Chris Capuano (10-7, 3.33) vs. Drew Pomeranz (1-6, 5.13).
Dusty doesn't want to see any more pictures of cute little bear cubs (I hadn't thought of Dusty as a arctophobe), so instead we bring you a picture of little rocks (which, strangely enough, does work for Dusty though it doesn't work at all with the opponent's team name).
Capuano was once 7-1 for the Dodgers with a 2.14 ERA, but has since gone 3-6 (obviously) and has seen that ERA increase, including losses in four of his last five starts (one of those lasting only a measley 4.1 innings, in St. Louis). Pomeranz has losses in six of his last seven starts (take that, Cap!), but beat the Dodgers in the only game he's ever played against us, earning a ND on May 2. Perhaps with two groove-less pitchers on the mound today, we'll see more Bamm Bamm than tiny Pebbles.
But how else can I PSYche up ol' Dusty prior to this game? Oh, I don't know. Maybe by using...this?
photo swiped from this flickr account
181 comments:
Oh hell yeah! (does horse dance)
Victorino
MEllis
Kemp
Ramirez
Rivera
Sands (RF)
Cruz
AEllis
Capuano
Ethier will not be all Oppa Gangnam style tonight as he is not in the lineup. Sands playing RF.
OMG, why don't I post the lineup in narrative style instead of just pasting it in?
Or wait for Neeebs to post it.
So Dusty re: Olympic bball.
I didn't see it, but this is my understanding:
It was a really close first half, but USA started pulling away in the 3rd. Melo got hit in the balls (cheap shot) while drilling a 3, but no foul was called. Team USA and Coach K got mad. Gloves came off. Russell Westbrook had a monster dunk and got a technical for staring down the dude he dunked on afterwards. Harden hit a three at the buzzer with a big lead just to say "fuck you." Nobody likes Argentina.
Thanks, Mr F! Excellent recap. I wish journalists for traditional media had the license to just break off a sentence like "Melo got hit in the balls...."
We're the Argies rolling around on the ground pretending to be hurt, or is that just their soccer style?
Per Dylan Hernandez:
Mattingly on Gwynn: "We just didn't feel like he was going to get on the field."
Meaning he was always going to be a bit player and we'd owe him a lot of money next year, so we just cleared him out.
I'll miss having his dad around the clubhouse because he's such an excellent mentor and teacher.
Urine is almost gone. I can feel it in my bladder.
The GT made me think of Bam Bam Bigelow.
Cc: DeLino, Nomo, PJ
I'm pretty sure he was here on a 2 year contract, so we'll be paying him next year regardless.
I think you're right. But then why did I read all the stat lickers on tha twitters this morning talking about the team not wanting to pick up his salary or some such?
Really? He's getting paid as much as Cliff Lee's left ass cheek. Somehow, I don't see that being a factor.
Don't know, maybe he's got performance incentives that were about to kick in? That'd be a bitch move, if so.
Maybe he drew the short straw.
(Uribe drew the fat straw.)
Per TBLA, Gwynn was making $850k this year and is due $1.15 million next year.
(Urine is sucking hard on said fat straw, as we speak)
The shortest straw has been pulled for you my friend.
#Metallica
Maybe they keep trying to DFA Urine, but he waves his hand and says "You can do better." Then they DFA someone else.
It's like the shitty WAR version of a Jedi mind trick.
Alex Morgan Olympics photoshoot
Just 'cuz.
The one thing Urine doesn't suck at is sucking.
Re: USA M basketball
Cowherd this morning was all about how there needs to be stakes for him to be interested in the game. Partially correct: I think the presence of a villain also helps (even if the villain is toothless or flops all the time).
Sounds like Argentina filled both roles for us today. Check.
@fanerman 4:44p: not as psyched on the bikini line tattoo. Does she have ass antlers as well?
Some of those pics say they were taken at the Hilton Anatole, but I swear that's the Glendale Galleria.
@Gnomes: Anatole you so
Enter Sandman batting 7th
#metallica
we are going to lose 2 of 3 aren't we?
I'm not at all a tattoo person, but, eh.
Why no Dre? Why not wait for a lefty to give him a rest? Or is he hurt?
nevermind, he is a lefty, just bats right
I don't know, the Rox have been gawdawful recently. That doesn't mean they're not going to beat us down, but they're fooking terrible.
I agree they've been dogshit, but this is the perfect setup for them to Padre us
Rockies' Helton needs season-ending hip surgery
SF up 1-0 in STL, top 2
St Louis ties it on a Beltran leadoff homer in the bottom of the second. 1-1.
Good job Carlos.
^ Things never said to Carlos Lee.
Wow. That was one hell of a semifinal.
Furcal gives St. Louis the lead on a 10-pitch AB against Cain, with one out and men at the corners. Single to CF. 2-1 Cards.
Giants tie it in the top of the sixth, but St Louis comes back out in the bottom and gets one...and maybe more. Furcal's got men on first and second with two out, and a 3-2 count. Cain's at 108 pitches....
a couple more! 5-2 birds
Pirates shut out the snakes, too
ugh, I feel bad about TGJr
Cmon, Cap, throw strikes, no meatballs
epale everyone!
Vin is in MY tv!!!!!!
looking a little buggy at the stadium tonight
epale, Karina
he's in mine too!
Capuano's up to 40 pitches, including pickoff throws
This inning is herpin mah derp.
Cap pitching like second-half Cap
it's about to get extra herpy
why did that throw go to third?
bug in the eye for Hanley?
Except for the strikeout, Capuano was hit hard that inning
take it easy, Shane. christ
that's a good start
ugh, here comes the bunt
hate Victorino :(
wow, no bunt. Donny must be feeling his oats with his new lineup
attaboy, Mark!
6-2 St Louis in the seventh
Matty didn't look good on that high fastball, looking for something else I guess
Vin poo-pooing the post-game dry humping
it'll never stop Dusty though
8-2 St Louis through seven full. Cain lasted 5.2 IP and was tagged with 5 ER.
take some pitches, fellas
make him show you he can throw it over the plate
Now would be a nice time for another Hanley Ramirez (not-quite-walkoff) hit.
Epale Karina! So what's the ETA? Please email us at the main address...
Pomeranz taking his sweet time
So it's up to Andre Ethi...er...
...make that Juan Rivera.
Hanley's slow grounder advances the runners up a base
what the hell were you swinging at?
Rivera, swinging K.
Le sigh.
see you on the other side ladies and gentlemen
WB with a couple of good moving catches
good luck, Saxy!
awwwww, Vin says "Ma-rai-cai-bou"
so cute!
good luck, Sax!
nice inning, Cap!
Let's go get this lead
man, they can't lay off that high, rising fastball
Ted Lilly's gonna be mad when he finds that...
I don't see him as a guy who would take a joke very well
oof AJ hit on the arm
Did you hear that, Dusty? "Don't rub!"
Stoopid offense.
*rubs*
Stoopid DLed pitchers
I assume since Ted is in the dugout, his "setback" is more than just a twinge somewhere
crap - Capuano can't handle this top of the Rockies' lineup
cheezus
figure it out, Cap!
IBB to Gonzales
Yeah…
This doesn't smell right.
great time for a double play
Let's get one back this inning
I'll take that.
Do not squander.
hey a leadoff guy did a leadoffy thing!
Go figure!
what Stubbs said
damn, that looked like a good pitch for Matty
Matty is protesting TGJr getting cut
Gah.
Sax, I'll email you tonight or tomorrow morning, i'm multitasking big time now!
youch, AJ didn't like that one
Hanley wouldn't have done any better
Uribe might have though
finish this, Cap!
Hows about we don't strand as many runners as we can.
there you go
let's W some more Os
Jeeeeebus.
ferchrissakes - call back Tony!
Wow. Did Riviera stop for a cup of coffee on the way to first? That throw beat him by a mile.
Hey, two guys on.
This is where we fuck it up, right?
dammit, Chris, take some pitches! This guy has yet to show he can throw strikes
ass
sorry, Chris, I am just frustrated
great inning, Chris!
"I worry about getting whacked on the street. I got to come home for this?!" - Henry Hill
what up SoSG?
Dusty back up in dis bish.
Had to go out for beers with a buddy.
Noffense back?
Only bottom 5? We have not yet begin to suck.
pitch count for cap?
75 coming in, thanks Vin
Woot. GIDP!
no way, ump!
get off your knees ump, you're blowing it
BOR-ING!
Great, Ottavino coming back out for the bottom of the inning
Clippers Night at Dodger Stadium?
Make sure to double check the copy...
damn, gotta make that play
nice play, Luis!
Our offense is sucking Gangnam Style....
maybe take a pitch?
take some pitches, please!
don't fuck with balls that are in play!
"Loney is hitting .302 since the All-Star Break."
Not there.
IT'S A TRAP!
that ball looked like it hit grass...
that reminds me...
+1 FB
"DO I THINK HE CAUGHT THE BALL?
YES."
get out!
Vin, I don't think Tracy said the word "fertilizer" there.
PLEEEEASE take advantage of this!
"that is blinking fertilizer"
"blinking unbelievable"
"no way blinking"
-Vin
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
If we win this, Ackbar is all over the PGT.
And I'm not talking Jamey Carroll.
Finally some action in this game!!! Bleeping fertilizer!
Jim Tracey looks like Tucker from 'There's Something About Mary'...
AJEllis is getting bored over there at third
At least the showers will help Jim Tracy get rid of that ridiculous hat head
What a waste
Dog sweaters.
*sigh*
good call about Tucker, Alex
"My name's Norm, I'm a pizza delivery guy from Pompano"
OH SHIT.
fuck me running
we are getting clowned by the worst pitching staff in baseball
at least bunting gives the illusion runners are moving :(
@Nomes - what was the "OH SHIT" for? Did I miss Matty hurting himself or something?
Dodgers 0-for-8 with RISP
crap - League's gonna give up a couple more
No worries, though. It's not like the Giants and Snakes lost today or anything
@FB: I assume Gnomes was referring to Hanley coming up a little ginger from breaking up the double play
how does a 2-0 game take over 3 hours?
ohhh i missed that
Honeycutt comes out to talk to League, get ready for a home run
this team does so much better when I don't watch them
This League and Choate combination has been pretty shitty so far
maybe they can not fuck this up tonight
That's it. AC and I are going tomorrow and fix this shit.
K from Choate to get the big second out, now Wright will give up the 2-out, 2-run double to send FB to bed
Deadspin has already paid homage to Vin Scully, from tonight's game (in progress)
nice work, Jamey
Sax was right about my OH SHIT, btw.
walk off time!
Here's FJL, to save us all
@Gnomes: I do know my shit.
And, apparently, yours too.
I am glad Deadspin shows Vin the respect he deserves. There isn't much that's off limits for them as far as ridicule goes. It has gotten to the point for me that I have to read the complementary posts more carefully to make sure they aren't being snarky or ironic. But Vin seems to be off limits, which I appreciate.
If FJL doesn't hit a two-run HR here, he's worthless
Notwithstanding there's no one on base
Oh yay, I get to see Aaron Harang tomorrow.
Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher
*cries*
we'll get them tomorrow.
sweet dreams gents
Why are we even paying attention now? We know it's going to come down to that 3-game series against the Giants in October.
Get ready for another sweeeeeeep.
@Gnomes, any chance you can get the PGT tonight?
I just fell asleep for a bit, but I'm on it.
MBPGT up.
Thanks man. I'm too tired from my Gangnam Style crosscut class today.
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