Monday, September 26, 2011

Post-Game 159 Thread: 38/40

Matt Kemp hit a three-run home run in the first inning tonight.

DODGERS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 2

Dana Eveland got his third win tonight, and Jerry Sands extended his hitting streak to 14 games. And you know what? The Dodgers, at 81-78, are guaranteed to finish above .500 this season. That in itself is a (tiny) victory.

And thanks to Josh S. for this nugget:

Nutty stat of the day: Javy is one save away from Broxton's 2010 total.

photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

13 comments:

Fernie V said...

A winning season, woohooo!

Josh S. said...

Re-post:

Nutty stat of the day: Javy is one save away from Broxton's 2010 total.

Orel said...

Added to the post — thanks, Josh!

Steve Sax said...

Riposte: touché!

--the rapier wit of Steve Sax

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

It's not a real game unless I'm shitting bricks.

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

Two more games... Its gonna be a long cold winter

Mr. LA Sports Czar said...

Oh snap, Javy's following me on twitter!

Alex said...

#.500

cuarenta/cuarenta, vamos Bison!

Steve Sax said...

Totally agree with your post, Orel: finishing above .500 was unthinkable two months ago. Credit the guys for sacking up and Mattingly for getting them there...

Orlando Zepeda said...

still waiting for Yahoo!Sports to update stats page to see Bison leading HRs alone

Fred's Brim said...

Respect to PPR. I am pretty sure it was he who predicted we'd suck for a while but would eventually be a .500 team

And ultimate respect to Matty because that dude is allright

Pistol Pete Reiser said...

@FB, thanks, but, we couldn't suck that bad for so long.
This team really has me jazzed for next year, and I'm kinda hoping we don't bother with Fielder or Pujols. Great players both, to be certain, but the inevitable drama they bring just doesn't seem worth the cost down the road.
Then again, Fielder in the 4 spot behind Kemp gets me happy in the pants, for about a season and a half until Fielder starts packing on the lbs again...ugh

Steve Sax said...

@PPR: Are you just happy in the pants again, or just dreaming about Prince Fielder?