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From the press notes:
For the first time in Dodger Stadium history, fans and their family can sleep on the outfield grass. The inaugural Dodger Stadium sleepover will be on Sunday, July 9 following the game against Giants. For $300 per person ($250 for full season ticket holders) fans will get field level seats to Sunday night's game, dinner at the new Loge Terrace compliments of Outback Steakhouse, a Dodger pillow, commemorative t-shirt, late evening movie on DodgerVision and other on-field activities. Space is limited to 300 fans, so act now. For more information, visit Dodgers.com.
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[channels Jon Lovitz] - It's...MARKETING!!!
Meanwhile, in the bottom of the seventh w/two outs, the Nationals had a runner on first. Ryan Church (L) due to bat. Damaso Marte (L) pitching. Robinson sends Marlon Byrd (R) out to pinch hit for Church (whatever). Tracy responds with a double switch bringing in Salomon Torres (R) to pitch. But the Byrd pinch hadn't actually been announced, so Robinson leaves Church in to hit. Nationals fans joyfully mock Jim Tracy.
(Church flies out to end the inning).
Hernandez gets some kind of infield single. Bases loaded.
Either that or the Dodgers will send somebody down to Blockbuster to see what they have in the "New Releases" section.
He really needs to remember that he said that.
What, no Bull Durham"?
Hey Jon -- what post of yours had the [perfect] line about a barfight between two Wiggles?
http://tinyurl.com/z2j2y
There's a guy in SABR who collects lots of information on longest games. I gloss over all of his postings on the listserv.
I don't know anything about it.
Does Vin wear Raspberry Beret?
shawn chacon : vishal :: russ ortiz : bob timmermann
the guy is like harry houdini, it's so... MADDENING. it's like he should get pounded every time out there, but he dances his way out of trouble every time.
"Old" combined with "Just signed big contract extension so has less incentive to produce."
I would just stop by and ask them yourselves. They're not bad people. But Cliff lets them swear a bit.
I believe somewhere in the Bible, it says "the testimony of two men is true."
So, Olmedo Saenz broke his bat.
I can empathize with you.
He isn't shocked at all that Shawn walked 4 batters in 6.1 innings tonight, though. I'll always remember Chacon fondly for blowing 2 saves against the Dodgers in one week to close out the 2004 season.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-24-inninggame&prov=ap&type=lgns
The match was played at Penn State as well.
The volleyball team just gets one banner at Pauley Pavilion and they just add years on to it.
Is that true about the banner?
Once UCLA won the MPSF (there's a special conference for sports like volleyball so UCLA and UH play each other), they were positioned well to win it all.
The NCAA tournament in men's volleyball is just two games. UCLA played IPFW in the semis and got help when Penn State upset UCI in the other semi.
IPFW = Indiana/Purdue at Fort Wayne
https://bronxbanter.baseballtoaster.com/archives/343976.html
--a non-Bronx Banter sponsored study, it should be noted...it may be that he induces a lot of infield flies, perhaps through irritating the opposition?
As a pitcher, getting to leave Coors while still getting Rockies-level offensive support would have to be a dream come true....
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There also banners for women's basketball, women's volleyball, women's gymnastics, and, I think, men's and women's water polo.
The water polo teams might not get banners since they don't have their competitions inside Pauley Pavilion.
No, that was Ben Christianson or something and he got his due by blowing out his arm before ever reaching the Major Leagues. He was drafted by the Cubs and the Cubs deserve what happens to them every year.
He's just trying to set up double plays and force outs.
Yes. Don't misunderestimate him.
Move along, move along, nothing to see here.
"Hey, if this isn't Steve Allen, you're stealing my bit!"
We prefer "goo"
Or "barnyard excrement"
funny.
The Dodgers don't remind me of Mel Torme.
It's just that they happened in South America, so only weirdos like me have studied them in school.
Sigh.
Kids today. Haven't they watched "Night Court"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scat_singing
Nomar is on fire.
See, you were born too late to appreciate "Night Court". Or have parents who would let you watch it.
It must be in reruns somewhere. It was on a long time.
Vishal is wise beyond his years.
Sitcoms can be valuable learning experiences.
All that happens when I don't shave is that I end up looking like Shaggy from "Scooby-Doo".
Yes, but I watched a rerun of "Mission: Impossible" today where Greg Morris went undercover as a pop singer to expose corruption in the music industry. The bad guys were played by William Windom, Ed Flanders, and Alex Rocco.
Silly me.
Plus, they didn't want Beimel's arm to get cold. Better to help him stay warm and keep his momentum.
Those two double plays were weird. David Bell was involved in both.
Nevermind 162.
I never watched the show, but there was a sitcom (in the 90s?) with a nerdy character named (something like) Erkle. I assume that's the allusion.
Well, I can think of a few other things.
I wonder if he can throw runners out from behind the plate....
Such as: knowing the correct spelling in 170
Lee really Baezed up that one.
I think I've already proved the value of watching too much TV earlier tonight.
If so, ask him why they made "Chicken Little."
Beltre is now out-hitting Kent.
The DT sidebar will reveal his main career achievement.
The record is 13.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B07310SDN1974.htm
July 13, 1974 at San Diego. The Dodgers won 15-4. Every Dodger starter (including pitcher Doug Rau) walked EXCEPT Joe Ferguson who went 0 for 6 with 2 strikeouts. Ron Cey drove in 8 runs.
Oh yeah, the 2nd pitch to Lee. First time I've seen that too.
Baez is sort of a Cuban Matt Dillon, no? Except with four blown saves.
Someone has to worry about such things.
Schwing!
well, 2 draft picks for next year.
Tracy is the Worst Manager Ever™
(barring injury)
http://tinyurl.com/z9opu
It well tell you how to use alt commands for text such as ™ and ©
yes since they dont want the dodgers to win. of course!..........
Did you see Martin gun down the runner to end the top of the 9th?
noo, i just got back from dinner and im at a buddy's house. I just snuck upstairs to check the score and DT because im too obsessed with the dodgers haha.
you're right, we took one step backwards in our quest to land david price.
it was okay. id rather have watched the dodger game.
Mister Bonds made some pretty nice plays out in LF tonight though! And Chase Utley had an exciting night, 2-2 with 2 rbi and he had the best view in the house of those two wacky double plays...
....are the Lakers really out?? And if so, is there enough room for Bob on the San Jose Sharks bandwagon?
i watched the philly and giants game yesterday partly because cain was pitching. he got lit up. utley and howard both hit 2 monster bombs off him. I felt bad. then i realized he was a giant and i stopped feeling bad.
Huh. Neil Young has a new album and the Dodgers' rookie catcher is from the Great White North too. O Canada!
Oscar- we like you here and think you deserve more playing time than Lucille (Ramon Martinez)
Come on Broxton, show us what you can do.
The only good thing about Baez will be the 2 draft picks in 2007. Thanks Colletti.
I'm still waiting for Oscar to say 1 good thing about nomar ..............
[186] jon, feel free to tell your brother that i think duck tales was the most awesome cartoon ever. i wish they had a dvd box set of all the episodes. i used to watch it every day and i'm pretty sure i've seen every single episode multiple times, to the point where if you give me just a few details, i could probably describe the entire plot of any given episode.
[190] i always thought jim colborn ran out to the mound like he was constipated or something. he didn't actually pump his knees at all in his stride.
Little made it clear Sele has replaced Perez (3-1, 6.90) for longer than today's game. Perez has not contacted team officials since leaving five days ago to visit his sick mother in the Dominican Republic, although assistant general manager Kim Ng has spoken to his agent. If the Dodgers didn't owe Perez about $21 million over the next two years, they would be tempted to release him.
Release him after some early inconsistency? He must have some serious issues with management.
Ugh. I shudder to think what Depo would extract from Flanders for a Soriano/Clayton duo.
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