DODGERS' RECORD WITHOUT MANNY: 27-20
Randy Wolf (3-3, 3.64) vs. Ubaldo Jimenez (6-7, 3.83).
COMMENTS:
Greetings, Dodger fans.
Remember me? I was top dog in the Dodger dugout four years ago, but Paul DePo basically gave me the heave-ho. I know he's history, but that whole situation still chaps my buns. Managing the Pirates was no cakewalk either, but now I'm back in the NL West, baby! And we're hotter than Satan's BBQ. We've won 20 of our last 23. You've lost four of your last five. Mo's on our side! Oh, and we miss Manny by one day. Jim Tracy's revenge on the Dodgers was a long time coming, but it'll be sweet. Enjoy eating our oysters!
Sincerely,
Jim Tracy
photo by Ron Chenoy/US Presswire
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 794 Newer› Newest»it feels like i havent seen Brox in like a year.
That was a cheap one, Sax.
Siddown.
Tron with a lightcycle K.
Mr LA SF, sorry for the cheapness.
Actually, I'm not. But you're right, it's cheap.
Dexter Fowler is one skinny dude. He makes JP's arms look like Garvey's.
The other day we reached seven hundred something...
blue lightcycle of course
Karina - true, but we had a 13-inning marathon coupled with MJ's death to help fuel that behemoth.
11 pitches and you take him out? WTF? It isn't abusing a guy to use him in multiple innings if you keep his count low.
damn i dont like walks
BB to Fowler is a problem, since Tron is slow to the plate.
Looking for Russ and Geoffrey to pick him off here.
WTF just happened there?
That was a dizzying camera move.
BONK
I need a replay to understand why it wasn't a DP
That ball hit him sqaw in the head.
and thats why you always wear a helmet
crap - finish this off guys
raffy could of seriously hurt fowler there.
(head falls off)
So, we have to reach above 400 in a 9 inning game.
ugh, lets hope they dont get any runs after that.
Come on Tron. Helton will make contact, so just throw the power sinker down in the zone and watch him GIDP.
We should set that play off to throw the ball at a guy's nuts some time. Like maybe when we play the Giants next.
Manny update on the main page.
Interesting to see Helton go 3-0. That pitch was probably a ball.
Good job, bully.
lucky on that one - that looked like a meatball
JP records the third out on a fly ball about mid-deep, and then looks up at the left field pavilion, and realizes he can't throw it all the way there so he just tucks it away.
Hey, any of you see Transformers 2: Revenge of the Pollen?
Can you tell the robots apart?
I hate that "Don't Stop Believin'" is the eighth inning song. But I can't help but sing along.
I just pulled an Uncle Milty and didn't know the number of outs.
sorry--JP threw it to Kemp, he didn't tuck it away.
So much inner conflict, Erin.
Mmmm...meatball.
Steve, i thought the same thing.
Let's get a few here and bring in Brox!
Sax - ROTFLMAO
FB - Actually, I think it was a pretty good pitch. Up and on the outer half with good (93 MPH) velocity. Helton doesn't have the power he once did and that pitch was tough for a lefty to handle.
Matt Who?
Erin, that must be your center-part wavy haircut talking.
But seriously, in a 2-2 tie late in the game, I have no problem with Don't Stop Believing playing. It's just when we're up, the other team is looking disconsolate, and we use it to perk them up. Hell, we might as well give them spongebaths and bouquets of roses, too.
deceptive motion for real
Wow. JP took the first 5 pitches.
JP walks.
A rabbit is loose!
FB - Is Daley a Brad Ziegler type?
lead off walk, now we're cooking.
Pierre coaxes a leadoff walk. And guess what animal Vin references?
a) "A goose is loose"
b) "A moose is loose"
c) "A rabbit is loose"
d) "An elephant is loose"
Let's see Raffy pop one here. This guy is the perfect type for Raffy to hammer.
Orel spoiled your little quiz there, Sax.
ali, i guess i missed the speed - if it was 87mph, it would have been well meaty :)
Manny draws a walk=The juice is loose?
Sorry.
terrible
awesome bunt.
That was a crappy bunt.
Great job, Raffy. Quality AB.
Cue Dusto screaming.
Wow, that was a really bad popout bunt, right after another really bad bunt that went over the screen.
Come on, Raffy. We need better than that.
Furcal felt like giving a gift to the Rockies. Urgh.
Man. Why the hell is Raffy bunting there? Those pitches were absolute meatballs.
For pete's sake, Orel, I'm sitting in the next office over, can't you tell me if you're going to swipe my joke?
well, two bad at bats.
Whoever said Hudson needs a rest, you're right.
Hudson flies to JP-level center field
That first pitch was not much of a strike.
We need a beard mode HR here
Whoa. That's the first time I've seen O-Dog mad.
ali, i don't know ziegler. Daley comes from the stretch (righty), kind of crouches down a little, turned away from the batter so they cant see his glove. getting an idea of the release point must be tough
Way to get the runner over, guys. This is some quality offense we're watching tonight. Oh, and Furcal is just a damn HOLE in the top of the order. It's maddening.
The O-Dog just dipped under .300
I couldn't hear you over the nighttime cleaning crew, Sax.
Beard Mode is due. I would love to see a middle-low fastball at around 90.
pierre is perplexed.
Just for kicks, Pierre should run across the field from first to third. See if anyone notices.
It looked like they were posing.
and his feet are tight together at the rubber when he starts his motion
"Beard Mode is due. I would love to see a middle-low fastball at around 90."
There it was.
FB - Sounds a bit like Jered Weaver.
Brad Ziegler is the reliever for the A's who has the high leg kick, drops his hands low then comes in side arm.
And you're right, Sax. There is a time and place for that song. Tonight it's okay. Other games not so much. There's no reason we can't have two songs.
For games when we're ahead, might I suggest "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips?
The rabbit just took the carrot.
That was a good throw.
wow, how was Pierre safe there? Looked out by a mile.
wow, that was pretty close.
Orel - That one was high and on the inner corner. Don't see the connection.
JP says "I'll do it myself."
Nice job, JP!!!
yikes
take advantage guys!
"For games when we're ahead, might I suggest 'Hold On' by Wilson Phillips?"
I'm sure that would go over great.
Vin correctly makes the call. Wow, that was hard to see.
Single him home, Casey!
Pierre should be inspired by SI's article about stealing home.
That was a pitch for Casey to drive.
god damn it.
Dammit.
Oh, well.
Tied 2-2 going to the ninth...dare I say, we NEED to win this game.
That wasn't very hirsute.
And #300 goes unclaimed.
Bad Beard. That pitch was terrible.
The smart manager uses Tron to get at least Atkins, then maybe brings in Leach to face Hawpe and try his luck against Tulo.
Hey! It's that Broxton guy!
Only Joe Torre isn't smart and potentially wastes his closer.
ahh ok - i missed Ziegler.
Daley seems at laredo level or a little higher, but he starts very low
cmon JB!
Brox to go for his 7th win?
Erin: "For games when we're ahead, might I suggest 'Hold On' by Wilson Phillips?"
Wow, Erin, you just made me want to turn around and say "goodbye." I suppose it is indeed true.
2-2 game, and the mass exodus begins. Of course it does. Nothing left to see here.
Okay, I'll work on another suggestion for the eighth inning, since not everyone has the love for Wilson Phillips that I do. In case it wasn't clear, I was joking about that.
Gotta love Dodger Stadium ushers. Ninth inning of a half-full game, with tons of baseline seats open and half the crowd leaving, and they won't let a little four-year old girl go sit in one.
We all knew Atkins would be gone if Broxton came in. Ox needs to stay out of Stewart's wheelhouse, because he will pop one.
Claiming the odd-hundreds multiples is difficult to prove, and relish, after the fact.
The even-hundred multiples are thick and juicy, however.
Sax, that's officially the best joke you've ever made.
Wow. Sliders at 91 and heater at 100 (and that was on the corner ump). I love this version of Broxton.
Lets see Ox throw that breaking pitch he was using in Texas. That looked more like a curve than a slider.
Erin, I know you were kidding. I release you from any guilt.
Ox seems to be toying with him.
PS Erin: re, that four-year-old girl--did your friend in Dodgers Security tackle her and take her away in handcuffs, for trying to upgrade her seat?
And like a cat playing with a mouse, Broxton grabs Stewart by the tail and rips out his intestines.
Every single fastball was at 100. Those who didn't trust Ox to be the closer are morons.
MLSF - I like the analogy. Lets see him sink his teeth into Hawpe's skull with this one.
"Ox seems to be toying with him."
Like a cat playing with its prey.
Holy shit. Broxton just threw his slider at 94. It was so fast that Gameday thought it was a fastball.
Our cat likes to bring cockroaches into the house. Fun!
I think Brox got his rest.
2Ks so far for the Brox.
Hawpe goes down as well
No Sax. Just gave her a little jolt with a taser just to teach her a little lesson.
Funny you mention that, since I hadn't seen that particular security guard at all this season until I caught a glimpse in the parking lot before the game. I had been hoping he was fired.
Jonathan Broxton owns Brad Hawpe.
Orel, it's funny. Our cockroaches are so big, they bring our cat into the house.
erin, i'm pretty sure that guy is a robot, btw.
Your cat sounds like a real joy to care for, Orel.
that one impressed vin.
Anyone else remember the way Broxton brutalized Tulo earlier in the year? Lets see that again.
Stupid Gameday just called another slider, this one at 91, a fastball.
Brox is on fire tonight.
Broxton has thrown 1, just 1 fastball under 100. It was 99.
Okay guys. Battery officially dying. Time to go.
Oh and Sax, I wasn't kidding about that being a good joke. "Turn and say goodbye." I'm still laughing.
"Your cat sounds like a real joy to care for, Orel."
I love her. But she's a handful.
"(laugh) Well, the gun says 99..."--vin, on a funny looking strike 2 from broxton to tulo
Broxton's slider would be called a fastball with a helluva lot of movement for any other pitcher.
No Erin don't gooooo
Erin, happy birthday. Glad you liked it. Have a great night and hi to Christine!
That one was a slider too. Gameday is getting really confused by his velocity.
I commend Tulo for even fouling these off.
TV radar says 100 on that last pitch.
Gameday calls it 101.
That had to be scary. 101 and coming at your head.
Brox strikes out the side!
Ks the side!
Filthy!
I hope the Giants trade for a hitter in his mid-30s.
Wow, that Broxton is pretty good. We should keep him around.
Wow, this inning was way impressive for Broxton.
My oh my. That one was "only" 99, but it had 15" of movement.
Jonathan Broxton = Eric Gagne with a better heater and no steroids.
alright, dre, kemp, and loney get a crack at a walk off.
We need an Ethier special.
Ethier, Kemp, Loney. Good chance they end this game soon.
So they go to the lefty. I wonder if Street comes in for Kemp?
We're in walkoff territory, folks.
Vin said Street was unavailable.
street is unavailable, he's pitched three straight days according to vin.
The Dodgers lead the NL on wins at the last at bat, according to the TV.
Orel, i like how we both use Vin as a reference.
Double or single + error?
ETHIER
that's gotta be a double for andre, benefitted by fowler's fowl play
cmoooon get him home!
Ethier doubles!
YES! Thanks, Dexter!
i still think Andre might have gotten a double anyway
and the image on my TV just froze, WHY NOW?
Thanks for the update on Picabo. That isn't good for the Rockies.
"Orel, i like how we both use Vin as a reference."
From God's mouth to our ears.
I think if Dexter Fowler's arms were a bit stronger, he would have fielded that cleanly
"and the image on my TV just froze, WHY NOW?"
We're here for you!
Picabo. Nice.
I suppose the money is on Fogg to pitch to Bison.
Ali, "picabo" is a nice pull.
Fowler reminds me of someone in current Dodger Blue...
Orel - Thanks.
Juan Rincon? I guess Jim wants to give his former team a gift.
Why is 80s music so popular?
Maracaibo in the house!
Thanks Sax. I am glad the crowd got the reference.
Dear Southwest Airlines:
Please watch the Jack in the Box commercials more often. They're not all funny, but at least they only have a three-week half-life before they decay. I am so sick of the Asian woman in the elevator, it hurts.
Thank you!
SoSG Sax
Oh boy, Maracaibo born dude is going to pitch the winning hit by the Dodgers.
On the positive side for Rincon, when Kemp pops him for the walk off, he won't take the loss.
Maaaatt...
Hmmm, Kemp swings and misses on two sliders.
And there's another Maracaibo player in the Rockies bench. Thanks the Lord he won't play tonight.
rats
Nice play by Tulo.
1 out, runner holds.
C'mon, Kemp, not to the left-side.
Feh.
Orel: "Why is 80s music so popular?"
Why does the sun rise in the east?
Kemp reaches for a bad one, and Ethier has to hold.
Let's go, FJL.
IBB to Loney
Loney gets respect.
Boooo
400
Kemp just swung and missed at 2 meatballs before that GO. Unfortunate, because those should have been over the wall.
Russ, this is your time
DAMMIT
Whoops, prematurely commented there, and missed the 400. Oh well.
It'll be great for Russell's confidence when he gets a walkoff hit.
Rincon throws Eephus pitches for his IBBs.
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