Was Joc laying down on the job?
Hardly. Instead, he made a fantastic catch against the centerfield wall off the bat of Justin Upton in the ninth inning of last night's game. It ultimately preserved a 2-2 tie, and allowed the club an opportunity to eventually win the game in the 12th inning. Via Mark Saxon at ESPN:
He admitted the situation made it a big catch, and said, "The harder one is the line drive over your head, but it's up there for difficulty." He credited his dad and Dodgers outfield instructor Damon Mashore for refining his route running.The photo above via Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2015. Go here to check out more pics taken by JOn of yesterday's game. Below are some links to check out:
- Via Mark Saxon at ESPN, "Dodgers insist Corey Seager promotion not imminent."
Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said the team will promote Seager when he is ready, not because Rollins is batting .200. He said the team has a road map for Seager’s development that includes more seasoning at Triple-A. The Dodgers think he could benefit from continuing to face the veteran pitchers at Triple-A and continuing to adjust to a faster game defensively.
“We feel like he’s in a really good place to be a really good major league player for a long time, but when that is will be determined by when he’s ready to do it, when we feel like it will put him in the best position to be as good as he can be as quickly as he can be,” Friedman said.
- Via Jon Weisman at Dodger Insider, "Jackie Robinson explains how the Dodgers missed out on Willie Mays."
Jackie says the Dodgers blew a chance to land Willie Mays when he was a 16-year-old phenom with the Birmingham Black Barons. “The Dodger players were much impressed with Mays when we played an exhibition game with the Barons,” said Jackie. “The front office in Brooklyn was contracted, but Wid Mathews, Mr. Rickey’s assistant, turned down Willie because Wid said he couldn’t hit a curve ball.”
- Via Ken Gurnick at MLB.com, "Van Slyke, Peralta begin rehab assignments: Dodgers pitchers Rodriguez, Beachy and League set to join them soon
- Via Cash Kruth at MLB.com, "Dodgers draftee Sborz dominant at CWS."
"He throws strikes. He attacks you. That slider is, what, 84 to sometimes up to 87, 88 mph. It's a pretty darned good pitch," Virginia coach Brian O'Connor said. "So you have a lot of confidence in him that he's going to go at them and give his best. And he's been pretty darned near as good as you can be all year long for us."
- Via Vincent Bonsignore at Los Angeles Daily News, "NFL in Dodger Stadium? League expected to begin negotiations for temporary L.A. venues."
- Greg picks up a great vintage Baseball magazine. Via Greg Zakwin at Plashke Thy Sweater is Argyle, "Pickup: Baseball Stars of 1954, w/ Cover Boys Roy Campanella and Al Rosen!"
- I love hearing about this kind of thing. Via Rich Mueller at Sports Collectors Daily, "1909 Philadelphia Caramel Cards Found in Old Cookie Tin."
A volunteer digging through mounds of material left inside the Parker Homestead in Little Silver recently found them, tucked safely inside an old cookie tin that had been placed in a box with hundreds of postcards and other items.
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