Chad Billingsley (1-1, 8.00) vs. Tim Lincecum (1-1, 0.64).
Something about the Dodgers makes the Giants break out the Flubber. In their five meetings so far, the Giants have made six errors, and thankfully the Dodgers have been canny enough to take advantage of them. But they'll need every scrap of luck tonight, because what are the chances the Dodgers can beat Lincecum for a second straight time? At Pay Phone Park?
Now it's time for my obligatory slobbering over Matt Kemp. Hey, it's not like I'm alone. "Matt Kemp is the center of the universe," gushes Jon Weisman. Matt Kemp should bat leadoff, proclaims Tony Jackson. They should rename the bison the Matt Kemp, say I. With his new focus and discipline, the man isn't just a five-tool player — he's a five-weapon player.
Injury update. This from @TBrownYahoo:
Ivan DeJesus Jr will be in uni for Dodgers tonight, in place of Furcal. LA checked on Eckstein in spring, told it would cost $2 mil. Passed.
As Clayton Kershaw goes, so seems to follow the Dodgers' new $35-million man, Billingsley. Win-win in L.A. Lose-lose in Colorado. A win-win in SF won't be easy, but if the Giants' porous defense cooperates, it's definitely doable.
Related: Dodgers, Giants find solace in boos (Ramona Shelburne, ESPNLosAngeles.com)
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Gwynn LF
Carroll SS
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Loney 1B
Urine 3B
Barajas C
Miles 2B
Bills P
Obligatory slobbering over Matt Kemp? I thought he broke up with Rihanna.
Wait, did an actual Son post an actual lineup? Whooooaa...this is all happening so fast!.....
Ps - Much love, Sax.
Hey DB, I did yesterday's as well! THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END
It's kind of funny, back when we started this blog we used to post lineups in the actual GT post. No longer! You guys are better and faster and more resourceful than us!
Good luck getting today's Dodgers badges:
Urine double
Thames HR
Loney triple
ha!
Ramona Shelburne's article: Dodgers, Giants find solace in booze?
That's funny, we SoSG readers find a lot of solace in alcohol, too!
Rox Mets postponed
(same for BAL @ YankMes and MIL @ PIT)
Ohhhhh, Boos! I read it as boobs. honest mistake!
I am, as I type, finding solace in booze. Also: inspiration and contentment.
Beer status:Dos Equis on draught.
@Sax
Or, we're more slack than you guys are.
I remember way back when Sons used to do the lineup as part of the actual post and/or at the top of the GT. Those were the days when the Sons we're but Wee Lads of Steve Garvey.
Beer status: four in an hour.
#FuckJuryDuty
With the fourth, according to the CDC I'm binge drinking, fucking pansy government studies.
@DB: and, we could afford a couple of interns on staff.
Ah, the dotcom bubble (2.0) halcyon days of yore
Dusty: i hope you're not drinking, texting, and driving all at the same time
Yeah Dusty. Select only two activities at once. Your choice.
@Neeebs
Theoretically speaking, as long as you were equal parts drunk and distracted, they would cancel out.
Swerve 1 lane to the left in a stupor, and 1 lane to the right texting = Perfect Driver!
^Do NOT try this at home, kids.
oh-beer-thirty, kids. See you on the fun side of the commute.
I am NOT driving. At my local cantina. Car in the car park.
I have Jayson Werth in 2 leagues. I started him in one league. Why didn't I start him in both leagues? What was I thinking?
I have Captain Nemo in 20,000 leagues.
Oh do they get more fantasy points if they're captain of a team? Maybe I should have drafted Captain Jeter after all.
I have no new badges from today, however.
I'm just so embarrassed...WTF is this whole badge thing? I feel like I need to mock it because I don't know about it/fear the unknown.
(sits by self at lunch and sulks)
It's okay DB. I don't know what it is either.
They use to call me Capt Nemo. Never understood why, though. Hmmmmmmmm
I'm going to have to do a story about, but for now Dusty and Neeebs, go to mlb.com GameDay and click on any of the games, then go to the "badges" thing at the bottom. Weird, but strangely fun.
@Sax: Did you ever figure out why we were getting stiffed on some badges? I figured it was because you have to have Gameday open (not minimized or in another tab) when the event happens.
@ Mr F
I know you would be sitting at my same nerd table, plotting revenge against the jocks.
Whoo hoo! I just found the origin comment of the "Scooby Doo Threads". The SoSG Glossary post is updated here.
@Josh S 6:36p: not sure. Right now I have 11 windows open and my computer is slow as molasses but I'm determined to get a badge
I don't need no stinkin badges!
Epale everyone!
@Josh I figured that out the hard way :( I want badges!
Wotcher Karina!
Given the Dodgers some Lucky Oates Love.
I had my father/son bonding night. Now praying he will sleep soundly. For his case of course not mine.
Epale!!!!
Oates says hello as well.
@Saxy
I respect the fact that you continued to spelunk for the Scooby Doo origins. A bit like finding a coelacanth, isn't it?
Hi Everyone! Epale Karina!
I just heard that Raffy broke his thumb and will be out 6-8 weeks :(
WSJ Accuscore gives us a 29% chance of winning today
Never tell me the odds.
I'm back in time for Vin! Epale, y'all!
So I walked outside and something is burning in the distance cause I can smell the smoke and now I am craving some Laphroaig.
Maybe later.
Epale Paul & Mr.C!
I have yet to collect badges. I still don't have wifi up in my new place, so I'm just rolling with 3G. At Bat sadly offers no badges.
Wotchale, Karen!
@Dusty 6:44p: Nah, I found it more like locating a Sarcopterygii, in general.
Isn't there always something burning in the distance up there, Paul?
Well, I'm leaving work with 10 badges in my case. Let's see if any sneak in overnight.
See you on the other side!
Maybe that is why I am always craving Laphroaig....
It doesn't take much to push me in the Laphroaig direction.
Only 10 pieces of flair Sax?
Watching the game on the Giants station these days is really painful.
Shades of Raffy: Josh Hamilton breaks arm, out 6-8 weeks
@Paul 6:56p--mmmmmm, yeah.
Wait that Bud Light Bottle that you can write on isn't a joke?
Jerry Sands with yet another HR for the 'topes.
If Texas has five more injuries to their lineup their homerun output will be Dodger like.
BoSox lose 3-2, fall to an unbelievable 2-9. Wow.
I think Sands hit his homerun against Dustin Diamond.
Okay, now I'm REALLY going to the other side.
Is that why Tom Brady was crying on my TV?
I feel like snorting steroids.
I don't think that Timmeh's delivery is the only reason they call him The Freak.
HHEEEELLLLLLLOOOOOOO!
At least he made him throw some pitches.
Hey Spanky!!
Hey karen!
The high heat is getting the best of them so far. Still early.
Stupid MLB Network. They are showing the Dodger game but started it two outs into it. Was it because the game before it ended late? Not really because they spent 10 minutes letting Dan Plesac talk to that other clown
And they are showing it with the Giants broadcasters. Time to fire up MLB.TV to get me some Vin
and epale, everyone!
At least they made Timmeh throw 18 pitches
(cries)
I am sure we are all confident the Bills will have a quick 123 side as well.
Anyone else thing that Sands is gonna be playing in LA by August? The LF situation isn't as much of a black hole as I feared, but if he keeps hitting like this...
Sands may be here by mid-May.
Its still really early but it seems like he is going to force his way onto the roster.
Epale, FB!
Kershaw has 1.07 era against the Giants in seven starts!
Can we give him the bank already?
woop! nice inning
Nice start Chadley!
yay
Another walk for Kemp!!
holy shit - how did I miss coelacanths and Scooby Doo: Origins?
Now run your cute little ass off, Matty!
Good eye Matty,I think
#gameday
control yourself karen
Timmah looking wild. We need to take advantage of this.
Or swing at ball 3.
at least he made contact
Or swing at ball 4.
cmon, Juanny!
I want to cheer for you
@FB
Because you got Scooby Doo'd, of course. That's the whole meaning. Wild, isn't it?
had to end some time
Well, shit. It couldn't last forever.
I still love you, Matty
Alrightt now it's maybe time to reel kemp in a bit.
Not sure about that Matty. Looked like he tagged the helmet off his body.
Uribe will single now.
I don't really see the benefit of stealing third there.
Way to go Lopes!
i guess i'll have to wait
those palm trees out past that giant glove seem misplaced
Had a chance to do some damage pitch count wise in that inning.
Getting to third base with one out is not a good risk when Turd Biscuit is up.
@Nic I bet they were expecting Urine to hit a soft grounder that could score Matt
The Giants broadcast is talking about the Sharks-Kings playoff schedule. Do Sharks fans chant Beat LA and suck like Giants fans?
I think that is sadly overestimating uribes abilities at the moment.
@FB,
Sadly, yes.
@FB, yes they most certainly do.
@FB The origins of Scooby-Doo threads are now documented in the glossary.
The origins of the coelacanth are in the Cretaceous period.
scumbags with terrible team colors
sitdown fucker
I have total respect for a species that was still on earth the last time the Cubs won the world series
Timmah falling behind another batter.
I'll bet Timmeh got beat up alot in school.
3-1 count and you swing! Fucking Idiot.
keep foulin them off, Chadley
@Paul:
My buddy is having a bonfire at Shaver tonight. Smell/see it yet?
MLASF sighting.
good ab
Bills made him throw five pitches. I'll take it.
I'm getting the game on tv! #winning
but I got the Giants broadcast #fail
drink of choice tonight: Mountain Dew. Gonna need some wakeup to make through another late game
MLASF is in Shaver with your brother?
@karina me too :(
I have Vin on MLB.tv but I cant get the broadcasts to sync
Do we really have Uribe for 3 YEARS????? What genius did that contract?
I know I'm breaking blogger comment etiquette, but this original Scooby Doo reference thread bears repeating:
NicJ said...
is this where we are all hanging out? this feels like a chase scene in the old scooby doo cartoon. everyone just going through random doors with no definite direction.
5/03/2010 8:25 PM
Josh S. said...
I understand your confusion Nic. It is your first day here, after all.
5/03/2010 8:27 PM
Paul said...
I would have got away with it if it wasn't for you meddling kids.
Dusty Baker said...
"this feels like a chase scene in the old scooby doo cartoon. everyone just going through random doors with no definite direction."
-Nic
Holy spit that's funny. I only just got here after working on the puzzle and taking time out to get some sustenance in my stomach for the first time all day.
Now I'll go comment about something very similar in another thread
5/03/2010 8:58 PM
Steve Sax said...
NicJ, I just lost my glasses again.
5/03/2010 9:01 PM
NicJ said...
Jinkies!
5/03/2010 9:03 PM
Mr. LA Sports Fan said...
Zoinks!
Anywho (no pun intended), the Green callup is probably because of Torre's preference to veterans and Hu's atrocious bat.
5/03/2010 9:06 PM
NicJ said...
The other example i was going to use was Threes Company. Which oddly enough starred Don Knotts also
5/03/2010 9:06 PM
Paul said...
Speaking of Scooby, Jeff Weaver starts rehab tomorrow oh no no no.
5/03/2010 9:09 PM
Josh S. said...
Best off day ever?
5/03/2010 9:11 PM
Mr. LA Sports Fan said...
Let's hope Weaver doesn't fill up on Scooby Snacks.
5/03/2010 9:12 PM
NicJ said...
since we are on a Scooby Doo tangent, did anyone else find it weird that Shaggy was a vegetarian but was always shown eating some sort of chicken leg or slice of pepperoni pizza?
5/03/2010 9:15 PM
Paul said...
All bets are off when you get the munchies....so I have been told.
5/03/2010 9:16 PM
Dusty Baker said...
Looks like we've got another mystery on our hands.
@Paul: That would be scary on so many levels.
Okay let's wake up the devil.
@spank do you not have MLB Network?
Is your brother flamin menudo?
haha nice!!!
UJTD!!
W00t!
The devil works in mysterious ways!!!
not sure he tagged him, but i'll take it
Does that count as devil-jumping?
Anyone else notice that Barajas likes throwing into the runner?
Strike 'em out, throw 'em out!!
finish this Chad
(cries)
I think they could have thrown that around the horn and still got Tejada out at second.
I can't tell where Timmah's helmet ends and his hair begins. It is giving me a spaceballs flashback.
nicely, Chadley
@neeebs - that quite a departure from Russell Martin who liked to throw the ball into center field.
Looks like Timmy actually did wash his hair.
Need runs...soon
Martin's arm was too relaxed here.
NicJ, I was just thinking the same thing.
Martin was just saving his arm for the yanks
Those palm trees are freezing
very pleased of the baseball that the Dodgers showed past inning.
For those watching the Giants broadcast, is it me or Timmeh looks like a tomboyish girl on the cover of his biography?
Who do they keep showing in the crowd?
I'm lovin my Wide Eyed Boy
Timmah falls behind again.
Bison Time!
Dre is not biting this time. Then a clean hit!
@Paul not only that, but praising the guy "moves" on the girl is LAME, it's a game going on,probably there are many guys doing the same there!
Do I smell a rally???
Here we go peeps.Lucky Oates time!
Why is it that I rarely see many of the puzzlers around here?????
Kemp had to swing sometime. But getting ahead now.
Bison!
Officially man-crushing now.
Way to go Matty!!!!!!!!!!
We score! Yay Matty!!
Wow Dre and Bison are looking good.
Huff should have dove for it.
@Neeebs
Say what now?
Good point, Neeebs, re puzzlers.
Flubber1
I'll take it.
Then there is James. Down 0-2.
Swings at a ball. But the Giants fuck it up. Ha ha.
I love the gnat defense!
(takes it)
An embarrassment of riches!
URINE!!
Uuuuuuuuribe!!!
URINE RBI DOUBLE!
MC, you're not a puzzler. I got you all figured out.
We make Rally!!!!!
URINE?
Siddown Righetti, let the freak pitch!
Timmah up to 71.
I think I just got a Urine double badge. I don't think I even deserve it.
I didn't get my Uribe badge :(
If RB homers here, I'll dance a jig
Aaron Miles looks like the trumpet player from the Flaming Menudos.
Why is Miles taking 3-1? He has the pitcher up after him.
I'll take that!
Nice inning!!!
However I wanted to put another sitting gentleman on the board.
Wasted mega opportunity to score more runs
200!
200
dam
Nic
I was thinking the same thing and that 3-1 fastball looked as big and juicy like as a kahuna burger.
I'm about to go dark. Little neeebs needs a homework check.
@spank, it was slow roller that Loney tried to score on. But it wasn't slow enough and Loney isn't fast enough
Rowand's batting stance looks like DB trying to stand after five shots of pisco.
@Neeebs
Trumpet man #3 Pancho Del Norte or #4 Joshua Bernstein?
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