Random rantings and ravings about the Los Angeles Dodgers, written by a small consortium of rabid Dodger fans. With occasional comments on baseball, entertainment, pop culture, and life in general.
Charlie Haeger (0-0, 3.86) vs. dum-da-duhhh Tim Lincecum (2-0, 1.29).
COMMENTS: The Knuckler goes against the Cy Youngster today, and after last night's bullpain (thanks, Josh S.) performance, don't you think Joe Torre will let Haeger pitch a complete game, no matter the score? And who can get used to an all-hit, no-pitch Dodgers team? It's like a McDLT with a cool patty and warm lettuce. All wrong!
4/3 vs. SF (W, 5-4): Sax
4/15 vs. WSH (L, 4-6): Dusty, Orel, Sax
5/6 vs. MIA (W, 6-3): AC, Sax
5/16 vs. CIN (L, 2-7): AC, Sax
6/12 vs. TEX (L, 2-3): Sax
7/5 vs. MIL (W, 8-5): Sax
7/21 vs. BOS (W, 9-6): Sax
7/24 vs. SF (L, 3-8): Sax
8/24 vs. TB (L, 8-9 (10)): Sax
8/29 vs. BAL (W, 6-3): Orel, Sax
9/9 vs. CHC (L, 4-10): Sax
10/5 NLDS G1 vs. SD (W, 7-5): Sax
10/6 NLDS G2 vs. SD (L, 2-10): Orel, Sax
10/25 WS G1 vs. NYY (W, 6-3 (10)): Sax
92 comments:
Carroll SS
Loney 1B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Anderson LF
Belliard 3B
DeWitt 2B
Ellis C
Haeger P
So Manny gets a day game off after a night game even if he only plays half? Or is something more ominous at work here?
Carroll at short? I suppose it was going to happen sooner or later.
Mr.Customer- Tight right calf, they're intelligently playing it safe.
@KK
Thanks, didn't get the memo!
DeWitt needs to be leading off.
DeWitt
Loney
Ethier
Kemp
Belliard
Anderson
Ellis
Carroll
Haeger
Mr.Customer- Anytime good sir.
Statistical output of our favorite Bison:
>Five homers (ties for second in NL, ties for fourth in MLB)
>15 RBI (four-way tie for first in MLB)
>.756 Slugging (fifth in NL, ninth in MLB)
Other statistical rankings:
>Ethier (10th in MLB with .387 BA, 6th in NL)
>Martin (13th in MLB with .486 OBP, ninth in NL)
>Of the top 30 in OBP in the NL, six are Dodgers
>Of the top 40 in OBP in MLB, six are Dodgers
>Of the top 50 in OPS in MLB, five are Dodgers
>Of the top 40 in OPS in the NL, six are Dodgers
>Of the top 50 in average in MLB, six are Dodgers
>Of the top 30 in average in the NL, six are Dodgers
Team stats:
> .320 BA (first in NL)
> .392 OBP (second in NL)
> .501 Slugging (second in NL)
> 12 homers (fifth in NL)
> 61 Ks (15th in NL)
Carroll is perfect at short. Peripheral vision!
He'll be looking runners back to second and third simultaneously!
Roll call: Dusty checking in from the Yard.
I hate the giants!
no raffy :(
It's a lineup halfway between "It's Lincecum, so we're going to lose no matter what" and "let's stick guys in who know how to take pitches."
Here we go again. Good luck everyone
This Is My Town - Zenyatta? #jumpedtheshark
I don't like how Timmeh is the selling point for this game.
Some innings, you look up and wonder how they didn't actually score.
Tim Lincecum looks like a vampire
@HLACK:
You didn't get mixed up in any of that Elysian Park round-up business on Opening Day, did you?
@DB
Give anyone in black and orange Hell!
Avenge me, DB! Avenge me!!
Gameday is apparently stuck on the Panda's AB.
Looks like it caught up.
OMG Timmeh walked someone!
Not the A team for us today
First beer on board. Many to follow.
@Sax:
Yeah, we're on national TV and we play the B squad. The rest are in Peoria playing the Cubs.
It's okay, everyone. Stay calm. Timmeh's at 18 pitches right now. If we can get more innings like that, he'll be outta here before you know it.
Oh, and yes, I read about Manny's calf. Here's hoping he doesn't have a cow.
The knuckleball is not cooperating with Haeger.
Good try by Carroll, but a bad throw by Haeger takes away the DP.
Aw fuck.
This just isn't looking good.
I HATE the Giants...They're just evil
This is looking bad
One more strike to Kentucky Fried Panda.
Siddown, you fat piece of bamboo meat.
Those are possibly the worst two innings I've ever seen that result in 1 run or less.
This sucks
Boy we suck.
At least if we're going to play like shit on defense and have Haeger throw the worst game of his career, we do it when we'd probably lose anyway.
Fucking A, Haeger
Ellis did not hustle on that wild pitch
Wow, Ellis blocked one
Ok, it ain't happening.
Would it be to much to ask for no perfecto/no-no for Timmeh?
Thanks, Jamey!
There is no perfecto. Ethier walked in the first, remember?
@MLASF
That is fortunate. Sorry, late to the party here. I hereby officially curse the no hitter then.
Wow. Just checked in on it. When you really think about it this was a loss anyways. Just let Haeger go as long as he can. Why waste the bullpen.
My only options left are to boo or raise a hullabaloo. Mrs Dusty says the hullabaloo option is a non-starter.
Well it worked, Mr. C.
DO ME PROUD, MONASTERIOS
MONASTERIOS = GOLD GLOVE
Just throw strikes.
What the hell happened to our defense?
In between innings bloopers reel just showing clips from earlier in the game.
Did they show Russ Ortiz signing his Dodgers contract too?
Bloopers showed Jamie McCourt shagging some security guard by the pool.
Lincecum has more hits than the dodgers. Haha
Vin would find a way to make this less painful. He'd tell us a story or something
WHAT IS GOING OOONNNNNNNNN???!!!!
Hey, so far a scoreless outing for Monasterios!
KEEP HIM. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS RIGHT IN THE WORLD KEEP HIM.
Whatever happens, Zack Greinke still has a tiny head.
More fights in the stand than Dodger hits. And there haven't been many fights.
Woooo. Timmah's got nothing left! Let's do this!
It's like lincecum let two men on just to screw with dodger fans. Knowing he could just strike the next two guys out.
"your attention please. Now pitching for the Dodgers, Ramon Ortiz"
*shoots self*
well, of the two R.Ortiz's, this would be my first choice...
The DFA-o-meter is really starting to tilt towards Russ.
Wow, Dusty. You get to see Ramon Ortiz pitch live and in person twice in one week, you lucky bastard.
In happier news, my son now has his own Ethier t-shirt. Thanks, Babies-R-Us!
Two errors?
Thanks for showing up, Dodgers
Dusty: go hit the bullpen and get warmed up, we need you today
At the very least, we've been really pissing off Joe West this week.
"At the very least, we've been really pissing off Joe West this week."
Or, as he's known on ESPN: Joe.
The dial tilts a little bit back towards Ramon.
Maybe it's time for you to shut up, Rose.
Nothing worse than a blow out beating and having to listen to Steiner on the 99. I must have yelled 10 times "what just happened!?!? Stop calling every other pitch!!"
I know Karros has to be objective as a broadcaster when he calls a Dodger game, but I think he goes a little too far in the other direction. Everything is either a backhanded compliment or a dig.
Well at least Sherrill looked good.
Oh, now Breezy figures it out!
If he implodes next time there's something really on the line, my head could very well explode.
Speaking of announcers. Whoever does the color for the giants is just terrible. Very Rex Hudleresque.
Gott in Himmel, I detest the Giants.
Please no shutout.
Please no shutout.
Please no shutout.
Please no shutout.
Please no shutout.
Please no shutout.
Rowand looked okay.
Ellis double. Just in time, too.
I think Russ can survive one at bat EK
Oh just send him. What the hell do we have to lose.
So this is what the first shutout loss of the season feels like.
I don't like it.
That was the crappiest game I have seen in a week.
I don't much care for it either, though it does lessen the stench from the bullpen, somewhat.
Sad, listless PGT up.
Anytime I see a game that sucks I remind myself of this, at least it wasn't as bad as that 86 pitch CG shutout that Jason Marquis handed last year. At least this loss was to the reigning Cy Young/future yankee Tim Lincecum.
Well at least it was close.
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