Comments on: The Dodgers will score another run this year. Probably.

By: mrfloydpink

mrfloydpink — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:55:07 +0000

Wow, these guys make the 1988 Dodgers look like a team full of Barry Bondses.

By: SmackSaw

SmackSaw — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:53:09 +0000

Misfits and has beens. The Dodgers are a collection of utility players. Kemp, Eithier and Kershaw are the only certifiable major leaguers. Bellisario and Jansen are coming along. McCourt really did a lot of damage. Kasten has his work cut out of him.

By: theawesomersfranchise

theawesomersfranchise — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:56:29 +0000

The Dodgers are a little league team right?

By: randygnyc

randygnyc — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:50:40 +0000

The dodgers were playing over their heads and pitching out of their minds. They’re coming back down to earth. Their decent was only fast tracked with the loss of kemp and ethier. It was inevitable.

By: mattyflex

mattyflex — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:43:06 +0000

Thanks for looking into that, I really appreciate it. I’m going to throw some more stats out there. It’s just for fun.

That 2004 Royals team consisted of:
Jose Bautista, who was paid $300,000 that season for 25 at-bats
Carlos Beltran, who hit .278 for $9,000,000
Matt Stairs, who struck out 92 times ($1,000,000 salary)
Mike Sweeney was paid $11,000,000 to hit .287 and 22 HR
John Buck made $300,000 in his rookie season hitting .235 and 12 HR
Zack Greinke, who was paid $300,000 to go 8-11 with a 3.97 ERA
Jeremy Affeldt who was paid $350,000 to go 3-4 as a starter, and end up with 13 saves.
DJ Carrasco, currently making $1,200,000 with the mets was paid $320,000

By: sdelmonte

sdelmonte — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:21:24 +0000

I would say the Mets couldn’t pick a better time to play LA. But I thought that about the Cubs, too.

By: Francisco (FC)

Francisco (FC) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:04:39 +0000

I was going to say the Phillies but I was beaten to the punch. It was an odd series to say the least. The Phillies were on their hot-cold offensive mood swings at the time.

By: Matthew Pouliot

Matthew Pouliot — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:58:40 +0000

In all, it’s happened six times since 2000. Besides the 2012 Dodgers and 2010 Phillies, the teams were:

2004 Expos (by the Marlins)
2004 Royals (by the Twins)
2007 Braves (by the Red Sox and Tigers)
2007 Dodgers (by the Diamondbacks and Reds)

By: Matthew Pouliot

Matthew Pouliot — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:56:39 +0000

The Phillies, oddly enough. Mets shut them out three straight, May 25-27.

By: mrjavascript

mrjavascript — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:54:34 +0000

my money’s on the Seattle Mariners

By: mattyflex

mattyflex — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:53:00 +0000

Who was the team with three consecutive scoreless games in 2010?

By: Rick Chandler

Rick Chandler — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:51:27 +0000

Ha … not as easy as you thought it would be, is it, Magic?