Vicente Padilla (11-6, 4.42) vs. Jonathan Sanchez (6-12, 4.16).
COMMENTS: The Dodgers awaken from a relaxing off-day hibernation period, nested smack dab in the middle of their six-game homestand, to find a desperate Giants team clinging to Wild Card hopes, 3.5 games back of Colorado with 16 games to play, and a bunch of sharp-nosed fish (winners of seven straight) breathing down their necks (through gills, of course). The Dodgers are fresh off a sweep of the Pirates, and now face Sanchez, 0-4 lifetime against the Dodgers with a 5.68 ERA, and a 9.00 ERA in the Stadium.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers start Padilla, 3-0 with 1 ND since joining the Dodgers, who has seen his ERA drop a half-run over his four Dodger starts, while wielding a penchant for throwing at batters he doesn't like. You don't want to get Padilla angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.
Honestly, I can't recall a recent Dodgers-Giants series about which I've approached with such a cavalier attitude; I don't know if it's because I think we're safely in the postseason, or because I know the Giants are awful, or both. Nonetheless, it is Dodgers-Giants, the rivalry--and so I'll be at the Stadium tonight (field level third base side; comment if you'll be there and want to grab a beer), and I'm sure I'll get more fired up when I see the Halloweenies out there on the field. We're going to win. And, I'm looking forward to the post-game fireworks, as well as the potential for during-game fireworks from Padilla.
yawning bear photo from o0Tiger--Lilly0o's photobucket album; Hulk photo courtesy of whomever that very angry green dude wants
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Rockies have about a half-hour headstart on our game tonight.
Headed to the Yard with Mrs. Dusty and sis-in-law tonight. I was thinking about what my season's magic number is. I'm 13-7 so far, and I believe I have three games left in me this regular season. So I guess I'm already guaranteed a winning season, and with some hard work and focus, may be able to end with only a single-digit loss column. I'm on a 4-game win streak now [self-edited phrase about riding a hot bat so MLASF couldn't hit me back with a comment].
4+1 anniversary today.
Never Forget.
I'm in the press box tonight. Or I will be, but I'm running late. I will probably get in the gates at about the same time they open for everyone else. Annoying, but true. See ya soon, Sax!
Lineup for SOLD OUT Dodgers game:
Furcal SS
Martin C
Ethier RF
Ramirez LF
Kemp CF
Blake 3B
Loney 1B
Hudson 2B
Padilla RHP
@Erin, we're going to stop calling you "Scoop".
@Dusty, you down on field level? Want to say hi?
Have fun everyone - Boo the Panda!
Damn you, economy. I could only go to four games this year, and I never got to see anybody from SoSG. Either I need a raise or you guys need to start getting cheap-seats next year.
Will be there in reserve 24, row G. I'm still waiting for at least a beer for using my comment on the front page! ;)
@ Sax
Honestly I don't know where I'm at. I have some comped tix through an organization hosting an event tonight (Strike Out AIDS) so I will only know when I get there.
As always hit me up at bakerkm45@gmail.com
@Greg Bishop: isn't the fame of the SoSG front page enough? Perhaps it is I who needs said beer.
Let me know if you make it down to field level; I probably won't be able to make it up...
Giants fans at mccovey seems pretty confident that the giants can hit the pitchers we got from a "2003 yard sale"
I'm sure they found most of their hitters from said yard sale.
Star Wars update:
http://www.vinscullyismyhomeboy.com/2009/09/star-wars-at-dodger-stadium.html
Sax, I sent you an email to the Sons address.
And if I'm not mistaken, Nancy Bea is currently playing "I Enjoy Being A Girl" on the organ. I'm sure it's a coincidence that it's when the Giants are taking BP.
Anyone spot Steve Perry decked out in giants gear yet?
I don't see him on the field, Nic. I'll keep my eyes peeled.
Note to self: (3rd notice) left field pavilion beer lines are cash only.
Erin- im probably sitting about as far as I can b from you. I'm in LFP, section 307, row 7. Z as in last letter of the alphabet, and thus, the last row.
Yep, DB, we're about as far apart as is possible. If you wave, I'd probably see you. 307 is right under Tommy Lasorda's retired number, and I have a nice view of it.
I may or may not see Steve Perry right now. Someone is in an ugly Giants hat, a flannel shirt, and shorts. Blake was just talking to him, and now he's shaking hands with a bunch of girls behind home plate. The girls are all wearing the same shirt. I have no idea if it's him, but it could be, and it would make MSTI correct in assuming Perry's friend on the Dodgers is Casey Blake.
Just waved. I'm the only lone dude on this row right now, right on the aisle
On the bright side they now have sam adams on tap over here. Evens out.
Wave to my boss who is about to be recognized on the field (Mario Perez).
I definitely see you, DB. I missed the wave, but I can see the lone guy in row Z.
Ben Maller of Fox Sports just confirmed that it is Steve Perry. He has binoculars, so I believe him.
Cool! Let me know if there is anything important I should focus on during the game. I can look it up on my BBerry. *sigh*
Sax is here!
can the dodgers arrange for the guy who plays air guitar to "dont stop believing" to sit next to steve perry just to piss him off?
Colorado has the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the first. Not a good start for the Diamondbacks.
Sax, I think I'll come see you shortly.
im fully expecting the rox to sweep this weekend. doesn't matter though because all we have to do is win and who cares what the rox do.
Erin, hit you back five Mins ago
db, letme know if you're here, and send an email to sonsofstevegarvey@gmail.com
ok, I'm excited now! Beat the Giants! Curse the panda!
Got the email, Sax. Christine has found herself a seat she likes by the bullpen, so she's unwilling to leave it until asked to by security. So we'll have to wait a bit, I think.
That is not a good start. I weigh more than Velez. He should not be hitting them out of here.
Well THAT wasn't good.
World's skinniest home run?
im sure you would of hit that thing out if you got a meatball over the plate like that one erin.
Man, O Dog's range to his right is not good.
oh come on.
THROW A STRIKE.
Chrisine is sitting in the front row right where Manny caught that ball. Bet y'all saw her on TV.
woo, dp.
now lets get some runs.
that was nice, lets not waste it.
All right, Sax. Change of plans. I think I might come down sometime after the seventh. You guys aren't planning on leaving early, are you?
That's Martin, up to his old tricks.
seriously why doesnt martin understand the concept of situational hitting? if there is a man on first, try to go the other way.
ohhh
make him pay manny.
Man alive, this place is LOUD tonight.
YAY MANNY!
Ethier HBP intentional?
Hard to say, Orel. But I'm sure Padilla will let us know what he thinks soon enough.
lucky sanchez.
nah, it was a curve that didnt curve.
There's a few guys beneath me with a chant going. One guy yells "Boo!" and the others yell "-rÃbe!"
Just saw Steve Lyons in the dining room. He did not wink at me, even though I smiled at him. Apparently, I turned 29 and lost all my mojo.
Steve Lyons only acknowledges Juan Pierre.
Padilla is not long for this game, 45 pitches already
again with the DP's
They're playing "Mound Ball" on DodgerVision live tonight. Normally it's a video package later in the game, but tonight they're showing it after every half inning.
what the hell is going on?!?
I'm worried.
That was embarrassing to watch. Velez probably could have scored there. Saves Kemp an error.
Thanks, Erin. Give Steve some time, he'll come around.
Pretty much the worst case scenario there.
god damn it, i think thats the game.
You suck, Panda.
oof
well, who is behind padilla in the pen?
this was supposed to be the easy game too.
Pardon my French, everyone. I can't say it in the press box, so I have to vent my frustrations here.
@Erin he just wants to be "interesting"
When is this inning gonna end?
hopefully padilla beans someone at least before he exits.
@Nic j exactly my thoughts
Let's lift our spirits, game is too young.
Great inning, guys. Just great.
I already see brake lights in the parking lot.
Gotta run! i know they'll win, comment profusely, please?
well at least there was no DP in that inning.
i think the dodgers thought the giants were just going to roll over tonight.
Meanwhile, AZ is putting up a fight. They were down 4-1, and now it's all tied, 4-4.
manny is chasing bad pitches, he should have walked by now.
HELL YEAH. Awesome.
HAHAHA
ten pitch at bat HR!!!!!!!!
Boooooooom goes Manny!
And the rox are tied, right?
Bison speed!
Yep, still tied 4-4.
ultimate tease by blake
God, it came so close. Painful.
base hit ties it up, maybe road loney will make an appearance.
come on base hit o dog!
i could go for one of those non curving curveballs right now.
Shit. Okay, but it's only the fourth. We're right back in this thing.
wtf o dog?
i hope sanchez stays in for another inning.
hahaha, that was like the same exact DP as before.
It's so funny watching Hudson just pause and shuffle over, and then make the throw.
I've missed the game up to this point but saw that Manny hit the HR and Padilla is stinking up the place. How does everyone else look?
Tie game, baby!
Did Karina say she was worried? That's the most negative thing I've heard her say.
Security summarily kicked out most Jints fans in the bleachers just now. It was like an inquisition.
wait, why is furcal trotting around the bases while they play Zombie Nation? I changed the channel, do the do that for groundouts now?
Oh baby, if Furcal gets back on the zone..
SF 4
LAD 4
COL 4
ARI 4
QuadQuads!
Dammit
we are going to have to hold them at some point.
Please, stop the Tron.
why doesnt tron throw a sinker anymore?
we have never really been in control at all this whole game, always chasing.
we should be credited one run for a delay of game.
molina had to change his leg guards. the broke or something
are they seriously changing pitchers to get loney?
and loney has a higher AVG against lefties.
@Erin 7:21:
A quick rewind on my DVR revealed that Christine was indeed quite visible during Manny's catch. I think she was just off camera during the home run, though. (Unless she wasn't sitting there anymore.)
Hey, who's the new set-up man?
Post No Bills.
I bet Penny had no problem with Romo running off the mound cheering like that. Douche bags.
I see Bills is his usual sharp self.
I see the bullpen isn't an option for Chad either.
Can he catch?
Thank the maker!
At least the magic number shrinks again.
Backing into the Western Division championship two years straight?
Am I violating some sort of game thread gag order or something?
C'mon, Thome!
Son.
Of.
A.
Motherless.
Goat.
The Baseball Gods haven't gotten the message that both Erin AND Sax are at the game. We're not supposed to be losing.
Welcome to my game thread, everybody!
Hey Josh.
Yeah?
Stop talking to yourself.
But I'm so fascinating!
Far more interesting than this game, anyway.
This is a really nice set-up for a repeat performance of three years ago.
way to keep the game in reach bills
I think Luke is waking up, so now no one will be commenting.
Ralph: Daddy, why is Josh talking to himself?
Wiggum: That's because he's insane, Ralphie. Lots of crazy people do it.
Chad's pitching his way out of the rotation.
Hey Josh. Christine was out of the seat, just barely, by the time Manny hit the homer. She was not happy about being kicked out at such an inopportune moment.
I left the press box and came down to hang with Sax and his wife (who is lovely, by the way). They've left already but it was a good time watching the game with them for the last few innings.
the giants have 15 hits, i think that says it all.
A-B-C
A: Always
B: Be
C: Closing
Always be closing, ALWAYS be closing! You call yourself a salseman, Billingsley? Coffee's for closers.
Geez. Nic and Josh S. doing the heavy lifting tonight.
Sorry, I was playing tonight (we won, thanks to my last out catch in right center and my timely hitting and my awesome base running and my. . .you get the picture), and, of course, drinking so no input.
taking two out of three is going to be quite the task now, however we only need one to take the season series.
@Nic - That and Timmeh's going tomorrow.
Well, the good thing is — wait, there's nothing good about this.
MLASF dropping the Hurly Burly science.
you know you have hit an all time low when you are pitching out of the bullpen and mota needs to come and bail you out.
@Rbnlaw - Hurly Burly?
time for jp to start the HR magic
Sorry, Glengary Glenross science.
Drinking. Only excuse I've got.
Here come Russell Martin to save...
...oh wait. It's Russell Martin.
end it with russ, an extra little treat for the gints fans.
That does it.
Stank.
it seems like we got a lot more runs than 4 for some reason.
Nic and Josh have been priceless tonight.
And we lose to that shit-assed team from Northern California. Crap.
. . .and Bills; you blow.
4 runs should beat the giants.
it was "Who doesn't want to pitch in the playoffs" night.
Ugh. Why bother with a MFPGT at this?point?
we just came out flat tonight.
"it was "Who doesn't want to pitch in the playoffs" night."
Haha, well said.
In that case, Bellisario was the only one who passed the muster.
@Josh S: sorry for not commenting, and tonight's loss was indeed bad. But as for the Giants? They're still entrenched in third place.
And third place means, you're fired!
Yep...and a set of steak knives for the Rockies.
And a Cadillac Eldorado for us!
I AM A NERD.
I'm in the passenger seat of sis-n-law's car, on the computer with mobile broadband making this post. Cause god knows I can't wait another ten minutes to get home. And god knows I have insight that wil truly change the world! *evil laugh*
Game notes to follow.
Please tell me this Bills experiment is over. Please? Please!
It was like watching a car accident about to happen and being powerless to stop it.
this Bills situation is really bothering me this morning. if you are gonna skip his start, skip his start. That to me doesn't mean random bullpen time. There is very little positive coming with bringing in him from the pen. The risk of him stinking and losing more confidence is so much greater than him gaining some kind of confidence from a decent inning trying keep the team close. I am guessing his next outing will be against the Nats next week. I sure hope he rebounds well against them. I can't imagine how he would feel if he gave up a bunch of runs to those scrubs
Thanks for saving me a lot of typing this morning, FB. That's exactly what I was going to say.
Sadly, it's the first thought I had this morning when I wole up. Gonna be that kind of day.
DB, racking up 11 hits and 7 runs against Brad Penny this afternoon will make me (and I bet you, too) feel better
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