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Dodgers
1. Yasiel Puig RF
2. Mark Ellis 2B
3. Adrian Gonzalez 1B
4. Scott Van Slyke LF
5. Jerry Hairston Jr. 3B
6. Andre Ethier CF
7. Ramon Hernandez C
8. Luis Cruz SS
9. Hyun-Jin Ryu LHP
Van Slyke hitting cleanup. Hairston hitting 5th. Wowsers.
Anonymous
Maholm very tough on LHH 169/238/195 this year but Hairston, a RHH , is 7 for 20 with 3 HR and a 2B
KT
Not sure of this lineup but at least Ryu is pitching
KT
Tonight’s game is the mlb.tv free game, in case anybody cares.
KT
turn two
Anonymous
They did! (but one at a time).
KT
Ok now time to scratch…Come on Brute 66 start it off
Anonymous
I like that.
KT
Way to get on Mellis
Anonymous
SVS is the feel good story of the year, so far.
KT
Ok
Anonymous
Kid was dumped by the organization.
KT
I like that he’s turned his career around but I feel much better about Puig being finally called up
Anonymous
Sure, but a feel good story needs a downside to the upside.
KT
downside it took too long
Anonymous
LZ for walkup music for SVS?
Jack Dawkins
We seem to be trying for one of those GIDP 5 times nights.
Anonymous
Crowd got pretty excited that we foiled that possible DP.
Anonymous
Oops, not that one.
Jack Dawkins
Up to 3 of them now!
Anonymous
Ryu is masterful
Anonymous
Cruz, last year’s feel good story.
KT
Think that batter is upset????
KT
SD mounting a comeback…was 9-2, now 9-8
KT
now tied
KT
Great play Jerry
KT
PUIG!!!!
Anonymous
Puignacious
KT
Brute 66
Jack Dawkins
Thats a winning phrase right there!
KT
of all I’ve seen on twitter and other sites…It’s my favorite
Jack Dawkins
What does Puig have against center fielders I wonder? Hes yet to hit a dinger there.
KT
The walkoff will go to CF
KT
MLB @MLB 1m
Yasiel Puig’s 10 RBIs tie the @MLB record for most through 5 career games (Jack Merson, 1951; Danny Espinosa, 2010).
KT
Double Clutch
KT
Standing O Ryu
Come on Paco
KT
Use your glove Paco
Anonymous
Get this third out for Ryu, please.
KT
Nice Ramon
KT
good bunt Cruz
Come on Juanito
Anonymous
Why no pinch runner for Hernandez?
KT
Donny’s afraid of an injury to Fed if he replaces Ramon…no other catcher
Anonymous
Punto!
KT
YES!!
Anonymous
Wow, IBB to Brute 66
KT
IBB to Brute 66
Anonymous
Smart move by the Braves
KT
so much for the rookie record of 11 rbi’s in the 1st 5 days
Jack Dawkins
Puig has hit for the HR cycle in his fisrt 4 HRs. Bet thats not been done.
Anonymous
Great job by K J.
Anonymous
Extra innings – just what the doctor didn’t order for Dodger pitching.
Anonymous
How does Vinny always know when a deep fly ball is playable? Amazing eye.
KT
He watches the outfielders
Anonymous
SVS fools him sometimes.
Anonymous
Wow, ump missed that one. Didn’t even seem that close.
KT
by quite a lot
Anonymous
C’mon, Andre — break your HR tie with Puig and return to yesterday with a walk-off!
Anonymous
Any kind of walk-off . .. . get the W!
KT
we now need another guy to reach safely
Anonymous
Braves keep trying to give us a run.
Anonymous
Take it anyway we can!
Anonymous
Absolutely ridiculous, not pinch running for Hernandez. Again.
Anonymous
I agree.
Anonymous
Finally!
KT
Come on Juanito
Anonymous
Uribear — add to YOUR fairy tale story!
KT
A little late for cruz’s hit
Anonymous
Ha! They finally gave it to us.
Anonymous
Take it anyway we can!!!!!!
KT
just typed this at MSTI right before it happened:
Wild pitch / throw it away…whatever it takes
Anonymous
You got the touch calling DPs, now this!
KT
power of positive thoughts
Anonymous
Maybe McCourt should’ve been paying YOU for the psychic vibes!
Anonymous
How many games have the Dodgers found ways to LOSE this year? Time for turning things around.
4-1 in the Puig Era.
Anonymous
So Ramon makes it home on that one, right?
Anonymous
One would hope.
KT
I think not
Anonymous
Jubilation, anyway!
Anonymous
I just noticed that the old-timers’ game can be seen at dodgers.com starting at 5:20 tomorrow.
Anonymous
They have to change the soundbites for the radio postgame to include Puig heroics. Ramon is saying Puig has made things fun — we all can attest to that!
Anonymous
I’m going to the game tomorrow night. I fear the Braves will be out for Dodger blue blood.
Anonymous
Let them know how their fortunes changed after you changed your moniker! (And they happened to call up someone from the minors.)
Anonymous
Whatever works, right?
Anonymous
So, how do we do this?
…
How do we start a massive ‘stuff the ballot box’ campaign to have MV-Puig to represent our Dodgers in the All Star Game?
Anonymous
“Start spreading the news . . . ”
BTW, I like the “MVPuig”!
KT
You can vote as many times at you want use all your e-mail addresses, but it’s a long way to come from behind
foul tip
From the Great Moments in MLB Promotion Ideas dept….today is the 39th anniversary of the 10 cent beer night riot in Cleveland. A day which will live in drunken idiot infamy…
The resulting forfeit was one of just 4 since 1954….and the Dodgers had the most recent one, v. St. Louis in 1995 when Lasorda and Mondesi were thrown out for arguing balls and strikes. And balls was the result, as fans peppered the field with the ones they’d been given in a promotion.
The other 2 forfeits also are detailed at the link.
http://mlb.si.com/2013/06/04/a-mistake-by-the-lake-remembering-the-10-cent-beer-night-riot/?sct=uk_bf2_a9
Anonymous
Off topic… If I could read only one author for the rest of my life, it would be Clive Cussler. I don’t know how many books he has written but I’ve read maybe 40 and everyone keeps me totally enthralled until I finish it. And with a deep hunger for the next one, dying to know what he’ll come up with next…
KT
just started zero hour…I’ve read all his books
J.R.
Hi everyone! I’ve been a fan and lurker since Jon wrote these articles on the L.A times, and subsequently ESPN pages.
J.R.
You might know me from posts such as “Do you want to know the TERRIFYING TRUTH? Or do you want to see me sock some DINGERS!”
I’m glad to see you writing about the Dodgers again Jon!
KT
Hey IBBFTW good to see you here
Anonymous
The Dodgers didn’t really deserve to win that one, not with Mattingly failing to run for Hernandez not once but twice in the last three innings. Each time Hernandez got on base, I was screaming at the tv–aren’t you going to run for a fat 37-year-old catcher?
I was also yelling at Uribe in hopes that he would not swing at a pitch, for fear he would hit into a double play and leave the Cuban Missile in the on-deck circle. I hear Mattingly using the nickname already, so perhaps it’ll stick.
KT
just woke up from my nap and found this on twitter, tonight’s lineup is:
lineup vs. Atlanta:
BatFlip RF
Shredder SS
MightyMex 1B
Temporary CF
Stache LF
To my Lou 2B
Polak C
Pop-Up 3B
Barney P
You figure out who everyone is…rather easy if you ask me