Barry Zito (8-11, 4.26) takes on Jason Marquis (14-8, 3.58) in a game that will conflict the heck out of Dodger fans, who find it troublesome at best and intestine-eviscerating at worst to root for the Giants. But that's what Dodger fans must do, in order to make sure that the Dodgers get to Coors Field tomorrow with no chance of losing the divisional lead to the upstart Rockies, who have thrived since former Dodger manager Jim Tracy took the helm.
Do I want the Rockies to win today's game? I do not. Would I be happy to see the Giants earn a split of the four-game series, treading both teams in water while the Dodgers took three of four from the Cubs? I would. Do I think the Dodgers should still go to Coors and take care of business on their own anyway, which includes seeing James Loney find his hitting groove again in surroundings he has historically found quite comfortable? I do.
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1 – 200 of 201 Newer› Newest»Do I think the Jim Tracy question gimmick is getting old? Maybe a little. Is that something I have control over? Probably not.
Does it bother me? Not at all. Should I encourage you to keep it up? Absolutely.
Josh, isn't your baby due like today?
Is there a way that both teams can lose this game? If there is, that's what I'm hoping for. Ohh, maybe like a bomb threat to Coors field in the 4th inning of a tie game. If anything, the Rockies and Giants will be forced into some sort of day/night double header or something. What's Denver's area code...?
This has "Rockies Defeat Giants" written all over it
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Heading home early so I can catch the game. A little voice from somewhere I can't quite identify is telling me that I have other things to do rather than watch this non-Dodgers involved game (e.g., pay bills, clean the house, etc.). But I'm just ignoring the pesky voice and going with my instincts.
Nic, yep, but the doctor said he's not quite there yet, so it's looking more like Wednesday night. I hope the hospital has Prime Ticket.
I will pull for a 22 inning marathon ending with a bases loaded walk.
well technically not ending because I want the Rockies to lose so then in the next inning it ends with a bases loaded strike out.
@Josh
You should really push it and hope that the hospital has Prime Ticket HD.
Im rooting for a rain delay.
For the price you pay hospitals, it should have free wi-fi and PTHD.
If they induce, be ready for a long day. If you're like me, you'll be eating lunch right when your wife delivers, help with the baby, see your bundle of joy carried off to post-natal care; and then eat the rest of your lunch while the nurses are cleaning up the aftermath.
I got some funny looks when that happened.
Rain delay, then a 22-inning marathon.
Josh S, do keep us posted on this. Do you know the sex of your child yet, or is it a surprise?
And I would strongly recommend getting the mlb.com app for your iPhone...
I would have to get an iPhone first! (I do have an iPod Touch, though.)
The hospital allegedly has wifi, so if he (yes, we know the sex) arrives during a game, do I get any kind of cool points for announcing the birth in a game thread on a 100s comment?
Josh, you will get cool points from me for NOT referencing the 100s during the game.
Mega YouDaMan points for posting masterful insight of the game during crucial birthing events.
I can see it now:
Josh S says: Beard legs out a double. Sweet!
The baby's crowning. Wife giving me, "The Look."
Joe Torre doesn't know how to manage a birth. Fire him!!
1-0 SF
top 1
oh and i see Josh S. is gonna be having a baby. i dont know you, but good luck to you and your wife. hope everything is wonderful!
1-0 at the end of 1. Zito actually got an inning-ending strikeout on Tulo with Helton on first.
Zito looking solid so far...
Man on second but Kung Fu Panda has a bout of indigestion and flies out to Dexter Fowler to end the threat.
1-0 Giants through two and a half innings.
KFP pulled from the game. Get that man some bamboo cheeseburgers!
hmmm
Zito hasnt allowed a hit yet.
just thought i'd jinx him before it gets a little serious
JLove, layin down tha jinx.
Zito aint got nothing on Nomo.
Had too
Garko with a glove malfunction.
Brad Hawpe: Killing the Dodgers, even when not playing them.
Two on, two out for the Rockies, with Spilborghs up...
Sandoval is indeed pulled. Maybe the Rockies laid out the post-game spread too soon in the visitors' dugout?
Zito gets Spilborghs to K! Giants lead 1-0 after four frames.
They said KFP had a problem with his calf. Does this mean he's upset that he may not get his veal ration tonight?
Good thing we secretly inserted Kemp in the Rox lineup to do the heavy lifting on smart baserunning.
The Rox scored in that inning without even getting a single hit. 1-1 after five.
Zito walks the tying run in? You $126M piece of crap, Zito!
Let's go Fred Lewis
Lewis k, end of inning. 1-1, still
Helton GIDPs so it is tied through 7
Winn doubles, but KFP's sub grounds out.
Let's...*shudder*...go...*chokes back vomit*...Giants!
Winn with a one-out double, but Uribe grounds out for the second out
Fat Bastard #2 walks.
I keep having to catch myself from chanting and rooting for Gnats. So weird.
Our 22-inning wish could be intact given it's still tied...
Molina coaxes a walk with two out
Schierholtz up, marquis over 116 pitches...and nate chokes. 1-1.
Giants do what the Giants do best: Fail miserably.
That also happens to be what the Cubs do best.
Come on, Share Holes!
The plan to exhaust the bullpen is working perfectly.
Unbelievable: leadoff double for the giants and they can't advance him let alone score him. Still 1-1...
Bottom of the ninth for the Rockies
tie game at 1-1
Leadoff double and can't advance the runner? Wow...I can't even conceive of that situation...Dodgers would never do that.
what's up with the superman suit the purple turtle is wearing?
FB, you violated my household "No Talking about the Mascot" rule. Shame. ;-)
will Barmes eff us again?
hehe sorry - am I out of Big Brother House now? :)
Not out of Big Brother House; rather, you just have to live with the shame that even Mrs. Dusty and her sis were able not to talk about the mascot tonight.
Nine innings down, thirteen more to go.
Huston, we have extras. Now go out and pitch the 10th. Why did I just say that? Because I love classic movie quotes. Was it the best time? Most likely not. But is Jim Tracy thinking it? Vegas money says "yes".
9 innings down. 13 more to go!
Sorry DB great minds and all
Wilson stays in for the 10th
I think I puked a little in my mouth as I tried to cheer on these punks.
Casey Blake says "Let's go, Wilson!"
The great unmentionable is freaking me out again.
Hey guys let's try not to suck so much.
The Giants want to give this thing away here.
wow and the purples dont want it either
Rockies blow it. We go to the 11th.
Another inning another pitcher. I am enjoying this.
TIMMAH!!!!
Timmah runs for Fat Bastard #2
Wash your hair already. Timmeh.
Timmah as a pinch runner? I spent too much time on the farking puzzle.
yeesh nice try
Now Wilson will blow it it in the bottom of the inning
Nice going Douchehawk.
and Torrealba is still annoying
Who will end up sucking not quite as much as the other team? We go to the bottom of the 11th.
Too bad Vinny's not calling the game so he could tell us 67 times about Torrealba's name.
Fowler K's. Nobody wants to win. I love it.
Anybody hear Zito's song "a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do"? Don't know if it is real. But it is hilarious.
The Rockies hate America.
Watching this game on Gameday is like watching orange and purple paint dry.
time for Joe B!
Purple Nurple
Nice, FB!
Beimel Time.
Hopefully Bathrobe will stink as bad as he had been for Nats lately.
I'll feel bad about Beimel losing this game for about 10 seconds. Then I'm going to hate myself for rooting for the Gnats.
Now we need a bench clearing brawl
that leads to several suspensions.
@Nic - Namely Hawpe.
This is setting up nicely.
Both teams are down to only one bench player.
Jints have Freddy, and Rox have Iannetta.
This game is great! Top 13, the Rockies have used seven pitchers!!! Keep it up, guys!
Let's have some suspensions and some H1N1, too!
Randy Winn gets his second hit of the game.
He's only had two hits in the prior three games vs. Colorado!
Man on first, one out
Winn goes to second on a passed ball. Uribe gets IBB'd.
H1N1 would indeed be sweet, Dusty B.
Or maybe that swarm of bees that plagued the Dodgers this weekend could attack both dugouts at Coors Field
@DB:
We are bringing Padilla to town. Couple of sneezes, and voila!
I just can't look. It's killing me.
It's Mr. Whiteside.
Two outs, "men" at the corners, and it's up to Sheer Holes (0-for-5 tonight)
From where is that pitch starting (on Gameday)? Is the pitcher even on the rubber?
Adam Eaton must have an Inspector Gadget right arm
Heh, I forgot about Padilla when I said that. Send Landon Donovan on the team plan, too.
Sheer Hose, perhaps?
Shares Holes?
Full count to Schierholtz, two out and gnats at corners
Surely you can score off of a pitcher with a 7.74 ERA
Don't call me Shirley.
nine-pitch at bat
what are you waiting for nate
Roger roger
pitch #9 was ball four and five, it was so high. I can't believe Nate swung at that crap
I actually have met the woman who played the blonde stewardess. Long story.
10 pitch payoff! Bags full of Gnats.
Eaton walks him! Bases juiced. Love it.
@Mr LA SF, we've got plenty of time, it's the 13th inning for pete's sake. Do tell.
Medders killed that fast.
I'm only on beer #1 (Stella Artois tonight)
10 pitch at-bat followed by Medders swinging at the first pitch.
Okay, so much for that "rally"
On to the bottom of the 13th. 1-1 tie.
Let's just say when I met here, I knew her as Lorna Lembeck.
Beer #1? Good god, man.
We've got a 120-comment GT going on for a game in which the Dodgers aren't even playing. This is hysterical.
@Dusty, you're not allowed to drink from an open container while driving. Hence the late start.
This would be much more fun if I were watching on TV.
@ Sax
Who the hell came up with that idea?
Oh, Medders is a pitcher and they had to leave him in to PH. Wow. Nice strategery, Bochy.
@DB, the late start, or the open container rule?
Sax, see my previous statement about remaining bench players.
I'm watching the video on my computer via subscription MLBTV. This is what I pay 19.95/mo for!
Container rule.
two away in the bottom of the 14th
still, one swing could end it. And here's not myvit, but yorvit
Karina, if you're out there, please write in and express optimism about Jints' chances.
So if you're the last bench player, you're basically not playing unless there's an injury, right?
Sucks for those two guys. Hopefully they can at least IM each other from their respective dugouts.
"Dodgers sitting in their hotel room enjoying this, saying, hey, play 20."
-Commentator. Apparently he didn't get our 22-inning request.
Yorvit singles. Two out, man on first.
At least we know Torrealba ain't stealing (0 SB, 1 CS)
Just joining...yikes.
I recall Yorvit once played for the Jints.
steeeeeee-rike three, Garrett!
On to the 14th! Whoo hoo!
8 more to go!!!
GA fails. They're going at least 18. Rocks will have played 2 games. Two bad they can't drop 2 in the standings.
My only regret is that I'll probably leave at 10:30. I need my 8 hours.
Too bad, I mean.
Hope they go extra long. Wear out the bullpen for us tomorrow.
Josh, will you have a son before this game is over?
Josh may have two sons by the time this game is over
3-bagger from renteria!!! One out, here's squishy ishi-kawa
Triple!
all we need is a sac fly, travis
all we need is one pin, rodney
Ishikawa walks to set up the DP for the Rockies
"men" at corners, one out
Walk to Travis
Bring in Herges!
Come on, Tracy, bring in Matt Herges
Jackie Johnson alert!
Eugenio Velez mlb.com gameday mugshot makes him look like a thirteen-year-old boy wearing an adult baseball cap
"men"
HAH! That half a Stella is already loosening you up, Sax.
Velez TRIPLE! 3-1 Giants!
@Dusty: with that run-scoring triple, I'm going back to the fridge for another!
Now Colorado needs to come in the bottom half of the inning and tie it up. Haha
Oh, and somebody tripled. Two runs scored, yada yada yada...
IBB to Winn, a .271 hitter, to get to Uribe, a .270 hitter.
@Nic J, if Colorado came back to tie, but not win, the game, I might crap in my pants I'd be laughing so hard
Uribe makes the Rox pay.
Don't mess with the Uribe! 4-1
I'm going to bed. Too much excitement here.
Yeah baby.
Man in scoring position, Eli.
Open up your eager eyes
'Cause you're Mr. Whiteside
Eaton's ERA goes up, to 8.14
Walk to Whiteside brings up Schierholtz, who swings at the first pitch and gets an out to go 0-FOR-SIX.
Wow.
4-1 Giants! On to the bottom of the 14th!
Eaton: beaten.
Damn, that looks like it hurt.
Giants were eaton him up
what was the injury delay? I can't see it!!!
Fowler with a leadoff walk
Rox chances are fleaton'.
Medders to Barmes (0-for-4)
Tracy defeaton?
Wild card lead receaton?
Fowler wasn't bleedon'.
barmes pops to second for out #1.
Shouldn't Fowler be taking second base by now?
I think 200 comments is a stretch, but you never know
Oh dear god, Ianetta is announced as a PH, and Bochy actually swaps out Medders. As if this game isn't going late enough.
Adam Eaton is actually in the hole. I'd love to see him come to the plate here.
We can get to 200.
Don't stop beleavon'.
I sense a two-run HR for Ianetta here
this eaton joke stretches further and further each time
We've totally forgotten about the T and have just tried to replicate the ON. Yikes. I need a third beer.
It's a living joke, one that mutates and grows...and just gets funnier (to us).
Ianetta reaches!
Tulo three run homer, come on Tulo
I think Mrs. Dusty is going to give birth before this game is over, and she's not even pregnant yet.
Bases loaded for Eaton!
That's not good for us.
GODS DAMNIT!!!!!!
You gotta be fuckin kidding me.
well, on the bright side they have some injuries - fowler could barely run from 1st to 2nd; their bullpen was utterly burned through; they're tired; and hey, the Gnats lost!
Well, THAT was not what I wanted to happen.
Colorado has all the momentum. A five run bottom of the 14th? Come on.
Merkin Valdez should be renamed Exxon
200!
Okay, I'm officially out. Good night, everybody
I almost feel like we need a MFPSWaT for the Scoreboard Watching Thread (SWaT).
Thats a nice little moment builder for Colorado. Thanks for nothing giants.
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