DODGERS' RECORD WITHOUT MANNY: 18-11
Randy Wolf (3-1, 3.21) vs. Antonio "Inglourious" Bastardo (1-0, 1.50).
COMMENTS: SoSG reader Fernando strikes again! "I made this to commemorate 'Dre's back-to-back walk-offs, and to simultaneously give Andre more reasons to continue to turn down fan photos," Fernando writes. Dodger fans will be more than willing to put up with Andre's photophobia as long as he keeps producing.
And while Mr. Walkoff may no longer be welcome in the City of Brotherly Love, he's not the only hero of the weekend. Let's not forget the excellent pitching staff as well as the clutch defense (particularly that of James Loney, Orlando Hudson and Matt Kemp).
Today's game is the last regular-season meeting between the Dodgers and Phillies; with four wins and two losses, the Dodgers have assured themselves of a winning record against the defending World Series champs. Which is a good start.
More good news: The team has three off-days in the next two weeks. (Sharpen your pencils, PCSsters!) But with rest comes change: Look for a pitcher to be replaced by a position player on the roster.
Laker fans! Today is the only day a Laker Finals game and the Dodger game are starting at the same time. (You can thank ESPN.) But is it a blessing or a curse? Whichever you decide, be sure to keep us updated in this thread. Okay, Jayson?
UPDATE: Eric Stephen from True Blue LA is in the press box tonight.
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Hudson, 2B
Ethier, RF
Blake, 3B
Loney, 1B
Kemp, CF
Furcal, SS
Ausmus, C
Wolf, P
Russell Martin has the day off. Thank God.
Why did ESPN/ABC do this to us L.A. fans?
Eric Milton to the DL, the doctor said he needs a backieotomy (strained back) Blake dewitt is getting recalled for the time being.
I hate that move. Blake DeWitt should be playing everyday.
It's probably only for a week or two. Plus casey has been having hammy problems so they probably need someone that can fill in for him, besides loretta.
Agreed Nic. He probably could help Hudson and Furcal as well.
Does the Phillies' starter remind anyone else of a character from the Dilbert TV show?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36lrPAXfMTk
My wife and I will be at the game today, sitting in Andrewood (Baseline Field 44 Row 4).
I wonder how empty the place will be with the whole simultaneous Laker thing going on.
Whoa! Free parking for the A's series!
http://tinyurl.com/q2yjko
The real Frank McCourt has been replaced with a pod person.
the catch is that dodger dogs will be 20 dollars a pop that series.
yeah, i really view dewitt as a swiss army knife for the infield. Loretta i would only feel comfortable using on the corners.
they just did a piece on Donnie baseball's work on the young hitters of the dodgers. pretty good stuff.
Also, they had a little clip of manny working out today before the game. Looks good.
MSB just hit a game tying 3 run jack in the bottom of the 10th. crazy.
Ha, they also said that Bud Black said Eckstein was the MVP of the Padres...is that why they are 4 games under?
This line up is getting closer, but I still would rather see Kemp-Ethier-Blake 3-4-5.
"If Joe Torre is coaching the Phillies, they'd be in first place...if Charlie Manuel coached the Dodgers, they would be in first place." - Joe Morgan
Checks standings...slaps self in forehead.
Oh and to keep with the good vibes:
Pierre- PG
Hudson- SG
Kemp- SF
Loney- PF
Broxton- C
Nice photoshop.
So with three off days in the next two weeks are we running a 4 man rotation, and then activating Milton 13 days from now?
Andrew - Thats Joe Morgan for ya!
lineup intros!!
Wow, the Lakers' pre-game graphics blow the Dodgers' away.
imagine if jerry buss owned the dodgers.
kobe's got the terminator look again.
gotta get the Picture in picture going.
Dwight Howard does not need pinstripes.
Lakers get the main picture. Dodgers small picture. Flipping back and forth.
got the same set up here PC
Kobe needs to turn it on early.
i know the magic did not play well last game, but it doesnt seem like the lakers D is getting any credit.
Agreed Nic. Lakers defense was very good in Game 1. Orlando put up a lot of bricks.
Dodgers vs. Lakers
Joe Morgan vs. Jeff Van Gundy
Van Gundy wins every time.
suffocating defense
calling the game a little tight in the early stages
Ariza 3!
arrrriiiiiiizzzzaaaaa
sloppy game so far
Gasol wanted it back after he got rejected.
man bynum is fighting howard down low, good to see.
It was a goaltend
damn what a goaltend, we better not lose by 1
two early ones on bynum
One more out for Wolf....
2 fouls on Bynum already.
gotta hit those FT's
1-2-3 inning for Wolf
The ump isn't even centered behind home plate.
Wolf 1-2-3 1st inning. That's a good sign.
fish is the master of the charge
Fisher atones for Kobe's turnover.
Both teams are throwing up bricks.
nice hustle by fish
Fisher is MSBesque?
Lots of fouls being called.
ariza is making hedo's life miserable
Yeah, this is a sloppy game so far.
Commercial break. Back to the Dodgers.
Four batters, four fly balls.
As long as the Lakers' defense can keep up, I can tolerate the poor offense.
Dear Refs,
I only watch the NBA to watch you blow the whistle. Forget amazing athletes, it is all about you.
Andrew
PS I am currently sporting my alternate Steve Javey jersey tonight!
its a little funny that last year everyone was saying that we were just a finesse team, and this year we go up against a team that is pretty much a finesse team.
3 up, 3 down for the Dodgers
what a bastardo
That was a lovely first inning.
It's Reftastic!
kobe needs to stop the jump shots.
Ariza almost with the steal!
Agreed Nic. I wanna see Kobe take it to the rack. Draw fouls.
Orlando already in foul trouble.
Terrible fast break
enough with the J's
Howard camping out in the key
Howard drove one to Pierre at the warning track. Ibanez with a ground-rule double past Kemp.
Retarded foul on Pau. Gotta save those for Dwight.
Er, Ryan Howard that is.
Wolf in trouble
need a DP ball here.
Both teams can't get the ball to drop.
Sac fly scores Ibanez. 1-0 Phillies.
weak foul
BALL DON'T LIE
haha, rasheed orel.
Kobe helped set the defense by batting that ball away.
AZ 6, SD 6, top 15 (!)
fish!
Wolf gets out of it.
Fisher wide open j
Magic with seven turnovers already.
I don't think Gasol was expecting that back.
damn, they lakers cant buy a bucket.
2.8 left on the clock. Laker ball
Magic has more moving screens than Home Depot.
alllllmost
Low scoring affair.
Lowest combined score in NBA Finals history. Yay!
lowest combined scoring first Q in NBA history, thats something to be proud of.
how was that a strike?
Phil will get them back on track. The Lakers need to stop settling for jumpshots. They need to attack the rim.
I don't expect such poor shooting in the 2nd quarter.
99
100
PC with the snipe!
dwight is tied in rebounds with the lakers, not good.
I snuck in there.
No love for getting 99?
According to Joe Morgan, the Dodgers are "a pretty good team."
That's good to know.
what a bastardo
"No love for getting 99?"
It's not the Hall of Very Good.
What we do without Joe Morgan?
How long will Phil rest Kobe?
"What we do without Joe Morgan?"
enjoy a baseball game.
The J's are falling this quarter.
Lamar is hot tonight
odom brought his game today.
GORTAT
Without Joe Morgan we'd have no one to laugh at on a Sunday night.
Odom just flew there.
Gortat is the new Apodaca.
its all the candy
2 fouls in like 2 seconds on Luke.
Home Depot indeed.
ESPN pimping Bleacher Beach.
so do they still confiscate beach balls in that section?
No love for Jamie?
"so do they still confiscate beach balls in that section?"
Excellent question.
wolf with the high heat
Wolf K's Victorino.
I think the real question is "Why do people bring beachballs in the first place, and then get pissed when they're taken away?"
Nice inning for the Wolf
baseball is a hard sport to watch for the average person. Gotta keep yourself busy in between runs.
heck, the players are building gatorade cup castles in the dugout.
If you can't stand watching a baseball game, Dodger Stadium is not the ideal location for you.
true, but if you had only diehard baseball fans in dodger stadium, it would be half empty.
Dodger stadium is a tourist attraction.
bynum with the dream skake.
shake
stupid foul on bynum.
Can someone fill me in why the Yankees rotation is a discussion right now?
its espn
They need more East Coast to fill in a broadcast than just the Phillies.
arrriiiiizzzaaaaa
pau is off tonight
but fish is ON
someones gotta keep lewis in check
I feel like the refs have done a lot to really kill the flow of this game.
this poor free throw shooting is gonna kill us
will someone gaurd lewis, he is the only one keeping them in the game.
going into the half up by five. not bad.
Damn that Rashard Lewis. He's single-handedly keeping Orlando in the game.
Ethier starts it off.
beard keeps it going
bring them in loney!
Keep in mind that everything Joe Morgan says about Bastardo's best pitches...he has never seen him pitch but these couple innings.
Andrew, haven't we learned that Joe Morgan always talks about stuff he doesn't know?
not quite what i was looking for
damn manny has some huge calves.
yeah, adding manny to the team will make us worse. Sure.
Jameer Nelson =/= Manny Ramirez
why does ABC have to make everything a sob story.
So why is Matt Kemp hitting behid Loney again?
ariza's kid in a dodgers shirt, NICE.
Kemp puts the Dodgers on the board. I guess that's what a "pretty good" team does.
Rich Dubee >>> Bob Apodaca.
alright hit one to the outfield raffy.
az sd is in the 17th!
Well at least one run scored.
lakers coming out sluggish from the half
another dumb foul on drew.
Four fouls on Bynum: "I'm not sure that's good for Orlando, or bad for Orlando." —Jeff Van Gundy
"Rich Dubee >>> Bob Apodaca."
Dick Pole >>> Rich Dubee
odoms having a block party
damn, what happened to the dodgers.
howard gets his first dunk.
kobe with the emphatic dunk!
wolfs laboring out there.
Big K on Utley
AZ finally breaks it open in the top of the 18th, 9-6
The Diamondbacks are in the bottom of the 18th inning against the padres. They've gote through 18 pitchers total. MAN, I wish we were playing san diego tomorrow
just cant shake the magic this game.
Shit, Lakers are tight, Dodgers down 3-1--come on LA teams, get it together!
Padres down 9-6. But they came back from FIVE in the ninth.
PUT IN LIDGE!!!!
damn, hedo has woken up.
Giants won.
god damn, odom with his third foul
Lakers down one. Dodgers down two.
Two-out single for O-Dog.
the dodgers need to work their way into the phillies pen.
park warming up!
dre goes down looking
Game over... for the padres.
fish from downtown!
Their shortstop pitched the last inning.
Now back to the games that matter
lakers down two going into the 4th. kobe hasnt gone off yet.
Epale everyone!
sorry i'm late, i had to go to the hospital because my good friend fractured his ankle playing softball today and had to go into surgery...
isnt the home team typically supposed to have less fouls?
the candyman has got it going tonight.
Park sighting!
loney!!
Now let me get this right Steven Phillips...if a player has a no trade clause, the team that wants to trade for him has to give up a little bit more, because they want to go to a more depleted team? Just so we are clear, thanks bud for the insight.
bring them in matty.
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