OFFICIAL 2009 DODGERS SEASON THREAD : Season Over. Congratulations Phillies.

[Los Angeles]

Originally Posted by In Yo Nostril

Originally Posted by bright nikes

Originally Posted by sinser13

Originally Posted by bright nikes

seeing seau is so random.

i wonder if he stayed for all 9 innings

I know he was gonna chill in the dugout.

probably went in there to show off his superbowl rings to all the players

#*+***! ring chaser, I bet him and Manny prolly had a roid-sesh.

 

[cincoseisdos]

 

[eyegiantjackpot]

the dude that ran ont he field was hilarious.. running like a man.

then next thing i see is security running down the stairs to the dodgers dugout.

didnt know it was fielder that ran down there! so funny.

fun stuff. tomorrow should be a good one.

 

[fuser86]

Went to the game tonight...awesome game and great atmosphere.

that dude that ran out onto the field caught me and my girl by complete surprise... dude has the quicks though, busted a little barry sanders move to get awayfrom one of the security guys.

The reaction Manny made after they caught the guy was priceless...kinda like wth, hey let's play ball guys and then laughing at the fact people chantinghis name right afterward.

Expecting something to go down though, Fielder should have expected it. Nobody gets a free pass especially if Manny gets plunked.

 

[Los Angeles]

• Manny Ramirez broke out of his slump, hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning and adding a two-run double one inning later
• Matt Kemp had four hits -- including a can of corn flyball that somehow landed in between Mike Cameron and Hernan Iribarren in left center field -- and five more runs batted in, including a towering homer to center in the eighth. It was the second five-RBI game in the last three days for Kemp, and the fifth of his career. Kemp on the season is hitting .323/.385/.508. That feels good just typing it.
• Andre Ethier added three hits and drove in two, to match the surging Kemp for the club lead with 69 RBI. Ethier is now hitting .275/.363/.510. It feels good just typing that as well.
• Mark Loretta, 0 for his last 15 at-bats as a pinch hitter, delivered with a two-run pinch single that helped break open the game during the seven-run sixth inning
• Hiroki Kuroda delivered a quality start, giving up three runs in six innings while striking out seven, for his first win in a month.
• Hong-Chih Kuo pitched another perfect inning tonight, striking out two in the process. Since being activated last week, Kuo memorably intentionally walked two batters and has retired the other 14 batters, including six by strikeout
• Russell Martin had three hits and two walks, and was on base all five times tonight, raising his OBP to .376

The Dodger offense of the last nine days or so reminds me of Barry Sanders. Sanders was an all-time great, but would occasionally be tackled for a loss. Still, at any given point, he was a threat to break loose for a long touchdown run. The first three games in St. Louis last week were the Dodgers dancing behind the line of scrimmage. They made some nice moves, getting a lot of hits, but were never able to put them together to score enough runs. The series in Atlanta represented a couple of sprints to the sideline, something like an 8-10 yard gain for a first down. Monday night against the Brewers, the Dodger offense was caught behind the line by Manny Parra, but was able to reverse field and nearly broke free until ultimately getting tripped up.

Well, tonight represented that one awesome long run that could break out at any time. Now, the Dodgers have scored 47 runs over their last nine games, a 5.22 per game average that belies their struggles early last week. The 17 runs scored by the Dodgers, nine against Brewer ace Yovani Gallardo, were the most scored by the Dodgers at home since May 1979. The opposing starter 30 years ago was Tom Seaver of the Reds, who was done after giving up seven runs in two innings.

Perhaps the only negative from tonight's game was the ugliness of beanbrawl in the ninth. Manny Ramirez was grazed by a pitch in the seventh by Chris Smith, and appeared to take offense. In the ninth inning, with Ramon Troncoso warming up in the bullpen with a 13-run lead, Guillermo Mota hit Prince Fielder in the thigh with a pitch. It was a clear purpose pitch, and everyone in the ballpark knew it, including home plate umpire Lance Barksdale, who immediately and rightfully ejected Mota.

Fielder was incensed after the game, and had to be restrained by teammates and security trying to enter the Dodger clubhouse, according to Brewer beat writer Adam McCalvy. My only advice to Fielder is to solve your issues on the field. You're better than that. If you have a problem, talk to your pitchers.

Son was MAAADDDD!

Toss this dude some Dodger dogs, Garlic Fries, 12 sodas, peanuts, cracker jacks and a whole bucket of ketchup and watch him fall asleep.

 

[cincoseisdos]

Well, to be honest pitchers have been getting away with it since hes come to LA so to say he shouldve expected to get plunked is kinda unfair to Prince.

 

[lb510]

How did you guys like Jim Tracy as manager? I cant believe he's 41-19 with the Rockies. Lol Mota is a piece of $+%+ anyway. I dont think Manny was hitintentionally and with the score the way it was there was really no need to hit Fielder.

 

[uclamike]

throw at the fat bums head tonight

 

[Los Angeles]

Originally Posted by LB510

I dont think Manny was hit intentionally and with the score the way it was there was really no need to hit Fielder.

You don't know what you're talking about.

Dodgers are sending a message for the post-season that they are gonna protect their guys. A couple games back Manny was hit by Homer Bailey on the hand, whichprobably led to his little slump, last season Manny gets plunked by a pitch and openly criticizes Dodger pitchers for not protecting him.

We know what we're playing for, come October when it counts, Manny knows the boys in BLUE got his back.

It goes further than "there was really no need to hit Fielder."

There would be an exception if Mota was head-hunting, but he hit that fatboy on his thigh that probably weighs 200lbs and felt like a fly was on his leg.

 

[Los Angeles]

[h1]Dodgers erupt -- and so does Milwaukee's Fielder[/h1]
Brewers star gets restrained from going into Dodgers' clubhouse after L.A. scores its most runs in home game since 1979.

By Doug Padilla, Special to the Daily News

Updated: 08/05/2009 12:30:55 AM PDT



Milwaukee manager Ken Macha, left, reacts as first baseman Prince Fielder (2 is escorted to first base after being hit by a pitch by Dodgers reliever Guillermo Mota during the ninth inning Tuesday. It led to the ejection of Mota. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)

The 17 runs the Dodgers scored Tuesday night were only the prelude to the excitement to come.

After Manny Ramirez was grazed by a pitch in the seventh inning and Juan Pierre was hit by one in the eighth, Milwaukee Brewers slugger Prince Fielder took one off the leg in the ninth from Guillermo Mota in a runaway game.

Mota was immediately ejected, with Fielder staring him down from the plate.

And after the Dodgers finished off a 17-4 victory, the most runs scored in a game at Dodger Stadium since 1979, it only got more interesting.

Immediately after the game, Fielder made his way to a door leading to the Dodgers clubhouse and tried to barge inside before he was held back by security and his own teammates, who were there to stop things from escalating.

Fielder fired off expletives as his teammates led him away.

In the Dodgers clubhouse, Russell Martin, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier all laughed at the gall of a player trying to enter another team's clubhouse to hunt down a player.

"Some people have different manners at their homes," Ethier said. "Some people don't have to knock. Some people just let themselves in. Who knows? Maybe that's the type of environment we seem to have over there."

Kemp and Ethier didn't seem comfortable admitting to the tit-for-tat that went on the field with players getting hit by pitches. Martin had no reservations about expressing himself.

"It's part of the game," Martin said. "Our premier hitter (Ramirez) gets hit and he's been hit around quite a bit this year. It's just kind of protection. That's all it is, it's part of the game. It's been a part of it since I first started playing.

"I understand he's frustrated, but I don't think you should take care of it after the game. It's the kind of thing where if you want to argue and yell at somebody, you do it during the game."

Martin seemed to indicate this is a different Dodgers team than the one that was puched around by the Philadelphia Philles in last year's National League Championship Series.

"We don't want the same scenario as in last year's playoffs where the Phillies tried to intimidate us by throwing at Manny and we didn't really retaliate," Martin said. "We don't want to be considered as a team that doesn't have our players' backs. It's about keeping the team unified and pulling the wagon altogether."

Fielder had calmed down moments later.

"He came inside. It just got away from him," he said of Mota's pitch. "It happens. That's baseball. He tried to come inside."

When asked about his postgame march to the other side, he deadpanned: "I don't remember that."

As for today's series finale, which is the last time the Dodgers and Brewers face each other all season, is a chance things could get interesting?

"I have no idea," Martin said. "I'm not Nostradamus so I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. We'll just have to wait and see. We're just trying to win ballgames. That's all we're doing."

Ramirez entered in a 10-game slump where he was batting .167 over that stretch, but he hit a home run in the fifth inning and had a two-run double in the sixth. It was the first home run and run driven in for Ramirez since a grand slam July 22, one day after he was hit on the hand by a pitch.

Matt Kemp tied career highs with five RBI and four hits. He was asked about Mota stepping up and offering protection by hitting Fielder.

"I don't happened, maybe the ball slipped," Kemp said, unable to hold back a chuckle.

The 17 runs were the most by the Dodgers at home since May 25, 1979 against the Cincinnati Reds.

And they came on a night when manager Joe Torre canceled batting practice after the team arrived home from their recent road trip in the early morning hours Monday and were dragging through a game later that night.

"I just hope it loosens up the batters," Torre said. "We have a long stretch of games here and you have to go through some bad ones. Manny was struggling and hopefully he broke out if it."

After pitching well in his last three starts and getting all no-decisions, Hiroki Kuroda (4-5) walked away with an easy victory. He gave up three runs on nine hits over six innings.
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[sinser13]

it should be a crazy game today.

 

[sinser13]

Originally Posted by bright nikes

Originally Posted by LB510

I dont think Manny was hit intentionally and with the score the way it was there was really no need to hit Fielder.

You don't know what you're talking about.

Dodgers are sending a message for the post-season that they are gonna protect their guys. A couple games back Manny was hit by Homer Bailey on the hand, which probably led to his little slump, last season Manny gets plunked by a pitch and openly criticizes Dodger pitchers for not protecting him.

We know what we're playing for, come October when it counts, Manny knows the boys in BLUE got his back.

It goes further than "there was really no need to hit Fielder."

There would be an exception if Mota was head-hunting, but he hit that fatboy on his thigh that probably weighs 200lbs and felt like a fly was on his leg.

russell martin said the same thing about protecting manny.

 

[dontsteponmyshoes]

wow Ive never heard of this dude Mota but Piazza had dude back peddlin like a mug back in 03 (they just showed the clips on espn) dude def didnt want it withPrince

 

[sinser13]

Originally Posted by DontStepOnMyShoes

wow Ive never heard of this dude Mota but Piazza had dude back peddlin like a mug back in 03 (they just showed the clips on espn) dude def didnt want it with Prince

mets had dude running for his life.

 

[frenchblue23]

Last game of the series and season against these two, potential brawl?

With Schmidt's fastball velocity, I'm sure the batters will see that thing coming, and have time to avoid getting hit

 

[mr jordan04]

I'm glad mota did that. It took them long enough. It seems manny has been plunked/almost plunked a few times within the last couple weeks and nothing hashappened with dodger pitchers. I'm sure most of those aren't intentional but you have got to send a message that your guys (especially your"superstar") can't get hit on a regular occurance and expect nothing to happen. Mark Texeira said he hated playing with Vicente Padilla cuz hewould always get plunked because of him hitting players on the other team. As long as you're not going for the head, you hit 1 of my marquee guys, ill hit1 of yours

 

[Los Angeles]

have you guys seen the vid?

Lookin like one of those beefs back in high school Edit:

 

[in yo nostril]

whos goin tonight?

 

[cincoseisdos]

ill be there

heading home from Riverside rightnow

 

[Los Angeles]

If you're taking the 60w, exit Azusa and stop by Taco Del Rio.

Get yourself like 4 special asada tacos or a burrito, its organic.

 

[in yo nostril]

lets meet up and drink wheatgrass in the parking lot

 

[Los Angeles]

 

[cincoseisdos]

ill bring the orange wedges

 

[Los Angeles]

Dodgers Lineup
Furcal SS
Pierre LF
Ethier RF
Blake 3B
Loney 1B
Kemp CF
Martin C
Hudson 2B
Schmidt P

 

[in yo nostril]

ill be in the infield reserve eating my subway sandwich.