Hiroki Kuroda (8-11, 3.48) vs. Randy Wolf (10-9, 4.67).
COMMENTS: So how is that move to the Brewers working out for you, Mr. Wolf? You were 11-7 with the Dodgers and a 3.23 ERA with a 122 ERA+. Now your ERA+ is 84, which would be the worst mark of your career. Your team is 4.5 games worse than the Dodgers and 13 GB the division leader (the Dodgers are only 12 GB the Padres). So how are you feeling now, huh Randy? (Besides the additional $19M coming to you over the next two years, that is.)
Ah, it's hard for me to bag on Randy, given his 20-13 record across two seasons. But I still want Hiro to get back to an even W-L record, so let's hope new Dodger Rod Barajas is batting fourth, fifth, and sixth in today's lineup.
photo from R Baly's first Dodgers blog! We're positively retro here at SoSG!
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I'm already experiencing time displacement confusion from going back and forth between '07 and '10 posts. A Randy Wolf start isn't going to help me any.
Time After Time-
Cyndi"Birdcrap Mouth"Lauper
Any day that Randy Wolf is not pitching against the Dodgers is a day that I wish Randy Wolf all the best. I always liked having him on our team.
"so let's hope new Dodger Rod Barajas is batting fourth, fifth, and sixth in today's lineup." - if you had told me before the season that this statement would be appearing in a game thread in August I think I may have taken the year off.
Done with my retro trip for today. Knocked out July and August on a long lunch.
I couldn't decide between these two for my Flashback Gem of the Day:
1. "Steve Sax said...
What to do with this Andruw Jones character? Watching the Braves send the man from second on a single to Pierre was such a fait accompli, Pierre obviously had no shot to muster a decent throw home. Can't we get a CF with an arm? And is it worth it to bid for Jones, batting .200 this year?
7/04/2007 7:33 PM"
or...
2. From this post by Orel:
"So stick your head in the oven or bake a victory cake. It doesn't matter, because no NL West team is going to the World Series anytime soon."
Fine, if no one else will do it...
Theriot
Ethier
Ramirez
Kemp
Blake
Loney
Carroll
IN ROD WE TRUST
Kuroda
Ooh! Gotta say #2. 1 is too sad.
Gotta love the secret weapon hitting 8th. They'll never suspect...
(I realize this is also sad)
If you swap #7 and #8 in the line-up, it spells out "Terk Blick."
That has to be a good sign, right? Everyone loves a terk blick.
I know I do.
Yeah, my old blog. You guys are going retro! lol
Josh said Rod.
As long as the rod and the terk blick don't get confused, or near each other for that matter, we should be fine.
Reds were leading the Giants 10-5 going into the bottom of the 8th. Now Ondrusek is doing his best to blow it, giving up a three-run homer to Uribe. Nobody out.
Yeah, they're totally gonna blow it.
(I have now said "rod" AND "blow it.")
Tied up, still now outs.
STOOPID REDS. Why were we so bad against them?
11-10 Giants going into the ninth. The Reds gave up 6 in the 8th. Who do they think they are, us?!
Now the Reds tie it up again, just to mess with me.
Go on Josh. I find this conversation you're having with yourself both entertaining and therapeutic.
Yeah. I was too lazy to look up the box score update for the Reds game. I was counting on you to just say what happened.
I was only going to make the one comment about it, but then the fail parade broke out.
Pls keep commenting so I can keep up whilst waiting for my ride. Easier than looking up box score!
I opened the box score browser thing finally. 11-11 after 11.
Going to the 12th, still tied at 11.
Meanwhile I count the minutes until the Dodger game starts so I can blather on about that instead.
This is the most awesome thing anyone has ever done about anything.
http://youtu.be/InlRcSrSKk0
Fuck me, it's hot in Burbank.
Cincinnati has taken the lead.
Lovely 'Dre
Reds win!
As opposed to "Reds, win!" which was the subtitle of Karl Marx's grave.
And the Reds hold on.
At Least Swing Dude
I love you, commie bastards!
@Dusty - That was also a subtitle of Marx's grave
RESPECT THE ROD
It's a Dre Day
ANDRE YARDAGE
Where is everyone? Having a life
Man I had not seen Manny get a hit in a long time
Manny got a hit!
Just realized the Giants lost in 12 innings to Cincy.
It's about time, Reds!
KKEMP Wif a K
Manny doubled! SELL SELL SELL!!!
That's a shame
Ugh.
what the hell? bowa needs to learn how to thrown up a stop sign.
we should probably have more runs. Randy is horrible this year.
I should be used to this.
three hits, no outs, no lead.
I should probably stop paying attention for my sanity's sake.
Oh, that's not good. Perhaps I should do something else.
Brewers fans seem very angry.
Or maybe its just because nobody is there so everyone in the crown is audible.
Epale everyone!
My parents have some friends over...I hope when I get back this is still a winnable game
now bowa puts up the stop sign.
Come on James...
STOOPID LONEY HE NO HIT HOMER HE WORTHLESS
YAY!
FJL baybee
dodgers retake the lead!
mrs dusty edit: fuck this home plate ump.
@Josh S: I should warn you about those 2007 archives:
It doesn't end well.
Theriot running riot! LHWGs rule!
cc MSTI
cc KK
"Lorenzo Cain" sounds like a soap opera villain.
MANNY RUNZ
manny might be playing us into some prospects.
They left! and the Dodgers are winning!
MANNY! Fuck the haters. You still the man, Manny!
Cc: Haters and stat-lickers
WOOHOO WE'RE GOING TO MILK CHICAGO FOR ALL IT'S WORTH
Manny now putting on a show. He'll be a White Sock by Friday.
Manny insurance!
if he leaves the Dodgers and plays with the Sox de Blanco, he better get there on a offensive roll
im gonna miss him.
I cant hate a dude that brought the Dodgers out of a 20 year playoff drought.
@Sax: It's still fascinating to me, especially since I barely paid attention to the Dodgers that year. Also, I like watching the evolution of one of my favorite sites.
I could really go for a hot dog right now...
@NicJ I feel the same way, but lucky for me, he might get the Sox de Blanco into the playoffs (I'm aware that's a sort of a stretch)
Damn. The inability of non-Canadian catchers to throw anyone out continues.
I'm so happy I'm not even going to worry about that errant apostrophe in MLASF's comment!
Damnit.
What errant? For all "it is" worth.
nothing says party like correcting grammar on the internet.
That's how depressing this season is.
Where's the Grammar Fight?
DB, Please do.
Checking back in to test my schleprock factor tonight.
Sorry I was trying to type a purposefully errant grammar comment to comedic effect but screwed it up while I was paying the parking guy.
STOOPID PARKING GUY!!!
You should have told him "Hang on for a second brother im trying to be witty on a baseball blog"
he would have understood.
Frank McCourt is the parking guy!
T.J. SIMERS' PREMONITION HAS COME TO FRUITION
IT IS TRULY THE END OF TIMES
i love when hiro throws that pitch.
what is that about MLASF?
I couldn't because I was the one driving and there were other cars behind us. *hangs head shamefully*
Today's piece by Simers
http://bit.ly/d4RGNX
ugh, i have to actually read him?
Could someone summarize Simers so I won't have to give him page hits?
Torre part of an ownership group? Interesting.
I think i would like that mainly because Chad and MSTI would commit group suicide.
Sigh, fine.
"First order of business as your new owner of the Dodgers, I would be dropping the price to park, while offering Frank a chance to work the lot, given his experience and need to repay the money borrowed from his brother to support the soon-to-be ex-wife.
Whatever the cost, tell me it wouldn't be worth it for the chance to waive to the Parking Lot Attendant as you passed by."
It would take a lot for me to renounce my devotion to the Dodgers. Simers would fall under "a lot."
Just imagine how hated Simers and Paschke would be if people actually read the LA Times.
Is that Simers' misspelling of wave?
Torre is the future of this organization?
Hey, it's Chris "No Relation to Eric" Dickerson!
Simers mispelled wave.
STOOPID LATIMES EDITOR
Epale, everyone!
me tuning in for the 8th inning with the Dodgers leading, nothing bad can happen right?
@Nic - It would only serve to inflate their already massive egos. And Plaschke already gets enough attention on ATH. I'm just praying he pulls a Mariotti one of these days.
Broxton pitching the 8th also does not help my time confusion.
I hope Plaschke pulls a Mr. F.
Broxton pitching a good inning is also a flashback
Gagne in to pitch the ninth.
How about some insurance, fellas?
And now Trevor Hoffman in what looks like the navy and ass colored Padres uni
Lorenzo Cain sounds like a character name from a Blaxploitation film.
loney needs to pick up the HR pace if he wants to finish the season with 13 again.
Hey King James, a double for luck?
@Nic, have you seen Black Dynamite?
three hard hit balls, three outs.
Time to spin the bullpen wheel of death.
Sherrill or Beli?
Cake or death?
They can win this game.
Shucks.
HAHA, yes i have FB.
cmon Belli! I believe in you!
Stay away from the anaconda malt liquor.
This can't end well.
Belly? Really?
one down.
Don't give up on Belisario, after all, he pitches for the Dodgers!
I've been watching the X-Files lately.
Come on Belli! I want to believe.
the Milwaukee bay boy was bigger than Carroll
and stay away from Crenshaw Pete and his hot-ass coathangers!
I mean, what could go wrong? Plus STOOPID TORRE is coming in to overmanage the pen. I feel good about this!
*Mr F's himself*
PLATOON CLOSER
I'd rather have Belisario than Sherrill
Hey guys heeeeeeere's Georgie!
My dinner is dancing conga in my stomach
What does it mean to Mr. F oneself in that context?
cmon Breezy, I believe in you!
has anyone ever noticed that there is a little tab on the bottom right of the comment box in blogger and you can change the size of the text box?
The more you know....
We are have the new nasty boys! However nasty has a different meaning.
@NicJ: WTF.
Has that always been there?
Do something exceedingly stoopid to get oneself killed.
im not sure, but i just noticed it.
Uno mas.
Nice play!
Don't tell me Torre is calling another pitcher again
What web browser are you using, Nic? I don't have anything like that.
Safari
cmon Product-of-a-worthless-deadline-deal, I believe in you!
Chrome here.
Don't see the option on Safari mobile (iPhone).
No customization for me either, but I'm on iPad, so no real surprise there.
@NicJ I use Safari too and I can't see it
ah yeah it doesnt have it on my PC running firefox.
weird.
there we go!
it's been quite a while for me
Not on Firefox, but on Safari.
Oh hey we won cool.
YAY!!!!!!
now back to this text box...
I was one puckered-arse lil bish on that last fly out to Kemp.
Dotel gets the save. Is that his first with LA?
@NicJ I found it! anyone else: why don't you try to drag the right bottom corner?
Yay.
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
Can - Oh Yeah
And then we won while I was fucking around with blogger widgets.
if you wear your socks high, but don't have any stirrups, aren't you just a dandy?
We make party!
Shake It-Sean Paul (this one is for you Dusty)
Manny's on waivers. I'll be back after drinking.
Our second road series win outside of the division!
And it's not even September!
Ok, THAT is kind if a downer.
Thx Karina!
I'm going to go with Summer Mood by Best Coast since I'm back on my beloved coast.
Tomorrow is the real test of the Collins Curse. If they win, it will be the first non-NL-West road sweep since 6/19/08.
Party makin!
Wanna be startin something- M Jackson.
"Last Dance With Manny Jane" - Tom Petty
(Whattya mean that's not a real song?)
6/19/08????
That is almost as far back as the timeframe that Josh and his Delorean are stuck in.
do you think we'll know tonight if Manny will leave the Dodgers?
Manny will be gone by the end of the week. He'll leave to an A.L. team to prove he can still hit and get a contract offered to him for much money.
It's just "The Nature of The Beast"-
April Wine
*fingers in ears*
Speaking of April Wine...
That Manny's a "Roller" and the "Talk of the Town."
Living Well is the Best Revenge
-R.E.M.
2 wins in a row? The masses are opiated!
That made me want to listen to Mexican Wine by Fountains of Wayne.
@Rbnlaw I love your selection on new R.E.M.
you rock tonight!
Dusty
you might have a bright future in sales.
10 o clock and 95 here still. Not happy.
Why does H. Ramirez look like a penny?
Probably says how crappy this season has been but watching the Giants-Reds highlights might have been the zenith of my season.
@Paul
I've got to get my shit together.
I just noted this gem from FB earlier today in a different thread:
"The seats were pretty good and I remember getting drunk and yelling something obscene at BJ Surhoff (cleverly relating his first name to a naughty act)."
I think I'm going to go to bed now because it can't get any better than that.
The beautiful thing - or one of the beautiful things - about this blog is the fact that I can be lying down almost asleep then suddenly start giggling like a schoolgirl because I am picturing Fred's Brim drunkenly taunting BJ Surhoff in Milwaukee (even though I have never met Fred's Brim).
@Dusty: I agree. And I've never met BJ Surhoff.
pgt late but up!
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