Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Post-Game 103 Thread: Haren, Eaten Up

PIRATES 6, DODGERS 1

After becoming deluded into thinking otherwise, thanks to Josh Beckett's no-hitter, coupled with an impressive 4-0 start to the season by Dan Haren...I thought we might have a full rotation. But Beckett proved yesterday over his ephemeral 3.2 IP that he is not reliable, and Dan Haren came out today and evidenced why his promising season start was just a mirage.

The back of the Dodgers' order is a train wreck. And even worse, with each crash, we have to suffer through Paul Maholm!

Haren gave up five runs in the first two innings, and though he stretched out to a somewhat-less-implausible 5.0 IP (in which he apparently retired the last 10 batters faced), Haren fell to 0-4 with a 9.47 ERA for July. The good news is, Haren presumably has one more start this month to get him to a double-digit ERA, as July's not over yet!

Haren is so bad (how bad is he?), even Don Mattingly might be coming to his senses, saying: "He's gotten us in a bit of a hole in the last couple of games but now is not the right time to talk about his future." No shit!

Meanwhile, the offense only consisted of a double from both Miguel Rojas (who was promptly doubled off of 2B) and Dee Gordon; two hits from Juan Uribe; and a hit from PH Justin Turner, who came around to score the Dodgers' solitary run.

So we continue our 2-4 road trip with a day off, before our last roadtrip stop in San Francisco, with a chance to be 5.5 games behind by the time we leave (we are currently two games back but SF plays one more with Philly Thursday). Whoop de frickin' doo!

7 comments:

Dusty Baker said...

Allow me to answer my questions from the GT: Yes.

Dusty Baker said...

Have you only gone to one game this year, Nomo-san?

Steve Sax said...

I've gone to three for pete's sake

Hideo Nomo said...

Sí.

Hideo Nomo said...

I am ashamed.

Dusty Baker said...

Somewhere out there, Mr. F is crying.

Fred's Brim said...

:(