Dodgers Tuesday Links: Matt Kemp MVP? Adrian Beltre Hall Of Fame?

are making me THIRSTY!

I haven’t read the Neyer story as I was doing my own research on Beltre, but if he continues in this arc he will end up being one of the top five 3rd baseman in history in hits and home runs and his glove plays with all of them. Other then Robinson, Schmidt, and Boggs most of the historically great 3rd baseman did a lot of time at 1st and DH later in their careers. At this point he’s been 99% 3rd baseman and seems to have the glovework to continue for at least two more years. The glove didn’t help Santa any so it may not help Beltre any but our 19 year 3rd base phenom has had a hell of a career.

.500? That’s damn near impossible.

I largely agree with him but there are people that use WAR in very stupid ways, usually involving adding them together.

So you’re saying there’s a chance…

Did any have as few as 2 in 130abs?

never understood why they didn’t also put tarps on the outfield grass.

He must be lonely. Would TBLA be credentialed if we traveled since no one else is?

http://www.weather.com/weather/today/USDC0001

Dont think its going to happen tonight.
100% chance of rain with 1inch expected and more possible.

I had not clue what he meant until I clicked on the tweet. This is pathetic but my first thought was which Laker won ROY.

I wonder who was the last city to do that? We and other big market cities should have an unfair advantage (even though no NFL). You got hockey and the Galaxy and I wonder if you can count the Sparks? Heck, if you count the Clippers you’d have to count the Sparks.

hot rain I’m sure, summer is still happening.

I dont think all 3 will get rained out, but if 1 does they may not make it up.

-Dodgers World Series in 1981 and 1988, especially the Gibby dinger. In 1981, my favorite player (Guerrero), my girlfriend’s favorite (Cey) and her best friend’s favorite (Yeager) were the three co-MVPs of the Series, plus I hated the goddamn Yankers

-Lakers championships in 1972, 1980, 1985, and 2010; especially 1985 and 2010, because I hate the fucking Celtics

-Borg over McEnroe, Wimbledon 1980…Bjorn Baby was my favorite player of all time

Best moment – Gibson
Worst moment – When the clock struck 0:00 in the 2006 Rose Bowl. Texas 41, USC 38
Best individual game – the 2006 Rose Bowl

I saw your Laker-Blazer game 7 in person, it has to be the greatest game I’ve ever seen. Not sure I’ll ever have that feeling leaving a sporting event ever again.

Ferragamo to Waddy to beat Dallas my favorite football moment on TV

Magic and Lakers game championship game against the 76’ers in his rookie year my favorite basketball moment on TV

Favorite Soccer moment – when that Indian chick was allowed to play by her dad and teamed up with the British white chick to kick ass.

Best moment- Barcelona’s very first CL title

Worst moment- Lakers losing in ’04

Best individual game- Rose Bowl ’06

Best –
1977 come back against the Phillies is the most memorable (Vic Davillio!) but best has to be 1981 Dodger team. It felt so good against the Yankees. Or Magic’s baby sky hook – I went out of my mind on that one. All the best was when I was young…Though when the Steelers beat Detroit for the Superbowl I cried tears of relief and joy

Worst
Hmm – 1978 Reggie Jackson’s hip and the evaporation of a 2 – 0 lead. Last years superbowl to see that in person. Lakers losing to the celtics

Best game – has to be Magic’s baby hook

are both 2009 for me

Best: Holliday nut catch game, because I was there, and it was the most electric game I’d ever been too.

Worst: Watching Rollins hit that double off of Broxton that all but sealed the Dodgers fate.

- Mark Loretta walk off single Game 2 NLDS 2009
- Steve Finley Grand Slam to clinch division
- Packers handling the Steelers in the Super Bowl
- Kershaw CG 2011 Home start against the Angels that the Dodgers tied up and then won for Kershaw in the bottom of the 9th, I was also there with my best friend (Angel fan) :)

Worst Moments

- Game 4 and 5 2008 and 2009 NLCS’s
- Arizona losing to Pitt in the 2009 Super Bowl, I REALLY wanted Pitt to lose.
- The game against NY up 4 in the 9th that started Broxton’s demise
- USC losing to Texas in the Rose Bowl, despite how amazing the game was.

There were a bunch of great games with walk-offs from Kemp or from Ethier or Kershaw throwing a brilliant game, as well as stinging losses like the Braves on Sunday or games like that, but these are the ones that have stood out.

Best — easily the Game 7 against the Blazers, not only was it a wild comeback when a historic season seemed doomed, but it was the first time a team I rooted for was going to win a championship ( I was cautiously optimistic the Pacers would just be easy prey and the Finals anti-climactic, I was right).

Worst — 2009 Rollins, Broxton, it’s all been said. I was just happy to be there in 2008, especially happy that I watched Game 3 of the NLDS in a bar surrounded by shocked Cubs fans who thought their year had finally come. I remember one lady afterward said, “the Dodgers came out of nowhere!”…but 2009 was the year I had expectations of finally getting to a WS, I figured the Dodgers would have the odds on their side for the second straight NLCS with Philly. The fact that my family roots for the Phillies made it marginally worse.

Best game — Italy over Germany in Berlin, 2006 WC semis, Grosso and Del Piero with two magical goals in overtime to sink the home side. I was running around that restaurant like a madman.

you bolded the wrong part of that sentence

Interesting question. While seemingly technically eligible, I would have to think the Super McCovey would be ineligible once he won the award.

some one playing 50-60 games and not surpassing 130 AB

I’d watch if it was Eddie Murray

no one sober

Dre did it.

no surprise on my end. No way were they going to keep him for 9MM when McCown offers pretty much everything Garrard does at this point, and they have Gabbert who will start soon.

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If only Net Profit equated to cash flow.

what is the scheduled start time? 4?