Official Los Angeles Dodgers Season Thread: NLCS vs Phillies

[bigmike23]

Originally Posted by FrenchBlue23

Originally Posted by Mr Jordan04

Originally Posted by FrenchBlue23


He worked for tips, I would have spend hundreds of dollars that night on entrance alone.

He roams around the Mandalay Bay, near the Tram escalators, so in case you guys see him, he's legit.

How much do you tip these people? I thought they were promoters and just gave %+*% away

Well I gave him a $10 bill. For like $120 worth of passes.

Each of those clubs I went to charge $20-25 per head, so I got a steal.

your a idiot french fro not getting his number

im hunting that #$*%%DOWN next time i go

 

[frenchblue23]

^^ the brain doesn't function as well when you are buzzed, and heading to the club.

 

[Los Angeles]

A couple interesting articles I found:

LOS ANGELES (TICKER) -Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andruw Jones' injured left knee will likely keep him out for the remainder of the season.

Jones told the Los Angeles Times that his season is "basically over," in an article printed Thursday.

Jones, who is batting .161 with three home runs and 14 RBI this season, went on the 15-day disabled list August 12 with patella tendinitis his left knee and was activated Monday when teams were allowed to expand their active rosters to 40 players. However, he doesn't expect to play the rest of the campaign after injuring his surgically repaired knee during a rehab stint with Class AAA Las Vegas.

"If the team needed me and I was the only one who could be out there, I would wrap it up and play," Jones told the Times. "In this situation, we have other guys who have been getting the job done. I'll try not to be in their way."

The 31-year-old, who signed a two-year, $36.2 million contract with the Dodgers in the offseason, has scaled back his workouts due to swelling in the knee. Jones likely wouldn't break into the lineup even if healthy with Manny Ramirez, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier locking down the outfield positions.

@ us thinking Andruw Jones was going to give us anything this year.

[h3]Dodgers After Iguchi?[/h3] With Jeff Kent out for the Dodgers, they have been forced to go with Blake DeWitt, who is hitting .267 with 7 HR in 95 games this season. While that isn't necessarily bad, the Dodgers would prefer to have a veteran who is familiar with the pitching in the league. Although Tadahito Iguchi struggled, one can attribute that to low morale in the Padres clubhouse as well as playing in a pitcher-friendly stadium.

In the month of September, Iguchi is a career .278 hitter with 5 HR in 63 games. He has not played much in Dodger stadium, but is very familiar with the NL West and would likely contribute, at least from a scouting perspective, when playing. The Dodgers have six games remaining against the Padres, and eighteen of their remaining twenty-two games left against the NL West. A different perspective at the scouting meeting could make all the difference in getting them into the playoffs.




[h3]http://elismlbrumors.blogspot.com/2008/09/furcal-to-royals.html[/h3]

[h3]Furcal to Royals?[/h3] The Royals have been unsuccessful in their pursuit for help in the past two offseasons, and they are ready to come back and make some moves in 2008. While going after CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira would be nice, Royals GM Dayton Moore has the money to spend on a couple second tier free agents. That could mean going after shortstop Rafael Furcal, along with pitcher Jon Garland or Braden Looper. Maybe Moore will focus in on hitting and attempt to land Furcal and Raul Ibanez, while choosing to upgrade the bottom end of the rotation with a starter like Mark Hendrickson.

The Royals certainly have some pieces to make a good team, but it needs to be helped by a couple solid veterans, bullpen, and bench depth. If they could add a pitch hit specialist like Mark Sweeney or Daryle Ward, that would put them in good shape on the bench. As for the bullpen, they could take a gamble on struggling reliever Bob Howry, who has a career 3.64 ERA. Dayton Moore is very aware of the situation and will likely spend his money carefully and wisely.

Furcal ain't going nowhere!

[h1]New-look Dodgers continue to win[/h1]
By RICH HAMMOND

Special to the Register

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LOS ANGELES -- Could the loss of Jeff Kent make the Dodgers better?

From a statistical standpoint, that's a tough sell, but Manager Joe Torre suggested Monday that the Kent-less Dodgers might be a looser, less-stressed group, and perhaps a more successful one.

If nothing else, the Dodgers seem to be taking the loss of their cleanup hitter in stride. Without Kent, they impressively took two weekend games from first-place Arizona, then kept the good times going Monday with a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres in front of 44,087 at Dodger Stadium.

The Dodgers won their third consecutive game but remain 2 1/2 games behind the Diamondbacks in the National League West.

Kent, scheduled to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday that might end the season and career of the probable future Hall of Fame second baseman, is best known for two things: a strong bat and a serious - some say surly - demeanor that sometimes has led to conflicts with younger players.

Rap and salsa music blared from the Dodgers' clubhouse before Monday's game, and in the dugout, Torre related a story of his playing days, and how playing with his often-critical older brother, Frank, sometimes caused him stress. The comparison to these Dodgers was obvious.

"Maybe the shadow of the big brother is not around," Torre said of Kent's departure. "Maybe it frees them up to do other things. I don't know, but that's what came to mind for me. ... These guys are free spirits, but they have been a little hesitant from time to time."

Hesitant was the last word to describe the Dodgers' effort Monday, at least on the basepaths. They stole three bases against Padres rookie catcher Nick Hundley, and two of them directly contributed to runs and helped make a winner of starting pitcher Greg Maddux (7-11).

With the game tied 1-1 in the second, Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake led off with a single and stole second with one out. Angel Berroa's bloop double to center scored Blake and Maddux's sharp single to right-center scored Berroa to give the Dodgers a 3-1 lead.

Blake hit a solo home run with one out in the third for a 4-1 lead as the Dodgers further eased the sting of their just-completed 2-8 trip.

San Diego pitcher Chris Young (4-5), in his first start off the disabled list, allowed four runs in five innings.

JONES BACK

Andruw Jones is back with the Dodgers, whatever that means.

The Dodgers activated Jones from the disabled list Monday as part of their Sept. 1 roster expansion. Jones reclaimed his old locker and shagged some balls during batting practice but otherwise doesn't seem to have a role.

Jones' right knee, which was surgically repaired in May and kept him out for six weeks, apparently is still sore, with what Manager Joe Torre described, rather vaguely, as "irritated. It's like a bruise."

In other moves the Dodgers also activated Delwyn Young and Scott Proctor from the disabled list and promoted James McDonald, Jason Repko and Eric Stults from Las Vegas.

SAITO RETURNING?

It had been presumed that Takashi Saito, out since July 12 because of a sprained ligament in his right elbow, would be lost for the season, but Saito might attempt to throw a simulated game next week and said he is optimistic about a 2008 return.

"I'm very confident that I'm going to be back on the mound this season," Saito said through an interpreter.

The Dodgers have been encouraged by Saito's ability to throw fastballs in two bullpen sessions without pain.

Jason Schmidt's season officially ended Monday. Schmidt, scheduled to throw for Las Vegas in a rehab assignment, got scratched and will not throw again this season.

 

[amarusgear]

He roams around the Mandalay Bay, near the Tram escalators, so in case you guys see him, he's legit.
I went about a month ago and I cooped the coupons from a lady outside the Paris hotel. They were dressed all professional with a book that had allthe club cards organized. That was a great deal, ended up going to few clubs with my entourage(my wife). I forgot to ask for there number also, she worked offtips.


Forgot, GO BLUE! We need two of 3. I wonder why the game starts earlier today.

 

[Los Angeles]

Hey guys, I'm headed to the getty museum with wifey, if anyone has 2 spare tix for tonights game PM me.

I hope for cheap

 

[frenchblue23]

Trying to get tix off ebay for tonight.

EDIT: Not going to tonight's game, but I'll head out tomorrow. I need to catch another day game before the season is over.

Did you find any tickets bright nikes? Ebay has some cheap tix.

 

[frenchblue23]

Who would have thought the Dodgers would have a 5 game winning streak this late in the season, with major contributions from Angel Berroa and Blake Dewitt

 

[Los Angeles]

Brah, I was gonna get some pavilion seats for $20, but the person could only email the tix.

I'm on the 10frwy stuck in traffic tryna get home, damn should take 2 hrs

 

[erascism]

DODGER BASEBALL ON ESPN

SD 1
MIL 2 BOT 6TH

 

[mr jordan04]

Good start!
Another bomb by ethier

 

[booz n shoes213]

Eithier!

 

[jpzx]

Manny being Manny

Except that wasn't really his fault, just dumb luck that the ball bounced back like that

 

[mr jordan04]

Good start!
Another bomb by ethier

 

[Los Angeles]

Yess 1 more hr till I'm home, I see ethier hit a homer!!

 

[booz n shoes213]

RUSSEL!

 

[booz n shoes213]

Eithier AGAIN!

GREAT START 4 The Dodgers

 

[Los Angeles]

Did andre ethier get a double?

4-0 dodgerssss

The espn scoreboard doesn't really tell me much

 

[slayer carcetti]

^Berroa doubled, Lowe walked, Russ doubled (Lowe to 3rd) and Ethier hit a single (scoring Lowe and Russ).

all we need is Lowe to keep pitching well

 

[laker4lifeman]

Andre Ether is playing great as of late and today.

 

[booz n shoes213]

^ Yess Sir!
Dude Is On Fiyahhh!

 

[erascism]

Originally Posted by ERASCISM


DODGER BASEBALL ON ESPN

SD 1
MIL 2 BOT 6TH

LOL @ me posting that score. For some reason I thought Arizona were playing SD.

 

[Los Angeles]

you a fool

Anyways, andre ethier has beeeen on fire - gone are the days he would dissapear in september. Quiety Matt Kemp is struggling, but as long as he does the littlethings (defense, walk) we'll be ok.

 

[Los Angeles]

andre you shuddda never hesitated my dude!

cudda had the cycle!

 

[slayer carcetti]

Ethier had a shot at that triple for the cycle if he doesn't trip. At least the run scored though.

 

[booz n shoes213]

Damn Eithier Had It!