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KTE The $#)(#)*(%#$) Dodgers

SteveJRogers May 19 2014 09:08 PM

Playing at a 23-22 clip, in third, 5 games in back of the Giants, the Dodgers head to Citi Field on a 2 game losing streak, and a 4-6 record in their last 10 games. Your Dodger starters are (along with BA, OBP and SLG 1B 23 L/L Adrian Gonzalez .275 .353 .515 10 HR 30 RBI 2B 9 L/R Dee Gordon .304 .344 .404 25 SB 3B 5 R/R Juan Uribe .299 .329 .449 SS 13 R/R Hanley Ramirez .251 .333 .450 6 HR 21 RBI LF 3 L/L Carl Crawford .273 .294 .405 CF 27 R/R Matt Kemp .267 .336 .459 RF 66 R/R Yasiel Puig .322 .411 .586 9 HR 35 RBI C 17 R/R A.J. Ellis .176 .317 .206 Off the bench INF 10 R/R, former Met Justin Turner .230 .280 .284 3B 18 B/R Chone Figgins .211 .423 .263 OF 16 L/L Andre Ethier .267 .331 .367 OF 33 R/R Scott Van Slyke .283 .387 .642 C 31 R/R Drew Butera .218 .297 .364 The starting rotation for the series looks like this: 61 R/R Josh Beckett 1-1 with a 2.38 ERA Who will pitch Tuesday night against Rafael Montero 99 R/L Hyun-Jin Ryu 3-2 with a 3.00 ERA Who, after a few weeks on the DL with shoulder blade inflammation, is scheduled to return on Wednesday facing Jacob deGrom 21 R/R Zack Greinke 7-1 with a 2.03 ERA Who will be going up against Jonathon Niese in the Thursday afternoon finale of the series. The Mets will miss out on facing 22 L/L Clayton Kershaw 2-1 with a 4.43 ERA 14 R/R Dan Haren 5-2 with a 3.18 ERA And in the bullpen Closer 74 B/R Kenley Jansen 12 saves with a 4.34 ERA 54 R/R Chris Perez 5.09 ERA 44 R/R Chris Withrow 3.05 ERA 00 R/R Brian Wilson 9.45 ERA 43 R/R Brandon League 1.40 ERA 56 L/L J.P. Howell 2.40 ERA 28 L/L Jamey Wright 3.28 ERA 47 L/L Paul Maholm 5.40 ERA Also a couple of ex-Met notes; First, on the coaching staff is John Valentin, as the assistant hitting coach. Or maybe its the assistant to the hitting coach! Second is Mike Baxter getting into 4 games this year, while no longer on the 40 man roster, he was outrighted to Albuquerque back on April 9th.

MFS62 May 19 2014 09:23 PM Re: KTE The $#)(#)*(%#$) Dodgers

Good job. I would have used a stronger adjective in the thread title. Later

Edgy MD May 19 2014 09:50 PM Re: KTE The $#)(#)*(%#$) Dodgers

Working the booth on Dodgercasts for Sportsnet LA is the inimitable and impossibly named Orel Hershiser, workhorse for the Mets on the butt end of his outstanding pitching career. Special advisor to GM Ned Coletti is Gerry Hunsicker, who held multiple titles for the Mets from 1988-1992, including director of minor league operations and assistant general manager. Among the Dodger employees holding the title of "Special Assistant, Player Personnel" are Aaron Sele, who went wire to wire for the 2007 Mets while remaining completely invisible, and José Vizcaino, who Metted from 1994-1996 before getting dealt off in the Carlos Baerga deal, and then everywhere that Jeff Kent went, Jeff Kent went, Jeff Kent went, José was sure to go. Managing the AA Chatanooga Lookouts is coach Razor Shines, who coached first for the Mets in 2009 and third for them in 2010. Definitely one of Jerry's men. Coaching the hitters for Razor is Shawn Wooten, who labored for the Mets as a Binghamton Met and a New Orleans Zephyr in 2007 and 2008. Coaching the pitchers for the Gulf Coast Dodgers is Alejandro Peña, who pitched no less than nobly for the Mets bullpen in 1990 and 1991, and whose porn name is Alejandro Peñis. Lastly and least relevantly, the team's VP of player personnel is Vance Lovelace, who was the pitcher for Hillsborough High the Mets didn't get when they grabbed Dwight Gooden and Floyd Youmans.

Frayed Knot May 20 2014 12:14 PM Re: KTE The $#)(#)*(%#$) Dodgers

Random thoughts on a team I haven't seen a minute of yet this year: Drew Butera is a one-time NYM farmhand who was dealt away to Minnesota to bring Luis Castillo over here. Butera's actually done the bulk of the catching lately as no one in that position is hitting for the trolley Dodgers (or for us for that matter). Justin Turner, after starting at 2nd on Opening Day, has been seeing some time at 3nd, in for Uribe, now that Dee Gordon has pretty much got the 2B job full time and the league lead in steals (25 of 28). I had to check whether Chone Figgins was still under that FA he signed w/Seattle - he's not, that ran out last season. I don't get 'em all right but I knew that deal was a turkey (for the club) the second it was signed. Scott Van Slyke is funny in that he's a complete opposite of the player his father was: right-handed, large, power, no speed and no glove. But seems to be contributing while getting some meaningful ABs for the first time in his career. Probably never be a full-timer, but 10 of his 15 hits are for XBs so he's got some kind of role. Since Josh Beckett was part of that big trade w/Boston back in August 2012, he has all of 3 wins with LA in 22 starts. His win a week ago against Miami was his first since his final game of 2012. Been kind of unlucky this season whereas he was pretty much injured and/or sucking last year. Closer Kensley Janssen's numbers look pretty ugly (4.34; 1.61 WHiP) while the guy he took that job from last season, Brandon League, is pitching much better (1.40; 1.07). Not that that's prompted a switch or anything as Janssen is still closing because, well because he's the closer.

Edgy MD May 20 2014 05:09 PM Re: KTE The $#)(#)*(%#$) Dodgers

Yazzy Puig: co-National League Player of the Week. This is pretty much when the the Fire Mattingly bandwagon got heated up last year.

Frayed Knot May 20 2014 06:22 PM Re: KTE The $#)(#)*(%#$) Dodgers

I should admit here that I expected something of a sophomore slump/pitcher adjustment out of Puig this season. Not happening so far.