Vicente Padilla (11-6, 4.52) vs. J.D. Martin (5-4, 4.21).
DODGERS' MAGIC NUMBERS: 2 to make playoffs; 5 to win NL West
COMMENTS: This is a pretty important start for Padilla--not the point of no return, but still critical if he wants to be considered for the postseason roster--as he looks to rebound from his last crappy start against the Giants, his first loss since joining the Dodgers. And while Padilla/Martin sounds like a normal battery, this Padilla/Martin matchup is quite different. Montreal starts a pitcher whom mlb.com says "is...the second best pitcher in the Expos' rotation. Last Friday, he pitched 5 1/3 innings and gave up two runs on seven hits against the Mets. Martin is second on the team in wins with five."
FIVE? Five measly wins gets you second place and a set of steak knives? Let me be the one to tell you, when you only have 52 total wins on the team, it's mathematically plausible, but I wouldn't go around trumpeting a win total smaller than that of Jeff Weaver; Martin would be the Expos' equivalent of Matt Cain, Adam Wainwright, and Cliff Lee. Wow. Tell you what, Torre, let's just make this interesting, and throw out there whomever the hell you want for this lineup!
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Where did that hit Broxton?
It's a win! who's up for commenting the Cubs and Giants game?
Pods go up 1!
Pods up 2, top 8!
Go SD Pirates!
ooops Ian Stewart home run, 5-4 Pods
Jeez, that took a while
Giambi up with a man on 1st, 1 out
that scumbag has an amazing fu manchu
haha Giambi caught lookin!
@karina
Cellulite? Wow! Awesome.
Rox lose! Magic number for west: 3
So, our magic numbers are almost even?
Let's clinch in the 'Burgh!
@rb that would be sweet if we clinch there. It's supposed to be mad rainy there this weekend so we'll see if they can avoid the storms. It could end up being a strange weekend if any of the games get called and they have to do a doubleheader
@Rbnlaw thanks :)
Giants up 2-1, 7th. Penny is pitching well
jeez the vaGiants hit a homer and now lead 2-1 in the 7th
Penny will pitch in the 8th
Damn, FB, I wasn't thinking about the possibility of the weather screwing things up. Quick, fashion a reeded roof.
Bad Penny sure bounced back from that ass-whippin we administered to him.
There's a storm in the midwest that may be there on Saturday and the highs shouldn't get out of the low 60s. I hope Joe rests Casey and his hammy that day.
Or maybe we can hope Beard doesn't go yard so he won't have to engage in a strenuous HR trot.
i am picturing Casey and Thome sitting on the front porch of an old-age home, yelling at whippersnappers and reminiscing about the tramps they picked up at the Flats in Cleveland
Someone will need to knit them afghans for the playoffs if we play in a colder weather venue.
@rbnlaw,db
I'm sure there are two or three XL snuggies left over to keep their gout from flaring up.
"Make me a cup of tea..."
Wilson blew it!!!
Jeff Baker with a 2r HR!
Cubs go up 3-2!
2 RBI HR!!!!! Cubs 3, Giants 2
Go Cubs, GO!
gotta hit the hay and am hoping the Cubs don't return the favor
Somewhere out there Beard is making fun of Brian Wilson's hand gesture.
God bless you, otherwise annoying chicago team!
All these "Casey is old" jokes make me sad, since he's just under a year older than me.
lmao
on a 2-2 count with 2 out
deuces wild if you will
Brian Wilson was having fun fun fun til the cubbies took his Save-y away.
Josh-
It's all relative. It's "sports old." I consider Thome ancient as an old growth forest, but we're the same age.
Wilson's little deuce coup, perhaps?
@josh s.
Pro athletes age like replicants, so no worries.
I consider Lamar Odom old, and dude's 29.
OK, so if we win tomorrow, it doesn't matter what the Braves do, correct? I'm suddenly annoyed that they're interfering with the countdown.
Well, basketball wise, of course. Derek Fisher is also old, and he's in his mid-thirties.
D Fish is ageless, timeless - my man.
Lamar Odom enjoys some very strange company.
Re-watching game with Mrs Dusty and sis-n-law. I just had to impose a "No more talking about Kershaw's skanky hat" rule for the rest of the season. Can't take it any more. It's like their version of the beach ball.
Geez, Lou! Who else would have the balls to call a pithout on a 2-0 count.
re: LO's bachelor
"stripper poles and "midgets."
Cool! All that's missing is a donkey.
LOL at Rowand striking out on 3 pitches.
Giants down to their final out
@Josh S
la verdad
Huzzah! The Giants cannot win the West!
And the Cards have to cool their talons another night.
Nice of the Cubs to do us a solid after we humiliated them last year.
Wasn't it beautiful?
feels good to know we're in for sure
Gameday threw in an extra space:
"Fred Lew is strikes out swinging."
Sounds like a LOLcat.
I've seen what I had hoped to see. Let's put this thing away on the field tomorrow.
Cubs win!
@Josh S
I can haz mathematical elimintation?
Is our children elimintating?
Ahem.
Another M. Brown classic.
Tito, get me some tissue.
Jermaine, stop teasing!
Thanks, Orel. I was afraid folks were going to leave me hanging on that one.
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