Chad Billingsley (4-0, 2.05) vs. Jonathan Sanchez (1-1, 3.65).
COMMENTS: The Dodgers haven't had a three-game losing streak all year, and we look to Billingsley to make sure that we come out with a win, as well as a shot at a winning record over this nine-game road trip. Coming after last night's disappointing loss and resultant second-guessing, a win up at the Big Phone would be a nice boost. Sanchez, who skipped his last start and hasn't pitched in 12 days, battles control issues and gives up a lot of walks (nine walks in 11.1 IP), but we'll need to make sure we can plate our baserunners (the Dodgers have the second-most runs scored in the NL, but also lead the league in GIDP with 21).
Today's WSJ lists the Dodgers as a 61% probability of winning, but I see from here that the probability has already shrunk a tad to 59.6%. Which means we'll likely lose. Remember, we're a .500 team on the road that's had the benefit of being undefeated at home (which extrapolates to a 121-41 record, which I suppose should win the NL West).
407 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 407 Newer› Newest»I was just teasing, Vin.
Kudos to Loney there. He was behind in the count and still worked the walk.
Nicely done James
that makes me so angry
Dammit Blake, why swing at the freakin' first pitch???
"There are a lot of umpires in the stands tonight who will not be able to find their cars at the end of the night".
Thanks Steiner... haha
i would have bet the farm that blake could have at least hit a sac fly
C'mon, Casey, jeez
Natalie, maybe we need a good-luck poem here.
Orel, i don't like Casey Blake but i do admit he's good looking and his beard always look well groomed.
*blushing*
Bills at 83 pitches.
Should Blake have charged that? I don't know.
whats in joe's ear
Beardalicious, Karina!
out!
Ok here we go:
Hitting into double plays is not the way to win.
However, we'll take that walk after some bird watching with Vin.
Now, let's keep the Jints off the board for three more frames.
With our boys in blue, I know we can win this game!!
"whats in joe's ear"
Earplugs?
it looked like cotton?
Very impressive, Natalie! Now that is what I call some clutch poetry composition.
Boll weevil?
well done natalie
Let's hope it inspires the Dodgers to victory.
Who will pitch in the eighth? Kuo? Tron? O-Man?
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maybe Tron
all western division teams, interesting
full count
That's why you never heard about it on ESPN.
Get this guy, Chad!
Whoo Hoo!
Strike-em-out-throw-em-out DP!
Martin stinks at the plate in only one kind of way today. Nice play.
Lewis has seen 9 pitches, he should DP
woot woot!!! k and a throw out!!!
"Boy I'll tell you one thing, it's like putting your hand in a meat grinder to watch Furcal handle that throw from Martin." —Vin
Hmmm, Delino wasn't around for comment #227.
bills may not have had his best stuff tonight, but he did what ACES do, he grinded through 7 good innings. he deserves the W
Bills is on his way to five wins.
Nasty, Bills! 8 K's on 99 pitches.
and another K!
I want to call Bills our stopper. Let's win this for him.
wow bills in eighth, joe torre is going to give me a heart attack with how he handles our pitchers
Who's pitching the eighth: Bills!
I love Vinny's story about Matos.
can we get manny up with a runner on please?
Sad comment on our bullpen that Bills has to hit leadoff top of the 8th after already throwing 99 pitches. Geez, let's get Wade and Kuo healthy already.
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Let's see what Bills can do in the eighth. Although I think Torre should have the bullpen warming up sooner rather than later.
Torre shouldn't wear out Bills, after all, it's the beginning of the season. Geez.
rough series for raffy
Is that the end of O-Dog's hitting streak, or did that come to an end already?
to fully utilize your manny ramirez, you need to have runners on base
So much for the Geico.
O-Dog's hitting streak ended two games ago, I think.
Mota & Brox up in the bullpen. I hope Torre avoids the temptation of the six-out save for Brox.
im with you orel
C'mon Chad, at least one out before you're pulled.
I hate sandoval.
Good, one down.
he got a single, after two balls...siad it beforem but he scares me.
Sandoval could be a beast.
Where do you cap Bills' pitch count? 120?
ok joe maybe its time?
Rowand walks. Two on, one out. Torre out with the hook....
Here comes J-Bro
WOW it's Brox!
i hope broxtons arm doesnt fall off before july
I don't want these 5-outers becoming a habit.
Nervous time!
Poor broxton. It not his fault the bullpen sucks.
we need a one pitch dp
When is he going to crumble?
The heart of the San Fran lineup is passed, this should be a cakewalk, emphasis on "should"
Over the plate, Brox!
If I bit my nails, I would be biting my nails right now.
C'mon Brox, no walks
Great, RA.
Rancho Ardiendo for the Giants...
Brox needs to go inside
I can feel my heart pounding.
Oh boy
"As big as Broxton is, and as hard as he throws, and how dedicated he is, he has the softest speaking voice and rarely says much more than hello." —Vin
Martin looks terrific today
nice play martin, solid d tonight
Wow. I think Im dead.
aurelia again
"You get the idea he could be very gentle when he doesn't have a baseball in his hand." —Vin
Heads up play by Blake to go to home
2 outs, still Rancho Ardiendo...still nervous
Full lay-out by Martin!
Don't go inside, Brox, you keep missing
i mean outside
that's more like it
If Brox cruises this inning, i'm even more nervous for the ninth..boys should get at least one insurance run.
broxton trying to give me a heart attack
tense
Broxton's gonna kill me when he keeps going outside.
HOLY SH-
hoo...borderline
that was a gift in every sense of the word
My heart jumped out and went back in on that
"That wasn't a framing job by Martin, that was larceny." —Vin
dammit Brox, don't go outside, I kept saying
i cant take this anymore im out
If Brox walks Aurilia, he just doesn't have his best stuff.
Sorry Chad, no win #5 today.
Bill's fifth win just went poof
Game just started again, folks.
Sure, throw a first-pitch strike now that the tying run scored.
Does Broxton seem more comfortable against lefties?
well, at least no Brian Wilson, a chance to take the lead
Okay, it could have been worse. 3-3 after eight.
Hey MLASF, who do you think the Lakers will play next?
What the hell happened to Broxton? With RA he couldn't throw one strike and then he gets Eugenio down on three pitches? Guy's an enigma
Rockets, no doubt, unless the Blazers can win 3 straight
Okay, let's regroup for the 9th.
Here comes Manny to untie it.
Blazers won tonight.
Thank you, Manny
Geez, just another double for Manny.
Manny ramirez. He never let's us forget how good he is.
Martin: strikeout, force out, walk, pop out. It's about time you show your bat, son.
Too bad for the Blazers, they still have to go to Houston for Game 6.
Martin's been earning his keep behind the plate tonight.
Remember in spring training when russ was killing the ball? I miss that.
Think the Lakers can sweep the Rockets?
Martin's bat speed seems so slow.
I know, Orel. But i want to breath easily ASAP.
c'mon Martin
Definitely, the Rockets don't have the same kind of energy as the Lakers, I've seen it in every game they play. If you think LA fizzles at the end of games, you haven't seen Rocket basketball
The lakers already swept the season series. Lakers in five at the most.
Giants pitchers are helping us more than our bats.
When you hear Vinny say "Lewis goes into the bullpen, but it goes foul" there's a problem with the stadium
I can live with that, Orel. They should score a run...
Ethier is fighting his turn...
Andre's a fighter. You never hear anyone talk about that
Ooh, so close
Well put, MLASF.
So, in spite i had a breakup with basketball, do you think the Lakers can win it all?
the Lakers were my team, back then.
Andre the Beard! 4-3 Dodgers!
Andre the Giant! (pun intended)
Clutch, Ethier, clutch.
The Lakers will make the Finals, we can say that.
I love Ethiebeard!
Ethier, in play, runs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sweet words!
Either, great at bats; Kemp, great at bats; Loney, getting better.
Martin, his time will come. . .soon.
great ab by Andre the Beard
WHERE WAS THIS EARLIER?
Not that I'm complaining.
Okay, I'm complaining.
Defering runs again.
yeah, especially if Portland gets knocked out, only the Nuggets can contend in the west.
BTW, Kemp! Nice insurance run!
Trips for Kemp!
Oooh I wish I could watch this. Dang Bay Area blackout on MLB.tv. (I live in enemy territory).
That Ethier at bat was awesome, he made contact in every good pitch and managed to take 3 balls.
Kemp and King James up!
Giant fans leaving to avoid lines at the BART station.
still just one out (I'm looking at you Martin)
Loney looks really cold
I can't believe they're still letting Howry pitch
Don't be so harsh to him, he'll improve, besides he had a great night at defense.
Almost feel bad for Molina.
BART station?
Vin is freaking hilarious.
More bird talk from Vin.
Yeah, it's a stretch, but there is one within a mile of ATT. I don't remember seeing a parking lot there. . .but then, there was drinking involved.
Bay
Area
Rapid
Transit
trickery
Oh, thought the distance to the station was being questioned.
Mea culpa.
No pressure guys, but I don't think we've had a Game Thread with over 400 comments.
Again, no pressure.
Okay, two runs for Ohman.
One, two, three 9th.
There is a parking lot along the bay next to the Big Cell Phone, for all the Marin-ites. Not nearly as much parking there as at Dodger Stadium, though.
Let's hope we don't need extra innings to get there.
I haven't really seen ohman pitch this year. Should I be worried?
I've walked from the Tenderloin to the stadium both times. . .once at night. Good times.
Is someone actually playing a trumpet in the crowd?
Orel, we just had a 400 comment game thread!
I couldn't do that to Eric, you know...
Hmmm, I wonder how many of our readers live in the Bay Area.
He started with two strikes for Lewis...
One more. We can do it!!
Perfect timing, Karina!
Sandoval should be the last out of the game, at least bases are cleared.
It is in my nature to scrutinize every Dodger for every problem they have. Especially when a certain manager decides the guy with the .245 average should bat cleanup.
We need to find an eighth-inning pitcher.
Yes!
WHEW
That was kind of a let down after all that.
Now it's time to deal with Timmy
This was a great game. Lincecum tomorrow...
These games can take years off your life. And it's only April!
Lincecum's looked beatable this year.
Hmmm, should Ohman have pitched the eighth? Let the second-guessing begin!
Games like these aren't good for my digestion.
Lincecum also has 25 K's in his last two starts.
Easy solution, Natalie: Eat dinner at 11 p.m.!
He still has the quality, somtimes there is just a rough patch (i.e. Martin)
Kershaw tomorrow? Think Torre's going to rest any of the starters against Timmy?
It just wasn't Broxton's night. He looked wild throughout. Those things will happen. He'll have to take this one under submission for the future. He needs to trust his stuff and THROW STRIKES.
Victory poem time:
Chad didn't get win number five.
It's okay, the team survived.
Torre's bullpen management is hard to figure out.
I still knew they would win, without a doubt.
Tomorrow will be a tough test.
Whatever the outcome, the Dodgers are always best!
Most of the regulars got rest in the Colorado series. I think we see the Full Monty tomorrow.
One more....
#400!
Natalie, are you a writer?
No, I don't think my poems are good enough for publication. :)
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