Friday, August 22, 2025

Game 129 Thread: August 22 @ Padres, 6.40p

We can boo Machado, but he's so good, it's a matter of time before he goes off.

Blake Snell (3-1, 1.80) vs. Yu Darvish (2-3, 5.97).

Sounds familiar: home team comes into a three-game series one game behind in the standings, with a visiting rival squad that has something to prove. And though this worked out well for the Dodgers last weekend, the Dodgers' pathetic series split in Denver against the Rockies demonstrates that we are far from firing on all cylinders (not to mention, Teoscar Hernandez' defense in right field sometimes looks like he's up on cinder blocks in the driveway).

And don't get me started on why the hell Michael Conforto keeps playing (he is 0-for-his-last-13 and sports a .186 batting average and .612 OPS this year, with 63 hits on the year and 93 Ks). We keep trotting out lineups like this, and we're expecting to lose.

37 comments:

karen said...

Jeez I hate Manny Machado.

karen said...

I wonder how many Dodgers will be HBPs this time around.

karen said...

Tanner Scott back from IL. Not sure how I feel about that.

Steve Sax said...

Gotta keep eyes on the Phillies. They're up 4-3, B8 (@ Philly), over the Nationals. They are one game ahead of us in the standings.

Steve Sax said...

Nats take a 5-4 lead in the ninth! Holy smokes

Steve Sax said...

Nats hold on for the win. Amazing.

karen said...

Thank you Nats!!! We'll take it.

Steve Sax said...

Shohei’s first AB is brought to you by Asahi Super Dry.

Steve Sax said...

Darvish with a spotless first.

Steve Sax said...

Snell counters with a 1-2-3 inning.

karen said...

Kennedy makes a great catch off the gangster's bat at the hot corner. 0-0 after 1.

Steve Sax said...

Conforto fucking watches strike 3 go by.

0-0 through 1.5

Steve Sax said...

STOP CONFORTO

spank said...

weak sauce

Steve Sax said...

O’Hewith a leadoff jam single, but the next batter GIDPs to Mookie.

Steve Sax said...

^o’Hearn

Steve Sax said...

FREELAND!!!

Steve Sax said...

First MLB HR!!!

karen said...

Freeland hits his first homer!!

spank said...

Freeland!!

Steve Sax said...

And now Conforto is making bad plays in left, allowing a leadoff base hit to Liriano thanks to a bad jump. Great.

Steve Sax said...

Loriano gets thrown out at third after misinterpreting Tatis’ check swing strike 3!

karen said...

Loved that play at third to get Liriano.

spank said...

Padres make a lot of mental errors. the remind me of the Yankees

Steve Sax said...

Not a good time for Slappy to fall into a slump

Steve Sax said...

Snell lets a house of horrors happen in the fourth, losing the lead 2-1

Steve Sax said...

And it looks like he’s back to more crappy pitching in the fifth. That’s Blake Snell for you!

spank said...

dammit i think rushings out

spank said...

yep. dammit

spank said...

mookie with a.defensive gem

karen said...

I can hardly watch.

spank said...

its up to Freddie

spank said...

runners on the corners for teo

Steve Sax said...

Teo Ks.

Teo is not good.

spank said...

BOOOOOOO

karen said...

Torture. Absolute torture.

Steve Sax said...

Snell is not enough. I’m not surprised.

Conforto sucks. I’m not surprised.

Rushing is not ready yet. I’m not surprised.

Teo is quickly becoming a liability both offensively and defensively. He’d better turn this around.