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April 30 Game Chat

2008-04-30 15:55

by Jon Weisman

Dodgers at Marlins, 4:10 p.m.

Comments (525)

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2008-04-30 16:06:17

1. Bob Timmermann

Over/under on people misspelling the Marlins pitcher's last name: 30

2008-04-30 16:07:14

2. Bluebleeder87

on a good note Randy Johnson looked pretty bad & his velocity was also bad, hey man, I gotta look for something positive for my Dodgers. :o)

2008-04-30 16:08:04

3. Bluebleeder87

with out looking Bob...? then I agree.

2008-04-30 16:08:14

4. Xeifrank

2. Would you rather have the Big Unit or Scherzer in the rotation? vr, Xei

2008-04-30 16:09:12

5. Eric Stephen

Fun With Meaningless Numbers

Chad Billingsley gave up 5 runs in his last start against Arizona. He had previously given up 5 runs or more in a start 5 times. In the start immediately following the 5+ run game, Chad's numbers are as follows:

29 IP, 21 H, 16 BB, 29 K, 1.24 ERA

He has given up 1 or 0 runs in the last four such games (he gave up 4 runs -- 2 earned -- in a 2006 start).

So sit back, relax and enjoy Chad's first win of the year tonight!

2008-04-30 16:09:36

6. Jacob L

If Jones puts up another month like this one, I'll be lobbying for Pierre to be in the lineup.

2008-04-30 16:10:18

7. Xeifrank

Dodger Win Probability:
Simulator: 49.80%
Vegas: 50.00%

anybody got a coin I could borrow? Or perhaps we could just have Bob flip his new notebook out the window. :)
vr, Xei

2008-04-30 16:10:59

8. Eric Stephen

1
I thought with that comment that Rick VandenHurk was the emergency starter tonight.

2008-04-30 16:13:00

9. Bob Timmermann

8
But with a hard name, people take time to look it up.

2008-04-30 16:13:07

10. Jacob L

8 1 Luke Prokopec

2008-04-30 16:13:17

11. Eric Stephen

Welcome to May, Furcal! What a difference health makes for Raffy:

Apr 2006: .198/.306/.219
Apr 2007: .203/.272/.243
Apr 2008: .355/.444/.579

2008-04-30 16:14:49

12. Bluebleeder87

Hall of Fame #'s & all I'd definitely want Randy Johnson on my team but lets face it he's on decline big time, with 2 back surgeries & 40+

2008-04-30 16:15:06

13. Jacob L

11 I hope today is April 30. Otherwise, I'm 24 hours late to pick up my wife and kids from the airport!

2008-04-30 16:16:17

14. Eric Stephen

13
Ha! A bit of a calendar brain cramp from me there.

2008-04-30 16:16:19

15. Andrew Shimmin

Is (to get the ball rolling) Olson wearing a concert t-shirt under his uniform?

2008-04-30 16:17:05

16. Bluebleeder87

Kemp just missed a dinger (he hit it off the end of the bat) game of inches.

2008-04-30 16:17:19

17. Xeifrank

Make em throw a strike Kent. Unlike Kemp.
vr, Xei

2008-04-30 16:17:32

18. Eric Stephen

How close was Kemp's ball to going out, for those of us on audio only?

2008-04-30 16:17:58

19. Bob Timmermann

1 down, 29 to go.

2008-04-30 16:18:13

20. Kevin Lewis

Is it just me, or did Gameday have Kemp's flyball over the fence?

2008-04-30 16:18:51

21. underdog

18 - Gonzo caught it against the wall. So, very close.

2008-04-30 16:20:13

22. Eric Stephen

Olesun was lucky to get out of that inning alive.

2008-04-30 16:21:06

23. ibleedbloo

Listening to Steiner is even frustrating on TV. I thought the ball Kemp hit would be out of the stadium.

2008-04-30 16:21:16

24. Bluebleeder87

The Bison™ threw the bat & had the look of I JUST MISSED IT, SHUCKS!

2008-04-30 16:21:54

25. CanuckDodger

In the last thread, JoeyP called me out and said something about Cory Wade being a result of Depo's influence on the the Dodgers' drafting. There is no reason to believe that. White usually does take college players that late in the draft (10th round), and did in the two years before DePo came aboard. You can't have an entire draft consisting of high school players, as the ones worth having tend to not accept slot money after the first few rounds and just go to college instead of turning pro. JoeyP has already been told that Depo was against drafting collegian Justin Ruggiano because he did not like Ruggiano's college stats, but White took Ruggiano anyway, after the 20th round, because a Dodger area scout liked what he saw in Ruggiano. That is sufficient evidence that DePo didn't want just ANY college players, and White isn't against them.

2008-04-30 16:22:07

26. Bluebleeder87

Definitely, Kemp & Kent just missed going yard.

2008-04-30 16:22:26

27. Bob Timmermann

The over/under bets have been voided.

Force majeure!

2008-04-30 16:22:40

28. scooplew

7 I wonder what Simulator knows that Vegas doesn't.

2008-04-30 16:22:57

29. arborial

20 not just you Kevin

Viva Los Pistoleros!

2008-04-30 16:23:11

30. underdog

That sort of reminds me of one of my favorite Monty Python sketches, The Bookshop, in which a man comes in asking for books that sound like famous books and/or authors, but spelled slightly differently. At the end he asks for Olsen's Standard Book of British Birds, and John Cleese, the bookstore owner, asks him incredulously, "O-l-s-e-n?"

Customer: "The expurgated version."

http://www.intriguing.com/mp/_scripts/bookshop.asp

2008-04-30 16:23:19

31. Kevin Lewis

I too cannot believe Ohlsin got out of that inning without a run

2008-04-30 16:24:34

32. Eric Stephen

27
I had a few more lined up too!

2008-04-30 16:24:56

33. Bluebleeder87

you guys should have seen Bills first pitch to the Marlins 1st batter (Filthy!!) out side corner with great great late life to it (came back for a strike) man those pitches give me goose bumps... He just K'd the dude by the way.

2008-04-30 16:27:04

34. Jon Weisman

I understand the criticism of Steiner's home run or non-home run calls, and I didn't hear today's, but if a ball is thisclose to going out, isn't he allowed to be excited about it and raise the possibility that it's going to go?

2008-04-30 16:27:08

35. Kevin Lewis

Dang, I was about to bet on the over

2008-04-30 16:27:50

36. Bluebleeder87

Nice enough inning for Bills, hopefully he stays consistently on the strike zone.

2008-04-30 16:28:09

37. underdog

Well, one walk but a pretty good first overall for Bills. Even if he pitches solidly for a few more innings, I will certainly sweat in the 5th.

2008-04-30 16:28:24

38. Xeifrank

Glad to see Chad lowering that BABIP.
vr, Xei

2008-04-30 16:29:17

39. underdog

34 - Yah especially on one that deep. I thought it was out, too. The winds are also swirling there today. It'd be more irritating if he got that excited on a ball that ended up being a lazy fly out.

2008-04-30 16:29:41

40. scooplew

I find it interesting how Gameday throws all the pitches at you, in rapid succession, when you open it up in the middle of a long at bat. Reminded me of how the snakes slithered on top of Medusa's head.

2008-04-30 16:29:55

41. Jacob L

They're going to the 12th in Our Nation's Capital.

2008-04-30 16:30:52

42. Bluebleeder87

Martin just made Olson pay dearly...

2008-04-30 16:31:05

43. Jacob L

40 Or like listening to Rick Monday.

2008-04-30 16:31:28

44. underdog

How did Steiner call that one?

Golden God!

"With a rocket of a home run," says the Marlins announcer.

2008-04-30 16:31:39

45. Bluebleeder87

Man Russell spanked that ball badly!

2008-04-30 16:31:41

46. Eric Stephen

Oelsan has been riding the tightrope, and Martin finally got him!

2008-04-30 16:32:09

47. fanerman

Golden God!!!!!!

2008-04-30 16:33:28

48. Marty

Olsun looks hung over in his Gameday picture.

2008-04-30 16:33:34

49. Bluebleeder87

He actually played it cool.

2008-04-30 16:33:46

50. Bob Timmermann

Terry Donahue was named UCLA Alumnus of the Year.

That's 21 straight years I've been denied.

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2008-04-30 16:33:54

51. Jacob L

I haven't seen a hitter get to 0-2 so quickly and so consistently since Billy Ashley.

2008-04-30 16:34:38

52. Andrew Shimmin

Amezaga just took a double away from Jones.

2008-04-30 16:35:00

53. Eric Stephen

10 days ago Martin was hitting .197. After the HR tonight he's at .284/.418/.443.

2008-04-30 16:35:38

54. underdog

Darn. Andruw really roped that one, looked like extra bases, but Amazega raced it down. Guess that's a good sign for Jones.

2008-04-30 16:35:48

55. fanerman

50 What's the over/under on number of years until Bob is named UCLA Alumnus of the Year?

2008-04-30 16:35:48

56. Eric Stephen

51
The silver lining is the Jones has yet to be hit in the face by a ball hit to the OF as a Dodger.

2008-04-30 16:36:54

57. Eric Stephen

44
"With a rocket of a home run," says the Marlins announcer

Going to break, Monday just described Martin's HR as "going out like a rocketship."

2008-04-30 16:36:58

58. scooplew

51 I umpire a lot of Pony League baseball. If a team has only eight players on hand, it is not penalized at bat. However, if it has only seven players available, there is an automatic out when the eighth spot in the line-up would come up. Hello, Andruw Jones.

2008-04-30 16:37:02

59. madmac

Monday - "he hit it out like a rocketship:

2008-04-30 16:38:01

60. fanerman

54 Today's the day Andruw breaks the slump!

http://www.sonsofstevegarvey.com/2008/04/you-heard-it-here-first.html

2008-04-30 16:38:30

61. MyTummyHurts

yeah, I agree Ohlson's pitches look pretty hittable from my television.

2008-04-30 16:38:38

62. Andrew Shimmin

Bad call. Billingsley got over slow, but he beat LuGo.

2008-04-30 16:38:39

63. scooplew

55 Look at it this way. That reduced by one the number of his competitors.

2008-04-30 16:38:56

64. madmac

wake up Billz

2008-04-30 16:39:13

65. Icaros

Man, he was totally out. I hate Gonzalez so much.

2008-04-30 16:39:25

66. scooplew

54 In journalism, that's called a standing head.

2008-04-30 16:39:54

67. underdog

Loney needs to start letting the 2nd baseman get balls like that more often. That's a few where he's ended up in no man's land when the pitcher doesn't get over in time.

Oh man, did Gonzo just steal a base on Golden God?

2008-04-30 16:40:18

68. scooplew

I meant 60 about the standing head.

2008-04-30 16:41:17

69. underdog

That was weird. That almost could've been a UI call. Ump's interference.

2008-04-30 16:41:29

70. JT Dutch

... It was a foul tip, but I guess foul tips are in play now.

2008-04-30 16:41:30

71. Bob Timmermann

55
They already gave awards out to John Wooden, Francis Ford Coppola, and Tim Robbins.

How can I compete?

2008-04-30 16:42:03

72. Andrew Shimmin

67- The ball was ticked foul--the ruling was that Martin had caught the foul ball, then dropped it transferring hands. LuGo would have been out (and I would hope Furry would have spiked the ball, after tagging him out), had Russ gotten the throw off.

2008-04-30 16:42:31

73. underdog

Siddown, Rabelo. You were schooled by Professor Billingsley on that pitch.

2008-04-30 16:42:58

74. fanerman

71 I think it's time to license and commercialize the Cycle Alert System.

2008-04-30 16:43:51

75. Andrew Shimmin

That hit him on the toe.

2008-04-30 16:43:53

76. KG16

67 - I'm guessing Loney has a bit more range than our current second baseman. If it was Hu, I'd agree, but with the statuesque Jeff Kent there...

2008-04-30 16:44:09

77. Eric Stephen

74
Not to mention a national sponsor for the Catcher Interference Alarm Bell.

2008-04-30 16:44:10

78. Bob Timmermann

74
Or I could just write UCLA one humongous check.

2008-04-30 16:44:17

79. Jacob L

So, let me get this straight. The UCLA Alumnus of the Year Award doesn't require that you graduate from UCLA?

2008-04-30 16:44:39

80. LoneStar7

hey all, whos the home plate ump tonight?

2008-04-30 16:44:50

81. Bluebleeder87

Jones hit a solid ball the right center.

how in the world does Gonzalez end up & 3rd base, oh wait, the ump just called it a hit batter so Gonzalez had to come back & the batter goes to 1st.

2008-04-30 16:44:57

82. underdog

Good job by the ump getting some help to make the right call there. Amazega tried to sell that it didn't hit him.

2008-04-30 16:45:05

83. blue22

80 - HP--Dana Demuth.

2008-04-30 16:45:11

84. Eric Stephen

75
I'd say you're ahead of me (I'm listening on the internet), but I think part of the time difference is that Rick Monday delays his calls of game action until his pointless stories conclude.

2008-04-30 16:45:19

85. Daniel Zappala

Gamecast is stuck on Aultsenn pitching to Kent in the 1st.

2008-04-30 16:45:31

86. fanerman

78 On a librarian's salary? But I bet you could as CEO of the Cycle Alert System and Catcher Interference Alarm Bell Company.

2008-04-30 16:46:22

87. underdog

67 That's generally true and is probably what Loney is thinking, but that's at least twice where Kent really was there to make the play. But I guess it's easy to say with hindsight, it happens pretty fast in real time.

2008-04-30 16:46:52

88. Bluebleeder87

ugh, it looks like Billz & Russell got crossed up there, the runners advance to 3rd & 2nd...

2008-04-30 16:47:31

89. Eric Stephen

85
That's the best one yet. You probably have an advantage though in that baby name book authors consult you and your kids for possible baby names. :)

2008-04-30 16:47:49

90. imperabo

Looked like Martin almost took that one on his bare hand.

2008-04-30 16:47:58

91. underdog

Whew. Got out of that weird inning unscathed.

Should've been a passed ball on Martin, I agree with the Marlins' announcers. Fortunately, the play doesn't much matter.

2008-04-30 16:48:00

92. Andrew Shimmin

84- It took Charlie and Psycho a minute to figure out that it was a HBP, too. The only reason it got past Martin is that it kicked back funny after hitting the toe.

2008-04-30 16:48:40

93. Eric Stephen

Not to wish ill will on umpires, but I like it way better when Russ getting crossed up leads to an umpire injury rather than Martin getting hurt.

2008-04-30 16:49:20

94. Jacob L

High drama. Bottom of the 12th. Our Nation's Capital.

2008-04-30 16:49:50

95. Johnson

72 Waitaminnit. If it was ruled that Martin caught the foul tip, couldn't he just have thrown to first for the out? Gonzalez must have left with the pitch. Doesn't he have to go back to first on a caught foul?

2008-04-30 16:49:59

96. LoneStar7

83 ah thanks, was he just at dodger stadium for our little 5 game home, or involved in something on sports center recently. I feel like i've seen alot recently

2008-04-30 16:50:57

97. Bluebleeder87

the bat boy is almost as tall as Raffy, that's inspiring to me...

2008-04-30 16:51:08

98. StolenMonkey86

Grabowski?

2008-04-30 16:51:37

99. blue22

97 - You want to be a bat boy?

2008-04-30 16:51:53

100. Jacob L

94 Nats tie it on a bases loaded walk. Now going for the win with nobody out. I feel like I'm filling in for Sam D.C., or something.

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2008-04-30 16:51:53

101. underdog

Larry Bowa says that Hanley Ramirez is the best shortstop in the NL, followed by Rollins. Hope Raffy isn't offended, though Bowa's basically right.

2008-04-30 16:52:33

102. LoneStar7

darn, I see AZ got by the 'stros by a run that included a 2 run jack from micah

and wow that was close..alright two on no outs, lets go fellas

2008-04-30 16:52:40

103. Bob Timmermann

A foul tip by definition has to be caught. And by definition, it is treated like a pitch and the ball is still in play.

If Martin failed to catch the ball as it came off the bat, then it is just a foul ball.

Foul ball foul tip

2008-04-30 16:52:40

104. Bluebleeder87

Stainer - "Amezega MAKES THE PLAY!! no he didn't" oh man LOL!!

2008-04-30 16:52:45

105. underdog

Great diving effort by Amazega on Furcal's liner, which fortunately he couldn't quite reel in.

2008-04-30 16:53:11

106. StolenMonkey86

bad Torre. bad. bad.

2008-04-30 16:53:17

107. Michael D

I'm not digging the bunt there.

2008-04-30 16:53:26

108. JT Dutch

... Two on, nobody out. Looks like a big inning getting started. What should we do?

Why, take the bat out of our next hitter's hands, of course.

2008-04-30 16:53:54

109. Bob Timmermann

Foul ball does not equal foul tip.

The comments don't like some punctuation.

2008-04-30 16:54:15

110. blue22

I didn't give Ethier a spot start on my fantasy team tonight for him to bunt, Joe.

2008-04-30 16:54:22

111. LoneStar7

i dunno C bill is so slow, I'm actually ok with a bunt there..lets hope Bison can drive one through, or at least give it a long ride.

2008-04-30 16:54:28

112. Bob Timmermann

A short outing in DC for Jon's Buddy.

2008-04-30 16:54:32

113. Eric Stephen

Oalson really missed an easy opportunity to nail Chad at 3rd base.

2008-04-30 16:54:35

114. underdog

104 I think it would've been funnier if he'd said, "Oh no he didn't!" {snap!}

2008-04-30 16:54:46

115. LoneStar7

and there we go boom 3-0 blue

2008-04-30 16:55:04

116. madmac

woohoo!

2008-04-30 16:55:18

117. JT Dutch

... Atta boy, Mr. Kemp.

2008-04-30 16:55:26

118. underdog

Yay Bison! Mr. Clutch strikes again!

And sweet to score the 3rd run on Gonzo's arm.

2008-04-30 16:56:10

119. Jacob L

112 Hey, I'm doing the DC updates!

Actually, what happened? I think Game Day in DC froze on me.

2008-04-30 16:56:20

120. LoneStar7

bison keeps on plowing

2008-04-30 16:56:44

121. LoneStar7

its over in D.C. 3-2 nats

2008-04-30 16:56:52

122. KG16

He's a robot. made of nails.

2008-04-30 16:57:13

123. imperabo

Kemp's trying to prove that he's better than JP at absolutely everything.

2008-04-30 16:57:32

124. Bob Timmermann

119
That's on a need to know basis.

2008-04-30 16:57:49

125. Ricardo

The clutch Bison

2008-04-30 16:57:56

126. StolenMonkey86

110 - I have the Bison on my fantasy team, so I'm enjoying the inning despite Torre's idiocy.

2008-04-30 16:57:59

127. LoneStar7

woohoo failed pick off at 2nd..matt advances to third

2008-04-30 16:58:15

128. Bluebleeder87

You guys agree that if Olson throws him [Kemp] another off-speed pitch he K's him right? I feel like better pitch selection & Kemp would have K'd

2008-04-30 16:58:22

129. StolenMonkey86

122 - He's tougher than a robot made of nails. :)

2008-04-30 16:58:39

130. Eric Stephen

Bisons are not extinct!

2008-04-30 16:58:40

131. Longhorn Bill

havoc?

2008-04-30 16:58:57

132. Johnson

103 Thanks, Bob.

2008-04-30 16:59:07

133. Icaros

And sweet to score the 3rd run on Gonzo's arm.

I'm not sure it meets the minimum criteria required to be called "arm."

2008-04-30 16:59:10

134. Marty

Did Kemp steal that off of Oolsun or the Catcher?

2008-04-30 16:59:54

135. imperabo

This intentional walk is dumber that Torre's bunt.

2008-04-30 17:00:26

136. blue22

Was the infield up on Kent's grounder?

2008-04-30 17:00:29

137. Bob Timmermann

130
Bisons?

Sigh, I'm going to have to crush both of my hands with dictionaries.

2008-04-30 17:00:31

138. underdog

133 It has fingers at the end of it and a pointy thing halfway down, so that works for me. But I take your point.

2008-04-30 17:00:31

139. KG16

I love the intentional walk with two outs... always seems to come back and bite the pitcher.

129 - ah yes, tougher, my mistake.

2008-04-30 17:00:38

140. Icaros

128

It was just stupid to throw him anything even resembling a strike on an 0-2 count.

2008-04-30 17:01:09