OFFICIAL 2009 DODGERS SEASON THREAD : Season Over. Congratulations Phillies.

[Los Angeles]

its in 40 days of suspension served he can play in the minors to get his kinks worked out.

& justwinbaby, youre in chino? i'm in corona - ie heads coming through, although i hate it here

& MrJ i didnt really notice it, but while watching the dodger game i was wondering if any of them would go. a couple days ago on the dodger pregame theyhad a day in the life of matt kemp, and he went to get breakfast got a cut at this shop and then went to the laker game as well - wearing all purple.

he's also close homies with ariza - and every game he's gone to the lakers are 0-2 (if he went to tonights gm)

 

[jrdnkiks213]

^ I saw O-Dog behind the Lakers' bench today... I didn't see anyone else tho

 

[p mac one]

Kemp, Wade, and Hudson were there.

Or thats what my girl said that the Lakers twitter said

edit:

 

[justwinbaby]

120-101

at least the dodgers won today.

 

[ooiron manoo]

@ working the entire Memorial Day weekend

@ losing 2 out of 3 to the Halos (Especially Sunday,

)

@ seeing Manny at Dodger Stadium again.

I like how these guys are still finding ways to win despite the lack of power and futility. Furcal has not been right all season, both offensively anddefensively. He is too good of a player, just needs to get over the mental hump of having a bad back. I don't know what to say about Ethier, he is in aterrible slump right now, and the whole "Manny Protection" Theory is getting to his head, IMO. He is pressing, trying to prove the theory wrong,instead of just being himself and letting his talent speak for itself.

Russell Martin still has not hit a home run this season,

. We aregetting 0 home runs out of our Catcher and First Baseman (Outside of Philly). I don't know if it is impressive or dissapointing. The bullpen stinks, andthe guys that have come through are being over used. Torre needs to stop with the musical chairs act, give these guys a longer leash. I swear, every Dodgergame is 3 1/2 hours + long,

.


I really liked the red hats, I just didn't like the fact that they were worn on the field. They look so off, but it is for a good reason, it was just odd. Last years were

, and didn't look weird on the field.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned how eerily Jamie Hoffman resembles Brett Tomko,

.

If I had to pick reps for the All Star team right now, it would be Hudson, Billingsley, Broxton and Blake. I still don't think that is enough reps for thebest team in baseball.

 

[cincoseisdos]

voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2009/05/nationals_bobblehead_fail.html

DAMN YOU NATINALS!

Front Row, Baby

by Phil Gurnee on May 20, 2009 1:24 PM PDT 65 comments

I've had plenty of dreams and fantasy's to fill a few books in my 50 years but I never imagined I'd be sitting in the front row of the Dodger press box. In my dreams the guy sitting in the press box would be interviewing me, and I only gave up that dream 10 years ago. For something I never imagined, the experience was very cool in many ways and very restrictive in one very big way.

The idea of us being credentialed is still very controversial and I have no idea what the reception would be like. We were told they had set up a blogger area for us in the press box. Did that mean we were separate but equal if you get my drift, sitting in a dunce corner? Those worries were put to rest when I spotted the blog area. You could even say they are the best seats in the press box. Front row, camera man to your left so you are on an aisle, Dodger VP Josh Rawitch couldn't have done a better job in setting us up.

First off, front row is tops no matter how high you are, front row right behind home plate, with protection overhead is about as good as it gets. My only concern was taking a foul ball in the noggin while I was writing. The media has a good thing going. The Dodgers provide them with pages of pre - game notes filled with information that bloggers have spent hours in the past figuring out for themselves. The Dodgers provide a buffet that they subsidize which includes sandwich meats, grilled chicken, prime rib, various mexican entree's, and salads. For free you get drinks, popcorn, cookies, and Ice Cream. When the game ends the Dodgers provide within 1/2 an hour a complete post - game synopsis with more data then you could ever hope to include into a game recap.

I didn't take full advantage of everything being credentialed means. I never made it onto the field, I didn't interview anyone. Many of you might have jumped full tilt into this opportunity and maybe it was wasted on me but I was content to just stay in the press box, write, comment, and enjoy the moment. I'm a blogger and don't fancy myself a reporter. Having access to the pre and post game notes certainly made it easier to do my job but it does not come naturally to me to bother players as it might for some of you so I'm sorry I didn't have any end game quotes for you or up close BP stories. Besides Eric deserves to have the first True Blue quotes and he'll get them this Saturday.

The only problem is the restriction on cheering. As a fan first, and a writer second this was very hard for me which shocked me. I felt it would be easy to sit in the press box and be an observer but it was anything but easy. I probably violated the rule once or twice with gesticulations that spoke volumes as I kept my mouth shut. I so wanted to stand up and give Chad an ovation for his gutty performance. I wanted to high five someone when Blake went deep. I could never do this more then once a homestand, in the end I was much more of a fan then I expected.

When I got comfortable in my seat, I started wondering how I got here. I expect my story is the same as most of you who are reading this and participate in our community. If you are interested click on the jump.



It all started in 2004 when Paul DePodesta traded Paul LaDuca. The local media was livid and laid into DePodesta with both barrels. I wasn't a big fan of the trade but I also felt it had the possibility for success in that they got rid of a catcher at the right time but worried about how it would play out the rest of the season. Looking for someone to argue the merits of both sides of the deal was a fruitless effort if you had to depend on the local media, so I needed other sources.

Earlier in the year Ross Porter had mentioned a blog called Dodger Thoughts and how well written it was. At the time I had heard about blogs but had never actually read one. With all the chaos about the trade taking place I decided to track down this Dodger Thoughts and see what they had to offer. I'm not sure if it was a good thing I found Dodger Thoughts and Jon Weisman or not. On one hand I found the best baseball writer in town and a great community of like minded Dodger fans. On the other hand since I discovered blogging my other hobbies have come to a standstill.

I started commenting on DT and quickly discovered my writing skills were inadequate for the level of discourse taking place. My baseball knowledge was upto par with the best of them but my ability to communicate that knowledge was shortchanging my arguments. So I backed off commenting, read and learned and then jumped back into the foray. Over time I must have had done okay because when Andrew who used to manage True Blue asked Jon for some recommendations on who could help him here, Jon recommended me. At least I think he did.

Anyway I started at True Blue in the summer of 2007 with the idea that I'd contribute a story to fill space when Andrew was busy. Over time Andrew got very busy and I wrote more and more. Eventually Andrew had to stop blogging and I took over the management of True Blue and then did exactly what Andrew had done. I asked the most prolific poster over at Dodger Thoughts to join True Blue and turn from being a poster to being a blogger. Anybody who has seen the transformation of True Blue from December to now knows it was a brilliant managerial move.

Things have changed so much in six months my head is still spinning with the repercussions. In December this was a sleepy blog that very few people read or visited. Bloggers were still considered outsiders by the baseball community. The Dodgers still had three beat writers. Jon Weisman was still writing at the Toaster.

Since that time, Eric brought a vitality to True Blue that had been missing, SB Nation brought credibility to our community by cutting deals with Yahoo and CBS Sportsline bringing in new members and readers at unbelievable rates. Hell, we had more hits on the day Manny was suspended then we had the entire month of May in 2008. Two beat writers were laid off, and Jon Weisman took over the LA Times Dodger blog. Josh Rawitch decided the future might involve bloggers and decided to put an action into place that would allow certain Dodger bloggers a spot in the Dodger Press Box.

Many bloggers have said they don't want credentials, that having access would change how and what they write. They are right, looking into Ned's eyes and asking him questions, hearing what Kim Ng actually thinks instead of making up Dodger fiction does change things. I would never be able to write fiction like this again and my favorite Neddies World would never have happened. We are now legit. It feels weird, last night it felt great.

 

[cincoseisdos]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dodgerthoughts/

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May 26, 2009
[h1]Dodger-killer Eisenreich enters Shrine of the Eternals with Maris, Dalkowski[/h1]
I know that headline gives the vague impression that someone died, but really it's nothing of the sort. Instead, the Baseball Reliquary announced its 2009 Shrine of the Eternals inductees, and longtime tormenter of the Dodgers Jim Eisenreich is one of the three, along with Roger Maris and Steve Dalkowski.

In 232 career plate appearances against the Dodgers, Eisenreich had an on-base percentage of .468 and slugging percentage of .620, by far his best performance against any major-league club. Anecdotally and statistically, he just murdered the Dodgers. And then, to make matters worse, Eisenreich came to Los Angeles in the Mike Piazza trade 11 years ago this month and saw his career flat-line: .266 on-base percentage, .244 slugging percentage in his final 140 major-league plate appearances. He was a prime Dodger villain -- although as far as I can tell, it couldn't have been a nicer guy playing that role.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with the real reasons Eisenreich was honored by the common man's Hall of Fame. Here's an excerpt from today's press release:

Over the years, the Baseball Reliquary has celebrated the lives and careers of many people who -- in pursuit of their life goals -- have overcome enormous obstacles on the strength of nothing but sheer guts. We've feted folks who have bulldogged through physical disabilities and gender bias, men and women who have suffered merely by being a bit different, people who have beat overwhelming odds to live out their dreams. Jim Eisenreich is one such person.

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Born in 1959, Eisenreich was a highly touted prospect who struggled through baffling neurological problems at the beginning of his career. He was ultimately diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, a debilitating disorder characterized by uncontrollable physical tics and jerks, erratic behavior, and frequent vile verbal outbursts. It was assumed that Eisenreich was simply goofing around, that he could stop this behavior at any time if he so wished. He couldn't, and he feared he was going crazy. The Minnesota Twins, the team that had originally signed Eisenreich, had grown so impatient with their young player's problems that they waived him for the grand sum of one dollar. After proper diagnosis and treatment, Eisenreich began to produce for his new team, the Kansas City Royals, emerging as a gifted left-handed hitter and outfielder. ...

He gained even greater fame when he appeared with the Phillies in the 1993 World Series and the Florida Marlins in 1997, when he punctuated his career with a Series home run. These events brought Eisenreich and Tourette Syndrome to a national audience, slowly increasing awareness of the disease. Despite setbacks, Eisenreich played 15 seasons, retiring with a career .290 average and a World Series ring. Eisenreich, who bears a faint resemblance to the great Honus Wagner, currently spends his time as head of the Jim Eisenreich Foundation for Children with Tourette Syndrome, based in Missouri, which he founded with his wife in 1996. The Foundation's key concerns are increasing public awareness of the disease, providing financial support to families in need, and mobilizing charities and philanthropists to support further scientific inquiry.


As for the other two inductees: Maris, you know about. Here's some background on Dalkowski (mixing at least some legend with fact, perhaps?):

The inspiration for wild fastball pitcher Nuke LaLoosh in the movie Bull Durham, Steve Dalkowski etched his name in baseball lore during nine highly erratic minor league seasons from 1957-1965. Born in 1939, the unimposing lefthander (5'10," 170 lbs.) threw terrifying fastballs estimated, in the days before radar tracking, at 105-110 mph, amassing nearly 1,400 strikeouts in only 995 innings pitched.

He threw so fast that at least one opposing batter soiled his uniform in expectation of facing a Dalkowski heater. No less a hitting authority than Ted Williams said Dalkowski was the hardest thrower he had ever seen. In fact, after standing in against a Dalko pitch in spring training, Williams walked away from the batting cage, muttering that he never wanted to face the lefty hurler again. Williams needn't have worried; "White Lightning" never made it to the big leagues.

In addition to being fast, Dalkowski was also wild, so wild that his pitches often soared twenty feet or more out of the strike zone. "He could pierce a brick wall," one sportswriter said of the bespectacled pitcher, "but they never knew which brick wall." He routinely led the minors in bases on balls, walking a career total of 1,354 batters in the same 995 innings. A typical game for Dalkowski was seven innings pitched, 18 strikeouts, and 15 walks. While pitching for future Hall-of-Famer Earl Weaver in Aberdeen, South Dakota, he walked 18, struck out 20, and tossed a no-hitter. Adding to the Dalkowski mystique was his off-field unpredictability and Olympian thirst for alcohol.

Before blowing his arm out on the cusp of making the Baltimore Orioles roster in 1963, Dalkowski made considerable on-field progress under Weaver's tutelage. However, his behavior grew increasingly erratic, fueled by professional disappointment and uncontrollable alcoholism. After washing out of the Orioles system in 1965, Dalkowski drifted West, working for a time as a migrant worker in California's Central Valley. Increasingly disabled from alcoholic dementia, Dalkowski received help from the Association of Professional Ball Players of America (APBPA) periodically from the mid-seventies through the mid-nineties. He ultimately settled into a healthcare center in his hometown of New Britain, Connecticut where last reports indicated that he is in reasonably good health.


Here are the leaders and top runners-up in the 2009 vote. Some of the folks still not honored by the Reliquary might surprise you.

34% Steve Dalkowski

30% Roger Maris

27% Jim Eisenreich

26% Effa Manley

26% Casey Stengel

26% Don Zimmer

23% Charles M. Conlon

22% Dizzy Dean

22% Luis Tiant


Previous inductees: Jim Abbott, *$%% Allen, Emmett Ashford, Moe Berg, Yogi Berra, Ila Borders, Jim Bouton, Jim Brosnan, Bill Buckner, Roberto Clemente, Rod Dedeaux, Dock Ellis, Mark Fidrych, Curt Flood, Josh Gibson, William "Dummy" Hoy, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Bill James, Bill "Spaceman" Lee, Marvin Miller, Minnie Minoso, Buck O'Neil, Satchel Paige, Jimmy Piersall, Pam Postema, Jackie Robinson, Lester Rodney, Fernando Valenzuela, Bill Veeck Jr., and Kenichi Zenimura.

The formal induction ceremony honoring Dalkowski, Maris and Eisenreich is July 18 at the Pasadena Central Library.


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[h1]White Sox Owner Says they are Done Chasing Peavy[/h1]
With all the trade talks that swirled around the San Diego Padres, Jake Peavy, and the Chicago White Sox, it looks like that trade talk can now come to an official end.

According to Scott Merkin of MLB.com, White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf says they are done chasing Jake Peavy. "Oh, I think we've moved on," Reinsdorf told ESPN 1000's Chuck Swirsky. "I think we were ready to do it last week, but we have to move on. We just can't keep everybody in limbo."

Reinsdorf continued, "Pitchers are hard to find, quality pitchers are always hard to find. But you never want to underestimate [GM]Kenny [Williams]. He's always thinking. Maybe it was a good wakeup call for Clayton Richard. He came out and pitched a heckuva game the other night. So maybe we don't need Jake Peavy."

The White Sox owner also said that he knew it would be a 50-50 proposition on Peavy actually waiving his no-trade clause and he understands that a player has a no-trade clause in the first place.

Whether or not these rumors continue is still yet to be seen, but it isn't the last time we'll see Jake Peavy's name come up in trade rumors. There are teams like the Rangers, Angels, and Dodgers that could very well get into the mix and don't count out the Cubs from jumping back into the thick of things, especially once the sale of the team is complete.

The thing that confuses me is the timing of the proposed deal with Chicago. The Padres were in the midst of their longest winning streak of the season and it was 24 hours prior to Peavy's start against the Cubs. You can't tell me that the Padres could have held that deal off for another few weeks-what was the urgency of dealing him at that specific point?

The Padres definitely didn't make any good public relations moves that day-although they tried to offset the anger of a lot of fans by bringing in Tony Gwynn, Jr that afternoon. I'm not sure how much good that really did, but we'll see.

 

[sinser13]

2009 Power Rankings: May 25
	RK (LW)	TEAM	REC	COMMENT
	1 (1)	Dodgers	30-15	Jonathan Broxton (5-0, 1.17 ERA, 11 saves) is sixth in wins and third in the National League in saves.
	2 (5)	Red Sox	26-18	Boston has won 16 of its past 20 games at Fenway Park.
	3 (7)	Yankees	25-19	The Yankees have five walk-off wins in May, the most walk-off wins in one month since September 1988.
	4 (11)	Cardinals	26-18	St. Louis' starters have allowed four runs in their past 46.2 innings (0.77 ERA).
	5 (3)	Rangers	26-17	Surprisingly, Texas' pitching leads MLB with five complete games.
	6 (4)	Brewers	26-18	Milwaukee needs urgent help in the infield after injuries to Rickie Weeks and J.J. Hardy coupled with Bill Hall's slump.
	7 (9)	Phillies	24-18	The Phillies have baseball's best road record at 16-6.
	8 (10)	Tigers	24-18	Dontrelle Willis has a 3.57 ERA in three outings since returning from the disabled list.
	9 (2)	Blue Jays	27-20	The Blue Jays have lost nine games against teams with records better than .500.
	10 (16)	Braves	23-20	Jair Jurrjens has allowed two runs or fewer in nine of 10 outings.
	11 (6)	Mets	23-20	The Mets have hit 29 home runs this season, tied with Pittsburgh for the second-fewest total among MLB clubs.
	12 (14)	Angels	23-20	Vladimir Guerrero is scheduled to return to play after missing 35 games thanks to chest pain.
	13 (15)	Rays	23-23	Led by Carl Crawford (28-for-2, the Rays lead MLB with 77 stolen bases.
	14 (12)	Reds	23-20	Closer Francisco Cordero (1.91 ERA) has converted 11 saves in a row.
	15 (	Cubs	21-21	The Cubs have lost seven games in a row and have scored only five runs in their past six games combined.
	16 (13)	Royals	22-22	Since Joakim Soria's injury, Royals relievers have failed in seven of nine save opportunities.
	17 (1	Twins	22-23	Joe Mauer has 10 home runs in his first 22 games after belting only nine in 146 games in 2008.
	18 (27)	Padres	22-22	The Padres have outscored their opponents 35-16 during their nine-game win streak.
	19 (17)	Giants	20-23	The Giants rank last in baseball in home runs with only 23.
	20 (20)	Mariners	21-24	Ichiro Suzuki raised his batting average from .291 to .319 during his 18-game hitting streak.
	21 (19)	Marlins	20-25	After their 11-1 record to start the season, the Marlins have gone 9-24.
	22 (23)	White Sox	19-24	The White Sox got two straight shutouts after allowing 20 runs on Thursday. They're the first team in MLB history to achieve the feat.
	23 (24)	Pirates	20-24	The Pirates have won eight of their past 13 after eight straight losses.
	24 (29)	Diamondbacks	19-25	The Diamondbacks are 7-8 under new manager A.J. Hinch.
	25 (21)	Astros	18-24	Shortstop Miguel Tejada has hit .346 with five home runs and 21 RBIs in May.
	26 (22)	Orioles	18-26	The Orioles are tied with the Nationals for the worst run differential in MLB at minus-51.
	27 (2	Indians	17-28	Víctor Martinez is second in MLB in hitting (.371), but has gone hitless in his past 13 at-bats.
	28 (25)	Rockies	18-25	Todd Helton (.342 average, 6 HRs, 31 RBIs) could draw attention from clubs in need of a first baseman.
	29 (26)	Athletics	16-25	Of Jason Giambi's 401 career home runs, 192 have come with the A's.
	30 (30)	Nationals	13-30	The Nats have lost 12 of 15, but Ryan Zimmerman has reached base in 42 straight games.

 

[sinser13]

Big thanks to FreshBlue23 for the booblehead

 

[cincoseisdos]

got some old magazines in the mail today

56K....

 

[eyegiantjackpot]

COOOOOLLLL A COOOOS, HERE! COOOOOOOLLL AAA COOOOSSSS


haha.. damn those were good..

 

[cincoseisdos]

I miss those. I remember when I first heard the vendors saying "IT'S IT HEREEEEEE!" I was scratching my head wondering what the hell it was

LASORDA TO REPRESENT DODGERS AT DRAFT

By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com

05/26/09 2:30 PM ET

LOS ANGELES -- Major League Baseball is having each club represented at the 2009 First-Year Player Draft by a person of significance to the organization, but this is nothing new for the Dodgers.

Logan White took over the Dodgers' Draft in 2002 and he's had Hall of Famer Tom Lasorda announce their first selection ever since, except for last year, when Lasorda had a scheduling conflict and was replaced by Dodgers legends Maury Wills and Don Newcombe.

Lasorda will return to the microphone to announce the Dodgers' selection when MLB.com will offer live coverage and analysis of the entire First-Year Player Draft on June 9-11. MLB Network will broadcast the first round, beginning at 6 p.m. ET on June 9, from its Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J., and those 32 selections also will be simulcast live on MLB.com.

Beginning with the 33rd pick, up-to-the-minute on-air coverage from the remaining rounds will shift exclusively to MLB.com/Live, where host Vinny Micucci will be joined by MLB.com Draft expert Jonathan Mayo and Major League Scouting Bureau director Frank Marcos.

Once the first night is done, the Draft will continue with Rounds 4-30, via conference call from MLB headquarters in New York, at noon on Wednesday, June 10. Rounds 31-50 will be on Thursday, June 11, starting at 11:30 a.m.

Lasorda will be accompanied by Dodgers amateur scout Brian Stephenson, a third-generation scout and a second-round pick of the Chicago Cubs in 1994. Brian's father, Jerry, is a scout for Boston and a former Dodgers pitcher. Brian's grandfather, Joe, was also a former Major League player and longtime Boston scout who signed All-Stars Rick Burleson, Dwight Evans, Bill Lee and Fred Lynn.

[h2]3 Prospect Stars Of The Day 5/25/09[/h2]

by ASUcruz on May 26, 2009 9:28 AM PDT

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Three Stars of the Day 5/25/09


1. Pedro Baez - 3B - Inland Empire 66ers (A+)

Baez hit his seventh and eight Home Runs of the year to account for all of the 66ers offense against Bakersfield. One of Baez's homers was a solo shot, the other a two-run Home Run. Baez's three RBI gave him 26 on the season which ties him for the team lead. The 3B is OPSing .840 this season but it is mostly being carried by is slugging percentage which is a robust .516.

2. Robert Boothe - RHP - Great Lake Loons (A-)

Boothe is has an interesting story. Born to an American father and a Japanese mother, he was the first amateur from Asia signed by the Dodgers. On Memorial Day, Boothe pitched three scoreless innings to help protect Justin Miller's win. In his first season in the Midwest league, Boothe has shown the propensity to strike batters out. His last outing was evidence of this, as he struck out six batters in three inning appearance. This season Boothe has struck out 37 batters in 23 innings of work.

3. Javy Guerra - RHP - Great Lakes Loons (A-)

Guerra struck out two batters in a perfect 9th inning to earn his 11th save of the season. Guerra has now pitched 10.1 innings of consecutive scoreless relief. Guerra has struck out 13 batters during this streak and 30 batters on the year. He has allowed just three earned runs in 24 innings. Opposing hitters are batting just .134 against against the Texan this season.

 

[p mac one]

Kemp and Ethier have two homers each in their career against Aaron Cook

edit: nice pics 562

 

[ahh73k]

yo CincoSeisDos

Did you work at a board shop on Paramount a few years ago..?

 

[cincoseisdos]

Originally Posted by Ahh73k

yo CincoSeisDos

Did you work at a board shop on Paramount a few years ago..?

nahhh dude I worked at Attic in BP

[h1]http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/spo...z-is-currently-4th-in-allstar-balloting-.html[/h1]

[h1]Manny Ramirez is currently 4th in All-Star balloting[/h1]
3:11 PM, May 26, 2009


Drugs? What drugs?

Manny Ramirez might be serving a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy, but he hasn't been forsaken by All-Star voters. Ramirez is fourth among outfielders, with 442,763 votes in the first round of National League balloting, which was released today. He is only 34,080 votes behind third-place Carlos Beltran, who is in line for the final starting outfield spot. In fifth place is another drug cheat, Mike Cameron of Milwaukee (432,034 votes), who served a 25-game suspension at the start of last season.

Ryan Braun of Milwaukee (663,164) and Alfonso Soriano of Chicago (545,354) are 1-2 in voting among outfielders. Online voting started April 22, two weeks before Ramirez was handed the 50-game ban. Balloting concludes June 28.

The Dodgers are not expecting to start a campaign to encourage fans to vote for Ramirez, according to team spokesman Josh Rawitch.

Ramirez is the only Dodger with a solid shot right now at starting in the All-Star Game. Orlando Hudson (314,103) is third among second basemen, but he has less than half as many votes as Chase Utley of Philadelphia (675,596). Russell Martin (261,917) is fourth among catchers, but is almost 200,000 votes behind Yadier Molina of St. Louis (451,36.
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More on Manny

With the Dodgers on the road for the rest of this week, Ramirez is expected to continue his midmorning workouts at Dodger Stadium.

Ramirez practiced today for just the second time since his May 7 suspension. Ramirez is lifting weights, doing agility drills, hitting against live pitching and doing some throwing, though most of that work takes place out of public view under the grandstands near the Dodgers clubhouse.

Ramirez has kept a low profile since his suspension, meeting once with owner Frank McCourt and once with his teammates, for less than 10 minutes, during the Dodgers' recent trip to Miami. Ramirez can work out with the team when the Dodgers return home next week, but that isn't likely to happen. Instead, he will probably continue his practices at the team's spring training facility in Arizona. He isn't eligible to play again until at least July 3.

-- Dylan Hernandez and Kevin Baxter

 

[sinser13]

Tonight's lineup

Pierre, LF

Hudson, 2B

Ethier, RF

Blake, 3B

Loney, 1B

Kemp, CF

Castro, SS (Furcal still out with the back tweak)

Ausmus, C

Milton, P

 

[Los Angeles]

Nice pics 562 (rip 2 my g1 tho)

Aaron cook has struggled this year, and his last outing vs the dodgers didnt he give up like 15 or so hits?

im glad Russ is getting the day off today, gotta keep him and ausmus fresh (if possible).

just got home from driving for dayyyyyys to the beach, now its time for dodger beisbol

 

[cincoseisdos]

[h3]Gagne signs with Quebec Capitales[/h3]Former Brewers closer working on becoming a starter
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com

05/26/09 7:36 PM ET

Months after being released from the Brewers, former Cy Young Award-winning closer Eric Gagne has apparently landed back on his feet -- in Canada.

Gagne signed a contract with the Quebec Capitales of the Can-Am League on Tuesday, according to Canoe.ca, which said he is expected to be at the city's Stade Municipal to work himself back into a starter -- which he did at the beginning of his career.

Gagne, who missed 38 games because of rotator-cuff issues in his right shoulder last year, will start the season off of the regular roster as he tries to get his arm back in shape.

"When he's able to pitch, we'll have a decision to make regarding our veterans," said Capitales club director Michel Laplante. "He wants to come to Quebec instead of starting at the bottom in the farm clubs."

Added team owner Miles Wolff: "It's too early to gauge the impact of his arrival on turnout at the stadium, but let's just say it's a big score for the team, [and] for the league as well."

Gagne, a 33-year-old right-hander, was released from his Minor League contract with the Brewers on March 8 so he could further rehabilitate his ailing right shoulder in a private facility. Gagne began feeling soreness in the shoulder a week before, and an MRI revealed damage to the labrum and rotator cuff.

Gagne won his first and only Cy Young Award while notching 55 saves for the Dodgers in 2003. But injuries -- especially to his right elbow -- plagued the three-time All-Star shortly thereafter.

In 50 games out of the Brewers' bullpen last season, Gagne went 4-3 with a 5.44 ERA and 10 saves.

 

[Los Angeles]

yeah, read that earlier. damn gagne

pierre is a PROBLEM.

 

[Los Angeles]

ethier you lucky SOB.

 

[frenchblue23]

Gagne come back!!

 

[Los Angeles]

first pitch casey?

cook can't even throw a strike.

 

[mr jordan04]

Hope milton gets through 6-7 to save our bullpen as much as we can

 

[jrdnkiks213]

Originally Posted by CincoSeisDos

I need that in my life.

 

[beermann2]

delete