Fri 6.21 7p: Knack vs. Sandoval Sat 6.22 7p: Glasnow vs. TBD
As SoSG regular karen points out, this upcoming "weekend" series makes no sense. A by-product of the horrible "balanced" schedule (in its second year), the Dodgers now face their crosstown rivals for only four games a season--which, in addition to sharply reducing the number of games against divisional rivals, allows the Dodgers to smush in games against the other 10 AL teams we wouldn't have seen that year (as the interleague divisional play rotated).
I hate this. And I'm not even a fan of having to play the Angels.
I mean, it's great that the Dodgers play the teams like YankMes in every season. But not playing the Giants in the last two months of the season makes no sense--and nor does the Sunday off-day that we'll have this weekend.
(If the Dodgers played 13 games against the NL West; plus 6 games against the rest of the NL; plus 6 games against the Angels; plus 3 games against each of the rest of the AL teams: --> I think that comes out to 160 games. That leaves two more games we could play against the Giants. And then we can put the last three weeks of the season roped off only for inter-divisional play.
The east coast teams might be more vulnerable to September weather issues, but that's their problem. This also avoids the stupid two-game stints littered across the schedule.
Honestly, this isn't so difficult.)
One's only remedy is to take matters into one's own hands, start the bender early Friday morning, and then watch Friday's game drunk and Saturday's game hungover, so one sleeps through Sunday altogether. I might have to give this a try.
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can't wait for saxy to see today's line-up. I'm not posting it. imma hide from the violence.
THE HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED GAME 1 LINEUP
Ohtani DH
T Hernandez RF
Freeman 1B
Pages CF
Rojas SS
Vargas LF
K Hernandez 3B
Taylor 2B
Barnes C
Knack P
This lineup is actually kind of comical. No Slappy, and two guys in the eight- and nine-hole who are both batting sub-Mendoza and whose combined OPS is still lower than Ohtani's (and almost lower than Freeman's).
Today's lineup, with OPS+
Ohtani DH 184
T Hernandez RF 136
Freeman 1B 161
Pages CF 112
Rojas SS 115
Vargas LF 166 (small sample size)
K Hernandez 3B 68
Taylor 2B 23
Barnes C 48
Geez it's like we need a magnifying glass for the OPS of the bottom third.
the line up is pretty fucking wild considering the Dodgers payroll. Ohtani is going to have to carry them. gonna have to earn those big bucks.
Not going to be able to comment early, but can join later. Hold down the fort, spank!
Hey Spanky....How hot did it get in your part of the world today? It was nasty here.
@ karen...it's 108 right now on the cool down. i got the bat cave in action. 😂
Max Muncy to the 60 day IL
Ron Washington all coked out challenging everything
Wow Landon almost gave up a HR there
Landon Knack is so young he's still got his baby fat
Gotta love the Angels fan in the right field stands jumping to his right to try and catch it. Not quite ballet-like.
Rengifo's beard looks like Teo's.
@Spanky....I was going to say the Angels are already whining but I like your comment better
Neto looks like he cornered the market on eye black
not much happening so far.
welp. CT3 with a rare hit
Great play by Kiki
Shohei hits the ball to Palmdale!! 2=0 B5
Shohei!!!!
This game is kind of boring
We're going to extras
3-2 red team going to bottom of 10
Our ghost runner is Biggio. Everything is his fault
It's over. Bad guys win
Biggio, Kiké, and Lux all suck. I’m tired ir waiting for these schlubs.
Dodgers wearing their Mother's cookies uniforms tonight.
@spank: I like the City Connect 2.0 uniforms! Much better than the walking blueberries from 1.0!
(And, I like Mother's animal cookies as well!)
GAME 2
Ohtani DH
Smith C
Freeman 1B
T Hernandez LF
Pages CF
Heyward RF
Rojas SS
Lux 2B
Biggio 3B
Glasnow RHP
@saxy...the uniforms would be better without the spreckles of stars. I'll let the Clippers colors slide.
Biggio playing third? Crap. I don't like it.
GAME 6 WITHOUT MOOKIE
I like the new City Connect 2.0's. I'm with Spank though, the sprekles gptta go
ahh..the uniforms are like the Rams bone white unis. that is what they remind me of.
weak first inning
Lux!! holy crap
Gavin Lux!!! 1-0 LA
Shohei!!!
I cannot believe how far Shohei can hit the ball. 3-0 Boys
Rancho ardiendo for Slappy here in the fourth. One out.
Slappy works a bases-loaded walk.
5-1 LA
Freeman sac fly scores Biggio.
6-1 LA
I'm digging these 2.0 unis!
Teo got a bad call on strike 1, but strikes out anyway.
6-1 LA through 4.
sprinkles, baby!!!
This game is much more exciting than last nights
Lux with another RBI!
7-1 LA
Boy, all this offense tonight. These guys are gonna need a day off tomorrow, right karen?
Glasnow gives up a homer to O'Hoppe, but is definitely dealing tonight. Glasnow has 10 Ks through 7 full, with only 74 pitches. Wow.
7-2 Dodgers, mid-7
@Saxy....I still can't believe there is no game tomorrow. I don't know what to do with myself - No Sunday game. Who is running this show anyway??
I think Glasnow is pitching one of the best games I've ever seen
7-2 going to nine
sucks no game tomorrow. at least I'm spared having to listen to Nomar for another game
The other day Kirsten interviewed Michael Peterson and I really liked this kid. He is so joyful to be in the bigs.
We win!!! You kids stay out of trouble tomorrow!
WIN
@karen: gotta do laundry one of these days. it may as well be tomorrow, I guess.
Dodgers gotta start winning these series against the shitty teams. its gonna bite them in the ass when playoffs get seeded.
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