Thursday, September 16, 2010

Game 147 Thread: Sept 16 @ Giants, 7p

Ted Lilly (8-10, 3.58) vs. Jonathan Sanchez (10-8, 3.29).

COMMENTS: Claude Monet had a beard that even Casey Blake would envy. But that isn't the reason why we've led this GameThread with one of his key impressionistic works. No, with only 16 games left for the season, this is one of few chances left for impending free agent and late 2010 gun-for-hire Ted Lilly to show his stuff.

In eight starts with the Dodgers, Lilly is 5-2 with an ERA+ of 115 (just north of his career average, and basically on pace with his first half of the season with the Cubs). So I'm guessing Lilly pads his resume with a nice outing tonight, winning the series for the Dodgers, whose bats will finally wake up in the rubber match to leave San Francisco reeling.

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Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Dusty Baker 8
Josh S 4
Mr. F 5
Mr. Customer 2
Karina 9
Fred's Brim 3
Spanky 7
Meaniebreanie 6
NicJ 1

Nostradamus said...

Clean-up? Better bring my big-boy pants.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

You're our Mike Piazza, Mr C. Only without the heart-wrenching trade.

Nostradamus said...

Wish I had the 'stache for it.

Greg Zakwin said...

Furcal-SS
Theriot-2B
Blake-3B
Kemp-CF
Loney-1B
Mitchell-LF
Johnson-RF
Barajas-C
Lilly-P

rbnlaw said...

Fuck! Benched? WTF????
I'm telling Dave Stewart about this. He's gonna be pissed.

Be ready for a strongly worded memo, MLASF.

cc: C. Moriyama

Josh S. said...

Is Dusty going to be a late scratch again?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

But Dusty has so much more grit, Rbn!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Mitchell in left, huh? That should be...uh, interesting.

spank said...

SPANKYWOOD!

rbnlaw said...

@MLASF:
Bite my WAR!!!

Nostradamus said...

OK, ladies and gents. I'm pulling the rip cord. I'll see you on the fun side of the commute.

Kyle Baker said...

Uh-oh. Lotta pressure here. *practices slap bunts*

Neeebs (The Original) said...

@RBN:

That's alright. I'm right here next to you.

Kyle Baker said...

@Neeebs

I think I'm reading that the wrong way.

Kyle Baker said...

Shards with the early 1-0 lead over Pod Rays.

Kyle Baker said...

Classy crowd for Ryan Ludwick's return. Standing O, even from the Shards dugout.

Kyle Baker said...

I hope Spanky starts a fight with Uribe tonight.

MR.F said...

Yay hitting #3! And playing 3rd base.

karina said...

I love that I'm hitting 5th.Thanks Mr LASF!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

We need someone to protect Mr C. He keeps swinging at those sliders down and away.

MR.F said...

Epale, Karina.

Kyle Baker said...

I recommend a shock collar for Mr C. Swing at a bad pitch, get some volts.

Nostradamus said...

You're not the first to suggest such measures, Dusty.

Welcome back to the Best Coast.

Kyle Baker said...

Per D Hernandez:

Peter O'Malley says Frank McCourt needs to sell the #Dodgers: http://tinyurl.com/259k38f

spank said...

Just got a call from Selig saying I tested positive for M.E.D.'s (male enhancement drugs). Got the O.K. to play a doubleheader tonight.

Let's Play Two!


I see Waldo is back.

karina said...

Don't worry, Mr LASF.I'm gonna do my best!

Dusty, Mr C doesn't need a shook collar, I'll keep him in line :)

spank said...

Trying to figure out who the
LHWG's are in the line-up.

(looks at the top of the order)

MR.F said...

Not me! I'm not white.

spank said...

Your teddy is.

karina said...

@Steve Sax ah! those are lilypads! in Spanish it is nenúfares. My new word today.

when you choose art for GTs, you always choose stuff I love :)

spank said...

I'm not sold on NicJ as pitcher. He's inconsistent in the early innings then tends to get rattled and give up the long ball. Plus he has no k in his name.

Kyle Baker said...

Back on the sofa, Vinny!

Kyle Baker said...

Pod Rays down 4-0 in the 6th.

spank said...

Strong words from O'Malley

Kyle Baker said...

You, too, Padres!

spank said...

Yah! What they said

spank said...

Wassup Dusty! Fight any Crocs in FLORIDA

Paul said...

Since that is the Dodgers lineup I am considering it a compliment that I am not starting. I think I am hitting 2 for the Phillies.

But probably in the pen with the other degenerates.

Nostradamus said...

Raffy lives!

Nostradamus said...

That's good!

spank said...

Typical KKEMP

karen said...

Epale Ladies and Gents!!

Looks like I'm benched tonite. I'm here if you need me, MLASF.

Kyle Baker said...

@Spanky

No croc wrasslin'. Got the hell out of there as soon as I could. Hot and humid, lots of tourists, inflated prices, fake entertainment.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

You're in the 'pen, Karen.

Kyle Baker said...

Karen can pinch hit, too. Dan Haren-like.

Kyle Baker said...

Red undies triple.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Damn Voodoo witchdoctors.

spank said...

@ Karen

You can be my defensive replacement. I tend to not hustle let alone stand erect by the late innings.

NicJ said...

all my "k's" are saved for the game, spanky.

Nostradamus said...

Fukkity.

NicJ said...

what the fuck was that reed?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Damn you, Oyster Pubes.

spank said...

Fuck

NicJ said...

i hate this team.

im talking about the dodgers of course.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

That certainly was a bizarre rout taken by Reed.

Nostradamus said...

I thought you perscription took care of that, Spanks.

NicJ said...

Teddy already blew the only run of support he is getting tonight.

karen said...

Mr. C -- I thought Spanky's pescription caused that

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

He looked safe.

spank said...

Fuck that shit I'm dying over here with gameday. Anyone with a link for the game online

Nostradamus said...

@Karen

I meant the one from 7:30, not 7:33.

NicJ said...

maybe they should change their chant to "beat the AL pennant winner"

its a little wordy but "beat la" is getting too easy.

Josh S. said...

1 flukey run, eh? HOT STUFF!

spank said...

At least Lilly hit the ball unlike some people on the team

Kyle Baker said...

Vinny is just going on and on about the way we scored the run. Let it go, Vinny, let it go. We got it. Error caused it.

NicJ said...

how many other people in san francisco are sucking on a jolly rancher right now.


hayyyyooooooo!!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

No, Vin. Billingsley is not a good pitcher. He has no heart and does not know how to win meaningful games. Could you be anymore wrong?

NicJ said...

johnson is fucking us over.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

If I were Torre I'd pull Johnson immediately. He can't field right.

spank said...

Aw Shit

Nostradamus said...

Shee-it.

NicJ said...

can we at least start trying to injury people?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

And that's your ballgame, folks.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Why the fuck was Karina not in right like I intended? Stoopid Torre.

Nostradamus said...

Egad, we suck.

karen said...

I want to get into bed and pull the covers over my head

spank said...

Looks like Johnson can't hold his own

NicJ said...

i love how Ken Levine at the start of this series kept saying the giants and dodgers always broke one anothers hearts.

No, ken this team just sucks.

NicJ said...

what else is on?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I'm watching last season's Fringe finale now.

NicJ said...

boy, i sure wish we can bring this dude back next year.

spank said...

Jesus H. WTF is going on man

Nostradamus said...

Gameday will have to suffice from here on out. The clinical descriptions of our suckitude is comforting.

spank said...

Should have never put NicJ out there. Where are the K's Fool.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Where's the phone for the bullpen? Karen, you're in!

Paul said...

I love how I shell out big money for extra innings and I am in the Giants market but I somehow don't get to see this game.


Not that I want to see this mess.

Fuckery I tell ya!!! Fuckery!!

Kyle Baker said...

Good thing we have the heart of our lineup coming up to get us back in the game.

Kyle Baker said...

I go to make an egg scramble breakfast and come back to this shitgasm?

(The game, not the GT)

rbnlaw said...

Most depressed man in baseball right now?

Ted Lilly's agent.

rbnlaw said...

And I am available to PH, although leaving Neeebs' side will be a little difficult.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

@rbn - what's this about Dave Stewart telling Plaschke that you want a trade? I'm so pissed I could go on a radio show and point out your declining defense and baserunning ability!

Nostradamus said...

Erm, subject-verb agreement is my friend.

Josh S. said...

WHA HOPPEN?!

NicJ said...

instead of watching this i think i am going to write a thank you letter to Dr. Jerry Buss.

spank said...

I can't wait to see Loney in a Blue Jay uniform.

Kyle Baker said...

This is just hard to watch. The guys don't even seem to be trying. Just swinging for fences in case they make contact. Crowd taunting them...

It huuuuuuuuuurts.

spank said...

Change The Channel!

Change The Channel!

Paul said...

Maybe I am the bench coach.....

In that case this team is not going to be good for a long while....

See ya!!!

spank said...

Fuck It. Start beaning batters,No?

NicJ said...

i would say this team is a joke but this clearly isnt even funny anymore.

karen said...

This team has so much heart we'll be back in it in a jiff!!

*secretly cries*

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

@Nic - So it's like a Jay Leno joke then?

Kyle Baker said...

Did he Jeter that?

NicJ said...

YEAH BREAK HIS FUCKING HAND!!!!

Josh S. said...

Gonna catch up on Burn Notice instead.

Or just burn things.

NicJ said...

this team is becoming unlikeable.
They arent even trying against the giants.

karen said...

At least he hit Sanchez before Torre pulled him

Paul said...

Makes the 07 team look like world beaters.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Has John Ely even pitched this month? He could use some innings. Link too.

NicJ said...

Lilly was giving up too many HR's so naturally they pull him and put in Tron.

Kyle Baker said...

Oh, Troncoso. Right. That will make everything better.

Kyle Baker said...

DAMMIT

spank said...

My Fish and Chips are looking better than the Dodgers and putting out an effort to impress me.

Kyle Baker said...

Are you still on the pyro tip these days, Josh?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Seriously, I'm worried about Ely and Link. GET THEM IN THE FUCKING GAME.

spank said...
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Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I wouldn't care so much if it weren't the fucking Giants.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Too bad the Angels lost. If they had won, our loss would let us leapfrog them in the reverse standings.

NicJ said...

this is the last game i will care about this year.

karen said...

I think it's gotten to where watching Dodger baseball isn't very healthy for me

Paul said...

I am worried about Rbn. He needs some at bats!!

spank said...

I am ready to go all Ron Artest at the crowd in left field with a Chardonnay bottle as a weapon

NicJ said...

OH YEAH WE ARE COMING BACK MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!

NicJ said...

Burrell doesnt even know the rules.

STOOPID!!

Josh S. said...

Ely started on Saturday, no?

Kyle Baker said...

My god Reed Johnson looked like a fucking moron in that AB. It looked like he closed his eyes and swung as hard as possible.

NicJ said...

@DB, he has been taking some pointers from kemp.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Oh yeah, he did. But it's been four days. GET HIM IN THE GAME.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

At least Russ Mitchell doesn't have to be compared to Chin Feng-Chen by Jon Weisman anymore.

Kyle Baker said...

Can Ely plunk a batter on 4 days' rest?

NicJ said...

ely doesnt throw hard enough.

get jansen out there.

Kyle Baker said...

Hu did what?

NicJ said...

Hu Hit?

spank said...

CHIN-LUNG HU IS THE FUTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION

NicJ said...

i really hate burrell.

Kyle Baker said...

JEFF WEAVER IS THE....aw, forget it.

NicJ said...

future of a beer league softball game?

Paul said...

I am never getting my nacho bell grande.

Fred's Brim said...

Starting at first? Excellent!
I've always thought I could have been a good first baseman, except I bat and throw right handed.

NicJ said...

start throwing at people. Who the fuck cares if we look like poor sports.

spank said...

(jumps in the crowd, punches fan, drinks his beer then macks on his chic)

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

@FB - So does Pujols!

NicJ said...

i really hate the first place giants.

spank said...

LAKERS! LAKERS! LAKERS!

Kyle Baker said...

*follows Spanky into the crowd*

*slaps a granny's ass*

Paul said...

I want a twins-reds fall classic.

Cowherd would have a field day with those ratings.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I've already said I want Rangers/Padres.

NicJ said...

i would like a labor strike.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

So any good football games this Sunday? I know the Chargers game is blacked out. Saints play on MNF.

Fred's Brim said...

@MLASF I'm gonna have to work on my thighs then. Get Billingsly's trainer on the phone!

Fred's Brim said...

@DB did that granny have 47 pins on her hat?

Paul said...

Padres? I wasn't thinking of non-playoff teams. Then Royals-Pirates!!!

Fred's Brim said...

@MLASF Bills - Packers. The Bills will take their next step towards 0-16

NicJ said...

The NFL continuing its blackout policy in this economy is laughable.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Blackouts only serve to alienate people from the NFL further. When a game is blacked out, I'm more liable to get really pissed than I am to actually buy a ticket.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

According to Dylan Hernandez, Kemp's latest K has him tied with his previous season high.

NicJ said...

he is still a great player though.

(cries)

Paul said...

Yeah I have neve heard of someone change their plans to attend a game cause a black out. It is a punitive business practice.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

JOHN NOBLE IS THE FUTURE OF MY NIGHT

Fred's Brim said...

According to Dylan Hernandez, shaving is stoopid, even if your beard grows in funny

NicJ said...

the raiders had 7 blackouts last year?

i thought they had great fans?

spank said...

Seeing Flat Breezys' pic pop up on gameday put me in hysterics. It's like a punchline. Bam there it is.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I have confirmed that Jon Link has yet to pitch since being called up this month.

Tragic.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Wasn't almost every Jags game blacked out?

They definitely belong in LA.

Fred's Brim said...

what is Breezy's status after this season? Is he free to get kicked the eff out the door?

Josh S. said...

I'm glad Joe is making these bullpen moves. I don't want the game to get out of hand.

NicJ said...

well they better get here before MJD starts going downhill.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Sherrill will likely be non-tendered.

NicJ said...

@FB, one more year of arb. probably a non tender this year.

Fred's Brim said...

Jags or Bills. I hope it's not the Bills but their ownership situation will get bad very soon and may need to go somewhere else. And Toronto is not the answer either

NicJ said...

and then he will be signed by the red sox and become an all start closer once again.

Fred's Brim said...

Pubes plays the nice guy with the mercy K

NicJ said...

@FB, i think the bills are pretty committed to staying there.

Fred's Brim said...

Sox or Braves

NicJ said...

even though they are horrible the bills still have a pretty strong fanbase over there.

Jville is a ghost town.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Bills aren't leaving. The fans are too committed to that team. Not so much with Jacksonville.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Great minds and all that.

Fred's Brim said...

the whole Toronto thing has me scared. Luckily the games there have been disasters

spank said...

Didn't the Jags tarp half their seats to avoid blackouts?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I think the Toronto games are more of the NFL toying with the idea of pursuing more international markets.

I'll say this, if London gets an NFL team before LA, I'm gonna be pissed.

Josh S. said...

Marching and Chowder Society!

NicJ said...

@spanky, yeah they have been doing that for a few years. thats one way around the rule.

NicJ said...

i guess i have to start rooting for a team to sweep the giants out of the playoffs.

Or start rooting for the rockies, i really dont like them though.

Fred's Brim said...

The Bills' problem is Ralph Wilson. I don't know if the NFL can find a buyer that would keep them in town. Galisano won't do it and neither will Danny Wegman. Maybe Crazy Carl Paladino can find some cash after his campaign is over

Paul said...

Can we tarp this game?

NicJ said...

for what its worth FB, i just heard Jim Kelly saying he has a team complied that would be willing to step in to keep the Bills where they are.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I wonder if the Russert family would at least become a minority part of any new ownership bid.

Fred's Brim said...

Jim Kelly also said the Bills would win 27-17 last week :)

Actually that would be very cool

Fred's Brim said...

we should have traded his ass before the August 31 deadline

Fred's Brim said...

why am I getting mad about this team anymore?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Why is Dotel more preferable than Link?

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Jon Link is the only reason why I care anymore. I don't even know why, it's such a trivial matter. I don't even like Link all that much.

NicJ said...

i pretty much stopped caring like two weeks ago. Stupid giants series pulled me back in though.

Fred's Brim said...

Friends was a terrible show

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Only one of the castmembers of Friends is attractive.


That David Schwimmer. Hoo boy.

Fred's Brim said...

I thought I stopped caring too, but seeing wackasses like Dotel and Theriot and Johnson out there makes me want to choke people

NicJ said...

theriot doesnt bother me. Blake dewitt clearly wasnt meant for 2B. It would have been nice to have him now that the beard has fallen off the face of the earth.

Oh well.

NicJ said...

Maybe DeJesus win the 2B job next year.

(cries)

NicJ said...

link is warming.

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