DODGERS' RECORD WITHOUT MANNY: 19-13
Hiroki Kuroda (1-1, 1.62) vs. Vicente Padilla (4-3, 5.22).
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128 comments:
Loretta's the DH. Furcal drops to NINTH.
Pierre LF
Hudson 2B
Ethier RF
Blake 3B
Loney 1B
Loretta DH
Kemp CF
Martin C
Furcal SS
Kemp finally hitting ahead of Furcal and Martin. But why is Loretta hitting ahead of Kemp?
Better question: Why bat Loretta instead of De Witt? Padilla is a righty.
Does he own De Witt lifetime?
Loretta has a career .334 average in interleague play, making him the 7th best hitter in interleague history.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/interleague/leaders.jsp
Of course, you could argue that particular stat is meaningless, but that's the kind of stuff that appeals to a guy like Torre.
Thanks Josh.
I always find those stats apply only when a particular player is not a Dodger.
If Andruw Jones gets even one hit in this series I am going to throw a baseball through my television.
is jones playing tonight? i know he isnt an everyday player.
im getting tired of hearing all of this praise on the radio for the dodgers having the free parking series. One series of free parking doesn't make up for the fact that the parking situation is still terrible and overpriced.
PS, GO BLUE!
Here we go - My first dodger game in quite a while. Kicking back on the couch.
nice at bat for the o dog
saltalamajsjankskakld isnt catching today?
Hey Hey, 2 on after 2 walks. come on blue.
Josh S.,
I grin everytime I see your avatar.
come on beard, take advantage of this hitters park
its loney time.
Ah, nothing like a guy who can't find the strike zone being rewarded with the benefit of the doubt by the ump.
Casey was getting squeeze with those calls. Here we go FJL.
got some dodger fans in the house!
wow, peavy out for a month, some team is going to pick him up for nothing.
at least we are working the pitcher tonight.
DAMN!
ugh, fly out and byrd almost miscued that. Wonder if Jones would have caught that.
MINI BUFFALO RANCH CHICKEN SANDWICH!
caseys strong arm saved him there.
HK looks good today.
Manny would have been a good DH today huh steve lyons?
im actually really sad that mannys 50 games covers all the games we could have a DH.
Oops.
despite that triple Hiro is looking awesome
Nice job Kuroda - No damage after that triple. Let's get our bats going. hopefully Furcal will be pissed that he is dropped to 9th.
Bring the noise dre!
or bring the walk...2 men on again.
Damn. FLJ flies out with the bases juiced. Ugh.
Epale, mofos! I see we are back to our LOBly ways.
What's that 5 men stranded by loney already?
WOW - James with a Bill Buckner play. He is having a tough day. Texas up 1-0.
Hasn't been a good day for James.
A clean-shaven Martin cannot nail Vizquel stealing.
Tough Luck Loney, but no one will have a worse day than Milton Bradley.
Penguins score in the second period!
Boy that error hurt. Tx up 2-0.
Come on guys! It's too early in the series for the heat stroke excuse.
Hiroki needs some runs tonight. Hopefully we can break through that LOB wall.
What is it about the Dodgers and AL stadiums?
Namaste, mofo's.
What the hell with the 2 runs?
By the time I came downstairs, it was a 2 run game.
Sheesh.
I'm kind of liking Eric Collins' penchant for trivia. He'd probably be better calling games alone. Psycho talks about himself too much.
Another squirter.
"Psycho talks about himself too much."
Really? I don't get that sense.
We are looking little out of sync tonight.
Sorry Orel. Didn't see your "mofos."
Don't want to look like a copy-cat.
OK, maybe not himself specifically, but I've noticed a lot of "When I was a player"-type anecdotes.
That was an ugly inning. Let's get some back.
"OK, maybe not himself specifically, but I've noticed a lot of "When I was a player"-type anecdotes."
True, but that's why they hired him.
Namaste, Rbnlaw.
MBRCS? Doesn't roll off the tounge.
Hot shot by Loretta!
Bill Simmons:
"In fact, over a 16:53 stretch from the fourth quarter until the last three seconds of overtime, Orlando attempted 18 free throws and L.A. attempted zero. Zero!!!! How is that possible?"
Well, we are making contact.
That says a lot coming from the laker hater simmons. And the Orlando fans have he nerve to complain about the no call Kobe elbow.
"True, but that's why they hired him."
Point taken. I guess I'm spoiled by Vin, which makes me not enjoy two-man commentary teams very much.
Pens 2, Wings 0
Frustrating. This game started off so promising. We still have some innings to play.
"Point taken. I guess I'm spoiled by Vin, which makes me not enjoy two-man commentary teams very much."
Totally. Vin is an extraordinary exception. For some reason, most teams are in love with the two-man format.
Man. If the pens win in Detroit I think that will be the last straw for the city. It may just sink into the lake.
Most play by play is a conversation between two people on tv, calling the plays and filling in the gaps with banter. When vin is on it's like he is telling you an elaborate story. I love it.
"Most play by play is a conversation between two people on tv, calling the plays and filling in the gaps with banter. When vin is on it's like he is telling you an elaborate story. I love it."
Yep. The biggest sin of a two-person team is forgetting there's a third party (namely, us) in the conversation.
Aren't the Red Wings the Yankees of the NHL?
Beast Mode leadoff single! He'll be trying to steal!
Padilla's pitch count has to be up there, no?
Padilla at 100 pitches, thank you Eric Collins.
Beast Mode steals second and takes third on a bad throw by the catcher!
Good plate discipline by Ethier.
Robbed!
Oh damn. Ethier smoked it but the Rangers first baseman made a diving catch.
It's gonna be one of those nights.
Another RISP stranded. We'll have to get to their bullpen.
Ugh. Padilla's on course for a 250 pitch complete game shutout.
I'm going to channel Eric Collins here and say that (assuming I did my math right) if Juan Pierre gets at least 12 plate appearances in the next three games, he'll have the requisite PAs to make the league leaders list in batting average.
(Counting the ones he's already had tonight.)
Sweet DP.
Bullpen time! Let's go!
Padilla out after 105 pitches. Kuroda at 81 pitches.
Dodgers are popping it all over the place tonight.
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Has the mini sandwich trend gone too far if even El Pollo Loco is getting in on the action?
"Dodgers are popping it all over the place tonight."
And any line drives are right into gloves.
Orel, are we the only ones still here?
I hold out hope for this next inning.
Why? Because Russell Martin owns Jason Jennings to the tune of the following:
.391 .417 .652 1.069
5 HR
Anyone smelling a breakout?
Aw turd
Man, one foot over and Kemp could have had that.
Correction - Russ only has 2 HR against Jennings.
I think Hiro might be done.
BLEACH MODE
MOTA MODE(A)
Leave him in damn it. Leach can pitch to RHB.
Oh goodness no.
Looks like a tough-luck loss for Kuroda.
Penguins 11 minutes away from the Stanley Cup!
You suck Mota.
Torre made a huge bone headed move there.
Dammit, Mota couldn't hold it. A 5-0 deficit is nigh unsurmountable.
So much for Martin owning Jennings.
Maybe a freak accident will have us going against a national league team in the world series.
I can wish, can't I?
Furcal walk gives us a tiny glimmer of hope.
Cocky, Nic!
Orel - Not unsurmountable in this place. Remember that Texas is like Coors.
And Russ just missed that one.
Sorry. The lakers have me dreaming big.
Game over.
Why the hell is Loretta the DH again? Why not have DeWitt at 3B and Blake as the DH?
Man. Only Omar Vizquel makes that play.
I think it was something about loretta having a good avg in interleague play.
Penguins 2, Detroit 1, 1:50 left in the 3rd period.
If I am Kuroda, I want to strangle Mota and Torre right now.
Can't win If you don't score runs.
I am sure the Angels aren't too happy about this game either.
Ethier was done there, but he should have fouled that one off.
We're turning Jason Jennings into Nolan Ryan.
Penguins win the Stanley Cup!
way to kick a city while it's down penguins.
I guess Pittsburgh has the Steelers and Penguins now.
BOS 2, PHI 2, bot 12
C'mon, Loretta!
ANOTHER hard shot right to a Ranger!
Was not meant to be tonight.
that was a little expected.
Schlichting sighting!
Our offense has just died. July 3 can't come soon enough
The little league dodgers are playing tonight.
A knock and a bloop. All we need is a walk and a blast (from Andre "Clutch" Ethier) and we are right back in this.
Well nevermind
i just deleted a long rant, one about how this was a typical Dodgers team of the past X years and how frustrating a loss like this was to me.
It was only productive as a vent for me.
I believe that karina-like positive thinking is the way forward, and I know that we can play better than we did tonight. it's time for a win streak. I am tired of these sorry-ass AL-Wack teams thinking they are any good at all. They all seem like a sham, a 6-game losing streak away from a worthless season. Some of them are already there. It's time to exert some force on them, to make them understand that they aren't very good and this Dodgers team is different and on its way to great things
this will be funny when i read it n the morning
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