Zack Greinke vs. Hyun-Jin Ryu.
All right, we're back.
After a second straight offseason spent licking our deep wounds after another heartbreaking World Series loss, the Dodgers are back to start a new season, with largely the same cast of characters, just a little bit older now. Oh yeah, and this time, there's no Manny Machado to saunter his way up the first base line on an infield grounder; no, we have Corey Seager back, after a preseason batting .182 across five games. And Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp are gone, too; with our outfield regimen now welcoming Bryce Harper A.J. Pollock, who batted .286 this spring with three HR. And finally, Yasmani Grandal--whose 9 passed balls last year fell one short of what would have been his second consecutive year with the league PB title--won't be allowing through balls behind the plate for the Dodgers this season (good luck with that, Milwuakee!), thanks to our exhumation of Russell Martin from an old-folks home (dome?) in Toronto.
Not to mention Clayton Kershaw isn't ready, Rich Hill has a MCL strain, and Kenley Jansen needs to recover from a tough 2018.
So why wouldn't we be psyched for Opening Day 2019? The fourth-place power-ranked Dodgers are the team most predicted by ESPN pundits to win the NL West, not to mention the National League, before succumbing to the Astros again in the 2019 World Series.
At the very least, the sun will be shining, the flyover will be magnificent, and once again, SoSG Sax will be in the house for Opening Day.
The 2019 campaign starts now, injuries and uncertain pieces notwithstanding. Let's go, Dodgers!
(P.S. This post may serve as the series thread, depending on how sober I am Thursday evening.)
59 comments:
ESPN’s David Schoenfield predicts we will lose 5-1.
Our pitching has been pretty awesome during the Spring. I'm excited to see what Ryu can do today. Let's go Dodgers!
"(P.S. This post may serve as the series thread, depending on how sober I am Thursday evening.)"
So let's plan on this post serving as the series thread.
Dusty back in the mix! Do't call it a comeback!
ps- At the Yard, Vinny!
For anyone not at Dodger Stadium today, it appears that the game will be on ESPN. Not sure about a possible blackout.
SOSG Reader QuadSevens predicts that Max Muncy will hit the first HR, with a bat flip, for the Dodgers.
I’m at the stadium
I’ve made sweet sweet love with Dusty. Who was with his wife, but it wasn’t toooooo awkward.
We got here at 10.30a.
I love Opening Day.
Dieter is playing Welcome Back Kotter. Nice.
Jerry Hairston’s toupee is not doing well in this sun
Pederson LF
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Muncy 1B
Pollock CF
Bellinger RF
Hernández 2B
Barnes C
Ryu P
EPALE, MOFOS!
Damn it got crowded fast.
Good thing I got my beers early
Dusty: can I get you a beer?
Sax: nah, I got one at my seat
Dusty: so don’t you need a beer?
(Orders a beer)
Parachute guys landing now
AZ bench intros
Dodgers using Oakenfold’s Ready Steady Go for intros.
How retro
here waiting for the yankeys game to end on espn. no booze. sucks.
Ryu with the game-starting K on Jones!
Ryu with a three-K first inning
Pederson is walking up to the JT Trolls song
Jocster opens the game with a double. i wish i had a double scotch.
Muncy with the RBI groundout. 1-0!
1-0 through one.
Kike grounds to short to start the second.
JocPop!!
Job Baby!!!
3-0
Dusty is catatonic.
Did you mean "Joc Baby!!!" Steve?
Also, hi! I'm Karen's daughter, Jennifer! Nice to meet you all! :)
Cody’s walkup song: hotel California?!
Ropes a lead off songle
Like! 5-0
Kike and now Barnes!!! 6-0
épale! boys, leave some runs for the rest of the season!!!!
Welcome to the crew Panda Jenn!
Hi Karina!
ESPN analysts don’t know jack! 6-0 Dodgers!
nice to meet you, Jennifer
FREE MCNUGGETS
Greinke? More like CREAK-Y.
So special for Corey to hit a HR today <3! Hi, Q7
Seager and Kiké with memorable opening day bombs!
HOLA BICHES!!!!!Happy Opening Day!!
Early shower for Not Sponge Worthy...Awwwwwwwww....Poor little traitor.
Jr dodgers: if you could create a holiday, what would it be?
Kenley: I come to dodger stadium every day. Every day is a holiday
Hello karina!!!
The hat shuffle is fucking 3D now!!! Oh shit
Oh man, all my training in 2d hat shuffles just went to shit. Goddammit I fucking hate technology
Dieter just played Baby shark. What the fuck
HAPPY OPENING DAY MOFOS
JOC AGAIN!!!
Hey Orel!!
Hi my dear sister K! Sax and Orel!
I have missed you K!!!
Going for the route! Max with the solo!!! 10-2 ......nope 11-2 on Cody bomb!!!
I have a story from game 3 of the World Series, Stubbs fell asleep and he knew we had won because I was singing "Max Muncy, that funky Muncy"
Back to back to back!!! KIKE!!!!
That was a crazy opening day. Wow.
what did i miss?
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