-the Dodgers sucking
-Kershaw's debut
-Laroche still not getting called up
-Kemp fighting Torrealba for some reason

Anything else?

Like in his career?

Isn't that always the case?

He did that flailing and gesticulating with his hands to his head. That's about it.

As a NYer, I'm being subjected to SEA/BOS on FOX. And of course, Extra Innings is null and void till 7pm.

(sigh)

Jeff Kent does not merit an affectionate nickname.

I've been watching KC/NY, but my roto team is full of Cubs :-)

Yankee game started at 1 ...

(guess the Foxies didn't want to waste a network Yankee appearance on the Royals)

its been interesting .... the homers by he, Giambi and A-Rod were BOMBS!

Girardi allowed Pettitte to make 110+ pitches, and give up 10 ER ...

I choose not to take it seriously.

20 I have a nickname for Jeff Kent, but it violates rule #1 and possibly #6....

To which situations are they not adjusting?

to Rosenthal himself perhaps ... ?

Watch your back, Russ!

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8192232/Young-Dodgers-still-figuring-out-Torre

This isn't about me "rallying behind the kids." This is simply common sense. Kemp has weaknesses in his game; the idea that on this ballclub his strengths don't compensate is ludicrous.

Sending Kemp/Ethier down only makes the big club worse.

http://www.beloblog.com/Pe_Blogs/prosports/2008/06/umpire-danley-hurt-again.html

I guess he really is from God, after.

nice ....

http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/keepdadinthegame

And Kemp struck out. This is cause for additional frustration?

none since 1956 ...

If I had to single out one player who deserves credit for the Yankee win, it would be Mariano Rivera.

Myril Hoag!

How does that help anybody? At all?

ok, next time im hanging down by the batting cage at dodger stadium i'll give kemp some tips on his swing.

"singled on a flyball to 2B Kent, deflected by CF Kemp"?

Tell him I said hello.

Speed makes things happen.

with Michael Barrett long gone, Big Z took it out on those poor defenseless Gatorade coolers ...

And we'll get to hear how his fight got the team fired up and was just what they needed.

Hah! Zambrano body-slamming gatorade containers.

Dodgers did get a lot of breaks, but home runs are the key.

To appeal to his fellow rodents.

while driving that wasn't very fun.

see 191 :-)

I hear the jugs were on the juice, as it were.

I agree with what Steiner said about Zambrano though, that's what makes him great & that's what makes him tick some of us might not agree with it but...

I think Joe wanted Broxton for the heart of the order there.

and being led by a horse with a jockey wearing a "UPS" silk .....

"what can Big Brown do for you?" perhaps

I'll just show myself out then.

more likely Mike Piazza ...

To spite Xeifrank.

Coming from LAT, I am assuming that the post was five minutes ago.

Belmont Park is silent.

LOL!

Its funny everyone thinks he was hurt, but the vets say he's fine.

He's an "intelligent horse that just didnt feel like running today".

Big Brown just being Big Brown...

:(

you do know that Big Brown doesn't get to actually know any of his "studettes"?

265

ditto

When Barbaro went down and subsequently died, I wrote a letter to the NYTimes that got published ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/23/opinion/l23barbaro.html

So you could say I'm not a big fan of this "sport".

Wrong. Betting is for entertainment purposes only.

Big Brown wasnt on steroids this race. Maybe he could have used them.

Heckuva job, Brownie.

There'll be as much analysis of this race as there is of the Clinton campaign and what went wrong with it.

good memory!

http://tinyurl.com/6njfjz

Maybe a bear with an ax.

Right. Other than April when we were 3rd in the majors in runs/game.

They really need to get him off the cigarettes.

Wee Willie Keeler
Runs through the town,
All along Charles Street,
In his nightgown.
Belling like a hound dog,
Gathering the pack:
Hey, Wilbert Robinson,
The Orioles are back!
Hey, Hughie Jennings!
Hey, John McGraw!
I got fire in my eye
And tobacco in my jaw!
Hughie, hold my halo.
I'm sick of being a saint:
Got to teach youngsters
To hit 'em where they ain't.

"You Can't Kill an Oriole" by Ogden Nash 1953

I don't care about the Triple Crown. They're pets, for gosh sakes! I wouldn't watch a ferret race, so why would I watch a horse race?

I'm completely focused on the Dodgers and baseball. I don't have time or energy for any other sports til college football starts up (soon).

Kemp's home run and Lowe's fine pitching probably won't be on the front page of tomorrow's sports section. That's all right. But it's the only thing I care about.

excuses are like poems they're for sissy's and no one wants to hear them

classic

The Dodgers stars of the game today:

Lowe, Broxton, and Saito all pitched great today.

Contributors at the plate today against the Cubs #1 starter.

AB 4, R 2, H 3, RBI 3, MARTIN (Home Run)
AB 4, R 1, H 2, RBI 3, KEMP (Home Run)
AB 4, R 1, H 2, ETHIER
AB 4, R 1, H 2, KENT
AB 5, R 1, H 2, PIERRE
AB 4, R 1, H 1, LONEY
AB 3, H 1, DEWITT

But I wouldn't expect my wager with my rich horse-owning neighbor to be covered in the national media. That's all I'm saying. It's not a spectator sport I can sink my teeth into. I don't know or care about the struggles of Big Brown to reach this point where he was on the verge of the Triple Crown. Nor do I expect he's particularly disappointed not to have won. I'm sure he has other things on his mind right now, like "where's my food?" and "can I eat that?" So what I'm really being asked to root for is the syndicate that owns him and the people who bet on him. I don't know them, so I don't care about them.

That is so sad...

Lots of Cubs fans.

Sitting behind homeplate on the field level is a great seat but I thought each of the home runs was not that well hit. But watching the outfield like Vin taught me was very helpful in determining where those balls were going.

I told my friend that just before Kemp hit it out, I hope Kemp is looking for a ball in spot and just attack it.

Hu is completely lost at the plate. Even if Berroa is the worst position player in the game, he will help close that hole in the lineup.

Did I mention all the Cubs fans.

Can't comment on what has been said on TV the past few days because I have not watched it.

But two nice wins over a team playing good ball, let's hope Penny has a good one in him tomorrow. They'll be lots of Cubs fans there to watch it.

Beat that!

Thanks for the update Alex.

Who'sToSABRMetrics 101.

yup, 3-3 in the 7th with a runner on 2nd for the Bucks.

surprised at his OPS+ of 149.

I don't have any cows, but you get the point.

maybe he was just tired but the Snakes announcers were commenting on it as well.

4-3 Snakes.

It's a dangerous thing for the others to allow the one to go unchallenged at the front. Da'Tara took a 2 length or so lead soon after going into the clubhouse turn and then some catch up a bit as the turn ends, but they didn't push him at any time. Then coming into the final turn Garcia let him go and he pulled away.

It helped that Tale of Ekati made it so that Big Brown had to go a bit wider on the clubhouse turn than Big Brown would have preferred. When Tale of Ekati and Big Brown closed on Da'Tara near the end of the "vast" clubhouse turn, well, simply consider how much extra ground had to be covered in going wider on the turn. Here, note the report that our 4th horse, Anak Nakal, took the "inviting" inside position [after a "wild" Big Brown first took him wide]. And note the "sensible" time for the first half mile, 48.2 seconds. And so the distance covered and effort used by some was not equal, and then no one challenged Da'Tara going down the backstretch:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fO0HhNTyIM8

Lastly, all of Peru is showing their love for Alan Garcia today. To join the chorus: Good ride, Alan, as you had him cruise for a mile at the front and then you let him go. My only critique: he ducked out there in home stretch 'cause he wanted to be hand-ridden home as he knew he had 'em. And so kindly note your left-handed whips and then he ducked out, and then the right-handed whips and he then ducked back in, and then you acceded to his wishes and hand-rode him home.

Perhaps Hershiser benefited also from being matched up against Storm Davis in both of his World Series starts.

Of course, with four runs in 26 1/3 innings, those three twilight games actually hurt his postseason ERA.

This is not counting Game 7 of the NLCS, which Baseball-Reference has some incorrect info on. They list it as starting at 9:20 p.m. local time, which is impossible since that would be after midnight on the East Coast. I do remember this being a night game. If I had to guess, I'd say it was a 6:20 start (thus 9:20 ET).

Are you referring to the horse here? I would never assume a horse is thinking under any circumstances.

Game 2 of the NLCS was a normal West Coast night game start because there was a presidential debate.

Anyone remember the SNL skits with Jon Lovitz playing Dukakis?

"I can't believe I'm losing to this guy"

AndyAlert: He's playing 2B again, and started a 4-6-3 DP.

One in Philadelphia that started at 5:55 pm because of a rain delay and another in San Francisco that started at 5:35 which was the first game of a twi-night doubleheader.

That doubleheader was sweet!

Would it be prudent at this juncture to make such a proclamation?

I think so.

On my cable system, Stan-CSUF is on ESPN regular while 'Zona-Miami is on ESPN HD.

>Injury delay.

Andy LaRoche hit by pitch

The man is doomed.

But the bases weren't empty after the double...

>>Torre maintained his position that he would like Hu to play at triple-A Las Vegas, which he thinks would aid his development. The manager said that Andy LaRoche is "close" to being called up from Las Vegas, a hint that LaRoche and Hu could trade places in the near future if Berroa is deemed an adequate utility man.<<

.000/.750/.000

The crowd was shushing itself right before every pitch. They only did it for the one Arizona batter, and the commentators seemed to indicate that he'd done something to provoke him. The guys name was Gordon (I looked him up; the Astros drafted him). He hit a home run, and the shushing was over.

If he's hurt, I'm going after this Juan Gutierrez with a grapefruit spoon.

Take that stupid Commuter School U!

2 (61) Josh Lindblom, RHP, Purdue U.
Dodgers take Lindblom in second round
http://tinyurl.com/6md4g7

Talking on the phone with a representative from the Boston Red Sox, Josh Lindblom heard a loud cheer from the adjoining room at Bruno's Swiss Inn.

"I said, 'I think I just got picked. I appreciate it but I think I'm done now,' " Lindblom told the representative.

The defending World Series champions brought Lindblom to Boston on Tuesday for a workout and appeared to have every intention of selecting the hard-throwing right-hander with the 77th overall pick.

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3 (93) Kyle Russell, OF, U. of Texas
UT's Russell drafted by Dodgers
http://tinyurl.com/54tawk

Kyle Russell wasn't born a Dodger, but he was one shortly after birth. "That was my T-ball team," Russell said. "That was my first baseball team."

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4 (127) Devaris Strange-Gordon, RHP, Seminole CC
Younger Gordon's selection becomes homage to his mother
http://tinyurl.com/6m9g4b

For almost two years, Gordon used up all the resources he's collected in a professional baseball career that has spanned three decades to talk up his son. "For your kid, you do that," Gordon said.

Just over 10 years ago, Gordon may not have been in a position to play such a role in Devaris' life. In May of 1995, Devara Strange, Tom Gordon's high school sweetheart and Devaris' mother, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend. Devaris Strange-Gordon was only six years old.

Losing a mother isn't easy for anyone. But losing a mother while you're still a youngster is beyond traumatic. Flash hired a lawyer and gained custody of his son. Eventually, he brought him to the ballpark.

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6 (187) Tony Delmonico, SS, Florida State U.
Delmonico drafted by Dodgers
http://tinyurl.com/48t22n

There was a time when Tony Delmonico would rarely take off his New York Yankees cap. ... "I always dreamed of playing for Joe Torre and the New York Yankees," the Florida State junior shortstop said...

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9 (277) Steven Caseres, 1B, James Madison U.
http://tinyurl.com/6rwam3
Duke, Knight Drafted; Caseres Goes In Ninth, Bowman in 48th

After being rebuffed by the James Madison first baseman when they asked if he would be willing to sign for the amount of money they were willing to pay him in the sixth round Thursday, the Dodgers selected Caseres in the ninth round of the Major League Baseball draft Friday.
...
It appeared Thursday that Caseres, a redshirt sophomore, probably would return to JMU for at least one more season. But between Thursday and Friday night, Caseres dropped his signing-bonus asking price from $300,000 to $250,000, though that was still almost $100,000 more than he said the New York Yankees offered him to sign in the fifth round.

"I felt like he was willing to make a concession on his part," Bobby Witt, Caseres' draft advisor and a former major league pitcher said. "He came down to the point that showed that he wanted to get something ready to go out there and play."

The Dodgers, of course, knew Caseres' asking price, which leads both Witt and Caseres to believe that they will put an offer on the table within the next few days.

Gee, thanks, Mr. Goofy Las Vegas Announcer Guy.

This guy is really must-listen material. If you can imagine Harry Caray minus all the baseball knowledge and plus about 80 beers, you'd about have it.

From Dylan's article:

Jeff Kent pointed to his ejection Friday for arguing a called third strike as an example of how differs from the latest generation of players.

"You know what's missing in this game, maybe in the last six or seven years?" Kent said. "People don't question or challenge plays that are made in this game anymore. We allow umpires and we allow coaches and we allow players to do things and we just turn the other cheek. That didn't happen when I played.

"And it happens a lot. Because the generation gap is so large between me and the rest of the team, I guess I get stuck in that challenge mode more often that not, so everybody looks at me as being more passionate, and I'm not."

*

In the case of Matt Kemp and Coco Crisp, does turning the other cheek mean turning it into the fight?

You know, I don't hate Jeff Kent. But I'm really starting to wonder if he's just that stupid, or if his words just somehow get twisted, or if he's doing this on purpose just to mess with us.

Of course I like to picture Kent sitting by himself in a wollen cardigan spouting off "You know what's missing in this game..." any time a person walks within earshot.

I think it's best just to ignore Kent for the rest of the year. Then hopefully he'll go away for a long time, and we can feel sorry for him when he's sucking his thumb in a Texas rest home and replaying his VHS copy of the 2002 NLCS on a loop.

(P.S. - I find it amusing that Kent's Baseball-Reference sponsor is offering a product called "Dodgers Sing Baez." But if you click on the link it's not at all what it sounds like.)

They didn't take to that Creighton fellow pitching the ball so hard that they couldn't hit it.

One more before the road trip would be nice, though we'll have to pray Penny somehow channels Penny v1.0 and not the buggy new update we've been watching this season.

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Anything new about LaRoche?

We scored 7 runs! Off Carlos Zambrano! More than Russell Martin can hit good pitching! Yay!

385 - Not to mention "Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid"

http://tiny.cc/5pDB1

kent's a good baseball player. even now, as we all(or some of u) seem to hope he gets injured or start sucking bad, he's still a good player. if he has a differing philosophical opinion on matters of baseball, who r any of us to say he's stupid? i think he's just talking about passion. i don't think he's necessarily talking strictly about arguing. maybe milton bradley is a slightly better player than the player he might've been otherwise because of his passion....or maybe not. but i don't know that for sure, do u? maybe kent feels it does make a difference however slight it may be. the slightest differnce can be huge in certain(clutch) situations or maybe not. i don't think he's stupid for thinking..... or better yet FEELING a certain way. if that can mean a difference between 158 RBIs and 163 RBIs for any of our players, then I'd take the extra 5 rbis...

390 Ohhh Logan White! Gosh I'd love to be able to watch that. Alas!

Okay, good night everybody.

He's been hitting pretty good lately.

Only Sammy Sosa (twice) and Manny Ramirez have driven in as many as 158 runs in a season since 1949.

I guess they were motivated.

40 is the new 30.

Jeff Kent's generations is the most tainted, hated generation of baseball players since the teens and twenties. The steroid era.

His day is a black mark on baseball.

"Multiple Red Sox players confirmed yesterday that Thursday night's dugout altercation between Manny Ramirez and Kevin Youkilis resulted from Ramirez objecting to what he believed was excessive - and chronic - complaining about the strike zone by Youkilis in the dugout, as well as the first baseman's penchant for throwing equipment after at-bats. Before the fifth inning Thursday - and after the Red Sox-Rays punching session - Ramirez was caught on NESN cameras slapping Youkilis."

Kent is just performing. He's got a big ego. Everything he does is special, in his mind. Whatever he's doing, he's doing it the right way, the way it should be done. Even taking a leak. When he played, players knew how to relieve themselves. Now, it's just not the same.

Still, I like him. His emergence from a slump has made a difference.

i was at the game yesterday, sitting by the left field foul pole. when pierre was finished warming up he attempted to throw the ball into the stands by the foul pole. in true pierre fashion he came up sort and the ball hit the wall and one of those field ushers had to go pick it up.

and when pierre ran over d lee my first thought was furcal and how i miss him... :(