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KT
Go Blue!!!!
Linkmeister
The stadium organ should try to replicate the opening chord for that song before game time.
KT
No harm no foul…now let’s scratch
Jeffrey Thomas III
The benefits of having Mark Ellis at second base.
KT
CC!
KT
small lead, bad jump
KT
bad pitch blue
Anonymous
Am I the only one who pays a couple hundy every year for the Extra Innings package, and they refuse to start the West Coast games on the open channels when – say, for example – the Yankees/Rays game goes long?
I’m sick of it.
KT
Logan?
Anonymous
Who?
KT
sorry saw a post on twitter with the exact words from a guy named Logan…thought maybe?
Anonymous
MLB.TV on the web I think is a better deal, provided you have decent internet speed. There are two frustrations, however (I’m assuming you are not in LA): 1) they block the in-market games, which means that you miss Vinny and have to rely on the local team for games in your area; and 2) they block the Fox Saturday games completely, which is maddening.
I don’t like Number 1 (I am in the DC area for now, so why do I want to hear some schmo and FP Santangelo when Vin Scully is broadcasting? But it is better than Number 2, because even if I have to listen to lame DC broadcasters, I can get the game. For the Fox Saturday games, I’m willing to listen to Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (which is actually painful), but even then I can’t, as they will broadcast the local game and block the Dodgers. Maddening.
Anonymous
That’s the only real drawback to MLBTV. I live in Oakland, and can’t watch the Dodgers when they’re playing the Gnats (unless the game is on the most basic local cable, as I refuse to pay for the “package” that Comcast demands for the privilege of watching all the Gnats game, though I would like to see the A’s once in a while.
Anonymous
Also in the DC area. 1) I don’t regularly catch FPS, but I really didn’t mind him for those three games, as he did spin some tales of his time with the Dodgers and seemed to appreciate them. As I recall as well, (I may be faulty here) Vin was available for some innings through the radio. 2) I do get some enjoyment out of listening to how bad they are, makes me feel knowledgeable.
Anonymous
I dumped Extra Innings and went with MLBTV, which never has that problem and always gives you a choice of which broadcast team you wish to hear.
Anonymous
IF you buy the Premium package–otherwise it’s just the home broadcast. But Vinny calls enough games in SF, SD, and Arizona to make it worthwhile, and the Premium package apparently gets you the At Bat mobile App (I think you need Premium for it), and that’s been pretty cool–I’ve seen video on my iPhone and get the radio feed in the car. It’s almost like being at home in LA. I am stunned that you have to get an extra cable package just to get the Giants local cable broadcasts in the Bay Area. It’s one thing to need cable, but an additional package.
Bob_Hendley–I agree. And Vinny is on the radio the first 3 innings (which I listen to). I am probably being overly critical of FPS and the Nats announcers. Like most (including Collins and Lyons), they’re passable, just not anything special. And we’re spoiled.
But there seems to be a basic fact that MLB should follow, given the means that exist today to distribute ballgames–if the Dodgers are on TV, I should be able to watch the game. Moreover, if Vin Scully is broadcasting a game, I should be able to get his broadcast. I’m not demanding it free–just the ability to buy it. And I can’t. I get almost every outlet available to me (MLB.TV, MLBNetwork, and a local cable package that carries 2 or 3 regional sports networks and some MLB Extra Innings games). In other words, I am pretty much willing to pay for anything, and still cannot get it.
This of course becomes a concern in the post-season. When I live back home in LA, I’ll turn on the radio and mute the TV–I’m not sure what I can do in DC. You would think, if it comes to pass that the Dodgers make the post-season, that the ad wizards at TNT, MLBNetwork, and Fox would realize “hey, the best broadcaster in the history of the medium is already going to be calling the game, he’s not a homer like Hawk Harrelson, why don’t we just tune into him?” But they have not done that so far.
KT
MEllis!!
KT
Here you go Vinny, stats of Ryu:
http://tinyurl.com/muebz63
He was born in Inchon not Pusan which is at the extreme opposite end of the country
KT
CC!!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Public Enemy No. 1.
KT
BEAUTIFULLLLL!!!!
KT
Nice Hanley…perfect 7 for 7
KT
great throw…nice hustle Hanley
KT
Let’s go AJ
KT
Come on WP
Jeffrey Thomas III
Oh Hanley… get down and get a hand on the plate!
KT
Let’s go Mellis
KT
HANLEY!!!!!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Doesn’t need to slide into home this time!
Anonymous
Nice
KT
DP Time
Jeffrey Thomas III
Clayton has got Uncle Charlie working tonight.
KT
Who’s on the bench who is a better hitter than Clayton…Oh that’s right Greinke
Good Game Clayton
Jeffrey Thomas III
Nah Clayton has another inning in him.
KT
figured 102 pitches and batting second they would pull him
Jeffrey Thomas III
It was definitely possible. They probably give him around 15 pitches depending on how the inning goes.
Anonymous
there are people who actually believe what KT wrote
KT
4 more outs…Come on Guys
Jeffrey Thomas III
Great game Clayton! Now get some insurance for Kenley!
Anonymous
Didn’t stop Votto, but, yeah, great game!
Jeffrey Thomas III
Votto went 1 for 3 with a strike out against him. Your comment confuses me.
Anonymous
His active 37 game on base streak. Hanley is second with, I believe, 34 now.
Jeffrey Thomas III
Ahh I see, yes. As long as he didn’t score or drive in any runs I’m happy. Pending this at bat…
KT
3 more guys
Standing O Clayton
KT
no way Clayton was going to let his ERA go back over 2.00
Anonymous
Ethier needs to calm Puig down.
KT
Ball Game…Dodgers Win!!!!
1/2 a game ahead of AZ despite them playing SD
Gained ground on 3 of the 4 teams ahead of us
Starting a new winning streak!!!!
Jeffrey Thomas III
CK to KJ, we love it!
KT
pic.twitter.com/AWOsnRCICb
KT
Chad Moriyama @ChadMoriyama6m
[GIF] Kenley Jansen embarrassing Brandon Phillips: http://files.upit.me/1374953133.gif
KT
vine.co/v/hAJ1MQBrO7A
Anonymous
nice close win!
Anonymous
Gnats lose!
Anonymous
on a 2-run error by their first baseman Belt in the top of the 9th; Guerrier with the win, Gregg with the save, Dionner Navarro caught Gregg in the bottom of the 9th. Cubs starter was Edwin Jackson.
Anonymous
Dodgers deja vu.
Anonymous
Belt is simply terrible, offensively and defensively.
Anonymous
But he does run (his mouth) well
Anonymous
He’s not particularly bright either, tweeting a young student to stay up all night with Adderall.
bluegeorge
Wish I could celebrate this night with some frozen beer foam!
Anonymous
From the AP:
“Kershaw’s career ERA is 2.67, the lowest since 1920 by any pitcher with at least 100 starts and 1,000 innings. Whitey Ford and Sandy Koufax are second and third”
foul tip
Surprise, surprise. Dodgers among teams maybe in on C. Lee.
http://tracking.si.com/2013/07/26/cliff-lee-trade-deadline-phillies/
Also, Philies landed Cuban pitcher Gonzalez, $50 mil.
Anonymous
Don’t scare me like that! I thought you meant Carlos.
foul tip
If that happened, I think it would answer any questions about Ned’s future in LA.
David Farinella
Listen, I love the Cliff Lee. However, I’m afraid our Dodgers are getting pulled into every trade rumor thanks to our Billion Dollar Sugar Daddies.
foul tip
Yup. But it is nice to know that if getting him were competitive, the Dodger$ wouldn’t have to worry about part or maybe all his contract. Even if it is a whopper, and even if Lee’s 34.
Such is life in the land of milk and honey and Guggenheimer$.
Lee was pulled from his start tonight. Phillies say it’s a stiff neck. Is Ted Lilly contagious?
KT
Friendly reminder the game starts today at 6:10 PDT
KT
Dodgers Lineup:
Schumaker LF
Puig RF
Gonzalez 1B
Ramirez SS
Ethier CF
A Ellis C
Uribe 3B
M Ellis 2B
Ryu P
David Farinella
I don’t get all the time Schumaker gets…. I mean, injuries and all that, but I’d thought he was a bench dude. Then I got to wondering if he was +/- Jamey Carroll.
foul tip
Not too sure CC will be very understanding. He’s said a couple times he sees himself as an everyday player, so now he’s rewarded for a 3/4 night and recent hot streak with a seat on the pine, or maple, or whatever it is.
I know DM thinks he’s fragile. Maybe he is. But with all the time he’s missed on the DL, he should be plenty fresh and not need a break.
DM said he wanted to mix and match among Kemp, Ethier, Puig, and Crawford–when all are healthy. Don’t see the name Schumaker in that group, and Kemp’s out, as usual this year.
CC may think if he can’t play over Schumaker, what’s it going to be like when Kemp returns?
This isn’t even a RH bat against a LHP. Both CC and Schu are LHH.
Maybe there’s some good reason, other than a DM hunch or whim. Hope so.
Jon Weisman
Everyone has acknowledged that Crawford, even when healthy, needs to be protected from himself.
foul tip
Or, maybe from a fever…..
Jon Weisman
Carl Crawford taken to ER for precautionary reasons with a fever, says @dylanohernandez
Jon Weisman
NPUT