Clayton Kershaw, Tim Lincecum Ready For Round 3
by Eric Stephen on Sep 9, 2011 2:01 PM PDT
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Two times this season Clayton Kershaw and Tim Lincecum have dueled against one another. Two times Lincecum has allowed only one run, and two times the Dodgers have beaten the Giants. Kershaw and Lincecum are at it again Friday night as the Dodgers and Giants renew their rivalry in San Francisco.
On opening day, March 31 at Dodger Stadium, the game was scoreless into the sixth inning, when the Dodgers loaded the bases with one out thanks to a walk, a throwing error, and a hit-by-pitch. Buster Posey tried to pickoff Matt Kemp at third base, a low percentage play that resulted in an errant throw down the left field line that allowed Kemp to score. It was the only run allowed by Lincecum in seven innings, while Kershaw struck out nine in seven scoreless innings for the win.
On July 20 at AT&T Park, the two teams were scoreless again, this time until the seventh, when Dioner Navarro had philosophical differences with Lincecum's second pitch of the top of the seventh inning, depositing it into McCovey Cove. Kershaw lasted eight innings in this game, this time striking out 12, while again not allowing a run. Kershaw's game score of 93 is the highest of his career.
Kershaw in his career has owned the Giants. He has allowed no runs in four of his last five starts against San Francisco, and in his career his allowed 12 runs (10 earned runs) in nine starts to the hated ones. In those nine starts, which include eight starts since the beginning of 2010, Kershaw is 4-1 with a 1.44 ERA, with 16 walks and 72 strikeouts in 63 innings.
Lincecum is just 12-12 on the season, but he is still having a really good year. He remains one of the very best pitchers in baseball, if not quite the same pitcher who won back-to-back Cy Young Awards. Perhaps Lincecum is a victim of his own expectations:
| Years | W-L | ERA | FIP | xFIP | fWAR | bWAR |
| 2008-2009 | 32-12 | 2.55 (1st of 74) | 2.47 (1st) | 2.96 (1st) | 15.7 (1st) | 13.2 (t-2nd) |
| 2010-2011 | 28-22 | 3.18 (18th of 80) | 3.15 (9th) | 3.16 (t-6th) | 9.2 (t-9th) | 7.5 (t-18th) |
Lincecum has started six times against the Dodgers in San Francisco, and the only game the Giants lost was that July 20 battle with Kershaw. At home against the Dodgers, Lincecum is 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA, with 13 walks and 48 strikeouts in 42 innings.
Kershaw this season was on quite a roll until hitting a speed bump Sunday in Atlanta. Staked to a 3-0 lead, Kershaw seemed poised to pick up a fifth straight win and 10th victory in his last 11 starts, until the Braves had other ideas. A three-run bottom of the seventh inning meant Kershaw had to settle for a no-walk, 10-strikeout no-decision. Kershaw has walked two or less in 21 of his last 24 starts.
At 17-5, Kershaw tonight will try to become the first Dodgers pitcher to win 18 games since Chan Ho Park in 2000. In fact, since Ramon Martinez won 20 games in 1990, the only other Dodger besides Park to win 18 games was Kevin Brown in 1999.
Notes
- The Dodgers have lost four straight series at AT&T Park, dating back to last season, 3-9 in their last 12 games in San Francisco. The Dodgers are 52-47 all-time at The House That Kevin Elster Built.
- The Dodgers have hit four home runs in six games in San Francisco this season, and two of those were hit by players no longer on the team: Marcus Thames and the aforementioned Navarro. Rod Barajas has the other two homers, and those are his only two hits in 17 AT&T Park at-bats in 2011.
- Speaking of Barajas, perhaps a little rest has done him good. In 50 games since the All-Star break, he has started exactly half of them at catcher, and hit .270/.340/.562 with seven home runs. The seven home runs are second only to Matt Kemp's 10 during that span, and the slugging percentage is tops on the team for anyone with 25 or more plate appearances.
Game Time: 7:15 p.m.
TV: Prime Ticket
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I'll be there! Down the third base line towards the corner.
Hopefully close to where Rivera hits a homer instead of watching one. ;-)
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hah
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Rugby Update
The US game will be on Ch4 on tape delay on sunday at 10:00 am
I don’t think NBC was expecting huge ratings for rugby.
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Ha Ha
On July 20 at AT&T Park, the two teams were scoreless again, this time until the seventh, when Dioner Navarro had philosophical differences with Lincecum’s second pitch of the top of the seventh inning, depositing it into McCovey Cove.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 9, 2011 2:05 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
that was great
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
The Football Survivor pool has a nice cast of characters playing.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
The best part about Randall Cobb's 108-yard TD run
Was at the :09 second mark when the whole crowd cried “Aw….” and then go insane when Cobb landed on his feet.
In case anyone was wondering
the only Dodger (with any plate appearances) with a higher slugging percentage since the All-Star break than Barajas is A.J. Ellis, who is hitting .421/.522/.789 in 23 PA.
The Dodger catching since July 1st has to be awesoke.
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The first part of July sucked, but here are the numbers since August 1:
35 games
8 doubles
9 homers
28 RBI
13 walks
.298/.365/.587
I’ll look up the numbers since the break (takes more work since it’s game by game) later. Might be worth a post tomorrow.
For instance, for the whole month of July, Dodgers catchers had three home runs and 13 walks, but hit .197/.330/.355 for the month.
B-ref lets you separate by the all-star break
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 9, 2011 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
OK so I broke it down
Since the All-Star break, Dodgers catchers:
50 games
8 doubles
12 home runs
33 RBI
24 walks
.271/.366/.536
by Eric Stephen on Sep 9, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Imagine if the Dodgers had this production all year
/what it’s like to have McCann.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Yeah, but he’s about 50 points behind our catchers since the all star break
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 9, 2011 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Just too bad he's put those numbers up all year and not for a month or so
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I know
I’m just pointing out that we’ve gotten even better production than what McCann’s put up.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 9, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
It's all about the sample size :)
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
in 2008 he was :P
.301/.373/.523
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Pay that man his money
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'!
don't forget
Griff!
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Easy to forget, he’ll be a Marlin before long.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
we getting Hanley?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Loved this
The Dodgers are 52-47 all-time at The House That Kevin Elster Built.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
You kids know what that means without looking it up?
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3 home runs in the first ever game in ATT Park :)
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
That guy who is in all those baseball movies
Some voice wants him to build something.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
OPS by position for us this year
C: .709
1B: .699
2B: .632
3B: .634
SS: .653
LF: .676
CF: .936
RF: .801
That’s a crappy infield.
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Thought this was amazing
Per STATS LLC, via the Dodgers game notes, tonight is just the third matchup ever between the LA Dodgers and SF Giants with a matchup of two pitchers with 200 strikeouts:
9/26/69: Don Sutton (204) vs. Gaylord Perry (216)
9/28/69: Bill Singer (236) vs. Juan Marichal (201)
Tonight: Clayton Kershaw (222) vs. Tim Lincecum (200)
Nothing involving Koufax or Drysdale.
and the first two happened
within days of each other
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Marichal had 188 strikeouts against Sandy Koufax’s 288 Ks on August 22, 1965. Marichal was so mad that he came up short that he took a bat to John Roseboro’s head.
Marichal was awesome to watch
Even kids in L.A. liked to mimic his leg kick. For those who’ve never seen the delivery (including his side-arm delivery):
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=3979059
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'!
That leg kick really was something.
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I believe that is Wes Parker making the first flail.
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Growing up out of LA during the 60’s I had no idea about the Dodger / Giant rivalry when I first became baseball cognizant around 65/66. It wasn’t until I started reading a lot of Dodger Bio’s in 67 that I learned I was supposed to hate the Giants, Up until then Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Bobby Bonds were some of my favorite players based purely on baseball cards and the sporting news since I had no other interaction with baseball other then that connection.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
especially with so many less teams in the league.
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I remember when my stepbrother erroneously made fun of me and my g/f because we were talking about an awesome Survivorman episode
and he was like, “Sorry but that show is fake! And that guy is so annoying.” And we had no idea what he was talking about. Then later I realized he was talking about Bear Grylls Man vs Wild or whatever it’s called and understood. I so prefer Survivorman who does it much more for real (tho I’m sure some of that show is faked too)
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British guy who hosts reality series about surviving in the wild that is mostly fakey, and more importantly
is in those annoying Degree deodorant ads that are now plastered all over your site!
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Ahhh
I figured it had to do with the ads, but I didn’t know who that guy was.
When I first saw the ad on TV, the one with the guys in meat suits getting chased by wolves, I thought that dude was Rob Huebel with a British accent at first!
Today is the perfect day for Kershaw to retire 27 men in order.
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Speaking of those 27 in order
Christian CF
Keppinger 2B
Beltran RF
Sandoval 3B
Pill 1B
Ross LF
Cabrera SS
Stewart C
Lincecum P
A bitter Pill
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'!
Pill
will be trying (and unsuccessfully I hope) to become the first player in MLB history (or at least since 1919) to hit a home run in each of his first 3 games.
Justin
Christian produced this line in his AAA stop for the Giants this year, .338/.428/.574. But he is a 31 year old minor league free agent, originally signed by the Yankees (and he made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2008.)
Name sounds like a fictitious movie character.
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Last 14 days
Belt is 2 for 22, zero XBH
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
And his word is worth? - Not Mort's, Pryors?
mortreport
Just reported to ESPN: Terrelle Pryor has formally asked NFLPA to appeal his 5-game “suspension.”
Terrelle Pryor is starting to make Cam Newton look like a boy scout.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
it's a BS suspension
the NFL is being like, totally fascist, dude
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nah
I wouldn’t want some little shit running to me so he can avoid being punished by the NCAA either. It probably gets reduced though.
because it hurts college football
that these players and coaches can do whatever they want, because by the time the hammer drops on the school they are already gone. People should be punished for their indiscretions.
because of principle
the NCAA is as corrupt and exploitative as any major institution in sports, so the NFL has their back to protect their dumb image? Sorry, doesn’t fly with me. Not that I care about Pryor, cos I don’t have any stake in him or the Raiders…but he’s not the problem. The big-time crooks running the football factories are.
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By helping police college football the NFL is also helping their own future product. At least that is how they see it and I agree with them.
I'm not even sure they're helping their future product
Not that I care about college football much at all (particularly compared to the NFL) but one could argue that pay for play arrangements help develop the players and therefore the NFL is better off. Newton went to a well capitalized, well coached program which (presumably) helped him develop into a number 1 pick. Would the NFL have been better off if he went to Miss State?
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
14 out of 16 boys
Gordon SS
Loney 1B
Kemp CF
Rivera RF
Miles 3B
Sands LF
Barajas C
Sellers 2B
Kershaw P
I have a feeling that the LFer and the RFer are in the wrong positions
But hey, Donnie baseball knows best, or something.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 9, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a feeling the LF should really be playing 1B
what little I saw of him in the OF hurt my eyes
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Batting Fifth
Aaron Extra Base Hit Miles
No XBH Since Aug 28th
.235 / .292 / .353
Since Aug 1st, but hey…….
Surprised Sands is in instead of TGJ.
Glad I bet the under
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I'm getting really tired of Miles batting anywhere but 7th or 8th
But the team is winning, idk.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
So I should expect to be home by 10 tonight?
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As long as it's a victoriously fast game I won't complain.
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I love fast working pitchers.
I hate slow working pitchers
As a GM I would never trade nor sign a man who is afraid to pitch I don’t care how good they are.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
You must have hated Alejandro Pena.
You must Kuroda out of the stretch. He takes his sweet time with runners on.
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Yeah, I remembering hating Pena until he threw that heavy pitch.
Have to say I don’t recall hating on Kuroda while he’s pitching. Wonder why
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Compared to Kaz Ishii, Kuroda is still much faster.
That guy was the human game delay.
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Mike Hargrove is like, WTF, all I have is my nickname and you’re gonna steal it?
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
Ah I knew someone else had that moniker but couldn't remember.
Maybe because I slept through most of his at bats.
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Not that you would want to watch the Giants take BP
but the Giants are streaming it live online right now. That sounds like a good idea; the Dodgers should do that, especially since home BP usually is done by the time the gates open.
Things aren’t dirty but sound it: Glossing the Tweet.
by kinbote on Sep 9, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's Alright, It's Alright, It's Alright
For the 20th anniversary of Achtung Baby, there will be a cover album, featuring Jack White, Depeche Mode (they did ‘So Cruel.’ I would love to hear that), etc, Bono announced today.
There's no need!
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That’s one easy way for Bono to collect a bunch of songwriting royalties. (Lyrics: Bono, Music: U2)
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While I would love to hear the Depeche Mode cover of So Cruel, I doubt it beats Johnny Cash covering Personal Jesus!
Having old Johnny Cash release all those albums of covers was a great idea. Some awesome stuff in those records.
“Hurt” was unbelievable.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I am listening to this on Spotify now
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Sep 9, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
She tweeted something about Spotify earlier, and I didn’t know what it was. She said it was Pandora, but better, but that is the extent of my knowledge about it.
You can basically listen to any artist or album in its entirety and create your own playlists.
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Sep 9, 2011 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
if not money, there is at least a time component to consider
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
hell yeah
even Reznor said he was speechless after hearing it
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 9, 2011 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
ruh roh
Trayvon Robinson: 95 PA, 35 SO, 36.8 K%
http://www.ussmariner.com/2011/09/09/aggressiveness/#more-14146
yiKes.
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but he has a woba of .330!
but he has a babip of .412
but I’ve been told he has a good line drive rate(phil?).
Who knows, get back to me in a month.
I don’t think he’ll still be playing in a month.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
But he will be playing five years from now.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
But he will he be playing five years from now.
ftfm
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone expects regression but I’m impressed with someone who can K 37% of the time and put up a .330 wOBA.
In the end the important thing is winning my bet with G Scott.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
the OBP of under .310 has to be worrying
but yeah, either he is incredibly lucky or incredibly weird?
Listening to Bill Simmons and Jack-O talk Yankees and Red Sox, and Bill Simmons went on and on about potentially having to face Justin Verlander three times in the five-game division series.
Um, no.
“That should be a part of the MVP. You should have the fans of opposing teams vote for who they are most afraid of.”
-Bill Simmons
That said, once I get the TBLA podcast off the ground this offseason, I’m sure I will say lots of stupid shit.
I would be curious who fans are most afraid of.
Dodgers is an easy Kemp
but Giants
Beltran? Okay
but how about on July 29th?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Seriously – Lincecum. Possible and not improbable for a shut out each time.
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I'm assuming he meant on the mound, not the gun range.
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boy that blows – I thought I was deep at WR, but now a little shallower
my bench is
Santana Moss
Bess
Antonio Brown
and the fat Mike Williams
Looks like Moss / Bess
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
You might want to look into Harry Douglas (ATL) if he’s not owned. Slot receiver for the Falcons with premium speed. Ryan will throw like crazy this year.
he is
Devery Henderson went undrafted – we are ppr – I might grab him
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Glad I drafted tight end Graham though!
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So they’ll look like San Quentin escapees?
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B-Rod?
Alex Rodriguez has 15 homers this year in 89 games
Rod Barajas has 15 homers in 86 games
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by Pure Azure on Sep 9, 2011 3:44 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
I live in Utah and yes I’ll be rooting for the Utes tomorrow, but anyway the cashier at the local OPEC station asked me who my NFL team was. I replied I don’t have one since the Rams left LA. He replied, they use to be in LA?
Sheesh, you now that was before most these folks percolated.
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Marty was there to greet them.
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Out here, Standard Oil markets as Chevron. They market as OPEC out there? Strange choice.
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Thought it was slang since all the gas/oil comes from OPEC
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The whizzing over my head is easier with my hair style.
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whatever it is, Shareef don’t like it
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by Pure Azure on Sep 9, 2011 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
THE JET PILOTS WAAA-AAA-AAA-AAA-AAA-AAA-AAA-ILED!
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by David Young on Sep 9, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The Clash
turned in their punk rock credentials with that POS
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'!
14 year old girls in the suburbs and their pimply ass boyfriends are making that dude rich
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Weekly Football picks
went with all home teams other then Giants and Pat’s. Thoughts – no spead just w/l.
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as long as you don’t have to assign confidence points, Home team always wins is a very good strategy
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I played in a confidence points pool last year
With a points spread. So dumb. This year they kept the points spread but dropped confidence points so it should make a little more sense.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2011 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Five games have confidence points.
Bears 3
Ravens 1
Chargers 5
Jets 2
Bronco’s 4
Been doing this for 25 years until last year. My partner decided to bring it back.
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you will choke on those Raven’s points
I mean really? That is the 5th best game you are confident in
I don’t like it Phil, don’t like it at all
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
The least – in case of a tie those confidence points are the tie-breaker
Those five games assigned – you have to use 1 -5 with 5 being your most confident game. If you win all five games you get 15 points, you only get the points if the team wins.
If I go 12 – 4 and someone else goes 12 – 4 then it comes down to confidence points. We may be using the term differently then you.
The cumulative is only wins, the confidence points are only tie-breakers for the week.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
hmmm – ok
I play in a confidence pool where you rank winners 1 to 16. Getting your big picks right means everything
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’ve seen those, our players didn’t want to spend more then 15 minutes making their picks.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
The hard part in running the league is coming up with the five games every week. You want the games that are as close to even as the odds maker can make them. Hard to go more then one week out but we need to because many want to make the picks before they go on vacation in the Nov/Dec Months.
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good d line
good skill players on offense, a not horrible O-line, a good QB if he can stay healthy, etc etc
I somehow think the Redskins will not be that bad
maybe 8-8, I like them over the Giants (not paying attention to preseason, mind you)…isn’t the Giants’ D a M*A*S*H unit?
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Everybody's hurt
Tuck is now questionable for this weekend too.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
here
BUF @ KC
OAK @ BUF
NE @ BUF
BUF @ CIN
PHI @ BUF
BUF @ NYG
WAS @ BUF
NYJ @ BUF
BUF @ DAL
BUF @ MIA
BUF @ NYJ
TEN @ BUF
BUF @ SD
MIA @ BUF
DEN @ BUF
BUF @ NE
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
and they are having the lowest season ticket sales in forever
Miami is a trash town we should give back to the spanish
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
married
I have given them all up but one
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
only 1 maybe 2 of those teams are good
buffalo took lots of good teams to the wire last year, hell if steve johnson catches that pass in overtime that hit him right in the damn hands they woulda beat the stealers.
I've got them like this
BUF @ KC – road loss, KC tough place to play
OAK @ BUF – home win
NE @ BUF – Loss
BUF @ CIN – Road win (dalton)
PHI @ BUF – Loss
BUF @ NYG – road loss
WAS @ BUF – toss, we’ll call it a W
NYJ @ BUF – loss
BUF @ DAL – road, loss
BUF @ MIA -road, loss
BUF @ NYJ – loss
TEN @ BUF – win
BUF @ SD – loss
MIA @ BUF – win
DEN @ BUF – win
BUF @ NE – loss
6 and 10 – same old bills
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
You got the 2nd to last game wrong but otherwise seems about right. :-P
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 can just shorten it to ":-P "
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 will bet you about 500 dollars that won't happen.
(even with the tough schedule.)
Seriously. You’re just cocky because your team is the only one that doesn’t blow in that division.
All the teams blow in my division. ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Indeed
and a much much better defensive coordinator as well. Plus DOOM is back, along with Miller, and other young guys. I do wish Josh was still around… as their offensive coordinator, not coach. Think Rams will do well this year.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
okay, this is the first time a TBLA comment has ever made me laugh.
by dodgerpreacher on Sep 9, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
when Dioner Navarro had philosophical differences with Lincecum's second pitch
Excellent. UDog have fun tonight. It’s gonna be an epic pitching duel. I’ll be there sunday. Anybody else going Sunday.
by Skunkburner on Sep 9, 2011 4:29 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Ryan Vogelsong won the Willie Mac award, given annually to the Giants player who will one day inexplicably become a Padre. And he brought up this again:
Vogelsong, the Willie Mac winner, turned down offer from LA in winter. Asked Giants to match. “I couldn’t see myself in Dodger blue.”
seriously
someone beat him with a blue stick as a child? What is wrong with him???
If the Giants offered me money to play baseball, I’d tell you all to GFY and be up there wearing that ugly ass orange and black before they could change their mind
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I would love to say that I would have the balls to turn down the Giants. The only reason I am anti-Vogelsong is because his allegiance lies with the wrong team.
sure
hell that no fury like a dodger fan scorned and some shit like that
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I would love to say that I would have the balls to turn down the Giants.
Only Jackie can be that cool, and, upon investigation of the facts, it turns out that not even Jackie was that cool.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
Not that cool, just nuts
Chock full of them.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 9, 2011 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He was chock full o’ cool, but even more chock full o’ nuts
I liked the myth better, it made me aspire. The truth just gave me comfort
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The story was epic!
and so awesome.
Dodgers: “Jackie, we traded you.”
Jackie: “Traded me where?”
Dodgers: “To the Giants.”
Jackie: “Fuck that noise. I’m retired.”
Plus, it went so well with this classic picture in my mind:
No wonder you want to punch cats.
That one is laying in wait for Mr. Robinson
players with a bat, that they would carry
talk about dated
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Two awesome alternatives for baseball bats
1) hitting cats (obv)
2) using it as a hobo stick
Man, remember when it used to be glamorous to be a hobo?
Classic. “Fuck that noise”. Made me laugh out loud.
by Skunkburner on Sep 9, 2011 4:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Nice
I don’t have a memory of that photo.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Two famous Jackie Robinson / clubhouse photos
The far more famous one:
by Eric Stephen on Sep 9, 2011 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
There’s also a photo of him being mobbed in Montreal, as he was leaving to get on the train to take him to the Dodgers after being called up at the end of his 1946 season with the Montreal Royals. Here’s what Wikipedia says about it:
Robinson then left to play for the Dodgers the following year, but not before winning the Little World series and being chased by exultant Montreal fans right to the train as he left.
Sam Maltin, a sportswriter for a Montreal paper at the time who spent time with the Robinsons, is quoted by the Washington Post.
With Robinson hitting .349 batting and stealing 40 bases, the Royals won the Little World Series, beating the Kentucky Colonels. Afterward, a jubilant crowd chased Robinson down the street. That’s when Maltin penned the famous phrase: “It was probably the only day in history that a black man ran from a white mob with love instead of lynching on its mind.”
I’ve seen the photo numerous times, but can’t find it on the net just now. There’s a brief glimpse of it towards the end of this CBC clip. The Montreal train station where he was mobbed was just a couple of blocks from the hospital where I was born two years later.
by berkowit28 on Sep 9, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I purposely used the Washington Post quote rather than continuing the Wikipedia paragraph, which had the same quote. That’s because they got it from Burns’ Baseball TV series which I know you don’t like!
I really liked the Burns series on baseball!
Maybe a little too much Doris Kearns Godwin, but I enjoyed it :)
Same here
I’m a fan, this is a Dodger blog, fuck that guy for hating the Dodgers.
by Michael White on Sep 9, 2011 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Dang
My work is having a happy hour in the office, but I am picking up my son today
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Sep 9, 2011 4:39 PM PDT reply actions
No Brian Wilson this weekend for SF. And not just because the Giants will never have a 9th inning lead.
I refrain from listing the tweeter's name but you know him (not me)
Is biggest worry with Angelo Songco still defense, and if so can he indeed stick at 1st for Dodgers down road?
keithlaw
Also doesn’t have great plate discipline, long swing, was old for high A, and played in a great hitters’ park. That’s all.
Hah! I'm just tickled he responded to me for once. I expected some sort of snarky response.
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 think Songco will prove him wrong, but KLaw is never wrong. Ever. Even when he is.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Also, didn't he rake in Great Lakes, too? WHich is NOT a hitter's park at all?
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 didn’t say anything that wasn’t true.
Only way for Songco to quiet the critics is hit in AA. I doubt if Law saw him play so he’s just going by the scouting report.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Yes all true. Tho I still think it convenient that he overlooked Songco's very solid numbers at Great Lakes
He picks and chooses some facts to make a point, is my point. But he may be right, we’ll see.
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 think I found the only person in the world you don’t like….
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Craig hates to hear it, but the reason I lump them together is simply because they are the nicest. members we have.
Though this Craig has almost as many irrational hatreds of players as Bob T does of things.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Hah, thanks. I don't think I could ever compete with Bob's "obelisk"!
So if I start a brawl with Giants fans at the park tonight you’ll be shocked?*
*Note: this may not happen.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Hah. I actually don't mind him in one sense, because it's weird, we have very similar tastes in things
(just my sense of him from his non baseball tweets). I just don’t like how snarky he gets with people on Twitter, even those who aren’t dumbasses, though I’m sure the latter gets tiresome. SOmetimes he’s just unnecessarily rude to people.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
To be fair Law did follow up on my follow up tweet
I did mention Great Lakes as a pitcher’s park he still excelled in. He makes a fair point.
@keithlaw @craigary Sure, but he was way too old/experienced for low A. As far as I’m concerned a D1 college product should go right to high A.
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 doubt if Law saw him play so he’s just going by the scouting report. He would have to be doing that as a Yankees or Red Sox prospect for Law to have “seen” him.
Or because he’s based on the East Coast
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Fuck that noise then
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 9, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Can't wait until the real story comes out
Maybe he cried too. Per Andrew Baggarly:
Jeremy Affeldt out for the season. Had surgery after accident with knife. Sliced open right hand, damaged a nerve.
Affeldt sliced open his hand trying to separate frozen hamburger patties, Bruce Bochy said.
Now I have cut myself doing stupid things in the kitchen but he could have
just defrost said patties in the fridge
put them in a plastic bag and then immerse them in room temp water
/don’t have a microwave
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn't he a lefty?
It’s his glove hand. Suck it up and play, meat.
by The Dude Abides on Sep 9, 2011 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Why split them? That’s a double royal with cheese waiting to be made.
by Skunkburner on Sep 9, 2011 4:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
There is wax paper in between? I usually make my own burgers.
by Skunkburner on Sep 9, 2011 5:11 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Call me if he talks in a run. That would be news!
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
Call if he he c-
you know what, nevermind
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 9, 2011 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I am not one to make a lot game day complaints about strike zones
but if game day is accurate for the AA game, Withrow is probably beside himself.
HJ is glad he is not watching this
HJ is not Rickey
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I so look forward to WIthrow frustrating Dodger fans for years to come
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I am already working on my groan in anticipation
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
How does this lineup sound?
Gordon SS
Butler 1B
Kemp CF
Holliday LF
Beltre 3B
Arencibia C
Ackley 2B
Choo RF
Billingsley P
@TElciram
My MLB 2k11 lineup
The CPU is an idiot and i got those guys by trading away the pieces the dodgers started with.
Holliday, for example, i got by giving the Cards Ethier straight up.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 9, 2011 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
reminds of my 2k10 lineup
Furcal SS
Kemp CF
Ethier RF
Dye LF
Weeks 2B
Alvarez 3B (Traded sherill, elbert, and troncoso for him)
Loney 1B
Martin C
P
Rotation:
Kershaw
Billingsley
Wilson
Lilly
Kuroda
Nope
Rotation:
Kershaw
Bills
CJ Wilson
James Shields
RDLR
I signed Shields as a free agent, the rest are just dumbass CPU trades.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 9, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like second place in fantasy baseball?
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
in a series of good answers, this one stands out
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
What's really weird
Is that very, very few good players hit free agency in the game. there’s always like 1 or two declining guys with an in-game rating of 80+ and then a bunch of crap.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 9, 2011 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
its not weird
its crap, just like everything else in that game and you should be ashamed for having given them your money.
2k11 is actually a good game
Regardless of how stupid the CPU is.
I am not ashamed at all for giving them money.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 9, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope.
My player mode is lots of fun.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 9, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
have they fixed the pitcher covering first base thing?
When I played as a pitched in my player mode it takes like 2 hours to run from the mount to first base
The thing is
You’re slow because you need to add points to your Fielding Range stat.
But i’m good enough at pitching that i can afford an extra baserunner here or there, i almost never bother to cover.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 9, 2011 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
The Angels gave Derek Jeter a painting for getting 3,000 hits
That bartender sure looks like Scioscia (click for insanely large pic):
some here would be, it Dodgers did something similar
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
It does seem kind of bullshit to give an opposing player with absolutely no connection to your own team something like this.
Like all of baseball celebrating our Jackie Robinson
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
they haven’t retired Randy Jones’ number?
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Steve Garvey
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'!
Kurt Bevacqua
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'!
You and Tommy
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'!
They did
I was joking about Mark Davis.
Padres have retired Garvey, Gwynn, WInfield, Jones, Robinson, and Hoffman
No shit
Other then Gwynn and Hoffman the others seem like a reach.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I can’t believe they retired Jones…wasn’t he good for like 3 years
nothing so pathetic as to be a padre fan
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I understand the first line but not the second. Nothing pathetic about being a fan of franchises who have trouble winning games.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
being a padre fan doesn’t make one pathetic as a human
yet, I have pathos for anyone who was cursed with love of that franchise
they have no romance and no success
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 9, 2011 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s cool. My coworker will be at those games.
by Skunkburner on Sep 9, 2011 5:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
If we played the Red Sox right now we’d win in seven games.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Oh
Withrow gave up a two-out 3 unearned run double to put the Smokies ahead 6-4. He was then removed from the game.
I guessed right
per Dylan H:
Eveland pitching tomorrow, Kuroda pitching Sunday.
Also:
Ethier checked out by Andrews, heading back to L.A. Surgery likely. Waiting for one more opinion.
Since Law responded yet one more time to me on Twitter re Songco, I made it a fan post.
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/9/9/2415661/keith-law-tweets-with-me-on-angelo-songco
Hope that’s cool.
I’m off to the game, and hope it’s a good one! Dammit!
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 will, and include much swearing with it! ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
make sure to get a hold of me!
i’m still at work. boo!!!
"They say The Jet's lost a step or two... but I wouldn't be surprised to see some fireworks here."
Roy Halladay takes a 3-0 lead over Marcum and the Brewers
into the bottom of the 1st as Ryan Howard hits a 3-run homer to give the Phillies the lead.
Looks like age is taking its toll on ichiro
doesn’t look like he will get his 200 hits, .300 BA this season
Dammit Donnie
Why the fuck are you putting Miles in at third base again to potentially ruin another Kershaw W?
Idiot.
Nothing is ever easy.
I'll post this again after the game thread
but I was having some fun with the MLB Draft rounds over the last couple days.
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/9/9/2413108/the-all-mlb-draft-team
I before E except in Teixeira.
not a lot of
Dodger fanson my walk to ballpark. Hope I don’t die! ;)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
by underdog on Sep 9, 2011 6:54 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Both John Valentin and Lorenzo Bundy
are with the Dodgers. Cool for them. I remember the Dodgers did this last year with Wallach.
I still really wish they would bring up Kyle Russell. Though he might be kicking back at home right now.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
game thread up
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/9/9/2415507/kershaw-vs-lincecum-iii-game-chat
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
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