Bradley Penny (5-6, 5.66) vs. Jeff Francis (1-5, 6.12).
COMMENTS: Penny, who lasted only four innings (giving up 5 ER) in his last outing in New York, has the opportunity to get his own record back to even with a win tonight. Similarly beleaguered Jeff Francis has allowed 16 runs in his previous three starts. Expect another offensive bonanza following last night's three-HR fireworks show (Kent, Kemp, Ethier)--and let's hope it's the Dodgers' bats which are again humming tonight.
Trivia! The last time Penny and Francis made sports headlines together was the NBA trade of the Magic's Steve Francis for Penny Hardaway and UCLA's own Trevor Ariza of the Knicks, back in February 2006.
Trivia #2! France's "penny" [get it, "Francis-Penny"?] is called a centime.
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Pierre, LF
Kemp, CF
Kent, 2B
Martin, C
Loney, 1B
Young, RF
DeWitt, 3B
Hu, SS
Penny, P
So Ethier is on a 9 game hitting streak, hits a homerun and gets 2 RBIs last night and gets benched tonight!? Whats up with that?
No problem, quad7s, we're filling in for Andre's HR power with Hu.
Now I feel better.
Ethier is hitting .163 against lefties this year (although he is .281 lifetime).
Well, Chin-Lung Hu is batting .163 against EVERYBODY.
espn.com says Ethier is .167 against lefties
Why is the L in Chin-lung Hu lower case but the C in Hong-Chih Kuo upper case?
Ooh, Orel, you just got schooled!
My comment was in reference to Ethier's BA against lefties, not the Kuo/Hu capitalization query.
Where is the love from yesterday?
Orel, another funny thing is, Kuo is capitalized, but guo is not.
Kuo figure.
Diamondbacks are losing 4-1 against Milwaukee.
Whoo hoo!
Will Vin tell the Scott "D is silent" Podsednik story tonight?
Penny is rocking the high socks tonight.
...and gets his first K.
Knock wood, MLB.tv is working for me right now. I'll be happy to hear Vin repeat any story he wants, since it's been so long since I've heard him.
Scully just said Smith was a backup quarterback to Eli Manning...at University of Minnesota. But Manning went to Mississippi, so something is wrong in that story.
Foul ball knocks the mask right off Martin's face and he doesn't even flinch. Tough mofo.
If Vin has a weak point, it's confusing similar names.
Martin was masking his pain.
Way to use the curve, Penny! Bradley woofs as he leaves the mound.
I was watching Family Guy on TBS earlier and those on-screen advertisements hit a new low. It was an add for The Bill Engvall Show. Engvall came on the screen, and using a "remote" he actually paused Family Guy right in the middle of a scene to tell us to watch his show later. Unreal.
Are you talking about Scott Posednig?
Pierre with the gapper! Double!
That's a new low, Erin. Blame it on TiVo!
Come on, Dodgers! Let's beat this Canadian!
Happy slappy with a leadoff double.
EK once said he wished Scott Podsednik's first name started with an I so he could be nicknamed iPod.
Stupid Juan Pierre! At least he actually went for the base instead of just running into a fielder.
And promptly gets picked off. You're already in scoring position for a team that struggles to score runs, Juan. Just stay there for a few pitches.
Ha, I knew that leadoff Pierre double was too good to be true. CS, fifth CS of the year.
And Kent with the single. Thanks, Juan.
Hey RBI single for Kent....wait a sec, pierre was picked off...only a single and 2 out.
Silver lining: We are making contact. Something has to fall in.
Another silver lining: Milwaukee 7, Arizona 1
Penny walks his second tonight.
Are you kidding, Erin? Thank goodness for the NL Worst.
If the Dodgers don't make the post-season then I'm rooting for the Cubs.
Hey Erin, I hear you on Bill Engvall. I sort of want to ask Nancy Travis what a cute woman like her is doing with a guy like him. On a show like that, no less.
Absolutely, Orel. After this weekend, I'll be a Cubs fan.
Sweet DP by Hu/Kent!
Sax, I can't believe you mentioned Nancy Travis. I swear to god, every time I see a commercial for that show, I say (or think), "poor Nancy Travis."
And the other day, I was watching something with my girlfriend, the commercial came on, and my girlfriend said, "poor Nancy Travis." I guess we were meant to be.
Call it "King of Queens" syndrome.
"Poor Nancy Travis" could be a blog name. Register it!
WOW the 40 year old still has it! flips the ballfrom the glove while falling down!!
I have always wanted to write a television blog. That would be a pretty good title.
Kent showed some glove, it was unexpected...
Epale, Karina!
What shows do you watch, Erin? We like House, 30 Rock and The Office. My wife watches ER and Without a Trace. I watch the Simpsons and Family Guy. Actualy, that pretty much sums up our differences.
Penny is killing worms with all his pitches in the dirt.
And the balk moves the runner to third.
Shallow fly to Juan Pierre...and the runner tests JP's arm. What do you think happened? Hint: 1-0 Rockies.
I watch a ton of TV. I'm sort of a junkie, but I have great taste, so I won't watch just anything.
I'll give you a list of what I was watching this past season (I have it in spreadsheet form), just to be thorough: Aliens In America, Samantha Who, Brothers and Sisters, Chuck, Heroes, Pushing Daisies, Life, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Friday Night Lights, Dirty Sexy Money, Scrubs, 30 Rock, The Office, Battlestar Galactica.
Oh, when Amazing Race, Project Runway and Top Chef are on, I watch those. There are others that I'm forgetting, I'm sure, but that's the majority of it.
Like Scott Podsednik, Ryan Spilborghs has excess letterage in his name.
You're right—that is a ton of TV. And it doesn't even include sports.
Yes, thankfully the baseball season falls mostly during the summer, though, so I don't miss out on much by watching baseball every night.
Meanwhile, Penny still sucks.
In case you're not watching the news, Obama secured the delegates to get the nomination, but Clinton isn't officially backing out. Am I the only one who would be happy to see a joint ticket with those two?
We don't have to talk politics here. I was just wondering.
Vin just mentioned Francis' "rosy red cheeks."
You're not the only one. Obama-Clinton is pretty much the Democrats' dream ticket.
Is "Democrat" perjorative? Should I have said "Democratic dream ticket"?
Double steal time???
Democrat is often used as an insult by some people, but I don't ever think of it that way.
Brad Penny has thrown a lot of pitches tonight.
Where did everyone go? All you are on your way to "the other side"?
Hey I'm back, I tried to see if I stopped watching maybe they would score...guess it didn't work...
Since MLB.tv has once again decided to bite the bust (worth every penny, huh?), I'm going to keep Gameday up and read my book (What Is the What, by Dave Eggers. I highly recommend it) while Dodger batters continue to lower their averages against the worst team in baseball.
Hey erin, how is the rest of your chicago stay going? Make it to Fontera grill?
Hey, AC. It's going well. Haven't made it anywhere special yet, but maybe this weekend. My sister is coming to town, and she used to live here, so I'm sure she'll make me buy her dinner at all her favorite places.
Hey, I'm back.
And the Dodgers haven't scored.
Hey, I'm back.
And the Dodgers haven't scored.
Maza with a bad, bad whiff. And here's the Slapster.
Why not PH Ethier instead of Maza?
Slapster swings on a full count and lines out. That ball looked low to me.
Well, here's Kempy, with only four outs left. And he's down 0-2.
FIGHT!
Yorvit is a punk.
What's the verdict? Did Kemp overreact?
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!!!
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!!!
Kemp is a big dude, not a guy to fight.
Kemp looked like he overreacted
Just another knock against Kemp, as far as the MSM is concerned.
Well, upon replay it looks like Kemp may have overreacted, even if Yorvit is indeed a punk.
And right before the commercial break, Kemp is shown laughing! Maybe we'd laugh too, Matt, if you'd not strike out on a 0-2 pitch in the dirt!
Nice to see the fight in X-MO.
Ah, Wade? Please don't give up any more home runs.
Both gentlemen ejected. Iannetta solo homer makes it 3-0 Rockies. Game over. Good night.
Well, at least Arizona lost...again. Too bad we won't be making up any ground.
One out left. Here's FJL.
Loney singles with two out. Don't blame him!
Don't blame Delwyn, either. That ball looked totally catchable in the gap, but it falls for a double and for some bizarre reason, Loney hadn't scored from first.
DeWitt at the plate.
Tie it up DeWitt!
DeWitt doesn't get enough, a long foul ball that just stays in play.
Hey, the Dodgers didn't score tonight, off one of the worst teams in the majors! Yay!
We saw our "ace" beaten by a 1-5 pitcher with a 6+ era!
And we even made an error!
I'm done. Day game tomorrow, get your suntan lotion ready!
CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP
Explosive dodger offense gets shut out.
someone please tell me it's out on YouTube or something??? love it how Loney and Martin are like the first guys out there
I'm late on this, because I was asleep when it happened. But, in the Kemp/Torrealba fight, Kemp looks like a big punk. Watch it again. He sticks his hip out in an effort to stop Torrealba, then appears to be trying to use his bat to hit the ball on the ground, presumably to make it harder for Torrealba to grab. The kick to the mask seemed accidental, but everything up until that point was pretty bush league from Kemp, if you ask me.
I almost believe you in saying that Kemp purposefully stuck his hip out to impede Yorvit.
However, you and I know better, that Kemp is not a very thoughtful baserunner.
ESPN.com video
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