Stephen Fife (0-0, 1.46) vs. Patrick Corbin (2-4, 4.15).
Shane Victorino is expected to join the lineup today and bat leadoff, playing left field along with Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier in the outfield. Given the Dodgers have only scored two runs in each of their two games this homestand (with other pickup Haley Ramirez hitless in the two games), while ceding a barrage of home runs to the Diamondbacks, this would be a nice time to get some punch back into our offense.
Corbin is being recalled by the Diamondbacks for today's game, a business person's special. But just to kick you readers off in the comment thread: Do you expect the Dodgers to knock some (Polar) Blasts today? And orange you glad I didn't go down the fruit-juice pun angle? Wait a second.
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I am feeling really bad about this team. I am never really comfortable with trades and roster jumbling and it takes me a while to settle in to the "new" team. I badly need some wins to fix this.
Are you feeling punch drunk, then, FB?
Victorino will wear #8. Donnie takes #12. Justin Sellers gets NOTHING AND LIKES IT.
Victorino LF
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Ramirez 3B
Rivera 1B
Hairston 2B
Cruz SS
Ellis C
Fife P
This rotating number thing has to stop, Ankle Biter Eugenio's jersey says fan since '12 on it. Justin even signed some stuff for her, now she has to share it with Donnie Baseball?
On the positive site, this may stop her down the road from wanting sleave tats...
You heard Gnomes,fool! Like it!
(likes it)
Donnie's a trooper, he is.
WHERE MY ROSTER MOVE AT?
Bye bye Bobby!
Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers
OFFICIAL: @Dodgers today designated outfielder Bobby Abreu for assignment as Shane Victorino was added to the active roster.
Oh snap, Abreu got DFA'd.
DAMMIT
WHAT?
FUCK that! Why not Urine? Why? Why?
Well, I stayed til the bitter end last night (and I was bitter), and saw Abreu's AB, and can report that it was putrid. He watched a perfectly hittable ball go right by him with two strikes.
Wasn't Victorino brought up by the Phils after Abreu went to the Yanks? Circle of life, or some shit.
What will happen when Dee and DeadKennedy come back? I can see Kennedy maybe getting DFAed and Dee getting sent down. But if not, who would go? If you are going to drop Urine then, why not now? Maybe we will put him on waivers this month and let somebody claim him and not pull him back, a la Cecil Fielder a few years back
We'd need a tow truck to pull Uribe back.
Well that sucks.
Watching Jerry, Jr last night, he looked like he was trying to get DFAed (or like he knew he was going to be)
He also had some great catches so what do I know
Jerry Hairston had some of the catches of the season. The first happened right under where I was sitting so I had a great view.
He also had some terrible ABs.
They were the best of times and they were the worst of times.
Ugh. Dodgers will have to play .600 ball just to get to 90 wins, which probably won't be enough. (.684 to get to 95.)
I need to hear something positive.
Dammit. Now i wants me some Hawaiian Punch.
@Nomo
Positive ions, or cations, are formed by the loss of electrons.
I want some Faygo with PGA.
cc: FB
Uribe does have defensive value.
If he plays, which he isn't.
He has offensive value, in that I am offended that he exists as a member of our team.
@Nomes - this won't help, but I remember thinking that after we went 17 games over .500 way back when, all we had to do was play .500 ball the rest of the way and we'd be in good shape for the playoffs
I was walking through a large subway station in New York a couple of years ago and saw a homeless guy mixing rubbing alcohol and Hawaiian Punch
Weekday Booze Thread: Isopropyl and HP
This team is driving me to this
@FB
And you split it with him?
Heh...business person's special weekday booze thread.
Wait, FB. Do you mean Isopropyl and HP Sauce?
How many cups did you have?
@Orel, it's more of a shooting drink, really
4
Isopropyl and HP Sauce to go with his Iodine and flank steak
Of the following OBPs, which one would you think got DFA?
.342
.255
.295
.280
.292
.307
That is completely asinine.
"Shane Victorino has a new jersey after coming from Philadelphia." —Charley Steiner
I get the joke he was going for, but no.
I hope they don't play the same damn rerun they aired the last two nights. I hate that episode.
Hope this one doesn't get rained out....oh, wait. We never have to say that.
#BestCoast
not really
but one time, we bought this bottle of booze called Devil's Spring, partly because it was 190 proof "vodka" but mostly because it use the water from some special spring in Clifton, NJ, that the locals named Devils Spring to scare away outsiders from their special water. If you've ever been to Clifton, you know there's nothing special about it.
As we were leaving the liquor store, the shopkeep stepped out the door and yelled to us "Do not drink it straight! Do not drink it straight!" It was like John Turturro in O Brother Where Out Thou: "Do not see the treasure!"
We ended up trying it straight and immediately threw up, but after that mixed it with HP
^seek
If my surly factor could be harvested and distilled, we could transition off of our pesky dependence on fossil fuel.
Nancy Bea wearing a lei today, presumably to honor Victorino.
me too, Stubbsy
*resists urge to flip desk*
Nancy Bea lowers the surl factor by 1
A special spring in Clifton fucking New Jersey? What a load of shite.
Nonetheless, I'd love to try that swill. Straight.
@DB it was one of those things where it got about halfway down and shot right back up. If I hadn't been drinking for 6 hours before that, I think I could have gotten it down but right then wasn't a good time.
If you ever make it to NY, we'll get a bottle and blind ourselves
Fife the di-dog is in tha house.
It's a date, FB!
I like'em brown, yellow, Puerto Rican or Hatian
FB and I trying to bring a positive vibe to the GT.
Surly factor: dropped form 11 to 10.
MLBtv Game of the day.
Easy inning for Fife. Dustys boyfriend is coming up
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Counting in...
One two
One two three four fife
Boo?
Come on Matty. Put one on the board with one swing.
Matty on with a single.
Victorino's Photoshopped hat.
Is that a new Dodger blog?
At least Matty is past his mini-slump?
Kemp singles, Hanley walks. Two on, two out for Abreu. I mean Rivera.
Hite Beer?
That looks worse than Manny's A's uniform card
I would very much like Hanley to hit the ball at home sometime.
Hite Beer, The "Korean" Beer of Dodger Stadium
At least Goldschmidt can only solo homer.
have they even got Goldsmutt out this series?
That great play by Ellis cost us a run.
The fuck? I'm watching on Gameday. How does a foul bunt pop out result in the runner going to second?
Fife getting banged like a drum.
Ah, so it IS "Holy shit, we suck again!"
Ellis made a diving catch towards the Dodgers dugout and was all sprawled on the ground while Goldsmutt took second.
@Spank, love the new avatar. Seriously.
Dammit, I come back and
-Hanley still hasn't gotten a hit (he walked)
-Urine hasn't been dumped on the side of the road
-We are already losing
Hey, Dusty! Noffense is back!
(AKA "Awffense.")
I miss two-out madness.
"Sometimes he'll use his fingers to give the sign, sometimes he'll just touch his equipment." —Vin, on Miguel Montero
Barney!
Victorino did not strike out with two on and two out. Progress!
*grumblegrumble*
0 for not. #Vicki
Victorino's first AWO!
@ Saxy
Me too.
100% chance of Neeebs showing up at the stadium Friday in a Star Trek Enterprise uniform.
about to set a phone speed record on a conference call so I can get back to the game!
Goldschmidt is juicing.
Hanley's Gameday pic has some pretty egregious 'shopping too.
Gah is Corbin gonna strike out the side?
we are getting clowned
@ DB & FB
+1 for Tribe references
Ethier K. Kemp K. Hanley HBP. We're turning the D'backs' staff into Cy Youngs.
Hanley getting on base every which way but hitting.
Bust off on your couch
...now you got seamans furniture
So much for the new high powered lineup striking fear into oppossing pitchers...
They're striking fear into DBT
DAMMIT!
WTF?!
are you kidding me? I don't understand
Corbin looks like he's 12 in his Gameday photo. Figures.
he looks like the son of Fire Marshall Bill
has O'Parra hit a homer yet?
At least fife only gave up one run in that inning.
2-0 Dbags
Jerry with a walk? Maybe he's feeling better after he wasn't DFAed
You know what's a really good idea? Swinging at the first pitch after the guy in front of you has worked a walk.
Offense: Not up in dis bish
jesus it's like we aren't even trying! it doesn't matter who is in our lineup!
A.J. GIDP, ensuring Fife will lead off next inning. Nice work.
@Orel
"Goldschmidt is juicing."
Was that a GT-themed pun?
Sweep or get swept. There is no try.
Dusty: Unintentional, but I will raise a Goldschläger/Hawaiian Punch cocktail to commemorate it.
who will hit the 3-run homer this inning? it's all queued up for whoever wants it
Kubel is due to hurt us I think
that's a way to avoid Kubel. At least GoldShite is slumping right now...
Throw at this tithead!
We will never pitch another 1-2-3 inning.
HanRam to SS. Urine in at 3B.
I guess they were listening.
jesus, Donnie has given up
Was that a "Well, we kept him, guess I gotta use him" double switch?
Is Javy the new Tronny who was the new Cory Wade?
@FB
Belli fits in there somewhere, too.
Gracias, Miguel!
*checks score*
seen it!
*changes channel*
Javy you lucky bastard
Javy has become a hitman now. Still, Goldschmidt gets plunked and Montero GIDP gets us out of the inning. Not bad. Still 2-0 Snakes.
Fake DodgersGM: Javy Guerra missed a sign. That fastball that hit Paul Goldschmidt was meant for Juan Uribe.
Yeah, I see why they kept him.
at least we cleared him for a couple of innings
no words
Hey guys, remember last weekend? That was fun.
Is D'backs pitching that good or are we that bad?
@DKnobler: "Mets announce top prospect Zack Wheeler moved from AA to AAA"
At least Giants fans can get pissed off too.
Mets should call him up to face the Gnats tomorrow.
It's the fucking pitcher, Javy. Stop painting the corners.
Corbin could have at least done us a favor with a retaliatory beaning.
Oh a 1-2-3 inning? Now they're just toying with us! What a bunch of assholes
Let's swing at every pitch for a few innings and see how that works
Good news, everybody! SCOUT says Corbin has plenty left in the tank!
Hanley will never get a hit at Dodger Stadium.
Has Corbin started EVERYBODY 0-1?
Took a few games before Hanley got his first win in blue. Victorino going through similar hazing process.
I am donezo, win this shitfest without me because I am not helping.
See you all Friday night
Corbin! It's Patrick Corbin! Not Justin Verlander!
Capuano started everyone at 3-0 last night. I almost threw myself off the reserve level.
Jason Kegel hitting third next inning.
@Orel: Maybe he'll squeeze.
Those last two comments...damn you boys.
Man, I miss badges.
I can truly say that made me L.O.L.
We knocked Corbin out!
CORBIN'S OUT. We may get on base!
Well, there goes that.
Next inning is our look at this game.
Why do I keep checking when it just makes me angry?
I'd rather not look at this game.
I went away for awhile. What happened while I was-- oh, nothing. Right.
WTF?
Goldschmidt is hitting out of his fucking mind.
Uh oh, who's hurt?
Hairston, apparently, but he's staying in.
Choate in. All the new guys in the pool!
Do we ever get to bat? Or have we and I've just missed it when I glanced out the window or taken a call?
Choate's turn to fail!
Inchoate pitching skills, to be sure.
It's just not a loss to the Diamondbacks unless they hit two home runs off us.
MAKE IT STOP!!!
Our failure is returning, and in greater numbers.
They must have heard we were going to get a look at the game in the 8th.
My bad, guys. This one's on me.
I predict four straight homers for us.
@Orel
+1?
Juan Uribe will not be denied his hacks!
I wish there was a fat Gameday avatar.
TORTURE
Four pitches, two outs.
Fuck it... Dodgers suck
Time to talk about Ethier's horrible slump?
5-run ninth?
Have you ever noticed that the shittier we play, the more comments we get in the GT?
And usually NicJ shows up just at the height of our futility.
Lots of ways to say, "You suck."
Day games get a lot of comments too, since we wall blow off work.
It's easy to be a fan when the team is winning. We need moral support for when giant donkey balls are being sucked.
^ we all
ps- This would be the height of our futility.
I think of futility as having depth, not height.
Kegel exorcised. We go to the bottom of the ninth.
JJ Putz? We've owned the putz in the past. Come on, boys - let's salvage this!
Wow. Ow.
(cries)
STOP TALKING ABOUT THE ACQUISITIONS SUCKING. EVERYONE IS SUCKING.
Shit fire. Dusty mad.
At least that was quick.
Awful
Two hits, incl one by the pitcher.
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