Saturday, September 03, 2011

Game 138 Thread: Sept 3 @ Braves, 4p

Nathan Eovaldi (1-2, 3.46) vs. Mike Minor (4-2, 4.37)

Well, Nathan, this is it. Today will be your last start of the year (given your innings limit--you're at 26.0 IP going into today's game--and the rest of the year will be bullpen work for you). Given that your last start, a loss against the Rockies, was the only time you had given up more than two ER in a game, as well as your shortest outing (not to mention the Dodgers' only loss in our last 11 games), I'm sure you have a lot of pressure to make this last outing a great start.

We'll be watching, of course; and hoping that your opponent (making his first start in ten days) doesn't get any Minor miracles today. Let's take this five-game win streak to six, Nate!

113 comments:

Kyle Baker said...

Badges working now.

First beer down the hatch.

College football is on.

Dog park filled with lots of people wearing Dodgers gear, hopeful and sticking with our Boys in Blue.

BBQ chicken on the grill tonight.

Work Blackberry buried in the back room.

Bring it on!

Kyle Baker said...

LA Times sports section on opening day for both local college football teams: 9 pages.

Fernie V said...

DB your dog never gies on attack mode and just start fighting with the other dogs.

Fernie V said...

Got ribeye and sausage on the grill and moms chili con queso, damn right it is going to be a good day.

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

@FV - That's actually what Dusty does.

Kyle Baker said...

Hells yeah on some chili con queso.

spank said...

UCLA BISHES!

spank said...

(cries)

Kyle Baker said...

BISHES, BISHES!

(lies)

spank said...

Chile Relleno

Kyle Baker said...

Slow day for badges. And for the Dodgers to release their starting lineup.

Fernie V said...

Good I am away from my computer and Only started three games on gameday For those stinkin badges.

Josh S. said...

Chillin' poolside. One beer down, more to come. Chicken and carne asada marinated and waiting to be tossed on the grill for the whole fam to grub on.

Now, if only I lived here.

Kyle Baker said...

You is set up, Josh. I need to send Mrs Dusty out for some suppliez.

Kyle Baker said...

You can pick of the Casey Blake badge toda....


(cries)

Kyle Baker said...

J Sellers SS
J Loney 1B
M Kemp CF
J Rivera RF
R Mitchell 3B
T Gwynn LF
A Ellis C
J Carroll 2B
N Eovaldi P

Kyle Baker said...

On the sofa, Eri-FUCK YOU!!!

Kyle Baker said...

I love how confident Sellers is at the plate despite being a rookie.

Kyle Baker said...

We got some good wood on some balls in the top of first. We can get to this punk.

I said wood and balls.

Kyle Baker said...

Touchdown, Arkansas!

Oh,wrong GT.

Kyle Baker said...

AJ Ellis goes Yard!

1-0 to the Blue Men Group.

Kyle Baker said...

Where my dawgs at?

Kyle Baker said...

Uggla jsut crushed that one. You knew it was a HR before he even started to swing. They should have just given him a free HR as soon as the ball left Nathan E's hand.

Well, I guess they did.

Kyle Baker said...

JLo drops one in along the 1B line on a broken-bat hit for a double. He continues to confound the front office and their upcoming decision on what to do with him next year.

Kyle Baker said...

OT: Yep, just checked. Wilson Betemit is still shite.

Kyle Baker said...

20-0 Hogs going into the 2nd qtr.

#WPS

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

@DB JLo continues to confound fans too. I had all but given up on him... Damn now what?

Kyle Baker said...

I had already sent him to the rendering plant.

He's a riddle, alright.

spank said...

Fuck Loney! Trade the mofo.

Fuck KCAL,tambien.

Fred's Brim said...

woop woop! howdy yall!

Fred's Brim said...

Watching Duke-Richmond on ESPN 3 and Los Doyers on Gameday. I am pretty sure the Dodgers could tackle better than Duke

Fred's Brim said...

and Redbulls and vodkas for me tonight. OK that's it for checking in

Fred's Brim said...

DB what are the Hawgs' chances this year? Are they the best in the west if the LSU suspensions knock them back?

Kyle Baker said...

@FB

We would have had a really good shot at being right up there but lost both featured backs to injury before the season started.

Defense is solid, QB may even be better than Mallett, but might not have quite enough horses.

Fred's Brim said...

Dodgers on MLB.tv now - two streaming live video feeds kicking at once - this should be interesting

Fred's Brim said...

Sociology major? An athlete major if there ever was one

Fred's Brim said...

good effort, Nate, you'll be better next time

Fred's Brim said...

@DB you never know what kids emerge from the lower classes. If you have a good o-line, you may find someone who works

Fred's Brim said...

that was nasty, not sure if it was a strike

couldn't have hit it anyway

Kyle Baker said...

True, FB. Just don't know if that will be enough to live up to what once a couple months ago promised to be one of best seasons in awhile.

Of course, I can't complain about last season other than Ohio State cheating.

Fred's Brim said...

who in the east will you have to play? Do you get Bama or SC at home?

Josh S. said...

Ellis homered? Sweet. I'm becoming more and more comfortable with him and Peter Serafinowicz being our platoon catchers next year.

Kyle Baker said...

@Bama
Home vs Auburn
Home vs SC
@LSU

Kyle Baker said...

45

Josh S. said...

I'm ok with Rowdy Roddy too.

Fred's Brim said...

me too, Josh

Fred's Brim said...

I would rather lose with Rod than also probably lose with chumps like AJ Pierzynski

Kyle Baker said...

Completely agree with you guys re Rod.

Also want Barajas back.

Kyle Baker said...

Touchdown, Arkansas! 36-0.

Kyle Baker said...

37-0

#WPS

#SEC

Kyle Baker said...

Craig Counsell home run whaaat?

Fred's Brim said...

*stands up and claps for Nate*
Thank you for the last few weeks - I look forward to seeing you again next year

Kyle Baker said...

Hear, hear, FB!

Fred's Brim said...

Cousin Joe!

Kyle Baker said...

You guys are two peas in a pod, FB. I can see the family resemblance.

Fred's Brim said...

big Ks from Kenley!

Fred's Brim said...

@DB Sam Adams from A&M, the Seahawks and Bills is my uncle

Fred's Brim said...

Sellers may never be good-good, but I am fine as long as he's no Theriot or Urine

Kyle Baker said...

Loney gets the bunt down. Dee Gordon at second. 1 out. Let's get the go-ahead run.

Kyle Baker said...

IBB to Kemp. Two on.

Fred's Brim said...

ok time for Juan to come through again

Kyle Baker said...

51-7 Arkansas

cc: P Ditty, Small Sample Size

Kyle Baker said...

WTF was he swinging at?

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

That Kimbrel guy is pretty good...

Fred's Brim said...

Duke football, ladies and gentlemen

Fred's Brim said...

HCK was great last night. This should be bad...

Kyle Baker said...

He licks his bat after a foul ball?

Fred's Brim said...

Does it look to you guys like HCK has the nasty stuff again?

Fred's Brim said...

@DB, he had some ribs removed so he could do that

Kyle Baker said...

I think those ribs are on Spanky's grill about right now.

Fred's Brim said...

be careful Spank, they'll cook faster than you think

Fred's Brim said...

cmon Mac, finish this off

Fred's Brim said...

I am offended by the Tomahawk Chop, not because it is racially insensitive, but because it is lame

Kyle Baker said...

What's worse, the tomahawk chop and chant or the 7,398th time the USC band plays that little fight song after a minor play?

Fred's Brim said...

nasty!
lets win this in extras!

Fred's Brim said...

@DB - who plays their wackass song more, USC or Oklahoma? Somebody should really study that

Kyle Baker said...

GOD DAMMIT I jsut accidentally got a Lincecum badge. Fuck him. Just fuck him.

Kyle Baker said...

Blessedly I don't have to watch 12 Oklahoma games/yr so I can't say for sure.

Fred's Brim said...

holy moly, 2-base single for Dee!

Kyle Baker said...

That was sick, Dee!

Kyle Baker said...

Loney w 2 sac bunts - successfully!

Fred's Brim said...

good bunt, James

you should have been swinging, but that's not your fault

Fred's Brim said...

get him home, Juan!

Fred's Brim said...

attaboy Dee and Juan!

Kyle Baker said...

(makes sweet, sweet love to dee gordon)

2-1

Kyle Baker said...

Props to Juan! Love this guy's effort.

Fred's Brim said...

oh Matty

Kyle Baker said...

Walk-off win for Nats

Kyle Baker said...

(makes one down signal to outfield)

Fred's Brim said...

this ump is no good

Ryan said...

It's official. I have playoff hope.

We're 2 games below .500 and 11 in our last 12 (after a win tonight). We have 12 games against the Giants and Dbacks in September and we trail the leader by 10.5 games. We also get the Nats, Pirates, and Pads in September.

Oh, and I failed to mention that we have the Cy Young and MVP on the field.

For the first time since May...I HAVE HOPE!!!

Fred's Brim said...

JAVY!

Kyle Baker said...

Big Blue rocks the house!

Fred's Brim said...

I don't want to say it, but what the hell is up with this team?

Nostradamus said...

*crashes party*

Kyle Baker said...

Way to keep hope alive, Ryan!

Fred's Brim said...

*pours beer on Mr C's head*
yo man! Welcome to the party!

Kyle Baker said...

(dry humps Mr. C)

Fred's Brim said...

*wet humps Ryan*

Steve Sax said...

There's lot of humping in this thread. Better get the PGT up fast

Fred's Brim said...

@Saxy, give me another minute or so, I am almost there

spank said...

The pressure is off. That's what's up. Too late,mofo's.

Fred's Brim said...

I agree, Spank.
How did Constanza's ribs come out?

spank said...

@ FB

Robs came out great. I thought Jew's don't eat pork.

Steve Sax said...

PGT, pecked out on my iPhone, is up

Fernie V said...

I am with Ryan's Hope, wasn't that a, never mind. But I also agree with Spank we have guys that can only produce when the pressure is off.

Can we sweep the snakes in all six games? Can we get help and make up 5 games with 18 games left (w/o snakes six games). I hope so, lets just say I am looking at flights to Arizona baby.

Fernie V said...

$139 to fly out Wednesday, watch us clinch on the final day. Fly home the next morning to get to work, hungover, the next day. Hell yeah, I got hope.

Fernie V said...

How do I do this without my wife finding out. She is due two weeks after that Wednesday clinching game.

Fred's Brim said...

@Spank, George Costanza was Italian somehow, never really understood that. Fun Jews will eat pork, trust me on that

spank said...

@ FB

That was the pool table episode with the Maestro when Kramer jacked up his conductor baton. I think?

spank said...

@ FV

Congrats on your addition to the children of the corn.

Kyle Baker said...

There's some funny shit at the end of this thread. I like the recognition of "Fun Jews" as opposed to the other, what, "Boring Jews"? Interesting concept.

Kyle Baker said...

@FV

You can pull it off. She'll never notice a thing. Do it!