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Anonymous
From dodgers web-site: Why did the Dodgers recall Sellers instead of shortstop Dee Gordon?
“I wouldn’t be up to speed to that, honestly,” manager Don Mattingly said. “They kind of let me know who was coming.”
And this: Scott Van Slyke was scratched from the original lineup Monday with a recurrence of neck and shoulder stiffness, while reliever Ronald Belisario is expected to be unavailable for the series opener with Arizona because he tightened up after pitching 2 1/3 innings Sunday.
Van Slyke has been playing through worsening discomfort that originated from an attempted diving catch of Yadier Molina’s double on May 25. At the time, Van Slyke described the injury as similar to whiplash.
He missed only one start after the play and has started every game in left field since Carl Crawford strained a hamstring June 1. He homered as recently as five days ago but is hitless in his last 11 at-bats and manager Don Mattingly said he noticed Van Slyke appeared stiff while batting Sunday.
Belisario stretched with the pitchers early Monday but retreated to the trainer’s room for treatment instead of playing catch and shagging with the other pitchers. Belisario made his longest appearance Sunday since throwing three innings July 5, 2010, taking over for Matt Magill, who lasted only 3 2/3 innings. Matt Guerrier and Peter Moylan pitched Saturday and Sunday, but late-inning reliever Brandon League and Kenley Jansen have not pitched since Friday.
Anonymous
Mattingly has a pretty good eye. SVS always seems a bit stiff to me (I am not trying to be snarky).
Anonymous
I agree with you
KT
My daughter said “Pueeeg” a few seconds later my 2 year old “Pueeeg”
Have I got them trained or what?
Anonymous
Considering the last time the D’backs played our boys….
….
I’m hoping that we’ll be able to title this one, “The Dodgers Strike Back!”
….
“May The Puig Be With You…”
:-)
Anonymous
PS- I’m calling it right now….. Uribe with a big night!
KT
Good 1st Clayton…now for some runs
KT
Puig!
KT
Come on Jerry
KT
Jerry!!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Good first inning, coulda been more.
KT
Eric Stephen @truebluela 8m
Puig update: .483/.500/.966
Jeffrey Thomas III
That’s why Puig should be in center field…
KT
He’s not a smooth playing CF…at least he wasn’t in Spring training
Jeffrey Thomas III
I just want to watch him gun people out ;)
Jack Dawkins
boy….one or 2 more starts like this and the injury rumors will start
KT
He’s usually a second half pitcher…that’s when he really performs
KT
Let’s get that run back
Jack Dawkins
And then he uncorks that curve…..
Jack Dawkins
Just noticed, Loney is up to 8 HR now.
Jeffrey Thomas III
As much as I wish he could have hit like this for the Dodgers, I am very happy for him.
KT
Mellis!
KT
Puig again!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Maybe Miley isn’t the guy to run on but I’m real anxious to see Puig start running.
KT
or montero
Jeffrey Thomas III
Well that’s not exactly where I wanted him to run… that ball was hit right to Parra.
Mario Luevanos
gotta love is hustling a hundred ten percent effort
KT
Juanito!!
KT
IBB Fed to get to Kershaw…I like it
Mario Luevanos
Same here
Anonymous
Boy, you rarely hear Vin openly disagree with a manager’s move, but that’s what he just did. That is, he would not have let Kershaw swing on that 2-2 pitch, if at all.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Man Ellis owns Wade Miley!
KT
MEllis!!!!
Anonymous
Heading into tonight’s game, Puig had batted leadoff in each of his first 7 games and had reached base in 14 of 29 plate appearances — 1 walk, 7 singles, 2 doubles and 4 homers. Yet, the only four runs he scored were on his 4 home runs.
KT
you added 10 to his hr total
Jack Dawkins
His count 3.5 times more that those hit by mortals.
Anonymous
Thanks. I corrected it.
KT
Eric Stephen @truebluela 1m
That was Yasiel Puig’s first strikeout against LHP. Vs Southpaws Puig is 10-for-17 (.588) with 2 homers, 2 doubles
KT
JH jr!
Come on Dre
KT
Come on Clayton
KT
YES!
KT
Good Game Clayton!!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Nice catch but Parra made it more theatric than it was, cute little roll at the end.
Anonymous
It used to be that a player was called up because he was doing well in the minors. Now it seems as if being healthy is a major criterion for the Dodgers. Recalling Sellers and his .191 batting average (now .188) nonetheless seems odd to me. Does anyone know if there were better choices? I see that even Mattingly was caught off-guard.
Anonymous
However, i see that Sellers was hitting .337 for Albuquerque. I hope that translates into a more successful stay with the Dodgers this time.
Anonymous
Its a warm body thing. Punto needs to rest now and then and Cruz is hitting .140, so there is that.
Anonymous
Sellers hit 337/376/489 at AAA including 345/383/455 on the road
Anonymous
Perhaps he is a 4-A player.
Anonymous
sure, just giving a reason why he was the one chosen to come up
Jeffrey Thomas III
Lets get some Puigsurance in the bottom of the inning.
KT
come on Mellis lead it off with a hit
KT
Mellis!
KT
Gonzo!
Anonymous
Come on Puig, League (we) needs this.
KT
Come on Brute 66
KT
Puig! 3-4
Jeffrey Thomas III
If only there was some speed on the bases!
KT
there is now but he’s behind a very slow runner
Anonymous
Yeah, he has got to be careful.
Mario Luevanos
Need more Puigs!
KT
Come on Wild Pitch
KT
He was safe
Jeffrey Thomas III
Clearly!
KT
pay back for last series
Anonymous
Yep. But we are even now.
Anonymous
Wow, as Vin says by a mile.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Let’s hope League makes that blown call a non issue.
Anonymous
And camouflages our continuing offensive ineptitude.
Jeffrey Thomas III
That too.
Mario Luevanos
Either… C’mon man.
KT
Turn two to end this
Jeffrey Thomas III
Good plays from Skip and Andre have kept them from scoring a run… so far… Come on League.
Anonymous
yep
Anonymous
Happy it wasn’t a dinger (if only to prolong the agony).
Anonymous
Donnie is calling Ned?
KT
1-2-3 DP
Jeffrey Thomas III
This isn’t funny anymore.
Anonymous
Well, that visit to the mound really did the trick (Acknowledged Rule 7 violation). The motto of this team should be: Don’t worry. We’ll find a way to fail. You can be sure of that. (Another acknowledged Rule 7 violation). Simply too frustrating to follow this team, which I’ve been doing for more than five decades.
Anonymous
At what point does Donnie stop sending League out there?
Anonymous
When Donnie is no longer the manager.
Anonymous
Maybe my least favorite game ever.
Anonymous
Yeah, not liking this.
Anonymous
At least this season. But actually one of many unbelievable games this year, several at Kershaw’s expense.
Anonymous
I blame Mattingly. The guy couldn’t find the strike zone, and Mattingly left him out there forever.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Sending League out there again is reason enough to blame him.
Anonymous
I’m sorry, but …. That HAS to be League’s final appearance as a Dodger.
…
I’m sure he’s a great guy, and many feel like he’s got great ‘stuff’……
But, let’s face it…. it’s not workin’, Brandon…. we have some lovely parting gifts for you on the way out.
Anonymous
Rationally, you’re right, but I wouldn’t wager much that League won’t pitch again. Mattingly has demonstrated that he is slow to change course.
Anonymous
iirc League was extended for 2014 and 2015 at 7.5 M per by Ned
Anonymous
I think it’s cumulative, but yes, this year.
Anonymous
Does Bell have something on his bill?
Anonymous
He’s got ‘crib notes’….
I believe they read, “Juan Uribe: All benders in the dirt”
Anonymous
Ha! he can’t read.
Anonymous
Rosin, no? Kenley had some as well (you talking about the white stuff?)
Anonymous
How long will Kasten, a man with considerable success, put up with this? We need new direction in both the GM’s and manager’s positions. I know, I know, we’ve been beset by injuries even before the season begins, but there has to be a radical change.
Anonymous
Agreed. I now think Donnie is as bad as Ned. Donnie might be great at managing the clubhouse, but in the last few games he’s made some strange decisions. Not pinch running for Hernandez, batting Cruz fifth, and worst of all, insisting on League closing.
KT
JUANITO!!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Uribear! Please cheer us up!
Anonymous
U!
KT
lucky “white” men can’t jump
Anonymous
Kershaw deserves much better.
We deserve better.
Anonymous
Bell reminds me of Shooter the way he hangs his arm
KT
FED!!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Here we go…
KT
Pinch runner?
Anonymous
Well, he does learn I guess.
Anonymous
But SVS? (guess there ain’t no one else).
Anonymous
cruz was not used
KT
Come on Skippy
KT
SKIPPY!!
KT
Come on Nicky
Anonymous
Bah!
KT
Come on MEillis
Anonymous
And is there something on Bell’s bill? or is that just a nervous tic?
KT
routine
KT
big thing batting Puig 4th this game…will it haunt us?
KT
yes it haunts us
Jeffrey Thomas III
Can’t overcome League.
Anonymous
It would have been easier on our psyches had we just gone down in order in the bottom of the 9th. Truly.
Anonymous
Hey, ‘League’ kinda rhymes with ‘Puig’….. :-)
….
“Hello?…… this thing on?” (tap, tap)
Anonymous
Too depressed to write much.
Jeffrey Thomas III
As my cousin said to me, “League is the anti-Puig.”
Anonymous
Four runs given up in the ninth. Can’t get past that.
Anonymous
So over the 8th and 9th inning the Dodgers got 3 singles, a home run, a double, and one batter reach on an error. The score a grand total of one run.
And they made it look easy to do too.
Anonymous
Jon, I need you tonight!
Anonymous
Go sign “The Beard”…. Brian Wilson….
….
Janssen, Schmanssen….. no promoting from within…. Kenley’s already been in and out of that role.
They need a fresh face.
Anonymous
Only if he shaves. Actually, not even then.
Anonymous
Agreed. Loudly.
Anonymous
A washed-up exhibitionist.
Anonymous
I was not watching. But I see that Van Slyke was put in to run for Federowicz. Could a faster pinch runner have tried to tag on Punto’s fly to left or was it too shallow? In his nine years in the minors, Van Slyke has stolen 51 bases. In parts of two seasons in the majors, he has stolen one base.
Anonymous
Isn’t Sellers around?
Anonymous
He struck out looking for Kershaw in the 7th.
Anonymous
Unlikely anyone but Dee could have made it, though the throw home wasn’t good, so…maybe?
Anonymous
Thanks.
Linkmeister
Ross caught it coming in toward the infield. Van Slyke woulda been dead to rights with a good throw. As it turned out the throw was up the line about ten-fifteen feet, so if SVS could have gotten past the catcher . . .
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts we’d all have a helluva Christmas.
Anonymous
Yep, I’ve seen enough. Ill just catch the Kershaw and Puig highlights the days after the games, not worth the time and headaches to watch this team live.
Anonymous
NPUT