"1, 2, 3, 4, I declare Thumb War!"
Clayton Kershaw (0-0, -.--) vs. Matt Cain (0-0, -.--)
No foolin'! The Sons have (begrudgingly) set aside our tradition of annoying the hell out of you with April Fools pranks to honor an even greater tradition: Opening Day.
And what an Opening Day! This game just about has it all: the best pitching matchup in baseball, the lofty expectations of a team with a massive payroll, 56,000+ fans jammed into a Dodger Stadium with brand-spanking new amenities, and, of course, the unparalleled fervor of the rivalry with the hated Giants.
Pregame festivities include tributes to the 1963 and 1988 World Series Championships, on their 50th and 25th anniversaries (*cries*), a performance by Blue Man Group, the traditional flag presentation, and a video highlighting the history of the Opening Day first pitch. The person throwing out the first pitch hasn't been announced at the time of this writing, but the buzz on Twitter is that it's Sandy Koufax. (*cries again*)
It's Vin!
It's Kershaw!
It's Kemp!
It's A-Gon!
It's...Justin Sellers?
It's (FINALLY!) tiiiiiiiiime for Dodger Basebaaallllllll!
Go Blue!
Update (12:00pm): Cool pic from the Dodgers' Twitter:
The #Dodgers official #OpeningDayLA batting order: twitter.com/Dodgers/status…
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 1, 2013
Image via Dodgers.com.
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@Neeebs: They very quietly admitted last week that cell service won't be improved until 2nd homestand and wi-fi won't be improved until June.
I think it was mentioned that the upgraded network won't be unveiled until the next homestand in the previous thread.
DAMMIT!
By all accounts, DS wifi is still a work in progress.
DAMMIT
hey i got a great idea. let's swing at the first pitch.
I'm not even the season's first DAMMIT, dammit!
Kershaw homer here.
...or that.
Or not.
Yegads.
I sneezed and missed the inning.
This is looking like a 13-inning game that will still come in under three hours.
I've taken leaks that lasted longer than that inning.,
The Prime Ticket audio dept. is having a rough day.
I don't like the loss of the "pitch-by-pitch" summary option (redundant though it may be).
I missed the wifi/Cell post probably because I was distracted by a renegade commentator.
another nasty curve by the kid.
KKKKK
Using Vin to introduce Charley and Rick after every commercial break seems like a waste of Vin.
Wotchale y'all. Checking into the game thread now. Smonk is watching the game at home.
I hope we can score one or more runs
Vin still says the word "Twitter" with a bit of distaste.
Pence payoff!
I'll take it
A hit!
hahaha
Vin is busting Hunter Pence's chops!
Hunter Pence lulz
Bounce throw by Sandoval seemed unnecessary, but it got the job done.
that was weak,Kemp
Dammit kemp
fucking hell. swing!
Ugh.
Oooooh, I can taste the incipient failure.
Fuuuuuck
You sons-o-hurrs! SCORE!
A Whole New Incipient Failure
Same as the old failure?
Ooof. That's the stuff.
I need a Whole New Brew.
We need to find a happy medium between swinging at the first pitch and catatonia
"The Dodgers, of course, are ready to eat their gloves, or saw their bats in half, whatever you want to say." —Vin
Well, this is certainly not how I envisioned Opening Day.
*meaning I'm sober*
Cruz flashing the leather!
"That was a blur. It was like catching an echo! And somehow he caught it." —Vin
Where are the smartass motherfuckers who called Cruz,"the best SS in AAA?"
Cain at 92 pitches. We can crack this mofo.
first game of the season and i'm already sick and tired of GBA.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Keep it up, Kid K. I'm not ready to trust the bullpen in a scoreless game against the Giants on Opening Day.
Cain is out, per Twitter.
It's no "Deutschland uber Alles", I'll give you that.
OK we knocked Cain out. Kontos in. Let's stop sucking.
GO FOR THE JUG
Cruz needed a bit more BP today.
LAA 1, CIN 1, top 7
Dammit, Jellis out
Wurgh.
Back at my desk after actually having to do work. Did I miss anything exciting?
A lot of first-pitch swinging.
KKKKKK
Holy shit it's the 8th inning already.
I didn't even notice that Andres Torres was back.
KKKKKKK
85 pitches through 8. IN-FUCKING-SANE.
We should totally extend this guy.
I like the efficiency from the Kid.
Jon Weisman @jonweisman 10s
Kershaw has a bat and on the field.
OMFG
SHUT THE FUCK UP
FUCK YEAH MOTHERFUCKERS!!!
Mr. "I'll do it myself," ladies and gentledrunks.
well, Minotaur, if they don't hit, do it yourself!
His first ML HR!
I think I just fainted.
Did I just read that?!?!
"Pay him his money!"
And the floodgates open.
WOW.
Seeing Kershaw's numbers in the box score arouses me sexually.
Oyster pubes BLOWS THE PLAY
THAT'S HOW I LIKE MY BASEBALL!!!!
Ha ha, Posey sno-coned it!
Hey, Gnats. What happened to the wheels on your wagon?
@MR.F: "Seeing Kershaw's numbers in the box score arouses me sexually."
Fanerman in mid-season form!
Guys, seriously, I can barely type.
"Boy, this is not just an Opening Day game. I mean, this is the kind of a game you see in the playoffs, and certainly in the World Series." —Vin
Oyster pubes blows another play!!!
2-0 Dodgers!
MOAR!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Somebody go get me some new wheels!
-Bruce Bochy
Gnats falling apart. Love it.
Casilla already gets yanked! No trust from Bochy
Pour it on, you bastards.
Can we get a balk for the cycle of pitching futility?
run(s)!
Productive out!
#littleball
I'll take it under the circumstances.
Walk Cruz to get to the guy that hit a grand slam on Friday.
A.J. made 'em pay!
and again!
Whaddup bishes! Happy Opening Day to all!
Remind me to write a strongly-worded letter to the asshole who decided to schedule classes at my school on Opening Day.
Man, there was no doubt at that Kershaw homer. BOOM!
Damn, and I was crossing by fingers for the Kershaw Grand Slam.
Only 53,138. Because of the missing seats?
The fat lady sings, Arias
Ugh. Pagan.
1 to go, Kersh.
Ouch! Ryan Ludwick.
Stay on target...
Looks like Panda ate the Giants' Gatorade cooler.
1 down, 161 to go.
That's a wrap. Great game Kid K!
CGSO for you, ya bastads.
WE MAKE OPENING DAY PARTY!
First place!
Woohoo!
WE MAKE PARTY!
MAKE THAT PARTY MUHFUGGERS!!!!
Best record in baseball, fools.
Wait, why the hell are the Angels playing the Reds?
15-team leagues will do that.
WE MAKE OPENING DAY PARTY!!
Not quite 700 comments, but I blame the brisk pace of the game.
Y'all were in FINE form.
Yankees: Lost
Dodgers: Won
Giants: Lost
Angels: On the clock
Come on, opening day sweep!
Yep, not bad for the first GT of the season.
I missed you guys *sniff*
Math is hard.
Yes, yes, so many times yes!
Idiot giants fan behind me says the dodgers will have trouble on offense. He has no idea he scored ZERO runs today
HYMFPGTUP!
I guess they just showed us what "chemistry" gets you. Party Time!!!!
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