좋았지만, 뭔가 허전한...

The game featured 7 1/3 gritty innings of three-run ball by Chad Billingsley, who was in line to improve to 5-0 until Broxton walked Rich Aurilia with the bases loaded.

Billingsley would have become the third Dodgers pitcher to win each of his first five starts in the last 21 years, joining Kaz Ishii (2002) and Orel Hershiser (1988).

"I didn't have my best stuff today, but I was able to get through it," Billingsley said.

Billingsley had to battle his way out of trouble all night, starting in the first inning.

A double by Pablo Sandoval nearly scored Randy Winn, but a relay throw by shortstop Furcal nailed Winn at the plate by what appeared to be the narrowest of margins. Replays seemed to show that Winn's left hand swiped the plate before he was tagged out by catcher Russell Martin.
오늘 체드의 공은 눈에 띄게 좋지 않았고, 그것은 스스로 게임 후에 시인을 했습니다.
하지만, 에이스가 되어가고 있는 체드에게 그의 컨디션이 좋지 않은 날도 이런 식의 투구는 차베스 라빈의 사람들을 충분히 수긍가게 하는 모습을 보여줬습니다.
물론 그가 이시이(Kaz Ishii) 이후에 시즌 시작과 함께 5-0으로 시작하는 투수가 되어주길 바랬지만, 지난 두번의 1+이닝의 투구로 많이 지쳐있던 브락스턴에게 그것은 또 하나의 힘든 과제였고, 그런것이 차츰쌓여 올시즌 첫 블론세이브로 이어졌습니다.

제가 생각하는 오늘경기에서 다저스가 게임을 꾸준히 경쟁력있게 가져갈 수 있었던 원동력은 1회에 적절한 상황조치가 아닐까 싶습니다. 그것은 캠프-퍼칼-마틴으로 이어지는 깔끔한 송구와 블로킹으로 실점을 막았고, 2회초에 바로 선취득점으로 이어졌습니다.

게임이 8회말에 브락스턴의 깔끔한 마무리가 9회로 이어져서 터프세이브가 되었다면 가장 좋았겠지만, 그러질 못했고, 그러나 토레가 오늘 경기로 인해 다른 릴리프들도 충분히 경쟁력있다는것을 알았으면 하는 경기였습니다.

This might have been the first game this year in which it could be truly said that Manny Ramirez was the central figure in a Dodgers' victory. He was on base five times tonight, including a pair of two-out walks with nobody on base early and three doubles late. The last two of those doubles led off innings with the score tied, and each time, Ramirez ended up scoring the go-ahead run. The big one was the ninth. After Russell Martin struck out, Andre Ethier, easily the Dodgers' MVP for this first month of the season, worked a 10-pitch at-bat against Bobby Howry, then drove a double off the left-centerfield wall for his 21st RBI of the season, and it's tough to remember a bigger one. Matt Kemp followed with an RBI triple, and the Dodgers had all the runs they would need. First blown save of the season for Jonathan Broxton, although he was asked to get five outs, coming on with a one-run lead, two on and one out, and he walked two of the first three batters. Will Ohman wound up pitching a perfect ninth for just the third save of his career.
오늘 게임은 매니가 주인공인 날이었고, 2루타만 3개를 치면서 총 5번의 출루를 하면서 공격을 이끌었습니다. 9회초에도 매니가 선두타자로써 더블을 치고 뒤이어 이띠어와 캠프의 엑스트라 베이스가 나왔고 9회말과 경기를 손쉽게 가져갈 수 있었습니다.
오늘 가장 아쉬웠던 장면은 오늘 SF의 선발인 산체스에게 4-7과 3 RBI를 기록하고 있어 그를 대비한 마틴의 4번배치였는데, 번번히 좋지 않은 모습만 보여줬습니다.
오늘 오만이 경기를 마무리지었는데(GF) 커리어 세번째 세이브.

The plan to have him make a rehab start at Inland Empire tonight was actually scrapped several days ago, but no one bothered to tell the media until today. He threw 89 pitches in an extended spring training game today. It ended when Schmidt was hit in the left leg by a line drive. But his removal was precautionary, and he isn't believed to be injured.
``We made the decision that we wanted to get him more arm strength and extend him a little more before he went down,'' Dodgers trainer Stan Conte said. ``We were shooting for 90-plus pitches a couple of times before we sent him on a rehab. He felt pretty good. His last couple of outings have been good as far as command goes.''
He'll make at least one more extended-spring start before going on a rehab.
몇 일전 라인드라이브 타구에 왼발을 맞은 슈밋은 인랜드 엠파이어로 가는 계획은 잠시 취소하고 오늘 확장 스캠에서 89개의 투구를 했습니다. 콘티 트레이너의 말에 의하면 이것은 단순히 예방의 차원이지 그에게 부상이 있다는 건 아니라고 합니다. 믿을 수가 있어야지...
암튼 슈밋은 적어도 한 번은 더 확장스캠에서 공을 던지고 인랜드 엠파이어로 가서 리헵을 시작할 거라고 합니다. 최소 2번 연속으로 90개 이상의 투구를 시켜봤고, 그것은 꽤나 좋았다고 합니다. 그리고 커맨드 역시 좋았다고 하네요. 그래도 저의 기대는 0.01%

One day after he declined for the second time in the past week to bring in eighth-inning setup man Hong-Chih Kuo to protect a one-run lead in the eighth inning, Dodgers manager Joe Torre finally acknowledged before Tuesday night's game with the San Francisco Giants that the role doesn't necessarily belong to Kuo anymore.
With reliever Cory Wade due to come off the 15-day disabled list on Thursday, Torre said he is the likely heir to the role. But Torre added that Wade will need to get back into the flow of pitching regularly in big-league games before he is given the job full-time. Until then, it appears the assignment will be doled out on a game-by-game basis.
Wade's most recent appearance before being sidelined by bursitis in his right shoulder was on April 11 at Arizona.
``Cory would be that guy,'' Torre said. ``I also think I could flipflop both him and (Ronald) Belisario. I'm not sure I want to do that with Cory until he is back a while. But that would be ideal to do that, yeah.''
The problem with Kuo is his history of arm problems. He underwent two Tommy John surgeries while still in the minor leagues, he missed most of 2007 with injuries to both his shoulder and elbow, and he missed the final two weeks of last season and the first round of the playoffs with elbow soreness.
That basically prevents Torre from using Kuo in the way an eighth-inning setup man normally would be used. Torre is still reluctant to use Kuo in consecutive games, and one of the reasons he didn't use him in Monday night's loss to the Giants was because of the cold weather. In fact, while Belisario was pitching, blowing the one-run lead and losing the game, and Will Ohman was warming up in the bullpen, Kuo was warming up in the indoor batting cage.
Add to that Kuo's recent inconsistency -- in his past three appearances, eight of the 12 batters he has faced have reached base -- and it becomes clear that he doesn't fit the role.
오늘 게임에 앞서 토레가 말을 바꿨네요. 쿼홍치를 8회에 올리는게 망설여진다고 합니다.
최근에 그의 언론플레이에 의하면 가장 최근 쿼의 등판은 결과는 좋지않았지만, 좋은 스터프와 공을 가지고 있다고 했고, 백업포수인 어스무스 역시 이 말에 동의를 했는데...
암튼 어제 베리사리오가 삽질하는 가운데에서도 꾸준히 오만은 몸을 풀고 있었고, 같은 시간 쿼는 실내에 베터리 박스에서 몸을 풀었다고 합니다. 아무래도 그의 4번의 수술이 걱정되기도 했을 겁니다. 무엇보다도 CA라는 느낌이 전혀 들지 않는 이 맥코비 만이 정말 개인적으로 싫습니다.
일단 오늘 인랜드 엠파이어의 선발로 웨이드가 등판했고 1이닝동안 2볼넷과 1K를 기록하면서 무실점 투수(Grand Balls-Fly Balls : 0-2)를 했습니다.
웨이드는 딱 한번의 리헵투구만을 한체 바로 올린다고 했으니 아마 내일 경기에서 얼굴은 볼 수 있지 않을까 싶습니다.
물론 내일 나온다는 장담을 못하겠지만 말이죠. 린스컴....