San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers GameThread, Sep 2, 2008 7:10 PM PDT

San Diego Padres	Los Angeles Dodgers
Brian Giles - RF	Juan Pierre - CF
Luis Rodriguez - SS	Andre Ethier - RF
Kevin Kouzmanoff - 3B	Manny Ramirez - LF
Adrian Gonzalez - 1B	James Loney - 1B
Chase Headley - LF	Russell Martin - C
Chip Ambres - CF	Casey Blake - 3B
Nick Hundley - C	Blake DeWitt - 2B
Matt Antonelli - 2B	Angel Berroa - SS
Cha Seung Baek - P	Clayton Kershaw - P

That was a nice first inning.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 7:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Chip Ambres is still alive?

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 7:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It’s amazing that Manny might not be the best midseason acquisition this year.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 7:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Did anyone go to the game last night

I scalped tickets and ended up spending more on parking ($15) than tickets ($8). Crazy.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 2, 2008 7:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, it’s not right that you could buy three tickets for the cost of parking and a beer.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is it true

that they doubled the cost from last year? Seems insanely high.

As much walking around as I did trying to find where I parked after I might have to research safe places to park outside of the stadium that are free.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 2, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Went from 8-10-15 in McCourts first years. I’m not up on good outside the stadium places.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kershaw seems very good against AA hitters.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Remember when Ethier couldn't buy a start?

and now he leads the team in Homers and without looking most likely triples?

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 2, 2008 7:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Loney somehow has a ton of them this year.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I knew that

just couldn’t remember who had more. Point is maybe we’d be in a better position had Ethier got more playing time early on.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 2, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anything that involves less Juan Pierre is probably a good thing.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow Blake DeWitt

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 2, 2008 8:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

DeWitt!

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 8:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Sorry. I’m late. I was busy drafting Chad Ocho Cinco in my fantasy draft.

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 8:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Is he listed properly?

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not on ESPN he isn’t.

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sad…we need more lovably insane athletes.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ditto on Yahoo

which is a shame.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 2, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just read today that they’re releasing a Tecmo Bowl on DS. I’m pretty excited.

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 8:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

No Bo, no Tecmo.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tecmo is so horribly broken

I played a roster update version and realized how broken and not particularly fun it is. I think this one was better left to nostalgia.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 2, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You mean you played a copy of the new one?

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nah

there’s people that romhacked the old one to have 32 teams and modern day rosters.

I was averaging 500 yards a game rushing with LT.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 2, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Airing out a flea flicker 80 yards every play with Joe Montana never got old.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or intercepting 20 passes a game.

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This does a pretty good job at explaining why Tecmo Bowl won’t get old:

http://deadspin.com/388445/lebron-james-nhl-94-tecmo-bo-foosball-cooking-dinner-for-the-ladies-and-the-dominant-force-of-the-move

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m rapidly finding myself agreeing with this:

What? You got a job already? You fucking idiot. The average child now leaves his parents’ house at age 26 (46 if you blog). Why are you heading out the door so soon? Where you gotta be? Your parents could already afford American college, the most ludicrous expense on Planet Earth. Milk that fucking teat a little more. If you can’t finagle a year backpacking in Europe when you get out of school, or a year "tutoring" 18-year-old ski bunnies at Breckenridge, or a year scooping ice cream in Hilton Head, YOU HAVE FUCKING FAILED LIFE.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_ddO5ENtus

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

At work, can’t watch it.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s a 2 minute clip of Christian Okoye breaking tackles in Tecmo Super Bowl.

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ah yeah, seen that one.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m not sure why they don’t just put all the old NFL players in Tecmo Bowl DS that were in the original. You don’t have an NFL license anyway and they aren’t on any teams.

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was a nice update after looking away for five minutes.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 8:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Also, if anybody has Facebook, you should all join the Rob Neyer Fan Club that I created.

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 8:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Sadly, it would destroy the mystery of what I actually look like.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You could always put a bag over your head.

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Eh, why the hell not?

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Of course, I choose the time where I have my picture up where I look cross eyed.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I always have one of those “I forgot to shave for about a week” beards going on in half the pictures people put up of me, which always looks bad.

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m the world’s worst picture taker in general, so 95% of pictures of me are horribly unflattering.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Holy crap, cycle alert.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 8:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

This would be an orange alert, right?

by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No idea.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Dodgers are somehow creeping back into the playoff picture…again. This is insanity.

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 9:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

BP Playoff Odds have risen 10 percent since they started winning.

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know we’ve got a lot better chance now, just saying we were never in dire straights or anything.

by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We weren’t really ever out of it, with the teams in our division.

by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Man, we've looked great these past few days...

Where was this team in Philly and D.C.???

by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2008 9:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What are the odds DeWitt’s our 2B next year?

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 9:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

About 90%.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is that good or bad? He’s definitely got the bat for the position. Well his defensive shortcomings outweigh his offensive?

Also, when are you going to punch TC in the face for all his LaRoche bashing?

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m pretty sure TC could kick my ass easily, so no time soon.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What about calling him some bad names?

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That could work. I’ll think about it.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So far everything I can think of would question his sexuality, and that would get me beat up.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’d rather not see it, but it might be unavoidable. The only question may be if he plays 2nd or 3rd.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Really?

That high? You don’t think Hu could go there and Dewitt could go back to third? I guess the followup then is do you see us resigning Casey Blake?

by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was supposed to be for DeWitt starting, sorry.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also, can anyone remember the last time Juan Pierre started a game? I can’t, and it feels great.

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 9:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Couple hours ago?

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Before tonight, I mean.

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pierre hurt...

Not that you wanna see anyone get hurt, but this doesn’t really hurt us does it?

Tango: They said on the broadcast August 20. It does feel like forever. I though he would be platooning the rest of the way afte the first wek with Manny.

by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2008 9:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Pardon the spelling.

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Clayton Kershaw is Mr. Efficiency tonight.

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 9:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Way to jinx him.

by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2008 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He was being taken out as I said that! Don’t blame the messenger, man! Attica!

by Tango and Cash on Sep 2, 2008 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This was a bad time to stop paying attention I guess.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sure,sure… ;-)

by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn no cycle. On the plus, I just got my cron job working, so I get to go home.

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by Andrew on Sep 2, 2008 9:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice

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Repko get hits first hit as a Dodger this year.

by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2008 9:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

*his

by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2008 9:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Argh, Martin DP.

I wanted to see Hu get an at-bat.

by Brendan Scolari on Sep 2, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Inland Empire

I know everyone’s gone to bed now, but …. if you’re still up and care about Single-A ball, Inland Empire is fighting Rancho Cucamonga for the last California League post-season spot.

They’re playing a one-game playoff and they’re tied 6-6 in the bottom of the 9th!! Catch the audio feed from ie66ers.com, it’s been a barn-burner.

by YeagerMeister on Sep 2, 2008 10:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Have I been bashing

LaRoche? Just because Marte is outhitting him for the honor to be called the biggest prospect bust of the 21st century is hardly bashing him.

At some point he is going to go off or we are going to find out, he and his brother are big time stoners and the worse thing they could have done was partner them together.

I don’t want to say anything nice about DeWitt and his play at 2nd so far. The last time I commented on how well Nomar was looking he decided to turn into a piece of crap.

There is usually a reason when someone takes a lousy picture 95% of the time…

by Phil Gurnee on Sep 2, 2008 11:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ouch. Did you really have to go there?

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by Andrew on Sep 3, 2008 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

To my credit, most of the people I know are amazed at my inability to take pictures.

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by Andrew on Sep 3, 2008 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Carmel Kiss

is camera shy but it is better then having the bald palette rocket light off it when a flash is used.

by Phil Gurnee on Sep 3, 2008 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, the caramel kiss looks awesome, it’s just really unfortunately named.

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by Andrew on Sep 3, 2008 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Think outside the L'oreal's Feria color matrix

when someone asks what color you used, you don’t have to answer with what was on the box. You are free to call it whatever you like depending on the situation.

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