Here we go again.
It's Wednesday evening...my only objective tonight is to watch the Dodgers (and Maddux) play....so here I am again. Don't worry I'm not ignoring Jenny. She's at bell and church choir practice this evening.
It's Dodgers vs. Nationals. I think this time around I'm going to be a little more lax on the actual play by play. We'll see how it pans out.
Top of the First:
Mmm...I see (or hear) Don Sutton is doing the color work for the Nationals. I didn't know that.
Ethier's double is wasted as Kent and Man-Ram are unable to drive him in.
Geez...the Dodgers offense might be worst than the Padres...at least during this run. In their last five games (all loses) they have scored a combined six runs. Adding to the futility was Monday's game where the pounded out 13 hits for a grand total of zero runs. Zippy.
Bottom of the First:
Maddux throws six pitches and the Nats go down 1-2-3.
Top of the Second:
Loney...solo blast....1-0.
Blake...solo blast....2-0. I like it.
Bottom of the Second:
Uggg...here we go. Lastings Milledge reaches on an infield hit. He steals second...and now we have the inevitable babble of how Maddux can't (or doesn't care to) hold runners at first. I've heard that hundred times.
Milledge scores on a RBI ground out.
Dodgers lead 2-1.
Top of the Third:
Football break here...I just read online that Manning had a good practice today. I hope that means he's going to be ready to go. I'm somewhat concerned about the Colts this year. I finally do think that Manning is going to be all right. But I'm concerned...that with his knee issue... that the Colts offensive line play is really going to have to step it up. Well...Jeff Saturday's hurt (don't know how severe yet)...Ryan Lilja's hurt (don't know when he's going to be back). The play of the offensive line is just so crucial to a team's success. I don't know how it's going to all work out. I do have confidence in Howard Mudd (the offensive line coach)...so hopefully he will get the group working well together. But Saturday's injury is definitely not cool.
Let's see here...Ethier doubles again...stranded again. Inefficient.
Bottom of the Third:
Back to the Colts for a minute...I think they'll finish the year 11-5 and win the division. In actuality...I could see them going 12-4 or maybe 10-6. Either way...they're making the playoffs.
Nationals take the lead 3-2. The inning should have been over (with the Dodgers still winning) but Maddux had a throwing error to second on a sure fire double play. Not very Maddux-like.
Top of the Fourth:
Maddux came up with two runners on...but flied out to shallow right. poop.
Bottom of the Fourth:
Error by Kent (he's about worthless)...makes it 4-2.
Top of the Fifth:
I'll have to say that Sutton and his partner Tim Brando are calling a pretty good game.
Example of bad announcing. Any game that Steve Phillips helps to call. He's an idiot. I can't believe he was once the GM of MLB team. Did anybody catch the Colts/Bills game on Sunday night. Wow. Sterling Sharpe doing play-by-play was just plain terrible.
Ethier continues to swing a hot bat...solo blast makes it 4-3.
Bottom of the Fifth:
Here's an example of Maddux being Maddux. There's one out in the inning and Lastings Milledge is at third (a pretty fast runner). The Nationals batter hits a weak ground ball toward the third base line. Maddux fields hit...fakes a throw to first (no doubt that Milledge would have broke for the the plate) and gets Milledge in a run-down resulting in the second out in the inning. Brilliant.
End of five...Nat's lead 4-3.
Top of Six:
Dodgers do nothing.
Bottom of Six:
Maddux exits the game after walking the pitcher.
Reliever comes in...and gets a double play.
Maddux isn't in line for the win...but the Dodgers need to win this game.
Top of the Seventh:
Sorry...I'm caught up in Bill Clinton's convention speech. Say what you want...the man knows how to give a speech.
Dodgers poop all over themselves.
Bottom of the Seventh:
Crap...Chan Ho Park...yes that Chan Ho Park gives a home run to Ryan Zimmerman...man...he crushed that.
Top of the Eighth:
Dodgers get runners at first and third with no outs...and Casey Blake delivers an RBI single. Dodgers still trail 4-5.
Bottom of the Eighth:
Nationals go down in order...last chance for the Dodgers.
Top of the Ninth:
Ethier grounds out.
Kent strikesout...he's terrible.
Manny singles...Dodgers still alive.
Loney flies out.
Losing streak hits six.
poop.
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3 comments:
This is awesome.
agreed.
and i agree with you about clinton--he's so freaking good in front of a crowd it's scary. i was thinking at the beginning of his speech that he could run for dictator for life of the united states and he'd probably win in a landslide.
and i sort of agree with your assessment of the colts this season--just based on the threat of injuries (marvin, manning, saturday, sanders, freeney... christ, that's the AFC pro bowl starting lineup) i feel like they're a 10-6 team waiting to happen, but they win 12 every year, and i trust the organization, so i think they'll probably win 11 or 12 this season. jacksonville and houston both sort of scare me this season though. hell, and didn't tennessee make the playoffs as the wild card last year? and they always play indy tough. that division is monstrous. i might have just talked myself back into 10-6. i better quit.
dude, this is the best baseball ever!
1) i'm actually starting to care about baseball generally, the dodgers a little more than baseball and greg maddux specifically.
2) the football asides are great. it's nice to have a little distraction.
3) the DNC coverage was totally not sports and makes it a triple threat of awesomeness.
4) copious use of the words "poop", "zippy", "idiot", "terrible" and "brilliant."
keep 'em coming.
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