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Dodgers Itch, Kent Scratched - Plus LaRoche and Furcal News

2008-05-27 15:50

by Jon Weisman

It's cold in Chicago, and it's back spasms for Jeff Kent.

Dodgers at Cubs, 4:05 p.m.

Update: Andy LaRoche is expected to put in some time at second base, Joe Torre told Ken Gurnick of MLB.com today.

Torre said he's likely to give second base a shot to give the club a backup to Jeff Kent.

"We'll do this thing from within to give ourselves as much flexibility as possible," said Torre.

Earlier in the same article, we learn that there is no encouraging news regarding Rafael Furcal. He is not expected to be ready for the opening of the next homestand Monday.

Update 2: Diamond Leung's piece in the Press-Enterprise further indicates that momentum is growing for experimenting with LaRoche or Blake DeWitt at second base. Left field too, writes Dylan Hernandez of the Times.

Comments (573)

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2008-05-27 15:53:58

1. silverwidow

The offical box score says Hu SS, Maza 2B

2008-05-27 15:56:42

2. underdog

Andy... Andy... ANDY! ANDY!

Sorry, I keep hearing this strange chant, don't know where it's coming from.

2008-05-27 15:59:48

3. Gilberto Reyes

So Kent is out after "suffering from lower-back spasms."

Will he conveniently join the DL like his poor performing predecessors (Nomar, Loaiza, Bennett, Jones)?

2008-05-27 16:00:06

4. Eric Stephen

The Itchy & Scratchy theme song is beautiful in its simplicity.

2008-05-27 16:00:10

5. D4P

Where have you gone, Andy Van Roche?

2008-05-27 16:03:07

6. Eric Stephen

5
Dodger blogs turn their lonely eyes to you, woo woo woo.

2008-05-27 16:04:39

7. bhsportsguy

If I had to guess, considering that they called up Maza and Tiffee, the next one on the call-up list.

Jason Repko.

2008-05-27 16:05:02

8. KG16

6 what's that you say Mrs. Robinson, Andy has left and gone to Vegas? woo, woo, woo

2008-05-27 16:05:40

9. Jon Weisman

7 - Last I looked (not this week) Repko was having a bad year. The other guys were hitting the neon lights of Vegas out.

2008-05-27 16:06:56

10. regfairfield

John Lindsey can play second, right?

2008-05-27 16:08:48

11. dodgerinlv

If Furcal stayed healthy, would the Dodgers be in 1st place today?

2008-05-27 16:10:29

12. D4P

Hack away, Juan.

2008-05-27 16:11:31

13. bhsportsguy

9 I base that because I don't think they want to DFA anyone so a player like John Lindsay would not be viable and that it seems to me that just don't want to bring LaRoche up if he isn't going to play everyday.

They would have a bench of either Maza/Hu, Tiffee, Young, Sweeney, Ardoin. If Furcal is able to come back by next week, they could just switch out Furcal and Kent if it came to that.

2008-05-27 16:13:23

14. Jon Weisman

I think LaRoche will come up and be a backup next callup. They have never said they wouldn't do that, and I don't think the innings at 1B for him are designed to make him a permanent replacement for Loney.

Hu will go down when Furcal is activated.

2008-05-27 16:16:16

15. Jon Weisman

18 pitches, one out for Gallagher.

2008-05-27 16:16:41

16. Jon Weisman

Oops - sorry. Two outs. I blame Gameday.

2008-05-27 16:17:14

17. KG16

what's the injury delay?

2008-05-27 16:18:27

18. Vaudeville Villain

Gallagher's hand got hit by the baseball.

2008-05-27 16:19:42

19. KG16

18 - silly pitcher, that's what gloves and bats are for

2008-05-27 16:21:02

20. silverwidow

Yahoo says Loney is playing 1B AND 2B. And he gets to hit back-to-back in the lineup. Weird.

2008-05-27 16:21:40

21. fanerman

20 A minute ago Yahoo still had Kent in the game. Gameday is requiring I install Flash, and I'm not willing to do that on the work computer.

2008-05-27 16:27:40

22. thinkblue88

Yeah, nice, quick inning Kuroda.

2008-05-27 16:28:06

23. Jim Hitchcock

So that's what the new Gameday looks like.

2008-05-27 16:28:48

24. KG16

20 - the Yahoo game is being played on a PS3, with created players on the rosters.

2008-05-27 16:30:43

25. Xeifrank

DeWitt and then the abyss.
vr, Xei

2008-05-27 16:33:11

26. Jon Weisman

25 - DeWitt was once considered abyssmal. Then he turned everyone's heads. It can happen to Hu.

2008-05-27 16:33:39

27. Xeifrank

26. Not in this at-bat. :)
The abyss strikes.
vr, Xei

2008-05-27 16:33:44

28. fanerman

Just not this at-bat.

2008-05-27 16:34:18

29. CeyWhat

Blake Dewitt is wearing a mic during this game.

This just in:

Upon returning to Los Angeles, Blake will purchase a country music CD and give it to Matt Kemp as a gift.

More updates as events warrant.

2008-05-27 16:34:54

30. Gen3Blue

I know I have some rather old traditional opinions about the game, but I see that Hu is the kind of SS you don't want to hit the ball anywhere near. At one point that was enough, but I've been intrigued thinking he could become an offensive threat. I will agree that his time is not now, and would not be disappointed to see him go to Vegas, where I wouldn't be surprised to see him blossom this year.

2008-05-27 16:36:54

31. bhsportsguy

I believe the scouting report on Kuroda is that he tries to get ahead and so swing early, I noticed that a few games ago and it appears to be holding up.

2008-05-27 16:37:10

32. sweepstakes

Anyone else on mlb.tv? Cub announcers aren't letting up on Kemp. Yesterday and today, they won't hush Kemp chases sliders all day long.

2008-05-27 16:38:51

33. Xeifrank

An interesting first two innings from Kuroda.
vr, Xei

2008-05-27 16:39:08

34. Andrew Shimmin

29- Was it for Kemp, or for Loney? They were both in the frame and neither of them seemed to be listening to DeWitt. . .

2008-05-27 16:39:16

35. ucladodger

This wind is nasty. Kemp hit a shot and it barely went 350. Fukodome got his pretty good too and it didnt go anywhere.

Cubs announcers stink.

2008-05-27 16:41:10

36. Xeifrank

8-9-1-2. One more inning of the abyss.
vr, Xei

2008-05-27 16:41:38

37. Marty

Did this new look for Gameday start today?

2008-05-27 16:42:28

38. Gen3Blue

It took me more time than usual to figure out which feed was the Dodgers, but A Carl's Junior ad TM helped.

2008-05-27 16:43:40

39. MMSMikey

another night of popless bats.

2008-05-27 16:43:47

40. Jon Weisman

37 - If you're following my links, I used to link to the 2007 version of Gameday until this past weekend.

2008-05-27 16:44:40

41. Jim Hitchcock

32 They're right about the sliders, though...he held up on a grand total of one testerday.

2008-05-27 16:44:43

42. thinkblue88

2007 Gameday
http://tinyurl.com/5j6vxr

2008-05-27 16:45:12

43. LoneStar7

well we almost made it through the abyss there..

2008-05-27 16:45:40

44. Vaudeville Villain

Boomer's flirty old-mannishness with Erin Andrews is a creepy addition to the ESPN telecasting experience.

2008-05-27 16:47:25

45. regfairfield

41 He's swung at six sliders outside the zone this year, and he's hitting .412 agaisnt them.

2008-05-27 16:48:04

46. Eric Stephen

44
Chris Berman is doing the game for ESPN? Makes me glad I'm at work.

Is it Berman and Steve Phillips?

2008-05-27 16:48:11

47. Gen3Blue

Although the Japanese people won't seem to embrace it the I would have to say the biggest impact player for the past two years from Japan is Saito.

2008-05-27 16:48:26

48. Xeifrank

Nothing interesting about this game any more.
vr, Xei

2008-05-27 16:48:39

49. Eric Stephen

45
Is that from Bill James Online?

2008-05-27 16:49:11

50. regfairfield

49 From here: http://baseball.bornbybits.com/2008/batters/Matt_Kemp.html

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2008-05-27 16:49:15

51. NWdodger

I didn't see that Ardoin was playing for Martin. Combine that with Kent sitting and Furcal still out, the D's are fielding one heck of a potent lineup! Colletti is busy trying to figure out how he can add Mark Bellhorn to the 40 player roster.

2008-05-27 16:50:19

52. Xeifrank

47. Does that include Ichiro? Or by impact do you have a unique definition?
vr, Xei

2008-05-27 16:50:22

53. LoneStar7

much better on fsn2..Russell martin has been mic'd up the whole inning.

2008-05-27 16:51:13

54. Lexinthedena

46 Rick Sutcliffe.....could be worse.....

2008-05-27 16:51:44

55. sweepstakes

41-- It's a weakness, yes, but they make him out to be an inept hitter. I just tire of announcers who blatantly root for the home team.

2008-05-27 16:53:21

56. Xeifrank

hmmm, kinda early in the game for a IBB. Hope it works out.
vr, Xei

2008-05-27 16:54:43

57. Xeifrank

WE went from 61% to 64.3% on the IBB. Of course it does not take into consideration who the hitters are. vr, Xei

2008-05-27 16:55:29

58. fanerman

Hmm I guess it worked.

2008-05-27 16:56:32

59. trainwreck

So Ardoin makes it obvious when off-speed pitches are coming; that's nice.

You would think we could find back-up catchers that could do these simple things.

2008-05-27 16:57:05

60. Ken Noe

I like the crazy way Ardoin returns the pitch. It's kinda hard and sort of flat.

2008-05-27 16:57:08

61. fanerman

59 How?

2008-05-27 16:57:19

62. Xeifrank

Ok, 2-3-4... the light at the end of the abyss is near. vr, Xei

2008-05-27 16:57:51

63. LoneStar7

aflac Q. : Who were the three japanese born players to win rookie of the year over here in America?

2008-05-27 16:58:26

64. ucladodger

I hate Derrek Lee. He cant be that good on defense and offense. He and Pujols are ridiculously complete first basemen.

2008-05-27 16:58:35

65. Xeifrank

63. Dodger, Mariner and Red Sox?
vr, Xei

2008-05-27 16:59:26

66. ucladodger

Thats not fiar for back to back plays.

2008-05-27 17:00:09

67. regfairfield

I would say Mariner, Mariner, Dodger.

2008-05-27 17:00:20

68. CodyS

39 Now apparently it's just crazy old me, but one possible explanation for night after night of "popless bats" is that we don't employ very skilled power hitters.

2008-05-27 17:00:44

69. ucladodger

fair.

2 straight great defensive plays. We probably should have scored at least 2 runs this innings.

2008-05-27 17:00:57

70. Vaudeville Villain

Yeah, maybe we shouldn't ever try to steal a base with Andre Ethier ever again.

2008-05-27 17:01:22

71. bhsportsguy

70 Had to be a busted hit and run.

2008-05-27 17:01:24

72. fanerman

What were these defensive plays?

2008-05-27 17:01:29

73. LoneStar7

James finally, unfortunately ethier was just thrown out...too bad

2008-05-27 17:01:42

74. Gen3Blue

Why would they send Ethier? In the only stretch when the Dodgers had good batters coming to the plate its in comprehensable.

2008-05-27 17:01:58

75. Xeifrank

CS, ugh!
vr, Xei

2008-05-27 17:02:27

76. ucladodger

Lee dove and took a double away from Maza. Ethier hit a shot to right and Fukudome cut it off and made a great throw to hold Ethier to a single. Ethier got nailed on a perfect throw.

2008-05-27 17:02:34

77. LoneStar7

nice, come on bison..bring him in

2008-05-27 17:04:15

78. D4P

Nice AB for Kemp.

2008-05-27 17:04:23

79. LoneStar7

well we need a solution here...come on buddy

2008-05-27 17:04:31

80. D4P

Or should I say, nice PA for Kemp.

2008-05-27 17:04:37

81. Vaudeville Villain

Man, I've been really impressed with kemp's patience lately. What a great at-bat.

2008-05-27 17:05:01

82. Xeifrank

You're our last hope Obe-Witt.
vr, Xei

2008-05-27 17:05:23

83. Kevin P

I'm at work listening on MLB Audio. The 2nd year in a row that I've made the purchase. Seriously, the best spent $14.95. You get all the spring games, you get post-season, you get any game you want. It's rather life changing! :)

2008-05-27 17:05:33

84. ucladodger

we score! This could have been an absolutely huge inning.

2008-05-27 17:05:47

85. LoneStar7

wow, solution does it, but boy james was struggling to get around base there....but YES lets build on this boys

2008-05-27 17:05:51

86. Andrew Shimmin

Lucky, lucky, lucky.

2008-05-27 17:05:52

87. Kevin P

That a kid, Solution!!

2008-05-27 17:06:03

88. D4P

I guess DeWitt got experienced all of a sudden.

2008-05-27 17:06:49

89. Xeifrank

7-8-9-1-2, nice time for a hit.
vr, Xei

2008-05-27 17:07:10

90. LoneStar7

wow how unlucky can this inning be, that should be two runs scored an a ball just barely foul down the first base line..

2008-05-27 17:07:18

91. Gagne55

As Loney rounded third and the ball was getting to Soriano my thought was "dead man running." Uncharacteristcally bad throw by Soriano there. That dude has a cannon.

2008-05-27 17:07:55

92. Andrew Shimmin

91- It bounced off of Loney.

2008-05-27 17:08:23

93. Vaudeville Villain

Well, nice to get anything out of that inning.

Hu swings at absolutely everything.

2008-05-27 17:08:47

94. LoneStar7

that was the worst swing ive seen a dodger take in a pretty important situation in a while

2008-05-27 17:09:33

95. Bluebleeder87

Hu's been hitting the ball really hard now (fastballs) but he still gets fooled on the curves, hopefully he'll come around, I like how he's hitting the fastball though, that's progress.

2008-05-27 17:09:55

96. Marty

93 I guess you don't walk off that island either.

2008-05-27 17:09:58

97. trainwreck

61
Rick was pointing out how he sets himself up like hes going to have to block a pitch in the dirt.

2008-05-27 17:10:04

98. Bluebleeder87

when you foul the ball STRAIGHT BACK that means your right on it.

2008-05-27 17:10:08

99. bhsportsguy

94 Obviously missed a lot of Andruw's at bats. When a guy is 1-32 with RISP, you get used to those I guess.

2008-05-27 17:11:03

100. LoneStar7

Why do I feel like everything that just happened there in that inning is gonna come back to bite us...I mean ona good note Bison was very patient, James whos been making good contact got one through a gap..the solution banged one the other way..

but all that other stuff seems like it may outdo the good.

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2008-05-27 17:11:30

101. Lexinthedena

96 Nice

2008-05-27 17:11:48

102. Bluebleeder87

I gotta give a shout out to Kuroda too, he & Billz are our only consistents thus far.

2008-05-27 17:12:10

103. LoneStar7

99 haha well in a while, i guess i mean since Andruws been healthy, so maybe it hasnt been that long..gotta love it

2008-05-27 17:12:56

104. Bluebleeder87

if anything at least we have a back-stop that throws normal now...

2008-05-27 17:15:24

105. Gen3Blue

If that last 3 and 1 pitch wasn't a strike, I'll eat my sox.

2008-05-27 17:15:26

106. Gagne55

Wow. Lee was a dead man running.

2008-05-27 17:15:41

107. Bluebleeder87

Lee was out from me to Chatsworth, long distance.

2008-05-27 17:15:41

108. bhsportsguy

104 And he can throw out baserunners too.

2008-05-27 17:15:45

109. Vaudeville Villain

Nice throw by Ardoin.

2008-05-27 17:15:47

110. Bob Timmermann

The Gameday photos of Fernando Tatis showing him in a Dodgers cap.

2008-05-27 17:15:53

111. D4P

Hit and run? Stupid.

2008-05-27 17:16:06

112. Bob Timmermann

110
Pretend I used the proper tense there.

2008-05-27 17:16:45

113. Reddog

Say goodbye to Gary Bennett.

2008-05-27 17:16:49

114. Bluebleeder87

I like it how Lyons fraced (sp?) it when Lee was going, heheh.

2008-05-27 17:17:16

115. tjshere

Apparently Jones' surgery went well. Per ESPN -

"They fixed what they thought they had to fix," Manager Joe Torre said before the Dodgers' game against the Chicago Cubs. "He'll start in the next day or so with the rehab that he's going to have to do."

Torre added that there was no additional damage found in Jones' knee during the procedure.

2008-05-27 17:17:21

116. Kevin P

Nice, Danny! Should've took Lee's thumb out while you were at it.

2008-05-27 17:17:34

117. bhsportsguy

Can I ask a question, why is Soto batting behind Edmonds?

2008-05-27 17:18:43

118. bhsportsguy

115 Sound a lot like another Andrew's surgery but he has a 12 week recovery time.

2008-05-27 17:18:55

119. Bob Timmermann

117
It's the same theory that had Nomar batting second.

2008-05-27 17:19:21

120. Vaudeville Villain

117

Lou Pinella hasn't been told that Edmonds sucks.