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SportsClubStats has a graph showing how the Dodgers' playoff odds have fluctuated over the past two weeks - and more.
The Dodgers play tonight in San Diego, which is ... still San Diego. Still a place that can give the team fits. Greg Maddux, what will you do - what will you do?
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Predicting a 5-4 final in the Dodgers game tonight, but won't call winner due to fear of reprisals.
You did see the last thread where people were expressing their hate for the Raiders?
What a throw by Rodgers to Driver... called back by penalty.
Sigh, back to work.
He also has Joseph Addai, so that didn't help matters, either.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=3576277
Or maybe for sporky, Players of the Squee.
If that didn't break a DT rule, then the rules are worthless.
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/ppg_kovacevic_jack_wilson_out_due_to_broken_finger/
Arizona
15-5
10-10
7-13
8-12
10-10
11-9
10-10
0-2
LA
8-12 -7
13-7 +3
7-13 same record
10-10 +2
11-9 +1
12-8 +1
9-11 -1
3-0 +2.5
This doesn't mean anything but right now Arizona does not appear to be a team on the verge on putting on big winning streak.
9-7
tonight they send the Old Elf out to the mound to work his magic ...
it feels quiet ... too quiet
Did you hear about Evan Tanner?
No, did he kill himself or something?
His body was found out in the desert or something. Not sure what happened.
Wow, that is sad. But is pretty obvious he had a lot of mental issues.
RIP
Neither can a small payroll. Maybe the teams with small payrolls realize they're never gonna get a lot of big bats, so they choose to focus on pitching and defense, and design/set up their park accordingly.
The flip side is the attraction to top pitching talent.
They were simply responding to whatever was on screen. Once Manny was shown (with his ripped skull cap and all), he became the topic of discussion.
Report says he died of dehydration.
I figured it's time to let go of my hatred of the New England Patriots. Of course, if the Dodgers disappoint, all bets are off.
Torre says that Wade's up for closer opportunity. We may see McDonald yet tonight.
The game ends with the score the Chargers wanted yesterday.
Got a feeling we might see McDonald
63 Expect to see TronTron and JJJ to pitch multiple innings tonight if Maddux can't go 6/7 innings.
Well, that isn't what I'm looking for.
Wade,Beimel,Troncoso, Proctor, Johnson, Elbert, McDonald
Am I forgetting anyone
Really, we should hope this game doesn't go extra innings.
Stults
I didn't get pitching to him, either. First was open. He's the only real hitter on the team.
Technically the two people that can hurt us.
No need to fear. Plenty of runs left to be scored tonight, folks.
First base was very open
I would expect that the Dodgers will have to keep scoring 5+ runs a game to keep up the winning streak.
Giles is still a good hitter.
I think it's players yet to be named
...And that was what? 4 pitches to get 3 outs? Blargh.
How about the good old unintentional -intentional?
Gonzalez sure did the job though didn't he?
To be fair, the pitch Gonzalez hit was like half a foot off the plate. Obviously not far enough outside, but Adrian went and got that one.
Buddy & David Bell
Ken Griffeys
Jose Cruzes
Tony Gwynns
Cecil and Prince Fielder
Max & Will Venable
I feel like we might as well have Rick Honeycutt pitching.
But don't forget the Padres' pitcher looked pretty hittable the last game we faced him. This one ain't over.
And neither is that "other" game, train. ;-)
Easy to have the football game on mute. Three Mikes are three too many.
Sure, but nothing compared to Gonzalez.
Umm, no. That's a clear error.
2008 OPS+ Entering Tonight
Giles 128
Gonzalez 127
Why don't you just marry him, then?
I don't like his hair.
Was he channeling the old "Chicks dig the long ball" routine?
Actually, Gonzalez is not as good as I thought. Wasn't he tearing it up earlier this year? Thought his OPS was much higher than .830s.
Lincecum has 5 strikeouts in 2 innings pitched.
on that fumble all three of them seemed to say "ohh ahhh ohh ooo"
Btw, the Mike and Mike announcing crew for the Raiders game is much much better than the regular 3 man crew - they actually have chemistry and don't try talking over each other. They should be in the main slot, if you ask me.
It was the classic Butcher Boy move. Show bunt, draw the 3B in, then try to chop it over his head. It almost worked.
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That was awful defense from Kemp.
If I had an obelisk, Mike & Mike would be on it.
I don't like Greenburg. He has a bad voice for play-by-play and sometimes has no clue what to say during a play.
Cowherd would indeed place higher on my non-existent obelisk.
Mr.Clemens.
Mr.Johnson.
Mr.Martinez
hmmm
For those of us on the SD feed, what was the question?
3-time Cy Young winners?
If that was the question, don't forget Steve Carlton.
http://tigers-thoughts.blogspot.com/2008/08/projected-elias-rankings.html
I'm looking forward to him returning to the Red Sox and giving us their first rounder.
i'd call it september against a team 33 games under .500
The expectation I heard was Detroit which means we would just get a sandwich pick.
That Sandoval guy who is tearing up the league at the moment was neck and neck with Santana for the MVP of Cal League. Our guy won. Or I mean the Cleveland guy won.
If you're a team rebuilding by using FAs, you might as well sign every FA you can, and just forget about the draft for a year, I guess. How good can your 3rd or 4th round pick can be anyway?
No matters! DeWitt just got a hit! Blake and Blake to the rescue!
Meh
You gotta pinch hit for Maddux there. Rosters have been expanded, no need to save the bullpen.
And whats Berroa doing swinging 2-0?
Jon, what is the e-mail address? I'll send one as soon as I think of a clever new name.
There's a nice spot on the bench for you next to Mr. Jones.
Thanks for your effort. We know it was your best that you have to give.
I'm at home tonight, but I should be in attendance the next two nights.
The Dodgers don't play in a pitchers' park.
I'm not saying you should like it. I just can't imagine being surprised by it.
Pat Rapp threw a 1-hit shutout once at Coors Field. Sometimes it happens.
Baek has a 73 ERA+ for the Padres, 74 ERA+ for a year. Even with the offensive struggles the Dodgers will have on a given day, it shouldn't be to the point where a guy who's really below league average should be dominating like this, such as getting Manny out 3 outs in a row.
Eh, I know its baseball, but its not as it I can emotionally understand it and accept it. Its frustrating to watch, and all you can do is grumble and chalk it up that you caught a pitcher on a good day and plan for the next game after this game ends.
Don Sutton for Tom Seaver?
we could of had lincecum, we drafted kershaw then the giants took lincecum, but i hope, in the end, clay will be better.
And yeah, that DP basically sums up tonight's game.
Magic number will reduce by one today. That is a good day. Could've been a better day, but you'll sleep better.
He's going to go 1-1 tonight? Baek is 0-7 lifetime at Petco.
http://www.bb-ref.com/pi/shareit/ENft
All I'm saying is that by the time they were drafted, Lineceum was more ready to help the Dodgers(Or Giants in this case) over Kershaw, and will likely continue to do so in the next few years.
I know Kershaw's a pitching phenom, but he's also going to have to learn much more and be better than he is now. The Dodgers have to suffer and grow with Kershaw's growing pains, while the Giants can enjoy Lineceum pitching his way into his own peak years.
Anyway, the on screen note identified him as "Phillies infielder Richie Ashburn."
Ashburn played 2104 games in the OF, and two at 2B. And those two were in his final season (1962) with the Mets. He's one of the best defensive outfielders ever! That's a bad error on 4SD's part.
I'm still chapped the Dodgers didn't draft Albert Pujols before the 13th round in 1999. :)
I'm thinking Sean Young might get cast.
So who do you want in the draft? : P
But she is a nutcase.
And?... :)
I'm crotchety tonight.
Time to give Blake DeWitt a chance at leadoff?
What I want to know is how Molina scored from second base on a single to center.
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Wow, been following the Dodgers just via GameDay -- did baek pitch as well as it appears, or did the Dodgers just look feeble and tired, or both? Oh well, their offense was bound to pull off the highway at some point.
Staying ahead of the D-Backs might be like the two guys in the woods confronted by a bear, as one guy stops to put on his sneakers, the other guy says, "You can't outrun a bear" "I don't have to outrun a bear, I only have to outrun you."
We also go to Colorado so I really hope we don't go back to our 8 game losing streak mode.
What's missing are the little cartoon circles and spirals showing he's drunk.
Baek has never been a Cub, and has never pitched in Petco before this season, at least in MLB.
I just want to say that from a non-baseball standpoint, I've never been a fan of underdog. Nor am I fond of Hallux Valgus. :)
Bengie Molina did not score from 2nd on a single at all in 2006 or 2007, a total of 16 attempts.
In 2008, Bengie has scored on 7 of 17 such occasions!
And that was before tonight, so he's probably 8 for 18 now. Amazing.
That's... very good.
I believe that counts as a Journey reference! :)
Sorry if I offended you. The only reason I looked it up because I saw it posted here that Baek was 0-8, but then I went to get something to eat (and to get rope) and the radio broadcast said he was 0-7. I just wanted to see what his real Petco record was when I got back home.
Who loves ya?
I hope he didn't choke on his lollipop, U.L. Washington style, running to 2nd.
We're doomed.
In his career, in 110 opportunities to advance from 1st to 3rd on a single, Molina has successfully advanced 6 times.
In 29 career opportunities to score from 1st on a double, he has scored only twice.
Magic number = 18
Cut it out.
I love that joke.
More importantly, were you keeping score at home using the Bob Carpenter book? Or do you only do that in attendance?
I've done both, but rarely at home.
I kept the first game I could at home with it as practice--the boxes are much smaller than I'm used to, so I'm having to adjust my shorthand and get rid of some information I usually kept and how I record outs. However, I've decided to only score while at a particular event--serves more of a keepsake that way.
I'm sorry bh, I don't follow.
I'll be your huckleberry. It would sure beat Safari crashing every few minutes.
Very nice! I just downloaded it via iTunes. Thanks.
By tradition, when the Dodgers are in first place, the employees at Dodger Stadium get ice cream in the afternoon.
With a 1.5 game lead, the Dodgers will be in first place at least through Wednesday thus the employees get two more days of ice cream.
If the season ended today (well, the Dodgers would be in the playoffs...), I would guess the voters would have this order:
1) Lincecum
2) Sabathia
3) Webb
Sweet! Have to go pick that up.
That's a pretty cool tradition. Does it extend to offseasons? I would imagine some sort of gym membership program offered in early 1989, 2005, etc. :)
I'll be listening to it in a few minutes! I will give you my review in a few hours.
Are you creating an application?
But now I've said too much!
Silly BH, thinking Elvis is dead.
Unce, Tice, Fee Times a Super Bowl champ?
[/holding up 5 fingers]
http://tinyurl.com/6gwuzr
SAN DIEGO -- Injured Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny was so impressive in a simulated game Monday that he's likely to be activated for bullpen duty for the weekend series in Colorado.
"Penny was very good today," manager Joe Torre said. "I talked with him about coming out of the bullpen, and the way we're using our bullpen, the more the merrier."
17 starts
Game Scores:
less than 30 = 1
30's = 4
40's = 4
50's = 5
60's = 2
71 (last night)
74-vs AZ
Avg 48
Maddux while a Padre this year
26 starts-avg 50
Maddux while a Dodger this year
4 starts- average 40
Correction-Baek above
50's = 4
2006: .282/.355/.436
2007: .293/.374/.469
2008: .277/.375/.393
Culmination of too many innings played?
Were 06/07 outliers with respect to his power (since in the minors he hit with little power)?
Or is 2008 just a down year?
Martin's 2nd half 2008:
.246/.338/.310
Dodgers are really going to miss his performance in the coming seasons. Not that they should re-sign him, bc as the years go by its doubtful he could replicate it, but if he leaves & the team doesnt land CC, the pitching could be hurting.
He's been an innings eater thats actually been a good pitcher.
2005: 222 IP 3.61 ERA
2006: 218 IP 3.63 ERA
2007: 199 IP 3.88 ERA
2008: 189 IP 3.53 ERA
Pretty good consistency.
Thats how to spend 4/36 & get value.
Martin is another story. Those numbers/trends that JoeyP posted are pretty disturbing. He has definitely fallen into the LoDuca-style Second Half Slide. Seems like all those "rest" days Russ got at 3B earlier in the season didn't quite work out the way Torre thought they would.
45-59
Record when Pierre gets 0 ABs
28-12
It will be annoying when Torre gets praised by the media for leading the team to the division title, when in reality he should get criticized for making the team worse than it could have been had he played the correct outfielders all along.
2003: .161
2004: .171 (Vero Beach, so it has an asterisk)
2005: .112 (Jacksonville pitchers park)
This isn't little power for a catcher in his early 20s.
3-16 when he gets 1.
"The more Pierre plays, the better the team does"
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