Game 46: Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies 8:1
Great speed on the basepaths, very opportunistic plays by the Dodger baserunners (except probably for a misplayed hit and run with Aybar at the plate and Drew caught "stealing").
(1) Brad Penny seemed to struggle with making outs, didn't he? Over 100 pitches in just five innings of play. Coming out of the game with the prospect of Tim Hamulack and/or Lance Carter is probably NOT what you want to see as a starting pitcher with a lead.
(2) Hamulack promptly gave up a HR to the very first batter he faced, but then settled down helped in huge part by a marvellous play in the hole by Raffy Furcal (spin and throw-out at first).
(3) As soon as he came out to pitch since the start of the seventh, I liked the place Little put Danys Baez in. With Baez's confidence rising lately (and fresh Saito to be used later on if needed) and a close (4-1 at the time) game it was a move that paid off in terms of outs (3, no hits) as well as confidence (did not have any of these "I'm falling apart" shrugs and facial expressions :). In the eight Danny got a double play ball and was quickly out of trouble. Good outing altogether.
(4) Almost everything goes smoothly hitting-wise, so just a minor issue: Nomar Garciaparra starts swinging at first pitches he sees again. As long as he's as hot as now, he'd slap good portion of them for hits, but in the past, AFAIR almost every time he went to free-swinging at first pitches, it meant free-falling to his .BA.
(5) I remember grumbling about having only two or three regulars batting close to or over .300. What a change! Now it's only Furcal and Kent who aren't anywhere close the 300 sign.
(6) I'm so glad Vin mentioned that Cesar Izturis was starting to make throws from the infield to first base in a simulated excercise earlier today. He "fired the ball and seemed like everything was in order". Magic words - looking forward to seeing him go quickly through 2V (Vero and Vegas) and arrive in LA in the first part of June!
(7) Janitor Aaron Sele is going for a sweep against another Aaron - Cooke tomorrow night. Sele will bring a broom with him and so should we :).
(1) Brad Penny seemed to struggle with making outs, didn't he? Over 100 pitches in just five innings of play. Coming out of the game with the prospect of Tim Hamulack and/or Lance Carter is probably NOT what you want to see as a starting pitcher with a lead.
(2) Hamulack promptly gave up a HR to the very first batter he faced, but then settled down helped in huge part by a marvellous play in the hole by Raffy Furcal (spin and throw-out at first).
(3) As soon as he came out to pitch since the start of the seventh, I liked the place Little put Danys Baez in. With Baez's confidence rising lately (and fresh Saito to be used later on if needed) and a close (4-1 at the time) game it was a move that paid off in terms of outs (3, no hits) as well as confidence (did not have any of these "I'm falling apart" shrugs and facial expressions :). In the eight Danny got a double play ball and was quickly out of trouble. Good outing altogether.
(4) Almost everything goes smoothly hitting-wise, so just a minor issue: Nomar Garciaparra starts swinging at first pitches he sees again. As long as he's as hot as now, he'd slap good portion of them for hits, but in the past, AFAIR almost every time he went to free-swinging at first pitches, it meant free-falling to his .BA.
(5) I remember grumbling about having only two or three regulars batting close to or over .300. What a change! Now it's only Furcal and Kent who aren't anywhere close the 300 sign.
(6) I'm so glad Vin mentioned that Cesar Izturis was starting to make throws from the infield to first base in a simulated excercise earlier today. He "fired the ball and seemed like everything was in order". Magic words - looking forward to seeing him go quickly through 2V (Vero and Vegas) and arrive in LA in the first part of June!
(7) Janitor Aaron Sele is going for a sweep against another Aaron - Cooke tomorrow night. Sele will bring a broom with him and so should we :).
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