John Ely (-, -.--) vs. John Maine (0-1, 8.64).
COMMENTS: At this point, why the hell not? I mean, after dropping an entire series in one day yesterday, losing their fifth of five road series this year, why wouldn't we send a 23-year-old with only three triple-A starts under his belt, to start in Citi Field in what some might call the Maine event?
Through Eric Stephen of TBLA, we've learned that Ely is admirably nonplussed by the spotlight opportunity, so why should we be worried? Just because Rafael Furcal won't be in the lineup doesn't indicate that this Ely will end up like some other eely characters. Ely may not even know he'll be starting for the worst team in the NL and the second-worst team in all MLB (after yesterday's twin drubbings). But isn't it quite refreshing to hear a Dodger--any Dodger--sporting some rare (albeit flexible) backbone?
GT idea, links, and skeleton: Orel; words: Sax; complete lack of participation: Lasorda
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Maybe we never should have voted Pedro Guerrero out. Has that upset the cosmic Dodger juju?
Le sigh
The best I can say right now is that the the lowered expectations are strangely liberating.
Is it worse to be 8-12 the way we are or 8-12 the way the Braves are (8-5 start, followed by a 7-game losing streak)?
Good point, me.
I'm unhappy with the start but I'm not in panic mode yet. Last year we played our best ball in April and May. Maybe just maybe we will play our best ball in Sept and Oct when it counts.
On the plus side we already know to expect a lot of walks from this guy so he'll fit right in with the team!
Orel (or other Son)- I meant to request this video be included somehow today, so maybe you guys can still make my wish come true? Game Recap perhaps?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W-nCmN_Ovk
Your moment of zen:
The 2008 NL West Champion Dodgers were also 8-12 after 20 games.
PLAY BALL!
Moment of Zen, Pt. 2:
That 8-12 record in '08 had the Dodgers 7 games out of first, while this team is only 4 games back.
ok guys, I am heading to the ballpark. See you on the other side of a victory
@Josh S: That is indeed a great moment of zen!
I'm calm again. I'm going to yoga.
I don't understand why Mr. Met needs to use their division rival's weapon in order to beat the Phillies. Can't they beat the Phanatic themselves?
All I know is they better get healthy and right in May because June is going to be the Dante's inferno of baseball schedules.
Paul: This team is defying logic on an epic scale. I would not be surprised if they swept the Yanks and Sox.
@ Josh - best joke i've heard all morning! But i also had that sneaky thought when we were plummeting toward the ground in game 1.
I decided to work from home in order to watch the game, it's hard to listen to wreckage when my imagination is so active.
Anyone got a lineup?
Dodgers.com isn't sure what the line up is either...
Via Yahoo:
R. Martin c
M. Kemp cf
A. Ethier rf
J. Loney 1b
C. Blake 3b
R. Belliard 2b
X. Paul lf
J. Carroll ss
J. Ely p
And Sons, I expect the video to be included in return for this tireless effort I had to go through to find the lineup.
Pray to the baseball gods we're about to get on this ride again
KempKershaw, really? We tend to ignore Jersey Shore altogether here...
I mean, we love you and everything, but really?
Really?
Here's hoping J. Ely doesn't get in a jam.
*sigh* Another 3 hours of Steiner trying to come up with different ways to describe the weather.
AC's in the game!
Alex Cora is still playing for an MLB team?
at least the pods are down 4-0 already
@Josh
I hope you are right although playing the Angels on top the east teams and a stint with the gints is a brutal stretch for a team with pitching problems. Still I have no love for the empire so I will remain positive.
3 up and 3 down
I get the impression the Dodgers want to get this game over with as quickly as possible and get home.
We should simultaneously play the DSB song and play the video of the DSBG, maybe our luck will change?
well that was fast. 14 pitches, and we're out of the first.
Sax- Never watched the show, never will, but that video is gold. Too funny, it is.
But it's up to you guys, I mean it's not like I haven't seen it before.
Oh, and I love you guys too. We're just one big happy dysfunctional family.
Does that make Torre the crazy uncle?
I haven't watched a game in forever.(a week). Is Matt Kemp still trying to catch a ball with a Polo on?
Epale everyone!
Just dropping by to not disturb mojo, before i get my daily electricity shortage.
Can we root for the rookie?. Maybe he'll have beginner's luck and might start a winning streak!
@KempKershaw only because i like you, i'm gonna watch that link, in spite i have tried my hardest to ignore that show everyone is talking about.
Alex Cora gets a frickin' one-out walk. Talk about a Son who needs to go.
kempkershaw: You make a good point. It is hilarious. Okay, let me see if I can drum up a take (Orel is still hung over from yesterday's doubleheader doubledisaster).
Anyone hear the Colleti interview?
come on, ely: bay has only 1 hr
Jason Bay: "Former Boston and Bucko" - Charley Steiner.
iPhone audio seems to be caught up with PC Gameday again. Have they fixed the iPhone lag issue?
ELY GETS HIS FIRST K!
ON JASON BAY!
HIP HIP HOORAY!
Oh, it's pronounced "ee-lie". Whoops. guess that changes the GT.
nice start Ely
Or is Gameday lagging too?
This was a decent inning for Ely. C-mon, get your first MLB win.
grow the beard back!
I'll be back in a couple of hours. Go Dodgers!
I really expect a win when i come back.
SD has come back to take a 5-4 lead.
Frickin' MSB.
XP and his .143 average comes to the plate
first inning: no one on base
second inning: casey gets on first but we strand him
At this rate, we'll score a run by the fifth inning
XP fails to level up.
karina- Thanks for the kind words. And it really isn't like watching the show, it's juts a character from that god-awful show in a funny commercial with a Met, hence how it relates to this series.
And look who's up now. D-Wright.
Ely looks good.
HLACK: Eckstein = Mini Sirloin Burgers.
Mentioned a week ago in the first page of comments, here.
Steiner already comparing Ely to Fidrych. OK then.
Betsy- Ned stupidly ripped Kemp, but what else is new?
Vitamin Water boy gets on
What did Ned say about Kemp?
"Betsy- Ned stupidly ripped Kemp, but what else is new?"
On one hand, Colletti is wrong to go public with the criticism.
On the other hand, Kemp is playing like ass lately.
We're going to see how Ely handles pressure
41 minutes in and we're not losing yet
whoops, there goes.
why didn't Ely nail wright?
Ely doesn't even have a hat in his mlb picture. I love that.
Hmmm...Ely handles pressure by attempting to murder two guys with one ball. Interesting.
hbp
Casey-
http://www.vinscullyismyhomeboy.com/2010/04/matt-kemp-responds.html
two RISP, two out, Pagan up. Come on, Ely
fuck
SHIT
I guess Ely doesn't handle pressure all that well
This is already getting ugly and we're not out of the second inning.
3-0 Mets.
god damn it
Unbelievable.
4-0 and even Alex Cora (of the .167 average) can get a double.
For all of you who say, "oh, the whole McCourt divorce thing and the fact that their acrimony has tied up the team's finances, hasn't hurt the team at all"
I say, SCREW YOU.
Listening/watching Dodger games is no fun anymore.
Carroll singles, setting us up so we can strand him in the third
2nd time around, c'mon guys
With Carroll at 2nd, there may be something to your "score in the 5th" theory, Sax.
Carroll sac'd to second, so we've got a RISP with one out. Man on second to be stranded...it's all coming together as planned.
Whoa. Carroll goes to third. Ahead of schedule!
A RUN!
A RUN?
A RUN!
i'll take a run anyway we can get one
We take unearned runs here
wait a minute, scoring on an error shouldn't count. My theory still holds.
third SB of the year for Kempy
deuces wild
Maybe Kemp and Ethier really can't hit without Manny in the line-up
I GET IT.
THERE IS TRASH ON THE FIELD.
(And litter blowing around too.)
Andre Ks. Of course.
See, we still stranded a runner at second after all.
4-1 Mets after 2.5.
back in a second, chappies
bleh, i'm getting used to this
i'm calling this shit, poop.
C'mon now Dodgers John Maine is NOT that good
It is a dark time for the rebellion.
I call BS on the wind. If it's so bad, why are they still catching everything?
1-2-3 inning for Ely
Steve Lyons = FAIL
RUSSELL!!!
Wait...what?
Russell gets it going! Sweet.
J MARTIN!
THEY'RE ALIVE!!!!
Martin flexing his muscle! Heck yes!
Yay! A HR and a double ;D
Finally Matty
And a Kemp double! Did the Dodgers just wake up from sleepwalking or something?
ethier is swinging for strikes all over the f'ing place
does he have a dining appt today or something>?
What's with Andre?
wtf ethier, that third pitch wasn't even CLOSE to the zone.
Three pitches, three swinging strikes
OK Loney, just a single...
three Ks for Andre
a HR would be really nice right now, Loney
wiht a 1-2 count to Loney, I dont' think a HR is going to happen
why do we have a 0 HR person batting cleanup today
shit FJL, that ball at which you swung wasn't close
So, Maine throws nothing but 87-mph 4-seamers, and Andre can't figure him out?
@karen: "Maybe Kemp and Ethier really can't hit without Manny in the line-up"
Between this year and last year, there seems to be mounting evidence of that being true for Andre.
Ely breaks 100 pitches. Guess he's cannon fodder?
Cy Maine, folks.
He has ONE PITCH!
good inning for Ely
Someone give me a report on Ely, please. His line does not look great, but I can't tell. Has he been hit hard? He seems like he navigated the last three innings efficiently.(I'm following on Gameday).
Just need another 2-run job from Russ and we're golden!
@Steve D.: He really hasn't been hit all that hard. Aside from the rough 2nd inning (which could have been nerves), he looks like he'll be a halfway decent #4 or #5 while Padilla's gone.
Thanks Josh S.
I wondered how much range was lost with the Beli-Carroll DP combo. Of course, they wouldn't stop a triple or double.
Our bullpen is an arson squad
5 outs away from the first sweep in Queens of the post-O'Malley era.
I find it funny that the radio broadcast chose to lead in the 9th with "hate" by the plain white tees. Given how the dodgers are playing at the moment.
@Casey guess we can say we are witnessing history being made :(
GA, then Get-Away.
All the joy of a wet fart...
Pending the outcome of PIT/MIL, that is.
So when I said I wasn't sure If the dodgers would ever see .500 again I was wrong, they were at .500 for a day and then sunk like a stone.
Hopefully homecooking will help us out.
At least the recap may be humor-filled?
I cAn haz funny?
I have an armpit that is crying out...
Dusty,
Make sure your armpit carries protection with it at all times this season.
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