Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-2, 3.00) vs. Johnny Cueto (4-3, 1.86)
Today, on Memorial Day, we give thanks to the men and women who gave their lives in defense of our great country. Teams around the league wear gaudy digi-camo caps with the best of intentions. The bunting is hung and flags fly vibrant against the early summer skies in ballparks across America.
Here in Los Angeles, we celebrate the return of a team from a mediocre 5-4 road trip punctuated by a masterful no-hitter by Josh Beckett, the buzz around which is still evident in the sports world and on the lips of LA-area sports fans (though many were locked out of being able to view the first Dodger no-hitter in 18 years thanks to Time Warner Cable and carriers unwilling to make a deal with them).
Will the no-hitter be the spark the Dodgers have been looking for to help them build up a head of steam and string together some wins? Will good starting pitching be contagious and spread to the bullpen? And, what will the makeup of the outfield be by midseason with Kemp taking practice in left and Ethier again the subject of trade rumors?
Lots of unanswered questions, but this somehow feels like the time to start asking and answering them, with almost a third of the season in the books. Let's see how the team responds.
Monday, May 26, 2014
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Gordon 2B
Crawford LF
Puig RF
Gonzalez 1B
Ethier CF
Turner 3B
Butera C
Arruebarrena SS
Ryu P
No Kemp for I believe the fourth straight day.
A.J. Ellis to the DL (right ankle sprain). T-Fed recalled.
Vinny out with a cold tonight and tomorrow night.
Per Pedro Moura, "A.J. Ellis severely sprained his right ankle during the no-hitter celebration yesterday."
Per David Vassegh, "He stepped on Drew's catchers mask celebrating Beckett's no hitter on the field"
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME
I don't mind a 5-4 road trip
The post says Phils but we're playing the Reds today
fuck the Reds
@FB
Thanks, fixed. Fuck the Reds and the Phillies.
and Orel's right, this string of injuries is approaching Ludicrous Speed
those hats look like they spent a summer in Cincinnati on top of Jonathan Broxton's head
Phils stomped the Rox today, making up for not getting any hits yesterday.
Not that I'm rooting against him, but Carlos Santana has really taken a dive. He's now not catching as much as he's playing 3B, and struggling to hit consistently. He could fit right in at catcher for us!
@DB...Thanks for mentioning early on that Vinny is out with a cold today and tomorrow. When I saw Hersch, Nomar and Charley, I had a moment of panic.
Get better Vin, we miss you!!
No problem, Karen. "Keep calm and Vin on"
Back to audio only for this one. TWC putos.
Here's a GIF of AJEllis turning over his ankle.
http://gfycat.com/BlaringEntireBillygoat
And here's a Vine of the pre-game curtain call for Josh Beckett.
https://vine.co/v/Mwladd95MOx
0-0 after the first frame.
Please stop playing Psy when Ryu pitches.
Or when anyone pitches.
Where my dawgs at?
nice start by Ryu
great bunt
Ryu's hasn't allowed a hit through 3. So nine yesterday plus three today - that's a lot of good pitching.
isn't that defensive interference?
yahoo! I'll take it!
Dodgers get a run. Somehow. I think an arrow at 1B. However, I'll take it.
13 1/3
Drew does it all! Hits, pitches, catches no-hitters and now scores our 1st run.
DAMMIT!
@Dusty Frazier misplayed the backhand on Dee's grounder. It bounced away from him a little and Droopy was able to score
Droopy isn't poopy!
The Cueto-Gordon battle begins. Cueto nearly picks him off on the first try
@FB
So does that go back to the game before the Beckett no-no?
and the second try
@Dusty I don't know what you are talking about
CC singles through the hole in right, Dee scoots to third
I never do either, FB!
SB for Crawford, no through though
nice crowd tonight - almost all of the RF Pavillion is filled
Rancho Cuetoiendo!
Puig walks to ardiend the rancho
^throw
AG with a weak slapper to third
Nothing doing but Cueto is already on a lot of pitches. Need to get to this fool.
Turner is da man at 3rd tonite.
14 1/3
Drayzie with the hustle double!
ugh, worthless grounder to third by Turner
Droop with a meek fly to right, Dre still at second
RE:Buena Ks to end the inning
lotta beard on that bench
scraggly beard
Nice to see Chadley in the dugout.
15 1/3
Gulp.
Dee with 4 feet of out on that bunt
CC flies to center
If Steiner starts talking the talk again today I will personally go down to The Vin Scully Press Box and put my foot up his ass.
Nice play by Droop to get Pena on the dribbler
Drop some science on Charley's ass, karen!
I love you, Karen.
16 1/3
and there Charley says it
Let's get some runs
he said the word
everybody talking about it now
Yep.
Hearing about Tim FedEx getting called up must leave a bad taste in Miguel Olivo's mouth
SVS just jinxed it but putting his shades on
^by
I cringe whenever its mentioned. I appreciate Hersch talking about how as a player/teammate it is not mentioned though.
17 1/3
To me its kind of insulting that the broadcasters feel it necessary to keep mentioning it. Dodger fans are smart enough to figure out what's going on.
Let's take some pressure off this inning
Well, this is an interesting game.
Kings are stomping ass, too. #LA
Turner battling!
and JT works the walk after 15 pitches
Great AB for JT.
Damn, Droop fouls one hard off the top of his foot
Alex Cora sighting! #TurnerAB
Droop hits one just short of the track
RE:Buena with a GR double, JT to third.
Now get them home!
get some runs, boys!
very interesting game we've got here.
Bundy gets Ryu to smile about something
I'm out of beer!
82 pitches for Ryu so far.
No beer run now DB!
@Karen
I wouldn't think of it since it would change the juju.
But I am going to make a gin and tonic.
Ryu on the basepaths, hopefully he doesn't overdo it
Holy smokage, it's 2-0
Get him home!
Dee with a chopper to third, they come home to get the second out
I hate the DH but I'd much rather not have our pitcher running the bases.
CC double to get Ryu and Dee home!
That's ok, Ryu home and resting safely on the bench now! 4-0. Puig IBB. Let's get out of this inning now.
Boy, those kids behind the Dodger dugout with the Ryu shirts on are getting a thrill tonite.
Rest HJ!
Kings up 3-0 halfway through the 2nd.
about to finish my redbullvodka but have no redbull left. Should I make another vodka drank (with no real mixers except water) or switch to beer?
fudge
Take a deep breath, HJ. You have done us so proud.
tighten it up, kiddo
FB just thought about changing the juju and caused a hit.
Puig runs it down but its still a sac fly
:( sorry everyone
changing the jujuice is rarely a good thing
Shake it off, FB. I blame Steiner.
I think Gnomes nailed it - Baseball Gods were angry that Vinny wasn't calling the game.
Not that Gnomes is commenting here today. *ahem*
#StillHaveMadLove
Did anyone see Brian Wilson's reaction when Josh got the last out yesterday. It was awesome.
Dusty...I was thinking the same thing. Not about the gods but how Vinny should be the one calling this game.
Wilson gets Mesoraco for the second out
that camo hat makes it look like Wilson has a crazy Dennis Rodman cheetah hairstyle
Wilson doesn't get the call vs Skip
Brian's beard seems to be getting shorter.
Ump not calling that outside pitch
good call karen, I wonder if it'll be clean-shaven by August
shitshitshit
thank god we scored some runs in the 7th
Ah shit.
Cmon Brian, finish this
Time for a team meeting.
Just checkin' in. It's 4-1 Kings with 1:00 left in the second period here.
Go Kings! Go Blue!
Yeah FB. I think he needs to go back to the crazy ass beard with the blue rubber band in it.
throw strikes!
Kenley in for the 4-out save
Cmon B-Wil, we need better from you
Hell in a hand basket here. Wilson comes in and suddenly it's 4-3.
Rick Monday was saying some bullshit like "Wilson has not allowed a run in 10 of his last 13 outings. So clearly, this turned around back in late April." At the time, I was thinking, "Who the fuck are you kidding, Rick?"
And here we are, a tenuous 4-3 lead in the eighth, bases loaded two out and Wilson stinking it up with his 7+ ERA.
Double switch. Who is that dude going into left field? He looks vaguely familiar.
Who the fuck has Rick been watching?
Goddammit, Wilson.
I went with vodka and water in case anybody was wondering
WATER?! That stuff'll kill ya. Stick with the vodka to kill off the bacteria from the tap.
Quit making me laugh, FB. I'm to nervous for that shit!!
@FB
For the record, I was wondering.
attaboy, KJ!
OHHH YESSS!
@Cliffy the water was bottled from the distillation process of my moonshine still
@karen it sounds like you need a vodka water!
@DB what did you end up doing? G&T?
@FB
Yes, Bombay and Schweppes. Out of limes, too, though.
Tim Brown @TBrownYahoo
Beckett and Ryu with back-to-back quality starts.
#Understatement
^ Not Sapphire
@FB: Moonshine-flavored water is SOSG approved.
Two thumbs up.
There have been a few players that we've let go over the years where the move has been debated. How many of them have we really missed? How many have been a mistake?
Gnats and Rox both lost. Good times.
@Dusty I don't think I have seen non-Sapphire Bombay. How different is the taste?
I wish I had a lime tree, you could make $5 a lime these days. I feel like they should remake Trading Places with limes
@FB
I was thinking of that when I typed that abt Santana. Very few whom we've recently traded have ended up being impact players in the sort of Pedro Martinez or Babe Ruth trade type sense.
Broxton not finishing Turner off, vaguely familiar
@Dusty, over time and teams, how many are actually significant? SABR for GMs
Broxton good in the 8th inning
@FB
I like it better for everyday, no-nonsense G&Ts.
I do have a lime tree, and I think when they start coming into season I'll have to hire armed guards to ward off the MEX cartels bent on manipulating the market. Will also be on the lookout for Eddie Murphy.
@DB Just give Spank a suitcase of Molson XXX and set him on your front porch
@FB
Take Josh Lindbloom, for instance:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lindbjo01.shtml
@FB re Spank
That's every night already!
Josh Bell: nowhere
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/belljo01.shtml
SVS nabs the first out
Shut 'em down, KJ!
Shut 'em down, JQ!
@DB lots of nowhere compared to the mistakes. For every Konerko there are 20 Lindbloms
I don't think I have ever seen Kenley's move to first
I love 'em both, but Kemp and HanRam just seem to be falling apart at the seams. Having both of them under ginormous contracts for the next decade...eesh. And the nature of their injuries is troublesome. Heriated discs and hammy pulls linger like a motherfucker.
tighten it up, blue!
unacceptable
Too much drama for this girl. Shut 'em down, Kenley!
CHI scores against Kings, who have spent the third on their back heels. Look like Atletico Madrid against Real madrid the other day.
Cmon Kenley, you can do this!
4-2 Kings. 10:33 left. Blackhawks are throwing everything they've got at 'em, but that'll lead to some odd man rushes as time goes on.
attaboy, Kenley!
MAKEPARTYYALL!
Phew.
I would have been really unhappy if we'd lost this one.
Great win yall!
Dodgers hold on! Now it's the Kings' turn.
I'm popping over to Kings game. Lets keep the LA juju going, Kings!
Party postponed pending Kings outcome.
Party postponed pending Kings outcome.
still working on my vodka water
Come on, Kings, get something going the other way.
Dodgers now have sole possession of 2nd place.
Right on, Karen!
You get MBC commenter today (Most Belligerent Commenter). That's a compliment!
oh man, that would have sealed the deal
DB...I am honored to accept!
karen is the real deal
SOSG-fest should be at her house because she has TWc
Kane has a Justin Turner beard
You are all always welcome!!
ICED!
Blow that horn!
GOAL!!!
How often does the empty-net strategy work?
do I have to go to work tomorrow?
@Orel it works every time it works
Its a good day to be a LA fan.
And how often do we get to say that??
Kings WIN, bishes!!!
Close this shit out in Chicago, boys!
I assume it's hard to quantify. How soon do you go to it? With a 1-goal deficit? With 2? There's a 2-point chart for the NFL that starts in the first or second quarter but it seems dumb to even consider until the last 5-6 minutes in the 4th quarter
I don't want to go to bed
Is there is a Yanks-Red Sox game in the 5th inning?
And then when it fails they call it off. I mean, if you're desperate, why not stay with the highest percentage configuration?
I think we can find you a nice cricket match, FB.
These last several comments crack the shit out of me. Even more than the previous ones. Blue love to all. What a game for the Dodgers and for the Kings.
PGT Up!
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