Official LA Dodgers Thread

[IronMexican]

Manny fucking Ramirez! with another blast just now:king

[ducks]

it took manny to get a la dodger thread at spurtalk.com
bandwagoner:nope:nope

[T Park]

I could hit a home run off of Joel Piniero.

[IronMexican]

it took manny to get a la dodger thread at spurtalk.com
bandwagoner:nope:nope

lol, i just never knew there was Opposing D bag fans.

lowe...:bang

[T Park]

Albert and Luddy said "?Quienes tu papa?" :lmao

[TheSanityAnnex]

I could hit a home run off of Joel Piniero.You couldn't get your hands around your belly to hold a bat.

[Trainwreck2100]

You couldn't get your hands around your belly to hold a bat.

He could hold his bat with his fat though.

[IronMexican]

He could hold his bat with his fat though.

Manny, again!

[T Park]

You couldn't get your hands around your belly to hold a bat.



Wow that took alot of intelligence to write didn't it.

[T Park]

He could hold his bat with his fat though.

Hilarious.

[TheSanityAnnex]

I could hit a home run off of Joel Piniero.Not only was this unintelligent but it is also false.

[IronMexican]

Jones with a walk, meaning i can't use this

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/2782/69737027pu0.jpg

[IronMexican]

1/2 a game back!

damn, pretty tough stretch after the Vagiants, Phils, and brew crew.

[J.T.]

Hi guys I don't watch baseball much and I need a team. I thought the Pirates would be cool because I liked Peter Pan when I was a little boy, and there were pirates in that movie. I watched a Rangers and Yankees game the other day. The Yankees lost so that was cool, but the Rangers won and that was not cool. I know I'm from Texas but I hate on pretty much any Texas team that's not the Spurs. I think the Rangers are gay, because the Power Rangers are gay and I now think anything with the term "ranger" is gay. I would say I hate the Astros the least out of any Texas sports team, but that's just because they suck and I mean when you suck that bad it's hard to hate.

But I seen the Dodgers and that Manny Ramirez guy a lot on SportsCenter lately and they seem cool. I always wanted to go to LA too, just cuz I figured there are better drugs in LA than in central Texas. Anyway what do I need to do to be initiated into Dodgers fanclub?

[AFBlue]

All these Dodgers threads and they're ONE GAME over .500...:lol.

Except for the Cubs, the NL is a joke.

[AFBlue]

Hi guys I don't watch baseball much and I need a team. I thought the Pirates would be cool because I liked Peter Pan when I was a little boy, and there were pirates in that movie. I watched a Rangers and Yankees game the other day. The Yankees lost so that was cool, but the Rangers won and that was not cool. I know I'm from Texas but I hate on pretty much any Texas team that's not the Spurs. I think the Rangers are gay, because the Power Rangers are gay and I now think anything with the term "ranger" is gay. I would say I hate the Astros the least out of any Texas sports team, but that's just because they suck and I mean when you suck that bad it's hard to hate.

But I seen the Dodgers and that Manny Ramirez guy a lot on SportsCenter lately and they seem cool. I always wanted to go to LA too, just cuz I figured there are better drugs in LA than in central Texas. Anyway what do I need to do to be initiated into Dodgers fanclub?

You're a Colts fan, which leads me to think you're a bandwagoner. So, when the Dodgers traded for Manny to become popular all of the sudden, I guess that's all you really needed.

[ducks]

All these Dodgers threads and they're ONE GAME over .500...:lol.

Except for the Cubs, the NL is a joke.

watch one team go to the world series again and win it
:lol:lol:lol

[J.T.]

You're a Colts fan, which leads me to think you're a bandwagoner. So, when the Dodgers traded for Manny to become popular all of the sudden, I guess that's all you really needed.

Bandwagon Colts fans travel from Texas to Indiana to go to games? What?

That post was a joke. I don't watch baseball. I watch baseball highlights on SportsCenter.

[IronMexican]

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck brox:depressed

[ducks]

San Francisco 3, LA Dodgers 2, 10 innings

and d-backs survie another day in first place
been in first place since april 4

[JMarkJohns]

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck brox:depressed

Yeah, what the hell? Arizona is handing it to you! Take it, already!!! I love the Diamondbacks, but this whole "race" thing is killing me. Dbacks suck big time right now, but I just can't keep myself from watching since they are actually still leading the division. Spare me my sanity.

Either collapse NOW, not later, or take it NOW, not later.

Thank you :p:

[ducks]

june was ok
august has sucked for d-backs

[JMarkJohns]

April, great
May, OK
June, terrible
July, OK
August, OK

April and June cancel each other out, leaving only three average months. Problem is, and yes, I'm taking into account their injuries, this team shouldn't be average. Not with it's starting pitching. Not with it's bullpen. The offense should be progressing, but the only three doing are Jackson, Drew and Reynolds, and the latter two are still wildly inconsistent. Young has regressed. It's been a practically wasted year of Upton. Tracy is so-so. And the remaining youngsters never got the chance or seized the opportunity when it was given.

Dodgers should easily blow past them in the coming weeks.

[ducks]

I hate the fact that tracy got hot and now melvin is pulling tracy and putting in clark alot

I know you want clark to get at bats to be ready for pitch hitting but tracy needs to stay in a grppve

hudson has been hot but he got hurt tonight

[ducks]

how weid of a loss of that for the dodgers


oh and manny is starting to cool off
dogers have one more less then d-backs now

[IronMexican]

:bang:bang:depressed

[T Park]

All these Dodgers threads and they're ONE GAME over .500...:lol.

Except for the Cubs, the NL is a joke.

The Cardinals and Brewers are jokes as well?

Interesting.

[slayermin]

:wow

Manny Ramirez as a Dodger thus far.


Month G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
August 10 40 9 19 3 0 4 13 5 5 0 0 .475 .543 .850 1.393

[ducks]

needs to be hit in the helment mor ewhen he bats
as a dodger he went 1-4 that game

[ducks]

:wow

Manny Ramirez as a Dodger thus far.


Month G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
August 10 40 9 19 3 0 4 13 5 5 0 0 .475 .543 .850 1.393

you think he wants to get paid this offseason:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao: lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

[IronMexican]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we wiiiinnnnn!:hat

[ducks]

that win ticks me off
what is this philly is suppose to be helping the dbacks

[IronMexican]

that win ticks me off
what is this philly is suppose to be helping the dbacks

just shows you there is no gap between the NL east and West, and if LA or ARZ make it in, there is a definite chance one would make damage

[IronMexican]

Nomaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

[turiaf for president]

sweeeeeeeeep. dodgers bullpen has got to be top 3 in the majors at least! and only gonna get better after saito comes back in a couple weeks.

[jack sommerset]

Torre wants Manny to cut his hair. Fuck Torre.

[ducks]

Torre wants Manny to cut his hair. Fuck Torre.

why it is a rule. is he above that. if they do not make him obey that rule he will do what he wants and it will result liek the redsox

[jack sommerset]

Are you kidding me. Manny is a Man. He can grow his hair anyway he wants. I heard today Torre let it go anyways. Its a stupid managers rule (Yankees are gay for having it to).

If that was such a big deal to the Dodgers then they should have put it in the contract/stipulation when they traded for Manny. Not "oh by the way cut thoses dreads you took years to grow and in two months when we don't resign you can start growing it again" Give me a break.

[ducks]

Are you kidding me. Manny is a Man. He can grow his hair anyway he wants. I heard today Torre let it go anyways. Its a stupid managers rule (Yankees are gay for having it to).

If that was such a big deal to the Dodgers then they should have put it in the contract/stipulation when they traded for Manny. Not "oh by the way cut thoses dreads you took years to grow and in two months when we don't resign you can start growing it again" Give me a break.

manny knew the rules when he accepted the trade
manny needs to act like MAN and get a flat top

[jack sommerset]

manny knew the rules when he accepted the trade
manny needs to act like MAN and get a flat top

:lol Flat Top. That screams MAN

I like Manny being Manny. Good for him not cutting his locks. I'm against the whole "rule" and you throw in 6 weeks left in the season and there is a good chance he won't be there after 6 weeks. Let it go.

[T Park]

Are you kidding me. Manny is a Man. He can grow his hair anyway he wants. I heard today Torre let it go anyways. Its a stupid managers rule (Yankees are gay for having it to).

If that was such a big deal to the Dodgers then they should have put it in the contract/stipulation when they traded for Manny. Not "oh by the way cut thoses dreads you took years to grow and in two months when we don't resign you can start growing it again" Give me a break.

Its called a dress code there sunshine.

[ducks]

:lol Flat Top. That screams MAN

I like Manny being Manny. Good for him not cutting his locks. I'm against the whole "rule" and you throw in 6 weeks left in the season and there is a good chance he won't be there after 6 weeks. Let it go.

if you do not like the dress code manny being manny was ok for boston but not dodgers

if he wanted to be manny then he could have stayed in boston

[jack sommerset]

if you do not like the dress code manny being manny was ok for boston but not dodgers

if he wanted to be manny then he could have stayed in boston

I guess the good news for my take is Manny is not cutting his hair and Torre has let it go. If Torre is so gung hoe on his players having short hair Manny will not be there next year.

Torre has not done shit in 8 years and I can't remeber the last times the Dodgers have done shit, they may want to let go the "how to groom" rules. L.A. is a huge market and there is no NFL teams to compete with. Don't let a dress code that the MLB does not endorse prevent you from getting good players.

We are talking about a player who has played in the league for over 15 years, 8 years with Boston wearing the same do that won him 2 World Series and not one time durning this guys carrer has anyone talk about his hair length.

[ducks]

manny was not even batting 300 before he went to the dodgers and sucks in the outfield

[ducks]

manny is not worth 20 million

[ducks]

these dogers are getting lucky!

[IronMexican]

Hay-tur

[T Park]

Two more games just like that please dodgers :lol

[turiaf for president]

manny was not even batting 300 before he went to the dodgers and sucks in the outfield

please. you know you wish u had manny in your outfield. hes perhaps the most clutch hitter in baseball today. he makes other batters better just by being in the lineup. Kent is batting 14-30 since batting in front of manny. this after batting .250 all season. coincidence? i think not. Matt Kemp and Either's avg's have climbed as well as martin and blake's.

only advantage the Dbacks have on the dodgers is starting pitching. Webb and Haren are lights out so thats pretty scary but billingsley is not bad himself. he ranks amongs the best in ERA and SO's. Bullpen for Dbacks suck balls and in contrast the Dodgers have maybe the best bullpen tahts only going to get better with the return of saito.

[ducks]

d-backs are walking alot more with dunn
patience is paying off for d-backs

manny makes players better but not worth 20 million
and no I do not want him as a d-back
I go with their youth

[ducks]

oh and the dodgers are hot and lucky right now
3 straight games needing to score in the nineth and scoring

[IronMexican]

this game is fucking insane.

there i was watching the DP about to happen, and bam! error!

i was watching 40inplus all depressed too:lol

[ducks]

steve drew before tonights game had a 17 game hitting streak
17 games 25 hits
batting 360 in that time

and no manny there
how did that ever happen

got no hit tonight but did walk 2 times

[ducks]

and manny strikes out when it matters again

[IronMexican]

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck!

i hate broxton! sooo fucking pissed right now:bang

[IronMexican]

and manny strikes out when it matters again

don't be a dumb shit now. he got us a sac fly the inning before.


just dumb fuck base running/

[ducks]

I think it is funny he strike out

think it is funny torre is a chicken and make manny get a hair cut

guess torre is afraid of lossing his job\

I guess pop is the only one that treats superstars the same and everyone else

[T Park]

Ducks STFU about Manny Ramirez. Dude is one of the best hitters of all fucking time. Give it a rest.


BTW, Fuck you Dodgers.

[ducks]

Ducks STFU about Manny Ramirez. Dude is one of the best hitters of all fucking time. Give it a rest.


BTW, Fuck you Dodgers.

o since he is the best he can do what he wants
I wonder if he could shoot both presidentially canditates and get away with it

[IronMexican]

We played the Phils and brewes, while Arizona played Houston and ?? i forgot:lol

but i think it was a scrub team

[Tippecanoe]

another HR and 3 RBIs for Manny Ramirez. :tu

[Tippecanoe]

o since he is the best he can do what he wants
I wonder if he could shoot both presidentially canditates and get away with it

:rolleyes

[ducks]

luck luck luck
you give up 4 runs in top of the 9
and then get a run at the bottom of the nineth to win

[Tippecanoe]

luck luck luck
you give up 4 runs in top of the 9
and then get a run at the bottom of the nineth to win

so basically, if dodgers win, it's all because of luck. if dodgers lose, it's all because manny sucks. i gotcha. :tu

[ducks]

when you give up 4 runs in the nineth
and let the other team tie you
99% of the time you lose

[ducks]

so basically, if dodgers win, it's all because of luck. if dodgers lose, it's all because manny sucks. i gotcha. :tu

manny does not suck but he failed to deliver when it mattered the most saturday

[Tippecanoe]

when you give up 4 runs in the nineth
and let the other team tie you
99% of the time you lose

idiot. even when ryan braun homered to tie it in the top of the ninth, the dodgers still had about a theoretical 60% chance of winning the game.

http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?gameid=280817119

[ducks]

idiot. even when ryan braun homered to tie it in the top of the ninth, the dodgers still had about a theoretical 60% chance of winning the game.

http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?gameid=280817119

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao :lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

[Tippecanoe]

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao :lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

obviously, you know nothing about win expectancy. figures.

[IronMexican]

wow ducks, your hitting troll status.


you are clearly a hater.

nice to know we are playing a tough part of the schedule and still on par with ARZ:downspin:

[ducks]

wow ducks, your hitting troll status.


you are clearly a hater.

nice to know we are playing a tough part of the schedule and still on par with ARZ:downspin:

I would not count houston easy for d-backs
tehy had won 16-20

[T Park]

Houston stinks. So yes I would count them as easy.

[ducks]

Houston stinks. So yes I would count them as easy.

really
they were very hot before they played the d-backs

[ducks]

4 errors in one game wtf

[ducks]

manny has cooled down and so has the mighty dodgers

fish own the d-backs but now have a three game lead

dodgers MUST atleast split this 6 games they have left against d-backs

[IronMexican]

we're done.

CC in 09!

[Tippecanoe]

dodgers cant win a single game. losers.

man, i wanted manny to do good, but i guess he deserves it after the mess in boston.

it's gonna suck so bad when he signs with the yankees next year :bang

[IronMexican]

dodgers cant win a single game. losers.

man, i wanted manny to do good, but i guess he deserves it after the mess in boston.

it's gonna suck so bad when he signs with the yankees next year :bang

for the sake of both of us, let's pray not.

[ducks]

will rockies win the division

[IronMexican]

will rockies win the division

that's who i got my money on.

[Tippecanoe]

manny goes 4-4 with a walk and dodgers still get pounded. awesome!!

[turiaf for president]

faith people faith. 1.5 games back now!

[Reggie Miller]

Just think what L.A. might look like if they hadn't thrown insane money at Jones, Pierre, and Furcal.

[Tippecanoe]

Manny Ramirez just won the NL Player of the Month Award. Congrats to him :tu

Too bad his team is awful, although they've won a few in a row.

[turiaf for president]

Manny has 8 HRs and 19 RBI in the last 13 games. that is just sick. and for all the haters that said manny will cool down after batting .600 in the opening series..... you're right. he cooled down to .400 now. he definitely sucks.

McCourt better resign this guy and bring in CC.

[turiaf for president]

Manny Ramirez just won the NL Player of the Month Award. Congrats to him :tu

Too bad his team is awful, although they've won a few in a row.

true. but look at the world series last year. the rockies hit their stride in sept and made it to the fall classic. year before the cardinals and tigers both barely had good enought records to get to the post season and they were the last 2 teams standing. its all about momentum and at this time the dodgers have won 10 outta 11. pretty good IMO

[IronMexican]

Manny has 8 HRs and 19 RBI in the last 13 games. that is just sick. and for all the haters that said manny will cool down after batting .600 in the opening series..... you're right. he cooled down to .400 now. he definitely sucks.

McCourt better resign this guy and bring in CC.

I'd prefer CC. He's a cali guy, and pitching wins championships

[likhary]

Take it, already!!! I love the Diamondbacks, but this whole "race" thing is killing me. Dbacks suck big time right now, but I just can't keep myself from watching since they are actually still leading the division

[IronMexican]

2 weeks ago

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/AZTAP/nlweststandings2008-08-29.jpg

Today

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/AZTAP/nlweststandings2008-09-13.jpg

[jack sommerset]

It would be AWESOME to see Dodgers vs Red Soxs is World Series.

[turiaf for president]

^ that would be the red sox vs the red sox lol. i would love to see that as well. d lowe nomar and manny playing for torre leading the charge against their old team

[Reggie Miller]

It would be AWESOME to see Dodgers vs Red Soxs is World Series.

Statistically, it is much more likely that the eventual NL West winner will fail to win even one game in the NLDS.

[Tippecanoe]

Statistically, it is much more likely that the eventual NL West winner will fail to win even one game in the NLDS.

Statistically, LA is
4-4 vs Phillies
3-3 vs Mets
4-2 vs Brewers
2-5 vs Cubs

So unless they face the Cubs (which could happen if Brewers continue their free fall), I really think the Dodgers will win a game, maybe even steal the series. Let's not forget the Dodgers boast an NL best 3.65 Team ERA.

[Reggie Miller]

Statistically, LA is
4-4 vs Phillies
3-3 vs Mets
4-2 vs Brewers
2-5 vs Cubs

So unless they face the Cubs (which could happen if Brewers continue their free fall), I really think the Dodgers will win a game, maybe even steal the series. Let's not forget the Dodgers boast an NL best 3.65 Team ERA.

I agree that they (NL West winner) will probably win at least one game. However, if you believe in projections by run differential, it is actually more likely that either Arizona or Los Angeles would be swept out of the playoffs than make the World Series.

Unless you consider Arizona "still in contention," which I really don't, then LA has the worst run differential of any of the playoff teams. To be fair, they might pass Milwaukee by the end of the season. They aren't even close to Chicago, New York, or Philadelphia.

On paper, the LA pitching staff is more dangerous in a short series than either Philadelphia's or New York's. This is definitely in LA's favor. My concern for LA is that no one will have to pitch to Manny Ramirez unless they really want to for some unknown reason.

[IronMexican]

I agree that they (NL West winner) will probably win at least one game. However, if you believe in projections by run differential, it is actually more likely that either Arizona or Los Angeles would be swept out of the playoffs than make the World Series.

Unless you consider Arizona "still in contention," which I really don't, then LA has the worst run differential of any of the playoff teams. To be fair, they might pass Milwaukee by the end of the season. They aren't even close to Chicago, New York, or Philadelphia.

On paper, the LA pitching staff is more dangerous in a short series than either Philadelphia's or New York's. This is definitely in LA's favor. My concern for LA is that no one will have to pitch to Manny Ramirez unless they really want to for some unknown reason.

So we're close to the Brewers, but not even close to the Phils, yet they have the same record? interesting.

[Reggie Miller]

So we're close to the Brewers, but not even close to the Phils, yet they have the same record? interesting.

Projections of future records are made by run differential. What a team will do in the remaining schedule is better predicted by this figure than their actual record.

Example: the Pythagorean Projection has a team at 81-81. On Day 142 of the season, this hypothetical team has 71-71, having had long losing and winning streaks. The hypothetical team has been on a winning streak to raise their record to 71-71. Odds are, they will play .500 baseball for the rest of the season, rather than continuing their "hot streak."

Run differentials as of today:

Chicago Cubs + 187
Philadelphia Phillies + 107
New York Mets + 84
Milwaukee Brewers + 52
LA Dodgers + 45
Arizona Diamondbacks + 7


Statistically, the Brewers and Phillies should not have identical records, particularly since the Brewers play in a tougher division. (That last point is debatable.) The Phillies should be better, which is somewhat indicated by the fact that Philadelphia beat the snot out of Milwaukee four games in a row.

Since run differential is used to predict future outcomes, this suggests that Milwaukee will continue to lose most of their remaining games, while Philadelphia will continue to win most of theirs.

I'm not saying that the metric is infallible. (It isn't.) I am saying that this metric doesn't give LA much of a chance. (It doesn't.)