I was looking at that earier, myself. The entire starting rotation in Vegas is under 3.50.

Is Derek Thompson ever going to pitch again or did his star burn a litte bit and then flame out?

Wasn't his Tommy John surgery less than a year ago?

From Dodgers.com on March 14:

Thompson nears return: Star-crossed left-handed pitcher Derek Thompson, who underwent Tommy John surgery last year, said he will resume tossing in a couple weeks.

"I feel so much better," said Thompson, who also had a minor procedure to remove scar tissue a month ago. "I can already tell how much better it feels than it did before that procedure. I can straighten it out and not feel anything. There was so much scar tissue around the nerve that it was painful. It's similar to what [Eric] Gagne had. They freed up the nerve and I'm 100 percent better. I'm just about ready to go. I should be ready for games around the time of the Fall League."

There is a piece in Baseball Prospectus 2006 that discussed how players, the longer they play in Colorado, the home/away split gets worse. Apparently, they adjust their approach to the game to optimize for their home ballpark, to the detriment of their play elsewhere. Maybe there is something similar in Vegas?

Jamie McCourt chat: http://tinyurl.com/s6tte

pretty weak brew.

6 - That's a big "Why bother."

4 Is it a good thing that Thompson's injusry is similar to what Gagne had?

Are the new colors causing problems for the infield?

http://tinyurl.com/eamtv

It is so difficult to misspell "injury" like I did in the above post because the "S" is nowhere near the "I", "N", "J", "U", R" or the "Y".

There was a great sign outside my work's parking garage:

There will be filming of the movie "Next" beyond this sign.
This will involve helicopters landing, loud explosions and gunfire.
Please excuse the inconvenience.

11

Have you considered the fact that your left hand may be possessed by a demon or supernatural force?

12- lol.

8 - And what if Ethier doesn't get a hit in his first 13 ABs? Should we cut bait?

10 - https://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/363093.html

12 Please say HI to Jessica Biel for me if you see her.

Pujols sitting out with a sore back (and day game after night). Tied 2-2 going into the 8th -- will he PH?

12

When "Heat" was filmed by the liberry, one Saturday as we were going out they were filming some scenes from the big bank robbery sequence.

As everybody tried to leave you could hear the sounds of automatic weapons (presumably phony ones) and people yelling and screaming.

We ordered to stay inside for a few minutes.

Not for our safety of course.

Michael Mann didn't want to ruin the shot.

16 I doubt I'll get invited to her trailer. The last movie filmed here had Beyonce in it and she was rumored to be eating in our cafeteria one day, but she never showed.

I just looked it up. It's has Nicolas Cage and Julianne Moore starring. Moore is more my style than Jessica Biel.

But Julianne Moore's career seems to be heading south. She's been in some dogs recently.

Unlike Jessica Biel zooming to the top on the strength of her...

her ....

her ....

well you know.

You won't hear me say anything bad about Julianne Moore either, but I would have to go with Jessica Biel.

11 I do have a trigger-happy left hand today for some reason. Either supernatural forces or worse... too much coffee.

21 zooming to the top on the strength of her . . . supersecret pilotless stealth fighter jet?

Meanwhile, Marty, guy says to shout out hello to Jessica Biel and you're worrying about getting invited into her trailer?! Don't think of you as such a modern guy . . .

"This will involve helicopters landing, loud explosions and gunfire.
Please excuse the inconvenience."
-------

I think households in Iraq got the same handbill.

Who has a better chance of making the postseason... the Reds or the Dodgers? Tougher question, who will finish the season with a better record? I picked the Reds because they are the most surprising team in the NL to me so far.

I. wow, those are some pretty impressive early season ERAs. I hope they call Aaron Sele up soon!

II. With Ledee going on the DL, we sure could use a good left handed bat off the bench. HSC?

vr, Xei

"But Julianne Moore's career seems to be heading south. She's been in some dogs recently."
------

Apparently reading isn't very important to her.

25 But that is for their own good. For the purpose of rescuing them from tyranny and war and senseless, random killings.

15 responding to 8:

I think it's reason number one why Choi was written off--bad first impression. It's not a great idea in dating and not a great way to evaluate a baseball player.

By the by, happiness is giving a class an activity that engages them while I get to sit here and post! And I get paid...:)

Seriously, my first post at work and it only took me six months to do it.

(sigh)

I miss this site.

I sat through "The Forgotten".

I wish I could have forgotten it.

Paging Roy Roemer, paging Roy Roemer . . .

Anyhow, everyone's favorite subject (from washpost chat w/Os' beat writer Jorge Arangure, Jr.:

Rockville, Md.: What seems to be the problem with the O's bullpen? They don't seem to be able to make an appearance without at least one of the relivers giving up a run. I am sure Leo Mazzone must be the most frustrated person out of anybody on that team, since they keep shuffling guys in and out of there.

Jorge Arangure Jr.: Steve Stone made a great point in today's White Sox vs. Indians game. He said that that middle relievers are the only players on the field who basically "earn" their spots on the roster through failure. He pointed to the fact that most middle relievers are failed starters or failed set up men or closers who just get sent to the bullpen. He makes a good point. The problem with these guys is that they are forced to pitch in important situation because Baltimore's starting pitching has yet to be able to pitch deep into games.

30 In dating, however, going oh-fer your first 10 games may be legitimate reason to worry.

33 Well you just need extra base hits to break out of a slump. Once you start getting to second base, things pick up very quickly.

Follow up to 32, this is just funny:

Give Me Some Hope: Lifetime O's fan now living in D.C. and heading home to B'more for the game tonight. Give me something to be hopeful about. Something positive to watch for. Please?

Jorge Arangure Jr.: I'll be wearing a really cool t-shirt and some diesel jeans.

33 - No, you just need to face a new pitcher.

(Here we go again ...)

36 By that logic, and by post 32, it would be advantageous to face a middle reliever.

They should be easy.

31 - SB, maybe you can ask Bob when he will give us those lessons on how to sleep through work!

26 - Rockies.

* that was 30, sorry.

Anybody want to finish off this 10 pg final paper that is due at 5pm for me?

I thought Rockies too, but picked the Reds because of the tougher division and the better record. For what it's worth, I also strongly feel that the Dodgers will end up with a better record than the Rockies... I'm not so sure if they'll end up better than the Reds.

33 Bad advice, Boss. Then I'd have to be the catcher and I just couldn't handle that.

Looks like Pujols really gets the day off -- he didn't come in with 2 on, 2 out, top of the ninth, tie game.

Echh!! 10 page papers... that's a lot of bad memories. I would have never finished college if not for double spacing.

Doh! I meant 36

Hey, that's Falkenborg pitching for the Cardinals hitting people left and right. How did he get a job in the MLs. Wait, he is the perfect example of the middle relievers definition above.

Matt Kemp gets featured on BA today:

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/news/261186.html

And there it is. Falkenborg with the looping hanging curveball.

Jon is smokin' today. He's got the top 3 items in "Hot From the Toaster!"

Usually Bob is the one who does that.

[It's so confusing to me that I initially posted the above in the wrong thread.]

Hey, some of us have jobs.

My company is releasing Next. A little Did you Know?... the director Lee Tamahori was arrested in January for soliciting an undercover male officer to perform a sex act. He was dressed in drag at the time.

50 - That just won't wash, Bob.

52

It was worth a try...

51

Be sure that if you say hello to Jessica Biel on the set, that you double check.

[21] her... acting?

54

Yeah.... that's it. Acting!

The Angels are already down 3-0.

I was surprised to see that the Angels have the lowest team OBP in the majors. They are under .300 OBP as a team.

Big, I knew I recognized that name. That was a funny story.

Ah, Lee Tamahori. Once Was Director.

My statement about the Angels low OBP has cheered them up. Their first two batters have reached!

54, 55
Ah, acting. So that's what they call it these days.

56- but they have the energy, intestinal fortitude, and scrappiness to make up for it.

How many road games have the Pirates won? They are beating the Cubs 5-0. It looks like Tracy finally decided to play Freddy Sanchez. Jack Wilson just stole a base. Jimbo's playing Tracyball up 5-0.....7-0. Sanchez again.

The Pirates have one road win so far this season. I believe it was at Philadelphia.

After the Angels got the first two on, the next three (Anderson, Guerrero, Salmon) all made out and Oakland leads 3-0.

A co-worker of mine is actually acquainances with Jessica Biel... they went to the same university, IIRC. Apparently she's a very nice down-to-earth gal (who happens to be quite hot).

Not posting much these days (have a new 2-week old at home, but I know you guys miss me ;-) ), but I just wanted to comment that with all these injuries and ineffective players, it's nice to see the likes of Loney, Ethier, Broxton, Kuo getting a chance over last year's crew of Repko, Edwards, Grabs, and Robles. True, that the group above is more ready for big-league time than at this point last year, but credit Ned for not hesitating to make them plan B.

Now if we could just find some room for Aybar:
"Mr. Gillooly, this is a photo of Ramon Martinez. I don't want to know how it happens, just that it happens."

64,
That's news to me. Congratulations!

Finley triples then is immediately balked home by Mike Matheny. So obvious.

Best to you and your family Blue22

66 Don't mind me, Woody Williams pitching on the balk.

66

Mike Matheny made Woody Williams balk because he has a presence that regular catchers just don't have.

Plot outline for "Next" according to IMDB:

A man who can see into his own future has to avoid capture by a government organization and win the love of a woman who will be the mother of his child.

If he can see into his own future, and the future shows him being captured, how can he avoid it? It wouldn't be his future then.

If his future-seeing powers don't show him being captured, why should he worry?

As the movie usher said to Homer when he became briefly intelligent (he had a crayon removed from his brain):

Point out your plot holes elsewhere!

70 - Maybe he can't see very far into the future. Or maybe there's just a plot hole the size of Montana in the movie.

Beaten by 16 seconds. Oh well. I guess when I have a job I can post as fast as I want.

Next will probably not be on my must see list. I really don't like Nicolas Cage. I'd rather watch a Tom Cruise movie.

Considering that it's based on a Philip K. Dick story, I would not rule out the possibility that his endeavors to avoid capture are the very things that lead to his capture.

Or, it could be a watered down movie based on a Philip K. Dick story.

64 - Congrats!

63 - "they went to the same university, IIRC."

Illinois-Iowa Regional College? :)

65/66 - Thanks. It was the night of the Maddux gem a few weeks back. Made that loss slightly more tolerable.

Isn't it possible for a catcher to be called for a balk?

I would think the catcher could cause a balk, but never be called for one.

I found it...if the pitcher pitches while the catcher is not in the catcher's box during an intentional base on balls, then it is a balk.

80

Although the pitcher still gets credited with the balk.

81 "Credited" or "charged?" ;-)

81

Debited.

Accrued.

Eithier gets his first start against El Duque.

Something tells me that won't be fun. Can we have them start Carter for the game, so Eithier is guaranteed at least one hit?

76 - Thanks Jon. This is #2 for me, both under the age of 2. I may have to give up the comments, and restrict myself to only reading your posts.

Eh, who am I kidding?

64 it's nice to see the likes of Loney, Ethier, Broxton, Kuo getting a chance over last year's crew of Repko, Edwards, Grabs, and Robles.

Um, I'm pretty sure Repko and Robles are still getting a chance. So it's really Loney and Ethier instead of Perez and Choi and Aybar. Which makes it not so nice.

Today's Dodger sim is complete. Yesterday the sim had the Dodgers winning 3-1 and they lost 3-2. Close in the scoring department, but this isn't a hand grenade toss. In today's sim the Dodgers struck for two runs in the top of the first inning when Furcal and Lofton led off the game with back to back singles. Later in the inning Nomar walked with two outs and Mueller singled home two. The DBacks got one back in the bottom of the first when E.Byrnes tripled and scored on a two out single by C.Jackson. The score remained 2-1 Dodgers until the bottom of the 7th when catcher J.Estrada clubbed an O.Perez pitch over the CF fence. Broxton came in and relieved O.Perez and pitched a scoreless 8th inning. In the top of the 9th B.Mueller came through once again with a one out triple. Rookie Andre Ethier blooped a single over a drawn in infield and the Dodgers took a 3-2 lead heading into the bottom of the 9th. D.Baez pitched a perfect 9th inning and the Dodgers won 3-2. vr, Xei
WP - O.Perez
LP - O.Hernandez
SV - D.Baez
Hold - J.Broxton
GWRBI: A.Ethier

Fight! Fight!

What the heck happened in the Angel's-A's game, Kendall just charged the mound?

Gameday just says on-field delay

I believe that we should set odds on how many times all of us type Ethier's name as Either tonight.

It's just too easy to misspell. I already misspelled it before I hit "submit".

I'm putting the over/under at 10.

Swisher holding a de-capped Darin Erstad (his bald head exposed) off the mound should be on the cover of Moneyball II.

You got to hand it to Kendall for taking a big guy like Lackey down.

Is there a well-documented case of animosity between the A's and Angels?

Juicy details, please, for those of us at work. Did Kendall get Beane-d?

90 Kendall charged the mound after a curveball that not only did not hit him, but wasn't all that far inside. At first he had no reaction, but it appears that Lackey may have said something to him, because after a delay of about 5 seconds, he decided out of the blue to charge the mound.

He's looking at a pretty long suspension.

The Angels radio announcers believe that Kendall tried to get hit by a curveball, Lackey told Kendall to be a man, and Kendall decided to start the throw down. Scioscia was screaming at the home plate umpire for throwing out Lackey.

96

Jason Kendall out for a long time? Oh, how awful for Oakland. I'm sure Ken is weeping now. Weeping.

88 Sounds great, except looks to me from the play-by-play that Broxton got the win (and thus no hold), not Odalis.

... apparently after an inside pitch (which Kendall didnt have any problem with), Lackey said "lean out and let it hit you" or something along those lines. Then Kendall said, "what, you gotta problem with me," and charged the mound. What a dumb reason to fight.

100

Wars have been started over less.

96. I think Kendall decided he could do more for the team by getting thrown out than by bouncing into another double play ...

This is pretty funny on the Shaq/Kobe babies. Stole the link from the LA Times Lakers blog.

http://tinyurl.com/mar4b

Isnt Lackey both much bigger and much younger than Kendall?

Hopefully Kendall is suspended awhile and the A's bring up Jeremy Brown. Brown's been destroying the PCL.

Meanwhile, how can Kiko Calero not have been a bandleader in the 40s?

Kendall didn't take down Lackey. Lackey put Kendall into a headlock and Kendall just sort of grabbed onto him. Jose Molina then pulled Kendall down, taking Lackey with him.

Ok! The paper is IN, after some inevitable last minute technical difficulties. Will they ever design an ink cartridge that does't run out when I am re-printing the last page of my final??

104 - Isn't [Jeremy Brown] both much bigger and much younger than Kendall?

99. Yeah, you're right.

re Kendall: There goes one of my fantasy catchers out with a suspension. But it might actually help my team to have him sit for a while, just like it might help the A's.
vr, Xei

This is Jeremy Brown of Moneyball fame, I assume?

The very same.

But it might actually help my team to have him sit for a while, just like it might help the A's.

I have the same problem with Bobby Crosby. I kept in there for far too long. Now he's on the bench until he puts together at least a 1 week hot streak.

Jeremy Brown at AAA- .368/.448/.561

Can he do any worse than Jason Kendall or Melhuse?

104- while Kendall hasn't hit this year, he's been Yadier Molina like behind the plate and the pitchers love throwing to him. Jeremy Brown can hit, but I've heard that his defense is terrible. What about that guy they drafted out of Fullerton?

I was over at minorleagueball.com and was shocked to see Guzman has 5 walks. How did that happen. Did he get beaned three times?

I am getting my hopes up again on Greg Miller.

If you turn to ESPN 2 right now you can watch Mr. Kotter go for a WSOP bracelet.

Up your nose with a rubber hose and two aces!

47

its great that BA is showing some love to matt kemp. He has a 16 game hitting streak!

this guy is progressing into a monster. and from all reports ive read, his defense has been very solid in center as well.

guzman has walked 5x before his 100ab, he passes my ultimatum test. he can stay i guess.

That Kobe-Shaq story is hilarious. The only thing missing is the quote from Mearah O'Neal when she refers to herself as "The Big Diaperina".

Click on the LA Times website. Click on "Dodgers" when you get to the sports section.

Who's picture do you see?

Just now... I saw the man OPSing a thousand.

I have been sick for the past 5 days so I have no idea if anyone has posted this, but here is Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondence Dinner.

http://tinyurl.com/qkalt

This is so damn funny and Colbert has got some brass balls.

119 - Weird.

Lofton:Drew :: Dodgers:Padres

119 I sent out a "what's up with that?" email to them.

Duaner Sanchez has a 0.00 ERA in 17 innings this season with 14 Ks, 7 H and 6BB. That's not fair.

119 Well, they were friends, right, and SB, you certainly earned your HSC superfan credentials today!

Beltre's OBP is .299, and that is higher than his SLG%. It's DePo's fault.

123 - I would have still taken my chances on the trade for Seo or on trying to convert Sanchez to starting.

https://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/309956.html

Wow, turn away from the Angel game for a second, and ...

127
Bootcheck happens

I watched Colbert and I'm not sure if "bombing" is the right word, but he didnt really go over too well.

I'd say his worst "joke" was when he said the all the generals at the Pentagon just sit in a room and push computer buttons. You could have heard a pin drop after that.

I'm not sure how a comedian reacts when they just get silence.

Colbert probably expected the reaction he got haha. I just want to know who's idea was it to have him speak and if they actually take the Colbert Report seriously.

126 I will concede that what I am saying is short-sighted, but so far this year, we have needed Sanchez more than Seo. Also, you pointed out trends in K/BB ratios which show that this might not be a complete fluke for Sanchez and he might be developing into a prime reliever.

I am not arguing that back when the trade was made, this was or was not a chance worth taking. You could and did make a case for it. However, the results so far are not terribly surprising either. Long term, obviously, I hope the trade helps the Dodgers more than it helps the Mets.

131 - Well, we haven't needed Sanchez more than Seo, except in the sense that we need a pitcher with good stats more than a pitcher with bad stats.

So Quinlan is hit by a pitch and Scioscia is ejected, and not the pitcher. Lackey is ejected despite not hitting a batter. Guess the Angels are feeling a little persecuted.

I do like the Colbert report better than Jon Stewart's show.

I thought Jon Stewart did his best work on MTV.

131. Keep in mind that if it wasnt for Seo, Aaron Sele would be the fifth starter. I dont care if Sanchez turns into Gagne, Seo has already prevented 3 or 4 Sele starts and thats huge. Its not like Ned couldve signed another starter; when you reach into the free agent pool and get Brett Tomko, you dont reach again.

todays lineup.

biggest suprise is kent batting 6th.

Lofton, CF

Furcal, SS

Garciaparra, 1B

Drew, RF

Kent, 2B

Ethier, LF (big league debut)

Robles, 3B

Navarro, C

Perez, P

i mean 5th, i cant count.

Looks like 5th.

Redundancy, thy name is Humma Kavula.

135
That's quite a shake up. I'm still trying to figure out why Lucille II made the roster over Robles, given that Robles is the one getting the PT.

Does the Furcal/Lofton flip-flop mean that Furcal is now the designated "bunt Lofton to 2B" guy?

How does Mueller get a day off before Furcal?

Who is Lucille 2?

141
And why is he on the roster?

140 - Well, Furcal had a day off late last week. The question is why Furcal hasn't had more. I'm operating under the assumption that Furcal is gradually improving physically.

The question is why Furcal hasn't had more.

Especially with Super-Sub Ramon Martinez (aka Lucille II) backing him up, ready to help the team whenever and wherever he's needed.

144 - So how did Lucille II acquire his/her name?

145
We probably need a Lucille II FAQ to accompany the HSC version.

Anyway, Lucille II is a character on Arrested Development. We had initially referred to Ramon as "Ramon II," but at some point started using Lucille II instead.

146 - So it's because we already knew of former Dodger pitcher Ramon Martinez? I get it. Clever.

I'm not a Democrat, but I love the Colbert Report. That was a funny video clip, I can't believe that they let him speak there.

It's about time Grits moved Kent down in the lineup.

135
Actually that isn't a bad lineup

149 So long as you add the phrase "all things considered" to it.

wow, a new whacky lineup! I re-simmed tonight's game and this time the DBacks won 5-4 as the Dodgers blew a 3-0 lead. The DBacks rallied for 3 runs to take a 5-3 lead in the bottom of the 8th, having their way with Saito and Hamulack. The Dodgers rallied for one run in the top of the 9th and Ethier stranded runners at 2nd and 3rd.
Go Dodgers!
vr, Xei

Wow -- in Nationals/Mets, with the game tied 1-1, with men on first and second, one out, and the pitcher up trying to bunt the runners over, old friend Daryle Ward (starting in RF today) gets picked off second. Poor Daryle.

UGH,

why are we still having our best OBP guy hitting in front of the guy who is in the biggest slump. That's about ten steps beyond illogical.

If they're going to shuffle it up, just flip flop Kent and Nomar.

When I look at tonight's lineup, I think that JD Drew better not get hurt. I think the team is more dependent on him this year, than they were last.

I think Colbert is the funniest thing on TV right now. I have to hand it to him to get up there next to Bush and do that routine. I'd have melted thinking "this isn't working, I gotta get out of here".

Wow, and ESPN is airing, instead of my Flyers or the other hockey matchup (Carolina v Montreal)....a fishing tournament. FISHING!!

I look at that lineup and think I'd rather see Aybar at third than Robles.

157 - You're not alone.

Kwame Brown has been accused of rape.

Awful timing for the Lakers.

159 - I know what you're trying to say, but it's not like there's really a good time for something like this.

Non current Dodger stat of the day for this kid...

Beltre's OBP of .299 is higher than his slugging percentage .274

I don't know if anyone's interested, but I have 4 tickets for Thursday's (May 4) game against the Padres that I can't use. In the loge, in the buy-two-get-two-free section. All I want is what I paid for them: $44.44 total for all four seats, including parking.

e-mail toddhatesspam at yahoo dot com and I'll present details.

159 Where did you see that?

Marty -

http://tinyurl.com/za5w9

156

ESPN doesn't show NHL games this year. Did you try OLN?

There's a long thread about it on lakersground.net

160- Well, you know what I mean. Kwame was finally starting to breakout, especially in the playoffs. His defense has been one of the biggest reasons why the Lakers have been so successful in the postseason.

On another note, did they really have to use that picture?
http://tinyurl.com/hxaon

Actually this isnt terrible news for the Lakers. Hopefully Kwame Brown's contract has a 'morals' clause in it, that allows the contract to be voided. He's a waste of cap space.

Sorry - this is an emotional reaction, but you guys are just way, way too pragmatic.

His defense has been one of the biggest reasons why the Lakers have been so successful in the postseason.

No it hasnt. Phoenix has no scoring threats in the post. And Kwame's helpside defense (making others better), isnt very good either. I think people just have such low expectations for Kwame Brown, that whenever he grabs 6 rebounds in a game they think he's doing good. The guy is great waste of cap space, and would be in the NBDL if not for where he was drafted.

170- he's never going to live up to the hype of being a number 1 pick, but I think he can be a solid contributor. His defense is above average and in the past 2 games, he's collected double-doubles. There's a reason why Shawn Marion hasn't played well in the series and it's not Odom's defense. Kwame brings an inside presence that the Lakers haven't had since Shaq (no, I'm not saying that he's on Shaq's levels).

Pragmatic- relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic

Just had to look that one up.

This will be the game chat thread.

I can't believe how badly Beltre is sucking. Maybe there is something to that apologist argument that he'd do better in the comfortable confines of LA. He certainly can't do worse.

kemp picks up a bb in the first inning, extending his on base streak to 20 straight games.

Beltre has a .941 OPS in his past six games. The comeback has begun (maybe?)!

165 - Can't pay for OLN in the dorms Bob.

RIP 2006 Philadelphia Flyers.

...so can the Lakers activate an extra player if Brown ends up suspended..?

176 Yet his OPS is a .573. Well, at least Johjima is picking up the slack.

Five innings of one-hit ball for Nationals' rookie Michael O'Connor against the Mets. Nationals' fans across the greater DC region wondering how the team will implode tonight.

177
Probably depends who does the suspending and for how long.

The Saga of Daryle Ward continues. He's 1-1 with a double and a BB tonight. Comes up in the sixth with a runner at third and no outs, Mets bring in a lefty, and down he sits for pinch hitter Jose Guillen, who is batting 0 fer a million and two. All makes sense. Poor Daryle.

(Guillen groundout scores the runner.)

I see that Ward was picked off second by Lo Duca in a confluence of "old friends".

What does mlb.tv have against showing the Dodgers television broadcast? I just don't get this. Who would rather listen to those idiots with the Padres and Diamonbacks than to Vin Scully? Did anybody watch mlb.tv during Sunday's game? The way the Padres announcers squelched out cheers with every run made me sick. And the complaining about every call...

Aren't the Dodgers required to win this game since they've already lost two straight?

Rule of three and all that.

would the rule of three mean that they should lose?

Wasn't Eddie Yost (yes, Ned's dad) called "The Incredible Walking Man" because he got so many? Furcal's encroaching on his territory.

Have you ever looked at Eddie Yost's walk totals?

They were astoundingly high.

And he wasn't a good hitter.

I don't believe Eddie Yost is Ned Yost's father either.

Nomah!
Does that count as one of his homeruns?

i think toycannon is going to win that over/under 800 OPS bet.

Can we put Kent on the DL?

geez, what was drew thinking?

These AZ announcers are terrible.

[191] he hit it hard.

Hmmm...according to Gameday, Drew got doubled off first on a liner to 3rd. How does THAT happen? Was he running on the pitch or something?

188 I'm pretty sure he is/was. I remember Yost the younger when he played for "the Dreaded Portland Beavers" out there against the Islanders, and I remember our newspaper/broadcasters mentioning it more than once.

[195] drew seemed to quit on the play.

194. injury: being unlucky

Brewers manager Ned Yost was born Edgar Frederick Yost in 1955 in Eureka.

His bio on Brewers.com has this section:

Personal/Miscellaneous:
... his father, Ned, was an All-American football player at Santa Rosa Junior College in California ...

"The Walking Man", Eddie Yost was born as
Edward Frederick Joseph Yost in 1926 in Brooklyn and according to Baseball-Reference.com, Eddie Yost went to school at NYU. Although not for very long because he signed with the Senators when he was 18.

ethier hits it hard!

oh well.

199 Well, I'll blame my mistake on the media, then. ;)

eric brynes is a complete spazz out there.

the rule of three!

definite bunt situation here ;)

hahahah, the arizona announcer:

"bummer."

so eloquent, those guys.

hahahaha mark grace.

he is criticizing el duque for throwing a pitch right in the strike zone. so hes like, "i bet if i drew a circle, thats where the pitch is going to be."

so okay, he draws a circle... but the circle is like 5 ft x 5ft.

effin gracie.

Lofton is a triples machine!

and Eric Byrnes is getting a lot of action out there

and then hes like "yeep, see i was right."

Somebody please tell Ken Arneson that I am sick and tired of logging in. Firefox just crashed. Can't we get this thing to work so that it doesn't have to log you in every time you launch a new browser window?

Great triple by Lofton, BTW.

the experience of eric byrnes diving haphazardly in the outfield is so much more pleasurable when he's on the opposing team.

perfect night for Ethier to debut

Great... We're up by 5 runs. The game is a loss now...

Oh, wait, Carter's gone. Nevermind. =P

i hope this isnt devaju of the game against the braves earlier this year.

guzman walks again! go guzzie!

It is so great to be on the other side of Eric Byrnes' blunders.

214
Was it four balls to the backstop?

216 - I think the pitcher just rolled them on the ground from the mound to the plate. No bouncies.

216

3-2 count

ball
swinging strike
ball
swinging strike
ball
ball

216

3-2 count

ball
swinging strike
ball
swinging strike
ball
ball

The Dodgers are halfway to the "modern" record for triples in a game.

The last team with 6 was Detroit back in 1922.

The alltime record for triples in a game is 9. That was in 1894 by Baltimore.

Good to hear "Thome" the AZ announcer complaining about the umpires. Is Vin the only announcer left (now that Ross Porter is gone) who is not a homer?

And a SB by... Greenie?

Yikes.

I will not criticize K Loft for a while (maybe a week or two).

Anyone else notice how Carl Crawford is now walking at a respectable rate. This was pretty much the only part of his game that was lacking.

Man, if Greenie is running on you you know your bad. The only people slower are Jason Phillips and anyone named Monina.

I hope he gets to go to the concert. Come on D'backs ownership, please let him go!

Tough at bat for E thie r. Too bad, I'd like to see him make a splash.

Now that the pressue is on, everyone is spelling the guy's name right.

Even Bob is rattled. He misspelled "pressure".

The last time the Dodgers had three triples in a game:

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B05030MON1994.htm

Messrs. Deshields, Offerman, and Mondesi.

OK, stop throwing things at me.

I'm not a big game speller. I don't have veteran spelling presence. I can't go out there without my best spelling stuff and still win the big bees.

The trivia question is too easy.

furcal hits it...kind of far too!

Arizona's old/bad outfield is a terrible fit for thier ballpark

Furcal with an extra base hit, wow!

230 Somebody needs to light a fire under Bob. Lofton? You busy?

nomars been walking a ton for nomar.

Charlie Steiner assumes no Sun Devils are listening to his broadcast.

Or within audible distance of the broadcast booth.

Not very wise.

235 No, we just need to get guys in here who know how to spell.

I think Hernandez lost the game for the Lakers ...

Anyone remember last night when I said I had to remember to write about Furcal hitting one 400 feet. Of course, I forgot.

What kind of shot was his double tonight?

240 - a bouncer in the right field corner off the wall, from what Steiner said. Gameday shows it as just left of the right field corner past the turn fair.

What kind of shot was his double tonight?

line drive one hopper to the right field wall.

O/T, but a Sports Illustrated colleague of Jon's is pretty angry about New Orleans:

http://tinyurl.com/s2k2m

my fave quote from the broadcast tonight was when thom and grace were discussing ethier and referred to the dodgers' farm system by saying that, based on scouting and what's on paper, "the future of the national league west is in los angeles, arizona, and colorado".

i'm waiting for grace to start talking about slumpbusters...

244- I was just talking about slumpbusters with a friend yesterday. I didn't know that Grace was the one that created the term (until my friend told me)

243 - I get sick of people like him telling me that "we" aren't doing enough. Get off your fat keister, Mr. King, and grab a roofing nailgun, or pay somebody else to do so. Oh, you don't want to spend any of your own time and money fixing these people's houses? It's called "you, give at the office" without thinking about consequences. Houses built in Malibu Canyon will be exposed to perennial fire damage. Houses built near the waterfront in Gulf Coast states will be exposed to perennial hurricanes. Houses built below sea level next to a big river AND next to the Gulf Coast will be exposed to that risk times two.

Rant over.

Alright, let's see if Odalis can give up a hit to the leadoff hitter in the fifth to set up a double play.

246 - FYI we have given a lot of money to Habitat for Humanity to this exact end.

The test of a good offense. Can you continue to score a few runs in the remaining inning-because you will need them.

So what was the best part of that play -- Melvin sending up the middle reliever down five, the bunt straight back to the pitcher, the throw to second instead of to third, the fact that the throw almost went into centerfield, or that it all took place in the middle of an Odalis Perez Meltdown(TM)?

warm the bullpen.

our smokejumper is getting loose.

246 - Rob, I don't know Peter King from Adam, but it doesn't even seem like you read the article. First of all, he says he worked on a Habitat project. Second, he's just saying that New Orleans is being forgotten because the press cycle is over, and some are assuming all is well. Which it isn't.

(And third, maybe, you're assuming he doesn't give money to the cause, which seems like an unlikely assumption at this point.)

there is a fire little. smoke jumpers commence!

No, no. Clear the bases, then warm the bullpen.

Wow, just turned back from the Laker game thinking, could karma let two LA teams win on the same night ...
well, at least Chad Tracy is on my fantasy team!

Darn, we almost induced Tracy to kill the rally there.

oh my god.

DEJA VU.

Do you need a fricking telegram, Grittle? You idiot.

Yes! He killed the rally!

Wow, Odalis Perez wasn't satisfied with blowing a 5-0 lead in April. Much less what happened Sunday.

Odalis Perez has a higher ERA than El Duque.

the worse is that odalis had to give it up the ginger no less.

There's nothing I love more than the hysterical joy in the voice of the opposition's announcers as the Dodgers blow ridiculous leads game after game.

Grittle is capable of such stunning incompetence; I hope Broxton is still warming.

I missed the beginning of the inning. From Gameday, I'm surmising that the walk to Snyder should have been the moment to start warming up a reliever. Agree?

Chad Tracy hits a grand slam (4) to right field. Jason Grimsley scores. Craig Counsell scores. Eric Byrnes scores.

Wow, is that the Jason Grimsley that stole Albert Belle's corked bats? The one that was traded for some punk reliever named Curt Schilling? He's still in the league??

Is any lead safe with htis team.

He'll probably get his confidence back after he walks Gonzo, right?

This is possibly the only time that I've ever seen a manager manage a pitcher to get a loss.

Odalis just isn't getting enough run support.

wow, the wheels are really coming off now.

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Putting him in a position to fail...?

Gracie is infatuated with the girth of broxton.

By the way, that's my trademark and my royalties. reg, I like you, I like your site, we're allies in the war against ignorance, but Odalis Perez is terrible.

Wow. After the Braves game was over, I saw on the ESPN scoreboard that the Dodgers were winning 6-0 and I thought to myself, "The guys over at Dodger Thoughts will be happy." Then I came over to read the comments and by the time I get to the end, this happened. That's just painful. I'm sorry guys. I'm rooting for them to pull it out.

nice Lofton

way to go kenny.

Sorry Bob, but Lofton should get three errors for that.

Only Odalis Perez could blow a 6-0 lead. Is there any chance that K Loft lit a fire under the Diamonbacks' hitters?

You can't buy defensive talent like that just anywhere.

I posted that before the hit. I'm guessing that K Loft dove and the ball got past him?

280. Maybe he can't control the direction of the inspiration field and sometimes it just spreads to the other dugout. Like radiation.

278, 279 I take it Jackson doubled to deep center, Gonzales scored doesn't quite do the play justice?

280- Clearly a case of second hand smoke.

that was very veteranish of lofton. he was showing repko how not to track a fly ball.

282 -- It was quite a bit worse than that, you might want to find a basketball game to watch.

A sign of how bad things are going. I'm starting to feel sorry for Ned.

So what did K Loft actually do?

so with no-necks walk of greenie there, they've officially batted around, right? nice.

285 That was much better than my metaphor.

guzmans having a greak game,
2-4, bb hr

A fascinating psychological phenomena(from the Gods Must be Crazy. This is a losing mentality! It takes a team that feels its talent or management can't win. Watch how the offense, having taken the lead, can't generate anything more, even though several innings remain. And once overtaken, any pitchers put in will have no control or choke. This is very hard to brake. A pitcher like Gagne, or an offensive player who still produces when most feel they are losers can brake this cycle. But only a very good manager can change this situation.
I'm afraid we are in for another season unless someone really steps up.
At least it is interesting to watch.

Jackson hit a hard line drive that Lofton ran in on -- the problem was that he needed to run back on it.

i'm not sure i'd use the word "interesting" G3B. how about spirit crushing?

broxton looks like elvis from the neck up with those sideburns.

Jason Repko would have broken in two different directions on Jackson's double.

292. nice to see the homerun tonite, along with walks the last couple games ...

We're in trouble. The Diamonbacks don't have any great hitters, so I don't know if Broxton will be able to get anybody out.

is it possible for a pitcher to be scrappy? i wonder if we could get eckstein and convert him into a relief pitcher...

293. I wonder what a good manager is like?

It would be weird if Snyder reaches because then in the inning, the long reliever (Grimsley) would have batted and then the inning would have gone long enough for him to be hit for.

russ martin hits first homer of the year.

[293] "At least it is interesting to watch."

It's like living Salomon Torres reoccurring nightmares.

Who wouldn't want to bring in Joe Beimel here? Makes sense to me.

Let's hope the Diamonbacks pinch hit with Tony Clark (1.000+ OPS last season). That's Broxton's only chance of getting out of the inning.

hey nate, kind of a sidebar, but where do you follow 51s games? just on a gamecast?

okay guzman didnt homer, gameday lied to me. they changed it to martin.

yea just on gameday.

If Davanon goes deep, it would be the seventh time a team would have two grand slams in an inning.

turiaf!

okay gameday lied again, martin didnt homer. what the heck is going on.

311 - i'm glad i'm not the only one dual-refreshing while i'm supposed to be studying :)

That was one hell of a long inning

ethier's going to tie it up this inning.

11 years to the day since Hideo Nomo's debut. Those really were good times. No sarcasm necessary.

"Double technical on R. Bell" must have been fun.

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Is that even possible?

lol, that inning was so long that i forgot who was coming up. oops.

Good Lord. Just checked Gameday and...

Is it the Dodgers' mission to be a morale-booster for every team in the National League this season? They're all going to think they're the 2004 Boston Red Sox.

317

That was a technical on Bell and one on Bryant.

turiaf brings the energy.

turiaf (again)!

What was the point of the double switch with 4 innings left? That was a completely pointless move by Grits.

Lucille II rises to the occasion, just as she did on AD.

Lofton, get the bat on your shoulder.

315. you mean next inning

K Loft stinks!

weak sauce, lofton. weak sauce.

Furcal is good at walking.

Lofton, get the bat on your shoulder.

err, I just don't even know what to say. soulcrushing dp ball there by lofton, not to say that play is the issue.

I cant bear to bring myself to talk about the dodgers.

This Turiaf guy had open heart surgery for gods sake less than 9 months ago and is a rookie playing in a series clinching playoff game for the lakers. That's so improbable. Heck if Turiaf makes a few more free throws, he will have outscored Kobe at the half. Even more improabable

Meanwhile I have to watch Odalis earn 300k a start to crap himself. I can't think of a year in the last 30 (I am 35) where I was so uniterested with the Dodgers. I mean I love them, but they are really testing me this year and it's May 2.

Tell us a Jim Bowden story. That always improves the mood.

why would anyone walk furcal? JW's post on this must be a classified dossier or something, because if opposing pitchers were smart, they'd throw the guy strikes.

I can't think of a year in the last 30 (I am 35) where I was so uniterested with the Dodgers.

Really? Uninteresting years have been the norm for me for quite some time now.

333 LOL for real. I know it's cute to say lol and its really a smirk, but seriously 333 is exactly what I needed!

A team that scores 6 runs in the first half of a game could score that many in the second half. But if I'm right about the psych thats building here, they will behave and roll over now.
This is not the atmosphere you want to bring prospects into, although a rare few can cut through this.

It's interesting to see Plaschke studiously ignoring it.

That had to be a balk.

That looked like a balk to me.

Beimel has a heck of move -- the "Don't Deliver The Ball To The Plate" Move. Nice.

335

Yeah I know that..but this year, I don't know, even worse than normal and obviously there have been very lean years.

It's just that I don't really have any favorite hitters to watch (maybe Drew, but no one else where you say, oh he is up, I gotta watch), no one is outstanding on defense to watch, I can't stand bad pitching and the team seems to lack personality.

Damn, I am a downer. I should shut up now.

342
It's true. At least last year we had Choi to get excited about, though Hee was usually on the bench anyway. It's tough to get excited about Proven Veterans.

275.

Odais Perez= Lefty Carter, only paid 8 million more, and unfortunatly, like cancer, he is hard to get rid of.

No Bowden stories - he's home shivering, wondering if he's going to get the axe. Washingtonpost.com has a slew of stories about the to-be-new Owners for the Nationals up -- major feature pieces, so I guess they're really sure (linked at the The Griddle as well).

My ire is really just locked in on Frank Robinson. I know Gary Majewski is no hero, just a young relief pitcher who had a great season last year and is now being just savaged by his manager. See the story at nationals.com if you're interested. Quotes like "This is not a threat, but . . ."

337. I dont see how you can blame the offense when the team is down 7-6. Without the offense this is a blowout, right now the team is still in the game. The problem is that Odalis collapsed and Grady wasnt paying attention, solve that and this is a blowout victory.

The Dodgers and Angels are being saved in the local newspapers thanks to the good deeds being performed by the residents of Staples Center.

If there's a Clippers-Lakers playoff series, JD Drew and Jeff Kent could go on a 3-city thrill killing murder spree and nobody will notice.

339-340

Who cares, we got away with it, and it is high time for us to get a break.

342- And sit down. 8^)

That inning was so long I almost hit the liquor supply, although I suspect I will need it later. This is truly becoming a year when Dodger Thoughts is the only thing that will keep me sane.
It may be better to pile up all the prospects at LV and bring them up altogether. This is far from ideal, but better than exposing them to a losing mentality.
I hope we turn it around with 3 clutch wins and I look like a fool.

kinder; gentler; kinder; gentler; kinder; gentler

cant catch that one green!

I don't quite think Perez is off the hook, but I get what Vin's saying.

342. are you liking Drew a little bit more?

347 Of course, no one notices when Drew plays well regardless . . .

and drew pulls all of Dodger Thoughts from the ledge.. ;)

293 - A fascinating psychological phenomena(from the Gods Must be Crazy. This is a losing mentality! It takes a team that feels its talent or management can't win. Watch how the offense, having taken the lead, can't generate anything more, even though several innings remain. And once overtaken, any pitchers put in will have no control or choke. This is very hard to brake.

Looks like Drew hit the brakes on that.

346 you have a point. there goes Drew.
And I love being wrong. But its subtle when the offense does nothing when its needed.

Is "Eee-thee-er" the correct pronunciation of "Ethier"?

David Johnathon! Best Dodgers hitter since Sheffield. Now if only Kent can go down, then the Dodgers would be forced to call up Aybar.

Andre the Dodger!!

A beautiful thing.

Project Ethier begins!

363
What is the objective of said project?

why saenz? why not mueller?

Lance Carter never really went down to Vegas...he just possessed Odalais Perez.

i was thinking the same thing nate.

So is Andre Ethier the counterpoint to Howie Kendrick when it comes to names?

Get Cruz DFAed.

Go Andre!

I'm really liking the way the Dodgers are shuffling things around this week (been too busy to chime in 'til now) - granted Ethier came up because of Ledee being hurt, but all the call ups and line up shuffles and such, makes me respect Little and Colletti more.

Now if they can get the lead and then ((gasp)) hold it...

Ethier: to have more ether. Congrats to the lad.

Oh and, calling up Billingsley to replace Perez would be my next move, but they're not quite that gutty - yet.

366

So the Dodgers are afflicted by the same evil spirit that was bothering people in the movie "Fallen"?

"Tiiimmmeee... is on my side..."

369- no, we can keep him as a pinch hitter. My Jeff Kent for Jose Vidro proposal is looking pretty good right now.

372 - but then no starting LHP in lineup. or maybe that doesn't matter at this point...

Doesn't matter at this point... (No, it's a good point, but still the erratic way OP is pitching I don't know what the difference is.) I think it's too early to give up on Seo though.

Better than Nate's Jeff Kent for Lastings Milledge proposal is looking.

Well, if nothing else, LAT's daughter should be happy. Good for her.

374,377
Regardless, the point stands: Kent must go.

379 - batting below the mendoza line, who would take him?

That sounds like the Sopranos family talking about Vito. "He's gotta go!"

Miltie's ongoing feud with Jeff Kent is one of the daily highlights of DT. If Kent goes, that goes, and that is simply unacceptable.

time to get a K here, saito.

I'm going to hire D4P to pull a Tonya Harding on Kent and then Ned will be forced to call up Walking Willy.

That was a nice pitch.

That pitch was nasty. That must be a gyroball.

384
I like the idea, but I'm a lover, not a fighter.

Kent for O Dog?

386- steve! i am officially OBSESSED with the gyroball. don't get me worked up. it's late.

legend of the gryoball grows.

That 1-2 pitch was nasty too.

386

Saito would have to throw about 10 mph faster to be able to throw the mythical gyroball.

All that said, please don't walk Hudson.

Yeah, I think it was really a "Chris Snyder Was Looking For A Fast" ball

Why did Saito walk O Dog?

Time for rat face to hit a grandslam.

not to digress too much, but in reading about the gyro, i read somewhere that the last "new" pitch was the split-finger fastball. please forgive my noobness. i've wondered for a while, if a splitter is kind of like a diving fastball, what's the difference between a splitter and a sinker? does a splitter come faster?

2nd digression: the lakers are getting the lumber taken to them. down 21 with 3 to go in the 3rd quarter in PHX.

In play, run-scoring play.

Run scoring play....

you hold a splitter and a 2seamer differently.

Hi Grady!

In play, run-scoring play.

How many times have the Dback's seen Saito? Perhaps he's been overexposed.

oh boy. i hope saito isn't turning into this year's wunsch before our very eyes.

It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios!

Grady should just take the mound for all the good the rest of the pen will do for this game.

How many inherited runners has Hamulack allowed to score?

why go to hamulack here when chad tracy bangs LHP to the tune of .375?

"The rare day Saito was not sharp"

There have been enough days of seeing Saito for us to tell that?

And did the Dodgers really rue the day they got rid of Craig Counsell. He was pretty bad during his brief stay in L.A. He's only had 3 seasons with an OPS+ over 100.

Far too many games lately carry the death stench of 2005.

I wonder if Kobe will stick with the passive, get everyone involved Kobe for Game 6...or go back to the agressive, go for 50 Kobe.

[405] Putting the first base conversation to shame.

The only thing worse than watching this game is watching the game while sitting on the phone with Dell customer support being "helped" (if you can call it that) by an guy in India who's english is marginal and who's politeness is really starting to piss me off.

410. Very well put.

That could have been the Dodgers fourth triple!

All this Laker conspiracy talk has had an effect on the referees.

oh my god.

"Old Friend" Shawn strikes again.

wow, Furcal almost killed this rally

Shawn embellished that one a tad.

416- they have to make up for last game. It looks like both games were fixed.

Non productive outs by Lofton. Somebody needs to teach him how to make productive outs.

ARRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHH.

Sorry.

Thank you Shawn Green.

And Thank YOU Charlie Steiner for making me wet my pants for 5 seconds before informing me what had happened.

@#&&

Tonight's one of those nights where I just hate sports.

If Shawn is not careful, Dodger fans are going to start booing him...

But what about The Rule of Three?

I thought it was inviolable?

I do not get too upset with the Dodgers losing, because I have always been looking forward to 07.

I do get upset with Little's decision making because that is going to effect us past this season.

OK,that Green guy is really starting to piss me off

What did Green do?

On first look, it seemed that ball maybe would not go out.

And now Dell disconnects me. AUGH!!!!!

411 - This is Kobe we're talking about. That's like asking if Jeter will turn on his clutch switch or not!

Hey Steve....terrific news!! http://tinyurl.com/g6om6

427

He made a little boy lose faith in democracy.

Shawn of the Dead.

Has it been pointed out that Pittsburgh got its 2nd road victory of the season today?

Yeah, Marty, she's happy, a little too happy. I think its time for her to go to bed.

Anyone else watching this game on MLB Xtra? Grace is horrible! The 2 of them together calling THIS game is like watching a twisted version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Anyone else watching this game on MLB Xtra? Grace is horrible! The 2 of them together calling THIS game is like watching a twisted version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

In play, run-scoring play

raja bell got a little angry there...

Cycle Alert: Code (Yellow...?)

The last game wasnt fixed. This game isnt fixed either. The Lakers are just getting completely run. Phoenix finally started making some of the wide open shots they had been missing earlier in the series.

Phoenix game plan is simple. The Lakers switch everything on defense. Inevitably, Smush gets caught on the post guarding Diaw or Thomas. Or Odom/Kwame get stuck on the perimeter guarding Nash. The Suns have finally figured that out tonite.

I'm not sure if the Lakers should switch everything in Game 6. Maybe play more straight up. For the Suns, I'm still not sure why they are doubling Odom ( I can understand doubling Kobe), everytime he gets the ball. Odom taking a contested shot is better for the Suns, than Cook/Brown getting wide open dunks or jumpers.

I'm not sure who's gonna win game 6.

that was so uncalled for. i hope bell gets suspended.

Kobe's mad.

Three balls deep to the outfield? Furcal is reminding me of Willy Mays Hayes in ML 2.

There was no Cycle Alert issued.

Stand down.

Stand down.

if bells gets suspended for the next game, lakers will win.

This is the first game all over again. Nothing Lakers can do if Suns are not going to miss.

Boston Legal tonight is like Old Home Week.

422 I meant to be more specific up there; tonight's one of those nights where I hate Arizona sports teams. Frickin' Phoenix... mutter... Raja Bell... mutter... Shawn Green... mumble...

drew is too good.

We are being visited by the curse of Lance Carter

DJ is pretty good. BOO Kent

the suns strategy for guarding kwame is to flop everytime.

Kent wasn't swinging 3-0 was he?

Raja better be suspended for the next game.

448 Addendum to myself again: It's also one of those nights when I really like JD Drew.

My cat also just made an appropriate comment in the litterbox about tonight's games.

The times are a changin'

The widow of Philo T. Farnsworth, one of the earlier developers of TV (no one person invented TV), passed away last week at age 98.

Ethier did what Kent should have done.

no one person invented TV

Unlike the internet...

456 -- Utahns will argue differently, Bob. Your position will cause you difficulties should you ever pass through the state. Just a friendly warning!

Farnsworth is usually credited with inventing TV. It went through so many stages and people, but he got the patent.

One week ago (April 24) Shawn Green's average was .203. After tonight its .319.

I don't point this out for Green's sake but to demonstrate to those people calling for Kent's head how fast it can turn around.

Sigh. Up to Navarro. Welp, Good night everyone!

... Or Alomar.

I remember Philco TVs.

I hope Alomar strikes out

461 Exactly right. I'm pretty confident it will turn around. He's been hitting the ball a lot better the last few days.

465 That's the spirit!

461
Calls for Kent's head are not a function of his BA.

460

Philo T. Farnsworth got A patent. No one has THE patent on television.

And to think that one guy came up with the idea of TV and developed it soley on his own is not possible.

I've been paid off by the Sarnoff family.

Fact: When Sandy Alomar Jr. comes to the plate as your only hope your manager has mismanaged the game

What are they a function of?

Grittle had Alomar bat for Navarro?

Fact: When your bullpen continues to implode, your bullpen has mismanaged the game.

Kent is almost 40 years old. He is not going to turn it around. He'll finish the year hitting .260-.270 at best with a few home runs (maybe 15).

What are they a function of?

uncle miltie and d4p just dont like kent and dog him every chance they get.

Jon Huntsman is signing the warrant right now.

If only I remembered my history of television class better. But, I know we learned Farnsworth had the most to do with the creation of television.

Calls for Kent's head are not a function of his BA.

What then? OPS is irrelevant if he's not hitting. Once he starts hitting we can worry about OPS.

478 -- It's personal. Sort of like with me and everybody else.

steve:jim tracy

d4p/uncle miltie: jeff kent

Miltie's hated Kent since The Incident, last year (maybe before). D4P hates Kent (mostly with his tongue in his cheek) for having been a Giant. I hate Kent's contract, but don't blame him for it.

Farnsworth made considerable contributions to TV, but there were people in Germany and Japan working on TV also.

It was a team effort. Except that nobody on the team liked each other.

Kent is almost 40 years old.

By that logic, I guess we wouldn't sign Clemens if we had the chance.

An English guy almost got the first patent I remember that one for sure.

Or he might have been a German in England. Oh hell I am not sure anymore.

D4P hates Kent (mostly with his tongue in his cheek) for having been a Giant.

In that case, there is a lot to hate on this team.

Vin Scully invented television. But, his keen foresight led him to intuit that one day, the show Becker would be invented. So he destroyed his research, hoping to avert tragedy. Sadly, it was not to be.

i use to get tired of the constant kent bashing from uncle miltie for no reason at all most of the time but they dont bother me anymore.

483
Well Kent needs to start taking HGH like Clemens too.

Except that nobody on the team liked each other.

Starting a hallowed tradition in the television industry.

Some help from my fellow bloggers. I left work and the Dodgers were up 6-0 in the 4th. Apparently I hit the off button at the right time, because Odalis fell apart-7 runs...Was it obvious he was losing it? ... Everyone knew the bullpen was hurting, but this strikes me as starting pitching. Scoring so many runs with Kent slumping is sad..Must say some of the comments that put the blame at Grady's feet seem misguided. It seems that it is the players letting us down, and Ned is doing the right thing with the call-ups.

By that logic, I guess we wouldn't sign Clemens if we had the chance.
Steroid users don't count. Kent is aging normally like most people.

By the way, I've hated Kent for a while (way before he was with the Dodgers)

I'm sort of like Miltie when it comes to Lofton. I've never liked him.

I think we all know there are many good reasons to hate Jeff Kent. We did not care last year because he was producing. That is no longer an issue.

I like Miltie's Kent blasts because they are clever and in good humor. They remind me of back when I had a soul, and hated Kent too.

Kent'll start hitting again. But he probably won't be as good this year as he was last. And he'll probably be worse next year. But, so long as he gets his ABs, next year, we'll get to see him be even worse (still at top dollar) the year after.

Actually there was a Scottish guy, John Logie Baird, who invented an early form of TV. But it wasn't electronic, but mechanical.

It didn't work too well. Baird and Farnsworth worked together and Baird realized that Farnsworth's electronic system would work better.

Are we still leading the National League in important statistics like stolen bases?

New post up top.

212 - ... Right, I jinxed it. Oh, wait, no, it's the 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers! (tm).

Great.