Saturday, May 31, 2008

Game 55 Thread: May 31 @ Mets, 12.45p

Chad Billingsley (4-6, 3.68) vs. Mike Pelfrey (2-6, 5.33).

COMMENTS: Billingsley looks to keep the Dodgers' winning streak alive (okay, it's only a one-game streak, but when you've lost six of the last eight, you'll take it), and the Dodgers try and see if their nine-run outburst last night carries any momentum into this afternoon's game. Given Joe Torre's penchant for mixing up the lineup, momentum will likely be lost. But at least we're going up against the Mets' version of Mark Hendrickson (a tall (6'7") pitcher with a losing record (6.08 ERA in May)). Maybe the Dodgers can keep their bats in with Pelfrey? (Wow, that was a stretch of a pun. Sorry.)

68 comments:

Orel said...

Diamond and Molly reporting rain in NY.

Eric Karros said...

So is SOSG Karros

Orel said...

the theoretical lineup:

Pierre, LF
Kemp, CF
Kent, 2B
Loney, 1B
Martin, C
Ethier, RF
DeWitt, 3B
Maza, SS
Billingsley, P

Why mess with success?

Steve Sax said...

What are the chances of picking the same first eight cards from a deck of 25?

Maybe Torre submitted the wrong lineup card; I can't imagine he tried to repeat yesterday's lineup.

Orel said...

Mark Sweeney should be able to answer that question.

Steve Sax said...

Isn't it the inverse of [25! * 24! * 23! * 22! * 21! * 20! * 19! * 18!]?

Steve Sax said...

Hey Orel, did you get my Pelfrey pun? Good times.

Orel said...

Truly original humor, it was.

Erin said...

Diamond says it's sunny now. Good news.

Erin said...

Wow. That was a hell of a break. Kemp should have been out at second, but he isn't, despite his incredibly bad baserunning. Again. He needs to learn a little more quickly for my tastes.

Dodgers up 1-0.

karina said...

Great double courtesy by Kemp!

Dodgers 1-Mets 0

let's go blue!

Erin said...

I think they actually ruled it a single and an E-6. Kemp should have been out by a mile, but Reyes dropped the ball.

Erin said...

The catcher might have missed the tag on Kemp there. Hard to say. Might have gotten his back foot.

karina said...

but he was out at home plate...(though it was a close call)

and then Martin gets a single...

Eric Karros said...

Hello from Shea again... I ended up at this game too. Won't be checking in much though. Hope it doesn't rain. Go blue!

karina said...

that was quick, only 10 pitches. Go Bills!

Steve Sax said...

Karina, I know he's your guy and everything, and he's batting .281, but every time I see Maza, it seems he is bouncing into a double play.

Erin said...

I was going to say that I am really over Maza.

Steve Sax said...

EK, glad you made it back to Shea (you probably realized it was more efficient to just stay over in Flushing rather than take the subway all the way back to Manhattan).

We want pictures from inside Citi Field!

Erin said...

Matt Kemp strikes out swinging. I feel like creating a macro for that. I feel like I type it quite often.

karina said...

I'm pretty aware he's not even hitting as he should. He's made suffer throughout the years by playing brilliantly in winter baseball, winning a lot of championships, hitting double-walk off doubles right in front of my eyes, etc (because he seems to be very good at the Luis Aparicio).

You could argue it's winter baseball, but venezuelan people are very passionate and knowledgeable about baseball and sometimes we're as critical and demanding audience as Philadelphia and New York. He's carried himself in such situations.

But now he plays in a large market MLB team, it's not the same.

Damon said...

damn mlb.tv is blacked out :(

karina said...

look what he did last January, on the third game of the final, playing in the left field, robbing a home run to the greatest hitter in the venezuelan winter baseball in the last twenty years, Robert Perez:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRGJS0IthSM

karina said...

who called DeWitt as "DeClutch" in a game thread a few days ago?

Erin said...

Anyone want to tell me why Billingsley can't just swing away on a 1-2 count? Are we that worried about him GIDP that we'd rather see him strike out on bunts?

Erin said...

It would appear the fourth inning is going to be Chad's trouble spot this game.

Orel said...

How the heck did Chad escape that jam? Unbelievable.

Orel said...

And the Chad Billingsley high-wire act continues. He's thrown 75 pitches through five. 2-0 Dodgers.

Orel said...

We're winning but we should be giving Pelfrey a harder time. I don't see Chad going more than six.

Orel said...

Were those cheerleaders I saw in that YouTube clip?

Orel said...

Pelfrey with 93 pitches through six. Not good!

Erin said...

Billingsley only has two strikeouts through five innings, which is very low for him, obviously.

Orel said...

Charlie was talking about how Bills is landing awkwardly after his follow-through. Rain-related?

Erin said...

Chad heard me, so he struck out the first two in the sixth.

Orel said...

Bills heard you, Erin. Strikes out Beltran and Delgado. Maybe he will be going seven.

Orel said...

Jinx!

Orel said...

An 11-pitch sixth is just what the doctor ordered for Chadley.

Erin said...

He actually only needed nine, Orel, which is even better. 84 through six, so I think he should definitely be out there for the seventh, even though his spot bats second here in the sixth.

Orel said...

109 pitches for Pelfrey. His day is done, but he did a pretty good job.

Orel said...

Chad's teetering. 1st & 3rd, one out.

karina said...

K for Chavez! (sorry we had a visit)

karina said...

Yes, Orel, those were cheerleaders. They all over winter baseball.

Erin said...

This is quite an at-bat. Chad's last batter, no matter what, I guess.

Erin said...

And Chad wins the battle! He's been a magician today!

Orel said...

That was epic for Chad. Nicely done.

Karina, I'll be on the next plane over!

karina said...

Welcome then!

Orel said...

Thanks!

It doesn't look like we're going to get that insurance run.

karina said...

I'm genuinely worried about Broxton.

Orel said...

Ugh, Wright greets Broxton with a double.

Erin said...

And we're tied. Have I mentioned how happy I am that I sold high on Broxton in my fantasy league?

karina said...

This is not fair to Bills. 3 pitches and suddenly the game is tied.

Orel said...

Wow, Broxton undoes Chad's entire day in four pitches. 2-2 tie.

karina said...

Broxton is in my fantasy, too. I dropped Percival to have a place for him, i'm so stupid.

Orel said...

WHY WHY WHY does the bullpen fall apart when the starting pitchers do well? And vice versa?

Eric Karros said...

Ugh! I'm surrounded by people standing and cheering.

Orel said...

Why are we IBBing Schneider?

Orel said...

Punch them, EK!

Erin said...

So Tatis could do damage to another Dodger reliever.

Erin said...

This is unbelievably depressing. I don't want to be negative, but I think that's the ball game, folks.

Orel said...

Tatis with the go-ahead RBI. This is humiliating.

Orel said...

Let's see if Beimel can keep the lead to one.

Orel said...

If you're still around, Erin—love your Wrigley dugout pictures!

Erin said...

I'm still here, Orel. Thanks! It was pretty cool to be in there. I've been meaning to take the Dodger Stadium tour, but I just haven't gotten around to it.

karina said...

Bills doesn't deserve to lose these two games in a row. It's starting to get very depressing.

In the other hand, Erin, i loved your pictures (and you've got a beautiful smile)

karina said...

and love your sneakers, too!

karina said...

tomorrow they'll get Santana...

Rob said...

WTF is up with that strike zone?

Fire Joe Torre.

Orel said...

So much for the series split. Dodgers to go 1-6 on the road trip.