Game 30 Thread: May 3 @ Rockies, 5p
Esteban Loaiza (1-2) vs. Jorge De La Rosa (0-0).
COMMENTS: Yawn. Another 11-run game? Big deal. What's next? Esteban Loaiza. Coors Field. Uh-oh. Think of something positive to say! "Esteban Loaiza exhales carbon dioxide, which plants need to live." Nicely done! Anyway, what the hell was I thinking, predicting a pitchers' duel in Colorado yesterday? Today, expect the opposite. Bombs away! Let's hope Loaiza goes at least five innings and the bullpen can continue its strong work. Meanwhile, De La Rosa comes the Rockies straight from the Royals' triple-A team as a PTBNL from an earlier trade, meaning against the Dodgers he'll be Bantha fodder. Or Cy Young.
Despite the cold weather, Dodger bats stayed hotter than Iron Man ($38 million through Friday). Everybody contributed yesterday—even Andruw Jones had a double (to go with all those Double-Doubles). Russell Martin said play me anywhere, I'll still produce. Don't be surprised if Russell throws a few innings of relief today. Matt Kemp had four RBIs and leads the team with 21. With four RBIs of his own, Rafael Furcal is so hot (.380/.464/.612) he should be black market goods. If, nay, when the Dodgers get to the Rockies' hapless bullpen early again, we may be treated to another RBI cornucopia! A veritable scoring extravaganza! An amazing offensive lollapalooza!
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Russell Martin is starting at third again! Ethier sits for a second straight day! If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Furcal, SS
Pierre, LF
Kemp, RF
Kent, 2B
Martin, 3B
Loney, 1B
Jones, CF
Bennett, C
Loaiza, P
Guess DeWitt's two errors didn't please Torre too much.
The Mets had a chance to beat the D-Backs for us, but Arizona just blew it open in the eighth and leads 10-4 heading to the top of the ninth.
I wonder if it's more of a pro-Martin than an anti-DeWitt move by Torre.
Mets are toast. Shit. Let's hope we can keep that lead to four games.
Wow. Pierre's incredible lack of bunting skills actually worked to his advantage there, as he bunted hit over the head of the third baseman. That's something.
Correction: bunted it, not hit.
Bases are loaded, Kent strikes out. Martin at the plate. Let's not let this opportunity pass us by, boys.
Great! bases Loaded 0 out, oops make that 1 out, caome on blue!
Hey Loney, how about a hit with RISP?
How did everyone get on base?
Thank you. I will indeed take a bases-clearing double.
That was a sweet stroke by Loney! Dodgers 4-0!
Dammit! Jones is SO BAD!!!! Why is he playing????
Infield hit for Furcal, bunt hit from Pierre, Kemp singled to left, and the bases were loaded.
Jones is terrible. He's definitely a cure for a struggling pitcher.
Thanks erin - sure is nice to turn on the game and see the bases loaded!!
Were Loiza and that guy he just got out have words with each other?
I didn't see. I flipped to the Red Sox game, and just turned back to see Loaiza get a bloop single to help his own cause.
Bases loaded with nobody out for the second consecutive inning.
You guys, this team might be on a roll.
So, Loaiza was coming off the field and the other player was jogging back to the dugout behind him and Loaiza turned around and said something - my volume is off, so I don't know if the announcers noted it or not. We will see if some dodgers or tockies get plunked tonight.
Bases loaded AGAIN - and Kemp wtih the sac fly.
Double steal again!
We need as many runs as possible at this ballpark. No lead is safe.
I LOVE the double steal!!! Torre is awesome.
In this park, we need to just keep piling on. A six-run lead is not nearly enough.
That was great baserunning by Pierre - to move from 2nd to 3rd on ground out in front of you. Nice.
Ha, AC, we're on the same page tonight.
yeah - 6 run lead is not safe - ie last night.
It's Amateur Night at Coors Field!
What the hell was that? Kent couldn't bend over with that 40 year old back! And Jones lolligagging out there to the ball.
We have our own amateur, apparently, as Loiaza can't find the plate. Not even close on that four-pitch walk to Atkins.
Ah, I see Loaiza is sharing the wealth. Not a good idea, Esteban!
This is going to get ugly really fast if Loaiza doesn't throw the kind of strikes that don't drop end up as base hits.
What the hell is wrong with the defense? Pierre bobbles the ball - not like he had a chance to throw out Helton with his weak arm.
Loiaza wants to keep this interesting, giving up a run in the second. Now two on, two out, 1-2 count...
Dammit, Loiaza, you SUCK! A 6-run lead is gift-wrapped for you, and here you are at 6-3 in the second!
Sorry, 6-2. My fury is getting in the way of my addition.
Oh my dear god. HBP loads the bases with nobody out. Painful. Honeycutt's on the phone already. Good idea. Let's bring in Kuo.
That was pretty nice play for Jones to flip to Kemp for the throw back into the infield, probably saved a run.
I would wager the final score of this game is not going to be 6-2.
Honeycutt is on the phone, asking Jason Schmidt how he feels.
Bases loaded - but for THEM!!! AGGGHHH!
HEY Furcal was on the infield dirt to pick up Pierre's relay - WOOHOO!
AC, what the cameraman didn't show you was Jones momentum as he broke through the outfield wall, and only stopped when he got to a hot dog stand.
Well, that could have been much worse. Let's hope our own hits keep coming.
Nice GUN by Kemp to keep that man on second.
Oh, the Wienerschnitzel commercial.
Jones would like this ad.
Phew - get out of that with only 3 run damage - bring Loaiza back????
At this rate, the final score will be 27-14.
Wow, anyone else just see that Wienerschnitzel commercial? I'm no prude, but that might have been a little inappropriate for a family baseball game advertisement.
If you missed it, it involved a girl chasing after a hot dog, thinking she had caught it, only to realize she had actually awakened some young gentleman in a way he found quite pleasing.
SS - A body in motion with stay in motion, unless stopped by a hot dog stand.
Jones has a tummy.
Wow, that definitely NOT appropriate for a prime time baseball game.
Blink and it's 0-2 to Andruw.
I saw that commercial yesterday and was kind of aghast. And I don't consider myself prudish or anything.
C'mon Bennett, get on so we can get the pitcher's slot out of the way.
This just in - RARE strikeout by Andruw Jones.
There ya go!
I don't like how Vin calls Loaiza "Estie." He hasn't earned first-name privileges.
There you go Orel -Bennett on 1st. Pinch hitter?
Can a pitcher "settle down" after 77 pitches?
Torre's looking to save our bullpen too. Loaiza's in there for a few more innings.
I hope Kuo is warm. Loaiza really doesn't know where home plate is. Everything is wide left.
Except that home run from Holliday.
Holliday jack. 6-4 Dodgers.
You guys are about 3 pitches ahead of my mlb.com, so that HR was painful to read, then WATCH!
I was wrong! Thank goodness. Torre with the hook, Kuo coming in.
Female streaker!
(Just kidding, AC.)
You know what is starting to annoy me is Bennett having to stand up and lob the ball back to the pitcher - is he that old / weak that he can't put a little mustard on that ball? Guess that "special medicine" has worn off.
Oh I thought you were talking about Jones Strikeout streak - he is up there like he isn't playing with his 'nads anyways.
One pitch from Kuo...tie game. Fuck!
No lead is safe, huh?
Hawpe pretty much golfed that using a 3 wood.
Are we going to hear about Kuo not having enough time to warm up?
I go to feed my neighbor's cats, which is annoying enough, but I come back to this? Ugh. We have a new game. What do we think the chances are that Kuo won't allow any other runs?
Woohoo! We get out of the inning. Start from scratch again guys.
Aflac trivia question: Who holds the LA Dodger record for consecutive games reaching base safely?
I'M IN UR PARK
THROWIN MEATBLLZ
Colorado Aflac trivia - with Julio Franco retired, who is the oldest MLB player? I say Miguel Tajada - you never know if he really told the truth.
All of a sudden our hitting has gone south. WTF?
That's the way to answer back, Dodgers. Give that pitcher a nice 1-2-3 inning.
Wes Parker - or was he just the cycle machine.
Nice, AC.
Dodger Aflac answer: Shawn Green! 53 straight during 2000.
There's a story on SI.com entitled "How Mark Mangino put Kansas football back on the map."
Poor choice of words there, since all I can think of is that the article must be all about how you can see Mangino from space.
If you haven't seen the guy, check him out on Google Images.
Furcal with a sweet play to get Tavarez.
The first GIS picture of Mangino shows him picking his nose. Classy.
Answer - Jamie Moyer (45)
Kuo K. 2 out.
1-2-3 for Kuo.
Wow - K by Kuo.
Hello, everyone!
just passing by while i leave the house, i don't know if it sounds crazy, but, why not having Ethier and moving Kemp to the CF?
This is where we knock the starter out of the game. I can feel it.
Epale, Karina! It might just come to that in CF.
Barmes with the airmail. Guess he figured Kent wasn't going for second. Keep thinking those same thoughts, Erin.
WP! Kent to second anyway!
De La Rosa is like Jekyll & Hyde.
Karina - TOTALLY agree - Get Jones the heck out of there. Our defense will be fine with Kemp in CF.
Ball 4 to Martin.
I don't know about you, but the more i see the baby blue playing together, the more i like them, how do you feel about it?
btw, how's been Martin on third tonight?
FREE JAMES LONEY! 3-RUN HR!
Whoo!!!! Loney is on his way to another 9-RBI night at Coors Field!!!
Hail to King James!
Did I call it, or what?
Worked that count back from 0-2 to hit a homer? Amazing. Nice - another 9 RBI day for Loney at Coors????
Erin's prophecy proves correct! Nice!
When he swung and missed in that at-bat, I didn't think he had a chance to do much. And when that ball left the bat, I also didn't think it was leaving the park. But thank goodness it did.
And the BEST part was that Jones wasn't up with the bases loaded. Loney had to get it done there or else we would have been out of the inning. It is like the pitcher's spot is coming up after Loney.
Alex Cora, maybe it's time to start a campaign "FREE ANDRE ETHIER, HIDE ANDRUW JONES"
i just think on "If you build it, he will come" (though i don't like that film much)
O GRILLI?
Quick, Erin, predict something else.
Aw, how can you not like Field of Dreams?
Andruw singles!
A solid base hit for Jones? My mind is reeling.
Loney will have eight RBI before the night is over, but won't get to nine.
HOLY CRAP! Jones got a hit!!! Stop the presses!
I can live with that. Good prediction.
How do you stop the presses on a blog? Hit the stop button?
I will tell you that I almost predicted that Bennett would GIDP, but I didn't want to be negative.
Karina - I'll start making the shirts now...
Damn, DP.
Looking forward to another epic Kuo bat flip here.
hmm, it's a tiny little bit corny, that's all. Maybe if someday i read the book, i think i might feel it better.
Come on Kuo, hit it out and flip the bat!
Kuo almost beat that one out - what a gamer.
The book is good, I just read it.
Gotta jet, we're going to Versailles. Thanks for holding down the fort!
What is up with Helton's "Craig Counsell" batting stance?
Have a great time orel - can you post the game threads from there - of course 4 min past the hour?