Chad Billingsley (8-5, 4.22) vs. Jon Garland (9-6, 3.61).
99 games seems to be the right amount of time to assess where we're headed, as we enter the final two months of the season. Last year, we were 62-37, in first place up eight games. The year before, we were 49-50 and tied for first. Both years, we went on to win the division outright and won our first round of the playoffs. This year, we're 53-46--roughly splitting the difference--but our third place standing six games out of first doesn't feel like we're going to make a playoff run. But with a three-game series on tap in San Diego, if this postseason run is going to happen for us, it's going to have to start here.
Bills is coming off his first complete game in two seasons, while former Dodger Garland is coming off a five-inning no decision to the Braves, which included a four-run third inning. Our offense was impotent against the Mets at home--scoring only seven runs in four games (one of which took extra innings), but we strangely eked out three wins despite being outscored in the series. The Padres, as strange as it sounds, will not just [oaken]fold over here, so we'd better we come out of a day off ready to rock. Ready, steady, go!
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Ethier trots to first.
Dbags and Rox both lost.
Gnats and Fish tied up at 3.
MR.C -
Goldschlager is bad juju. I only partake when I want to erase any memories.
Instapoll:
Which is the worst drink:
1) Corona Light
2) Goldschlager
3) Water fountain at Gnats' Yard
So it was Goldschlager they were using in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?
I only drink Goldschlager when I want to erase bad memories of the other times I've drank Goldschlager.
@dusty
Trick question.
The correct answer is Jaeger.
Always Jaeger.
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Even better: Angels losing
@DB
Some may have poor taste in liquor but is that even a question? Gnat's yard martini's by far the worst.
Lousy MSB 2.0
ooh we've got Jaeger in the freezer too. Mrs FB will notice if I break into that though
I don't have a vote since I designed the poll, but if I did I'd vote 1.
There's a Corona Light
@FB
How would she ever know?
I wanted to say I shit gold. I puked gold instead.
Corona light is better than Tecate light no? Price might make Corona light worse.
First time I was offered Goldschlager:
Guy at party: "IT HAS GOLD IN IT!"
Me: Why is that a good thing?
*after a few shots*
Me: "IT HAS GOOOOLD IN IT! WOOOOOO!"
@Spanky
I'm sorry to inform you that there is indeed a Corona Light.
I feel they should send glum military aides door to door to break the bad news to folks that there is a Corona Light.
Martin and Joe pleading for batter interference.
@DB it's barely been opened. Anywhere lower than the neck would mean I was sneaking from her bottle
Goldschlager? I take my eyes off of things for a little while, and we're on goldschlager?
Could be worse. Could be on the Coors Light. uhhhhhhh. Just typing that gave me a headache.
Looked like scott didnt like Kuo's little hop after he strikes a guy out.
Scotty H. didn't like Kuo's celebration hop (which is really a by-product of momentum).
MB's first experience with Goldschlager - I was leaving a restaurant and two guys wanted to buy me a drink. They wanted to do a tequila shot. I told them I didn't want tequila. I got talked into Goldschlager. Very poor judgment. I dated one for two years after that.
@RB
I toyed with putting Coors Light or Corona Light in the instapoll...either bring out a gag reflex.
@rb "Just typing that gave me a headache."
and me the Ethiers
hmmmm
He was out!
@FB
You mean you don't top it off with water?
That's like a two-year hangover, MB! Not good.
i guess
cmon guys, get this guy
To bring things back to good beer, I'm having dinner at the Firestone Walker brewery on Thursday. (At least, that's the plan.)
I guess 2 Hairstons make 1 average Haiston
Where is that, Josh?
Nicely done, Kuo
Status: Kuo
Got 'em!!!! *Lame acting out of a machine gun assault*
IT wouldn't be a drinking conversation without RB
How about Coors? The banquet beer. Hangover city.
Kuo has balls bigger than Kemp's head!!!
Great pitch!
he just pounds the strikezone doesnt he
Kuo and his elbow for the 8th, with help from Brox?
@DB
It indeed was a 2 year hangover...(smiles and sighs).
No episodes of Real Dialogue with Mrs Dusty and MDIL tonight. They're at some GLEE event. Damn Hollywood insiders texting me constantly for Dodger updates...
Wow I am type yelling a lot. Who gave my iPhone a shot
of Goldschlager?
@MB She could tell. I think my best bet would be to drink it all and replace it with a new one
What kind of people would hold a banquet and serve Coors as the beverage of choice?
@MB
Idle curiosity: Wasn't the Goldschlager offer a tipoff? Hate to judge a book by its cover, but...
I think that's a plan now, FB. Make it so!
Plus, it's still so early where you are....pleeeeenty of time to knock that jug out.
@FB
All kidding aside. We women know. As the saying goes, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
That's a great point, Spanky.
"Glee event" - drinking wine and watching back-to-back-to-back eipsodes on DVR?
@DB: Up in Buellton, by Solvang. We're doing a little two-day family trip.
@DB it's only a 375 so that shouldn't be a problem. Getting a replacement at this hour would be the tougher task
"Couldn't be a drinking conversation without RB."
So what are you saying. . .that my wife hasn't said a thousand times before.
Coors regular; fine.
Coors Light; bears no resemblance to beer.
I also found out this weekend that my fond remembrances of Miller High Life were mistaken. That's one beer where I prefer the Lite.
I miss my Shiner 101. Badly.
@Josh
Ahh, got it. Love that stuff (Firestone). One of my go-to's in fall and winter. Like that CA pale stuff they do, too.
@MB definitely! And I know it too well. I think Mrs FB already considers this place my second girlfriend, and she'd probably be pissed if it turned into another drinking buddy.
@DB
I have a thing for bad boys. I spent 11 years with the ex Mr. MB and have not found it necessary to walk down the aisle again. It has taken a lot of time and effort to to change patterns and seek out the nice guys. I am my own worst enemy.
i am having sympathy elbow pains right now
@FB
SECOND girlfriend? We feel you need to re-prioritize.
Holy Christ, that was gnarly.
@MB
Ahhh...got it. I'm aware of that phenomenon. Can't begin to explain it, but am aware.
I think Kuos arm is going to fall off by the second week of August
I love it when Vin is impressed with a play or player. I don't mean the RA Dickey fawning, but the off cuff "man he's good" kind
@DB Yes, dear
Don't really like the extra work for Kuo, but I like the result well enough.
"We can rebuild him..."
Kuo rules.
Well we've reached our Kuo-ta.
I am picturing HCK going to the clubhouse after his outing and putting his arm in some kind of hyperbaric chamber/Iron Elbow machine
Let's get some more runs for insurance.
Miss Vinia Mojica on the mound?
FB with the Jager!!!( in my stoner college voice)
On Gaslamp Ball, everyone is shaking their fists over Dick Stockton's praise of Kuo.
Enberg, my bad.
GAARP working that count.
@Paul, you know it, brah!
Let's do this.
GAARP looks like he's playing cricket when he swings, just protecting the wicket
so how will we overcome GAARP's positive contribution here? We're gonna need some luck to get out of this hole he's dug for us
And here we go!!
Raise your schlagers to Broxton. I don't advise that If you are in a public setting.
Come on Brox, let's shut it down.
Almost There
Two away!
great play on that bunt!
One more out and we make fuuuuuck Stairs.
And We make party!!!
Almost There
@FB
I wonder if we could trade him to the Indian Premier League for a bowler to be named later.
Stairs is 5'9"?
WTF, Brox?
Stairs has gotten really skinny!
throw him stuff to swing at, JB
Broxton's shitting his pants again.
@FB - I thought Stairs looked a little slimmer.
I'd kinda be OK if he hit him.
he looks more like Brian Giles than Matt Stairs in the batter's box
Finish him!!!
WE WIN!!!
YAY we beat the stinking Podrays
PARTY MAKING TIME!
We make party!!!
POW!
Attaboy, JB!
Dig It BABY
Good Karma and MOJO prevailed! Goodnight guys.
One down; two to go.
SD, YOU'VE BEEN BROXED!
We make Goldschlager party?
I love how with the third out/Dodgers win, the crowd started cheering loudly...remembering that we're technically "away"....
@Paul you know there are guys there who could really rake. They would probably have to work on a power stroke, but I bet they'd make good contact
Jäger Schlager and coors light for everyone!!
I feel good.
time for my drink of slivovitz and some ZZZs
gnite all!
party time!
Make party with us, Betsy!!
Are you in SD or did I make that up?
I just came in here to say: HYPGTUP!
Dayum! The Rox have lost 7 straight. Not so bad when it's happening to someone else, though.
@ DB--partying in oc, enjoying the demise of the angels and celebrating the win :D
From GLB (a weaker sister to the MCC)
"I ain't even mad
They’ll never beat us again"
Poor, poor delusional Pod fans. It's as if they don't know the season record.
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