Friday, June 12, 2009

Game 62 Thread: June 12 @ Rangers, 5p

MANNYWATCH: 18 GAMES
DODGERS' RECORD WITHOUT MANNY: 19-13

Hiroki Kuroda (1-1, 1.62) vs. Vicente Padilla (4-3, 5.22).

COMMENTS: The Dodgers are playing the Rangers. The Rangers have Andruw Jones. Henceforth, a sampling of SoSG's most memorable Andruw Jones content:

Dow, Jones, or Papi?

Andruw Jones' Kryptonite REVEALED

Why Andruw Jones Can't Say Sorry

Andruw Jones To Change Uniform Number to 143

Game 39 Thread: May 14 @ Brewers, 5p

Game 38 Thread: May 13 vs. Brewers, 5p

Five Things That Are Pissing Me Off

ANDRUW JONES GETS A HIT!!!!

Requiem for a 1977 Ford Mustang

Andruw Jones: Marching Toward Mendoza

128 comments:

Josh S. said...

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

MR.F said...

Kemp finally hitting ahead of Furcal and Martin. But why is Loretta hitting ahead of Kemp?

rbnlaw said...

Better question: Why bat Loretta instead of De Witt? Padilla is a righty.
Does he own De Witt lifetime?

Josh S. said...

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

Josh S. said...

Of course, you could argue that particular stat is meaningless, but that's the kind of stuff that appeals to a guy like Torre.

rbnlaw said...

Thanks Josh.
I always find those stats apply only when a particular player is not a Dodger.

Loney Fan said...

If Andruw Jones gets even one hit in this series I am going to throw a baseball through my television.

NicJ said...

is jones playing tonight? i know he isnt an everyday player.

NicJ said...

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!

Alex Cora said...

Here we go - My first dodger game in quite a while. Kicking back on the couch.

NicJ said...

nice at bat for the o dog

NicJ said...

saltalamajsjankskakld isnt catching today?

Alex Cora said...

Hey Hey, 2 on after 2 walks. come on blue.

MR.F said...

Josh S.,
I grin everytime I see your avatar.

NicJ said...

come on beard, take advantage of this hitters park

NicJ said...

its loney time.

Unknown said...

Ah, nothing like a guy who can't find the strike zone being rewarded with the benefit of the doubt by the ump.

Alex Cora said...

Casey was getting squeeze with those calls. Here we go FJL.

NicJ said...

got some dodger fans in the house!

NicJ said...

wow, peavy out for a month, some team is going to pick him up for nothing.

NicJ said...

at least we are working the pitcher tonight.

NicJ said...

DAMN!

Alex Cora said...

ugh, fly out and byrd almost miscued that. Wonder if Jones would have caught that.

Alex Cora said...

MINI BUFFALO RANCH CHICKEN SANDWICH!

NicJ said...

caseys strong arm saved him there.

Alex Cora said...

HK looks good today.

Alex Cora said...

Manny would have been a good DH today huh steve lyons?

NicJ said...

im actually really sad that mannys 50 games covers all the games we could have a DH.

Alex Cora said...

Oops.

NicJ said...

despite that triple Hiro is looking awesome

Alex Cora said...

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.

Alex Cora said...

Bring the noise dre!

Alex Cora said...

or bring the walk...2 men on again.

Alex Cora said...

Damn. FLJ flies out with the bases juiced. Ugh.

Orel said...

Epale, mofos! I see we are back to our LOBly ways.

NicJ said...

What's that 5 men stranded by loney already?

Alex Cora said...

WOW - James with a Bill Buckner play. He is having a tough day. Texas up 1-0.

MR.F said...

Hasn't been a good day for James.

Orel said...

A clean-shaven Martin cannot nail Vizquel stealing.

Josh S. said...

Tough Luck Loney, but no one will have a worse day than Milton Bradley.

Orel said...

Penguins score in the second period!

Alex Cora said...

Boy that error hurt. Tx up 2-0.

Josh S. said...

Come on guys! It's too early in the series for the heat stroke excuse.

NicJ said...

Hiroki needs some runs tonight. Hopefully we can break through that LOB wall.

Orel said...

What is it about the Dodgers and AL stadiums?

rbnlaw said...

Namaste, mofo's.
What the hell with the 2 runs?
By the time I came downstairs, it was a 2 run game.
Sheesh.

Josh S. said...

I'm kind of liking Eric Collins' penchant for trivia. He'd probably be better calling games alone. Psycho talks about himself too much.

Orel said...

Another squirter.

Orel said...

"Psycho talks about himself too much."

Really? I don't get that sense.

NicJ said...

We are looking little out of sync tonight.

rbnlaw said...

Sorry Orel. Didn't see your "mofos."
Don't want to look like a copy-cat.

Josh S. said...

OK, maybe not himself specifically, but I've noticed a lot of "When I was a player"-type anecdotes.

Orel said...

That was an ugly inning. Let's get some back.

Orel said...

"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.

rbnlaw said...

MBRCS? Doesn't roll off the tounge.

Orel said...

Hot shot by Loretta!

Orel said...

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?"

Orel said...

Well, we are making contact.

NicJ said...

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.

Josh S. said...

"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.

Orel said...

Pens 2, Wings 0

NicJ said...

Frustrating. This game started off so promising. We still have some innings to play.

Orel said...

"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.

NicJ said...

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.

NicJ said...

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.

Josh S. said...

"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.

Orel said...

Aren't the Red Wings the Yankees of the NHL?

Orel said...

Beast Mode leadoff single! He'll be trying to steal!

Orel said...

Padilla's pitch count has to be up there, no?

Orel said...

Padilla at 100 pitches, thank you Eric Collins.

Orel said...

Beast Mode steals second and takes third on a bad throw by the catcher!

Orel said...

Good plate discipline by Ethier.

Josh S. said...

Robbed!

Orel said...

Oh damn. Ethier smoked it but the Rangers first baseman made a diving catch.

NicJ said...

It's gonna be one of those nights.

Orel said...

Another RISP stranded. We'll have to get to their bullpen.

Josh S. said...

Ugh. Padilla's on course for a 250 pitch complete game shutout.

Josh S. said...

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.)

Orel said...

Sweet DP.

Josh S. said...

Bullpen time! Let's go!

Orel said...

Padilla out after 105 pitches. Kuroda at 81 pitches.

Orel said...

Dodgers are popping it all over the place tonight.

Orel said...

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Josh S. said...

Has the mini sandwich trend gone too far if even El Pollo Loco is getting in on the action?

Josh S. said...

"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?

Unknown said...

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?

I Alivandi said...

Aw turd

Josh S. said...

Man, one foot over and Kemp could have had that.

Unknown said...

Correction - Russ only has 2 HR against Jennings.

Josh S. said...

I think Hiro might be done.

Josh S. said...

BLEACH MODE

Josh S. said...

MOTA MODE(A)

Unknown said...

Leave him in damn it. Leach can pitch to RHB.

Unknown said...

Oh goodness no.

Orel said...

Looks like a tough-luck loss for Kuroda.

Orel said...

Penguins 11 minutes away from the Stanley Cup!

Unknown said...

You suck Mota.

Torre made a huge bone headed move there.

Orel said...

Dammit, Mota couldn't hold it. A 5-0 deficit is nigh unsurmountable.

Orel said...

So much for Martin owning Jennings.

NicJ said...

Maybe a freak accident will have us going against a national league team in the world series.

I can wish, can't I?

Orel said...

Furcal walk gives us a tiny glimmer of hope.

Orel said...

Cocky, Nic!

Unknown said...

Orel - Not unsurmountable in this place. Remember that Texas is like Coors.

And Russ just missed that one.

NicJ said...

Sorry. The lakers have me dreaming big.

NicJ said...

Game over.

Unknown said...

Why the hell is Loretta the DH again? Why not have DeWitt at 3B and Blake as the DH?

Unknown said...

Man. Only Omar Vizquel makes that play.

NicJ said...

I think it was something about loretta having a good avg in interleague play.

Orel said...

Penguins 2, Detroit 1, 1:50 left in the 3rd period.

Unknown said...

If I am Kuroda, I want to strangle Mota and Torre right now.

NicJ said...

Can't win If you don't score runs.

Unknown said...

I am sure the Angels aren't too happy about this game either.

Unknown said...

Ethier was done there, but he should have fouled that one off.

Orel said...

We're turning Jason Jennings into Nolan Ryan.

Orel said...

Penguins win the Stanley Cup!

NicJ said...

way to kick a city while it's down penguins.

Orel said...

I guess Pittsburgh has the Steelers and Penguins now.

Orel said...

BOS 2, PHI 2, bot 12

Orel said...

C'mon, Loretta!

Orel said...

ANOTHER hard shot right to a Ranger!

Orel said...

Was not meant to be tonight.

NicJ said...

that was a little expected.

Orel said...

Schlichting sighting!

NicJ said...

Our offense has just died. July 3 can't come soon enough

NicJ said...

The little league dodgers are playing tonight.

Unknown said...

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.

Unknown said...

Well nevermind

Fred's Brim said...

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