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KT
Go BLUE!!!!
underdog
(LATd) The Giants sure are giving the Red Sox a tough challenge. Down 12-1 today they will lose 2 out of 3 by a combined score of (at this writing) 21-4. Then it appears BoSox have tomorrow off while Dodgers have to play early game and then travel across country afterwards. But at least Friday’s game is an evening one so hopefully it won’t matter much.
btimmer
The Red Sox had to play a game on Sunday that started at 8 and took over 4 hours and then had to fly cross country for a Monday night game.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Where they faced the monumental task of playing the giants.
underdog
So? They’re jerks and probably deserved it. ;)
Didn’t seem to affect them too much when playing the Giants so that should give hope to Dodgers.
underdog
And go Dodgers! Was glad to see Hanley finally get off the mat vs his old club yesterday; more of that por favor. Then he can make his other old club miserable on the weekend. ;)
Jeffrey Thomas III
I always liked young Eo, but here’s to hoping the bats start off hot from the get go.
KT
He can be good when he faces everyone else
Bob_Hendley
Uless has turned into a solid number 5 and he is only 23.
KT
So Jayson Heyward ended up with a broken jaws from being hit by the pitch earlier
WBBsAs
Unfortunate, still a great young talent.
KT
For those of you who haven’t seen Heyward getting HBP:
http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=29911461&query=heyward
Jeffrey Thomas III
Ouch.
KT
terrible but the 4-6 time frame at least gets him back in time for the playoffs
Jeffrey Thomas III
4-6 weeks? Shoot that’s gonna put a dent in my fantasy team too.
KT
Way to get on CC!!
underdog
paging Bob T!
KT
Nice play Hanley!
underdog
Great play by HanRam, almost worthy of the Collins-gasm.
underdog
Yikes. Stanton is…good. He crushes the Dodgers, too. Maybe just don’t throw strikes to him?
WBBsAs
IBB every time?
underdog
UIBB. :)
KT
ok let’s get that one back
John_from_Aus
at least it was only a solo shot
underdog
Eo has been fooling almost no one but all those have been hit to someone. Could be one of those games, or he could be living on a shaky tree branch.
underdog
Greinke needs to settle down, too, though that hit was complete luck.
KT
DP Time
underdog
No need for a DP, he just did it the old fashioned manly way. ;)
KT
Alright don’t let Evoildi hurt you
KT
Ok now for some runs
KT
MLB @MLB2m
Mr. 4000: pic.twitter.com/wCCTmlCIW9
KT
4-0 reds
Jeffrey Thomas III
Strike?
scooplew
Cincinnati 4, Arizona 0, after two innings
KT
1-0 Pods
Jon Weisman
Zack Greinke in 0-for-6 slump, batting average falling from .405 to .349 since August 5.
underdog
Should bench him.
KT
The florida feed is showing Carlos Quentin and Kennedy incidences
NoahUCLA
Stanton would be the MVP if he played against us all year. And Ryu and Greinke are not pushovers either.
KT
Let’s go Yasiel
foul tip
Gameday says Eovaldi consistently high 90s, a few 99s. Did he do that as a Dodger?
KT
yep
mike_tink
from an article that was on tbla before Monday’s game:
Nathan Eovaldi has significantly improved since his time in Los Angeles.
The biggest change has nothing to do with his strikeouts and walks, but
it does have roots deeper than that. Eovaldi’s major change is in his
fastball, which has gotten much faster.
He is now averaging 96 mph on the gun, easily touching 98-99 mph as a
starter in the early innings and carrying that weight into sixth and
seventh. Among starting pitchers with at least 50 innings this year,
Eovaldi leads all players in fastball velocity. This is an extremely
positive development and raises his ceiling significantly.
foul tip
For some reason, that reminds me of a somewhat jaded DTer from about the time Eovaldi first came up. DTer seemed rather surprised by his arm and observed, “he doesn’t suck.”
Never know in baseball. He might wear blue again one day.
KT
hit or error?
Bob_in_Vegas
I’m definitely apolitical, equal opportunity, rooting for Blue & Red(s)!
Bob_in_Vegas
Rally time!
Bob_in_Vegas
Hanley!
KT
Hanley!!
Bob_in_Vegas
More, please!
NoahUCLA
Now that we got a hit, what is the rule regarding mentioning no hitters by opposing pitvhers against the Dodgers while they are taking place? Is that a rule 9 vio?
Jeffrey Thomas III
Yes, it is.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Also, I’m surprised Collins said the word on air after Puig reached as he usually dances around it.
duskrequiem
Yes. Rule applies to Dodger pitchers, opposing pitchers, and pitchers in games not involving the Dodgers.
Bob_in_Vegas
Increase Reds, increase Blue!
Bob_in_Vegas
Andre!!!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Just keep bringin’ em in.
Bob_in_Vegas
Listen to Dorry the fish . . . Just keep hitting, just keep hitting . . .
Jeffrey Thomas III
She’s in one of the tanks behind home plate.
Bob_in_Vegas
I don’t have visuals — do they have an aquarium there?
Jeffrey Thomas III
Yeah, one between home and first and home and third. Lyons did a segment on them before one of the games and pointed out a blue fish that is the same kind as Dory from Finding Nemo.
Bob_in_Vegas
Neat — but I hope protected from a Hanley-rocket foul ball, or that could be a really memorable trip to the park for the kiddies.
Jeffrey Thomas III
He said they used some sort of bullet proof glass.
Bob_in_Vegas
Yes, but is that the same as Hanley-proof? :)
KT
Dre!
KT
Moar Runs!
Bob_in_Vegas
The Marlins are supposed to find ways to lose . . . don’t get in their way!
John_from_Aus
Here we come!
underdog
Nice! Whee!
I love how Collins and Lyons were stupidly chattering about how Eovaldi was nails and pitching a no hitter for first *3* innings (ignoring fact that Dodgers ripped some good contact in there but they were outs). But hey, thanks for the jinx!
KT
7-0 reds
underdog
Excellent! {rubs hands together like Mr. Burns}
KT
2-0 Pods
Bob_in_Vegas
Would’ve been nice to get that runner in from 3rd, but grateful for the 3!
Bob_in_Vegas
OK, Zack, you have a lead — now be Zackian.
Bob_in_Vegas
Zack showing Kersh he can do that as well!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Looks like his hand actually got to the base before the tag, but great pick from Zack none the less.
KT
yes it did
Bob_in_Vegas
CC!
KT
CC!!
Bob_in_Vegas
Zack really is slumping at the plate . . . lucky he’s good with the glove.
scooplew
Apropos of the Marlin at the stadium in Miami, at Seals Stadium, which was the home of the San Francisco Giants in 1958 and 1959 and of minor league baseball for nearly 30 years before that, a live seal was sometimes kept underneath the grandstand in a water tank.
scooplew
Around the turn of this century, Koyie Hill was considered by some to the Dodgers catcher of the future.
mike_tink
what was the sum of those some, less than double figures I would think
John_from_Aus
Zac’s back in the groove
Bob_in_Vegas
ZacKKK!
ToyCannon
Cranky Greinke gets ’em in order.
ASW1
Nice to get home from work and have the Dodgers already up 3-1. Got in the car for the ride home just in time to hear them rally for 3 runs.
Bob_in_Vegas
Sure makes the drive more enjoyable!
KT
Dre!
KT
AJ!
ToyCannon
Let’s go Jer-Dog
scooplew
Greinke’s ERA has now dipped below 3 for the first time since mid-May, joining Kershaw, Ryu, Nolasco (as a Dodger), Jansen, Howell, Withrow, Rodriguez, Dominguez (DL), Fife (now in the minors) and, off course, Schumaker (0.00).
ToyCannon
Someone should let Stanton know this
Linkmeister
“Let Schumaker start! Let Schumaker start!”
KT
8-0 reds, 2-0 pods
KT
Time to get Moar Runs
ToyCannon
did u see that in the black body suit?
ASW1
I like how Prime Ticket keeps a running pitch count during the telecasts – Channel 9 behind the times. Greinke sure lookin’ Good.
btimmer
No money in it for Channel 9 to invest in fancy graphics. They aren’t showing the Dodgers next year.
ASW1
Ah didn’t know that – you know who is? Dodgers own network starting up next season?
KT
For those of you who missed it:
http://www.dodgersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/130821-Greinke-Pick-Off.gif
KT
80 pitches for greinke so far
ASW1
Thanks
Bob_in_Vegas
Zack the Hitter was nice while it lasted . . . sure glad we’ve got Zack the Pitcher!
Bob_in_Vegas
D-backs coming back, but Reds still have lead. ‘Just take care of your own game’ when in 1st.
KT
way to get on CC!
Bob_in_Vegas
It’s Puig Time!
scooplew
Puig is due.
Bob_in_Vegas
Steiner quoted an awfully poor RISP BA for Yasiel . . . I’m surprised, especially with his meteoric start.
mike_tink
271/413/479/892 which is an sOPS+ of 147. His sOPS+ overall is 172
ToyCannon
Can’t wait for my Rick Monday “Saves Old Glory” Bobblehead next week.
KT
Fla feed keeps showing puig slowing down a few steps before reaching 1st on that attempted DP
ToyCannon
My avatar is @ Mosquito Lagoon by Space Center. You go FLA!
KT
been to the Space Center when Our ship was in Fort Lauderdale
Bob_in_Vegas
Time for two!
Bob_in_Vegas
6 more outs!
In my effort to encourage the Blue hitters — and entertain my dog — I’m off to the park . . . let’s get some runs!
Linkmeister
What variety of dog is this walking beast?
Bob_in_Vegas
Poodle-bichon, they say . . . got him from the shelter.
Linkmeister
Good for you. I got what they called a pointer (nonsense; I’ve owned a pointer) but what the vet calls an Aussie cattle dog (or blue heeler) from a shelter back in February.
http://linkmeister.com/wordpress/2013/02/wotta-face-huh/
Bob_in_Vegas
Awww! . . . . For me, the shelter’s the only way to go.
John_from_Aus
Great breed, well mannered (just like the rest of us Aussies) :)
Linkmeister
Abby is. Not so sure about some of your countrymen. I was on Kwajalein once when a planeload of the RAAF arrived for some mission or another. They had a pallet full of Castleman’s 4X beer to help their lubrication. I had two cans of that about 12:00 noon and went off to my swing shift; at 6:00pm I still had a mild buzz from that stuff.
Linkmeister
Gameday’s automated Scout function is hilarious. Before Hechevarria’s AB it told me Greinke had tons left because his avg speed on the fastball was still 91. After he lined out it told me Greinke might be running out of gas because he’d had a low of 82 and a high of 91 on his fastball.
KT
Pods win, now ahead of Bucs again for the # 2 seed
btimmer
Bracketology!
KT
Hanley!
ASW1
Starting to get dialed back in.
KT
From MSTI: StealingSaenz just now
http://imgur.com/TJrk1OV
KT
Good steal Hanley!
KT
Good eye Dre!
KT
JH. Jr sac!
ASW1
Small ball for an insurance run!
mike_tink
“Day game tomorrow,” said Mattingly, who tries to avoid playing his
30-something veterans in back-to-back night game/day games. “With
[Clayton] Kershaw tomorrow, a left-hander, I want Juan in there, and I
can’t push him to go night and day.”
Why Uribe didn’t start tonight.
scooplew
Thanks.
Bob_Hendley
Lyons not doing his homework says it was because of the tough matchup (Uribear can’t catch up with the fast ones anymore).
ASW1
Slappy McPopup Pierre!
KT
5 to go
KT
4 to go good play CC!
KT
3 outs
ASW1
Greinke pitch count?
Bob_Hendley
99
ASW1
Thanks – wonder if Donnie will let him try for CG
ASW1
Nope, guess not
btimmer
I hear this pitcher for the Marlins gets a lot of leverage on his pitches.
Linkmeister
Aaaargh!
scooplew
Aaaargh! is right.
scooplew
Arquimedes Euclides Caminero. What a great name.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Though the spelling is different, I always liked the name Archimedes. Though instead of the Greek mathematician I always think of the owl from the Sword in the Stone.
KT
8-5 reds with Az threatening bases loaded
KT
Good Game Greinke
mike_tink
MLBTR highly recommended an article on last year’s trade with Boston. I didn’t think it was worth reading but this is how it ended:
“I didn’t say I wasn’t a good negotiator,” Cherington said. “I said there are other people in the office who are better than me. Who are more naturally inclined that way. Everyone has different strengths. I
can do it, I don’t mind doing it. I can do it plenty. I think if I was honest in myself in lining up myself in lining up my strengths, that wouldn’t be at the top for me.”
A lot of people will think differently this weekend when they see Adrian Gonzalez in Dodger Blue.
Put it up in the Dodgers’ clubhouse
btimmer
Archimedes and Euclid were likely not contemporaries. However, not much is known about Euclid’s life. Perhaps Euclid is leading a parallel life to one of us. And it will be a parallel life that WILL NEVER INTERSECT with ours.
scooplew
You know all the angles.
btimmer
The Pythagorean theorem was not developed by Pythagoras. Perhaps because we aren’t sure Pythagoras was a real person. But he did have devotees called Pythagoreans who wanted to live in a math-based world.
ASW1
Ever read the book, “The Man Who Loved Only Numbers” ? – the story of Paul Erdos – incredible story and very interesting read.
mike_tink
your first sentence does too far in its absolute claim, same for the last phrase in the last sentence
KT
Alright 1-2-3 inning
KT
Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers4m
Aces on Aces. #whiff
Clayton Kershaw: 1.80 ERA
Zack Greinke: 2.91 ERA
Hyun-Jin Ryu: 2.95 ERA
Linkmeister
Kenley’s worked an awful lot, considering it’s only August. I worry.
Bob_Hendley
Perhaps, but only his ninth appearance this month. He normally goes around 15 pitches.
Linkmeister
Yeah, I looked it up. Not as worrisome as I thought.
http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/6105/kenley-jansen
KT
1 down
KT
2 down
foul tip
Gameday: “Juan Pierre grounds out, 2B to 1B.”
Recall the scene in Crocodile Dundee in the NY hotel room where Dundee, fresh in from the Outback, turns on the first telly he’s seen in years?. Reruns of I Love Lucy are on.
“Yeah. That’s what I saw,” he says.
John_from_Aus
You know we are not all like that :)
Bob_Hendley
You don’t carry a 10 inch toothpick!?
foul tip
I had kinda thought of you as maybe like the humongous bartender. ;-])
Wasn’t his name Donk?
John_from_Aus
I’m not that big :)
Bob_in_Vegas
It worked again — park trek nets a run! C’mon, Kenley — get the K!
KT
all the luck
foul tip
Gameday shows he just walked on strike 3. Those who have eyes agree?
KT
strike 3
Bob_Hendley
Close and now the ump is getting squeezy.
mike_tink
x
KT
yea I knew you would mike…he asked for my opinion and I gave it…I didn’t ask for yours…reply to Foul tip with your opinion
foul tip
I’m on the old Classic Gameday. It appeared there to split the bottom line of the strike zone box. So, ?
ASW1
It could have gone either way, but for a last strike of the game? Punch his arse out if he ain’t swingin’!
mike_tink
so am I on the classic; the circle of the ball #7 is a tiny bit out of the strike zone on the bottom; that is low
foul tip
Whatever. The ump’s opinion is the only one that counts.
ASW1
squeezed
mike_tink
Gameday shows it low and I thought it low when I saw the pitch
foul tip
See below.
KT
Ball Game Dodgers Win!!!! Still Streaking!!!!
22 games over .500
won 21 of last 24 on the road (.875), best road record in NL 37-27
won 17 of last 20 gms (.850), 27-5 since ASB (.844) , 44-10 since 6/22 (.815),
8 gms ahead of the Dbags, 2nd largest lead by a division leader
#2 seed, 3 gms back of the #1 seed
18 straight series win or tie 13-0-5, going for series win tomorrow
http://i.imgur.com/AMbO5zV.jpg
Bob_Hendley
3.5!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Nice play Dre!
ASW1
Ethier has impressed me with his CF play – I didn’t think he’d do as good as he has – good for him.
Bob_in_Vegas
Another series not lost and hoping to pick up a game on AZ.
Bob_in_Vegas
I’m agreeing with what I heard or read earlier — that this is Ethier’s best year for all-around contribution to the team . . . he’s been consistent at the plate since June (“consistent” was never a word used with Andre before) and he’s been a solid replacement in CF for Matt.
Bob_Hendley
I have always regarded him as streaky, though over his career he appears to be fairly consistent month-to-month (but don’t know the underlying variation)
mike_tink
His high WAR was last year (this at b-r) can’t see why it is so much higher than this year though
KT
Dodgers PR @DodgersPR1m
LA is unbeaten in its last 18 series. #Dodgers look to make it 14-0-4 with @ClaytonKersh22 on the hump tomorrow at 9:40am. #GettingSeries
Bob_in_Vegas
Silver Lining: they get to travel cross-country fairly early (knock wood) . . . and hopefully it’s a very happy flight!
Bob_in_Vegas
Eovaldi showed we should miss him . . . but darn glad Hanley’s a Dodger!
ASW1
Feel the same way – Steiner/Monday were saying he was hitting 100 MPH on his FB – but the way Hanley’s been playing, still glad the trade was made.
ASW1
Now that the game is over, for those who enjoy numbers and Mathematics like myself, here is a snippet of Erdos’ life from the book “The Man Who Loved Only Numbers” :
“Oliver Sacks writes of Erdös: “A mathematical genius of the first order, Paul Erdös was totally obsessed with his subject–he thought and wrote mathematics for nineteen hours a day until the day he died. He traveled constantly, living out of a plastic bag, and had no interest in food, sex, companionship, art–all that is usually indispensable to a human life.”
Dude was a trip…
btimmer
D-Backs have pulled to within 8-7 and have the tying run on 2nd. Chapman trying for a 2-inning save after Broxton left with an injury.
KT
Dodgers PR @DodgersPR4m
Greinke: “@AJEllis17 is probably the best pitch-caller I’ve had, it’s like having a pitching coach back there.” #Dodgers
KT
Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers8m
All Andre Ethier ever wanted was to be a center fielder in the big leagues. We’ll allow it: http://atmlb.com/18L9wtZ
Bob_in_Vegas
That was a nice postgame moment.
KT
I like his interviews
Bob_in_Vegas
Wasn’t so long ago we were all sure he was on the trading block. Besides ups and downs for the team as a whole, this has been a season of professional redemption for several individuals.
KT
I was never in favor of trading him
KT
Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers10m
RECAP: Greinke tosses 8 solid innings in #Dodgers 4-1 win over Marlins. http://atmlb.com/18L9nqi pic.twitter.com/O3Hvt6oFBS
Bob_in_Vegas
Reds score! 9-7, still hitting
Bob_in_Vegas
That’s what I love about MLB Audio — Dodgers done, who else can I listen to? It really came into play the last game of the 2011 season, with the crazy finishes.
Bob_in_Vegas
Cincy has bases loaded, 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th, with their best hitter with the bags filled coming up.
Bob_in_Vegas
Infield single, 10-7!
KT
Ben Badler @BenBadler21m
The Dodgers need to bench Yasiel Puig to teach him a lesson! (What 29 teams hope the Dodgers think.)
KT
ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo3m
Zack Greinke: 1.41 ERA since July 8
Clayton Kershaw: 1.56 ERA since July 8
Bob_in_Vegas
Reds retired — they need three outs to shut down AZ. When they were down 8-0 AND saw the Dodgers winning, they didn’t give up and made this a nail-biter (at least until the bottom of the 8th). That’s why I say focus on winning the division first if there’s any question who to root for. As someone else posted, I don’t like the idea of Gibby closing in.
Bob_in_Vegas
Reds issue 4-pitch walk to first AZ batter in the 9th. C’mon, Cincy!
Bob_in_Vegas
Single for AZ . . . tying run to plate, no outs. Sounds like Dodgers’ May bullpen.
Bob_in_Vegas
Infield fly rule — 1 out. 2 more to return LA to 8 1/2 GA.
KT
Run differential for the Dodgers:
252-150 since 6/22
105 – 72 1st half
147 – 78 second half
KT
Dodgers are in 2nd place in the NL standings.
Ahead of the Bucs because of head to head.
3 games behind the Barves….very obtainable…Go BLUE!!!!
pic.twitter.com/R0s1kaupQq
Bob_in_Vegas
Reds get 2nd out but can’t turn DP. AZ has 1st & 3rd, 2 outs, trailing 10-7.
Bob_in_Vegas
Reds win! Dodgers back to 8 1/2 GA!
ASW1
Chula Vista, CA. just won again in the LLWS – Go Cali!
Bob_in_Vegas
With SD’s win along with the Dodgers’, it’s a nice night for SoCal!
KT
I was just about to watch this…wanted to post one last thing…
Still can watch don’t know final score…local team where my son will play when he grows older
KT
according to CBS Sports.Not too early for magic number
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/standings
KT
SportsCenter @SportsCenter4m
Grant Holman is a 6-foot-4,13-year-old on Chula Vista, CA.
In LLWS, he has a no-hitter, grand slam & 3-run HR.
Quite a run, young fella.
KT
Another nice Dodger day…going for the series win tomorrow…9:40 PDT start time tomorrow…Night all have fun
John_from_Aus
night KT (and everyone)
NoahUCLA
Great quote from Greinke: “Kershaw is on such another level, if you try to do better than him, you’ll get your feelings hurt.” Well said!!
Bob_in_Vegas
I’m sure Greinke’s success helps push Kersh.
Bob_Hendley
The slacker!
KT
Dodgers lineup:
Crawford LF
Punto SS
Gonzalez 1B
Puig RF
Ethier CF
AJ Ellis C
Schumaker 2B
Uribe 3B
Kershaw P
Jon Weisman
NPUT