Monday, June 09, 2014

Game 65 Thread: June 9 @ Reds, 4p

Dan Haren (5-4, 3.50) vs. Tony Cingrani (2-6, 4.09).

We finally have Dan Haren on our pitching staff, and we face the Reds. Surely it's time to break out the same pun I've used twice before!

But no, faithful SoSG readers. Today, for this GT, instead I will invoke...the Chewbacca Defense.

Before we discuss today's pitching match, I have one final thing I want you to consider. Ladies and gentlemen, think of Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense!

Why would a Wookiee, an 8-foot-tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of 2-foot-tall Ewoks? That does not make sense! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with this GameThread? Nothing. Faithful SoSG readers, it has nothing to do with this GameThread! It does not make sense!

Look at me. I'm a blogger who should be discussing Haren's 1-4 record since his 4-0 start, or at least referencing Cingrani's seven shutout innings against the Dodgers last year (a game we ended up winning late (on a Puig HR; knocking the Giants 10 back...sigh)). Instead, I'm talking about Chewbacca! Does that make sense?

Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense! And so you have to remember, when you're in this GameThread commentin' and snarkin', does it make sense? No! Faithful readers of this supposed "best Dodgers fan blog" (Sports Illustrated, 2007), it does not make sense! If Chewbacca lives on Endor, the Dodgers must win tonight's game!

The defense rests.

UPDATE: Oh yeah, there's a hockey game on tonight, apparently? Feel free to discuss that game too on this GT (since one can actually watch that game on television).

138 comments:

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

No comments. No lineup. This don't make no sense...

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

1.Figgy (2B)
2.Hanley (SS)
3.Puig (RF)
4.The Bison (LF)
5.SVS (CF)
6.Bootstrap J. Turner (3B)
7.Jamie Romak (1B)
8.Fed-Ex (C)
9. Dan Haren (P)

Fred's Brim said...

SVS gets us going in the top of the second with a laserdonk

Fred's Brim said...

Haren nearly gives two back in the bottom

Fred's Brim said...

blooper by Cozart to put 2 on, then a wild pitch

Fred's Brim said...

walking a dude to get to the pitcher - this can't end well

karen said...

I'm late getting here. SVS hit a homer?

Thanks DBT for the lineup.

Shit. Another WP. Game tied.

Fred's Brim said...

absolutely AWFUL wild pitch lets in a run. Unacceptable

Fred's Brim said...

goddammit, Haren, that was horrible

Fred's Brim said...

there are a couple of ducks on the field

karen said...

I can't not comment on Cingrani's sideburns. What is he thinking??

Fred's Brim said...

Cinzano with a nice inning against the top of our order

Fred's Brim said...

Hanley with a nice play

Fred's Brim said...

the burns are impressive but a little too groomed

Fred's Brim said...

SVS stumbles in center and can't get to a ball, not sure if he could have gotten there but it would have been close

Fred's Brim said...

Cmon, Dan, focus

Fred's Brim said...

wow, another nearly fair homer
Somebody's gonna straighten one out vs Haren

Fred's Brim said...

but Haren gets the K to end the inning

karen said...

Haren is making me very uneasy.

Fred's Brim said...

karen's happy with that double

karen said...

My Man Matty! Hits the wall on the fly. This Matt Kemp Whore is rejoicing.

Fred's Brim said...

Matty skoots to third on the wild pitch

Fred's Brim said...

it's sad that the hockey game isn't on regular tv

Fred's Brim said...

SVS works the walk

karen said...

FB...Its on the NBC sports channel. Do you get that?

karen said...

C'mon JT. Put us in front.

karen said...

JT bloops in Matty. Blue on 1st and 3rd with no outs. 2-1 Dodgers.

Fred's Brim said...

Turner with a perfectly placed dunker that barely landed in the outfield grass

Fred's Brim said...

@karen I do but it's not in the regular mix of channels for us, have to look it up

Fred's Brim said...

Romak pops out, foully

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers in front! First and third with one out

berkowit28 said...

Belated: you can watch the Dodgers game on TV too: it's on ESPN, not blacked out in LA.

karen said...

SVS scores on FedEx fly. 3-1.

Steve Sax said...

FedEx with a sac makes it 3-1. Turner still on first for Haren.

Way to make sure you knock in a run from the eight-hole, Fedex!

Steve Sax said...

3-1 LA through 3.5

Steve Sax said...

Wow, acc to the MLB.com video, ducks really were on the field

Fred's Brim said...

SVS comes home on the sac fly

not sure how he did it though, he was going back to third when the ball was caught, then ran SVS speed home and the throw still wasn't even close

karen said...

Thanks berkowit28! Does that help you out FB?

Steve Sax said...

And, just like that, Haren gives up a leadoff homer to Ludwick in B4, 3-2 LA

Dusty Baker's Toothpick said...

Thx for the scoring updates! 3-1 Blue Crew, making me smile. Good to hear that Kemp is squaring up the ball.

Fred's Brim said...

wow, Haren sure is tiring, and predictable

Steve Sax said...

I think I want to make Chone Figgins live on Endor

Fred's Brim said...

Puig right up in SVS's rump to back up that play

Fred's Brim said...

@karen, I am good, I just think it's sad that the game isn't on a real channel, even with the 2 majorest markets represented

karen said...

@FB...I agree and top of that it's the freaking finals!

karen said...

@Saxy...Don't laugh at me, but what is Endor?

Fred's Brim said...

I think I figured out Cinzano's chops: Wolverine made a baby with Opie Taylor

karen said...

@FB...'Wolverine and Opie Taylor'. That is the perfect description.

Fred's Brim said...

wild pickoff lets Puig advance to second

Fred's Brim said...

and Matty walks

karen said...

I'm bouncing between Dodgers and Kings and just saw the replay on Yasiel's slide into 2nd. That was scary. He's lucky he didn't brake his ankle.

Fred's Brim said...

Puig and Phillips sharing a good laugh

Fred's Brim said...

SVS nearly has a double into the corner

Fred's Brim said...

And then he badonks another one! 6-2 good guys!

karen said...

SVS straightened that one out! Second homer of the night for Scotty. 6-2 Good Guys.

Fred's Brim said...

Hanley and Puig (fake?) fighting over SVS

karen said...

SCORE KINGS!!! Just as 1st period ends. 1-0 Kings.

Fred's Brim said...

good shutdown inning from Haren, Romak with the nice pickup at first for the third out

Fred's Brim said...

FedEx with the double

karen said...

KINGS!! 2-0.

Fred's Brim said...

a walk and a single have Haren in some one-out trouble

Fred's Brim said...

and that's it for Haren

Fred's Brim said...

JP in

karen said...

JP gets the DP. 6-2 Dodgers after 6.

Fred's Brim said...

and he gets the double play!

Orel said...

Karen, Endor is a Star Wars reference. It's where Ewoks live.

Fred's Brim said...

wow, that was lucky
too many powerplays though

Orel said...

SVS can do no wrong tonight.

Fred's Brim said...

Turner has looked terrible tonight

Orel said...

Nailed it, FB. Too many PPs.

Orel said...

But Kings are about to kill another one

karen said...

Thanks, Orel. I'm embarrassed to say that I am probably the only person in the free world who hasn't seen Star Wars!

Orel said...

broke stick

Fred's Brim said...

penalty going the other way

Fred's Brim said...

JP still in for the 7th

Orel said...

Just think of it as having extremely refined tastes, Karen.

Steve Sax said...

SVS, baby. Love it.

Orel said...

This hockey game looks like a matchup of Inigo Montoya clones.

Fred's Brim said...

Is JP the next guy that Donnie's going to overuse?

Orel said...

J. Proctor Howell?

Fred's Brim said...

wow, that was close

Orel said...

Kings 3-0!

Fred's Brim said...

3-0

Fred's Brim said...

JP in some trouble

Fred's Brim said...

and he gets out of it with another double play!

Orel said...

Another PP for the Rangers. I guess the Kings can afford it

Fred's Brim said...

according to Charley, that was Hamilton's first-ever GIDP

Orel said...

L.A. sports owning it today. Love it

Fred's Brim said...

League in to impress or frustrate me

Fred's Brim said...

I guess it's frustrate

Orel said...

I vote impress!

Orel said...

IT'S A MOUND NOT A BUMP

Orel said...

Frustrate it is.

Dusty Baker said...

What happened to Hanley - why was he taken out?

Just now serig our score on GameDay.

Steve Sax said...

come on League. Sack up here

Orel said...

Isn't Serig retiring soon?

Fred's Brim said...

he gets the grounder but it gets past Rojas who came in for Rojas

Fred's Brim said...

Wilson up in the pen

karen said...

Geez. RA and no outs.

Fred's Brim said...

@Dusty - a double switch of some kind. They will pinch hit for League as he leads off next inning

Orel said...

Oh shit. RA & 0 outs for the Reds. LEAGUE IS BACK

Orel said...

UJTD!

Orel said...

Like I said, OWNING

Orel said...

token DAMMIT for Karen beating me to it

Fred's Brim said...

that's a way to do it

Orel said...

Well, League got out of it

karen said...

Wow. He got out of it.

Fred's Brim said...

watch, after that miracle of a DP, he'll give up the 3-R homer

Orel said...

Quick with another point-blank save

Fred's Brim said...

and the chopper to short gets him out of it, unreal

karen said...

Orel...I'll take the token but you got me back on League.

Steve Sax said...

League wriggles out! That is HUGE

Fred's Brim said...

Dee up!

Fred's Brim said...

oh god, Maholm up in the pen

Orel said...

Great minds, Karen

Fred's Brim said...

Kenley too. I kind of wish they had scored a run in the 8th

Fred's Brim said...

Dee running well enought to beat that out

Steve Sax said...

leadoff single in the ninth for PH Gordon.

Still 6-2 Dodgers. My sense is that we'll need more.

Orel said...

Dee CS? Say it ain't so

Orel said...

Kings on the PP

Steve Sax said...

Dee CS? Must still be injured....

Fred's Brim said...

Kenley in for the 4-out non-save

Fred's Brim said...

i mean 3-out, 4 run

Fred's Brim said...

Kenley went straight after thr first hitter

Fred's Brim said...

Skip grounds out for the second out

Fred's Brim said...

Kenley clean in the 9th
Partymakintime!

karen said...

Purdy dang quiet out there at Madison Square Garden

Steve Sax said...

Boom! KJ shutdown.

6-2 victory!

Orel said...

Rangers pull Lvndqvist

Orel said...

I mean pvll

karen said...

Ahhh, poor Lvndqvist!

Orel said...

KINGS WIN!

Fred's Brim said...

3-0 for 3-0

Orel said...

Quick was a god tonight

karen said...

The rare Dodgers/Kings win!! I'll take it!

Orel said...

Perfect game by the Kings

Steve Sax said...

These Kings, man.

Now watch it go to Game 7 and then the Kings win it there

Steve Sax said...

POST-GAME THREAD UP, BABY