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Your Evening Sedative
2006-09-18 17:43
Not to be fatalistic, but if the Dodgers led the National League West by 1 1/2 games after tonight's contest, you probably wouldn't feel completely secure about their chances of holding that lead. So no reason to despair if Jake Peavy and the Padres push the Dodgers down by that much. No doubt, a win tonight would be a huge boost for Los Angeles going forward. And I wouldn't dismiss the Dodgers' chances of defeating Peavy tonight. The NL West has been particularly persistent this year in humbling those who think they've got things licked. In any event, contrary to popular belief, nothing gets decided tonight except one game. Wild one tonight in Philadelphia, home of the Dodgers main wild-card rival. The Phillies are trying to make magic after falling behind to the Cubs, 8-0. A grand slam by ex-Dodger Jose Hernandez boosted Philadelphia to six runs in the bottom of the fourth, but Ryan Howard struck out with the tying runs on.
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...and while we're at it a Jaguars win would be nice too...
a good lead-getting team
As a basic proposition, that seems like an important thing to be in baseball.
And have you seen any HRs hit farther than that one Andruw popped a couple innings ago?
Now I've clicked over to MNF where Mr. Tony just said that Ben Roethlisberger's appendix looks like a chile pepper.
I hadn't even realized Ramirez was free after this season. Won't he just stay in Chicago?
Old friends everywhere.
Popup to second.
It kinda did look like a chile pepper...not that we needed to know that at all...
Hey Jon, is this the kind of TV talk that should be over at that new blog?
Also, if it wasn't clear, I was hoping not to inject politics into the discussion; Mr. Tony's comments were stingingly political.
I wish I shared the same optimism.
They way it's been pumped up relentlessly, it better be.
Inning over.
Very Seussian.
A brace of 3-run homers for Jeff Baker of the Rox.
For state of the art network TV writing, I turn to "House."
Besides, the Dodger game might still be on by the time Studio 60 comes on. A low-scoring extra inning game looms in the offing.
Willy Aybar (1-3) up now.
Getting Conine and Moyer on top of the deal? Priceless.
The tension was not all that palpable.
This is from Bill Ladson, the mlb.com beat reporter for the Nationals, in response to a mailbag question comparing the two ballplayers. Now, it'll come as no surprise here that I love Ryan Zimmerman plenty.
But what a totally ridiculous thing to say.
http://tinyurl.com/l99tj
Anyone know anything about him?
Kidding! I'm sure Fredi is a very nice fellow.
I hope I am wrong. They may assume all baseball fans are football fans but they are wrong.
Especially Roethxzyzzzyr.
That game looks like it will end 0-0.
The way are all old cripple offense does against the Padres this is not good.
The way are all old cripple offense does against the Padres this is not good.
Is it too late to cancel my MLBTV Pennant account?
At least I have a good reason to study now.
On other subjects, the Washington Post has this about today's emergency potassium chloride leak on the International Space Station: "The defective unit is in the Russian section of the space station and has been a cause of concern for some time, requiring frequent maintenance and troubleshooting. While the Elektron oxygen generator serves an important function on the station, astronauts can also replenish the station's air by burning special oxygen-producing candles or taking oxygen from the large storage tanks on board."
candles????
I'm eating dinner.
Goodnight, Gracie
Wait a minute...
Sam DC's mood: Beseeching.
here's hoping we get early/midseason peavy and not aug/sept peavy
*Then again, what does it mean for an NL team other than the Mets to "deserve" a playoff spot?
I'm thinking that neither Peavy nor Penny are fun guys to hang out with on the days they pitch. They both have a part of their anatomy that gets red easily.
... At least Mariano's not intimidated by the Padres. Everyone else on the Dodgers seems to be.
Mariano played here when we used to BEAT the Padres, after all.
I smoked your butt by a full three seconds.
:)
Dont the Dodgers have a AA team there?
... That beats 4-11. But I get what you're saying. Obviously, there's frustration right now.
Whether any of them will help, who knows.
But its something.
They lead 18-6.
Detroit about to put away the White Sox.
Nick gets to have Carl Pavano on his team who is the heir to Dreifort, although at least Dreifort is a fairly nice guy and has a bit more respect for the truth.
by the way, nothing like Vin Scully to defuse my edgy attitude tonight....talking about Russell Branyan's "syruppy Southern accent." thanks again, Vin, for calling the small games as well as the big games better than anyone else ever has.
Actually that home run was on Charlie Weis's planning calendar.
Just keep building that picket fence, boys.
And I do love Vin Scully despite his "un-hep-ness" when it comes to music, he's a delight to listen to tonight to get us through the ups and downs.
And Gosh, was that hit by Kent "deja vu all over again"?
In one of Wade Boggs's insane years with Boston, I think he may have struck out swinging maybe 3-5 times the whole season. I have a feeling that Ted Williams struck out looking most of the time too.
I'm not saying that Drew and Lofton are anywhere near that good however.
And a tie game!
Make it a good one!
Sure, it's only 9-0, but it ain't that close.
Meanwhile, thank you Jesse Barfield Jr.
vr, Xei
I'd guess Drysdale, Sutton, and definitely Carlos Perez.
And three hardboiled eggs.
24-23 if memory serves. Which it probably doesn't.
I freely admit I was upset when it seemed he would supercede our gold glove shortstop, Izturis. I even critisized his defense when it was rough. But I have come to like his offense and his arm even if his fielding can be crude.
I will not admit that a bit of offense always trumps a defensive player, however.
But I bless Furcal, and I hope he will join in forming a young D's nucleas, after this patchwork of tired vets fades.
And for being so darn polite about it, too.
Talk about your syruppy Southern accents.
Valenzuela, 1986 with 21 wins.
Jackson and Hershiser were both 23-8 in 1988.
This cant be good.
You have to pinch hit for Penny there.
He only has 1 inning left in him.
Is Messersmith an anglicized form of Valenzuela?
Penny may actually get 2 more innings after batting.
Trick question, Bob?
Rockies 20, Giants 8
Well, I thought I heard "warming," but yours makes more sense in the context.
Hey, Penny now has a chance to get a W in this game!
{Collapses on floor}
Penny's lucky to get out of the inning, and a scoring chance was blown in the 4th by having him bat.
Poor overall move by Grits.
vr, Xei
vr, Xei
Show em Russ!
vr, Xei
vr, Xei
Say it with me people...
Brett Tomko.
Ahh forget that now.
Underdog's current mood: Forlorn.
I'd rather see Sele also.
Win-win!
it's a Festivus Miracle!!!
You get a scratch and sniff happy face sticker.
vr, Xei
0-4 with 3k's.
When are we having the airing of grievances?
Wait, that's sort of what we're doing.
what a great episode.
I got five USGS bureaucrats to work on this problem for me. I have much power. They even had a debate among themselves over email about to properly spell "Bronx".
Oh, yeah, Go Dodgers!
Oscar Robles?
c'mooooonnnnnn guys!!!!
But first a word from our sponsors.
vr, Xei
But there was a happy ending anyway.
DODGERS 9TH: CHRISTIANSEN REPLACED PIERZYNSKI (PITCHING);
Hernandez singled to left; A. PEREZ BATTED FOR MAYNE; A. Perez
singled to center [Hernandez to second]; FLORES BATTED FOR O.
PEREZ; On a bunt Flores struck out; Izturis lined to center;
HERGES REPLACED CHRISTIANSEN (PITCHING); Werth walked [Hernandez
to third, A. Perez to second]; FRANKLIN REPLACED HERGES
(PITCHING); Finley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Giants 2.
GIANTS 9TH: GAGNE REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); CORA REPLACED
A. PEREZ (PLAYING 2B); ROSS REPLACED FLORES (PLAYING C ); Durham
grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Feliz walked; ELLISON RAN FOR FELIZ; Bonds was walked
intentionally [Ellison to second]; SNOW BATTED FOR ALFONZO; Snow
walked [Ellison to third, Bonds to second]; Torrealba lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 3, Giants 2.
Plus with Robles, he's a candidate for the pitcher to throw to 2nd, back to 1st for a DP. He's super slow.
Grits is managing a bad game tonite, but it still might work out.
The bunt there is terrible though.
Cant KLoft at least take a pitch?
Flummoxed
I think the Padres have won.
I think the Padres have won.
to right; Karros singled to left [Piazza to second]; Mondesi
singled to right [Piazza to third, Karros to second]; Zeile was
called out on strikes; MURRAY BATTED FOR OSUNA; Murray grounded
into a double play (second to catcher to first) [Piazza out at
home]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Giants 5.
Can both teams lose tonite?
I've been to Ithaca. In my opinion, it's not in the neck of the woods of anything.
Nice city though.
Some bad managing tonite.
Bad bunting.
Lots of bad.
Not good for anybody.