Chad Billingsley (9-6, 3.82) vs. Roy Oswalt (6-13, 3.50).
COMMENTS: Wait a second here. The pitching matchup is Billingsley vs. Oswalt, and yet the GameThread leads with Josh S. vs. Mr. Customer? What gives? Well, here's the deal. Josh S. and Mr. Customer were the only two correct answerers of PCS Puzzle #10 (James and the Yellow Crayon) who could use the pair of tickets fro the August 18 Dodgers game vs. the Rockies. So they will duel to the death in today's matchup, based on these rules: If the combined number of hits by BOTH teams in today's game is an odd number, Josh S. gets the tickets; if it's an even number, Mr. Customer gets the tickets. (As if the advent of Assassin's Circle 2010 isn't competitive enough, right?) Anyway, this should be fun.
Who would have thought that these two gentlemen, civil with each other at SoSG Fest, would now be embroiled in a winner-take-all cage fight for a pair of free Dodgers tickets? (Matter of fact, now that I look at Mr. C a bit more closely, he does appear to have quite the smirk going on.) Best of luck, you two!
Oh yeah, and the game today. Oswalt was one of the few available pitchers at the trading deadline that the Dodgers coveted, but didn't get; he's started two games for the Phils since coming over and he has pitched 12.1 IP and given up 10 H and 6 ER (including one loss). Billingsley, on the other hand, has had his mettle questioned throughout his career by LA newspaper columnists who want to discard him; Bills has 3 ER in his last 27.2 IP (including a CG SHO in amassing 2 W and 1 L) and has looked pretty damn ace-like, if you asked me. I predict Bills rolls today (a prediction with which Dusty Baker agrees).
179 comments:
Podsednik 8,
Theriot 4,
Ethier 9,
Loney 3,
Blake 5,
Gibbons 7,
Carroll 6,
Ellis 2,
Billingsley 1
JOE NO USE KEMP HE DUMB HAR HAR HAR XFIP!
Wait, so I don't have to actually DO anything? Even better!
@Josh
I was just typing the exact same thing. Good thing for me it's not who can comment quicker.
JELLO WRESTLING TO THE DEATH!
I like the kind of competition where I don't have to actually do anything, and the outcome is determined by either a random set of circumstances (e.g., the roll of the dice) or a situation I have no control whatsoever of (e.g., a baseball game). Conversely, I suck at poker.
I think I just asked to get sabersmacked on Twitter.
@Josh:
Naw. MSTI is too busy reading his own tweets.
MLASF,
Thought that was going to be your tweet yesterday.
(I do hate myself for using the term "tweet" twice in one post)
I could go on and on about why Kemp is likely sitting in favor of someone like Gibbons or Podsednik, but that would only fuel the fire of every single stathead on twitter.
IT'S BEEN TWO FUCKING GAMES CALM THE FUCK DOWN
"JOE NO USE KEMP IN LINEUP HE DUMB STOOPID TORRE STOP BEING STOOPID OPS+"
That is beautiful, MLASF.
I have to say, Josh's line last night just keeps me laughing. I'm going to do my best to keep it alive.
And my point isn't that I WANT Kemp starting over Pods. Hell no! I'm just saying Kemp isn't lighting the world on fire, so it just isn't a big deal if he sits.
Plus, he's a bench weapon. Hooray! I forgot what those were like.
I like the twitheads calling for a trade yesterday. I also liked MSTI posing a Cano/Kemp trade.
That got a laugh.
Kemp for Cano is so 2008.
@MLASF: Thank you, sir.
Here's sort-of-hoping the only men to reach base all game are via walk, HBP, error, interference, dropped 3rd strike or fielder's choice (reserved for James Loney only). Nothing like a divide by 0 error in a SoSG contest.
Shit I can't believe you Torre!
Starting Jay again. I have to leave work early again and drain my phone. Come on Red!
As I was tweeting to Josh and that Dusty guy. What a great story. He never gave up and now his hopes and dreams are a reality. He won't let this opportunity slip by him after all we know it might be his last. So just like I knew he came up big last night.
Yes I am talking about Matt Kemp: Pinch Hitter.
Castro up. Should I have a strong Daiqiuri in honor of the event?
Here's hoping Castro holds some ill will toward the Phiwwies for cutting him.
My SoSG readers on Twitter are non fire! well played all of you!
If I could I'd give a standing ovation
@Paul how about a "Cuba Libre"?
Off for a while, running time!
^She's scouting a location for her ambush tomorrow, I fear.
It's off to kickboxing class to brush up on my assassin skills. Catch you all later.
GO BLUE!
Let's doooooo this!
Wait, I'm not even supposed to be here to avoid bad juju, right?
Schleprock, out.
I think if you're a featured part of the game thread, you're allowed to stay.
And stay out, at least until we have a six run lead.
I probably ought to be, ya know, working anyway.
Did anyone notice that it is up to James MacDonald to stop the Padres tonight?
Hah! Bills is ahead of Oswalt by three pitches! Where's your ace now, Philly? HUH? HUH?
Woohoo! Loney!
DOUBLONEY!
Wrong Roy, MLASF.
The beard provides patience.
I'm confused. What wrong Roy?
You asked where their ace was. That's the other Roy.
Eh, nevermind. Not my best.
That's a serious blow to GibbonsMania.
GIDPBBONS.
Oh, Halladay. I got you.
Crap.
I don't understand. After Loney doubled, the MLB Gamecast told me we had a 58% chance of scoring a run.
That inning was lost fast.
Sit Down Phool!
Finished yoga; no kids in the hizzy; wife at work.
Surly factor -3.
Need to practice my breathing for the circle tomorrow.
I don't know why Domonic Brown's parents didn't just go ahead and make that last i an o too. Why not?
Just by watching that at-bat by D.Brown I can tell what kind of ballplayer he'll be.
All talk and no substance
Apparently (from a tweet I saw on At Bat), Phillies fans call Werth "Beard" too.
I am deeply, deeply offended.
Podsednik flips off the Dodger bloggers yet again.
And Theriot joins him. Double bird!
Ethier, YOU BIG DUMMY
DAMMIT ANDRE
Surly factor: 3
Hungry factor: 5
The Cubs are just selling their middle infield away to the NL West. Giants get Mike Fontenot.
The Cajun MegaPowers explode!
Dammit Bills do not walk Oswalt!
Monday just told me Chad's pants are dry. Thank God, I was so worried.
Deadspin says it's fake, but if Kemp is benched because he showed his little bison on the internet, I may never stop laughing.
How does Ross Gload look like the world's greatest 1B all of a sudden?
Keep it together Chadley
Oh this isn't good.
I wish the action would stop so Lyons can tell me more about the Schofield family accomplishments.
Fuck me with a bleeding ground ball.
Surly factor back to 0
Could've been worse I guess.
I hate Ruiz so much.
Is Eric Collins in the same stadium as the game?
Eric, look at the outfielder first, then get excited.
Dead flesh sighting
Could have been much worse
MS2B!!!
Good ol' wide eyes
Theriot, if you get a hit here, I will suspend my mocking of you for one whole week.
Hate You
FUCKING THERIOT I FUCKING HATE YOU
Quiet theRiot
this just feels like a shutout.
Bloody Hell
Jeez Bills, what the hell?
just need an out now.
Almost out of it...
Hee hee. No runs for you.
It's a good thing the bullpen didn't fall to pieces yesterday, cause that would really leave us at a disadvan -
...
D'OH
Right On. Thought we were screwed but homie came through.
what gives? i thought dre was on fire.
What the hell? I just saw three pitches delivered at once on Gameday.
just make the dude throw some pitches please.
oswalt is getting a more favorable zone than Bills. The ump must read the LA times.
craptacular at bat, Loney.
It does seem a little shutty-outty in here.
Beard power, activate! Form of: competent player!
What are the odds of Brad Lidge blowing up in the ninth? Please say likely.
I came home to see that King James struck out.
@Josh I'm also deeply offended that Werth shares a moniker with OUR Beard.
1-7 with RISP tonight, and the 1 was an infield hit.
And we're outhitting them too. I hate that.
LINEUP SCORE NO RUNS TORRE DUMB HAR HAR HAR XFIP!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
no sympathy when my team is playing bad.
Seriously, what the hell are they putting in Gload's coffee the last two days?
would of been nice if we were able to tag him out before he limped into second.
Off topic: I sense fear in Mr C
No more Gload in the lineup, so at least the Phillies will stop scoring runs.
When the hell did Mike Sweeney join their team?
bills is starting to get whacked around a bit.
why cant we get outs in this place?
OH SONUVABITCH
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Is someone going to give Chad some support here?
i think we can win tomorrow.
COME ON THIGHBOY
Dodger Killer up.
wow, that was close.
GEEZUS
@Nic J we can win tonight.Let's watch.
Minimal Damage
Whew. That could have been so much worse. And yet, a 2-0 deficit feels like 10-0.
but it is still 2-0
Work the walk Carroll, just work the damn walk.
make torre look stupid kemp.
Hit one out.
come on cochino homerun
well, he just make the blogger look dumb instead.
KKEMPED!
maybe we get two innings of crappy bullpen if we are lucky. More likely we are just getting lidge, which might be enough.
Hey, it's KJ!
The Lucky Rabbit's officially out of the game, so it's now whack-a-reliever.
yay!! oswalt is out!
Sientate Dobbs!!
i think gibbons is just slow enough to make his catches look spectacular.
mission complete agent oranje.
Madson. Oh how I hate Madson.
Work the damn walk, Pods.
god damn it that was almost out.
Woohoo! Scotty Pods with the leadoff double!
will the dodgers waste another lead off double?
It's that time again, Theriot. You get a hit and drive in Pods, and I will suspend mocking for a whole week.
That works, too!
@NicJ: Don't worry, this way it's not a rally killer.
that is so bullshit, tthat was a ball alllllll fucking night.
Still Hate You
C'mon Andre, get some magic going.
i hate you andre.
i think we can win tomorrow.
Ethier you hack. you're only good every other day
god damn you Pods for not hitting it out.
FUCKING FUCK HOW THE HELL DO YOU WASTE TWO LEADOFF DOUBLES IN ONE GAME FUCKING FUCK FUCKITALL FUCK THIS SHIT FUCKING FUCK
Loney's tapped out for the month already.
We suck.
umpire is fucking us over tonight with this strikezone.
Yeah, this zone is total shit.
GameDay doesn't work, you're my eyes.
:(
Yeah, I'll trust you guys.
Brad Lidge. Brad fucking Lidge.
If we can tee off on Lidge and get the win, I'll call this season a win.
dodgers go 1-2-3 in this inning. I can feel it.
well maybe gibbons will do something.
Josh S., leading coming around the far turn, into the stretch (13 hits total)
Base hit, walk and a dinger for a 3-2 lead????
Anyone???
good pitching beats terrible hitting.
Crap.
Two outs to go.
two outs.
i think we can win tomorrow.
Waning Gibbons
I don't want to win the tickets this way...
It all falls on the shoulders of Jamey Carroll.
One last strike.
it really sucks how you can just tell this team isnt going to score for the night in the third inning.
Sorry Sacks o' Crap
1-10 with RISP.
You think you would be able to score at least one run by accident with 10 RISP.
We will never sweep a series called by Eric Collins.
This loss is clearly the result of Kemp not in the lineup. Stupid Podsednik, not being Kemp. Screwed this whole team.
I had this penciled in as a loss. They'd better win tomorrow.
GO J-MAC!
i never really get the point in complaining about the manager sitting your best player. Why cant we complain about our best player playing like crap?
At some point you cant blame the manager for everything. Players gotta play.
Fuck, it didn't work.
I declare "Waning Gibbons" the comment of the night, however. I laughed and cried at the exact same time,
My highlight lowlight was the free credit report stupid credit rating had an Angel logo instead of a Dodger logo.
i hate the cubs for being the cubs.
I take full responsibility for this loss, as I said we would be shut down after plating 15 last night.
Well, Frank and I take responsibility.
And Colletti.
And Torre.
Lousy Cubs.
Oh dear god. Rex Hudler is on MLBN.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
he still has that damn baseball in his hand too.
I will be doing back flips if the cubs can spit this series and the Dodgers win tomorrow
Are we getting any turds off the waiver wire?
Damn. I had that he'd next be appearing on COPS in the pool. Seemed like a smart bet at the time.
However you will see Neeebs passed out in a kiddie pool with a bunch of floating natural light cans on COPS soon.
I thought Hudler would be calling baseball in Japan. They love giant phonies like Ultraman and Godzilla.
PGT up. Boooooo
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