Thursday, August 10, 2023

Games 114-117 Thread: August 10-13 vs. Rockies

Thu Aug 10 7p: TBD vs. Blach
Fri Aug 11 7p: Lynn vs. Gomber
Sat Aug 12 6p: Gonsolin vs. Lambert
Sun Aug 13 1p: Urias vs. Flexen

I was supposed to go to tonight's (Thursday's) game. But I can't go, so I'm salty.

But you know who isn't salty? The Dodgers, who extended their lead in the NL West to six games over San Francisco (who lost its last two), 11 games over Arizona (who were swept in the two-game series at home), 13 games over San Diego, (who lost three of four to us in the recent weekend series), and a crazy 22.5 games over the visiting Rockies.

All this, and we still can't pitch well. It's amazing.

92 comments:

karen said...

Oh boy...Things are getting exciting

Steve Sax said...

GAME 1

Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Rosario 2B
Muncy DH .194 BA
Taylor LF
Hernandez 3B
Outman CF
Rojas SS
Barnes C .128 BA

P CLAYTON KERSHAW

spank said...

Kershaw back from his load management

spank said...

Saxy calling out Muncy again for his shitty BA.

karen said...

I am so happy to have Mariachi Joe Kelly back in Blue! They just showed a clip of his famous 'Pouty Face' at Correa. Nice.

HAPPY CLAYTON KERSHAW DAY!!!

spank said...

Profar again. how many are there in the league? fucker's everywhere it seems.

karen said...

Boys at the corners.

spank said...

Muncy'd that situation

Steve Sax said...

Freeman on third, Rosario on first, one out...and Muncy GIDPs.

Thanks a lot, Max.

0-0 through 1

karen said...

@Spank...You took the words right outta my mouth

Steve Sax said...

@spank 6.24p: To be fair, Max isn't the only sub-mendoza batter in the lineup today.

There's basement-level Barnes, as well

Steve Sax said...

Kershaw gets his first K

spank said...

@Saxy - yeah. Barnes is the worst. I'm just laughing that you're trolling Muncy. you had his average up yesterday too.

spank said...

Kershaw doing good so far

Steve Sax said...

Scoreless through three.

karen said...

Damn

karen said...

Oh baby! Tovar picked off.

Steve Sax said...

Ryan Yarbrough picks the Rockie player off, on the third disengagement no less! Wow.

1-0 Rox

Steve Sax said...

Netherlands tied with Spain, HT in extra time

Steve Sax said...

MUNCY!

Leadoff HR in the seventh ties it

karen said...

Ty Blach is pitching like Cy Young.

MAX MUNCY!!! All tied up at one

Steve Sax said...

Not bad for a sub-.200 average!

spank said...

Muncy'd that situation

Steve Sax said...

28th HR for Muncy this year.

Steve Sax said...

Muncy is a three-outcome batter. K, HR, or ground out.

Steve Sax said...

One-out single for Mookie, and with Jason Heyward off and running, Heyward takes third.

spank said...

runners at the corners. Freeman coming up!

Steve Sax said...

Freeman up with one out and Dodgers at the corners. Full count.

Steve Sax said...

(spank beat me to the punch there!)

Steve Sax said...

Freeman works a walk. Rancho ardiendo!

spank said...

bases juiced for ol slappy

Steve Sax said...

Smith is hacking up there.

0-2 count

Steve Sax said...

Shallow fly to left by Slappy--excellent grab by Tovar to keep the game tied.

Two outs.

spank said...

damn

Steve Sax said...

Muncy works a walk to give the Dodgers the lead!

2-1 LA

spank said...

walk!

spank said...

good lord not Graterol

karen said...

Bard pitching like a Shakespearean tragedy walks in the go ahead run.

(he he)

Steve Sax said...

Brusdar with a 1-2-3 ninth!

Steve Sax said...

WIN

spank said...

win

Steve Sax said...

Good night everybody!

karen said...


did you guys see Graterol quick pitch Manny Machado the other day? It was great.

karen said...

WIN!!! Night guys!

spank said...

@karen - nah. i missed that.I got blacked out of the Padres series.

karen said...

It's about damn time Fernando had his #34 retired. Congratulations El Toro, LA loves you.

Steve Sax said...

Leadoff single for Mookie, but Freeman flies out and Slappy GIDPs.

Now we're in the bottom of the second, leadoff single for Rosario.

0-0

spank said...

Fernando today. Pau Gasol in the hall of fame tomorrow. goddamn great weekend

Steve Sax said...

Sorry, this is GAME 2.

spank said...

horrible slide

Steve Sax said...

Kike with a single, Rosario to third!

But Outman flies out and Rosario is nailed at the plate, and then CT3 Ks.

0-0 through 2.

spank said...

MVP singles in a run. bases juiced

spank said...

man we need a legit clean up hitter

Steve Sax said...

We load the bases with none out, but we only get one (on the Freddie Freeman RBI single).

Sigh.

1-0 through 3

karen said...

I don't think I ever heard the story about the guys watching old teammate Dave Stewart pitch a no hitter for the A's in the clubhouse before the game and Fernando saying he was going to toss one that day and dude did.

Steve Sax said...

Kiké throwing error in the fourth leads to a Rockies run, but Lynn staunches the bleeding.

We've got men at the corners and one out in the fifth.

Steve Sax said...

Rosario forces Slappy at second, but Mookie scores from third to make it 2-1 LA!

Steve Sax said...

And, Rosario CS. Great.

2-1 LA through five full

karen said...

Amed having some trouble running the bases tonight.

Steve Sax said...

First and second, one out for LA, B6

spank said...

peralta doubles. out man scores

3-1

spank said...

bases juiced

Steve Sax said...

I have to say, ever since we started doing the Freddie Freeman Wiggle, we've been on fire.

Steve Sax said...

Rojas and Betts both HBP, scoring a fourth run.

4-1 LA

spank said...

damn. Pro far didn't come close to catching that.

5-1 on the whatever that was by freeman

Steve Sax said...

Okay it's 6-1. I'm exhausted from a busy week. Take us home, spank and karen!

Steve Sax said...

How many errors is Kiké trying to make in one night?

karen said...

Going to the ninth. Time to shut this baby down.

spank said...

win!

Steve Sax said...

Thanks guys! Let’s do it again in GAME 3

Steve Sax said...

Big win for the Dodgers in Game 2 Friday! So glad that we could honor Valenzuela on the night of his number's retirement, with a victory on the field.

karen said...

So pregame they are talking about Catman having an "undisclosed injury" that is not effecting his pitching. Huh????

and oh yeah...one pitch, one HR for Rox.

karen said...

Slappy ties it up with his own solo shot in first.

Steve Sax said...

James Outman with a two-run HR in the second!

3-1 LA through 2

Steve Sax said...

Weird lineup today.

Peralta batting leadoff (no Mookie)

Smith in the three-hole DHing, which means Automatic Out Austin Barnes is batting ninth

Still trying Muncy and his .194 BA at cleanup (he's 0-for-1 right now, with a K)

spank said...

damn. my game's blacked out on my prime sub. Giants and Mariners games are too. I blame the Angels playing on Fox.

spank said...

^the Dodgers game not my game

karen said...

@Sax....Mookie has a tummy ache.

karen said...

Hate to say it but that was a good catch.

karen said...

Boy's win seventh in a row. Last I heard Frisco was losing.

Steve Sax said...

GAME 4

Betts RF
Freeman 1B
Smith C
Rosario DH
Hernandez 2B
Muncy 3B
Taylor LF
Outman CF
Rojas SS

P Urias

Steve Sax said...

Thankfully we have dropped Muncy and his .193 BA (0-for-4 yesterday) in the order. Poor Outman, surrounded by spaghetti bats

Steve Sax said...

0-0 through 1.

Steve Sax said...

Urias yields a leadoff single to Elias Diaz, but nothing else in the second.

0-0, mid-2

spank said...

urias gives up a 2 run homerun

3-3 4th

spank said...

homerun Rojas

4-3

spank said...

mookie!

karen said...

Julio is dealing, 7 Ks in a row.

karen said...

Texas ties Frisco in the ninth. Going to tenth.

karen said...

MAX with the pick at third. Awesome!

karen said...

SWEEP BABY!!!

spank said...

sweep!