Randy Wolf (1-1, 2.95, 33+ yrs) vs Jamie Moyer (3-2, 7.26, 46+ yrs).
COMMENTS: I'm not going to riff on Orel's brilliant "that's good / that's bad" Simpsons routine from yesterday, despite the fact that it was endless fun in a spirited GameThread, mostly because all of the things I'd say about last night's game would be followed with "That's bad." Like walking former Giant Pedro Feliz four times. (That's bad.) Or starting the game off with a run and three base hits, only to go the rest of the game with only two more runs, wasting the potential of an 11-hit night. (That's bad.) Or having Russell Martin throw the ball back to his pitcher while Jayson Werth is standing about twenty feet from home plate. (That's bad.) Or having Juan Pierre--whose 1-for-5 night was bested (worsted?) by Rafael Furcal's 0-for-4 outing--make the final out for something like the twentieth game in a row since Manny was suspended (it's only been five games, but you get the idea).
I have looked forward to this six-game road trip as a first test of the Dodgers' mettle, and it's come at a particularly tough time with their best player suspended. But while the media is running around pointing to our 1-4 record sans Manny, I'm looking only at the 0-1 record on this road trip, knowing that a win today at Citizens Bank Park could do a lot to exorcise the demons of playoff losses past (the Dodgers are 0-7 in Philly dating back to last year). And, as we've said each time we've had two losses (to good results, obviously): The Dodgers have not lost three in a row all year. Let's go, Blue! I want to write "That's good" again.
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Beast Mode is hitting out of his mind.
Alireza with the sweet snag!
Beast Double!
Slappy hits a double and I get 400. Nice day.
Nice leather from Kemp. Why isn't anyone talking about that defense. . .outside of this blog?
Quebec Mode is up.
rbnlaw - Kemp's UZR/150 speaks for itself.
Quebec Mode strikes out on a nasty pitch.
Bison Mode with a nice piece of hitting.
True. At least he's doing this on the East Coast swing. Maybe someone in NY will notice.
The Beard strikes back!
Casey Blake - Power Hitter
the baron of beard!!
Lefty Mode.
Joe finally did something right. When you are leading 9-1 and your lefty specialist has a lefty power hitter coming up and has only thrown 5 pitches, THEN you leave him in to hit.
ohman hammered.
Then he gives up the ding-dong.
Thank god for the insurance runs.
ohmans expression was hilarious.
420
MLSF - You were camping under than low hanging fruit.
matt stairs, ugh. maybe the leach will plunk him.
I thought J-Mac had suffered identity theft for a second. The walk restored my faith.
GIDP?
With Loney's HR tonight I will stop the free Lambo campaign
we win!!
whew, In Play, out(s). The sweetest sight.
Off the schnide in Philly.
Sweet sweet victory.
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