DODGERS' RECORD WITHOUT CLAUDIO: 50-29
Hiroki Kuroda (2-4, 3.77) vs. Chad Gaudin (4-6, 4.97).
COMMENTS: He's baaaaaaaaack! That's right — Claudio Vargas, who has been on the 60-day disabled list with right elbow tendinitis as of April 6, is likely to be activated today! This is a real treat for Dodger fans, who have been looking forward to seeing what the pitcher can do in Dodger Blue after compiling a lifetime record of 46-40 for the Expos (!), Nationals, Diamondbacks, Brewers and Mets. Even Padres fans want to experience that old Claudio magic, as PETCO Park is sold out for tonight's game. There is certain to be a heavy media presence shadowing Vargas' every move. Enjoy the circus, everybody!
photo by Tony Gutierrez/AP
177 comments:
This offense was really stagnant without Claudio. I bet he'll provide some much needed pop.
Furcal, SS
Hudson, 2B
MANNY, LF
Ethier, RF
Blake, 3B
Loney, 1B
Martin, C
Kemp, CF
Kuroda, P
Hey Orel,
I think you accidentally had caps lock down when you typed the third guy in the lineup.
Let the commencement beginulate.
Who's the dude batting in the 3-hole?
and where's Claudio?
Cromulent!
Just saw a news clip. Red caps tonight.
ugh. Red caps? Not even the 4th yet.
MSLAF,
Nice new avi. Didn't know Artest was into shameless self-promotion.
Heh. Circus Vargas.
"See Circus Vargas!
See Circus Vargas!"
I did hear that all teams will sport a ribbon honoring Lou Gehrig and fighting ALS tomorrow. Also all stadiums will read the "Luckiest man on the face of the Earth" speech during the 7th inning stretch. If I hear it, I'll bawl like a baby, just like I did when I saw "Pride of the Yankees" for the first time.
They will honor the Iron Horse tomorrow. Unfortunately, I'm going to a family BBQ, and it's not the "let's plop our asses down and watch some baseball" family.
And tonight I'm going out to my favorite sports bar to be with me bretheren.
MLASF,
We're together in spirit. I'm heading out to my favorite sports bar (in Fullerton) to play trivia and watch the return of some guy with dreads batting 3rd.
$2 Bud schooners before 7!!
why can't he move kemp up in the order!
"I want to say I'm sorry to the fans."
Did Manny really say that?
It looks like they'll broadcast tomorrow's game (they are tonight !!!!!!!!), if i can get to watch the Iron Horse's speech, the Yankee DNA i inherited from my dad will make me cry.
Though, there's no crying in baseball.
Conflicting, isn't it?
I'm in san Diego. There are tons of dodger fans here. I feel safe wearing dodger gear.
Nicj are you at the game?
"Showtime tonight! i'm baaaaaaaaaaaaack!
Jimmy! It's on!
It's time for Dodger baseball!
I'm at the Dodgers game in SD tonight as well. A great promotion they have here is popcorn, peanuts, cookie, hot dog, and a draft beer for only $10!!! I'll be taking full advantage of this deal tonight!
That's a good deal. Frank McCourt, are you paying attention?
It's on! I haven't accomplished a single thing today while I've padded around the house awaiting game time.
Manny, full dressed as a Dodger, with his battered helmet, holding a bat...my heart pounds.
Manny is up!
Prime Ticket's shot of the crowd revealed a woman with a Padres hat on clapping for Manny.
Gaudin was maybe trying to punish Manny in his own way there on that first pitch.
Gift from the Pads! Dodgers 1-Padres 0
Manny's back and runs in the first inning too.
Dodgers score on a bad Ethier grounder! 1-0, Dodgers!!!
Is it just me, or does this team feel offensively exciting again???
Steve, i don't know about anybody else, but i agree with you.
King James RBI single!
This is what i call instantaneous
FREE
JAMES
LONEY!!!
2-0 Good guys
Can't believe this! son Martin with an eyeing RBI single!
BISON!
Dodgers 5-Pads 0
Bison RBI double!
Matt Kemp with a double!!!
Two more runs score!!!
FIVE - ZERO DODGERS!!!
Welcome back, Manny!
It like our offense is on steroids......
Bad choice of words.
Karina, it's just you and me, babe
WOW
I am running around my house cheering and clapping! I'm so happy!
At the game. This feels like I'm at the ravine. Tons of dodger blue.
Steve, i'm doing the same, Coper is looking at me very confused.
Final score: 45-0. Book it.
Yeah, but Sax, how does your girlfriend feel about that?
I almost feel sorry for Gaudin having to draw this matchup tonight. Almost.
amazing inning by Vargas
Watched X-Men during the top of the first. Did I miss anything?
hehe the cheering was so loud w Dodger cheers for those outs
A plot.
no walks in last 4 starts for Kokimon - he should talk to Clayton and Bills
Geez,
I leave you guys alone for half an inning and look how much exiting stuff has already happened!
Orel - zing!
3 up, 3 down, and we get to see Claudio hit again in the 2nd!
I really think that AFLAC duck has outstayed its welcome. Like, since the second commercial, but now it's just really getting embarrassing.
I don't like those red caps. I know there's a meaning but that bright shade of red is not flattering with these uniforms.
"I really think that AFLAC duck has outstayed its welcome. Like, since the second commercial, but now it's just really getting embarrassing."
Think he has a nephew?
Nice save by Loney.
"I don't like those red caps. I know there's a meaning but that bright shade of red is not flattering with these uniforms."
Vin just agreed with you!
Good job, future Gold Glover!
Martin would have had that at home.
Manny putout!
"Vin just agreed with you!"
Why do i feel strangely accomplished?
When i came home yesterday, i was watching that game with the bees, i was afraid something like that could happen tonight.
I don't like the red caps either. They make the whole uniform look weird. The Red Sox wore red jerseys today, so that sort of made it a little easier to deal with. But what I really don't get is why teams are wearing them today. Everyone is playing tomorrow, which is the actual
holiday, so why not then?
Gaudin is like Bret Saberhagen, except with innings.
Two on, no out. 64 pitches for Gaudin.
Why couldn't we have BLUE caps with jingoistic red/white/blue or whatever logo? Lame...
King James, at least you moved the runners to scoring position. Go son!
6-0 Dodgers!
At least, he moved the runner to score.
IBB Kemp. Make 'em pay, Kuroda!
This could be going worse.
The problem is the the chosen shade of red. Erin, i was watching the Red Sox game before this game started and it didn't look good. Dusty is right, why not hire a graphic designer, design a nice logo to put on the caps? it could be a nicer commemorative cap, highly commercial for the fans.
I'm watching too, but the wife has the computer, so my thread participation will be limited.
Loving how the game is going, though.
SF 9, HOU 0, 2nd inning
Yeah, I don't like the red at all, but I could somewhat tolerate it with the Red Sox. But any fan who buys this hat (for any team) is insane. It's hideous.
Lots of room in center for the Bison to roam.
They're leaving Gaudin in. All right!
Nice pick by Loney! This is not a repeat.
Erin, i bet this conversation we have about the caps is being repeated in every kind of fan exchange around the world. Leave the caps in their original colors, add something like a nice logo and it's done.Who designs these things?
Manny: 3 plate appearances in 4 innings.
Aflac: Which father/son combination has the most hits in major league history?
Can you imagine the hideous camouflage Pads uniform with the red caps?
As my friend would say, neither Anna, Karl or Carine would approve.
Ken Griffey Sr and Ken Griffey Jr?
What exactly was O-Dog looking for there?
Ripkens?
I assume it's either the Griffeys or the Bonds.
The Bonds?
Nevermind. Ripken Sr. didn't play, did he?
O-Dog doesn't good.
LOOK good, I mean.
Speaking of embarrassing AFLAC commercials.
I always thought that one would be funnier if all the animals tried to say it in their respective animal voices. Like the dog tries to bark it, the horse neighs, the pigs snort, etc.
Sorry. I don't know why these things bother me so much.
Aflac: The Griffeys. Karina is right!
"Sorry. I don't know why these things bother me so much."
You're on a mission!
SF 13, HOU 0, 3rd inning
Beard spin move!
Giants playing right into the Astros' trap.
O-dog has clearly been out of sorts lately. Is he tired? Needs new flea collar?
Damn you, Scott Hairston.
HaiRston
Hey, just so you know, I know Delino will be in the press box for Manny's first home game, but I'll be there for the second game (July 17).
"I'm not sure who started that game for Houston. He would just as soon keep his name unknown, I guess."--Vin Scully
Did you guys think Hairston would hit a homer tonight?
"Aflac: The Griffeys. Karina is right!"
I'm on a roll tonight!
"Hey, just so you know, I know Delino will be in the press box for Manny's first home game, but I'll be there for the second game (July 17)."
Awesome. It's going to be a madhouse!
Another single for Russell.
Baby steps, son.
Go-Dan reaching 100
Martin and Furcal are both 2 for 3.
Dogs and cats! Living together!
This Padre lineup keeps changing. I can't follow it a lick.
Wow. First walk for Kuroda in the last 113 batters.
Now this is a commercial I like: the All-Star commercial that uses the St. Louis Arch as a magnet.
My questions for Manny for his first game back....
"What's your full name?"
"Do you play baseball professionally? If so, for what team?"
O-Dog is officially on MLB's "Not List"
Alfonzo is venezuelan, he is in the big leagues with his second team (he had a stint with the Giants). The other Pads catcher is injured.
Luis Rodriguez is on a very serious slump.
Shutton: Uh, Dave Shutton, Springfield Daily Shopper. Who are you? Where are you going?
Kent: Oh, do your research, Shutton! Uh, Kent Brockman, Channel Six News. How does it feel to be accused of the attempted murder of your boss and mentor?
Smithers: Kent, I...I feel about as low as Madonna when she found out she missed Tailhook.
Kent: Oh. I'm going to say "Ouch" for Madonna!
Furcal is 3 for 4!
We'll take 'em any way we can get 'em, Furcal.
Delino, those Manny questions just got a big laugh in my house. Nice.
Raffy steals second. Takes away the DP and assures we will see Manny in the inning.
I don't know who should be more embarrassed, Furcal or Perdomo.
Furcal steals second
Barring a strike him out, throw him out when Furcal tries to steal third.
Wow, I have to say I really underestimated Vargas' effect in the clubhouse. We are going to have to do something about the lack of production from the 3-hole though.
O-Dog has lost his touch.
Nevermind.
Fans seem already bored with the booing.
When it rains it pours for Hiro.
Is Manny getting benched? :-)
Mr. Cellophane reference from Vinny...impressive!
Manny out, Juan in.
Kuroda's first jam.
I think Tony Gwynn is the voice of Meatwad on Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Wow, the proverbial g**d*** plane has crashed into the mountain down in houston. 13-0, SF coming up in the sixth.
My prediction: Vargas will come into the game as relief for himself. He is the most interesting pitcher in the world.
6-3 Dodgers
Kuroda's outta here
Bye-bye, Hiro. Hope he still gets the win.
DB,
"My prediction: Vargas will come into the game as relief for himself. He is the most interesting pitcher in the world."
He'll be pulled, designated for assignment, throw the second half of a double header for the 66ers. THEN he will be called up come into the game in relief of himself.
If you're going to go, go all out.
I see Perennial Gadfly David Eckstein has scored while I was away.
Not good when our starter can't get through the sixth. Nice job by Kuroda, but he should still be in the game.
cmon G-mo - no meatballs for this bum
Nice play by Loney.
Mota with the mop! Loney saves another run!
FIRST TEAM TO 50 WINS
2008 Rays: lost in WS
2007 Angels: lost in ALDS
2006 Tigers: lost in WS
2005 White Sox: won WS
2004 Yankees: lost in ALCS
2003 Mariners: missed playoffs
I guess you kinda killed the room with that, Orel.
You and your stats, nerd. Go get your uniform dirty!
Nice work, Guiller Mode!
It's Cla! Ya! We ususall pla well against that gu.
Mota has really shaped up.
Nice, Josh.
I should watch what I sa. It wasn't our da.
Hoora?
Man, Gwynn Jr. really does look like a deflated Gwynn Sr.
This game has become very quiet.
Martin & Loney playing Twister!
cmon Brent - stay tough vs AG
HOORAY FOR PIERRE!
YOU DON'T MESS WITH BEAST MODE
crikey that was close
Torre is a GENIUS for benching Manny.
Last of the Mujica's
Raffy with the ol' out-and-in!
"A little mistake here and a little mistake there, and you lose forty-five games." —Vin
What has become of O-Dog?
Orlando is strug-l-ing! i hope he can get feeling good again because when he's going good, we are so much better
Hudson looked out.
O-Dog is trending down just as Raffy and J-Mart are looking up.
O-Dog needs some positive mojo. I think it's just a slump, though.
haha Juan has his red hat under his helmet. i wonder if he could have worn his regular blue hat
yeah I agree on O - he doesnt seem to be seeing the ball very well, swinging at the bad ones and letting the meatballs pass. that'll turn around at some point.
anybody seen that wrap he wears on his left hand? it looks like a full-on cast. i saw it before a game earlier and thought "crap he's injured again." But he plays with that all the time. I dont know how he can swing a bat with it
101!
One down, two to go.
103? that cant be right
FB you're 70 spots off.
Two down.
GAS!
That's the ballgame.
Per gameday...
102 Strike
102 Swinging Strike
102 Ball
101 Swinging Strike
He's not even giving them a chance!
Must be the thin San Diego air.
PGT is up!
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