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Mets Walk-Offs And Other Minutiae (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
* Monday marked the 78th time that a pitcher hit a home run against the Mets in regular season play (74 games, with 4 pitchers hitting 2 in a game) and the 6th time that a pitcher hit a grand slam against the Mets. It was the first home run against the Mets since Hong Chih Kuo's on June 12, 2007. * The Mets have been outhomered by opposing pitchers in regular season play, 78-46. This may have something...
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6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
I came into this one at the end of the eighth, which is to say, I missed the entirety of Chan Ho Park's meltdown. Unused Hong-Chih Kuo was seen warming up at the end of the game to no apparent end, but the Dodgers put up four in the ninth to make it interesting, two on a Russell Martin homer. Andy LaRoche made his first appearance as a second baseman in the major leagues. Maybe next time they can find...
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True Blue LA (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Hong-Chih Kuo came into this season as a huge question mark for so many different reasons. He’s rarely managed to stay healthy, struggled with control, and seems unable to settle into a defined role. Even with these questions, Kuo has managed to be a great pitcher this year, striking out over a batter per inning while walking people far less frequently than he had in prior years. Despite this, Joe...
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Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
Another day, another thrashing of Brad Penny, another two shutout innings at the hands of Hong-Chih Kuo. We did see a catcher's interference call, which is always a fun event because of its quasi-rarity and its quirky place in the baseball rule book. I was chatting with MetsGeek regular and AA semi-regular Future about this last night. He was trying to figure out why the four runs Penny allowed in...
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
There are some Taiwanese playing in Major League Baseball: Chin-Feng Chen in Dodgers from 2002-2005, Chin-Lung Hu in Dodgers, Hong-Chih Kuo in Dodgers, Chin-Hui Tsao in Royals, and Chien-Ming Wang in Yankees. Although they are loved by Taiwanese, these baseball stars are not the focus of this article. Here are stories about how [...]
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Red Hot Mama (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
The Reds (9-12) rocked the Dodgers (8-12) last night. Edinson Volquez (3-0) is putting together a nice Cy Young type season so far. Seven strikeouts and one run in seven innings to get the win. Hong-Chih Kuo (0-1) got the loss for the Dodgers. Despite Volquez’s continued awesomeness, he wasn't the biggest story from the game. [...]
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LAist (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
Cincinnati Reds (9-12) defeat LA Dodgers (8-12) 8-1 . After getting 15 hits yesterday, the Dodgers decide to be generous and give up 15 hits. Starter Hong-chih Kuo (0-1) was awful making 80 pitches in 3 2/3 innings giving up five runs. Meanwhile Red's young starter Edinson Volquez (3-0) went seven innings giving up one run on three hits. Boston Red Sox (15-7) defeat LA Angels (12-9) 7-6 . After starting...
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Red Reporter (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
Next Game Los Angeles Dodgers @ Cincinnati Reds Tuesday, Apr 22, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT Great American Ball Park Hong-Chih Kuo vs Edinson Volquez Clear. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Near 75. Complete Coverage > Mark J. Terrill/AP (Kuo) W-L ERA WHIP K BB 2008 - Hong-Chih Kuo 0-0 0.79 1.17 15 7 W-L ERA WHIP K BB 2008 - Edinson Volquez 2-0 1.17 1.39 16 9 Hong-Chih...
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Dodger Thoughts (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
Dodgers vice president of broadcasting and public relations Josh Rawitch checked in with pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo on Wednesday about the pronounciation of his name. (Kuo's, not Rawitch's.)
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Bill Boyarsky (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
Very interesting blog post about the linguistic nuances of the Taiwanese lefthander's last name....
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
Ever since it was in Brooklyn, team has made an effort in Japan, and now it cultivates the game in China and Korea. With two Taiwanese ( Hong-Chih Kuo and Chin-lung Hu ), two Japanese ( Hiroki Kuroda and Takashi Saito ) and one Korean ( Chan Ho Park ) on their roster, the Dodgers have what is believed to be the most Asian-born players of any team in big league history. But that's not something that...
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
Last night's action at the Ravine not only included a tribute to the impact of Jackie Robinson, but the first look at both Hong-Chih Kuo as a starter and the dude he replaced in the rotation, Esteban Loaiza, taking on...
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Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
(Jeff Kent, #42, pictured, couldn’t win over LA fans with a HR and a triple tonight.) My first MLB game of the season turned out to be the Bucs getting blown out 11-2 by the Dodgers on Jackie Robinson night, when every player in baseball wore #42. The Dodgers’ Hong-Chih Kuo loaded the bases [...]
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
LOS ANGELES -- Esteban Loaiza pitched much better out of the bullpen than he did in his first start of the season. Hong-Chih Kuo wouldn't have needed Loaiza's help as early as he did had his control been better.
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Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
This one was ugly. Dodgers starter Hong-Chih Kuo was, at least, interesting, walking in a run before striking out a bunch of batters and flashing great stuff (for a lefty), before being pulled after four innings. More than anything else, though, this game was just another data point in support of the arguments that Matt Morris and Evan Meek just aren't going to get it done. Morris got pelted; his...
