James McDonald (0-1, 13.50) vs. Ubaldo Jimenez (1-1, 2.53).
COMMENTS:
- Seven straight, baby!
- James McDonald, take two.
- Cory Wade has been placed on the DL with shoulder issues. The Dodgers called up Scott Elbert to replace Wade on the roster.
- It's been a history-making homestand: First Orlando Hudson joined Wes Parker, then yesterday Manny Ramirez became the 11th active player to have homered against all 30 major league teams.
- Dodgers home run leaders: Ethier, 4; Casey Blake, 3; Ramirez & Hudson, 2 each; Matt Kemp & Rafael Furcal, 1 each.
- From ESPN.com's Dodgers page:
- Indians 22, Yankees 4. You think Joe Torre had a chuckle about that yesterday?
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Heading back to LA after a weekend in SF. Anything good happened when I was gone?
James McDonald turns it around today.
Beautiful numbers the Dodgers have put up early in the season. Hopefully they keep it up.
Go Dodgers. Go Lakers.
Dodgers are rolling, but the Padres are keeping pace as the Phils roll over and play dead. In fact, the Padres are leading 4-0 in the fifth.
Thanks a lot, Phillies, for showing up this series!
I was certain the Padres would be the worst team in the NL. They can't keep this up.
4-3 SD over the Phils, bottom eight
Vin looks like he's broadcasting from Elysian Fields.
The backround looked misty
Saito gets a save for the RedSox
Perfect timing. Laker game goes into halftime as the Dodger game begins.
Phillies up 5-4 over SD
Epale, everyone!
watching the game on TV on MLB Extra Innings, nut i'm getting the Rockies broadcast, so no Vinny for me :(
Excuse me, Phillies beat SD 5-4
Epale!
Phillies won 5-4, walk off 2 run homer by Raul Ibanez.
Sweet!
Who got the loss for the Padres?
McD K's Helton!
He blew Helton away
Edwin Moreno took the loss for San Diego
I was hoping it would be Heath Bell.
good inning
23 pitches for McD in the first.
Seven pitches and Furcal didn't swing once.
but he got the walk...by the way, Kemp is batting behind Son Martin, is Torre getting desperate for Martin's slow start?
gorgeous run and hit
O Dogg!
O-Double! Furcal could have walked home. 1-0 Dodgers.
oops, here's the lineup:
Furcal, SS
Hudson, 2B
Ramirez, LF
Ethier, RF
Loney, 1B
Martin, C
Kemp, CF
Blake, 3B
McDonald, P
Not sure what Torre's thinking, Karina. But he doesn't want to freak Martin out, and Kemp seems to be hitting no matter where they put him.
I think Torre should have stuck with Ethier batting before Manny
Manny's staying in the three-hole.
gorgeous run and hit
Run & hit! 2-0 Dodgers!
Ethier RBI double. King james is up!, One out
Way to up that OBP, Russell!
keep the streak going Matt
Torre is being very aggressive
Baserunners Gone Wild!
"Another problem he had in his earlier days—and heck, that's like yesterday afternoon, really..." —Vin, on Jimenez
McDonald could use an easy inning.
Furcal saves a run. Bases loaded, two out. Let's see how McD reacts.
Thanks to Furcal, men at the corners.
I mean, Furcal made a great play (my last post sounded like he did a bad thing)
McDonald is shooting himself in the foot.
49 pitches. At this rate he'll be done in no time.
Indianola, Iowa.
Lucky we got the line out from the Dextometer to end the top of the second.
PC, what's indianola?
Bearded one gets hit! Where did Jimenez hit him?
Thats where Casey Blake is from, and we've heard Vinny say it a million times now
Casey Blake gets plunked on the forearm and he's smiling at first.
good bunt
Way to get the bunt down, McD!
Nice!
Huddy is on fire!!!!
The crowd is watching with its heart on that fly out by Manny. 3-0 Dodgers.
this Hudson is a good ballplayer
What's a "Dutch uncle"?
dudes, you gotta get more descriptive--i'm doing this by blackberry, switching back and forth, and it's hard to tell what is going on!
Wow!
The defense, ladies & gentlemen! Casey Blake with the sweet pick at third to start the inning-ending 5-4-3 DP.
Steve Sax - Casey Blake just turned a sweet double play.
Hey Sax, did you see that?!
Nice double play!. I think i'm falling in love more and more with this current team, including its question marks.
Nice backhand grab by Barmes on a hard-hit liner by Loney.
Orel - a Dutch Uncle is someone who tells it like it is in order to improve someone else
from Wikipedia:
Dutch uncle is a term for a person who issues frank, harsh, and severe comments and criticism to educate, encourage, or admonish someone. Thus, a "Dutch uncle" is a person who is rather the reverse of what is normally thought of as avuncular or uncle-like (which would be indulgent and permissive).
I love listening to Vin.
MattyA sneaks in!
Dutch Uncle gets caught in a rundown.
Prime Ticket is calling Manny "the Mayor." Doesn't quite fit.
Being ethnically Dutch I find it offensive and degrading
I'm kidding... but not about being ethnically Dutch
Aflac: Manny Ramirez has 54 career multi-HR games. Who is the all-time leader?
MattyA will never buy you dinner.
A trio of Dodgers converged on a high pop-up by Hawpe. The ball landed on the line and Manny accidentally knocked it into the stands. Double.
My great grandmother was dutch.
Why is Martin called Uncle Dutch? i don't get it
LAL 98, UTH 86, 5:56 remaining.
Karina, Vin called Martin a "Dutch uncle" when Martin went to the mound to give McDonald advice.
Lakers were up by 22 at halftime
Aflac question in the Rockies broadcast. There have been 10 no hitters in Dodger Stadium, but only 2 perfect games. Who threw them?
"discretion is the better part of valour"
Whats McDonald's pitch count at?
McDonald at 77 pitches after four.
77 pitches, Penos Campell
He definitely looks better in this start.
Dodgers Aflac answer: Babe Ruth, 72
Sandy Koufax threw one...who was the other?
Missed the HR by a couple of feet.
Kemp double! 13 straight!
Dennis Martinez?
I don't know, Karina.
uh... Matt Kemp is really good!
Karina - Dennis Martinez
Nice call, PC.
Thanx Orel
Furcal RBI double! 4-0 Dodgers!
That's how it's done, Raffy!
Dodgers 4-Rockies 0
Thanks Penos
Karina - No problem.
Keep it going O-Dogg!
Lakers win 113-100
Charlie Steiner on the maple bat problem: I don't know if you saw this piece on the internet contraption, but there is an insect that attacks the ash bats...
really, he called it an "internet contraption".
Scott Elbert warming up in the 'pen
Go Lakers!
and McD walks the pitcher... cue the stat on how many times a run scores on a lead off walk.
It looks like McDonald has hit the wall
McDonald's pitch count?
uh oh
88
Roy Campanella quote on tv (sort of)
Secrecy is the idea of a catcher giving sings to a pitcher, but a few catchers are so bad at it, after a few pitches anyone can see it since any seat in the stands.
Then a shot of Campanella's retired number.
Sorry, 95 pitches. And he's gone.
in comes elbert
Too bad McDonald can't pick up the win. But I must admit he looked much better today. Every outing will get better for the kid. Confidence and experience will make him better.
James McDonald is a stoic young fellow.
DAMN, IT'S MATT KEMP!
All hail the Bison!!!!!!!!
defensive play of the week?
Amazing@!
Matt Kemp is building his case for a Gold Glove.
did Kemp steal one?
Didn't quite steal a homer but saved at least two runs on a twisting catch at the wall.
Manolo!
Back to back walks. Martin's up.
4-0 and rolling along, nice!
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms made played their first game on April 19, 1890.
aka Turtle from Entourage
Smart move by Bowa to hold Manny up.
Rancho Ardiendo for Kemp!
Off to walk the dog. Switching to radio.
Padma commercial!
see ya Orel
SALAMI!!!!
GRAND SLAM! i love you, Matt Kemp!
First the catch, now the slam. This kid is amazing.
his first one?
i hope Orel saw the grand slam.
Keep it going.
Bad time to walk the dog, que no?
and Blake follows with a double...
Announcers said it was his second grand slam.
Belisle is toast!
Boy, Matt Kemp knows how to keep that hit streak alive. GRAND SALAMI!
Elbert RBI single!
my heart races with emotion!
Dodgers 9-Rockies 0
My mistake, Elbert doubled!
This is exciting. This season is beginning to feel special
any Vin Scully jewels to describe the grand slam?
hehe fat elbert
OZ: "Matt Kemp, on his way to stardom." —Vin
only one without a hit left
that'll do it
This could be a great time for King james to have his first hit of the game.
Hawpe homered off Elbert
Hopefully the Dodgers make like the Lakers and 9 is the closest they get.
Sorry I'm late coming back here. Wxactly who was Vin referring to as a Dutch Uncle?
back to back of singles, bottom of the 8th.
Slappy at the plate.
Russell Martin, talking to James McDonald.
Orel told me.
Corpas in to pitch, but it's more like Corpse. Two leadoff singles by Furcal and Castro, and now a four-pitch walk to Slappy.
Rancho ardiendo!
Andre came SOOOO close to a rancho ardiendo...if he hadn't hit it to the deepest part of the stadium, it would have been gone
Loney gets a RBI hit--he was the last starter to get a hit today
Martin GIDPs what a surprise
I think i could get used to this non-stop hitting machine, how about you?
It feels very strange, like it wouldn't belong to the Dodgers.
Stve, Martin has reached base 4 times today. Maybe he's just had a slow start.
Kemp HOMERED again!let's go blueeeeeee!
Dodgers 14-Rockies 2
He homered off Huston Street, no easy task!
Kemp tearing it up!
Nice job, everybody!
Ladies and Gents, Dodgers win!
what a day!
Great game! Great Homestand. Lets keep the victories coming on the road.
True Karina, I'm just being harsh as Martin usually gets off to a good start. He also got picked off and caught stealing today...ugh. I think he's batting .250.
New Post-Game Thread Up Top (NPGTUT).
But his OBP should get lots higher. I don't like his slow start either, because he's (without any doubt) the soul and body of the team, the thread that keeps everything together.
Let's trust him, i know he'll give tons of happy memories this season, like he always does.
just got in from travelling and have been reading the box, then your play-by-play. sounds like a wonderful afternoon was had by all!
ooh and now MLB channel has the hightlights - yes!
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