It was a nice season while it lasted: the 2006 Dodgers thread

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― Jimmy Mod: My theme is DEATH (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Saturday, 15 April 2006 18:48 (twenty years ago)

Im waiting for the LAD to suffer an on-field fatality. This shit is fucking rediculous.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Saturday, 15 April 2006 19:11 (twenty years ago)

Still sucking...

Went to the series in Houston this week. Aside from the Nomar grand slam against Lidge and the fact that our bullpen didnt implode until the 14th inning the game afterwards, there was no real surprises. Furcal is still batting .200 but has some more errors under his belt, Kent looks uncomfortable and the short porch at Minute Maid annoys me more and more every day. At least JD Drew is still alive.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Thursday, 27 April 2006 16:07 (twenty years ago)

Don't worry - he'll get hit by a falling airplane engine, and folks will once again bitch about fragile he is & how he needs to suck it up.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 27 April 2006 16:11 (twenty years ago)

He = Nomar or JD.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 27 April 2006 16:11 (twenty years ago)

Well now you've jinxed him!

2xpost

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 27 April 2006 16:13 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

Another big lead blown in the bottom of the 9th. Clearly we have the worst bullpen in baseball.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Saturday, 13 May 2006 22:04 (twenty years ago)

Baez tried to give it away today, but he does get credit for getting the double play ball in the 8th. I suppose it all worked out.

Considering how many injuries the Dodgers have had, they are really not in too bad a shape.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Thursday, 18 May 2006 01:09 (twenty years ago)

three weeks pass...

The prospect merry-go-round continues with Chad Billingsley getting a start on Thursday. I am cautiously optimistic, but not expecting much. I think its pretty par for the course for prospects to get lit up when theyre first called up and eventually work things out the next year or two (ala Matt Cain). But still, anything is better than Odalis Perez.

ps: Furcal, WTF?

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 20:29 (nineteen years ago)

Matt Cain started hott immediately after he was called up. He didn't get lit up till his second year.

PS -- hahah Gagne! More like Gangerene! Gagnerene! You know whatta mean!

― c(''c) (Leee), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 21:29 (nineteen years ago)

Is Coletti already taking credit for Penny and Lowe?

I know Depo's 04 and 05 drafts have pushed LA up to #2 (or #1) farm system in the majors... probably won't get credit for that... that is, until Coletti trades all the talent away for gritty veterans.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 21:43 (nineteen years ago)

third base is still a big question mark, maybe they can spin some of that unproven talent into a proven winner. word is that the mariners are shopping adrian beltre, a slugging 3b who has proven before that he can swing lethal lumber in the spacious alleys of chavez ravine

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 21:55 (nineteen years ago)

For one entire year!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 23:02 (nineteen years ago)

and all-natural, too!

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 23:09 (nineteen years ago)

He was powered by God's cream.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 14 June 2006 23:33 (nineteen years ago)

Vinny Castilla is available for one Chad Billingsley.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 15 June 2006 06:04 (nineteen years ago)

Today is the big day. Lets hope its not brutal. Lets also hope that a non-rookie actually does something productive, too. McCourt could probably have saved some money this season if he didnt sign all those vets who currently inhabit the DL (or will in the future).

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Thursday, 15 June 2006 17:46 (nineteen years ago)

5.1 IP, 6 H, 3K, 2BB, 2ER. Not so bad. Plus CBillz picked up 2RBI and got HBP. Next time up will be against Seattle so that might not be a big challenge either. Still better than Odalis.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Thursday, 15 June 2006 22:48 (nineteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

Bill Plaschke setting new highs/lows in stupidity.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-plaschke12jul12,1,7909154.column?coll=la-headlines-sports

shorter version: Penny aint worth shit in spite of his all star start, Lo Duca is god, trading Guillermo Mota destroyed Eric Gagne's arm, Paul DePodesta is gay

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Wednesday, 12 July 2006 15:59 (nineteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

Ugly, ugly -- since the break:

W-L: 1-13
Team BA: .222
Runs PG: 2.1
Team ERA: 5.41
HR/HR allowed: 6/20

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 27 July 2006 13:30 (nineteen years ago)

Aside from Andre Ethier for Milton Bradley, Coletti will bury this team.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 27 July 2006 14:08 (nineteen years ago)

what's the breakdown on the dodgers, with regards to the players depodesta was responsible for as opposed to those coletti brought in?

i think garciaparra is a "plus" in coletti's column, though if they give him a ridiculous contract after this season that plus will go minus.

― gear (gear), Thursday, 27 July 2006 19:31 (nineteen years ago)

New Dodgers:
RHP Danys Baez – MEH
RHP Lance "Bass" Carter – MINUS
RHP Jae Seo – MINUS
RHP Brett Tomko – MINUS
RHP Elmer Dessens - ?
OF Andre "Either" Ethier - PLUS
CF Kenny Lofton – MEH
SS Rafael Furcal – PLUS (marginally)
1B Nomar Garciaparra – PLUS
3B Bill Mueller – GENIUS SIGNING
C Sandy Alomar Jr. – MEH

Ex-Dodgers:
CF Milton Bradley – ADDITION THROUGH SUBTRACTION
RHP Jeff Weaver – AND HOW
1B Hee-Seop Choi – ??
3B Jose Valentin – SUBTRACTION THROUGH SUBTRACTION

― c('°c) (Leee), Thursday, 27 July 2006 20:18 (nineteen years ago)

Sandy Alomar only a "Meh" not a "he's still alive?"

― Jimmy Mod: THE HANDLESS ORGANIST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 27 July 2006 22:25 (nineteen years ago)

Hey I was just about the revive this thread. Its a damn shame tho. However, you cant put up miracle numbers for the first half of the season and expect it to keep going on. However, the first day out from the all star break isnt when I expected it to happen. I just hope McCourt doesnt demand results from Coletti that results in us making retarded ass trades at the deadline. However, I do think that McCourts secret dream is to field a team half-full of guys making the league minimum and doing well, which might happen by next season.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Thursday, 27 July 2006 22:32 (nineteen years ago)

Plaschke is so happy about Penny's recent struggles, it's pathetic.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 27 July 2006 23:15 (nineteen years ago)

he's like some asshole from high school desperate to get in with the cool kids at the expense of some 'nerd' who left school a year previous.

― gear (gear), Thursday, 27 July 2006 23:25 (nineteen years ago)

Well Plaschke has had much recent success when it comes to disposing of his enemies. His new column is pretty disgusting tho. So explain to me, how is benching the teams best pitcher going to solve their woes? If only we had Paul LoDuca to lead us to the promised land fueled by his heart and soul and veteran leadership.

I booed the shit out of JD Drew yesterday at the game. Fuck that guy. HIT SOMETHING.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Friday, 28 July 2006 03:23 (nineteen years ago)

HOW THEY DOIN' IT???

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 18:14 (nineteen years ago)

Dare I say the dreaded 'intangibles' gained by picking up some strange acquisitions at the trade deadline? Everything has been working during the streak - hitting, defense (1 error over the last two weeks and that was a passed ball by Martin), starting pitching (Lowe and Penny stopped sucking, Maddux and Billinglsey having better than usual, Hendrickson didnt fall down), and the bullpen has only allowed one run.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 22:03 (nineteen years ago)

they're in a division with four shittier teams?

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 22:08 (nineteen years ago)

*nods sagely; finger alongside nose*

― Jimmy Mod: THE HANDLESS ORGANIST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 22:14 (nineteen years ago)

Still in first place, jerks!

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 22:53 (nineteen years ago)

Until tomorrow, anyway.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 22:53 (nineteen years ago)

"HOW THEY DOIN' IT??? "

They may not be hitting many home runs, but they have scored quite a few more runs than anyone else in their divison and their OBP is 4th in baseball. So I guess getting the little things done does add up after a while, especially when you have decent pitching (at least for the NL) and you play in a division where no team can run away and hide.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Wednesday, 9 August 2006 22:59 (nineteen years ago)

hi OBP not 'a little thing'!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 August 2006 12:57 (nineteen years ago)

Ha - all the "little things" in baseball (hitting to the right side, moving runners over, bunting / sacrificing) conspire to submarine OBP!

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 10 August 2006 13:07 (nineteen years ago)

"HOW THEY DOIN' IT???"

Uh have you guys looked at the NL lately?!?! That's how they are doin' it. Life gets a lot easier when you are playing Washington and Florida.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 10 August 2006 14:45 (nineteen years ago)

But DC and Fla are 'right in the thick of it'!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 August 2006 14:54 (nineteen years ago)

Haha it's the NL everyone is in the "thick of it".

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 10 August 2006 15:05 (nineteen years ago)

and we love it!

― Beelzebud (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 August 2006 15:09 (nineteen years ago)

Oh Alex...

Florida's starters are better than Oakland's and Washington's infield better than Oakland's.

The AL West ain't exactly the Isle of Dr. Morneau that the AL Central is.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 10 August 2006 15:17 (nineteen years ago)

"Florida's starters are better than Oakland's and Washington's infield better than Oakland's."

Maybe so, BUT they aren't the SAME team so it really doesn't fucking matter does it?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 10 August 2006 15:22 (nineteen years ago)

I would take Florida's infield over Oakland's as well.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 10 August 2006 15:41 (nineteen years ago)

No one sane wants any of the A's regular lineup (minus perhaps Swisher, Bradley and Thomas) starting for them, but the A's (by virtue of being very lucky or perhaps by virtue of having a very solid defense and pitching staff) are still leading the AL West (which is a stronger division than any in the NL) by three games and are still a probably better than any of the NL teams other than the Mets or the Cardinals.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 10 August 2006 15:49 (nineteen years ago)

I would take Florida's starters over 75% of the other rotations in MLB.

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 10 August 2006 15:49 (nineteen years ago)

Florida's outfield is terrible, though.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 10 August 2006 16:11 (nineteen years ago)

You callin Cody Ross and Reggie Abercrombie terrible??

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Thursday, 10 August 2006 17:36 (nineteen years ago)

17-1 isn't shabby vs anybody...

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 13:24 (nineteen years ago)

What was their losing streak prior to the current run?

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 13:30 (nineteen years ago)

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 13:31 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, eight in a row and something like 13 out of 14 altogether.

BP gives them a 70% chance of making the playoffs.

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 16 August 2006 13:41 (nineteen years ago)

four weeks pass...

nugget from BP's Steven Goldman re Nomar: "Since the break he's hit .221/.287/.383. That's not a first baseman to me. It may not even be the stadium club doorman."

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 14 September 2006 18:58 (nineteen years ago)

Very quietly, the Dodgers' grasp on the NL West has disintegrated into a mere half game lead over the Padres.

The Giants are waiting in the wings, if the Dodgers' fall from grace knows no bottom.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 14 September 2006 20:18 (nineteen years ago)

Four games is pretty big with 17 games left (and the Phillies still in-between) but anything is possible.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 14 September 2006 20:25 (nineteen years ago)

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060914/capt.945fbfa7cf8c41c6855e972fb436daa2.dodgers_cubs_baseball_cxc105.jpg

― Ned Colletti, no friend of mine (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 14 September 2006 20:59 (nineteen years ago)

Four games is pretty big with 17 games left (and the Phillies still in-between) but anything is possible.
-- Alex in SF (clobberthesauru...), Today 2:25 PM. (Alex in SF)

It's actually only 3 games dude! nice try!

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 14 September 2006 21:15 (nineteen years ago)

Haha it was four when I wrote that!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 14 September 2006 21:31 (nineteen years ago)

It's nice that the nl wild card and wild card runner up will probably both come from "the worst division in baseball."

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 14 September 2006 23:31 (nineteen years ago)

Four games is pretty big with 17 games left (and the Phillies still in-between) but anything is possible.
-- Alex in SF (clobberthesauru...), Today 2:25 PM. (Alex in SF)

Sooooo Alex, not only is it three games between LA, SD, & SF, but the Phillies are no longer in between.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Friday, 15 September 2006 01:34 (nineteen years ago)

Down 9-5 in the 9th, facing a 1.5 game deficit to the Padres, the Dodgers rallied with FOUR SOLO HOMERS (and came back again in the tenth on Nomar's walkoff homer). Someone call Elias, that's gotta be some kind of record.

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 05:23 (nineteen years ago)

OK, it's only the fourth time that a team has hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back homers, not sure if any of them tied a game in the bottom of the ninth innning though!

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 05:28 (nineteen years ago)

I LEFT THIS GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH.

The guy who got us the tickets has to get up at 4am every day because he works east coast hours. Sucks. I will be recording the replay tomorrow.

It was kinda easy to leave tho.. How the fuck do you not score any runs with the bases loaded and nobody out? I guess Cla Meredith had something to say about it.. That kid is fucking nasty. He got 3 outs with 3 pitches.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 06:18 (nineteen years ago)

If he got 3 outs w/ three pitches and the bases loaded, you gotta give some credit to the hitters.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 11:34 (nineteen years ago)

Glad to see LA fans still have their get-up-and-go times in the DNA.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 12:43 (nineteen years ago)

I'm going to act like Morbs didn't already beat me to it.

It was kinda easy to leave tho

Because you're a Dodgers fan?? Lolomgwtf.

― c('°c) (Leee), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 15:22 (nineteen years ago)

GIBSON '88 WS HR -- taillights visible in parking lot. Was that yr friend?

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 15:43 (nineteen years ago)

It was the second game I left early all season, first one being Saturdays beatdown. No good excuses here.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 19:10 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSNV2cQanlU

― Jeff LeVine (Jeff LeVine), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 20:50 (nineteen years ago)

That last inning was nuts.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 00:33 (nineteen years ago)

And how about that soundtrack after each HR? PUMPS U UP!

― mattbot (mattbot), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 01:16 (nineteen years ago)

Sandstorm is my favorite song, bro.

Padres win, Dodgers lose. Who wants it more?

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 04:33 (nineteen years ago)

The Rockies, God's team!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 11:25 (nineteen years ago)

Dodgers fall again to the mighty Pittsburgh juggernaut. .5 games separate SD, LA and the Phillies.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Thursday, 21 September 2006 04:30 (nineteen years ago)

I just doomed the Dodgers to failure by buying playoff tickets. Place your bets accordingly.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Monday, 25 September 2006 19:44 (nineteen years ago)

Loney brought his whoopin' stick today. 2 hr, a double and a single and it's only the top of the 6th inning. Of the 18 hitting positions, only the Dodgers' 9 spot doesn't have a hit so far and Hendrickson is up.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 28 September 2006 20:43 (nineteen years ago)

Penny's out after 1 IP with back problems.

If any of you still think he's worth squat, I advise you not to check out his pre-/post-All Star splits, especially not tomorrow.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 28 September 2006 20:49 (nineteen years ago)

Im starting to wonder if its best to trade Penny this season. His contract is imminently dealable and hes been sucking in the second half, but not bad enough that nobody would want him. Perhaps if the Dodgers had a pitching coach worth a damn it wouldnt be an issue.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Thursday, 28 September 2006 21:05 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

According to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal, the Dodgers may be moving close to signing outfielder Juan Pierre.

Pierre could be one of the worst signings of the winter if his deal rivals the three-year, $30 million offer the Giants reportedly submitted. We're becoming more skeptical about that one. If the Dodgers sign Pierre, the Giants will probably change their focus to Dave Roberts. They're also pursuing Gary Matthews Jr., but he seems like a long shot for them. The Brewers also want Roberts.

If this goes through Ned Colletti's GM status will go from 'wait and see' to 'ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME???'

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Monday, 20 November 2006 21:50 (nineteen years ago)

dave roberts looks like soriano next to pierre, and matthews like pujols.

― gear (gear), Monday, 20 November 2006 22:11 (nineteen years ago)

I'm going to hold my gloating until Colletti actually inks some of these deals.

― c('°c) (Leee), Monday, 20 November 2006 22:22 (nineteen years ago)

I hope theyre just trying to jack up the price for the Giants.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Monday, 20 November 2006 22:27 (nineteen years ago)

Juan Pierre haha.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 20 November 2006 22:43 (nineteen years ago)

start a 2007 thread you fulez!

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 20 November 2006 23:57 (nineteen years ago)

Free agent center fielder Juan Pierre has agreed to a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, a source told ESPN.com on Monday. The deal is believed to be worth $44-45 million.

The deal will become complete when Pierre passes a physical exam, the source said.

Pierre, 29, is a .303 hitter over seven seasons with Colorado, Florida and the Chicago Cubs. He led the National League with 204 hits in 2006.

The San Francisco Giants were also interested in Pierre, and had offered him a four-year deal in the $32-34 million range, a source said.

― gear (gear), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 00:02 (nineteen years ago)

Wow Giants are only slightly less stupid than the Dodgers.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 00:05 (nineteen years ago)

No see Sabean was only pretending to go after JP to drive up the Dodger's offer. HI STILL BEVENS.

― c('°c) (Leee), Tuesday, 21 November 2006 00:18 (nineteen years ago)

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