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Jones Tries to Straighten Out
2008-08-08 18:06
by Jon Weisman

UntitledTonight, Joe Torre has boldly given Andruw Jones another shot at redemption - inserting him in the starting lineup against noted if fallen San Francisco curveballer Barry Zito. Jones has seen 90 curveballs this season, according to Josh Kalk, and has an .067 batting average (and slugging average) against them. (Thanks to commenter Eric Stephen for the link.)

Jones hasn't swung and missed at all that many, but he definitely hasn't been able to do anything with them.

* * *

Welcome back, Brad Penny. (Brian Falkenborg has been designated for assignment, according to Tony Jackson of the Daily News.)

* * *

Confidential to the women of Los Angeles, perhaps America, perhaps the world: Your sunglasses are big enough. If they get any bigger, your faces and your desire to look at pictures of yourselves 20 years from now will disappear forever.

I don't know nothin' about fashion, but I'm just saying ...

* * *

Dodgers at Giants, 7:15 p.m.

Comments (460)
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2008-08-08 19:12:09
1.   bhsportsguy
Ladies, fashion questions can be e-mailed to the address on the sidebar.
2008-08-08 19:12:34
2.   Bluebleeder87
Why was Falkenborg used so much if he wasn't liked to begin with?
2008-08-08 19:12:40
3.   Brent Knapp
Jon, they're not sunglasses. They're ski goggles.
2008-08-08 19:14:40
4.   Bluebleeder87
So what's going on fellas... who is gonna provide the whiffle balls & bats & such?
2008-08-08 19:15:04
5.   thinkblue88
I'm just glad I wasn't the only that thought the same about them goggles....but you try telling 'em...
2008-08-08 19:15:16
6.   trainwreck
Jon is not a fan of the stunna shades.
2008-08-08 19:15:38
7.   Penarol1916
Yeah, this summer I think that I've seen more than 2 square inches of my 10-year old daughter's face twice.
2008-08-08 19:16:06
8.   Bluebleeder87
Nice way to get things started MK.
2008-08-08 19:16:11
9.   Bob Hendley
Have a date with the wife, so I won't be along for the ride tonight. Looking forward to a good old shellacking of the Gnats.
2008-08-08 19:16:29
10.   thinkblue88
Hey! A baseball game!

Alright, go Kemp.

2008-08-08 19:18:14
11.   Gagne55
At least Falkenborg won't be around giving up a lot of runs anymore.
2008-08-08 19:22:25
12.   Bluebleeder87
You guys know if we're gonna face Lincecum in this series?
2008-08-08 19:23:05
13.   Alex41592
12 - No. Zito, Correia and Cain.
2008-08-08 19:23:13
14.   Bluebleeder87
Zito seems like the type of pitcher Manny Ramirez would devour...
2008-08-08 19:23:46
15.   Bluebleeder87
13

Woot-woot!

2008-08-08 19:25:37
16.   Gagne55
I wonder if the pitch type breakdown really means much. Like if certain players consistently do better with certain pitches. Has Jones always been weak against the curve? Has he always been strong against the cutter? This is the kind of analysis that could lead to major breakthroughs in platooning!
2008-08-08 19:27:10
17.   Bluebleeder87
Thank goodness for Doug Davis...

4-1 Braves with only one out & a man on 2nd.

2008-08-08 19:28:16
18.   Alex41592
Penny isn't throwing hard at all.
2008-08-08 19:29:03
19.   Gagne55
Not a good way to have it begin for Penny.
2008-08-08 19:29:53
20.   Gagne55
Bunting in the first inning with the second place hitter? Bochy has been possessed by Jim Tracy!
2008-08-08 19:31:29
21.   MMSMikey
casey blake had his left foot on first base recieving that throw from martin, same old penny. hittable fastballs.
2008-08-08 19:31:52
22.   Alex41592
I'll go so far as to say Brad Penny will not help this team down the stretch. There's something just off with him and has been all season.
2008-08-08 19:31:53
23.   68elcamino427
Penny - ???
2008-08-08 19:32:15
24.   Gagne55
Not good.
2008-08-08 19:32:33
25.   alexx
I like how Gameday is calling all of Penny's pitches changeups.
2008-08-08 19:32:45
26.   Bluebleeder87
in the early going it seems like Penny doesn't have control of his fastball.

a little up & away for Molina is just what the doctor ordered for him [Molina]

2008-08-08 19:33:49
27.   thinkblue88
CC going for his fourth complete game and second shut out.
2008-08-08 19:34:08
28.   Bluebleeder87
22

he just came back!! give 'em at least a few innings before judign 'em will 'ya.

2008-08-08 19:34:34
29.   MMSMikey
c'mon brad, you are pitching against a AAA lineup.
2008-08-08 19:34:39
30.   ucladodger
Not gonna be here long, but will leave with this. Penny really seems like he isnt going 100% out there. He has always had a max delivery and tonight it looks nothing like that. I dont know if its because he is afraid to let loose, but it wont help him. This lineup is pretty crummy, but with how Penny looks so far, I'm not too confident with him out there. Penny at 90 is easily hittable just because his fastball is so damn straight.
2008-08-08 19:34:50
31.   Bluebleeder87
27

the Brewers are putting a lot of miles on our future ace...

2008-08-08 19:35:11
32.   Gagne55
27 Going for? That game is over.
2008-08-08 19:35:51
33.   Bluebleeder87
Penny got out of it cheaply enough.
2008-08-08 19:36:09
34.   thinkblue88
32.

I type s l o w.

2008-08-08 19:37:08
35.   Gagne55
31 Cruising through nine innings adds fewer 'miles' than struggling through six. C.C. looks fine.
2008-08-08 19:37:53
36.   Gold Star for Robot Boy
These women with their huge glasses, they look like battered wives.
2008-08-08 19:38:07
37.   Gagne55
33 Good thing Bochy wasted an out with Ochoa.
2008-08-08 19:38:08
38.   Alex41592
28 - Think of it like watching Jason Schmidt last season. Something was just very wrong. Same feeling with Penny.
2008-08-08 19:39:15
39.   Fallout
21 MMSMikey
That's the right way to play it when the third baseman has to come in toward the plate to make the play.
2008-08-08 19:40:15
40.   MMSMikey
seems like fred lewis was playing really deep right there.
2008-08-08 19:40:53
41.   MMSMikey
jones, late on a zito fastball.
2008-08-08 19:42:59
42.   Gagne55
I was just about to comment that Zito was making a lot of pitches for the number of battes faced. Then Jones and Berroa compensated.
2008-08-08 19:45:29
43.   Bluebleeder87
man, Penny's fastball at 87mph??

uh oh.

2008-08-08 19:46:19
44.   Bluebleeder87
it does get pretty darn cold up there so maybe it's just that.
2008-08-08 19:47:11
45.   Ken Noe
Is Kevin Towers watching their game or this one, with Maddux's agent on speed dial.
2008-08-08 19:48:26
46.   68elcamino427
Sorry - the New Penny looks alot like the Old Penny to me ...

Ball's up out over the plate - film at 11

2008-08-08 19:50:57
47.   MMSMikey
danny!
2008-08-08 19:51:04
48.   DaveP
46 - minus about 8-10 mph on the fastball. I can't imagine how Penny would fare against the Cardinal mashers with this 86-87mph straight fastball.
2008-08-08 19:51:07
49.   Alex41592
ARDOIN! What the?
2008-08-08 19:51:13
50.   68elcamino427
Danny Power!
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2008-08-08 19:51:15
51.   thinkblue88
Sweet!!

Alright Ardoin! Good for you!

2008-08-08 19:51:28
52.   MonkeyBlue
Dannny boy!
2008-08-08 19:51:36
53.   Tripon
Ardoin being Manny.
2008-08-08 19:51:43
54.   Bluebleeder87
is it just me, that swing reminded me of Jason Repko.

Ardoin dinger.

2008-08-08 19:52:07
55.   Gagne55
Ardoin power!
2008-08-08 19:52:21
56.   Fallout
A lot of hard hit balls off Zito. How long can he last?
2008-08-08 19:52:38
57.   Chiron Brown
Downtown Danny Ardoin!
2008-08-08 19:53:15
58.   68elcamino427
DFA Sweeney and keep Penny as the PH

Kuo may bat on nights that he will not throw

2008-08-08 19:53:23
59.   Gagne55
Penny helps his own cause
2008-08-08 19:53:27
60.   Tripon
Why did the Giants give Zito a $127 million contract? Its like the Dodgers giving Jones $36 million but about 5 times worse.
2008-08-08 19:53:32
61.   Ken Noe
First dinger in three years for the Catchin' Cajun.
2008-08-08 19:53:49
62.   Humma Kavula
MEMO

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To: This Inning

Re: Approval

I find your ideas fascinating and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

2008-08-08 19:53:56
63.   Alex41592
Zito Killer Matt Kemp.
2008-08-08 19:54:00
64.   MonkeyBlue
Come on Martin!
2008-08-08 19:54:40
65.   Gagne55
Bison liner!
2008-08-08 19:54:44
66.   Humma Kavula
60 Don't be silly. It's only about four times worse.
2008-08-08 19:55:21
67.   Gen3Blue
I just got in and was about to say how come Martin isn't playing, but I guess it isn't so bad. I just hope he is not hurt.Wait--here he is. Whats going on?
2008-08-08 19:55:45
68.   MJW101
Kershaw has now pitched as many innings as he did in 2007 (122). How many more innings is it safe for him to throw before being shutdown for 2008?
2008-08-08 19:56:16
69.   MonkeyBlue
Wooo! time for Kent to rack up some RBIs!
2008-08-08 19:56:16
70.   Alex41592
Zito is begging to be destroyed.
2008-08-08 19:56:18
71.   Gagne55
Walk this way!
2008-08-08 19:56:55
72.   68elcamino427
Old Man ...
2008-08-08 19:57:13
73.   Gagne55
According to camecast all four balls to Martin were on the black. Almost the exact same spot for three of them.
2008-08-08 19:57:20
74.   Humma Kavula
So this is what Cardinals fans felt like earlier this week.

Feels good!

2008-08-08 19:57:28
75.   MMSMikey
id say 30-40 more innings for clayton
2008-08-08 19:57:53
76.   EJM
Krukow and Kuiper are pronouncing Ardoin, "Are-dwa", almost French sounding...Anyone know if that's correct?
2008-08-08 19:57:54
77.   MMSMikey
lets go mustache!
2008-08-08 19:58:58
78.   Tripon
66

Actually, its only about 3.53 worse than the Andruw Jones contract in terms of money.

36 * 3.53 = 127.08

2008-08-08 19:58:58
79.   Tripon
66

Actually, its only about 3.53 worse than the Andruw Jones contract in terms of money.

36 * 3.53 = 127.08

2008-08-08 19:59:23
80.   MonkeyBlue
Old man KENT!!!!!!!
2008-08-08 19:59:26
81.   Bluebleeder87
splits the gap.
2008-08-08 19:59:28
82.   MMSMikey
mustache going to work!
2008-08-08 19:59:31
83.   Alex41592
D-E-S-T-R-O-Y-E-D!
2008-08-08 19:59:31
84.   Humma Kavula
Awesome.
2008-08-08 19:59:51
85.   MollyKnight
The only thing sad about that is we'll have to wait at least another inning to see Manny with the bases loaded.
2008-08-08 19:59:56
86.   68elcamino427
... comes thrtough with a long double!

Old Man!

2008-08-08 19:59:58
87.   Alex41592
Icing on the cake:

5-1 Braves Top 5.

2008-08-08 20:00:01
88.   Tripon
Giants fans must think Jeff Kent smells like old dog poo.
2008-08-08 20:00:34
89.   thinkblue88
I love when Vin goes:

"In come Penny.......In comes Kemp.....Here comes Martin to score!"

Nobody does it better.

2008-08-08 20:00:36
90.   Gagne55
KENT!!!
2008-08-08 20:01:14
91.   Gagne55
85 Don't think they can bat around?
2008-08-08 20:01:16
92.   Alex41592
Manny gets the first out. Funny game.
2008-08-08 20:01:19
93.   MonkeyBlue
Manny with a crappy at bat.
2008-08-08 20:01:57
94.   Gen3Blue
Whoa! Vin isn't shy about talking about Zito's current shortcomings.
2008-08-08 20:01:59
95.   Gagne55
Manny made an out. :(
2008-08-08 20:02:16
96.   Tripon
Manny isn't being Manny.
2008-08-08 20:03:33
97.   Ken Noe
Ardoin was Manny : Manny was Ardoin
2008-08-08 20:04:44
98.   Bluebleeder87
Looks like Zito KENT buy an out these days.
2008-08-08 20:05:53
99.   Alex41592
7-1 Braves Top 5.
2008-08-08 20:06:02
100.   MonkeyBlue
Andruw walked... Zito is done.
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2008-08-08 20:06:18
101.   68elcamino427
Jonesy with a nice relaxed AB
2008-08-08 20:06:46
102.   Bluebleeder87
it's kind of a laugher now in Zona.

7-1 Bravos de Atlanta.

2008-08-08 20:06:51
103.   Ken Noe
They should walk Snipes and pitch to Ardoin :-)
2008-08-08 20:06:52
104.   Tripon
Jones being Walken.

"Guess what?! I've got a fever, and the only prescription... is more cowbell!"

2008-08-08 20:07:15
105.   Alex41592
Vinny is all over Zito and deservedly so.
2008-08-08 20:07:35
106.   68elcamino427
Berroa and Manny are tight!
2008-08-08 20:07:44
107.   Tripon
Jones being hustling out.
2008-08-08 20:07:45
108.   Alex41592
BERROA!
2008-08-08 20:07:52
109.   MonkeyBlue
Andruw! you slow pole!
2008-08-08 20:07:59
110.   MMSMikey
poor druw, nothing goes right for him.
2008-08-08 20:07:59
111.   Alex41592
High Five!
2008-08-08 20:09:27
112.   D Prouty
Amen to the sunglasses comment, and way to go Kent coming through. Maybe it is a good idea to bat him in front of Manny.
2008-08-08 20:09:47
113.   68elcamino427
Make Manny the Player-Manager!
2008-08-08 20:09:57
114.   Bob Timmermann
Andruw Jones.

Not Polish.

2008-08-08 20:11:42
115.   Tripon
109 Hey, do you think Adroin could hit another HR? Sending Jones was... well, it wasn't the right move. But eh, we scored 5 runs in that inning, unless we lose this lead I don't care at the moment.
2008-08-08 20:14:11
116.   D Prouty
Speaking of Berroa, has anyone noticed that recently he's been swinging the bat a little better. Hard to get much production out of the 8 spot, but he's batting .316 with an .855 OPS in the last seven games (ie since Manny trade). Samll sample size yes, but maybe we he can provide competency until Furcal comes back (fingers crossed). Thoughts?
2008-08-08 20:16:08
117.   Tripon
Kent being Old, and crusty.
2008-08-08 20:16:12
118.   MonkeyBlue
Did not do need to rush that throw.
2008-08-08 20:17:26
119.   Bluebleeder87
I wonder how Saito feels.
2008-08-08 20:18:33
120.   Tripon
119 He's supposed to be starting a throwing program next week.
2008-08-08 20:18:57
121.   eusmus
Is it a bad sign when gameday identifies all of your fastballs as changeups?
2008-08-08 20:19:10
122.   Bluebleeder87
if anything at least Jones was positioned well to get that Molina gapper.
2008-08-08 20:19:20
123.   Alex41592
8-2 Braves Bot 5.
2008-08-08 20:19:29
124.   Gagne55
116 I don't think Furcal is coming back.
2008-08-08 20:20:01
125.   The Dude Abides
Just think...if Andruw weighed ten fewer pounds, he probably scores on that gapper. Great hitting by Kent, it makes up for me averting my eyes every time he has to go to his right.
2008-08-08 20:20:31
126.   Alex41592
124 - Lets put it like this. If Furcal comes back he's a massive bonus.
2008-08-08 20:23:19
127.   Fallout
121 eusmus
Only for the team on defense.
2008-08-08 20:24:25
128.   MSarg29
With Penny's velocity down tonight, I predict we trade for Maddux. Then we employ a 6 man rotation and try to limit the innings of Kershaw, Kuroda, Billingsly.
2008-08-08 20:24:28
129.   Alex41592
Ardoin with the eight pitch walk.
2008-08-08 20:24:46
130.   Tripon
Man, Zito's just a belly itcher.
2008-08-08 20:24:56
131.   Gagne55
Ardoin earned that walk!
2008-08-08 20:25:07
132.   trainwreck
It's a real good thing Icaros is at the game and not listening to the Giant commentators tonight. They took it up a notch tonight.
2008-08-08 20:25:50
133.   Gagne55
130 Is Molina a belly scratcher?
2008-08-08 20:25:51
134.   Tripon
128 We're limiting Kershaw's pitching anyway. If we pick up Maddux, he'll likely take Kuroda's or Kershaw's spot.
2008-08-08 20:26:25
135.   Bluebleeder87
125

The Dude Abides is full of wisdom.

2008-08-08 20:26:34
136.   bhsportsguy
Matty Alou?
2008-08-08 20:26:42
137.   MonkeyBlue
Adrion! you fool!
2008-08-08 20:26:52
138.   Alex41592
Well that's just embarrassing.
2008-08-08 20:26:54
139.   Gagne55
Nice way for Penny to get the bunt down.
2008-08-08 20:27:17
140.   natepurcell
I love when the Dodgers are winning when I drink vodka red bulls.
2008-08-08 20:27:35
141.   Bluebleeder87
that Ardoin out was pretty humorous
2008-08-08 20:27:48
142.   Alex41592
It takes 395 feet for the out.
2008-08-08 20:28:33
143.   Gagne55
Well a promising inning fell apart really fast.
2008-08-08 20:29:07
144.   Gen3Blue
Well, Danny gives Zito life, and that is not a good thing.
2008-08-08 20:29:48
145.   The Dude Abides
135
That last out by Kemp really tied that inning together.
2008-08-08 20:31:35
146.   Tripon
144 Yes it is. The Dodgers has shown they can bat Zito around whenever they wish. Even if the Giants bullpen is porous, Zito is even worse. Zito is just the gift that keeps on giving.
2008-08-08 20:32:36
147.   Bluebleeder87
it's just amazing HOW MUCH Andruw Jones declined this year, I just can't believe it man.
2008-08-08 20:32:42
148.   trainwreck
Apparently, Mark Sanchez dislocated his knee-cap today.

Sorry, USC fans.

2008-08-08 20:33:34
149.   MMSMikey
8-4 braves bot 6
2008-08-08 20:34:04
150.   Alex41592
8-4 Braves Bot 6.
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2008-08-08 20:34:24
151.   Bluebleeder87
I was thinking of a 25+ dinger year by A-Jones wasn't all that bad.
2008-08-08 20:35:19
152.   Gagne55
148 The QB in the loss to Stanford?
2008-08-08 20:35:27
153.   Tripon
148 Get ready for those "Only a Trojan man needs a Mustang" T-shirt.
2008-08-08 20:35:59
154.   MonkeyBlue
Nice dp!
2008-08-08 20:36:38
155.   Alex41592
Sweet little double play in S.F and AZ. 8-4 Braves Top 7.
2008-08-08 20:37:37
156.   trainwreck