Mets at Dodgers, 4:15 p.m.
Dee Gordon, SS
Elian Herrera, LF
Jerry Hairston Jr., 2B
Juan Rivera, 1B
A.J. Ellis, C
Scott Van Slyke, RF
Juan Uribe, 3B
Tony Gwynn Jr., CF
Nathan Eovaldi, P
Roberto Baly of Vin Scully Is My Homeboy says he has a rare infection that might be connected to his lungs. Keep hoping he’ll get some good news.
- Hiroki Kuroda tied his career high of 11 strikeouts in seven shutout innings for the Yankees today. He has a 1.65 ERA in his past seven starts.
- Karen Crouse of the New York Times writes a wonderful story an interview, at age 13, with Olympic swimmer Mike Bruner that changed both their lives.
- If the Dodgers don’t hit a home run tonight, it will be their first full month ever in Los Angeles with only one home run at home, according to research by Bob Timmermann.
Anonymous
Reds just beat the Giants, 2-1.
KT
Time to tie them
KT
Well deaf and blind on this game so I would appreciate it if anyone would help me out on discribing certain situations
All I going to get is “in play run(s)”
Thank you in advance
I get the pleasure of watching the Pods against the Rocks
KT
Jon game time is 4:15 pm
for a second there I thought I would get the game because it was not going to be on Fox
Anonymous
Imagine if Uribe prevents us from achieving that dubious record!
KT
good article about Karen Crouse
Jeffrey Thomas III
GET OUT OF THE WAY DEE!!!
KT
Gameday said out then error
Jeffrey Thomas III
Dee ran out into left field right up to Herrera only to let the ball drop in between them. How many times will he keep running into the outfield and almost collide with the left fielder??
KT
Thanks Jeff
Dee needs some special training during the off season
Anonymous
Until Mattingly or one of the coaches tell him that enough is enough.
Anonymous
You can’t be serious. You are going to blame the coaches? Might as well say the reason Uribe hasn’t hit fifty HRs is because the coaches haven’t told him firmly enough to hit fifty HRs.
Anonymous
your analogy is ridiculous; it is obviously a coaching matter
Anonymous
It’s no longer a coaching issue when a 24 year old professional baseball player keeps making fundamental errors. Thats an issue with a player being uncoachable, whether through arrogance, stupidity, or for whatever reason.
Anonymous
Or bring back Jason Repko to play left and and see who is left standing.
KT
Come on U-less get out of this
KT
Yes!! DP
KT
was the runner going on the play?
Jeffrey Thomas III
Yeah. Torres was running and Wright hit it straight to Van Slyke.
KT
Way to get on Dee…Now take second
Dee hasn’t attempted a steal in a few games…It’s like he’s timid because of the lack of hits and he doesn’t want to make an out
KT
With Fox commanding I now have to listen to Homer Mark Grant..wanted to change the channel but then I’ll put on a movie and won’t pay attention to the game
Way to go Dee
Come on Jerry bring him home
Anonymous
48 out of 49 innings without scoring :(
Linkmeister
Strangely, I’m getting this game on the radio. It’s either ESPN’s announcers or the Mets’ team, but it’s better than Rockies-Padres on Big Fox.
KT
K-zone showed that 1st pitch a strike
KT
way to get on AJ
Anonymous
Getting pretty tired of the DP. Not to mention Uribe.
KT
I just let out a huge sigh…this is tough…It can only get better
Anonymous
49 out of the last 50 innings without scoring :(
Anonymous
With a man on first and no out, when MLB.com said “in play, out(s)” with SVS batting, I just knew he had hit into a DP. Does he remind anyone of Billy Ashley?
KT
OMG scoop why do you have to bring up bad memories when we are already down ^_^
Anonymous
Sorry about that, KT. I remember going to a Dodgers-Giants game at Candlestick during the 1990s when Piazza and Ashley were teammates. In batting practice, each of them hit one pitch after another deep into the stands. Alas, only Piazza could replicate that during games.
Anonymous
Van Slyke can actually play the outfield decently. Ashley, in addition to his penchant for striking out and GIDPing, was also a butcher in the outfield.
KT
Lee to give decision tomorrow on if He’ll except trade
Anonymous
Starting with the 7th inning last Sunday at Anaheim and continuing through the first two innings today, we are 2-for-31 with runners in scoring position.
Given our lineup today and their pitcher, we will be hard-pressed to score even two runs.
KT
Good job Nathan
Anonymous
Matt Kemp has been doing way too many in-game interviews for my taste.
Because I know they mean he isn’t playing.
KT
Kotsey was on for about an inning and a half
underdog
Sounds like he’ll be DHin’g at Rancho Cucamonga next week?
underdog
Eo’s pitching well again. No support again. I like consistency in my life but would be nice if the latter changed.
Sounds like (from listening on radio) that the Mets have now made at least 3 great plays on defense, too. Doesn’t help a team that is struggling.
KT
That would be funny if it was sooo true…I actually laughed anyway
KT
Nice Juan way to make him throw a few pitches
KT
Padres rookie hit a 448 ft Hr for his 1st hit…They give him the silent treatment so he gives phantom high 5’s as he walks through the dugout to sit down…then they congratulate him
Anonymous
This is just painful to watch
KT
This is painful and I’m not even watching
Anonymous
They say you hit bottom when you put down the shovel. Our boys just keep digging and digging and digging and…
Anonymous
and digging and digging and…
Anonymous
Van Slyk…..
– didn’t run hard on that DP an inning or two ago…
– poorly plays that sac fly…
– totally blew that pop up last night….
– has a hairline and a physique of a much older player…
– moves like a much older player…
….
Not impressed with this Dodger prospect.
(No, one lucky, 3-0 home run vs. the Cards does not an everyday MLB player make)
Anonymous
So, it’s just time to take him out back and shoot him?
Anonymous
Your methods are different than mine …. btimm. :-)
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Sending him back to AAA is fine with me.
Anonymous
For the prices this organization asks for a ticket…..
Dodger fans should at least be treated to a team which is trying it’s hardest for a full 9 innings. IMHO.
Anonymous
I’m kinda a Sands guy. And before that, Hoffmann who is also stuck in AAA Twilight Zone..
Anonymous
Joy, joy, joy. Phillies 10 back. Dodgers 1 and Angels 6 back don’t really seem so bad :)
5 Freeway Series dream lives!
KT
At least miliwaukee is beating the snakes
Lucas Bauer
And that’s the dagger folks.. well at least the Giants lost already and the Diamondbacks are currently losing
Anonymous
We’re just one 5 run homer from tying the score….with four innings to go.
Anonymous
Sad that they would give an error to AJ Ellis on that throw….
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It should have been a stolen base… because the guy had it stolen anyway.
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In college, when a bad ball (short hop) is thrown to you and there is no play worth “trying to pick it”… what you do is get down and block the ball from getting behind you.
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Scott Hairston simply gives this ball a “half – effort” and “ole’s” it…..
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I do not like Scott Hairston.
I haven’t liked him since he got on the radio after a “day game following a night game” in Colorado and complained about the schedule-makers. “That cannot happen” said a frustrated Hairston.
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What a baby.
And, a very poor 2B to boot!
There’s a reason why he’s been on so many teams….
I heard all I needed to hear from him in that interview. A jerk. IMHO.
PS – I would have cut him after hearing that interview if I was Donny Ballgame.
KT
So are you complaining about the mets player or our player Jerry Hairston?
Linkmeister
It’s all well and good to not like Scott Hairston, but he’s not playing for the Dodgers. Jerry Hairston, Jr. is.
Anonymous
Sorry….. Jerry is who I meant to say….
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I’m sure Scott’s a “peach” of a guy. :-)
Anonymous
Scott Hairston is on the Mets. You are the jerk. IMHO.
Anonymous
Thanks Mike.
Anonymous
Do you just want to summarize your hatred of the other 23 players on the active roster in one post or are you just going to space these out through the course of the game?
Anonymous
I really don’t take any issue with anybody else, wise guy. :-)
Anonymous
For the moment.
Anonymous
Would love to see Loney whack a pinch hit home run today as a going away present if he’s being offered to his home town. (Although I doubt Lee wants to be a Dodger for a couple months, so the deal might not even be made unless more $$$ or cattle are are thrown Carlos’ way.)
Linkmeister
Don’t be silly. Where would Ned or Stan find cattle in Los Angeles?
Anonymous
Chino still has some dairy cows but not as many as Lee probably wants.
Anonymous
As irony would have it, I was watching this one on Chino. The cows would be more entertaining.
KT
Grandal who homered for his 1st hit just homered again (2 runs) for his second hit to put the padres up 3-2
Anonymous
Way to go, Elbert.
Ok, let’s get this last out and back in this game…7th inning rally time!
Anonymous
Woo hoo
KT
need at least another hit guys…come on
Anonymous
Wow. Looking at the NL qualified batters, not counting Dre who’s out….the first Dodger to come up is
64th James Loney LAD
RK PLAYER TEAM AVG OBP SLG OPS
61Corey Hart MIL .246.308.493.801
62Todd Helton COL .246.342.420.762
63Jordan Schafer HOU .237.318.323.641
64James Loney LAD .236.303.323.626
Anonymous
Do they still play the rally cry, “Don’t Top Believing” by Journey in the 8th?
Christopher Staaf
This ain’t our month guys. Right now we would have issues with a decent college team. Thank goodness June ends in a few hours.
Christopher Staaf
BTW why in the world are we in the market for a guy who can’t play very good defense, is relying more on reputation than current production, is 36, and can’t run to save his life? I thought we already have a few guys like that on the team. If Colletti is making a move for Carlos Lee just to get rid of Loney, he’s a worse GM than I thought.
Anonymous
If the Dodgers played UofA, the CWS champion, they would likely win 9 out of every 10 games against them. Even with this lineup. Arizona would have a very hard time scoring against MLB pitching.
Christopher Staaf
The Dodgers couldn’t score on U of A right now.
Anonymous
What will it take to get Josh Hamilton to the Dodgers? $200 million for six years????????
Anonymous
LOAD THE BASES, BOYS…everybody hits!
Anonymous
In Friday’s game, Loney was swinging the bat better than I have seen him for a long while. He wore glasses instead of contacts later in the game. Then, for his last atbat, he for some stupid reason that I blame the coaches for, crowded the plate and his last swing was back to bad again.
I think Mattingley, even as good of a hitter as he was, makes his hitters stand too close to the plate. Loney has paid a dear price for crowding the plate. Or, is Loney getting married soon and has his mind in the same place that Kemp had when dating Rihanna.
Anonymous
Oh, baby!
KT
Way to go Tony
3 hitter now
Come on Adam…break the shutout
Anonymous
Ahhhh…Kennedy unlucky.
Anonymous
Someone is on third!!!
KT
need a wild pitch here
Anonymous
Or a two run double or triple.
Anonymous
But not that.
Linkmeister
Futility.
Anonymous
Amazing how ineffectual we are right now.
Anonymous
Ok, here’s our 9th:
E Herrera LF .252.333.333
J Hairston Jr. .299.375.403
J Rivera 1B .263.301.355
A Ellis C .286.413.422
S Van Slyke RF 175.195.300
J LONESTAR PH WALKOFF!!!
Anonymous
I have missed your optimism, Craig. Glad to have you posting today.
Anonymous
Thanks :)
Anonymous
RIVERA, YOU ARE A BUM (and just ruined my 9th inning dream comeback)
Anonymous
Coulda used the Lonester there.
Anonymous
It will be weird having Big James in the AL West next season.
Jon Weisman
This might be the funniest example of infield in I’ve ever seen.
KT
Since I’m not watching could you explain please
Anonymous
Rivera has totally redeemed himself! Maybe.
KT
Padres get their 1st 3 run hr of the year bu the SS who has hit two today
Anonymous
Lindblom is a stud….strike TWO!.
Anonymous
WOO HOO, Joshy!
Anonymous
Feeling for our poor pitchers.
Jon Weisman
NPUT
Anonymous
Oh well… Herrera, Hairston Jr., and Rivera probably shouldn’t be our 2-3-4 hitters ever.
Anonymous
Gotta hand it to Josh right there…
Way to “toughen up!” …
Nick Arden
Welllll, what are you going to do?
Anonymous
WAIT TILL NEXT SERIES Mets!!! [pumps fist at team bus as it leaves DS]