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Originally Posted by jrdnkiks213
These dudes' power benefiting from a day off.
they played a lot of ball in a short amount of time....eithier got some () last night for sure.
OFFICIAL 2009 DODGERS SEASON THREAD : Season Over. Congratulations Phillies.
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they played a lot of ball in a short amount of time....eithier got some () last night for sure.
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I %%%*@%+ swear I hate Eckstein
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Ox's velocity is down a bit. Get this W!
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since he has been on the d backs, he is a gamer.
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kemp 3-3
eithier 2 HRs
bills...8 wins
broxton 14 saves
DODGERS 40 WINS!!!
eithier 2 HRs
bills...8 wins
broxton 14 saves
DODGERS 40 WINS!!!
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great win, one more game tomorrow and a another day off before we go to Dallas
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4 game series vs cubs
3 game series vs arizona
4 game series vs phills
2 game series vs SD
lol
WHY??
3 game series vs arizona
4 game series vs phills
2 game series vs SD
lol
WHY??
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Why else?
It's all about the $$$
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LA Dodgers Mine Gould
New York City-- Maize High School right handed pitcher Garrett Gould was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second round (65th overall) of the major league draft Tuesday.
Gould was 6-1 with an ERA of 0.88 in 2009, as he led the Eagles to the 6A tournament semifinals. With a fastball in the low 90 mile an hour range, Gould averaged more than two strikeouts per inning.
Major league scouts told Gould that he would be drafted high, possibly in the first round.
Gould told KSN that reports of him seeking $1.1 million to sign with a professional team were inaccurate. Should he decide not to sign, he has committed to Wichita State.
DODGERS: Manny promises to make it up to the fans
By Doug Padilla, Correspondent
Posted: 06/09/2009 09:40:41 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES - Speaking publicly Tuesday for the first time since receiving a 50-game suspension, Manny Ramirez apologized to Dodgers fans and joked that there might not be room in the lineup for him when he returns.
"I'm happy that they (have) supported me, that they love me here," Ramirez said of the fans while sitting in front of his locker in street clothes. "I know I let them down. When I come back, I'll make it up and we'll move on."
Ramirez has been out of action since May 7, when it was revealed he was being suspended for testing positive with a banned substance. Since then, he has made no public comments on the matter.
Ramirez never got more specific on the suspension other than to say he let down the fans. He did not admit to taking a banned substance. He also said he does not plan on holding a formal press conference to explain himself before he returns.
"No, because that's in the past," Ramirez said. "Whatever happened, that's in the past. I'm coming to play my game, I don't want to be a distraction to this team. What happened, happened.
"I spoke to (owner) Frank McCourt; I apologized. I spoke to (manager) Joe (Torre), my teammates. I'm ready to move on. I didn't kill nobody. I didn't rape nobody. That's it. I'm going to play the game."
Other than speaking to the team at its South Florida hotel May 15, Ramirez has stayed away from his teammates. He has been working out at Dodger Stadium each morning during
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the current homestand but is gone by the time team members arrive in the afternoon.
"I still think he's uneasy being around until he starts playing the game," said Torre, who was surprised by Ramirez's presence. "That's what he wants to do and that's what makes him most comfortable. Anything other than that will make him antsy."
Ramirez is scheduled to return to the roster July 3, assuming the Dodgers do not have any games rained out between now and then. Waiting for that day to arrive has been excruciating for the veteran.
"I'm not used to sitting at home for 50 games," he said. "When I come back, I'll be ready. It seems like 100 games left."
Ramirez has been watching Dodgers games at home with his uncle and has liked what he sees, especially with the play of his replacement, Juan Pierre.
"They've been playing great, and when I come back maybe (I'll be) Wally Pipp," Ramirez said, referring to the last Yankees first baseman before Lou Gehrig began his streak of 2,130 consecutive games. "Everything is good, man."
While Torre won't pressure Ramirez to be around more, he did admit that his mere presence will help make things feel as close to normal come July 3.
"I think, obviously, if he spends a lot of time around here then it becomes less of a novelty," said Torre, who had a brief private meeting with Ramirez in his office. "But we're really not home that much at this juncture. We're gone this weekend, gone next week and beyond that to Chicago.
"If he's already shown up, it will be no big deal to see him here."
After previous workouts in which Ramirez took batting practice and did defensive drills, he added running the bases Tuesday.
DODGERS NOTEBOOK: Pierre figures to return to bench when Ramirez comes back
By Doug Padilla, Correspondent
Created: 06/09/2009 09:21:52 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES - Despite all he has done, a spot on the bench still is in Juan Pierre's near future.
Manager Joe Torre confirmed Tuesday that when Manny Ramirez returns from his 50-game suspension early next month, he plans to sit one of the team's hottest hitters.
Pierre entered Tuesday's game against the San Diego Padres batting .360 with 21 RBIs. Since Ramirez went to the sideline May 7 he has bated .362 with 10 doubles, 18 RBIs, 23 runs, 12 walks and 12 steals. The Dodgers were 18-12 over that stretch.
"Yeah, I really didn't consider any other option," Torre said.
He called Matt Kemp his best option in center field and Andre Ethier one of the team's best power threats. As for Ramirez, he's in another category for Torre altogether.
"You know, Manny is a pretty special talent and he really does some things for our lineup," Torre said. "Without Juan doing what he was doing, there is no question we wouldn't be sitting where we are now."
Torre isn't even promising Pierre more at-bats than he was getting over the first month, when Ramirez still was on the roster. If he had to make a plan now, Torre sees Pierre playing about twice a week while one of the three regular outfielders gets a rest.
Draft day
The Dodgers selected three pitchers with their four picks on the first day of baseball's amateur draft.
Without a first-round pick for signing free-agent Orlando Hudson in the off-season, the Dodgers
selected left-handed pitcher Aaron Miller out of Baylor University with the 36th overall selection.
Miller (3-3, 5.12 ERA) also played outfield and hit 12 home runs with 47 RBIs in 56 games.
The Dodgers plan on developing him as a pitcher.
They selected Cal outfielder Blake Smith at No. 56 and took a chance with the 65th pick by selecting highly touted Kansas high school right-hander Garrett Gould, who is expected to enroll at Wichita State.
With the 96th pick, the Dodgers selected Orange Coast College right-hander Brett Wallach, son of former Dodger and current Triple-A manager Tim Wallach.
Making progress
Pitcher Eric Stults, on the disabled list with a jammed left thumb, tested his injury for the first time by doing some light throwing. Stults is eligible to come off the disabled list June 14.
With upcoming off days, the Dodgers are operating with a four-man rotation and won't need Stults until June 20 against the Angels.
Unlucky seven
With another multi-homer game from Ethier, it looks like Rafael Furcal's time in the No. 7 spot of the lineup will last a little longer.
Torre said as long as Ethier keeps hitting, something has to give at the top of the order. Furcal's inconsistent production had him bating seventh for the second time on the homestand.
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[h1]Getting to know top Dodger draftee Aaron Miller[/h1]
Always knowledgeable Dodger Thoughts commenter Nate Purcell shared these thoughts on the Dodgers' top pick in the 2009 draft, 21-year-old Baylor lefthanded pitcher Aaron Miller:
I liked him coming out of high school: very athletic and projectable with the arm. The problem was, he wanted to go to Baylor because he liked to hit (a conflict discussed in this Waco Tribune-Herald story by Brice Cherry). So basically, after he got to college, he didn't really focus on pitching.
That's why his numbers aren't very good. His (strikeout) rate clearly shows he has the stuff in him, but he's very inexperienced on the mound with a relatively fresh arm. This was a pure scouting pick for the Dodgers. I think the Dodgers believed that picking so late at 36th, they had to basically gamble a little bit to pick a player with high upside. I bet they really liked him coming out of high school in '06, and when he flashed a plus fastball and plus slider at times this spring, it was enough to take a chance and turn him into a pitcher, I guess.
Ken Gurnick of MLB.com adds the following background:
Miller is 6-foot-3, 205 pounds and a two-way prospect, but the Dodgers drafted him as a pitcher. He went 3-3 with a 5.12 ERA in 13 games, with 65 strikeouts in 51 innings. As a hitter, he batted .310 with 12 homers and 47 RBIs in 186 at-bats.
"Aaron is a physical athlete who has had a limited amount of time on the mound," said Logan White, assistant general manager of scouting. "With the help of our player development staff, we see a bright future for him as a left-handed pitcher in the Erik Bedard mold. He is a terrific competitor and a first-class person with great makeup. ... He's definitely a prospect as a position player, but we like him better as a pitcher."
White was with the Orioles when they drafted Bedard.
Miller was drafted in the 11th round as a hitter by the Colorado Rockies out of high school three years ago, but he wanted the college experience. He played the outfield his freshman year at Baylor and pitched in only eight games his sophomore season. He played in 13 games with Chatham of the Cape Cod League last summer, but his season was cut short after undergoing surgery on his right (non-throwing) shoulder.
"That was weird," he said of the injury. "It really pushed me to start throwing again and it steamrolled into the season. As the season went on, I thought I could do this for a living."
Miller, a friend of Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw from their Texas high-school days, worked out for the club at Dodger Stadium on Monday to seal the deal and indicated he will be a quick sign because he wants to "get innings under my belt." ...
Gurnick also has some quick notes on the Dodgers' next three picks:
The draft resumes Wednesday.
- Cal outfielder Blake (yes, another Blake) Smith, who put on an impressive power display at a Dodger Stadium workout Monday
- Kansas high school righty Garrett Gould, a first-round talent who will need big bucks to be lured away from Wichita State.
- Orange Coast College right-handed pitcher Brett Wallach, son of former third baseman and current Albuquerque manager Tim, and brother of Dodger minor leaguer Matt. Wallach "throws a hard sinker that White compared to Orel Hershiser's," Gurnick wrote.
Dodgers Stay in Family With Fourth Pick 
Logan White
By Tot Holmes
Pubisher
Posted Jun 9, 2009
The Dodgers completed the first round of he draft and Logan White surprised the field with their selection of Brett Wallach in fourth round. Brett is the son of former Dodger Tim Wallach (1993-96) and current AAA Albuquerque manager in the Dodgers system. He is also the brother of Great Lakes catcher Matt Wallach.
But lest you suspect nepotism, consider that Wallach was was named the 2009 Orange Empire Conference Player of the Year, as voted on by the conference coaches.
The Pirates finished the season 334-13 and won the California Junior College title.
OCC is a perennial Southern California JC power as well as a strong producer of Division I and professional talent. Pirate alums who have played in the bigs include Dan Quisenberry and Damon Berryhill.
This year's squad contains also contained Josh Berryhill (son of Damon).
Brett possesses a near-perfect frame for a pitcher; at 6-foot-3 he's lanky and very projectable. His fastball ranges from 88-89 mph, and his solid body promises more velocity in the future.
Wallach features a slurve with a late break. His changeup is his best pitch, showing remarkable drop while thrown with the same arm speed as his fastball.
He has a smooth delivery and most scouts feel he is a complete package. He combines a big league lineage, projectable frame, smooth delivery, and an excellent feel for three pitches.
Wallach hit .352 while playing in the infield and behind the bat, and also led the team on the mound with nine wins, 25 appearances, 102 strikeouts (in 96.2 innings) and was second in saves. He held opposing batters to a .211 average.
His 2009 statistics:RHP Garrett Gould #3Code:BattingYear ave gm ab r h 2b 3b hr bi sb 2009 .352 42 162 29 57 7 1 3 46 1-1 PitchingYear w-l era gm gs sv in h bb so2009 9-1 2.23 19 13 3 96.2 76 36 102
Gould was the Kansas 6-A pitcher of the year in 2008, when he broke big leaguer Nate Robertson's Maize High record with 95 strikeouts in 57 innings and many projected him as a first round pick.
In the quarterfinals of the World Wood Bat Association championship last October, he allowed just one hit and one walk while fanning 18 in eight shutout innings.
Gould has improved his fastball from 88-91 mph in 2008 to 91-94 mph and scouts agree that his best pitch is his curve, a sharp breaker that is delivered from a high three-quarters arm slot. He also perfecting a changeup.
Some scouts are divided about his mechanics, some worry about the effort and others rave about how he extends his 6-4, 200-pound frame to get good extension.
Gould was a quality quarterback in football and as a forward in basketball before deciding to consentrate on baseball as a senior.
He plays the outfield when he's not pitching and has enough righthanded power that Wichita State has invited him to play college ball.
OF/P Blake Smith Second Round Pick
Blake Smith, a Junior at Cal Berkley, was selected second by the Dodgers and #56 overall. Smith, who bats left and throws right, was drafted as an outfielder, but his effectiveness as a reliever might be considered. He was chosen to the Wallace Award Watch list as a potential player of the year candidate.
Over his first three years at Cal Berkley he compiled a .312 bating average with 28 homers and 111 runs batted in. On the mound he had a 4.63 average over 41 games, three of them starts and struck out 85 in 62.2 innings. He has an outstanding arm, throwing in the low 90s with a fastball and a curve, and is a talented left-handed hitter.
Smith was a Louisville Slugger second-team preseason All-American utility player in both Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball and was instrumental in the USA Baseball National (Collegiate) Team capturing the gold medal at the IV FISU World Collegiate Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic this past summer.
He helped Team USA to an undefeated 24-0 record and was the team's leading hitter with a .327 average (18-for-55) with five doubles, a triple, three home runs and 13 RBI in 20 games.
He was also one of the national team's top relievers, sporting a 1-0 record with a 0.00 ERA and two saves, striking out 11 batters with only three hits and three walks in 9.0 innings.
Smith was named Team USA's seventh best prospect in Baseball America...a multi-talented player who is a key contributor for the Bears, either at the plate, in the field or on the mound.
As a Junior at Cal Berkley batted .319 (67-for-210, team-leading .330 vs. Pac-10) with 14 doubles (10th in Pac-10), 10 home runs (10th in Pac-10) and 38 RBI. He threw two runners out at the plate from right field and was 0-1 with a 5.85 ERA and two saves in nine appearances and three starts.
Smith's career stats:#1 LHP Aaron MillerCode:Outfield/1bYear ave gm ab r h 2b 3b hr bi sb 2007 .320 51 178 31 57 12 1 6 30 32008 .296 54 199 36 59 11 1 2 43 62009 .319 53 210 43 67 14 0 10 38 3 Total .312 158 587 110 183 37 3 28 111 12 PitchingYear w-l era gm gs sv in h bb so2007 1-0 4.22 16 0 1 21.1 15 9 232008 3-0 3.80 16 0 0 21.1 20 11 362009 0-1 5.85 9 3 2 20.0 17 20 26Total 4-1 4.63 41 3 3 62.2 52 40 85
The Dodgers selected Baylor University Junior Aaron Miller, a 6-3, 200 pounder who bats and throws left-handed. The two-way player much like James Loney hit well (.350 with 11 homers and 43 RBIs in 46 games) and also moved back to the pitching mound in 2009 and impressed scouts. The Dodgers drafted him as a pitcher.
Miller hadn't pitched regularly since high school, but has repeatedly shown a 91-94 mph fastball and a nasty 82-83 mph slider. His command is spotty, since he has mainly been an outfielder during his college career, but the 6-foot-3, 200-pounder has the athleticism to improve with more experience.
He went 3-3 with a 5.48 ERA in 12 games, with 59 strikeouts in 48 innings.
Highly regarded as a pitching prospect coming out of high school he preferred to play the outfield his freshman year at Baylor and pitched in only eight games his sophomore season.
Vice president Logan White has taken a pitcher with his first pick in the previous six Drafts. The only position player he's taken first since he's run the Dodgers' Draft was Loney, a two-way high school star, in 2002.
As a Junior, he played in every game, hitting .310 with 12 home runs and 47 runs batted in with a .417 on-base percentage. He also appeared in 13 games on the mound, starting six of them and ha a 5.12 earned run average, striking out 65 in 59 innings and allowing only 49 hits.
Miller first emerged as a top pitching prospect when he threw 90-91 mph as a high school sophomore, but entering his senior year he was more highly regarded as a right fielder in the mold of Paul O'Neill. Miller didn't want to pitch as a freshman for Baylor and made just six mound appearances in 2008. He started in right field for the Bears when he's not pitching, and ranks second on the club in all three triple-crown stats at .354-11-43. But it's clear now that his future will be on the mound.
He attended Channelview [Texas] High School where he pitched and played first base and outfield. He led Channelview to first state tournament appearance in 2006 and earned all-tournament honors. He was named third-team All-America by Baseball America as a senior after hitting .581 with 14 home runs, 49 RBI, 11 doubles, two triples, 54 runs and 20 stolen bases.
As a freshman at Baylor, he started each of Baylor's first 39 games in right field before sustaining a broken right arm when hit by a pitch. Despite missing season's final 23 games, tied for third on team with 35 RBI, finished third on team in triples (4) and slugging percentage (.511) and hit .348 with runners on base. He was never held hitless in consecutive games all season.
As a Sophomore he continued to hit the ball hard and deep. He made 57 starts, 49 in right field. He hit .296 (62-for-210) with 12 home runs and 45 RBI, leading the team in home runs, doubles (1, extra-base hits (31), slugging percentage (.562), walks (34), on base percentage (.425) and times reached base (111). He played 13 games for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod League (wood bats) but surgery on right (non-throwing) shoulder cut summer season short.
Career honors include: •2009 Baylor Captain •2009 Wallace Award Watch List •2009 Baseball America No. 62 MLB Draft Prospect (college) •2008 First-Team ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District VI •2008 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Conference •2008 QTI Baylor Classic MVP •2006 MLB Draft Pick (Colorado Rockies, 11th round) •Five-time Big 12 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.
MLB Network broadcast the first round from its Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J., and those 32 selections also will be simulcast live on MLB.com. Beginning with the 33rd pick, up-to-the-minute, coverage shifted to MLB.com.
Teams completed the first three rounds on the first night and rounds 4-30, via conference call from MLB headquarters in New York start at noon today. Tomorrow, rounds 31-50 will be starting at 11:30 a.m
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who is that tall dude, not to metion ugly.
sorry if its a nter. lol
sorry if its a nter. lol
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Hasheem Thabeet from UConn.
Who knows, he might be an NTer.
Who knows, he might be an NTer.
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Anyone going tonight? I'll be there.
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At least he has some cash flow saved up
[h2]Dodgers Draft - Day One Recap[/h2]
by Eric Stephen on Jun 10, 2009 5:00 AM PDT in Draft
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Aaron Miller, via Baylor
View full size photo uploaded June 9, 2009
Here are some notes on the Dodgers' first four picks of the 2009 draft:
36) Aaron Miller, LHP (Baylor)
Rated as the 8th-best left-handed pitcher in the draft by Baseball America, Miller was a two-way player at Baylor. Said Dodger Assistant General Manager of Scouting Logan White:
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8th round pick. Interesting guy to keep an eye on
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/...2&content_id=4828053
8th round pick. Interesting guy to keep an eye on
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/...2&content_id=4828053
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He was drafted in the 24th round to the Royals
His "adviser" is pissed!!!
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that makes him tough? lol
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I think its more of a sign of those old school gritty type players.
Pierre, LF
Hudson, 2B
Ethier, RF
Loney, 1B
Blake, 3B
Martin, C
Furcal, SS
Kemp, CF
Kershaw, P
Wednesday, June 10, Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM ET
Clayton Kershaw, LHP (3-4, 4.26)
Chad Gaudin, RHP (2-4, 5.01)
Scouting Report:
DODGERS: Kershaw cruised through the first three innings against the Phillies, but then ran into trouble afterunsuccessfully trying to leg out a double in the bottom of the third. He allowed a run in the fourth after a double by Chase Utley and then was taken out inthe sixth inning when he allowed an RBI double to Raul Ibanez after allowing a single and a walk. In all, Kershaw allowed two runs on four hits over 5 1/3innings while striking out five and walking three. The left-hander is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA in five career starts against the Padres.
PADRES: Gaudin, coming off his best start with the Padres five days ago when he allowed one earned run with no walksin 6 1/3 innings, didn't display that kind of command against the D-backs on Friday. He walked four and allowed a home run in the second inning to ChrisYoung, a solo shot that sailed over the wall in center field. He wouldn't allow another run until the fifth inning, when the D-backs struck for four runs."I think I'm kind of crushing myself to make great pitches all of the time," Gaudin said. "With my last start in Colorado, I kind of tookthe approach to just put it in the strike zone and not worry about making the perfect pitch."
Pierre, LF
Hudson, 2B
Ethier, RF
Loney, 1B
Blake, 3B
Martin, C
Furcal, SS
Kemp, CF
Kershaw, P
Wednesday, June 10, Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM ET
Clayton Kershaw, LHP (3-4, 4.26)
Chad Gaudin, RHP (2-4, 5.01)
Scouting Report:
DODGERS: Kershaw cruised through the first three innings against the Phillies, but then ran into trouble afterunsuccessfully trying to leg out a double in the bottom of the third. He allowed a run in the fourth after a double by Chase Utley and then was taken out inthe sixth inning when he allowed an RBI double to Raul Ibanez after allowing a single and a walk. In all, Kershaw allowed two runs on four hits over 5 1/3innings while striking out five and walking three. The left-hander is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA in five career starts against the Padres.
PADRES: Gaudin, coming off his best start with the Padres five days ago when he allowed one earned run with no walksin 6 1/3 innings, didn't display that kind of command against the D-backs on Friday. He walked four and allowed a home run in the second inning to ChrisYoung, a solo shot that sailed over the wall in center field. He wouldn't allow another run until the fifth inning, when the D-backs struck for four runs."I think I'm kind of crushing myself to make great pitches all of the time," Gaudin said. "With my last start in Colorado, I kind of tookthe approach to just put it in the strike zone and not worry about making the perfect pitch."
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anybody going to any of the july 4th weekend games in SD?
