Tune in Wednesday at 10:00 PM EST as the San Francisco Giants take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Drew Fairservice from
Ghostrunner on First will be liveblogging for your enjoyment.
Good evening all and welcome to the Giants/Dodgers liveblog for this evening
I'm your host Drew aka Lloyd the Barber
We could be in for a good time tonight, as both pitchers are young studs to watch. Clayton Kershaw is younger than your sister and twice as pretty, but he's giant curve keeps the hitters in tears like your kid sister
Pitching for the Giants is Matt Caine, the erstwhile Face of the Franchise before Tim Lincecum's cherubic visage stole that honor away
How about some lineups? The 2-5 Giants are the road team, coming off an 11-1 thrashing at the hands of these Dodgers
Giants
R. Winn rf
E. Renteria ss
F. Lewis lf
B. Molina c
P. Sandoval 3b
R. Aurilia 1b
A. Rowand cf
J. Uribe 2b
M. Cain p
The Mighty Brooklyn Dodgers:
R. Furcal ss
O. Hudson 2b
M. Ramirez lf
A. Ethier rf
R. Martin c
J. Loney 1b
M. Kemp cf
C. Blake 3b
C. Kershaw p
Heck ya Orlando Hudson hit for the cycle yesterday. He's best days may be behind him, though that will likely go down as his Best Day.
Travis Ishikawa gets the night off tonight against lefty Kershaw, our loss. Rich Aurilia starts in his place; we lose again.
Obviously tonight is a big night all around baseball, as every player salutes Jackie Robinson by wearing his number 42. You can't say enough about his impact on the culture of a country, let alone a sport
Some guy named Ramirez starts in left for the Dodgers tonight, anybody know anything about him? He doesn't have any homers this year, I wonder why they've got him hitting third
Vin Scully people, I wish you were sitting where I am
First pitch, ball one!
Kershaw falls behind but at least he's working quickly. Leadoff man Randy Winn flys out to medium center field, one down!
All the players are wearing number 42 as I said, but they aren't wearing their names either. Edgar Renteria's number 42 may indicate his actual age
Kershaw falls behind again but quickly evens the count at two. He's trying...
Fastball right down the middle sets Renteria down, the radar gun registers it at a robust 55 mph. I think that may be off
Fred Lewis is the number 3 hitter, he is also awesome
During Barry Bonds's final season, he said Fred Lewis had the nicest swing on the team
Big slow curveball clocks in a 70 mph just misses. Kershaw comes back with a fastball up and in at 94. Fred Lewis walks back to the dugout wondering what just happened. Inning over, no score!
The Dodgers spent money this offseason like your kid sister after she stole Dad's credit card
Furcal gives the first pitch a swinging bunt that rolls out to short. Throw is late and Furcal is on.
O-Dog hit for the cycle, he should retire the double earflap helmet
Your a man now Orlando, dress the part
Matt Cain throws a fastball, curveball, slider and occasionally mixes in a changeup. Mid ninties on the heat, mid 80s on the breaking stuff
Hudson gets ahead of Cain, with the count 2-1 Furcal takes off. High fastball and a strong throw get him at second. One down, full count
Another excuse me swing, another base hit. O-Dog knocks it through the left side, he's on base for MANNY!
Manny is the Pope of Los Angeles
His on base percentage is over .500, he's in 100% of our hearts
Manny lays off a fastball just low and away. That's why he's great
3-1 to Ramirez is low, he picks up his 12th walk in 9 games
Two on for foody Andre Either. The epicurial left handed hitter loves hitting behind Manny, because he's a human being
Possible double play bouncers off Aurilia's skillet, they only get the runner at first.
Russell Martin steps in with two in scoring position with two out. Russ Martin is better than your kid sister at everything
Cain falls behind 3-0 before getting one back quickly
Cain makes a good pitch in an important spot there, keeping his 3-1 fastball down and away from Martin's power. Full count, two out!
Cain's working that bottom right corner against right handed hitters but the ump won't give it to him. Bases loaded for James Loney
Vin Scully just quoted F Scott Fitzgerald. I think I may weep
Big gravities rainbow curve for strike one to Loney. I'm trying to keep up with Scully and failing
Cheerleading for Vin Scully is more than acceptable, it's damn well encouraged
Cain's behind again, that doesn't bode well.
VIN SCULLY DROPS SCIENCE. I didn't know it was a balk if he drops the ball from the rubber, there you go
