Game 85 Thread: June 29 @ Royals, 11a

TBD vs. Kris Bubic (6-5, 2.18).

After yesterday's pounding, the Dodgers have a shot at a series split over breakfast baseball today. Except we don't have a starting pitcher.

(cries)

Game 84 Thread: June 28 @ Royals, 1p

Shohei Ohtani (0-0, 4.50) vs. Seth Lugo (4-5, 2.93).

I'm sorry I've been out of pocket this week. Let's get Ohtani north of one inning pitched today!

Game 83 Thread: June 27 @ Royals, 5p

Dustin May (4-5, 4.46) vs. Noah Cameron (2-3, 2.08).

The Dodgers have opened up a six-game lead on the Padres and a 6.5-game lead on the Giants, the largest divisional lead in the National League. And yet it still doesn't feel as secure as it should. We roll into Kansas City with the Royals having lost their last six games.

Post-Game 73 Thread: Screw The Royals

MLB.com: Betts facing lengthy absence after HBP fractures left hand

I'm without words right now. Except that I'm really angry at Dan Altavilla.

Hoping Mookie is okay.

Games 71-73 Thread: June 14-16 vs. Royals

Here's another time we had royals at Dodger Stadium.

Fri 6.14 7p: Stone vs. Ragans
Sat 6.15 6p: Yamamoto vs. Lugo
Sun 6.16 1p: Glasnow vs. Singer

Putting up a quick Game Thread as I'll be traveling this weekend. It's really disappointing to have dropped that series to Texas after opening of can of whupass in Game 1, only to watch the bats go incredibly silent for the last two games.

Cavan Biggio is not the answer, by the way.

Series Thread (Games 81-83): June 30 - July 2 @ Royals

Fri 6.30 5p: Miller vs. Marsh
Sat 7.1 4p: TBD vs. Lynch
Sun 7.2 11a: Gonsolin vs. Singer

Two out of three wins vs. Colorado just moved us up into second place in the NL West, two games behind the Diamondbacks. Now we've got three games against the Royals, second-worst team in the American League (while the Giants play the Mets in New York; and the Diamondbacks play the Angels in Anaheim). Could we pull a KC Masterpiece move up even further with this weekend series? (Probably not with that bullpen game slotted for Saturday, but who knows.)

Games 111-113 Thread: Aug 12-14 @ Royals

Fri 12: Gonsolin vs. Lynch
Sat 13: Heaney vs. Keller
Sun 14: Anderson vs. Singer

I know, one of Lorde's other songs might have been more approrpriate for this opponent? But when the Dodgers have won 10 in a row and even .165 BA Joey Gallo is participating (pinch-hit 3-run HR to help us sweep the Twins), there's gotta be something more potent ion there...like Solar Power, perhaps?

Dodgers take the field in KC with a 16-game lead over the Padres and the best record in the majors. Keep lighting it up, guys!

Series Thread (Games 88-90): July 7-9 vs Royals

Fri, 7p: Kenta Maeda vs Jason Hammel

Sat, 4:15p: Brandon McCarthy vs Ian Kennedy

Sun, 1p: Clayton Kershaw vs Danny Duffy

World Series Game 5 Thread: Nov. 1, Royals vs. Mets, 5p

That's life (that's life), that's what all the people say

You're singlehandedly destroying the Dodgers and Cubs in the playoffs

Shot down in World Series Game 4

Each time I find myself flat on my face
I wonder how much not using two hands will cost me in free agency

Edinson Volquez (13-9, 3.55) vs. Matt Harvey (13-8, 2.71).

World Series Game 3 Thread: Oct. 30, Royals vs. Mets, 5p

Yordano Ventura (13-8, 4.08) vs. Noah Syndergaard (9-7, 3.24).

World Series Game 2 Thread: Oct. 28, Mets vs. Royals, 5p

Jacob deGrom (14-8, 2.54) vs. Johnny Cueto (11-13, 3.44).

World Series Game 1 Thread: Oct. 27, Mets vs. Royals, 5p

Matt Harvey (13-8, 2.71) vs. Edinson Volquez (13-9, 3.55).

Wait, there's still baseball? I thought the season ended two weeks ago. Have at it, you gluttons.

Other League LDS Games 5 Thread

The Texas @ Toronto game is going nuts. Blue Jays up 6-3 in the eighth, with two benches-clearing events and the Rangers giving up the lead by allowing three errors in one inning.

Houston @ Kansas City later tonight: Collin McHugh vs. Johnny Cueto. Said Cueto, poignantly:

"Obviously this is the deciding game," Cueto said through a translator after the Royals worked out Tuesday afternoon. "We either win and stay or you go home."

Uh, yeah.

Both are winner-take-all games. It's crazy out there!

Congratulations to the Royals, World Series Champions

The Royals celebrating after their Game 7 walkoff victory.

The MVP. What an inspiration.

World Series Game 7 Thread: Enemies in Orange vs. Brothers in Blue, 7p

@TheRealJGuts vs. Thud.

If the Dodger fan in you hates that the FH's are in the World Series again, then the baseball fan in you can at least appreciate tonight's Game 7, in which the home team has a decided advantage AND BETTER WIN IT DAMMIT GO BLUE

World Series Game 6 Thread: WhenWillThisEnd, 5p

Yordano Ventura (0-0, 3.38) vs. Jake Peavy (0-1, 7.20).

Let's just get this over with.

World Series Game 5 Thread: Sluggerrr @ Lou Seal, 5p

Happy birthday, @DPCoulombe! pic.twitter.com/njV0TMxrKk

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 26, 2014

The Dodgers' Twitter feed in late October (cries).

James Shields vs. Madison Bumgarner.

C'mon, Royals. Give us a shred of hope here. Don't give us another off-season of San Francisco hubris.

thanks to SoSG Dusty for the GT idea

World Series Game 4 Thread: KC @ SF, 5p

Jason Vargas vs. Ryan Vogelsong.

The Royals have the 2-1 series advantage. The Giants have never trailed in a World Series since 2002...and we all know what happened then. Let's hope history repeats itself. Go Blue!

photo from @robotbraden via @EephusBlue

World Series Game 2 Thread: Pumpkins vs. Crowns, 5p

Yordano Ventura (who cares) vs. Jake Peavy (who cares).

Enjoy, you masochists!

World Series Game 1 Thread: NL West 2nd Place Finishers @ AL Central 2nd Place Finishers, 5p

James Shields (0-0, -.--) vs. Ashley Madison (0-0, -.--)

Whatever.

Really, how are Dodger fans supposed to be motivated to watch the third Giants World Series appearance in five years? What, are we supposed to cheer for the team in blue with the inept manager because it feels familiar? I guess. Not really that strong a motivator, given how we know in our heart of hearts that the baseball gods hate us, hate joy of any kind, and will OF COURSE allow the Giants to squash the feel-good story of the Royals.

At least if we don't watch, the streak of abysmal ratings for the Giants in the World Series will continue. There is a slight possibility there will be an uptick in ratings due to people tuning in to see if the Royals can go 12-0, but that would be immediately snuffed out by a Game 1 loss.

So yeah, we're still bitter. Maybe we'll hate-watch. Maybe we'll tune in to see if the "Ned Yost, Super Genius" story continues. Or maybe we'll just watch every Simpsons episode ever. I think I'll watch this one first: