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Game #128: Francis vs. Billingsley

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Colorado Rockies @ Los Angeles Dodgers


The man from Defiance, OH has been none too good against the Rockies in his six appearances (four starts). In 23 2/3 IP, he owns a 6.46 ERA, and has allowed 17 runs on 31 hits and 17 walks. He's also allowed four home runs.

Our guy from Vancouver, British Columbia has gone 5-2 in his 12 games against the Dodgers and sports a 2.69 ERA in 77 IP. In the NL West, he's done his best against the Dodgers.

Go Rockies!

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Jeff Francis 3-8 19 19 0 0 0 0 111.1 129 73 71 20 42 72 5.74 1.54

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 - Chad Billingsley 12-9 27 25 1 1 0 0 156.2 138 59 54 10 61 162 3.10 1.27


Lineup

Colorado Rockies @ Los Angeles Dodgers

08/20/08 8:10 PM MDT

Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers
Omar Quintanilla - 2B Juan Pierre - CF
Willy Taveras - CF Matt Kemp - RF
Matt Holliday - LF Jeff Kent - 2B
Brad Hawpe - RF Manny Ramirez - LF
Garrett Atkins - 1B Nomar Garciaparra - SS
Ian Stewart - 3B Casey Blake - 1B
Troy Tulowitzki - SS Russell Martin - 3B
Yorvit Torrealba - C Danny Ardoin - C
Jeff Francis - P Chad Billingsley - P

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CDI's x-rays

were negative, meaning he should be back in a day or two.

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 7:02 PM MDT   0 recs

That's certainly good.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 7:42 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Wishing you all kinds of runs!

A Snakepitter

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 20, 2008 7:27 PM MDT   0 recs

We have the right guys hot right now

if you have to pick three guys to be on top of their game, the three best power hitters would be a good place to look. If Holliday, Hawpe and Stewart can continue to provide the pop, we may just produce enough to delight more Snake fans.

by David OhNo on Aug 20, 2008 7:32 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Let's keep the momentum rolling again tonight....

Win..

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 7:35 PM MDT   0 recs

Q in, Barmes out at 2nd tonight

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 7:52 PM MDT   0 recs

I like Q, but...

He has to rank in the top 10 “worst hitters used in leadoff” this season. Great utility player/team guy, poor table setter.

by David OhNo on Aug 20, 2008 8:12 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Never in '04, some in '05,

but he did it for most of April and May ’06.

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 8:16 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Leadoff has been an afterthought here

Dex, get your gold medal, hurry back home, and start your “Era.”

by David OhNo on Aug 20, 2008 8:16 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

I dunno.....

Chris Young, with his .300 OBP, wasn’t a very good call….

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 20, 2008 11:06 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

.300? Where do I sign?

Q pokes in at .284, and it doesn’t come with those home runs and stolen bases you get with Young…

by David OhNo on Aug 20, 2008 11:09 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Eh....

HRs? SBs? Sounds more like the ’07 model.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 20, 2008 11:15 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Young has 17

He’d be third on our Rockies this year. We aren’t the most powerful bunch, hence our ten games below .500 record. Steals, he’d be third again…

by David OhNo on Aug 20, 2008 11:19 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

True.

He’s not gonna be another 32 HR 27 SB guy like he was last year, though.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 20, 2008 11:21 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

sounds like the model we had in our farm system

Why are you against girls and I don't have time for "bitchassness". -Kalinda

by pierzynskirules on Aug 20, 2008 11:20 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Pretty much.

Sounds like the guy we traded for.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 20, 2008 11:22 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

we gave him to you

chris was ours!

Why are you against girls and I don't have time for "bitchassness". -Kalinda

by pierzynskirules on Aug 20, 2008 11:22 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Eh.....

given Carlos Quentin, you don’t really have any room to complain.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 20, 2008 11:24 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

i know

we’re in first place, i’m happy

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by pierzynskirules on Aug 20, 2008 11:25 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah....

Quentin is sort of an unmentionable at the ’Pit….

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 20, 2008 11:27 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

ouch....

do you guys hate that he plays like this?

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by pierzynskirules on Aug 20, 2008 11:32 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Only

because we ALL knew that signing Eric Byrnes and trading Carlos Quentin was A BAD IDEA…..

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 20, 2008 11:33 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

eric byrnes does suck, i feel for you

but go rockies

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by pierzynskirules on Aug 20, 2008 11:35 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Walk for Matty.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 8:15 PM MDT   0 recs

Hawpe was on that pitch.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 8:19 PM MDT   0 recs

Nice AB Bradley

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 8:20 PM MDT   0 recs

Back-to-back walks=?

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 8:21 PM MDT   0 recs

= Diddly poo.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 8:21 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Noodle-arm Yorvit.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 8:26 PM MDT   0 recs

Ugh Jeff..

Not how you wanted to start.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 8:27 PM MDT   0 recs

Dodgers take the early lead.

Boo.

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 8:27 PM MDT   0 recs

That was a close one.

Foul by just a few feet.

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 8:30 PM MDT   0 recs

HAHA Kemp double off!!

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 8:30 PM MDT   0 recs

Nice play by Holliday

to get the ball there.

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 8:31 PM MDT   0 recs

Stewart with a double!

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 8:35 PM MDT   0 recs

Yorvit promptly fails.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 8:41 PM MDT   0 recs

D'oh Ian...

out by 10 feet.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 8:43 PM MDT   0 recs

Hopefully he blew a stop sign

I hope Gallego isn’t so ignorant to run on a sunday hop to Matt Kemp’s cannon.

by David OhNo on Aug 20, 2008 8:44 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

When's

the last time Gallego stopped anybody at 3rd.

by DieHardRox on Aug 20, 2008 8:50 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Watching gameday for some reason...

What the hell just happened.

by roxintober on Aug 20, 2008 8:44 PM MDT   0 recs

Francis hit a line drive to Kemp

Stewart was out at the plate by….a whole bunch.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 8:46 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Garciaparra holds at third.

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 8:51 PM MDT   0 recs

Oh hell.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 8:52 PM MDT   0 recs

ugh

how many more years/$$$ do we have Francis? I’m guessing this and Corpas’ failed contracts will ensure that the FO refuses to lock up Jiminez long term.

by Ghoulowitzki on Aug 20, 2008 8:52 PM MDT   0 recs

we got francis cheap.

and those runs aint all his fault.

by roxintober on Aug 20, 2008 8:55 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Wonder what

that’ll be in the box score.

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 8:53 PM MDT   0 recs

Yorvit couldn't throw out my grandmother.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 8:56 PM MDT   0 recs

His CS rate is better than Neta's

but that may be do to guys like Ardoin running on him, as you tend to catch guys like that more often than not. Iannetta’s numbers aren’t great, but few run on him.

by David OhNo on Aug 20, 2008 8:58 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Danny. Ardoin. Just. Stole. A. Base.

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 8:56 PM MDT   0 recs

Ardoin

with the wheels/

by DieHardRox on Aug 20, 2008 8:57 PM MDT   0 recs

Ardoonie.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 8:57 PM MDT   0 recs

Walk to Willy T.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 9:01 PM MDT   0 recs

Another SB

#59

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 9:03 PM MDT   0 recs

Holliday

takes strike three. Well, your turn, Hawpe.

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 9:05 PM MDT   0 recs

Big bucket of FAIL.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 9:06 PM MDT   0 recs

Way too many hits Jeff.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 9:10 PM MDT   0 recs

HOMERUN TULO!

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 9:20 PM MDT   0 recs

#5 for Tulo!

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 9:20 PM MDT   0 recs

Way to go Troy!

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by AtkinsandTulofan on Aug 20, 2008 9:21 PM MDT   0 recs

Ardoin's on again, because

of a dribbler this time.

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 9:27 PM MDT   0 recs

Swing and a miss!

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 9:30 PM MDT   0 recs

Got him!

Backwards K!

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 9:32 PM MDT   0 recs

Jeff K's Kent!

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~Vince Lombardi

"Spilly picked me up...He came into the dugout and said, 'We're going to get a win for you right now,' and he did it. "

~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)

by AtkinsandTulofan on Aug 20, 2008 9:33 PM MDT   0 recs

Kemp..

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 9:34 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

All those dodger "K" guys...lol

I know the difference, just on cold medicine for a sore throat.

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~Vince Lombardi

"Spilly picked me up...He came into the dugout and said, 'We're going to get a win for you right now,' and he did it. "

~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)

by AtkinsandTulofan on Aug 20, 2008 9:35 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

*Kemp

"A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done."
~Vince Lombardi

"Spilly picked me up...He came into the dugout and said, 'We're going to get a win for you right now,' and he did it. "

~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)

by AtkinsandTulofan on Aug 20, 2008 9:34 PM MDT   0 recs

Double for Francis!!

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 9:36 PM MDT   0 recs

Francis doubles!

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~Vince Lombardi

"Spilly picked me up...He came into the dugout and said, 'We're going to get a win for you right now,' and he did it. "

~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)

by AtkinsandTulofan on Aug 20, 2008 9:37 PM MDT   0 recs

Putting that

bat to good use, Jeff.

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 9:37 PM MDT   0 recs

Walk to Q.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 9:39 PM MDT   0 recs

Omar walks!

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~Vince Lombardi

"Spilly picked me up...He came into the dugout and said, 'We're going to get a win for you right now,' and he did it. "

~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)

by AtkinsandTulofan on Aug 20, 2008 9:39 PM MDT   0 recs

Evening ladies and gents

How is Francis looking tonight? I see he has given up three runs on 8 hits, is he still throwing good? Or should the ’pen be getting a call soon?

Remembering Dustin Mohr's glory years!

by MohrPlease on Aug 20, 2008 9:39 PM MDT   0 recs

Taveras safe at first!!

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 9:41 PM MDT   0 recs

Willy with the bunt single..loaded for matty!

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~Vince Lombardi

"Spilly picked me up...He came into the dugout and said, 'We're going to get a win for you right now,' and he did it. "

~Matt Herges (on the Rockies July 3 win)

by AtkinsandTulofan on Aug 20, 2008 9:41 PM MDT   0 recs

Time for Big Daddy.

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 9:41 PM MDT   0 recs

Matty....

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 9:43 PM MDT   0 recs

Another runner out at the plate.

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by The Lodo Magic Man on Aug 20, 2008 9:44 PM MDT   0 recs

Russell Martin

{grumbles}

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by Russ on Aug 20, 2008 9:45 PM MDT   0 recs