Jeff Weaver (5-4, 3.90) vs. Tim Lincecum (12-3, 2.20).
Remember how you felt Sunday night? Compare that to how you feel now. Big difference, no? Certainly the Dodgers can relate, and hopefully that attitude shift will pay off against Lincecum. The Dodgers are throwing their entire bullpen against Mr. Cy Young today, including 25-year-old knuckleballer Charlie Haeger, who took Eric Stults' place on the roster.
Joe Torre, on catching the knuckleball:
My catching a knuckleball was so good the Braves went out and got Bob Uecker, which hastened the end of his playing career and he became a broadcaster. I feel responsible for making him a broadcaster.
Good luck today, Russell!
And a note from Ken Rosenthal at FOXSports.com:
One scout views the Giants' red-hot Eugenio Velez the same way he viewed the Marlins' Emilio Bonifacio early in the season. Velez, the scout says, is feasting on fastballs. Once opponents start throwing him breaking balls, his party will end.
(Thanks to True Blue LA commenter shaqfor3 for posting the animated .gif!)
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Dodgers were victim to Lincecum's 200th strikeout.
I hope that isn't in this game alone.
Well, since the Giants scored first in the last two games, this just clinches the trifecta.
Yeah, we can't win unless they go up 1-0.
Giants get on the board. It's over.
Typical Giant fans. Score one run and they're smacking their lips for a victory.
Time for some knuckleball action?
PLUNK!
Panda-plunk! Everybodies up!
A donnybrook!!
The key is if Martin got up after the plunk.
*Everybody's
what is happening , gameday doesn't give fight stats?
Steiner just referred to Pablo as a "solitary figure". No way THAT'S possible.
J-Mac plunked Panda, who got mad. J-Mart became mad too, and the benches cleared.
I didn't see the plunk. Where was he hit?
Do we have a fight on the field?
Lucky for Martin, with his BA this year he would of
swung at doughval and missed.
Oh Panda when will you end your violent ways.
Pablo's envious of JMac's figure.
Josh's was the best.
Sandoval swung, McD's pitch hit him on the inside elbow. Sandoval gestured toward to mound, McD was all like, wasn't intentional. Martin got all hot under the collar and the benches cleared. Sandoval ejected.
He doesn't even get a base? HILARIOUS.
Get him again J-Mack!!!
There was a little Valley Girl and a little 50's teenager in that explanation, Orel.
Panda Fall becomes the first person to try to charge the mound on a strike...wonderful.
I think it hit him in the elbow but he swung so it was a strike. Just don't give up a HR now jmac
nice, all part of the plan, good job Martin.
He doesn't even get a base.
Oh please strike him out after that!
Correction: foul ball (must have hit the bat), no ejections
That's got Gameday screwed up.
Now he gets his base. Baby.
How does he walk? WTF are you doing, J-Mac?
correction to the correction: Nic's explanation is right
"There was a little Valley Girl and a little 50's teenager in that explanation, Orel."
I cross all eras!
It may be the giants turn to score 4 runs in an inning.
Kuo warming up. I'm starting to think I imagined the Haeger call-up.
Clearly the Dodgers have a vendetta against all chubby corner-infielders.
A DP would be nice here.
Anyone think Lincecum throws at someone next inning?
Gutty, James!
HLACK - Why? It's not like there was an HBP in the game.
The Giants aren't going to have their star pitcher tossed. They'll have a scrub reliever do it. In other words, anyone from their bullpen. Wilson vs. Blake?
Weaver hit...somebody. I can't remember who right now.
He hit Travis.
CASTRO, YOU FOOL
When Pablo was showing his elbow to the ump he looked like a hispanic version of Dusty Rhodes
Oh snap!
Sandoval didn't leave the basepath?
I like Torre micro managing this inning. If we let the lead get above 1, it might be over.
How long has this inning been going?
LOL Nic. The Venezuelan Dream?
Kuo's gonna UIBB Travis?
Kuo vs. Fred "Grandpa" Lewis
Who's Dusty Rhodes?
God gameday is slow, did Gibson get on? or did the Eck get him out?
Who knew he was El hijo de plumero.
I cannot BELIEVE you pulled out the Dusty Rhodes reference. Nicely played.
Kuo no!
Kou's killing me here.
come on Kuo! My name-sake!
Son of a bitch.
Chit
2-0. Game over.
Dammit.
On the upside, we're getting some high-grade comedy in the game thread today.
I dont think those were ibb's
Yay Mota warming in the pen!
:(
Torre is blowing this one, why bring in a guy who has been out for 2-3 months into a situation like this?
well good thing we didn't call up a new pitcher recently or anything.
One run was manageable. Two runs are inescapable. Though with the amount of time Timmah's been on the bench, mabe we can get to him tomorrow.
First things first, folks. We need this inning to END before we can mount any kind of comeback.
Why Kuon't you hit the strike zone?
Another trip to the DL for Kuo?
Wait, why did I say "tomorrow"? This crappy pitching is screwing with my head.
Ah, there you Kuo.
The Dodgers plan to have Timmah lead off the sixth went off without a hitch.
Well, that could have been worse.
I am done with gameday, you guys are now my eyes, ears, mouth and throat.
We are still getting one-hit.
Eat some pie then!
Eight men come to the plate, only two score. Is that even mathematically possible?
I heart my MLB subscription
Josh, Gotta love that potent Giant offense!
Lincecum only around 70 pitches. CG?
Beast Mode!
Pierre-Triple!
BEAST MODE!
Beast Mode Engage!
Steiner made me think Beast Mode hit it out.
The whole lineup has been really helping out lincecum by swinging at bad pitches.
And jp shows the team how it's done.
Time for a Raffy bunt double?
nice lets get a run!
Just send one into the outfield, just send one into the outfield, just send one into the outfield.
Steal home!
A RUN!!
SCORE
Hey we got a sac run! Is that legal?
Yay Raffy! At least the run scored. Worse can, and has, happened.
Martin taking the hate heat off Manny.
awesome, go Raff! i dont care if you lied about you age. haha
No shutout!
That was lucky.
And they think this kid is a Cy Young pitcher? Please.
Juan Pierre=Lincecum's kryptonite.
We need to file that tidbit away for future games.
JP done for the day heads to the whirlpool.
I want Haeger, dammit.
ahhh, Van Halen
When did this back-pocket-pulled-out look get started?
Fourth pitcher not named Charlie Haeger.
Belly in.
At least we scored, but only 75 pitches in 6 innings for Lincecum.
Belly Mode
Lol was lincecum wearing that elbow pad his last at bat or did he just put it on for this one?
Timmy's always worn the pad.
Belly walks the pitcher. I am baffled.
Easy Russell
VIN SAID BISON! As in "Bison signature pose" on Kemp's bobblehead.
Out of curiosity, i explored the McCovey Chronicles game thread. If they weren't so rude and irrational, i think i could be sorry for them. Instead, i felt like picking up a fight, if someone hadn't posted a Gary Oldman picture. Examples:
LolEthier, Winn is better than Ethier, making fun of Kemp, LOLney (this one was bad).
Promise i won't go to those enemy lands again.
Please tell me Gameday is messed up and we didn't just insert Belly to have him walk Timmeh.
^ Just tell me that. It doesn't have to be true.
Why is everyone talking about Sanchez finally playing games that count?
@ karina, its all they have
I bet Randy Winn is better than Ethier at basketball.
Wait...I've figured it out. They're gonna let Timmy come around to try to score so Russ can clobber him.
Let them live in their delusional fantasy. Whether it be there or in reality, they'll never have playoffs.
Karina, wouldn't you be angry if you were a Giants fan?
@Dusty
Gameday is messed up but that doesn't mean Belly didn't give up the walk.
6-4-3 DP!
DP!
Randy Winn is better than Ethier at looking like Keegan Michael-Key from MadTV.
I think I put the hyphen in the wrong place.
Okay 3 run top of the 7th comming at you.
I'm thinking back to back to back
Winn probably can do a better impression of a horse than Ethier.
Heart of the order!
"Randy Winn is better than Ethier at looking like Keegan Michael-Key from MadTV."
One hell of a sentence to parse.
Winn can't hit lefties just like Ethier.
RW: .153
AE: .195
dammit
Damn that one looked out off the bat.
Why do I think Lincecum should be a lefty?
Come on Bearded One!
Uh-oh, Troncoso's warming up.
@Orel of course i would, but that's not the way to express anger and frustration. Besides, who can argue when you see Gary Oldman? (just kidding)
Make him throw pitches.
There goes that opportunity.
Karina, you have a heart full of goodness. But that's why you're a Dodger fan!
This game is going to do wonders for Haeger's self-esteem.
I'd really really really like to see Wilson in the 9th, not Lincy
@Orel "Why do I think Lincecum should be a lefty?"
Because this kind of domination is better expected from lefties?
Lincecum at 88 pitches.
Maybe, Karina. All the more amazing.
that is that, but if we can get Timmay past the 100 pitch count next inning, and hold them , we might be able to get him out by the 9th and stage a comeback.
He bats left-handed. That contributes.
You'd think Lincecum's overbearing father would have taped his right hand to his body.
Kung Pao has most definitely had his cake and eaten it too.
@Orel Karina, you have a heart full of goodness. But that's why you're a Dodger fan!
We are all Jedi, not Sith. Forgot about it.
Tron, why don't you strike out Sandoval?
Nice, Karina!
Lincecum's father should tape him into a barber chair.
bad troncoso looks lihe he has emerged.
I'd rather Kemp just blast one next inning, preferably with James on base.
Timmy's a grown boy now! A grown boy now!
@Orel i knew you were going to dig it.
Blake could have sent that ball to first via second-day mail and still gotten Molina out.
Yeah you know me!
Sandoval did a James Brown split on the basepaths in the fifth inning.
Two-out walk.
Haeger up!
ummm I think Troncoso has lost confidence in his curveball.
oh wait
Flat Breezy and (WHAT?) Haeger (!) up in the pen!
@Josh if someone needs a style makeover is Tim Lincecum. I've pictured 3 or 4 haircuts he could have.*Sigh*
This is starting to get dull. I need another bench-clearing brawl to break out.
Oh Manny, you've sold me on Bee Aye Pee Tickess.
maybe Haeger will throw a 69mph knuckler at Molina's head. Slow vs Slow. It might look like the Matrix.
If that happened, a black hole would form and swallow the stadium up.
Congratulations, Giants fan in a pink polo shirt! You picked up a foul ball!
I don't think the fabric of space and time could support that kind of slow movement.
That thing was a total ball.
That was a Cy Young call.
Damn it James.
gameday shows it outside... Bull S!!!
why does lince get such a massive strike zone?
rhetorical question
Flock this shirt!
Oh he didn't swing? that was way outside on the speak and spell.
you know what, we expected 2/3 and got it
The fans do realize there's still an inning left, right?
crap
Ugh.
Well, at least he's past the 100 pitch mark.
Downside: We won't get to rough up their pen.
Upside: We won't have to see Brian Wilson's ugly mug.
No matter what, we have the series...
Lincecum at 103 pitches. Does he pitch the ninth? Or do we get...Brian Wilson?
DUM-DUH-DUUUUH!
We still have an inning. Lincecum is at 103 pitches. We have a pinch hitter and the top of the order coming up. It's not over yet.
I'm thinking they will send lincecum out. He is cruising. I hope the put Wilson in though.
@Fanerman that's how my fellow Dodgers fan and Gryffindors talk!
I hope they put in Wilson also. Hopefully, if Lincecum stays, he'll actually show some signs of fatigue.
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