Going for a sweep
Looking to close out the Nationals today in the finale. And for those who missed it this morning, J.A. Adande is closing out his career at the L.A. Times. He has always been extremely professional in covering us and I’m sure that whatever he winds up doing, he’ll be successful. We certainly wish him luck.
In regards to the question about going to the First-Year Player Draft in Florida, it’s not exactly open to the public but I’ve been told that they’ll try to accomodate people if they show up. So, while there aren’t tickets, you can try and go by the hotel and see if there’s a way to watch from inside.
Here’s today’s lineup:
Furcal, SS (going for a career-high 16-game hitting streak)
Pierre, CF
Nomar, 1B
Kent, 2B
Gonzo, LF
Vote Russell, C (you guys are doing awesome with this)
LaRoche, 3B
Ethier, RF
Hendrickson, P
And finally, in case you didn’t see it in the comments section, here’s a very good article from Ken Rosenthal about Russell Martin.
Enjoy the game and the usual debates…I’m on the East Coast this weekend starting tomorrow so posting might be a little slower. But, it seems Tony Jackson has been posting the lineups quickly, too, so check out his blog over the weekend if you don’t see a lineup here. It’s called, ironically, Inside the Dodgers.
Inside the Dodgers 
First post woohoo!
coincidentally, not ironically.
Nice read on Russell Martin. another thing about Martin is that he really enjoys playing the game, i say that because when ever i attend Dodger games he truly looks like he’s having fun out there, but i think once he puts on the catching gear he’s all business.
Actually, I think it is somewhat ironic because technically, he’s not “inside” the Dodger organization. But you’re right, it’s also coincidental. 🙂
I just read Ken Rosenthal’s write up on Russel Martin. I’ve been talking to people I know about Martin, asking them if they get a chance to vote, give a nod to Russel Martin catcher for the L.A. Dodgers. Lo Duca is the favorite here. But give it time, Rus will get known. Right now the important thing is, we know he makes the Dodgers a better team.
How ’bout a sweep boys?
JUST WIN BABY!
GO DODGERS!
Why is a Hendrickson start so predictable to everyone else except Grady? Or, doesn’t he care?
Where is Billingsley??? Hendrickson is getting lit up like a christmas tree… and its fitting because he is taller than most christmas trees.
sheesh i guess it was just a matter of time. outside of lopez they are hitting the ball HARD. we could use you schmitty.
dodgerdude17 thats hilariously witty.hahaha lol!
im just SHOCKED that he gave up a HR to Zimmerman..surely no one saw that coming….ugh are watching this Grady?
Question: While watching Gameday, does anyone know ,how to bring up the Pitchers speed ????
what the ****… we have to wait until the 2nd inning with 2 out to see russell hit… and what does he do… bomba!
MARTIN!
Goodness, that’s freaking impossible in RFK! How does he keep hitting them out in RFK! He’s incredible…and look at LaRoche!
Vote for Martin!
Go Dodgers!
Another bomb for our guy Russell. VOTE MARTIN!!!
wow martin absolutely crushed that pitch…he is something else.
WOW on the replay that looked like a 440 foot shot! He’s ridiculous! Mistake by LaRoche…Hendrickson just has to keep us in it and we’ll get to Bowie.
russ sure is forcing the issue to get moved up and bat with the big boys. actually they are all little but it is too obvious that he needs to be batting third for us. i dont see second happening without JP going down, but nomar really needs to move down a few spots ala wille randolph and carlos delgado. grady needs to wake up.
How about that Mr Martin..
Sure is a good thing he is batting in the 6 hole – good thinking Grady…
Best hitter on the team, & one of the best hitters in the league..
Like I said – good thinking Grady..
Nice bounce back inning by Hendrickson now we gotta get to Bowie
Our worst hitter stats wise at the momment and our best hitter stat wise need to be switched. Fast. Hendo nneds to join Bomko in the Pen and fast.
OPS (not counting today)
Martin 836
LaRoche 699
Nomar 692
Pierre 647
Penny 627 yeah as in brad
Hendrickson hits like he pitches — Not worth a DAMMM…
Nomar I dare you to hit it out of the infield next inning. The chick with the Van depends on it.
yeah. i even cheer outs now.
Martin’s OPS is up to .863. Highest among all starters.
poor hendy, i wanna see him do well. 😦 at the same time i want to win.
ahhhhh…if i had hendrickson in front of me right now, i’d punch him
Their is a SLIVER LINING to this game — Just maybe the all knowing Mr Little will finally see that Hendrickson DOES NOT BELONG IN THE STARTING LINEUP!!!
Then again, maybe he isn’t that smart… Who knows…
he should have seen that last year, and this year…but yeah, maybe he finally will get the message.
Brazoban just got hurt. Maybe he will go to the DL for Kuo on Saturday.
Good at bat by Raffy!!!
Pierre is a TERRIBLE #2 hitter… He is obviously much more comfortable batting leadoff…It is what he has done his entire career… Two days ago he had his best hitting day ever… Guess what, he was leading off….So naturally our manager puts him in the #2 hole the very next day, plus today… Grady, Grady, Grady… What are you thinking…Dah
After reading this blog for the last several months I have decided that I like Grady Little managing the Dodgers and I tolerate you all being the devils advocates.
But I know darn well I don’t want you guys managing the Dodgers and Grady being the devils advocate.
Grady is exactly what the Dodgers need at the present and he is handling the club near perfectly from what I can see.
Looking forward to being in SoCal for the next week and being able to listen to the Dodger broadcasts.
well at least you tolerate it….
is brazo being DLed?
Yes, Brazabon will most likely be put on the DL…
It will be interesting to see who they bring up from Triple A… Besides Kuo they could bring up a relief pitcher to replace Brazabon, or possibly another position player, or leave both Laroche & Abreu where they are… Tomorrow or Saturday should be interesting…
My fear is that Schmidt will be rushed back after tonight instead of going to Billingsley or Kuo to fill in Mark’s spot for a couple of more weeks. We really shouldn’t rush Schmidt but i think grady and ned are giddy enough to do so.
Does anybody think that Wilson B. should be anything but a pinch hitter… He really has produced in that position…
so the first two guys work the count and the second two swing at the first pitch….
Max
I think you might be right…
Nothing would suprise me when it comes to Ned & Grady’s decision making..
Grady still hasn’t committed to bringing up Kuo…I also agree that Schmidt needs more time to rehab…But, like I said before, you just never know what these guys are going to do next..
Pierre’s inability to draw a walk in the situation is pathetic. 3-1 with a wild pitcher and he swings when he has one strike left.
Pierre is back to being PATHETIC…
I still say he needs to be batting leadoff..
Kuo is coming up, guaranteed. Brazoban getting hurt just made the decision easier because they now they don’t have to send down LaRoche/Abreu. Which gives them time to evaluate both players.
yeah, BUT they might still need another reliever after burning everyone tonight…maybe not though.
Nomar & Kent 1st pitch swinging… Are they in a hurry to go home???
Gonzo takes a pitch then hits a double…
Martin works the count then gets a bad call.. way outside… Thanks Ump
what a horrible call. that was crazy outside.
Tomorrow is a day off so the bullpen gets plenty of rest.
Will someone please elaborate on how YB got hurt and how long it looks like he will be out. Is it his reconstructed arm?
hey guys, i made “vote for russell” buttons and i have 4 left so if anyone is interested in one, e-mail me 🙂
yeah nomar is really killing me with his little smile too, he needs to focus on seeing a good pitch to hit. its so pitiful, hes in the hole before he even comes up. last year he was squaring some of those up, this year its just becoming a drain.
no its not a day off paul g. were in pittsburgh.
how is tomorrow a day of its friday heh
My bad, I read the schedule wrong.
then we just hope for 7 or 8 good innings out of our starter.
It is time to switch Garciaparra and Martin in the lineup… and it can’t happen fast enough. It’s absurd to keep batting Russell in the sixth slot when he is performing at his pace. Nomar will do well in the fifth/sixth slot… with Grady alternating him with Gonzo until they find their prime spot… but Gonzo’s SLG PCT would suggest he’d be a better fifth batter right now.
Go Dodgers!!
Tomorrow is NOT a day off… We play Pittsburg tomorrow..
So, NO, the bullpen does not get a rest..
Normar looks tired/weak with every at bat… Even his hits are little bloops or ground ball dribblers that go through the infield.. Plus he never walks.. He should be batting 6th & Martin should be hitting 3rd…
stupid broxton why throw a fastball 0-2 down the middle
well if your gonna lose might as well lose ugly.
but geez our bullpen really is getting burned in this one.
man if you’re watchign the nationals broadcasters you’d think they were finishing off the sweep of the dodgers and were’t just shutout back to back nights
Today is a perfect example of how we lose games…
The starting pitching goes sour and then our batters are uable to come back.. No power & bad hitting with runners in scoring position… That is a bad formula for winning games..
Broxton gets blown up again… That sure doesn’t help either… After walking two, why was he still in the game???
ugh. ok who are we calling up who relieves and can get people out?
If I can overcome the fact that Broxton just gave up two runs (shockingly), I can remember we’ve still won this series, plus won 6 of our last 8 (or 9, if we can’t come back).
Schmidt’s regular day to pitch is Monday. That is also Hendrickson’s next start. We obviously don’t know the day-after report on Schmidt yet, but Hendrickson has given up at least four runs in each of his last 5 starts, and has been pulled after less than 5 innings twice. In other words, it’s time to pull him from the rotation. Given the report on how he did, it looks like he’s likely to come back.
Kuo will almost surely start on Saturday, and replace Brazoban on the roster if, as it seems, he may go on the DL. But that Saturday start is now critical, because that fifth starter role is now open for grabs again.
If Schmidt’s not ready on Monday, they better get Bills ready. And he may have a chance to take over that start.
Meanwhile, the game has gotten out of hand. Uggh.
give up 11 to the nationals what a joke
Wow Can things possibly get any worse….
Lose the game..
Lose a relief pitcher..
Burn out the bullpen..
yeah the gnats scoring 11 is as big of a joke as saloman torres just blowing a 2-0 lead to give the game to SD.
Because Billingsly wasn’t used in relief tonite, I think Grady is going to put him in the rotation in the near future… Either Sat. or possibly when Hendrickson’s turn comes up again…
That’s baseball; sometimes you get smoked by a bad team.
Hendrickson’s spot comes up Tuesday, not Monday. Schmidt is supposed to throw tomorrow in the pen, I think. If he looks good, he could replace Hendrickson. Billingsley last pitched Sunday, so starting Saturday is not out of the question.
The Dodgers embarrass the Nationals in game 1 & 2…
The Dodgers embarrass themselves in game 3….(against one of the worst teams in the Majors)
According to Diamond Leung’s blog: “UPDATE: Brazoban has posterior shoulder pain and will undergo an MRI tomorrow in Pittsburgh.”
If Yhency has to be DLed and Billingsley starts Saturday, who gets called up? Not Kuo, I don’t think. Tsao’s not ready yet; maybe Houlton or someone like that, just for depth? Or maybe that makes Kuo on Saturday a done deal and Chad stays in the pen.
i think its pretty set that kuo is starting saturday, i think grady is just being difficult.
If the Dodgers need a short reliever, they will call up Jonathan Meloan from Jacksonville.
Old Fogey
I’ll bet your right on both counts…
Bills on Sat. & Schmidt on tuesday if his bullpen session goes well tomorrow..
As I said before, Grady still hasn’t committed to Kuo for Sat. I don’t think he was impressed with Kuo’s last outing… So, he is still up in the air about what to do…
you guys hear the midgets traded benitez to the marlins…….darn.
Kevin K on Dodgers Live is talking as if Kuo is a definite go for Sat…
Hey-that is funny….
Had our chances, Martin got screwed on the strike three call. We kept chipping away and away. Then it got away in the 8th and now we’re gonna have ourselves a three way tie atop the N.L West. Still a series victory but a sweep is always the cherry on top, we’ll get them at the Ravine. Hendrickson’s next start in the rotation is against San Diego, but he’s all but lost the faith of the organization. But, I don’t know if throwing Schmidt into the fire against San Diego is the way to go in his first start back. I’d still like to see at least one more rehab start preferably in Vegas. You could give Bills a spot start in San Diego or give Hendrickson one last shot when it really counts. Arizona heads to Shea to play the Mets and hopefully the Nats can build on this game and put some hurt on the Pads. We head to PNC which is our home away from home. Wolf, Kuo, Penny and Lowe…I look for nothing less than 3 of 4, but I always love that cherry on top!
Vote for Martin!
Go Dodgers!
It’s about to become a three-way tie for first in the NL West. Josh Sharpless (an appropriate name) just gave up back-to-back jacks to Cameron and Bard in the top of the 11th. The Pads are going to win. (I hope the **** Pirates play this crappy against us!).
Hey zobeida.torres.06 – “if i had hendrickson in front of me right now, i’d punch him” You’re my kind of girl! (Although you’re WAY to nice; I’d wring his freakin neck; if I could reach it, that is!). He’s Got to Go!
Man, too bad about Brazoban. The only up-side is that his injury just gave a reprieve to Abreu or LaRoche. I’m guessing that Kuo will replace Braz on the roster for a Saturday start.
Sorry paulg57 – No day off for the Blue Crew tomorrow. The boys head to Pittsburgh for four against the Bucs. Let’s take three of four!
GO DODGERS!
anyone hear who the giants are getting from florida?
messenger…not a bad trade.
ah hes a lefty right jpelk? that would be a great deal for them considering benitez is making 7+ mil i believe. what does florida see in him? gregg has been good for them.
We now have a 3-way tie in the NL WEST,So what else is new? I just mentioned that in case somebody fell a sleep. I keep some records & we were 16-11, in the month of May. We were 15-11, in April, We didn’t improve much? I don’t know. All I know is the present temperature in Pittsburg PA is 72 degrees & Mostly cloudy. I guess I tell you all this because right at the moment, I have nothing else to do.
i heard A. Martinez mention that theres no way Bills gets to start right now, SPECIALLY with the injury to Brazoban, so i guess K/Gou gets the nod?
2nd Request;
Question: While watching Gameday, does anyone know ,how to bring up the Pitchers speed ????
In MHO, Grady has to manipulate his rotation, for
the Padre scene @ Petco. we
must have Penny; Wolf & Lowe
for them or we’re in trouble.
No off days makes it impossible to switch things up. Unless you want Penny pitching on three days rest in order to face San Diego. Here’s how things lineup if everyone stays on normal rest for the next two weeks.
@ Pittsburgh:
Friday: Wolf
Saturday: Kuo
Sunday: Penny
Monday: Lowe
@ San Diego:
Tuesday: Hendrickson’s Spot
Wednesday: Wolf
Thursday: Kuo
vs. Toronto:
Friday: Penny
Saturday: Lowe
Sunday: Hendrickson’s Spot
vs. N.Y Mets
Monday: Wolf
Tuesday: Kuo
Wednesday: Penny
One comment I forgot to mention. I’m getting nervous
with the Brazoban injury ,and
it’s because, no one seems to be updating us, on Saito’s shoulder ???? So now with Broxton’s blow-up, our 7 th,
8th & 9th innings look very
skinny ??????
There is absolutely no way in helll that we want to start Hendrickson for the first game of the Padres series – the most important series so far this year…
Please, Please, Please Let better judgemnet prevail…
It better be Bills or Schmidt next Tuesday.
bills on tuesday would be muey bueno.
Tony Jackson’s opinion after asking Grady if this was Hendrickson’s last start for his blog:
“I think it is Hendrickson’s last start, at least for now. Grady didn’t really answer when we asked after the game. If he was staying in the rotation, he would have said that. What he offered were typical Grady vaguaries. We know what they mean, and he know we know what they mean. You know what I mean?”
Padres have the luck of a few off days at the right moments. When they face us next week they’ll throw at us Chris Young, Greg Maddux, and Jake Peavy. We really need to beat up on the Bucs cause we’re gonna get the Padres best three on the mound on the road. Huge series for sure! It’s just darn luck the rotation worked out that way as well as the schedule.
To s17180 I thought Proctor & Faunworth played for the Dodgers, Ya know, I looked it up & couldn’t find their names. Thank you. I was just wondering if players that don’t play during the regular season are on the all time roster. Like if a player played in spring training, was traded away before the season started. I could have swarned I had their names on an old scorecard. Maybe I was looking at the other team. Good catch. At least it shows somebody’s reading this stuff.
Pat25,
I was looking into your question about gameday pitch speed and what i read was that they are trying this new 3D pitchchart which I thought was the coolest while they were playing at Dodger stadium! However they don’t have the hardware installed in all of the Parks yet and seeing RFK is a teardown they probably just didn’t set it up there and thats why we wern’t getting the same view or pitch speeds also they have suspended the game chatroom until they have their new chat engine in place around the AS break.
Olmedo Saenz vs. Zach Duke
8 for 10 2 HR’s 5 RBI’s
I would find a place for those numbers somewhere in tomorrow’s lineup!
well remember, you’re talking about a guy who thinks beimel has equally good numbers against lefties and righties…
Paul tomorrow is not an offday.
and actually that would be today.
I should have read the whole board and stop posted this 6 hrs late.
NP pierreseastmeetswest, I should had post it on this one. I didn’t think you would go back and check my comment.
Wow Saenz must played.
Fisher928: Hey Buddy, I Truly
appreciate, your getting back to me. You really are one cool
Dude..Class act. I really
depend on “Gameday”, Here in
S.D. Thanks again, Pal….
lineups posted
Furcal ss
Kemp cf
Martin C
Kent 2b
Gonzo lf
Olmedo 1b
Ethier Rf
LaRoche 3b
just kiddin.
haha you’re such a punk. i got all happy when i saw that lineup for like 3 seconds…until i got to the “just kiddin” part. i knew it was too good to be true
Regarding Sammy Saito’s stiff shoulder, apparently he’s good to go, at least according to Ken Gurnick, “Takashi Saito did not pitch in the three-game series with the Nationals after alerting the staff about shoulder fatigue over the weekend, but he’s available to pitch.”
Or maybe that makes Kuo on Saturday a done deal and Chad stays in the pen. Posted by: old_fogey_la@yahoo.com | May 31, 2007 07:32 PM
Looks like that part. Last night, after the game, Grady said, “[Billingsley’s] role in the bullpen is even more important after this evening”.
billingsley probably hates little. he know he can really help th eteam out even if just for a spot start or two but just is being given the chance. gotta be frustrating.
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billingsley probably hates little. he knows he can really help the team out even if just for a spot start or two, but just isn’t being given the chance. gotta be frustrating.