Glorious congratulations to the Los Angeles Kings and their fans – Stanley Cup champions. A wonder team, indeed.
Now, how about just not tearing downtown apart … okay?
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Christopher Staaf
Congrats to the Kings.
KT
Oh yea Stanley Cup Baby
Ryan Hindinger
How is it that New Jersey doesn’t have a baseball franchise?
Blue-eyed Gal
Having been born there, I can tell you that NJ is only big enough for a hockey rink, a swamp, and a racetrack; there’s no room for a baseball diamond. (And the racetrack was fully and forever justified by that wonderful down-the-stretch contest between horses named “The Wife Doesn’t Know” and “My Wife Knows Everything”.)
Anonymous
Dustin Brown just Melissa Leo’d his interview with Pierre Maguire.
Anonymous
Never heard of any of them.
KT
Nice catch Tony
KT
Nice defensive alignment
Christopher Staaf
Cappy definitely doesn’t look like he has his best stuff tonight. I hope he can persevere through 6 innings.
KT
me too
KT
Way to get out of it Cappy
KT
Nice Dee…thought he was going to 3rd…if it gets to the wall he’s there…good cutoff by trout
Jon Weisman
Angels strand seven in first three innings.
KT
Come on Elian let’s get another one across the board
Christopher Staaf
Man, Dre is really scuffling still. He’s really pressing.
KT
And Matty wants him in the Home Run Derby
Christopher Staaf
Thing is, I bet Dre could put on a show at the Derby but it could screw up his swing for months a la Bobby Abreu and Garret Anderson when they won it.
KT
That’s my reasoning exactly…his swing is totally messed up and he will probably get better soon only to mess it up again
Christopher Staaf
He’s really prone to the breaking ball down and away, just like last year. Richards got him twice with that slider.
KT
Come on Bobby
KT
loooowwww strike
Christopher Staaf
I bet Treanor will catch Capuano again next time out.
Christopher Staaf
Come on Dee! You got to make that turn.
Anonymous
That should have been an easy two. Can’t give those up when Capuano is so shaky.
Christopher Staaf
It’s OK. Cappy got the young Richards at 1st lol
KT
Good move Chris..love the AL pitchers on the base paths
KT
Saved a run there
Christopher Staaf
Thank goodness too since young Trout put one in the seats.
Anonymous
AJ being AJ.
Christopher Staaf
Wow, Tony Gwynn Jr. GIDP twice??
Anonymous
How? They’re really letting Richards off the hook.
KT
How tacky
Paul
Jon, baseball is not important today. Unbelievable. That’s me quoting the guy who was partnered with Al Michaels for that one Olymics broadcast.
Anonymous
I have nothing against hockey, but it interests me about as much as curling.
KT
I like curling ^_^
Anonymous
Curling is (literally) cool ;)
KT
AJ’s ball
KT
Excellent play James!!!!
Christopher Staaf
Thank you James Loney for giving Cappy his first clean inning. Gold Glove at 1B this year in the NL, no one else is close.
KT
That hit the bag…isn’t it fair
KT
well that was fair so never mind…make it a double again Dee
KT
good job Dee
KT
Make up call for that strike 2 call…that curve was actually a strike
Christopher Staaf
OMG what dumb luck. I bet Dee plays for 10 more years and the ball never hits him on the basepaths again.
Anonymous
That hit Dee! No fair.
KT
Gordon not looking hit by the ball that would have been a base hit…Would he been hit if his head was up and looking….maybe /probably not
bcmaiden
OMG, Dodgers are snake bitten by these Angels and this Angel lineup might be the best in years. Will Andre ever stop swinging at those low sliders?
Anonymous
I realize the Anaheimers have wasted many more opportunities, but it doesn’t feel that way.
Christopher Staaf
So much for those 6 innings. Come on Lindblom!
bcmaiden
Angels just have too many bats to keep them off the scoreboard.
KT
Dre had no chance…needs to go to second with that throw
Anonymous
I still enjoy Jim Caple’s nickname for LaTroy Hawkins. “Screamin’ Line Drive Hawkins”
Christopher Staaf
I can’t believe AJ got picked off 1st like that. Inexcusable.
bcmaiden
Really. I mean he’s not going to steal and that happens. Did Donnie double switch Elian out and Kennedy in? He’s one of our better bats.
Christopher Staaf
He did. Kennedy stole the info Velez had last year. Which explains his roster spot.
Christopher Staaf
That’s a beautiful double play.
Anonymous
Time for the Dodgers to wake up.
Anonymous
Congrats to our LA KIngs…!!!!
….
Sitting there watching the game…
My 6-week old daugher sitting in her swing facing (and watching) the Dodger game….
I walked over to the tv and looked back at her….
“This is Dodger baseball….. you’re going to see a lot of it in your lifetime around here….. for better or for worse….”
She responded by spitting up….
I had to laugh… as I cleaned her up….
Just a nice early Summer evening at home… BBQ and Dodgers… and, a fresh perspective on life. Amazing what the ‘young ones’ will do to your outlook…. Like living it all over again. Fun. :-)
KT
just wait until they get a personality
KT
Reported that the Dodger are close to signing Ethier to a 5 yr extension with a vesting offer for the 6th year $85 mil
6th yr worth 100 mil total contract value
Anonymous
Kennedy being Kennedy.
Anonymous
Ugh. Hurry back Matt.
KT
Ethier’s deal: $13.5 M in 2013, $15.5 M in 2014, $18 M in 2015, $18 M in 2016, $17.5 M in 2017, $17.5 M or $2.5 M buyout in 2018.
Christopher Staaf
So this is official??
KT
they’re saying it will be announced tomorrow
KT
didn’t an inherited runner score tonight?
Anonymous
OK – now’s the time – no need for extra’s. 8 and a half innings fine for tonight. Especially at this pace.
KT
Nice hit IDJ jr
KT
Come on Dre show them you are worth your new contract
Christopher Staaf
It’s that low breaking ball again :(
bcmaiden
Looks like Belli has supplanted Josh for the 8th inning. Vin made a mistake. Josh allowed an inherited runner to score tonight.
KT
No they needed more than 1 inning so they put in Josh 1st
bcmaiden
But this isn’t the first time. I miss Matty.
bcmaiden
Donnie should have switched either Abreu or Gwynn, who both look awful at the plate tonight, not Elian. He totally made our lineup weaker. When Uribe plays Elian sits per Donnie. That should be fun.
KT
my thought exactly earlier when he made the switch
KT
Need a DP here
KT
well can’t ask for that now
KT
terrible game
Anonymous
This is game is quite Angel-Dodgerish.
Anonymous
and if we come out of it with a win that would be quite remarkable based on most of our play today
Christopher Staaf
Mattingly lost this game when he took Herrera out and decided to pitch to Pujols with 1st base open. Please prove me wrong.
Anonymous
I’m afraid you’re right on that one.
Anonymous
I would never pitch to Albert there.
bcmaiden
Bad decision Donnie. Vinnie just rattled off incredible stats for Pujols in that situation. I see the usual Angel sweep ahead. Jansen has the same Broxton flaw of not holding runners.
Christopher Staaf
Most closers have that issue. However, agreed about Donnie. The first mistake was bringing in Kennedy for Herrera. A good manager I always believe is worth 5-7 wins a year and a bad manager will lose you 5-7. I won’t bash Donnie too much but I really want to hear the presser if the Dodgers do lose this one.
Christopher Staaf
And of course KJ strikes out Trumbo, which further exacerbates the point. Why in the world would you pitch to Albert Pujols with 1B open and two outs????
Lucas Bauer
So.. anyone have any reasoning why you pitch to Pujols in that situation with 1st base open? I’m drawing blanks
Old Bear
I totally agree with you. It made no sense.
Anonymous
Pujols still a Dodger killer – I liked him a lot better when he couldn’t hit his weight earlier this season.
Anonymous
Pujols did hit the ball weakly, but it’s much better to face Trumbo with a force at every base.
Lucas Bauer
Loney pop up to shallow left field coming right here?
KT
pinch runner???
Christopher Staaf
I think we are using the last guy off the bench (save for Treanor) right now with Uribe.
KT
there are many a pitcher who could run the bases
Anonymous
Not running for AJ?
KT
doesn’t matter with at bats like those
KT
Come on Juan make me take back all the bad things I said about you
Jibin Park
two righty pinch-hitters for lefties. come on uribe!
Anonymous
Time for three hacks.
KT
Come on AJ…you should be stand on the bag to your right
KT
well you are now
Jibin Park
Great at-bat for Uribe!
Christopher Staaf
OK, so I think Treanor is the last guy on the bench…and Uribe did something useful!! Come on Dee!!
Lucas Bauer
Can Skinny Swag come through?!
Anonymous
With Uribe, the best-case scenario.
Jibin Park
How about a walk-off 3 run bomb!
Anonymous
I got excited briefly, because i thought that is what actually happened :) (as I can’t get gameday at work)
KT
night all
Christopher Staaf
I am out guys. I don’t even want to watch the Mattingly presser because I will probably be even angrier if I listen to it. Hopefully Harang can keep his run going.
Old Bear
No, it will be interesting to hear Donnie try to defend the undefendable.
Jason Ungar
pitching to Pujols? Wow, stupid. Pitching to Pujols behind in the count…game over
Anonymous
Scioscia beat Mattingly.
Anonymous
He should have gotten rid of those sideburns
Anonymous
Walking AP to get to Trumbo is not a 2012 move imho….
M Trumbo LF .325.380.624 1.004
Anonymous
I disagree. They’re both tough outs, but Albert’s been hot lately, and walking him would have set up a force out.
Anonymous
Geronimo actually broke AP’s bat. Darn those bloop singles all to hell.
Jason Ungar
one year sample size and a very nice one, vs a 11 year hall of fame sample size and as WBB says, the force play at 3 bases. no brainer at least i thought. Plus Albert is an rbi a game over his last 35 games
Anonymous
You don’t wanna make Trumbo more determined to clear the pavillion seats. Or do ya? ;)
Anonymous
Ken Rosenthal reporting that the Dodgers and Andre Ethier agreed to a 5 year, $85 million extension.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/andre-ethier-los-angeles-dodgers-agree-to-five-year-85-million-extension-061212
Anonymous
Ethier’s deal really looks like the elusive home-town discount. I can’t imagine that the Red Sox wouldn’t have given him significantly more than $85 million over five years.
underdog
While I’m not a Kings fan, I was excited for them and the fans I know, and congratulate them on an incredible run.
And the other good news last night was the Ethier deal, which I’m stoked about. That does seem like a good deal for Andre, a pretty good deal for the team, and a good sigh of relief for we fans. Very happy. Maybe he won’t press as much now. ;)
Less good news was the result last night, but there are gona be days like that without Kemp (and, heck, without Mark Ellis) that the offense is just going to run in circles. Let’s get back on track tonight.
underdog
Also, new piece on Dodger prospect Allen Webster:
MiLB.com @MinorLeagues: Allen Webster found that a brief respite in the ’pen is all he needed to get back on track:http://atmilb.com/Kyo9EK
Jon Weisman
NPUT