With Manny rumors swirling, Dodgers wrap up set with Brewers
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08/26/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will be wrapping up the first leg of a two-city road trip this afternoon. Whether Manny Ramirez is still with the team for the second stage of the trek remains to be seen.
With Ramirez's immediate future in question, the Dodgers will try to focus on recording a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers when the two teams square off again today at Miller Park.
Various outlets have reported that Ramirez has been placed on waivers by the Dodgers, and there's speculation that the Chicago White Sox have interest in obtaining the veteran slugger for the season's stretch run. The 38-year-old impending free agent is batting .313 with eight homers and 40 RBI during an injury-plagued 2010 campaign.
Although dealing Ramirez could hamper their own playoff chances, the Dodgers have been able to keep themselves in the race by taking the first two games of this series. After posting a 5-4 victory over the Brewers on Wednesday, Los Angeles closed within 5 1/2 games of Philadelphia and San Francisco for the lead in the National League Wild Card standings.
Ramirez had a hand in yesterday's win, doubling twice in two official at-bats and knocking in a run in the sixth inning to give Los Angeles a 5-3 lead. The outfielder also scored on James Loney's two-run single in the fifth that put the Dodgers up by a 4-3 count.
Loney also finished with two hits on the night, while Andre Ethier contributed a solo homer to help back seven solid innings out of Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda.
"It was a good game, we played well and we were spirited," said Dodgers manager Joe Torre. "We just need to keep playing well and get on a winning streak."
Kuroda (9-11) allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out six before turning the game over to his team's bullpen, with four Dodger relievers combining to hold the Brewers scoreless the rest of the way.
"We went out there and lost a two-run lead," said Milwaukee manager Ken Macha. "[The Dodgers] have a great bullpen there that just shut us down."
Former Dodger Randy Wolf (10-10) was saddled with the loss for the Brewers after being reached for four runs on seven hits over the first five innings.
Milwaukee has now dropped three in a row following a four-game win streak and will turn to ace Yovani Gallardo in hopes of salvaging today's finale. The All-Star right-hander hasn't been at his best of late, however, having registered a subpar 7.20 earned run average over his past five starts and surrendered four or more runs in all but one of those games.
Gallardo is coming off a rough outing at home against NL West leader San Diego on Friday, when he was tagged for six runs in a 3 1/3-inning no-decision. He also walked five batters and served up two homers before the early exit.
The 24-year-old has also had his struggles when facing the Dodgers in the past. Gallardo has lost both of his previous starts against Los Angeles and been rocked for a total of 14 runs and 16 hits in just 10 1/3 innings.
Torre will hand the ball to Carlos Monasterios today for the rookie's second start since replacing the injured Vicente Padilla in the club's rotation. The young right-hander managed a career-best six strikeouts over 4 1/3 innings in his most recent assignment, although that resulted in a loss after he permitted three runs (one earned) and eight hits against NL Central front- runner Cincinnati on Friday.
Monasterios, selected from the Philadelphia organization in the Rule 5 draft over the winter, has been used as both a starter and reliever during his debut season and been effective in both roles. The native Venezuelan is 3-4 with a respectable 3.63 ERA in 26 appearances, nine of which were starts.
The 24-year-old pitched two innings out of the bullpen against the Brewers on May 4 and gave up a run on three hits.
These teams have split the past 10 meetings against one another, with Milwaukee taking two of three matchups from the Dodgers in Los Angeles back in May.
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After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.
Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.
Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.
So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.
In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.
For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC.
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The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.
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