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Anonymous
This piece by Chad Moriyama on GM $-efficiency is worth reading as is the link that inspired it which he provides.
http://www.chadmoriyama.com/2012/04/ned-colletti-manages-to-do-less-with-the-most/
Jason Ungar
this is what I have been saying for 5 years now.
Anonymous
I was just thinking that given the way Billz pitched, it is at the Capuano spot that the Dodger starting pitching began to fall off. This felt discouraging until I looked at several other teams 3rd starter, and all the ones I checked were not that good.( I’m sure I avoided the best staff). But anyway C.Capuano looks a bit better than the Pad’s Mosely
underdog
keep in mind that, for what it’s worth, Capuano isn’t the Dodgers third starter. He’s just their 3rd guy right now after moving up with Lilly on the DL. It will normally be Kersh, Bills, Lilly, Harang, Capuano. And while the last three won’t make anyone cower in fear they are all pretty solid and maybe even underrated. And yeah, as a 5th starter, Capuano looks even better.
Anyway, hope he’s decent tonight!
Anonymous
Amen— at 4rth or fifth starter he looks pretty good.
Jason Ungar
he would look even better as a 6th or 7th starter.
Adam Luther
Would like to see SpeeDee get his first SB tonight. He’ll help his chances if he can draw his first BB.
Anonymous
He got one…but it was stolen.
Anonymous
Video on Zach Lee from Thursday:
http://www.bullpenbanter.com/rtmenu/730-video-on-the-go-zach-lee-rancho-cucamonga-quakes
underdog
Will have to watch the game in the archives later tonight but good luck to the boys in blue. Would love for them to take 3 out of 4 so just splitting these next two games would be a pretty decent result. I like sitting the righties today, Rivera especially often needs a day off here or there.
KT
But Rivera’s hot UD and I always go for the throat when an opponents down…We want a sweep
KT
Padres feed just showed yesterdays lineup for today including Chad
Anonymous
It’s a Rudy Martzke-like dreaded glitch!
Anonymous
Old friend Hiroki Kuroda is already down 4-0 in the bottom of the 3rd in St. Petersburg. Presumably, Yankees fans are preparing effigies to burn already.
Anonymous
And old friend Andruw Jones has driven in a run to get one of them back for the Yankees.
Anonymous
OK, here we go!
Anonymous
Got it!
KT
Nice hit and stolen base Dee…Good job moving him over Mark
KT
Way to manufacture a run Dee
KT
looked like Ethier beat that throw…late by half a step
Anonymous
Always wondered if Yonder has a sibling named Hither.
Andrew Shimmin
Weird color socks for Capuano. Wonder what that’s about.
KT
doesn’t quite match the rest of the blue he’s wearing…didn’t notice till you said something…Looks cubbie blue
KT
good start by Chris
Anonymous
Vin didn’t mention that nutmeg doesn’t grow in the Nutmeg State.
KT
I’ve got to subscribe to mlb radio just for when the dodgers play the padres…just so I can listen to Vin for 3 innings
Andrew Shimmin
Hey, it’s Adam Kennedy, again. Not sure I’m going to get used to seeing him. Then again, I’m not sure I’m going to have to.
Anonymous
I am reminded of the two guys and the grizzly. He only has to be better than Uribe.
KT
^_^
KT
Nice play DEE!!!
Anonymous
I am really beginning to think that Gordon will become a very good feilder, if he is is not one already.
And this at shortstop
KT
That’s 2 for Dee…time to take 3rd
Anonymous
and who’s getting 50 SB first?
Anonymous
Gordan has added about two innings to this pitchers stress, no matter what happens now!
Landon Kelt
Ellis of the Mark kind has had some really good AB’s early on.
KT
I agree totally
KT
Nice Matty!!!
KT
DRE Again!!!!
Man he’s on Fire
Landon Kelt
Goodness… If this were NBA Jam Ethier would be doing double summersault dunks with a fireball right now.
Anonymous
I know it’s only two and a half games against the Padres, but this team is looking like its going to be fun… PVLs or not
KT
I’m blanking on PVL
Anonymous
Stands for Proven Veteran Leader… Which ain’t exactly a compliment
KT
yea…I got…I was just pulling a blank
Landon Kelt
Definitely firing on all cylinders through 21 innings… We just have to remember that when it is going the other way, this CAN happen.
Anonymous
Hey, its a home series, and the Umps want the Pads to get one.
KT
Padres got a break on the pitcher bunt…at least now he’s on the basepaths…maybe that will tire him out
Anonymous
Yay for Ellis of the A.J. Kind!
KT
A.J. Ellis!!!!
Anonymous
And I was about to criticize him for swinging at the first pitch….I’m glad I didn’t :)
Linkmeister
Ellis?!? That’s half his entire HR output from last year in one swing!
Anonymous
Dodger WE now at 94.7%
Anonymous
A J Ellis. I think I grew up and worked several ventures with a guy like this, and I am beginning to realize you want this guy around!
KT
C. C. is pitching a pretty good game if you drop the 2 walks
KT
Good hit Dee…way to start off at second this time
Then Mark moves him over again!!!
Anonymous
The power of the threat of the bunt.
Jibin Park
Dee Gordon and Andre Ethier = Great Fantasy Stats!
KT
froze matty with that pitch
Anonymous
The Yankees have used four members of the 2008 Dodgers tonight: Kuroda, Martin, Jones, and Wade.
Anonymous
I’m afraid it may be time to show off some of are home grown relief. On the other hand maybe we will get lucky and Cap will get a second wind.
KT
too many walks (4) with 79 pitches…He’s done for the night
Anonymous
Wow. That ball 4 to Denorfia was more of a strike than the one Matty watched for strike 3.
KT
wow that was close…time to take him out
Anonymous
Bleh.
Jibin Park
From a pure baseball standpoint, good call taking him out. From a fantasy baseball owner who picked up Capuano, terrible call on Mattingly.
KT
just throw strikes wright…He’s aiming the ball
Jibin Park
Why bring in Wright??
Anonymous
At least it’s interesting again.
Jibin Park
Jeez.
KT
Are we going to let them walk away with this game?
Anonymous
Only way the Pods can win is the way they’re trying to do it now: the Dodgers beating themselves.
Jibin Park
Now’s the time to bring in the best reliever (Jansen)… or at least Guerrier. I think I can pitch better than Jamey Wright right now.
KT
not Guerrier…he’s terrible with inherited runners
Jibin Park
Why not Jansen? I’d respect Mattingly’s in-game calling much more if he brought in Jansen in that highly leveraged situation. That’s the save right there.
Anonymous
this thing is trying it’s best to leave the tracks.
Anonymous
Wright pitched last night! Is this a failure of the manager, or the GM. Because this is methodically beating a team—-and then totally collapsing.
Anonymous
wright threw four pitches last night. if that takes a guy out for the next night, we need new guys.
Anonymous
Oh ffs
Anonymous
My bad. I jinxed it with the WE update.
Anonymous
Calling Dr. Lawrence J. Peter…
KT
OMG…what’s going on…at least 1st base is open now
My bad…not anymore
9 batters 1 hit
Jibin Park
Pitching is not as hard as the Dodgers are making it seem right now.
Anonymous
ugly. big ugly.
Anonymous
When all I want to see is a guy with a little control…. I don’t leave it to Elbert.
KT
At least we are out of the inning not losing
Anonymous
This one is going to last a while as the ugliest half inning of baseball this season.
Anonymous
that is the ugliest inning since . . . I don’t know when. and it’s almost comical that it only ended when the padres got a hit, and had to actually execute something.
Anonymous
Leave it to the Pods to screw up taking the lead. Only thing that saved us.
KT
good throw by Tony Jr. to get someone off base
Anonymous
Did someone cast a voodoo curse on us? I stop watching to put my girl to bed and I come back and Wright is drowning.
KT
lkk was counting his chickens ^_^
Anonymous
Guilty.
KT
Way to go Jerry
Anonymous
Fear the AJ!
KT
^_^
Anonymous
I have trouble following the time line in these comments, for some reason.
Well, this may be a good test to see if this Dodger team will come back with a few more runs, or go and hide.
Anonymous
Wright needs to go!! He is awful!1
KT
Not Macdougal…they better not bring him in
Anonymous
Uh oh!
Jibin Park
Why wasn’t Hairston tagging on that?
Anonymous
How does he not tag up!
KT
I can’t believe hariston didn’t tag…this is petco…Jr. isn’t going to hit it out to CF at night
Anonymous
Quick head math, but I show all pitchers combined 199 pitches, 109 strikes.
Anonymous
My question is, “why is Gwynn swinging at a 2-0 pitch?” brach was struggling with his control.
Anonymous
maybin deserves an ocsar after his reaction to that more or less high and inside pitch.
KT
as he breaths a sigh of relief
KT
Come on Dee…start it off
KT
Good eye Dee…now take second
KT
That’s Mark’s 1st bad at-bat
KT
Matty Hustle!!!!
Respecting Dre with the IBB
Come on James
Anonymous
Great base running by Kemp. Loney needs to make them pay.
Anonymous
Way to be patient, James.
KT
it was a good pitch to hit and he hit a line drive…I see nothing wrong
Anonymous
Tiny strike zone (13 bb’s tonight) – pitcher who already walked a guy and just had to throw IBB… Never hurts to take a pitch. IMO. But you’re right, he swung at a strike.
Anonymous
what ever it was, it wasn’t hit very hard. his “line drive” in the second inning actually quacked.
KT
Good Eye AJ
Anonymous
I can only get updates on the Internet tonight. Why is AJ out?
KT
he’s on 1st with a walk
Anonymous
Never mind. I see now that Yahoo is inaccurate.
Anonymous
kenley got roughed up thursday night.
KT
Good Inning Kenley
KT
sooo close
Anonymous
it’s going to be a terrific shame if four innings of concentrated, planned, and sustained effort goes to hades because we couldn’t throw a strike one inning.
Jason Ungar
every time i see that Gordon flies out I think about Willie Mays Hays.
KT
but WMH put them straight up in the air..at least he had distance on his
Jason Ungar
lol! i admit to not seeing it on tv right now..just the internet at the moment!
KT
He was about 2 ft further and about 5ft higher from a home run
KT
Do you bring Kenley back out for the 9th…I say yes if we don’t score
Here’s looking forward to some free baseball
KT
Another good inning by Jensen
Come on Dre start it off
Anonymous
Anyone interested in an iced Coffey?
KT
no…not looking forward to it
KT
Now that they shot their load with their best 3 pitchers……time to take advantage of the rest of the bullpen
Anonymous
I was thinking the same thing. there has got to be a bottom to their bullpen.
KT
well if we get out of this inning, we’ll see a new pitcher unless he hits for himself which will use their last position player
KT
They have frieri and owings left in their bullpen…we have guerra and lindblom
and we both have the backup catchers available
KT
Yes AJ again!!
KT
YES DEEE!!!!!
Excellent game by our rookie SS
Jon Weisman
What a night for A.J. Ellis and Dee Gordon.
KT
FANtastic night from those two
Anonymous
Jeepers, Dee-pers!
Jibin Park
Dee on pace for 162 SBs.
KT
just turned it into a double with his 3rd steal of the night
KT
Come on Javy…shut them down again
KT
Ellis with contact problems…with his eyes not with his bat ^_^
KT
javy got a little cold waiting for AJ?
Anonymous
the team that loses this game won’t sleep tonight. it has been one of those.
KT
Come on DP
KT
Come on Javy get this guy
YES
Anonymous
good heavens
KT
Man this game has my heart going
KT
one more strike / out
underdog
Feel like posting this picture now, while it’s still going.
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/funny-pictures-mortal-kombat-monkeys.jpg
underdog
AND HE DOES. Whew. We win.
Bless you Dee and AJ.
Watched the game on tape delay as it were, and man that 5th inning was torturously bad. But you know what, we’re 3-0 and have only had 2 bad innings pitching-wise this whole series. So I’ll take that. Loved AJ’s home run, too.
KT
Love the picture and the post
Anonymous
WHEW!
Anonymous
Dodgers WE: 100%. Thank you and goodnight.
KT
night…Let off the hook ^_^
KT
YES!!!! Ballgame…let’s go for the sweep toomorrow
Anonymous
Note to Dodger pitchers: SD batters don’t do nearly as well when they actually have to put the ball in play. Just a thought.
Anonymous
indeed. 10 walks. gotta fix that.
KT
Oh yea best record in baseball…lol…I love early season standing results
Jason Ungar
I am really happy regarding Gordon. He is the key to the season. If we can just fill the holes on the corners we may be alright!
Jon Weisman
NPUT