Martin & Paul Exit, Ellis & Johnson Return

August 4, 2010 at 9:49 pm | Posted in A.J. Ellis, Reed Johnson, Russell Martin, Xavier Paul | 9 Comments

Giving credit on this to Seth of dingersblog.com:

Russell Martin underwent MRI today, right hip labral tear, he’ll be re-evaluated tomorrow. Sounds like he’s out a while

Tear? That doesn’t sound good. Dylan Hernandez followed up with:

Russell Martin to the 15-day DL with right hip labral tear; Reed Johnson activated.

This comes after Xavier Paul was optioned back to AAA in order to bring up A.J. Ellis, though you could really read it as “Martin for Ellis, Paul for Johnson.”

Yet Garret Anderson survives. And Scott Podsednik & Ryan Theriot are hitting 1-2 again. Actually, it’s worse than that. You know I don’t post nightly lineups here, but good LORD:

Podsednik LF
Theriot 2B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Blake 3B
Belliard 1B
Carroll SS
Ausmus C
Padilla P

All that’s missing is Anderson in RF and you’ve got the worst-case scenario, though this is pretty close. Meanwhile, Jay Gibbons homered again for ABQ tonight. We’re supposed to have confidence because… why, exactly?

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yet they score 3 runs in the bottom of the 2nd,hmmm don’t you look like a fool.

Comment by psychomike— August 4, 2010 #

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- Ooh, good one. Theriot made an out in each inning, don’t forget.
  
  Comment by Mike Scioscia's tragic illness— August 4, 2010 #
  
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  - dont forget his tootblan in the 7th inning!
    
    Comment by format— August 5, 2010 #
    
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    - That’s the talk of twitter right now. TOOTBLAN!
      
      http://twitter.com/MikeSciosciasTI/status/20360376685
      
      Comment by Mike Scioscia's tragic illness— August 5, 2010 #
      
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      - There wasn’t even anyone else on base on that play. If there’s a guy on first, then the runner on third breaks for home in case they don’t turn the DP. If there’s a guy on second, then the runner on third breaks for home on the contact play. But if there’s nobody on, it’s just horrible baserunning to try and score on that. The infield’s in, the ball was hit sharply…it makes no sense.
        
        Comment by The Dude Abides— August 5, 2010 #
        
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I’d never root for an injury, even for a Midget or Madre, but I’m ok with a broken eyelash, a torn hangnail or a severe case of restless leg syndrome for Garret Anderson…but even then he’d still not go on DL. I think Torre and Ned think Anderson is a rule 5 pickup and he has to stay in the bigs or get sent back to Atlanta.

Comment by Jeff— August 5, 2010 #

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WTF Joe? Getting Kuo up in the pen?
/FAIL

Comment by The Dude Abides— August 5, 2010 #

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Now it’s 9-0 with this line-up. Dodgers have life. Where’s the celebration here? Maybe you just went into hiding.

Comment by Ray— August 5, 2010 #

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- Relax. The game’s been over for about 5 seconds.
  
  Comment by Mike Scioscia's tragic illness— August 5, 2010 #
  
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