Live. Breathe. Opening Day. Over and over and over again. It's like the 18th 2014 Opening Day or whatever, right?
The bunting is hung. The concession stands are ready to operate slowly. Vin's wife has already laid out his yellowest suit and non-matching pocket square. Mattingly is practicing his questionable pitching substitution patterns. SportsNetLA is preparing not to broadcast to 70% of the viewership area. Ethier has not hitting lefties locked in already. Puig has already posted dozens of selfies on Instagram. Everything is in place.
Oh wait. Everything except this.
People will come, Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. "Of course, we won't mind if you look around", you'll say. "It's only $20 per person". They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces…The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good and that could be again. Oh... people will come Ray. People will most definitely come. -- Terence Mann (Field of Dreams)NOW it's official. Play Ball! If you're out at the Yard today, drop a comment here. The Son or Sons present would be happy to hook up for a beer or three.
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Crawford LF
Puig RF
Ramirez SS
Gonzalez 1B
Ethier CF
Uribe 3B
Ellis C
Gordon 2B
Ryu LHP
LET'S DO THIS SHIT!!!
FUCK THE GIANTS IN THE EAR!!!
Please! Anyone at the game or with access to the game keep us updated here.
Again, love the Field of Dreams dialogue DB. Baseball is a constant in my life. Life changes so much. People come and go, we lose those we love most, we move from one home in hopes of making another. But baseball is always with us. Thanks to my Daddy for giving me the gift of our National Passtime and thank you Vinny for being The Voice that has been woven through the tapestry of my life.
Okay, that's my first and last mushy moment this season.
Now get it done TWC, Stan or whoever the hell else is screwing us here. #Ineedmyfuckingdodgers.
I left the first "Fuck the Giants" of the season open for someone to take, and KNEW Spank would take it. You never let me down, mang.
That was very touching, Karen!
Molly Knight @molly_knight 1m
Puig benched.
Eric Stephen @truebluela 24s
Matt Kemp is starting. Yasiel Puig benched presumably for being late
Crawford LF
Kemp CF
Ramirez SS
Gonzalez 1B
Ethier RF
Uribe 3B
Ellis C
Gordon 2B
Ryu LHP
Surprised no Kemp.
At the right field bar! Might move...to the left field bar!
Section 34 row D here.
KEEP UP, DUSTY!
this blog is messing with my emotions. I want to sing "we are the world" and I want to burn down Frisco. I guess i can do both.
Surprised the Dodgers left Brooklyn.
Puig benched for being late?? I love this kid's upside, but when the hell is he going to learn???
Also, I'm thrilled my boy is in the lineup! You go Matty!
Checking in from the office. Puig gonna Puig.
I wonder how my office feels about illegal streaming of baseball games.
Does AM570 work online for the Dodger game? Blocked on TuneIn for the iPhone.
Just got word Kemp is being replaced by .....Hulk Hogan?!?
BUT WHOSE SIDE IS HE ON??!!
@Quad...I read that 570 will be blocked for game as well. Don't know if that's right or not so I'll be checking once game starts.
Beer tastes great however I think I ordered vintage 1988 french fries.
People got on Puig for speeding so the mutt slows down and is now late for games and out of lineups. Thanks,assholes.
Thanks Karen. I'll be trying all the radio broadcast affiliates on TuneIn. Or stealing someone's radio here in the office.
@ Paul
Did you use the vintage 1981 ketchup?
I'm surly like a mofo. start the game already. i need to let out the hate.
Puig needs to fire his driver and take the wheel!
hello everybody! glad to be here!
Feels good to be 4-1 on opening day.
Team Killeen in the houze. Sec 23, row K, of course!
Are they doing opening day festivities today or tomorrow?
Ah, turns out my work is pretty clear about baseball streams. BLOCKED.
Hello, Scout!
This link is working!
http://kropam.streamon.fm/
here's a link
@rsle
KROP working on TuneIn Radio app as well. Thanks for the tip!
The Be Sharps are performing the anthem!
Baby on Board at the 7th Inning Stretch.
Vin being driven out in a 1965 Mustang to throw the first pitch. I might be tearing up a little.
Magic escorts Vin to the mound.
Scully's grandchildren bringing out a "special pitching mound" for Vin.
Orel, Fernando, Cey, two Tommys, and Sandy. Love it.
I'm sure you guys in L.A. have plenty of reasons to complain about SNLA, but this just happened on my screen. So…
http://imgur.com/VCtNf1d
Shiiiiiiiit.
Radio stolen. We need some sunglasses apparently.
Yeah, you probably don't want an update on this game.
For those who can't watch this massacre, be thankful.
Ughh...these are not the Dodgers I was looking for.
Is it too late for a refund?
Dylan Hernandez @dylanohernandez 37s
This is Hyun-Jin Ryu's third start in six games for the #Dodgers. #DrNealElAttrache
This is on Dusty for the Vogelsong tag.
KIDDING!!!
HEY EVERYBODY DID WE MENTION DODGER STADIUM HAS TWO NEW BARS?!
Dodgers need an attitude adjustment fast
This is painful.
FUUUUUUCK THIS.
But Ryu's only at 69 pitches through two innings!
Play AGon's walkup song on a loop to cheer me up!
Vogelsong's perfecto is broken up!
Paul not happy. Paul smash ...no Paul drink beer.
Plus side: I took the day off for this so I get to work the weekend!
Wait...
What in the wild wild world of sport isa going on here?!?
1-2-3 inning for Dominguez.
Wow, Dee really does own Vogelsong.
Dee steals second.
How awkward did Dominguez look swinging the bat?
I have no idea.
I'll imagine that he looked as good as Charles Barkley's golf swing.
HanRam K's looking stranding 2. End of 3.
I'll accept a valiant comeback that falls short, but don't just roll over an play dead.
Where is Dusty at ? Sure once the dry humping is over he doesn't stay to cuddle.
Good thing Dominguez will hold them to 8 so we can score 0.
We're not dead yet! AGon with a blast!
OK, that's better.
And Ethier follows AGon out of the park! Here we go!
Urine with a double off the center field wall. Ellis up, nobody out.
Ellis grounds out, Gordon popped out, SVS to the plate with League in the pen.
SVS K.
Brandon League Time!
League with the 1-2-3 inning? I'm confused.
I don't believe League got them 1-2-3
Not a good sign when you hear fans quoting Braveheart in the restroom.
Chipping away. Kemp RBI double.
1st and 3rd no outs for AGon and he Ks. Ethier up.
I'm dry humping myself, Paul
Dre hits lefties!
Brandon League inning number 2. Playing with house money.
I LOVES ME SOME STRIKE EM OUT THROW EM OUT!!!!
Two shutdown innings from League. I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.
Dee steals second, goes to third on an error, and Carl pops out. Bleh.
Two down for Kemp.
And Kemp Ks. Boo.
Just landed in a foreign city, and Ryu looks like he wasn't ready! Dammit
We can still win this, Blue!
Why are you flying to Tijuana?
It hasn't been pretty, but it sure has been nice to hear Ross Porter announcing during the game. Sure do miss him.
Well, that sucked a big one.
Yep
Can pre pay to buy my way out of this mess?
Damn you,Wedge!
PGT up!
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