Monday, April 07, 2008

Game 7 Thread: April 7 @ Diamondbacks, 6.40p

Esteban Loaiza (0-1) vs. Dan Haren (0-0).

COMMENTS: After a dramatic ninth-inning victory off of San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman, the Dodgers travel to Chase Field and its new HDTV video screen to face the other NL West-leading team. Those of us here in LA will have to watch Esteban Loaiza take the mound for the Dodgers in what is likely fewer than four and a half trillion colors, but at least our TV screen didn't cost $11M. Then again, Loaiza is costing the Dodgers $7M this year (he earned $1.17M from the Dodgers last year for his one win), so maybe that TV screen wasn't such a bad investment after all. We'll see after tonight's game.

The Dodgers have allowed only 11 runs this year, the fewest RA in the majors (St. Louis has allowed 13 runs).

UPDATE:

The lineup:

Furcal, SS
Martin, C
Loney, 1B
Kent, 2B
Ethier, RF
Jones, CF
DeWitt, 3B
Pierre, LF
Loaiza, P

48 comments:

Orel said...

Go Kansas!

Steve Sax said...

Kansas isn't playing the Dodgers tonight. What the hell are you thinking, Orel?

Orel said...

Oh I'm sorry, are you no longer following the NCAA tournament?

Orel said...

Okay, WTF is going on here. 4-0 w/1 out in the 1st???

Steve Sax said...

Loaiza hasn't won in April in four years, and he promptly walks Young, gives up a triple to Byrnes, and let's Hudson score him. It is now 4-0 AZ in the first. Get Loiaza out of there!

Orel said...

I wonder if we'll see Chan Ho starting before long.

Steve Sax said...

Nice time for DeWitt to make an error. Will we ever get out of the first inning?

Orel said...

Jason Schmidt, this is all your fault.

Steve Sax said...

4-0 after one, against a weak-hitting Dodger squad.

Orel said...

Thank god for Andre.

Steve Sax said...

Andruw Jones, blown opportunity for RBI #2.

Orel said...

We can't even chip away for one run. Pathetic.

Steve Sax said...

Andre Ethier, stranded at third. This lineup is not working...we need to shake this up!

Orel said...

Kansas 33, Memphis 28 at the half.

Orel said...

Wait—did Loaiza just pitch a scoreless second?

Steve Sax said...

Eric Byrnes' walk-up song sounds like The Outfield's "Your Love". Ah, okay...

Orel said...

Knock one out, JP!

Orel said...

It's not your week, Juan.

Orel said...

Nice catch by JP!

Orel said...

Nice catch by Ethier! We need the leather!

Orel said...

Well, Loaiza's settled down and Kent's homered. Can the Dodgers rally?

Orel said...

I see we are maintaining the status quo of suckiness.

Orel said...

We scored? Martin on 3rd with 0 out?

Orel said...

RBI Kent! 4-3 D'backs!

Orel said...

Aaugh! Memphis is taking control!

Orel said...

Chan Ho gives up the solo dinger. 5-3 D'backs.

Orel said...

What a basketball game!

Orel said...

KANSAS FOR THE TIE!!!

Eric Karros said...

Is there a baseball game on? I've been glued to the other channel, the suspense is unbearable. And I thought last week's "The Bachelor: London Calling" was intense.

Orel said...

Kansas up 4 in OT!

Orel said...

Ha ha, nice!

Orel said...

Can the Dodgers pull a Kansas tonight?

Eric Karros said...

Are you counting your chickens already?

akamoroti said...

Looks like we've jinxed our bullpen/pitchers with all the talk of how good they've been this year.

Eric Karros said...

That is, unless you are wondering if the Dodgers can tie it in the bottom of the ninth, go ahead big in extra innings but then choke and lose it in the end

Orel said...

Hey, I'm just wondering if there'll be extra innings.

Eric Karros said...

I guess they'd have to tie it in the top of the 9th...but then lose it in the bottom of the 11th.

Orel said...

If Loaiza hadn't given up 4 in the 1st, Park could be pitching now instead of Proctor. The starters have to be solid every time.

Eric Karros said...

Whatever happens, please don't go into double OT-

Orel said...

This basketball game is nuts!

Eric Karros said...

Doesn't look like it'll be going into extra innings...but then again with 2 mins left it didn't look like it was going into OT

Orel said...

One victory down, time for the Dodgers to do their part!

Orel said...

Martin on, Loney up, no out. Here we go!

Orel said...

10 pitches later, Loney singles.

Orel said...

2nd & 3rd, 2 out. Playing for pride here.

Orel said...

This would be a good time for Andruw to, well, stop sucking.

Orel said...

Sigh.

Orel said...

From "One Shining Moment" to another Dodger loss. Let's get 'em tomorrow!