Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Game 34 Thread: May 12 @ Phillies, 4p

MANNYWATCH: 46 GAMES

Clayton Kershaw (1-2, 4.91) vs. Chan Ho Park (0-1, 6.67).

COMMENTS:

Owner: Take this object, but beware it carries a terrible curse!
Homer: [worried] Ooooh, that's bad.
Owner: But it comes with a free Frogurt!
Homer: [relieved] That's good.
Owner: The Frogurt is also cursed.
Homer: [worried] That's bad.
Owner: But you get your choice of topping!
Homer: [relieved] That's good.
Owner: The toppings contains Potassium Benzoate.
Homer: [stares]
Owner: That's bad.

The Dodgers face Chan Ho Park today.
That's good.
But they have to face the rest of the Phillies as well.
That's bad.
Russell Martin is heating up.
That's good.
But Rafael Furcal is still slumping.
That's bad.
Although not as much as Jimmy Rollins.
That's good.
The Dodgers are 1-3 since Manny got suspended.
That's bad.
But the Phillies are barely over .500 at 15-14.
That's good.
The Giants are only four games behind the Dodgers.
That's bad.
But the other NL West teams are at least 8.5 games back.
That's good.
I don't know how to end this.
That's bad.

(Thanks to SNPP for the transcript!)

409 comments:

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Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Holy Crap, he got Utley to strikeout.

karina said...

I hope he regains his confidence by next inning.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I'm out for about a half-hour. Gonna go pick up some vittles.

karina said...

Erin, by the way, you weren't off with your translation, i guess the translator were looking for rhyme.

Unknown said...

Well, at least Clayton owns Utley.

Steve Sax said...

Whew! K on Utley. Come on, Blue, get some runs back.

karina said...

That's good

karina said...

It's the middle of the order, let's have some hope.

Erin said...

That's true, Karina. My Spanish isn't good enough to consider rhyme.

NicJ said...

wow the kid with a leg single!!!

Unknown said...

Crank this one Clayton.

karina said...

We need it's the Beast at the plate, not Slappy.

Unknown said...

Minotaur with an infield hit to the best defensive 2B in baseball.

Erin said...

Nice job, Clayton! Now come on, Pierre. Beast Mode.

karina said...

Gameday here is slow and crazy.

NicJ said...

damn JP, your taking loneys job.

Unknown said...

WHY WASN'T PIERRE BUNTING?

karina said...

*the it's was grammatically incorrect. I'm sorry.

Unknown said...

You are boring me Jai-Ho.

Unknown said...

At what point does Pierre does what he is best at?

NicJ said...

raffy continues the cold streak.

karina said...

Tomorrow ESPN is broadcasting the game. The wonders of having the best record on the MLB.

rbnlaw said...

Took a nap during that last half inning and woke up to Kershaw beating out the ground ball.
My world is spinning.

NicJ said...

ESPN probably thought the Red Sox were playing.

NicJ said...

park hurt or something?

Erin said...

Who's injured?

Unknown said...

Who got hurt?

NicJ said...

park looked like he tweaked his ankle. he looks fine though.

Unknown said...

Seriously. It bugs me when the person running Gameday falls asleep at the wheel.

karina said...

Hahahahaha, Nic. But it also means Erin can watch the game on TV and the ESPN deportes announcers are very good.

NicJ said...

enough with the overhead camera!!

rbnlaw said...

Chan Ho Cy Young?

Erin said...

That's right, Karina. I can watch it. And I will. But I'll have the American ESPN broadcast, actually. That's what the hotel gives me.

Erin said...

Hey, Dodgers? Chan Ho Park is not this good. Hit the damn ball.

Unknown said...

Park threw a hell of a pitch there.

rbnlaw said...

Your Los Angeles Dodgers; making journeyman pitchers look great since 1958.

Unknown said...

2 pitch out is nice.

Unknown said...

5 pitch 2 outs is nicer.

NicJ said...

hmm, 8 pitches? wtf

Unknown said...

7 pitch inning is even nicer.

Great work Clayton.

rbnlaw said...

1-2-3: order restored?

Erin said...

A seven-pitch inning? Where the hell was this in the fourth?

Dusto_Magnifico said...

manually updating gameday... ugh! to say the least!

Unknown said...

Actually, it was 7 Nic. He owes a bit of that to his defense though.

NicJ said...

dont blame me, im going by what eric collins said.

NicJ said...

room service to 1st care of ethier.

Orel said...

HOW ARE WE LOSING TO CHAN HO PARK

NicJ said...

this is pathetic.

Erin said...

Awesome.

NicJ said...

maybe they just owe him a favor.

Unknown said...

Well that inning sucked.

At least Loney hit it the other way.

rbnlaw said...

These broadcasts are killing me without Vin.

karina said...

Game isn't over...yet

Erin said...

How's the Phillies' bullpen this year?

Dusto_Magnifico said...

gameday is currently showing that Ethier is up and there is a man on third (ethier is leading off the inning) even stranger... the man on third is Rollins.

NicJ said...

its the eric collins curse

NicJ said...

HBP

NicJ said...

claytons coming out, JMAC in.

Unknown said...

Don't pull Clayton yet.

NicJ said...

too late for that.

Unknown said...

Eric Collins is no Vin Scully.

Dusto_Magnifico said...

James Loney grounds out! You dont say?

Dusto_Magnifico said...

(So I'm like 30 mins behind everyone here)

Unknown said...

Can Gameday be any slower?

Erin said...

Yeah Dusto, you are pretty far behind.

Erin said...

My Gameday seems to be doing okay.

rbnlaw said...

Yay! Jimmy Mac. . .ugh.

NicJ said...

well dusto, let me tell you from 30 minutes in the future that it doesnt get much better.

karina said...

Does someone remember Feliz had 8 or 9 RBI on a 3 game series in Philadelphia? he even didn't play in all games and in one of the games, he was a substitute and he drove the winning run in...

Orel said...

It's becoming a pattern: Score one run in the first inning, get shut down for the next few.

McD with a four-pitch walk. Great.

rbnlaw said...

J. Mac, wild? No!

Erin said...

Unless you think a four-pitch walk to Feliz (again) is "better."

Unknown said...

J-Mac failed in his nibble attempt. He really needs to throw his change and split more.

rbnlaw said...

At least the throw to 1st wasn't wild.

NicJ said...

park is out, im not sure if thats good or bad.

karina said...

Please, J-Mac, Park should be an easy out.

NicJ said...

dobbs is PH for park

karina said...

Nic j, it's gonna be good...we need the optimism.

Dusto_Magnifico said...

thanks nik

time to go home anyway.

laters. i'm leaving a little bit of hope for gameday and the dodgers when I get home.

NicJ said...

its hard to be optimistic when you are actually watching this garbage.

Erin said...

Okay. Nice job, J-Mac.

Unknown said...

When will J-Mac learn that he doesn't need to throw a first pitch fastball every time?

NicJ said...

how many runs has kemp saved this year.

karina said...

Do you think Kemp could be a runner-up for a Gold Glove?

Nic j, there's always room to improve, hence we all need to believe.

Erin said...

I guess we'll see if he's staying in to bat for himself next inning. It depends on what the two guys in front of him do, maybe.

Unknown said...

Nic - Kemp's UZR/150 is currently above 20, and that is without his arm rate being high because no one will run on him.

Unknown said...

Karina - At this point, Kemp should win a Gold Glove.

Jimbo said...

C'mon let's put a...uh...turban...on Durbin!

I am no Natalie.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

The Dodgers just need to hit.

Unknown said...

Feliz is a defensive stud and Matty got jammed a bit.

Erin said...

Well, Kemp didn't help us.

Unknown said...

If GameSlow is any indicator, Durbin works fast.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Blake runs out of strikes.

Unknown said...

LET J-MAC HIT JOE.

Erin said...

So who will pitch the bottom of the eighth?

Erin said...

300.

Unknown said...

This is so ugly. Joe Torre has no idea how to manage a bullpen and a bench.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Now it's the X-factor

NicJ said...

durbin coming out already?

XP batting.

Unknown said...

Ok Xavier, turn on something.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Let's get some runs.

Unknown said...

oooooh. We got a gift there on the first pitch.

NicJ said...

no help from XP

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Nothing doing in the 7th. Only six more outs to go.

Unknown said...

Please Joe. Keep Ohman in for Werth.

Unknown said...

And one more thing. Please never bring Ohman in for Adrian Gonzalez again.

NicJ said...

nice jump on the ball by kemp

Unknown said...

I like Will Ohman. It is really too bad they Dodgers don't have both him and Beimel.

Unknown said...

Long delay on GD. Did Oh-Man pick Werth?

NicJ said...

nope

K's howard

Erin said...

K for Howard.

Orel said...

Nice job by Ohman to get Howard.

Unknown said...

Now just take care of J-Roll and we can try and score something. Then again, it is hard to be optimistic with Pierre and Furcal the first two outs...I mean batters.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

How does Werth steal so well?

NicJ said...

rocket boots.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Ohman walks Rollins.

Unknown said...

Who the hell made the call for Ohman to walk Rollins? Rollins is hitting around a buck and a half against LHP.

Unknown said...

MLSF - Werth is the more injury-prone white version of Matt Kemp. He can flat out fly.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

This whole team is loaded.

NicJ said...

he almost had a wild pitch on that pitch out too.

Unknown said...

Once again, Russell Martin proves he is a premier defensive catcher.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Oh c'mon, not another double-steal. This is nuts.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

The bases are juiced.

Erin said...

It's nice to see us give up two double steals in the same game.

Unknown said...

Man. The pitchers are really hurting Russell's CS rate.

NicJ said...

bye bye ohman. hello belli.

Orel said...

RA for Belisario? Game over.

Unknown said...

Haven't seen Bellysario in a while.

rbnlaw said...

We look dead out there. No passion.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Here comes Belly in a tight situation. If anything, this clinches the whole "Torre plays favorites with pitchers" idea.

NicJ said...

thats embarrasing

rbnlaw said...

Well, there's the dagger.

Neeebs (The Original) said...

That was embarassing.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

This is insane. How the hell does Werth steal home!?

NicJ said...

way to fall alseep at the plate russ.

Unknown said...

Oh wow. How did Werth do that?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

That does it. Game over. Just more chances to hear "1-4 without Manny"

NicJ said...

russ didnt check the man at third.

Unknown said...

5 runs on 5 hits is not healthy.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Belly falls behind Ruiz.

NicJ said...

MLSF, the whole record without manny is stupid. If you take the best offensive player off of any team it will suffer. Im sick of that.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Pedro Feliz has walked four times. FOUR TIMES! This is not how you win a ballgame.

Unknown said...

Please don't walk the back up catcher who is hitting under the Mendoza line.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I know that. I'm just saying that ESPN, Fox Sports, Yahoo, that's all they will talk about, and I'm sick of it.

Unknown said...

Whew

NicJ said...

yeah i got you i wasnt arguing with you. im tired of it to. But hey at least it gets us on espn.

Orel said...

This is all Courtney Mortimer's fault.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

She spends too much time playing the obo.

Orel said...

Werth has stolen for the cycle.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

This is over. Madson is like Mota in 03, only no roids.

Orel said...

Of course, the fifth run ensures we will lose by one.

Unknown said...

I question whether Raffy has the bat speed to hit Madson's fastball anymore.

NicJ said...

this kinda reminds me of the scene in angels in the outfield where all of the ballplayers are asking the kid if the angels were around, waiting for the magic to happen.

Was Manny our angel?

Unknown said...

Raffy really isn't himself. That ball is deposited pre-back injury.

NicJ said...

i also have a fantasy where JP slips on a ball and injures his shoulder, only to have it heal with the tendons too tight. Giving him a super arm like in rookie of the year.

Unknown said...

The one promising note is that Lidge has been absolutely awful this year.

NicJ said...

or maybe McCourt will die and leave the team to his grandson, like in little big league.

Unknown said...

Keep fighting O-Dog

NicJ said...

nice at bat for the o dog

Unknown said...

Now THAT was a professional at bat.

NicJ said...

terrible at bat for andre

Unknown said...

Dre should have had that one.

Unknown said...

Madson threw 89 down the middle with no BRK or pFX. Andre should have sent that into orbit.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Matt Stairs is still haunting us.

NicJ said...

maybe the dodgers could find that manny is actually innocent but the evidence is guarded by a huge dog in a blind mans house.

NicJ said...

man, got a gift on that out at first.

Unknown said...

Wow. Nice play. It is tough to double up Victorino.

NicJ said...

victorino was totally safe, bad call. ill take it though.

Orel said...

Keep going with the movie references, Nic!

NicJ said...

i dont think the movie reference rally is working orel.

Unknown said...

A double into the gap or a solo shot to jump start things would be nice Russ. I would take a walk too.

NicJ said...

maybe the catcher thinks lidge is to cocky so he will start tipping his pitches.

NicJ said...

K

Unknown said...

Damn Lidge's slider is good.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Loney's worked a full count.

NicJ said...

finally, i think loney just realized he was playing on the road.

Unknown said...

Rally Caps on!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Loney keeps the rally alive.

NicJ said...

crap, im blanking on movie references.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Kemp's finished. Lidge's slider will get him.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Kemp pops up.

Unknown said...

Well, it wasn't a K.

Lets go Casey.

Orel said...

Tying run is at the plate.

NicJ said...

the baron of beard coming up with the single.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Loretta needs to go deep.

NicJ said...

Get back loretta!!

Unknown said...

BTW, I am really not optimistic about this game now, because even if Blake homers, the next 2 guys up will be Loretta (presumably) and Pierre, who both have no power.

Orel said...

Showing bunt. That makes sense.

Unknown said...

Why the hell would he try to bunt with 2 outs?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Loretta comes through!

Orel said...

Bloop single by Loretta makes it interesting. 5-3 Phillies....

Orel said...

Duckfart!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

We could have used that in the LCS

Unknown said...

Bases Loaded for the LF. Oh wait, the LF is Juan Pierre.

NicJ said...

if there was a stadium for JP to hit a HR this would be it. haha.

Unknown said...

Perhaps a cue ball triple for Pierre?

NicJ said...

damn, that was close.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Oh c'mon! JP just missed a double.

Orel said...

D'OH

Unknown said...

Well, that was no good.

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