Yahoo: Dodgers-Diamondbacks Preview

[Dback Jon]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/dodgers-diamondbacks-preview-021537843--mlb.html


The Los Angeles Dodgers are headed to the desert, a trip that inevitably recalls the big brawl that erupted with the Arizona Diamondbacks in the last series between the two NL West rivals.

Players from both sides say that the blowup, while not forgotten, has been pushed aside in favor of the more pressing matter of competing for the West title.

"We've got more important things to worry about than buzzing somebody or fighting,'' Arizona outfielder Cody Ross said.

Some of the Dodgers vowed after the June 11 incident that it wasn't over. Maybe some sort of revenge will be extracted far down the road, but probably not in the three-game series that begins Monday night.

 

[Gaddabout]

Todd Stottlemyre Jr says: It's never over in baseball.

 

[thirty-two]

I am SO FREAKING PUMPED for this series.

 

[thirty-two]

Dbacks are going to continue to wear the black Arizona jerseys with the 19 patch for the rest of the home stand. Pretty cool, dbacks! Not sure if those are also going up for auction like the others, but I would guess so.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

Some of the Dodgers vowed after the June 11 incident that it wasn't over.

And why wouldn't they? To say the Dodgers got their wrists slapped by MLB would be an insult to wrist slaps.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

I am SO FREAKING PUMPED for this series.

 

[thirty-two]

Kemp put on DL so he'll be out this series.

 

[thirty-two]

Lineup for tonight:

1. Parra
2. Hill
3. Goldy
4. Chavez
5. Prado
6. Montero
7. Kubel
8. Gregorius
9. Delgado

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

Need some bats!

 

[82CardsGrad]

1 hit... And of course, it was Goldy...

Have I mentioned just how much Kubel stinks?????

 

[82CardsGrad]

Didn't think it we possible, but I hate the Dodgers even more... Ramierez and Puig are such punks. And it's made worse as Puig is a rookie, who is WAY too cocky for a kid is only been mom the majors for 45 days... I can't stand his attitude.

 

[FArting]

Lineup for tonight
1. Eaton
2. Parra
3. Goldschmidt
4. Hill
5. Chavez
6. Prado
7. Montero
8. Gregorius
9. Kennedy

 

[82CardsGrad]

This is Kennedy's first home game since May 15th! Incredible...

He really needs to come up big tonight and grab a W. It would really suck to lose this series to L.A.

 

[Gaddabout]

I say we just start beaning them. It will be a catharsis. But we need to call Hinske back up as an enforcer.

 

[thirty-two]

Kennedy beans Ramirez. Even though it appeared accidental, I wonder how LA will respond. watch out Goldy!!

 

[thirty-two]

I am raging right now. Eff the Dodgers.

 

[thirty-two]

And eff their stupid fans.

Eff Puig, too.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Man I really think Puig is out of control and is going to have to be out I. His place... Could be one of the most cocky dudes to come into the league since A-Roid...

Our offense is killing us though... Against a team like LA, you can't have more errors than hits and think you have a shot at winning...

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

Wasn't able to watch, what happened?

 

[82CardsGrad]

Wasn't able to watch, what happened?

4-0 in top of 6th... In two games, we've been out-hit 27 to 4...

 

[82CardsGrad]

And Kennedy can't get out of the 6th... Man, when this team craps the bed, they all get in on the act... No offense, no defense, and sub-par starting pitching... Against the Dodgers of all teams... Sucks...

 

[82CardsGrad]

Amazingly, of the 27 hits the Dodgers have in these two games, 26 are singles! Thank God!

 

[TJ]

Well....****

 

[DiamondBacks5117]

He is batting over 400 in a month give the guy a break geez. People are forgetting he is a rookie also.

 

[82CardsGrad]

He is batting over 400 in a month give the guy a break geez. People are forgetting he is a rookie also.

He needs a reality check... Like now! Read a story today that at batting practice yesterday, he dissed Luis Gonzalez who tried to talk to him, even went so far as to bring up his own Cuban heritage, and Puig never even acknowledged Luis - acted like he wasn't even there...