New Year, Same Game Four Result For Dodgers
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 9:15 PM PDT
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It happened again. The Dodgers again held a lead over the Phillies in Game 4 of the NLCS, this time in the ninth inning, but Jonathan Broxton and the Dodgers walked off the field with a heartbreaking 5-4 loss, and a crushing 3-1 series deficit.
Broxton again faced Matt Stairs, who homered off him last season, but this time Stairs was in a four-for-50 slump. With one out, Stairs walked on four pitches. Up stepped Dodger killer Carlos Ruiz, who was hit with the first pitch, putting the winning run in scoring position. Broxton retired Greg Dobbs, bringing Jimmy Rollins to the plate with two outs and two on. Rollins lined a shot to the gap in right center, bringing home the tying and winning runs.
The Dodgers had this game. Bottom of the order facing Broxton with a lead is easy money. I really don't know what else to say. There is no game tomorrow, so we have roughly 44 hours to hear about how this series is over. From where I'm sitting, I can't say I disagree.
WP - Brad Lidge (1-0): 2 batters, 2 strikeouts
LP - Jonathan Broxton (0-1): 1 IP, 1 hit, 2 runs, 1 walk
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12 3-game winning streaks this season
we need 13
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Oct 19, 2009 9:17 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I truly love this sentiment.
in 07 the Red Sox were in our same spot. Granted they had Beckett, Schilling & Dice K to look forward to. But we have Padilla, Kershaw & Wolf RIGHT? what’s a 13th 3 game winning streak?? Isn’t this the same team that won a bunch at home to start the season? Didn’t we do well IN Philly?
by Seanny Rotten on Oct 20, 2009 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the stupid phillies fans are annoying
they need to quit trying to be self righteous and fuck off….
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
at least you're not in Pennsylvania....
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Oct 19, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give them a break…they sound like we did on Friday, and Angel fans today
by KellyStephen on Oct 19, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually they're worse by far
when you live with them. I do my best to keep my trap shut when we steal a game like this, or humiliate someone. They just love rubbing it in
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Oct 19, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah well saying brox fails when it matters most
is shitting on all of us
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phillies fans are the worst people in America
take it from a Mets fan. Good luck the rest of this series, I need you guys to rally!
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
by cjmulrain on Oct 19, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lmao, the dodgers fans are annoying and fake. you guys dont even sell out. Many of the seats are empty. The dodgers ain shit and are so fake. You guys didnt even go to games until Torre turned the team around. Not only that the dodgers barely got into the playoffs last yr. They just played in a weak divison. Dodgers fans r fake as fuck, except for the lovely Alyssa Milano
by BCXB20 on Oct 19, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 19, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
torre started in 2008 right
http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance/_/year/2007
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Silicone. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
by Baroque on Oct 19, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Philadephians
Are low-life pieces of SHIT. Quote me on that one. FUCK YOU.
by ishXdavid on Oct 19, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He threw a fastball
that Rollins swings through 99/100 times
by kensai on Oct 19, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no he doesnt
Rollins just had a good eye on the ball and made a great hit fuck off
by BCXB20 on Oct 19, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has already been banned. Flame away.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
acccctually
Rollins has been -2.1 runs on the season vs fastballs, and his swing rate is the highest it’s been since 2005. Additionally, his contact rate fell this year, but it’s not too far off of his career rates.
That said, I’m interested in how abominable his BABIP has been, leading me to think most of this godawful season has been a fluke, and it would appear Dave Allen of Fangraphs agrees with me.
However, yeah, Rollins did do a fine piece of hitting, it’s a shame he waits until now to buck the trend.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he pitched
somewhere besides chavez ravine
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This one hurts...
…but it ain’t over yet. The fat lady is warming up, but she isn’t singing…yet! C’mon boys!
by KellyStephen on Oct 19, 2009 9:18 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Go Saints!
They ’Aint gonna lose!
non timebo mala
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Oct 19, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm starting to understand the logic of being a clippers fan
you never feel the pain of big playoff losses
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My summary of the game:
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by sumo390 on Oct 19, 2009 9:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Needs to cover more face
non timebo mala
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Oct 19, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps I should have gone with the double…
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by sumo390 on Oct 19, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This game would even make Data sad. Without the emotion chip
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that works
non timebo mala
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Oct 19, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck baseball for the next hour or so. I’m watching Mad Men.
Please don’t engage the idiots (of all kinds). Thanks.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 9:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll stop being witty
if that’s what you meant. Though I don’t feel very witty right now.
non timebo mala
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Oct 19, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No I don’t mind that. Keep you wit, by all means.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
I’ve got nothing.
non timebo mala
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Oct 19, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But I have to thank you, Eric
Last year I had nowhere to vent my frustrations. But after DodgerTalk started speaking with Bloggers, I took interest, found the Sons, then TBLA, and I can at last share in victory and defeat. That makes this whole debacle much easier to swallow.
non timebo mala
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Oct 19, 2009 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
fuck baseball for the next day or so
im done with it for this period in time
i’ll root for the dodgers in game 5
but i need a break from this bullshit
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm with you
I actually care about Laker preseason now.
non timebo mala
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Oct 19, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
for the first time i care about preseason
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m looking forward to tomorrows game and seeing if Stephen Jackass is going to be a man and go one-on-one with Kobe.
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by sumo390 on Oct 19, 2009 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The worst one of all
non timebo mala
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Oct 19, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Enough emo...revenge time
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by sumo390 on Oct 19, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
fuck that too
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bron hit a game winner. . .how can this count?
by SeanMillerSavior on Oct 19, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lost the series?
Has there ever been a player better than Detlef Schrempf?
by bucknellbruin on Oct 19, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Atleast we have an off day tomorrow
to think about what went wrong for an extra day! j/k
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 19, 2009 9:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, it's past bedtime here in the Eastern time zone
We need good things to happen on Wednesday. I will join you as soon as I get home from work.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 19, 2009 9:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I really appreciate the support of Tigers’ Fans this postseason. Thanks for hanging with us…
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amy K Nelson getting camera time (behind Broxton) on TBS. My night just got worse.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 9:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I cant wait for Plaschke's article tomorrow
the ultimate waffler. . . actually i never read his crap anyways. . why does it matter
by SeanMillerSavior on Oct 19, 2009 9:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We have a guy like that
His name is Lynn Henning, he writes for the Detroit News, and everything is always doom and gloom with him.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 19, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know about Henning
Plaschke isn’t just doom and gloom. He is, literally, a stark raving idiot. He insists on writing about baseball and knows, and I’m serious here, about as much as my four year old daughter. Tomorrow, he is going to explain why we needed to trade the entire AAA team for Lee or Halladay, that we don’t bunt and steal enough, and probably heap praise on the Phillies.
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe you're write
Drew Sharp is both an idiot and incredibly negative. And Rob Parker is quite possibly funtionally retarded.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
by Baroque on Oct 19, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a punch to the guts.
I’m so sorry. Here’s hoping for a better result in game five.
I know it seems bleak, and it is, but teams do come back from deficits. Just win one in Philly to make up for the loss in LA, and the Dodgers get at least one more game back at home.
Hang in there, guys.
Good night.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
by Baroque on Oct 19, 2009 9:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes. Trying to think positive
Three game winning streaks are definitely doable.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 19, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We still have to face Hamels, Pedro, and Lee
I’m sorry but… Man I’m just destroyed right now.
by PHAT JULIO on Oct 19, 2009 9:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+10000000000000000000000000000
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh god
Hamels in Game 5. Now I really won’t watch.
"For the fifteenth time in their glorious history..."
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Oct 19, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Losses like this...
always make me self-reflective as a sports fan… and it’s horrible. Why was I just on the phone badgering my dad on why he had to take me to Dodger Stadium for my first game so long ago??
I hate baseball for the next 40 hours
by UCLAClass82 on Oct 19, 2009 9:34 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
my stupid familys making fun of me cause i slam my hand on the keyboard when brox allowed that hit….assholes
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I literally cried out loud
Just one big “NOOOOOO”
"For the fifteenth time in their glorious history..."
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Oct 19, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i also yelled too
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I looked like Picard
Hands to me head as the ball rolled into the gap, I screamed “Nooo!” At first I just thought it was going to be a tie game, hope began to well up, then I saw that Ruiz was going to score, and I crashed hard.
I have to stop calling my family in to watch Broxton pitch the end of a game. Last time I did this was when he melted down against Pittsburgh. I had everybody on the couch, ready for some high-fives … Hope it’s just me, and not Broxton.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Oct 20, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I kept from doing that.. I was fucking close.. At my parents house.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I yelled "They lost!"
My 5 year old daughter yells out from her bedroom (she was put to sleep earlier in the B9th) “Boo Yankees!”.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 19, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm training her to run my simulator
on her kick ball games in the kindergarten playground.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 19, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha nice!
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Oct 19, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you.
Life will go on, so they tell me.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It does make me sad
to see otherwise intelligent Dodgers fans reduced to being absolute fucking morons
by kensai on Oct 19, 2009 9:35 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
were just frustrated
let us just vent a little
we cant help it
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I realize emotions run real high
but its like some people forget how awesome the last six months have been
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not as sad
as a 4-pitch walk to matt stairs makes me
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
broxton has never done that before
wait
by kensai on Oct 19, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anybody have a link to the site that tracks the entire game's pitches against the strike zone?
I’d be very interested in seeing that right now.
by Talka1ot on Oct 19, 2009 9:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I have a screencap of all the ridiculous at-bats :o
by kensai on Oct 19, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mind Posting Them?
Those 11 close-obvious balls for Wolfie alone really do hurt, especially considering most of them lead to bad things to follow.
I’d like to see all of them super imposed though, or something of that nature.
by Talka1ot on Oct 19, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed, the plate ump was on crack
bad philly crack with old whiz on the lunch cheesesteak no less
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'll be posting them on my site
after i get done addressing these fucking raving morons
by kensai on Oct 19, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m mainly here to apologize for the trolls. I don’t think it’s any of our regular posters over at The Good Phight, as we certainly frown upon that kind of crap.
Secondly, the umpiring has generally been atrocious this offseason — ask Joe Sheehan about that — but Barrett may have had the worst strike zone I’ve seen yet. Wolf probably got the worst of it, but it was terribly inconsistent, and it’s ridiculous that it’s affecting how the games are played.
by PhillyFriar on Oct 19, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, these have been abominable strike zones
I commented on that with other Philly fans who’ve been in touch with me since the ’DS
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the sad thing.
The umpiring has taken a nosedive all season. It’s even more magnified in the postseason. If they were even consistent, I probably wouldn’t complain nearly as much….
I’ll have to check out The Good Phight some more. From what I’ve seen, you guys are pretty cool, and could do a lot to tear down my most—likely-unjustified stereotyping of Philly fans.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HE ONLY BLOWS THE BIG GAMES BRO ONLY THE BIG GAMES
What fucking games aren’t big in the playoffs?
Are you fucking idiots really this dumb?
by kensai on Oct 19, 2009 9:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's like people would be chill
if broxton blew game 3 of the 2008 nlds instead
by kensai on Oct 19, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am not mad at Brox, not mad at Sherrill for game 1.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
understood
NotJoeTorre “I am not mad at Brox, not mad at Sherrill”
by shooterm1 on Oct 20, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes people are that retarded
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phillies need to ice Dodger Blue
I love the great game of baseball and have the utmost respect for the Dodgers and their fans but I have been a Phillies fan for 34 years and remember getting killed by Cey , Garvey and Lopes in the 70’s. Now it is the Dodgers time to get spanked.
by Brzyski R on Oct 19, 2009 9:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
fuck off
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
24 hour sign up wait pl0x?
On the World Champion Lakers Basketball Network...
by sumo390 on Oct 19, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think we need to do that
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
Not sure our mods do. I don’t think their reason is good in general, but not for the playoffs. 24 hour wait is not going to drive droves of Dodger fans away from TBLA.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 19, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
at the same time
after a playoff loss is when they all flock here to shit on us…
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should read “I do think their reason is good….”. But I think in the playoffs the rule should change and they should be more flexible and take the feelings of the long time members into consideration.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 19, 2009 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think a 24 hour wait would be appropriate during the playoffs
At a time when the emotions are most likely to be raw, it would stop the drive-by trolling which is the most annoying. 24 hours after even the toughest loss, if they still try to troll, people are far more likely to respond intelligently because they have had a night to sleep on it.
And if someone plans on following the entire series, or adopting the team for the postseaon, waiting a day won’t hurt.
Just leave it off during the regular season when there is always another game soon after and there isn’t the same sense of finality in every loss.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
by Baroque on Oct 19, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think after tonight a few of us were foaming at the mouth waiting for those fuckers.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would help everyone from having blood pressure spikes if after a tough loss all the fans knew they would have a day to grieve the loss before having to deal with drive-by trolling.
I know that after I sleep after a tough loss, I’m in a lot better mood to not reflexively tell any fan of the opponent to f*** off, even if they are polite for a change. Right after a loss it’s a knee-jerk reflex.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
by Baroque on Oct 19, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its hard my fan devotion goes 90 percent Dodgers and 10 percent Lakers, and Personally I can care less Basketball
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
If the mods won’t do this, it would be nice if each individual could block other individuals. Kind of like the “ignore” lists that Yahoo used to have on their old message boards before they got sued by some lawyer who got called a name on one of the financial message boards and sued Yahoo for allowing slander on their forums.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 19, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss the days trolls were creative
Account created today, only 1 post and only a member of this blog. Troll? Duh.
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by sumo390 on Oct 19, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The least they could do is put in some effort, eh?
I wonder if that’s the result of the Yahoo linkages. I don’t even read the comments on the Yahoo blogs because it’s not worth sifting through the reams of asinine verbiage to find the isolated nuggets of intelligent thought.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
by Baroque on Oct 19, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL okay that made me laugh too thanks.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(brief laugh followed by rage)
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay, now that is pretty funny :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
by Baroque on Oct 19, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Focuses this offseason
1. Starting pitching
2. Second base
3. Bullpen depth
4. Bench
5. 1 day waiting period for TBLA membership
"For the fifteenth time in their glorious history..."
by Mr. LA Sports Fan on Oct 19, 2009 9:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I really think that...
… this team has all the pieces. Adding an “ace” would help, but I feel that the focuses you listed are all up to par at this point.
by JaysFanInKS on Oct 19, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kershaw will take the ACE role soon enough, already has for cosmetic purposes.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if he got the run support he needed
he would get called that but i dont care about the ace status anyway cause hes already a stud
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I can’t wait for the next Plaschke article that says we need an ace….
by UCLAClass82 on Oct 19, 2009 9:56 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Plaschke is an idiot...
… but LA needs one. Kershaw is three days younger than me. Don’t put that pressure on the kid. Give him some time.
Similar to Kansas City. There is no doubt that Greinke is the top pitcher on that staff, but he is not the team’s ace. That roll belongs to Gil Meche.
What the Dodgers need is an experience veteran (arguably Wolf?) to stick around for a few years while Kershaw can continue to mold himself into a Cy Young-caliber pitcher, which he will. But he’s not there yet.
And the first person I would go after, at just about any cost, is The Good Doctor, Roy Halladay.
by JaysFanInKS on Oct 19, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh my god Greinke is good
I actually have a brief article about him for PR posting Wednesday
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Grienke is unbelievably good.
I have a hard time believing that anyone could vote for any other pitcher to win the ALCY
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My vote would go to Halladay...
… but that’s another discussion reserved for the future.
by JaysFanInKS on Oct 19, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could you be more specific? I'm confused.
by JaysFanInKS on Oct 19, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plaschke is an idiot…
… but LA needs one. Kershaw is three days younger than me. Don’t put that pressure on the kid. Give him some time.
Similar to Kansas City. There is no doubt that Greinke is the top pitcher on that staff, but he is not the team’s ace. That roll belongs to Gil Meche.
What the Dodgers need is an experience veteran (arguably Wolf?) to stick around for a few years while Kershaw can continue to mold himself into a Cy Young-caliber pitcher, which he will. But he’s not there yet.
And the first person I would go after, at just about any cost, is The Good Doctor, Roy Halladay.
by JaysFanInKS on Oct 19, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, the Wild Turkey and oreos is clouding my mind.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry... still confused.
But Wild Turkey is terrible stuff, man…
Should say…
Plaschke is an idiot…
… but LA does need an ace.
by JaysFanInKS on Oct 19, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is deadly lol
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 19, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I find your post hilarious
“Greinke is not the ace, Meche is.”
That is so stupid on so many levels.
“What the Dodgers need is an experience veteran (arguably Wolf?) to stick around for a few years while Kershaw can continue to mold himself into a Cy Young-caliber pitcher, which he will.”
Isn’t that what coaches are for?
by Michael White on Oct 20, 2009 7:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Checking in from Denver...
I was hoping, so hard, that this would go to 2-2. I still have faith that the Dodgers can show Philly why the NL West is, by far, the best NL division, and why the Dodgers earned it fair and square. This one was painful to watch. I hope Game 5 is much better than this.
I’ll be there Wednesday night, rooting for you guys (and maybe here, too, if you’ll let me).
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 9:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
...and by "there" I mean "in front of my TV".
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re welcome here, friend. We need all the luck we can get cuz apparently the Phillies have stockpiled their luck reserves this year.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Oct 19, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks...
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kensai
Sorry your comment got “swallowed” with the deletion. I laughed hard at that one though :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 9:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This really sucks. I wish I was born in 1967 instead of 1987
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 9:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You should make that 57
so you could see the dynasty era
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, you don't
people born before 1970 are largely going to be having alpo in their golden years. at least the folks under 25 will get to see a couple of decades after we work off the horrible economic policies we’ve engaged in this decade.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm Giving You Guys 8 Hours
Too stop this MCC shit.
Then I’m coming after you with a board with a rusty nail :< :>.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 19, 2009 9:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What is it about this Phillies club that is making our studly young closers look like fools
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 9:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This guy…and this guy
On the World Champion Lakers Basketball Network...
by sumo390 on Oct 19, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I THOUGHT THIS WAS AMERICA
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get it.
They’re making everyone look like fools. They’re good, but still…this is insane.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
like nothing gives
every single walk is capitalized upon
every fisted single to no-man’s-land in RF is being driven home
we light up Madson and then suddenly Broxton/Street has a complete breakdown
it’s not fair
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know. It's creepy.
I suppose that’s the mark of a good team, but damn, my all-things-Philly-hate is through the roof right now.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
remember 2007 when Colorado could do no wrong?
It’s seriously looking like that, just a bit.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
I mentioned to my mother-in-law (huge Philly fan…she lives there) that this was 2007 in reverse. She was pleased until I reminded her how it turned out for the Rockies.
But yeah…they’ve got the hand of God or something right now. I don’t know what I’ll do if it’s a Phils/Yanks WS…probably just focus on the NFL until after the Super Bowl.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that sounds tempting even to me
And I completely DESPISE football!
It will be a “root for meteor impact” series for me.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
by Baroque on Oct 19, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was in a "H1N1 Pandemic Takes Everyone Down" mindset
But that works, too.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll probably do what I've been doing for the last few years and forget baseball
season is still dragging on lol.
On the World Champion Lakers Basketball Network...
by sumo390 on Oct 19, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hope the yanks or angels crush them
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been torn on the Yanks/Phils scenario
Do I root for my beloved NL (if for no other reason than I can say my team, the Rockies, were beaten by the eventual champs, as if that would take the sting out), or do I just root for someone, anyone, to stomp a mudhole in the Phllies so hard they have cheesesteak on their cleats?
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
root for them to get stomped to death
cause they beat both of us
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even better.
That goes back to my “pandemic” scenario. Maybe it’ll even improve the umpiring.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats a tough one
I have never cheered for an AL team to win anything. I really hate the Yankees, but I have grown to detest the Phillies so much that I don’t know if I can support the NL this year. It feels so gross.
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really do feel your pain.
My Philly hate is deep, it’s irrational, and it’s not going away any time soon.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But yeah, if the Angels make it, it's no contest.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
meaning?
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mean if it's Angels/Phils, it's no contest.
If it’s Angels/Dodgers, it’s a tougher call. I have way too much respect for the Dodgers as an organization, and for their rich history (my dad was raised a Brooklyn Dodgers fan) to make such a snap judgment.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh so your saying the angels would crush em?
yeah i think they would
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope so.
Philly teams losing—a lot—is the natural order of things, it seems. Must not upset the natural order.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the Yankees will crush them.
despite this win for the Angels. I still think the Yankees have the upper hand.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sadly, you're probably right.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I relish in them losing
but for some reason, I’m not hating them nearly as much as usual right now.
Must be Nick Swisher.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't think it was ARoid, that's for sure...
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really have nothing against him
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, but I didn't think he was ameliorating your hate, either. :)
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the yankees will crush them to death for sure
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will end up rooting for a fucking meteor to hit the stadium in game one, and game 3
by K3vo on Oct 19, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no offense to the Dodgers
but assuming the Yankees advance, the media frenzy over WORLD CHAMP KNOCKOUT DRAG OUT BRAWL
orrrr
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
both make me want a meteor to hit the stadium.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
- both stadiums. That is a very important part of my dream.
by K3vo on Oct 19, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, yes, that
thank you for the correction.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its what I do
I have always thought that Yankee Stadium and CBP could use more meteor
by K3vo on Oct 19, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
according to Trevor Hoffman, so could Coors!
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the absence of real outfield walls, this is probably the best we can hope for.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
More meteor could cure many ills of the world. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
by Baroque on Oct 19, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ron Darling jinx. Fucker.
Stay strong.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 9:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ive honestly never really liked broxton as a closer
i know he throws hard and and puts up numbers but he always seems to fail when it mattes most. he never goes 1,2,3 always walking a guy, allowing a hit, or hitting a batter. this is twice now in very important games in the LCS!!! unbelieveable game and epic loss for the dodgers but honestly the best team one sorry to say. the dodgers are close again and if they do things right in the offseason they will be back here next year. I’d rather have them win game 5 in philly because i cant handle them celebrating on our turf after such a close series like this. you gotta know when to hold em and know when to fold em. with the way the dog heads have swung the bats against hamels, pedro, and lee just save the embarrassment guys and try to stay healthy in the offseason. peace
by early818 on Oct 19, 2009 10:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He led MLB relievers in 1-2-3 innings
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 10:03 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
where did you find that
Statcorner says that Broxton is 2nd in tRA* and 3rd in pRAA, and 1st in both of those if you break it down to the NL only (Andrew Bailey and Michael Weurtz are really friggin good).
Street was 6th in tRA* (3rd in the NL) and 11th in pRAA (6th in the NL) – but he also missed several weeks with bicep tendonitis, which I don’t think he ever fully got over.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should clarify. He had 32 appearances of one inning or more with 0 baserunners. Street was 2nd with 31.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 10:11 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
decent number of names near the top who have collapsed this postseason
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was 2 fucking strikes from ending that shit
and it was like 100 or something mph fastball that rollins hit
un freaking believable
theres only so much u can do
fuck the phillies for now
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
98 fastball.
For some reason, they didn’t call for the slider.
by Tripon on Oct 19, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
still i dont know how u can hit a ball going that fast for a double
makes me sick
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And what about the other ten post season games he has pitched in?
Were you not really a fan of those either?
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Peace
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carlos fucking ruiz
it must be the year of the ruiz
by hirambocachica on Oct 19, 2009 10:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you cant let the same exact failure to happen 2 years in a row
i dont care what you do in the season. come October the entire game changes and they guy cant do it
by early818 on Oct 19, 2009 10:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dodger Fans
You’re better than that (well most of you:).
See you Wednesday.
by Dodger Dude on Oct 19, 2009 10:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m pissed off. To be honest, I think the season is over already for any realistic purposes. The Dodgers needed to win 2 in Philly to give they a good chance to win the series, and that can’t happen now. Blanton is also the worst pitcher they would have faced in the playoffs, and they couldn’t win that game. Bleh. I’ll watch on Wed, but I’m certainly going to be more detached on the whole thing than I was tonight. It just hurts too damn much.
by Tripon on Oct 19, 2009 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i know it was blanton too
and we still couldnt win
i’ll be hopeful
but if we cant beat the phillies when hes on the mound then…its looking real bad
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They only really needed to take one in Philly to make up for the one loss in Los Angeles and get home field advantage back. It’s more stressful to lose two and then win one, but it would be the same end result as winning one and then losing two.
The goal is to win a game and extend the series to a game six in Los Angeles. It’s a tough task, but doable.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
by Baroque on Oct 19, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta call Directv and make sure I cancel MLB network and ESPN til at least November.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 10:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and TBS while ur at it
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate TBS for other reasons than their garbage Baseball broadcasting. Mostly for showing decent movies that cannot be shown edited.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
good night fellas
sweet dreams especially to broxton
he will need it
damn
by hirambocachica on Oct 19, 2009 10:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dammit...
What happened? :( Had to work, caught a bit of the game, though, seemed to be in complete control heading into the bottom of the ninth.
This shit is sad. I don’t want to have to stage a monumentally epic comeback just to win this series. Hopefully Manny can BoSox us into winning three straight. He never had it easy in either of his World Series wins, having to overcome huge ALCS deficits to win. Just need to show that kind of championship fire or go the fuck home. Shame we have to wait two days to know which team will show up for game 5.
Bleh. Long couple of days coming up…
by goodlucksaturday on Oct 19, 2009 10:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Right before this game started
I was on the phone and told the person I was talking to that I had to go because the game was starting. She said, “Good luck.” I said, “It can’t be worse than yesterday.” I was completely wrong. This one hurt boys.
Let’s hope dem bums (in the endearing sense) show some pride on Wednesday.
Good Night.
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 10:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Broxton is garbage, the freaking guy is supposed to be the closer, and they are supposed to come in and close out games, not walk the pinch hitter then hit the winning run at the plate to set up Rollins game winning double, incredible…all my friends that hate the dodgers will once again be able to say i root for a pretender and not a contender.Sadly it’s bot just the closer, what the hell is up with Manny/ No roids equals no power anymore? When he was on the red sux he had smashing power now he is a singles and doubles guy.WTF?
by peteyweestro on Oct 19, 2009 10:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You have provided great insight.
Thank you for typing all that out. There are many unique observations there that reflect your deep knowledge of baseball and the Dodgers.
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are aware that Broxton was one of the best, if not the best Closers this year?
Cheer when they are doing well, trash them when they are down?
What the fuck kinda fan are you?
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
First off, who do your friends root for?
Second, Fenway is not the same as Dodger Stadium. Fenway is one of the remaining old-school bandboxes (even with the Monster). Dodger Stadium, not so much. I am not a Manny fan (nor am I a Dodgers fan), but the differences are striking. Manny’s also, well. old.
I feel your pain on the closer, though. See: Street, Huston. I still believe in the guy, though…and I still think Broxton is really good. Bad nights happen. Unfortunately, they’re magnified—one whole hell of a lot—in the postseason. Broxton (like Street) is still quite young. I think he’ll straighten out in the postseason given some more seasoning (as I’m sure Street will).
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You and your friends are not very smart if you think making it to the NLCS two years in a row makes you a “pretender.”
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Oct 19, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
does making the WS and the NLDS in 2 of 3 years average out to 2 straight NLCS visits?
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh, sure. But only since you’ve been cool here tonight. :)
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Oct 19, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
helllll yeah
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Rox deserve respect for the past 3 years. The Dodgers deserve respect and admiration for the past 100 years. Let’s calm down folks…
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey I enjoy our short short short short history
My dad grew up a Dodgers’ fan. We got him a Koufax jersey for his birthday. His mom is still a Dodgers’ fan. She was disappointed we didn’t beat the Phillies so we could call each other and give each other a hard time.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
bro, it only means you were 2nd in the NL, or better yet the first loser and if we were talking and it was oh say maybe 1990 and it hadn’t been decades since they won anything then yes i would be happy with making it to the post season, but after last year anything short of the WS is a failure to me thats all
by peteyweestro on Oct 19, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you must be incredibly disappointed with 97% of sports franchises
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dodgerthoughts
RT @elizadushku: Broxton=one of my favorite Dodgers. Steadfast, heat-hurling, class-act. Rough game, great player. Insert: some compassion.
by shoothoop on Oct 19, 2009 10:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LA has fake ass fans
The Dodgers have weak ass starting pitching.. All they have is a solid bullpen, yet Jimmy hit off the flamethrower. Dodgers fans are so fake. U guys are all on the bandwagon. Before Torre came the Dodgers werent shit and barely got into postseason last yr. The series is over…. Stop bitching fake fans
by BCXB20 on Oct 19, 2009 10:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah asshole welcome to the internet. Have a nice stay.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Solid bullpen...
…or, in other words, something the Phillies don’t have and haven’t had all season.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and thats why all of us have been here blogging for years
while you climbed out the gutter, broke into a local library, and signed onto the internet just to make this your first sports blog comment ever…
if I were you I’d head back into the streets of philly, there should be a lot of left over cheese steak wrappers you can scrounge after you fucking bum
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 19, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(this is hilarious)
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please don’t belittle us while we’re down. That is weak
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I....wasn't
I thought the breaking into a local library part was a really funny comment
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think RMN was belittling you or Dodger fans, but the troll who would appear to be a Philly "fan".
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point. Rox magic# has always been ok. It’s just not a good time for anyone who is not a Dodgers fan to be in here for chatting. I hope you all understand…
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank you
in a sense, I’m rooting against you, simply because of the whole “beaten by the best” thing, but really, I just want to see a good series.
Take ’em to 7, Dodgers, I want to be really entertained
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My bad, RM#. It’s just extra defensive here right now.
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh I understand
I’m trying to be friendly, or at least help lighten the pain a bit by making some people laugh.
my kind isn’t terribly appreciated on PR much right now
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, I'll always appreciate humor. Especially of the sarcastic variety.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ohhhh, not that kind
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, not here, not now. But in general....I do like sarcastic humor.
Obviously…I’ve put up way too much of it on PR to feel an y other way. :)
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeahhhhh
we’re too soft over there. Not that I enjoy flamewars, but it’s becoming a nursing home.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed...
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a problem. TBLA has for the most part been a place that tolerates other fans’ views during the season. I just worry that this loss will make us all acting like the McCovey Chronicle assholes right now…
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's understandable.
…and honestly, I don’t see that. Frustrated, sure, but not the ***DRAMA*** of McC.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you're all taking it relatively well
since I’ve been posting this evening, anyhow.
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was really ugly there for awhile.
People were jumping out of windows. There was a run on the bank. Someone saw Elvis. I didn’t think we were going to make it.
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DOGS AND CATS, SLEEPING TOGETHER
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
why thank you
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MASS HYSTERIA!!!
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand completely.
I figured I’d lend moral support. I still want the Dodgers to pull this series out. If you want me to piss off, I’ll completely understand.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
kings won tonight at least DBB..
first line production ftw
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 19, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The first line is pretty awesome
(Also a Kings fan)
by Bluetrek on Oct 19, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Ollie. I’m actually just as pissed that TeMu benched Frolov for no good reason in tonights game too….
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fro made a terrible pass last game against Columbus
But he’s not the only one that makes mistakes. I think TeMu has something against him
by Bluetrek on Oct 19, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ya i think that'll be only for a game
I think that lazy pass really must have set him off, like benching someone for not running out a ground ball. He had harsh words for fro after that
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 19, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, fake fans! all of you!
especially the ones who’ve been following the Dodgers so intently that you’ve crossposted on Purple Row when Poseidon’s Fist has written his Know Your Foe and NL West Report articles about the Dodgers!
Fake! All of you!
Don’t you all remember Dave Roberts and Paul LoDuca? Those are the real fans, that proves you’ve been a Dodgers fan for a long time!
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really, we should be blaming the Rockies for all of this. They should have beaten the Phillies in the NLDS. :)
by Tripon on Oct 19, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah! What the fuck man? Down with Coors.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah!
and then you’d get to blame us some more for being behind in the NLCS!
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course!
Those damn Phillies have the Hand of God, you see. :)
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i blame balloon boy for distracting brox
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I blame that damn kid for a lot of things
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I blame his damn parents for a lot of things.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who invited that pussy!! Go to hell. It’s not over.
by Skunkburner on Oct 19, 2009 11:14 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
What kind of meaningfull insights do you have prosellis, cmon tell me how their gonna turn it around against this team that has dominated them for 2 years now in the post season…i’m sure you will come up with something great
by peteyweestro on Oct 19, 2009 10:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
As opposed to your meaningful insight right?
by shoothoop on Oct 19, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guys, stop talking to the trolls.
Really, now.
by Tripon on Oct 19, 2009 10:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
can i keep talking to the trolls
I don’t live here
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NO
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we're having our own problems over there
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Raid needs to make internet troll repellent.
Like, 10 minutes ago.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
by Baroque on Oct 19, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SC Johnson has us covered
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That.
Is freaking amazing.
And with aloe vera, too.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
by Baroque on Oct 19, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank you GIS!
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aloe Vera?
Shouldn’t the trolls chafe a bit?
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mods allow for easy trolling.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 19, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am a Dodgers fan, and have been since i was a kid and i do remember the Dodger teams from the past that had heart and thats why this kind of a loss has me so pissed
by peteyweestro on Oct 19, 2009 10:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
“the Dodger teams from the past that had heart”
Does your name, by any chance start, with Bill and end with Plaschke?
by shoothoop on Oct 19, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heart is always retroactively applied.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude No excuse.. any of us under 29 are fucking pissed and we dont trash our boys.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you trash a guy that is largely responsible for us even being in the playoffs?
Brilliant. Jonathan Broxton should be blamed solely for this loss and we should get rid of him so we can win in the playoffs? The Dodgers have lost three games in this series, why didn’t you play the blame game for the other two? Speaking of which, why not blame Belliard for not turning two in the eighth? Sherrill for not getting his outs in order?
Who would you rather have than Broxton? Lidge – No thanks. K-Rod – Not Playing. Fuentes – Worse than Lidge. Rivera – Sure, I’ll take him too. Too bad those aren’t a dime a dozen.
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sigh, I remember Brian Fuentes
we have a slightly broken Manny Corpas available
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey at least Lidge was able to get 3 outs when it counted most
by peteyweestro on Oct 19, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eric. it’s just best to clean this up tomorrow…
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
found a better one for him
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PaHcZUHI00
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
pffffff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU3SRkNIbCE&NR=1
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You realize if Lidge was our closer this year
We probably wouldn’t have even made the playoffs. And we certainly wouldn’t have finished in front of the Rockies.
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very True the fucking Giants would in the playoffs.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He doesn’t realize this because it didn’t happen tonight.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lol! Nice.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Oct 19, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hm
you should trade for Lidge
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saito, Gagne, and Broxton.. How the fuck can you even get mad?
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
JB is a great pitcher and a damn fine closer
but he’s not ‘largely responsible for us even being in the playoffs’. that’s ridiculous. his speed and K/rate is incredible, but he also blew enough games over the summer to bring him within shouting distance of the average closer.
that being said, Nathan’s postseason meltdown was genuinely shocking. this, not so much. just lame.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
goddamn Broxton is good, too
But the Nathan meltdown – I couldn’t believe it either! He’s been a top-5, probably top-3 closer the past 5 or so years!
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
second only to mariano, i would guess
while k-rod could be koufax himself and i still wouldn’t want him on my team
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate me some KRod
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually I'm playing a fantasy-draft game on MLB 09 the Show
and my catcher Brian McCann hit a game tying HR off of him
made me happeh
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
watch out before your not a fan anymore
by peteyweestro on Oct 19, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If one game makes turns you away from the team then you are weak.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was far better than average.
And he was the back end of the best bullpen in baseball. I would say that is a significant role. I’m not going to call him the best or anything like that. What pisses me off is the disproportionate amount of blame he gets if we lose this series.
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
36/42
he was amazing for his first dozen appearances and truly incredible at home, but six out of seven ain’t cooperstown, especially with a big park like CR.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Again, not saying Hall of Fame
This year he was an important part of the best bullpen in the league. That bullpen is the Dodgers biggest strength. Thus, the significant role in us making the playoffs.
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
kuo was the man
and sherrill has been awesome. my issue is the mental block. look at matt stairs. does he look like an athlete?
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kuo is brilliant, but can't keep up his innings it seems
Sherrill has been every bit as shaky in this series as Broxton. Why does he get a pass but Brox doesn’t?
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because it makes too much sense.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Top 5 closers?
Rivera
Nathan
Broxton
shit..
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nathan?
But everybody would still be whining after what he did against the Yankees.
by kensai on Oct 19, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats true.
But then Lidge would make the list, because everyone says he’s back to form.
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really wanna know many EX Dodgers are in the Majors and are the shit. Excluding Victorino.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't hate any of the Padres
I just feel really bad for all of them.
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
point is that there are not many closers
with tons of postseason experience AND success
good stuff and good peripherals
by kensai on Oct 19, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I totally agree.
I have no doubts about Broxton. I hope he bounces back well.
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmmmm when u think about it, this postseason has been a pure bitch for closers
Nathan, Street, Franklin, Fuentes, Papelbon, now Brox
all blown saves or losses
only Rivera and somehow lidge have yet to suffer
i guess all closers suck…
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope every game they play is a blown save from here on out
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well im meaning each have had either a blown save or loss
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is fucking ridiculous
There is now a waiting period for new members. A select few can go fuck themselves.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 10:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, we had to go there too
I hate not getting to just be a nice friendly community :-(
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
iit is really kinda sad that we have to resort to this. Sorry for all the legit new peeps.
by K3vo on Oct 19, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it sucks it had to come to this
but theres no other choice for now
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well I've just finished listening to Vin's call
now i can really curl up and cry myself to sleep, its a crime to humanity that Vin should have to see this in two of his final years announcing. If I dont ever see the Dodgers win a World Series so be it, but dammit do I want one more for Vinny, God bless him.
I’ll make sure to turn the tv off for good and just listen to him during game 5, and cherish it win or lose. We may have dark times ahead, and there will undoubtedly be many changes coming in this organization in the coming years, but I’ll never take time spent with Vin for granted.
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 19, 2009 10:44 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
cry no tears for vin
he’s seen more than enough dodger glory for one lifetime in any one of his many decades
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wanna get a machine from AAHHHH real monsters and go to work on his mind.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vin is the MAN.
Win, lose, whatever…I still have memories of him on national TV in the 80’s. He’s the last of a dying breed.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ollie
This is really well said but makes me bummed for Vin, too. At least we’re not Giants fans…
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha yes, it could be worse
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 19, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A kind request...
Would anyone who is not a Dodgers fan PLEASE take their comments to The Good Phight or anywhere else but here right now?
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 10:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
what, I can't commiserate on getting beaten in heartbreaking fashion by Philadelphia?
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand, but it’s too soon
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh, not really.
The series isn’t even over yet.
by Tripon on Oct 19, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No worries....
Mind if I come back for Game 5, though?
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
rockies fans are cool
just the annoying phillies fans and trolls
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, you’re in. You and RoxGirl and Poseidon’s Fist put up some sort of a “Five Guys” type poster and we were all mesmerized and now you get into all the cool parties, no need to wait in line :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So is the 24 hour cool off period a go?
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 10:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not going to play the blame game...
This is the nature of the game. When you’ve been a fan of the game all your life, play the game growing up, coach your kid’s baseball teams, you understand the game doesn’t change much. Sure, the level of play gets better as you progress, but the game can still rip your heart out in the split second it takes for the ball to go from the pitcher’s hand to the point of contact. I guess the fakeness that idiot fans from other parts of the country misappropriate is really something called “perspective.”
by ishXdavid on Oct 19, 2009 10:55 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
your right, and if my being pissed off at a bad loss is worse then any other posters on here that have vented, even throwing f-bmbs around, then i’ll leave to…i just wanna ask why some of the fans here feel like i can’t be angry over this loss, or that i should be angry but still talk about awesome the team was?
by peteyweestro on Oct 19, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Angry is ok
You are angry and stupid. Very clear difference.
by K3vo on Oct 19, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
ok your a rocket scientest, or better yet your probably that Fodger fan that gets all drunk then wants to fight anyone in the crowd that doesn’t agree with you, lol you like the Raiders by any chance?
by peteyweestro on Oct 19, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
GO FODGERS
WOOOO
FODGER CLUE!
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm going to have a hard time forgiving tonight
not the j-rol – that’s understandable. it was the stairs walk and the plunk. sub-winter league garbage when it matters most. the kid has a mental block, like the anti-D-Fish.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
trust me
almost any other closer on planet earth will have a shitty night like this
its not just him
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
two men on base without a strike
and it ain’t the first road meltdown. not ring material.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
didnt rivera have a night like this in 2001?
but look at how well he pitched for them in those championship years…
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
We are ALL human.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he sure did
but he actually got them to the series numerous times. you can’t blame him for the a-rod era – stalin would have failed to take finland in ’41 if he had a-rod in his army.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not as tired as broxton's road show
especially as it involves the NLCS
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let’s keep it cool. At least we’re not Giants fans….
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I cant believe no one has blamed Ned for not retaining saito.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i know, right?
mariano rivera has this mental block in game 7 of the world series against the diamondbacks a month after new york gets attacked by terrorists
gotta find somebody else for those situations
by kensai on Oct 19, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can be angry, and you don’t have to keep talking about how awesome this team is (even though they are, and a “fan” would recognize that). Just try not making comments where you’re clearly letting the emotion of the moment get to you and then try to act like they’re veritable facts.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Oct 19, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I am gonna eat a whole box of double stuff oreos tonight.. I see it coming.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 11:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I feel empty.
Not disappointed. Not angry. Not hurt. Just empty.
I refuse to give up on these guys. I just can’t. I invested sooooo much into this team this year. To give up now would be to throw it all away. All that time, for nothing. So I await game five. I await those final three outs. I await to see if the boys head to their dugout with their heads hung low. Or their heads held looking straight ahead, knowing more outs remain.
No matter what happens in game five, I will still root for this team next year. I will thank them for taking me on this whirlwind of a ride and reflect on it all. Should they finish like they did last year, should they fare one game better, should they complete the impossible and cause the improbable to happen, this is my team. These are my Los Angeles Dodgers.
by Dr. Geek on Oct 19, 2009 11:06 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
you could substitute any team in any sport for "Dodgers"
And you have captured a fan’s experience perfectly.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
by Baroque on Oct 19, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmmmm when u think about it, this postseason has been a pure bitch for closers
Nathan, Street, Franklin, Fuentes, Papelbon, now Brox
all blown saves or losses
only Rivera and somehow lidge have yet to suffer
i guess all closers suck since they can get the job done…haha
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 11:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i meant cant get the job done...
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm still not entirely convinced
that manuel won’t go with madson in the series when the heat is on. but i probably won’t be watching anyways, hard to watch when you really hate both organizations and fanbases.
by stillnotah8er on Oct 19, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, of course not but i would say that most of the closers on your list didn’t blow a gang of saves during the year also
by peteyweestro on Oct 19, 2009 11:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Blown saves, 2009
Joe Nathan: 5
Brian Fuentes: 7
Ryan Franklin: 5
Jon Broxton: 6
Brad Lidge: 11
Francisco Rodriguez: 7
Brian Wilson: 7
Heath Bell: 6
Andrew Bailey: 4
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Oct 19, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
huston street only blew like 2
and then 2 in the postseason
crap, what was the point again?
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s probaly no point there. Just a coping mechanism. At least we’re not Giants fans….
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank GOD...East Coast Drama, West Coast Livin'...
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the point is that we're all human.
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly.
It seems like there’s just too many Dodgers fans who think that every year our closer needs to be like Gagne.
You wanna know how great baseball is? The greatest basketball player ever left his sport to play baseball.
by Jesse S. on Oct 19, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
depending on how you look at at, they are! (:V)
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We are spoiled I guess. We have had some awesome closers and we expect to much.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huston Street: 4, including the postseason
Sorry…fair is fair….
Paleface Destro, wildly hacking destroyer of rallies.
Recovering Mets fan since 2007.
by Paleface Destro on Oct 19, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
be careful what you wish for
Only one blown save in 2009.
37 saves in the season.
Name?
Fernando Rodney, fondly known to Tiger fans everywhere as “the Rodneycoaster.”
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
by Baroque on Oct 20, 2009 4:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A kind request
Let’s keep all the comments respectful and free of profanities. Eric & Phil will clean everything else up tomorrow…
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 19, 2009 11:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Listening to the Dodger talk re-run
first call was a fuckin beauty, dude rambles on how long hes been a dodger fan, then opens with “mccourt is cheap because he didnt spend money on the bullpen” lol
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 19, 2009 11:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
where are the archives?
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i got it on the dodgers main site in multimedia
but i might only be able to get it because i get the mlb.tv package
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 19, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, listening to Dodger talk is not what I'd recommend after a bad loss
those idiots (I mean the callers) are bad for your health
by Michael White on Oct 20, 2009 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bison updated his playoff blog
Twenty seven outs, man. Twenty seven outs.
Until that last pitch, I was happy. We had played a very good game. That’s how baseball is. You gotta play 27 outs. Rollins hit a pretty good pitch and that’s just what happens. He hit the spot and Jimmy just threw his hands and squared the ball up. When it was hit, I knew it was the game. He put it in a perfect spot, that’s just the way it is.
http://mattkemp.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/10/we-still-have-a-lot-of-fight-left.html
by shoothoop on Oct 19, 2009 11:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Matt Kemp is like Billy Idol in The Wedding Singer. He gets it.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man I really hate the phillies.
by Skunkburner on Oct 19, 2009 11:22 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
join the club...
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
after a 2-day waiting period of course.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i like this guy from dodger thoughts
Game was lost top of ninth. Push one more run, Broxton isn’t afraid to pitch to Matt Stairs. Stairs walks, Broxton is unable to get back control and hits Ruiz. Fact of the matter is Dodger have zero margin for error unlike other teams in the playoffs right now. Hope they come back, but if they don’t, how’s this for next year.
1. Get Halladay, all the prospects the Jays want. I am sure Boston didn’t miss Hanley Ramirez when they won WS.
2. Get Fielder for Loney and Martin. He’s the extra surplus bat we need.
3. Sign Bengie Molina to replace Martin.
Somebody make him GM
by kensai on Oct 19, 2009 11:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
bengie molina?
seriously?
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too
and the assumption that Loney and Martin would get Fielder.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
too bad we live on planet earth
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, to be fair, Fielder was dying to get into the Dodger clubhouse several months ago.
by Dr. Geek on Oct 19, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
i dunno man
we should ask them to throw in braun too
by kensai on Oct 19, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would say McGehee but I don’t like how he spells that last name :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bengie Molina : 0
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 19, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the best part:
I am sure Boston didn’t miss Hanley Ramirez
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
words cannot express
Hope got in my eyes
by Andrew Martin on Oct 19, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When Epstein read this he thought:
“That guy is right. I really didn’t miss that guy. Not at all. Its like he was never here.”
by prosellis on Oct 19, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
same said about Carlos Pena im sure
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eric and Phil.
I do wanna thank you for the site while I think of it. I was at games 3 and 4 last year.
Game 3 was by the far the best I have ever felt in my Dodger life and Game 4 was the worst I have ever felt in my Dodger life, until tonight. I honestly think if this site wasnt here I would jump into traffic on to the 14 freeway.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 11:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Glad to have you here. And I hope you don’t really mean that last part.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 19, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you for having me.
But sometimes Palmdale and heart breaking Dodger losses are too much. : )
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Venting on the web is a lot better than hitting things.
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 19, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
man, why did we ever get rid of Todd Worell?
and I’m just saying, but Delino DeShields would have won us the game. He and jose offerman are the middle infield of the future.
also we need tom prince
by YRLBruin on Oct 19, 2009 11:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
awful game 4’s of recent memory
for LA sports fans
1984 finals game 4
2008 finals game 4
2008 NLCS game 4
2009 NLCS game 4
thats all i can think of for now
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 11:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Game 4 of NBA Round 2 Playoffs
Lakers Vs. Houson didn’t go too well either.
http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=290510010
MOFOS showed no heart, that’s why they ended up like they did that year:)
by Dodger Dude on Oct 19, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well guys im out
tonight sucked ass
it felt like getting kicked in the nuts, and shot in the back at the same time while being run over by a truck
but at least i got to channel my rage somehow
i’ll try to go to sleep tonight
but it wont be easy
for the next few hours baseball is dead to me
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 19, 2009 11:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
there is no need to blame this loss on John Broxton. You win as a team you loose as a team trust me nobody feels worse about the dodgers not winning than me I felt like a piece of me died when I saw the final score on my phone. I like to think of my self as the biggest Dodger fan I attend as many games as my work schedule allows me to. If I’m not at the game in person on watching on TV and if I’m working I have my portable radio and try to listen as much as possible( its tuff to do this when you work at a hospital) this one hurt a lot but its not the end of the world we are not going to get anywhere by blaming Broxton or anyone else all we have to do is keep rooting and cheering our Dodgers on and hopefully they will come through for us. This has been a great season and I dont want it to come to an end so go Dodgers and fans dont stop believing
by Dodgermanramon on Oct 20, 2009 12:41 AM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
The postseason has been strange
Strange - because the bullpen was “lights out” in the regular season but turned the opponents lights back on now in the postseason,
Strange – because the hitters who were hot just two weeks ago are now cold (Furcal, Kemp, Ethier) and the hitters who were cold are now getting timely hits (Manny, Martin, Blake)
Strange – because they’re capitalizing on opponents’ defensive errors, while losing due to walks and hit batters
by Connector on Oct 20, 2009 3:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Play
Looking back on that Victorino ‘triple’, what’s your guys reaction to how lazily Manny played that ball? The third run could have potentially been avoided or a possible play at the plate. It’s one thing to be struggling at the plate but to not make that hustle play is another.
by cpreils3 on Oct 20, 2009 5:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think it was lazy at all
The reason he wasn’t running full bore after the ball is because he was looking to play the carom off the wall.
Instead the ball got caught under the padding in the corner, so he had to pursue it a good 10-15 feet.
Like Phat Julio said, the REAL issue was that he missed Furcal on the throw.
by kensai on Oct 20, 2009 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea get it to raffy
and the smarmy Hawaiian is toast at 3rd
by MammothDodger on Oct 20, 2009 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Out at 3rd?
With these umps you never know.
by cpreils3 on Oct 20, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m glad I fell asleep.
'Sugar ain't poison, but sugar will kill you. Too much of a good thing. Maybe not so sweet.'
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Oct 20, 2009 5:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just woke up
and this is the first time I haven’t at least somewhat slept off a Dodgers loss. In fact, I feel 10 times worse today. I seriously called into work sick today. Thank God my boss doesn’t follow sports and all these NYC fucks have the Yankees game to bitch about.
When I have kids, I’m making damn well sure they are Lakers fans first and foremost so they don’t turn out like me.
by UCLAClass82 on Oct 20, 2009 7:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You can bet we'll be losing our top prospects next year
by PHAT JULIO on Oct 20, 2009 8:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
After last night's loss, and despite the fact that there is still a Dodger game left, I've been giving this a lot of thought.
Admitedly, I did not follow the minor l eague prospects closely this season, save for the information that was passed on to us via TBLA and MoKM.
I know Ned Colletti’s signature move as GM for the Dodgers has been to trade away prospects for veterans in an effort to save McCourt money. Of course, returning to this well will cause it to run dry. But if the divorce of the McCourts is to head to Divorce Court, I can see one of two things happening:
1. (and this one depends on California divorce law, of which I am not familiar; perhaps someone here with knowledge can shed some light) The Dodger finances, save for the contracts which extend for next year and beyond, will be tied up with the divorce. I do not see the team signing any free agents this off-season. I will be very surprised if there are any two signings. Instead, the organization is “forced” to play prospects that have seen a taste of the bigs but met the year with limited success. Hopefully, this will lead to seeing McDonald, Elbert, etc. in a Dodger uniform and, I know this is asking a lot, used wisely.
2. McCourt will cash in all his chips this off-season and trade away the farm for those vets that will put the organization “over the top” after failing to advance to the World Series for two straight years in seemingly similar fashion. The farm system will be stripped bare for the next several years.
Of course, there are always other scenarios I am not envisioning. But I just woke up. So there.
by Dr. Geek on Oct 20, 2009 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
After last night we must now wait a day for the Götterdämmerung.
"If you go to ciphering we are whipped beforehand."
by Sordid on Oct 20, 2009 9:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bleed Dodger Blue
I dont stop by here as often as I should. With the crushing defeat last night, I needed a pep talk. Not that i feel any better about that last out loss from last night, but I dont believe the series is over. With a win in game 5, we’re just looking to get homefield advantage back. Who wudda thunk that Vicente Padilla is looking like our strongest asset right about now, but he definitely is. Seems that scoring 6 runs is the magical number and to try to get to the phillies bullpen ASAP. Broxton has been solid for us for the entire year, I hope he shakes this past loss off and gets set to bring a W back to The City of Angels. Dodgers theme this season has been resiliency, It will sure continue this coming Wed for Game 5.
Skol Vikings!!
by LAviking on Oct 20, 2009 5:06 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
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