my thoughts exactly...I went to go get some in n out ( ) as soon as the angels scored in the 9th...didn't think we stood a chance with navarro and carroll coming up
Kershaw and the boys up 2-0 in the top of the 4th vs. the long-haired queer from the north. Clayton trying to get his 20th by going a perfect 5-0 against the giants. Oh yeah, a win tonight puts the blue crew 1 game above .500
Well, certainly not the season we wanted but a great year for K and K. I like Mattingly as a manager and was really impressed with his ability to motivate the boys in the second half. Many teams would have just checked out after the break. Until next year...
The enthusiasm is nice but until he produces the cash necessary I don't see it happening. He apparently has only recently made the jump to top tier wealth by gaining control of gold mines. Still, it’s all pretty hard to believe. And because his latest financial jump has occurred so recently, Macciello hasn’t even filed a tax return yet that would reflect it. “No, I always have to prove it,” he said, when I asked if people believe him when he says he’s a billionaire. “They ask for confirmation and we give them the claims showing that we own [the mines] and the actual assay and geologists reports that support that claim that’s been going on since 1999.” Then he corrects me on something. “It’s not like Josh Macciello has billions in his bank account,” he said. “I am chairman and CEO of a company that’s partnered up with another company, and through those two companies we acquired several gold mines that are worth billions of dollars. “Had it been five years ago we wouldn’t have been as fortunate, but due to the economy and where gold prices are now and where they’re projected to be in the next five years, we’re very blessed to be in the position we’re in, to be able to say we have billions of dollars of assets.” Macciello says he intends to use those gold mines as collateral to finance his bid for the Dodgers. The last thing we need is another highly leveraged cash poor owner.
Did anyone else see this the other day? I was in a bar pretty drunk and just glanced over when they replayed this and was all http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M3zGjMhvzQ
Dodgers' Chad Billingsley is roughed up in final spring start Right-hander gives up two home runs in the first three innings in a 6-2 loss to Arizona but says he is very happy with his Cactus League outings despite a 5.91 earned-run average. PHOENIX — On the day the Dodgers broke camp, Chad Billingsley served up two home runs in the first three innings of a 6-2 defeat to theArizona Diamondbacks. His earned-run average ballooned to 5.91 in what was his final tuneup for the regular season, but Billingsley didn't look or sound concerned. "This spring, I'm very, very happy with," he said. "My curveball was very good. My fastball wasn't getting hit too much. My changeup was outstanding." So how does he explain the results? "The thing I've been getting hurt with is my cutter," he said. Because of the slight alterations he made to his delivery this spring, Billingsley said he has encountered trouble with his arm slot when throwing the pitch. He said he threw the pitch with greater frequency to regain his feel for it, which contributed to his unsightly statistics. "It's spring training, you're working on things," he said. Manager Don Mattingly was less certain. Mattingly was vague when asked what he could expect from Billingsley, who will start Friday in the Dodgers' second game of the regular season. "The season's going to tell us what's going on," Mattingly said. "Spring's not always the best indicator. We've seen guys with great springs come into the season and it goes horrible. We've seen guys have horrible springs, you think, 'This guy's lost it,' he starts the season on fire and you're going, 'Where'd this come from?' "If he feels good about his mechanics and where it's going, it's a good sign." Catcher A.J. Ellis raved about Billingsley's changeup. Ellis recalled how former Dodgers catcher Brad Ausmus once told him that the changeup would eventually become Billingsley's best off-speed pitch. Ellis was skeptical. "He's probably going to be proven right," Ellis said. "That is a nasty pitch right now. He can throw it any time, righties or lefties." Billingsley has been working on developing a changeup since the Dodgers drafted him in 2003, but it wasn't part of his arsenal until last year. Billingsley might have added a changeup and lost his cutter, but he doesn't view himself as a fundamentally different pitcher. "I'm still the same pitcher, attack you with my fastball, curveball's my out pitch," he said. "I'm not going to become a crafty righty." Healthy team Left-hander Ted Lilly was the only player to suffer an injury during spring training that will force him to start the regular season on the disabled list. Lilly already appears to be recovered from a stiff neck and is expected to skip only one start. The two other players who will be sidelined on opening day were already DL-bound at the start of camp — starting pitcher Rubby De La Rosa, who had reconstructive elbow surgery last year, and reliever Blake Hawksworth, who had two minor elbow operations in January. "I don't think anybody's been banged up too much," outfielder Matt Kemp said. "Nothing out of the usual. Couple of tweaks here and there. We're coming in healthy." That wasn't the case last year, when the Dodgers had five players go down in camp, including their fifth starter (Jon Garland), starting third baseman (Casey Blake) and starting left fielder (Jay Gibbons). Short hops The Dodgers drew 121,769 to their 15 spring-training home games at Camelback Ranch, an average of 8,118 per game. That is a significant increase from last year, when they drew an average of 6,874. …Edinson Volquez was selected the San Diego Padres' opening-day starter and will face Dodgers aceClayton Kershaw on April 5 at Petco Park. … Nathan Eovaldi won the Jim and Dearie Mulvey Award as the Dodgers' top rookie in spring training. Eovaldi was 1-1 with a 1.72 ERA in 152/3 innings.
Hate the dodgers, but I like this cover a lot. Kershaw may pitch like a gay ass douche against SF but he's awesome
Jonathan Broxton's errant pitch and Jonny Gomes' ribcage made history on Wednesday. In what was literally the wildest ending to a baseball game in almost 50 years, the Kansas City closer hit Oakland rookie Yoenis Cespedes to load the bases in the bottom of the 12th inning. Broxton then plunked Gomes just a few moments later for a walkoff hit-by-pitch, a blown save and a 5-4 A's victoryat Oakland Coliseum. It was the first time in 46 years that a game ended with two straight batters being hit with pitches.