akoff 0 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 From the local paper"The Phillies haven't announced their NLCS rotation, but every indication is that Hamels will get the Game 1 start.Joe Blanton, J.A. Happ and Pedro Martinez would all be options for Game 2 and then Cliff Lee could come back with an extra day of rest in Game 3.The Dodgers also have been mum, but the extra time off means that manager Joe Torre can use any of his starters. The first three probably will be Clayton Kershaw and former Phillies Randy Wolf and Vicente Padilla, although not necessarily in that order."PM are the Dodgers real going to use Wolf and Padilla? wolf i get cause he can hit his spots and throws that super slow curve but Padilla? unless he has improved a huge amount i doubt he will get past the 5th inning. Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 You own them, baseball is not football. There is much more mental in baseball and when you are inside a teams head it is awesome. (Red Sox / Angels)FYPOh wait.This year feels just like last year. Everybody picking the Dodgers to lose in round one, getting a gift in game two, sweeping the series, confidence soaring...I still have my doubts.Ethier doesn't hit lefties; that's a big problem. Hopefully Fox can fix it for the dream Yankees-Dodgers match up. Link to post Share on other sites
akoff 0 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 FYPOh wait.This year feels just like last year. Everybody picking the Dodgers to lose in round one, getting a gift in game two, sweeping the series, confidence soaring...I still have my doubts.Ethier doesn't hit lefties; that's a big problem. Hopefully Fox can fix it for the dream Yankees-Dodgers match up.hmmm that is a shame. how is the rest of the line up VS lefties? You are going to see one 6 out of 7 games. To be honest I don't think you have the pitching to win. I have not seen a lot of the Dodgers (East coast sleeping thing) so that opinion may be dead wrong but if Wolf and Padilla are in the rotation and being counted on...I will have to ask my son what he sees. The boys lives on ESPN and knows way more then i do.bets anyone? Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 hmmm that is a shame. how is the rest of the line up VS lefties?I think (emphasis on think) that Kemp mashes lefties and Blake is also much better against lefties, but Ethier and Loney are worse. Manny probably doesn't care who is out there.I don't think the Dodgers have the pitching either, but then they did lead the majors in ERA, so there's that. Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 OPS vs RHP / LHPFurcal - .679 / .815 Ethier - .960 / .629Manny - .963 / .893Kemp - .782 / 1.045Loney - .750 / .779Blake - .783 / 1.005Martin - .660 / .756Apparently it's only Ethier that has a bad split against lefties, while Furcal, Kemp, Blake, and Martin are all significantly better. Link to post Share on other sites
PMJackson21 0 Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 hmmm that is a shame. how is the rest of the line up VS lefties? You are going to see one 6 out of 7 games. To be honest I don't think you have the pitching to win. I have not seen a lot of the Dodgers (East coast sleeping thing) so that opinion may be dead wrong but if Wolf and Padilla are in the rotation and being counted on...I will have to ask my son what he sees. The boys lives on ESPN and knows way more then i do.bets anyone?Like I said in my last post, my doubts about the Dodgers stem from their starting pitching. Wolf has probably been our most consistent starter all year so I don't have too many issues with him pitching, but I don't really trust Padilla regardless how he pitched vs STL. Billingsley turning into a loser didn't help their chances much.We shall see what happens, but even with home field advantage I don't think many people will view the Dodgers as the favorites in the series.And as Joey pointed out, the LHP will really only be a problem for the Dodgers when it comes to Ethier. He is a huge part of their offense, but comparatively, the Dodgers handle LHP better then the Phils do and you guys will also be seeing a ton of it. Not only Kershaw + Wolf, but Kuo + Sherrill out of the bullpen and possibly Elbert if he makes the roster. Link to post Share on other sites
PMJackson21 0 Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 OPS vs RHP / LHPFurcal - .679 / .815 Ethier - .960 / .629Manny - .963 / .893Kemp - .782 / 1.045Loney - .750 / .779Blake - .783 / 1.005Martin - .660 / .756Apparently it's only Ethier that has a bad split against lefties, while Furcal, Kemp, Blake, and Martin are all significantly better.You forgot Belliard (who I guess is the starter now; I have some issues with that but that's a diff subject). He has an .841 OPS vs LHP and a .749 vs RHP, which are actually lower than he has performed since joining LA.Ethier is a big one though; if he could consistently hit LHP my man crush would be complete. Having Thome on the bench will help negate the LHP out of the bullpen a bit (who do you use your top LHP reliever vs, Ethier or save him for a Thome appearance?) but that does nothing to help vs the LH starters. Link to post Share on other sites
akoff 0 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I think (emphasis on think) that Kemp mashes lefties and Blake is also much better against lefties, but Ethier and Loney are worse. Manny probably doesn't care who is out there.I don't think the Dodgers have the pitching either, but then they did lead the majors in ERA, so there's that.So true when Manny is locked he is scary good...can't wait for it to get started. Link to post Share on other sites
akoff 0 Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Well the game certainly was not a let down. It wans't real well played, I expect improved play by both teams this afternoon. Many missed opportunities by both squads...Hammels was a let down. Both teams got in trouble by being stupid LA walking the Hammels to set up the top, Philly cause J-rol boots a double play ball that end the inning.All in all fun start!!BTW last night I got the phillies for a nickle STR8 up in the series. Link to post Share on other sites
PMJackson21 0 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 I was at both games in La; more energy from the crowd in game 1, but that might have had something to do with how hot it was on Friday. It was pretty important to split at home; teams that lose both games at home in the LCS to start the series are 0-10, teams that split the first two are 16-10. Pretty big difference....Hopefully they can at least win one in Philly to send it back to LA for sure. Link to post Share on other sites
akoff 0 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Last night was to easy...not sure what happened to LA but it was over before it started. Typical Philly play-off crowd. The parking lots were full of tailgaters. Over the last couple years Phillies crowds have started taking on the Eagles tailgate mentality. Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Last night was to easy...not sure what happened to LA but it was over before it started.Kuroda sucked is what happened.Beat the Yankees please. Link to post Share on other sites
akoff 0 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Kuroda sucked is what happened.Beat the Yankees please. I hope, LA is gonna come out desparate tonight. They know they have to have tonight. This is the dangerous game with both teams deep into their rotations. Link to post Share on other sites
PMJackson21 0 Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 GG season, in especially horrifying fashion... Link to post Share on other sites
akoff 0 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Well this game certainly didn't leave anything on the table... Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Broxton scares me every time he pitches. Link to post Share on other sites
slink 1 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Elaborate please. Link to post Share on other sites
GeneralGeeWhiz 0 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Elaborate please. Link to post Share on other sites
Poppy_Hillis 11 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Gonna get a fifth starter? No? Just rolling with four? Ok. Season's almost here. Link to post Share on other sites
Poppy_Hillis 11 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Senor Clutch does it again! Link to post Share on other sites
Poppy_Hillis 11 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Oh Manny Link to post Share on other sites
GeneralGeeWhiz 0 Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 nice bill bucker impression casey blake. that was awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/...tory?id=6397488The Phoenix Coyotes of MLB. Link to post Share on other sites
Skeleton Jelly 2 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/...tory?id=6397488The Phoenix Coyotes of MLB.I'm surprised you didn't go Montreal Expos here.This situation is such a disaster. To destroy a team like the Dodgers takes some work. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a salary dump forthcoming.Hiroki Kuroda - $11,765,724 Andre Ethier - $9,500,000 Ted Lilly - $8,166,667 Matt Kemp - $7,100,000 Jonathan Broxton - $7,000,000 Chad Billingsley - $6,275,000 Casey Blake - $5,500,000 Juan Uribe - $5,295,911 James Loney - $4,875,000 Wait, Hiroki Kuroda is the highest paid Dodger? Link to post Share on other sites
mrdannyg 274 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Dodgers are going to win the World Series this year. Link to post Share on other sites
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