Charlie Haeger (0-1, 7.20) vs. Luis Atilano (0-0, -.--).
COMMENTS: Luis Atilano. Traded for Daryle Ward. His first time in the bigs. Already has undergone elbow reconstruction. Replacing the injured Jason Marquis (who is 5-2, 2.29 ERA lifetime against the Dodgers). Normally, the Dodgers struggle against pitchers making their Major League debuts. But this isn't a normal Dodgers season.
Yes, there will be runs scored in today's game. Even with Manny Ramirez headed to the DL (to be replaced by Xavier Paul), the one thing the Dodgers have shown us over their first fifteen games is that they can mash. But can fifth starter Haeger spin more knucklemagic? Or will — heaven forbid — the bullpen be needed? Because if the relievers cough up another lead, Dodger fans will be calling for blood.
190 comments:
Wasn't Chan Ho Park in that movie?
It's the title of his biopic.
RB- My milkshake is better than yours.
"There Will Be Runs"
I think this applies to me too. I went to Taco Bell for lunch.
Furcal 6
Kemp 8
Ethier 9
Loney 3
Blake 5
DeWitt 4
Martin 2
Pierre 7
Haeger 1
**KIDDING**
AAAAAHHH
(This comment applies to both FB's and DB's latest comments.)
I did just have Shepard's Pie with extra Worcestershire sauce, so...
Also beer, which doesn't help things.
Somewhere, Mariano Rivera is giggling.
Didn't we all just have the Thursday trots yesterday, too? There must be something going around in here.
Sweet mother of god will some reporter or blog post the got dayum lineup so I can go to friggin lunch.
Will there be Runts?
I liked the lime ones.
(But the banana ones can go STRAIGHT TO HELL.)
Sweet, air transportation to the Dodgers/Red Sox series has been secured. I haven't quite got the stomach for the tix, though. Seriously, it's more than the airfare.
Any banana Runt lover is no friend of mine.
I'm hungry!
Josh, I will gladly relieve you of all future banana runts. They're the only ones I'm ok with.
Y'all can go to hell with your banana runt hatred.
Well then, enjoy your broken teeth, Mr. C.
@Sax
Was that your Admiral Stockdale imitation?
@josh
I'll gum those fuckers to death!
Someone (not me) should diagram all the tangents in a week's worth of game threads.
@Josh
This week, it would take Rand and a huge govt grant to get that project off the ground.
I've considered charting SoSG game thread tangents, but I don't have that kind of time.
I don't have that kind of advanced computational knowledge.
And you've seen my mapping abilities.
@Dusty
RAND works in my building, I can take your proposal down for evaluation.
Ask them about the reverse vampires while you're there.
and ask her about free will, in particular, why I can't leave work before 5 on a Friday
Excellent, Mr. C. Thanks for getting this project off the ground. We may need to involve DARPA, too. And NSA/Carnivore.
@FB
Not that Rand.
*josh's reverse vampire reference sneaks past me while I'm not paying attention*
I'll be in DC all week. We'll need Congressional support so I'll add some meetings to my calendar.
Am I alone in loving how crazy Manny is driving the press by not talking?
No, seriously. I'll be taking your banana runts now.
Exactly, Josh! Every time he opens his mouth, reporters misinterpret him or otherwise fuck with him, so why feed the trolls? Love his not talking. #SuckItSimers
The other night I was digging through old baseball cards (I'm NOT the Target guy!), and found an old batch of Empire Strikes Back cards. I love the title on this one:
http://yfrog.com/jugmkj
Furcal, SS
Anderson, LF
Ethier, RF
Kemp, CF
Loney, 1B
Belliard, 3B
DeWitt, 2B
Ellis, C
Haeger, P
Now I'm going to lunch. "See" you shitbirds in awhile.
Belliard in the lineup=win.
The question of the afternoon. How will the Knuckler be today?
Something I've wondered though...
When Joe starts Belliard to rest Blake, why not put him at 2nd and move DeWitt to 3rd, just for that game? Then they'd both be at their "natural" positions.
DC is usually pretty humid, right? It could mean good things for the knuckler.
I thought the same thing, Josh, except for the fact that DeWitt's having enough trouble with 2B right now, as it is. Maybe Joe's trying to let him adapt to the position.
@DB "The other night I was digging through old baseball cards (I'm NOT the Target guy!), and found an old batch of Empire Strikes Back cards. I love the title on this one:
http://yfrog.com/jugmkj"
Lobot! Is he related to Gidpot?
Have you guys tried this?
God man...I still have a Lobot action figure. Has there ever been a lamer action figure? I think Jawa could whip his fuckin ass.
All I know is that Lando is tha MAN and is my spiritual Colt 45 godfather.
This commentary brought to you by 3 successive large Cadillacs at my local cantina.
That's the kind of liquid lunch I can really get excited about, Baker.
Just tried that, Fanerman. It's like a timewarp back to the eighties!
@MR F - MIDI rules!
And so does San Dimas High School football!
Let's play ball!
@Fanerman - that is a weirdo clip that seems never ending. Started off a bit creepy and then moved in the jane eyre ara and back to Las Vegas..can't finish listening
I drove by San Dimas High not too long ago. Made me want to go to Circle K.
whooboy.
Our pitching really does suck.
One of my alternate internet forum aliases is "William Esquire."
Look at that ass at the plate.
@MLASF
Literal, metaphorical, or both?
Well, his nickname is the Big Donkey. Though I doubt it is related to his political leanings.
@DB:
I was blocked by my employer's firewall all day and couldn't get back to you on your milkshake.
It must bring the boys to yard. Damn right, it's better than mine (yo's)
BLAKE YOU MORON HE WENT OFF THE BAG
I will accept one run, at this point.
I blame Randy Wolf. He stole our pitching mojo and took it to Milwaukee.
Name change mojo worked only for hitting. . .for both teams.
back to normal.
When's that Drysdale kid comin' off the DL?
DO IT!
A.J. Ellis's first homer, right here.
What did Blake do or not do?
I think God gets the idea, Pudge. You don't need to keep doing the sign of the cross before each and every pitch.
DeWitt! DO IT! DeWitt! DO IT!
I'm running on fumes.
Maybe he's just warding off Beelzebub the Knuckeball Demon.
Anyone listen to mlb radio on XM? Very cool round table today about the pace of baseball games. All that theatrical crap in between pitches was a big culprit according to the guests (umpires, ex-GM, ex-managers).
He was out. That's BS.
Or not. Whatever.
Umps are fucking up calls left and right.
In other news, I'm on the DL.
The besuited hand=talker behind home plate is annoying me.
does anyone else not care that the Padres are winning right now?
Hyphen, not equal sign.
Steady diet of fastballs for the pitcher.
8 pitches (1 knuckler) to retire the pitcher?
Sign that things aren't going your way.
According to MLBTR, the Red Sox are struggling to figure out what to do with Victor Martinez if they pick up another catcher.
Boo-freaking-hoo.
lotta pitches, hope he can go to 150
Papi just went yard...
raffy, I need a HR. please hit a HR.
About half the guys on the Sox should really be hitting DH at this point.
once Beltre goes on the DL, they'll move youkilis to 3b and martinez to 1B
when vlad guererro steals 2 bases on you, its time to improve you backstop defense
Oh good, we signed Mike Rivera. Our pitching problems are solved.
Hmmm, what's that you say?
Steiner (paraphrasing): "After years of suffering...the Nationals have finally got their sh—" (beat) "ship righted."
Is there any way Charlie Haeger can pitch without ratcheting up 30 pitches an inning?
On the other hand, he's a knuckle-baller so he should be able to throw 150 pitches a game, right?
Well this game is just flying along.
Lyons, on Manny's infrequent DL stints: "You look at Manny Ramirez, and you know it's always over 150 games played."
Uh, except for last year.
@MLASF
Apparently, yes!
Note to Dodger's hitting: If you guys are going to come back to earth, we're all so screwed.
Just checking in. I see were getting owned by a newbie pitcher. What a shock.
Hey, Loney gets a hit!
FJL!
Hooray for defensive miscues!
*not ours, for once.
Hooray for productive outs!
NOW it's time for A.J. Ellis to hit his first HR.
Or that.
That's the professional way to make an out, A.J.
Holy hell that was clobbered.
that one didnt knuckle
There Will Be Dunns
=(
Remember when we were considering Dunn? Good times.
Haeger fell off the horse fast.
Is this game televised? WTF?
I'm out.
MLB network blackout, sorry
I'm sorrier to see us down 2-1
Back to 1 down. Familiar.
Big news guys. Orel and I are getting together for the second half of this game...
Eric Collins with a Steiner-like call on that fly out to Kemp
watch the fielder, Collins
What two poor NL teams have worse ERAs than us?
Way to block that ball Ellis, Ellis, Ellis, eh, eh, eh
Four frames left boys
Rain forecast for out next five games, through Wed. That's bad.
Unless you consider Manny is on the DL. That's good.
Where are the runs?
Belliard, if you weren't so fat you could have scored
Sax, talkin' to the padded room.
I'm pulling the ripcord, too. Commute time! Hooray!
oh he was on the base you mothereffer!
get after him, Joe!
why am I not swearing?
dammitalltohell
" Big news guys. Orel and I are getting together for the second half of this game..."
Get a room!
why don't those knucklers knuckle to Dunn? Is it because he so big that there are different gravitational effects around him?
There Will Be More Dunns
=(
oh lord here we go
cmon on, Ramon! pitch like your career depends on it!
that'll work
now lets score some runs!
That Dunn shot was a wall scraper.
(the first one)
Jesus H Christ. We look like a AA mid-market affiliate. If i wanted to watch this tripe I'd go watch the Travs at the old Ray Winder Stadium.*
*-I said that last part for you, Small Sample Size
why is it we get Astacioed so often?
Does this happen to every team?
Nerd Alert.
Another goofy looking goggled pitcher for the Nats, where do they find these dudes?
We catch a break and Raffy gets on.
Did GA break himself running down to first?
damn
why'd the Yankees get rid of him?
There won't be wins.
:(
Ramon's 2 for 2
the modest streak is over
"Dodgers down to just one Ortiz"
-E. Collins
At least we are losing out of the division. That and no one in the division is running away with it yet.
Ramon Ortiz's picture on Yahoo in his stupid Giants uniform must be meant to taunt me.
Blah
@Dusty: I think he forgot to say, "too many" at the end of that sentence.
Who has worse complexion, Ramon Ortiz or Davey Johnson?
Maxwell smartly steals 2nd.
*shoots self*
#SteveLyons
what a terrible bum of a stiff of a shitstain of a chumpass pitcher he is
Ah, so there will be runs.
Just not for us.
The more runs R. Ortiz gives up, the sooner we get rid of him?
Sigh.
An all-Angel out.
Dear Kemp. Please get on-base.
nice shirt, Psycho
hmm that was a little high to be swung at
hmm that was a little high to be swung at
Sad.
yikes - they can't lay off that high one
here comes the high fastball again
FB said "yikes - they can't lay off that high one"
That's what the ladies said about me in college.
Yecch. I blame Orel
I deal with heartache,mistakes,irrational decisions and idiots all day I don't like to come home and see it on my baseball team. I don't have the stomach for it. So yes the name of this thread is appropriate.
this ought to be good
Maybe we should try walking another guy.
This is all part of Ortiz' plan, right?
Torre is leaving him in for Ned and Frank to see.
I bet Ortiz doesn't make it back to LA with the team
Colt McCoy was just drafted by the Dodgers for bullpen help.
Nice DP!
I wasn't watching the game. What happened?
Uhhhh...huh?
that was no DP
did loney even touch first?
KCAL games will never be the same now that Jackie Johnson is on Channel 2.
so much for the day off, Casey gets plunked
Tell me when the 2nd baseman had the ball and touched the bag simultaneously.
is Batista going to write a shitty poem about that DP?
DB, i think it was around the same time the first baseman touched first base
I'll write a poem about DP.
Cleraly my avatar is fucking all this up. I'm going to need to change things up. Something DC related...hmmmm....
and i'll read it!
Is it too late to get Stults back from Hiroshima?
How about this avatar, in which Mrs. Dusty is pictured serving her civic duty as an Egg during the White House Easter Egg Roll, circa 1995.
DB, how about this?
So
Fucking
Depressing.
Going to pizza and beer with the family. They'll eat; I'll drink.
. . .and root against the Angels.
@FB
Bitch set me up!
i didnt realize the game was over.
i thought we had another turn or two
Thoughts:
1) I blame the lack of scoring on the thread title.
2) If we're gonna lose, can't we at least make R. Ortiz look even worse?
DB, i feel the way Barry looks
i think i need a crackrock, Joe Rogan
I was promised banana runts. WTF.
What, no Kings thread.
(Looks at score)
Ah, nevermind.
My LA teams are ruining my weekend before it begins. Full tilt downard spiral friday night. Well at least I will have some good food too.
There will not be fun.
I hate sports. I refuse to watch any of my teams for...well, until tomorrow morning.
Bad day for us, kids. Let's cone back tomorrow
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