DODGERS' RECORD WITHOUT MANNY: 19-14
Randy Wolf (3-2, 3.62) vs. Scott Feldman (5-1, 4.01).
COMMENTS: Such is my NL-centricity that I hadn't heard of Feldman, although he's been in the majors since 2005. The Rangers used Feldman as a middle reliever until 2008, when he was converted into a starter. He went 6-8 with a 5.29 ERA last year but is strong as a starter this season, going 5-0 before his first loss to the Blue Jays in his last outing.
Wolf is coming off a rough start against the Phillies in which he gave up six earned runs over 6 1/3 innings. The Dodgers still can't score consistently, and right now it's unclear whether it's because they're playing in an AL park or if the bats are still simply sleeping. Will the Dodgers' traditional June swoon continue with a dreaded third consecutive loss? Insert lightning joke here.
photo by Jon SooHoo/Dodgers
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Pierre, LF
Furcal, SS
Hudson, 2B
Ethier, RF
Blake, 3B
Loney, 1B
Loretta, DH
Martin, C
Kemp, CF
Wolf, P
Back to old ways. Martin and Kemp at the bottom of the order.
Kind of cool, I started twice against Scott Feldman in college.
Wait, Kemp is hitting ninth? You mean Torre doesn't watch rallies the Dodgers have and wish Kemp was hitting with all of those runners on base rather than Loney? Am I going insane?
Did you take him deep?
No, I was a pitcher...when I faced him, his record was 12-0...I went 7 2/3 and got pulled when it was 1-1, we lost 3-1.
Boooooooooooooooooooooo this man!
Hmm, another ball smoked by Loney.
What happened to our bats?
Rangers' tarp is sponsored by Geico.
we gotta start taking more pitches from this guy. he'll walk us if we let him
Randy, throw strikes please
Wolf Ks the first two in the second.
Matt Kemp is so good in center this year
Hey, that Mini Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sandwich song is pretty catchy.
Great katch, Kemp!
Have you had one yet?
and Matty gets a hit! lets put a few together now
haha that good?
Kemp with a solid hit through the 5.5 hole!
Boy, I'm glad we buried him ninth in the lineup.
did I miss Randy's at-bat? or is Juan batting 9th?
oh yeah - the DH!
at least you got him over, Juan
was he in fair territory when the ball hit him?
I'm singing the damn song.
Rally time
The Hudson Hustle!
Milton Bradley seems to be in charge of the Prime Ticket music cues.
Sigh, yet another situation where I would rather have Kemp up than Loney.
So much for the rally
Feh. 90 feet away might as well be 900 feet away. This series is making me surly.
better to be surly than girly
how about them Rockies? They win 9 in a row just to get to 10.5 back!
Wolf keeps us going
Mark should work a walk here. swinging the bat hasn't been working for him lately
May I ask why he is DHing?
swing swing swing! why even take a pitch - you can't hit a homerun if you don't swing the bat, right?
Matt thought for a second he could get that one!
pardon my french but let's get some goddam runs
oops a bank of lights is out - game delayed until they can get them turned back on
i went to a game at Arlington several years back. it was pretty nice, although i remember it being surrounded by office parks
Nice of them to work naptime into today's game.
i wonder if Randy will be able to go in the bottom of the 6th after the long delay and when we bat around in the top of the inning
Since when is the game delayed? is anyone watching the game on tv?
hi karina - some of the lights have gone out so they are waiting for them to come back on
haha mlb.tv has a splash screen up saying it's a rain delay
Q: How many times can Charley Steiner use the term "light stanchions?"
A: Many. Although Ken Levine calls them "light standards."
Thanks, Fred's Brim. You know, the fact the game is delayed is funny for me. I was at church, praying at this guy: http://tinyurl.com/nq66f6 and i was thinking i was late for the game. Coming back home, game is delayed.
San Antonio rocks!
From Ken Tremendous' twitter"
"Coach Girardi: Joba struggled but got us through 4. This is a big game. We need to hold the line." (beat; intense) "Get me...Bret Tomko!"
Looks like we have an Electricians duel on our hands.
hehe is he the patron saint of lighting delays?
karina,
He is the patron saint of lost articles. Maybe some hitting will turn up after the delay.
Maybe, Mr. Customer.I should pray they recover their clutch.
Saint Anthony is also the patron of impossible causes.
I thought St. Jude was lost causes...
can they just turn the opposite bank of lights out and get this game going?
The Texas broadcast apparently is showing 3d Rock From The Sun during the delay - mlb.tv doesnt let us watch though
Just got back from dinner. Tragic how I don't get to hear anymore snarky remarks about Andruw Jones from Steiner and Monday anymore.
we've got juice!
San Anthony works impossible causes quite well, too.Believe me, this family has prayed to him for generations.
Eddie Guardado taking over for Feldman
Just heard the game will resume in four minutes.
Eddie's a bit of a load, isn't he?
there's a start! a liner to left by Juanny to get us going
Juan takes third!
Wolf can actually get the win if we score here.
a stolen base and wild throw get's Juanny to third with no outs! cmon guys lets get him home!
Furcal sacs Pierre home. Wolf in line for the win!
Raffy with the grounder to get him home. 1-0 good guys!
O-Dog doubles!
Dodgers 1-Rangers 0
O with a near HR - settles for the long double
Doubled at the very first pitch, Ethier's up.
Crap. Ethier flies out.
Then I defer to higher authority (no pun intended). It doesn't to have a double team on impossible, I suppose.
Time for some good-ole' fashioned beard-power.
Blake goes down.
damn - Andrus with a nice play to get Casey - that would have been another run
Those Texas fans sure do love fly-outs.
Orale peeps.
I was at a 3-y-o birthday party (twins). That's bad
I brought my own beer. That's good
I missed the first 6 innings. That's bad.
Power delay, so I get to see the first run (only run?). That's good.
Wolf was dealing and is now out. That's bad.
Everyday Eddie goes for Tejas. Apparently that's good.
Let's get back to this one.
you cocksmoker
FUCK YOU, JONES, YOU UNGRATEFUL SWINE!
FUCK YOU ANDRUW JONES
Seriously?
if we have any kind of lead the next time he comes up, he gets one in the ribs
And the Dodgers are paying him for the next 6-8 years.
Hey this jones fella is pretty good.
Cory wade why did you give him anything hittable!?!
Andruw Jones, good for nothing, world class douche, someone should bean him at his next at bat. I can't believe this.
RBN's St. Anthony facts:
My brother lives in San Antonio.
My daughter attends Saint Anthony HS in Long Beach.
Andruw Jones sucks.
The last one just needed to be said.
make Grilli throw strikes
My hitlist: Cody Ross, Chris Andersen, Andruw Jones.
I just read Karina's post in the Jones thread.
He shall be known, henceforth, as "Douche Mode."
attaboy Mark - get ready to run
Quebec Mode up.
C'mon, Russ. Think middle of the park.
Russ needs new contacts or something
Nice at bat, J-Mart.
Andruw Jones should be hit ASAP.
My son Martin should be homer right now. If Jones can, why couldn't he?
Douche Mode is a good nickname.
Bi-son, Bi-son, Bi-son.
Thanks, Karina.
you were my muse.
C'mon, Kemp. Show the world why you should be batting higher than ninth.
I'm watching Phillies-Red Sox on tv and J.D Drew got a HBP. Somehow, it made me feel better. I'd wish Jones receives the same treatment ASAP.
KEMP!
BISON MODE!!
yessir!
One center-fielder shows up another.
Steve Lyons: prophet.
Wow, Kemp's two run dinger!
Way to best Douche Mode.
Wait...Wolf gets another ND! NOOOO!
During the power delay, the last Dodgers highlight they showed was Joe Ferguson's home run against the A's in 1971.
Fergie was my favorite Dodger(s) of all time.
wow O with the vaccuum
Honored to have served you as a muse, Rbnlaw.
Sometimes O-Dog plays first better than Loney does.
"The blue glove is magical."
Nice.
Belly is Torre's new Proctor, but with pitches.
I wasn't kidding about the naptime thing. I was out like the lights in Texas and woke up to see the obnoxious Jones home run.
Padres getting worked by the Angels tonight 9-1 in the ninth. they scored in every inning except the 4th (and 9th). Colorado going to the 9th with a lead, aiming at 10 straight wins
Belly can actually pitch well. That's the key difference.
Josh S: when you saw Douche Mode's HR, did you think you were into a nightmare?
Gnats tied with the A's in the 6th.
I was on a plane and am sorry I missed this. Sweet revenge by the Bison, but how come Douche Mode wasn't drilled immediately in the gut that made him oh-so-effective last year?
Belly's in trouble.
damn a real hit this time. Blaylock coming up to PH
Settle down, Belly. You're getting grounders.
Karina: Yep. And I was so disgusted that I left the room and ended up missing Bison's HR by 2 seconds. Not a good night for me.
Belly knows how to pitch Andrus.
I'm actually proud of Douche Mode.
Torre's got the hook for Belly. Tron's coming in.
Belly out; Tron in.
why, Joe? what's the difference between Belli and Tron right now?
I mean coming up with the name "Douche Mode," not the player.
He sucks, badly.
You're right, Fred's Brim. However, in Texas coaching staff, they know winter baseball.
I f'ing hate Andruw Jones.
But I like Matt Kemp.
Jones is batting third, and Kemp is batting ninth. How is that possible?
Strike Mookie Jr. out.
Tron gets Blalock
Or fly out.
Bullet dodged.
and that clears Blalock for the night, although i'd rather not face Vizquel in a tough situation. I thought we were done with him when he left the vaGiants
Another Namor pitcher on to weird me out.
Hilarious banter from Collins and Psycho on the turkey leg.
O'Dog falls to O'Day...
"I'm watching Phillies-Red Sox on tv and J.D Drew got a HBP. Somehow, it made me feel better. I'd wish Jones receives the same treatment ASAP."
Karina, you are out for blood today!
not much doing vs O'Day
Jones is up third. If there are 2 outs, do we plunk him?
Bison's home run looks like a thing of beauty. Just like his swing.
Oh Dre, you can't hit O'Day?
Nice throw by Raffy.
nice work Raffy - youve had trouble on those this season, but looked good on that one
Well, no kerplunking Jones. Young singles.
It's tempting, that's for sure.
Striking him out looking would be almost as satisfying.
The Angels broke out the whooping stick on the Padres and their "pitchability.". Hunter jacked 3 and they added 2 more.
It is a mutual admiration society by the real L.A. and the geographically disadvantaged red headed step children.
Skewer Douche Mode Charley and Rick!!
They pulled no punches there.
Orel, that's a scary thought because after all, i went to Church, where i prayed a rosary, attended a Mass in honor to San Antonio, then walked with the procession.
Got home and started to have feelings of revenge. But can you blame me? J.D. Drew was the cause the Dodgers hired Juan Pierre and Andruw Jones, besides Jones' statements really pissed me off.
Rick and Charlie are really coming down hard on Jones. First, they were making snarks. Now they are tsk-tsk-ing him for blaming everyone but himself.
We never saw that kind of bat speed.
Levine & Suchon went off on Jones during the delay.
Fielder's Choice.
"Got home and started to have feelings of revenge. But can you blame me? J.D. Drew was the cause the Dodgers hired Juan Pierre and Andruw Jones, besides Jones' statements really pissed me off."
Of course, it just means you're human!
Tough play, but we'll take the out.
I heard that. Suchon just said he is a moron. Flat-out said he's an idiot.
Aaugh, almost a DP.
WHAT??!!
Sorry, I was on TiVo delay.
Whew, Matt Kemp saves himself.
Kemp grew wings!
holy crow, Matty! he looked like a WR on that one
Why on Earth Jones steals second?
Bison with the save!
Man, Tron and Russ are going to take some serious ribbing in the clubhouse for letting Andruw steal on them. (More Tron's fault than Russell's, but still...)
BEARD MODE!
FACIAL HAIR!
Beard-off double!
"Why on Earth Jones steals second?"
They weren't holding him.
I hear a Dodgers chant!
Loney sacs Beard-Mode to third.
OK Mark - you know what to do. get him home
You're right, Orel, They never thought he was going to steal.
You're right, Orel, They never thought he was going to steal.
Well that was one of the last things Loretta wanted to do.
Bison Hops!
That double was a total waste.
Dammit. Well, we made contact.
Karina, you are out for blood today!
At least not like this:
http://tinyurl.com/mdh75z
Russ is starting to piss me off.
How is the guy who's batting .245 ahead of the guy who's batting .309?
Go get 'em, new papa.
Your friend,
Soon-to-be new papa
Go Big Daddy!
Nice pull, Karina!
Really, Josh? Congrats!
Thanks, Orel!
He'll be here in late August.
Big Daddy does it!
OX MODE''
That was huge, Broxton. Ends the game on a 97-mph heater.
Hi fives everyone!
DODGERS WIN!
Three losses in a row ... that's for suckers.
yessir! i like wins like those
suck it, Androo!
Dodgers win! it was like a fairy tale, with villain included, but i'll take it.
Many many congratulations, Josh S.
Thanks, Orel!
Yesterday is an OLD memory. Let's win tomorrow and take this series.
Josh S, sorry this is so late but I loved "Namor pitcher".
Sax,
The man knows his audience.
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