
Clayton Kershaw (16-7, 2.13) vs. Steven Matz (4-0, 2.27)
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our Dodger injured.
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;
Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
Let pry through the portage of the head
Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it
As fearfully as doth a galled rock
O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,
Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean.
Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide,
Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit
To his full height. On, on, you noblest Dodgers.
Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof!
Fathers that, like so many Sandys,
Have in these parts from morn till even fought
And sheathed their swords for lack of argument:
Dishonour not your mothers; now attest
That those whom you call'd fathers did beget you.
Be copy now to men of grosser blood,
And teach them how to war. And you, good yeoman,
Whose limbs were made in Chavez Ravine, show us here
The mettle of your pasture; let us swear
That you are worth your breeding; which I doubt not;
For there is none of you so mean and base,
That hath not noble lustre in your eyes.
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:
Follow your spirit, and upon this charge
Cry 'God for Clayton, Los Angeles, and Saint Vin!'
tl;dr version: LET'S DO THIS!
128 comments:
What I would pay to hear Vin read that.
All the dollars.
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers:
Hernandez CF
Kendrick 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Turner 3B
Seager SS
Puig RF
Ellis C
Ruggiano LF
Kershaw P
Howie, or not Howie, that is the question.
HK G(e)TS PERK!
Trevor Cahill finally turns into a pumpkin
Um. Cubs good
Gnomes: BRILLIANT. +1
Gnomes...Wow.....
MKW feeling humbled and nervous....
Ninth inning...Cubbies up 6-4...........
1 down...
2....
SIDDOWN TURDS!!!
Misters Banks and Carey are in heaven smiling tonight
Congrats, Cubs!
Giants, Red Sox and Cards can't win WS.
^^^and all is right with the world...
...almost
^^^very true, I'll hold on that thought....
It sounds like the crowd is chanting "We want Utley"
That would be correct
Kershaw walks Wright. It begins
Kershaw doesn't look sharp
1st done. No score. I'm a wreck...
Eric Stephen @truebluela
Clayton Kershaw went to 3 balls to 13.3% of batters faced during the regular season. Did so to first 3 tonight in 18-pitch first inning
Listening during last half hour of work. After first inning, commercial comes on with Vin, really hit me that he's not here for this. Trying to stay strong...
Hang tough PoD!
Scoreless tie. Feels like we're losing
KK. 2nd inning better for Kershaw
TMZ Verified account @TMZ
#BREAKING: Lamar Odom FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE - Found Unconscious at Nevada Brothel
Kid K is looking taking care of business. Time for our bats to do the same.
Hahaha Kershaw single!
Kershaw with a hit. He means business.
He survived a kardashian, but a brothel does him in?
Hit & run didn't blow up in our faces! 1st & 3rd with two out, top 3
Poor Lamar
AGON DUNKER!
We're winning!
Matz at 50 pitches, still top 3
JTJTJT!
All two-out madness!
3-0? I've seen this movie before...
I'm trusting Kershaw not to give all the runs back like Anderson did last not. Don't let me down, Clayton. Please.
Lockdown 3rd!
No barfing from Kershaw. We're still winning!
On the sofa now, Vinny!!!
Wow...so far so good.
A.J.'s hit clears for Kershaw...if we want to clear him
Wow sad to hear that re Lamar.
On to the fourth. This game seems like it's going fast.
Wait why are you tracking TMZ, Orel?
Pretend it didn't happen, Clay. 3-1 still.
The crowd has some life now.
It's just one run, Clayton. You can handle it.
He just cannot get that curve working the way he wants it. (HR wasn't on curve I'm just noting that separately). He snapped one off this inning but not consistent.
We get through 4 with the score 3-1. Pitch count still solid for Kid K.
Someone RTed that TMZ tweet
^Outed
Good, there's two outs. That's when we do our best work.
Ha. I had the Bartolo microwave joke on deck in Game 2, but never used it.
C'mon Corey
I have no idea what Corey was looking at there.
KKKKKK
Dodgers chase Matz but Colon retires the side in the 6th. Looks like it's hold-on-and-pray time
Especially with deGrom warming in the pen.
Kershaw Ks Granderson and Wright to start the 6th. But Murphy (HR earlier) up now
That strikeout pitch to Wright sure was pretty.
Nice. 1-2-3 inning
God, Sling is so far behind, apparently.
Or, at least a minute behind. Considering the inning just ended for me.
Damn, Kiké's on fire
Ugh. Howie inning-ending GIDP
Not nervous AT ALL
That fizzled rather quickly.
STRIKE ONE
I was plenty concerned about the seventh inning without TBS highlighting it with a graphic.
Hold on, Erin
How many times do we get to revisit our greatest failure?
ONE DOWN
I don't know whether to stay away from here so I don't see the future, or just stay here and hope the future is bright.
HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS
I won't spoil it, Erin
JUSTIN TURNER IS A HERO.
HAHAHA
Can we get some goddamn insurance?
Not from A-Gon.
Pedro Moura @pedromoura
Chris Hatcher is coming into the game. Kershaw is done.
I am so nervous.
Two down!
Shit. Hatcher walks Granderson
Gulp.
Kenley in
Feel free to spoil this inning, Orel. I can't take it.
Well that was bullshit. 2 on, 2 out
Wright shoulda been called out on a check swing that Ellis says was also a foul tip
OK. Murphy up. Strike one
2-2 to Murphy. When Kenley misses, he really misses
Full count
I think my heart stopped during that half inning.
PHEW
3 up 3 down for us in the ninth.
Most predictable scoreless inning ever.
Let's see if Kenley can give us one of those 1-2-3 innings now.
Two more outs
Cespedes with the K.
Second K for KJ.
GAME 5 BISHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Game 4 is ours!
YES MOTHERFUCKERS
I think I might be able to breathe now.......
I did not see this coming.
HAPPY TEARS!!!
Ernie Johnson sounds sad that the Dodgers won,that fucking prick. FUCK YOU
Where were y'all mofos tonight? Erin & I had to hold down the fort
I was here I just was afraid to move and jinx Kid K.....I sat in the same chair, in the same position and denied myself even a potty visit...
I drank the same beer again too.
Also, prayers to Lamar Odom.
Karen & 7777, making the big sacrifices. But esp. Karen
So will it be Greinke on Thursday?
Yes it will be. Probably up against deGrom.
@ Orel 8:04
i was focusing all my energies on the dodgers while trying not to blow a blood vessel in my brain. seemed to have worked.
I stayed off the grid for this one.
New world record: I watched the whole game with no beer. Think about that.
(unclenches)
The Dustettes and I will be out there Thursday!
"Dishonour not your mothers;"
Does that mean we can't talk about Neeebs' mom?
I watched the last two outs. That was about as much as my heart/nerves/stomach could handle. This is supposed to be fun, right?
looks like we all went extreme for this game. proves we are all more than words.
damn. i don't know if it's confirmed but i just saw from a trusted source that Lamar is gone. horrible fucking news for this Lakers fan.
Delino. sad.
I heard this morning that his organs are failing and he is on life support. Kobe at his bedside.
Delino's organs are failing? Damn. (heads to brother's bedside)
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