Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Series Thread (Games 66-67): June 12/13 vs. Rangers

The Rangers' two starters, in a recent photo shoot.

Caleb Ferguson (0-0, 21.60) vs. Bartolo Colon (3-3, 4.16), 7p
Kenta Maeda vs. Cole Hamels (3-6, 3.86), 7p

In a short two-game series, The Dodgers are seeing very different starting pitchers from the visiting Texas Rangers. Tonight, we see a gargantuan mound of flesh so large, his belly can withstand a 102-mph comebacker and simply reverberate like a jello mold. In tomorrow's game, we see a spindly toothpick who fancies himself a runway model when he's not pitching.

And that's the long and the short of it. Or, the fat and the skinny of it.

It shouldn't matter much for the Dodgers, whose recent clawing back to a one-game-over-.500 record reflects a starting rotation held together with duct tape and fishing line (not to mention an overworked bullpen). But we had a day off yesterday, following our seventh-straight series without a series loss (6-0-1 record). So go ahead, Texas, throw whatever you've got at us.

Just don't throw that big fat guy too far, or you'll strain your back.

59 comments:

Steve Sax said...

GAME 1

Taylor SS
Muncy 2B
JT 3B
Kemp LF
Cody 1B
Grandal C
Puig RF
Joc CF
Caleb Ferguson P

Steve Sax said...

Ferguson: 0-0, 21.60 ERA.

Strangely enough, 21.60 is also Colon's hat size.

Steve Sax said...

GT updated to reflect Ferguson

QuadSevens said...

Joc and Muncy with homers and we're up 4-2 in the third.

QuadSevens said...

Great series thread Sax!

QuadSevens said...

Puig with a bomb! Followed by a ground rule double for Joc.

QuadSevens said...

Puig and Joc both stay hot with a double and HR each.

Cliff Beefpile said...

Hola ya'll! This is a fun game so far.

QuadSevens said...

Score was 11-3 and Orel starting to sing an Alicia Keys song, badly. He and Joe Davis joked about it, then Deiter played the song in the middle of the next at bat. Made for a pretty funny moment during the broadcast.

Cliff Beefpile said...

Holy cats, I just looked it up...Beltre wasn't an All-Star in that epic 2004 season!? Sorry-ass Mike Lowell was on the All-Star roster...how bad did we suck at voting that year?

Cliff Beefpile said...

Dieter is the tits! I'm so glad he's getting a wider audience after just being with the Kings. No one I'd rather have replace Nancy Bea.

QuadSevens said...

Totally agree with you Cliffy.

QuadSevens said...

12-3 score in the sixth means Joe and Orel talk about Prince Fielder and Scott Boras who are in the crowd tonight.

1-2-3 inning for Paredes.

Cliff Beefpile said...

Come on, Pittsburgh

Cliff Beefpile said...

Loving this Joc resurgence!

Orel said...

Can we do this every night?

Orel said...

12-5 now, better get Kenley up

Orel said...

WIN

Steve Sax said...

Hey it's Kenta Maeda tomorrow!

QuadSevens said...

Paredes gets the win. Corcino with the 3 inning save. What a game.

Johnny Blanchard said...

MMM. Almost time for some Dodger baseball.

Orel said...

GAME 2
Taylor SS
Turner 3B
Kemp LF
Hernández CF
Bellinger 1B
Puig RF
Forsythe 2B
Barnes C
Maeda P

QuadSevens said...

Kemp and Chirinos thrown out of the game after a collision at the plate and shoving match after. 2-2 in the fourth.

QuadSevens said...

Bottom of the ninth, still 2-2. Time for a walk off.

QuadSevens said...

Leadoff walk for Puig.

Steve Sax said...

Nice job working the count Puig

Steve Sax said...

Puig takes third on the Forsythe single! No outs

QuadSevens said...

Logie Bear with a single! First and third nobody out!

Steve Sax said...

Bottom 9...

Steve Sax said...

Good to see you, Quad! Did you get the final progression reward?

QuadSevens said...

Hey Sax! No. I've been slacking on the last couple of MPQ stories.

Steve Sax said...

Grandal PH with two out

Steve Sax said...

@quad, yeah it’s been tough lately to keep plugging.

QuadSevens said...

So close for Yaz. Damn.

Steve Sax said...

Dammit, grandal flies out.

Dodgers are 2-3 in extras, rangers 6-1

Steve Sax said...

Barnes, I blame you

QuadSevens said...

Robbed by the umps in New York.

QuadSevens said...

Goeddel in for the tenth.

QuadSevens said...

Going to the bottom of the tenth with the top of our order coming up. Still 2-2.

Steve Sax said...

Weak sauce by the 1-2-3 hitters. Going to the 11th

QuadSevens said...

We go down in order. Going to the 11th.

QuadSevens said...

You got me again!

Steve Sax said...

Charley Steiner sounds so bored

Steve Sax said...

I wish I had cable

Steve Sax said...

We needed that GIDP! Mid 11 tied at 2

Steve Sax said...

Surely we can get to Chavez in his third inning of relief!!!

Steve Sax said...

3-0 count to Kike leading off the 11th

Steve Sax said...

Berlinger should rope one here.

Whoops not enough. One out

Steve Sax said...

Quad must be playing MPQ

Puig IBB, so Forsythe up with first and second and one out.

Steve Sax said...

Pitching change for the Texas

Steve Sax said...

Rangers

Steve Sax said...

3-2 count to Forsythe

Steve Sax said...

Walked him. Here comes Barnes, 0-for-8 and GIDP in his last AB

Steve Sax said...

^0-for-4

Steve Sax said...

1-1 count

Steve Sax said...

2-1 count

Steve Sax said...

Barnes barely gets a RBI when Hernandez avoids the tag?! Instant replay called

Steve Sax said...

Barnes hits a comebacker and Kike sneaks home?

Fire up Randy Newman! Can’t wait to see this highlight.

Dodgers win 3-2 (11)

QuadSevens said...

It always amazes me when a pitcher can throw 90+ and hit a spot, but can't make a decent throw after fielding their position. I'll take it! Win!