GAME 1: Hiroki Kuroda (2-0, 2.18) vs. Johan Santana (2-1, 2.59).
GAME 2: Charlie Haeger (0-2, 6.46) vs. Oliver Perez (0-2, 3.71).
COMMENTS: Doubleheader! Yesterday's rainout afforded the Dodger bullpen some valuable downtime. And Kuroda and Haeger are the two starters most capable of going deep into games. So far, so good. The bad news? The splendid Santana, off to a strong start this season, and Haeger pitching on three days' rest.
Offensively, the Mets are getting it done despite the absence of Carlos Beltran and slow starts by David Wright and Jose Reyes. The Dodger bats are looking to rebound from a rough weekend in D.C., but with humidity in the air and Citi Field's low park factor, home runs may not be on the menu.
UPDATE 3:46p: I can't let this (what appears to be tracking toward a) losing GT stand. I'm making a new one for Game 2. --SoSG Sax
photos by Jon SooHoo/Dodgers
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Looks like the rain has abated in NYC
but it'll be cold and windy. I wonder how that will affect the knuckler, and the amount of beer I consume
Now if only MLB Network would broadcast the entire double header...
"Getting ready for three Dodger-Mets games in 24 hours. Even Ernie Banks would say that's too much." —Ken Levine
Foxsports.com has a video interview with Matt Kemp. It looks like it was filmed yesterday at Citi Field. It's about 10 minutes long and starts about a minute in.
http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=549972e6-ee84-4fbe-819a-600ec914b670
Chris Rose asks him a trivia question and I'm curious as to whether anyone here knows the answer off hand:
Who did Matt Kemp hit his 3 grand slams off of last year?
Chris Rose is tough to listen to
Props to Matt for putting up with that shit
The interview itself was brutal. I thought Matt did pretty well despite Chris Rose.
I've been out of action on the road last week but am tying to get back on the threads this week.
Bad news: Spent 6 hours in the Atlanta airport Saturday waiting for a crew. Good news: traded Tweets with our old friend Deltalina
http://bit.ly/byo7WU
Fred's Brim: stay warm! And if you email is pix from the game, I'll put them up for the second game GT.
Doubleheader today, Lakers tonite. Does it get any better?
3 wins in those 3 games would be nice.
@Mr. F
Yes that would be nice
Almost forgot about the game. Waiting for Gameday Audio to fire up.
Hey Steiner, why are we "underway" after the first out and not the first pitch?
im dying right now sitting in class, heading to the games in like 1 hr
Steve D.: That's pretty cool that she responded!
james loney with a stolen base!
lot of balls in that arm tonight
come on hiiiirrrrooooooooo
i feel like im talking to myself, but i dont really mind
At least Johann is having to make pitches.
Hopefully we can get something to show for it.
well atleast santana's pitch count is now at 50 through 2
@Orel ... yeah, as long as the Mrs. does not think I'm having a fling a flight attendant
Nice 9-pitch AB for Kuroda. 49 pitches from Santana thru 2 innings.
Steiner: "When is the last time Johan Santana walked the bases loaded?"
Me after 45 seconds of research: May 27. 2009, 4th inning vs Nationals
They still have stat runners on Dodgers broadcasts right?
I think Steiner also called Ike Davis Mike Davis.
i went to the cubs mets game last week and dropped an ike davis liner, hurt the hand a bit. not a huge fan of him right now.
This has disaster written all over it.
Really? Kuroda intentionally walks a guy hitting .179 with 0 RBIs to face a guy whose hit 3 HR already
Well that didn't seem to go according to plan.
This whole team has the yips.
keep swinging raffy, maybe you will give him a cold
Crap. Santana remembered how to throw strikes.
Reeeeeeed!
a hit!
a big hit
So, the games are on two different channels? PT now and KCAL later. Wasn't tonight's game supposed to be on ESPN?
OK, now I hate Ike Davis too.
@Josh - Game 2 is on MLB Network. I think last night might have been the ESPN telecast.
Logically, Kemp should be hitting cleanup, but he's kinda terrible when he hits there.
wasted opportunities
Nothing like stranding a guy at third. Props to Johnson for the triple, at least.
a hit!
well at least we will have a shot at their bullpen soon
Dammit.
Anyone else notice how the offense dried up at almost the exact moment the press picked up on how potent the offense had been?
It can't just be Manny's absence.
Damn you Steiner. Got my hopes up.
Matty needs to go back to the 2 slot
Zzzzzzzzzz...
Johann smashed that. Dre holding him to a single.
I'm stuck at the San Jose airport. Can I get a quick update?
1) Dodgers down 2-0
2) We have four hits but keep stranding runners right and left
3) It's cold out there
4) San Jose Airport is really small
@Neeebs 2-0 Mets, bottom of 6th
GIDP
Hiro is batting through here
Called strikeout to end the B6th with two on. Way to go, Hiro (only 87 pitches).
He's not only our #1, he's only 1 of 3 at this stage
2-0 Mets through 6.
Dear Dodger Bats,
It might be nice if you decide to show up this game, after taking the last couple of games off, and having a day off yesterday.
Sincerely,
SoSG Steve Sax
Neeebs, are you near Peet's Coffee in Terminal A, or Martini Monkey in Terminal C?
And where the hell is Terminal B, anyway?
Thanks for the update. As for airports, these days smaller is better. 30 second wait thru security. Unfortunately I'm going to hit rush hour traffic at LA.
Go Dodger Blue.
Santana gone after 115 pitches of no-run ball through six. Fernando Nieve is on the mound for the Metropolitans.
Metrosexuals?
Anderson sucks
Jamey Carroll is 1-for-1 today with two walks
GA PHs for HK but Ks. WTF?
one out
Let's play meet the new SoSG reader. karen, tell us a little about yourself!
Argh. If Steiner tell me one more time that this game wasn't even on the schedule 24 hours ago, I will reach out and throttle him through the internet.
WE KNOW IT'S A MAKEUP GAME.
nieve's pitches to Raffy are right down the gullet, why isn't he connecting?
four straight fouls for the raff-meister
Metroplexes?
Torturous game.
Furcal GIDP to end the inning. We are cursed.
We will not score again
Dodgers have scored no runs in their last 16 innings
And one run in their last 22 innings
I live in Redlands, I'm 39 and I'm in advertising sales.
Peets.
I was thinking the same thing about Terminal B. WTF
Link promptly gives the Mets rancho ardiendo. None out, B7.
This is going to be a disaster.
Link broken.
Man, Tron just loves running up other guys ERAs, doesn't he?
F this noise. Stepping away for a bit.
Karen and Betsy have become the new Karina and Erin.
Our longtime resident ladies have been AWOL this season.
Hello Karen. I can relate to one of those three points (and you can guess it's not Redlands)
Mets 4 LA 0, still none out in the seventh
troncoso can't find the plate here
I'm assuming
in play, out(s)
means no runs, right?
yes it does. one out, men on second and third.
At least we can redeem later today.
only that fourth pitch looked intentional on gameday. that looked like three straight misses for Tron.
Somewhere, Jonathan Broxton slumbers.
Neeebs, I'm assuming you're talking about the Laker game
Tron gets the Wright stuffed, but Torre opts for the old lefty-lefty matchup and brings in Sherrill with the bases juiced and two out, facing Ike Davis
Been ordered to turn off the Blackberry. Catch you on the So Cal side.
Sherrill gets the fly out for the third out. Way to go, Flat Breezy!
Sherrill's ERA drops to 7.71!
We could have used that double earlier, but I'll take it now I suppose
Kemp Ks on three straight called pitches. Yay.
What's up with Matty?
Another blown opportunity
17 innings of no-run ball for the Dodgers
Maybe the dodgers didn't hear that they were playing a double header today.
Fred's Brim, if you're at the game, send me a pic!
100
Oh good, with Tatis pinch-hitting, there's no way for him to hit two grand slams in the same inning.
We're really not that good, are we?
A good inning from Ortiz?
Wow. 1-2-3 inning for Ortiz.
will the Dodgers be shutout twice in a row?
We're better than THIS, MLASF. I just think the recent struggles are starting to get into their heads and no one is stepping up to change things.
What's the wait time between this game and the next?
SAD.
Why do we put ourselves through this?
Disaster.
Joe Torre needs to wake these guys up.
I don't have high hopes for Game 2, unless they somehow come out pissed off about getting embarrassed.
@MLASF
Not long enough.
Has Dusty given the death line to this game yet? If not I will:
Fuck me in the armpit!
Lakers better win or else I'm putting my fist through a wall.
Switch to KCAL.
Johnson 7
Loney 3
Ethier 9
Kemp 8
Belliard 5
DeWitt 4
Carroll 6
Ellis 2
Haeger 1
No errors in the first game. That's something.
That's the lineup? Woof.
Whoa. Ned sounds pissed at Kemp. (Soundbite on Dodger Talk from his appearance on Peter Tilden this morning.)
Maybe Matty is fighting with Rhi-Rhi
Ugh, this new lineup is positively Grady-esque.
New GT up top for the afternoon game.
DejaVu all over again
C'mon SoSGers. All is not so bleak!
I hope.
GAME TIED!!!
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