Rockies 3, Dodgers 0
All the details on the Matt Kemp-Yorvit Torrealba brawl in the eighth inning can be found in my game story for tomorrow's paper, which should be posted on the web site (www.dailynews.com) within the hour. A few of you have emailed me at various times this season to ask about Scott Elbert, the Dodgers' first-round pick in the 2004 draft. He's the left-hander who is one of the organization's most prized pitching prospects who missed almost all of last season and so far all of this one after undergoing major shoulder surgery last spring. Well, he was promoted from extended spring training to Double-A Jacksonville today, which I ASSUME means he will start pitching in actual minor-league games soon. To make room for him on the Suns' roster, the Dodgers released Rick Asadoorian, a journeyman minor-league who was in big-league camp this year. ... Dodgers fall to 27-29 after losing for the ninth time in their past 12 games, scoring a total of 11 runs in those losses. Snakes lost, so the margin is still 3 1/2.
We all can admit (as Kemp did) that he overreacted and was at fault for the fracas. Torrealba was only defending himself, however....
Yorvit, I get that you could only reach as high as Kemp's neck to punch him in the mouth, but do us all a favor.... drop the ball and the glove before you go "Tito Ortiz" on someone next time. (Apparently he hasn't watched many hockey games in his life...)