COMMENTS: It's the last series of this regrettable 2010 season, and I, am, in misery. But sort of like Adam Levine getting abused by Anne Vyalitsyna, here I am, enjoying the fact that I'm back for at least one more GameThread. Ely, whose 2010 career trajectory matches the arc of the Dodgers' season, takes the mound to try and win the first of three games that we'd need to claw our way back to .500. Can you even believe that, after two straight postseason appearances, we're talking about holding out a glimmer of hope that we'll make it back to absolute mediocrity? Forgive me if I'm a little Kroenke. I'm going to go sit by the pool. Right, Anne?
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@Sax, While I admire your insistence on staying on topic, in the future, it is not necessary to stick a Maroon 5 reference in a thread as an excuse to include a picture of Anne Vyalitsyna.
Ah, the old "bearded two-hole."
she's purty.
JMart is the hitting coach tonight. Hopefully, he's taking the "do as I say, not as I do" approach.
@Mr F: I'm actually partial to Maroon 5, despite Levine's high register. I like the Police, Hall and Oates, and Stevie Wonder influences.
I think their latest album is their worst, however.
@Josh S: is Martin making everyone bulk up before the game?
@Sax, Oh I have nothing against Maroon 5. I'm just saying you don't have to tax your head to come up with a reference to the band anytime you want to include a picture of Ms. Vyalitsyna in a post =P.
I didn't know Ken Levine had a band. Talented guy.
Office Jailbreak!
Still no sign of peace between Dish Network and Fox Sports. This is going to be a dark weekend if I don't get a send-off from Vin.
(cries)
Just want to announce one of the newest Dodger fans. Manuel "Manny" James aka to blogger Paul Jr. born on Sept 29th (a Dodger win day!). He is doing great. His new dad is happy but a little delirious right now.
Go Dodgers! Let's make it 2-0 with Manny!
Congratulations, Paul!
I felt a disturbance in the force. Now I know why.
Theriot batting leadoff? Wow.
Not like it matters at all anymore, but still.
Congrats, Paul! Cigars and Scotch for all!
Yeah, Paul!!! Congrats!!!
Greetings Boys and Girls!
Congratulations Papa Paul! You've received lifes greatest blessing.
Welcome Manny!
Glad we got Manny back into the Dodgers fold.
Way to go Paul! Congratulations!
Zach Kroenke has a tony head.
Surliness-100%
.500 is slipping away! It's all I have left!
Indeed.
Why couldn't the D-bags do this in Frisco?
We're already losing?
311-Beautiful Disaster
First of all, congratulations Paul!
Epale everyone!
This guy has a 21.60 ERA! Come on guys!
D'oh. 18.00 ERA already.
Epale Karina!!
I'm currently like the kid in the candy store with no money looking at my T.V. screen hoping the game will magically appear.
LOSER!
KKemp didn't strike out. We make party!
Ouch.
@Spank--Consider getting DirectTV. I've had it for about 10 years and have been happy with them.
I like me the DirecTV too...
Here we go. Russ Fucking Mitchell. Give me a break Man. HATE YOU!
Hey Saxy! Where are the updates for the PODS/GNats.
I dislike Mitchell too. I really don't know why, I just do. I also thought he should have beat out that throw.
Clayton Richard has a shaky inning but it's 0-0 in SF
Evils 0, Lesser Evils 0
I like DirecTV too
Spanktopus: why do you need my SF/SD updates? Can't you just watch the game on your satellite di...
Oh. Sorry!
Pod are up 1-0
go Pods
what's the problem with your tv, Spanky?
@Mr.F--That's exactly how I feel. The Evils and the Lesser Evils. Let's hope the Lesser Evils find their mojo.
russ Mitchell has one of those faces where I just want to punch(like Ellen and SBIL). His batting average doesn't help.
This is the third inning, let's have hope
Paging Brad Ausmus...Your pitcher is imploding
@ Karina
My satellite provider and the Dodgers broadcast network are negotiating a new contract and us lucky ones got blacked out until they can agree on a new one.
I am starting to believe I should have just stayed in bed and never got up.
I thought that, Spanky, in July
5-0 lead in the third and these washouts are trying to steal bases on us?
Fuck the Snakes.
@Spanky I feel your pain, that's very close to a human rights violation, no fan should be subjected to such pain.
However, anyone could argue the Dodgers have had all of us in pain this season.
Let's all wish Matt Cain a disasterous birthday
And, oh yeah...I hate Stephen Drew
Yah. It's a shame. But hey! I got a shitload of beer, AUSMOSS is managing,and fuck, I got some fresh fish to go running with.
Time to reveal one of my heart's secrets: I'd wish Cain pitched for the Dodgers
Hey, in all seriousness...what does a bench coach do?
Pods up 4-0!!
Hooray for the Lesser Evils!
4-0 Lesser Evils!!!!
@ karina
I am not surprised since you want Beltre back too.
adrian gonzalez diggler hits a homerun and i cheered. i hate myself right now. i feel like i need a shower...with some bleach.
And the Pirates beat the Marlins!
Hey El Monte
Cleanse yourself off Imperial Beach
I'm with Karina on the whole Adrian Beltre thing.
@el montanero--It does make one feel dirty rooting for the Padres, doesn't it?
Am I the only one who remembers Beltre's tenure with the Dodgers or what. he only had one good year.the rest of time he was on the D.L. Am I wrong?
Bison just tied his high in HR with 26.
@karen
1996 is still burned into my brain. and as much as i hate giants fans, padre fans have done their damnedest to make me hate them over the years. choads, all of them.
@el montanero your puppy is so cute
@Spanky he is Dodgers homegrown and he had decent seasons, but he left after the best one with the Dodgers.
@Spank--I thought Beltre did fine as a young player and he had a great 04.
Plus, if we're going to be telling our hearts secrets...He was my dad's favorite player and I can't go against my daddy!!
@karen great minds,girl
@ the ladies
I hear you. Beltre had alot of promise when he was coming up (much like Kemp)but I feel like he could have been much better(just like Kemp).
This game is fucking over.
@ karina
thanks, but believe me he knows it. he uses it to his advantage all the time. he put his chin on my lap and looks up at me with soulful puppy dog eyes whenever i'm eating...and i'm still dumb enough to give him something.
@spanky
i'm with you, i liked beltre and i'll always root for a dodger (save for jeff kent), but every year it was the same thing, "waiting for him to explode, to be a superstar in this league". the word i hate the most is potential, and i'm starting to get the same feeling with bison. kinda like lamar odom, benoit benjamin, and as much as i loved the guy, raul mondesi.
Don't start with Mondesi.
I'm gonna love Rauuuuuuuul until my last breath
We are losing 7-1. That's bad.
Padres are up 5-0. That's good.
@el montanero my Cocker Spaniel is the same,though he knows I won't give in easily,unlike he does with my parents.He does know I'll pet and kiss him as much as he wants, if I don't he starts barking and crying.
Both of them know they're the bosses
*sigh*
cain hasn't been abel to get anyone out. get it...cain...not abel...'cause most of us heathens and the ny times test...never mind.
BEANBALL RIGHT NOW!
You're a clever one.
@karina
gunther (my dog) is half daschund and half corgi. he's 23 lbs. and 25 inches long...i'm 6'-0" and 170 lbs...and yet somehow he takes up 2/3 of the bed. he owns me.
My dog is on a diet. I have forced myself to become immune to puppy eyes.
@el montanero--Your Gunther sounds like he is related to my dogs. They've definetly put us in our place.
@Spank--Will your wrath be sans clothes?
@Orel Coper should go on a diet. He had his vaccinations yesterday and we found out he gained 3 lbs, that's a lot for a Cocker Spaniel,
@el montanero Coper does the same with me. If he doesn't do it, he demands me to hug him, if I move he hits me with his paws so I stay on my rightful place and keep hugging me. Since I have Coper, I say dogs own us, not the other way around
Thanks all!!!
I am still a rookie at this diaper changing thing but getting better.
Meanwhile Manny wants to know why he heard me complaining about Kemp so much. Since he has been alive he has been fantastic!!
yay three more runs, go Dodgers!
When did Sherrill eat Broxton?
Epale Y'all
Congrats to Paul on Manny's arrival. Glad to know that everyone is doing well.
Tuned in to see that the Snakes are ahead, YIKES! We've got some work to do. As Karina says "It ain't over till it's over".
Epale MB!!
You're right...no fat lady singing here!
Vin just described David Eckstein as "one of our all-time favorite players."
@Orel--I wonder who Vinny means by "our"
@Orel our ? that sounds like a LOT of people
two-run Rowand HR makes it 6-3 SD in the bottom of the sixth, with one out
Eckstein as a favorite player? I'm waiting for Saxy to weigh in on that one.
Ryan Webb into pitch. Let's see how this Pen-Itentiary performs when they need it most
aaron rowand trotted around the bases like he does that all the time. come on, madres, i don't want to have to sweat this one out.
Vin uses the royal "we" a lot. But he's rarely that forward about a player.
Runners in scoring position for SF, 6th inning
I just heard about Paul's new bundle of joy! Congrats!
At least we narrowed the gap.
i can't even look at giants fans while they're happy...no more mlb channel. only gameday for score updates.
And the Padres are anally probing Matt Cain on his birthday! Everything's coming up Milhouse!
Wait, someone already used that? DAMMIT.
Webb, not so much of a penitentiary warden. he leaves the game with two out (he recorded one more out) and walked Uribe, K'd Renteria, and let Cody Ross double Uribe over to third.
So it's second and third with two out and Thatcher coming in, B6.
And thatcher lets Torres single in a run. Men at the corners with two out and now it's 6-4 Padres.
Padres, your bullpen abandon ye.
I just can't stand to see Giant fans happy.
Padres wilting...
Is it irrational to get angry while watching happy giants fans?
Even when we root for the Pods, they still find a way to screw with us.
Just tore the whole neighborhood a new one with Black Sabbath-The Mob Rules.
Surliness-10
Shit! How long was I gone?
@NicJ--Consider me highly irrational
6-4 Padres in the seventh
@NicJ @karen I'm outraged. To see a large crowd of Giants fans THAT happy doesn't feel natural.
Those orange rags are irritating me
Can anything that has taken place this season be considered rational?
HaHa!
Re-reading the GT and figured out Coper was a canine and not Karina's kid. Blew my mind
Damn you, Padres!
Congrats Paul! And, welcome to the wonderful world of Blue, Liitle Manny!
Steiner just said "easily beats Johnson."
That's all I gots.
Is this thing on?
Looks like I brought this bish down to a stop
Sandoval PHing in SF.
LOSING SEASON!
We make...potty.
What is this Paul news bit? Did I miss something?
Welcome to under .500-ville. Population: us, and a bunch of other teams, but mostly just us.
congrats paul!!!!
one step closer to a better draft slot.
Tonight the surliness if off the charts. You can feel it throughout the thread.
I say we all meet at The Assassin's Bar and drown our sorrow's. After all, misery loves company.
E-ckstein
@Sharktopus hahahahaha, we are those sick people who treat dogs as children. Coper doesn't understand the word "perro" and understand "niño" as other dogs and children
The quest for 1 game under .500 begins tomorrow!
Angels and A's both win, so we hop, skip, and jump them into 14th.
"we are those sick people who treat dogs as children."
This is true.
But #7 was Kershaw.
actually, Dreifort was number 2. A-Rod was number one that year.
@Orel and Karina
In my case they are MY CHILDREN. One just manipulated me to let her out as she has hopes of catching vermin.
@ all Dog lovers in the world.
I understand. Trust ME. I'm no Michael Vick.
these giants announcers are terrible.
@Nic
Who knows with those Pods. I live in a city where they have a farm team. From what I saw this last season it isn't going to get any better.
Who's running against the bacon-wrapped hot dog? The slipped salami?
I love how Sabrina refuses to acknowledge me until I do her.
Hi MB.
padres should have bases loaded with no outs right now if it weren't for the stupid caught stealing.
Did you see the way Eckstein gritted his way into that HPB? Un-freaking-believable.
Hello Spanky, I'm so not ignoring you.
Right
@Spank
All in the spirit of fun. I forgive easily and I'm not one to hold a grudge.
Relax!
I'm just trying to push your buttons.
@Spank
And there are times you do a damn good job of it ;~)))
Spank and MB's wedding is going to be the party of the decade.
If Gordita Supreme screws this up, it's his head on a fucking platter.
Not if he turns up with any more STD's.
i seriously hate the giants.
Bell needs to mix in a salad once in awhile
i feel like im in SOSG: 90210
Heath Ball.
LASF
Burrito's? What happened to the cake?
It was a homage. Why doesn't anyone believe me.
(cries)
The cake's a lie.
WHERE IS YOUR VOODOO PRIEST NOW, HUFF?
and the noose gets a little bit tighter...
TWO MORE WINS.
TWO MORE WINS.
if the padres force a tie i might have to make a trip to see that game.
in full dodger gear of course.
I hate you Buster Posey, but at this moment your golden!
Exciting stuff!
Spank & MB's wedding, I mean.
in that sense, stay gold Posey Boy.
@ orel
It'll be better than Barnum and Bailey's.
I expect an invite.
Barnum and Bailey's about sums it up. Given our age difference I will be playing the part of the cougar.
I can only imagine what it would be like if Spank and I were to meet in real life. Given our volatility it might be a case of who will kill the other one first.
I know a great ordained minister if you need one. Rachel Uchitel needs some experience anyways.
Watch yourself MB. I'm a full grown SPANKTOPUS!
@Orel
If it were to ever come to that you will have an invite as well as the rest of SoSG readership. Everyone on this blog has had to live the whole drama/saga.
How can you not love MB.
Oh Spank, you charmer you. Flattery would normally get you everywhere. Keep working it. If you want me to fall you've got to give me something to fall for.
What? Did someone put up a Post Game Thread? Wait. Not on this blog.
It's getting late here so I'm going to call it a night. Sweet dreams to all.
Good night. Don't let Spanktopus bite.... hard.
You did not go there, Baby. This is just the internet. Words can only take you to a certain place. But what I can do to you in person,Please. Putty in my hands.
Most of the country tomorrow is getting Yankees/Red Sox tomorrow instead of Padres/Giants.
Bias? What bias?
Mr F and Spank
You guys are killing me! How am I supposed to sleep? I need my beauty rest as I have a rigorous kettle bell class in the morning.
Goodnight my sweet Spank. I'm signing off for real now.
LASF
I fall in one of those markets. Unfortunately every time I turn the tube on (DirecTV) it's always the Yankees aside from the Texas teams. It's torture. I hate them as much as I hate the Gnats.
Goodnight My Love!
Ah what the hell, 200
Joy Division-Atmosphere
Get a room!
Meaniebreanie, Spank listens to Joy Division, he's a keeper!
I had pictured Spankster more as a New Order fan.
Spank, I know where I can get my hands on some Erasure concert tickets...
Here is a picture of Josh and little Luke:
http://twitpic.com/2u0kig
*Off-season avatar reset*
(cries)
I took a tumble of EPIC proportions last night.Knocked over a speaker,my guitar,spilled the freshly filled 32oz. cup of beer I was holding.And as I layed splayed on my back, that Joy Division song started playing on my Ipod. It was fucking classic.
There's still two more games left in the season, as depressing as they are.
Hey, Dusty Baker's season isn't over yet!
And LOL at the pic.
No scoreboard watching thread? We're not the poor bastards who get stuck with the meaningless Yankees/Red Sox game afterall.
No Yanks/Sox game is meaningless. They are the lifeblood feeding America's baseball soul.
*solemn trumpet score*
The Sons are probably still hungover.
BASEBALL IS BETTER WHEN THE YANKEES ARE SUCCESSFUL.
There, I said what nobody else in the world has the balls to say.
"*solemn trumpet score*"
Heh.
I'm LOL'ing at the expense of your misfortune last night, Spanky.
I have the Pods-Giants game but I'm afraid I'm going to miss part of it because I'm taking Coper to a special Mass where the priest is going to give a special blessing to all pets. It's Francis of Assisi feast day on Monday, that's why.
p.s he's gonna wear the new shoes my mom made for him.
The priest last week told us we could bring animals to church tomorrow, live or stuffed. If I had Smonk, I would bring him.
But you don't have Smonk, do you? That's right.
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