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KT
Go Blue…Win this one to stay above .500 and ahead of the Nats at ASB
Jon Weisman
Joc Pederson had a nice single off a lefty today in the second inning of the futures game, then scored from first on a double.
KT
Good pitch Ricky
Adam Luther
Puig held out again.
KT
good
Adam Luther
I guess the smartdodgerfan consensus is to hold him out now that he’s banged up…
Jon Weisman
That was actually my hope before he got hurt. Fun to have him in the spotlight, but better to have him chill for three days.
Anonymous
Four days of chilling now.
KT
actually 5…he had yesterday off
Adam Luther
Has Puig had any late inning PH PA’s thus far???
Jeffrey Thomas III
No.
Anonymous
Puig did come in as a double switch the night after the DBacks fight.
Jeffrey Thomas III
I believe he means in the last couple days while he has been out.
Adam Luther
Bochy named Romo to the roster…
KT
DP time
KT
Let’s get that one back and more
Jeffrey Thomas III
Good hustle Schu!
KT
Good hustle from SHOE!!
KT
Lucky we did that or it would have been two
Jeffrey Thomas III
Just saw Brewers are up 3-0 on AZ.
KT
but the important question is can they hold on…been up all 3 games
Jeffrey Thomas III
True. Another note, its our favorite pitcher Ian Kennedy who gave up the runs in the first.
KT
Come on Hanley…bring him home
Adam Luther
Hanley should be a NL All-Star roster addition over Puig. That would make sense to me if Bochy wants to win.
Linkmeister
Same argument against him, though; not enough games played.
Adam Luther
Yes but he’s a “previous veteran All-Star” which is supposedly the two-fold argument against Puig.
KT
MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors 1m
Garza Informed He’ll Likely Will Be Traded http://bit.ly/13hKCNn #mlb
KT
Let’s go Dre
Anonymous
Ricky Nolasco looks like Jason Schmidt to me.
Anonymous
Brian McCann is the replacement for Freddie Freeman.
Jeffrey Thomas III
He of 179 at bats. Puig’s 148 at bats are just not enough for an all-star, you guys.
Anonymous
while your point is well-taken, it is traditional to replace players with teammates when possible; in this case Freeman with McCann.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Adrian saved that play.
KT
Nice play Gonzo!!
KT
~Nikki~ @Dodgers_Diva 6s
“@ladybea1979: Gonzalez showing Dodger fans he uses his legs for splits on first, and not for running.
KT
Nice SVS!
Jon Weisman
Ricky Nolasco will start two consecutive regular-season games for the Dodgers. http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-report/post/_/id/6247/puig-still-not-in-the-lineup
Jeffrey Thomas III
CarGo is too good out there.
Jon Weisman
He sure is.
Anonymous
Anybody know why Uribe isn’t playing? Following on Gameday so not much info.
KT
swing the bat
Adam Luther
IDK maybe the additional Dodger named to the All-Star roster should be A-Gon.
KT
DP time
KT
Punto dropped my dp
johnniebbaker
regarding the picture – anyone who says the dodgers need a downtown stadium obviously has never been to dodger stadium! looks pretty downtown to me!
Jeffrey Thomas III
CarGo ran right into that pitch, don’t like the call.
KT
but didn’t offer with the bat
Jeffrey Thomas III
Right but he stuck his foot right in the path.
Jeffrey Thomas III
And now it’s a two run home run instead of solo.
Jon Weisman
Dodgers fall behind 3-0, and the recently hot offense has one run in past 21 innings.
foul tip
Scoring one run the first 2 games of a series=2 losses most of the time.
Thanks to Greinke’s brilliance, it didn’t.
Jon Weisman
Rosario’s infield hit is the 12th baserunner off Nolasco against 14 outs.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Puig sighting!
Anonymous
Good to see the Padres rebounding after yesterday
KT
Singles hitter now
KT
Shoe!
Anonymous
Rally time!
Jeffrey Thomas III
We need you A-Gon! Only 1 for his last 10.
KT
Come on Gonzo make sure Hanley gets up
Jeffrey Thomas III
Needed that!
KT
Gonzo!!
KT
Why wasn’t hanley behind the plate…he needed to remove the bat…Puig could have hurt himself there
Linkmeister
Wouldn’t it be better for Puig to go right back into the dugout and not play in the field? I thought that was the plan before the pinch-hit appearance. I wonder why Mattingly changed his mind. Maybe Puig’s a good lobbyist.
Anonymous
injury delay? – has Puig hurt himself on the single to him?
Linkmeister
Nope. Not Puig.
Anonymous
Great
Jon Weisman
Wow – Mattingly gets Fowler called out after he was called safe.
Jon Weisman
At least, the ump made a gesture like out. Replay shows Fowler was safe because the ball came out. But now Fowler is staying at first.
KT
the argument was about if the batter offered at the pitchout…ruled he did
Jon Weisman
Ah, thanks.
Jon Weisman
Just weird.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Now he’s out!
Anonymous
Lets make this count
Anonymous
The Rockies sure do steal a lot.
KT
I feel a come from behind victory coming on
Jeffrey Thomas III
That’s at least the third foul pop out for the Dodgers today.
Anonymous
Wish we could get something going here.
Anonymous
Last chance, guys.
KT
Have a good ASB everyone
Jeffrey Thomas III
Disappointing afternoon. But going in to the break at .500 ain’t bad.
Linkmeister
Only compared to where we’ve been. If you’d said that at the beginning of the season you’d have been looked at as though you were insane. ;)
Jeffrey Thomas III
Yes, a good thing considering their start.
Anonymous
For whatever reason, I found this game incredibly frustrating. All those almost long balls.
Linkmeister
I think it was Game Six of the 1975 WS which Roger Angell described as “being played at the base of the center field wall.”
Anonymous
Yeah – Dodgers displayed warning track power over and over today…. frustrating, indeed.
Anonymous
I enjoyed this article at dodgers.com which highlights both Pederson and an Angels prospect. The article pays more attention to C.J.Cron than to Joc.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130714&content_id=53746424&vkey=news_la&c_id=la
Jon Weisman
The Dodgers could have taken Cron with the pick they used for Chris Reed.
http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-thoughts/post/_/id/14510/draft-dodgers-angels
Anonymous
Isotopes have best record in PCL for, maybe, first time this season before a 3 day break and after a 5-1 18 inning win today.
KT
Hopefully soon:
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/07/miguel-alfredo-gonzalez-cleared-to-play-in-mlb.html
KT
http://imgur.com/9OL92zF
Anonymous
Perhaps Jon has written on this subject before, but what’s up with Dodger Stadium being the longest since having an All-Star game (1980). Is it MLB or the Dodgers?
KT
I heard it wasn’t given to us because of New stadiums, McCourts issues and alternating between NL and AL
Anonymous
Many franchises don’t want the All-Star Game. It’s a headache and it doesn’t really make you any money unless you’ve got a new stadium that you’re trying to market to out-of-town fans.
Plus McCourt is a d-bag, so MLB wanted no part of him.
KT
Here are a couple cool pics from the All Star game…
http://i.imgur.com/EvwYLpq.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/x3NcPnD.jpg
soon no more 42’s
Anonymous
I wondered why Rivera chose to keep 42 when MLB retired it . . . after all, the # is already retired at Yankee Stadium for Jackie. I’m sure they’ll retire it for Rivera, but it doesn’t have the same feel since it already is guaranteed to not be worn again.
Anonymous
I can’t think of a better guy to be the last to wear #42. A student of the game, a humanitarian, and a Hall of Famer for sure.
Anonymous
The little stars they put on the back of the uniforms and caps for the ASG are super-tacky.
KT
I sort of like the stars on the back of the Kershaw Jersey I own…especially since it’s signed
Anonymous
Derek Lowe calls it quits. I think his comments are spot on as he assesses the way he goes out.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/07/derek-lowe-retires.html?
Anonymous
Hey Jon, was that you I heard on NPR this morning talking about Emmy nominations? I wish it was a piece on the second half for the Dodgers, but it brought a little smile to my face when I realized it was you. It’s great to be recognized as an authority on one of your passions and thanks again for all the level headed insight you give to us fans on this site…. especially after that roller coaster of a first half!
Anonymous
Make that an authority on two of his passions, at least.
Jon Weisman
Thanks :) It has been one busy week at work, let me tell you.
Anonymous
hahaha of course that goes without saying!
Jon Weisman
I did an interview on Good Day LA about the Emmys yesterday morning. At the very end, with about 10 seconds left, Steve Edwards asked me my predictions. I didn’t have enough time to formulate a coherent answer, so I said, “Hopefully the Dodgers in the NL West.”
bit.ly/12OCAvn
Anonymous
hahaha awesome!
Jon Weisman
Edwards is a big Dodger fan, so I knew I could get away with it.
KT
Crawford LF
Puig RF
Gonzalez 1B
Ramirez SS
Ethier CF
Ellis C
Uribe 3B
Ellis 2B
Nolasco P
Jon Weisman
NPUT