The more famous Andrew Young, who did not bat tonight: Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.
Love the history Scoop!
I totally understand the situation here. But it seems like the Dodgers have more than enough times this year where pitchers have hit in late/tight situations.
Walker normally throws 90-100 pitches in 6-7 innings.
It seems that it is usually famine (too often) or feast (infrequently) with our ability to score runs. But a win is a win.
Absolutely!
We just can’t allow either the Giants or Padres to get too far ahead. Kind of like running a long distance race, we must stay within distance.
Gnot the Gnats, who’ll soon revert to the mean (but might still hold off the Snakes and Rox for third place). The Pads are a more serious opponent.
Woo-HOO!!!
Doctor DP!
Dodgers win!!
Jansen played five seasons in the minors, primarily as a catcher, before he was converted to pitching. His career batting average in the minors was .229. He was 17 during his first season as a Dodger minor leaguer.
Recall him playing in the WBC. What an arm for a catcher!
I bet his knees thank him for becoming a pitcher. Not sure about his arm.
Absolutely. I saw that as well.
How did I not know before that Jansen’s 74 was his house number? I must have heard it before but forgotten…
Hard fellow to double up.
I’d take a strikeout.
Maybe they can get him on the front end of a DP.
Now a moot question.
I wonder if old players are happy to be on a new team so they can recycle their best stories.
They are referred to as veterans.
Duly noted.
Great question.
Kenley taking healthy swings.
I guess the Dodgers had to have a team meeting today to let the new guys know all the celebratory signs.
AP is trying to replace Seager and swing at the first pitch a lot.
Nice play by JT!
JT rises to the occasion!
We need angry Kenley.
I thought Lux was supposed to be better defensively.
Seager wouldn’t even have reached that.
So – in the end – no difference.
Lux is much better defensively.
Just not tonight unfortunately.
Friedman says that the less than stellar defense so far is the most perplexing issue for him this season.
Ugh
Here we go.
Send Prior out for a pep talk!
I had kinda forgotten about the bird whistling sounds late in games.
Nice to see Buehler’s era start with 2.
2 run lead in the 8th. Buckle up for the ride.
Peralta is the one I fear.
Their lineup has been decimated.
Not that I want AZ to score even 1 run, but if it ends 2-1 it accomplishes 2 things.
1. Pujols ends up with the winning RBI
2. Dodgers improve their record in 1 run games.
Weird catch by Mookie.
A bit like that Margot highlight they show all the time.
Yeah. Maybe wild is a better description than weird.
Margot’s was a 10, Mookie’s maybe a 7.
Doc gave up on an opportunity in order to have Walker face the bottom of the order? CT3 in that situation or even Barnes.
Maybe it’s in Pujols new contract with LA that he goes into the HoF with a Dodger cap…
5 pitch inning, send him out for the 7th.
But have someone (getting) ready.
I am not sanguine about our pen and a 2 run lead.
Yep, though the pen has picked it up lately.
Not much room for error.
Bottom of the order, why not?
Doc agrees, as no PH.
Not what I would have done.
Next year it likely looks a lot different in that spot with the DH.
grrrrr
Let’s hope not.
We’re not exactly tearing things up, are we?
Was Bumgarner given the heave-ho by the umpire?
By his manager.
Even better. Thanks.
Or did Muncy smile at him?
By his manager.
Maybe left the dugout on his own accord. A favor to his teammates as I imagine he is pretty cranky right now.
He’s always cranky.
And then the ump?
Madison the batter questioning strikes is not very helpful to Madison the pitcher
He has never struck me as the brightest bulb in the box.
A few crayons short of a full box?
A slice short of a ham sandwich?
Hi all. Checking in. 1: what’s with the gnats gnever losing? 2: ditto the pads. 3: Bumgarner?!?!
4: Pujols?!?! It’s upside-down world.
Maybe he can be a bit of butter and eggs guy – a la Gonzo from a few years ago.
Professional hitter?
Great at bat by Turner. Down 0-2 and works out a walk.
A couple years ago, in San Jose, Peters homered twice in one inning off BadGums.
If Bumgarner pitched on Thursday instead of tonight, I might not have been clear on when the AZ series ended and the SF series began…
Still not used to him on the Diamondbacks.
Yippee!!
The more famous Andrew Young, who did not bat tonight: Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.
Love the history Scoop!
I totally understand the situation here. But it seems like the Dodgers have more than enough times this year where pitchers have hit in late/tight situations.
Walker normally throws 90-100 pitches in 6-7 innings.
https://media2.giphy.com/media/Vf9XUaPoRqC8U/giphy.gif
For the win!
I especially enjoy seeing BadGums take the L.
Still can’t win those 1 run games! Lol
It seems that it is usually famine (too often) or feast (infrequently) with our ability to score runs. But a win is a win.
Absolutely!
We just can’t allow either the Giants or Padres to get too far ahead. Kind of like running a long distance race, we must stay within distance.
Gnot the Gnats, who’ll soon revert to the mean (but might still hold off the Snakes and Rox for third place). The Pads are a more serious opponent.
Woo-HOO!!!
Doctor DP!
Dodgers win!!
Jansen played five seasons in the minors, primarily as a catcher, before he was converted to pitching. His career batting average in the minors was .229. He was 17 during his first season as a Dodger minor leaguer.
Recall him playing in the WBC. What an arm for a catcher!
I bet his knees thank him for becoming a pitcher. Not sure about his arm.
Absolutely. I saw that as well.
How did I not know before that Jansen’s 74 was his house number? I must have heard it before but forgotten…
Hard fellow to double up.
I’d take a strikeout.
Maybe they can get him on the front end of a DP.
Now a moot question.
I wonder if old players are happy to be on a new team so they can recycle their best stories.
They are referred to as veterans.
Duly noted.
Great question.
Kenley taking healthy swings.
I guess the Dodgers had to have a team meeting today to let the new guys know all the celebratory signs.
Third run is a lux(ury).
Sweet!
Come on tight pants. Let’s get that run back.
And so he did!
LA comedienne and Dodger fan. https://twitter.com/AmandaRTubbs/status/1394518030512656384?s=20
Sluggo inspired by batting behind his idol.
AP is trying to replace Seager and swing at the first pitch a lot.
Nice play by JT!
JT rises to the occasion!
We need angry Kenley.
I thought Lux was supposed to be better defensively.
Seager wouldn’t even have reached that.
So – in the end – no difference.
Lux is much better defensively.
Just not tonight unfortunately.
Friedman says that the less than stellar defense so far is the most perplexing issue for him this season.
Ugh
Here we go.
Send Prior out for a pep talk!
I had kinda forgotten about the bird whistling sounds late in games.
Nice to see Buehler’s era start with 2.
2 run lead in the 8th. Buckle up for the ride.
Peralta is the one I fear.
Their lineup has been decimated.
Not that I want AZ to score even 1 run, but if it ends 2-1 it accomplishes 2 things.
1. Pujols ends up with the winning RBI
2. Dodgers improve their record in 1 run games.
Weird catch by Mookie.
A bit like that Margot highlight they show all the time.
Yeah. Maybe wild is a better description than weird.
Margot’s was a 10, Mookie’s maybe a 7.
Doc gave up on an opportunity in order to have Walker face the bottom of the order? CT3 in that situation or even Barnes.
Maybe it’s in Pujols new contract with LA that he goes into the HoF with a Dodger cap…
5 pitch inning, send him out for the 7th.
But have someone (getting) ready.
I am not sanguine about our pen and a 2 run lead.
Yep, though the pen has picked it up lately.
Not much room for error.
Bottom of the order, why not?
Doc agrees, as no PH.
Not what I would have done.
Next year it likely looks a lot different in that spot with the DH.
grrrrr
Let’s hope not.
We’re not exactly tearing things up, are we?
Was Bumgarner given the heave-ho by the umpire?
By his manager.
Even better. Thanks.
Or did Muncy smile at him?
By his manager.
Maybe left the dugout on his own accord. A favor to his teammates as I imagine he is pretty cranky right now.
He’s always cranky.
And then the ump?
Madison the batter questioning strikes is not very helpful to Madison the pitcher
He has never struck me as the brightest bulb in the box.
A few crayons short of a full box?
A slice short of a ham sandwich?
Hi all. Checking in. 1: what’s with the gnats gnever losing? 2: ditto the pads. 3: Bumgarner?!?!
4: Pujols?!?! It’s upside-down world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0WvXpyufT8
Excellent.
Your proofreading has improved, but you still misspelled BadGums.
Prior to tonight, Buehler had issued only three walks this season. He has walked four batters tonight.
3 in a row even.
I expect that was the first time that he has ever done that in the majors.
Prior should have talked to Buehler sooner. Whatever he said seemed to work.
Had him throw sliders.
Yep. Nice to get out of that jam.
That’s more like it.
Need a ground ball right about now.
Walker living up to his name.
Please no 3 run HR here.
Not if he can’t throw strikes. He’s not even coming close.
True – because now it would be a slam…
Quiet night here. But also even Joe and Orel seem quieter than usually tonight – longer pauses between stories and stats. (I don’t mind it.)
Orel not being very Oral; maybe Joe didn’t get his afternoon Joe.
Ha! That was a treat.
60 pitches and counting in the 3rd inning for MadBum.
Madison is excitable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDlpETyqweE
RBI! Pujols.
Maybe he can be a bit of butter and eggs guy – a la Gonzo from a few years ago.
Professional hitter?
Great at bat by Turner. Down 0-2 and works out a walk.
A couple years ago, in San Jose, Peters homered twice in one inning off BadGums.
If Bumgarner pitched on Thursday instead of tonight, I might not have been clear on when the AZ series ended and the SF series began…
Still not used to him on the Diamondbacks.
Sluggo Smith!
He’s been slow to get going.
https://images.app.goo.gl/8AchdHnuNYAmnuZu7
Gone! Smith blast.
Dodgers lineup tonight vs. left-handed pitching this season:
Betts, .212, 7-33
Turner, .273, 12-44
Muncy, .222, 8-36
Pujols (with Angels), .259, 7-27
Smith, .175, 7-40
Neuse, .077, 2-26
Lux, .125, 3-24
Peters, .111, 2-9
Buehler, .200, 1-5
Missing from starting lineup:
Taylor, .361, 13-36
McKinstry, .333, 8-24
Seager, .296, 16-54
As a team the Dodgers are hitting .217 vs. lefties, third lowest in the National League.
Dave was asking if there was an advanced stat that led to the Dodgers signing. https://twitter.com/billplunkettocr/status/1394424745085444100?s=21
Well, now I’m curious what swing efficiency entails? 🙂
Ha! Average bat speed divided by average peak hand speed during a swing.
That seems like it is the most detailed and technical baseball stat I have ever heard of.
It is supposed to measure how well they are turning hand speed into bat speed. Higher number is better.
Wonder what Ruth’s, Williams” and May’s swing efficiency was?
Hammerin’ Hanks.
Indeed.
I’m open-minded, but skeptical he’ll be anything more than a role player. Not sure he’ll finish the season in LA.
https://twitter.com/jonweisman/status/1394478019469737984?s=20
I love baseball’s version of 5 degrees of Kevin Bacon.
Tonight we have the “pleasure” of watching the most loathsome player in all of MLB.
So we are now blessed with receiving just a small touch of The Cardinal Way! I for one certainly feel a little more sanctimonious tonight.
Go Dodgers!! Time for another win streak.