Thursday, April 23, 2015

Game 15 Thread: April 23 @ Giants, 12:45pm

Mike Bolsinger (0.00 -.--) vs. Ryan Vogelsong (0-1, 10.45)

Get-away game, and boy do we need it. After running the Great Boob Streak of '15, the Dodgers ran into the slumping pile of scruffy greasers who were clearly highly motivated to turn things around and to beat their chief rivals. Aaaand have they.

Today Mike Bolsinger makes his Dodger debut, generating exactly no excitement or optimism (except probably from Karina). Game 15 and we're already scrambling for starting pitching - what could go wrong? Here's hoping the not-really-necessary-14-games-in decision to rest key players last night pays off and the Dodger bats re-awaken, as does the infield defense.

I heard on the radio this morning that last night's matchup was the first time in baseball history that a reigning World Series MVP and a reigning Cy Young award winner had ever faced off against one another. Makes me wonder if two pitchers whose last names involve singing have ever faced off?

Too bad this isn't a weekend day, or it would be straight to the Assassins' Circle Bar for some spicy Bloody Marys with a shot of hate on the side.

88 comments:

Dusty Baker said...

I'm struggling to hate this morning. Need to rally.

Dusty Baker said...

Turner SS
Puig RF
Gonzalez 1B
Kendrick 2B
Grandal C
Crawford LF
Guerrero 3B
Pederson CF
Bolsinger P

Hideo Nomo said...

Oops. Didn't refresh.

Hideo Nomo said...

I feel like I can't enjoy lunch baseball when I had all that shit in my cereal this morning. At least I'll be home for this one.

Fred's Brim said...

time to burn these motherfunkers to the ground

MR.F said...

Can we please just win this one please?

spank said...

i'm struggling with the fact Muttingly keeps batting Pederson 8th in the lineup when the new dude who gave Pederson a rest last night batted 6th.

i just don't get this fucker and the way he manages.

spank said...

btway the game is the free game of the day on MLBtv and will be televised on MLB Network if they don't show the goddamn Chards and Nats again.

spank said...

HATEHATEHATE

spank said...

you can watch all Dodgers games on Time Warner Cable.

MR.F said...

lol spnk

karen said...

An early game today. I still haven't had time to recover from last nights game.

karen said...

...and so it begins.

spank said...

Apple deuce back in effect. let's do this

spank said...

FREE AG!! FUCK YEAH!! I LOVE THIS GUY!!

karen said...

Alex goes yard AGAIN. 1-0 Good Guys.

spank said...

you can keep my a,AG

spank said...

the kids are hitting.

karen said...

Spank...Agreed. 7 and 8 hitters are looking solid.

Fred's Brim said...

@spank, where did your A go? Besides to AG?

Fred's Brim said...

this Justin Maxwell dude needs to be exposed for the fraud that he is

karen said...

I love Vin but I wish he wouldn't try to humanize gnat players by telling us about their kid's problems. I am truly sorry Diablo Pagan's little girl has eye problems but I STILL HATE THE MOTHER FUCKER

MR.F said...

Hey we have a lead

Alex Cora said...

Free AG

karen said...

AGON!!!!

spank said...

AGONE!!!

karen said...

2-0 Good over Evil

Alex Cora said...

Oh and freed AG one.

spank said...

@ FB - just trying to work some mojo for the boys in blue so i deleted the a.

MR.F said...

Yay A-Gon the Conqueror

spank said...

these Gnat announcers really have nothing to say. about 2 minutes of silence right now.

spank said...

love your Gnat hate,karen

karen said...

Spank...It runs deep my brother.

QuadSevens said...

We have a lead? Maybe I won't need copious amounts of booze tonight.

spank said...

FREE ANDRE ETHIER

not really

Hideo Nomo said...

Maybe if he changes his name to Andre Gethier, he'll hit like the other two AGs.

spank said...

he'll need a hispanic last name.

Andre Guzman

karen said...

Bad strike 3 call on JT.

spank said...

i could totally go for a blow out half inning here for the Dodgers bats.

spank said...

damn

karen said...

Hatcher gets out of it.

Phew.

spank said...

2-1

spank said...

single for AGee

karen said...

Joc looked really bad on that swing.

spank said...

yeah, the pitcher through one hell of a breaking ball.

karen said...

UJTD. Shit.

spank said...

i meant to write threw not through.

GODDAMNIT

spank said...

THAT WAS BASICALLY AN INTENTIONAL WALK TO OYSTER PUBES

karen said...

Were any of those pitches to Pubes even close?

spank said...

WHY AM I YELLING?

karen said...

Because you're watching the freaking Dodgers.

spank said...

fuckFuckFUCK

spank said...

PITCH STRIKES GODDAMNIT

karen said...

Bases juiced for my new favorite gnat to HATE Justin Maxwell.

karen said...

OMG...He's no where close to throwing strikes

spank said...

I JUST HAD A HEART ATTACK

karen said...

HOWIE SAVES THE DAY!!

So far....

spank said...

*faints*

karen said...

OK Spank, we just have to hang on for 3 more outs....

I'm scared.

karen said...

Here we go...Buckle up.

spank said...

here we go,Karen.

i'd feel much more at ease if we had Kenley. no i wouldn't.

spank said...

holy shit! it's Ramon Troncoso

karen said...

Oh Spanky, I can't survive this. I think I just peed my pants.

spank said...

FUCK SHIT FUCK

karen said...

Hey Spank? You don't have any hand guns there do you?

spank said...

FUCK

spank said...

FUCK

spank said...

nah, no guns,karen. i've got rope though.

karen said...

Are you still with me Spank?

spank said...

overtime

2-2

karen said...

I picked the wrong week to give up sniffing glue.

spank said...

haha

spank said...

if the Dodgers lose this game imma gonna beat the shit out of the neighborhood children.

karen said...

RA for Agon.

karen said...

If they blow this, after you get done kicking the shit out of the neighborhood kids you're gonna have to share your rope with me.

spank said...

FREE BRANDON LEAGUE

the Bomb Squad will implode this half inning. i've gots zero confidence with the relief pitching.

spank said...

the rope is long enough. we can use it simultaneously. Waco Styles!

spank said...

karen's boyfriend gets a single. you need to put a voodoo hex on that mutt,K.

karen said...

FUCK

spank said...

F.U.C.K.

karen said...

Get the rope ready I'm headed your way.

karen said...

It is only fucking April. How the hell are we going to make it to October??

spank said...

i won't make it to my birthday. not with this lot,straight the fuck up.

Steve Sax said...

Fuck you Steve dilbeck

Cliff Beefpile said...

If I may, I'd like to second Spank's sentiments: FUCK!

Thank you. I need to go slit my wrists now.

MR.F said...

Belated le sigh.

QuadSevens said...

Raise our hopes by taking the lead for the first time in the series, then crush us with an extra inning loss. That's our Dodgers!

Fred's Brim said...

barf