커쇼에게 휴식을 줄 예정이다

The Dodgers have figured out their rotation for this week.

Next week is another story.

Hiroki Kuroda's return Monday allowed manager Joe Torre to give 21-year-old Clayton Kershaw some extra days between starts.
구로다가 리헵을 끝내고 로테이션이 합류함으로써 커쇼에게 휴식일이 생겼습니다.

The left-hander, who pitched last Wednesday at Colorado will now pitch Thursday against the Philadelphia Phillies.
그로 인해 원래 월요일 등판예정이었던 커쇼는 수요일 필리스전에서 하멜스와 맞대결을 펼치게 되었습니다.

Torre had hoped to give Kershaw the occasional break this season since he pitched over 100 innings for the first time last year. How often these breaks happen still is up for consideration.

"We'll just keep an eye an it and give him the extra day here or there," Torre said. "If he is skipped (again), we'll do it and have him available in the bullpen or something."
토레는 이제 막 21살 생일을 지난 커쇼를 고려하여 나중에 추가적인 휴식을 줄 생각도 있다고 합니다.

He was ready and waiting in relief of Kuroda on Monday. He was going to be used either if Kuroda couldn't get past the fifth inning, or if the Dodgers were tied and headed into extra innings.
원래 어제 경기에서 구로다가 일찍 무너지거나 게임이 타이트하게 진행되거나 연장으로 갔더라면 커쇼가 등판할 예정이었다고 하네요.

Chad Billingsley will pitch today against the Arizona Diamondbacks. After Kershaw pitches Thursday, Eric Milton will take the mound Friday against the Phillies, with Kuroda pitching Saturday. Randy Wolf will pitch Sunday.
이미 시즌이 진행중이기때문에 올스타 브레이크 이전에는 누가 1선발이냐고 운운하기보다는 로테이션의 흐름에 주목할 필요가 있어보입니다.
월요일부터 시작되었다고 가정했을때, 구로다 - 울프 - 빌링슬리 - 커쇼 - 밀튼의 순서로 짜여져있네요.

With two off days next week, Monday and Thursday, a number of rotation options exist, including skipping anybody who might be struggling. But Torre seems to be leaning toward the least disruptive option.
분명 어린 커쇼에게 이틀의 휴식은 좋은 점이 되어줄 것같습니다.
프로 데뷔 후 37 - 122 - 169이닝을 던졌고 올시즌은 56이닝을 투구하고 있습니다.

"We will try to keep those guys on their (regular) days," Torre said. "Both Wolf and Billingsley, we've left it up to them. If there is something that we see when they pitch that they need a day off then we'll get involved.

"But as long as they feel good and they understand we're here for the long haul, it becomes more than a vanity thing. We'll continue to se how they pitch when they get their normal rest."

Manny practice

Manny Ramirez has looked impressive in his morning workouts at Dodger Stadium, according to two people who have been allowed past security guards to watch.

"He looks incredible. The best I've ever seen him," said one. Neither witness wanted to be identified by name because the Dodgers have insisted on keeping details of Ramirez's workouts private.

Ramirez, who has been practicing in shorts, a T-shirt and red bandanna, was suspended last month for violating baseball's drug policy. He is not eligible to return to the Dodgers until July 3 at the earliest, though he can work out with the team provided he leaves the stadium when the public gates open.

Ramirez has been working out alone and has met with teammates only once -- for less than 10 minutes -- when the Dodgers were in Miami. And while team officials paint Ramirez as contrite and filled with angst over his suspension, those who have seen him practice saw something different.

"He's in good spirits," said one. "He seems very happy, laughing and joking."

Ramirez's workouts reportedly last about 90 minutes each morning and consist mainly of hitting against live pitching, agility drills and some weight lifting.
팀이 원정 7연전을 끝내고 홈에 돌아왔음에도 매니는 다저 스타디움에 남아 계속 훈련을 하고 있다고 합니다. 하지만, 여전히 그는 팀메이트들과의 만남은 아직 없다고 하네요.
오늘은 LAtimes에서 경호원을 포섭했나 봅니다.
경호원들에 의하면 매니의 타격연습은 매우 impressive했다는군요. 걔네들이 뭘 안다고-.-;;

대략 90분가량의 훈련을 했다고 하네요.
여전히 언론(or 팬)의 무서움을 느낀다고 하는데, 이것도 개선해가야할 문제인거 같습니다.

Oh, what a relief

Guillermo Mota arguably has been the Dodgers' most dependable reliever the last two weeks. He credits coaches Ken Howell and Rick Honeycutt, who corrected a minor mechanical flaw, for helping him rebound from a tough spell in mid-May when he gave up nine runs in 4 2/3 innings.

The coaches watched video of the pitcher and noticed he had changed the way he raised his lead leg. Correcting that flaw allowed him to keep his arm higher through his delivery.

"I've had good results working with that," Mota explained in Spanish. "That's been the key to throwing the ball better, locating the ball better and getting ahead in the count."

Beginning with two hitless innings against the Angels, Mota hasn't given up a run in his last five appearances, spanning 5 2/3 innings. During that time, everyone else in the Dodgers bullpen has yielded at least one run.

"I knew I was a better pitcher than the way I was throwing," said Mota, who has trimmed nearly 2.5 runs from his earned-run average since May 17. "But there's four months left. It's not how you start, it's how you finish."
모타가 얼마전에 투수코치와 함께 비디오분석을 통해 과거의 투구폼을 되찾겠다고 했는데, 아직까지는 괜찮은 결과물을 만들어내는거 같습니다.
여전히 점수차이가 많은 상황에서 나오긴 해서 일단은 더 지켜볼 필요가 있습니다.
많이도 바라지 않습니다. 그가 8월 중순부터 과거의 느낌을 찾는다면 올시즌 그의 연봉을 더 이상 문제삼지 않으렵니다.