Paul Maholm (1-3, 4.71) vs. Not Jose Fernandez (0-0, -.--)
The Dodgers were supposed to face Jose Fernandez tonight, but he is likely the next victim of the Great Tommy John Surgery Epidemic of 2014. That absolutely sucks for baseball, because the kid is really, really good. But it's also kind of a relief for the Dodgers, at least tonight, because the kid is really, really good and would have threatened their ability to complete the sweep.
Instead, the Marlins have called up Anthony DeSclafani to make his debut tonight. This is troubling for two reasons: The Dodgers usually have difficulty against rookie pitchers making their debuts, and I can't for the life of me think of a good riff on his name without referencing Gwen Stefani.
Also newsworthy is who may be backing up DeSclafani tonight: Old friend Randy Wolf (he of the epic Star Wars farewell). Wolf opted out of his DBacks contract and was immediately signed by the Marlins earlier today. I think a rude welcome back is in order, don't you?
Paul Maholm (who keeps clinging to his rotation spot thanks to injuries on our side) is likely not going to be sharp, so we'll need Puig to continue on his epic tear and hopefully lead the rest of the offense in picking Maholm up.
SWEEP THE FISH!
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AJ is back! You forgot to mention that AJ is back. Hey, did you hear? AJ is back!
Since I'm on a roll with lineup postings:
Gordon 4
Puig 9
Ramirez 6
Gonzalez 4
Ethier 8
Crawford 7
Turner 5
Ellis 2
Maholm 1
Ellis is back! Kemp is sitting.
no anagrams to speak of in the lineup. the last names almost give "rectum", however.
An almost "rectum" anagram is a little disturbing. However, as stated before, AJ IS BACK!! Everybody get out the brooms!
Let's just keep said brooms away from rectums
Going backward to Turner, you get MET, which Turner was.
Your factoid of the day (from the MLB.com preview):
Gordon leads the Majors with 24 doubles. He didn't swipe a bag on Tuesday night, but he used his speed to leg out a double on what could have been a single to right.
I'm as excited as anyone that AJ Ellis is back.
It is funny, at some level, however, that we are heralding the return of an eight-hole batter with a .167 average.
oh yeah, GO KINGS!
Agreed, I didn't realize A.J. was viewed as a savior. That said, welcome back, A.J.! I hope you're our savior!
How's the weather out at the stadium tonight?
I'm welcoming him back for his communication with the pitchers, his ability to throw out base stealers, and his wide selection of dried meat products.
Well...I don't know about the ah, dried meat products(?) but everything else Gnomes said.
@Karen: Ellis and Jerky
And just like that:
Kings up 1-0
Maholm's got two men on base with one out in the first
Maholm escapes the first. 0-0 through 0.5.
Dee Gordon: one pitch, one failed bunt attempt, one out.
When, when, when will he learn
1-0 Kings, end of the first period
Don't blame Dee. Donnie calls those bunts
Bases loaded, one out in the second. Maholm is shaky shaky shaky
@ BJ: I have indeed turned the corner on Dee...but I think he's calling those bunts, not Donnie
We're going to need 10,000 runs to win when Maholm pitches
Ok, I take back what I said about Gordon.
Gordon error turns a double play into two Marlins runs.
Dammit Dee, STOP MAKING ERRORS
That sort of thing will piss a guy right off.
fucking yank Maholm. He's not ready tonight, and he might not be ready any night.
3-0 Miami
Sooo boned
What else is on tonight?
STOP THE MADNESS
The pitching lineup is like to see:
Kershaw
Greinke
Kershaw
Greinke
Kershaw
AJ is calling one hell of a game!
(kidding)
I'm afraid to even look over to the Kings for fear of some of the crap spilling out of this particular sack.
So much for the sweep.
Ouch
Maholm botches a play at first, can't get the out at first, and Stanton scores behind his back.
6-0 Miami
PULL MAHOLM DONNIE YOU IDIOT
Isn't this why we signed Randy Wolf? Oh wait....
wtf was up with that inning, maholm
For the benefit of those not able to watch this skid mark of a game on TWC, even Vin is getting punchy: "for Dodger fans who happened to miss the top of the second inning: Good for you!"
C'mon mets. Grand slam. Let's bury Maholm
Mets? Marlins. Fell aslerp
I'm just gonna stop typin now. Goodnight.
Falling aslerp sounds like what I might do after a particularly magnificent bender.
Well then. 9 down, and I can stands no more
LA crowd leaving even early for them
Sullen and mutinous. Vinny. Haha
Yep, I could plunder a village or two.
Hey, it's a pitching change! At 9-0! Thanks, Donnie!
2-1 Kings in the third
12-0 through 3.5 innings.
We got this.
That's the face of exasperation
Man, that Jose Fernandez is really good.
feel free to discard the PGT picture which I had already pulled (dammit)
Uribe PH: here comes the 12-run HR
kings power play with 3:45 left in the third, up 2-1
kings win
Kings WIN!
Meanwhile, back on the farm...what the hell happened? Oh, Maholm started. 'Nuff said.
Ahem. Who said Dee Gordon has 24 doubles? It's mid May. That's insane. He has eight doubles. He has 24 runs.
I think it was supposed to be steals.
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