Saturday, April 10, 2010

Game 5 Thread: April 10 @ Mermaids, 4p

A school of Marlins Mermaids before yesterday's game.


The 2010 Mermaids team photo. Can you spot SoSG favorite Glenda? (Click on picture for larger version.)


The 2010 Marlins Manatees...those wannabes.

Vicente Padilla (0-1, 14.54) vs. Josh Johnson (0-1, 7.20).

Gameday

COMMENTS: .500, baby! A strong outing by Billingsley and a stellar one by Kuroda have brought the Dodgers back to sea level, and Padilla can amend for his awful Opening Day start by keeping the Dodgers in today's game.

THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT

REASONS TO BELIEVE

  • it's early, but Furcal, Martin and DeWitt each have an OBP of .500
  • speed on the basepaths (James Loney?)
  • Colletti's bench strategy may be paying off: Belliard, GA and Johnson are off to strong starts at the plate
  • a win today would give the Dodgers at least a break-even road trip going into Tuesday's home opener

OH, AND

1: Doug Benc/Getty Images

370 comments:

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rbnlaw said...

@DB:
Chivas USA won today, but it was totally unimpressive. MLS soccer is odd.

Kyle Baker said...

I could be the man in Indianola.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

But how will Weaver pitch well without the bases loaded?

Kyle Baker said...

"Getting loose" for Weaver = bong hits

Paul said...

Jeff looks too clean.

Nostradamus said...

@Dusty

As I said before, is Jeff Weaver ever not loose?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Padilla looked like he wanted to kill someone.

Hopefully not his leg.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

So Weaver has admitted where his strength lies.

Nostradamus said...

I don't like the walk to get to Ross, suffice it to say.

rbnlaw said...

V. Pad should never go hunting with a certain former VP.

Paul said...

zoinks!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

2U. How about that.

rbnlaw said...

Weaver does it again. Go Shaggy!

Kyle Baker said...

"To seal the deal" -Broxton

Nostradamus said...

@Buck

Some of the possible permutations of that hunting trip I could live with, honestly.

Nostradamus said...

Marlin's bullpen = soft underbelly?

Nostradamus said...

good...

rbnlaw said...

J. Mart getting it done. What groin?

Paul said...

Go Russ!

I lika da swing the swing is good yes.

Paul said...

speaking of soft underbelly...Belliard is up.

Kyle Baker said...

Paul-

Also (on behalf of JoshS):

@JoshSchippe

rbnlaw said...

@Mr. C: As long as the VP that survives can still throw the sinker in the 90's (not the 1990's), I, too, could live with it.

Kyle Baker said...

Speaking of soft underbelly - I'm hungry.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I'll take it.

rbnlaw said...

Out of beer, switching to vodka.

Nostradamus said...

Nice to have one go our way, now let's cash it in!

Paul said...

Thanks Dusty, this twitter thing is now stranger than my dream even if me and Bernie solved immigration reform over a bottle of 100 year old sherry.

Kyle Baker said...

Somewhere on the bench, DeWitt utters a barely-audible "Whew! It wasn't me."

Kyle Baker said...

Sorry about the telly situation, RB.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

There's no reason for Collins to be screaming about a ball going to the pitcher three straight times. I miss Vin.

rbnlaw said...

Pray for Dre's ankle (I'm not religious, I just love the Dodgers).

Steve Dittmore said...

I think the Florida tv announcers need to change their pants after all of the hooping and hollering following GA's at bat.

Nostradamus said...

The vodka bats lower in the order in the House of Customer. That bottle of Glenmorangie is eyeballing me threateningly, though.

Kyle Baker said...

Plenty of game left. Let's get out of this inning then get some shit started.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

The great thing about Vin (okay, one of the thousands of great things) is that he never screams. Ever. His voice can rise, but he never screams. Steiner screams, Collins screams. Vin doesn't.

Kyle Baker said...

@Mr.C-

Be there in a second.

Nostradamus said...

@Dusty

Don't break any laws of physics on your way over.

Paul said...

In my house the Glens live next to the Jamesons in harmony.

Neeebs (The Original) said...

This is one strange game.

rbnlaw said...

Thanks, DB. She had wisdom teeth pulled, so I'm making the sacrifice.

Neeebs (The Original) said...

Larry Bowa looks like the homeless guy at my freeway off-ramp

Nostradamus said...

Nice hustle, wheels.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Can we get one homer?

Nostradamus said...

@Neeebs

That, too, is not outside the realm of possibility.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Steve Lyons is excited to see Nelly.

rbnlaw said...

If Neeebs' mom doesn't come through with the mint juleps, I'm heading to the House of Customer (great name for a bar, BTW)

Paul said...

Steve Lyons is just excited.

rbnlaw said...

Name change out of effect. We need runs!

Nostradamus said...

I know it has been decreed before, but there will eventually have to be a SoSG night of scotch and revelry.

Neeebs (The Original) said...

Ramon looking good. Can we get a couple of extra base hits now. Can we?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Hey, Russ Ortiz isn't stinking it up on the mound! What a pleasant surprise!

Kyle Baker said...

@Neeebs-

1) Glad you dropped in.

2) I noted the same thing several innings ago! Bowa looks terrible.

@anyone-

3) I need Scotch.

Nostradamus said...

@MLASF

The only surefire way to keep Voldemortiz from stinking it up on the mound is to keep him the hell off of it.

Neeebs (The Original) said...

@MC my spider sense is tingling on that one,

Kyle Baker said...

@Mr. C-

Speaking of Scotch and revelry, anyone going to the home opener thinking about what to do before the game, considering tailgating isn't allowed in the parking lot? Could be an opportunity to consume some beverages in fellowship before going into the game. I'll have Mrs. Dusty-in-law in tow that day.

Nostradamus said...

That's how we beat a throw, Manny.

Kyle Baker said...

If Blake would have still have the beard, it would have slowed him down and he wouldn't have been able to leg out that single.

rbnlaw said...

@Mr. C: Back in 1982, I returned from Scotland and gave my grandfather a bottle of this: http://www.bunnahabhain.com/index.php
I bought it at a shop in Edinburgh.
Of course, he was born in Glasgow. . .a Rangers man.

Kyle Baker said...

COme on Dodgers! Fuck these clammy Fish!

Neeebs (The Original) said...

@RBN

Mom doesn't have a passport to get her into Orange County. She only delivers up to Norwalk.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

The lack of bear may rob him of his god-like manliness, but it does make him faster.

Steve Dittmore said...

Much more of a bourbon guy than a scotch guy

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

*beard

Kyle Baker said...

@RB

Good to hear he was/is a Rangers man. Cletic fell to lowly Ross County today, I noted.

Nostradamus said...

@SD

I have no quarrel with bourbon.

Kyle Baker said...

"Do you send Casey Blake at first base?"

No.

Kyle Baker said...

Eric Stephen just noted:

"Vicente Padilla is the first opening day starter in LA #Dodgers history to fail to pitch 5 innings in each of his first 2 starts"

Ugh.

Kyle Baker said...

E!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

NO! MARTIN CAN'T PUT A BUNT DOWN. STOP, TORRE, STOP!

rbnlaw said...

@Neebs,
Ha! Used to spend a lot of time around Norwalk Blvd and Pioneer. I also know that Norwalk is home to the original Lamppost Pizza.

@DB:
Was. Up the Orange!

Kyle Baker said...

Come on, let's get a birthday present for Ethier!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Well, just as a post that, he lays down the bunt. Clearly that muscle gives him better HEC.

Steve Dittmore said...

@Dusty - I like the small batch stuff.

http://www.oldripvanwinkle.com/newbs/vw/website3.nsf/wProducts?readForm&t=Products

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I can't help but want to watch Death at a Funeral.

rbnlaw said...

I need Nancy Bea and the dodger Hammond organ right now.

Steve Dittmore said...

Sorry ... it was Mr. C who liked the bourbon.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Good thing this game is on KCAL. We'd be seeing split screen Clipper action on Prime Ticket by now.

rbnlaw said...

@SD:
Southern men tend to prefer the bourbon. My cousins are Jim Beam drinkers.

Nostradamus said...

@rbn

There a lovely looking usquebaugh, there! I've had fine times in Glasgow. I'd say I have fond memories, but...

rbnlaw said...

3-0 to Dre!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

ANDRE!!!

Steve Dittmore said...

one word. yes.

Nostradamus said...

E!

rbnlaw said...

DRE!!!!

Steve Sax said...

Ethier scores two! Nice!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I like how we progressively remove parts of Andre's name until we get to E.

karen said...

Yo Andre!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

300

Neeebs (The Original) said...

Happy Birthday E

rbnlaw said...

Mr. C: When I was there, 1982, everyone said to stay away. Now, it's very chic. I loved Scotland. Cold, but beautiful. But then, I am biased.

Nostradamus said...

@MLASF

I like the single letters for celebratory posts because it leaves more time for the ritual flailing of the limbs.

rbnlaw said...

How does MLASF get the even numbers?


Fish starting to rot.

Kyle Baker said...

@Professor

Oh, but your comment landed in an appropriate place with me re: bourbon.

In fact, that Van Winkle stuff is one of my favorites. My brother (Little Rock) snagged a jug on the birth of his first son, and we slugged a good bit back but then corked it for when the kid turns 21.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I just try very hard.

Kyle Baker said...

Let's go Braves! #GiantsSuck

Steve Dittmore said...

@Dusty - I've got a bottle sitting in the house right now. Good idea to save it for when the little man hits 21.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

No Broxton tonight. Sherrill instead?

Paul said...

Back with a beer! Yeah!!! Go Dodgers. Go Beer!

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

The delino is recovering from a beer festival, watching the game in a pizza joint inculver city. Left to get ginger ale...missed the two runs. Go dodgers. My head hurts

Kyle Baker said...

RT @Paul Go Beer!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I like that commercial.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

This Veras guy usually just throws a fastball, with an occasional curve. Anything else is very rare.

Kyle Baker said...

@Professor

Also, we vowed to break it out before the little lad turns 21 IF the Hogs win a national championship in either basketball or football. My strong assumption is that it will remain corked until 2030.

Kyle Baker said...

@Mr.C-

So you were there in July?

Nostradamus said...

@Dusty

The storm started in July. I'm told they expect it to stop any day now.

also...

KEMP!!!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

DEEP. INTO. THE NIGHT!

Kyle Baker said...

I was just sitting here in Pasadena and a baseball just landed on my patio. I wonder where it came from?

BISON MODE

Betsy said...

Kemp - inspired by Rihanna's song just before batting?

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

Oh my indeed

karen said...

What a bomb for Matty!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

How's that for insurance!

Neeebs (The Original) said...

Crushed

Steve Dittmore said...

@Dusty - maybe football, but I think basketball is a long shot. 2026 would be my target date.

Kyle Baker said...

@Professor

I'll always have 1994.

Duck Fuke!

Steve Dittmore said...

Dodgers have now scored 12 runs in the first five innings in 2010 games. 19 in innings 6-9. Can't decide if this is good or bad.

rbnlaw said...

I go to share my vodka with the neighbors and the Bison homers?
Damn!

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

Cody ross may look like charlie brown...but fields like peppermint patty

rbnlaw said...

Kemp's homer landed in Ft. Meyers.

Paul said...

so I like the Glissade, pretty smooth with a bite. I don't know if it "slide across my palate bracing me against the last cold nights of winter and turning my thoughts toward spring"

You know what does that? Scotch!!

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

Tron time.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Tron still in? Interesting.

Kyle Baker said...

I think NORAD noted Kemp's bomb and signaled the Pentagon to scramble some jets.

Paul said...

sigh,

It is never easy.

Nostradamus said...

^everyone look quick, double d's!

Kyle Baker said...

Soeaking of Tron, I have the original Tron on DVD and am planning on watching it later tonight. Not sure about the new one they're going to release later in the year.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Tron 2 has Olivia Wilde, so I'm seeing it no matter what.

Paul said...

Bring in Ming the Merciless.

rbnlaw said...

rb out.

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

Sherrillis the king of the ill fitting cap.

Nostradamus said...

Is Breezy trying to grow a van dyke?

rbnlaw said...

OK, still in.

rbnlaw said...

All the kids love the flat brim.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

When did Kevin Youkilis become our pitcher? And why does he suck?

Nostradamus said...

baserunners.

Do not want!

rbnlaw said...

going to radio.

Kyle Baker said...

Flat Breezy - never easy

rbnlaw said...

Soon.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Bring in Russ Ortiz.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

All Broxton can do is watch.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

No more bunt.

Neeebs (The Original) said...

Got a bad feeling in the pit.

Kyle Baker said...

Jesus f'in shit up a rope.

Steve Dittmore said...

I'm watching Marlins feed. Any reason given for Broxton not being available?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

We've already used Jeff Weaver. So in essence we're screwed.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

@SD - Broxton's pitched the last two days. No way there's going to be a third.

Paul said...

come on ump make these guys swing.

karen said...

Really? No Broxton. No one up in the pen.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

FUCKING SHIT

Nostradamus said...

fuck me with a soup ladle

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

this game ggot less fun fast

Kyle Baker said...

Has FB thrown a strike yet?

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

Kemp must have left some tools at the shed

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

DMAMSJAL:GJL:KAJFLKAJF

Nostradamus said...

balls.

Kyle Baker said...

Krusty, out.

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

F a duck

karen said...

Heartbreak loss

Betsy said...

WTF!!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Put Sherrill on the DL. I don't care if you have to call up Josh Towers. Get him out of these close games and get him to fix whatever the hell is wrong with him.

Betsy said...

I second that MLASF!

Fred's Brim said...

this FB would have thrown a goddamn strike

DB, I take it this doesn't help George's standing with you

Kyle Baker said...

Fred's Brim threw more strikes than Flat Breezy tonight.

Here's how I'm coping: http://twitpic.com/1eqpm6

I've always been a Sherrill fan; it's just that clearly something is wrong and he can't be relied on. It's one thing if we had Brox available but if you have a guy who has struggled it's not the best idea to let him try to work out the kinks with only a two-run lead, away, with no Brox.

Fred's Brim said...

agreed on all points (especially the Modelo and Chipotle).

Josh S. said...

Man, am I glad I was distracted by a family get-together.

Paul said...

I can't remember a more intense first week for me as a fan. I think I am still in playoff mode from last. I need to pace myself. A dodger dog or two next week should get me back on track.

Paul said...

Okay order in place for the morning game.

Thank you D. Lowe now I can go out for a nightcap in Giantland in peace.

(Note to self to not use my Dodger bank card)

rbnlaw said...

What MLASF said. I'm officially drunk and our bullpen bites.

Nostradamus said...

@rbnlaw

I call that a wash.

Paul said...

Back in the bunker and Beck 's "Jack Ass" is on. Sancho Sherill could not cover for Don Broxton tonight.

Nostradamus said...

Been reading your Cervantes, Paul? multiple references to our windmill-tilting friend this season.

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