Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Game 9 Thread: April 8 vs. Tigers, 7p

Hare n' Tigers

Dan Haren (1-0, 0.00) vs. Max Scherzer (0-0, 0.00)

It's April 8th, so it must be Interleague Play!!! (Yeah, still not used to that.)

With our own reigning Cy Young winner on the shelf, it's up to Dan Haren to take on AL CY winner Max Scherzer (of nightmare-fueling bobblehead fame). It's not as lopsided a match as one might think. Neither has allowed an earned run this season. Haren has a win and Scherzer doesn't. Suck on THAT, Max! SMALL SAMPLE SIZES AND ANTIQUATED PITCHER STATS RULE!!!!

Can the Dodgers lineup follow up Sunday's home run derby with something reasonably resembling offense against Scherzer? I'm guessing yes, but I'm also thinking Matt Kemp will be back on the bench for some inexplicable reason. UPDATE: Nope! Kemp is IN the lineup, along with the newly called-up Tim Federowicz. Puig is still nursing his thumb boo-boo and remains day-to-day....wait for it...Aren't we all?

And what of AL MVP Miguel Cabrera? (Jeez, don't they have enough awards?) Here's hoping Haren can hold that Tiger.

33 comments:

Hideo Nomo said...

Gordon 2B
Crawford LF
Ramirez SS
Gonzalez 1B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Uribe 3B
Federowicz C
Haren RHP

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

How 'bout some Buck Owens for y'all good folk out there..

Tiger by the Tail

karen said...

I have to confess friends...I've gone to the dark side. Couldn't go without my Dodgers any longer and gave in to the pricks at TWC. I know, rats and sinking ships and all that shit.

Don't hate me. I was jonesing bad.

Orel said...

"My name is Karen, an I'm a Dodgerholic."

karen said...

I am currently working a 12 step program.

karen said...

The first step is admitting I have a problem.

Nough said.

Dusty Baker said...

I gotta say it's a good day when Ice Cube throws out the first pitch and reads the lineup.

Hideo Nomo said...

Dan Haren's a pimp.

Dusty Baker said...

If I weren't here I would think it was a TV trick that Dee G hit a HR.

Of course I couldn't watch it on TV so I couldn't be tricked.

QuadSevens said...

The Goodyear Blimp is there again? Cool!

Neeebs (The Original) said...

No Rodger game on TV again. Is this 1974?

BJ Killeen said...

Karen so did we. They got us by the Lasorda blue balls.

Orel said...

I wonder how D'backs fans feel about their team trading Scherzer to the Tigers.

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

Probably how we felt after the Piazza trade, and the Pedro trade, and the Konerko trade to a lesser extent, and the Santana trade sort of...

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

Iphone gameday says 2-1 blue. I have no idea what's going on. Why don't I have an AM radio in my house. I'm not paying $20 for the iphone at bat this year.

BJ Killeen said...

Argggh

Hideo Nomo said...

Kenley K of Cabrera was sweeeet. And then, poop sandwich.

karen said...

I still love you Matt.

Neeebs (The Original) said...

Is everyone hibernating or are there blog problems tonight?

karen said...

Rally!!!!

karen said...

Neeebs...I've spent most of this game dozing. Guess that doesn't say much for excitement level.

Neeebs (The Original) said...

I'm following the game on gameday. So not cool.

karen said...

I woke up just in time!!! Party time all you good Dodger fans!!

BJ Killeen said...

Phew!

Neeebs (The Original) said...

Delayed gratification. Dodgers win.

BJ Killeen said...

1:35. Tomorrow's gonna be a long day!

Orel said...

Way to rally BJ! And Dodgers!

karen said...

BJ...I was just about to say to you "Is this why we crossed over to Darth Vadar land??" Sure glad I didn't!!

Orel said...

Er, I should have used a comma there.

Hideo Nomo said...

Thank you, Rajai Trumbo.

Neeebs (The Original) said...

Career low game thread comments

Orel said...

PGTUP!

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