PADRES' OPPONENT RECORD WITHOUT MANNY: 18-12
Chad Billingsley (7-3, 2.59) vs. Chris Young (4-4, 4.46).
COMMENTS: Magic or Padres? Padres or Magic? Fans of Orlando and San Diego sports teams are going to have a difficult time deciding what to watch tonight. The unpredictable Padres are coming off a four-game split with the Diamondbacks, while the Magic are involved in some sort of roundball-related fisticuffs with the hoops outfit originally hailing from Minneapolis.
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Seven of the first ten draft picks are pitchers.
Tim Floyd resigns
The dbacks just took aj pollock OF from notre dame with the pick they got from the o dog deal.
There are probably several USC basketball players wondering if it's too late to declare eligability for the draft.
"Pollock is one of the better college hitters available in this Draft class, with a great approach and the ability to make consistent contact. He won't hit for a ton of power, but has some extra-base ability. His above-average speed helps him on offense and in the field, though he is still learning to play the outfield. He's the type who makes everything look effortless and with his hitting ability, could be the kind of college bat that moves quickly through the Minors."
Very young Upton brothers wearing Dodgers gear (a promo during the MLB broadcast of the draft)
I really like the White Sox pick on this draft.
They're only at #28. The Dodger game will have started by the time they get to the Dodgers' pick.
Liked the #28 pick too. The Red Sox picked a high school outfielder who can bunt and is fast.
Selig has terrible posture.
Pick #32, the Dodgers are close.
Compensation picks round will start in 15 minutes.
Including the first round and the supplemental picks, the Angels have 5 total picks. Wow.
That's what happens when Mark Teixeira, Jon Garland, and K-Rod don't resign.
Just one catcher in the draft which i find very interesting. However, reading his scouting report, in his weakness traits is listed: "Some may ask how a Miami-area catcher got out of Florida
what does it mean?
We're on the clock!
The Dodgers select: Aaron Miller, LHP
SoSG Sax will be at the game tonight!
See you in Five years miller, maybe.
Have fun, Sax!
Aaron Miller is also an outfielder, possibly he'll be one in the professional level.
"A two-way player at Baylor, it seems likely that Miller's future lies in the outfield. He's got a great swing from the left side, with excellent pitch recognition -- his main problem is he's too selective at times -- and he should hit for some power at the next level. He's a decent runner and has a strong arm, making it easy to see him patrolling right field in a big league ballpark one day. In a Draft class lacking impact college bats, Miller shouldn't have any problem generating interest."
it says that he is a OF, orel. am i looking at the wrong guy?
For somewhat reason, Miller makes me remember about King James.
Lakers up 8-2 with 9:00 left.
"Also a pitcher, Miller has a right fielder's arm."
thanks, orel
I just drove by an electric billboard with the updated Lakers score (8-6). Wow.
bynums looking pretty good early.
i think the magic will take this one.
Magic up 1.
Were. Kobe sinks one.
Baseball Analysts, on Aaron Miller:
"AARON MILLER, LHP/OF, BAYLOR
Baylor was supposed to have one of college baseball’s best rotations, and instead it has been the biggest disappointment. Kendal Volz, a projected early first-rounder when the season opened, has seen his stuff regress. A pair of possible second-rounders, Shawn Tolleson (elbow issues) and Craig Fritsch (command woes and a lack of mental toughness), fared even worse, and the trio combined for just eight wins this season. Though he faded down the stretch, Miller was the Bears’ best pitcher for much of the spring and pitched himself into the top two rounds in the process. Though he hadn’t pitched regularly since high school, Miller repeatedly showed a 91-94 mph fastball and a nasty 82-83 mph slider. His command is spotty, but the 6-foot-3, 200-pounder has the athleticism to improve with more experience. Miller first emerged as a top pitching prospect when he threw 90-91 mph as a high school sophomore, but by 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 still started in right field for the Bears when he wasn’t pitching, and hit .310 while rankings second on the club with 12 homers and 47 RBIs. But it’s clear now that his future will be on the mound."
Keith Law, on Miller:
"Miller wasn’t on many radar screens coming into the spring because he was behind bigger names on the Baylor pitching staff and because surgery on his nonthrowing shoulder cut his Cape Cod League season short in 2008. He’s a two-pitch reliever who was pressed into starting duty when Baylor’s vaunted starting staff of Kendal Volz, Shawn Tolleson and Craig Fritsch fell down and went boom. Miller’s fastball is solid-to-average at 88-92 mph with hard, boring action in toward right-handed hitters, and he has a sharp, long-breaking slider with pretty good tilt at 81-83 mph that looks as though it should wipe out left-handed hitters. He drifts off the rubber early but otherwise has a clean delivery, and his arm action isn’t too long. He doesn’t have great physical projection and may not have the velocity to work as a starter in pro ball. But as a two-pitch reliever with a good breaking ball, he’s a good third-round value."
so there taking him as a pitcher right? this isnt a james loney situation.
i think this is the longest bynum has played a first Q all post season.
i think its about time to start guarding Alston.
I'd call this a good beginning since they're on the road.
Lakers and Magic trading punches.
Penguins 1, Red Wings 0, 2nd period
gasol in a bit of foul trouble.
OH SHIT KOBE!!!!
Kobe says block this! Chance for a four-point play.
mbenga sighting!
Turk to My Lou travels.
A little strong on the last one, but an otherwise good first quarter.
I hate when Vujacic, Walton and Farmar are on the floor together
Walton & Farmer contributing!
I just saw todays lineup. Kemp 8th again?
the bench is looking good tonight.
crap, cant let howard dunk the ball like that.
If the defense could pick up, the Lakers would be winning big.
the magic are shooting 76% and down! Wow, thats gotta be a good sign, that percentage cant stay that high all night.
People can't say all the calls go the Lakers' way after this game.
Dodgers' second pick: Garrett Gould, RHP (Maize High School, KS)
can the magic stay this hot all game?
the Goulden Child?
man, they are calling this game pretty weird.
Orel, you rock at transcribing from the TV
That Gould kid is very athletic, he just got around from high school and already stands at 6'4. However, the scouting report say he has some problems with his mechanics and delivery, he could be injury prone.
Thanks, Karina! But those are cut-and-pastes from True Blue LA.
the lakers have to start defending the three
what a defensive battle.
This defense has become awful all of a sudden.
I thought about you guys this morning, watching SportsCenter. They were running a story about the Lakers and the Dodgers, saying there's a great chance LA will be home for the baseball and basketball champions (last time was 1988!). They interviewed some latin fans and they spoke with such enthusiasm about both teams, i couldn't help to think on this crew.
I guess i have a problem, everytime i hear someone saying the Dodgers are World Series contenders, i get giddy.
Consecutive singles for the Padres.
Martin nails Gwynn trying to steal third.
down five at the half with the magic shooting 70%+. All that on the road, i would say that aint bad.
PS WTF happened to bills.
"I guess i have a problem, everytime i hear someone saying the Dodgers are World Series contenders, i get giddy."
Me too! But I quickly switch back to cynical thoughts.
If the defense can show up in the secondhalf, the Lakers have a pretty good chance of winning.
the lakers are usually good for at least a quarter of solid defense.
WP advances runners to 2nd & 3rd, 1 out.
just put him on.
Bills K's Gonzalez!
MLB Gameday is not working for me at all.
or do that.
That was a clutch K.
here comes kosmonaut
crap
Martin is absolutely dominating the running game this year. Other than the Philly game, he is over 40%
Kouz bloop. 2-0 Padres. Wonderful.
well, lets hope that rest day has helped the bats.
whats up with bills?
That WP hurt.
Damn Bills. I hope you got this out of your system.
That wasn't a bad pitch, it was 94 and on this inside corner. Eisenreichmonof just fought it off.
did not expect to see this as i tune in a little late
That was a gift strike three.
Well thank goodness that ended.
Orel - It was borderline.
Bills with 25 pitches in the first.
could of been worse. lets get it back.
BTW, why the hell is Matt Kemp batting behind Furcal? The only justification I can see is Torre doing the double cleanup thing with him, since Martin almost certainly is on base at least once in this game. Still, Kemp should be hitting third, not 8th.
not a great way to start it off.
Wow. Young has nothing on his heater tonight, though it is dancing. The Dodgers really need to just hold back and wait to wail on something.
Andre gets one back!
another solo shot, ill take it.
Now let's try that with men on base!
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
i read manny's statement today. after not speaking for 3 weeks the best he could come up with was the mcguire defense? i mean it makes sense i guess, considering that worked so while for big mac...
Ethier lighting it up!
100!
andre the giant single-handedly cut the lead in half
Young got jobbed on that first pitch. Seems like the ump has a high K zone.
Dodgers pick Brett Wallach, RHP
Ethier is slowly returning to form.
Brett any relation to Tim?
MLSF - Slowly? He has a 1.342 OPS in the last 9 days.
I don't know, Alireza. I do know a Carlos Beltran's cousin was drafted.
This Wallach kid is from california, maybe he's related to Tim Wallach.
10 pitch inning is a good thing.
Lakers within 3.
I really wonder if Young is healthy. His velocity is down significantly.
Tony Gwynn's son is so...slim.
cant let the magic get energy plays like that.
I would love to see Russ tee one up here to get off the schneid. That, or rip apart the Rangers in Arlington later this week.
Stanley Cup Finals Game 7 Friday1
Orel - Tony was much slimmer when he was younger.
kobe struggling from the line, thats gonna kill us.
SF 2, ARI 4, top 4
Question - Does Raffy steal 2B and 3B?
man, these calls are out of wack, letting contact go on one end, ticky tacks on the other.
Kobe called for his third on a ticky-tack elbow.
Nic - The refs always call the Lakers tight. BTW, weird that Lamar only has one board.
Kemp ties it up! Nice to respond so early!
orlando still at 71% damn.
And we get Bills out of the way.
Well. Raffy answered my question. 2B and 3B on one play. Young is so bad at holding runners that he can't even pull off a pitchout.
How crushing would it be if the Lakers could win despite the Magic's hot shooting.
Damn Matt, that might have been outside Vladimir Guerrero's strike zone.
How many titles do the Celtics have?
if the magic lose tonight, its probably a sweep, at the very least it wouldnt come back to LA
Is Trevor getting throws? I am not at home to see it.
17
Does someone remember a game, last season, where the Dodgers stole 5 or 6 bases off Young? i think Pierre stole 3 bases or something like that.
Orel - 17
Magic by 5.
Odom's cold.
i think its gonna be really hard for the magic to lose this one.
Karina - The Rockies stole 8 off Young, including 5 by Dexter Fowler.
i was wondering when he would revert to bad lamar.
Odom is playing like crap. That isn't good for the Lakers.
man that was all ball.
Line drive to left-center by Tony Gwynn.
Yep, sounds pretty familiar.
man, kobe is fake everyone into fouling the jumper.
the magic are starting to pull away
Seriously, what is the deal with Bills?
odom has 4 fouls
Lakers only down 4.
is he hurt? thats the last thing we need.
at least the magic seem to be cooling down a bit.
another chance for gonzo with two runners on.
Phew. Gonzalez almost put the Padres up by two again.
You don't run on Beast Mode!
Magic heating up again. Up by 8.
magic up by 8
im already anticipating the lakers getting reamed by pundits for the magics high shooting percentage.
smart play by farmar, gets the weak foul to go to the line.
Game still looks very stealable for the Lakers.
the lakers are fighting tonight
lead back to 6
its gonna be a close game, but its still the magic's game to lose.
Lakers down by 6 going into the fourth.
Are you kidding? Another Ethier HR?
ok. I think Andre Ethier's slump is over.
Loney damn near clocked that one out.
if only we could get some guys on base in front of him.
Nic - Martin and Pierre should be 1 and 2 right now.
This Laker game is really frustrating me.
MLSF- im just glad they are still in it, the magic should be blowing them out right now.
Well, the break didn't cool the Magic off any.
Turkoglu laughs at the Lakers' double-team.
Lamar is heating up.
lakers still hanging in there.
J steve, are you here at the game?
although the lakers are going to have to get some stops if they want to win.
Is it the defense? The Magic look unstoppable. The Lakers just need to be unstoppabler.
Did Hundley really try to steal third?
Magic pulling away.
why is Kobe still out? they are keeping it close but come on.
hey we finally got an out of bounds call.
And it was wrong!
Russ picked off somehow after an infield single - not so sure about that call
Lakers only down by 5 with 6:17 left!
figures, the only one that doesnt actually belong to us, we get.
Orel, Hundley thought about going to third after a ball got away from Russ. He stopped and Russ threw behind him and they nailed him after he finally decided to go to third
The Lakers down by 5. I'm sure they're alive, but why?
Thanks, FB.
Move over Rover, let Kobe take over.
don't walk the pitcher please
Finally, a moving-screen call.
i said 'please'!
Lakers within 3.
Down to three
stupid Lakers - gotta rebound that ball
And Dwight goes to the line.
Maybe Bills couldn't hit Young's tiny strike zone.
i didnt mean stupid, Lakers fans. i was just mad at that play
Fish with the three!
within 2
fish with the big 3
Young's bat was covering that tiny zone well
dammit Bills - throw strikes. let these bums make the outs for you
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