The Dodgers won a series against a good team! They survived Stephen Strasburg! They weathered the media circus around Bryce Harper's debut! Kemp totally Kemped! What's left? Oh, only going for the sweep against Gio Gonzalez, a guy who some consider the Nats' ace. (Wait? We still haven't faced their ace?!!!)
Oh, and one more little thing: Today marks the last game of the Frank McCourt era. (Barring any courtroom shenanigans.) How apropos that there's a party in the parking lot.
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I'll be on the field level with Mrs. Nomo and Nomo Jr. Drop a comment in the GT if you want to say hi.
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Gwynn LF
Ellis 2B
Kemp CF
Ethier RF
Uribe 3B
Loney 1B
Sellers SS
Treanor C
Capuano P
NATS:
Desmond 6
Lombardozzi 5
Werth 9
LaRoche 3
Nady 7
Espinosa 4
Harper 8
Flores 2
Gonzalez 1
It's a battle between Dusty's favorite teams! Who shall win his favor today?
There's a decent amount of Zs in the Nationals lineup.
And I'm not just talking about the offense.
All Blue in this one, Marla. Tomorrow I can get back to hoping Nats do well and to liking Harper.
GEKEULSTC
You can spell KEG and SLUT with those letters.
Lots of LA sports goodness today. Angels on now, then Dodgers and Lakers, then Clippers tonight.
It also anagrams to GET SUCKLE
@Dusty, you gotta lay off the sauce as I have no idea what you're saying there
Interesting swag-less lineup today, on the same day that the LAT prints that "Don Mattingly is sticking with Dee Gordon in the leadoff spot". Okay then.
How are the Angels a Los Angeles sports-watching opportunity?!?!
#LostAngelsOfCerritos
SoSG 6-0 in games attended this season. Pressure is on today, Nomo!
And KEGEL.
Get a room, you two.
I yelled "Get a room!" a lot at the game last night, much to Mrs. Dusty's chagrin.
@Dusty, I have a feeling we should be playing Words With Friends.
Dirty Words With Friends
Just saw this Dylan Hernandez tweet:
"For readers whose newspapers included a first-edition #Dodgers game story w/o a final score, here's the final story: lat.ms/IwWmZe"
No cut to Dylan, but...god damn, man, are there really people out there at 11:00am the day after yesterday's game who are so lacking in news coverage and opportunities that they still don't know what the final score was? And would those people really be following your twitter feed?
Shockingly, Mark DeRosa is hurt again.
Skinny swag gets the day off vs. tough lefty. I'm cool with that. How did the nats find so many good starters? Man, they're stacked.
Torino Hunter just lost a two-on two-out pop fly in the sun. Both runs score, it's 2-0 Cleveland in the fifth.
@Dusty 11.05a: on the flip side, why is the LAT going to press at 8pm? It was a fucking 6pm start time (one hour earlier). Pay the overtime at the printing presses, dammit!
26 comments and we have >90 mins until game time. I like it.
True, true.
On the other other hand, why is anyone still printing newspapers at all?
Watching Angels at my local MEX. felt bad for Torino for losing that ball in the sun. I don't, however, feel bad for Santana since he insists on having that seriously hideous chin beard thing. Good god, man, do you look in the mirror and think that's the way to roll?
Where my dawgs at?
Spanky, wake your ass up.
And I feel bad for Pujols. The article is right, he's gotta stop taking the first pitch and getting in a 0-1 hole.
Fuck pulgas. Great guy but he plays for Angels so I'm going to root against him.
(roots against Pujols)
Vernon Wells is having a better season thus far according to my cursory research on baseball reference, which is, admittedly, driven by two Cadillac margaritas and an ice cold pacifico.
In Field 42, Vinny!
I just watched the last 4 innings of last night's game.
(swoons)
Suck it Gio.
Lakers up ten points at the half.
This is all on your shoulders, Nomo!
Forgot about the Lakers. Some skank came in the bar and wanted to have it on the telly. We told her to screw off and so she left.
I didn't forget boat out Dre, though.
In other news...Uribe still sucks.
Epale, yall! Recovering from a great wedding last night. The missus is napping so I watched the last two innings from last night *bows down in I'm-not-worthiness*. Now I am on the couch, Vinny, for today's game
Sellers with a double!
Gnomes: since 42 field is the sun side...please make sure Nomo Jr is slathered in sunblock!
BHarp up to start the next inning.
FB, the fact that you commented in last night's GAt had us all cracking up.
I noticed you weren't around for extras however. I assume you has other "pressing matters".
I was definitely pressing something last night!
say WHAAAT!?
Need any more eye black, Harper?
And yes, I found a quiet moment while the salads were being delivered to the tables to jump on the GT. It's funny that people leave you alone when they are hungry and the food is arriving
haha Dee and the cooler bag are BFF!
Is Tony Gwynn wearing Broxton's old pants?
Which hand were you using, FB?
Sax: Row W, perfectly shaded. Kid's already cranky though, since we got here early. If I leave with no score (not that I'm doing that yet), is it still on me? Or do I get a no decision?
@ Nomo
Regrettably, it's still on you. Turnstiles= decision.
Hang in there, little Luke!
Vinny calling out TGJr for his baggy pants.
@FB, the left, AKA The Stranger
^@DB
Well said, FB.
Diggin me some Negra Modelo this fine fine afternoon.
That was a friggin' laser beam.
Excellent work, DB! Gonna brew me up a screwdriver methinks. *hopes we still have enough OJ left*
Anyone not that the THINK BLUE sign has been taken down at the Yard?
cmon, Cap, get us out of this
It better not be for good
nice work, Cap!
Boom! Way to muscle through the fourth inning, Capster
@Gnomes: hey, we left last night at the stretch, but I'm still counting it as a win.
Here's a tip: don't go to the cotton candy until the fourth inning, at the earliest.
Good luck, Nomo jr!
I think it's just maintenance FB.
Also they do an annual THINK CURE thing so maybe they're getting ready for that. But still, it's unsettling.
Matty is mad at Gio
FB scared of change!
holy moly, nice catch
damndamndamn I thought we had something there.
Juanny is hitting the ball harder lately
weird, Harper looks older than his parents
Sweartogod a dude just sat down near me at the bar up is a DEAD RINGER for FB. Only difference is that this Dutch bag is wearing one of those Polo t-shirts with a giant US flag and giant Polo symbol on it,and I know FB would never do that.
Resemblance is uncanny, though.
Dusty, this probably doesn't need to be said, but you must kill my doppelgänger(s)
what games is the dude watching?
Let's go Dodgers
well said, Saxy!
nice catch!
good job, Cap
attaboy, Treanor! get him over, Cap
I couldn't stop scaring at this fucker, FB.
Them Harper made that great catch, but of course I had to boo him for doing so. FB doppelgänger then started getting mouthy about being respectful to a new player and shit like that. That's how I knew it wasn't you.
Staring
Then
respectful to a new player? I wouldn't even know how to respond to that. Maybe it's a custom of the polo circuit
For every Nats batter that comes up, ask him if it's OK to boo them based on their days of service
Tantrum caused us to flee after 4.5. He's now asleep. WHY COULDN'T HE DO THAT IN HIS SEAT?!
I'll let the scorers decide my credit or blame.
Matty with a walk
Dre with a walk
Juanny walks to ardiend the bases
Shhh. No one tell Gio where the strike zone is.
James Frickin Loney baby!
2-0 Dodgers
Runny goodness! JLO!!!!!!
What did I just type?
James with the 2R single!!
LONEY!!!
See? I was holding them back.
When I was driving, I heard this gem from Rick Monday:
"Espinoza is 1-for-10 in this series, so he's made ten outs..."
Nice math, Rickster.
Treanor with two out two on
All about the Loney there.
Dodgers up 2-nil through six
Nomo-
You couldn't make it through 5 for the decision? Dang.
Between you and Sax, with the kid meltdown thing, I am much further back in my thinking around having kids or not. This is good birth control!
Heh. The fifth ended while I was still on the premises.
Quit grinning, Harper, you arrogant c word.
Ok, so Nomo is on the hook for the decision, then.
huh? mid at-bat?
Seriously,there has to be a story re TGJr's pants today. Paging Mitch Pool!
nice game, Cap!
nice work, Josh!
Lets get some more runs!
Matt can't lay off the tough pitch
Juanny walks again?
Juanny walks again!
Loney doesn't have opp field bison power... Oh well
Goddammit, Harper is all set up to be the hero here...
Come on KJ
Six straight balls.
Did a Honeycutt talk just work?
Nice job KJ. Nady K swinging for out 1
Don't let Harper be the hero. It will ruin the rest of my weekend.
That's out number two!
Shit, here is Bryce.
I TAKE CREDIT!!!
Boom! Dodgers, 10 games over .500!
Sweeparty!
4-2 vs two good teams! I'll take it!
Dusty's mistress is overrated.
@Nomo
Credit given! Good work!
PGT up!
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