Chad Billingsley (6-1, 2.51) vs. Matt Palmer (5-0, 4.26).
COMMENTS: Strength vs. strength in today's rubber match. Billingsley was the first NL pitcher to reach six victories, while Palmer has won all five of his starts for the Angels.
Around the horn:
- Jason Schmidt was bonked on the noggin yesterday during a rehab start in Albuquerque, but got up quickly and left the field on his own. He did not require hospitalization.
- In addition to Rafael Furcal and Russell Martin, Andre Ethier will not start today's game. He split his right big toenail when John Lackey plunked his foot last night.
"I was already missing half the nail," said Ethier. "It's been a problem all year. Since Spring Training, half the nail's been dead and now the whole thing is pretty much dead. It was throbbing." Enjoy your lunch!
- Guillermo Mota: improving.
- Russell Martin: unworried.
- Joe Torre: steady.
- The kids: growing.
Today's press box "Blog Spot" occupant is Brandon from Reflections of Blue. Looking forward to your report, Brandon!
photo by Flickr user Malingering
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I would have sent Hunter on Pierre's arm.
Just sayin'.
I'm getting so pissed right now.
sorry Orel!
Nice, Chaps.
Should Torii Hunter call Roni Deutch?
And it all falls apart in one inning.
5-4 Angels. Like the reverse of yesterday's game.
Bills looked good early. I have no clue what happened to him.
Ronnie Deutch she's sooo hot.
The two Angels guys are ready to make-out with Hunter.
Five runs from the angels!? That's pathetic.
"Striking out a pitcher is like kissing your sister." —Vin
Dodgers are gonna win this. Period. End of story.
Or I'm gonna have to listen to an a-hole Angels fan at work for at least a week.
SD 7, CHC 2, bot 7
The Dodgers have to score to get Bills off the hook, and have to score at least twice to give him the win.
Hudler has already planned out how Aybar will get on base and how Rivera will score.
Get down on this fool Bills.
100 pitches
Hudler's really loose. First he's orgasming over Palmer, then Hunter, and now Aybar.
Whordler?
Hudler has endurance, I'll give him that.
Hudler's head is gonna explode soon!
I guess I'm lucky I get Vin on Fox PT. I'm missing all the Hudgasms.
Aparrantly, Hudler's getting tired watching this at-bat. I bet Viagra will straighten that out.
I am listening to Vin now. But I'm going to my store where I don't have cable, and will be forced to listen to the Hudler.
Let's get some runs!
Thank god that inning is over.
I leave to drive my mom somewhere, Dodgers up by two, pitching Bills, come back and they are losing 5-4.
I only got my taste of him Friday when I had to watch on Fox West. The way he talks + the hair = amazing!
Never leave, Karina!
Go King James!
I had to listen to him yesterday. It makes a guy appreciate Vin Scully so much more when you realize that some other guy has to swallow Hudler all season long.
The more the Padres keep winning, the less they will get for Jake Peavy.
I've gotta close shop. Then I'm off to see Terminator Salvation.
Enjoy the rest of the game Dodger fans.
GO BLUE!
Time for HR #2, Jamie!
c-ya PC
PC is going to ESC.
Well, still three innings to get something going.
Nice nerdy pun, Orel!
By the way, i'm checking Friday on imdb and i don't know what to think.
Gameday is still a little screwy. Apparantly, Martin's line-drive out went 500 feet into the outfield.
Beard with the bobblehands!
Friday may not be for everyone, but I LMAO.
Blake just blew it. man.
That wasn't very beard.
Nice one Orel! LOL
I can see why the Angels let go of David Eckstein. They have Reggie Willits.
The Dodgers - foul ball fanatics!
D'oh.
This is getting ugly again.
Fat pitch to Figgins.
This part of their line-up has been hot all game.
Crap, now Wade has to deal with Abrea and Zombii
Abreu with RISP, this is bad.
Rancho Ardiendo for the Angels. I have a bad feeling about this.
IBB to Abreu. I'm getting scared now.
He's gonna get an IBB. I don't know if it is wise or stupid
typical.
Game over.
We'll have to rely Hunter hits into DP
Ugh. Who is this sack of useless wearing Wade's uniform?
I can't take this, especially with Hudler. I'm out.
T. Hunter, in play (runs), at the very first pitch.
So... Wade is starting to be a cause for concern. Never comes through under pressure.
Dodgers still have 9 more ABs.
2 outs.
Rivera is in a hot streak, just one out.
Oh Oh Oh Ohman!
Willow Man!
Ohman looks like Penny out there.
Hudson and Ethier must hate each other.
Oops, Hoffman.
And the rookie hurts the veteran.
And things really go worng.
Thanks god Hoffman didn't hit him with his jaw, he could have been killed.
Heel turn by Hoffman! (Rips open his shirt to reveal an Angel jersey.)
Hoffman and Hudson were both going for the pop-up. Hoffman's left forearm bopped Hudson on the head just as Hudson caught it.
That kid is 12? Great voice.
Yep she sounded great, but that last note gets every one of em.
True.
Ethier's in!
Andre's right foot could survive an avalanche.
Wow, go Andre!
see you look away for just a sec and there's Eithier.
Four straight strikeout victims for the Dodgers.
Beast Mode doubles!
That's your next site Orel.
andresrightfoot.com
as in "Andre's right foot has been known to kick out bullet proof glass" and so on.
huh huh?
Damn, Russell tagged it, but right to Willits.
It's all yours, Chappy!
Oh, I get it now. Mota and Wade switched uniforms.
mine all mine, sweet!
This is getting a bit out of hand now.
Who knew Scioscia could move that fast?!
Soscia's got the chap!
"Mike is ready for the marathon!" —Vin
Tough throw by Martin.
It wasn't pretty, but Mota gets it done. Six more AB's for the Dodgers.
Gotta get those bats working.
3 or 4 runs certainly isn't impossible.
Zombii's out of the game! We have a chance!
Hudson's hitting streak now at 14 games.
nice job O-dog. keeps the streak alive.
Back-to-back singles put runners on first and third with no out!
Casey Blake sets the table!
Don't swing for the fences, Loney. Keep the rally alive with another base hit.
300
+9
Chippin' away at it.
Never give up!
Hit solidly, but right at Rivera. Hudson tags. 7-5 Angels.
A hit would have been better there, James. But I'll take the sac fly.
7-5
King James RBI sac fly!
Here's the guy who's gonna swing for the fences Orel.
Solid knock by Kemp! First and second, one out.
M.Kemp, in play, no out...
another nice little knock by Kemp!
He's so up and down these days I never know what to expect.
HOFFY!
All right! The Dodgers can come back!
Yes! Got something big going here!
Oh, could Kemp have scored on that?
Jaw Power!
Most likely not, first to home would have been tough, even for Kemp
Loretta gets IBBed to load 'em up for...Rafael Furcal!
RANCHO ARDIENDO
It's really cool for Hoffman to have such a great game with his family all there watching.
Good for him!
Time for Raffy to make 'em pay.
Rafi! Get it done my man!
dammit raffy, we needed that
Shoot. Let's see what BEAST MODE can do.
AARGH
I hate Chone Figgins
I could take anything by Beast Mode but an out.
Getting into car at the worst moment.
Sorry I can't keep watching.
ORel - thanks for the creepy pervy pictures you posted for this thread :-)
Ugh.
Just one run up, they can come from behind...
aaahhhhhhh. but two runs ain't bad; this team shows a lot of heart again.
Dodgers gotta hold em off and get their ABs.
Blake in LF, Loretta at 3B.
"ORel - thanks for the creepy pervy pictures you posted for this thread :-)"
That's why I'm here!
Left Beard?
Do girls wear shorts and high socks to go to ball games? if so, why?
Now Hudler has the hots for Abreu. When will he make up his mind?
"Do girls wear shorts and high socks to go to ball games? if so, why?"
Some things cannot be explained, only enjoyed.
Abreu is on my list of all time favorite baseball players, he's breaking my heart...
Troncoso in a high-leverage situation.
If Furcal could have only hit a fly ball last inning.
Loretta could have gotten Matthews!
Way to stay with the play. He came off of 3rd and could have been tagged.
dammit 8-6. the dodgers don't look like they want to win this game
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"Some things cannot be explained, only enjoyed."
hahahahahahahahahahahaha, Orel, that answer was clutch.
apologies if this was said earlier, but SF already lost to SEA today
Dammit, now it's over again
Best outing by Felix Hernandez this month.
Well game over. Thanks dodgers now I have to deal with crap from angel fans for at least a month.
Wasn't meant to be. 9-6 Angels.
If anyone gives you a hard time, please remind them how good this team has been all year long, with or without Manny, with a core of talented young players...
Tron is getting squeezed.
ugh.
Oh jeez, Furcal can't do nothing.
All falling apart now. Furcal does another double-clutch, everybody's safe.
True. It doesn't bode well that we struggle against AL teams though. We will have to face one in the end.
DP here keeps it reasonable.
"We will have to face one in the end."
I can deal with that if we get that far.
"We will have to face one in the end."
Also, sounds like something Tobias would say.
will this inning ever end
Even if they don't come back, this will be only the 4th series loss of the season and they've yet to lose more than 2 games in a row.
Furcal is the (double)clutch player of the year!
The Dodgers need a miracle, or some kind of miracle-substitute.
Fuentes hasn't been exactly lights out so far this season...hope, fellas!
Well at least we got one. Well technically the angels gave that one away.
And the padres creep closer.
a tiny breath of life?
Fuentes used to own the dodgers as a rockie.
Never give up, never say die.
The Beard with a double. That keeps the score somewhat respectable.
Blake RBI. 10-7 Angels.
So many "if onlys" in this game.
If the closer makes it a three-run lead, does it become a save situation?
If Kemp can get aboard, that puts the tying run at the plate.
Room service.
A pitcher can't create his own save situation.
They can't win every game and how Mr. LASF said, score was respectable.
Time to go back to clobbering the NL West.
sucks. the Angels seem to get the Dodgers every year.
And on to the Rockies...
And we couldn't make it to 400. Post-Game Thread is up.
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