Thursday, March 28, 2024

Games 3-6 Thread: March 28-31 vs. Cardinals

Thursday March 28 1p: TBD vs. Miles Mikolas
Friday March 29 7p:
Saturday March 30 6p:
Sunday March 31 4p:

So I get it, it's "Traditional" Opening Day 2024, because the two games we played in Korea don't count. Except they do, in the standings. Well, cue the flyover for this four-game series against the Cardinals, anyway.

Sax here will be out of pocket for this series, so I'll leave it to you guys to tend bar. Don't ruin the joint while I'm gone!

145 comments:

karen said...

The countdown begins!!! 11:30 Leadoff LA, 12:00 Access Dodgers, and 1:10 first pitch.

FINALLY!!!

karen said...

Miles Mikolas todays starter for the Birds has been quoted as saying 'The Dodgers are playing checkbook baseball' and that it would be great to stick it to them.

...and so it begins...

spank said...

Fuck St. Louis!!

spank said...

imma be out of pocket in this game thread

QuadSevens said...

Very cool blue carpet intro for the team. Family flanked on both sides of the carpet to greet the guys.

karen said...

GAME 3

SS Betts
DH Ohtani
1B Freeman
C Smith
3B Muncy
LF T Hernandez
CF Outman
RF Heyward
2B Lux

RHP Glasnow

spank said...

the Gambler swinging at the first pitch. he's a legit Dodger

spank said...

base running blunders already. ccmon man

karen said...

@Spanky....I've been calling Ohtani 'Sho Time' so it took me a minute to get your 'Gambler" comment. That's pretty funny!

spank said...

@karen- haha. thats a cool one. i call him the gambler to nip it in the bud and keep the trolls away.

karen said...

2-0 Boys going to 3.

QuadSevens said...

MOOKIE!!

karen said...

MOOKIE goes yard! 3-0 Blue

spank said...

fucking pitch clock man. microwaved a couple dogs. by the time i got back to my seat the inning eas over

spank said...

Mookie!!

spank said...

Fredward!!

karen said...

FREDDIE'S turn! 5-0 Boys

QuadSevens said...

Goldy hit a bomb. Surprise surprise. 5-1 now.

spank said...

aww man. my Fredward!!" post when he hit the dinger disappeared. good to know SoSG is in midseason form. 😉

karen said...

Ahhhh...That Mikolas prick is knocked out of the game.

spank said...

so much for midwestern hard work

QuadSevens said...

Glasgow done after 6 strong innings. 6-1 checkbook baseball team.

karen said...

Alright guys...let's do it!!!

karen said...

WIN BABY!!!

spank said...

check that win in the book, Milkdud

karen said...

The hard working Midwest farmer gets the loss.

spank said...

GAME 4

Betts 2B
Ohtani DH
Freemam 1B
Smith C
Muncy 3B
Hernandez T. RF
Hernandez K. CF
Taylor LF
Rojas SS

Miller P

karen said...

GAME 4

2B Betts
DH Ohtani
1B Freeman
C Smith
3B Muncy
RF T Hernandez
CF K Hernandez
LF Taylor
SS Rojas

RHP Miller

karen said...

OOPS!! Didn't see your post Spank!!

Steve Sax said...

Bobby Miller gets the start!

karen said...

@Sax...I thought you were on the prowl this weekend??

Steve Sax said...

@karen! Sorry I’ve been away this series. Caught in a place where I can only get gameday, but should be back later this weekend (if we don’t get rained out!).

Steve Sax said...

That Betts guy is really good. Solo HR to lead off the game.

1-0 LA, mid-2

Steve Sax said...

@karen: thanks for keeping the blog running!

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar with a solo shot! 2-0 LA

karen said...

@Saxy...Spanky and I are trying to stream the game but aren't having any luck. Will you keep posting the score so I know what's going on??

spank said...

haha. i misspelled Fredwards name in the lineup

spank said...

@karen...yeah, looks like i beat you by a few seconds with the lineup. so many mistakes with autocorrect. still wasnt right

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar with a three-run HR, so it’s 5-0

karen said...

Teoscar is on fire tonight

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar Ks with Slappy on second. Now there’s two out for Kike

Steve Sax said...

Kike is first-pitch swinging, and strands Will Smith after his leadoff double.

Kike doesn’t have a hit this year.

5-0 LA through 6

Steve Sax said...

Bobby Miller, what a night. 0 ER and 11 Ks through six full innings. Way to go, Bobby Miller!

karen said...

J Hair calls Miller 'Blackout Bobby Miller' sounds apropos tonight.

spank said...

Rojas with a homerun too?

6-0 LA

spank said...

that's a wrap

Steve Sax said...

WIN

Way to go, Dodgers!!!

spank said...

i was surprised today seeing Kenta Maeda pitching for the Tigers. hadn't seen him in a long time. homeboy got whacked😔

karen said...

I love that Will the Thrill is stepping up to be Shohei's translator.

karen said...

GAME 5

SS Betts
DH Ohtani
1B Freeman
C Smith
3B Muncy
LF T Hernandez
CF Outman
RF Heyward
2B Lux

RHP Yamamoto

karen said...

Jerry Hailstorm says the game will get in.

karen said...

Sun is out at the Ravine. No tarp on the field.

spank said...

cool. just gonna say if game was gonna be played. rainy and windy and cold in my hood

spank said...

jerry hairston will always be a padres to me. fuck him.

karen said...

@Spanky...they said it was cold and windy at Dodger Stadium with light rain expected at 6:00 and again at 7:00 but they expect to get the game in although I'm not going to hold my breath on that.

karen said...

Charlie Freeman threw out the first pitch on his dad's bobblehead night. The kid through from the mound and it looked like a strike. So sweet!

spank said...

Yoshi!!

karen said...

Yoshi K's the side in the first.

spank said...

i think yoshi is overthrowing. he has good stuff but it looks like he's pushing the ball at times. he'll be iight

spank said...

@karen..im not expecting the game to go all 9 innings. maybe 5 though

spank said...

mookie and ohtani on base for Fredward

spank said...

bases juiced for ol Slappy

karen said...

Bases juiced with no outs in first. Slappy coming up

karen said...

@Spanky...Get out of my head!!!

karen said...

Sucky Lance Lynn K's Slappy

spank said...

deduct one year off that contract

spank said...

putrid. muncy sucks

karen said...

Sucky Lance Lynn K's the side and leaves the bases loaded

spank said...

horrible. bases loaded with no outs and 3 Ks in a row. shit

spank said...

5 runners LOB already after 2 innings by LA

karen said...

Rain really coming down.

spank said...

looks crazy with rain

spank said...

i think its gonna be delayed. should be

karen said...

I can't believe they are playing through this. The dirt on the infield is looking drenched

spank said...

yep delayed

karen said...

Finally. Rain delay. I was thinking someone was going to get hurt

spank said...

@karen...yeah. they let the infield puddle a bit. its fucked now if they continue in a while

karen said...

It seems so weird to have my fireplace going while watching the Dodgers

Looks like Yoshi may be coming back in to pitch. Reminds me of Noma's no-hitter in Colorado.

karen said...

*Nomo's

spank said...

finally a run scored

1-0 LA

spank said...

2-0 LA

slappy singles in the gambler

spank said...

Fredward gets thrown out at home trying to score on a flyball. dude is fucking slow as fuck

karen said...

Mariachi Joe Kelly coming in from the bullpen to the song Wild Thing ala Ricky Vaughn in Major League

Steve Sax said...

At least we are winning. But man it is cold out there tonight

Steve Sax said...

Dammit, Joe Kelly is shitting the bed here. 2-2 and cards still threatening

Steve Sax said...

Kelly has given up five runs here in the seventh.

5-2 StL

spank said...

Joe Kelly blows it up

Steve Sax said...

Max Muncy Ks waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much.

Steve Sax said...

Slappy gets one back, but it’s 5-3 STL through 7

karen said...

MOOKIE!!!!

Steve Sax said...

Lux comes up to leadoff the bottom of the ninth, Dodgers down two. He swings at the first pitch for an infield pop-up out.

Lux, please get your shit together.

Steve Sax said...

Mookie HR!

If Lux were on base, it would be tied up…

Steve Sax said...

@karen: my radio feed is really late!

karen said...

@Saxy...At least your on board with us tonight!

Steve Sax said...

Ok Max, show me

karen said...

Redemption time Max Muncy

Steve Sax said...

Muncy ties it!!!

karen said...

AND MAX DELIVERS!!! All tied up

spank said...

dayum

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar with two out and men at the corners… Max takes second base on defensive indifference

karen said...

Extras

Steve Sax said...

Hernandez Ks.

We go to extras!

karen said...

This game is going to drive me to drink

Steve Sax said...

Goldschmidt scores Scott. Cards by one, two out.

Steve Sax said...

Muncy can’t handle Arenado’s shot, so now St Louis has men at the corners and two out. Matt Carpenter up…

Steve Sax said...

Roberts going to Evan Phillips

Steve Sax said...

Evan gets Carpenter to K.

6-5 St Louis, mid-10

karen said...

Here we go. I've crossed myself and I'm not Catholic but whatever gets the job done

Steve Sax said...

It’s up to Lux.

(cries)

Steve Sax said...

Lux reaches, but doesn’t score CT3

spank said...

come on Mook!!

Steve Sax said...

Oh man. Mookie walks, so it’s all up to Shohei now.

karen said...

It all comes down to Sho Time

spank said...

need a royal flush here

Steve Sax said...

Dammit!

Oh well

karen said...

That's it

Happy Easter y'all

spank said...

BOOOOOOO

karen said...

GAME 6

2B Betts
DH Ohtani
1B Freeman
RB T Hernandez
LF Taylor
CF Outman
SS Rojas
C Barnes

RHP Stone



karen said...

I really don't like the ESPN broadcasts but so far in the Pre-game show they are talking about the greatness of the team none of that 'Checkbook Baseball' bullshit.

I think I might love it that the rest of the league hates us. :)

karen said...

Buster Olney just said that this season Mookie has 4 HR and only 3 missed swings. That is damn impressive.

karen said...

Kike wearing a mic tonight

karen said...

1-0 Birds on Goldy RBI in T3

karen said...

2-0 Birds going to the bottom of 5

karen said...

Kike was talking about Gavin Stone and that he gained 10 pounds in off season by going to Chipolte

Boys have hit into 3 DP's. 2-0 Birds after 5.

karen said...

Vesia in for Stone in 6th.

karen said...

Vesia walks first two batters he faces. Bases loaded for Birds with one out in T6

karen said...

Vesia hits Donovan to bring in the run. 3-0 Birds

Steve Sax said...

Austin Barnes catchers interference gifts the Cards another run. I hate Austin Barnes.

karen said...

Catchers interference brings in another run. 4-0 Birds B6

karen said...

Sax...So good to not be alone anymore!!

Happy Easter!

karen said...

TeO brings in Ohtani. 4-1

karen said...

TeO brings in Ohtani. 4-1

karen said...

Bases juiced for Tarzan

karen said...

Tarzan brings in TeO 4-2 Birds

karen said...

Lux flies out. 4-2 after 6

Steve Sax said...

Of course, Lux ends the rally.

4-2 StL through six

karen said...

4-2 Birds going to 8.

karen said...

@Sax...Who is our pitcher??? He's wearing Kenley's #74. Did you hear them say Charlie Steiner broke his back???

karen said...

TeO hits a solo 4-3 Birds

karen said...

MUNCY goes yard to put us up 5-4

Steve Sax said...

Let’s frickin GOOOOO!

karen said...

There have been some really bad calls at the plate in this series.

Going to top 9 5-4 Boys

karen said...

Huddy K's Goldy and Norman to start 9th. Arenado up....and he grounds out to Mookie

We win 5-4

spank said...

that's wild

Steve Sax said...

PGT up!