That 70s game...

Betcha Russell could still outplay Berroa!

Hey nells - Ethier gets a start!!

much better :)

hey! andre gets a start on a day after hitting a homerun! haha.. gotta love facing righty pitchers :)

enchanted - you beat me! Damn - I wanted to be first :)
How are you doing? System hasn't been working well this afternoon - same with you?

sara - I went on the dodgerblues site - I thought we were bad - funny stuff though, and the Andre thing wasn't too bad - I was thinking worse :)

Good afternoon ITD boys and girls,
Boy, I've been trying to log on all morning; with no luck until now! Well, can't stay long but that was a heck of a game last night! Let's just keep it going! Nice to see Ethier in the 2nd spot tonight!

Not sure what to make of dodgerblues site. Odd.

Well, anyways, lets get 'em tonight Dodgers! It'd be nice to at least win a series from the Angels! If you do that, then we can work on the sweep tomorrow!!! (Did I just say sweep of the Angels??? Okay, okay, one game at a time.) :)

Hey CP - the system has been slow all day. I was trying to respond to people all day and it would post 15-20 minutes later, and then I started seeing double postings so I figured it was them and not me(I thought I had been kicked off again) :)

sara - everybody on the starting team could outplay Aw Hell Berroa if given the chance, possibly even JP considering he wouldn't have to throw as far. LOL!!

yeah dnel, I saw all of the double-postings this morning. Well, I've gotta go. Tonight my husband and I are at the Hollywood Bowl for that Sgt. Peppers...Revisited. Catch y'all later...

Going into this series I thought we were going to get swept. But we won last night and we've got our ACE going tonight. We could steal this series!

Oh! I forgot about that - have fun. Can't wait to see how it was - bye! :)

dnelly, andre had some great comments after the game tomorrow on the latimes blog. have you been listening to the music in the background during all their postgame interviews? they listen to a wide variety of music, that's for sure. i'm pretty sure i had heard russell was the DJ for the clubhouse, so i guess he's making sure everyone's favorites are in there.. haha

the dodgerblues site is about as negative as it can get.. that's for sure.. it's very weird and intense sometimes, but also very funny other times.. just another huge fan who is trying to share a certain view of the franchise and team..

oh no, sweeney is being interviewed on FOX right now after the chicago game.. they really couldn't interview anyone else??

Hi Josh... could you answer this for us?

Why is Davey Lopes such an obvious omission to all the recent Dodger celebrations of recent years. I know he's employed with the Phillies, but certainly he would be able to schedule in some time to be honored when the Phillies were in town. What gives?

oops, i meant yesterday, not tomorrow.. haha

btw, i feel really good about today. bills vs weaver. i am optimistic. hopefully we can put together some consistency.. should be a good game..

In two seasons platooning in the outfield, Ethier combined to hit .294 with 24 homers and 119 RBIs in 843 at-bats.
This season, he’s had the chance to play more regularly after a knee injury to Andruw Jones cleared up a logjammed outfield.
Once Jones gets back, the outfield shuffle will resume, but Ethier won’t complain.
“I’m happy to be where I’m at,” he said. “You have to put your time in and you’re better for it in the long run.”
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This came from an article out of an Arizona newspaper which featured 3 other teammates Ethier played with who are in the majors (Pedroia, Buck and Larish). The link is below if you want to read more.
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http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/119579

Pierre, LF

Ethier, RF

Martin, C

Kent, 2B

Loney, 1B

Kemp, CF

DeWitt, 3B

Berroa, SS

Billingsley

Joe: They say we're old and we can't see
Anything good about walks or OBP.
Juan: Well I don't care if all that's true
'Cause you got me, and baby I got you
Juan: Babe
Both: I got you babe I got you babe

Joe: They say our love won't win no games
But I don't care if we go down in flames.
Juan: I guess that's so, I don't care either
as long as I get to start instead of Ethier

Juan: Babe
Both: I got you babe I got you babe

Juan: I got 8....point 8 mil, and I put you.... in my will.
Joe: And when I'm sad, you're a clown
And if I get scared, you're always around
Joe: So let them say your hat's too big
'Cause I don't care, let them call me pig
Juan: Then put your little hand in mine
There ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb

Juan: Babe
Both: I got you babe I got you babe

Juan: I got you to write my name
Joe: I got you to lead the game
Juan: I got you to pull up my socks
Joe: I got you to take me on walks

Both: I got you babe

sara - I listened to the audio postgame interviews from yesterday -I agree both Andre and Russell had some great things to say.

Thank you eric!!! LOL!!! :)

sara - I was trying to listen to the music too. It always is intriguing what they like and don't like. I actually haven't heard Andre speak much so it was just nice to hear his voice - LOL!!

You're welcome nels. Gotta show 'em that I'm just as stubborn as Joe.

If Billz can come up big for us tonight, we can take the series. That would be great! Then I can stuff it into the faces of the Angel idiots at my work.

C'mon, LET'S GO DODGERS!!!!!!!!!!!

Eric - thanks for posting that very uplifting (not!) interview with our fearless leader Ned last night.

Be interesting to see what happens if/when CC® returns to CF and Ferk to SS. If memory serves we were scoring quite a few runs with that duo playing, and Trigger was the 4th OF and rode the pine as much as he played. Unfortunately too with DeWitt slumping a bit and LaRoche not asserting himself, if Ferk can play short I'm certain that Nomore will be back at third.

I would not be surprised if Bill Russell could give Berroa a run for his money. Of that entire infield Russell was the most athletic.

I guess we will find out how important Pierre is when Andruw comes back. It's a dreadful thought to think that Kemp, Ethier and Young will have to possibly share rightfield. My hope is that they give Andruw a very short leash if he doesn't come back a different Andruw.

This thing not working too well today. Anyway, I have to ask everyone to pull a bit harder for the Dodgers since I will be out of the country the next two weeks. Keep up the songs and the positive thoughts and I will check on things as I can.

lbirken - I don't think the songs are going away anytime soon, especially with enchanted leading the way. LOL!!! Have a great trip and be safe :)

Safe trip birken. You get to go out of the country... I get to go to Kansas :|

I got called into work & sitting here miserable bekus I had to give away my tickets :( and Andre's starting today too... I still can't get over his homer last night...
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with the exception of our Pierre boy leading off I think tonights lineup looks pretty good : ) I'm guna hold my breath & hope they win tonights game!... I hope we can sweep the Angels.. wouldn't that be sucha great feeling???? :)
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Dodgerblues... its sarcastic cynical humor but I've seen some other teams websites and some of the stuff the fans have to say are horrible... what we say on here isn't even bad.. it's the truth & hoping for some change..
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can't wait til the game starts even though I have to watch it on TV & can't be there tonight... :(
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ANDDDD didn't someone mention that when sweeney hits the .100 line we're having a party?? WELL, where we celebrating? :)
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Hope our boys in blue have a good night & everyone enjoys the game!!

"It's very cool to have a history like that to celebrate and now we just need to start winning in the 2000s so that the kids growing up this decade know what it's like to have a World Championship."

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wouldn't we ALL LOVE THAT :) so HELLO TORRE? make it happen, stop being so dissappointing & show us what your made of.... LOVE L.A.... ur never going back to NY so just accept that & bleed blue =)

dnelly- I have great pictures of Andre :) from every game I go to.. HAHA.. I can't help it... lemme know if you want me to email you some.. he's already soo good to look at on TV.. imagine how handsome he is in person!.. Oh and of Russell too.. and Kemp.. and all our favvsss =)

iheartaethier - I have file folders full of pictures of many dodgers, past and present, and I am always looking for more, and yes I have my share of Ethier pictures as well - LOL!!! :)

Good to see Ethier starting tonight. I figured Andre would be in the lineup tonight with a righty. Weaver has been pretty mediocre so far this season, so I think we have a good chance to win if Bills brings his A game.

Nelly, Dodger Blues can be really funny at times but they can also be pretty mean sometimes. I thought Andre did a good job on his blog. He said up front he wasn't a food expert or critic and his grammar, attention to detail and spelling were good }: I hope he doesn't read that and think people aren't interested in his blog. It would be cool if he added a little bit of an inside look at life on the road or in the clubhouse in additional to the restaurant reviews. When I first read that "honor" had been bestowed upon him I was wondering what he could have said or done. I never imagined it was related to his blog, lol.

Strange -I always considered N.L. Championships as titles.
It's sad when only a World Championship makes people happy.
We won in '74, '77, & '78 and nobody can take them away from us. I'm very happy for those titles to go along with 18 others.
Tonight we should only concentrate on beating your other LA team in this so called Freeway Series.
Let's get after Jered Weaver like we did Joe Saunders last night, give Bilzy some support and keep the streak going.

Bluecrewgirl - Andre is just an all-around class act, as many of our young Dodgers are and I think that is why I feel so adament about wanting that core group of young players to stay together. I think if Torre and co. let's them develop as they should, they will be a dynasty for years to come :)

nelly, I've been hearing about the fires in NOCal, specifically Big Sur, and the smoke everywhere. Not completely sure of all the geography, but I do hope that you & all the other ITD faithful up there are safe & secure....with a nod to the last thread, Ozzie Smith, Bill Russell, or any other retiree shortstops could outplay Berroa today. And......IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR DODGER BASEBALL!! GO BLUE!!!

Nelly, I know you don't get Fox Prime where you are, but last night after the game on Dodgers Live they were saying how Andre wasn't happy about not starting every day and Eric Karros just mentioned it too on the Channel 9 KCAL pregame show, though I know that Eric likes Andre because he has complimented him before. They should be happy he wants to play every day because they need more players that have that fire. I'm not a big fan of Pierre's game and I have nothing against him personally, but it really bugs me that when he wasn't happy not to be playing every day earlier in the season, he made no secret of it to the media and he was sitting at the end of the dugout pouting every game, but the media all felt sorry for him. Though Andre may not be happy to not be playing every day, he is always professional about it when the media asks him about it and often when the camera pans into the dugout, he will be smiling and chatting with someone on the team. It really bugs me how the media makes it out like the younger players have no right to be unhappy about not playing every day when they have earned to do so, but they all felt sorry for Pierre when he wasn't. What a double standard.

Dy should be starting over the professional out maker in left.

on the thinkblue tv pregame show.. the host was talking about how it's time to let mark sweeney go, and was listing all his numbers and how painful they were.. and eric karros defended mark sweeney! he was saying how he still likes him as a pinch hitter and that he wouldn't want a young guy coming off the bench in clutch situations and that a young guy is the only alternative. is karros crazy? i would trust any young guy over mark sweeney! at least with a young guy you might get lucky.. with sweeney, it's become an automatic out! =P

Sara, I was listening to that too. Karros was one of my favorites when he played, but I have to beg to differ with him on Sweeney. It is definitely time for him to retire, though he might make a better hitting coach than what the Dodgers have had in recently times. Just because he no longer has the physical skills to hit like he used to, he was a great pinch hitter in his day and he still knows mentally what it takes to hit consistently.

Bluecrewgirl - thanks for that info - It sometimes sucks being the good guy! enchanted thinks it's Pierre's mama who's pulling all the strings - LOL!!!

I'm sure jhall remembers this better than I do but I always liked how the 90's Indians identified key young players, signed them to long-term deals, and kept that team competitive for a number of years. I can only hope that the D's management is smart enough to do the same. How the Dodger management handles Russell Martin will be a bellweather for the rest of our young team. Signing him to a lucrative, long-term deal and making him captain would send a strong message to the others that management respects their contributions and is not afraid to show it.

No he shouldn't fliegel.

I just went to ch 13 forgot who the announce other than Rex but they said Weaver dream was pitching for the Dodgers and now they wanted him to beat us.

seesky - the fires are in the mountains on both sides of the valley- santa cruz mountains and sierra nevada. right now here it's very smoky, and we are firefighters central location - there are about 50 firetrucks that have been around town all day - most of the names are from so-cal.

Even though we didn't score they were nice AB by Ethier, Martin & Kent.
The hit & run plays were just grand.
We getting there.

I like the Bills I'm seeing today .. to often this year the "other" Bills shows up - the one who throws too many pitches and is gone by the 6th.

Even though I live in So Cal, we have actually had smoke from the fires in Northern California in the area I live in. I thought it was smog or the marine layer we get in June, but my sister told me they said on the news it was smoke from the fires. I hope the fires in No Cal are gone soon. Fire season is the one thing that really sucks about the summers and fall here.

nelly-- I knew that most of the ITD names were down in SOCal but I knew you were up north for sure. Being from a state that also has fire issues from time to time, I'm a bit sensitive to situations like that.

dnelly--You got it right about the NEGITIVE crap on this NEGITIVE blog site. Everyone after Pierre, etc., w/those stupid "songs-poems".
Wouldn't it be interesting to see a day (just one) w/positive stuff, but w/all the "experts" on this sight it won't happen.
They're only "EXPERT" in what's NEGITIVE. What a way to go thru life!!!

bluecrewgirl - Now we know how you guys feel down there when the Santa Ana winds start doing their damage, and up here we still haven't forgotten about the fires down in San Diego.
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seesky - I am not sure about jnv (roseville) and northstateblues (Marysville) - they are further north so I'm not sure what's happening up there, but knowing their location, they should be okay (I hope).

Good job getting out that jam Bills.

Looks like Bilzy's using a lot of pitches to get outs as usual.

Where in the hell did that comment come from? - I haven't been negative all night - I have been talking about Andre and fires - fires are negative, I will agree with you there. Andre is playing - nothing negative there. Where's jhall when you need him LOL!!!!! :)

I am referring to the comment from cable30 :)

He might have been reading another blog Nelly or perhaps like me he just doesn't understand American ... LOL!

Having opinions about things isn't negative. Being a fan doesn't mean you have to agree with everything the Dodgers do. It's no different than being a fan of a band. You don't have to like all of their music to be a fan.

cable30: I agree that there should be more postive elements to the posts on this site, but the commenter's opinions on this blog are a mirror of the performance of the team. If you're satisfied with this record, with the best players (Young OR Old) riding pine while we're trotting out people with .102 batting averages, with a trainer in Stan Conte who seems to be funnelling players to the DL while telling management and the media that the player's "doing fine" and there's "nothing to worry about", then I guess you see a different team than I do.

I want to see us reach October 3 times with Torre, I want Ned Colletti to put together a reasonabe, blockbuster trade that will help us for years to come, I want the day the New Dodger Staduim opens to be the 4 year anniversary of the Dodger's last WS win as well as the 50th anniversary of Dodger Stadium's opening. I want to see Jeff Kent as a strong team leader. I want to see Juan Pierre become the second coming of Brett Butler at 3x the speed. I want to see Jason Schmidt come back and obliterate the other offenses of the NL and AL.

Unfortunately, some of the people in control of the team don't seem to want it as bad as the fans are. After all, if 3 million fans are gonna pay the parking fees and ticket fees year-in, year-out regardless of what product is on the field, what incentive do they have to change the product on the field to compete not just in October, but in November?

What's to stop them from raising parking fees and ticket fees just to funnel that money into another Proven Veteran Leader just to have Conte tell us they're doing fine, one week before they land on the 60 day DL?

What incentive does a GM on the ropes have to keep together a youth movement similar to what L.A. had in the 70's according to Garvey (except these kids are "bigger, stronger and faster" according to Garv) if he needs to make a big splash just to keep his job, making McCourt forget about the $100 million he's blown on DL regulars?

If you've made it this far, cable30, I sincerely hope that you'd understand that all the "negative" people are long-time fans of this team who are frustrated with the product on the field, not thinly-veiled Giants fans hoping to avenge Horace Stoneham for being duped by O'Malley into setting up shop in windblown Candlestick Park for 4 decades.

Of course, cable30, you can be like Mahatma Ghandi (a favorite of Branch Rickey's), and be the change you want to see in the world. Post positive posts. Debate. Just don't get down on us for trying to make the changes we want to see in the team.

I could'nt figure out where that comment from cable30 came from, either. Has he been on here before? I noticed he wasn't very complimentary about the songs so he's, obviously, been paying attention. There's criticism and then there's negativity. You know what they say about opinions?

shad78@yahoo.com on Your absolutely right, as long as you like to have a pinch runner in a power position. One that also has no arm I might add, and allows base runners to take extra bases on everything hit to left. What do you value most about him, his offense or defense?

Thank you Northstateblues, much appreciated :)

I'm POSITIVE Pierre sucks. Berroa and Sweeney POSITIVELY suck too.

Amen, northstate. It's been 20 years since our last WS win. That says it all, IMO.

I completely agree with you fliegel. Pierre would be perfect on a team like the Red Sox that has a lot of power and could use some speed. He's just not a fit for the Dodgers.

And negative is spelled with an "A".

seesky - the funny thing is that this is a very calm and quiet day - so, if you've been reading, then why pick today to bring up negativity?

Jeez who's pitching this game - Drysdale and Gibson?

enchanted - I wasn't going to be the teacher on that one LMAO!!! Why pick on me? I, honestly, have been very good today, even my song was about Andre (never a negative) LOL!! Thank you!!!

Northstateblues - are you guys okay up there in Marysville?

Yeah, nelly, this has been a quiet day. That comment was a real shot out of left field. If cable30 wanted to see hardcore negativity on this blog, he ought to be on here when the D's are on a losing streak.

bluecrewgirl@gmail Pierre is probably a nice person, but he was never a fit on this team. On the Red Sox he wouldn't even be noticed, bad or good, but the Dodgers need a power hitting left fielder, one that can throw, 2 things Pierre is not. We only want the best people we have to play, which improves our chances of winning. Unfortunately Pierre is not one of them.

Finally a hit! Hope this starts a rally.....

I am positive that Matt Kemp and Blake DeWitt are Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!

We haven't had a hit but thanks to D e W I T T
we got a run.

Way to steal a run, guys!!

It's nice that Pierre hit that ball so well that it went right to the 2nd baseman - how wonderful!! LOL!! Is that positive enough? LOL!!!

I'm counting the worst at bats being by Kent, Pierre and Berroa. If they showed any patience at all, Weaver should be at 100 pitches even though he's kept us hitless.

Funny thing is nells, I like hearing differing opinions - seeing things from a different angle than others broadens the field of vision and perhaps gets one to thinking in a new light. And not everyone is in favor of the youth movement or losing now to win later. If anyone wants to come on and say this is what I think and what my reasons are for thinking that way, that's more than cool. But a negative attack about not being positive is the pot calling the kettle black, and defeats the purpose.

I think I can safely say that positives aren't generally polarizing. Hey Andre had a 3 run shot yesterday, hey that was great. Next blogger: Yeah it was. Next blogger: I thought so too. Now let's discuss how a .100 hitter is used over and over again, or how a weak armed left fielder let another two runs score. It's NORMAL to point out the negatives, especially when there are clearly better alternatives.

Anyway, just my opinion.

Now back to the regularly scheduled blogging...

I'm positive that was a GREAT THROW BY ANDRE!!

What a great throw from Ethier. It's a shame that he along with Kemp will sit periodically when Jones returns and Pierre won't.

Sorry, I was out for a while grabbing dinner. Worked earlier, a little headachy from celebrating last night's win with Henry Weinhard and his Private Reserve.

dnel, it's smoky up here, and the sun's been setting red for the last week. Looks like someone hotboxed the Valley, heh.

Haven't even checked the score yet... YAY! We're up by one run! That positively kicks ***!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAY!!!! ANDRE !!! :)

I am positive Andre is a fabulous outfielder and is much better than Pierre :) What a throw Andre!!!

Oh that Jeffy K...

Dre with the cannon! Aybar would have been on 3rd if that was hit to the Little Leaguer in left.

I for one would find it amusing if we could get no hit and win 1 to 0.

Like to see Ethier, Martin & Kent do something here.

seeskybout2rain, I competely agree. That's the difference between Ethier and Kemp and Pierre. They both have great arms and he doesn't. His skill sets would be better served as an infielder.

Northstateblues - just very smoky. There were so many firetrucks in town because we are one of the main routes toward Yosemite; it's very strange. They say the smoke up there is so bad that they have to use headlights at times.

As a kid, I actually saw a Tigers-Orioles game in which a pitcher lost a no-hitter by a 2-1 score.

like I said before...
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if cable 30 thinks this is "negative" he should check out some other teams and the real "negativity" their fans have to say.... we're speaking the truth and hoping for improvement for our team, nothing wrong with that....
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i'm thinking a homerun from Andre, Russell, or Kemp tonight :) yay! so happy about Andre's play ... they highlighted it a lot too...

or there is alot more than just arms. Specifically the last time Juan Pierre hit a 3 run home run in his 9 seasons of baseball was never. Ethier in 2 games has made it perfectly clear who the bettter player is.

enchanted - I hear ya - I'm just playin' now :) LOL!!! I was just curious - why me?

what ANOTHER GREAT PLAY BY ANDRE!!!! : ) AHHH!!!

Too bad no one's listening jungar...

ANDRE EVERETT ETHIER IS HAVING AN AWESOME DEFENSIVE DAY!!! ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!!!!

Can't figure that one out nells... maybe because I wasn't posting much today?

We just have to try to swallow the fact that Torre loves his vets.. maybe he relates better to people who are closer to his age? HAH. jk. I just don't understand why he doesn't think about when he was a rookie & the passion & power a rookie has to play & be out on that field everyday...
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Andruw will come back from DL, hurt himself again & then go back to DL until seasons over :)
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BERROA .. *sigh* what can we say about this guy... & I think I just saw Weaver retrieve back to the clubhouse.. ooohhhh lala ..

jungar - you mean it takes more than speed to be a great left fielder. One would think you would need to hit the ball, on occasion out of the park, and possibly be able to throw the ball past mid-field - Pierre's the exception to that way of thinking. :)
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Aw Hell is at it again :)

Now I realise that there was a lot written about Hu and his inability to hit ML pitching but you can't tell me that he was worse than Berooa and his glove/arm is miles better. I guess I might have missed a lot of what was written as I'm not privy to any written media over there.

Well, 1 out of 2 anyway for Angel.

I didn't post much either - system was messed up plus I was at baseball - only thing I really did was post a song this morning about Andre and talk to the girls about the boys. so like seesky said - totally out of left field - LOL!!!
It was just very strange timing because we were in the middle of talking about Andre and the fires here.

I'm a little worried about who is going to pitch next... =/ hopefully the game is ours tonight :)

dnelly - yeah we'll always have those random people who will come in here & put in their two cents about us fans who actually care & speak what we think.. it's okay, you know everybody enjoys our comments & especially these songs you guys come up with.. HAHA.. makes my day.....
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Aww DeWitt :( that coulda been a walk... then again Berroa coulda made an easy double play but sucks at 2nd base :(
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i want the dodgers to get no hit tonight and win the game wouldnt that be crazy.... has that ever happened?

OMFG.. HERE COMES SWEENEY TO SAVE THE DAY!

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WHERE R WE CELEBRATING??... omg omg omg I'm going to bite my lip & not say anyything "negative".... :)

iheartaethier - I know, and if you think about it, the person hasn't been back :)

Berroa fast approaching the Andruw line. Can the Sweeney line be far behind??

omg .. we have too much dead weight on the team... ahck. Broxton bettur not screw this one up for us :(

Another GEM for B I L L I N G S L E Y , the 6th time he pitched at least 7 innings

That would be pretty to win a game without a hit - that would probably be something this team could do LOL!!!

okay wheres Juan's speed now??? Can't catch a ball for a million bux... actually make that 8. UGH -__-

Guess I stirred things up--that's good! I guess since someone didn't like my spelling I should go thru everyone's writing on this blog a hammer them-yea the spelling for alot of people is bad, but only a knit picker would choose that.
Or add "I'm Positive I don't Like Pierre"--that's the BS I'm taking about. It's gotten so wierd on this blog-and who cares what the other team blogs are like. What is it anyway, "Monkey see, monkey do"! A REAL Dodger fan has a right to critize-but this stuff is just name calling because someone else does it or someone thinks "it's funny". And yes I've been on this site before, I'm just not remembered because I don't join the "Crowd" in making fun of of the team. I back them up-I don't constantly tear it or the players down (not all are singled out on this blog-just the ones that don't live up to the Blog Managers expectations.)

it's not just the outs, it's not even stats. all his outs are the same for a reason. he is not smart enough to figure out another way and he is overmatched. strike 1. ball 1. swinging strike 2. then grounder to 2b or fly ball to shallow lf/cf-or a hit..90 hits are .

I can't watch Berrora anymore as well.

I think this is the first night in a long, long time, that Vin has talked about Ethier more than Pierre - I do realize the game is not over, but he has not stopped talking about Andre's defensive plays tonight :)

Yup PierresEW, Billz made his one run stand up.

Hopefully we only have one more inning in order to get a hit.

Sweeney & Pierre, there's two outs. Only Ethier may stand in the way of a no-no.

Uh-Oh. Young could ruin everything.

Only 3 more outs to get. The 9th could be real nerve wracking.

cable we all think it is cute that you have enjoyed 20 years of not winning a playoff game as well as being a below .500 team over the last 2 seasons. So don't give yourself to much credit.

I meant series. I know we won one, I was there.

From a hitting standpoint, I'd say we've hit rock bottom.

We will definitely be headlines. The game is now on ESPN because the Angel's might lose without a hit. LOL!!! Leave it to the Dodgers for something like that to happen - how cool would that be ?

Ok Sammy shut it down.

I don't mind a good debate cable but please give us the data you base your assumptions on. e.g. Do you have something that shows Pierre is a better OF than either Kemp or Ethier or perhaps why you think he should play