There’s this little race here in Indy today that I am going to, so you won’t hear much from me. By the way, even if you don’t like racing, it should be on your “bucket list.” It has to be one of the Ten Wonders of the World. I am not a big race fan – can’t tell you who is in the points lead or any of that, but on this day, racing in Indy is truly magic. It is the Greatest Spectacle in Racing (maybe all of sports)… and where else do they let you bring in your own beer and food?
Just stay away from the Snake Pit!
It was a great win yesterday for the Dodgers as they shutout the Cubs for a second straight game. Of course, FAZ manufactured another injury as McCarthy had to heave due to knee tendonitis. Dodgerrick is convening a Grand Jury as we speak! Julio Urias pitched six strong innings at AAA… one more start and he’s probably ready. Most teams are lamenting the lack of enough starters. Dodger fans bitch about too many.
Personally, I don’t like Grandal hitting #3, but you can’t argue with results. Dare I say “All-Star” Yasmani Grandal?
I see that Tulsa lost last night 1-0 and the opponents had only 4 hits, while Tulsa had 10! How can that happen?
Brock Stewart started his comeback from arm issues at RC last night and was bombed in 1/3 of an inning. All you need to know is that his ERA is 54.00! He will likely be fine. He’s just way behind. Santana followed up with 6 IP/6 H/ 1 R/5 K’s/2.05 ERA. It’s time for him to move to Tulsa.
Cody Bellinger is making them pitch to him – 3 BB yesterday!
Rumor has it that Franklin Gutierrez may still be on the team.
Where can Joc play when he returns? Chris Taylor looks like he deserves the job.
There are lots of trade possibilities, but maybe no need to make any. The Snakes and Rocks will falter soon enough.
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Disagree, not disagreeable
I too would/wiil be quite surprised if at some point the Rox and Snakes don’t start losing more. They don’t have the pitching the Dodgers have.
The game tomorrow starts pretty early, for our guys.
It starts at 11:15 in California.
Meanwhile, for Tulsa today, Walker Buehler: 5ip, 2 hits, 1run, 1bb, 6k on 70 pitches. I think that’s the longest he’s gone this year.
Power on display today! Puig says thank you to Rendon for throwing a hanging slider instead of 95 mph gas by hitting it out! Great way to end a home stand at 8 and 2, and pass AZ for 2nd. Barnes and Grandal make a nice catching duo. Taylor is stating his case and so is Kike, and Faz loves positional versatility. Gutierrez has a lot of trouble playing in the field, can they afford the luxury of a strictly PH? Cubs ran into a buzz saw and got swept and Cards got beat up in Coors, the NL West is making a statement. On to St Louis and Milwaukee, keep it going!
Kershaw is gassed – get him outta there.
Watford
Exactly Kershaw needs to think about the team, not himself.
And because Kershaw was allowed to start this inning, one of our relief pitchers, will have to pitch with two base runners on second and third, with only one out!
Roberts needs to do what is best for this team,
It seems neither pitcher is on his game today. Lester only 3.1 innings and 6 ER. CK 4 ER in 4 innings(3 HR’s) and 99 pitches in 4 innings. Is the wind blowing out??
Now it will be the battle of the bullpens and I like our chances.
Boys are looking good.
That Kike HR means we can get Kershaw out soon.
He’s thrown 70 pitches in 3 innings.
Watford
Roberts let Kershaw talk him into letting him stay, in the game.
Kershaw’s velocity is down to 91 and he obviously doesn’t have it, he needs to be taken out.
This is only a two run game, and Kershaw needs to come out!
This isn’t about Kershaw’ ego , it is about winning this game.
Mark
It is a bad day for you to go to that race, because a couple of your favorites, hit three run HRs!
Cody and Kike, hit them out, against Lester!
Indeed, but Mark will see the game. It’ll be delayed live. I was worried they’d be making Kershaw work too hard. That has been the case a few times in the past but offense is alive and now with the Cubs also.*&^%#$%!!!
Both of those first two popups from first two pitches should of been caught. No excuses.
Bottom line guys is that the Rockies and D-Bags are both playing lights out, and we haven’t really hit our stride yet, and we are only a game and a half out of first. Just a matter of time, just a a matter of time. They can’t hang with our depth over 162 games.
Dodgers
3B: Logan Forsythe
SS: Corey Seager
CF: Chris Taylor
LF: Franklin Gutierrez
2B: Enrique Hernandez
C: Austin Barnes
1B: Cody Bellinger
RF: Brett Eibner
SP: Clayton Kershaw
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Like the lineup today, Puig and Grandal needed a day off; AGon and Utley day game after night game rest; load the lineup with RH hitters on Lester. Defense should be fine, would like to see them run on Lester or at least dare him to throw over.
Definitely the 9 I thought would play.
Hawkeye
Maybe this line up will finally beat Lester!
They beat him up pretty good two years but they ran they didn’t dance and get into sprinters positions. I like the lineup.
Hawkeye
I don’t want to see any dancing, today!
If they get a big lead, they better take it, and run!
Sborz: 5 walks and pulled after 2.
Urias last night with OKC. Started against a bad Marlin team.6-3-1-2-4. 92 pitches-59 strikes. I heard yesterday that the average number of pitches in a game per team is 160. Still too many pitches for 6 innings for Urias. I guess they are not too worried about pitch count with 92.
15 pitches per inning we could live with.
The guy from F1, Alonso, makes $ 36 million per year. Is driving at Indy “because it’s there”. One of the favorites. I’m pulling for Penske Chevys. No stinkin’ Hondas.. Will Power. Hondas, however, have speed over the Chevys. How about the Charlotte Coca Cola 600 at 3 pm? Racing all day. Take a break from the game and watch something fast. Brad Keselowsi my pick for the 600. In a Ford. Nice win yesterday. The Cubs have championship hangover. I hope it lasts until December. At the same time, they are giving the top farm hands experience. Happ. Some of the pitchers. Not a bad way to waste the season after you win it all.
Rudy – I sadly think there is a large % of people who go to auto races to see crashes…
I love to watch the ponies run, but horse tracks are the only place where windows clean people IMHO…
Gonna miss Gregg Almonn… He got me to liking Southern Rock, or as my brother called it Outlaw Rock…
Hell that was fun… Now let Kersh do his thing!!!
I thought the front office was going to stop using the ten day DL, but it won’t hurt us, if they make all of the pitchers pitch a rehab start, in that middle of their DL, like they did with Maeda.
But they didn’t put Hill on the DL like they just did McCarthy, so I guess it depends on the pitcher.
But I do think they need to stick with just five pitchers, and stop using the DL, until later in the season, when the pitchers might need a blow, or time for a minor injury, problem.
I thought the experiment with Ryu in the bullpen, was going to stop them from using this ten day DL, so much.
But anyways that was another good win for us, and I believe both the Rockies, and the Dbacks, lost last night too.
I hope Kershaw pitches like he can today, because the Cubs have never had, to go against Kershaw, when he is at his best.
He wasn’t even at his best in that one game he pitched against the Cubs in the post season, that he won, so I hope the Cubs will finally have to face Kershaw today, when he is at his best.
For everyone who was complaining about Chase, he is now hitting for a higher average, then both Joc and Puig.
I am a Chase fan but he is only hitting .220, so it’s not like he’s putting fear in the pitchers.
Rudy
I agree about that.
I just didn’t think Chase was that big of a deal, because he was only going to be a part time, player.
His over all average is 220, but what is his average in the last ten games, that might be more important.
But since he isn’t going to play over Taylor, he isn’t that big of a deal.
Because Turner is coming back this next week..
And they signed Chase, mainly because the players wanted him, on the team.
And most players can’t hit well, when they are not getting consistent at bats.
No interest in cars going in circles. I see enough cars on the freeways here to care about more cars
CT3 has become invaluable now. He needs to be out there, regardless of position.
Bobby is definitely a member of the CT3 Marching and chowder society, that is for sure, but he isn’t alone, in that membership.
It’s always great to beat that ugly mug Lackey. He and Mad Bum are two of my least favorite individuals of all-time.
The Kentucky Derby – The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports.
The Indy 500 – too long watching grown-ups going round and round in circles…maybe change it to the Indy 100.
That said, I do remember getting up early and going to the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood with my dad and watching the Indy race (obviously before TV aired it). One year there was a terrible accident with fatalities and the race was delayed for (in my young mind) forever. My dad was into racing (both horse and car) so I indulged him. I still follow the ponies from afar but not the autos.
Excellent win last night, by the way.
I’d love to see Indy drivers turn right, or Danica Patrick in a tank top and jeans at a after race party…
Now that that’s out of the way, How Bout Them Dodgers?!!?
The year of hidden gems!! Bellinger, Toles, Taylor, Strip and Wood… I know I’ve forgotten someone!??!
Lookin for the broom…
The Greatest Spectacle in Racing? Kentucky Derby fans may wish to disagree!
I did visit the Indy track last fall. The thing that amazed me the most was the size of the media room. It was massive. They had another media room on the floor below that was just as big as the one we saw.
Puig looks lost at the plate. They will throw him fast balls until he proves he can hit them. This is odd. Most hitters can hit fastballs. It is the curve most have trouble with. I just do not know if Puig and Joc are going to make it.
Puig needs to sit tomorrow. He pressing now and the quality of his AB’s dropped the last two games.
Puig might need a 10 day DL visit when Joc returns with Bellinger to RF and Taylor to LF when he is not playing 2nd base would then be my guess. Have to keep Taylor in the lineup one way or another. Taylor is the only long term answer at second base so the Dodgers need to put him there.
But Turner is coming back early sometime in this next week, so we are talking about more then one player coming off the DL, soon.
Hawkeye
Did you see how many fastballs that Puig got right down the middle of the plate?
And they were not even always belt high.
You should take a look at his splits.
I have always thought Puig could hit 250 pretty easily, but he hasn’t been able to stay on the field, in the previous two years, so we haven’t been able to see Puig getting a full season of at bats since 2014, so I don’t know what to think.
His swing got long the last few days. The funny thing is when he came up McGuire was trying to keep him from leaning out on his front foot. Way different swing now.
Hawkeye
Your right about that!