After two games of excellent pitching to start the season -- two straight shutouts to be specific -- the Dodgers turn to Kenta Maeda to go for a sweep of the seemingly hapless Padres. Maeda of course is the much-ballyhooed off-season acquisition via Hiroshima Carp. Maeda had a terrific career in Japan, but the jury will be out as to whether or not he can be what at this point is the Dodgers' third starter. Time will, of course, tell, but hopefully he can be a key piece of the rotation looking to replace the loss of Zack Greinke not with one pitcher but with perhaps several.
Thus far the offense has been aggressive, confident, productive, consistent, and smart. Again, it's difficult to judge success against the shambles that is Padres, and it's a minuscule sample size, but from what we've seen so far, Seager seems to be picking up where he left off, Joc looks more comfortable and balanced at the plate, Puig exudes a new poise and patience, Turner is making solid contact, and Adrian gonna Adrian. Early days, but it beats the alternative - looking at you, Angels!
Programming Note: The start time is in the six o'clock hour, not seven o'clock.
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1 Utley, 2B
2 Seager, SS
3 Turner, 3B
4 Gonzalez, 1B
5 Puig, RF
6 Crawford, LF
7 Pederson, CF
8 Ellis, C
9 Maeda, P
How mature has Puig looked, in these two games?! If he provides that sort of protection for A-Gon, we're in good shape.
Still not convinced on Utley in leadoff, though I know that's a band-aid.
As for Joc: let's see it, my friend.
Also, that Madea is a very odd-looking woman.
where is everybody
I'm excited to see how Maeda does tonight. Jury is still out on whether I am exuberant or just plain ignorant.
So... We're all on jury duty now?
Jason...Yes, but be gentle!
Mark Sweeney - " i love these new Padres uniforms."
go get your eyes checked,mofo. and wipe that shit off your nose,bitch.
Chutley lead offs with a hustle triple.
i've got a boner.
Turner drives in Chutley with a single.
2-0 Dodgers
2-0 on CC's hit!!
Jokk 2 run single. Quattro - 0
gotta laugh at Matt Kemps Questlove 'fro.
Is it just me or are the madre unis getting worse??? I'm all for the Sunday nod honoring our armed services but wtf are they honoring with this hot mess?
@ Karen
Enberg called them the blueberry uniforms. they're pretty horrible like the military ones. not a fan. the browns and yellows they wore yesterday are the cool ones except for the name on front.
Padres channel had the Japanese audio for Maeda's at bat. that was solid.
4-0 in the second? WOW
i've got the SNLA feed going so I don't hear the padres' homers
Spank...tomorrow is a 1:30 game or something like that.
I can't find the play-by-play list on this new MLB.tv viewer. it's all very confusing.
not so good on the fielding there, kenta
@spank 6.47, i agree these uniforms are not good
Sax...You are so far more sophisticated about this tech stuff. If I have to do more then push the buttons on my remote I'm in deep kimchi.
Maeda escapes with a man on second. 4-0 LA through 2
@ Karen
dammit. got the pops doctor appointment at 1pm. probably miss half the game.
Dave Roberts waas enshrined into the Padres hall of champions. exactly what did Dave Roberts do for this "honor" while he was on the Padres i have no idea.
Well, let's see how that theory applies to the madres...3 games, 3 unis, each worse then the day before. Hmmmm....
fuck yeah!! Maeda homerun!!!!
I'm still afraid to get excited. 5-0 Blue.
First Dodger home run of the season hit by a rookie pitcher. Intersting...
All the talk about Maeda's time in the NPL made me leaf through my photos from a game I saw between the Swallows and Carp on 4/6/2010. The box score shows Maeda didn't pitch until 2 days later but I did get a shot of his #1 fan, apparently (lower left).
come on y'all. ya gots to celebrate a Dodgers pitcher hitting one out.
That was awesome! Maeda is the man!
Mark Sweeney mad that Maeda is wearing Bill Russell's number. imma end up driving to Petco and beat the hell out of this fool with a louisville slugger.
damn. Dodgers got some D.
Did one of you guys or gals sacrifice a goat or a chicken and not tell us about it? What the hell is going on?!
the real Gnomes chilling in the press box watching Maeda. cool shit. respect
Here comes Maeda, our power hitter.
Padres try to challenge for their first run of the year and lose.
haha. no overturn on the out call at home plate. Padres kiss asses mad. Suck it!!
A new record!
5-0 us after 6.
Padres set a new record for lack of any runs starting a season. 24 innings straight.
i guess thats a Dodgers record too for their pitching?
i wonder if MKW endorses that brillo pad Kemp has growing on his head
Clippers changed uniforms tambien. Re: uni rant ^^^
PWEEEEEEEEEEG!
CC: Kershaw and the Van Slykes
Puig homerun!
I can't watch the Dodgers, has the season started yet.
Every bit of branding the Clippers have done has been hideous: uniforms, logo, mascot, etc. I'm no Apple fanboy, but it's clear they got the Microsoft sense of aesthetics when what they needed was Mac--I'd rather go back to the Amiga they had.
i'm thinking Ballmer wanted to de-Sterlingized the Clips. thats understandable. now they look like the Brooklyn Nets or rather thats what they remind me of. should have kept it OG.
Dick Enberg giving props to AGon. god bless him.
Kemp needs a hair pick for his fro.
Oh definitely, de-Sterlinging the Clips was the right idea...just bad execution.
Cards lose again. This season might not suck after all. Suck it, Greinke!
look at them broads dancing cray behind home plate. one of them looks like my neighbor.
3 peat shutout party!!
Amazing! 27 scoreless innings and 25 runs scored! That's the way to start a season!
@sax 4:15
I think Puig has looked more mature at the plate so far, less emotional, more disciplined and patient, not swinging wildly and stalking off unrequited.
He was pretty good tonight, no?
PGT up!
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