Chris Capuano (5-0, 2.06) vs. Clayton Richard (1-5, 5.32).
Weird start time! The Dodgers are now 1-1 sans Kemp and look to unexpected co-ace Capuano to right the ship. Let's hope Cap gets over the 5-0 hump because, as Steve Lyons has pointed out, he started out 5-0 for the Brewers in 2007...and finished 5-12. Richard has already faced the Dodgers twice this year, pitching effectively the first time, not so much the second. His struggles have continued since then, so if the Dodger bats want to recover from getting Miley-faced last night, today's the day to score some afternoon delight.
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Gwynn CF
Herrera 2B
Abreu LF
Ethier RF
Sands 1B
Sellers SS
Kennedy 3B
Treanor C
Capuano P
Interesting.
On his off day, I hope AJellis is spending time with Kevin Kennedy learning how to block a ball in the dirt.
Kevin Kennedy's too busy trying to think of ways to make my ears bleed.
Odd thing I've noticed about Dodger Talk: David Vassegh pronounces Don Mattingly as "Dong Mattingly." It's faint, but I picked up on it.
Maybe Vassegh just wants to know where his automobile is.
David Vassegh, Kevin Kennedy, and Afternoon Delight have no business sharing a game thread, for any reason.
I'm sure there will be tons of people at Petco supporting the last-place Padres during an afternoon midweek game.
#dylanhernandez
Let's get this going!
Epale, y'all.
At my desk, Vinny!
Mr F I was just thinking about you - it's been a rare check in from you lately.
Trying to end this conference call, Vinny!
Vassegh has dong on his mind.
WHOO!
I've been working a weird schedule the last month basically. I was either out of town or else I was asleep by 5pm in order to wake up at 1 am.
This is going well.
skyrockets in flight
Epale everyone! Epa Mr. F!
STOOPID AT BAT DELAY I HATE YOUUUUUU.
What the F happened with Kennedy?
Crud - a long dunker off the end of the bat somehow makes it to the gap for a double
@Nomes - I was wondering the same thing. I tuned in to Kennedy in the dugout shaking his head and talking it over with Mattingly
From what I understand, Kennedy thought he fouled it off his foot, walked over to get a new bat, and was called out. It went as a groundout to the first baseman.
heh heh Vin with the jab at Parrino, calling him a "switch swinger" because he was batting less than .200 from each side of the plate
Nice job, Cap - leadoff double left at 2nd
@Nomes - too bad they don't use shoeshine anymore
Hey, we're winning!
@Marla, would you be OK if the Kings didn't win today if that meant the Dodgers won?
well that wasn't a very good throw at all!
it was like he was throwing it with his off hand
Sounds like Dodger Stadium South is in full effect.
crap - Tony gets picked off
Herrera seems to move well, nearly beat that out
yuck at bat there
Vin, after Herrera's double:
"So with a lineup that doesn't LOOK like it's going to score, draned if they don't get a run with the first two hitters!"
nice inning, Cap!
2-1 Dodgers through three
@Saxy, where were you last night? Did you say you were going to a different game?
oof Dre quickly dispatched
If I was a team facing the Dodgers right now, I would throw every lefty I could at them. Pull dudes from the bullpen if you have to
Whitebread skulls a double into the gap
There ya go, Jerry.
nice play by Richard to get the second out, Jerry to third
I would be okay if the Kings didn't win today because they aren't playing today.
Kennedy KAARPs out to second to end the inning
@Saxy - disregard my previous question
oh man, Treanor gets nailed on the hand by a foul tip
that looked like it hurt like a mother. If any Padre gets on, he should try to steal because I don't know if Treanor could get a good grip on the ball
crap - Headley works a walk
@FB, check your email dammit!!!
Capster can't chase Headley tonight (so far)
Headley picked off!
Ha, we chased Headley there! Pickoff
@Saxy sorry, it's been a stupid couple of days here
Nice work, Cap!
FB, no worries, just hit you with another email
Treanor and his throbbing hand ground out to 2nd
Cap shatters his bat in grounding out to first
Maybe Vin was right, this lineup can't score
We need Loney's power bat in there
That's four Ks for capster
Good stuff, Cap.
Capcom goes Street Fighter on Parrino again
Wow, the padres' SS is batting .175
And ours is batting even worse (Sellers is at .138)
@FB: shiruuuuuuuken!
Dammit, MLB at bat stalled again
Well, that was quick. 2-1 LA, in the middle of the sixth
well meek
Dodgers' last eight have gone in order
holy hell, nice effort by Sellers and Jerry
Sellers must have made a good attempt there, as Charley lost his shit
Maybin reaches anyway...and goes to third on a Denorfia single. Padres at the corners, one out.
crap - Denorfia singles Maybin to third
Focus, Capster! You're only at 71 pitches
@Sax he went waaay into the hole to grab it cleanly, his throw was good and Sands made a great stretch but Maybin is too fast
2-1 to Headley, though im probably 20 minutes behind on atbat
@FB, did you buy MLB tv? If so what did it cost ya'?
Fuck this is another long AB
Fuck. In play, run(s)
And just like that, we are losing.
Dammit
Shit - Headley drives in two with a big double to the gap. 3-2 bad guys
hedley
Headley really had capster's number today
Capster is rattled
Capster cant find the zone
ugh Cap is falling apart
We needed that DP a couple of batters ago...
3-2 SD through 6
wow great double play
Oh, balls. I came back at just the wrong time.
@Sax, I do have MLB.tv. It was a gift actually, but the premium is something like $115 for the season. The full At Bat app is free when you have it. I watch through my Roku which works out really well
That's cool.
I mean, I've heard of Steve Lyons fans before, but this takes it to a whole new level.
Kidding
I don't think I travel quite enough to justify MLB.tv
Can't get enough Psycho!
@Sax yeah it's definitely best for travelers and out of market fans, unless you've got Kemp money
yuck
11 in a row retired
Now my damn AtBat has stalled again
Not that I'd want to see sellers and kennedy's "at bats" (note use of air quotes)
Leadoff single for ODog
crud - Cap is getting started on his 12-game losing streak
@Sax I would only credit them with "plate appearances"
Richard is out of the game at least
Donnie out to talk to Cap before he faces Yonder
Son of a bunch of words I can't say in this space. I thought we had this one.
unnac-fucking-ceptable!
I'm hoping we are still in first when Kemp comes back. Not looking good so far.
With Harang pitching tomorrow I'm not too confident.
Lets see if this last-days-before-you-break-spring-training lineup can do anything at all
I am hoping for .500
At least the Padres have a shitty bullpen.
Oh wait...
stupid beard
this dude is clowning us
14 in a row
Belli's stuff sure has a lot of movement
too bad he can't throw strikes with that stuff
Belli makes a nice play on the nubber to get out of the inning
Last chance for the good guys, down 4-2
Abreu's swinging like he has to make up for a missing Matty
Bobby gets on with a single
damn - Darnell makes a sliding catch to get Ethier's pop
Loney in for Sands
Here is the James Loney bat for which I've been pining!!!
James, you're our only hope
Loney PH for Sands?!
Let's bring in the .236 PH! Whoo hoo!
Padres fans doing their best Oklahoma City Thunder fan impression
This will end badly.
Oh well.
Yep, it does.
Sometimes I really don't understand what Donnie is thinking with his pinch hitting selections.
balls
we go through these no-hitting spells every year and I hate them so much. I really hope we can survive this one without too much damage
afternoon deflowering more like it
have a good rest of the day, yall.
PGT up.
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