Hiroki Kuroda (4-1, 2.66) vs. Bud Norris (2-4, 6.03).
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COMMENTS: Who else wants this month to never end? May has been as amazing as April was crappy for the Boys in Blue. No Ethier? DeWitt hits two triples. Opening Day starter on the DL? Ely could be the second coming of Greg Maddux in a Dodgers uniform.
So...nine straight! Why not? Last night's victory means the Dodgers have gone four straight series (Rockies, D'backs, Padres, Astros) without a series loss. Standing in the way of four straight series wins is second-year pitcher Norris, who apparently owns the Cardinals but has never started against the Dodgers.
Welcoming Norris to the Ravine is the rock-steady Kuroda, who is pitching like a guy who has never been hit on the head by a nasty comebacker. And Ethier may be headed to the DL (to be replaced by Xavier Paul), but guess who's back? You'll never guess (see bottom of post).
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Martin C
Paul RF
Manny LF
Kemp CF
Loney 1B
Blake 3B
DeWitt 2B
Carroll SS
Kuroda P
Remember Corey Wade? Me neither, any more.
I'm really close to giving work the big middle finger and shooting over to the yard so I can watch some BP and field prep.
I miss Cory Wade, only because whenever Joe Torre called the bullpen, I could say to someone, "Joe's calling the Cory Hotline!"
And then nobody would get the Simpsons reference.
I'm hoping there's nothing wrong with the pinkies on my bobblehead. My Beimel has a jacked up neck, my Beard can barely hold his bat, and my Manny (curtain call) is holding David Eckstein's batting helmet for some reason.
@Mr. F:
"...Allegory."
Both my Beardmode bobbles' bats have the same affliction, Josh. I just krazy-glued the bat in finally. Means I can't re-pack the bobble, but hey, it's not like I was ever going to anyway.
Question for thems in the know:
Do they let the common folk loiter around the press box? I was planning on exploring the stadium tonight and I was hoping to just look around in that area.
Or can you not access it from the club level like I'm thinking you can?
You have to know the secret knock, Josh.
@Dusty: If Delino's knee explodes, then we'll know there's a Double Down connection.
I don't want to go IN the press box, I just want to walk casually by and see what I can see.
I sure want to go in the press box!
OK, I want to go in the press box, but I don't have any expectations that I would get to.
I think they ought to let Joshn and me call a game. Or they could let us comment freely in a GT and have a robotic voice automatically speak what we type. That would go over extremely well, I'm fairly certain.
Funny you should mention that, DB.
Whooooaaa, what a coincidence.
I'd love for us to type our commentary and then have that voice program read it out in Spanish for the Viva Azul angle indicated in the link.
Thanks, Josh S.
All I am saying is we have to beat a pitcher named Bud. I don't care if he is Chuck Norris son.
Well, I'm in the witching hour for stubhub but I haven't been able to find a ticket around my price range ($6). Looks like the Andre Bobblehead won't be mine after all...
In.
Now out.
@Mr F, Josh
Also, "...Montessori" which is cloooooose to Monasterios.
Damn, Sax, shell a couple bucks out and come to the Yard. Leaving in 3.2.1.
@DB, fair point. I'll go to $7.
Sorry, but $35 is too much for a bobblehead and only one inning of the game (I have another appt tonight)...
You all make me jealous. My trips to the yard have to be planned weeks in advance and usually if I am not coked up a hotel stay. I guess i should be happy I am driving distance.
When I say coked up I mean the kind they sell at the stadium and what Nancy B uses for her hour long solo.
I don't smoke, but I always bring a lighter to Dodger games just in case Nancy busts out "In The Garden of Eden" (by I. Ron Butterfly) between innings.
ooh, they dropped to $24 at the low end...
To answer your question about the press box, you can get to it from the club level. But you won't be able to see much. All the seats and everything are to the right of the hallway you walk in, and security will stop you at the door before you can get far enough in to see them. I guess you never know who will be walking around there, though.
It's not exactly the same thing, but if you take a tour of the stadium they'll take you up into the press box.
Hangin out @ union station, here's hoping I'm able to get on the first bus. It's windier than all heck!
Betsy, weren't you there last night when it was wandy-er than all heck?
@Sax, US wasn't as wandy as DS. I'll be @ DS all week, much to The Man's chagrin.
Wizards get the first pick. Dammit, I really wanted Devin Harris.
Lines to get in r a little long, but we r moving briskly along.
My seats are further away from if I had just stood on my roof and watched w binoculars.
Not a god damned usher to be seen and I've been looking hard. If I wanted to smoke crack right here, I could.
But it turned out to be a nice nite w no rain, a little sun, and light wind.
Josh I think ur a million miles away from me. Don't sweat trying to drop by if it's trouble.
@Dusty
Nancy B can hook you up!
http://yfrog.com/5l2zvj
picture I took from my seats.
Cracking up picturing scoring an 8 ball or something off Nancy B.
Hey no one can crank those wicked beats out naturally.
Nice pic Dusty.
Very Lucas films like, I kind of expect an X-wing with a "we will never forget Porkins" bumper sticker to fly by. If so duck! You are pretty high up there.
Important, nay, incredibly vital information per Dylan Hernandez via twitter:
Finally got around to watching Avatar. Awful movie.
True dat Dylan!
I wouldn't call it awful, but I didn't really like it.
It was a terrible plot that was only salvaged by it's terrific special effects.
In my seat in the loge. Zero legroom for a 6'5" mofo like me. I'm not long for this spot.
Nice 123 by Hiro.
Homerun time for Manny.
Or a walk.
Two-out madness!
2OM rules!
"Berkman shakes his head no, like a Supreme Court judge listening to the President."
--Vin, describing Lance Berkman on a called strike two
It's all in the beard
3-0 Dodgers!
FJL with two RBI!
Boooom!
Whoops, not so cool
3-1
By the way, my "Boom" earlier was referring to our 3-0 lead, not Carlos Lee's impending HR
bad timing on my part
Kuroda's got some trouble.
Ach. Kuroda's got nothing.
Astros have their own form of two-out madness.
Crap!
It's way past time for me to be enjoying Dodger baseball.
Lucky to get out of that inning w/o more damage.
Epale everyone!
injury delay?
Epale, karina!
I just got in, so I didn't catch who was hurt.
I was hurt over cooked the pasta not al dente but I am feeling better now that I put a glass in the freezer for a frosty beverage in a few.
The power of the beard!!!
I also love watching Loney run "fast" he always looks like he is in such pain.
Dewiffffff
Boy that was close
Glad that wasn't a better throw to the plate.
I'm thinking Monasterios pitches at least an inning tonight.
When was the last time Monster pitched?
@Paul
I can see how you might need an injury delay to collect yourself after having flaccid fusilli
Thanks Mr. C!
@Paul I'm jealous of you, you eat pasta at night! buen provecho :)
Wow that one almost hit Dusty.
Thank the gods.
@Mr. C
yeah it was the damn multi tasking. I just had to check on the tomato plants.
@Karina
Gracias pero no bueno. You don't eat pasta at night?
@Martin
that's my dog! Nice swing
AFLAC runs!!!
Manny!
Bawwwstan up on the Yanks and those die hard east coast fans have left early
E-6 on scuuuutero. Bawd Erraw.
Josh and I just met up and had a great conversation. We have an usher anecdote we'll pass along later.
Kuroda gets in and out of jams like the second set at a Dead show. #drumsspace
I shouldn't have switch to the Boston game. Paplebon in trouble. He says it is Mannys fault.
I'm hoping for an Ely pinch hit grand slam.
Papelbon can blame Kemp.
GAARP Attack
@Paul very rarely, dinner with friends, celebrations at italian restaurants, you get the idea.
do you grow your own tomatoes for the sauce?
Kuroda could've easily done better than Anderson in that at bat.
Dusty
Usher the pop singer that annoys me?
Ely should have been the pinch hitter. Moehler would have given an IBB so he didn't have to face him.
Oh, Winn in a crucial at-bat
Kuroda was at 96 pitches and gets pulled. Joe Hook up to his old tricks.
Sometimes when I'm at the Yard I want to streak LF with a big flag that says "SoSG Up in Dis Bish!!!"
Any PR is good PR.
GOLD GLOVE BABY
Manny fucking Ramirez, lady and gentlemen.
When was this GBA singer voted off of American Idol?
"Paries?"
@Karina
Tomato Sauce, Tomato and basil soup, tomatoes in salad...(in my best bubba gump voice) grape tomatoes, beef eater tomatoes early girl...you get it.
Homegrown tomatos are the best but it is has been so cold this spring they are struggling a bit to start growing.
Nice catch Manny!
@DB
You pull off the streak and I'll meet you at the station to post your bail.
Plus I can always use the crim law work.
8 out of 10 Red Sox fans wish they had traded Ortiz rather than Manny.
The other 2 can suck it.
Nancy B!!!! Now tell me would a sober person wear that sweater?
Maybe you guys can't see it, I am watching the Astros channel.
@Dusty - I think this is how that would turn out.
Without the Phillies shirt, of course.
@Paul,
Maybe she make party already?
Whoops, link here: http://bit.ly/9DHJUg
Rbn,
I am one of those two Sox fans that say trade Manny but that is because I am Dodger fan first and foremost por vida.
The Boston thing is just sentimental from my days at Harvard.
Harvard is a dive bar down the street from my old law school.
@Rbn
When Nancy B is in the house the party is being made.
Hey guys! Back in time for Hunchy!
I have to say, Reed Johnson has had stellar defense so far.
Paul, I like the Crimson too
nice grab by reed Richards
Angling Johnson!
Hunter Pence sounds like a pornstar name
I think that's the first time I ever used "have/has/had" in one sentence.
Paid attendance 55,662, good enough to be called a sellout
just like Kevin Garnett
K for Hunchy!
HCK gettin' shit done!
No DSBG tonight.
Hunchichi Hunchichi pitches are so fast and deadly
@Paul impressive, most impressive
by the way, are you talking about the Astros vintage sweaters, with the stars and the stripes, in earth colors?
Zing!
@sax
Reed Johnson doesn't sound like porn name?
Quck poll:
Worse uni. 70's Astros or 70's Padres?
@Karina
No. Nancy B was wearing a pink and light blue sweater with furry things on the shoulders.
She is awesome.
Nice Vader reference.
More beard, more home runs!
I just had an awful YouTube vision. Picture regular SoSG readers developing a choreographed video of DSB - interpretive dance kinda thing like DSBG does. Like those Filipino prisoners do Michael Jackson dances. ..
Growing back the beard worked!
Beard Mode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (i was dying to say that)
Okay, let me try this again:
BOOM!!!
It's the BEARD!!!
Beard grows a beard, hits a HR. Coincidence? Nah.
DeWitt gets a two-out single
I TOLD YOU ALL: WE MUST HAVE THE BEARD!
or
WE MAKE BEARD!!
Dusty is having a bad trip, quick get him some dr. pepper.or whatever cures bad trips.
7-3 Dodgers, on to the ninth!
I love the fact that the Pod Rays and Jints are beating the hell out of each other.
@Paul as Vinny, Nancy B can wear whatever she wants, imho
Life is very good right now. I shall enjoy it with a frosty beverage.
@Paul
Coffee and crullers; STAT.
/Wayne's World reference/
However If I see Vinny in that sweater I will be concerned...
Tron gettin it done.
One more out and We Make Party!!!
Monasterios really couldn't have pitched in this situation?
Oh well, we still win!
Nine, bitches!
9 IN A ROW, BISHES!!!
9 in a row!
Party being made, as we speak.
Number 9. Number 9. Number 9.
2 on 2 out for the Jints; full count to the KFP
Connect... 9!
I just need some orange juice and some Allman Bros.
Going to the bottom of the 9th in Santiago.
yyyyyyyeeeeeeessssssss!!!!!!!!!!
If the Padres win, we're in 2nd place.
@DB:
Turn me on, dead man.
999999999
@DB 9.38
LMFAO
Count me in. Except my vision is more akin to Full Monty than Flip Prisoners.
London's burning, dial 99999!
By the way, if Arsenal lose Fabregas to Barca, I will burn London down.
Nick Hundley walks to lead off the 9th in SD.
@Paul:
Another lawyer on the thread?
I thought we hit that quota.
We need more Plumbers here.
@neeebs
Brother, I need my imagination steam-cleaned after that mental image. The world will not be safe with that video patrolling the information superhighway.
P-G-T, Three Brooms and All, UP!
I could get used to this.
Neeebs,
Having too many lawyers is like having too many fingers on one hand. Kind of weird, but also just what you need when you get that next championship ring.
Or something like that.
@MC
I'm still trying to determine which character I want to be. I'm leaning toward the old dude.
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