Opposition notes

[Mays-Fan]

Nolan Arenado of Colorado Rockies leaves game with fractured left middle finger - ESPN

Rox's Arenado fractures finger on left hand, will be out "some time". Well done video at the link.

ATLANTA -- Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado left Friday night's game against the Braves after fracturing his left middle finger on a head-first slide into second base.

Scott Cunningham/Getty ImagesNolan Arenado's fractured left middle finger was the result of a head-first slide at second base.
Arenado led off the second inning with a double to left field. His slide beat shortstop Andrelton Simmons' tag, a play that stood following a review that lasted 3 minutes, 48 seconds.

Arenado grabbed his hand following the slide but remained in the game to score from third on Jordan Pacheco's groundout. Charlie Culberson replaced Arenado at third base in the bottom of the inning.

Rockies manager Walt Weiss said he doesn't know if Arenado will need surgery on the finger, but it's likely that he will require a trip to the disabled list. Shortly after the injury, infielder Josh Rutledge was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs.

"He'll miss some time," Weiss said. "It's tough news for our club. He's off to a great start and a hell of a player."

 

[Mays-Fan]

TV impasse still plagues Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers still unable to be seen by 63 percent of TV market - ESPN Los Angeles

The Dodgers lead the major leagues in attendance, with an average of 46,194 tickets sold for 22 home games, but an average of just 43,000 households are watching their games on TWC, according to Nielsen ratings, a drop of nearly 72 percent from last season, when games were carried by a Fox-owned station.

 

[Mays-Fan]

Carl Crawford, LF, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB Baseball - CBSSports.com

May 28, 2014 2:02 am
Carl Crawford: 'They're going to put me on the DL'
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com

Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford was in a boot and on crutches after suffering an ankle injury Tuesday against the Reds, and the injury is expected to cost him substantial time.

"My leg just slipped and it swelled up real quick," he told the team's official website. "They're going to put me on the DL. I think it's going to take a while."

Crawford suffered the injury late in the game, but X-rays came back negative. Despite that, it is serious enough that it will cost him at least two weeks of action while he recovers.

 

[Mays-Fan]

Colorado Rockies | MLB Baseball at CBSSports.com

May 27, 2014 10:41 pm
Carlos Gonzalez leaves with calf injury
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com

Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez was forced to leave Tuesday's game against the Phillies in the second inning, due to a right calf contusion.

Gonzalez fouled a ball off his calf during his first at-bat, and was removed from the game in the second inning. The extent of the injury is not yet known, which also goes for his status for the series finale Wednesday.

 

[tzill]

Carl Crawford, LF, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB Baseball - CBSSports.com

May 28, 2014 2:02 am
Carl Crawford: 'They're going to put me on the DL'
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com

Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford was in a boot and on crutches after suffering an ankle injury Tuesday against the Reds, and the injury is expected to cost him substantial time.

"My leg just slipped and it swelled up real quick," he told the team's official website. "They're going to put me on the DL. I think it's going to take a while."

Crawford suffered the injury late in the game, but X-rays came back negative. Despite that, it is serious enough that it will cost him at least two weeks of action while he recovers.

Crawford said he's going on the DL. Must be nice to have a $21MM reserve OF on the bench....

 

[ColinCoby]

I love Schadenfreude threads.

 

[Mays-Fan]

I love Schadenfreude threads.

It certainly just wouldn't do to have a thread about, say, the opposition's pitcher throwing a no-hitter or their SS leading the All-Star voting.

Just wouldn't do at all.

 

[MarcoPolo]

Crawford said he's going on the DL. Must be nice to have a $21MM reserve OF on the bench....

Must be nice to have the money to not about stuff like that - at all.

 

[msgkings322]

Must be nice to have the money to not about stuff like that - at all.

Agreed, but it's nicer to have 2 recent WS wins and be in the hunt for more...

 

[tzill]

Agreed, but it's nicer to have 2 recent WS wins and be in the hunt for more...

And the BRIB....

 

[msgkings322]

And the BRIB....

Best ? In Baseball...

Best rings? ribs? rally hats? Honestly can't figure this acronym out.

 

[tzill]

Best ? In Baseball...

Best rings? ribs? rally hats? Honestly can't figure this acronym out.

Record

 

[tzill]

Chris Withrow of Los Angeles Dodger needs Tommy John surgery - ESPN Los Angeles

 

[calsnowskier]

Chris Withrow of Los Angeles Dodger needs Tommy John surgery - ESPN Los Angeles

Holy shit!

It seems all the big young arms are going down this year. I am glad to see the talent level on the doggies take a hit, but I hate to see ANOTHER young stud go down. This is a serious problem that the league needs to find an answer to.

 

[Mays-Fan]

Colorado Rockies | MLB Baseball at CBSSports.com

May 27, 2014 10:41 pm
Carlos Gonzalez leaves with calf injury
by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com

Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez was forced to leave Tuesday's game against the Phillies in the second inning, due to a right calf contusion.

Gonzalez fouled a ball off his calf during his first at-bat, and was removed from the game in the second inning. The extent of the injury is not yet known, which also goes for his status for the series finale Wednesday.

May 30, 2014 2:51 pm
Carlos Gonzalez returns to action Friday
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com

Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez returned to the starting lineup Friday.

Gonzalez missed the past couple games due to a calf injury, though he was able to pinch hit Wednesday. Gonzalez is slated to start in left and hit fourth. In 183 at-bats, Gonzalez is hitting .262/.313/.454.

 

[msgkings322]

Aaaaand the finger pointing has begun in SoCal

Don Mattingly blames Los Angeles Dodgers' lack of cohesion - ESPN Los Angeles

 

[SFGRTB]

Aaaaand the finger pointing has begun in SoCal

Don Mattingly blames Los Angeles Dodgers' lack of cohesion - ESPN Los Angeles

Every year Mattingly points the finger at the players, management says they're going to get rid of him, ends up coming back, and proceeded to point more fingers.

A-Gon has also been quoted saying he thinks guys aren't trying, besides him of course.

 

[msgkings322]

Every year Mattingly points the finger at the players, management says they're going to get rid of him, ends up coming back, and proceeded to point more fingers.

A-Gon has also been quoted saying he thinks guys aren't trying, besides him of course.

Well let's hope they don't repeat last year, after Mattingly called them out they went 42-8

Their pitching is too good, they will make a run and be in it. When the season started I figured the division was all theirs...but we can hang with them for sure. Even though we won't win 104, and they will pick up the pace. I'm now guessing whoever wins the NLW will win it by less than 5 games.

 

[calsnowskier]

Mattingly is a buffoon. That is a given.

However, remember where a good portion of these guys came from... Boston. And why were all these guys available? Because they were all cancers in the clubhouse.

Not. Surprised.

 

[calsnowskier]

Well let's hope they don't repeat last year, after Mattingly called them out they went 42-8

Their pitching is too good, they will make a run and be in it. When the season started I figured the division was all theirs...but we can hang with them for sure. Even though we won't win 104, and they will pick up the pace. I'm now guessing whoever wins the NLW will win it by less than 5 games.

Team chemistry is SUPER important. 2010 and 2012 both showed that.

We are currently up by 7.5, and the doggies are losing 2-0 in the forth. I can agree that we will slow down from our pace, and they MAY pick up from theirs. But for the division to be won by < 5 games, that would mean that you expect them to be better than us for the remainder of the season, and I just don't see that.