Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Game 64 Thread: June 15 @ Reds, 4p

Hiroki Kuroda (5-4, 3.30) vs. Aaron Harang (5-5, 5.17).

COMMENTS: Dodgers swept by Angels, Lakers lacquered by the Celtics...not a great weekend for the L.A. sports fan. But there's a ray of hope for the once-again-second-place Dodgers as they head to Cincinnati: They traditionally play the Reds well, going 5-1 against them last year.

But this is an improving Reds team, one in first place, in fact. For that, they can point to the help they got from the Dodgers' recent sweep of the Cards. So how about some payback, Cincinnati? L.A. sports fans could use it.

(from Sax): We'll have a separate thread for the Lakers game this evening, so FOCUS on getting us back on track at the Great American Ballpark. We're only a half-game back here, but now we're tied with the Giants for second place! Let's go, Blue!

184 comments:

Josh S. said...

Furcal 6
Martin 2
Ethier 9
Ramirez 7
Loney 3
Kemp 8
Blake 5
DeWitt 4
Kuroda 1

Bison dropped to sixth.

Nostradamus said...

Focus?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

RT @dylanohernandez: Chad Billingsley to the DL with a groin strain.

Nostradamus said...

Son
of
a
Bish

Josh S. said...

Since this is another Eric Collins game, I revisited my Collins Curse spreadsheet. Looking closer at 2009, there was no evidence to support a curse, other than the Dodgers lost at least one game in every series he called. His series record last year was a respectable 8-4-1.

This year, however, his series record is 0-6.

He will not be calling any of the Boston games.

Nostradamus said...

No worries, VPad will be back in time to take Chad's place in the rotation.

amiright, guys?

Guys?

Josh S. said...

VPad's already back, apparently, and is starting on Saturday.

Josh S. said...

I have this sinking feeling that we're going to finish the Yankees series in third or fourth. Thankfully, the beginning and end of July is "feast on the NL West" time again. The rest of July is made up of teams the Dodgers will be getting a second look at (FLA, NYM, CHC, STL).

Nostradamus said...

Joking aside, we'll have to see if Padilla was hurt or just terrible sooner or later. Might as well be now.

Josh S. said...

While I'm on the topic of the schedule: What the hell with the 3-game homestand? (Yankees)

Josh S. said...

Happy Birthday, Other Dusty!

Josh S. said...

Manny's been on the team how long and Rick Monday still can't pronounce Ramirez?

Ra-MARE-ez.

Josh S. said...

Did I just hear a vuvuzela?

Josh S. said...

Raffy!

Nostradamus said...

That's encouraging.

Josh S. said...

Me (cautiously) likey.

Josh S. said...

Someone call Aamco (HONK HONK). Our clutch is stuck.

Josh S. said...

OK, Manny had it. Cool.

Nostradamus said...

There we go!

Josh S. said...

As one of SoSG few non-basketball guys, I feel I'll be alone in here for a while.

Josh S. said...

For the most part.

Steve Sax said...

sweet, we're up 1-0!

Nostradamus said...

My interest in the Lakers is entirely dependent on not finding other time-wasting activities to participate in.

...and thanks for noticing.

Josh S. said...

Loney: Freed.

Steve Sax said...

Big Game James!

How come Manny couldn't score from first on a double?

Nostradamus said...

2-0! Way to be Loney!

Steve Sax said...

kemp dropped all the way to the six-hole, wow!

(repeating Josh S from the first comment)

Josh S. said...

Harangue Aaron!

Nostradamus said...

@Sax

Was that a rhetorical question, or do you really want to know?

Josh S. said...

SAC FLY!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Stupid Kemp.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Wait, a run scores? Smart Kemp!

Steve Sax said...

kempy sacs up!

3-0!

Nostradamus said...

I'll take the productive out.

MR.F said...

Sup Josh S.

Nostradamus said...

I'm greedy, I want one more.

MR.F said...

Everybody just leaves work around this time. So there aren't many people posting.

Nostradamus said...

Blake has been putting in some marathon ABs recently.

Fred's Brim said...

woo! nice start!

reverse the Collins Curse!

Fred's Brim said...

that was a weaksauce swing if I ever saw one

Fred's Brim said...

nice hustle, Cabrera

Fred's Brim said...

ugh Padilla on Saturday? I should be grateful that I get to see the boys in Fenway, but i feel a bit gyped getting VPAd (and the 5 other pitchers that will be brought in to support him)

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Woof. That was a bad AB for Phillips.

Josh S. said...

'Preciate you guys preventing me from talking to myself.

Fred's Brim said...

Collins just called Scott Rolen "dynamic"

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Gameday is now showing commercials between innings.

karen said...

Hi everyone!!

KKuroda!

Josh S. said...

I'm not up to the task of tracking Collin's stupid comments on a spreadsheet.

Josh S. said...

^Collins'

Fred's Brim said...

anytime Josh!
Personally I believe any Dodger game is more important than a potential elimination game in the NBA finals

Fred's Brim said...

hi KKAren!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Nuts to you guys, I'm watching the Laker game.

Fred's Brim said...

@Josh SAP has a module in their accounting software specifically for that. It's kind of buggy, but seems to get the job done

Raffy 2 for 2

Josh S. said...

Crap-O!

Fred's Brim said...

oof DP for Russ

I like our at-bats though. We seem more patient tonight. Let see how long it lasts

Josh S. said...

The DP assures Andre will lead off next inning. With no runners on, look for him to homer.

Josh S. said...

KABC Sports Authority ad features a knock-off of The Cure's "Push." How random.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Harang has almost as many pitches thrown as there are comments in this thread.

NicJ said...

Jmart, master of situational hitting.

Fred's Brim said...

Kokimon getting the corners so far - hope the ump sticks with it

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

KKKuroda

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

KKKKuroda

Josh S. said...

HiroKKKKi!

Steve Sax said...

harang's already at 52 pitches through two

Fred's Brim said...

nice work, Koki
keep keepin that ball down

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

The most Kuroda has ever K'ed in his career is 11.

Josh S. said...

Friday...

An epic matchup...

Dodgers vs. Red Sox...

Carlos Monasterios vs. Felix Doubront!

Uh...huh?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Boy, the national media outlets are glad they didn't get that one.

Fred's Brim said...

cmon Dre!

NicJ said...

something needs to be done about Collins, this is horrible.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Andre must have thought there were runners in scoring position.

Fred's Brim said...

@Nic: Mute button or SAP button?

NicJ said...

Good news andre is still in voting to start allstar game.

Bad news he doesnt really look like an allstar at the moment.

Fred's Brim said...

hmm i don't like it when we swing at shitty pitches over and over again

NicJ said...

if harang goes six innings im going to flip over my coffee table.

Fred's Brim said...

FJL getting good swings

Fred's Brim said...

well until that one
*shuts mouth*

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Oh joy. Steve Lyons is explaining what to do in a tornado. Now that's crack broadcasting.

Fred's Brim said...

dammit don't let him off the hook like that

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I don't think that's how you pronounce "Shapiro."

NicJ said...

hey, kemp used two hands to catch that pop fly. I love it.

Fred's Brim said...

what's Lyons' tornado advice? Pull down your pants in front of 20,000 people?

Fred's Brim said...

cmon Matty - lets get a good AB here

Fred's Brim said...

i like it!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Kemp single? Huh, did not see that one coming.

Fred's Brim said...

they are not picking up that pitch at all

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Weather's not looking good for the lower Ohio/northern Kentucky area.

Fred's Brim said...

bad out by Casey, but another WP nworks

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Suicide squeeze in the works?

Fred's Brim said...

cmon Koki!

NicJ said...

hurry up, get this game past five innings.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

That was pure luck.

Fred's Brim said...

damnation

NicJ said...

should of just waited for Harang to wild pitch him in.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Well, if it means anything, we're closer to getting the nine outs needed to make this game official.

Fred's Brim said...

yikes it'll be raining by the time they get back from commercial

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

According to Weather.com, there's a brief interlude between the current system and a much, much larger one.

Fred's Brim said...

i bet there will be a delay of an hour or so

Fred's Brim said...

shuttup Collins, or take some responsibility for their road record

NicJ said...

haha, very nice FB.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Kuroda wants this game to be official, and the Reds don't mind helping him out.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

KKKKKKKuroda

Fred's Brim said...

Kuroda want's out of there! His last experience with a tornado is probably the last time Rodan attacked Japan. When was that? 88 or 89?

Fred's Brim said...

How many Raffys can we get in the game at a time?

Fred's Brim said...

what is that pitch? some kind of forkball?

Fred's Brim said...

Ricky played for Batavia in the NY Penn League after his junior season at Texas. He quit a few games into the season to go back to Autin to work out before his Heisman season. Either that or he couldnt get any good kush in Batavia

Fred's Brim said...

cmon Dre, lay off that shite

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

He still sucks in the clutch.

karen said...

Collins is killing me

Oh the horror

Fred's Brim said...

like Natalie Imbruglia, I am torn. I like it when we hit, but this is keeping us from the bottom of the 5th

NicJ said...

NOOOOOOOOOOO, so close.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I'm not joking: Steve Lyons is admiring the hustle of the groundscrew.

Fred's Brim said...

Psycho impressed with the grounds crew

Fred's Brim said...

Psycho impressed with his navel too

Fred's Brim said...

Psycho impressed with his navel too

Fred's Brim said...

*moves to Lakers thread*

Josh S. said...

And now Dodger Talk has vanished in mid-sentence.

karina said...

Epale everyone!

Is still game delayed? is there any hope the game starts soon?

just coming back home and I wanted some Dodgers baseball.

Fred's Brim said...

looking at another hour for the delay

Fred's Brim said...

hi Karina!

please be patient :) i think we'll be back to beating the Redlegs in about an hour or so

Cincy Weather at 9:15EST

It's a fast-moving storm

karina said...

thank you very much, Fred's Brim! (seriously, that was very kind)

See you in a while :)

Fred's Brim said...

my pleasure! click here to get storm updates

Steve Sax said...

is this game going to resume? I hope so. I can't bear to see us suckered out of a three-run lead (and scoring threat in the fifth).

Poor Hiroki.

Nostradamus said...

I'm still trying to piece together if Karina's dream about not being able to get the Lakers score somehow foreshadowed this rain delay.

Fred's Brim said...

sheesh - Padres are already up 4-0 on a Richie Cunningham grand slam

Josh S. said...

MSTI said Reds radio is saying 11pm Eastern restart.

Josh S. said...

Angels getting curb stomped by the Brewers again. Fun.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Hey, the game has started!

Josh S. said...

I think there was a bigger crowd watching this game at my in=laws' place a moment ago than there is in Great American Ballpark.

Josh S. said...

Hooray for bad baserunning!

Paul said...

Miller drinkin,Chicken eatin, and lookin so fly!!

What is up y'all.

Get the freakin out!!!! Just one more out.

Josh S. said...

OFFICIALITY ACHIEVED!

Paul said...

Thank you!! Was that so hard??? Probably.

Nostradamus said...

Official!

Paul said...

Let Rain in!!!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

It's official. Now let the rain come in.

Paul said...

The Dooche Factor is always much higher at basketball games.

The laker fans are cheering they must have announced the Dodger score.

Paul said...

Settlement not reached + additional dependent on the way = Boston trip in jeopardy ( cousins' joy for taking my tix and cheering for the sox)/Shitburgers.

Nostradamus said...

That blows, Paul!

Paul said...

Tron!!! You have 20 jobs. Middle relief set up man mop up duty. Extra inning pitcher. Back up closer. Manny's hair stylist ect.

Paul said...

I know. mr c. I blame lawyers and their abuse of process ( punches self).

Paul said...

So do beers get marked down when the crowd is of 20?

Nostradamus said...

Hey, I remember that guy!

Paul said...

Mannnny!!!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Be sure to save some of that for Boston, Manny.

Josh S. said...

Just call it.

NicJ said...

now we gotta play the full inning so manny's HR doesnt get taken away

rbnlaw said...

If Manny uses this series to get his swagger back, I'm OK with it.

rbnlaw said...

Hey, that Laker game was a squeaker, eh?

Josh S. said...

What the hell is "station to station baseball?"

karen said...

The beard delivers

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Tron is batting. Just, Tron is batting.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Owings is 3-1 to Tron.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

And now he walks him. Seriously, when the hell is Owings going to be converted to a fielder?

rbnlaw said...

@Josh:
Baseball played the David Bowie way.

karen said...

Tron with the RBI

Nostradamus said...

Jaysus, just call it already!

rbnlaw said...

Lots of runs tonight means not enough the next day.

Just sayin'.

karina said...

So it seems the Dodgers use game as batting practice when I'm not watching.

@Mr C I'm pretty sure rain delay was my fault :(

@Paul I'm crossing fingers so you can make it to Boston

@Rbnlaw how was your daughter's volleyball game?

NicJ said...

@josh, is that a serious question about station to station baseball?

sarcasm is hard to read in text.

Josh S. said...

Reed Johnson turned his epic beard into an epic handlebar mustache worthy of the Village People's Leather Man.

Josh S. said...

Nic, to be honest, it's a term I've never really heard before, and Collins often tries to shoehorn in goofy terms for ordinary events, so I was confused.

NicJ said...

oh, station to station means just taking a base at a time.

It usually refers to a slow team.

NicJ said...

the dodgers are for the most part a station to station team.

the angels are on the opposite end of the spectrum, always trying to take an extra bag, "first to third"

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I can't envision Tron going the entire season without going on the DL at some point.

Josh S. said...

OK, so Collins was using the term correctly, but applying the wrong level of enthusiasm to the call (Surprise, surprise.).

"LONEY GOES TO THIRD! STATION-TO-STATION BASEBALL!!"

NicJ said...

@Josh, yeah basically. To be fair im sure its a lot more exciting in softball.

(now THAT was sarcasm)

Neeebs (The Original) said...

Whoot.

Josh S. said...

DOUBLONEY!

NicJ said...

what the hell is up with Reed's facial hair?
Getting ready for the San Francisco road trip?

NicJ said...

beatdowns are fun and all, but if they keep working walks someone is bound to get hit in the ribs.

Josh S. said...

He's OK so far, but watch Sherill blow the shutout.

NicJ said...

raffy, 5-6 what a bum.

Nostradamus said...

Too bad, Raffy. Still a helluva night.

rbnlaw said...

@karina:
They went out in the first elimination game of the tournament (much like the U.S. in soccer usually). Good run though for not having practiced in 4 weeks, but that's another issue.

Paul said...

Corky has a stache that puts Jamey Carroll's to shame.

Nostradamus said...

Hey, a win!

NicJ said...

is there a mustache thing going on with the players? like 5 guys have them.

karina said...

I'm pretty sure there's more of that defense for tomorrow.Besides the Lakers won, so that's great mojo for LA teams. Go Blue!

Josh S. said...

Things that have recently gone missing from SoSG:

-Post-Game Threads
-Dusty Baker

Nostradamus said...

Dusty's on sabbatical until the nationalistic tendencies die down, I believe. PGTs have no such quibble, as far as I know.

Steve Sax said...

PGT finally up. Man, we gotta get us another intern.

Steve Sax said...

BTW Josh S, you're totally right on the PGTs going MIA. Sorry about that! We'll hope to get better about this tomorrow...

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Dusty didn't even take a stab at the puzzle yesterday.