Yasiel Puig, Right Puig
Mark Ellis, Second Puig
Adrian Gonzalez, First Puig
Hanley Ramirez, Shortpuig
Scott Van Slyke, Left Puig
Juan Uribe, Third Puig
Skip Schumaker, Center Puig
Tim Federowicz, Tools of Puignorance
Ted Lilly, Puig
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Anonymous
Nice photo, I reminds me of a family type snapshot of a child holding up Christmas presents for the camera
Anonymous
Let’s hope he has plenty more such photos this year!
Anonymous
Like first HR, first hitting for the cycle – stuff like that!
Anonymous
Hit that gets into playoffs, wins the Series . . . yeah, maybe not this year. :(
Anonymous
And for the first three innings, The Vin will do a simulpuig.
Anonymous
I notice ‘Dre is missing from the lineup!
….
I’ve said it for a number of seasons now…. He needs to go, for the sake of team chemistry….
….
If you don’t believe me, just ask TJ Simers! :-)
.
“I’ve been writing it for years: Ethier is the most selfish athlete in town and counterproductive to a team’s achieving success.”
– TJ Simers.
Jeffrey Thomas III
The day I listen to TJ Simers will be the same day I admit myself to a mental institution.
KT
Don’t care about TJ’s opinion…never have…think he’s a terrible writer
Anonymous
Baby Ruth meet Puig Newton
Anonymous
another injury more serious than first thought:
“Capuano was unable to make his scheduled start on Monday and, after an
MRI revealed a lat strain in his left shoulder, the Dodgers elected to
place Capuano on the DL. He suffered the injury during his start on
Wednesday in Anaheim, and originally thought the strain was in his
triceps.”
Anonymous
The Dominican Summer League Dodgers played their 3rd game today. They were shut-out in the first 2 on first 2 hits and then 1; but today they won 13-4. Stars from the box-score were starting pitcher Nelson Sandoval a 19yo first year player from Venezuela giving up 1 hit and 2 walks in 4 innings with 7 K’s and RF Micheal Medina not quite 17 with 3 hits, 2 of them triples, 3 runs scored, 2 RBI, and a walk.
Anonymous
No relation to Gnatsoval, I would hope.
Anonymous
If the Red Sox score in the bottom of the 8th, they will have scored in every half-inning of their game. But they’re up 17-3, so I don’t think there will be a bottom of the 9th. No AL team has scored in all nine half-innings, but a few NL teams have done it, most recently the Rockies at Wrigley Field around the turn of the century.
KT
Nice catch SVS
Anonymous
Is the leadoff HR revenge from being doubled off to end the game yesterday
KT
Time to get that run back…Let’s go Puig
Linkmeister
Pfui. No Prime Ticket, No MLB.TV, no radio . . . guess I’ll cook dinner instead.
KT
no mlb.com radio?
Linkmeister
No. Maybe I should subscribe.
KT
19.95 a year…well worth it…I have mlb extra innings and still bought the subscription so I don’t have to listen to the other teams homers
Anonymous
DEFINITELY worth it . . . even as bad as this team is, it’s great to hear Vinny! Plus you can listen to any other game as well . . . I was switching around the final game of the season –the year before last, I believe — when the BoSox and Braves died at the end to allow the Cards and Rays (I believe) get into postseason.
Anonymous
Do they sync? I always wanted to try to sync terrestrial radio with my telecasts but just too much trouble.
KT
no the majority of the time (99%) radio is ahead which gives you a chance to be typing then look up to see the action
KT
PUIG!!
KT
Good job Mellis
Linkmeister
Uh huh. Man on 2nd, no one out, can’t score. Same old Dodgers, Puig or no.
Jeffrey Thomas III
I was going to say welcome to the 2013 Dodgers Yasiel, where a lead off double doesn’t mean much.
Linkmeister
I can only imagine how frustrated Mattingly and the players are, given how frustrated I am at this futility.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Oh Lilly, back to serving up BP again…
Anonymous
Gotta score AT LEAST 4 . . . not done often by this team.
KT
At least you guys don’t have to watch the SD feed where they keep replaying the HR’s
Jeffrey Thomas III
I used to live in SD, I know your pain.
Anonymous
My parents live south of SD. Since I visit there several times a year, that must be the only pain from living there!
KT
where mexico or one of the few cities / towns south of the city
Anonymous
Bonita — still in the States!
KT
I know I live in Eastlake Greens (chula vista) 4 miles from the border
Anonymous
Built a boat in Otay back in the 70s.
Jeffrey Thomas III
I’ve got family in Bonita, nice place!
Anonymous
Lives up to its name!
Anonymous
I didn’t hear that frustrating bottom of the 1st but based on Gameday, why didn’t Puig score on Agon’s grounder to the 2B?
KT
very hard hit right at the 2nd baseman…probably would have been out
Anonymous
Thanks. At least it was to the right side.
Anonymous
Lilly pulling a Lilly tonight, not sure there’s enough offense to salvage this one.
Anonymous
If it’s not one facet of their game, it’s another.
The only “good” news of the day — besides Hanley’s return, which was imminent — is the apparent verification that Braun’s MVP award is tainted.
KT
FED!!!!!
Anonymous
There is half of what we need!
KT
yes
Jeffrey Thomas III
FedEx delivers!
KT
I hate that He’s on our team because of that phrase
Jeffrey Thomas III
Not a Federal Express fan?
KT
Work for UPS
Jeffrey Thomas III
Ahhh I see. If only we had a guy named Brown.
Anonymous
Or Braun…oh, wait.
Anonymous
Once again you guys deliver the news before I hear it on MLB audio.
I don’t mind at all when it’s good news like this!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Oops, I’ll keep that in mind.
Anonymous
Don’t worry . . . if it’s bad news, I’m prepared.
And sometimes I hear it on the radio — but it’s not as clean as this — and sometimes the stream isn’t that far behind.
But thanks for the thought!
KT
Puig Time
Jeffrey Thomas III
A little over agressive from the young Cuban there… he’s not going to throw out everybody.
Anonymous
Mo said Lilly should’ve been backing up 3rd — and that would’ve prevented the run.
If so, it’s amazing how some of them can be so on top of things and others apparently with their head not in the game.
Jeffrey Thomas III
True. Lilly is having a rough night all around it seems. Maybe he didn’t expect Puig to throw.
Anonymous
Okay, SOME slack for that, not much for his pitching.
Anonymous
Vin said Lilly was yelling for the ball to be cut off
Anonymous
I thought Blanks didn’t like football!
Anonymous
. . . all with 2 outs . . . and starting with ANOTHER walk.
Now the Blue’s gotta score AT LEAST 6 . . . done even more infrequently than 4.
Anonymous
Yep, definitely not enough offense to overcome his hole. Time to watch the Kings game.
Jeffrey Thomas III
I’ve been flipping back and forth. Kings need this game!
Anonymous
Remember when we used to look forward to playing the Padres? I think that’s how everyone else feels about playing this year’s Dodgers.
Anonymous
Never like playing the Padres. Always felt that we should win, so no thrill from that, but devastated when we lost.
Anonymous
Guggenheim doesn’t want the DS deal details made public. You and I would want to know. Certainly the NFL is going to want to know. So what gives? (Shaikin article just posted on LAT, don’t know if I can post the link) http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-0605-dodgers-mccourt-deal-20130605,0,3147686.story
Anonymous
When will McCourt stop haunting this team?
Anonymous
unfortunately he owns half of the area surrounding DS, as well as getting that rent check for the parking lots, so that answer is too unpalatable to print.
KT
Nice Luis…Come on Puig
Jeffrey Thomas III
Kings win!
KT
^_^
David Farinella
Wow.
Anonymous
Now THAT is a purty swing!
Anonymous
Wow is right!
Audio is WAY behind, but your comments AND Gameday indicate Puig’s first HR!
David Farinella
Massive….. 439 feet.
David Farinella
“Hooray for Hollywood.” — Vin
Me thinks this is Jon’s next title.
Anonymous
Let’s hope Puig’s 1st HR comes in another victory.
KT
^_^…I don’t like the 1 up system…you don’t know who you are getting them from so I will now resort to my new like comment system
Anonymous
I think it was deemed safer to have the “likes” anonymized, reduces stalking, maybe Jon can verify
Not that I like it, but..
Anonymous
In fact, now that I reflect on it, most of the places I hang out in that feature thumbs up/down have their authorship anonymized. Maybe it’s just easier not to get worked up about who’s thumbing you down, who knows?
Anonymous
I can only recall one thumbs down on DT. Someone (not me) gave it to WBB.
Anonymous
I try to encourage folks here from time to time, but never bother with the thumbs down, life’s too short.
Anonymous
don’t agree, but I didn’t give you one.
Anonymous
I gave one tonight and one last night
Anonymous
MSTI shows the icons which in my case is generic
Anonymous
Every time you get one, its from me!
Anonymous
That was great. Haven’t had a moment like that in a while. Puig!
Anonymous
It was actually worth listening to Steiner’s call on the HR.
But I can’t wait to see the video clip with Vin’s call.
Anonymous
So Steiner called it an infield fly?
Anonymous
No, he was actually excited . . . this time, legitimately so.
Jeffrey Thomas III
I had just switched over after the Kings won to catch that home run, what a blast. The Cuban Missile indeed.
Mario Luevanos
Amazing.
Anonymous
I wonder what Ethier is thinking, watching Puig’s performance.
We have to assume Matt will return to form once he’s healthy . . . and Crawford has earned his keep.
But with Puig and SVS doing this well, hopefully someone can be shopped. Of course, we once thought there were too many starting pitchers on the team.
KT
PUIG!!!!!
KT
never posted
KT
Agon!!
David Farinella
What’s this new thing with the wiper across the visor? Are we done with the “I see you” thing?
KT
Agon almost made it to second before Ellis got to third
HanRAM!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Ellis was moving quite slow around the bases on Agon’s hit. Thankfully he was driven in anyways.
Mario Luevanos
Saw that too, bugs me.
Jeffrey Thomas III
I know he’s got a bad groin. Jon made a funny comment on twitter, “Mark Ellis is running like Wilford Brimley.”
Anonymous
he has been hurt, that’s why he hasn’t been playing
KT
and now out of the game
Anonymous
Not Mark Ellis
KT
yes we were talking about MEllis but I thought he was removed on a double switch
David Farinella
Hanley’s looking good. I’m feeling — knock on something — optimistic.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Knock on Puig.
David Farinella
lolz
David Farinella
Wait, why did Don pull Uribe and put Cruz in?
Anonymous
Double switch.
David Farinella
Is that an odd double switch?
Anonymous
Seemed a bit early in the game for one (but looks like he is going to keep it up)
Anonymous
it was a double switch when Guerrier came in for Lilly; Uribe had made the 3rd out in the previous inning (4th)
David Farinella
Oh, got it.
David Farinella
Uh-oh, Belli doesn’t have the glasses on. Where’s the ball gonna go?
Anonymous
Over the fence?
Anonymous
Who did Puig tell he was going to hit a home run for? Missed the name.
Anonymous
The fellow who scouted him.
Anonymous
Can the Cuban Missile rescue Mattingly’s managerial machinations?
KT
Need to turn two here
KT
YES!!
Jeffrey Thomas III
They always seem to listen to you KT.
KT
Positive vibes…I’m the west coast version of Vladimir
Anonymous
That could have been so much worse!
Anonymous
Just food for thought here….
…
With the ‘Cuban Connection’ here in LA with Puig, how long will it take for
Jay-Z and Beyonce to start showing up at Dodger games?….
…
;-) BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KT
CRUZ!!
Jon Weisman
Luis Cruz is bustin’ out!
KT
^_^
David Farinella
Doesn’t hurt that Puig is hitting behind him.
KT
PUIG!!!!!
Jeffrey Thomas III
You gotta be kidding me!
David Farinella
Did Vin just say “Viva Puig?”
Anonymous
Wow, Puig bringing it tonight.
Anonymous
WOW!
Mario Luevanos
Wow!
Anonymous
I’ve seen it, but i don’t believe it!!
KT
The replays are up on Gameday already?
Anonymous
Even Vin sounds buffaloed! What a player!
Jon Weisman
This is really just insane.
Jeffrey Thomas III
I think your tweet starting with “Forget Puig” has something to do with it..
Jeffrey Thomas III
Can’t they just bean him already? You can’t let THAT guy hit a home run against you.
Anonymous
If the bullpen blows this game it will be awful.
KT
Time to score some more…I want to break the 10 run barrier
Anonymous
Hey KT – your posting reminds me of something kinda funny….
….
So, I’m doing a filling the other day and my patient says that he went to the Angels game the night before and that they won big. My assistant asks, “Did you get tacos?” – as I guess they have some deal where you get tacos if the Halo score double digits or something.
….
I said, “Kinda like the Lakers? – where they chant ‘We want tacos! We want tacos! ?”
“Each time I hear the crowd chanting, it makes me wish that Weinerschnitzel would give that same deal…. wonder what THAT chant would sound like…”
:-)
…
Now, as Vinny says, “Let’s get back to this one”
Anonymous
I noticed the taco deal when we played the Angels. I think it was 8 runs which surprised me, might even have been 7.
KT
6 runs for the rockies
Anonymous
Fun game to watch !!!!!!!!!!!!
….
(Closed Caption reads: So nice to see another bully give up as many runs as ours does)
KT
Gonzo!
Anonymous
Commenting on what Vin was saying about that NYG player from the 40’s and 50’s. I used to enjoy the spring training period far more when players I never heard of came out of seemingly nowhere to have great spring trainings and ever make the team. It’s far more usual with all the info available now.
At dodgers.com in the 90’s there was a gentleman who posted long detailed posts from spring training using the name spendodger. He was Phil but I can’t remember his last name. He was a very knowledgeable judge of talent. I was very sad when I learned he had died during a spring training iirc.
David Farinella
So, you know, call me the wet blanket or whatever, but isn’t it about time for one of our willy veterans to tell The Puiginator that he shouldn’t take a curtain call every single time? I’ve seen three so far.
Anonymous
you’re a soaking wet blanket
Anonymous
Who cares, nice to see guys play like they enjoy the game…
KT
YES!!! DP
Anonymous
Puig is multiplying our posts on here.
Anonymous
Looks like League again in the 9th. Can we please get an insurance Puig?
Jeffrey Thomas III
Barring a DP he’ll have another shot.
Edit: Ugh.
David Farinella
And now every Dodger fan inches just a little closer to the edge of their seat.
Anonymous
Are you ready, strap yourselves in ladies and gentleman
Jeffrey Thomas III
Well at least if League blows the save we get to see Puig again…
David Farinella
If he blows the save before Quentin comes up I hope he knocks him down.
Sorry, bad sportsmanship.
Anonymous
Funny, but true.
Anonymous
Mattingly is really rolling the dice again. I hope he is right.
KT
Okay League 1-2-3 inning
David Farinella
You mean outs, right?
KT
2 more
Anonymous
It’s gotta be asked, and Vinny probably covered it….
….
How many players hit multiple HR’s in the game in which they hit their first HR?
Jeffrey Thomas III
Not sure, but Puig is the first Dodger to do it in his first two games.
Anonymous
Find Bob, I’m sure he knows, in fact, maybe he already posted it to Twitter.
KT
1 more
KT
Ball Game!!!
Anonymous
that was a nice pitch to K Headley
Jeffrey Thomas III
I love that it ended with Quentin upset! Go Dodgers!
KT
^_^
Anonymous
Nice win
Anonymous
Awww, Quentin has a sad.
Anonymous
” Puig = DT Gold !”
Anonymous
I am so happy! Great game.
KT
^_^ !!
Anonymous
Sweet sweet karma getting Carlos Quentin the douchebag right there, I love it.
Anonymous
Not quite karma enough, if you get my drift, but I’ll take it.
David Farinella
Nice game by Hanley as well… Ahhhh.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Kings win. Puigs win. Good night for LA.
Anonymous
There’s more than one? Is that how he’s been doing it?
Jeffrey Thomas III
If you’ve got the technology for cloning, he might be a good subject.
KT
#Dodgers are undefeated in the Yasiel Puig era.
Anonymous
I have always wanted to see more of my fellow Cubans in the MLB. Now to have one, with the energy and talent of Puig on my favorite team, is great to watch! I might have to bring my Cuban flag down to Dodger Stadium and I hope the Cuban community in L.A. comes out to support the Blue Crew!
Anonymous
And hearing Scully say, “Que Viva Cuba,” just puts it over the top for me.. ;) But I have to correct Vinny, Puig is not from Habana,
Anonymous
Which is more surprising — Puig got 2 HRs or League gets the save with a 1,2, 3 inning?
Maybe all of the above is the new norm!
Anonymous
I just like the energy Puig brings… If he can keep up a realistic pace and Kemp returns to 2/3 of himself, there could be some good times in L.A.
The bullpen still worries me.
Anonymous
Agree with all.
How great that Puig got his start at home . . . and on this longest homestand of the season.
Anonymous
Those were impressive homeruns at Dodger Stadium.
Jon Weisman
NPUT
Anonymous
You all seem to be much more knowledgeable about the game of baseball than me, so I ask this. If Puig keeps this up at a reasonable pace, .300, 5 hr, not many Ks, etc… What do the Dodgers do? Can they even fathom sending him down? What do they realistically do with Either?
foul tip
With Dodger management you never really know, but a commenter here put the scenario pretty well after his first game when he said Puig had put a “for sale” sign around Ethier’s neck.
The decision would be tougher if Ethier were producing at all, but he’s not.
But Puig would have to keep it up and make it impossible to take him out of the lineup.
But even then, as much as salary talks, the team could send Van Slyke down and keep Ethier, or make some other less than bright move. It has shown repeatedly is capable of those moves.
Puig will play, period, if he keeps up anything like his start. Management may be kind of dumb sometimes, but it’s not blind.