Like West Hollywood
I don't usually toot my own horn, but I went out on a limb a few days ago with this one, so I was glad to see it come true:
"Kuroda owns the Phils. Jamie Moyer will be lit up like West Hollywood by the third inning.
Posted by: SaMo | October 10, 2008 at 09:48 PM"
In the same vein, I'm going to make an even bolder prediction: The Dodgers will hand Brad Lidge his first blown save of the year. Could be tonight, could be tomorrow night, or could be in a deciding Game 7.
Joe-Torre-managed teams have a habit of blowing up other teams' closers. Look at Mark Wohlers in Atlanta, Trevor Hoffman in San Diego, and the collection of losers in the Mets bullpen in 2000. Of course, Torre had Mariano Rivera in those days as his own unimpeachable closer. Broxton has a ways to go before he's in that stratosphere.
Still, I've long thought that Phil Garner did irreparable damage to Lidge by not bringing him in the night after he gave up that homer to Pujols in the 2005 NLCS. Your closer blows a save and a game, and you don’t bring him back to be on the mound when your team celebrates victory? No, Garner brought in Dan Wheeler, and Lidge was never the same again. Talk about a confidence booster.
As for the beanball wars, somebody—Manny, Plaschke, whoever—had better give Bills a dose of confidence and quick. The Dodgers need Bills to pitch well if they’re going to win this thing, and hanging him out to dry for his supposed lack of guts isn’t going to help. All of this posturing about protecting your own guys is a bunch of crap. Jamie Moyer doesn’t throw hard enough to hurt anyone with a pitch. The Dodgers have momentum on their side now. They can only screw it up by starting another beanball war.
AK: You talked about Nomar scooping up a hot grounder by Shane Utley. Is that the guy who hits between Shane Victorino and Chase Utley? :-)
"Kuroda owns the Phils. Jamie Moyer will be lit up like West Hollywood by the third inning.
Posted by: SaMo | October 10, 2008 at 09:48 PM"
In the same vein, I'm going to make an even bolder prediction: The Dodgers will hand Brad Lidge his first blown save of the year. Could be tonight, could be tomorrow night, or could be in a deciding Game 7.
Joe-Torre-managed teams have a habit of blowing up other teams' closers. Look at Mark Wohlers in Atlanta, Trevor Hoffman in San Diego, and the collection of losers in the Mets bullpen in 2000. Of course, Torre had Mariano Rivera in those days as his own unimpeachable closer. Broxton has a ways to go before he's in that stratosphere.
Still, I've long thought that Phil Garner did irreparable damage to Lidge by not bringing him in the night after he gave up that homer to Pujols in the 2005 NLCS. Your closer blows a save and a game, and you don’t bring him back to be on the mound when your team celebrates victory? No, Garner brought in Dan Wheeler, and Lidge was never the same again. Talk about a confidence booster.
As for the beanball wars, somebody—Manny, Plaschke, whoever—had better give Bills a dose of confidence and quick. The Dodgers need Bills to pitch well if they’re going to win this thing, and hanging him out to dry for his supposed lack of guts isn’t going to help. All of this posturing about protecting your own guys is a bunch of crap. Jamie Moyer doesn’t throw hard enough to hurt anyone with a pitch. The Dodgers have momentum on their side now. They can only screw it up by starting another beanball war.
AK: You talked about Nomar scooping up a hot grounder by Shane Utley. Is that the guy who hits between Shane Victorino and Chase Utley? :-)
posted by John Rosenthal @ 9:36 AM
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