all the live arms you can find in there and pray but when you start talking about how James McDonald could have been an effective starter for us when he owns one of the worst x-FIPs in the NL is where I have an issue.
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by regfairfield on Sep 3, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah of course. I guess I didn’t see his second sentence. I was referring to free agent and trades for relievers being stupid. I thought you were disagreeing with that part. My b
@RB_GScott
Hell they don’t even have to be live. Corey Wade has two decent seasons now throwing slop and having a .220 BABIP.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 3, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
It’d be a glowing success if we had a bullpen full of cheap, hard throwers who are out of baseball at age 32. Or, if they were all Antonio Osuna.
@RB_GScott
I have a total irrational hate for Antonio Osuna.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 3, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Look at his salaries and performance with the Dodgers. We should only be so lucky to reproduce 6 of them every year for the bullpen.
@RB_GScott
Well yeah now I can say that but that man choked a lot while I was in attendance.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 3, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Man it’s easy to picture Todd Worrell
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 3, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
being hated
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 3, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I had this set of cards
http://www.checkoutmycards.com/Cards/Baseball/1995_Dodgers_Mothers
That’s how I remember Todd Worrell.
@RB_GScott
Hah, I still have my 1993 set with the Piazza rookie.
One day it’s gonna be worth something I swear.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 3, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Oooh Piazza and Pedro currently going for 0 on Ebay.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 3, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
James McDonald is another example of someone who could be an effective reliever, considering his 2009 results.
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 3, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I wasn’t necessarily saying he was a great starter. I am comparing him to Ted Lilly and the fact that we are paying him north of $25MM for the next two years. His and McDonald’s numbers are not that different.
by slaps825 on Sep 3, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tolleson, Ames, St. Clair, Lindblom
All make any FA relief signings that Colletti tries redundant in my mind
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 3, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
why is today's game taking so long to happen?
"They say The Jet's lost a step or two... but I wouldn't be surprised to see some fireworks here."
Judging by the Utah St.-Auburn score
Auburn isn’t paying as many people this year to play football
NPUT
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/9/2/2401053/casey-blake-2011-prognostication-review
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
For the record
I’m ecstatic that Utah St looks like it could beat Auburn. I love the order getting shaken up. However, Auburn can still go to a respectable bowl is they get their house back in order, based on record alone, needing no help from writers and voting coaches.
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