Thursday, March 31, 2011

Game 1 Thread: March 31 vs. Giants, 5p

Clayton Kershaw (-, -.--) vs. Tim Lincecum (-, -.--).

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IT'S TIME FOR DODGER BASEBALL!

No really — it's time for Dodger baseball. Wake up! Opening Day is here! That hangover you've been nursing since November 1 of last year is over. No more wallowing in self-pity, Dodger fans — it's a new season, spring training stats don't count for squat, and there are Doyer Dogs to be had.

What's that? Loney Fan is demanding the mike? Take it away!

I was talking with two friends yesterday. One of them a SoSG follower and one of them a Red Sox fan. We all noticed that this time of year, Dodger fans become the most cynical, pessimistic group around. Our Red Sox following friend may have a lot more going for him at the start of the 2011 season, but I have seen him this elated every year. My Dodger friend and I were going through the annals of SoSG history to research this phenomenon and came across one of our favorite, must uplifting videos posted on SoSG and we thought we would share.

So if you are feeling down and worried about the Dodgers chances this year remember that we have been worried the last three years at this time and watch this video.

Opening Day? Check.
Vin Scully? Check.
Good-luck boobies? Check. The very first time that joke has been made on the internet!

GO BLUE!


353 comments:

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karen said...

Timmeh trying to grow a pair

Orel said...

Karina and Rancho Ardiendo go together like chocolate and peanut butter.

Fred's Brim said...

6 kids?!? Wrap up the rod, Rod!

spank said...

Deal that shit, Barrajas

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

I'LL FUCKING TAKE IT!!!

Orel said...

Buster move! 1-0 Dodgers!

Fred's Brim said...

holy moly!
I'll take it!

karen said...

I just LOVE the gnats defense!!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Still not one hit this inning.

spank said...

OYSTER PUBES!

karina said...

hahahahaha,unnecessary throw to third

Fred's Brim said...

what the hell was he thinking? Matty was on the base?

Fred's Brim said...

Just a fly ball, Roderick

Fred's Brim said...

crapballs

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Fucking fatty.

Fred's Brim said...

slap one somewhere, kiddo

Orel said...

re: Posey E: Kemp had his back to the plate.

karina said...

^Orel hahahaha, indeed and proud to be :)

Orel said...

That inning will be the Dodgers' 2011 in a nutshell.

Fred's Brim said...

oh Tommy doing a Shapeups ad? Christallmighty!

Fred's Brim said...

Vin is back!

Orel said...

Okay, who's ready for Broxton to defend a 1-0 lead?

karina said...

Orel, it's too early for pessimism

Cliff Beefpile said...

I already hate Belt's face.

Fred's Brim said...

@el m - it's pretty goofy, isn't it?

karina said...

Orel 6:59 we could use the adrenaline

Orel said...

Sorry Karina, just stretching those cynicism muscles.

Fred's Brim said...

great inning

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Time to stretch.

(flexes toes and fingers)

Cliff Beefpile said...

I hate this A-Fraud commercial for DirecTV. HATE HATE HATE!!!

Orel said...

"Okay A-Rod, now we want you to stand there and pretend you're receiving a standing O."

"No problem, I do that all the time."

Fred's Brim said...

Nancy Bea!

karina said...

your hair looks gross, Timmeh

karen said...

@Karina...You're right sista, it is to early to be negative, but having said that...@ Orel...I'm scared of Brox these days

karina said...

I'm not going to put my arm around any Giants fan shoulder, let alone to sing along "Take me to the ballgame"

Fred's Brim said...

"Two stags with their horns locked"
Vinny is awesome

karen said...

Right again, K!!

Fred's Brim said...

HCK!

karina said...

HCK!

Josh S. said...

Ubaldo commercial was pretty funny.

Fred's Brim said...

eep

Fred's Brim said...

Did they get rid of that store/tent thing behind the pavilion?

Fred's Brim said...

throw strikes, kid

Fred's Brim said...

why is he throwing breaking balls?

Fred's Brim said...

hmm has he lost speed on his fastball?

Josh S. said...

Hong-Chih Elbert.

Cliff Beefpile said...

C'mon, Kuo.

Fred's Brim said...

not sure how accurate that gun is but he hasn't been above 92MPH from what I've seen

Orel said...

I don't like HCK throwing this many pitches.

Fred's Brim said...

good fight there, HCK

Fred's Brim said...

what's up with his haircut, btw?

spank said...

I got some shit going on over here but all i can say Fuck that Dodger fan who was hugging his Giant fan friend during the stretch

Jason said...

Just got home and got Vin on MLB At Bat synced up with the ESPN telecast. Two things:

1. I am fully on board with the Duke Snider tribute patches. Understated and classy, just like Duke.

2. The field looks fantastic in HD. I really wish they would get rid of the ads on the outfield wall but that ship has sailed. I will give them credit for at least making them all a blue-ish color.

Mmmm... Vin goodness...

Cliff Beefpile said...

Sanchez looks like he has herpes.

Orel said...

First-pitch swinging, thank you!

Fred's Brim said...

nice job, kid

karen said...

I just LOVE Aubrey Huff right now

Josh S. said...

Hey, that State Farm banner behind home plate that we thought was made up for MLB 11 The Show actually exists!

Cliff Beefpile said...

Dammit, they're still playing Journey!?

Cliff Beefpile said...

My acid reflux doesn't like the idea of a 1-0 lead in the 9th...c'mon, Kemp!

Fred's Brim said...

@Josh yeah, not as big as in the game, but they definitely knew something before we did

Fred's Brim said...

Matty's taking a lot of pitches

Fred's Brim said...

That was Davey's SB

Fred's Brim said...

bunt, James!

Nostradamus said...

Let's punish this chump for the lead-off walk.

Fred's Brim said...

Posey nearly hit Casillas

spank said...

Kempage

Nostradamus said...

Like I said.

Orel said...

LONEY DELIVERS THE GEICO!

Fred's Brim said...

Attaboy James!!!!
2-0 goodguys!

karina said...

KING JAMES LADIES AND GENTS!

Cliff Beefpile said...

King James!!!

spank said...

I <3 Loney!!

karen said...

King James and his doubles!!

Fred's Brim said...

woah - radio and tv now synced up for me somehow

Cliff Beefpile said...

BEAT FRISCO! BEAT FRISCO! BEAT FRISCO!

karen said...

Gawd Timmeh is an ugly SOB. It almost hurts to have to look at him.

Fred's Brim said...

wow that was belted by Urine

Steve Dittmore said...

Home Loney!

Did Spank really type "<3"?

spank said...

killKillKILL!

Fred's Brim said...

shield your eyes, Karen!

Jason said...

Uribe looks like a Charlie Brown cartoon up there when he swings. He may actually succeed in corkscrewing himself into the ground on a swing and miss at some point this season.

Fred's Brim said...

@P Ditty, I don't think that's meant to be a heart. It's actually a butt and a pointy wiener

spank said...

I just pulled my oblique trying to give some english on that foul ball by Rod.

Steve Dittmore said...

@FB Ohhhh.... That's worse.

Steve Sax said...

I'm not in a place where I can see this game...I just "saw" on GameCast that Loney doubled in Kemp for a 2-0 lead? Come on, Blue!!!

Orel said...

Someday those balls are going to drop.

Said the father to his son.

Fred's Brim said...

slap it the other way, Jamey!

Fred's Brim said...

*shudder*
an Aaron Miles sighting

Orel said...

Tim Wallach: tough mofo

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Wallach nearly lost his leg on that one.

Fred's Brim said...

yipes - Wallach almost taken out!

spank said...

Right on the nalgas.

Jason said...

Wallach needs to take lessons from Lasorda on how to get out of the way of oncoming objects.

Cliff Beefpile said...

300 comments...looks like the SOSG die-hards are in mid-season form.

Fred's Brim said...

cmon, JB!

spank said...

Awww Shit. Here comes Brox.

Cliff Beefpile said...

Oy, here we go.

Orel said...

Oh boy. Let's get this first one out of the way, Brox.

Jason said...

Well, at least we don't have to watch Aaron Miles get an at bat.

karina said...

wow, the info between innings is awesome on Gameday

Josh S. said...

If Brox is Iron Man, he's definitely Demon in a Bottle Iron Man.

Fred's Brim said...

nice play!
and nice hustle, JB!

Steve Dittmore said...

Nice play by Loney... but give JB credit for hustling over to first.

Orel said...

Nothing's easy in the ninth! Loney slid and bobbled but got it to Broxton at first.

Cliff Beefpile said...

Atta boy Loney! Nice to see Brox upwards of 95 mph.

spank said...

Fucking Dodgers. Can't do nothing normal.

Fred's Brim said...

how the hell does Posey not make that even a play?

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

Have no fear, Delino is here. Hope this game gets wrapped up soon. My boy wants some Spider-MAn

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

Posey didn't Buster Move

Fred's Brim said...

@el m - agreed on seeing the speed

Jason said...

Brox looks like he has some decent horizontal movement on his pitches tonight.

Fred's Brim said...

what the hell

Orel said...

sigh.

Cliff Beefpile said...

fack.

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

Um...

Jason said...

Ugh

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

@jason.. that last pitch moved too well

Fred's Brim said...

how is it possible that guy hit again? He couldn't do shit for Tampa and was run out of Philly

Orel said...

Two down, let's do this!

Steve Dittmore said...

Got lucky on that one...

Fred's Brim said...

that slider is definitely moving

spank said...

Nasty pitch Brox.

Jason said...

What is up with the woman behind home plate wearing a jersey backwards? Big fan of the number 74 or something?

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

guys... keep this on the DL... i think this bonds guy might be guilty...

spank said...

Shut up ,Kermit!

Jason said...

Something else picked up from the ESPN telecast: Barajas paints his fingernails to be more reflective.

Orel said...

PHEW

Fred's Brim said...

there we go

good win!

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

We make party!

karen said...

The Dodgers Belt the gnats!!

spank said...

WIN!!!!!!!!!!!

Steve Dittmore said...

Wow... that Uribe fella is graceful.

Delino DeShields, Sr said...

SUBZERO.
Now, PLAIN ZERO

Orel said...

SooHoo doin' work!

Josh S. said...

WE MAKE PARTY!!!!!

Cliff Beefpile said...

Phew! Only 161 more to go.

Jason said...

We make party!

Fred's Brim said...

good job, JB
Remember that pitch to Burrell

Jason said...

Good night, Vin!

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers in FIRST PLACE!!!

Take a photograph, boys and girls.

Fred's Brim said...

And good job to all!
This was fun. I didn't realize how much I missed this.

Fred's Brim said...

gnite yall
see you this weekend

Nostradamus said...

WASH YER HAIR, TIMMEH!

spank said...

Party at Ground Zero-Fishbone

karina said...

and we're already in mid-season form again, wonder where Mr C and Erin went

Nostradamus said...

I blame my inability to multitask.

Steve Sax said...

Burrell acc to espn owns Brox, I think he's 4-for-7 now. Hopefully that's the last HR Brox gives up this year.

Nostradamus said...

Burnin' for You - Blue Öyster (pubes) Cult

karina said...

True Faith-New Order

karen said...

This has been lots of fun tonite. I missed you all! Good night SoSGers

Orel said...

Hell yeah Post-Game Thread UP!

Kyle Baker said...

Proud of yall - 363 on Opening Day during a weird start time no matter where you're located in the country/world.

Awesome time at the Yard but I really missed the GT.

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