The Dodgers selected the contract of Onelki Garcia from Albuquerque and placed Shawn Tolleson on the 60-day DL. This means that the Dodgers bullpen will now need stadium-style seating for all the players to see. Interestingly, the one place in Dodger Stadium without stadium-style seating is on the floor on the stadium.
Some players are holding out for cup holders in their seats.
The Dodgers bullpen has 12 members now. Although the status of Chris Capuano is hard to determine. It’s baffling to figure out just what it is and I’ve termed this problem “Schroedinger’s Cappy.”
If the Dodgers win tonight, the only teams in the NL with winning records will be the five teams in playoff positions and Washington.
Jack Dawkins
The last sentence of course begs the question, whats the fewest number, or the smallest percentage, of teams with a winning record in either league at the end of the season?
Bob_Hendley
Incredible stat, that.
KT
Go BLUE!!!!
scooplew
The link to tonight’s game above says Dodgers at Giants…
John_from_Aus
Since they were eliminated, we decided to skip the Arizona game and inflict more misery on the near neighbours
KT
near neighbors would be SD who also got eliminated today
John_from_Aus
ok, northerly neighbours :)
scooplew
Dodgers are 55-17 from June 22 through yesterday. Here’s how that breaks down by division:
NL West 21-5 (D’Backs 5-0, Padres 5-0, Giants 5-1, Rockies 6-4).
NL East 14-3 (Mets 3-0, Nationals 3-0, Marlins 3-1, Phillies 5-2, Braves 0-0).
NL Central 12-6 (Cubs 6-1, Cardinals 3-1, Reds 3-4, Brewers 0-0, Pirates 0-0).
AL East 8-3 (Blue Jays 3-0, Rays 3-0, Yankees 1-1, Red Sox 1-2, Orioles 0-0),
KT
From MSTI: Off The Wall 79
http://i.imgur.com/TGziQgf.png
KT
Jesse Sanchez @JesseSanchezMLB3m
“@Marlins: Watch @josefernandez77 tear into his first career HR in the 6th: http://atmlb.com/17XLzPt #Marlins”~The homer that cleared benches
KT
Baseball Tonight @BBTN1m
The @Dodgers try to lower their magic number to 4 vs @Dbacks: http://es.pn/17XOEiq
#ARIvsLAD will start on ESPN2 at 10ET
KT
Wild Card:
http://i.imgur.com/XOTdUww.jpg
KT
we might be the first to clinch a playoff spot…Thought the Barves were going to do that easily
btimmer
Dodgers and Braves I think are both likely to clinch on Sunday. I think the Dodgers need to win tonight to make that more likely. In theory, the Dodgers could clinch on Saturday but that would require the DBacks to lose two to Colorado.
btimmer
The AL had just five winning teams in 1994 because of the strike
ASW1
Ryu looks rusty.
KT
Let’s get those back
btimmer
Could be Onelki time tonight.
KT
Why not Hanley?
KT
AJ!!
Linkmeister
Not Mr. Ryu’s night, evidently.
KT
He’ll settle down
KT
Come on WP
KT
way to settle down Ryu
KT
way to get on Shoe
KT
Ryu!
John_from_Aus
Here is our chance
KT
again
John_from_Aus
and gone
KT
Nice turn Hanley
KT
DP!!
4d3fect
Don’t think I’ve ever seen a DP where a bat fragment played a part.
4d3fect
And whenever I say something like that I can hear Vin in my head saying “just when you think you’ve seen everything”,,
Linkmeister
What happened? I didn’t see the play.
KT
Bat shatters and the runner going to second had to jump and dodge it and he when right into punto who tagged him and threw to 1st for the DP
Linkmeister
Thanks, both of you.
4d3fect
Link to video on the bottom margin of the Gameday display. Don’t know what you’re capable of seeing over there.
Linkmeister
I can see them fine, but the computer is better than this phone.
KT
http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=30536901&topic_id=9782246
4d3fect
ah, Parra hit a broken bat grounder to Punto, Hill the runner at 1st had to dodge the barrel before Punto tagged him and threw out Parra.
Late, sorry
Bob_Hendley
Corbin a lot of pitches, so there is that.
KT
still got 9 outs but we need to hold them
RBI
League not helping with this.
WBBsAs
Never does.
KT
Come on BW get the DP
scooplew
I could pitch as poorly as League at 1 percent of what he is being paid.
KT
PUIG!!!!
RBI
Wonderful Puig dinger!
RBI
Time to hit their bull pen.
Andrew Shimmin
I rather like this Puig fellow. His jib’s cut pleases me.
scooplew
I think that Puig should be the rookie of the year, but there will be significant competition this year.
Andrew Shimmin
He seems to be the VORPiest rookie. And he has the best name, though only a little better than Julio Teheran.
KT
Chad Moriyama @ChadMoriyama1m
GIF: Yasiel Puig’s bomb and bat flip http://www.mlbgifs.com/2013/09/yasiel-puigs-bomb-and-bat-flip/ …
RBI
Here comes Onelki!
RBI
Onelki pitching to a small strike zone…
RBI
Seriously? That’s it?
ASW1
He’ll be used strictly as a Loogy I imagine.
RBI
Ah, of course.
RBI
Need three. Not likely.
John_from_Aus
Ellis, Schu then Ellis (barring pinch hitters) doesn’t fill me with a lot of confidence
ASW1
Haven’t seen much of this one but looking forward to the series against the Gints.
Greinke vs Cain
Kershaw vs Bumgarner
Nolasco vs ?
KT
Vogelsong
ASW1
Ah, yes – he’s been terrible this season.
KT
sorry game 3 starter is Lincecum game 4 starter is volquez vs vogelsong
ASW1
OK, cool – some good matchups.
Linkmeister
Well, rats.
KT
Night all
ASW1
‘night KT
Spence
Looks like its going to be down to the wire between the Pirates, Dodgers and Cardinals.
Spence
I think you got to seriously consider Nolasco for that 3rd starter in the playoffs. Ryu’s looked shaky since late July.
btimmer
I think Nolasco has clinched the number 3 starter spot barring injury.
btimmer
NPUT