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OFFICIAL 2009 DODGERS SEASON THREAD : Season Over. Congratulations Phillies.
- Thread in 'Sports & Training' Thread starter Started by cincoseisdos,
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Dodgers sucked today, the offense better show up tomorrow. The only good thing is that the giants and padres lost today to.
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Here's the lineup:
Pierre, LF
Furcal, SS
Hudson, 2B
Martin, C
Loney, 1B
Kemp, CF
Loretta, 3B
Hoffmann, RF
Milton, P
Pierre, LF
Furcal, SS
Hudson, 2B
Martin, C
Loney, 1B
Kemp, CF
Loretta, 3B
Hoffmann, RF
Milton, P
- Apr 15, 2007
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Marhsall terrible in the first inning.
Dodgers like that
Dodgers like that
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5 straight singles
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Loretta
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Travis Schlichting
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[h2]3/31/2009[/h2]http:// [h3]Prospect Profiles 2009: Travis Schlichting[/h3]
Overview-Schlichting was a 2003 4th round draft pick of the Rays out of high school. He had pitched before but the Rays preferred him as an infielder. After 4 mediocre years as a position player, he decided to give pitching a try again. Following a stint in the independent league, Schlichting was signed by the Dodgers and quickly showed great promise. He was good enough in 2008 that the Dodgers added him to the 40-man roster and he has the potential to be an impact bullpen arm.
Stuff-Schlichting mainly sticks with a two-pitch arsenal: a sinker and a slider. His sinker sits from 89-91 mph and touches 93. It has solid arm side tail and sink when he's going good, but it can straighten out a bit at times. His slider is thrown hard and it sits at 82-84 mph. It has the necessary bite to eventually evolve into a strikeout pitch for him, but he needs to make sure it doesn't flatten out.
Command-Not surprisingly, Schlichting's consistency and command are lacking at this stage. It's not so much that he walks a lot of batters, it's that he will leave pitches in the zone or won't hit his spots. For example, he'll leave his sinker high and hang a flat slider from time to time. I'm not especially worried at this stage because of his relative inexperience, but he does need to show improvement going forward.
Mechanics-I think I honestly want to see more video before passing judgment. For now, I will just say that nothing looks especially awkward or worrying, but since he's new to pitching, I wanted to see him throw later in the year because lots of adjustments will be made. Unfortunately, I just couldn't get that video. Now that he's at AAA though, I should have lots to work with.
Mental-Scouts say that he's aggressive on the mound and very confident. It doesn't surprise me that he comes off as mature when considering that he is older and has had to go through a lot to get here.
Health-There's nothing of concern in his past, although he did recently get shutdown in Spring Training with a bulging disk in his back.
Performance-It's a small sample size but the results are promising. In only his first full season as a pitcher, he kept the walks remarkably low (2.72 BB/9) and his strikeout rate was quite decent (7.39 K/9). His ERA was a solid 3.77 and that is backed by a 3.64 FIP. He did give up 58 hits in 59 2/3 innings, but that was largely tied to him leaving his pitches all over the zone like I have previously mentioned.
Some of his other splits are very interesting though. He's a sinkerballer, but induces only a slightly above-average amount of groundballs (44.9%). Similarly, he gives up about an average amount of line drives (18.4%). The odd thing is that he allows a well above-average amount of flyballs (34.6%), especially for a sinkerballer. Normally, this would scare the hell out of me, but 61.8% of those flyballs are infield pop-ups. Still, even though infield pop-ups are even more harmless than groundballs, the chances that he can induce 60-70% of flyballs to be pop-ups is very doubtful in the long run, so I would feel much better to see that GB% creep over 50%.
Schlichting still needs to get his hit rate down, his strikeout rate up, and induce more groundballs, but in the context of this being his first full season as a pitcher, it's hard to complain about what he has accomplished.
Other-Nothing interesting of note.
Projection-Schlichting's ceiling isn't much higher than what he is now, but his floor isn't much lower either. He could potentially be a decent setup man, and he's a solid reliever at worst. The most likely outcome is that he becomes an effective 7th inning reliever, maybe a less skilled version of Ramon Troncoso.
Travis will start the season at AAA, but with a solid showing there, he could get a quick call-up to the big leagues. Barring any complications from his back injury, I would expect him to be with the Dodgers sometime in 2009.
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Hoffmann
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DAMN!!!
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Great defense
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DEFENSE!!
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Kemp
he's not hurt
he's not hurt
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were was this offense yesterday?
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Dempster has 3 losses in his last 25 starts at Wrigley. Hard to fault em
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take this !!@@# out NOW
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who gave up the 2 runs?
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Milton
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Wade, Belisario, Troncoso.
If all 3 of these guys are healthy and effective in the playoffs, along with Broxton, right handed hitters will be done.
If all 3 of these guys are healthy and effective in the playoffs, along with Broxton, right handed hitters will be done.
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I knew Patton was going to throw that pitch in the dirt....
I knew Kemp was going to swing at it....
I knew Kemp was going to swing at it....
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Great game, well played from 1 to 9.
5-2 road trip isn't too shabby.
Can't wait to see these guys back at home
5-2 road trip isn't too shabby.
Can't wait to see these guys back at home
- Feb 19, 2006
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Did any of you guys read Plashcke's new "Manny Bash" column.....
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I swear, I love reading the Times. Still support by buying the paper almost everyday. I just can't take this "holier than thou" viewpointseriously anymore. I couldn't really stand his columns before, but I still read them. Plashcke is hit or miss. On the Manny issue, he has whiffed badly.
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I swear, I love reading the Times. Still support by buying the paper almost everyday. I just can't take this "holier than thou" viewpointseriously anymore. I couldn't really stand his columns before, but I still read them. Plashcke is hit or miss. On the Manny issue, he has whiffed badly.
In the wake of the May 7 juice bust, I didn't expect much from Ramirez, but the fans and the community should expect much more from the Dodgers, who are acting more like enablers than enforcers.
Since being suspended for 50 games for being a drug cheat, Ramirez has been allowed to maintain his lavish lifestyle as a truth cheat.
Simply because he has yet to address the media formally. He is the ONLY All Star/Superstar to be suspended, wait until he serves his time for himto speak. No need to jump to conclusions.
HHe has not yet explained himself to the fans, nor is he being pressed to set a date for such an explanation.
He has been told by owner Frank McCourt that when he does address the fans, he doesn't need to tell the entire truth, only the parts that make him comfortable.
Explanation? All the info is self explanatory. To acknowledge what happened would be enough.
He has remained on the All-Star ballot, collecting enough votes to give him a legitimate chance to be in the starting lineup, a sickening notion that McCourt would not condemn.
, you would think Plaschke an "acclaimed" writer would do some research. Ballots are sent out at the beginning of the season, so arecall of every ballot, from every MLB stadium would have pleased good ol' Bill.
While some organizations would employ tough love, the Dodgers have showered Ramirez with much love, almost painting him as the victim while those who dare criticize him are the criminals.
Like the Cardinals banished Mark McGwire. Like the Lakers banished Kobe Bryant. The Cardinals and the Lakers are two classy organizations andthey backed their superstars through their tough situations. I can't think of one organization that has turned their back on their players during acontroversy.
And why won't somebody, anybody, trumpet the fact that without Ramirez, they have still won 13 of 22 games while increasing their lead in the National League West. Just once, I'd like a team official to say, "You know, we're a pretty good team without him."
A few players have been quoted as saying publicly "We are more than one player". Obviously, Bill missed these quotes, even though theywere printed in the LA Times, by the Dodgers only official beat writer, Dylan Hernandez.
So why not call Commissioner Bud Selig and demand that Ramirez be taken off the ballot?
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You remember my column about all the nasty e-mail I received from Dodgers fans who support Ramirez? It sounds like McCourt received much of that same e-mail, and is unwilling to publicly challenge his customers' love.
Fine, I will. If you vote for Manny Ramirez, you are endorsing his cheating. And if Ramirez does somehow become one of the top three vote-getters, then Selig needs to use his "best interest" clause and revoke his candidacy.
Thanks for speaking for everybody, Bill, way to drive your point. Some people feel that Manny is serving his punishment, by being suspended 50games and being publicly humiliated. Bill will not stop until Manny's head is on a platter.
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Originally Posted by CincoSeisDos
Can't wait to see these guys back at home
Tomorrow, and Kuroda's first start since Opening Day
