Hiroki Kuroda (2-0, 1.72) vs. Jaime Garcia (1-0, 0.60).
Pity the poor Dodgers promotions department. They include beer in their half-price food & drink promotion, then have to pull it following the Bryan Stow incident. Tonight is Purple and Gold LA Cap Night at Dodger Stadium, and it comes on the heels of Kobe Bryant's $100,000 fine for using homophobic language. What's next — people start discovering smallpox in their Dodgers Snuggies?
Fortunately, the team is bringing in some famous figures to class up the joint tonight:
NBA Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Bill Sharman, who also played in the Dodgers’ minor league system in the 1950s, will throw out a ceremonial first pitch. Long-time Lakers anthem singer and good luck charm Jeffrey Osborne will perform the National Anthem and God Bless America.
Will the Laker luck Stay With Us Tonight? Will Matt Kemp hit a ball that will be carried out of Dodger Stadium On the Wings of Love? Will the Dodgers get some Woo Woo wood on the ball? If not, Don't You Get So Mad.
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Blake 3B
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Kuroda P
Hooooo boy.
Is it too early to give up hope? On the bright side, the Gnat bats looked as anemic as ours this week.
Or should I say, "weak."
Where's my beer?
The Flyers: the Phillies of the NHL
Hoooooo boy. Kareem may be the biggest offensive threat on the field tonight.
(obligatory tears)
Oy..
Maybe Kareem can play center for the Lakers.
(cries)
Tulo finished doing dirty things to the Mets' backside this week: 10-16, 4 HR (one in each game), 8 RBI, 4 BB
What's the Dodgers' record when a Laker throws out the first pitch? I'm sure someone could find out...
Epale,everyone!
btw, I want to say I wasn't offended and/or angry last night.My eyes were tired and irritated ad I couldn't stand being in front of the computer.
I still sustain Patti Smith rocks ;)
I FINALLY HAVE BADGES!
Sabres-Flyers 0-0 after 2
@Josh "once you get badged,you never go back"
Epale, Karina!
Wotcher, everyone!
Wotchale!
Howdy, fellow inmates!
I'm making a rare appearance in the thread tonight, mainly because I can watch the Cards feed tonight on my cable.
Where is DeJesus?
wow, getting a badge from Johnny Damon's walk-off HR was exciting :)
Hello, Everyone!!
Professor, it's a pleasure you join us tonight!
Karina--Who are the people in your avatar?
thanks Karina...
Does anyone realize that Andy LaRoche is hitting .368 as starting 3B for Oakland?
In not really crying over LaRoche, since he's had his ups and downs. I never trusted his bubble-gum-and-duct-tape back, but I say good for him!
I agree Mr. C re: LaRoche, but compared to Uribe...
Sadly, I think the comparison is not favorable with a lot of other 3Bs.
Moma take this badge off me. I can't use it anymore...
Okay, Matty. Table is set.
We got something a brewin'
It's gotta be the cap.
Runs! Now we brave the desolation that is the bottom of the order.
Good piece-o-hitting!
RA!
James, now would be a GREAT time to figure your shit out.
Bases loaded. C'mon King James, it's time to make your move!!
@orel
Rheumatoid arthritis or the Egyptian deity?
Cardinal announcers talking about Dodgers "decent" players on DL. First person mentioned was Jay Gibbons. *smh*
Le sigh.
Loney still sucks.
I've got no words for Loney.
wasteWasteWASTE!!!
One run is better than a kick in the ass, but just.
It's okay. Your screenname and avatar make up for it.
Loney is garbage.
So, if Thames can play 1B, and if he mashes lefties, why is he not there tonight?
Resident adviser.
Thames is busted up, Ditty.
Hence, Hoffman.
Thanks Mr. C... had not seen that
I do not recall the details. A leg thing, iirc
A pop-up here would be helpful.
Not a pop up,Mr.C.
Well, this familiar, at least.
Loney, did you see what happened there, that sacrifice fly? That's when you hit a fly ball and a runner advances on the play. Remember that for next time
Lucky for us Loney hit that bases clearing double or we would be losing right now.
#denial
by some miracle of tv nature, they are showing the Dodger game on tv, the PT version with Vinny!
Darn it, we are losing
go sabres
our pitcher have the best patience in our lineup
I'll take it.
^has
what is wrong with me tonight?
that was Jamey Carroll home run power
I thought I saw Stu Nahan sitting behind homeplate
Get a hit,Dre.I'll degrease your hair.
Aubrey Huff would have rolled over that and lost it in his shirt
just a single
Yay Beard.
=( Ethier.
That's clutch.
5 runners LOB through 2 innings. We may pay for that in the end.
Behave Spanky.
Nice play, A.J.
Nice work, AJ
WASH YER HAIR COLBY!
I'm starting to become annoyed.
Is it because he got the new deal?
Sooo close, Matt.
crap
I hope Matty didn't hurt himself
damn
Pulgas.
Nuuuuuut-Shot!
Did Dusty wear his snuggie to the game?
Donny with some gamesmanship?
Ah, I see we're the losing losers who lose again.
shiznit
goddamit
It'll be hard to win if things aren't breaking right for us
that was funny to see Berkman running hard
ok, time to be more positive. I will only cheer the good Dodger plays and badmouth our opponents where appropriate
Colby Rasmus has Nick Nolte mugshot hair
Sounds good, FB.
Fuck Talladega
We get down by more than one and I start to feel hopeless.
Nice shot , Matty.
I'm going to try to be more positive, too, FB.
we're gonna start hitting, I am sure of it. Loney and Uribe won't hit .150 all season
@ karen
That's because we have not had any come back wins yet,I believe.
i like it, karen!
Yadier has silly neck tattoos
Just a base hit is all we need. Come on Urine.
and Matty is fast!
Matt Kemp is good at baseball again.
Whoa! What have we here?
and no more Urine for me. It's Juanny from now on
All of our postitive energy is working!
URINE!
attaboy Jaunny!!
At least Kemp is owning.
good job, James, way to get the guy over
Is Loney hurt or something?
He swung like a madman and the ball went 2 feet.
That curve didn't look like a strike from here.
I turn the TV to local news because a tornado warning is in my area, and we score. I turn back and Hoffmann grounds out.
Once again, I have become Schleprock.
Why are the Dodgers running men on third on all grounders?
That was kinda ugly.
That was a horrible decision.
oops
I had to look up Schleprock - i had never seen him before!
wowsie wowsie woo woo
cmon AJ, get into one!
They attacked Kershaw's bubble. What has society come to.
somebody popped it!
that was awesome
that's ok - you hit it hard, AJ. Next time it's yours
ok Hiro, we want a 0 here
what the hell was that?
that'll tear an oblique
Someone tilted the field.
we are not lucky tonight
I knew fucking Theriot was going to get a hit. Just knew it.
At least we got away with minimal damage.
Theriot's terrible and that season will bear that out
Theriot? Really?
time to get him now that he's hurt
keep taking, Hiro
take two more
OHH Black Betty Bam ma lamm
Start a rally,Ackbar
that's not a strike, blue
attaboy, Jamey!
Cmon Casey, make up for the top of the inning
Make up for the error, Casey!
Jamey sneaks to 2nd!
Let me see if I've got this...
The Dodgers have two players with similar names, Jamey and Jamie, who are batting against Jaime.
Has Vin mentioned this yet?
Positivity does work. Who knew?
Jamey Carroll has really been a contributor.
RISP! RISP!
Jamey tags up!
risky move but it pays off
cmon Dre, plop it somewhere
I Like that hustle,Ackbar. I like it a lot.
What was the point of that?
Risky, but I'll take it.
Oh that was the point.
there we go! free runs!
HOORAY FOR HUSTLE!!!!
Nice hustle, Jamey!!
I saw my first "It's time for Dodger baseball" commercial! I like that they show Nancy Bea
I still think it wasn't that smart. But Carroll is the man.
@Steve: "Has Vin mentioned this yet?"
I believe he made a Jamie/Jaime observance.
Sharks up 2-1 in 2nd. Boooooo!
Kings tied it up!!!
Crap.
Wow...
Doesn't Kuroda know 5 runs is out limit.
Fuckbags!
We fucking scramble to get a run back, and cough it up in one swing.
Fat Elvis lost some pounds
Thanks Orel... just seemed like something he'd mention.
Plus, if you truncate James Loney you can get Jamney.
Hiro getting smacked around.
Eh, Pooholes always tags us at least once a series, but he's usually not himself when he faces us.
I would not call this Kuroda's best game.
Okay throw the towel.
Go Sharks!!
@Prof. Dittmore: Loney's been truncated enough lately, thank you.
Neither would I, Sax.
Just don't let Kuroda throw the towel, it'll end up in deep left.
I'm already tired of this team.
Hiro looked good in the first inning
hehe i like the term "full of beans"
Hiro just doesn't have it tonight but can finish five and keep us in the game.
I wonder if there would be a difference if Barajas has caught this game
Okay. He dun.
Oh nooo, Hiro!
*silence*
*burps*
The only way we're going to win this season is if we pitch well. The Giants and Padres won with terrible hitting last year. We have to have better pitching, pitching that doesn't give away runs, limits damage and finishes innings when we get two outs.
@FB I was wondering the same thing. Hiro and Barajas work really well together.
Garcia is lucky to be winning here. He has been pretty bad
It occurs to me that I may have underestimated my booze budget for the summer.
James is alive!
Our starting rotation is good. Not great.
Wow, Loney's timing is impeccable.
Vin notes that Loney gets his single when nobody is on-base.
*stays silent*
@Mr C - you are gonna have to buy cheaper shit to make it work
@Josh I wonder how much difference a catcher makes on a game. Has somebody come up with a statistic for that?
Mr. C is gonna have to stock up on the Boones
@ FB
Ask Ross Porter. He's got a stat for everything.
hehe Vin
Do we have a nickname for MacDougal? He sort of looks like Shaggy.
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Looks like it's plastic bottle vodka (the one with the handle) for me this year.
Can you Woo Woo Woo!
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Loney showed good speed in overrunning that ground ball
DAMMIT
see I am staying positive
@Mr C the handle is good so you don't drop it
Nice Urine.
That was a nice, quiet inning.
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