Chad Billingsley (2-4, 4.09) vs. Cliff Lee (0-2, 3.00).
If you needed further evidence that the win stat has limited use, consider this: Clayton Kershaw is "only" 4-3. And Cliff Lee has zero wins in eight starts this season. Yet, he's still Cliff Lee (1.02 WHIP). Which means I'm sure glad we won last night's game.
If you're tiring of Chad Billingsley's bad-bad-good inconsistency, you're not alone. After each subpar Billingsley start, Twitterbutt (i.e., Twitter scuttlebutt) has the Dodgers exploring trade possibilities for him.
And if you see the Dodgers winning tonight, you're an optimist. Accuscore gives us a 33% chance.
136 comments:
Get well soon, Tommy! I want someone to punch the Phillie Phanatic today in his honor.
I missed the Tommy news. I hope he's OK! I assume heart-related events for him are like those of Chris Farley in the Superfans sketches on SNL
Win for Tommy!!!
@dylanohernandez: "Javy Guerra had knee surgery this morning."
"Juan Uribe will play for Class-A Rancho on Friday, Saturday and Sunday."
No Bobby or AJ tonight as per yahoo
What?
Wait what? Im still in the contest?
Gordon ss
Herrera 3b
Rivera 1b
Ethier rf
Castellanos lf
Hairston 2b
Treanor c
Gwynn cf
Billingsley p
Am I the only one watching the game on my mobile device at work?
Dre saves Chad's bacon in the first, draws a walk from Lee in the 2nd
Jerry Jr with a single, 1st and 2nd, 1 out
hmm ump gives Lee two tough pitches after going 3-0 to MattyT
and Treanor Ks on a change, 2 outs
Tony flies out to center to end the inning
Bills gives up first-inning run: check
Dodgers waste early scoring opportunity: check
Bills Ks Polanco!
wow, Polanco never strikes out
Galvis GO
1-2-3 second inning for Chad.
I bet all of Polanco's shirts have really stretched out collars
Why do umps get vacations?
and nice inning, Bills
you deserve credit when you do well instead of just taking criticism
Help thyself here, Chad.
Backwards K for Chad on three pitches.
Chad takes three pitches at least
Dee still showing bunt. Even after that triple last night.
Another backwards K for Lee.
Could be a long night.
well meek
I forgot Juan Pierre was on the Phillies! Not exactly shocked to see him ground out weakly.
Nice gun by Castellanos to hold Pence to a single!
wow, Alexis holds Pence to a single
will Chad give up three more hits and a walk?
Nice D by Dee to get Ruiz (I will not call him Chooch).
nice play, Dee
nice work, Chad
Rivera flies out to left
I was hoping to see Venus pass in front of the sun tonight but it's super cloudy again today
Dre goes down to a high pitch
Lee mowing through the Dodgers.
and Alexis strikes out looking
good hustle, Chad
Wiggington makes up for his bad luck in the first with some good luck on a grounder that Elian can't handle
Not great D for us this inning. First Herrera has one go off his mitt, now Rivera misses the DP by muffing the ball transfer.
Rivera bobbles the ball thinking about two, but recovers to get the out at third
Ken Gurnick: "Dodgers Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw has been dealing with plantar fasciitis for the past week, manager Don Mattingly said Tuesday."
Wiggington left at second
Nice job, Chad
@Orel - Collins or Lyons made it seem like it's been longer than a week, but they also said it was hard getting info out of Donnie and Clayton
ump favoring Lee
Aw man, not the fascist plant disease again.
ump still favoring Lee
a hit!
At least we got Bills out of the way.
and Chad clears himself
That punk J-Mart just GS'ed.
Collins loves reading stats from the media guide
Lyons just said that Pierre is a patient hitter
Well we got the out at 2nd
Chad looking more decisive on defense tonight than he has in other games
Now maybe Martin's BA will go above .200!
throw hits a stealing Pierre but stays close
I can't believe Juan Pierre fell into a $44 million contract with us.
Tony finishes the inning
Nice work, Chad
Don't trigger PTSD flashbacks, Orel.
Dammit! Kershaw and Guerra too?!
the ump loves those low curveballs
goddammit ump, Lee doesn't need the help
Lee with 9 Ks.
Who needs post-traumatic stress when you have present-traumatic stress?
Juan Rivera swings at everything
and is very slow
Why would we trade for John Lannan?
Who is John Lannan?
INdeed.
Ahh Philadelphia - the city whose most famous sports hero is a fictional movie character
Somewhere, Dusty is seething
Just another day for Dusty!
Still can't bear to look at Shane Victorino's face. Does he molest young children? Likely not, but can you really be sure?
A lot of things are overrated, but MLB Trade Rumors is not one of them
Bills has been a monster on defense tonight.
@Cliff - I think he was the inspiration for the movie Doubt
Figures the day Bills holds the Phillies to one run over six is the day we face Cliff Lee.
wow - great play, Chad!
ok fellas, let's tie this up
damn - Dre had a shot at that pitch
Matty looks sleepy
so do our bats
Matty probably wants a shot at Cliff. I wish he had one.
Ha ha, the ump with the casual delayed out call on Galvis!
holy hell! Chad with another great play
somebody lit a fire under Chad's defensive effort
heh that was a funny swing
Nice work, Chad!
Treanor opens up the eighth with a double!
Mr. May doubles!!!
Here's an idea, Tony: SWING!
balls - tv and gameday are not working for me
How slow is Matt Treanor? Slow enough to get throw out at third on a bunt.
One out, Gwynn on first.
Fielder's choice? Really?
FUCK! Pence nails Gwynn at third on the Abreu single!
Abreu pinch-hitting for Billz.
Ugh. That helps nobody.
It was a perfect throw.
Three hits, no runs. This is Dodger baseball.
I'm only watching the gamecast. Lee is looking vulnerable.
Lee at 117 pitches.
Herrera staying alive....
HERRERA!
How perfect was it that Pierre couldn't make the catch? 2-1 Dodgers!
ELIAN!
Pierre just earned some of his Dodgers paycheck with that play.
WE'RE LEADING
And MR.F called it!
And Cliff Lee is denied his first win of the year.
HERRERA IS A GOD SEND...
Can Elian pitch the bottom of the eighth?
Oh, it didn't require a particular astute observation. I just saw we were getting hits in that inning, when before we weren't.
So, Juan Pierre game-typing HR?
You wouldn't have had that feeling watching the game, MR.F.
Great inning, Josh
My Gameday says it's still 1-0 Phils, T7. I'm looking forward to watching this play out.
And Lindblom gets 3 flyouts.
You are in for some fun, Sax.
@Sax Gameday and TV is wonky right now. I switched to yahoo box score mode
We are in a hurry to get to Jansen
So, according to the contest rules, I have the following lineup (please check my work):
1 DDGRDUG
2 Mr. LA Sports Czar
3 DodgersKingsoftheGalaxy
4 AlexMarkie
5 eddie.hyatt
6 karina
7 Patrick G. Rockenbach
8 Pete&Eric
9 rbnlaw
Which means through eight innings, Elian Herrera has the last hit. Entering the ninth inning, Mr. LA SC would be the winner! (If my math is right.)
@Orel 6:38p: some fun., as in "We Are Young"?
TONIGGGGGGGGGGHT
Jansen gets Victorino! One down!
Wigginsingle.
yuck - Yahoo has Fontenot in his Giants hat and Timmah hair
Jansen Ks Fontenot!
Please no Garvin
Fontenot K's.
WMP!
K FOR GALVIS! DODGERS WIN! THIS ONE'S FOR YOU, TOMMY!
WOOP Great win! Great day by Chadley!
For sure. Great win for Chadly.
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