Chad Billingsley (6-3, 3.80) vs. Joel Pineiro (4-6, 5.23).
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COMMENTS (from Sax): How can we follow up the excitement that was a 1-1 tie for Mexico and South Africa, followed by a scintillating 0-0 France/Uruguay tie? How about by the grand re-opening of 2010 Interleague Play, including the matchups YOU the fans demanded to see!
Second-to-last-place Astros @ second-to-first-place Yankees! Muddling Mets at Odious Orioles! Politically-located Nationals at politically-incorrect Indians! And what says "rivalry" if not Royals / Reds, Blue Jays / Rockies, or Rangers / Brewers?
At least we Angelenos get the Freeway Series, where the 33-30 Angels come to Dodger Stadium to try and ruin the end of our outstanding 8-2 homestand. The Cardinals' sweep proves we can win the close ones, and having Hideki Matsui stumble around in left negates any damage Manny Ramirez might do out in left field. But the Angels have a habit of showing us up, so I'm not counting on a series win, or even a blowout victory for the good guys tonight. Let's just try and score more points on the board than France, okay? Merci.
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I really don't like losing to the Angels. Let's lay some lumber on them tonight.
Orel,
You seem cranky. Does someone need a nap?
I'm at the game tonight, and since the friend I was supposed to go with canceled, Mr. Dusty Aloysius Baker will be taking his place.
Mister Los Angeles Sports Fan, are you still going?
Get some heckling in for me, lads.
Damn, I'm beginning to realize my game participation is way down this year. I need to pick it up.
MC: I sense you've been up from early this morning. I predict a crash coming before the game is done.
Furcal
Kemp
Ethier
Ramirez
Loney
Blake
DeWitt
Martin
Billingsley
To be fair, Orel fell asleep after the France/Uruguay match, so I did today's GameThread (Sax)
Have fun at the game, Josh and Dusty!
Have fun storming the castle!
Dusty and Josh sitting together. I sense another fake proposal in the late innings.
Orel had his chance to nap during the FRA/URG match.
I got caught up on paperwork; whatever that is.
Hey, let's send the Los Angeles Angels back to Anaheim. I'll be waiting for them.
@Neeebs
I'm living on construction site time right now, so only the early games are really troublesome.
You'll not be rid of me that easily.
Sax is doing little to discredit the theory that the Sons are all different personalities of one very conflicted individual.
The conflict is called, "A. Delino."
Hi Everyone,
I don't really look forward to the Dodger/Angel games. I know alot of Angel fans who are sore losers and REALLY obnoxious winners
I hope Double D is a good sport. He's been through a lot.
Hey Karen,
The payoff for winning the freeway series does not equal the punishment for losing it, I agree.
Everyone forgot to mention the greatest battle of them all. The battle of the team japanese translators!!
#TEAMKENJI
Today before i left work i made sure to wish all the coworkers of mine that were Angel fans good luck, "Break a leg" was the phrase i used.
Too Soon?
Bahahahahaha. Nice.
Definitely not too soon.
"Break a leg"...Nic you crack me up
Why do the Angels give us so much trouble? Sometimes they are better than us, so I get that, but they always seem to have a mental edge over us. That I don't get. Time to flip that the fuck over tonight
Well played, Nic!
I agree with FB. It seems most of the time we are the better team but somehow they find a way to beat us. Lets kick their collective asses tonite
Josh and Dusty, sittin in a tree!
I expect to hear some tales of hijinks, mischief and ribaldry later
Epale, everyone!
I'm tired of the Angels winning the Freeway Series.
@Nic J that was pure gold!
@Dusty Naker and @Josh have fun!
Epale Karina!
Are you ready to get on the roller coaster ride that is a Dodger/Angel game??
howdy karina!
that was a nice inning
Chad threw a bullet to James for that third out
woah - sneaky triple for Raffy down the right field line!
now GET HIM HOME!
Raffy all the way to third!!!
dammit - Matty hit the fly ball but they didn't send Raffy. Then the throw from center wasnt any good
get him home!
Dre with the walk to bring up Manny with 1 out.
no double plays!
shit - Manny pops it up
Raffy still at 3rd, 2 outs now
@karen i'm always ready for Dodgers baseball :)
AARGH
Well that was a missed opportunity.
shite, Loney grounds out and Raffy's triple spoils on the vine
hmm that one was supposed to be low and away
cmon Chadley, straighten it out
great snag by FJL!
King James and the gold worthy glove!
pitch K of Napoli
Kendrick stands sooo far off the plate
Back from the open roads. I hope for less futility from this point forward
crud - Chad couldnt come up with the chopper, 1st and 3rd with 2 outs
Quinlan stands at the plate like a beer-league softball player
Chad, please throw strikes to the guy batting .182
excellent - Mr C is here!
In the first inning the announcers were "we'll be broadcasting Manny's return to Fenway Park next weekend".
I suspect most media will cover the series as "Manny plays against the Red Sox" as opposed to "Dodgers vs Red Sox"
attaboy Russ - way to clear the pitcher!
@FB
I had to stop and ask myself if you were being ironic after the way I've been abusing the WC thread today.
@karina - they definitely will. The MLB Network will be showing the game on Friday, the Saturday game is the Fox game of the week and the Sunday game is the ESPN game.
And I am going to the Saturday game!
Wait, there was a World Cup thread?
ha! no i was serious. I stayed out of the WC thread today so I haven't seen what damaged you caused. Should I not look?
@Fred's Brim awesome! have lots and lots of fun!
damnation - 3rd strike gets away from Russ and Piniero gets on. Unacceptable
Also unacceptable was the amount of Angels fans cheering. I hope DB and Josh are taking care of that
@karina - you know I will. I just hope I dont get attacked by any red sox fans!
wow Russ almost had that
wow what a double play! great stop by Raffy to start it!
Uh oh for Chad, two on none out
crap crap crap
Chad had his chance to get out of the inning but freakin Abreu singles in Piniero
cmon Chad, finish this off
most of the hits have been hard ground balls through the infield
Chad gets out of it cheap enough.
wow that one nearly got out
@FB
Ha! No, it's not that bad. I just don't get to the top of the recent comments unless I'm really riled up about something.
I'll be out in Boston Saturday, and we're going to the game Sunday. Shoot me an e-mail if you need strength in numbers. I believe Paul is going to Saturday's game, as well.
cmon guys, take some pitches, please!
yeah like that, thanks Dre
I feel like the guys get a little too bloodthirsty when a pitcher is shaky. Pineiro looked none-too-comfortable in the first inning, but we just couldn't execute.
wow it's gone! FJL hits a homer at home!
Displaying all the royal skills!
i didnt think that was gonna make it, especially compared to the one Raffy hit
uhoh here's the scream
please stay with it, mlb.tv
Never mind. Perhaps I should make snide comments about facing medic ore pitchers before eve at bat if that is going to happen!
^mediocre, that is. Strike two on me.
haha this is funny - i wonder if DB and Josh are screaming
I think the cheer after Mark Loretta's game-winner in the playoffs was longer and louder
dammit Chad!!!
WALKING THE OPPOSING PITCHER IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!
Chad is not crisp tonight
C'mon Chadley...It's a whole new ballgame. Get your act together
*sigh*
this feels like the first 3 weeks of the season
Le sigh
I really hate losing to the damn Angels
Hey guys.
I woke up from my World Cup slumber to see this crap. Evil twin brother. Chet Bills is pitching.
Can somebody explain to me why the Angels own us so badly?
@Paul @Mr C we're in the 5th and Dre is playing.You're worrying too much.
well done, Raffy
goddamn ump has that zone dropping further and further down
This game is starting to tick me off.
How low is the strike zone going to go? That was way below the knee.
@Karina
points to Mr. C.
He started it!
Ughhh wasted opportunity.
@Karina
I'm not writing off the game just yet, but playing from 3 runs down seems painfully familiar.
The Angels are the sneaky rival for me. I am not in LA so the rest of California doesn't have many vocal Angel fans but then when we play them I remember how much I dislike them.
Although they did prevent fat head and the Giants from winning a world championship.
@Paul @Karina
I accept full rresponsibility.
@Paul
The Angels were tolerable until 2002.
Somewhere at the ravine MLASF is trying to find a wall to punch.
unreal
@Mr C you win more when you send positive vibes ;)
god I can't stand that shit
Again with the walking of the pitcher?
@Mr C you win more when you send positive vibes ;)
@Karina
This IS L.A. I could go down to the Scientology Center and get my thetans checked.
karina, I am taking my negative vibes out of here. that should help you turn the tide.
gnite all
Well, no sense easing you into it, George.
oh Sherrill with Rancho Ardiendo.
Thanks to my son and his brilliant plat at first.
Not a good time to implode chadley. I thought all those frightened reactions for the king kong ride were reactions to Sherrill heading in from the bullpen.
I'm torn, Abreu is batting....
THROW A STRIKE
Sherrill pulled his pumpernickel on that one. Back to the DL.
breezy, my man, you are pissing me off something fierce.
Whatever mojo Sherrill had last year is gone. This just ain't working out.
When Joe brings in a guy like Sherrill in a game that we're still in it makes me feel like he's throwing in the towel
@Mr C i think the pitcher has three runs. An AL pitcher.
Btw, I don't know anything about Scientology and I'll have to do some intensive Wikipedia research. It's been awhile since I had my last "Learning with Mr C" episode (it's a compliment)
Torre, Troncoso needs a night off here and there. Just sayin'
Following the CSUF/UCLA super regional game as well. CSUF up 4-1 against could-have-been-Yankee, Gerritt Cole.
Dude is dealing in the high-90's in the 6th.
@Karina
There's no shortage of material out there on Scientology, certainly! They own a lot of real estate in and around Hollywood, hence my comment. You might infer that my fellings are somewhat cynical.
DSBG. Eases the pain.
Forget this crap. Bring on England.
Oh well, a 8-3 homestand still sounds good.
We had better get our shit together tomorrow.
Did I mention that I hate losing to the Angels?
This is obviously Chris myers fault
Boddingtons vs Samuel Adams. Who win? Paul wins!!!!
Worst game I've seen live in a few years. Except for the company. Dusty's still the man.
@FB, 8:28:
I said the EXACT same thing to Dusty about the Loretta hit.
And yes, we screamed a bit.
It sucks we didn't get the volume record. That shit hurt my ears.
I can vouch for that. Josh said exactly the same thing re noise and Loretta.
What a poor night of baseball. Nonetheless, Josh and I had a great time and made some important observations.
For one, Josh noted that the Dodgervision screen looks like a sideways iPhone. You just don't get that kind of insight anywhere else.
DSBG was there and he was in fine form.
I hate the Angels but they have a tenaciousness about them that stems back to Lasorda's teams. It's the bloodlines. It's family.
That being said Mikey flipped to the OC so let's take him out the next two games!!
I went. Bad seats. Really bad. So bad, Bob Uecker gave me his condolences. But fun. Screamed a lot. Lost my voice. Using that as excuse for abbreviated sentences. Pitching sucked. Especially Sherrill. Sadly Miller as well, my second favorite meme. Hitter stunk worse. Loney has the same number of homers as Manny. Chew on that.
DSBG was in prime form. Just an excellent performance. He and Ozzy were the highlights, which really tells you about the game.
I also saw the tweets me and Josh sent out today on the ribbon board, but my camera died as I tried to take the pictures. I hope someone caught them.
I bailed last night, recusing myself and my negative energy in hopes that it would help the team and everybody here. Of course the score got twice as bad but then all of our division foes came back and won their games
What a shitass shitpile of a night! Maybe I was the only thing holding it all together.
Of course this is the perfect time to put up a "how are they doing it?" article on the main Yahoo MLB page
and Pat Effing Burrell is a goddamn VaGiant? When the hell did that happen? What could they do to make me hate them more?
I can't hold FB responsible for the meatballs Sherrill was serving up.
this baby has his game face on
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