Live Blog - Snakes vs. Dodgers

let's go blue!
saturday night's alright for fightin'!!!

roll call!

HELLOOO GUYS. AMP UP. ITS DO OR DIE.

penny got the fast ball up.
he MUST lose those ronald mcdonald style socks.

HERE!!

I don't like that Byrnes guy.

ok. got 15 min til i need to pick up my better half

lets go blue. get some early runs

No crooked numbers for the snakes.

three man rotation, eh?
nice. that means BOMBKO doesn't dress anymore, right?

I'm checkin in with a little good luck "Pancho"

http://www.crossanchorproductions.com/ahuff/fun/erik_estrada.jpg

Grumpy,
Any waves at Jalama today?? I miss those burgers. . .

sok, you get vin on the radio, right?

OK- SOK STRAIGHT BACK HOME- NO DILLY DALLY.

someone go pull Lolo out of the bar.
he's the one with the dodger hat and guiness glass.

No Lugo, I like our chances.

WE NEED TO JUMP OUT AHEAD AND NEVER LOOK BACK.

DBB and grumpy, jalamba looks cool online.
it rained ABSOLUTELY ALL DAY in CHI.

Penny, 20 pitches in the first inning. 13 strikes and 7 balls.

GO DODGERS!

mike

Nice job Brad!! Need some early runs.

BK, are there 1,000 people in the park yet?
watch for foul balls tonight.

way to go, ferkle!!

Furcal...

mike

I've just done my best to put a hex on the Madres tonight. . .

http://www.gaslampball.com/story/2006/9/23/194049/372#commenttop

Damn, is Philly hot or what?

no, mike -- i call him "Ferkle" as in Erkle ...
but if he scores, i call him Mr. Fercal.

nicely done, DBB. tracy, in happier times.

Come on Nomar, Nomercy!

To paraphrase stargazin'

"AND THE STEALING MAN STEALSSSSSSSSSSSS"

NOMAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOMAH!

Nomar!

GO DODGERS!

mike

GOIN TAKE A HOMER TO GET NOMAHHHH HOME.

OR MAYBE JUST A LONG DOUBLE???

JD ... the 11 million dollar man!

Crooked numbers for us. Drew picked a great time to get hot.

WILSON'S DUEEEEE???

It sure seems quiet like but that was J.D. Drew's 93 RBI.

GO DODGERS!

mike

Double your pleasure.

someone said this about a week ago, but it still applies:

we need to get betamit hitting again.

I'D BE WILLING TO CALL THIS JUMPIN OUT.

AND THE WALKIN MAN DOUBLES.

Orel-

Hard for me to say. AK's there tonight. I'm in my living room.

Good start, though.

BK

I posted this on the wrong page. Anyway, I nominate Lugo as the new princess.

I also suggest giving Marlon the nickname Magic

GOTTA GIVE DREW A LOT CREDIT. HE'S REALLY STEPPING UP IN PRIME TIME.

maybe the PA announcer needs to play Lolo's entrance music?

Nice start...keep the pressure on. Hope Penny goes 7-8. No let down like Chicago....hope that game doesn't come back to haunt us.

It's a darn shame Mueller got injured, if we were getting any production from 3rd base this year we'd be in first by a few games.

oh, how i wish i were there tonight ...

Tryin to keep the good luck goin here:

http://static.flickr.com/54/127281262_126dc19398_m.jpg

BK- YOU GOT A T.V. WITH YOU? IT'S USC 10-0.
QUITE A STRUGGLE? 14:10 LEFT IN 4TH QUARTER.

DON'T EVEN ASK ME ABOUT UCLA-IT WASN'T PRETTY.

Batista, 25 pitches in the 1st inning. 16 strikes and 9 balls.

mike

Okay, let's go Penny, keep that lead baby!

ETHIER AND BETEMIT ARE 0 FOR SEPTEMBER.
GLAD OTHERS ARE PICKIN IT UP.

penny can get four K's this inning.
dumb throw by russell. like i tell the little leaguers: sometimes the best throw is the one you don't make.

Suck it up Brad, don't come unglued, pick up Martin. You can do it.

Crap! Come on, Penny! Don't put us in the hole!

USC 10-3 STILL 14:05 LEFT.

Sh***t!

Stargazin,

They have one TV with the 'SC game on in the press box. Needless to say, not pleased with that 10-0 score. Nor have I been that impressed with 'SC so far this season. In shocking news, they seem to miss Reggie Bush.

AK

Ground Control to Major Lolo????

BK, only one pass per night??
that's a blue note shame.

Thanks, Penny, thanks for the tie. CRAP!

Damn!

it's neutral again.

JUST CAN'T DEPEND ON PENNY ANYMORE.

time to stir up the bullpen.

Penny is a piece of work.

Jen,

I guess he ignored you

Penny strikes out 4. Wasn't Chuck Finley the last one to do that back in '99 or something?

PENNY MUST OF TIED A RECORD THERE - 4 K'S IN ONE INNING.

Penny, 42 pitches after 2 innings. 27 strikes and 15 balls.

GO DODGERS!

mike

hey jen.
you didn't see lolo on your way in, did you?

MTI, I hate being ignored. Ned listens to me, why can't Brad?

Wow, it looks like USC has another running back on thier hands. This Moody kids has broke a couple of long runs.

mike

VIN SAYING IT TIES A DODGER RECORD BUT IT MUST ALSO TIE A MLB RECORD OR SOMEONE HAD 5??????
BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

What the heck???? I go take a dump, and now it's tied up?!? At least Timber would have gotten through the first 2 innings!!

Stargazin',

Penny did tie a record with those 4 K's in one inning. They just announced it in the press box.

AK

Can we set a record for doubles tonight?!? Let's get them back!!

Lolo's still kickin' the Guinness. It's the draft bottles, he gets sidetracked watching the waterfall.

Wow...Penny is a piece of work

that whole inning was a nightmare.
terrible base running all around.

That whole inning sucked. Great hit by Martin squandered by that bad bunt. Then I was going to say I didn't want Penny to run the bases, but apparently he heard that one, because he just stood there like an idiot! Is it Tums time already?!

PENNY DOES IT ALL - EVEN SABOTAGES OUR OFFENSE.

Let's get excited after that one!!!

Madres just had the bases loaded and couldn't get anyone in. . .

SG,

If you thought watching lonelygirl15 clips killed brain cells, you should try hearing the Madres play-by-play people. . . .

ND on out here ... losing again:
ND 21
MSU 37
4th; 12:37

Are people booing Brad Penny at the stadium, cuz he is worthless

they put the brakes on russell and he listened. he COULD have made third.

Batista, 35 pitches after 2 innings. 22 stikes and 13 balls.

mike

Brad Penny,

uh oh...you dont want to get on Jen's bad side!

Vin is making excuses for Penny not running on that ground ball. I'm sure there'll be some lame excuse.

tums time, indeed.

Penny is taking a dump!

Mike T.,

Yeah, that Moody kid can definitely play, but 'SC is just sluggish. They've been having a hard time jump starting their O.

AK

did you hear craig counsell was at the meeting to announce gonzo's retirement?

Really, ask my hubby (also named Brad) - not a good idea to cross the Irish girl!

I know Penny's just trying to force us into another miracle game, but I don't think any of us can handle two in less than a week!

grumpy,
you surf, it was good down in san clemente today.

i turn on the tube and i see pendog has already given up 3, really disappointing for the second start in a row.

AK,

Yeah, I know, but this is exciting for a freshman. USC's O might need some time to explode but their Defense is killer! I think their Defense is going hold them until the Offense explodes. If I'm right we could be in the Championship form by mid-season.

mike

dammit, the dbacks already took the lead

we are now losing.

Sweet Jesus, I can't believe they're ahead now. Who's warming up in the bullpen?

Bmurph,

We had a great swell in Ocean Beach today. Where did these waves come from???

Jen,
If it goes that long we won't even be able to blog because of the maintenance.

I guess we got Pendrickson again tonight.

I can just hear Ned now..."I'll trade you Brad Penny and Andre Ethier for Odalis Perez"

Do I have to watch through my hands? Two man rotation next week? This is so hard to watch.

got out of that inning alright. if penny can just avoid self imploding for an inning he'd be doing alright

PENNY NOW HAS AN ERA OF OVER 6 SINCE THE ALL STAR BREAK. I'D DROP HIM FROM THE ROTATION BEFORE I DROPPED BILLZ.

J----D-----Drew
Pen----ny----Sucks

Penny, 67 pitches after 3 innings. 40 strikes and 27 balls.

GO DODGERS!

mike

Honestly, Vin, don't try to put a positive spin on Penny's performance. There is no silver lining here.

DBB,

First little northwest of the year, plus a little chubasco swell off mex.
Ocean beach? the one in SD or SF either way youre in enemy territory.

Little should threaten Penny by saying he's going to pitch the whole game regardless of pitch count. That'll show him...

STAR-GUY,
Where'd you go? Are you out talking to the devil?

Batista, 42 pitches after 3 innings. 28 strikes and 14 balls.

mike

T.D. USC...Moody about a 10 yard run.

Star-guy,
Add Penny to your list of people not to use in a meaningful game.

DodgerBlueBalls & Orel:

We dint get there until around 1pm and it was kinda flat. A few guys were out on their boards but not really having much luck. Tide was inbetween but on the way back in but there was almost no wind for Jalama. Sunny and about 80ish...just a perfect day to kick back and enjoy.

OTOH, the burgers were AWESOME...shudda too some pics but forgot...next time.

Tom,

Are you nominating Penny for the new princess?

You tell'em Jen!!

I know I said I'd never give up on them, never stop watching a game, but Penny is seriously testing my convictions. This sucks!

Witness the stupidity of Little. I think every Dodger fan could say that Bills is a better pitcher than Penny right now. And Little is going to start Penny in two out of the last 8 games. Great managing Little. I hope your airhead gets fired after the season if we dont' make the playoffs.

Mike T,

I agree, it's exciting to watch the young talent. Chauncy Washington has also looked good. I'm just concerned the D's gonna get worn down by mid-season having to carry so much if the offense doesn't pick it up.

Ak

AK: 'SC really...REALLY missed Bush on their last play of the Rosebowl...transition year.

BTW, how did the guy who dislocated his ankle last week come out? THAT was as ugly as Theisman on MNF...just brutal.

You know why the Cardinals have some success in the playoffs. It is because of their manager. La Russa, as I recall has left MArquis twice out there to get 5-6 innings even though he eventually gave up 12-13 earned runs. Penny should be given that oppurtunity if we are eliminated from the playoffs. It will make him realize the punishment of being overused. That out of shape fat boy.

MTI,
YEa, Penny from Princess. The P and P go great together.

Chauncy Washington, yeah, I noticed. A two punch situation in the makings. This is going to be an interesting USC season.

mike

yeah, at this point im not sure its the smartest move trying to give penny many starts. he has been pitching awful lately.

85 pitches in 4 1/3. You're absolutely right, Tom. Bills is a much better prospect than Penny at this point. Grady still thinks he's an All Star, either that or he's scared of him.

If the game gets away, Little should just leave this princess in.

Billz should definately get the nod over Penny.

JIM=- FIXIN A LATE DINNER AGAIN.

If he gives up any more runs...i'm gonna go more crazier

NO! Not Dessens!!!

Princess is being kind. A

Take his f****** ass out of the game. Little should be Fired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

Tom:

Early this year when I came to realize that Little is definitely a pitch count manager, I worried that the pen would get blown up early unless everything worked just right...

I think he has been lucky to get this much production from them. I really don't get the strategy on how the staff has been used the whole season...of course there is the other end of the spectrum, Lasorda's leave 'em out there until the arm falls off kinda thing. I swear Fernando would still be pitching if Lasorda dint overuse him as he did...

BILLZ ERA OF 2.3 SINCE ALL STAR BREAK, PENNY 6.
DAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Padres just tied up the game..Way to go choker Penny. This is karma against Penny for not giving up his jersey number.

grumpy -
i already checked the website right after you guys mentioned it. sounds like heaven.
what kinda veggies do they put on that burger? looks awesome.

why is penny only going with the fastball? he needs to establish that breaking ball or they'll just drill him.

A more appropriate name for Penny also begins with P.

dammit furcal, dammit penny. this is just not good.

WOW- NORTE DAME 33-37.

T.J. Simers needs to wake up Penny just like he did Drew.

Jim,
You mean piece of sh**

WOW NORTE DAME 40-37 2:53 TO GO.

i'm definitely feeling more comfortable with billz than pendog

I quit on this game...much better game Notre Dame game....Penny on the mound...Little managing ... say good bye to this game

Can you believe the Norte Dame just came back and is now leading the game? Wow!

mike

Sad that we're grateful they are only ahead by 2.

3-6-1, don't see that very often

Penny, 93 pitches after 4 innings. 56 strikes and 37 balls.

I think he should call it a night.

GO DODGERS!

mike

orel:

The have a "special sauce", fresh raw red onion (whole slices), thick tomato's & shredded lettuce. The meat is fresh ground too...dunno what they do but they are really just to die for and well worth the journey from Lompoc. Plus I got to go play with dawgs after lunch... :)

Great fries too!

i really don't like notre dame anymore, i try to root against them as much as possible after the canning of willingham

Unbelievable! Drew is on FIRE!

is JD Drew just rockin' or what? he must have gotten all the blogs i printed out and mailed to him.

WE'RE FAR FROM DONE AND WE'RE GOIN WIN THIS GAME-

WE GOT THE LIVE BLOG PROMISE.

damn, drew keeps on hitting. surprising, but in a good way.

AGAIN . WAKE UP WILSON.

mike thanks for the pitch count.
i can't seem to find that anywhere; is it online?
or are you in the dodger dugout with a clipboard?

vin just called marlon, merlin. goes in line with the magic nickname

i don't care about ND either, they're just ALWAYS on.
in fact, the dodgers are my ONLY team in any sport i root for ... or wear.

WE GOTTA GET SOMEBODY OUTTA THE PEN TO PITCH SOME GOOD INNINGS FOR US??????

OREL =IF YOU'RE PRINTING OUT BLOGS, I OWE YOU AN
APOLOGY FOR ALL THE INK I'M WASTIN.

stargazin'
what's for dinner tonight? snake, i hope.

No! Not Penny!!!

i still feel okay, dodger live blog is undefeated.

Batista, 59 pitches after 4 innings. 39 stikes and 20 balls.

mike

Tom,
P***y is what I had in mind but piece-o-poop works well.
Jen,
I agree, the way they're playing 2 doesn't seem too bad. Very Sad.

stargazin, your prose is goin' in the blog-of-fame!
(don't worry, i'm not printing the CHIPS pictures)

if brad throws the breaking ball he will COMPLETELY recover.

Start the tomato at 3rd.

OREL - PITCH COUNTS ON FOX SPORTS.COM.JUST CLICK ON THE GAME SCORE.

DINNER = A CAN OF DENNISONS CHILI.

Orel,

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp

Click on the Ari vs. L.A.D gameday 2006. Then when you see the photo of the pitcher just roll your mouse over it and the pitch count will appear.

mike

penny is SURE looking in that dugout a lot.

I made a big homemade dinner tonight - fried chicken, mashed potatoes with cream cheese, steamed veggies and homemade chocolate chip cookies for dessert. Good thing I ate before the game or I'd be too depressed to eat.

thanks mike and stargazin!
you even spoil me with a link.

Penny looks like Charlie Weis physically, except that Penny has to perform on the field.

penny got out of that, lets hope the relievers hold it down for the rest of the game.

Okay, we need to get the runs this inning, so Penny will be able to leave a winner - I'm afraid it's the only way we'll get rid of him!

Another 5 innings from Penny. That is why our pen has been taxed this year. In addition to Penny's 8 losses, going on 9, tax on like 25 more.

peavy and duke are locked up!

Penny, 107 pitches after 5 innings. 67 strikes and 40 balls.

GO DODGERS!

mike

let's see if andre swings at the first pitch????

c'mon ethier

I love just bashing Penny, releases my anger from UCLA losing and Penny's pathetic performance....both of them blew leads. BTW PAdres just hit a homer 2-1 lead. Penny cost us this game and he shouldn't see the mound again this season.

he swings at the FIRST AND the SECOND pitch.
out

you gotta be freaking kidding me. san diego took the lead. we really need this win. phils won too

COULDA KNOCKED THIS GUY OUT IN THE FIRST BUT

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

back. sorry took so long. had kids to drop all. being laxtose intolerant suck, but no way was i going to pass on ice cream cake.

anyways yeah i get vin. he call marlon, merlin anderson.

anyways can't believe penny gave up a hard earn 3 run. i'm not in a good mood and it's getting my wife down.

another question. why the heck are we wasting leadoff doubles? come on team, lead off doubles.

sorry just frustration talking.

Batista, 64 pitches after 5 innings. 43 strikes and 21 balls.

mike

NO! Not Hendrickson!

oh boy, here we go. number 30.
hendrickson better make his free throws.

Jen,

LOL! I haven't had a homemade cookie in a long time.

mike

Come on Dodgers! 4 innings to score at least 2 lousy runs.

GO DODGERS!

mike

Lolo Awol

hendrickson has actually been alright in his rare relief appearance, so im hoping it continues.

sok,
you didn't see lolo on your way in, did you?
i'm gonna go ahead and order without him.

lots of time left, sok. we can do this.
we've been hitting the ball hard; they're just catching it or stranding us now.

Whew! We survived, no more damage done! And whoever scores the go-ahead RBI tonight will get dozens of homemade cookies!

ANYTHING'S BETTER THAN PENNY AT THIS POINT.
HENDRICKSON SEEMS TO DO BETTER IN RELIEF.
WE GOT PLENTY OF TIME.
JUST NEED TO GET DREW UP THERE WITH MEN ON BASE
( AT ONE TIME THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HAHAHAH JOKE).

WE STILL GOT MARLON TO UNLOAD ONE ALSO.

KILLER TOMATO IN RESERVE.

Hendrickson has been reborn as a semi-solid reliever. This is a major improvement.

BK

LoLo is probably at the bar, 10 beers deep after seeing penny pitch

sometimes benching helps. I think thats what happened to Hendrix. He really looked good the last couple of times he relieved.

what is it with these first pitch swingers??? AHHHHH

Vin just said what I was thinking. Any need to swing at every first pitch?

BK

wilson is SO OVERDUE he's a library book.

EARTH TO WILSON. COME IN WILSON.

PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Batista, 73 pitches after 6 innings. 47 strikes and 26 balls.

mike

penny might be paying right now for all that showboating at the allstar game.
what was he throwin' ... 110mph?

1-2-3 inning from marky mark. will we get 2 out of him?

pads are three outs away from winning.

"Hendrickson has been reborn as a semi-solid reliever. This is a major improvement."

He took 19 pitches to get out of the inning so I'm not so sure.

mike

i heard the dodgers are still thinking about signing hendrickson for next year, something about left handed pitching.

Yeah, we make the pitchers work hard. Geez.

If Marlon can play third base, we have a set lineup the rest of the season, right?
Ethier on left and Marlon at 3rd instead of Bet or Lougie?

if BOMBKO comes in i'm going upstairs to brush my teeth.

NO! Not Bomko!

i really hate counsell, he has probably the ugliest swing ever.

he did say "semi" solid reliever

you know ...
russell's been so good ... but he's SO raw.
he's been looking like a rookie lately.

6 to 3; that's it.

I knew it was too much to ask for two innings from him. I know, technically not his fault, but I don't trust him at all.

trevor hoffmann's in.

Don't forget to floss, Orel.

Defense has let us down horribly tonight, as well as Penny.

BMURPH- RUSS MAKES A GOOD THROW AND INNINGS DONE. NO MUSS. NO FUSS. GOTTA PLAY SOLID D.

NO! Not Yugo!

Okay, couldn't Marlon have hustled a little more and caught that?

Bombs Away!

I agree, they look like they are pressing. It's very obvious with Betemit and Ethier. But they are young players. I wonder if thats true with Kent and Nomar.

Any other SP tonight, I believe we would be winning 3-0 or 3-1.

HE SAID SEMI-SOLID AND THE NUMBERS BACK HIM UP.
TOMKO , ON THE OTHER HAND......

i HATE this carl's jr. pastrami spot, it is so annoying

Jen-

It looked like he broke back, thinking the ball was hit harder than it was. Once you do that, you have to make sure the ball stays in front of you. If Anderson dives and the ball bounces by, the run could score. He's still not a natural outfielder, so that'll happen sometimes.

No harm, no foul, though.

BK

DO NOT BLAME THE PITCHER IF THE DEFENSE IS NOT GOIN BACK HIM UP.

take some pitches, guys.
get on base.
make this baffoon work.

yeah, so tomko's transition to relief has been a little less solid. hopefully he finds his form again. do people realize how many starters we have

penny
maddux
lowe
billingsley
kuo
hendrickson
tomko
stults

if only we could get some more consistency.

marlon did the right thing.
that ball gets by him and we'd need back to back to back to back homers to win.
and we all know THAT will never happen.

THOMAS HAS PLAYED WELL ENOUGH IN THE OUTFIELD THAT
PEOPLE FORGET HE'S A SECOND BASEMAN.

G.O. in SD. 2-1

I knew it when I saw the Bucs leading 1-0 that its not gonna holdup. Thats how its been lately. It seems like SD and Phil keeps winning by getting those all important timely hits. Not the Dodgers. We are just out of synch . Maybe not our year? The teams we play against seem to play us tough all the time. Counsell running hard to 1st even if they are already eliminated.
We need another miracle finish.

Good point, BK. I'm really glad they weren't able to cash that one in - just want to see them playing their hearts out for this, and with the bad D, it hasn't felt like it tonight.

ok got the leadoff hitter on base. lets us it, get 1 or 2. make it managable

come on martin

MTI- KENT IS BATTING .330 SINCE THE ALL STAR BREAK.

crap.
counsell can kiss my *ss.

aren't we the team with the great home record?
and we leave town after tomorrow, eh?

My vote is for Hendrickson for middle relief instead of Tomko, depending on where we are in the standings.

I agree, mti. Seems like every game we've won in September has been a grinder, and against some teams that we should just crush. Things just aren't coming together like they should (or like they once did earlier in the summer).

i would not be surprised if these two teams got to fighting tomorrow after we read the papers and see we're fading ...

BMURPH- FILLING YOUR BULLPEN WITH FAILED STARTERS
NOT A RECIEPE FOR SUCCESS???

jim:
unacceptable.

"They just showed the Phillies win on the jumbotron, eliciting literally ZERO reaction from the fans. Either they're shellshocked from tonight's proceedings or aren't aware of the Phillies' proximity to them.
"
Thats funny BK. Typical L.A. fans, I also noticed a lot of empty seats already. Life goes on in L.A.
I'm a die hard fan, but I find it funny.

I love L.A.

MTI,

Dude, it's A.K. running things here. Can a brother get a little love for running a tight ship? haha

AK

i forgot about sele too so that means

penny
lowe
maddux
billingsley
kuo
hendrickson
tomko
sele
stults

Im so frustrated. Lets blame Lolo. He called for this and he's not here tonight. I think the Lolo and Live Blog go hand in hand in order for us to go undefeated.

AK RAWKS!!! This game does not!

AK - WAY TIGHT.
KUDOS GUY

RUNNING SO GOOD WE THOUGHT IT WAS BK(HAHAHAHAHA)

Jen-

I understand how you feel, but