Hiroki Kuroda (5-3, 3.55) vs. Kris Medlen (2-1, 2.85).
COMMENTS: The streaking Braves roll into town for a four-game series, and despite our own three-game walk-off win streak and four-game win streak, we should be worried. Atlanta, with an identical 31-22 record and first place in the NL East, has won its last eight games (including sweeping the Phillies and Pirates), as well as seven of its last ten road games. Oh yeah, and the Dodgers are 2-7 against the NL East this year.
Can we keep our perfect homestand alive with a win in today's game? Well if it weren't for this Medlen kid, we might get away with it. So you know who has to take the mound for us tonight in relief, right?
This is indeed also the acting Lakers* thread (6p PT tipoff). Go Lakers! And I good luck to the ten SoSG readers vying for a shirt!
side-by-side photo comparison courtesy of Dodger Blues. (*) And speaking of "acting Lakers", was there anyone better than Vlade Divac, the king of flop?
344 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 344 of 344Dusty you Joyce Dewitt pic is freaking me out.
Lakers win!!!
3 more.
I thought Jeff was comming in but it is Miller time.
Uh oh Jeff was pulled for an injury.
Miller the Tattooed Lady is in? After his workout yesterday? Hoo boy.
Yall hear the announcement that Vinny is going to go to Boston to call one of the games in our interleague series w Red Sox? June 18.
HP singing GBA is just WEIRD.
God Bless WAAAALLLLLLLLLT!!!
Dusty: No, that's AWESOME! I thought they should do that, but I never thought they would.
That would be the Friday game, since the other two are on FOX and ESPN.
now lets score some runs all-freakin-ready
SHOCKER: Plaschke does not want instant replay in baseball.
an ethier home run is the only way we're going to score
snap.
"my water wings are filled with Pina Coladas"
great line.
@ Josh
Yep, Friday night. That's fantastic. Vinny!
How many earned runs have we scored during this homestand?
This does not look like it will extend the walkoff streak.
What? Runner on and no outs????
Here's a hint, Dodgers:
Medlin has a changeup.
And uses it with impunity.
Chip Carey is fucking god awful!!!! You have stupid (Charlie) and cool (Vinny). The thing I hate most is a stupid guy who thinks he is cool.(chip).
First and second, Carroll gets a hit and you hold Loney at third?
With one out?
Hmm.
Our little MSB
I know Loney is slow, but...
wow, tying run at the plate
Rancho Belliardo!!!
Oh, Blogger. I loathe you so.
Blogger's lotnof is not working.
Rancho Ardiendo!
This is new...
I knew we just had to wait for the bullpen.
DeWitt that was fucking beautiful!!
aussie aussie aussie!
Holy smokes, that was a lucky slide by DeWitt.
Or really good.
4-2 Braves. One out, bottom 8.
Okay, I'll give full credit now that I've seen the DVR replay. Nice slide, DeWitt!
Oy! Oy! Oy!
Down by one!!
MOAR RUNZ
ehhh I'll take it.
Kemp homer right here.
If Kemp gets out, Ethier can't walkoff
If Ethier hits a home run here, does it count as a walkoff if it happens in the eighth inning?
Andre up!!
DRE TIME!
Andre does need more AB's to qualify for league leaders.
Blogger has put me back in the rubber room again, in solitary confinement
Aha!
My imaginary friends are back!
Delino's Back!
Let's Go Mr. The Large!!!!
Delino, you've finally recovered from that Flyers win from yesterday, I take it?
I hope O'Flaherty falls
O'Flat-on-his-face
Thet's not a pitchah! THIS is a pitcha!
My one year old's replaced constant repetition of "Baseball, baseball" with "Hockey, hockey"
And "Elmo, Elmo"
Blogger is against me tonight.On this hard game, I've been mostly alone because Gameday is not working that good either.
It's a good thing it's Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Doom on TV, though i haven't never seen it,
Bengie Molina has as many game winning RBI as Andre the last two years.
That was inside ump!!
I JUST TURNED ON THE GAME FOR THAT?!?!?
well crap.
dammit
Clearly the clutchness has not returned.
delino, turn off the game as you're jinxing it!
you missed 227 anyway this GT
BTW - I was at a rehearsal dinner near Philly on Saturday (for a mega Philly fan). The same night as Game One of the Flyers in the Cup. The same night as Roy's perfect game. And there was not a TV in sight. What sucky planning
I guess the braves still get the extra wide zone.
Kung-fu is this.
Kung-fu is that.
This is kung-fu.
That is kung-fu.
The name of the movie?
The Karate Kid.
Thanks, Mr C.
My turning on the game had less to do with a jinx... more to do with my wife finally finishing Bye Bye Birdie.
Man, that makes her sound old.
Delino-
Sucky planning on their part, or yours?
So, Andre hasn't earned the benefit of the doubt from the umps, but Eric O'Flaherty has?
Prado is a piece of cake for you, Belisario.
Back to Back
Belly to Belly
We don't give a damn cause we're stone dead already.
(if any of you can name that song, I'll be impressed. And disgusted)
Zombie Jamboree!
@DB - The Roy perfect game mattered about 99 percent less to me than the groom. So I'll put it on them.
Missing that first Flyers game might have been for the best. A 6-5 shootout might have tipped me over the edge.
I didn't even need Google. My mom used to sing it to me.
And Josh S gets the Square.
I take it you're a Glee fan then too.
Karate Kid with no Johnny Bobby Ricky and Mike??? Wait I think that is Bell Biv DeVeo.
My Mom would sing the theme from Dawn of the Dead :-)
Saito lives!?!!
Neeebs' mom sings that to me.
hello, old friend.
I thought Broxton ate him
saito :o
Broxton used him as a toothpick; he didn't eat him.
Instead of Saito, send in MR FUJI!
Speaking of, where has DB's Toothpick been?
So THAT'S where Takashi Saito went.
Man, I kinda miss him.
Sammy's 40?
(Wo)ManRam 0-4
Yeah Braves go braves. I hate these guys.
@Delino and @Josh: Zombie Jamboree was one of my solos in my a cappella group.
I'm not kidding.
In one hand she's holding a quart of rum. The other hand is knocking a congo drum.
300
That was for you, Frank Miller!
Delino
watch out for the old salt in the eyes curveball.
That's pretty bold of you, Sax, to admit your a cappella group involvement.
Manny's having a condensed version of last year's season.
-Hot-ish start
-Gone for a while (15 days instead of 50 games)
-Slump
Russ is going to go yard.
this does not look good my friends. and I am staying thirsty.
I believe it, Sax.
I hate it when we get so tantalizingly close.
@DB: Second tenor, baybee
Russell should know Sammy's pitches, right?
Testing the jinx. I'm turning the game off.
samy looks hurt
SAX - The Pennyloafers performed that song at my school.
Sammy's down.
Made of glass, that Sammy.
Saito down. Don Maracco hit him with a steel chair.
0-2 count on Martin, and Saito's gotta leave due to a leg injury
now we have to wait five minutes for russ to strike out to end the game.
@Delino: You went to school with Lionel Richie?
Sorry, Saito. Hope you're ok. #DodgerForLife
I'm less thirsty after downing this Samuel SMith's Organic Lager.
Wait a second, scratch that. "Loafers".
WHERE'S THE REF!
BTW - on the Delino jinx front - that happened after I turned off the TV.
Things that make you go hmmm
what happened?. I miss Saito too.
I was at the game when Saito had a 2-2 count with two out in a tie game against the Marlins, hurt his elbow, and had to be taken out. Put on the DL and was never the same after that.
Sammy can borrow paul pierces wheelchair if he needs it.
"Do you think they know the Commodores?"
Yeah, Zombie Jamboree's got a great line for the basses. It's a pretty fun song to perform.
Tommy just tweeted a pic of fried catfish:
http://twitpic.com/1tqc8i
@MLASF
So Saito's downfall was your fault! Noted.
Yes! I admit it! 'Twas I!
Is this a mini save opp?
El-a-trash?
I've been saying El-a-tra-chay
(Or Crandall.)
Crap
That was predictable.
Well, that was fast.
Delino, you can turn on your television again.
Russ you lil beyotch.
Dudes... Sax accused me of jinxing the team. I turned off the TV.
Seconds later Saito hurts his leg.
Clearly if we pull this off, it's all me.
damn.
Nevermind
Bi-polar PGT (Lakers/Dodgers)?
Eh. We'll get 'em tomorrow.
Time to finish Justified. If you haven't seen it, I can't suggest it enough
Top of LA-area news leads off with Lakers' win.
Good night you Princes of SoCal
didnt lost today? i need some sleep.
Love seeing that Fish>Kobe alley-oop. Call it the "surf and turf"?
@dusty
In the interest of full disclosure, I must now admit that I was also a member of an a cappella group.
Surf-and-turf is fucking brilliant, BTW
There's nothing wrong with a capella groups.
I blame Harold Perrineau.
PGT up. Boo.
I need a beer.
That's very big of you, Mr. C.
@Karina-
I think there may be some aspects of American male bonding that don't translate well here. I'm not actually saying there's anything wrong with that; just giving grief to Sax (and soon Mr C) in a light-hearted way in a time-honored male ritual joking manner.
Accept very little of what I say as serious.
(Except this ^, which is serious)
@Dusty Baker i know it's male bonding :)
@Dusty: I was feeling bad about your teasing me.
But I sung myself a nice ballad and I felt a lot better.
Hey Mr. C: What part are you? Maybe we can get together a SoSG a cappella group.
Stop that teasing, Jermaine!
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