Chad Billingsley (1-0, 5.73) vs. Homer Bailey (0-1, 6.97).
COMMENTS: We don't much like this Homer Bailey fellow. First, in July of last year, he ceded the game to the Dodgers yet plunked Manny Ramirez in the hand with a fastball, which many believe led to Manny's diminished output in the second half of the year. Bailey also ended up on the better end of a Bills-Bails head-to-head matchup in late August out at the Great American Ballpark. So is tonight the night (afternoon?) when we can beat ol' Bailey? (Add another year in purgatory for that one, I know.)
The good news: The second-place Dodgers have now won two series in a row and sent the division-leading Giants away with their tails between their legs. The bad news: the Dodgers haven't won a road series all year, while the Reds have a penchant for the dramatics (all five of the Reds' wins have come in their final at bat). In those rare occasions when they win, that is; the Reds are currently riding a five-game losing streak (tied with the Snakes and Red Sox for the longest active losing streak in MLB). At least the Reds have Hayley Watson, the Slash of Cincinnati, singing the national anthem today. Get fired up, Reds fans.
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Rhodes just missed
Mr C - use a strip of masking tape and a marker!
Bills should watch Link and how he keeps the ball down
perfect throw from Russ
and how he throws strikes too.
@FB
Actually, there is a bottle here, but that ain't it. I used a stock photo for that just as I left the office. I'm on mobile right and it doesn't like me fucking with my avi's.
God, it's good stuff, though, isn't it? By far my preferred Gin variety.
COL up on the Nats 10-3
No score in STL-AZ or SD-SF
Link faces the minimum again
Way to go Linkage
Hot Link.
bad ump.
Mr C - definitely tasty stuff. When we went to the bar later, I ordered me and the Mrs Tanqueray on the rocks (I didnt think they had Hendricks). The Mrs got the next round and found out they had Hendricks. And you could really taste the difference. The Tanq had a much stronger bite
Link for 1 more? or MonoStereos?
@FB
Tanq Ten is a permissible alternate, but just barely.
When is Glee doing a Weird Al episode?
Mr C what do you think of Bulldog?
Pete Rose that fat, cheating fuck
Bring in MontaEllistarios
Glee-ankovic? That would be spectacular.
good work, Russ
let's keep this hittin' feeling for next game, at the very least
I hope pete rose didnt bet on the dodgers.
I went to a Penn Station Subs in Indianapolis once. A girl came in there after us and she was wearing cutoffs. her ass was hanging waaaay out of those cutoffs. that's my favorite memory of going to Indianapolis
Oh just give up that ill-nana already!
there's 6 runs as Raffy delivers the single - now is time for the poke from Matty
@FB
I can't recall if I've sampled Bulldog. I'll make a point to do it, if just for #55
a single would score two, too
I NEVER LOST FAITH!!!!!!!!
matt kemp!!!!!!!
MATTY TIES IT UP!!!!!!
YAAAAAAY MATTY!!!
i told you guys.
unbelievable!
Wait FB did you just say you saw a Snoop show?
BTW I approve of Tanq Ten. Solid every day gin.
Ps - Bison Mode!!!!
dude has legit power to all fields
kemp needs to walk into the clubhouse and punch billingsley in the face now.
no fucking way
Fangraphs probably still has us at 15%
HOLY SHIT IT'S A GAME!!!
9-9, on a Kemp HR!
now get another run, the last thing we need is extras.
Beginning to like this Masset kid.
man, we would be winning if the ump hadnt blown that call with dewitt at first.
nick massey of bobbleslam fame
Bills is off the hook, but they need to make a special second hook to hang him on.
45%
DB - Snoop was at a place that is a 10-minute walk from my house. It was pretty good, pretty much what you'd expect: an hour long with all of the hits and plenty of 420 talk.
Daz and Kurupt were there too
What was the thinking on replacing (Stay On These) Rhodes with Masset, anyway? Rhodes was rolling along; seemed like a weird call from the toothpick-wielding one.
Matty's really making the homers look effortless. It's beautiful.
now we have to win or im going to have to re-cope with the loss.
Did Dusty hand the game ball to Arthur Rhodes, as well?
How much $ does Pete Rose have on the game do you think?
dont swing so hard, Manny
No lead is safe at Great American Ballpark.
Wait, maybe I had that wrong.
Holy crap! It's tied!?
I can't leave you guys alone for 20 minutes, can I?
okay, i gotta bolt here. you guys hold down the fort on this rollercoaster of a game.
GO DODGERS!
does anyone know how many errors we are averaging a game? seems like we are quite error-prone
DB - of course not
but Diggy Daz stepped up on that azz
do something, James!
I forgot we were playing the Reds and not the Nats. I wanted to make a "They pulled one of the racing presidents to pitch?" joke about Lincoln.
fuck you jay bruce
damn you bruce.
damn what a catch
dammit Loney, where the hell are you this game?
Looked like it went pretty far.
WTP.
Nats mounting a comeback, now down only by 6 runs
Andruw with another bomb. yay.
koufax, we have errors and then we have all of the other dumb shit we do. The bad caught stealings, walking opposing pitchers, HBPs, wild pitches, dropped fly balls (should be worth 2 errors) all of that infuriating shit we seem to do way too much of.
I wish somebody would add all of this up, kind of like reverse hustle stats
Scott Rolen, how do you have 3 hits?
definitely fb
I go out to pick up dinner and this is what happens?
great, now gomes is up.
cmon Tronny, please don't give it right back to them
Nice running catch by Kemp.
throw strikes, Tron-Tron
i just expect the bullpen to blow it this year, its terrible
ugh, dont walk mendoza hitters.
christ
@rbn
Spoken like a true Scot. I'm glad you approve.
Great, now a career mendoza hitter gets a crack at it.
anyone going to any of the games in new york next week?
that was awful
Well...
Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.
Oh my fucking Litle League god. These are grown-ass men who have played the game for how long?
So embarrassing.
how do you fuck all of this up like that?
we look a lot like the washington nationals right now, at very least we should have sound fundamentals, joe torre should be embarassed
I had to walk the dog. Any reason Missing Link was pulled?
koufax - i'll be there, although right now I really don't feel like going
unfuckingreal
I like the reverse hustle stat suggestion.
How is it that Manny is our best defensive player?
for the hitter belli who hit a double.
DB - Belli pinch hit for him, plus he pitched 2 innings
@Koufax
I wish we looked like the Nats right now - they are actually playing better than we are!
fb - nice im going to all 3, i can get a hold of some tix as well
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Is it so wrong for me to open a beer and pour a g/t now? Is it?
crapcake, I hate it when a game goes to shit twice.
What did I miss?
Oh you gotta be fucking kidding me dodgers tied it up!
Oh you gotta be fucking kidding they all that work for that masterpiece!!!
Back to my first analysis. This is team is sad
koufax - me too. Me and the Mrs are going to game 1, me, the Mrs and a buddy who's a Mets fan for game 2 and just me for game 3. I got a good single ticket for the day game. Looks like we'll be getting Kuroda, Padilla and Haeger. Which is good I guess because I don't know if I could take a Billingsley start right now
This can't end good.
DeWitt better make up for that.
This game is cruel.
I hate this game. Hate fuck hate fuck hate.
Lakers better not fail me.
Dammit
Aces wild
How many Kemp HRs have gone to waste now?
@Josh
Betty White going down on that hot dog is just...distractingly creepy.
fb - i may not want to go, but i will be there for all three, at least the weather will be nice and citi field is not shea
This goddam game reminds me of this goddam game from 1991
That was a strike???
thanks for that dewitt.
Tron wasnt getting those corners.
On to the Lakers
thats a fitting way to end it.
Well, shit. Back under 500
WAAA-AACK!
Kal Daniels...hadn't totally forgotten about him.
its really not surprising to lose a game where you make three errors.
So...Laker game starts soon, right?
someone throw up a quick PGT for the laker game
I concur with Nick.
koufax - really looking forward to skipping the afternoon on Wednesday and watching baseball instead. I hope we're playing better by then
let's grab a beer out at the beer hut at some point
1991 - Juan Samuel carried our sorry asses through the first half of that season
What is this strange baseball sport you all speak of?
on the bright side Billingsley didnt walk anyone tonight.
fb - im into it, how should we go about that?
DB - here's something for you, the fan of hip hop and the Dodgers:
Niiiiiiiiice, FB!
@FB
The quickest way to get Mrs Dusty to leave the room is to thrown on some Fu Schnickens.
does she say "FU, don't take it personal" as she leaves the room?
You're kidding! We managed to tie it up only to give it right back? UGH.
Post-Game Thread up. Puke away, Dodger fans.
already giving up and1 layups.
koufax - email me at jbavi360 at gmail
will you be getting to the game early?
Still hate the Reds. Come back Belli 1.
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