Friday, July 30, 2010

Game 103 Thread: July 30 @ Giants, 7p

Carlos Monasterios (3-2, 3.30) vs. Tim Lincecum (10-4, 3.12).

COMMENTS: How did it come to this? The Dodgers, clinging to their NL West lives, starting a crucial series in San Francisco with a fifth starter who's recovering from a foul ball to the head. The bullpen, already stretched thin from last night's disheartening loss in San Diego. The offense, not having scored more than three runs in a win in the last 14 games. Oh, and Lincecum starting for the Giants. Can we rough up Timmeh two games in a row? Will Dusty tell him to wash his hair? The Game Thread will reveal all.

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spank said...

Fuck You Will Clark with your mouthful of crap!

karina said...

By the way, earlier this week I tried to tweet something like "I love how @MrLASportsFan owns Moriyama and ArgyledPlaschke.It just brightens my TL,never get enough!".

Never worked out.I think it was on Monday night.

karina said...

Checking out GameDay and I found out we had a third out at third base, which horrifies me.

We also had an out at home.

What's up with Bowa tonight?

NicJ said...

Karina, the team is pressing, big time.

Nostradamus said...

@Karina

Yeah, plenty of fail to go around tonight.

karina said...

Now we'll have a comeback.

Fred's Brim said...

Russ knows that karina is watching now

NicJ said...

hustle.

NicJ said...

damn

Kyle Baker said...

It hurts. It huuuuuuuuurts.

Fred's Brim said...

Jamey Carroll knows that I am watching

NicJ said...

@DB, its ok man. The dodgers season is going to live on a big farm where it can run and play all it wants.

Nostradamus said...

I feel terrible for Raffy right now. He's playing like he's on fire, an no one else seems to care.

Fred's Brim said...

Pods getting the feel

we catch a meaningless break

NicJ said...

Pffff, Rowand would have caught that.

Nostradamus said...

That was good. I'll have more of those please.

karina said...

baby steps, right?

Fred's Brim said...

Raffy needs a triple

karina said...

Breakthrough comment:

I hate Brian Wilson.

Fred's Brim said...

i'll take a double

karina said...

Why on my mind Podsenik is a MSB?

NicJ said...

damn, nearly killed raffys elbow right there.

Fred's Brim said...

woah did karina really type that? I printscreened that just in case she deleted her message

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Please Raffy, just get on base.

Fred's Brim said...

Dre DP?

Kyle Baker said...

Nic, that's exactly what I needed to hear.

Plus. the Dodgers season will be able to see my first dog, from 1976, who I know is still alive and got sent to that EXACT place! How cool.

Do they have beer at this place?

Nostradamus said...

Wilson does embody everything I dislike about this incarnation of the Jints.

karina said...

@FB most of the time, I'm a lover not ahter, but it wouldn't be normal to love everyone, right?

spank said...

Yanks get Berkman

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Jonathan Sanchez out of the pen? I thought he was a starter.

Fred's Brim said...

@karina they are very natural and rational feelings

Fred's Brim said...

Ethier bad K, Loney weak groundout

Kyle Baker said...

Pods paying off. He manufactured that run.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

HELL YEAH WILD PITCH

karina said...

@Mr C great minds...

NicJ said...

@DB, this farm has a microbrew festival every weekend.

Fred's Brim said...

that's 4 runs. does that mean we get shut out tomorrow?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I'm getting tired of Ethier right now.

Nostradamus said...

Ugh.

All you JFL.

karina said...

@FB positive side: an Ethier K it's better than a DP :)

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Loney homer. Calling it.

NicJ said...

loney broken wrist, out for season.

Nostradamus said...

Oh god...

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Well that does it. We're in the swirling vortex of outs, where only Martin can survive.

NicJ said...

at the very least we are taking some joy out of this giants victory.

Fred's Brim said...

cmon Matty, make us forget

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Is there any way to hop, skip, and jump the next three spots in the lineup to get to Martin?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

This is officially the AB of Kemp's season.

karina said...

Hey stop calling any injuries!

Kyle Baker said...

Kemp loves watching that little ball fly by as he stands there. Sometimes, he takes wild, speculative swings at it just to see what happens.

NicJ said...

FINISH HIM!!!

Fred's Brim said...

throw that again and you will get Matty to swing

NicJ said...

interesting.

Josh S. said...

Jigga whaaaaaa?

karina said...

Vin says "the Dodgers are not done yet"

FAITH!

NicJ said...

casey has had some pretty clutch HR's against the giants.

Fred's Brim said...

Matty keeps us going!
It's up to the Allmighty Mostpowerful BEARD now

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

If we lose I'll only be more pissed.

NicJ said...

wild pitch please.

karina said...

Barba, you can do it!

NicJ said...

well, that still sucked.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

This is officially the AB of Blake's season.

Fred's Brim said...

needs more beard

Josh S. said...

Ugh.

Hey, more than two runs. That's a victory in itself.

NicJ said...

maybe that woke up the bats at the very least.

Nostradamus said...

Why?

Whywhywhy?

Fred's Brim said...

why not take a pitch or two there?

NicJ said...

if only we would have done something with the bases loaded and one out early in the game.

NicJ said...

Ted Lilly would have taken a few pitches.

Fred's Brim said...

Ryan Theriot would have grounded out on the THIRD pitch

MR.F said...

Damnit. Wrong thread. =(

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

It's always those damn insurance runs. It always seems like the opponents get a few insurance runs, and sure enough, that's enough to stifle a comeback. I'm so pissed at Weaver and Blake and Ethier and DeWitt and almost everyone but Raffy.

Nostradamus said...

While we're on the subject of why, why do I jeep putting myself through this?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

@Mr C - because it's a fine American vehicle.

Fred's Brim said...

time for some bed. gnite all

Nostradamus said...

Well, it's right next to "k". You get the picture.

Kyle Baker said...

post-game: pigeons circling the field - WTF? It must be the rotting carcas of the Dodgers season that they are swooping in on. And on the poor grammar that I have been stricken with, what with ending a sentence with not one but two prepositions.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I kid because it hurts to cry.

Josh S. said...

[SoSG Fest location redacted] better stock a LOT of alcohol.

NicJ said...

@MR C - i just figured you had to use "J" because the dodgers used all the "K's" tonight.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I'm with FB. I need some sleep. Still feeling woozy. Besides, you guys need someone to man the watchtower tomorrow for the Trade Deadline while your wining and dining with the Sons.

Kyle Baker said...

Wha happened to Weaver? Used to be lockdown in a jam. Now he's a lock to get into a jam. Done and done.

NicJ said...

DB, weaver home/away splits are insane this year.

NicJ said...

Weaver has an ERA of under 2.00 at home and an ERA nearing 7.00 on the road.

Nostradamus said...

@mlasf

I dunno, nothing goes quite so well with tequila as vicodin.

(kidding, don't do that)

Kyle Baker said...

@Nic re Weaver

He must not be able to score any weed on the road. Only thing I can think of for that split.

MR.F said...

Red wine and sleeping pills for me tonight.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Dammit. I was all jazzed up before that disclaimer.

Nostradamus said...

I still have a bone to pick with Kemp over that brain dead play early on.

Kyle Baker said...

I am getting fucking hammered tomorrow.

Nostradamus said...

@dusty

You'll likely have company.

karina said...

Guys, breathe.

They'll improve, have faith!.Besides, Wild Card is going to stay on the NL West. This team is capable of that, no matter how lousy is their playing right now.

karina said...

why are we suggesting to mix pills and alcohol?

See what you've done Dodgers? (besides getting a third out at third base and an out at home, sorry to bring that back but I can;t deal with this)

karina said...

Good night, everyone. I need some rest. Have fun.

Kyle Baker said...

"Listened to Vin when I was taking a shower and thought about drowning."

So we can't mix booze and pills, but we can consider suicide by drowning, Karina? ;-)

spank said...

Hope everyone has a good time at SOSG Fest. I'll be there next year when I earn my stripes..Hopefully

until then.

Here Me FUCKING ROAR!!!!!!!!!

P.S. Glad to see Karina is back

STAY TRUE TO BLUE....FOOLS

Paul said...

Another weekend working. Dodgers made it worse by stupid errors and making the third out at third base.

I wish I could be with the crew tomorrow but won't have my bender next weekend.

Until someone in the west starts raising the bar we will try to win this half ass way.

rbnlaw said...

Goddamn.
My armpits feel like shit.

Paul said...

I am out of musical metaphors for this team. Oh no i have gone instrumental. Kenny G?????

Paul said...

Dig me out from this thorn tree
Help me bury my shame
Keep my eyes from the fire
They can’t handle the flame
Grace cut out from my brothers
When most of them fell
I carry it well.

Let's hope some SOSG magic helps tomorrow.

spank said...

Breaking out the old school vinyl

Paul McCartney And Wings Live!

Wings Across America

My Tio's old Albums

AAWWW YEAHHHHH!

spank said...

I Haven't Evem hit 80's shit Fools

Sabes Que? I don't think I'm going too

FUCK YOU Kevin McReynolds

Fred's Brim said...

have fun at the SOSG Fest today. I really wish I could be there

Kyle Baker said...

I love the middle if the night Kevin McReynolds rage!

Fred's Brim said...

I am having middle-of-the-morning KMac rage. He can go to hell

Fred's Brim said...

Rosenturd reporting the White Sox made a play for Manny.

I like Manny, but if we could get some decent players for him (and his salary) at this point, I would jump on that in a second

Kyle Baker said...

Yeah, I'm one of staunchest Manny defenders, but at this point, if we could get something decent in return for a clearly-declining, oft-injured player who can't really play day-to-day NL ball, and who obviously won't be back next season, then I'd pull the trigger in a heartbeat.

Kyle Baker said...

Rosenturd or Turdenthal?

Fred's Brim said...

I would almost do it if we could relieve all of the deferred money we owe him. Maybe we could send him to the White Sox and get them to pay his and Balloon Curacao's owed money

Kyle Baker said...

More news on ^ that ^ front:

Apparently WSox wanted Dodgers to pay for all but a million owed Manny and were not offering any players in the deal.

Did that break your concentration?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

If I were Colletti, I'd slam the phone on the table, then hang up, just to let Kenny Williams know how absurd and ridiculous that idea is. I know Manny's old and washed up, but $1 mill? That's it? Not even some A-level backup catcher? Ridiculous.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Also, talks with Cubs for both Lilly and Theriot are still alive.

I soon won't be.

Fred's Brim said...

hmm that's interesting

wait, WHAT?

I guess that's about all we gave up (Andy LaRoche) to get him, but he's worth more than a mil. Send him to NY for whatever Berkman's worth

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

The only reason I can think of for pursuing Theriot is that the team has admitted Blake is going nowhere, so they move DeWitt to third and put Theriot at second and stick Blake on the bench while DFAing GAARP. I guess I could live with that, though I doubt Colletti is smart enough to be thinking of that.

Fred's Brim said...

what's Lilly's deal? Is he under contract for a year or two more?

Kyle Baker said...

Pod Rays likely to get Ludlick from Shards.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Lilly's got an expiring contract, which is why he's trade bait.

New wrinkle in Manny situation: Rays inquired on him, but "went nowhere with #Dodgers," so sayeth Joel Sherman of the NY Post.

Kyle Baker said...

@MLASF

STOP IT WITH THAT LOGIC! We'll have none of that clear-headed thinking around these parts.

Kyle Baker said...

Rays get Qualls. HAHAHAHAHA! That guy is shite and he knows he is.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Either teams are submitting really terrible offers for Manny, or Colletti is demanding the world in return for him. Either way, I'm feeling like he will eventually be moved, even if it goes into August.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Jon Heyman says Manny would've taken a deal to the South Side, but that the Dodgers "want big prospects back."

Kyle Baker said...

Still seems to be some Manny/WhiSox chatter. We just can't part with him for nothin'.

Sacking of Mannywood soon to follow.

Fred's Brim said...

So the Padres would keep their shitty hitting shitty. I guess they needed somebody fill the gap left by Kevin Kouzmanoff

What do the shards get out of it?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Rosenthal says ChiSox will still make a push for Manny. While I know $1 million straight up for him is highway robbery, I want Colletti to make the deal.

Kyle Baker said...

Turdenthal:

"It's a halfcourt shot, but it's still in the air: Source says #WhiteSox intend to make one more run at Manny today. "

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

*sorry, ^a^ deal. One with much better return.

Kyle Baker said...

I need coffee, lads...check in again in a few...

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I'm not sure how trading DL guys works, but I think the Dodgers and whichever team they deal with need clearance from the Commissioner's office to complete the deal. So I don't know if it could go down to the wire.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

MSTI clears things up. You don't need the commish's clearance.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

One more post before I have a nosh: Steve Henson of Y!Sports says the Dodgers are looking at other OFs, even after getting Pods, hoping to trade Manny before the deadline.

Steve Sax said...

Get yer livers ready, gentlemen.

Trade deadline coincides with SoSG Fest 2010...

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Jayson Stark says Lilly and Theriot are both coming. No word on who the Dodgers would send back, except it wouldn't be Manny.

Kyle Baker said...

Liver: check

I mean I checked and it's still there, amazingly.

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