Thursday, June 25, 2009

Game 73 Thread: June 25 @ White Sox, 11a

MANNYWATCH: 7 GAMES
DODGERS' RECORD WITHOUT MANNY: 26-17

Chad Billingsley (9-3, 2.83) vs. Clayton Richard (2-1, 4.03).

COMMENTS: New pitcher alert! This is Richard's first game against the Dodgers — which of course gives him the advantage. But the second-year pitcher struggled in his last start, against the Reds, lasting only three innings. Hopefully the Dodgers can treat Richard a little more Dankfully and avoid the Floyd treatment.

In the other dugout, Billingsley has to contend with not only a White Sox team that caught the home run bug last night, but also a Dodgers team that is looking for him to protect their series winning streak against AL teams. And he'll have to do it sans Loney. Momentum is not on Chadley's side; can he be the stopper the Dodgers need?

Now, who else is thirsty?

752 comments:

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Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

At least I won't leave empty-handed.

PenosCabell said...

Nice move there Sax!

Josh S. said...

OK FB, when you check in again we'll have won 7-5.

(Just thought I'd get ya back.)

Orel said...

Another cheapie, Sax.

Steve Sax said...

Speaking of summer blockbusters (circa 1982), here comes TRON

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I wouldn't call Tron a blockbuster. It's more of a cult-classic.

Steve Sax said...

Dig those glowing suits

Erin said...

It'll be a summer blockbuster again, probably next year, Sax. They're currently remaking the thing.

Orel said...

Stranding Loretta at second in the sixth is haunting us.

Steve Sax said...

Yeah, I agree--$33M gross was pretty pathetic, even back then when adjusted for inflation and chintzy special effects.

karina said...

I didn't watch Transformers, as much as i loved the cartoons growing up. Obviously, not watching Transformers 2. To me, there's a one and only blockbuster: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Steve Sax said...

I remember when the Disneyland Peoplemover had a room where it looked like you were on the lightcycle grid

karina said...

Runner at 2nd, one out.

Erin said...

Come on! Throw a strike!

Orel said...

Unintentional IBB here.

Steve Sax said...

These balls are missing the strike zone by like 100 feet. Are we IBBing Wise? Is it Wise to IBB here?

Orel said...

Sets up the DP.

Erin said...

It has to be intentional. Those weren't even close.

Josh S. said...

Uh, it's strategy! Yeah!

Steve Sax said...

Tron, you're aiming for that little white rectangle thing that's levitating in front of the batter.

PenosCabell said...

I'm waiting on James Cameron's Avatar.

Steve Sax said...

Maybe Tron can't see the white rectangle thingy

karina said...

With runner at first, it's more likely to get a double play.

Steve Sax said...

PC, do you think James Cameron's Avatar is also Keith Hernandez?

Josh S. said...

Sax, I miss the People Mover. It's supposedly coming back in some form in the future.

Orel said...

Six straight balls.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Tron is making me nervous.

Steve Sax said...

We're not getting a double play if Ramon can't find the white box

Josh S. said...

Uncross your eyes, Tron!

PenosCabell said...

Sax - Maybe. We haven't seen Keith in a while.

Orel said...

2-2 count.

Steve Sax said...

Josh, the problem with the peoplemover was that the queues outside moved faster than the ride.

And then they tried Rocket Rods, and the track started collapsing under the cars' weight.

Erin said...

Winning run is 90 feet away now. No room for error.

Steve Sax said...

Any of you guys read about the debacle that is the revised Phantasmic?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Pot-said-nic flies out. That moves Getz to third, but there are now two away.

Orel said...

Bison overhand grab! 1st & 3rd, 2 out.

Josh S. said...

The broken giant dragon? Yeah.

Josh S. said...

I'm not getting a lick of work done.

Orel said...

Tron starts by pushing Ramirez off the plate.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

two more strikes, Tron.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Now it's one more strike.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

DAMN YOU, STEINER!

karina said...

2-1 count, people.

Erin said...

KTLA is apparently reporting that Michael Jackson has had a heart attack.

Erin said...

But I refuse to change the channel to confirm this.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

How has the GT turned into CNN Headlines?

Orel said...

SD 0, SEA 4, bot 2

karina said...

Injury delay?

Josh S. said...

It's a big news day, MLASF!

Orel said...

BREAKING NEWS: I am nervous.

PenosCabell said...

extra innings

Erin said...

We need to share information we come across so we don't have to leave this page.

And we're out of the inning. Barely.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

That was close.

Josh S. said...

DAMN YOU AGAIN, STEINER!

Steve Sax said...

In case you're still wondering about Fantasmic, the heavily-hyped dragon apparently doesn't work.

karina said...

Last night, we had a semi Angels game thread, so i guess variety is part of the routine.

Erin said...

The KTLA news was reported on CNN.com, but the only breaking news I found when turning to KTLA was that the boyfriend is not, in fact, the baby's daddy. Thanks Maury!

Steve Sax said...

Josh S, thanks for filling in the dragon while I searched around for an article. My article isn't even all that good...

Steve Sax said...

hey, who was the injury delay for, anyway?

Charley Steiner? He pop a vocal cord calling an infield can of corn?

Josh S. said...

The dragon thing reminds me of when I worked at Universal Studios the summer Jurassic Park: The Ride opened. The T-Rex (and a lot of other dinos) almost never worked.

Erin said...

Ramirez fouled a ball off his leg.

Steve Sax said...

Okay, I gotta eat, the hotel restaurant is about to close.

Channel the love toward the boys in blue, SoSGers!

And thank you for a healthy GT this afternoon!

Orel said...

MVP: Alexei Ramirez

Erin said...

Wow. Ramirez is giving us some gifts today.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Beard with an infield single.

Josh S. said...

BEEEEAAARD!

Steve Sax said...

Hey Orel, you want to tell Josh S your Jurassic Park the Ride story?

Orel said...

Why is Kemp showing bunt?

Josh S. said...

Orel, were you one of the fine folks who got oil sprayed on them?

Erin said...

Kemp SHOULD NOT bunt. Why does Torre insist on this crap?

MR.F said...

Alright Bison. Time to go Juan for five.

Orel said...

"Hey Orel, you want to tell Josh S your Jurassic Park the Ride story?"

You mean Mrs. Orel's story? Telling it in print won't do it justice.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Beard steals second!

PenosCabell said...

Wow nice steal for the Beard!

Orel said...

Wow. I was thinking, Just stay put, Casey. But he steals another base!

Josh S. said...

Yeah. Stolen beard!

Erin said...

Wow. Blake stole off Pier-zinsky (I don't want to look up the spelling) again! Ha!

Erin said...

Oh Kemp. Not a good AB.

Orel said...

Wasted AB by Kemp there.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Damn, not a good day for Kemp.

PenosCabell said...

Not such a nice AB for the Bison

karina said...

Buen provecho Sax!

Love the Beard.

Josh S. said...

Not a good day for The Bison. He's feeling buffa-low.

Orel said...

Steal third, Casey!

Orel said...

Ouch, Josh.

Orel said...

Jenks and Pierzynski must share the same hairstylist.

Erin said...

Ugh.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Damn, Loretta goes down too.

karina said...

Who's gonna get #500?

Orel said...

We can't even make contact.

Josh S. said...

Jeez, our guys are able to have picnics out at 2nd today.

karina said...

Ethier will hit a double here.

Steve Sax said...

500

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

500

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Oh, son of a bitch.

Erin said...

They're walking a lefty, but Torre has Loney, so they're just going to face another lefty.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

You got me again, Sax.

Steve Sax said...

Nothing cheap about that one, Orel. No whining from you this time.

Okay, NOW I'm really going to eat dinner.

Orel said...

THAT'S how you do it, Sax! Make us think you're out to dinner and BAM!

NicJ said...

Michael jackson had a heart attack!!

Steve Sax said...

Ausmus, they are mocking you.

MAKE THEM PAY

karina said...

I think this is the first time a game thread hits 500 and beyond. Congrats, Sax!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Loney is PHing.

Erin said...

Jackson was apparently not breathing when paramedics arrived, FYI.

Orel said...

Okay, back to the game. 1st & 2nd, two out, Loney up.

Steve Sax said...

FJL sighting!!!

Erin said...

Nic, I reported that breaking news earlier. Stay with us!

Josh S. said...

See, tangents are good for GT health!

Steve Sax said...

Does Loney now become the DH, since Martin probably has to catch?

Orel said...

Damn. Jenks is good.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Damn, Loney can't come through.

Josh S. said...

Nertz.

Steve Sax said...

If Loney walks, Furcal is up...

karina said...

King James, you know you are soooo Big Game, right?

Steve Sax said...

dammit James!

karina said...

I'm late for the bad news :(

Orel said...

Not a headline one wants to see: "Lake bacteria eating boy alive after swim."

Steve Sax said...

No one picked up on the Virgin America "Day in the Cloud" game that I played yesterday. Here's one of the questions (from what I can recall):

The singer of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is on the left. The famous hockey player from the Kings and Oilers is on the right. Who is in the middle?

karina said...

Seriously, i have to eat. I haven't had anything since breakfast, but i feel they'll lose if i go.

Steve Sax said...

Answer after dinner, if you guys can't get it.

Josh S. said...

John Wayne!

Orel said...

"No one picked up on the Virgin America 'Day in the Cloud' game that I played yesterday."

What are you talking about? Where did you mention it?

Erin said...

Beat me to it, Josh.

Orel said...

Lil' Wayne!

Erin said...

Orel, if you watch that video, you learn disturbing details of which parts of that boy are being eaten. No pictures, thankfully.

Orel said...

Looked like another unintentional IBB.

MR.F said...

Mr. Sax,
I heard about it, but I didn't have time to play it.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

No more bench players, but at least with the DH you don't need a PH for a pitcher.

Orel said...

"Orel, if you watch that video, you learn disturbing details of which parts of that boy are being eaten. No pictures, thankfully."

No thanks. Sounds horrible.

Josh S. said...

Why would you go swimming in Lake Bacteria anyway? The name alone is a turn-off.

Orel said...

It must be so hard to be a parent.

"Can I go swim in the lake?"

"Yes. Wait — NO!"

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Double Play!

Erin said...

Good Christ, how slow is Konerko?

Orel said...

How slow is Konerko? O-Dog jumped twice and still got him. Gotta love the 5-4-3 DP!

Josh S. said...

Double-clutch double play!!

Erin said...

I'm hearing a helicopter heading my direction. CNN tells me Jackson is at Cedars Sinai, so that explains it.

Neeebs (The Original) said...

Nobody left on the bench.

Time to win this game.

Neeebs (The Original) said...

Can we get to Six Hundred today?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

This is a game you wish you had a long-reliever available.

Erin said...

Furcal doesn't look good at the plate. I just don't like it.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Oh, that was Ball 4, Raffy.

Erin said...

And then there's Juan Pierre.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Good 'ole Juanie, doesn't want to waste any time.

Josh S. said...

Whaaaa? Steiner said the inning was over after the first out.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Now that was a bad AB for Martin.

Josh S. said...

OK, now it's over.

Erin said...

Hey, great inning, guys.

Josh S. said...

Both catchers are named AJ, but ours isn't a douchebag.

NicJ said...

"Whaaaa? Steiner said the inning was over after the first out."

I heard him say that. He wasn't too far off.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Weaver's in now.

Orel said...

Jeff Weaver. Here's your long reliever.

Josh S. said...

I beweave in Weaver!

Orel said...

I bet you Sax is lurking to get #600.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Weaver looks good.

NicJ said...

The king of pop is dead.

That sucks

Orel said...

Wow, really?

Erin said...

Whoa, he's dead?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

He died?

That does suck.

Orel said...

Does this mean he won't be doing that tour?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

You heard it hear first.

Erin said...

CNN isn't confirming anything. Neither is MSNBC. Who said he died?

Orel said...

TMZ is reporting it; CNN is not.

Orel said...

Good job, Weaver.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

He'll still do the tour. It'll be a "Weekend at Bernies" thing.

Josh S. said...

TMZ confirmed it, so grain of salt and all that...

Orel said...

Jeff Weaver is not reporting it. Just so we're clear.

Erin said...

Well, TMZ is probably more accurate.

MR.F said...

Come on guys! Let's win this and go home.

Orel said...

Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, forever linked.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Maybe it means his kids will finally take off those damn masks.

karina said...

Good, Weaver.

Erin said...

So it comes in threes for reals. McMahon, Fawcett, Jackson.

Orel said...

WIN IT FOR MICHAEL

Orel said...

Don't ask, Dotel.

Erin said...

Ha! Good one, Orel.

Unknown said...

Mike isn't dead.

NicJ said...

I'm shocked I know a heart attack is a serious thing but I thought he could "beat it".

Too soon? Sorry it was to easy.

Orel said...

There is a Lyons on the White Sox's outfield mural. I'm assuming it isn't Steve.

Erin said...

No, Nic, it's okay. That joke wasn't too "Bad."

Orel said...

The former pitcher Mike Jackson is still alive?

Orel said...

We need to get Dotel out of this game.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

A REALLY bad day for Kemp.

Orel said...

Jimmy! It's on!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

This game will never end, will it?
At least it's a day game.

Unknown said...

Kemp is wearing the collar today.

NicJ said...

Erin you stole my next joke. You smooth criminal.

Orel said...

Dodgers: no hits since 7th inning
White Sox: no singles

Orel said...

Major news sources are unchanged on their stances on Michael Jackson.

Brandon said...

heard it on the radio, so don't yell at me...

The reports of Michael dying via heart attack are not correct. He actually died of food poisoning. Ate too many 10 year old weenies.

Brandon said...

600?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Screw it, I'm not going for it.

Erin said...

Yeah, no one is willing to credit TMZ as a source, but you know that site is shady enough to have nurses and doctors paid off who are probably getting pictures of the body as we speak.

Orel said...

Not quite with authority, Brandon!

Josh S. said...

Everyone's refusing to be scooped by TMZ.

Orel said...

See you in hell, Brandon!

NicJ said...

1000!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

That was a cheap one, Brandon. We frown upon those (the hundred grab, not the joke).

Brandon said...

605!

Orel said...

Now you're just losing points, Brandon.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Someone better drive down to Cedar's and check.

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