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| April 7 vs. Padres, a dramatic reenactment. |
Unfortunately, the Dodgers' Vin-less streak is expected to extend to 3 games tonight, but the situation on the field is considerably more positive. I'll be at the park for my own personal home opener, hoping to see the season's first series sweep tonight!
Karstens has had his share of problems with the Dodgers over the last few seasons. He's winless in 4 starts with a career ERA over 5 against Los Angeles. Capuano, though, hasn't exactly been lights-out against the Pirates, either, and the last time we saw him was in that abysmal 5th inning in San Diego where 23 consecutive Padres walked*. It may not be pretty tonight, but a win still counts, no matter how you get there.
Lest there be excessive hand-wringing over ugly bullpen wins, let's remember how much worse things can get.
Karstens has had his share of problems with the Dodgers over the last few seasons. He's winless in 4 starts with a career ERA over 5 against Los Angeles. Capuano, though, hasn't exactly been lights-out against the Pirates, either, and the last time we saw him was in that abysmal 5th inning in San Diego where 23 consecutive Padres walked*. It may not be pretty tonight, but a win still counts, no matter how you get there.
Lest there be excessive hand-wringing over ugly bullpen wins, let's remember how much worse things can get.
*My best estimate. I stopped counting after 3.
Image: Lucasfilm
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And, bundle up!
I'll be in Field 45 tonight if anyone wants to talk shit behind Dusty's back over a barley soda.
I'll be grabbing a jacket for this one.
45!!!
Gordon 6
Mellis 4
Kemp 8
Ethier 9
Rivera 7
Loney 3
Uribe 5
Ajellis 2
Capuano 1
Every time I see a lineup this season with Capuano or Harang starting I'm going to misread it as "Capuchin" or "Harangutan" and wonder why the back half of the rotation is made up entirely of simians.
Dear Sony,
Really? Kevin Youkilis is the face of your product on L.A. billboards?
Stubbs! Way to represent...go BLUE
Dear Stubbs,
I know, right?
Sincerely,
Sony
Well, it's not like that title has a license agreement with the MLBPA that they could use market-appropriate stars...
If I'm hearing you correctly, you're saying Juan Uribe should be the face of Sony products in L.A.
Have fun, Stubbsy!
Epale, y'all!
Epale, Spanktocroc!
CroctoSpank?
SuperMegaSpank?
DinoSpank vs. MegaBooze
Economics was one of the easier majors at Duke
How do I know? That's how I got out of there
hehe I like Dee and TGJr's pre-game dance
It's no shocker that Sony recently reported a $6.4 billion dollar loss!
SuperMegaSpank?
Got me through high school.
AutoEroticDusty?
nice pickup, Juan
I almost wet my pants on that play. #Urine
I like how even though we're not up to bat, and Loney of course isn't, it was mentioned that Loney is still looking for his first hit of the season. Ouch.
Cmon, Cap. Finish this off
I'm not anticipating connection problems tonight. Pretty sparse crowd.
The Three Stooges movie has no chance in making it's money back.
Not 2011 sparse, but sparse.
They shouldn't have fucked with the Fines.
nice work, Mehllis!
Mellis still has that shit mark on his jersey. The Dodgers must be cutting back on laundry. #CharlesComiskey
Matty with the double!
Cmon Dre! Get them home!
that was a nice hit by Kemp.
Got a lil somethin-somethin going here.
FYFST
E was pegged! Fuck him up!
charge the mound Dre!
oops Dre takes one in the back to ariend the ranch
That's one way to avoid him in the lineup
Charge the mound, Stubbs!
"to ariend the ranch"
Great usage!
Runny goodness!
sweet - nice job, Juan
#RBIMachine
cmon, James - this would be a good time
to draw a walk
Loney?
i'm going to collect some donations from the local church to give to the Mellis laundry fund.
woohoo James!
LONEY LONEY!
Bout time mofo.
What did Kemp say as he went into the dugout?
cmon, Juanny!
YES!!!
URINE!
Loney lives!
Loney, and now Urine? What's next, the fall of communism? The Berlin Wall comes down?
Keep it going jellis
watch out, Kodak!
Back-to-back Loney/Uribe hits? What's going on here?
good inning, fellas!
Barmes can go to hell
Odelay, bishes.
Just had a halucination where Loney and Urine got RBI singles.
Got to check the born on dates on my beer.
Cap of guano has 4 Ks already.
yo rb! stay away from the brown acid
Bold prediction: this will not be a pitchers' duel.
Just thinking out loud.
wow - struck out the side?
KKKKKK
Pinche cy young.
Whoops gave him one extra.
I'll say this, Cap knows how to strike out batters.
Capuano Loney and Fatty#5 leading the way!
I know I'm late on this, but
LONEY!
FB, now you tell me.
Sorry pink elephants, you gotta leave.
Dammit, San Jose, lose already.
@DB: Kemp said, "Get that ball!" after Loney's hit.
LOLOLOLOLOL
Leading off with Kemp next inning.
Cap-oooh-onno? Or Cap-you-onno?
heart of the lineup coming...up.
Anyone else think the Pirates could break their losing season curse if they just brought back the painter's caps?
Cap-cap-cap-you-onno know!
I agree, Hideo
Cap-a-noo-noo.
Cap-you-ahno is how Capuano pronounces it. I'll go with his version over Charlie's
@Orel
Think "Poo" as the operative term.
...I mean phonetically, of course!
Steve Lyons just tweeted during the game.
Hmmm, Karstens settling down? Still 3-0 Dodgers.
Steve Lyons just sucked during the game
that was a weak inning.
I just tooted during the game.
Five...five dollar...five dollar footlong
thanks a lot, Dusty
haha there's the Javy commercial!
yipes that was ripped
Why is Subway making me buy my sandwiches so damn early?
Hmm, the hallucinations continue.
Just saw a Dodger commercial about Nancy Bea in Spanish. And I understood everything.
Verdad.
Urine could have caught that ball had he put down the dodger dog he was eating
I get the feeling Uncle Charley is bored by Lyons. As are we all.
I'm not "bored," so much as "enraged."
I need to go piss off some Angel fans. Gotta ask them about that Angel/Marlin World Series they were dreaming of.
*guffaws*
100
Did everyone just see a Spanish commercial or am I being targeted by the cable advertisers? Chingado!
Nice work, Cap!
Loney due up first. Let's go!
Mildly annoyed at times by him myself.I think Collins takes some of my rage away from Lyons.
@DBT - I saw it too!
why don't they have a shirt with the Dodger Dog dude on it? I would buy that
@fred thanks that commercial caught me off guard
nice work, ajellis
Ajellis takes Cap out of the fifth.
take the walk!
Karsten sorta resembles our old friend Ismael Valdez
And Cap takes Dee out of the 5th
Cap with a solid walk.
Look at cuppa guano taking pitches.
@ FB
Would you buy a shirt of me nekked between two phat chicks? Only $3.99.
Dee should do pushups for every popup
i'll take two! do you have XXLs?
Keep it on the ground, Dee.
@Spank
If I know that was available, I would have worn it tonight.
Let's see if Cap can get out of the 5th this time
I have sizes up to 8x for that panoramic feel.
Seriously though, this logo is awesome
yikes - how is that guy hitting us?
FACK
Charlie's just trying to jinx us
That's a bad ass logo for a shirt.
keep it together, Cap
Got him back!
crap - Harrison ripped that
Goddamn, I forgot how spectacular Piazza's mullet was.
They are starting to get a feel for Capuano the third time through the lineup. We need some more runs I think
good start, Mehllis
did that dude miff that foul ball and then have the balls too put out his glove to ask for the ball back from that kid?
I'm liking this Mellis guy.
Matty keeps it going!
Dodgers in bidness.
Goddamn old beer hallucinations. Maury Wills just bobbled in Spanish.
Cmon, Dre!
kemps on. let's do this, Dre. take care of business you mutt.
My wife is annoyed by Ethier's swing.
Epale everyone!
wow that was close
@Brim
That's what I thought Kemp said. Like it was his first hit or something. Cold blooded! But funny.
Epale karina - just in time!
my drastic measure worked! hope King James recovers his regal behavior :)
What did you do, sacrifice a goat, karina?
Epale,karina.
damn, Dre - he got you good
stoopid Dre.
ALMOST. Hope it doesn't backfire on me.
BE NICE, fellas
Whole family just jumped off the Ethier bandwagon.
Not me.
Vin out tomorrow too.
cmon, James - i like a little 2-out lightning!
stock
BO-RING!
Can't believe you dropped Loney, Karina!
baby steps, King James
*sighs*
Back to Princess James. What a piece of shit AB.
I'm about to sacrifice my liver.
at least a goat didnt die for that...
Fourth day of no VIn? Are we worried at this point?
Although as someone who has had bronchitis, pneumonia, and strep throat in the past 9 weeks, I know there's some crap going around. Let's hope if Vin has to be sick, it's just this, and not something more serious and long term.
I dropped him because I felt it MAYBE could help him out of the slump. *Almost* was going to do the same with my son.
I know, I'm an horrible person.
Glad I started McCutchen tonight.
foie graspank?
Karina with the tough love!
@DB re Vin, I am trying not to think bad things
shitshitshit
C'mon, Cappy. Get through this inning.
please no Jamey Wright
I'm sure Vin hates that Dodger fans are worrying about him.
@Orel i'm under the impression Cutchen is a Dodgers killer.
Also, after I wake up at 3 am with a 3-hour sleep, I felt a little ruthless this morning.
oh balls, not Mac
out goes cup-of-caca
The outfield away scoreboard is 3 innings behind on our own damn game.
That's a surprisingly short leash for a guy whose crime was allowing two singles to start the inning.
good game, Chris
Mac may spoil this lead for you but you were pretty good tonight
Barmes, you asshole, don't do it
Capuano only threw 81 pitches.
Capuano may be on the Maddux leash
Hope you drink coffee, Karina!
Looked like the sun was in Dre's eyes by the way he was running at the ball.
wow, Mehllis
that's a nice play.
Is our infield defense noticeably better this season?
Don't two decoys cancel each other out?
@Orel, we seem to be getting to more balls
Throw strikes, stupid!
It seems that way, doesn't it.
chump
Dammit. RA for the Bucs.
Deep into Angel territory. After Gordon's stretch at 2nd, I yelled, "Who the Fuck is Erik Armbar?"
Gah, cut this shit OUT.
Where's Kenley?
Scott Q*bert coming in.
haha Armbar - i like it
this could get ugly.
Is that Rancho Arrrrr-endendo?
2 walks, then a fly out
Do we have to watch these Prime Ticket girls all season? Because I would be okay with that.
gameday froze :(
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