Chad Billingsley (0-4) vs. Scott Olsen (3-0).
COMMENTS: Baseball players can be a superstitious lot. Bloggers, not so much—that is, until their team is on a four-game winning streak with a fifth win representing the difference between a losing April and a winning April. SoSG is doing its part to keep the streak alive, because who knows: Maybe, just maybe, the Dodgers' recent success has something to do with Game Threads being posted at four minutes after the hour. Or with me (Orel) writing them. Okay, we're not that deluded, but we're also not going to change our ways until the Dodgers lose.
Could it be today? Billingsley is still looking for his first win despite striking out 12 in his last start. But much more is right than wrong with the Dodgers, starting with the effectiveness of the bullpen, Jonathan Broxton's absence notwithstanding. Russell Martin has gone all EMT on his bat, resuscitating his production and resuming his team-leading ways. Even Andruw Jones has been playing a solid center field—and he's due to rise from the dead today. You heard it here first!
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 321 of 321This is comment #200! I win!
Oh, yeah you are right - doesn't make me want to goto that business anymore now.
Damn. Actually AC wins and I don't think he even realizes there was a game going on...
YES! FJL!
I missed Loney because I flipped to the Sox. A triple? Damn, if only I had been taping this game.
Woo hoo! Erin calls him out and he responds
Wow, that was a BLAST by James - Nice hit!
hail to King James! how sweet is a triple with bases loaded?
FJL redeems an 0-for-3 day with a bases-loaded triple. Way to go, James!
Anyway, i bookmarked that link you gave me, it's excellent.
Did I win a all expenses trip to see Andruw Jones hit a ball - for which I will be waiting FOREVER to cash it in.
As for that trivia question about ten runs, the only game I can remember was a while ago. You know, that one in 2006 when they were down 9-5, hit four consecutive homers, then won it on the Nomar dinger in the tenth.
But they must have scored ten runs since then, right?
Jones doesn't end the inning. Amazing.
He's still 0-for-3 after this walk, though. Was the walk the breakout performance we had hoped for?
And you said ten runs in an inning anyway, so nevermind.
Billingsley's batting for himself? Guess that means he's coming back out.
Unless Torre is pulling a Gonzalez.
It's all about the walks, new trend, like, no one knows but our Andruw.
Andruw Jones with a monster walk! My prediction comes true!
Dewitt singles! this guy wants to stay in the show!
DeWitt brings DeFunk for his first hit of the day. 8-1, Dodgers.
And Bills is batting, so he's obviously pitching the seventh (unless Fredi Gonzalez is doing the Dodgers' lineup card too).
We were on the same wavelength there, Sax.
while we're at it, how do you feel Martin playing 3B once in a while?
Bills already has 95 pitches through six, so I think he'll be on a short leash here in the seventh.
hey I come back and the dodgers score more runs - I hope I don't have to leave anymore.
Erin, you complete me.
Or at least, my comments on this gamethread.
Answer to trivia question: It was May 6, 2005, with the following eerie similarities with last week's game:
-It was also in the 1st inning
-Brad Penny was also the beneficiary.
-A guy whose name is 4-letters beginning with "Ke" had 5 RBI's in the inning
WOW, Bills almost got decapitated by that comebacker - shades of Ishii.
Bills giving the bullpen a rest!
Had to take the dog for a walk. Did Billingsley get through seven?
Double play!
Yes, he did.
Yes, he did. leaving a seven game lead.
Bills has a nice 107-pitch, one-run, seven-inning outing. Way to go, Chad. You earned this victory!
Furcal is a maniac. Love it.
Toronto and the Red Sox still tied at 8th.
Hey Karina & Erin, do either of you guys want to be in the next SoSG Pop Culture Grid?
Furcal is u-n-s-t-o-p-p-a-b-l-e
by the way, that was harder to type than it is to read
EK, You know, if you go back and delete 4 comments in the first 200, you could "win."
I would LOVE to be in the pop culture grid.
EK, I can type u-n-s-t-o-p-p-a-b-l-e at 105wpm.
Orel said he had to hit the road, but I know he's really still trying to beat my score at typeracer right now
I would love to be in that grid!
Well prove it Sax. Or should I say, 'moygeek'
a honor would be :)
Cool Erin, I'll send you questions at some point in the next week or so...
Wow, that was like the longest gameday entry ever
Bad baserunning by Kemp, but scores 2 more runs!
You too Karina
Are the Dodgers gonna "Keep it Binary" and hit 11 runs?
EK, just send them to erin@blogsbyfans.com
Will do Erin...Karina, what is your email? I'll delete your comment afterwards so lurkers don't start sending you fan mail.
Who got hurt / why the injury delay?
EK - you seem to think there are other people that read our pithy comments.
Hu gets on after an error. Nice.
Marlins pitcher got hurt - HURT BY THE DODGER HITTERS that is...Woo Woo Woo!
Got it Karina, thanks. Erin, I assume your email is for public consumption.
AC - my parents read, and tend to send fan mail
Martin gets a walk, what would Loney do?
Martin should just set up camp at first base. He's got a crazy OBP lately.
Assuming the Dodgers don't score any more runs tonight, they will have average 7.8 runs per game during this five-game (I'm calling this one now) winning streak. Not bad.
Once again, Loney fails with men in scoring position. How many has he left on base now?
Hu and Martin should pull the double steal to have two RISP for Loney...but they won't given the 10-1 lead.
Oh well, Loney flies out anyway. 1-for-5 day, but 3 RBI.
My email is indeed public, since you can find it somewhere on my site. Hard to keep it a secret when that's the case.
I have to leave but I want to see what happens to Andruw...2-0 count
Erin, how do you deal with the stalkers?
What about the stalkers who buy you a beer?
Jones walks. He's 0-for-3 in 5 PAs.
Mendoza laughs from his lofty perch.
I eat my words regarding Andruw
Meeting at the mound - Grand Slam time?
Another triple for DeWitt! Yes!
Sax, I welcome all stalkers.
Actually if the Dodgers stay at 10 runs, they're still "Keeping it Binary".
And the answer is yes, I do realize I'm the only one who cares about this.
Let's up that to an average of 8.4 runs a game in the last five games, shall we?
Bennett has to make up for his passed ball last friday?
don't you guys feel greedy?
Wow - almost as good as a slam - DeWitt clears the bases with the triple!!!! 13-1
Gameday still hasn't registered the DeWitt triple...
As for stalkers who buy me beer, they get bumped to the front of the line.
The question is, will Furcal get a fifth hit tonight?
Offensive Explosion by the dodgers - interesting using Bennett as a pinch hitter - is Dewlyn Young our emergency catcher now?
Martin at third base, rewarding DeWitt for his triple by giving him a half inning off.
Hu looks so young out there - looks like he is 12 y.o. Martin at third!!!!
I think Torre is very serious about Martin being 3B to rest him, although it horrifies me Bennett at the home plate.
Kuo gives up a meatball that ends up a triple.
Strangely, I get a subtle but perceptible uneasy feeling when the Dodgers score too many unnecessary runs
like they will score a couple of runs in 2 or 3 series in a row?
Anyone thinking 300?
Kup strikesout Gonzo looking....Nice.
Erin, i'm sorry for that great Barajas blocking at the plate.
It's okay Karina. It was a hell of a throw from Wells. Same thing happened last night, only he couldn't make the throw and the Sox won. So he wanted to prove something, and Barajas blocked that plate like a pro.
I thought we had it won there, though.
Like they have only so many runs they're going to score over the course of the season, and they're using too many up when they don't need to. Sub-optimal distribution.
No matter, though. Same thing just happened, but Manny beat the throw home. Excellent. Sox win.
WOOHOOO FIVE for SIX!!!
I missed it. Did Furcal get a hit or walk?
Nevermind. AC answered it for me.
EK, that feeling is just gas.
Oh Eric, i feel your pain, but we could use some optimism.
Marlins announcers are saying Delwyn Young was in Stuck on you with Matt Damon.
That was a nice play from Uggla.
Kemp ripped it, but Uggla with the pretty diving catch - full extension - and doubles up Furcal who had no chance.
Why Rick Monday sucks as an announcer, exhibit #523: "Line drive, base hit, and Uggla stops it, and turns the double play."
Yeah, "stops it" is not quite the way to describe what Uggla did there.
So, after all the poor play, the Dodgers are going to exit April with a winning record.
By my count, there are fifteen other MLB teams that can't make that claim. Three of them are in the NL West. Not bad.
They showed Monday on the Marlins feed - wearing a daper silk black shirt with a leafy bamboo print. Classy.
I'm actually starting to feel sorry for the competition because it's not even close to being close.
But enough about typeracer. It's nice to see the Dodgers winning big.
Hey Kuo, WTF? Lets go home.
What do I win for being comment #300?
Nice EK, Nice. And yes all the game threads are up 4 minutes after the hour. Remember Orel - it is an early game tomorrow.
Hey, Dodgers? We need 3 more outs...
Diamond Leung is suggesting that Martin might be starting at third base tomorrow for his "day off," which is why he's in there now, getting a little practice.
For comment #300 you get a 5-game winning streak!
I keep making so many errors, my game feels like type-eraser.
EK, that prize sucks.
Now, guarantee me a six-game streak, and we'll talk.
One more strikeout for Kuo and we go home!
Hey folks I gotta go...it's been a pleasure, until next time!
Please, someone call Orel early in the morning...
Is typeracer the new GTA IV?
Just decided to play Type Racer once. I got 108 wpm. I'm sending it to you know, EK.
Well, if you get to comment #400, you get a 7-game win streak
night, sweet dreams!
Ok send it over, Erin...I look forward to seeing your photoshop work
Way to go, Chad and the Dodgers bats. Fire up Ken Levine...
good night Karina and all!
YEAH!!! Dodgers win!!!! BIlls gets his first win on a 3 hitter - I pick him as the player of the game - although Furcal is a close second. Go Blue!
Just got word, that was Jason Schmidt wearing Chad Billingsley's jersey in the fifth inning. Surprise!
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