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Dodger Three-Run Homers, 2008
2008-06-20 21:33
by Jon Weisman

Matt Kemp, June 7
Gary Bennett, May 15
James Loney, May 3
Rafael Furcal, May 2
Jeff Kent, April 15

Kemp hit a grand slam April 26. The Dodgers have 12 two-run homers this year and 30 solo shots.

Comments (219)
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2008-06-20 21:40:02
1.   KG16
gah, my smart aleck comment got LAT'd.

Speaking of, where has LAT been lately? Or am I just being oblivious?

2008-06-20 21:40:53
2.   Zak
Jon, if this post is supposed to cheer us up, it's not the way I'd go.
2008-06-20 21:40:54
3.   Jon Weisman
1 - He said he'd be going on a trip.
2008-06-20 21:42:05
4.   Ricardo
It´s a shame that Sizemore didn´t say anything. It would be so funny! Vin is the greatest!
2008-06-20 21:43:19
5.   Jon Weisman
2 - Does it help if I mention we have two bases-loaded triples?
2008-06-20 21:44:28
6.   Zak
5 Half a smile - all's I got.
2008-06-20 21:47:17
7.   Zak
About Troncoso, I love that strikeout pitch of his. He got Sizemore on that same pitch. As a hitter, I don't see how you have any chance against that, unless you're just guessing it's not a fastball.
2008-06-20 21:49:15
8.   KG16
hang on... did that commercial just say the Dodgers have 21 pennants? that includes Brooklyn, right?
2008-06-20 21:50:39
9.   68elcamino427
Hey, Andy hit it hard again!
2008-06-20 21:51:53
10.   KAYVMON
Be patient guys, hes tired and hes a control pitcher
2008-06-20 21:52:32
11.   Zak
It said 21 pennants and 6 titles, so it must mean Brooklyn since they only won 5 WS in LA.
2008-06-20 21:53:52
12.   Daniel Zappala
I guess I shouldn't be upset that Torre didn't double-switch and put the pitcher in Pierre's spot, leaving Young in to play to LF?
2008-06-20 21:54:34
13.   KG16
11 yeah, i just checked the preveyor of all knowledge - wikipedia - and that includes Brooklyn. And that would have made the last 20 years even more disappointing.

also disappointing: looking at the '94 roster and standings.

2008-06-20 21:55:57
14.   KG16
does it seem strange to anyone else that the University of La Verne (my sister and brother-in-law's alma mater) is celebrating 117 years? Seems like a strange anniversary to commemorate.

(I ask because of the add behind home plate)

2008-06-20 21:58:07
15.   tjshere
With Martin batting for Ardoin, who becomes the backup catcher? PeeWee has already pinch hit.
2008-06-20 21:58:29
16.   Marty
Can Sweeney actually do something here?
2008-06-20 21:59:23
18.   KG16
15 - that's a very scary thought
2008-06-20 21:59:36
19.   Marty
No
2008-06-20 21:59:43
20.   scareduck
Why is this man on the roster?
2008-06-20 21:59:46
21.   KAYVMON
Torre sucks
2008-06-20 22:00:00
22.   Zak
13 Wow, Piazza was having some year, huh? Also, can't believe Chan Ho Park pitched on that team.
2008-06-20 22:00:59
23.   KAYVMON
He should have let Ardoin. Is it revolutionary to think a batter seeing a pitcher for the third time in a night might make it easier for him to get on base.
2008-06-20 22:01:12
24.   Daniel Zappala
17 Hence my comment in 12 .
2008-06-20 22:01:15
25.   68elcamino427
Looks like Sweeney pulled his right hammy reaching for the bag on that play, better get him to the DL ASAP!
2008-06-20 22:03:45
26.   scareduck
25 - you misspelled "DFA".
2008-06-20 22:04:23
27.   scareduck
If that's 50,000 people in the stands, my grandmother was a skateboard.
2008-06-20 22:05:39
28.   KG16
22 - if that year finishes, with the Dodgers in the Series, what are the odds that Piazza ends up in New York? Or that the Fox era even happens?
2008-06-20 22:07:17
29.   68elcamino427
26
I know, I know, but this way Joe can gracefully send Sweeney to the DL "never, never land" along with the real cause of all of the Dodgers troubles, Gary Bennett!
2008-06-20 22:07:28
30.   Andrew Shimmin
The Dodgers' American Association pennant gets no respect.
2008-06-20 22:10:36
31.   Jon Weisman
30 - You just made Timmermann and Enders very happy. And me, for that matter.
2008-06-20 22:11:09
32.   Daniel Zappala
30 Actually, we hold a commemorative picnic every year. You've just never been invited.
2008-06-20 22:13:08
33.   68elcamino427
Headline:
Bison chases Indian off field.
2008-06-20 22:14:46
34.   El Lay Dave
33 You've just been waiting for this series, haven't you?
2008-06-20 22:16:36
35.   Andrew Shimmin
Loney would have taken three on that one, too.
2008-06-20 22:16:39
36.   ucladodger
This month Kemp and Kent have 1 walk combined. Thats pathetic.
2008-06-20 22:16:44
37.   68elcamino427
The old man is on fire!
2008-06-20 22:16:53
38.   KG16
I really hope the Old Man's play of late doesn't give Ned any crazy ideas come November
2008-06-20 22:19:43
39.   68elcamino427
38
This display by Kent just shows how very valuable he is RIGHT NOW in the role of DH on an American League club!
2008-06-20 22:20:14
40.   scareduck
37 - Old Man? As in, the Old Man and the C?
2008-06-20 22:23:15
41.   scareduck
They call him La Roche because he's built tougher than a rock made outta nails.
2008-06-20 22:25:36
42.   KG16
If Andy ends up on the same plane/level as his brother, would that be considered good or bad?
2008-06-20 22:26:44
43.   scareduck
I find it extremely bizarre that Fox is running "these gravely ill kids got to meet the Angels" ads during Dodgers games.
2008-06-20 22:27:58
44.   scareduck
42 - b.a.d.
2008-06-20 22:28:40
45.   Brent Knapp
Do you have any good ideas of who will start the most games at second base for us next year? Hu? Dewitt? If Kent maintains something near his current pace for the rest of this year he might still be serviceable at 3-4 million. I don't think he'll sign for that much though. According to mlbtraderumors.com it looks like the best available free agent 2B after this year is orlando hudson.
2008-06-20 22:28:46
46.   Andrew Shimmin
43- I think it's nice, at least, that the writers of Death to Smoochy got jobs writing the ad copy.
2008-06-20 22:28:46
47.   MMSMikey
does adam la roche often look at 2 fastballs then swing at a ball that bounces on the plate?
2008-06-20 22:30:19
48.   68elcamino427
40
Hemingway would have had Kent turn the trash can over, then Kent and the Bison would have arm wrestled for hours, their elbows supported by the bottom trash can, all the while drinking whiskey and smoking, as Gonzo and Loney took bets on the action.
2008-06-20 22:30:22
49.   KG16
45 - Kent will not be back next year. Not even if he played for the minimum, kicking half of it back to the club, would it be a good idea to resign him. Hu, I think, is more valuable at short. It will likely be DeRoche, it's just tough to say which half.
2008-06-20 22:31:01
50.   KG16
48 - say what you will, but Papa Hemingway knew baseball
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2008-06-20 22:31:29
51.   Brent Knapp
{38} Previous comment was aimed your direction.
2008-06-20 22:31:46
52.   MMSMikey
cory wade is rock solid.
2008-06-20 22:32:12
53.   KG16
so, do you use DeWitt for Berroa, or wait for the pitcher's spot?
2008-06-20 22:33:04
54.   Andrew Shimmin
If they hadn't been so hasty DLing Penny, he could have PH.
2008-06-20 22:33:05
55.   thinkblue88
Dan Uggla leading the majors in home runs.
2008-06-20 22:33:49
56.   scareduck
I have a question: is anyone here even remotely thinking about buying/capable of affording a Jaguar?

Oh, JoBo! Hope of hopes!

2008-06-20 22:34:42
57.   scareduck
55 - best Rule 5 ever. Well, maybe after Johan Santana.
2008-06-20 22:35:02
58.   KG16
56 - i've looked at them (not that I'm really in a position to afford one), but wasn't really all that impressed.
2008-06-20 22:35:02
59.   scareduck
57 - well, maybe after Roberto Clemente.
2008-06-20 22:35:14
60.   MMSMikey
thats a start
2008-06-20 22:36:09
61.   scareduck
58 - it seems like your 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers are rather heavily sponsored by a company whose products aren't really that accessible to the demographic watching.
2008-06-20 22:36:24
62.   Andrew Shimmin
I thought about buying a Jaguar Mark IX on eBay, once. But I didn't.
2008-06-20 22:38:22
63.   KG16
61 - i don't really pay much attention to ads at the ball park.

ninth inning rally!

2008-06-20 22:38:39
64.   Andrew Shimmin
There's one on eBay right now! But it's too nice, for me.

http://tinyurl.com/6bt2n5

2008-06-20 22:38:41
65.   ucladodger
Our cable went out like 30 minutes ago. Ever since then we've scored 2 runs and have 2 runners in scoring position. Coincidence? i think not.
2008-06-20 22:38:47
66.   68elcamino427
Russell Martin, Dodgers MVP!
2008-06-20 22:38:48
67.   KG16
that looked like a home run swing on x-mo
2008-06-20 22:39:18
68.   KG16
65 - I'll be over to cut your cable line in the morning
2008-06-20 22:39:20
69.   Jon Weisman
56 - My dad.
2008-06-20 22:41:07
70.   Linkmeister
Out of idle curiosity, why was there a need for this new post? (I just turned the game back on.)
2008-06-20 22:41:08
71.   KG16
that was not the outcome I was hope for by The Solution
2008-06-20 22:41:14
72.   MMSMikey
blake just sruck out on a hanging spin ball
2008-06-20 22:42:00
73.   KG16
Dear Juan,

Don't swing.

Thanks,

KG

2008-06-20 22:43:41
74.   KG16
huh, didn't see that one coming
2008-06-20 22:43:57
75.   MonkeyBlue
Woo Pierre comes through!
2008-06-20 22:43:57
76.   Jon Weisman
Have we nailed every pitcher with a batted ball tonight?
2008-06-20 22:44:11
77.   TheBigGrabowski
Oh wow. Pierre should try his luck in vegas.
2008-06-20 22:44:12
78.   68elcamino427
League leader with runners in RISP.
2008-06-20 22:44:15
79.   Linkmeister
50-foot base hit. Wow.
2008-06-20 22:44:23
80.   scareduck
Oh, man, that was brilliant. 4-3!!

69 - really? Wow. I have to believe Jag is casting a rather thin net here.

2008-06-20 22:44:35
81.   MMSMikey
dear matt, shorten your swing, lay off the breaking ball down and away, and try to drive the ball the other way, a homerun would be nice but we dont need it right now.
2008-06-20 22:44:59
82.   Andrew Shimmin
70- Loney came up just short of hitting a three run home run.
2008-06-20 22:46:11
83.   MonkeyBlue
Yes good job Pierre no DP right there!
2008-06-20 22:46:12
84.   ucladodger
2 walks this month for Kemp and Kent! Both belong to the Bison!
2008-06-20 22:46:19
85.   Linkmeister
82 Ah. Thank you.
2008-06-20 22:46:19
86.   Andrew Shimmin
If Kemp strikes out here, it'll demonstrate his immaturity, selfishness, and flatulence.
2008-06-20 22:46:38
87.   MMSMikey
the DP is now a strong possibility...
2008-06-20 22:46:40
88.   scareduck
An IBB against JoBo. I think this has to be a first.
2008-06-20 22:46:41
89.   KG16
crude, here comes the IBB, the only play worse in all of sports is taking a knee at the end of the first half in football
2008-06-20 22:46:53
90.   Jon Weisman
82 - Actually, that wasn't the reason. It was just something I thought about during the game. And, I was kind of hoping for a reverse jinx. I can say that now since the IW to Kemp ends the possibility of a 3-R HR.
2008-06-20 22:47:26
91.   scareduck
88 - I mean, an IBB against Kemp to get to Kent.
2008-06-20 22:47:31
92.   dzzrtRatt
Will jon's post be prophetic?
2008-06-20 22:47:43
93.   Jon Weisman
90 - Although, a sac fly by Kent would open the possibility up again.
2008-06-20 22:48:18
94.   ucladodger
That'll do.
2008-06-20 22:48:26
95.   MonkeyBlue
Ahhh Kent comes through!
2008-06-20 22:48:44
96.   TheBigGrabowski
Joe Borowski: Closer Extraordinaire.
2008-06-20 22:48:52
97.   68elcamino427
What a night for Kent!
2008-06-20 22:48:55
98.   dzzrtRatt
Whoops, just noticed the comment about Loney and the reverse jinx. I just got in.

Another no-decision for Clay.

2008-06-20 22:49:10
99.   scareduck
I wonder what the record for IBB's in a single inning is.
2008-06-20 22:49:25
100.   Andrew Shimmin
86 goes double for LaRoche.
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2008-06-20 22:49:49
101.   Jon Weisman
Available pinch-hitters include Maza, Kuo and Stults.
2008-06-20 22:49:54
102.   Linkmeister
Whatever. Maybe I can miss Washington Week now (what am I saying? Win now, not extra innings!).
2008-06-20 22:50:09
103.   KG16
Is there anyone in the room with Andrew? Given the situation and all, it might not be a bad idea.
2008-06-20 22:50:54
104.   dzzrtRatt
By the time Washington Week comes on in Hawaii, it's already next week.
2008-06-20 22:50:59
105.   Rob M
I wasn't expecting that first pitch swing from Andy.
2008-06-20 22:51:30
106.   dzzrtRatt
Some fan doesn't seem to like LaRoche's swings. I hear this guy almost crying.
2008-06-20 22:53:00
107.   Rob M
How do you get to be manager of the year without replacing Borowski as your closer with Betancourt or Perez?
2008-06-20 22:53:01
108.   Brent Knapp
90 is a reverse jinx the same as a jinx, like regardless is the same as irregardless?
2008-06-20 22:53:10
109.   TheBigGrabowski
101 I think I'd take Stults first.
2008-06-20 22:53:25
110.   Jon Weisman
Gave it a ride.
2008-06-20 22:53:26
111.   Rob M
Damn! He gave it a ride at least.
2008-06-20 22:53:43
112.   MonkeyBlue
darn it!
2008-06-20 22:54:11
113.   Rob M
Jinx
2008-06-20 22:54:12
114.   Jon Weisman
111 - :)
2008-06-20 22:54:32
115.   LogikReader
Do I get to declare free baseball for our game?

Free baseball at Dodger Stadium!!

2008-06-20 22:54:34
116.   68elcamino427
Andy hits it hard again, just toward the end of the bat a little bit.
2008-06-20 22:55:28
117.   dzzrtRatt
I almost typed "he gave it a ride." Good thing I didn't. Oh wait.

LaRoche looks like a British matinee idol from a 40s movie. Devilishly handsome. Maybe his nickname should be Basil.

2008-06-20 22:56:23
118.   scareduck
Saito's numbers, as Vin reminds us, are nothing short of amazing. Dodger fans have been blessed.
2008-06-20 22:56:56
119.   scareduck
Except.
2008-06-20 22:57:06
120.   Rob M
The Hollywood Bowl firework show is going off right now.
2008-06-20 22:59:51
121.   Rob M
It's amazingly hot out still. I feel like I'm in Texas.
2008-06-20 22:59:56
122.   Jon Weisman
117 - http://www.classicfilmstars.com/img/Errol_Flynn1.jpg
2008-06-20 22:59:58
123.   scareduck
120 - And I must say I'm grateful I live nowhere near that.
2008-06-20 22:59:59
124.   Lexinthedena
Just got home from seeing one of Fela Kuti's son's playing with Egypt 80 at the Cal Plaza.....off the hook!

'Sup with Sammy?...c'mon!

2008-06-20 23:01:28
125.   scareduck
120 , 123 - expanding: I have a friend who used to live at one of the apartment complexes near Hollywood and Highland. She was trapped in her apartment (or locked out of it) when the Oscars were on, or the Bowl was getting out.

Oh, my, Saito.

2008-06-20 23:01:52
126.   MonkeyBlue
Oh Saito. Ain't so righto.
2008-06-20 23:02:04
127.   Rob M
Saito hasn't had that same magic this year. I blame me for having him on my fantasy team, which is apparently cursed this year.
2008-06-20 23:02:19
128.   ucladodger
Sammy has not been very sharp lately.
2008-06-20 23:02:31
129.   Lexinthedena
Oh great...a former Dodger prospect up with a chance to burn the Blue....
2008-06-20 23:02:54
130.   dzzrtRatt
...and the Dodgers need a triple play.
2008-06-20 23:02:57
131.   nofatmike
It's amazing how Saito still has an ERA below 3 considering how ineffective he's been this year.
2008-06-20 23:03:16
132.   MonkeyBlue
Or a DP!
2008-06-20 23:03:43
133.   MMSMikey
you dont walk jamie carrol...
2008-06-20 23:03:43
134.   Andrew Shimmin
I'm wearing eight year old glasses, but it looked to me like LaRoche had one of those lower lip beards (like J.D. Drew used to have) in addition to the 'stache. Is that just a shadow?
2008-06-20 23:04:24
135.   Jon Weisman
From Bob: IBBs in an inning record ...

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA196510010.shtml

2008-06-20 23:04:41
136.   Rob M
125 I live in the Hills just to the east, on the other side of the 101. From here I can always get around the traffic, but I know what you mean. It gets nasty down there.
2008-06-20 23:04:53
137.   dzzrtRatt
131 He hasn't been ineffective. He just hasn't been Gagne-esque. He's still one of the top relievers in the league. Check out the other team's.
2008-06-20 23:05:45
138.   MMSMikey
WOW!
2008-06-20 23:05:47
139.   MonkeyBlue
YEAH BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2008-06-20 23:05:47
140.   thinkblue88
woo!! DP!!! awesome!
2008-06-20 23:05:56
141.   TheBigGrabowski
WOW.
2008-06-20 23:06:03
142.   KG16
6-2-5 double play, don't see that every day
2008-06-20 23:06:14
143.   Lexinthedena
134 In prison they call the gotee the attitude, and the lower lip beard the pride...don't know why....

Beautiful DP!

2008-06-20 23:06:22
144.   dzzrtRatt
Next best thing to a triple play!
2008-06-20 23:06:27
145.   scareduck
121 - Yahoo says 79° at Dodger Stadium.

Sweet 6-2-5 DP, probably the first I've ever witnessed in my life.

2008-06-20 23:07:08
146.   scareduck
143 - and you know this, how?

Oh, damn.

2008-06-20 23:07:11
147.   MonkeyBlue
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
2008-06-20 23:07:17
148.   Jon Weisman
131 - Saito has appeared in 28 games before tonght, allowing no earned runs in 23 of them. In 17 of the games, he allowed zero or one baserunner(s). I'd say that's pretty effective.

Great DP! But Ethier, so close!

2008-06-20 23:07:22
149.   Lexinthedena
Ouch...that really hurts.
2008-06-20 23:07:23
150.   ucladodger
crap crap crap crap
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2008-06-20 23:07:23
151.   KG16
penthouse ---> outhouse
2008-06-20 23:07:26
152.   MMSMikey
well, at least thats not very demorolizing...ugh.
2008-06-20 23:07:54
153.   Linkmeister
Arrrrgh!
2008-06-20 23:07:55