Chad Billingsley (13-10, 3.13) vs. Brandon Webb (19-6, 3.19).
COMMENTS: Andre Ethier is on a Manny Ramirez-like offensive tear. Angel Berroa is batting .389 over the past seven games, including a rare home run. Derek Lowe is getting run support. And the Dodgers are winning games even when Manny overruns first base and Ethier overruns second. Our sixth win in a row last night, coming on the heels of a gut-punch eight-game losing streak, is truly charmed, and since we at SoSG are a superstitious lot, this GameThread goes up at :10 past the hour once again. This afternoon's matchup between a Cy Young winner of the past versus a Cy Young winner of the future gets Fox Game of the Week status, so let's keep the magic gloves on, the lineup unchanged, and the mojo working...and maybe, just maybe, first place could be ours by dinner time.
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I'll be back in the super-duper corporate seats again today. Look for me behind home plate on the right side of your screen.
Near Mary Hart?
the lineup for this "middle" game:
Nathan Coltrane Jeanson, C
Everett, RF
Aristides, LF
Anthony, 1B
William, 3B
Ryan, CF
Robert, 2B
Maria (!), SS
Ryan (#2!), P
Here we go!
Orel, i bet Berroa's mom is either very catholic or she made a promise concerning his birth.
Anyway, it's common to find people with names like Jose Maria or Maria Jose...
I'm not leaving 'till the game is over. It'd be a good idea if they go extra innings.
Bills throwing lively today, although Fox's gun is "only" showing 91-92 mph.
Yes, Karina. I recall the golfer José María Olazábal.
Bills 1-2-3!
Don't go if you don't want to, Karina! Life's too short.
I can hang until 3:30, although I have to walk the dog at some point.
Clayton Kershaw acquits himself admirably reading the lineup on national TV.
Mark Grace sounds like the actor Jeff Bridges.
Webb walks Martin!
Ethier K's. Let's trade him!
My friends convinced me. However, i put some rules: a) not leaving 'till the Dodgers game is over, b) if someone is cruel or mean i will walk away, c) i'm not either leaving if i'm not looking picture-perfect and they all have to agree on that matter, d) we'll have to go the four of us together, if someone bails out, i'm not going.
I proposed we could watch the Venezuela national soccer team playing a game against Peru in the qualifying round for the World Cup. I'm trying to "persuade" them, i'm sure we'll have a much better time.
You drive a hard bargain!
Bills touches 94 mph.
Bills looks confident today.
It's been a pitching duel. C-mon Dodgers!
DeWitt singles to lead off the 3rd!
DeWitt ends the no-hitter.
Orel, i'm the only girl, so i can get away with lots of stuff. They were here last night, around 1 am, just a little bit after the game ended...to convince me...
RANCHO RANCHO RANCHO
ARDIENDO ARDIENDO ARDIENDO
for Manny!
Rancho Ardiendo for Manny!
We call that "a woman's prerogative."
hey, we are saying the same!
Manny is always first pitch swinging!
Manny quickly 0-2.
shit
Manny struck out in 3 pitches.
That was an interesting stat, Manny is second on the all time grand slam leaders, behind Lou Gehrig.
Bills is ON FIRE.
Webb had a lot of pitches that inning, though. Bills takes care of business in the fourth, so let's see if Loney can come out with a bang.
Bills: 4 IP, 6 K, 0 BB, 59 pitches. Performing like the ace he is.
Go King James!
These postseason tbs commercials are so bad, I almost wish for Dane Cook. Almost.
What the hell do the 216 stitches have to do with October baseball? If not for the shots of Fernando and Orel, I'd tivo past this commercial.
Bob Melvin doesn't smile much.
Yep, that's what I need to see, Mark Grace's NFC picks. Josh Lewin is pushing football references into every other sentence. Somebody stop these two.
Steve, i could bet they can't be worse than the announcers i have to endure to.
Orel, you nailed the Mark Grace-Jeff Bridges voice analogy. I'm expecting him to start quoting Starman.
Karina, it may be a tossup. I'm seriously considering switching over to the radio, Rick Monday notwithstanding.
Quad should wave at us. I haven't seen him.
I don't think I have ever seen Bills so locked in. Way to go, Chad!
0-0 through 4 1/2.
Chevy's Roberto Clemente Award ad is really moving. The shot used during "This is our pride" gives me the chills.
Berroa with the leadoff single!
Manny and a 3 run HR!
I love how when Manny entered the dugout after his 3-run bomb, he was jumping up and down like a little boy. Wow. We love you, Manny!
For so many years, Webb has proverbially tea bagged us. I gotta say its nice to finally get our come uppins against this guy. Hopefully we can light up Peavy when we get him too.
Blake walks, Kemp singles, no outs.
Blake on second, Kemp on first, none out, DeWitt up
DeWitt moves the runners to scoring position, Angel Maria is up...
Berroa IBB. Rancho Ardiendo, Bills is up. Arizona is looking for the double play.
Rancho Ardiendo for Martin!
Hello all. Things are looking good, huh?
Here in Idaho, I get to watch the nail-biter that is the Tigers/Twins game. It's maddening.
Veeery good. Son Martin walked, so it's Dodgers 4-Arizona 0.
So, it's Rancho Ardiendo for Ethier...
Hey Hey, things are looking good! Come on Andre!
WOOHOO!!!! Another run!!! MANNNY UP!
I love these gifts the Diamondbacks keep giving us.
Ethier walks. Dodgers 5- Arizona 0
Still Rancho Ardiendo. Manuel Aristides Ramirez is at the plate.
LOST IN THE SUN!!!! Manny socres two on a routine fly ball.
Manny 2-run double!
Dodgers 7- Arizona 0
Are you kidding me? Manny ground rule double when they can't catch a fly ball???
This is very fun.
It is still hard to listen to Mark Grace trying to be impartial during this game.
Come on Bills, make it though this inning
The Dodgers scored seven runs while I was walking the dog.
Bills is wobbling....
Standing O for Bills.
He lost it pretty quickly. Let's hope Wade can help him out.
I would like another shutout.
They can work the double play. 18 arepas would be so much fun!
WADE comes in to shut them down with a double play! Preserves the shutout! I like that kid Wade.
Which they just did...
Wade induces the inning-ending 6-4-3 DP! Amazing!
Now you're just getting greedy, Erin.
Nice prediction Karina!
Hey does anyone else think that Casey Blake looks like a Civil War soldier?
And he marches over to first with a walk.
Then Marches into the dugout as Hu runs for him.
Like a soldier, doing what is requested from him...
man, that breaking ball from Wade is wicked.
That was a great pitch to strike out Montero.
17 arepas in a row...
Nomar doesn't do the toe tap anymore. I miss it.
This is an awfully boring game for Fox, and the announcing team isn't good either.
But it's GREAT for Dodger fans!!!
Nomar in to PH. Ball one sails over his head, Grace says "that's a hard ball tot take, what patience". Nomar works the count full and then draws the walk!
Hey a Repko sighting!
Hope he doesn't hurt himself up there.
Three more outs to go!
Repko flashing the leather to save the shutout!
WoW, Elbert let one fly against the batter's arm. Ouch.
I can't believe we're bringing in another pitcher.
I think Torre is going for the psychological damage of not having the D backs score in the last 2 games. Wicked.
One more to go!!!
Oh, come on, Johnson. I asked for another shutout. Two 7-0 games in a row would make me happy.
Young walks...drama...they'll get a shutout.
If he walks in a run here, I'll be pissed.
Oops, there goes the shutout.
there it goes the shutout...
Sure is nice to know you can count on your relievers with a seven-run lead.
And now we have to use Broxton.
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Alex, we're saying the very same things...
Erin, first place Dodgers would be enough.
3 pitchers to get an out...
FIRST PLACE IS OURS ONCE AGAIN!
FIRST PLACE DODGERS! FIRST PLACE DODGERS! FIRST PLACE DODGERS! FIRST PLACE DODGERS! FIRST PLACE DODGERS! FIRST PLACE DODGERS! FIRST PLACE DODGERS!
Thank god. We win.
Karina, we're saying the very same things...
I'm going to be going to the game tomorrow. I hope that they can win another one! Go BLUE!
Alex, i've heard "great minds think alike". We're even using caps to say the same.
I waved a few times during the game. I guess I was just off the top of the screen. It was a hot one out there, but a lot of fun to watch since we won. Let's see if we can get the sweep tomorrow!
Here's a few pics to show you where I was sitting at.
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Q7, those are AWESOME seats!
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