Hiroki Kuroda Eric Stults (0-0, -.--) vs. Brandon Webb Yusmeiro Petit (0-0, -.--).
COMMENTS: So much for the battle of the aces. Hiroki Kuroda was placed on the 15-day DL yesterday and Brandon Webb is missing his start with a shoulder stiffness. (Enough Schadenfreude for ya?) Enter the understudies: Mets-killer Stults gets called up from Albuquerque, and Petit hopes to come up big in place of the Diamondbacks' ace.
It took all of five games, but the Dodgers are now in sole possession of last place. Let's hope they can escape the cellar faster than it takes an AIG executive to spend his bonus.
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We should get the ghost of Don Drysdale to pitch for us tonight.
Maybe Stults will be the ghost of Sandy Koufax
And maybe I'll win the lottery. Despite not buying any tickets.
Furcal, SS
Hudson, 2B
Ramirez, LF
Loney, 1B
Martin, C
Ethier, RF
Kemp, CF
Blake, 3B
Stults, P
just go back in time and pick 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, & 42
Still think Manny should be batting 4th with Ethier third!
Nasty pitch to strike out Manny.
Already off to a great start.
:/
whats the over under for run given up in the first inning?
Chris Young, first-pitch swinging, hits one to the warning track. That guy could be trouble this season.
Hey Nic. So far, so good—two out, Stephen Drew up.
i guess i owe somebody an apology.
Loney hit the same fly out that Young did.
whats up with russ?
Maybe its really supposed to be K. Martin.
Oh goody, Vin says Juan Pierre is getting a start tomorrow.
5-4-3 DP!
nice dp
yeah - does anybody on this team really need rest at this point? Russ sitting every 5-6th day is fine but the rest? no way
Clearly it's not a rest issue with Martin, especially with Canada's early exit from the WBC. I think he just places a lot of pressure on himself.
Stults walking the tightrope but K's Upton looking to escape the 2nd.
Neither pitcher is lights-out, but they're getting it done so far....
Petit has fouled off ball four twice now.
Stults already at 58 pitches, but he's thrown three scoreless innings so far.
O-Dog HR! 1-0 Dodgers!
vin loves the o-dogg
1955 was the last time the Dodgers started 6 different pitchers in first 6 games of season—name them.
Hell, right now I love the O-Dog.
That's the Aflac trivia question, by the way.
Hudson looks old-school with his double-earflap batting helment.
i could swear that manny stole a base last year with the dodgers, maybe it was indifference
do most switch hitters wear a two flap helmet? ill have to look at furcal next time
GIDP?
Russ busts out! 3-0 Dodgers!
damn. 0-2 for me tonight.
Manny did indeed have two SB for the Dodgers last year.
I don't think Furcal wears the double-flapper. We'll see.
Don't feel too bad, Nic.
Blood in the water now.
is matt kemp wearing his old contacts tonight?
Maybe. He seems a little impatient tonight.
NICE inning by Stults. 8 pitches.
Casey gets in on the act with a leadoff double.
go casey!!
Stults advances Blake. If he keeps this up, McDonald may not see his second start.
C'mon O-Dog, just a single here.
when are they going to start selling fake casey blake beards and dodger stadium? I'd buy one.
Oy Vey!
that seemed more appropriate.
Watching the new Gameday is like flying a plane.
Nic, what trophy are you kissing in your profile pic?
Upton runs into his own bunt and is out. You don't see that every day.
haha, Little League !st place trophy. I coached my little brothers team last year.
21-3. we were killed in the city tourney though
Vin is reading lips! "If I was blind," says Charlie Reliford the ump.
Congrats, Nic. That's awesome.
Stults is—dare I say it?—cruising. Five innings, 84 pitches, 2 hits and 0 runs allowed.
Orel are you going to be playing the lotto any time soon?
Touché, Damon.
Another Manny walk.
Hit & run with Loney & Manny! 1st & 3rd, no out.
come on bowa, send him. Manny's Dave Roberts.
correction: 2nd & 3rd
load em up!
apparently the dodgers were deferring runs!
yay!
Andre! 5-0 Dodgers.
Nice one, Nic!
Kemp RBI. 6-0 Dodgers.
I'll be honest, ive been waiting to use that. HA
It's nice to see everybody clicking.
Wow, this is like a dream inning.
Raffy RBI! 8-0!
I can't believe the D'backs are using Rauch for mop-up duty.
hudsons helmet is vented. its not like the classic smooth style.
anyone notice how he doesnt strap his batting gloves either?
Yahoo, nice to see the Dodgers busting out all over. I am still trapped in the land of chardonnay and fog and elitism, so I can't watch it--but I can mock the giants fans here at the bar.
im gonna grab some food guys, hold down the fort.
Manny grounds out to end the inning. He's now 0-for-2. Trade him!
Hey Orel. I was so excited I haven't thought to log-on yet. Our offense is coming through! I was just about to write off the Dodgers forever. I guess I'll give them another week.
Oh good, Juan Pierre's in. For Manny.
Big of you, Loney Fan!
Belisario continues to impress, despite the error.
Only a week though.
Despite the error, Bellasario continues to be very impressive.
Only a week though.
Despite the error, Bellasario continues to be very impressive.
Every game should be 8-0.
Kemp displaying the speed tool!
Great minds, LF, great minds.
'lando! 10-1 Dodgers!
"The O-Dog barks again." —Vin
Kemp is batting .364. Wow.
What's plaguing Raffy?
JP flexes his power! 11-1!
Not sure about Furcal at the plate, but he's been excellent defensively.
Boy, how lame must the snakes be tonight, when even Juan Pierre gets an rbi single.
Why pitch Wade in an 11-1 smackdown?
Maybe Wade got the start to get some confidence back
So does this mean that JP doesn't have to play tomorrow?
...And now Broxton in the 9th? Torre knows this isn't a save situation, right?
Nic j, how was dinner? What didja eat?
Ethier seems afraid to smash his pretty face into the wall a la Repko. That is the third time this year he has pulled up and missed a catch to avoid the wall.
Noodle
DOYERS!!!
I think Broxton needed some work
My previous post was both an answer to what I ate (pick up stix) and JP's arm
:)
Nic, I hope that's a noun and not a verb, because I can't fathom a guess.
11-2! Padres and giants tied in the 5th. Good night everybody!
No post game? Bummer.
Mmmm...noodle.
I don't know who you're referring to, Nic, but our Post-Game Thread is up!
I'd also like to say, that is one scary looking cellar. What the hell are you doing down there with that space, Orel?
On second thought, I don't want to know.
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