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July 18 Game Chat

2008-07-18 17:49

by Jon Weisman

Dodgers at Diamondbacks, 6:40 p.m.

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2008-07-18 17:54:45

1. D4P

Mrs. D4P likes to talk to D4P when he's driving.

If D4P doesn't pay 100% attention to what she's saying and participate in the conversation, he gets in trouble.

If D4P doesn't simultaneously pay 100% to the road, he gets in trouble.

2008-07-18 17:55:55

2. overkill94

1 Sounds like you need to give 200%

Which is way better than those lazy athletes who only give 110%

2008-07-18 17:56:42

3. Gagne55

Oops. I missed the NPUT. Well, per Tony Jackson:

Park will be replaced in the rotation by veteran right-hander Jason Johnson, whose contract was purchased from Las Vegas earlier today to take Takashi Saito's roster spot.

2008-07-18 17:57:20

4. nofatmike

1 Simple: Let Mrs. D4P drive.

2008-07-18 17:58:46

5. D4P

4
D4P has to do roughly 95% of the driving.

2008-07-18 18:01:57

6. D4P

I just learned about "middle-clicking" in Firefox. Rather than right-clicking on a bookmark in the bookmark toolbar and choosing "Open in New Tab", you can "middle-click" on it by pushing the left and right buttons simultaneously, thus opening it in a new tab.

2008-07-18 18:03:44

7. fanerman

6 You don't have a scroll wheel on your mouse?

2008-07-18 18:03:47

8. JoeyP

3--> Thats just a dumb move all around. I guess they are going to put Saito on the 60-day DL to make a roster spot for him.

Too bad McDonald/Kerhshaw were passed over for a PVL with no upside.

Dodgers just have on interest in building anything for the future, and that they actually think Jason Johnson can help in the short-term is troubling.

Ugh.

2008-07-18 18:06:41

9. JoeyP

Also per Tony Jackson:

Stop us if you have heard this one before: Jason Schmidt has been shut down, his rehab assignment put on hold. He felt discomfort in his shoulder after his last rehab start. Torre said he'll throw a couple of side sessions here, and if those go well, he'll resume his rehab...

Just retire.

2008-07-18 18:07:33

10. Eric Enders

I don't have a huge problem with this move as long as Johnson is just keeping Kershaw's seat warm for a start or two. Any more than that and you have to start questioning it.

Hopefully Torre will align Johnson's starts with Kuo's pitching days, so that a Johnson start equates to Kuo coming in in the fourth inning and blowing the other team away for a while.

Or do we think Kuo is the new setup man?

2008-07-18 18:08:09

11. D4P

7
I use a laptop.

2008-07-18 18:11:53

12. katysdad

Per Diamond: Johnson was picked over Clayton Kershaw to start because of his experience, according to Manager Joe Torre. To make room for Johnson on the 40-man roster, Yhency Brazoban was transferred from the minor league disabled list to the major league 60-day disabled list.

2008-07-18 18:12:52

13. overkill94

6 Either my coordination sucks or my version of Firefox won't let me do that.

2008-07-18 18:19:22

14. D4P

13
I'm using version 3.0.1.

2008-07-18 18:21:13

15. JoeyP

Its pretty nuts that given the Dodgers minor league system, we're left debating whether Chan Ho Park or Jason Johnson should be in the rotation.

2008-07-18 18:24:29

16. Ken Noe

15 It provides a nice break from debating all of Ned/Torre's other inexplicable decisions.

2008-07-18 18:28:19

17. Eric Enders

One begins to wonder when they might ever make a decision that is, you know, explicable.

2008-07-18 18:32:12

18. gpellamjr

16 Yes! I think you've figured it out! Every stupid thing they do is just to distract us from the last stupid thing they did. It makes so much sense.

2008-07-18 18:35:53

19. D4P

Ronny Turiaf to the Warriors. Too bad, I kinda liked the guy.

2008-07-18 18:36:47

20. overkill94

Mike Scioscia's taking a page out of Jim Tracy's playbook by having Maicer ".685 OPS" Izturis hit third tonight

2008-07-18 18:38:32

21. Bob Timmermann

20
But Maicer Izturis knows how to win.

2008-07-18 18:39:45

22. Eric Enders

So does Mark Sweeney, who started and batted cleanup when we beat Florida on May 1.

2008-07-18 18:40:29

23. D4P

21
Young players think that winning requires scoring more runs than the opposing team.

2008-07-18 18:42:13

24. Bob Timmermann

Is Eric's prophecy about Kemp fulfilled with that single?

2008-07-18 18:42:40

25. bhsportsguy

23 Young and old have lost more than they have won this year for the Dodgers so until the team is over .500, I don't really care who is playing.

2008-07-18 18:43:49

26. D4P

until the team is over .500, I don't really care who is playing

But the first part is dependent upon the second part...

2008-07-18 18:44:27

27. MonkeyBlue

ETHIER!

2008-07-18 18:44:45

28. ucladodger

Ethier is still en fuego.

2008-07-18 18:44:46

29. Telemachos

I'm disappointed Kemp's helmet didn't fly off just now. :)

2008-07-18 18:44:55

30. thinkblue88

Bison stampede!

2008-07-18 18:45:22

31. Bob Timmermann

Please no debates over causation!

2008-07-18 18:47:16

32. MonkeyBlue

Russel BABY!

2008-07-18 18:47:56

33. Gagne55

26 I was thinking the same thing.

2008-07-18 18:48:44

34. D4P

"Martin doubles on a ground ball to first baseman Chad Tracy".

2008-07-18 18:49:24

35. Gagne55

24 He said Kemp would do something big in his first at bat. Xeifrank has a system that could tell us just how big that single was.

2008-07-18 18:50:03

36. Gagne55

34 Hard chopper over the 1Bman?

2008-07-18 18:50:20

37. bhsportsguy

26 It may be, but for me I just am tired of analyzing lineups. If this team doesn't win the division, I will wholeheartily and unashamingly support getting rid of Ned, Joe, Rick Monday, whomever.

So I leave it to them, if they feel that Johnson and Sweeney are key components to the team winning the division, so be it.

But I am just going to watch the games and keep score.

2008-07-18 18:50:45

38. El Lay Dave

Gurnick on the roster moves:
http://tinyurl.com/5teqpf

"We know he can handle the heat," Torre said of Park. "This way I can use him more than once every five or six days. He's so valuable in the bullpen. He'd rather start, but he understands. I'm more concerned with finishing the game than starting it."

The timing of the promotion of the 34-year-old Johnson is interesting. He had a July 31 escape clause in his contract if he was not promoted to the Major Leagues.

2008-07-18 18:50:50

39. Bob Timmermann

36
Replace "over" with "off"

2008-07-18 18:51:00

40. Bob Hendley

Gotta like this count.

2008-07-18 18:52:03

41. Gagne55

Davis is having an uncharacteristically bad start. He is usually very solid against the Dodgers.

2008-07-18 18:53:15

42. Linkmeister

Good lord. Gameday tells me it's 106 degrees in Phoenix. I can't believe I spent a summer there in that heat once.

2008-07-18 18:53:50

43. Bob Hendley

Uh oh, AZ announcers are questioning balls and strikes.

2008-07-18 18:53:51

44. D4P

If this team doesn't win the division, I will wholeheartily and unashamingly support getting rid of Ned, Joe, Rick Monday, whomever

That just makes no sense at all.

2008-07-18 18:54:13

45. MonkeyBlue

Wow! horrible throw.

2008-07-18 18:54:18

46. ucladodger

Finally we are doing to Davis what a major league team should do. The guy has high school stuff.

2008-07-18 18:55:09

47. natepurcell

Question, why isn't Andy starting at 3b?

2008-07-18 18:56:17

48. El Lay Dave

47 Bowa hates him?

2008-07-18 18:56:49

49. D4P

Gameday doesn't know how to respond when the Dodgers score so many runs in an inning.

2008-07-18 18:56:54

50. MonkeyBlue

?????? WOW! strange DP!

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2008-07-18 18:57:12

51. Bob Timmermann

For those worrying about such matters, that does not count as a GIDP for Loney.

2008-07-18 18:57:27

52. thinkblue88

DP Loney.

2008-07-18 18:57:29

53. ucladodger

Are you serious? What a crappy effort by Kent to get back tot he base. Get on the ground, old man.

2008-07-18 18:57:30

54. natepurcell

Thanks for sliding Kemp.

2008-07-18 18:57:32

55. JoeyP

Loney doesnt deserve a DP for that.

2008-07-18 18:57:35

56. MonkeyBlue

Oh yeah Loney is definitely Mr. DP

2008-07-18 18:57:59

57. MonkeyBlue

51. OK.

2008-07-18 18:58:16

58. Linkmeister

What's going on? Last Gameday has is "in play/runs" from Nomar.

2008-07-18 18:58:22

59. natepurcell

Ah crap....I meant the old maN!

2008-07-18 18:58:34

60. Bob Hendley

And I was thinking, no way Loney hits into a double play.

2008-07-18 18:58:51

61. underdog

That would've been a nice time for a slide, there, yeah, Kent. Oh well.

Nice inning otherwise though! I only caught the tail end of this one. I'll take it. I knew we were due to score a few off Davis.

2008-07-18 18:59:04

62. D4P

Don't worry, Gameday. I faint when Nomar does something good, too.

2008-07-18 18:59:17

63. MonkeyBlue

Jones 1-1.

2008-07-18 18:59:17

64. JoeyP

Andruw cant hit a 80 MPH straight change right down the middle.

Druw seriously looks blind.

2008-07-18 18:59:33

65. ucladodger

And Andruw still sucks. Still a great start.

2008-07-18 18:59:42

66. Gagne55

Gamecast is stuck on Nomar 3-2. What is this about Loney?

2008-07-18 19:00:13

67. underdog

"That swing right there is indicative of someone who is just not seeing the baseball," says Matt Williams, astutely, in the DBacks booth.

(Re: the strike 2 swing.)

2008-07-18 19:00:52

68. thinkblue88

I think gameday is stuck cuz of how they are going to score the play. Vin said they are going to give two errors.

2008-07-18 19:00:58

69. underdog

Seriously, Andruw, we promise not to call you Poindexter, Four Eyes or Milhouse if you have to wear glasses. We'll fully support you. I promise!

2008-07-18 19:01:49

70. underdog

66 - Loney hit a ball down the third base line that Reynods grabbed and tagged Kent out as Kent was trying to get back to third and then threw to first to double up Loney.

2008-07-18 19:02:35

71. Uncle Miltie

Quality veteran baserunning by Kent....

2008-07-18 19:02:40

72. JoeyP

66--Loney hit a chopper to 3rd. Reynolds was able to field the ball, tag Kent at the same time (since Kent for some reason was running back towards 3rd), and then still throw across to 1st for the unconventional DP.

2008-07-18 19:03:32

73. D4P

I think gameday is stuck cuz of how they are going to score the play

More like "GameYesterDay".

2008-07-18 19:03:54

74. bhsportsguy

69 The Dodgers say that his eyesight was checked out back in April and it is fine.

2008-07-18 19:04:07

75. 68elcamino427

Note to Larry Bowa:

Your young and inexperienced players were instrumental in the Dodgers jumping out to a three run lead to start off the first inning tonight.

Your experienced players Kent and Jones ... not so productive.

2008-07-18 19:04:14

76. Gagne55

70 Sounds like Kent should have just gone for home...

2008-07-18 19:04:32

77. Scanman33

Here comes a never-ending barrage of articles about Kent's baserunning mistakes.

Oh wait.

2008-07-18 19:05:22

78. JoeyP

Ever since Pierre was DL'ed, the Dodgers have been scoring in the 1st inning at a much much higher rate.

2008-07-18 19:05:45

79. El Lay Dave

51 Because Kent was not a force out?

2008-07-18 19:06:17

80. oshea2002

Plaschke would have already had tomorrow's column finished had that been Kemp on 3b last inning.

2008-07-18 19:06:34

81. ucladodger

No, but he makes it easily back to third if he dives. He took his jolly old time getting back and he got caught. Too bad nobody will make a big stink about it.

2008-07-18 19:06:36

82. underdog

74 I realize that, but Williams' comment/observation isn't the first I've heard from people wondering about his eyesight. He literally looks like someone who is not seeing the ball. I'd get a second opinion. It's either that or he just became slow-brained over the past year.

2008-07-18 19:07:24

83. underdog

I hated Kent's move or lack thereof there but just for me at least it's officially become a tired topic. Plus no trash cans were harmed!

2008-07-18 19:08:02

84. D4P

Gameday calls Loney's thing a "fielder's choice double play".

2008-07-18 19:08:02

85. MonkeyBlue

Dang! should have worked the count!

2008-07-18 19:08:25

86. underdog

DBacks coming right back in feisty style. Come on, Hiro, keep that ball down.

2008-07-18 19:09:24

87. thinkblue88

haha, gameday totally skipped over Jones AB

2008-07-18 19:09:36

88. Bob Hendley

Now, Kent did get over to third (though a halfway decent throw would have nailed him).

2008-07-18 19:09:45

89. underdog

87 - So did he.

2008-07-18 19:09:52

90. ucladodger

I hate Jeff Kent. Thats a freakin double play.

2008-07-18 19:09:55

91. natepurcell

How did Kent not come up with that?

2008-07-18 19:10:02

92. Uncle Miltie

That was some pretty Uggla defense by Kent...

2008-07-18 19:10:11

93. JoeyP

Kent sucks out there.
Should have been an easy DP.

2008-07-18 19:10:19

94. MonkeyBlue

Old man! I hate you today.

2008-07-18 19:10:37

95. Who Is Karim Garcia

Martin brought some Uggla back for Kent.

2008-07-18 19:10:45

96. underdog

Stupid Dbacks! Won't roll over and die. {shakes fist}

2008-07-18 19:11:29

97. 68elcamino427

Kent appears to be experienceing the classic "All-Star break Hangover".
No worries, he'll get loose after a few games?

2008-07-18 19:11:30

98. underdog

Kent needs to hit a grand slam today to make up for his goofs.

2008-07-18 19:11:53

99. Bob Hendley

Jeez, did I try to say something nice about Kent?

2008-07-18 19:12:28

100. ucladodger

Kent has already cost the team 2, possible 3 runs. what a joke.

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2008-07-18 19:12:30

101. JoeyP

That ball was hit hard.

2008-07-18 19:13:01

102. underdog

Jeez louise!

Sassinfrassinmassin'...

2008-07-18 19:13:42

103. Who Is Karim Garcia

Playing in the clubhouse before the game:

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give it Away

2008-07-18 19:13:43

104. ucladodger

This is ridiculous.

2008-07-18 19:13:50

105. Telemachos

(gargle)

2008-07-18 19:13:52

106. JoeyP

Druw with an error.
He was going to hold at 3rd.

2008-07-18 19:14:09

107. Gagne55

2008-07-18 19:14:19

108. thinkblue88

Man, I was predicting a pitcher duel all week end long. Guess not. Two teams offensivly challenged scoring plenty of runs early.

2008-07-18 19:14:21

109. Bob Timmermann

Can't anybody here play this game?

2008-07-18 19:14:30

110. underdog

That's just sad.

Well... maybe I need to leave this game for awhile. You can blame me for this.

2008-07-18 19:14:44

111. 68elcamino427

Kent and Jones may approach the bench.
Players that are focused on winning may take their places on the field.

2008-07-18 19:15:04

112. Who Is Karim Garcia

Sorry Vin, that is not Andruw's first error of the year.

2008-07-18 19:15:21

113. D4P

Can't anybody here play this game?

It's a new season. They haven't hit their mid-season stride yet.

2008-07-18 19:15:25

114. underdog

109 {Raises hand}

Oh wait. Which game? I thought you meant Gin Rummy. I can play that.

2008-07-18 19:15:36

115. whodat807

God I hate away announcers.

2008-07-18 19:16:44

116. Gagne55

Gamecast is so behind right now.

2008-07-18 19:16:50

117. 68elcamino427

Kent stinks.

2008-07-18 19:16:52

118. MonkeyBlue

Unbelievable.

2008-07-18 19:16:59

119. underdog

Kuroda's given up at least a couple of hits that were his fault, but the rest really hasn't been.

2008-07-18 19:17:11

120. Who Is Karim Garcia

116

So are the Dodgers.

2008-07-18 19:17:21

121. JoeyP

4-3 D-bax.

Kuroda's gonna get charged with 4 runs, when he really should have been out of the inning with none scoring.

2008-07-18 19:17:28

122. ucladodger

Just to think, with any below average second baseman we get out of the inning up 3-0 with Kuroda around 18 pitches or so. With the worst second baseman in the game we are now down. Its a good thing he's so great offensively!

2008-07-18 19:17:30

123. GMac In The 909

The PVLs are sure earning their fat contracts today.

2008-07-18 19:17:32

124. underdog

He looked out to me, no?

2008-07-18 19:17:42

125. natepurcell

Darron Sutton is going to make me throw my remote at my tv.

2008-07-18 19:17:52

126. Telemachos

That ball was hit slow, I'm not sure you can slam Kent for not getting the double-play turned.

2008-07-18 19:19:07

127. oshea2002

I'm sorry, normally I wouldn't harp on errors, but when management and the media protect these guys and are so quick to throw the young guys under the bus for any reason, then these jokers come out and instead of being up 4-0 now we're down and will likely lose, I want to scream.

2008-07-18 19:19:32

128. natepurcell

126

Not that one, the one where the ball went right under his glove.

2008-07-18 19:19:48

129. underdog

125 - I already threw my mouse at my laptop. And then hit mute.

126 - I agree. Kent's been crap this inning but that DP looked like it was turned the right way.

2008-07-18 19:21:18

130. ucladodger

All of the writers who consistently harp on the young players better make a point of writing about Kent and Jones this inning. 2 complete jokes out on the diamond.

2008-07-18 19:21:32

131. underdog

Cool. It's Violate Rule 8 Day here at the 'Thoughts. It's safer for the family than Violate Rule 1 Day, which is an adults only affair.

Well, I can say that I don't think the Dodgers are done scoring runs today. Hope I'm right about that.

2008-07-18 19:21:34

132. OhioBlues12

Unbelievable. Now Davis will most likely revert to dominating us like he usually does. Whenever we get the lead Kent should come out for a defensive replacement, I don't care if it is the first inning.

2008-07-18 19:21:34

133. oshea2002

I just got in - can someone explain why DeWitt is playing tonight?

2008-07-18 19:22:07

134. Doctor

Well, that should just about do it for this PVL garbage. Kent and Jones looked like they belong in the crowd that inning to the tune of costing the team the difference between winning 4-0 (at least) to losing 3-4.

2008-07-18 19:22:27

135. Gagne55

122 Which single was an uncharged error by Kent? None were to right field. Tracy's?

2008-07-18 19:22:42

136. Telemachos

The First Inning -- it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

2008-07-18 19:22:50

137. JoeyP

I wonder if DeWitt & LaRoche get along, or if they hate each other's guts?

You dont really hear much tabloid stuff about the Dodgers, even though they are an LA team.

2008-07-18 19:23:18

138. bhsportsguy

BTW, it would not be surprising for both of these teams that the final score of this game is 4-3.

2008-07-18 19:23:32

139. underdog

Sigh.

Bob? Someone? Am I crazy?

2008-07-18 19:23:39

140. Bob Hendley

Are Shimmin's pants still in play here?

2008-07-18 19:24:08

141. MonkeyBlue

I hope the Dodgers don't go with one of those 6 scoreless inning after scoring big route.

2008-07-18 19:24:17

142. Gagne55

That's four in a row by Davis.

2008-07-18 19:24:56

143. Andrew Shimmin

140- Yes. And they're looking mighty smooth.

2008-07-18 19:25:06

144. Bob Timmermann

139
You're crazy, man, crazy!

I just sit back and enjoy games like this. Nothing more fun than a night of DT fulminating and bloviating and cursing the darkness.

2008-07-18 19:25:46

145. Gagne55

138 You worded that poorly, but I would cdrtainly not be suprised if the final score of this one ends up 4-3.