Clayton Kershaw: Bad Mofo
Clayton Kershaw (0-0, -.-- ERA) vs. Kris Medlen (0-0, -.-- ERA)
Well faithful fans, the time is here. This is what we've been waiting for all season. We've put our Blue blood, our sweat, and of course our tears (cc: Mr. F), into supporting the team through thick and thin, day in and day out, from Spring til Fall, and now it's paid off. The playoffs are here. We did it. Who knew back in April and May and, well, a lot of June, when we were flailing about like Fred's Brim trying to get the barman's attention in a crowded Brooklyn bar, that we would end up going on an historic 42-8 run, leaving the Dbags in the dust and peeing in their pool.
But now it's nervous time. Time to put on those game faces. Sure, we're confident in our starting rotation beginning with Kid K, Greinke, and Ryu. Sure, we have some offensive firepower in Crawford, Ramirez, A-Gon, and even Uribe. Sure, the bullpen has been a big part of our success. But Kemp is crutched. Ethier is only available to pinch hit. Puig is Puigless these days. The offense sputtered late.
Look, this is what we live for. You gotta be in it to win it. Anything is possible. It all starts with Kershaw, and there's no one I'd rather have starting Game 1 than him. We got this....right?
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I BELIEVE!!
Nervous.
Excited.
I BE LEAVIN (work)!
Why do I feel like I need to barf?
Pirates getting bombed.
Let's do this!
Bob-ombed!
Heartbreaking.
J.P. Hoornstra @jphoornstra 5m
Here's Matt Kemp taking it all in as the #Dodgers get ready to take BP. http://instagram.com/p/fBaGDCIHWm/
Crawford LF
Mellis 2B
Ramirez SS
Gonzalez 1B
Puig RF
Uribe 3B
Schumaker CF
Ajellis C
Kershaw P
*takes a deeep breath*
gotta keep pitching
I am bouncing off the walls here! Gotta go get a six pack and pick up my son and then head home for the game! So excited I might forget to pick up one or the other.
Go Blue!
FB
Gotta keep breathing...
I want Kershaw to hit a double in his first at bat!
Yay Pie-rats! You rock!
Paul ends up picking up six kids, none of them his.
the youngest one in curls
Thankfully I have had to endure a maelstrom of shit sandwiches at work today, which have taken my mind off how nervous I am about this. Leaving soon though so I can catch as much as possible.
Is anyone in downtown going anywhere to watch the game? Perhaps, a nearby place with a high regard for cold beer?
I made it home with both beer and kid. Although I needed to have a checklist.
If I throw up right now, are you guys the type who will throw up just at the thought of it?
Why did Puig look like me after lifting weights? That was an old man walk.
I once had a non puke streak from 1992 to 2006. It ended with a blaze of glory in Mexico.
Gotta keep Puiggin!
Be right back. Just have to buy a Mercedes-Benz.
Why am I hearing Charlie Steiner as the first voice of the 2013 playoffs on the radio? I'm not okay with this.
Clocking in,Vinny!
i haven't puked since 2010 when my pops had his heart surgery and one night i was helping him to the bathroom and he didn't make it.
you're all welcome.
Loins: girded. (girt?)
Working, Vin!
HERE WE GO
Uggla,The 13,000,000 dollar cheerleader.
Kemp, the...never mind.
Vin tells us they dropped Puig down because he stopped hitting, so that's why Crawford is leading off. Not quite sound logic there, after watching Crawford strike out.
Not off to a great start.
Two bad at bats.
damn. looks like i picked the wrong day to stop sniffing beer.
Ellis... not good.
good fucking eye hanram. wow.
not that time you fucking mutt. swing!
Wow.
Ugh.
Come on Kershaw!
We'll get our shot.
That was not a good first inning for us.
K
Not worried.
Yet.
You guys see that Scully called out McCain for his comments on Poolgate?
Even after the Heyward K, I am sick to my stomach
This is a long AB
Stupid TBS where is the pitch count?
Hey, how many of you saw SI this week, with the Braves on the cover?
Oh there it is.
@Paul: totally agree, lack of pitch count sucks. I don't need the animated ball-strike count sliding in horizontally each time.
Just saw the pitch count at the bottom of that ball-strike count animation.
Nice inning Clayton. Too bad it was so many pitches
Puig HR this inning, I'm calling it
Or a base hit
come on Urine!
Come on Uribe!
Dammit!
go go go go
Now THERE'S the good shit.
Nice hit! Come on boys!
woohoo! 1-0
Dodger baseball, bishes.
I'll take it.
What PJ said.
Gameday is incredibly slow tonight
Go go go go go Ellis!!!
fuck yeah!! 2-0
AJELLIS!
Wooooo!!!!!
keep on rolling
AJ smoked that one
That is satisfactory
Nice inning.
Sometimes, this is all Kershaw needs...
*rolls*
Kershaw may only need two.
I, however, am one greedy motherfucker.
Puig'd
wow,that was dumb.
And from us, that's saying something.
Gattis does not respect the game.
Punk
I bet he pees in the pool, too.
we need to take advantage of these mistakes.
Were this to get out of hand, I might not complain.
There will be more stories about Heyward airmailing the ball from the outfield than about Gattis and his base-running blunder, if there are stories about either.
As long as the Dodgers win, they can write about the secret urinals, for all I care.
BOMB!
GONZOOOOOOOOO
holy shit!!! yeah you motherfuckers!!
Boooooom!!!!
This is unreal. Still nervous.
FUCK. YES.
I am the opposite of disgruntled. I hereby declare that I feel gruntled.
Damn, I've really missed the playoffs.
Smoke a doobie,Orel.
Come on, Clay, stay on target.
Come on, Clayton. Get it together.
nice recovery kid k
Sure would be nice to have a Karina appearance tonight!
Hint, hint.
Double Ajellis.
Karina's off on her honeymoon in Hawaii. Stubbs wasn't invited.
Good eye, Clayton, 'cause that wasn't a strike.
yes. 5-0. finish them off.
Two-out magic!
Come on hanley, end this
More, plz
Chris from dodgerfan.net just walked in. Dodger bloggers unite!
Epale everyone!
i am super nervous that Gattis was Aguilas' MVP last season and you know how bad my boys are to the Dodgers :(
Karina! Hello!
Three cheers for the happy couple!
@Jason: Awesome, tell him hi!
Four pitch fuckin walk? Really, Clay?
Wow, Kershaw has really perfected that low throw for a ball almost in the dirt. He's zoned in on that.
He's got 'em right where he wants 'em.
U MAD BRO?
Fine, have one. Whatever.
No mas,Kid K.
Jesus christ, Clay. Much has been given to you tonight. Don't blow it.
Are you happy? Now you have them doing that horrible chant.
"Our team scored a run! Let's get racist, everybody!"
Phew!
K!
I've been waiting to exhale.
I pooped a little.
let the beaning commence.
Medlen sucks ass!
Come on guys, put the pressure on.
Sure are a lot of marijuana references here tonight, intentional or no:
*takes a deep breath*
Now THERE'S the good shit.
keep on rolling
AJ smoked that one
*rolls*
Smoke a doobie,Orel.
I've been waiting to exhale.
NO BUNTING.
This bullpen is suppose to be the best. Need to get a run here.
No bunts!!!!
Fuck fuck fuck.
So Donnie thinks we are behind and struggling offensively.
small pelota.
Make 'em pay, A.J.!
Just drive it and get the sacrifice AJ.
AJ's going to have to take it deep. AGon's on third.
We need a run or two here in this situation.
FOr my nervousness sake.
That ball was never in the zone, AJ.
Dammit. Time for Clayton to shine at the plate.
BOOOOOOOOOO! Didn't see that pitch coming.
Well that sucked a bucket of donkey dicks.
Kershaw has to settled down.
BJ Upton has Andruw Jones numbers.
nasty curve
Woman I follow on the Twitters said:
"Priciest BJ EVER!!!!!!"
Ruh-roh, someone found his curveball.
Now that's a fire!!!
side K's
Damn, that was awesome
"The choices we make reveal the true nature of our character." They stole Spanks line when he opens a Steele Reserve.
@paul
Nice old skool Eddie Murphy reference!
Slap that one through the gap on bunny hop boy.
WTF? This mutt pitching for the Barves is doing the Skip To My Lou on the mound.
Woooooooooo!
Hanram
I want to make sweet love to Hanley's swing.
I am starting to believe...we can win this game.
Hanley, the anti-Eugenio Vélez.
Thanks Dusty. I hope I get to use that reference a lot in October.
@Paul
"Roll 'im around a little bit. Charley [Steiner]'ll be aight."
Watch your head Puig.
Puig needed a ladder to hit that pitch.
Horribly unintelligent, amateur AB from Puig in that situation.
KKKK
Super-gutty performance by Kershaw.
KKKKK & KKKKKK
Quick work
Hanley D!
Hanley finally makes that play!
And counting on them Ks.
He's having a terrible night, leading 5-1 and ~7Ks.
Barves have some pitchers with some funky deliveries.
Radio feed was perfectly even with TBS for the first three innings. Now he's three to five seconds ahead.
Who's warming up. God please not Beli
Braves bullpen is doing a magnificent job of protecting a negative-five-run lead.
These announcers don't realize we do everything with two outs.
And if they don't like Kershaw, they're gonna HATE Greinke!!
GIDP pleasw
Or "please".
either/or
Kershaw: like a boss
12 Ks - Dodgers LDS record.
Terrible night for Clayton. He should think about what he did.
A boss says: like a Kershaw
Ok paco. 3 outs. Then Kenley will finish it.
200
Dre?
The Cards sure administered a beatdown on the Pie Rats, didn't they? That's just sinking in with me.
El Beard goes to work. Let's go Wilson, bring this both home
BW is in! I trust him in the postseason.
Because he isn't Belli.
@DB the cards wiped their butts with the Jolly Roger
IDIOT announcer re BW's velocity. God you are terrible.
What'd he say, Dusty? I'm listening to Vin.
@Erin
He keeps talking about how BW isn't the same player, how his velocity is way down, how it is an unknown how he will pitch now that he's back, doesn't have same stuff, etc.
It's like really, did you miss most of August and September, or can't even do a little research?
Nice inning Willy.
HanRam seems to always keep his hitting rhythm no matter how many days he's had off.
Ump is a dick
Easy Puig. You will get your shot mañana.
I couldn't listen to those guys anymore. Vin is way behind but I don't care. Let's do this KJ
Gotta keep Puiggin...
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