For Sports on Earth, I look ahead to the next meeting between the Dodgers and the Padres in the wake of their Thursday brawl. It comes Monday, on Jackie Robinson Night.
Dodgers at Diamondbacks, 6:40 p.m.
Kershaw CLII: Kershawvanhoe
Jerry Hairston Jr., LF
Mark Ellis, 2B
Matt Kemp, CF
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Juan Uribe, 3B
Andre Ethier, RF
A.J. Ellis, C
Justin Sellers, SS
Clayton Kershaw, P
Update: “Zack Greinke was examined by Dr. Neal ElAttrache today in Los Angeles and underwent a CT scan on his left clavicle,” the Dodgers said in a statement. “It was determined that he should undergo surgery to place a rod in the clavicle to stabilize and align the fracture. The surgery will be performed tomorrow by team physicians, Drs. ElAttrache and John Itamura, at White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles. Greinke’s expected return is eight weeks.”
Shawn Tolleson has been recalled from the minors for the time being.
Anonymous
Don’t have time to read that now. I came here because of this site’s tradition of noting deaths as I just learned that Jonathan Winters passed away last night. Here’s a link to the LA Times story which I have not read as yet. I am very sad over this news.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-jonathan-winters-dies-20130412,0,3396178.story
DougS
I will miss Jonathan Winters. As successful as he was, he always struck me as one of those wonderful comic talents for whom the work that gave him the most exposure — TV and movies — probably didn’t make the best use of his talents. The live improv format did, but didn’t give him as much exposure. And so he was actually somewhat under-appreciated.
Anonymous
He was great as the Reverend Wilbur Glenworthy and his brother Henry.
Anonymous
He taught me as a kid that adults could be nuts.
Jon Weisman
Yes, sad about Jonathan. Was a fan from childhood, and when we went to Rams games in the 1970s, he sat in the row in front of my aunt’s family.
Anonymous
I would assume that if Jackie Robinson were a player today and in the situation that occurred last night, it probably would have been an even bigger brawl. But, in general, brawls were a lot more violent in the 1950s than today.
DougS
And there was a lot more headhunting back then, too, wasn’t there? It’s easy to forget that there was a real mean streak to pitcher-batter relations in baseball’s past.
Even so, I was taken aback by the brawl. I went to the Kings game last night instead of staying home and watching the Dodgers. Who would have thought that I would miss out on a fight by doing that?
Anonymous
Were I a Dodger, I would figure revenge is a dish best served cold. And much later than this Monday.
Jon Weisman
From Dodger press notes: Matt Guerrier picked up the win last night despite throwing just one pitch, becoming the first Dodger to do so since Joe Beimel 8/17/08.
Anonymous
Which they picked up from me on Twitter last night.
Jon Weisman
Kershaw has lost last three starts against Arizona since 7/6/12, 7-5 in 14 career starts despite a 2.25 ERA.
Jon Weisman
Matt Kemp is 5 for his last 15, raising BA from .056 to .182.
Anonymous
I’m not sure why this has me so angry compared to other incidents. I think it’s because A) a player got badly injured and B) it was so totally uncalled for. I can’t recall a less justified charging of the mound or a worse result. I have written a pretty harsh letter and will be sending to Quentin as well as to Josh Byrnes, the Padres GM. I don’t want to see on-field retaliation but I don’t want this to go without response. I encourage anyone else who’s disgusted to let him know in some way that doesn’t stoop to his animalistic level.
Jon Weisman
A) and B) are what got me angry last night, that’s for sure.
Anonymous
I hope Quentin is rubbed out
Anonymous
Me, too. Still angry today.
Anonymous
Although I am very upset at A and B, I think that Greinke was foolish in positioning himself to absorb the impact of that idiotic bull Quentin, He should have done like a matador and skip to the side while the rest of the teammates got his back. Sad to see him miss time, but at least we’re very deep with Cap and Lilly to hold the spot while he gets healthy.
Anonymous
In other news, Dodgers now tied for first, after yet another ninth inning rally by the Giants against the Cubs, down two, was answered by a tying home run by Old Friend Dioner Navarro in the bottom of the ninth, and Castro doubling in the winning run.
Anonymous
Good friend Dioner Navarro!
He the one with a walk-off triple last year http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN201209270.shtml
Anonymous
Anyone find irony in the fact that Billz will be the starter in the first game of the Padre series and his character was called into question over such issues with the Phillies? I would imagine the umpires issuing a warning to both benches in all three games before the first pitches are even thrown.
Jon Weisman
I, for one, found it noteworthy in the piece I wrote up top :)
Anonymous
Oh, just great!
Anonymous
Just great, one of the few times I didn’t click through to one of your pieces. Last time I do that. My bad.
David Farinella
Hey there! So happy to have DT back.
So, wondering, Ted Lilly doesn’t get the nod?
I’m sure you’ve already discussed and I should do some homework, but curious what you all think.
Heading out to the A’s game tonight with my soon-to-be 5 year old son (birthday is on the 19th). Can’t wait.
Jon Weisman
I feel that Capuano deserves it but they’ll keep him in the pen for now.
Jon Weisman
Update: “Zack Greinke was examined by Dr. Neal ElAttrache today in Los Angeles and underwent a CT scan on his left clavicle,” the Dodgers said in a statement. “It was determined that he should undergo surgery to place a rod in the clavicle to stabilize and align the fracture. The surgery will be performed tomorrow by team physicians, Drs. ElAttrache and John Itamura, at White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles. Greinke’s expected return is eight weeks.”
Jon Weisman
Shawn Tolleson has been recalled from the minors for the time being.
KT
I think the revenge should be left up to the MLB office to do the right thing and suspend Carlos Quentin 25 games and fine him heavily…though I know they won’t have the cajones to go through with it. The precedence it would set would stop all future mound charges/fights.
Anonymous
Being a sixties Dodger fan (in both senses), I am reminded of Koufax-Roseboro-Marichal. Just happened to have seen Alejandro Escovedo in concert this week who sang his song “Chip and Tony”, which has the quite vivid lyric…”Up on the mound, I was ten feet tall. Had my black turtleneck, just like Juan Marichal”.
Anonymous
Marichal should have been prosecuted. Quentin got off easy too.
Anonymous
Still bummed about Greinke – 2 months!? – damn shame. The Hated Ones losing today helps to make me feel a LITTLE bit better – but just a little. Time to take it to the Dirty Snakes. C’mon Kershaw. – time for Kemp to break out in a big way this series.
KT
only 8 game suspension for CQ. 1 game for JH jr
Bryan Friedman
Gameday link above is broken:
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_04_12_lanmlb_arimlb_1
Anonymous
Liked the article linked above. The thing that gets me is, with Quentin, simply throwing inside when facing him should not be automatically construed as “throwing at him”. The dummy never tries to avoid an inside pitch. Just because a pitcher throws inside does not mean he’s throwing at the hitter. The umps need to do a better job of calling Quentin and his ilk on their strategy of getting a free base simply by not at all trying to avoid an inside pitch.
KT
I’m glad Clayton’s on the mound or this could be a big let down game…Come on Clayton…do your stuff
Anonymous
He can light a fire under the team by hitting Parra, no?
KT
No we don’t need to lose him in either suspension or DL
KT
Loved the way Parra played that ball…Now AJ and Clayton own him today
KT
Parra just talked shit to the dodger pitchers in the pen
Anonymous
Apparently, Quentin is appealing his 8-game suspension…http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources–padres–carlos-quentin-gets-eight-game-suspension-for-brawl-with-zack-grienke–dodgers-011029555.html
Linkmeister
By the way, the game is on Alternate Prime Ticket for those who are outside LA and want to watch, just as Wednesday’s game was.
KT
Looks like Jose Reyes broke his ankle/foot sliding into second base in Toronto
Anonymous
Dude was cring from the pain.
KT
now reported as only a sprain and he’s going for an MRI tomorrow
KT
Here is the reyes play: http://imgur.com/dBVwBhz
KT
good inning…come on bats wake up
Linkmeister
This may or may not be behind a paywall, but it’s a story about Jackie Robinson playing semi-pro football here in Honolulu for a while in 1941 just before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
” By the end of the season
in December, Robinson was injured, the Bears fared poorly and the crowd
dwindled to less than 600.
“Jackie Robinson was discouraged
and homesick. He left Hawaii on the Lurline on Dec. 5, 1941. Two days
later the captain called the passengers together and notified them
of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The ship sailed with the portholes
blacked out, and slipped in and out of sea lanes to avoid possible
enemy submarines.”
http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/rearviewmirrorpremium/20130412__Before_baseball__Robinson_broke_tackles_in_islands.html?id=202652681&c=n
Anonymous
Sailed in the Matsonia to the States in 1960.
Linkmeister
My family and I sailed on the Lurline from LA to HNL in 1968. I was 17 at the time.
KT
Come on Clayton…help yourself…BB is Ok
Anonymous
Help yourself, Kid!
Anonymous
Carlos Quentin grounded out in his first AB tonight against Old Friend Jon Garland.
Anonymous
Garland has never hit Quentin. Three pitchers have hit him three times. Greinke in 31 PA, Lester in 15 PA and Bedard in 9 PA
Anonymous
Eleven other pitchers have “history” with Quentin hitting him at least twice over an average of 17 PA.
Anonymous
Let’s go Clayton!
Anonymous
Seems that Clayton/Parra is a long running thing, but coming into tonight he had only 11 PA against the Kid.
KT
Nice play by Juan!!
Anonymous
Seems like a waste. Isn’t Corbin being taken out at 90 pitches in any event?
KT
he’s at 98 now
KT
Come on Dre…your due
Anonymous
Uribe is definitely more patient at the plate these days.
KT
Clayton only at 88 pitches and his bat is keeping him in the game
KT
nice hit Matty..come on Agon
KT
Drive him in Adrian
KT
Nice…Come on Carl…SAC will do but a hit will be better
Anonymous
Go CC!
Anonymous
Soooo frustrating.
Anonymous
true
Anonymous
Shucks.
Anonymous
This is sad.
Anonymous
Clayton must be really frustrated
Anonymous
As are we!
But you’re right, he has to pitch a shutout and play for a tie.
Anonymous
What do we expect I guess, we are not a 10 – 9 (win or loss) sort of club
Anonymous
Tolleson right into the thick of it. (looks like I am way ahead of you guys–I’ll keep my mouth shut)
KT
too bad it showed
Anonymous
lackluster
KT
tough to win when you don’t score
Jon Weisman
NPUT
KT
Night/Day all