Random rantings and ravings about the Los Angeles Dodgers, written by a small consortium of rabid Dodger fans. With occasional comments on baseball, entertainment, pop culture, and life in general.
Rubby De La Rosa (1-0, 1.80) vs. Roy Oswalt (3-3, 2.70).
Welcome to the 2011 Dodgers v5.0, where De La Rosa is a starter and Dee Gordon is the everyday shortstop. I don't want to say the Dodgers are throwing in the towel here, but nobody envisioned this patchwork quilt of injured aging farts and callow neophytes. The Dodgers' chances at post-season play this year? Rancid.
4/3 vs. SF (W, 5-4): Sax
4/15 vs. WSH (L, 4-6): Dusty, Orel, Sax
5/6 vs. MIA (W, 6-3): AC, Sax
5/16 vs. CIN (L, 2-7): AC, Sax
6/12 vs. TEX (L, 2-3): Sax
7/5 vs. MIL (W, 8-5): Sax
7/21 vs. BOS (W, 9-6): Sax
7/24 vs. SF (L, 3-8): Sax
8/24 vs. TB (L, 8-9 (10)): Sax
8/29 vs. BAL (W, 6-3): Orel, Sax
9/9 vs. CHC (L, 4-10): Sax
10/5 NLDS G1 vs. SD (W, 7-5): Sax
10/6 NLDS G2 vs. SD (L, 2-10): Orel, Sax
10/25 WS G1 vs. NYY (W, 6-3 (10)): Sax
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I'm staying positive, of course I'm prone to abusive relationships...
Just you wait, Orel. They'll be selling flat-top wigs by July.
(Just to make payroll.)
Just like my Mannt Dreads, I'd buy some "spaced farther apart" sun glasses for Jamey Carroll. (The more I abuse him, the better he does!)
Momentary break during the seconds busiest day of the year at work...
Gordon - SS
Blake - 3B
Ethier - RF
Kemp - CF
Uribe - 2B
Loney - 1B
Navarro - C
Sands - LF
De La Rosa - P
Urine of Ackbar at second, huh?
^ second busiest day. Though the first, the day after Christmas, is generally more fun. And eggnog-ey.
Ackbar is having the day off?
If you have to throw those guys out there, why not something like:
Gordon - SS
Loney - 1B
Ethier - RF
Kemp - CF
Blake - 3B
Sands - LF
Uribe - 2B
Navarro - C
De La Rosa - P
Well, shit. It didn't take long for the youth movement to get underway, did it?
Why is there no youth movement at first base?
(cries)
There is, Mr. Smonkowner. But when Jerry Sands was brought up, Loney started hitting (modestly) better, so that plan was scrapped for now.
^At least, the plan I imagined was happening. They never specifically mentioned him as a replacement for Loney, but they had to be thinking it considering how awful James was at the time.
Orel, if you think this lineup is bad, wait until you see our patchwork quilt of injured aging neophytes and callow young farts.
Not nearly as bad as tallow farts.
As if "lard ass" didn't already have enough negative connotations.
Pioneering Beering. I don't even know where to start with this one.
he looks like a little boy!
Go Dee!
attaboy Dee!!
get that ball!
Good start!
DEE GORDON IS THE FUTURE OF THIS ORGANIZATION!
cmon, Casey! Give him a pitch to steal on!
Casey Blake is the past of this organization.
STOOPID BEARD.
I thought Dee could teleport. How could he get doubled up?
Go Rubby!
the Cliff Lee strikezone is not in effect tonight
fast fastball
I don't think Carroll would have been able to pull off the 1-4-5 FC. So, good on Mattingly for the time being for tonight's lineup.
Wilson Valdez, the lost member of Tony! Toni! Tone! Toney!
Strikes would be advantageous.
Yay! No runs!
Everybody take a breath.
Is that half of a Bisonic Boom?
Bisonic Bo!
A Loney unintentional-IBB
In play (runs)???
Dinner!
Dumn you Jurry Sunds!
I was just about to complain about Navarro hitting before Sands. Oh well.
JIDP
get mad, Rubby
Demonic Brown
He's not nervous, my patoot!
I hope the bullpen is well rested.
Avatar change. 'Dre approves of de la Rosa's first K.
nice play, Rubby - way to stay with that
Nice defense, Rubby.
balls
sweaty balls
Fuck. that's not good.
We'll get 'em tomorr-
(cries)
This is ugly.
At least there's that, though.
Rubby seemed to have no idea what to do there after ball 4.
attaboy Dee!
How did Rubby not get thrown out?
Dee!
Rubby!
Youth movement!
Rubby run!
Casey!
Old movement!
haha Dee is so fast
Nice work there, Roy!
Double steal?
get him home, Dre
Dre got him home.
there you go!
4 runs?
Runs!
4-1 Dodgers. I am so confused.
And I thought our fielding was suspect.
@Jason, no just a bad throw to first that Dee could have scored on running backwards
take it easy, Urine
Ahahahahahahahaha!
Keystone Kops this inning.
Has Urine always had that stance? It looks like he not putting his weight on either foot
slap one somewhere, James. we're gonna need more runs
Come on Loney, don't suck!
....and Loney sucked.
Loney, you suck.
Collins and Lyons on the radio???
I just watched the rebroadcast of the game last night to see if the Phillies announcer really called Fernando a "brownie" as Central Valley Fan reported last night. And there it is, the first part of the bottom of the 7th, play-by-play guy Tom McCarthy sho-nuff says it:
McCarthy: "Wheels, can you name the first pitcher in MLB history to win the Cy Young and the rookie of the year in the same season?"
Color man Chris "Wheels" Wheeler: "Fernando Valenzuela"
McCarthy: "I knew it was a brownie...."
nice throw, Dre!
great, old-man running by Ibanez
Out by 10 feet.
Icing on top: Oswalt leads off the 4th.
@FB - Nobody's picked up on this yet? Is it not as offensive as I think it is?
Rubby's a little more aggressive this time up
@MLASC, the only ones who watch the Phillie broadcast, shitstank Philly fans, probably don't find it offensive
the kid can fly!
Jesus Christ, Dee Gordon is fast.
Jesus Christ, Dee Gordon is fast.
AGAIN.
that was almost close!
thanks for taking a pitch, Casey
Somewhere, Bill James just shuddered
Better Dodger rookie debut: Sands or Gordon. Discuss.
That bunt really paid dividends.
Dee should have been going on that grounder
FB, are you serious? I tried checking it on MLB.TV and the bottom of the inning starts conveniently right after that conversation.
@Orel go to the bottom of the 7th and then use the << controls on the left to rewind 30 or 60 seconds.
Why did we bunt and not just send Dee to third?
100?
Wow, that's getting transcribed!
Did anybody see how Dinner had to throw it around the horn after that K? Because of the shift, Casey was at short so Dinner threw it over Rubby
@Orel
McCarthy: "Wheels, can you name the first pitcher in MLB history to win the Cy Young and the rookie of the year in the same season?"
Chris "Wheels" Wheeler: "Fernando Valenzuela"
McCarthy: "I knew it was a brownie..."
Urine!
Hawksworth up again? Does Donnie want to injure him again?
lay off the high fastballs, DN
pathetic
2 innings in a row with a guy at third and less than 2 outs and we can't get him home
I am waiting for Jerry to ground out
and there it is
I don't like this. 3-run lead, 4 innings of our bullpen. This can't end well
nice work, Hawx
good to see Thames get some good wood
The Philly announcer just said that Juan Pierre was a little bulkier than Dee. What else is Juan Pierre bulkier than? Kate Moss? Anthony Weiner's political career?
Bill James has dropped Casey in his rankings at least 10 spots based on tonight
This Comcast/Kabletown broadcast has a sneaky sound effect when they come back from commercial. When it switches from the Comcast logo to the line score graphic, they add a subtle sound effect of a ball being hit and a crowd cheering. It's made me look up several times this game thinking something had happened
Dumb walks have taken days off my life
Dodgers can't turn two: kinda speedy Polanco coupled with a slow throw from Urine to Dee
oops that wasnt Polanco, he's hitting now
Does Steve Lyons watch baseball? Ethier is far from a gold glover.
Polanco flies out to Dre, 2 outs
Scotty coming in to face Howard
oops I meant Utley
run-scoring triple for Utz
get him out, Scotty!
Uribe in the shift catches a sure hit and we go to the eighth
Hitler Mustache and Ned Coletti
#hanescommercial
Hitler Mustache and Ned Coletti
#mynewbandname
BISONIC BOOM!
Matty gets 2 runs back!!!
Bison Power!
Hello again friends.
I enjoy this Matt Kemp person.
howdy Josh - I share your enjoyment
nice inning, Scotty!
Dammit why wasn't Ethier playing yesterday when I had money on the game
that guy hates Koehler apparently
Jerry's gonna start hitting at some point. He seems to have good at bats but isn't making good contact. It might be worth giving him a couple of weeks down at ABQ to get the feeling again
Tony Gwynn is our best bet off the bench
hmm Gwynn looked safe on my only view of it but the replay may show that Valdez blocked the base
and he did. why don't more players do that? afraid of getting spiked?
Javy Guerra in to close it out
can we keep them to 3 runs or less?
gold-glove outfielder Andre Ethier gets out number 2
that's the ballgame
make party time!
congrats Rubby and Dee on great games!
Making E3 party!
PGTUP!
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