Happy Father's Day! The White Sox bullpen was the Dodgers' daddy last night, holding them scoreless after Philip Humber coughed up four runs. The Dodgers are 4-4 in interleague play so far this year; if they're going to stay above .500, they're going to have to find some pop against rookie Jose Quintana.
For today's game, kids of Dodger players will throw the ceremonial first pitch to their dads, and the first 20,000 fans at Dodger Stadium will receive a sports bag. After the game is the Dodgers' annual Father's Day Catch, which we highly recommend. There's nothing like the pater of little feet on the outfield grass.
Oh, and you know how players wear pink on Mother's Day? Today the Dodgers will be wearing blue.
193 comments:
“@Dodgers: Several Dodger dads, including Ethier, A.J. Ellis, Guerrier, Mark Ellis, Kennedy, Wright & Herrera, will catch a 1st pitch from their kids.”
It was originally going to be Garvey catching the first pitch, but they didn't have enough baseballs.
Heyo!
Rubber match in the Chicago Dog vs Dodger Dog
ATTN: Karina. @dodgerscribe: "Finally made it over to say hi to Robin Ventura this morning. Of all the people I have been fortunate to meet in this game, he's 1 of top 10"
Tomorrow's another off-day? Glad the boys are getting some rest, but how will I distract myself at work?
Gordon SS
Herrera LF
Rivera 1B
Ethier RF
Hairston 2B
Uribe 3B
Gwynn CF
Treanor C
Capuano P
epale everyone!
@Orel maybe he's beautiful inside and that's why i always thought he is handsome :)
You're a fine judge of inner beauty.
You know how to mambo?!
Today is the rubber match, but for Juan Uribe it's the blubber match.
On the couch, Vinny!
Let's win this. I don't want to deal with another day off after a frustrating loss
Have you noticed Vin has cut back on the ooohing and aaahing over little kids in the stands?
A K to start the game!
wow, that's quite a lineup the Sox have going today
But not AK.
2-2.5 pitches behind Orel today
I know. Who is Dayan Viciedo?
Want me to refrain from spoilers?
no it's ok, i'll make sure not to refresh or post until i know an outcome
but thank you
the last 10 feet of the baseline to second is dry, the rest of the infield is wet
Spoiler: we will win this game.
Siddunn!
Dunn waiting on something slower
hehe I am ok with that kind of spoiler
i will watch the game on tv after the Tigers-Rockies is finished :(
The good ol' 8-5-4 to end the inning!
@Orel 1:16 pm thumbs up!
nice work, Diane
I learned it from you, Karina!
Oh good, Dee Gordon's back to bunting.
Kevin Kennedy made the point the other day that showing bunt, as Herrera just did, can draw the corner infielders in. Good point, but it still bugs me.
Herrera single!
Annnnnd Rivera hits into the inning-ending DP. This is Dodger baseball.
cripes - this game already feels like one where we never have a clean inning
woah interference?
well that's two lucky endings to innings
Nice battle by Cap to retire Flowers for out 2
looked like ball four too
Dre didn't look like he had a chance
take some pitches, you wieners
that was fun
finish this, Cap
ferchrissakes, Cap
nice, Cap
Let's have a 1-2-3 inning next time, whaddayasay?
please take some pitches
Vin: "Hello Kitty night, back by popular demand...."
Cmon, Chris, how about an easy inning?
So here's that pitching duel we've expected all weekend...
awesome game, but i hope the Dodgers start scoring some runs
0-0 through 4
Mariners tied it up at 1 vs SF
@Orel 1:32p: yeah, but the annoying thing about Dee's bunting (besides the fact that it rarely works for a hit) is that he always ends up bunting anyway. Kennedy's point was to show bunt and then swing. I don't think I've seen Dee do that yet.
1-2-3 inning for Cap in the fifth. Still scoreless.
Urine double with two out but Gwynn strands him. Sigh.
How is it better to have Herrera in left and Hairston at second? Seems like it should be the other way around
Big K of Dunn
Finish this, Chris!
goddammit
stupid error
Dre with another great catch to end the inning
with the way we hit, we cannot afford to play bad defense
ok, that was a BEAUTIFUL bunt, admit it
on tv, they are remembering the 1959 World Series :)
shorten that swing, Dee
Dee-flected off the pitcher's glove!
make up for the error, Elian!
We'll take it, Dee
take it easy, E
SAFE!
Hooray Herrera
that's what i'm talking about!
never should have made it but i'll take it!
oh man :(
terrible call
What the FUCK???
i don't understand
what happened with Dee?
that was an awful call on the tag up
did Dee just wander off the base thinking there were three outs?
oh - it was three outs after the appeal
My GameDay is stalled here
To the earlier comment re Vin oohing and ahhhing over young kids: you're totally right. Very few times it happens any more. Thankfully.
Treanor out at third? Someone explain what the hell happened there, I'm tethered to gameday
That was an absolutely terrible call. Treanor was clearly on the bag when the ball was caught. Even if it was close, you still don't take a eun off the board like that.
Plus, replay CLEARLY shows the third base ump wasn't even watching Treanor at third.
@Sax he left the base before the outfielder could throw the ball, automatic out
@Sax they appealed the Treanor tag up and won (incorrectly called)
Now Mattingly is getting his money's worth
Wait, the run didn't score? Wtf?
Treanor called out for leaving third base early. Call complicated by timeout being awarded at the same time as the appeal. Replays show it was an incorrect call.
@Sax - shithole third base ump upheld WhiSox appeal thT Treanor had left the bag before the OF caught the fly.
@Dusty - I bet he saw that it was Treanor, a catcher, and assumed there was no way he could have tagged up and scored on a fly ball that short and figured he had to have cheated on the tag
@Karina
Except that he didn't.
Goddamn it
Start throwing at the umps
it's amazing Wallach sent him
Mattingly shows Tommy-level fire. Love it.
Thanks for the explanation guys. I'm stuck in an airport due to a "medical emergency" that incapacitated my inbound flight. So now I'm delayed.
Thank the gods for this wine bar I found
@FB
And in fact he couldn't have made it home safely if the catcher hadn't dropped the ball!
@Dusty he didn't, that's true, i'm just saying what the ump said :&
Umps providing some makeup calls there
there are some fired up fans behind home plate
good inning, Chris
no let's get some goddamn runs before Dusty starts kicking dogs
Destroy them now. DO NOT LET THIS STAND.
I'm going to have a medical emergency if we don't start getting more offense and less shitty umpiring.
Ha. The coffee shop in that "I'm the second owner" Audi commercial is named Blue Harvest.
I think the umps know they blew it and that's why they let Donnie chew on them like they did. Normally they would have run him halfway through that harangue.
AJ has got to pull one of those call-for-high-fastball/move-glove-at-last-second deals
1-"0" through 7
"medical emergency" my ass, by the way
It's not like that flesh-eating zombie incident would have happened in business class anyway, so I don't care. Fly the damn plane
My ass did just have a medical emergency. I'm clear now, though.
Hey, this is pretty potent wine here.
Now ump is squeezing the shit out of Cap.
I probably should have eaten a proper lunch first
WOW. what a catch, Dre.
whoa Dre! (don't get hurt)
Dre with three huge catches today.
And three poor ABs.
(belches)
Of course Dre is going to play all out. He's in a contract year.
Wait a second.
Urine up
I am not hopeful here
Hello?
goddamn, if we lose this game, I am going to I don't know what
1-"0" CWS through 8
Great game, Cap. You don't deserve this loss
Throw strikes, Belli
Two out in T9
Here we go dodgers, make this happen!
good recovery, Belli
I'm finally boarding, so I may not see this outcome.
I may not WANT to see this outcome, too.
Bobby gets us started
Wow, GameDay says that Abreu single was way high, out of the zone
Safe travels, Saxy!
@Saxy, it was
Queued on the jetway now
Does Dee know how to bunt?
Dee Gordon, useless AB
it doesn't appear so
that was absolutely terrible
Elizabeth Reed sure throws hard
Someone please tell Bobby not to leave the bag early
Comedulce magic! not only he was about to steal second, he could distract the White Sox defense!
Comedulce magic! not only he was about to steal second, he could distract the White Sox defense!
everyone's safe!
Sac fly gets Bobby home! Tie game!
Appeal that shit, dick
Nice job Juan!
Mariners with two on, 1 out, B8
Intentional walk to Dre
We gotta PH Loney here (I kid)
Let go dodgers!
I'll take it
ok, new ballgame
Dammit!
I gotta shutdown. Karina, FB, dusty, gnomes, Orel, and anyone I've missed: I leave this to you.
Working OT on fathers day. What's our w-l record in extras?
Bobby, the defensive replacement in left
Hey, where's the PGT? Abreu scored the winning run, didn't he?
Not use if anyone here likes beer... But, Costco has a 24 variety pack of Kona Brew. Good stuff, pale, golden, amber, and their flagship lager. Great deal at $22.95
good inning, Belli!
No one here likes beer.
It's more like a fatal attraction type thing.
I saw the 24-pack of Kirkland-brand craftsman beers for $18.99. Anyone ever try those?
TRIPPEL!
Beer? Around here? No!
I like what Kona has to offer. Thx for the heads up.
TONY!
NOW GET HIM THE FUCK HOME!
@Nomo I've seen the Kirkland but have never tried it. I'm not crazy about hefewiezens and I think u get 6 hefs in the pack.
@Nomo
Never tried those yet.
C'mon Misty may! Do something
I will be the guinea pig for the Costco beer, then.
Dee is coming up? PH?
cmon Dee
This went from "Holy shit!" to "God dammit!" really quickly.
DEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
We make dry hump!!!
DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Justice is served.
cc: Supreme Court
why are they untucking Dee's shirt?
Damn those Konas taste really good now! High Fives all around!
that was awesome
Any beer tastes good right now.
Not sure I can beat TBLA's headline.
Another series win. That's Dodgers baseball right there! DBT checking out. 16 more Konas to take care of...
Dee talking about how Kemp pulled him aside and bucked him up to be ready for that AB. Kemp is not only chief dry jumper but a - if not the - leader on this team.
Dry jumping!
That's it. Autocorrect is going down. Tired of this shit.
cc: Steve Jobs' rotting corpse
WALK OFF!
Mariners beat Gnats!!!
happy fathers' day!
5-game lead going into the rest of this interleague play.
rewatching the 9th and 10th with the sound up this time. Not that I was avoiding Vinny, but my sister called from London so I had to take it. Now I get to enjoy it a second time!
Dee's at-bat in the 9th is just as bad the second time
@Nomo - how about something like "In Memory of Addison Reed," a play on the old Allman Brothers song?
PGT up!
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