Saturday, April 23, 2005 |
Pickoff Moves
T-Shirts In Dodgerland
Because the game threads on Dodger Thoughts have become so profoundly long, it's nearly impossible to keep up anymore. For instance, I missed Eric Enders' deadline for his Ghame Over t-shirts (don't bother, the link's dead), but I did find this Team Depo shirt. A beauty. Drop a line to bigcpa@cox.net for details.Update: Here's a direct link to order. Enjoy.
Pythagoras, You're A Mean, Mean Man: Rockies 9, Dodgers 1
That son of a bitch left the Dodgers on the west coast along with all their luggage. The hell? This is Coors Friggin' Field, man! Balls come here to end up in the stands!This is also, unless I'm mistaken, Jeff Weaver's first time ever pitching at Coors.
I have no words. There's always tomorrow. And the Dodgers are still three and a half up over the division.
Update: From the Giants point of view I protesteth too much, I suppose:
Only one scenario seemed frightening to the Giants coming out of spring training, and it seems to be unfolding: The Dodgers are a bunch of high- fiving maniacs, and Barry Bonds can't play. Until recently, the general feeling surrounding Bonds' absence was "that's cool." In a division marked by mediocrity, none of the Giants' rivals figured to take a commanding lead. The Giants' classy veterans could keep things close until Bonds' return, setting up a second-half stretch drive with intriguing possibilities.Does team chemistry count for so much that Bradley's hitting is immaterial? Winning breeds chemistry. Learn it. Love it. Recap...this is a team riding high without the injured Eric Gagne. Based on career records, there would be nothing surprising about Bradley, Valentin, Jeff Kent and J.D. Drew staying hot, as a unit, over a long period of time. Cesar Izturis has developed into a dangerous leadoff man, and embattled manager Jim Tracy should finally be recognized as one of the National League's best.
The two most disturbing scenes for Giants fans to date: The animated, team-oriented Bradley leading celebrations in the Dodger dugout, and Bonds remaining eerily quiet about his surgically repaired knees. The last thing the Giants wanted was to feel pressure about getting Bonds back into the lineup. It may not be long before that pressure arrives.
Omen: A's 4, Angels 3
Let's get this straight: One day, Frankie's gonna blow his arm out. Until that day, he's pretty dominating; but not always, and when he starts off by giving up hits, he's like as not gonna go kablooie in a hurry. We've seen it time and time again: whenever his stuff isn't working, it really isn't working, and the A's took plain advantage. Yesterday's blown save wasn't a question of whether Frankie can get the job done; he clearly can. The question is whether he'll be able to do the job all the time.Eric Gagné he isn't.
Too bad, because Lackey finally got it together for once.
Too bad the bats didn't. Does anybody want to discuss the merits of having McPherson (.154), Figgins (.238), DaVanon (.205), and Finley (.175) all in the lineup as regulars?
A Team Of One
Does anybody else find it alarming that there is indeed a subdomain at mlb.com of barrybonds.mlb.com?
i'm blaming the late night travelling and weavy's inexperience against the rockies and in pitching at coors. it was indeed his first time. we'll make a game of it today, i'm sure.
-vishal
: 4/23/2005 11:01:00 AM
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