Game 51: Dodgers @ Atlanta Braves 12-5
Today's game started out appropriately with Nomar Garciaparra, on his way to raising his batting average to .362, hitting the first Dodger in. Nomar is just about two weeks away from being eligible for the batting title and is currently in line to become the league leader.
The kids continue to show they're worthy of playing in the big leagues. Matt Kemp is batting .429 in his short stint thus far after going two-for-three with a walk and a stolen base.
Kenny Lofton continues to defy many skeptics with the level of his play.
This is my first attempt at a game update, so hope I live up to the high bar Marcin has established.
Just some observations of mine:
1) This game was closer than one would think after seeing the final score. Had Joe Beimel not gotten a very key double play, the outcome could have been different.
2) It's nice to see that we can win without much support from JD Drew (1-4) and Jeff Kent (DNP- wrist). Lofton definitely stepped it up when it was needed most.
3) Willy Aybar continues to look a bit tired. Should he get a days rest?
4) About the only negative thing that came out of the game, in my opinion, was the pulling of Brad Penny so immaturely. It was pretty much the first jam he had been in all year. Although I have been really supportive of Grady Little, this does give some credibilty to the claims that he micro manages and doesn't manage pitchers properly. Its one thing to pull the guy, but he deserved the win. To compact the problem, Rick Honeycutt goes to the media, calling Penny's reaction "unprofessional". Any thoughts?
5) In a related topic, but more pleasant, Joe Beimel, once again looked impressive in notching his second win of the season with one and two-thirds perfect innings.
6) Just a quick question: Anybody know the story behind the Braves' use of the red jerseys?
7) Unbeaten Aaron Sele (3-0, 1.69 ERA) opposes Jorge Sosa (1-6, 4.93 ERA) Tuesday night in Game 2 of the series in Hotlanta.
The kids continue to show they're worthy of playing in the big leagues. Matt Kemp is batting .429 in his short stint thus far after going two-for-three with a walk and a stolen base.
Kenny Lofton continues to defy many skeptics with the level of his play.
This is my first attempt at a game update, so hope I live up to the high bar Marcin has established.
Just some observations of mine:
1) This game was closer than one would think after seeing the final score. Had Joe Beimel not gotten a very key double play, the outcome could have been different.
2) It's nice to see that we can win without much support from JD Drew (1-4) and Jeff Kent (DNP- wrist). Lofton definitely stepped it up when it was needed most.
3) Willy Aybar continues to look a bit tired. Should he get a days rest?
4) About the only negative thing that came out of the game, in my opinion, was the pulling of Brad Penny so immaturely. It was pretty much the first jam he had been in all year. Although I have been really supportive of Grady Little, this does give some credibilty to the claims that he micro manages and doesn't manage pitchers properly. Its one thing to pull the guy, but he deserved the win. To compact the problem, Rick Honeycutt goes to the media, calling Penny's reaction "unprofessional". Any thoughts?
5) In a related topic, but more pleasant, Joe Beimel, once again looked impressive in notching his second win of the season with one and two-thirds perfect innings.
6) Just a quick question: Anybody know the story behind the Braves' use of the red jerseys?
7) Unbeaten Aaron Sele (3-0, 1.69 ERA) opposes Jorge Sosa (1-6, 4.93 ERA) Tuesday night in Game 2 of the series in Hotlanta.
posted by Blue Man | 5:51 PM
4 Comments:
Hey, great game report, Blue Man! Keep'em coming on regular basis and you've got yourself a career in blogging :).
I missed the game almost altogether, but having read the summaries, it seems that it was Beimel (not Broxton), who got the one-pitch threat-ending double play in the fifth, to get Penny out of trouble.
I would have to disagree with the Penny mention. Penny has been in a couple of jams but they have usually been in the first couple of innings and have only netted 1 or 0 runs, so he did not need to be pulled. I think Grady was letting him work out of it but after 4 runs on top of a Wilson Betemit hit, I think he pulled him just in time. And now that he is saying his arm is in so much pain, i wouldn't even let him have another start until it is fixed. I remember early in the season when Jae Seo was in the 4th inning of a game that he was up like 6 to 2 or 6 to 3 and Little left him in there to try and get the win. Of course Seo dissapointed and couldn't keep the lead. Then everyone was complaining that he pulled a Pedro and left him in there too long. I don't think Little can win.
I thought it was a good post as well.
Thanks for the words of encouragement! As for the Penny situation, we may disagree, but that is the beauty of it all. However, that being said, I still feel it shows us that Little does micro manage too much. I do agree however, that Penny should be rested to ensure he is 100% ready to pitch. The manager knew and knows his condition, he needs to ensure he is healthy before putting him on the mound.
Looks nice! Awesome content. Good job guys.
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