7-8. Bleargh.
Rockies at Dodgers, 7:10PM PT, TV: SPNLA, ROOTRM
Ah well. Redemption is the word of the day.
YALHP (Yet Another Left-Handed Pitcher) goes for the Rockies. In today’s case it’s Tyler Anderson (1-2, 8.59 ERA), who allowed five runs over five innings on April 9 against the Dodgers at Coors Field. He’ll face LHP Clayton Kershaw (2-1, 2.53 ERA), who allowed four runs — including three homers — on eight hits on April 8 at Coors Field.
Lineup when available.
Tonight's Dodger lineup vs. Rockies:
Hernández 3B
Seager SS
Puig RF
González 1B
Grandal C
Van Slyke LF
Eibner CF
Taylor 2B
Kershaw P pic.twitter.com/uPC35ORkkD— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 19, 2017
NPUT
I didn’t stay up to watch the game last night. The 10:10 EST start time is one of the things that might get me to return to the west coast.
I really enjoyed all the comments here. It makes for a good game analysis.
In Mexico, Central time, for now, but yeah, those 10pm start times are killers for us Eastcoasters.
Huh. Anderson was warming up in the bullpen before the game and delayed his hike down to the dugout until Kershaw was about to throw his first pitch to their leadoff guy. Then he came strolling down in foul territory, rather than taking a tunnel that’s underneath the stands (Grandal mentioned the tunnel in a post-game interview). Clayton said that was about as disrespectful a thing as he’d seen on a baseball field. It looked like he was annoyed, which might explain why his concentration wasn’t so good, leading to the first inning bases-loaded situation.
Hard to imagine Kershaw getting distracted like that and even more surprising having it effect his command and control of pitches.
But then again baseball players can be touchy, superstitious, routine-oriented kinda guys.
Few, apparently, are as routine-oriented as Klayton.
Will we now see others trying some similar tactic?
Guessing that Grandal will punch the next guy who tires it.
I try to be nonviolent, but I had to laugh at that.
We needed that key early-season win.
Woo-HOO!!!!
We win!
Closing time.
Dave, did Steiner give you a scare on that one?
Indeed he did!
Yikes. We need this K, KJ.
Reynolds normally obliges.
Fly ball will do.
Pretty high leverage for Romo.
Pads beat Snakes and Greinke 1-0.
Nice.
What a lousy start by Kershaw. 7 innings / 5 hits / 2 earned runs / a walk(!) / 10 K’s.
Whatta Bum.
Kershaw just missed giving up a HR to Story. Steiner kept the suspense going for longer than he needed to.
Steiner’s the worst. I despise him.
This would never happen of course but I would love to hear Joe Davis doing the first 3 innings on the radio like Vin used to do.
You need to get MLBTV. Davis is already good, and should get better.
I get MLB.tv every year. But I wait until mid August when the price has gone down to $15 or $20.
Agree, he is pretty good, thank goodness.
I like him as well.
A tale well calculated to keep you in… Suspense!
I love listening to that old radio show.
You are always right with Auto Light. That and Roma Wines had the best ad spots on that show.
Who knows what The Shadow Knows?!
Pederson seems to have regressed. I was there on Opening Day. He looked great. Not so much since.
Does not look on, but he did have a hit, BB and rbi last night
Yes, he did. I should have remembered that. But he is still hitting not much above .200. I would not platoon Pederson. The club needs to see if he can learn to hit lefties. Look at the history of left-handed hitting Dodger outfielders in about the last 30 years and many weren’t platooned, e.g. Ethier, Pierre, Butler, Gibson and Green. And before that the likes of Monday, Landreaux and Fairly.
They said they were going to ease Joc into that, but I think Doc has all hands on deck at this point against southpaws.
But all those hands are not carrying much lumber to the plate yet.
Yet, Quique, who would normally platoon in CF has looked good lately, including the dinger the other night and a couple of hits tonight.
Having watched Quique for the last couple of years, I am not convinced that he will ever hit more than .250. However, his versatility in the field enhances his roster position. I also like his spirit. He reminds me of Scamp in the old Disney film The Lady and the Tramp.
Tough to be a regular if you can’t hit righties.
Can we keep Chris Taylor around? I love defensive specialists that also hit doubles.
Taylor made (it to second).
Oh Bob. Just oh.
Kershaw at 83 through 6. Should be good to go another full inning at least.
Feels good to push 3 across there.
Okay. Hernandez hit was good. But I’m even more pleased that Seager kept it going.
Kershaw wants to swing away to get the lead for himself.
But the bunt worked out just fine.
Hi all! Well, could be a lot worse. (I was so fed up last night I missed the ninth inning fireworks.)
Meaning the Dodgers scoring a few runs in the ninth? Or were there actual fireworks after the game?
Runs. But not enough!
Awesome today that Ichiro homered in what was probably his last AB ever in Seattle.
So cool wasn’t it?!
People say that hockey is a more strenuous sport, more hard hitting and body contact, etc. It is to be sure, but it seems like only football, game in and game out, has so many injuries as baseball.
How about curling?
I know you are joking, but man – I love curling.
OK, how about chess? Sprained eyebrows?
Ha!
Classic.
Carpal tunnel, from hitting the clock button.
The range of activities that a player has to engage in is greater for baseball as compared to football players, who are more specialized. This probably means that injuries that don’t limit football players ability to take the field would, on the other hand, require that a baseball player stay on the bench.
Interesting thought.
Kershaw has settled down since the first.
A few years ago I looked at all of the runs Kershaw gave up and how many of them were on outs. I don’t recall the exact percentage but it was a noticeable amount. Like tonight’s run on the sad fly.
Sad fly…
Ohh I like it WBB.
Or don’t like it, as the case may be.
Oh good grief. I just now realized my post auto corrected to sad fly. I thought you had made that up WBB.
Kershaw picking up the pace on getting outs with limited pitches.
Forsythe and Segedin both on 10-day DL with big toe problems. Hairline fracture for the former and ligament for the latter.
That nice short swing of his again.
SVS!
Scotty watty doo doo!
SVS!
SVS!
Royals beat Gnats and BadGums 2-0. Shoulda done it in Game 7.
Only one run. That could have been a lot worse.
Clayton got squoze on Blackmon and Reynolds (who, in my opinion, should never even make contact off him).
When was the last time Kershaw started a game with a walk?
LL?
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Little League.
Oh man. Of course LL is Little League. Should have known that one.
I was trying to figure out my Roman Numerals!
Ha! Like a Weisman post?
Jeez, Rox and Snakes tied for best record in baseball.
Puig throwing better than Klayton, so far.
Blackmon woulda been out by 20 feet, at least.
1. Enrique Hernandez (R) 3B
2. Corey Seager (L) SS
3. Yasiel Puig (R) RF
4. Adrian Gonzalez (L) 1B
5. Yasmani Grandal (S) C
6. Scott Van Slyke (R) LF
7. Brett Eibner (R) CF
8. Chris Taylor (R) 2B
9. Clayton Kershaw (L) P
Intimidating
Chris Taylor is now with the big club… https://twitter.com/BillShaikin/status/854830743796699137
I’m quoting you, Link —
YALHP — Bleargh
On the other hand (so to speak), maybe this constant diet of southpaws will at least give them the experience they obviously lack (and apparently didn’t seek to encounter).