Scott Elbert is following Chad Billingsley back to the disabled list. Shawn Tolleson will rejoin the bullpen.
Matt Kemp is day to day but not expected to hit the DL.
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Anonymous
Cruz creeping up the lineup. I expect to see him in the two-spot before season’s end. His OBP is 30 points higher than Victorino’s.
Verducci’s SI piece ranks Colletti as a winner in the trade summing up. Maybe some other franchise will recognize his proven veteran leadership and take him off the Dodgers’ hands.
Anonymous
Perhaps Colletti could be booted upstairs somehow.
Jim Hitchcock
The bodyguard for Jamie position is no longer available. Maybe he can replace Vladimir Shpunt, whose google listing reads:
`Unemployed scientist and healer turned freelance healer. In the baseball world, I am what you call free agent’.
Linkmeister
What a country!
Anonymous
Yeah, Rasputin didn’t have the benefit of placing something in the classified section.
Anonymous
The concessions staff is desperately in need of a guy who can recognize better-than-average ROI on utility infielders.
Anonymous
When will our solid starting pitching return. If it doesn’t come back soon, this will be a long September.
Anonymous
Just an occasional 123 first inning would be nice
Anonymous
Getting an early lead would be even better.
Anonymous
Ta da!
Anonymous
All of a sudden our back two in the rotation have morphed from Cap and Harang to Blanton and Beckett. It is what it is!
underdog
I don’t believe in “must win” games per se, just yet, but this one kinda feels close to it. But hopefully I won’t then feel horribly depressed if they don’t “must-win” it. The first two games of this series were depressing enough.
Some better news though: Yasiel Puig will play in the AZ Fall League, it was just announced. Haven’t seen full list of players yet.
Anonymous
If Puig continues his rapid progress, he will be on the Dodgers a year from now, maybe sooner.
veryolddodgerfan
puig koolaid
Anonymous
I like mine with a little bit of Havana Club (12 year).
veryolddodgerfan
i don’t always drink Puig koolaid but when I do I like mine with a little bit of Havana Club (12 year)
Anonymous
Is this to say it is wrong to pull for him, or that he is overpaid, or that you think he’ll never pan out?
veryolddodgerfan
it’s to say people highly over value prospects. i hope he turns into a star. but it’s ill advised to talk about him like he’s automatically getting to the majors in a year.
Anonymous
That completely makes sense to me. The koolaid comment threw me.
underdog
you’ll be surprised but I agree with you, shouldn’t count on him being in the majors next year, though a september call up would not surprise me. They didn’t pay him that kind of money to just sit in the minors for a few years, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have to earn a callup. So far so good, but we’ll see how he does when in AA next year. That said, I think it’s not unreasonable to think, given his talent, the scouting reports and how he’s done SO far, to expect him in the majors in 2014.
Anonymous
I agree on the importance of this game. Yeah for Puig :)
foul tip
Apparently this game is mlb.tv’s freebie of the day.
Anonymous
Ok, maybe not a “must win”, but please let’s not give up any early runs to fall behind, otherwise I will need to secure all the sharp objects in the house and batten down the furniture.
Anonymous
From the previous topic:
>> foul tip
>> Verducci offers the almost-obligatory winners/losers take on the trade. He thinks both teams won, at least for now, and looks at some individuals, too.
>> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tom_verducci/08/27/dodgers-red-sox-trade-winners-losers/index.html
He had a lot to say about someone named “Allen Watson”. :)
He also mentions Brad Ausmus as a candidate for BoSox cagemaster, I mean manager.
veryolddodgerfan
bad toss by hanley
Anonymous
Thank goodness for the backhand. I was on the verge of missing Dee!
veryolddodgerfan
i have to admit hanley isn’t as bad a defensive ss as i anticipated. not a marked dropoff at all from Cruz. but that doesn’t mean he should be playing SS. he makes errors like the one on the double play that don’t get called. and he doesn’t get to the balls up the middle. he defends in slow motion.
Anonymous
At this point in time, he’s a better fielding shortstop than Dee Gordon.
Cruz, maybe not, but I think I like Cruz-HR at third-short rather than short-third.
veryolddodgerfan
you are delusional. however i say that in a nice way.
veryolddodgerfan
to clarify. if dee wasn’t hitting he’d be on my bench too but to say he’s a worse fielding shortstop is not accurate except by error count which doesn’t tell the entire story.
Anonymous
Blanton lucky that one went through.
Anonymous
Very nice backhand pick by Hanley.
Anonymous
That was a better first inning than the last two nights.
Anonymous
Understatement in action.
Anonymous
Incredibly ugly swing from Ethier.
Anonymous
Collins praises Victorino for making a routine play look routine.
foul tip
MLB TV freebie game of the day, I said….Right. Maybe if I could find my almost never used stupid password.
And if MLB ever sends the replacement PW promised. Grrrrrrrrrr……….
KT
Hang in there FT
Anonymous
AJ BABIPs – about time one of these fell in for the Dodgers.
Anonymous
That was overdue.
Anonymous
great situational hitting… wish the rest of the D’s had mellis’ basic baseball iq
Anonymous
It’s about time the Dodgers had a little luck.
veryolddodgerfan
you mean a groundball to first base that was kicked or rivera wouldn’t have scored
Anonymous
yes, i mean a reasonably slow grounder to the right side with inspired baserunning to make it a hit
veryolddodgerfan
i thought for sure it was the 1b man kicking the ball 30 feet that was key. situational hitting would have been hitting a medium deep fly ball to score the run.
Anonymous
Compared to the line drives to infield gloves, bunts into GIDPs, and popups we’ve had this year with RISP, that piece of hitting was pure Ted Williams.
Anonymous
I’ll take a run any way we can get it, even if it’s “gifted” by the opposing team.
Anonymous
Or two.
Anonymous
Or six.
Obviously something is wrong with Gameday today.
Anonymous
Yesssss a lead with 2 on and no outs…. time to pile on… hopefully!
Jeffrey Thomas III
We’re having one of those innings that the Rockies have been enjoying this week! Feels good to be on the other side.
Anonymous
Thank you Agon!
Jeffrey Thomas III
And it gets better! HanRam!
Anonymous
Now this is more like it!
Anonymous
Maybe we get a Bison bounce, like the giants got a Melky bounce.
Anonymous
I hope and expect the Gnats will sign Pagan to Melky’s contract.
Anonymous
OK Blanton, show us what a bunch of whiny jerks we are.
Anonymous
So far, so good.
Anonymous
just saw the HR, boy that was flat, I loved Pomeranz’s reaction afterwards!
Anonymous
Finally doing what you’re supposed to against the Rox.
Anonymous
I know Tommy John surgery is a big deal, but with Crawford coming back next year and over 20 million for each of our outfielders for 5 years, where does that leave Puig?
Anonymous
Still at least 2 years away.
Anonymous
Probably.
Anonymous
That seems pessimistic.
Is international ball like he played for Fidel really that many rungs underneath MLB?
OPS 1.185 with 2/3 of those at AA really isn’t all that shabby of a start.
Anonymous
They can put together a pretty good team for international play with usually a couple of guys who seem to be about mlb ready. I saw Chapman in the last WC and he certainly showed the raw talent, for example. But but not sure how high one can rate their domestic league, where Puig would have received the bulk of his experience. (I haven’t seen any games at that level). But, he seems to be taking like a fish to water in the hitter friendly AA league where he is performing now.
Anonymous
Right now he’s with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, which is the Hi-A level. He’s not yet at AA (Chattanooga Lookouts, pitcher-friendly league) or AAA (Albuquerque Isotopes, hitter-friendly league). Obviously any advancement will depend on how well he does at each level.
Anonymous
Sorry, I make that mistake all the time.
RC is a one-hour drive, while chattanooga is a 30-hour one… easy to forget it exists
Jon Weisman
If Puig can start, Puig will start. Do not worry. These are problems we want to have.
Anonymous
Ah, but in the land of pure fantasy, would he replace Andre vs a lefty playoff starter 5 weeks from now?
Anonymous
That’s pessimism.
Anonymous
It’s extremely unlikely that he would replace anyone. On the off chance they bring him up for a look during roster expansion, I would only expect to see him in the late innings of blowouts.
Anonymous
Doubt it’s gonna happen.
Anonymous
Back to wasting opportunities.
veryolddodgerfan
you’re a hard man to please
Anonymous
Kemp, Gonzalez and AJ (and Ethier vs. righties) will be on base a lot, so there will plenty of opportunities to waste, which is a good thing.
Anonymous
I want to see a sustained offense.
Anonymous
I don’t care about sustained offense. I want to see WINS!!!
Anonymous
Happy?
Anonymous
YES!
Anonymous
Mauer has cleared waivers, but I don’t know whether Treanor has.
Anonymous
I remember how outrageous his contract seemed not so long ago – not so nutty in the climate of the past few weeks here in Guggenheimia.
underdog
Absolutely have to tip your hat to Blanton. None of us expected this in Coors, but the team sure did, desperately, need it. If he can get through the 7th that saves the pen more wear and tear, too.
Anonymous
Careful U-Dawg. You speakth perhaps much too soonth. (OK, now well done Blanton!)
underdog
I did worry for about 20 seconds but then stopped worrying. Now I’m *really* not worried. ;)
Anonymous
I am pretty relaxed myself now, but WBB may still be on the edge of his seat waiting for some more sustained offense.
underdog
AJ!!!!!!! That was good to see.
Anonymous
Rocks still getting bloops, but no bombs.
T.M. Brown
I missed that Ellis GS so rewound and noticed that the dugout didn’t seem too, um, excited? I got the feeling that AJ might just be a very serious and ungregarious guy but that’s a major “hey what do I know?” sort of comment.
Anonymous
Ha! You need to see the show he has with Kershaw (I don’t have the link).
Anonymous
They’re as frustrated as we are that the offense hasn’t been more spread out game-to-game over the past week.
Anonymous
Tolleson got squeezed, but also threw BP.
Anonymous
Blanton the stopper!
Good thing Dodgers built that huge lead – Tolleson making sure Mattingly won’t use him in any high leverage situations any time soon.
Jason Ungar
You have got to be kidding me.
Anonymous
This is getting scary
Jeffrey Thomas III
Come on bull pen! You were spotted a 9 run lead, shut it down.
Anonymous
Blanton saved the pen, but the pen can’t seem to save itself.
Anonymous
This could turn into a huge nightmare of a game.
Linkmeister
Bring in Jensen, now!
Jeffrey Thomas III
This is embarrassing. Please stop the bleeding.
Anonymous
Well, with a 10-1 lead going into the bottom of the 8th, never thought I would type this, but – it sure would be nice to get a few insurance runs here.
Jason Ungar
Maybe they should get Kershaw ready.(kidding)
Anonymous
Forget it Jake, it’s Mile High Town.
Anonymous
Losing this game is not an option.
Anonymous
Thank goodness for AJ’s blast
Anonymous
um excuse me… did I miss something? Where did our lead go and where the heck is Jansen??
Anonymous
I also wondered about KJ. Could have been he just threw too many pitches yesterday.
Anonymous
Oh ok. I thought he hadn’t pitched prior to yesterday in a while, but I admit I didn’t follow the end of the game yesterday due to complete frustration….
Anonymous
Not as satisfying as it should have been, but I’ll take it.
Anonymous
Beli got burned on the K, but it all worked out for the best.
Anonymous
I’ve had a bit of low blood pressure lately, so this may have been good for me.
Anonymous
I’m glad I wasn’t watching this game. I was looking in only once in a while. One minute I saw it was 6-1, then I heard Gameday rolling video which means the game was over, and my jaw dropped when I saw the final score.
Anonymous
Hawk harrelson was right about that ump lol
Anonymous
I think Hawk Harrelson is the worst broadcaster in the business. Also the worst homer. Total jerk.
There’s an article about him in the new Chicago Magazine. They call him “one of the most reviled voices in baseball”, but they note that a lot of people love him. http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2012/Is-Chicago-Sox-Broadcaster-Hawk-Harrelson-One-of-the-All-Time-Greats/
Anonymous
Happy about the win, but unhappy about giving up 8 runs to the Rockies AAA team ….
Anonymous
42 hits and 26 runs for the Rocks in the 3-game series.
Anonymous
Who was more responsible for the 8th inning theatrics Blanton or Tolleson?
Anonymous
Tolleson.
Anonymous
For all the talk about how the Rockies have the Dodgers number this season, the Dodgers are 7-8 against them, with three games to go at DS.
Anonymous
A win is a win is a win
Anonymous
Absolutely! Now time to watch the scoreboard.
KT
Glad I could FFWD through the bottom of the 8th otherwise my blood pressure would have been through the roof
Good crazy win…we definitely needed it now here’s to the Astros taking one from the Gnats
Didn’t get to watch the game live even though I was home…I had to finishleaning the house for my wife and in-laws coming into SD from Morocco. They will arrive in about an hour.
Can’t wait to see my wife and son, they have been gone since 6/11
Off to the airport…take care all
Anonymous
WTF!!!
http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgersnow/la-sp-dn-jansen-heart-trouble-20120829,0,6705413.story
Anonymous
That’s sad. I’m hoping for the best long term for KJ.
Anonymous
Troubling news on Jansen.
Anonymous
And SF is up 1- 0 already.
Anonymous
Make it 4-0 now :(
Anonymous
Oh,dear. and I was amazed by the “Allen Watson” story too. I don’t know what to feel or say as we go through these emotional streaks. Just a handfull of years ago I would have made emotional and stupid comments as we lost two games to Colorado at a time when we had improved personel and needed to win. I just hope we settle in to a bit of consistancy and with this maybe even win the West.
Anonymous
4-3 is closer
Anonymous
I still think we can outlast the G’s in the postseason, but I’m starting to give up on winning the west. Their schedule is just too easy, Bochy has too much experience winning the division with mediocre talent, and our new billionaire boys’ club is gelling too slowly.
Anonymous
Fighting with Bucs and Cards for 2nd WC is not going to be much easier
Anonymous
They’re still the Gnats.
Anonymous
Bochy had to use all his managerial skills to get the Padres to win the 2005 NL West with an 82-80 record. Or just have a team that wasn’t quite as bad as the other four teams that year.
Anonymous
Wow. We had two reliable members of the bullpen before today, and now we’re down to one. It’s going to be tough watching the late innings from here on out.
Anonymous
Yeah, I agree; right now I don’t have a lot of confidence in Wall, Wright, Tolleson, League, or Choate.
I assume that Guerra comes back if Jansen goes to the DL. And Guerrier might be ready by this weekend, when rosters expand.
Beyond that, there’s not much left worth bringing up. Maybe Fife? I assume Rubby’s off limits.
Anonymous
Department of Dirty Tricks: Bring up Rubby and wear him out down the stretch, thus making Boston gunshy about naming him the PTBNL. Substitute Jon Ely for him in a plan brown bag after the season ends. Bring Rubby back in 2013 after suitable interval.
Anonymous
Less rough tonight.
Jason Allen
I’m hoping that the ‘pen is just getting their bad outings out of their system now before crunch time begins. I’m not panicking…yet.
Anonymous
Bullpen question: if Guerrier is activated in September is he eligible for the post season?
Jon Weisman
Anyone in the organization now can make their way onto the postseason roster. It’s very easy to put an injured player on the roster and then replace him with someone else from the organization.
Anonymous
I’m still in the stone age. I still have September 1st as the deadline.
Anonymous
That is correct except when a replacement is needed for someone going on the DL.
Jibin Park
Looks like Brandon League is the closer (at least for today).
Anonymous
Hopefully, no “closer” is needed. I’d rather see the return of Guerra than any appearance whatsoever from League.
Anonymous
The lack of a closer could be a blessing. It will give Mattingly the freedom he enjoyed last year to use his bullpen as the situation dictates, rather than according to some one-size fits-all theory. Mixing and matching is what allowed Bochy to bring in the lefty Lopez to stifle Ethier in the ninth innings of the last three games v. the Giants. The Dodgers don’t have anybody as good as that, but Choate has been rather devastating on lefties. Saving him for the ninth, along with Guerra or Belisario as the situation dictates might be a good thing.
Still, I’d rather have Jansen in that arsenal.
Anonymous
I understand what you are saying, but do you think Bochy would have gone to Lopez in those situations if Brian Wilson was on the hill?
Anonymous
TMAEITW, who was never that great, may never be on the hill again.
Anonymous
That’s my point. Not having a “Closer” gave him the freedom to bring in the pitcher most likely to succeed in each situation.
Jon Weisman
NPUT
Anonymous
http://www.dodgerthoughts.com/2012/08/30/dodger-pitching-staff-battles-attrition/
Anonymous
I just noticed from reading MSTI that Game 162, Wednesday 10/3 is a 4:15 pm start at Dodger Stadium against the Giants.
The winner of that game will be whichever team gets hits by the most pitches. Because nobody will be able to see anything.