Friday, August 03, 2018

Series Thread (Games 111-113): 8/3-5 vs Fuckin Assholes

Fri, 7p: Alex Wood vs Justin Verlander
Sat, 6p: Kenta Maeda vs Lance McCullers Jr.
Sun, 1p: Walker Buehler vs Gerrit Cole

These fuckin assholes again.

Thanks Orel for the post; UPDATE from Sax (6:37p):

Well, last night was the first time I'd been to the stadium in a long time, and it was really cathartic to be there for that 21-5 explosion over the Brewers. I'd been filled with hangover dread for a lot of this season, having gone to a number of games early on (when we were falling nine back of the NL West lead), and the team looked like it hadn't yet overcome that bitter World Series loss from last year. Neither had I, for that matter.

Last night, for me, set the Dodgers rejuvenated. Not only did we re-take the division lead and now sit a game ahead of Arizona and two games ahead of Colorado, in first place--but the trade deadline moves to pick up Manny Machado (what an arm!) and Brian Dozier (two HR in three games now ties the season output from his successor, Logan Forsythe), but it was a full beatdown of a decent team vying for the lead in its own division. We made the Brewers look like chumps last night, Christian Yelich and his hometown fan club (who sat a couple levels up, behind me) notwithstanding (local boy Yelich was pretty great last night, to be fair).

And here come the Astros again, still playing with racist idiots, but now recently fortified with a player suspended by the league for an alleged domestic violence incident. This, from an organization that earlier cited its "zero-tolerance" policy on domestic violence. Uh huh.

The Astros are worthy of your hate. Let's hope we didn't use all of our offense in Thursday's game.

36 comments:

Orel said...

GAME 1
Pederson LF
Machado SS
Turner 3B
Grandal C
Bellinger CF
Kemp RF
Muncy 1B
Taylor 2B
Wood P

QuadSevens said...

I hope we sweep these A-holes!

QuadSevens said...

Guriel greeted loudly with boos by the Dodger faithful. Love it!

QuadSevens said...

Joc!!

QuadSevens said...

2nd night in a row with a leadoff bomb for Joc!

QuadSevens said...

Wood doesn't look sharp. 2 walks through two, and we're down 2-1.

Steve Sax said...

Cody’s error in center didn’t help us. That’s why we are down 2-1

Steve Sax said...

Where is the goddamn offense here

QuadSevens said...

CT3 leads off the 8th with a single.

QuadSevens said...

And we strand him. Dammit!

QuadSevens said...

Last of the ninth. Still down by one.

QuadSevens said...

Shit! Lost.

Alex Cora said...

Ugh. I hate Houston.

Steve Sax said...

Pretty poor showing by the bats Friday, but to be fair it was Verlander and his 14 Ks. Let's go guys.

QuadSevens said...

Game 2
Taylor CF
Machado SS
Turner 3B
Kemp LF
Dozier 2B
Puig RF
Hernandez 1B
Barnes C
Maeda P

QuadSevens said...

Down 1-0 through 5.

Steve Sax said...

We can’t score.

QuadSevens said...

Strikeouts galore yesterday and today.

QuadSevens said...

CT3 misplays a liner to center. Part of a 4 run inning for the Ass-tros.

Steve Sax said...

My god we are horrible against houston

QuadSevens said...

Axford is not making a good first impression.

Steve Sax said...

Well, I guess this answers the question, have we upgraded enough to beat the Astros.

Nope.

QuadSevens said...

I still hate Reddick.

QuadSevens said...

GAME 3
Pederson LF
Machado 3B
Grandal C
Bellinger CF
Dozier 2B
Muncy 1B
Taylor SS
Hernandez RF
Buehler P

QuadSevens said...

Springer hit Buehler's first pitch a long ways, but the Dodgers score 2 in the bottom half to take the lead. 2-1 still in the first.

QuadSevens said...

Yaz throws out Springer trying to steal. Springer may have broken a finger being tagged out too. He's leaving the game.

QuadSevens said...

Bellinger with an RBI double in the third. 3-1 boys in blue.

QuadSevens said...

Buehler gets out of a jam in the 4th with two big strikeouts! 3-1 going to the bottom of the fourth.

QuadSevens said...

Buehler gives up a solo shot in the fifth. 3-2 Dodgers.

Steve Sax said...

One out double for Machado!

QuadSevens said...

Buehler pulled in the sixth with two men on. Floro comes in a gets a GIDP to finish the inning.

Steve Sax said...

3-2 LA, heading to the ninth. Wow.

Steve Sax said...

WIN!!!!!

Steve Sax said...

Damn, we needed that

Steve Sax said...

First place again!

QuadSevens said...

Woohoo!