Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Game 14 Thread: April 15 vs. Pirates, 7p

Hong-Chih Kuo (0-0) vs. Matt Morris (0-1).

COMMENTS: Last night's loss, the Dodgers' sixth loss in their last seven games, was a killer; usually reliable Takashi Saito blows the save and it seems like everything is falling apart. We're in last frickin' place, boys. LAST PLACE! If not for James Loney's 13-game hit streak (the Dodgers' longest since our father Steve Garvey got hits in the first 21 games of 1978), there would be nothing to watch. And speaking of nothing, Andruw Jones is batting .114.

What better remedy than having Chaka Khan sing tonight's national anthem? Because when I hear "Jackie Robinson Day" in the majors, I think, "I'll make you more than just a physical dream, I wanna rock you, Chaka baby, 'cause you make me wanna scream." Doesn't everyone?

40 comments:

Greg Brock said...

$10 says that after Kemp's 1 for 5 game he will be sitting on the bench. ugh.

Greg Brock said...

...and I stand corrected. Torre might be figuring this out finally. Let's go Matty! Show up tubby and twig.

Erin said...

Iron Eagle is in the house, wearing a bad-ass jacket. I smell a win.

Steve Sax said...

Ethier isn't a twig, Broccoli!

Oh wait, you're speaking of someone else.

Steve Sax said...

Hey Erin, Lou Gossett Jr may be there, but so is Chaka (the wrath of) Khan. It cancels out, at best.

Erin said...

I think you're right Steve, especially since Chaka did something I really, really hate, which is essentially change the tune of the dang national anthem. She has a good voice, but she improvised a few notes I'd never heard in the song before. That's not cool. Just sing it like it's been sung for almost 200 years.

Steve Sax said...

Loney is batting .375, eighth in the NL. Aren't you glad we freed James last year?

Steve Sax said...

Erin, are you at the game?

Greg Brock said...

Yes, you're right, twig is not Ethier. Twig's name name is John Peter.

Erin said...

No, I just caught the anthem on FSN. I'll be there tomorrow night, though, to get my fleece blanket.

Greg Brock said...

Loney for President! Tonight he's taking one deep.

Greg Brock said...

If Andruw doesn't get going against Matt Morris and his whiffleball, then I don't know what he can hit. Morris' diminshed fastball should arive just in time for tubby to get his bat moving.

Orel said...

That number 42 is amazing!

Orel said...

Kemp with the TRIPLE!

Orel said...

Ethier plunked. Stay classy, Andre!

Orel said...

Jeff Robinson Kent with the 3-run jack! 8-1 Blue!

Orel said...

Airmail from Kent!

Lasorda said...

Nice work, boys.

Orel said...

Andruw doubles. I'm hoping he's getting his groove back.

Orel said...

Hey Lasorda, long time. Another nice bunt by Loaiza.

Orel said...

Nice play at third by DeWitt with an even sweeter pick by Free James Loney.

Orel said...

By season's end, it's entirely possible that Esteban Loaiza, Chan Ho Park and Hong-Chih Kuo will have combined to form one SuperStarter.

Steve Sax said...

Why did they take Kuo out after four, with six Ks and one run on his ledger?

Steve Sax said...

Well if Andruw Jones can get a double, I can hit my first home run of the year. Welcome back, Russell (especially since you were 0-for-3 tonight until now)!

Steve Sax said...

Holy smokes, Jones just got his second hit of the game. Extra dessert for Andruw!

Orel said...

The 2008 season: Score 11 runs, win. Less than 11, lose.

Orel said...

When did Loney start rockin' the beard?

Orel said...

Dodgers win! Time to flip over and watch the Lakers clinch the Western Conference!

Steve Sax said...

Orel, isn't it "fewer than 11"?

Also, Andruw Jones' jersey is unbuttoned almost the way to his navel tonight. Guess all that hitting (and running down a fly ball in the ninth) made him break into a sweat.

Nice to see Esteban pitch just fine when he's stoked to an 8-1 lead. That's worth $7M.

Dodgers win! DODGERS WIN!

Steve Sax said...

116-91 against Cowtown, with 4 minutes left in the fourth? I think we've got this Laker game wrapped up.

Wonder what Pedro thinks.

Alex Cora said...

Nice win by the guys wearing 42. Jones tried to unbutton his jersey further, but couldn't see the rest of the buttons.

Steve Sax said...

Lakers pick up the one seed!

Steve Sax said...

Maybe he ate the top buttons.

Orel said...

Sax, I considered that. "Fewer than 11 runs" but "less than 11"?

Steve Sax said...

He thought they were raisins.

Steve Sax said...

I didn't think the Dodgers could go all the way to 11.

Steve Sax said...

Sacramento scores 100, Lakers fans get NOOOOOOO TACOS!

Erin said...

Steve, for the record, Kuo was supposed to be limited to about 70 pitches tonight. I think he was closing in on 80 when they pulled him. Too bad. The 32-pitch first inning really did him in.

Steve Sax said...

Thanks Erin. Even still, sucky way to lose a win...and cheap way for Loiaza to gain a win (though to be fair, a five-inning relief appearance with one ER ain't all bad; this was a very different Loiaza than the guy we see when the game isn't a runaway)...

Steve Sax said...

Griff gets his 595th tonight. Way to go, Kenny.