1) Since June 22, the Dodgers (14-3) have gained 11 games on Giants and Padres (each 3-14).
2) “According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez are the first pair of teammates in more than 80 years to concurrently own batting averages of .400 or better at the end of a game, at least 100 at-bats into a season. The last teammates to do so were Al Simmons (58-for-144, .403) and Mickey Cochrane (60-for-149, .403) of the Philadelphia Athletics, who were each batting .400 through the first game of a doubleheader on May 30, 1931.” (Dodger press notes)
3) “Dodger pitchers have hit .458 (11-for-24) with two doubles, a triple and two RBI in 11 games against Arizona, including a 3-for-3 game at the plate by Hyun-Jin Ryu on April 13 at Arizona.” (ibid.)
Anonymous
They are all as remarkable as each other (and only the stuff of dreams a month or so ago)
Anonymous
The ’31 A’s went on to win 107 games and the AL pennant, with help from Lefty Grove, who went 31-4.
Anonymous
I choose them all, but No. 1 is the most important.
KT
J.P. Hoornstra @jphoornstra 3m
Beckett will start his rehabilitation in five days and is expected to be ready to pitch in Spring Training 2014, Dodgers say.
Anonymous
If only he could be hurt until 2015! Or at least “hurt.” Never want to wish injury upon a man.
foul tip
Coming back at all from surgery isn’t a given. If he can, he won’t be what he was years back, but it’s feasible he could help. Even while struggling this year, he still averaged around a K per inning.
I’ll hazard a guess that it’s tough to know where your pitches are going when the feeling in your pitching arm/hand isn’t right. Maybe both he and the team will get lucky next spring..
KT
Dodgers lineup:
Ellis 2B
Puig RF
Gonzalez 1B
Ramirez SS
Ellis C
Ethier CF
Van Slyke LF
Punto 3B
Ryu P
Jon Weisman
From the Dodgers: “Josh Beckett underwent surgery today in Dallas, Texas by Dr. Greg Pearl
to remove his right first rib to relieve pressure on his nerves caused
by Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Josh will start his rehabilitation in five
days and is expected to be ready to pitch in Spring Training, 2014.”
Anonymous
Wow, I haven’t heard of somebody getting a rib removed since Adam.
foul tip
Maybe this removal won’t lead to as much trouble as Adam’s did.
(Looks around to be sure wife can’t see screen. Then gets ready to duck.)
Anonymous
McQuaid?
Jon Weisman
“Skip Schumaker’s suspension for his actions during the Arizona
Diamondbacks game of June 11, 2013 was upheld by MLB and he will begin
serving his two-game suspension tonight.”
Anonymous
2nd game in a row no Uribe @ 3rd.
Anonymous
Uribe, a RHH is terrible against LHP. Even last season his stats just against RHP should have gotten him some playing time. This season he is 227/292/409 ( 2 HR and 2 2B) against LHP while Punto hits them well 328/388/377 (0 HR, 3 2B)
Anonymous
Ian Kennedy is a RHP.
Anonymous
He pitched yesterday; I was explaining why Punto was playing 3rd instead of Uribe tonight.
I have no insight into yesterday except Uribe was 0 for 11 against Kennedy, Punto 0 for 5 with 4 K’s plus he is terrible against RHP, while Hairston had a hit and 2 SF in 14 PA.
Anyway, thank you for your friendly reply.
Anonymous
Skaggs has been in 4 ML games this year. His OPS splits are 717 and 553 favoring the expected that RHH do better against him, a LHP. Last season, in 6 games much more extreme in favor of RHH.
But, in 2013 in AAA except in HR, LHH did much better than RHH. 341 to 223 in BA for example.
Anonymous
this from Dodgers web-site: With its Tuesday broadcast of Los Angeles’ 6-1 victory over Arizona,
KCAL 9 attracted the largest audience for a regular-season Dodgers game
on any local broadcast or cable outlet since Aug. 1 2007, when KCAL 9
attracted 505,000 viewers for a game between the Dodgers and Giants.
Barry Bonds entered that contest with 754 career home runs, which at the
time was one short of Hank Aaron’s Major League record.
Anonymous
Marmol pitched the top of the 7th for Rancho C. tonight. Results were HR, single, GO, fly O, called K.
Score was then 2-1 Rancho which was also the final as Jarret Martin gave up only a single in the 8th and Eric Eadington wove 3 K’s around a single and a walk.
KT
Gonzo!
Anonymous
Hill obviously dining off the Gibby Grit menu
KT
RT @molly_knight Hanley Ramirez foul ball into the press box five minutes ago almost killed us all: #rip http://t.co/QcTQzyu9b4
KT
turn two
KT
Dre!
KT
Come on SVS
KT
SVS!
KT
Come on Nicky
KT
Let’s go Ryuth
Anonymous
MEllis, knocking it hard and getting hard knocks in return.
KT
Good eye Hanley!
AJ!
Dre!
Come on SVS
Anonymous
SVS, SVOP!
KT
alright we scratched! SVS!
KT
Come on Nicky
Linkmeister
LOB, LOB. Foo.
Anonymous
Surprised them!
KT
Puig!
KT
Come on hanley…Let’s get ahead
Anonymous
That’s it!
KT
HANLEY!!
KT
Come on AJ…drive him home
KT
Centerfield wall except it’s black
http://t.co/QcTQzyu9b4
KT
Nice Hanley!
Anonymous
Let’s go Scotty!
Anonymous
Ump!?
Anonymous
Should have one more on ball four, called strike two. Shame.
KT
Cool strike zone. Cost a run. pic.twitter.com/ngdJ420S7z
KT
DP time
KT
still waiting on my DP order
KT
Hanley!
Anonymous
Great play by Hanley.
Jack Dawkins
Man…..Vin was in the sun today! He needs some sunscreen!
KT
GONZO!!!!
Anonymous
Going, going, Gonzo!
Anonymous
Parra makes me nuts.
KT
Time to put up a crocked number
Anonymous
Crocked is right!
Anonymous
Vinny punning.
KT
that was ball 4
Anonymous
Puig chasing.
Anonymous
Great at bat, Adrian!
KT
yes
Come on Hanley
KT
Hanley!
KT
Come on AJ
KT
AJ!!
KT
Let’s go Dre
Anonymous
Wow!
KT
Paco!!
Jack Dawkins
Free Baseball!
Anonymous
Greinke. Pinch hitter.
KT
Nick Zack!
Anonymous
C’mon CC. You are due!
Jack Dawkins
Maybe it will be a HR on the 18th…its been done!
Jack Dawkins
Withrow…..uh oh?
KT
DP time
Anonymous
You called it!
KT
YES!!!
Puig for the win
Anonymous
Let’s get some runs! And the “W” for W!
KT
Good eye JH jr.
Anonymous
Oakland at Pittsburgh started after our game but they are done (2 hour 50 minute delay)
Anonymous
We don’t even have Shoe to pitch.
Anonymous
I’d figure if it goes really long, Capuano will get the call and then somebody else would be called up so start for him.
Anonymous
Collmenter’s high pitch count this year is 81, but we have Capuano who hasn’t pitched since the 4th.
On the other hand, Miley hasn’t pitched since the 6th.
Anonymous
Remember, he’s still in the rotation while Fife’s on the DL – and is pitching tomorrow.
KT
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Anonymous
not if he’s needed tonight
Anonymous
It’s gonna be a hard several years watching Puig mature, especially once everything’s not coming up roses.
Anonymous
hard for whom?
Anonymous
Well, at least for me. When (or if?) he cools off, it’ll wear thin, fast.
Anonymous
I find it nice to see a player enjoy it when the team does well and to look upset when he doesn’t do well. Not sure that is the opposite of mature.
KT
DP time
Anonymous
Ask and ye shall receive . . . hopefully again!
Anonymous
Phew!
KT
Dre!
Anonymous
Please, don’t let it be Parra.
Blue-eyed Gal
Woo, finally found my old password. I’ll repeat what I said when I called into Dodgertalk Monday (and made a fool of myself, as I’ve never called into a radio show before): we don’t want to have to depend on a Giants manager to do the right thing and add Puig. I hope everyone’s taking a little time to poke at the stupid ASG voting widget during this looooong game.
Anonymous
maybe Puig would rather visit his parents
Blue-eyed Gal
Sorry, kid, go out there and represent! *whipcrack* :)
(Actually, I bet Freeman’s gonna get in, and I understand the doubts about letting someone in this soon. But I see all the Giants message board alight with people voting Freeman — against their own guy — just to thwart Puig, and I figure we oughter compete too.)
Anonymous
never sink to their level
Anonymous
only game still going
KT
Juanito!
Anonymous
Uribear legging one out. For someone whose only following on gamecast did that like take a crazy hop or something?
KT
no the ball was hit slowly and the ss tried to bare hand and couldn’t
Anonymous
Withrow is being called on for a third inning. Though he was a starter in the minors back in the day.
Anonymous
he started 7 games at AA last year but that was in the beginning of the season
Anonymous
Yeah, I looked it up. He was a highly regarded prospect but his numbers as a starter were pretty bad, so that’s prolly why he was switched to relief.
Linkmeister
Did Gonzalez get hurt? How come Hairston’s playing first?
Anonymous
He was pinch run for a long time ago.
Linkmeister
Ah. Well, yes, AGon can really hit, but running’s a whole different ball of wax.
Anonymous
Hairston put in as pinch runner in the 9 th.
KT
JH jr. scored the tying run
Anonymous
1st hit for the Snakes since the 5th ? Wow.
Anonymous
It feels like the game is played slower when I’m following on gamecast than when I’m watching on TV.
Anonymous
no Vin does that
with Lyons it feels longer on the TV
Anonymous
Great job by Withrow tonight – top ‘O the order comin’ up – time to score.
Blue-eyed Gal
He’s been a rock for us tonight. Here’s hoping he gets the “W” he’s earned.
Blue-eyed Gal
Hey, if they play just a little longer, Skip Schumaker should’ve finished serving his suspension, so he can pinch hit, right? ;)
Anonymous
are you trying to be funny?
it’s a 2 game suspension, this is game 1
Blue-eyed Gal
evidently I need to work on my delivery.
ETA: oh no, League does not inspire faith. COME ON HANLEY, HIT A FOUR RUN DINGER WITH NOBODY ON.
…
…
…
(boom)
well, it’s a start.
Linkmeister
I got it.
Linkmeister
Heh.
Linkmeister
Watching Ellis’s last at-bat I couldn’t help thinking of Cora, who had that 14-pitch one and then hit an HR. Was that Joey or Alex?
Anonymous
Alex, for the Dodgers.
Linkmeister
Thanks. I knew it was for the Dodgers; I remember the disbelief hitting me when he hit the ball out. Just couldn’t remember which brother.
From Alex’s Wikipedia entry:
KT
after 18 pitches
KT
I never got my last order of DP…I want it now
Anonymous
DP time, right KT?
KT
yep
Anonymous
Or that.
Anonymous
lol, thanks for trying to bunt
Anonymous
Did Nieves paint on that beard with eye black?
Anonymous
Ever since he went out of his mind and started hitting like Barry Bonds for the Giants in the playoffs in 2010 Cody Ross has really bugged me.
Anonymous
Great pitch, Kenley!
Anonymous
Okay Hanley. I need my beauty sleep.
KT
Come on Hanley
KT
HANLEY!!!
Anonymous
Homerun? ESPN and Yahoo! are both stuck right now.
KT
yes!!!
KT
3 rows deep over the RF bullpen
Anonymous
Thank you!
Anonymous
Ooooooh Yaaaaaaa Baby !
Jeffrey Thomas III
Wow, I just got home. Good timing it seems.
Anonymous
Don’t go anywhere, ok?
Jeffrey Thomas III
AJ!
Anonymous
You are not allowed to go to bed until we get the W.
Jeffrey Thomas III
I’m still here!
KT
AJ!!!!
Anonymous
Kenley now up for a win and a save
Anonymous
A player can not earn a win and a save in the same game.
Anonymous
I was only joking – but in essence he will “earn” both (if he pitches the bottom of the inning without giving up the lead) – just not get the credit for both.
Jack Dawkins
Seems assymetric. You can get a Blown Save and a Win in one game.
Anonymous
If a starting pitcher is leading by one run after 5 innings and finishes the game without giving up the lead……..
Linkmeister
Does Gibson not trust his bullpen past this guy? I mean, 70-something pitches is a LOT!
Anonymous
He’s gone 6 innings and 81 pitches earlier this year.
Linkmeister
Still. If you’re not used to it, that’s a lot of work in one night.
Anonymous
He was a starter last year.
Anonymous
Yes! Let’s get more!
Anonymous
Feel a little badly for Colmetter, but WOO HOO!
Blue-eyed Gal
Veritably!
Anonymous
Puig doesn’t because he is immature
Casey Barker
What an incredible game!
Anonymous
Ether thinking, “Me, too!”
Linkmeister
I guess I missed it. Why is FedEx playing first? Has Hairston moved to another position? (Gameday’s Box is unclear, at least so far.)
Anonymous
KJ put in the 3 spot, as AGon had been the last out.
Anonymous
I mean Jerry.
KT
agone was replaced in the 9th after getting on JH jr scored tying run
KT
double switch to bring in Kenley…last player off the bench…JH jr made last out
Linkmeister
Oh, yeah, I guess I heard that but it didn’t register.
Anonymous
When Hanley crossed the plate, he said something in passing to AJ, which judging by AJ’s reaction, I think was to the effect of “your turn.” Then after AJ got back to the dugout, you could see Hanley jab his finger at Trey Hillman’s chest and yell “I TOLD HIM!” Yup.
Anonymous
C’mon, KJ — 1, 2, 3 . . . please!
Anonymous
C’mon Janson! You can do it!
Anonymous
Alright Kenley. Let me get some sleep.
Anonymous
Did Vin mention these are Fedex’s first innings at first base as a pro?
Anonymous
What do you bet someone hits at him?
Anonymous
One more, boys.
KT
Ball Game!!!!
1st come from behind after trailing after 7 this year
1.5 back finally back to .500 as I called before this series
15-3 since Puig signed my jersey
1st place by ASB!!!! (calling it)
Anonymous
Janson!!!!
Anonymous
*Jansen
Anonymous
Him, too! (It’s late…)
Jeffrey Thomas III
Took a while but… SWEEP!!!
Anonymous
Finally dug out of the big hole and back on even ground. And now I can get some sleep!
Anonymous
Good night, everybody!
KT
night
Anonymous
Gotta hand it to Withrow, as well.
KT
Night all…great game!!
Anonymous
.500 — my waffle!
Linkmeister
Phew!
Anonymous
Super sweet game.
Anonymous
League only pitcher not used tonight….
Anonymous
Thankfully!
Anonymous
Yes – lucky for us ! – and good bullpen management by Mattingly tonight (’cause it worked, of course….)
KT
http://imgur.com/UxOcqi9
KT
Morning all…Good day to be a Dodger fan
Anonymous
Sure, if you like second place…
KT
not for long
David Farinella
Well, this has been a fun week to be a Dodger fan (not so fun professionally, but alas, these things happen) …. I’m beginning to wonder if it might not be such a bad idea for young Master Puig to miss the ASG, maybe go hang out with some veterans who can talk to him about being sensibly aggressive or about handling the pressures of the bigs. I’m afraid there are some chinks showing in that armor.
john galt
Sitting out a game might help his concentration, too.
Anonymous
I agree, but hopefully not tonight. I’m going to the game!
Larry Ham
Since I work in an office full of Giants fans, #1 gets my vote!
Anonymous
Big plaudits to Withrow for three innings of scoreless relief.
Mattingly: “Hey kid, great job last night, striking out Paul Goldschmidt and keeping us in the game until we could get the bats revved. up. Here’s your reward: we’re sending you back to AAA because you’re useless for the next three games.”
Does the Carlos Marmol era begin tonight?
Anonymous
Marmol isn’t on the 40-man roster.
Anonymous
You and your facts ;-)
KT
Next on the list Washington / Arizona…1.5 behind, could catch them by ASB
KT
Love the fact that we are playing .834 ball since Yasiel signed my jersey…I looking at 19 of 22 an .864 winning percentage from 6/22 going into ASB
Sweep the Roxs
Anonymous
“Don’t get cocky, kid!”
Anonymous
You guys see this ? “Waiting for Yasiel Puig to slump.” : http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/7/11/4514894/yasiel-puig-dodgers-final-vote
Jeffrey Thomas III
I like Grant Brisbee, but starting any story with an Ian Kennedy quote is a bad start. SportsCenter has been playing a piece on Puig over and over today and guys like Buster Olney are using quotes from Miguel Montero to show that players don’t like him, even implying some Dodgers don’t. So we’re taking the words of Arizona players who have both shown arrogance and broken unwritten baseball rules, who both have a hate for the Dodgers as shown by head hunting and brawls, and using that to frame the entire league’s perception of him. It’s silly, honestly.
Anonymous
According to Dodgers’ site, tonight’s OF includes Puig, SVS, and JHJ . . . none of the All Star OF we expected to be fielding this year.
Since this is truly Game 1 of A Whole New Blue (back at .500), let’s see what happens.
Anonymous
http://www.baseballnation.com/hot-corner/2013/7/11/4515796/arizona-diamondbacks-broadcast-navajo-language-radio-schedule
The Diamondbacks are going to have a game broadcast entirely in Navajo on Saturday.
Anonymous
Dioner Navajo?
Jon Weisman
NPUT