Giants at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, MLBN
This is a rematch of the pitchers in last Tuesday’s game against the Giants. Brett Anderson gave up nine hits in only four innings, giving up four runs and taking the loss, 6-2. It’s small consolation that five of the nine hits were infield singles. Tim Lincecum went six innings and got four double plays behind him, giving up one run and five hits and getting the win.
Lineup:
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs the Giants:
Rollins SS
Ethier RF
Gonzalez 1B
Kendrick 2B
Grandal C
Crawford LF
Uribe 3B
Pederson CF
Anderson P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 27, 2015
In other news today the Dodgers traded LHP Xavier Cedeño to the Rays for cash.
In late news, Brandon McCarthy has a torn ulnar collateral ligament and will probably need Tommy John surgery. Scott Baker will stay on the roster and Adam Liberatore will come back up to fill McCarthy’s spot.
NPUT
Kirk Gibson has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
Man. Story and quotes.
That’s two (Linda Ronstadt is the other) stars of my younger days who’ve been hit by this disease in the last few years.
My next-door neighbor has the shakes, but apparently a fairly mild version of Parkinson’s. She can still walk the dog and work in the garden.
I’ve noticed that when I click an email notification to get to the site that comment shows up at the top of the comment stream, no matter whether there were more after it or not. All I can suggest is refreshing the screen. That solves it for me.
I tried it on “best” and “oldest” first, and then went back to newest. Your comment appeared on top until I refreshed it, and the Galt-Package combo jumped to the front again.
Is there a glitch in this site, Link, that now moves older comments to the top overnight?
no problem where I am.
You probably know you can choose whether to see the oldest comment on top or the newest…
Here it’s putting the odd old comment at the top, with everything else in order.
Mine is full of odd comments!
Probably the dreaded Black & Orange Virus, allegedly planted on Dodger fans in the Bay area by….
It’s your comment that’s at the top, by the way, with a reply by package.
Oh, well then. At least it knows who pays the freight. 😉
There were some frustrating moments, but last night’s game was ultimately satisfying.
Woo HOO!!!
nice to win this one
If it holds up, I assume Frias will get the win?
Yep.
Not that I was here long, but I take my leave for tonight. I’m directing a conference for 50 university students all this week and need to be up early tomorrow morning.
Oy! 50? Oy!
Good luck, and good night. Or vice versa!
we can score from anywhere this year
Turner doing his best Guerrero impression.
Don’t mind seeing Hatcher now!
JThat!!!
Turner with the blast. Joy!
JT!
Nice work from the pen (when is Kenley back?)
3 more outs! Don’t know who pitches the ninth but it’s the bottom of the lineup they’ll face.
Rollins looking a bit creaky out there tonight.
Just tuned in and happy to see the Dodgers ahead. What’s the word on Crawford? I see he left the game early tonight.
See http://www.truebluela.com/2015/4/27/8506821/carl-crawford-injury-side-dodgers#main_comment_form
Thanks.
Anybody know why DM had Frias bat with one out when Libertore was coming in?
Steinered!
Fooled us here as well. The air got cool and heavier.
feeling a bit better with a 2 run lead
Steiner actually called it right.
Joc jerks one!
Big Boy is so strong he golfed that one out.
espn play by play said McGhee fouled out to centre, gee Joc must have run a long way!
now they changed it to right!
Crawford injured?
Too bad it’s not the one wearing orange and black.
That was a revoltin’ development.
We need this third out!
Anderson was doing so well! Argh.
Sorry, I tried!
Not only does he walk Crabfoot a second time, but Dodgers lose opportunity to keep hitting off Lincescum.
Costly walk.
To a weak hitter.
Good inning, beautiful evening, here with my son, life is grand.
I’m suffering a blackout, and now even Gameday has gone out.
Sorry to hear that. I really am. I’ll try to keep the Gnats from scoring, okay?
They aren’t letting Timmy get away with it tonight.
The real Lincescum finally showed up.
Walking a weak hitter and all-around jerk like Crabfoot is unforgivable.
gee, even a groundout would have done
Are we getting vintage 2014 Lincecum tonight now?
Probably, but so far he’s lucking out as he did last week.
wow, we had some chances there
Vin, for three innings at least.
Meanwhile, I’m blacked out tonight, and get Steinered again after the third. Thanks, MLB and SNLA.
Thank the Giants for me, I get to watch their feed.
I refuse to pay the Gnats through Comcast.
On my way to the stadium. Bad news about McCarthy, but I really liked the look of Libertore, so I guess we’ll see. Go Dodgers! (Taking my son this time…)
Liberatore indeed looked good, but he’s not a starter.
Oh, right. I meant Bolsinger.
Bolsinger was OK, but he’s still at OKC. Might be back soon, though.
So….Alex is tearing up the league, hottest hitter in baseball, playing well afield, so DM sits him. Makes perfect sense to me. And Grandal is anchored in the middle of the lineup. Manager of the year I say!
So, should Guerrero catch, then?
Maybe he could be our 5th starter, at least that way he would get a decent amount of bats every 5th day
Last post, today at least. I apologize for talking so much today. Volume only, not content.
Nothing to apologize for as far as I’m concerned. Likely most others likely feel the same.
Fire away.
If there’s something you don’t like, feel free to say so – within the context of the rules.
It’s too bad today’s baseball players play for money and not pride. There was a time, not too long ago, when San Diego’s new closer would have had to cover first base a lot as angry batters ran up his back with their spikes. They would absolutely have considered this ridiculous Gargoyle stance he assumes while looking in for signs, as “showing them up” and making a travesty of the game. I think he does it just to make them think of something other than hitting. And it works.
From an SD source: “Kimbrel said he used to keep his arm behind his back, but that became too painful five years ago when the right-hander had biceps tendinitis. So he started holding it out to the side and things evolved from there.”
The “I Hate The New Front Office Club” is accepting applications for new members.
No surprise to some of us but McCarthy has torn UCL, usually meaning Tommy John Surgery. So now we have Kershaw and Greinke and 3 losses. Let’s hear it for that great FO and their reclamation projects.
What is your source? I have not seen this anywhere else.
Bill Shaikin
McCarthy: UCL tear, out for year
6:15 PM – 27 Apr 2015
Thank you both. This is bad news and, while McCarthy had had shoulder issues, the elbow is something new.
It’s here. Baker stays up and Liberatore comes back up.
McCarthy has never had elbow problems in his career. He previously had shoulder problems and, in one case, was struck by a line drive.
“The Dodgers signed journeyman outfielder Mike Carp to a Minor League contract and assigned him to Triple-A Oklahoma City”
Why?
Emphasis on “journeyman.” Why do that when you’re building depth with up and comers?
Maybe the FO is infected with the disease “rosterus changesus daily” and just can’t help itself. 18 of them Sunday, right? And now, Cedeno.
Wonder where you go for rehab for something like that? Is there a cure?
Why isn’t Guerrero in tonight’s lineup? I thought the plan was that he’d get more starts with Puig on the DL. Here’s how Mattingly was quoted in the L.A. Times after Guerrero went 2-for-3 yesterday with a homer to raise his batting average to .500: “A guy that’s swinging the bat, you’re going to find a place to play him.” I’d disregard the lefty/right stuff and start him in place of Crawford in left.
Guerrero will get more playing time, but Mattingly’s not going to throw a still-productive Uribe under the bus (at least not yet). I often disagree with Don, but he’s handling this right so far.
Actually, five of the nine hits were cheap bleeders.