John Ely (0-1, 7.50) vs. Dave Bush (1-2, 4.60).
COMMENTS: What is the book on Ely? It's hard to tell if Joe Torre's willingness to start him for a second time is a reflection of Ely's talent or an indication of the weakness of the Dodgers' pitching staff. Okay, not really, since our arms have turned out to be the cure for the opposition's ailing bats. After scoring a paltry two runs in four games against the Padres, the Brewers have scored TWENTY-TWO runs against the Dodgers...in only two games. Again, strength of the Padres staff or weakness of Dodgers pitching? An impending Brewers sweep should tell you the answer.
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DB on top. Or is it FTW!
Like how Accuscore has us as 47% dogs for the game. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
Anyone else read DT's breakdown of the season thus far? Spot on as far as I can tell.
Yeah I saw that DT piece earlier. It's what I would have written if I would have sat down and written something.
Paul
Kemp
Ethier
Thank
You
God!
Once more into the breach.
Well this game is a loss.
Not going to see tonight's game, but I'm at the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago watching the Cubs and drinking a beer. So I got that going for me.
Regarding DT: One thing Weisman overlooked as he was criticizing the defense; the lack of facial hair on Casey Blake and how it has inevitably lead to his increased bobbling this year.
@CG: Good on you.
The team has killed all GT enthusiasm. Way to go.
Pie Rats putting a true and savage beatdown on Cubs.
@CG
How were they taking it at the BG having to watch that first inning? Ouch.
First Labour>Conservative swap in the UK elections just announced. BBC online carrying this election live.
This has to be the only Dodgers blog whose roving reporter reader is covering these elections.
Let's win one for dignity.
@dusty
That says more to me about the state of Labour than it does about the Tories.
@MrCustomer i'd say this is the start of a streak of dignity :)
Epale, everyone!
Dignity works for me.
What is epale?
@DB: aren't the results of the UK election just coming in now? I've only got 23 of 650 seats declared.
@Sax
Yes, just now.
I meant the first specific constituency not the whole thing. The first seat to swap from Labour to Conservative was just declared. Sorry for my lack of clarity.
Meanwhile I'm following a friend of mine who regularly stands for the Liberal Democrat seat in Canterbury, and always gets crushed. I keep telling him to move.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a90.stm
@Mr. C-
Definitely. But that's how politics always works, no?
This election is somewhat about Gordon Brown just being a foolish man but mostly about being a catharsis of the Tony Blair cozying up to Bush/Iraq war angst that the electorate has been needing to get off their chest.
Pie Rats up 11-0 on Cubs.
Eleven...where have I heard that number before?
Matt Cain no no JINX JINX JINX!
@Matt Cain:
NNNooooonan! Nooonannnnn!
@Mr F Epale is venezuelan slang for how ya doing?
^ That needs to go in the glossary, too.
We have a 47% chance of winning and we're the favorite?
I'm already in an addled state because the comments thread won't open on Mozilla, so I have to use In-Ex.
If we lose my fist is going through a wall.
Also, I think we turned Scott Olson into Cy Young.
MLASF-
You need to get one of those foam fists that they sell at the stadium so that you can put your fist through walls but not get hurt.
*Olsen, dammit
Olsen just gave up a hit.
MLB Network, how I love you. MLBN had switched over live to the Nats game where Olsen has his no-no going. He jsut gave up a hit, but cameras stayed on the crowd (sizable crowd, actually) giving the lad a standing ovation.
Love this game.
Dignity, Shmignity.
Let's win one for Tommy.
And EPALE tambien.
Epale, karina!
@dusty
Brown doesn't have the charisma to be able to say something unpopular in a way that the average voter will buy.
He'll be bonding with John Major over tales of what might have been before the night is out.
@Neeebs
Tommy schmommy
Let win one for ME, goddammit!
@Mr C
Brown essentially gave a concession speech.
Josh-
I like how you are heckling the DodgertownUSA tweeter. Get 'em!
Fish got a run. My Matt Cain noonan worked!
Thanks karina.
Who knew newly-retired Russ Ortiz had a Twitter feed (protected)? The bio reads: "Jesus got a hold of my heart in 1993". Where was his lord during all those bad appearances. Pfffffhhhhhttttt.
How ya doing, Karina?
Ely gives a better interview than XPaul.
Wolf interview coming up on Dodgers Live.
*sob*
SF 6, FLA 1, bot 8
So anyway. I gave up on the game in the 3rd. The locals didn't even really seem to be paying atteneion anyway. Back at the hotel, in time to... uh... well, "watch" is probably the wrong word. Somebody find me a verb for keeping up with the game on Yahoo.
@CG
"following" maybe?
Has anyone noticed the Angels are almost as bad as we are?
Classy dude, that Randy.
Nats win! Wow.
Sure glad I have a second tier, fallback, glance at with one eye team in the Nats that is having some success.
@Dusty - What's his name?
@Orel. Funny story about that. Well, not so much funny as incredibly irritating. Listening to Martinez/Long yesterday on 710 while picking up some barbecue, and they were talking about how both teams were in the same boat. However, they went on to elaborate that there was a stronger sense that the Angels would pull out of their funk as opposed to the Dodgers.
@MLASF-
Who's name?
Same conversation going on with MLB Home Plate on XM. Same conclusion re Angels, too. Sadly, their arguments were cogent and convincing.
Ortiz (on twitter)
Oh, sorry, man...short memory.
@ouruss
It's protected, though.
Hello everyone!
Positive thought for the evening...At least we are not souless Gnat fans...Things can always be worse
Angels in process of getting swept by BoSox. That's positive.
FJL, highest home batting avg in the NL
Let's see just how the Angels are different from us:
Solid centerfielder
Aging slugger
Aceless rotation
Bullpen full of question marks
Power hitting rightfielder
Young, unproven infielder on the left side
Yeah, I see how they could do better than us. Worlds apart.
@Sax
That is the true definition of irony.
Hey, we're not losing!
The discussion I heard was more about the state of the team (e.g., financial stability, depth of farm system, owner willing to spend money, etc.).
But they (Long and Martinez) didn't say that. They just said they "had a feeling" the Angels are more likely to turn things around.
NicELY done.
Two k's for ely in the first
Who'd have thought John Ely would have the best first inning in the series.
Yay the kingsford talking meat commercial
@MLASF-
Note above that I was referring to another discussion.
ELYssian Way, indeed!
@Mr F you're welcome
@Orel fine thanks and you?
Just discussing differences, and how what B&A said differs from what Satellite Radio said.
Dusty, that'll be MONEY if he becomes a star Dodger pitcher.
XP BB
XP already paying dividens in the leadoff role.
*dividends
XP SB!
Ahh, I see.
I am far more in agreement with the state of the club part than I am the players on the field part. If I were Angels I'd be very worried about the quality of product I see on the field.
C'mon, Dre. Kelly Johnson hit one out, so you need a bomb to keep your triple crown hopes alive.
If we can't score XP, my fist...
well, you get the jist of it.
FJL RBI!
Home Loney gets it done! 19th RBI.
Epale, Karina! Doing fine, stuck at work. Thank goodness for MLB.TV.
1-0 Dodgers!
Hooray! Runs!
A lead!
Hey, we're not only not losing but we're also ahead!
Is there any way you could win a game in one inning?
What is up homies?
Just got a text from a Giants fan asking if the dodgers are going to give up 22. Grrrrr I am starting to tired of this abuse.
Dodgers lead for the first time this series
I love the environment here. Go Blue!
Bulldog sighting. I don't care strike him out Ely.
I'm wearing my old lucky Dodgers shirt, i hope it works.
@karen (7:08)
As someone who lives in the Bay Area, I can verify that Gnats fans do not have souls.
@Paul do you have hangover?
what's gramatically correct? are you hangover or do you have hangover?
@Karina.
A dodger hangover yes. They killed my joy last night thus preventing a real hangover since I made the oath Not to drink when the dodgers piss me off because I might kill my liver this season.
@Paul 7:31p: four words
world
series
trophy
case
ask your giants fan friend about his
Karina, good idea. Old dodgers shirt it is, for me too.
Ah yes, the classic phanton World Series trophy. Slaying Giants fans since 1958.
@Karina
Do you have a hangover. The other might result in an assortment of strange responses.
OK, back in the house for a few. Heading to the Nevada border for some drinking, gambling, and various debauchery.
Giants fans think Vin is overrated, and that Jon Miller does a better Vin than Vin.
That's all you need to know.
Admiral Akbar up. He knows when something is a trap.
Giants fans are just jealous that their broadcaster looks like a pumpkin left to rot through November.
@Sax: Did you get my FJL e-mail?
@Paul:
Send them this picture:
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6013/gnats.jpg
Akbar with the double!
Ely helping his cause! If this kid pitches well and gets the win, I say he stays!
So let it be written; so let it be done.
I go to walk the dog, come back, and Jamey Carroll has gotten a hit?
These are strange times, indeed.
@rbn
You're crazy. The kid hasn't even been above AA all that long/
rbnlaw appears to suffer from multiple personality disorder.
@rbnlaw
Screw you. What the hell do you know?
Admiral Ackbar reference, very nice.
We're still not losing!!
Hah hah, Princess.
Don't get us started, Mr. F.
That rbn thinks he knows everything.
Ely's Comin'. . .home.
Sorry, I was busy answering Mike Eaves twitter trivia. What'd I miss?
@Orel:
Sorry, I spelled it like the real name Akbar.
"Screw you. What the hell do you know?"
I tell myself that almost every day.
Jon Ely looks like Matthew McConaughey.
Yeah, starting Reed Johnson over Xavier Paul the last two days was a really sound idea.
I remember when the Dodgers used to take advantage of breaks. Seems so long ago.
Time to defeat Bush. . .for once.
No worries, Rbn, I'm trying to ease up on my spelling watchdogness.
XP for President (at least until Manny returns)
We could adopt the Admiral Ackbar reference. Just saying
Matt Kemp is due...
@Orel you can correct me everytime you want, i have a test to take.
@rbn regarding the debauchery. Nice!
@mr. F regarding the pic. Thanks!
@sax. Regarding the response. Done alone with a four letter word.
Dear Andre,
A home run here would help you in all triple crown categories.
-Mr. F
@Steve Sax i think our shirts are working good mojo
Papa Vin agrees with the the Ely-Matthew McConaughey likeness. All he needs to do is pitch the rest of the game shirtless. What's a Dutch uncle?
I mean along re last post
speakig of hangovers. Time for some Syrah.
@Paul
I was not into beer tonight, or the tequila that bit me last night, but some good red wine sounds right for me. Good call.
This Ely kid could be a keeper.
@karina: I'm sticking with the Admiral for Jamey Carrol.
I'm glad you guys are wearing some old Dodgers shirts for juju. However, my problem is that I actually have an old Nats shirt (free on t-shirt Tuesdays at their yard), so I can't rightly in the future use a Nats t-shirt to help the Dodgers...just seems weird.
I think I suffer from "Red Wine Headache" syndrome or whatever the hell that is.
Running for the border in about 10 min. Switching to radio in 3. .2. . 1.
UK election update:
Conservative
157
Labour
123
Liberal Democrat
23
* 328/650 seats declared
@Mr. F-
Allergic to the tannins, probably. Mrs. Dusty has that sometimes. So I just finish the rest of the jug.
Vin going into his Robin Roberts tribute now. Hope it's good.
@Mr. F
without getting into a chemistry discussion, that sucks but some red wines might work.
@dusty
having homemade pasta if I didn't have red wine my mom would come from the afterlife to hit me on the head.
That's powerful stuff, Paul, the threat of ethereal mama with a wooden spoon threating to whup you.
Wow, John Ely is really dealin' tonite
hmmmm, pasta and wine...
I want to keep Ely
He is, Karen. And he looks very confident. Besides Kuroda, that's something I don't see in other starters much lately.
@Paul
Maybe I'll experiment with different ones.
Something to think about if they can all be consistent In the future. Kershaw....Bills......Ely.
I want a pirate birthday party.
(Non-TV folks - this was a reference to a commercial during the game)
I think we can rELY on this guy.
We rEaLlY can.
X Man with the catch!
XP comes correct!
XP running smoothly?
How long does Ely stay in?
Nice tantrum, Bushy.
Bush mixing up his pitches pretty well in that inning. Made Kemp look bad, not that there was much Kemp could do with that last pitch.
Ely's got a few more innings in him.
@karina from 7:36
"Are you hungover?" is ok, too.
Oh Vinny...you've got the information and the delivery to make everything alright.
Happy birthday, Say Hey.
And then they pull Bush - he was pitching way too well. Plus, the Brewers pen is so strong and deep.
I think another term for hangover is Ortized.
Oh, thank goodness, commenting on Mozilla works. I was getting really frustrated.
I saw your Mozilla pain earlier - that's weird cause mine works fine. Mine is Mac Firefox tho.
Ely looks like he is laboring a bit but nice!
it feels good to be on the other side of a young pitcher with a high ERA who pitches a gem.
I wonder if Sons of Paul Molitor readers out there are saying things like "How do we turn John Ely into Cy Young?"
Oh the dreaded lead off walk. Cue Dave Cambell to tell us the percentage that score.
Vin says Blake is going...
3-0 Dodgers, B6, 0 out, Casey on first
Nice hit and run, J Martin!
Hit and run!!! Tommy would be proud!
Vin made the right prediction!
I tell you, that Vin Scully may have a bright future in this game.
@DB 8:29p: shit, I already ordered you a cowboy entertainer. What do I do now?!?!?!
Broxton HAS been held on by Fielder, Vinny!
I wish I could take Dave Cambell to a bar with me.
"you know the 45 % of the girls in here wearing green tops have already had 3 drinks"
Rancho Carrolliendo
Rancho Ardiendo, no outs, ladies and gents!
@Sax
I wonder if a MSB birthday party is possible? Midgets, sliders, schnauzers...
Carroll can get signs from Bowa AND Duncan simultaneously.
Fack.
Ely wears his ball pants the correct way. I like that. Also the way he pitches.
This inning is starting to upset me. (pushes away the wine glass)
XP got blue screened on that one.
Oooh...Suppan is warming up. If we get nothing here, we'll get it when he comes in.
@Paul
*wooden spoon*
That was a craptacular inning.
I think I'm going to continue my glue-sniffing habit for at least one more day.
CTRL-ALT-DELETE!
@Dusty Baker @Paul less glue sniffing, more wine
CGSO for Ely? Please? Pretty please?
Nah, too many pitches for a CGSO.
that's the problem with the dodgers
bases loaded, none out in the bottom of the sixth
--> Carroll forces Blake at home
--> Ely strikes out
--> XP strikes out
NO runs cashed in.
3-0 LA, T7.
Dropped an Uncle Charlie right in there. Nice!
Grr. That makes me angry.
It had to be Greg Zaun
Nice ovation for Ely. Love it!
Kershaw, Bills...are you watching this?
Glue sniffing not for me. At least until August.
shoot, too bad Mr. Ely. One hell of a game, anyway!
He leaves with the Dodgers leading 3-1, man on first off a bloop scoring single into center field. Way to go, John Ely!!!
Standing O for Ely
Nice to see a Dodger pitcher go 6 2/3
200!
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