Up 4 runs in the 9th at home, against the NY Yankees, things couldn't have gone worse for the Dodgers. First mistake, manager Joe Torre bring in closer Jonathan Broxton to pitch in a non-save situation, with the Dodgers up 4. Second mistake, Broxton just pitched a 4 out inning the night before. Third mistake, after the Yanks score 3 and have runners on first and third, ground ball is hit to 1B James Loney. Instead of Loney throwing straight to home, he runs to first then throws to home to get the inningn ending double play. The throw is late, the run scores, the game is tied. 4th mistake, reliever George Sherrill throws a ham down the middle to second baseman Robinson Cano who sends it to the bleachers. By the way, did I tell you that Robinson Cano is leading the league in batting avg., hitting .359. If you think it's just 1 game, think again. This is why the Yankees are the Yankees. This is why the Dodgers are never favored to win the World Series. I think Torre made a couple of emotional decision that cost his team the game. Tough break(S) for the Dodgers, not acceptable for Los Angeles.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
DODGERS BLOW ONE FOR THE AGES
Up 4 runs in the 9th at home, against the NY Yankees, things couldn't have gone worse for the Dodgers. First mistake, manager Joe Torre bring in closer Jonathan Broxton to pitch in a non-save situation, with the Dodgers up 4. Second mistake, Broxton just pitched a 4 out inning the night before. Third mistake, after the Yanks score 3 and have runners on first and third, ground ball is hit to 1B James Loney. Instead of Loney throwing straight to home, he runs to first then throws to home to get the inningn ending double play. The throw is late, the run scores, the game is tied. 4th mistake, reliever George Sherrill throws a ham down the middle to second baseman Robinson Cano who sends it to the bleachers. By the way, did I tell you that Robinson Cano is leading the league in batting avg., hitting .359. If you think it's just 1 game, think again. This is why the Yankees are the Yankees. This is why the Dodgers are never favored to win the World Series. I think Torre made a couple of emotional decision that cost his team the game. Tough break(S) for the Dodgers, not acceptable for Los Angeles.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Carlos Zambrano Loses It, AGAIN!
Giving up 4 runs in the first inning to the Chicago White Sox, Carlos Zambrano turned the blame to Derek Lee. Of course, why take responsibility when you can throw it on someone else? How many times has this guy flipped his lid? 5 years, $91 million contract sure sounds like a great decision right now. Now he's suspended indefinitely. The Cubs always seem to be running in place. They're 8 1/2 games out of first place. They have 1 guy batting over .300, and he's 32 years old (Marlon Byrd). Alfonso Soriano had been a bust ever since they acquired him. He hasn't hit over .300 for the season since he left the Yankees. Their pitching, well, it's suspect at best. I'll give it to Carlos Silva, he's the only pitcher that has more wins than losses. Remember all the hype around the Kerry Wood and Mark Pryor 1-2 punch. Hype. I hate to say it but look what happened to the Rays when they got rid of "sweet" Lou Pineilla. I just don't understand how you can have the 3rd highest payroll in the league behind the Yankees and Red Sox and suck this bad? Blame it on management, blame it on the players they signed. At least I'm not a Chicagoan. It's a shame though, that this b.s. is happening at Wrigley.
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