Friday, March 21, 2014

Game 1 Thread: Mar. 22 @ DBacks, 1am-ish (Opening Day?)

Sydney, AustrALIA'S gone Blue!

Clayton Kershaw (0-0, -.--) vs. Wade Miley (0-0, -.--)

Crikey! It's tiiiiiime for real Dodger baseball that counts!

Only, there isn't a single thing about this that isn't weird. The game is in Sydney, Australia. The Diamondbacks are the home team for some unknown reason. It's being played on a converted cricket field. Said cricket field has roughly 32 square miles of foul territory. The Dodgers have more exhibition games to play when they get home. First pitch has been supposedly pushed back to about 1:45am L.A. time. The ghost of Chone Figgins somehow made the roster. And oh yeah, about 70% of the Dodgers' TV audience won't be able to see it due to TWC not making deals with most TV providers yet. Though, SportsNet LA is hosting some of us unsavory blog-types for a viewing party tonight. (DelinO, the Killeens, and I are the SoSG contingent.) We are appreciative, lest they think we're biting the hand that gives us free stuff. (Plus, if this were any other year, they'd have another week and a half to make deals before real games started.)

Yet, despite all the negatives, there will be two VERY big positives: Vin Scully will be calling a game started by Clayton Kershaw. For those who can see and hear that combination, all will be right with the world. ("A very pleasant G'Day to you, wherever you may be!")

Last, but certainly not least, SoSG Sax and AC will be at the game, offering their completely biased perspective. (Pending functioning cell service at the Sydney Cricket Ground.)

Go Blue!

NOTE: Thread is going up way early for those of you who don't feel like staying up.

98 comments:

Pistol Pete Reiser said...

I hate to swear when I haven't posted in forever... but...

4:45 am for Dodger blue from Australia, watching in freezing fucking upstate New York?

Fuck yeah, bitches, this shit's goin' down y'allllll!!!!!

Bring me some mother-fucking baseball!

(That felt good)

(And fuck Parra)

Hideo Nomo said...

Puig RF
Turner 2B
Ramirez SS
Gonzalez 1B
Van Slyke LF
Uribe 3B
Ethier CF
Ellis C
Kershaw LHP

Hideo Nomo said...

Also, THIS.

Hideo Nomo said...

FUCK YEAH, PPR!

Neeebs (The Original) said...

I hate TWC

Dusty Baker said...

Ditto what PPR said.

Steve Sax said...

Spent an awesome day on Sydney Harbor. Headlong back to get some full- strength beer in me and get going to the game!

Steve Sax said...

Thanks for doing the GT Gnomes!

Jason said...

Let's do this!



*drinks coffee*



*spikes coffee, chugs*

Orel said...

GO DODGzzzzzzzzzz

Orel said...

first up: the tarp

Hideo Nomo said...

Awake and getting ready to drive to El Segundo.

Anyone lose a wallet?

Steve Sax said...

On the way to the game. Sydney traffic sucks.

Is the first pitch still at 7p (a half hour from now)?

Alex said...

*taps on mic*

check 1, 2, 3...

BASEBALL IS HERE!!!

Seeing the line up posted made me feel warm fuzzies

Fred's Brim said...

On the couch with coffee, Vinny!

Fred's Brim said...

naptime. can somebody nudge me when the game start?

Hideo Nomo said...

SportsNet LA, I am inside you.

Steve Sax said...

Wake up! These seats are AWESOME!

Jason said...

Sax, what's the weather report? This blank screen I'm staring at is not exactly the most inspiring thing...

Hideo Nomo said...

Saxy! Tweet your view!

Jason said...

Gaaa! Vin is on the screen and MLB.tv has no audio!

karina said...

Epale everyone!

I am here, not gonna post a lot because I am actually drafting. Stubbs said he was going to nap and watch the game but we lost him.

PPR, that's the way to go!

Jason said...

And yet, amazingly, the Edward Jones ad has perfect audio. Not off to the best start so far....

Jason said...

Hey karina! Long time no blog-comment!

Fred's Brim said...

Az gets Rockit as their intro song?

Fred's Brim said...

Is this the Arizona PA announcer? He is definitely juicing up these announcements

Steve Sax said...

Gnomes, I'm sorry I can't. Will text you

Fred's Brim said...

oh man, Az has Oliver Perez? How did I miss that?

Fred's Brim said...

Goldschmidt has already hit two homers against us

Jason said...

Hey! Audio! Thanks MLB.tv

Steve Sax said...

Gnomes did you getmy trxt

Jason said...

On the couch Vin!

Fred's Brim said...

lovely start so far

Fred's Brim said...

heh nice Guggenheim add behind the plate

Fred's Brim said...

these Australian umps stink!

Fred's Brim said...

way to wriggle out of that, Clayton

Fred's Brim said...

getting sleepy...

Jason said...

Splendiferous?

Fred's Brim said...

SVS!!!

karina said...

I think we'll receive complaints from the neighbors, well done!

Fred's Brim said...

how did that not go out?

karina said...

@Jason when I finally adjusted my life, the homeland is in turmoil and everything felt too frivolous, even baseball

Fred's Brim said...

that'll work!

Fred's Brim said...

why are they pumping out the Lancome ads on MLB.tv? Do I need a touchup?

Fred's Brim said...

nice work, CK

Fred's Brim said...

ok it's coffee time, starting to nod off

Jason said...

@karina - come how you are sister! Welcome back!

Fred's Brim said...

Pete and Pete and Justin Turner?

Fred's Brim said...

Vin talking about ladies, members and things being erected

Hideo Nomo said...

Just toured the studio. Soooo sweet. Even madder now that I don't have the channel yet.

Fred's Brim said...

dammit, dont walk dudes before Goldschmidt

Fred's Brim said...

keeps it in the yard

Fred's Brim said...

mmm foul territory spaciouness

Fred's Brim said...

SVS gets his homer! 3-0 good guys

Hideo Nomo said...

DelinO and I just met the genuine Orel. He signed DelinO's Delino DeShields card. Greatest day ever.

Fred's Brim said...

Awesome, Gnomes! Is there a media event at the studios tonight?

Hideo Nomo said...

Yessir. Viewing party with other bloggerinos.

karina said...

@Nomo AWESOME!

SVS=best hitter of baseball this season

Fred's Brim said...

that'll work, good job Clayton

Fred's Brim said...

Nice work, Gnomes.
Next time, I'll read the post instead of just clicking straight into it

Hideo Nomo said...

It's alright. I don't read my posts either.

Steve Sax said...

Safe at first!

Fred's Brim said...

attaboy, CK!

Fred's Brim said...

Dre robbed

Fred's Brim said...

Goldschmidt being annoying again

Fred's Brim said...

nice play by Turner but the run comes home, 3-1 good guys

karina said...

Kershaw got greedy

Fred's Brim said...

Clayton getting greedy

Fred's Brim said...

DAMMIT!

Fred's Brim said...

yeesh, Turner. Did anybody tell him this game counts?

karina said...

@FB stop reading my mind

Fred's Brim said...

great job, Clayton

Fred's Brim said...

I am starting Perez in the Guerrier hole. It'll take a little time before I trust him, but he's off to a good start

Fred's Brim said...

and the sun is up here

Hideo Nomo said...

Trumboed.

Fred's Brim said...

ugh, Hanley Hammy scare

Fred's Brim said...

I am praying Uribe isn't sinking back to his Uriney ways now that this isn't a contract year

Fred's Brim said...

BWil getting squeezed

Dusty Baker said...

Good morning, good afternoon, and good night!

Dusty Baker said...

Just reading the comments. What happened to Hammy Ramirez?

Dusty Baker said...

Kershaw with more hits than Puig, I see.

Dusty Baker said...

@Gnomes

It was a brown wallet...

Dusty Baker said...

First Steinered of the season on that Puig fly ball call.

Fred's Brim said...

ahh Ollie. I hope you will continue to be a friend to us throughout the season

Fred's Brim said...

@Dusty, he ran out a ground ball and was spotted reaching back to his hammy area on the way back to the trench the created as dugouts

Fred's Brim said...

not sure how bad it is but Hanley's still out there so who knows

Fred's Brim said...

are radar guns illegal in Oz?

Dusty Baker said...

Thanks, FB.

Fred's Brim said...

Saxy and AC will have to confirm but it sounds like the crowds get most excited for foul balls

Fred's Brim said...

kind of like English fans cheering for field goals during those London games

Fred's Brim said...

WIN #1!

Fred's Brim said...

attaboy, Kenley!

Dusty Baker said...

I am slightly less belligerent than I would have been if we had lost.

Fred's Brim said...

it's almost 5AM. I think it's OK for you to crack a beer

Fred's Brim said...

We make 8AM NAPTIME PARTY!

Dusty Baker said...

I'm on Sax Standard Time.

Dusty Baker said...

PGT Up!

Steve Sax said...

@FB 4:50p yes, they got really psyched for the foul balls. One of the early ones ricocheted off a level and a dude caught it with a bare one-hand grab, so from then on the bar was high. Best was when some diamondback knocked one onto the SCG roof, and because it was clear you could see it roll back and thenchange direction and look like it was rolling back toward the lip before it stopped. Guess it went into a rain gutter. That's a cool souvenir at some point.