Random rantings and ravings about the Los Angeles Dodgers, written by a small consortium of rabid Dodger fans. With occasional comments on baseball, entertainment, pop culture, and life in general.
Ted Lilly (2-0, 2.77) vs. Derek Lowe (11-9, 4.40).
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COMMENTS: Anyone else miss Derek Lowe? When I saw WDDIM wearing a Lowe jersey at SoSG Fest 2010, I was reminded of Lowe's steady contributions to the Dodgers in years past. Last year, I advocated re-signing him as a free agent, but family-friendly Jamie had other ideas. Well, at least we've got Lilly for another month or two. Maybe the Dodgers will score him more than a run today.
4/3 vs. SF (W, 5-4): Sax
4/15 vs. WSH (L, 4-6): Dusty, Orel, Sax
5/6 vs. MIA (W, 6-3): AC, Sax
5/16 vs. CIN (L, 2-7): AC, Sax
6/12 vs. TEX (L, 2-3): Sax
7/5 vs. MIL (W, 8-5): Sax
7/21 vs. BOS (W, 9-6): Sax
7/24 vs. SF (L, 3-8): Sax
8/24 vs. TB (L, 8-9 (10)): Sax
8/29 vs. BAL (W, 6-3): Orel, Sax
9/9 vs. CHC (L, 4-10): Sax
10/5 NLDS G1 vs. SD (W, 7-5): Sax
10/6 NLDS G2 vs. SD (L, 2-10): Orel, Sax
10/25 WS G1 vs. NYY (W, 6-3 (10)): Sax
156 comments:
Who thought putting Kevin Millar in the broadcast booth was a good idea?
Podsednik 8
Threiot 4
Ethier 9
Loney 3
Blake 5
Kemp 8
Carroll 6
Ellis 2
Lilly 1
I assume Dylan Hernandez meant to put a 7 by Scott's name.
Actually, it's Joe Torre's innovative "Double Center" formation.
I just did a drive-by through Gas Lamp Baseball to wish the Padres well against these Jints.
I had to rewind to make sure, but Millar actually called Bumgarner "Obama" by mistake. That's a special kind of stupid.
Doesn't Lowe has a certain vibe of Zack Morris in that card?
@karina: there's definitely a 'saved by the bell' quality about the photo. and where the hell did he get that giant shirt? boston tent and awning? that said, i did like lowe. but i liked garland and like lilly too. no sense getting too attached, though.
Jamie McCourt? Against extramarital affairs? No!
Besides, if Derek really wanted to come back, he could have easily accepted arbitration.
Seems like a long time ago that D Lowe and Shaggy v1.0 were mainstays in the rotation.
Don't even talk about 2005, Mr. C.
@mlasf
I hate to say it, but at least we had a stacked farm system to draw on after '05.
@karina
You can't see the 12-pound cellphone in his back pocket from that angle.
One more note re GLB drive-by: they used the name Butt Gardener for today's Gnats SP. We didn't think of that one yet did we?
I think A.C.Slater took that pic...You have to respect Jamie McCourt for decision on not re-signig him for having an affair because we all know that in baseball that is what TRULY matters...Psht, E.R.A.? Those are useless!! Life Lesson children, character counts.....
...To quote Homer Simpson "In case you couldn't tell Marge, I was being SARCASTIC!!"
Mr.LA- Lowe not accepting landed us Aaron Miller. Win for us.
I think Carolyn Hughes is hiding under Lowe's shirt.
@Josh S: is your avatar from Marvel Zombies?
I'm drawing blanks on WDDIM.
@Sax: Yep. Although I can't remember what site I yanked it from. On close inspection, it looks like it may be fan art.
Stoopid Brian Wilson didn't blow the 9th.
And there the answer is, a few posts up. Hello.
C'mon you sumbitch Padres, knock off those bastard Giants.
I don't like you, Chris Rose. Go back to covering poker.
Giants fans are AWFUL at judging fly ball distance and pitch location.
Any predictions for today's game, Josh?
Dodgers 4, Braves 2.
MATT STAIRS USES HIS POWERS FOR GOOD
Lousy Padres, how I loathe them.
Psycho says defense is Matt's problem as Matt strikes out.
Note to Collins (and Steiner too): Not every single person is the "pride of" where they were born.
GO PADRES GO WIN WIN WIN DAMMIT
DAMMIT PADRES YOU SUCK ASS
Jeffrey Dahmer: pride of West Allis, Wisconsin!
Jints have a man on 2B w/ no outs in the 11th.
John Wayne Gacy: Pride of Chicago!
Oh, and
PODSEDNIK IS A WORTHLESS PIECE OF CRAP TRADE HIM FOR MAGIC BEANS HE SUCKS ASS
Strike em out: check
Throw em out: check
Josh S: pride of Glendale!
Ten mins bt posts...gotta mean we're sagging in the standings.
Karina, aren't you forgetting something today?
Yay. A lead. I am so thrilled.
@dusty
"ten mins bn posts..."
I'm here, but I'm working on the PCS finale.
I feel better just knowing you're there, Mr. C.
Braves fans giving Jints fans a run for their money in judging fly ball depth.
WTF is Lilly doing???
I'm glad he did it.
Epale everyone!
Good to see the Dodgers are winning for a narrow margin.
@Dusty Baker I don't know what I forgot, as usual :(
This is a crazy game, baseball.
@Karina
Your ^above^ post solved what you had forgotten.
Karina: pride of Maracaibo,Venezuela
wait...Luis Aparicio,Wilson Alvarez and CarGo and a former Miss World were also born here...I guess I won't ever been the pride of my hometown.
Scott Podsednik is really giving GAARP a run for his money in the "Worst Dodger Who Ever Lived" department.
@Mr LASF my money is on Andruw Jones and JD Drew
Dusty Baker: pride of his sofa
JD Boooo
Men on 2B and 3B with no out...
...out of the inning with no runs.
I just threw an empty the recycling bin harder than I should have.
Note to the Dodgers on field:most of you know Lowe's stuff.
Just saying!
Nice time for a GIDP, FJL.
The only one who would really know Lowe's stuff would be Martin, since he handled him from 06 to 08. It's not like Kemp and Loney studied Lowe while he was a Dodger.
Lilly almost lost his lilly on that one.
Nine hits for the Dodgers.
One run.
Watching White Sox-Tigers,Pierre just collected a RBI.
neighbor's grass is always greener,right?
@Mr LASF I just felt you just killed me on Assassins'Circle.
You have a point but you could think they might have picked up something about Lowe's command and mechanics.
MLASF surly factor: 5+
I'm not quite sure how I killed you, but nevertheless, they could have researched every move Lowe made during his tenure in Los Angeles, but that wouldn't make them mind-readers. They couldn't predict where a pitch was going, much less what pitch he would use.
Thank you,Admiral Ackbar!
@Mr LASF because you burned me with a better logic than mine.
That'll teach me to not complain :(
surly factor:3
Did KempKershaw hijack MLASF's blogger ID?
A.J. Ellis is a giant hole in the lineup.
I'd rather have a traffic cone bat instead of AJ Ellis.
If it means anything Karina, the Dodgers who played with Lowe are 4-for-11 with a walk. That counts for something! :)
Omar Infante is 2-for-3. That'll teach me not to mock his All Star status.
I will still mock his All Star status, just because it was so improbable and ill-deserved. I will accept the consequences of my karmic gamble.
Feels weird not to have had a Yankmes game on TV today...something evil must be afoot.
@Mr LASF I didn't get surly because you burnede me!it's because the Dodgers among other things.
In fact,I laughed, that'd be something my older brother would have told me.
At least you were nice enough to get a point for me :)
@Dusty Baker KempKershaw would have been harsh and might have drop a couple of sabermetrics stats
7 more hits than opponent = 1 more run
I hate Dodger math.
Infante is a very good player.He does well everywhere he plays.
Ten hits.
One run.
Sigh.
Dear MLASF:
When you get mad, can you punch Steve Lyons in the face instead of your wall?
Thanks,
Dusty
Where's the Poddy hate now?
WOW.
@MLASF
In other words, he should just hang out in the parking lot after an Angels game.
Dammit, Lilly, don't walk the guy batting .241.
@Steve Sax if all Sons and readers were heart-broken, we wouldn't sigh so much.
Though anyone could say the 2010 Dodgers are doing their best to btreak our hearts.
Freaking Giants.
No more Lilly.
Le sigh.
Pods singled, that's Josh's magic.
Lilly was great but that last inning he was getting just walloped - glad some of those didn't make their way out of the Yard.
Josh said this would be 4-2. Got a ways to go.
*worse
Man on 3rd,one out.Score a run, please?
HR here for E, making it 4 runs and fulfilling part of Josh's prophecy.
I'll take it.
Woo hoo, productive out!
Pierre just looked awful on LF, it was sad and cute when he tried to throw and get Damon out at second.
Score!
Thanks Dodgers for that run.
Now can you stop Braves to score some runs and if it's not too complicated, score a couple of runs?please?
thanks in advance.
12 hits and 2 runs?
I was just ready to type "Jansenmania may be over before it began" before that K.
Jansenmania may be over before it began.
Why Sherrill?WHY?
Torre, if you want to quit managing or managing the Dodgers, losing game after game is not going to make time faster.
productive out for the Braves boooooooooooo
Shit we're still in the 7th. I thought it was the eighth. Wishful thinking.
How does he do it? Dotel, Dotel.
OCTAVIO DOTEL IS THE PRESENT OF THIS ORGANIZATION
BEER IS THE FUTURE OF MY EVENING!
La Barba watched a nice meatball go by.
Belliard would NEVER watch a meatball go by.
Sittdown, JHey!
Hotel Dotel Holiday Inn! Love it.
FB is not up in dis bish. I miss him.
me too,Dusty.
Fred's Brim maybe the Dodgers suck, but your fellow snarkies don't suck.Enlighten us with your presence :)
Hate to root against you , Saito-san!
FB has been MIA all over the place.
How can a catcher be so poor of a hitter? Some of that, you know, seeing a million pitches thing has to rub off at some point, doesn't it?
Saito :(
Wish they didn't let you go
@Orel he was serious he'll take the break because the Dodgers :(
Great, my cable just went out again.
FUCK YOU AND YOUR MOTHER, CHARTER CABLE.
That is all.
Off thread:The Empire Strikes Back on TV, FTW!
I own those movies but I love to watch the Holy Trinity on TV
They show those a lot where you are, Karina. We hardly ever get them here. Not that I would know, since my friggin CABLE IS ALWAYS OUT.
RT @forcecast Raiders of the Lost Jedi Temple of Doom has begun. Seth Green makes cameo. George Lucas in the audience. Incredible.
this is at Indy Stunt Spectacular show
is it wrong to be excited about this?
Our new Kuoser.
It IS wrong to be excited about Temple of Doom.
Temple of the Doom is underrated!.I love my Indiana Jones truly,madly,deeply.
Dusty, they show more the prequels on TV, which I always watch too.
Too Kuose for comfort.
The Dodgers: They'll drive you to drink or disappear.
Wow, a Star Wars/Indiana Jones mashup is more than my heart can take,I hope they put it online or somewhere.
HAve no fear, Delino is here.
Broxton's really lost some weight.
I can't hang witcha on Temple of Doom, K. Usually agree, but this was tripe, in my opinion. But glad it makes somebody happy!
As for the 1st and 3rd ones, though...can watch them once a week.
Broxton is both thinner and Asian! He must have a great Beverly Hills guy to have done that work.
Broxton's got his pitch back.
Cue the Newman!!!
But not his job back.
Mazol tov, Kuo!
I WAS HALF RIGHT!!!!
We make lightly-attended, tame party.
You had the ratio right, Josh, which counts in my book.
We make party!
Or rather, I got the ratio correct.
Ha. I corrected myself too late.
YEAH, MY HOMEY GETS THE POSTGAME INTERVIEW.
Woo hoo, a win!
Trolled the last couple innings of the game but emotions are still running high from my visit to the O.C. Friday night so I did not comment(tell you about later,maybe). Currently getting hammered and about to pour some out for my dead homies playing AC. Chente is pitching tomorrow so maybe we will see some bloodshed. Auf Wiedersehen
Bang.
Oh shit. Not the AC thread, is it?
A win is a win. My 8 beers are 8 beers.
Heh...nice drive-by take, Spank. Like the diea of pouring some out for the fallen AC homiez. I feel like I should get a Mr. F tattoo or some fancy cursive writing for the back of my SUV referencing how I will never forget J. Steve.
Aw yeah, this is more like it.
I had a classic death scene reply to RBNs' recent but I'm so wound up I did not want to offend anyone.( It chastized Frisco's inhabitants)
What can I say I'm a man for the people.
SPANKY FOR PRESIDENTE!!
Can't say I disagree with Simers, and that's saying something.
http://tinyurl.com/26ncl3n
SRM in the running for Rookie Poster of the Year.
Currently taking donations,Pal.Pay.
Spent my money on beer and hookers, sorry.
Me too. That is why I'm hard up on cash.
Am I slow, or am I the last to realize one of the sons is actually a "daughter?"
At least that's what the pictures seem to reveal.
@ Dusty
I'm going to get an airbrush action shot of Meaniebrienie thrusting a chankla(sandal) on the hood of my mess of a '76 buick.
Only kidding... 'bout the MB part.
@ rbn
The hershey kisses?
I don't at all get the above-mentioned column. Maybe I'm (surprisingly) more sober than others, but what is Simers' particular beef with Manny? There's some veiled reference (utterly unsubstantiated) re steroids and/or their after-effects (so do women coming off of said fertility drug as Manny did more than a year ago also come down with strained calfs?). And an overall "Manny let us down" meme that just seems all too easy. I have no doubt that if Manny could be physically fit, he'd be out there for us. Even if it weren't utterly altruistic if that were the case, he would still have huge motivation to prove himself in order to garner another contract next season, no? Simers' "logic" breaks down there, as usual.
Shorter Simers: me hate Manny, Manny was good then he did PEDs, me hate McCourt, Manny + McCourt, some other key Dodger words to fill out the column, me hate Dodgers.
Where's All-Star Andre
@dusty
I don't think that T.J always grasps the difference between correlation and causation. Fuck. I can't always tell the difference between correlation and causation, either.
On the other hand, why am I still awake?
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