Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-1, 1.42) vs. Jeff Locke (0-0, -.--).
The Dodgers have held the Bucs scoreless over two games. Of course you gotta beat the bad teams, but let's not pretend we can trot out Greinke and Kershaw every series. So we turn to Ryu, who was steady but not overly impressive in his debut in blue. The Pirates are the only homerless team in the majors, so here's hoping the Dodgers pitching staff keeps it that way.
As for Locke, who was promoted to Pittsburgh's rotation after two years of spot-starting? The Dodgers are tied with the lowly Marlins for the second-lowest run total in the majors, so the (Jimmy) Key is: Start hitting with runners in scoring position already. Let's do this!
UPDATE: Sax just found out he's going to the game. He won't be too mobile during the game, but if you're going, leave a comment in this thread...
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1 – 200 of 284 Newer› Newest»We've got a guy named Locke pitching against us, and no reference to Two Treatises of Government?
I Kant believe it!
(Nice GT though Orel)
Orel skipped the Lost reference, too (appropriately).
I'm a Thomas Hobbes guy myself.
Crawford LF
Punto 2B
Kemp CF
Gonzalez 1B
Hairston RF
Uribe 3B
Fed C
Sellers SS
Ryu P
There was a Locke reference in there, but Thomas Jefferson changed it at the last minute.
I'm a Calvin and Hobbes guy myself.
@Stubbs: You say "Estate", I say "Pursuit of Happiness"
Because those are exactly the same thing, right?
Go for the sweep, Ryu!
I'm a Calvin Broadus guy myself.
Is it baseball time yet?
Got a late hall pass! See you at the game boys and girls
@Gnomes 11:01: that's a pretty sweet pun. Hopefully we can use it in the PGT
Have fun, Sax!
I think it's time for a grand slam.
Hopefully Ryu doesn't try to overcompensate and pulls a hammy running to first. I suggest skipping.
Or rolling.
On my ass, Vinny!
Ryu starts starts us off with a strike.
Shit. Another single.
Vin just said "Dr. Dre."
Cutch kills it. 2-0 Pirates.
So much for the Bucs HR drought ...
Ryu shaky. Bullpen's going to get some work today.
This is not the start we are looking for.
Do we need a translator on the mound to tell Ryu where to pitch?
Great stop Uribe!
Uribe saves Ryu's bacon. Then eats it.
Ryu has no grip on his curve.
Ryu needs 23 pitches in the 1st.
Eat contest between uribe and Ryu, we all lose...
Let's hope Ryu isn't Korean for Penny.
Shredder single!
C'mon, Kemp! Pull a McCutchen!
Kemp is all out of sorts.
WHY DID THEY STOP PUNTO AT THIRD?
Nice to see Matty hit the two-strike double.
Hey Punto you slide on by a base.
2-0. Lock in Gonzo.
AGon 2-RBI single! All tied up!
That's more like it.
Sorry Jerry. No Twitter account for you.
Woot!
Sons of Steve Garvey @sosgsosg 1m
Attention nature photographers: A rare hit with RISP has been spotted at Dodger Stadium. -N
Back in the sofa, Vinny!!
Sellout today, per Vin.
It's amazing Uribe can even make contact with that whippy swing.
Urine brings us back to noffense reality.
I wonder if Uribe isn't listening to Mac, or Mac just isn't bothering to work with him.
Ryu with the 1-2-3 2nd thanks to a quick glove on a comebacker.
Mac's a hitting coach, not a miracle worker.
But I like our old Fox Sports West girls!
Dylan Hernandez @dylanohernandez 1m
A day after hitting his first HR, Yasiel Puig was 2 for 3 with a walk and 2 RBI.
Vin got a little lost there.
I know contact doesn't win championships but that was a sweet (non)hit by T Fed. I thought that ball might be going somewhere.
Ugh. Sellers comes out to that awful AwolNation song.
Yep. It fooled me.
Good looking swing.
One of the few times I've heard Vin correct himself. Said "Two streakouts, I mean strikeouts."
40 pitches. Hmmm
Too late to trade Ryu for Harang?
Spanky just had two streakouts.
Ryu's face is just plain fat.
This fact brought to you by Sam Adams Alpine Spring.
Mark Saxon @markasaxon 2m
From April 26 thru June 12, the Dodgers play just nine of 49 games outside California
I know it's early yet, but I'm growing tired of the Sellers/Ryu combo at the bottom of the order.
Caused me physical pain to watch it Tuesday at the Ravine.
What are you going to do, move sure-out Sellers up i the order?
Crawdaddy!
Please stay healthy, Carl Crawford.
It is nice to have a proper lead off hitter.
Just pray he doesn't break.
The Craw is our master! #ToyStoryPuns
That story sounds transcribeable.
Plus, Crawdaddy knows how to wear his uni the right way.
KempBI!
RBI for Kemp. Dodgers lead 3-2 now.
Matt knows he doesn't have to swing every first pitch?
A Gon homer right here.
I wish.
Another Dodger marriage it sounds like. Mazel tov, kids!
Pretty big crowd today. Cell service seems to have improved...
Must we play Skrillex, when Hairston reaches first?
I mean, I want to root for him to get on base. But I'm torn.
@dusty 2.20p: yep, another proposal!
Uribe hits it so Hairston is sacrificed...
...and made into Uribe's dinner
Uribe Part 12: Uribe in Space.
FedEx roped his last AB to left. Let's see how he does here
Earns the walk!
Cell reception is rolling baby
Yay for improved cell phone coverage at the Stadium. I haven't sent this many bars since bourbon street
At least Sellers didn't GIDP I suppose
It doesn't seem fair to make Ryu play right after he's just had his wisdom teeth pulled. Oh, that's just his face?
Vin with a history lesson!
Fuck this bottom of the lineup shit. Get well Hanley.
Soon!!!!
Is there a reason why Sellers can't be swapped for Dee G?
I'm no hitter. Ryu?
It is pretty loud here this season.
WWII stories from Vin, try getting that from any other broadcaster in sports.
Cliffee. Lmfao
@Orel
I was just about to comment about the history lesson. But then I didn't want to speak negatively about our Vin, so I refrained.
#EnoughAboutKoreanGeopolitics
Your lips to Don's ears, Neeebs.
They've gotta lower the volume on these speakers a bit
Just came from brunch downtown. Beautiful to see so many LA hats on folks walking around.
@Sax
If it's too loud, you're too old!
I too think it's too loud.
Seriously. This North Korea posturing had better end soon, or every fifth game I'm going to feel like it's AP prep class again.
Or Model UN.
This ump's zone is high.
Neeebs is right, what is this love affair Mattingly seems to have with Sellers?
Lob City up 92-80 with 5:51 left in the 4th...
Model UN...nice!
3 Ks for Ryu.
Yeah the cell service was great last night, Sax. Though the Yard wasn't full like Opening Day, there were still a lot of folks out.
Starling Marte McFly
Steve Blake is to the Lakers what Justin Sellers is to the Dodgers.
Saw a Twitter joke a few days ago about the Dodgers being called LOB City.
Ethier tracks down out #3!
Lot of weak fly balls for the Bucs.
Jer-ry, Jer-ry!
They're honoring the Father of the Game right now
Dad must not be here today
@Orel: HA!
How far up are you Sax?
@Orel. I believe it was our friend Dylan Hernandez who uncovered that gem.
Holy smokes this Crawford move could work out after all.
This Crawford guy might just work out.
DAMMIT!
Sax only sits where beer sales are more expensive and cut off in the 6th.
I'm starting to love Crawford.
*Dry humps the couch*
Crawford is the new Kemp, circa early 2012.
@Paul 2:41p: I've been nomadic. Three innings on field, then up to reserve level to take my kid to the mini-sirloin playground. Now we are in loge 103.
Staying in the shade is key. Kid is occupied by a malt.
PUTO!
Right you are, rbn:
Dylan Hernandez @dylanohernandez 4 Apr
It's only 3 games. But if this continues, we could be nicknaming the #Dodgers "LOB City," as @gharo34 tweets.
Bottom of the fifth action! I likes.
Nice shot punto
I was in Loge 101 last night. Fabulous view. I cried.
Speaking of crying, where the hell is Fanerman?
What's it called when a batter strikes the ball and it's not caught by a fielder? Only saw it twice on Tuesday.
Did Kemp swing at the first pitch?
What was that non-swing Kemp just did? Whoa! What a concept.
This ump is all over the place. Worked to our advantage on that pitch, but still.
I love loge.
Damn, Matty.
Not so nice GIDP, kemp
Kemp is channeling Loney
Shredder should have shredded that fool 2B knee.
I appreciate the hard slide, punto
Just a single here, AGon.
Joyce Dewitt is w Braves now?
@paul, are you here?
Nice RBI AGon
Thrown out a second. Uh, that'll work.
That's the way you do it, Kemp!
Then you don't try to take 2B.
Frankly, I think this whole offense thing is a passing fad.
Gonzalez thundering around the bases was not pretty
The Cards rocked Matt Cain today. All is right with the world.
Excellent news, Orel!
Per Fox: At recalls 1B Blake DeWitt from AAA Gwinnett.
1B?
Even the organ sounds loud. Turn it down, Nancy Bea!
Nancy bea playing something totally unintelligible in between frames.
I'm not good with the Paul Anka catalog
ENTERING TRANSCRIBE MODE
Interesting Vignette on Bill Singer and the first save. I never knew that.
God dammit Orel, you're always one step ahead.
@Orel: if we could just find someone in this blog readership who could type fast and transcribe audio. Hmmmm...
Ryu with K #4
Ryu settling in?
@Sax
No I'm home teaching the boy the fundamentals of baseball viewing minus Korean War History.
"Big play by Juan Uribe."
There is no god.
#Simpsons
Since Ryu doesn't pitch between starts, he ought to be able to go for 135 pitches, no?
DONE
Foul ball ricocheted off the camera well to Uribe
He ate it
Yes I am Cliff.
Thanks.
The Wave (if it must be started at all) has to start in the LFP. That should be a stadium rule.
Sittdown, bitch!
Just another quality start for the Dodgers!
374 games won for Koufax/Drysdale duo.
377 games won for Freddy/Orel duo.
Wow. (cries)
So close Uribe!
Urine almost leaves the Yard.
Post-game spread is going to have to pay for Uribe being robbed..
Wow, Uribe almost ate that up
I'm actually glad Urine didn't go Yard. Keeps his BA down which will lead to him being DFA'd, right?
Or not. Those pics Urine has of Ned and the goat and the dwarf keep him on the squad.
Giants are getting their ass beat down.
John McDonald has an arm!
Cain with 9 earned runs all in the 5th. Wow.
Who was it thrown out at first after McDonald's play?
Whomever it was, wasn't running very fast.
Also, looks like this finally gonna happen
I'm just going to pretend I just got a Ryu badge.
Speaking of Tabata, whatever happened to that cute MTV chick Tabitha?
Ryu was knocking the bat out of batters' hands! Why take him out? He still had 38 pitches in him.
Nice job Ryu!
Ryu: 6.1 IP, 3H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 101 pitches. Nice recovery after a rough first.
@Gnomes: get that street fighter jpg ready...
On second thought, it's belli. Keep your powder dry
These are great games at home to help Ryu settle in to MLB. Liking what I see from him. He should start getting more efficient as he becomes more comfortable and confident.
"The Dodgers change the furniture on the infield." —Vin
That was bad
Per TBLA:
"Fans at Dodger Stadium want to hear nothing of the Clippers winning the Pacific Division, heartily boo Clips 109, Lakers 95 highlights"
Booooooooooooooooo! Clippers.
What a dumbass bitch on the 1B line with the glove asking for the ball when it was still a live play. Jesus christ, people.
Another flyball out.
Punto moves to third and biffs it
Luckily PH Jones flies to left on one pitch
And there's the inning!
Tabata just wiggled his nose and he was on 2B.
#Bewitched
Mellis-D!
What? GBA?
Is Ryu ordering food from the dugout as the camera caught him waving? He looks like he gained 5 pounds during the game.
Katie lowes was doing fine on GBA until the lame extended ending. Boooo
@Dusty:
"It's glandular! I can't help it. Om nom nom nom" - Ryu
Hey, it's Chris Leroux. I have a worn out tape by him.
#GarthBrooks
Sellblock showing some tattooed muscle!
Sellblock goes yard!
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