Chad Billingsley (2-3, 3.83) vs. Kyle Lohse (5-1, 2.70).
Shadows across the infield! A nationally televised game today means an oddball start time of 5PM. With seemingly half the damn team on the disabled list, the Major League-best Dodgers (saying that never gets old) are in position to sweep the World Series champs. (Wait until the Dodgers play some good teams, they said. Well, here we are.) But in order to finish the weekend strong, Billingsley will have to find the command he seems to have lost in his past three starts. Lohse has been hot this season but owns a career 5.45 ERA against the Dodgers. Who will come out on top? Only...
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On my way to the Yard momentarily, Vinny!
Nomo- guess which tickets MDIL snagged from Stub Hub last night that also feature the same Stadium Club access that we had last time out?
Timmeh getting whipped today.
Presumably because he didn't wash his hair.
Gwynn CF
Herrera 2B
Abreu LF
Ethier RF
Kennedy 3B
Loney 1B
Ellis C
Sellers SS
Billingsley P
Anagrams into BLAH GEEKS.
That hits a little too close to home, doesn't it Nomo?
In the Stadium Club, Vinny!
Baseball Tonight is showing a sweet video on the science of Sellers' dive into the stands.
Don't forget that there should be even more shadows when the eclipse hits during the first couple innings.
Don't burn your retinas off out there, people!
(fashions pinhole viewer from empty beer can)
@Nomo - That sports science was one of the better ones I've seen. Usually they're pretty dumb.
Did it blind you with science, so to speak?
Nancy Bea playing Master of the House for Orel since he's here doing the broadcast.
Bills is in form.
wanna watch that sports science!
EPALE everyone!
It's funny how many credentialed media come and get drinks here at Stadium Club while theyre "working".
I really hate the behind the plate camera.
very well done, Comedulce Abreu <3
Let's get some early runs!
We did, Stubbs :)
'DRE!
Way to fuck it up, AK.
rancho ardiendo of the bad kind :(
you can do this Bills, come on!
Well, not how I planned to be watching the game...but I'm on my friend's couch while I house-sit. C'mon, CincoOcho!
Woohoo! Double play to get out of it!
gosh, that was a BEAUTIFUL double play!
Holy shit, that Vin piece was amazing.
What was the Vin piece?
very good Bills, I'll raise my cup to that!
Just a quick Vin-narrated bit, maybe 45-second, about his years with the Dodgers. Just him briefly waxing nostalgic.
I want more Dodgers runs
Double play? You disappoint me, James.
cmon Chad, don't give it back to them
Chad, you gotta go harder than that
Chad, you drive me fucking crazy
What a shitty inning.
and I am a guy who roots for Uribe
fer christ sake
dammit
Bad Chad! Bad Chad!
We are a James Loney bases loaded with no outs double play away from tying this thing up.
Blerg.
LA is 0-Sunday.
Herrera with a ground single to right, 1st and 2nd, 2 outs, Sweet Stuff up
Bobby grounds out to 1st
I want the Dodgers to win so everyone realizes they are playing well
me too, karina
I also want them to win so that they win
If they are tied after 9, instead of extra innings, Matt Adams and Todd Coffey will sumo wrestle to the death
Tone with the lucky throw-out at third
Having chad hit for himself last inning is really paying off.
How many outs had Chad gotten this season via the tag? He has needed them all
Oof. Looked like Molina was safe. Thanks, ump.
Get the last goddamn out, Chad. You got lucky, now take advantage
Fack!
unreal
Jesus Colorado, Chad. You're a fourth or fifth starter at this point.
For Kansas City.
Where is Spanky to call him a mutt?
Bad Chad strikes again.
Is that Dusty with the rainbow wig behind home plate?
I was pretty sure we were going to lose today because chad is slumping (again), but I really hate it that we always play our worst baseball when we are on national TV.
Beltran, you are definitely a mutt
Is there a good Chad anymore?
I'll take THAT
@Nic - agreed on the National TV part. The worst had to be that Broxton meltdown vs the Yanks
good job, James. Keep that feeling
@Fred's Brim yes, there is, somewhere, it'll come to the surface in any given moment now
@FB
We all have some short-term memory issues, but Chad was nails for about a month.
well done, King James :)
@Fred"s Brim that still hurts :(
" Loney's doing well...I mean, for Loney."
- Mrs Dusty
I thought Nutso was going to gag on that one
Let's not strand these guys.
@karina - me too - I am still mad about that one
Mrs Dusty says those rainbow wigs are tied to the upcoming movie Madagascar 3 opening on June 4 at a theatre near you. #DreamWorks
@Stubbs - I only felt good about the first two starts. He was locked in for those games. He's not as bad as I think he is but after that he seemed to be back to the Chad that drives me crazy
fudge - he ripped that too. Holliday was lucky those were right at him
I'm sitting right above Nutsack and yelled at him to miss it (again). I even tried a NOONAN! on him.
Sands and SVS on the bench and he picks IDJ to pinch hit!?!
I think both Chads are in there, going at it like Rock'em-Sock'em-Robots most of the time.
I hope the good one wins in the end. Can we get High Jackman to coach him?
Hugh
High Jackman was my nickname in high school. Don't know where that came from...
yearbooks.com
fashion police fails Ned Colletti
Javy seems a little better these days.
You can't see them but you know he's wearing those silly cowboy boots
@Karina
With the feathered hair and the 'stache, he's already pretty much a fugitive from the fashion police, regardless of wardrobe choice, is he not?
High and Jackman are extremely descriptive of my high school years
"Elian can stay!" - Dave Chappelle
I love this little Castro loving commie Elian Gonzalez!
I ADORE Bob Abreu, even if he's a trademark for Leones del Caracas
100!
@Stubbs but he still might be eligible for parole
fudge
HO-LEY SHEEEEEET!!!!!!!!
Scotty with the BOMB!
a lo profundooooooooooooooooooooooo y nooooooooo noooooooooo noooooooooooo, DÍGANLE QUE NO A ESA PELOTA!
Amazing kid in a 3-0 count, dad MUST be proud and so are we :)
Van Slyked!
Holy crap SVS.
SVS is the oldest-looking 25 year-old
Body Movin' dethroned by Gypsy Kings' version of Hotel California. Boooooooooo!!!!!
and that was amazingly awesome!
Boo indeed, Dusty!
Dee with a walk!
Cmon, Kenley!
I don't mind the concept of the movie Ted, but I won't be able to get into it when the bear sounds so much like Peter Griffin
Kenley gets him to swing at the high strike, 1 down
C'mon Kenny Lee!
Raffy pops it up behind the plate, 2 down
One more!
Every time I see Skip Schumaker I can't help but think of Skippy from "Family Ties".
Sweeeeeeep!
Comebacker to Kenley! We win!! PARTYMAKE!!!
WE MAKE PARTY!!!!!!!
SWEPT!
We make sweeping party!!!
I make sweeping generalizations! The girls at Dusty's high school were easy!
I hope Dusty finds SVS at a bar tonight and buys him a beer
Good night all, enjoy the rest of your evenings!
Good night, FB! Sending Chavez Ravine love all the way out to Brooklyn!
HYSVSPGT up!
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