The Dodgers could not overcome all of Don Mattingly's horrible, non-sensical managerial calls tonight. 11 LOB. Outhit the Cards 9-7. Relievers giving their all and getting out of jams. And yet...not enough, even to beat a Cardinals team that is totally beatable.
If there's any silver lining to this steaming pile of shit, it's that the Cardinals are vulnerable. That is, if we can stop insane managerial moves like pulling Adrian Gonzalez in the eighth inning of a tie game. Or using Dee Gordon to replace A-Gon, who is so lame he not only doesn't steal second base to get into scoring position, but is thrown out at second on the next ground ball. Or watching Michael Young, A-Gon's replacement, GIDP to end an extra-inning threat. Or wasting Zack Greinke's impressive 10-K performance. Or using Nick Punto and Skip Schumaker in PH situations, both of whom Kd. Or pulling Chris Withrow to have Kenley Jansen's confidence shattered when he gives up the game-winning RBI to Carlos "I Keep The Bat On My Shoulder" Beltran.
I can't do a proper PGT right now. Fuck, Donnie: don't pull this bullshit again, please.
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This is not on Dusty's PGT at all (all on Donnie and the noffense), but how fucked up was it that there was a "Saved by the Beltran" sign in the crowd after the walk off?
Ha!
*hangs self*
Uh, GT, not PGT.
We once did a "Saved by The Belli" post, I noted in some GT research earlier today.
If the cards were saved by the (2-for-6, 3 RBI) Beltran, we were lipsticked by the (0-for-6, 7 LOB) Puig
God this was a tough loss.
There is something to the idea that this team lives and dies by Puig's energy. He was lost in his own head tonight, and it was contagious.
Cards won the first game of last year's NLCS and that was on the road.
Giants did not have Donnie baseball as manager however.
Was Puig on Krokodil or bath salts tonight?
He was on a date with Molly.
Am I drunk or is Harold Reynolds drunk?
So we're assuming Wilson and Withrow are unavailable tomorrow. Howell and Belli each pitched one. And AJ likely won't catch. Right?
For Shards, Rosenthal and Lynne likely unavailable. And Yadi. That's good.
Need Kid K and Hanley to come up big.
For tbs, Ernie Johnson and Ron Darling unavailable. They're too busy lamenting the braves' loss
Well we are one of only four teams that has a game tomorrow and we lost the first game in the 1988 NLCS with an Ace on the mound. I'm going to drink this beer after too big of a whiskey and get ready for tomorrow.
And I'm glad we have Kelly thinking he pitched a good game.
Boys: you can't have the Hollywood ending without some drama first. No worries. Kersh is pitching tomorrow. Blowout predicted. That's how we roll.
Drama. I like it.
And...are Stubbd and Karina still on their honeymoon?
I jinxed um by not dry humping Spank before the game
Woke up a bit hung over and surly. Beat these birds today!
Can't wait to get hung over and surly all over again in just about an hour and a half.
Skip in, Ethier out today. AJEllis back in for more.
We have to win in spite of Donnie. Mistake after mistake. The only player who should have been removed during the game is Ethier so that he is not re-injured because of overplaying after a full 9 innings. However, looks like Skip is playing instead of Ethier, so that is mistake number 2.
Let's hope that we are up by 2 or more, otherwise, if it is close, Donnie will lose it for us AGAIN.
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