Clayton Kershaw (10-6, 2.94) vs. John Lannan (2-5, 5.63).
COMMENTS: The Dodgers leave the (once-) friendly opponents of the NL West and play an opponent from the NL East, against which the Dodgers are a paltry 8-12. But these are the Nationals! You know, the worst team in their division (who took two of three from us earlier this year); and, we won't even see their best pitcher this series (Stephen Strasburg hit the DL with a stiff shoulder last week and is scheduled to return Tuesday).
Instead, we start the series against John Lannan, a 22-35 lifetime pitcher with a 4.19 ERA. I imagine there won't be many mind games on Torre's behalf with regards to the lineup composition; he's more content to be watching the wheels. But if he felt (just like) starting over, might I suggest that we take Jeff Weaver off the DL and give him a start one of the three games in this series--in right field. I know, it may just be a #9 Dream of mine. But all I am saying, is give Weav's a chance.
135 comments:
Soft-hitting White Guy 7
The Quiet 4
Fonzie's Love Interest 9
Prairie Dog 8
Soft-hitting Black Guy 3
Beardo 5
Soft-hitting White Guy 2: Electric Boogaloo 6
40 year-old catcher 2
Kershaw 1
41-year old catcher.
Ha! Fonzie's Love Interest.
At least our defense looks good... oh wait.
Back from a gambling junket in which I was able to see the highs and lows of the San Diego series. Seriously, an inside-the-park HR? Luckily, I was drinking and playing video poker, so I didn't care that much.
Still wearing the Dodger friendship bracelet my daughter wove for me. Dodgers are 1-1 when it's on my wrist.
I thought Fonzie's love interest was Pinky Tuscadero. . .oh, I get it.
Let's hope he doesn't have a run in with the Malachi brothers.
We're white guys, we take no crap
when we deliver our WHITE RAP
I like your shirt, I like your tie
I like your wife, just kidding guy!
We're white guys, we take no crap
when we deliver our WHITE RAP
got some sweet loge box MVP's seats on stubhub for ten bucks each.
Bought the tickets before i realized i hate the team right now. Oh well.
Nic has confirmed my suspicions; the season ticket fire sale is on!!
ITS A FIRE!!!! sale.
They're so desperate to sell tickets, they've lowered the price for MyTown twitter night to $20, but no food. Crappy seats to a crappy team. But you still get a shirt, so I'd call that a wash.
I don't get the lineup.
The Dodgers are pretty depressing right now.
@Sax, the way it is written out? Or just a general question how a major market team can put out a lineup so crappy?
All we are saying/
Is give GAARP the boot
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
At Josh S:
We are white, we're EXTREMELY white and we walk up and down with our butts so tight.
I got a BMW and an MBA. I vote GOP on election day because we are White, EXTREMELY WHITE.
...one of my favorite SNL skits ever.
Epale everyone!
my brother found this:
http://youtu.be/YaxpAkOWNM0
Enjoy!
@Karina:
Saw that too. Amazing. Even funnier is his reaction. You can tell that he was suppressing his emotions so not to "offend" anyone. In this country he would have been jumping for joy, too.
His too-cool-for-school initial reaction, before he thought about it was pretty funny, too.
Sax! Sax!
I wrote something!
Baby steps. Baby steps.
I'm going to have to follow Josh's good example. I've been slacking.
They just played baseball boogie on dodgervision. NOW the season is officially dead.
Hold on Sons
Sons hold on
It's gonna be alright
WOW, images of game 6 of the 1981 World Series. I couldn't breathe.
@Neeebs exactly, same as the fans, they clapped and that was all.
how about good old fashioned high five to strangers?
Anyway, it was amazing.
@Rbnlaw your daughter is sweet because she wove a bracelet and you're sweeter because you're wearing it. So, you started wearing it on the night they scored 9 runs.Good mojo!
Dusty barely up in dis bish. Been a long week. The Man has the boot on me.
Beer status: Sam Adams Pale Ale
Surliness factor: 3 of 5
Haven't read your post yet Josh but will get to it.
Epale, Karina!
And oh, yeah: On the patio steps, Vinny!
Kershaw auditioning for the Galaxy.
Dunn will bat for Nats first 4 innings then Dodgers the rest of the game.
I kinda want to see Dunn crush one over the pavilion.
Wash your hat, Clay!!!
Well I was close.
@Dusty do you know the expression "boca 'e sapo"?. You're one.
I thought it was a foul.
I got the mouth part. Are You telling me to shut it? Probably not a bad idea. Mrs Dusty agrees.
Adam Dunn just missed an infield practice throw to him and it flew into the bats dugout and hit somebody.
Ethier jack tontie it up. Symmetry.
Anyone made light of Jim Joyce umping at first tonight?
Good hustle, light hitting WG #1!
Did MLASF kill himself?
@Dusty I'm not telling you shut up, what would you? boca 'e sapo is someone who can predict things, even in unlikely scenarios, so be careful with what you say :)
I'm a frog mouth?
At least you were when you predicted that awful HR.Hahahaha, it sounds better when you say it in Spanish.
King James, you're my only hope.
Everything sounds better in Spanish.
Is it frog mouth because your mouth leaps ahead of what happens?
Say " Sandbridge!"
Vinny just burped.
Tell me it's a replay.
I don't know, Josh.I'll have to research, but I love how you explained it, it's a nbeautiful image.
Dunn is blowing bubbles as he trots around the bases!
Dusty, you are a boca 'e sapo tonight. How's the English expression? "be careful what you wish for?"
I THOUGHT I heard Vinny burp. Thanks for confirming, J.
The English expression is "We really suck this season."
@Karina
"Be careful what you wish for" is a little different. It speaks to to unintended consequences. Wishing for something and predicting something being two different things...
I know Dusty, but you wished one HR and you got two, meaning the Dodgers are losing by four in the first third of the game, so you are both "boca 'e sapo" and "be careful what you wish for" tonight
Holy shit, I see what you mean, K. What I really originally meant was "Dunn is going to crush one over the paviion here" but ended up saying "I want to see..." for whatever reason. So I gotcha. Thanks for keeping me in check! But remember not to take me literally as I essentially am never being serious.
Bravo Dre!
Now karina is the boca de sapo. She said we were down by four before we were.
I wish Ethier would just crush one over the pavilion.
;-)
Let's just have a HR derby instead of the game...more interesting.
Oops. Threw an extra d in there. Sorry.
Boca 'e not boca de.
I want me to get another beer from the fridge.
Only 60 comments on this bullshit of a game. I see I am not alone when I say....
FUCK YOU DODGERS!!!! LATES
Great Vinny story brewing...
@Josh I wish I was boca 'e sapo when I say the Dodgers are going to the playoffs!
By the way, you wrote it well the first time, I wrote it like it's pronnounced most of the time.
OK so Dre is more or less back. If we can get Matt going, we may have a respectable finish.
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Monster Cheerios up in the pen.
Well god damn.
Love your avatar, Dusty!
On TV, they said the best thing about Pods is he takes a lot oif pitches. Can we pair that comment with the "GAARP and the intangibles he brings to the Dodgers"?
Hello. Long time, first time here. Figures I'd sneak in when most everyone isn't here.
It's as good a time as any, Todd!
Epale, Todd!
@Dusty thanks!
What up...Todd.
Tron's hair has reached Bozo status.
Our team reached Bozo status last night.
Strong throw from E prevents the run. Way to be alive, Dre!
Great moments of conversation from the Baker household for tonight:
Mrs Dusty: Kershaw...is he a lefty?
===END===
*sigh*
Thanks Josh and Karina!
Think I finally got the propic working.
Seriously, I just want them to adopt a "We aint goin' out like that!" mentality. Dre seems like he's on board.
Kemp can't buy a hit, even with Rihanna's money.
Woo! You stay classy, Todd.
Jansen lives!
New idea: can Torre platoon with Ausmus at catcher?
Apparently we traded away command.
Honey on the bat phone already.
That's not a bad idea, Dusty. Also, we could have Donnie Baseball as King James'back up.
Hell, we could have Tommy come in as a lefty reliever.
Nerd Alert.
(Pot. Kettle. Black.)
Pod Rays lost.
Argh! GAARP sighting!!!
Please just be a decoy!
Ausmus can't catch up to shit any more. Blech.
Hopefully Sean Burnett is AJ's younger, even shittier brother.
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GAARP!!!!
Anderson grounds out to the catcher.
Need I say more.
Surly factor: 5
GAARP POWAH!!!
^ skipped 4
B11, one out, braves down 3-2
I'm officially classifying GAARP as a light-hitting white guy from now on.
2 outs for Braves. McCann is the onyl hope.
Wouldn't it be funny if they didn't play DSB on '80s night?
I hate when the broadcast plays that melancholic Breathe song (or whatever's it's called) by some overly tragic hipsters before the game even ends.
I feel bad for Vin
I'll say this: I have liked Theriot's defense as a Dodger.
@Josh
You started GAARP, right?
Yeah, I saw that TBLA tweet.
DSBG in tha heezy! Adam Dunn was looking over at Diamondvision with a quizzical look.
I cold set him straight, Josh.
Good lookin' out, mang.
I should have bookmarked the first usage.
This would be the time for Matt Kemp to start working his way out of my doghouse.
@Josh
Or kept a spreadsheet.
Dexy's Midnight Runners playing on the stadium system.
I strongly dislike this baseball club.
@Dusty - MLASF cannot die. Only the actors who play him. OH YEAH!
I knew you hadn't died...just thought you might have been reincarnated as Troncoso's hair.
George Sherrill's ERA: 6.66. I think I understand now.
And here we see the wild, untamed manager Joe Torre in his natural environment. And even though the season is over for his beloved pack, he is still convinced they are still in the hunt purely by instinct. He pushes the young cub out into the open, hoping for positive results, even though time and time again the young cub has failed to meet expectations.
Do we have three in us?
I have four in me.
For the record, my first usage of GAARP was in the Game 35 GT. And then Sax acknowledged it in the PGT. It took a while before it became the sensation it is today.
Duly noted, Josh.
It ain't happening.
MDIL: What is it going to take to get us over this slump?
Dusty: The off-season.
Oh goody, Belly2 to drive the nail into the coffin.
It huuuuuuuurts.
I should get going now, as long as it's considered a crime of passion.
"Dunn and Dunn." -Lyons
Guy who used GAARP on TBLA says he got it from MLBTR.
OMG.
My bracelet mojo is not working.
I'm going to give props to all who participated in this game thread.
Unfortunately I am weak willed and decided to get thrashed instead of watching this ...you know.
Cheers Peeps!
@Spanky
I didn't realize we had to choose between getting trashed and participating in the game thread. And here I have been getting the best of both worlds the whole time!
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