Angels at Dodgers, 1:10 PM PDT, TV: Bally Sports West, MLBN (out-of-market only), SPNLA
The Angels give the ball to rookie LHP Reid Detmers (0-1, 12.46 ERA). In his second big league start he’ll face the Dodgers’ RHP Walker Buehler (11-2, 2.16 ERA).
On this day in Dodgers’ history:
- 1903 In the third inning of the 4-3 nightcap loss to New York at the Polo Grounds, Dodger starter Henry Schmidt is thrown out of the game after he throws the baseball out of the park. The Brooklyn hurler became very angry when opposing pitcher Joe McGinnity dashed home from third base while his infielders were arguing the close call at the bag.
- 1954 Gil Hodges comes to bat three times in the eighth inning when the Dodgers score 13 runs en route to a 20-7 rout of the Reds at Ebbets Field. The first baseman will go 1-for-3 in the frame with a leadoff triple, but will be responsible for all three outs when he hits into a double play and flies out to centerfield to end the Brooklyn barrage.
- 1957 Club President Walter O’Malley makes it official, announcing the Dodgers will play in Los Angeles next season. The club’s departure from Brooklyn corresponds with the massive social shift taking place in the borough that finds many of its former residents leaving for the suburbs of Long Island.
- 2000 Cubs hurler Phil Norton becomes the 18th pitcher in major league history to give up four homers in one inning in the Dodgers’ 7-5 victory at Chavez Ravine. Kevin Elster, Darren Dreifort, Gary Sheffield, and Shawn Green all take the 24 year-old southpaw deep in the bottom of the fourth inning.
- 2000 Darren Dreifort hits two home runs and gets the win in the Dodgers’ 7-5 victory over the Cubs. The starting pitcher, who hurls 6.2 innings, goes deep in the bottom of the fourth and fifth frames.
- 2000 After kissing one another in the seventh inning, a female couple is abruptly asked to leave Dodger Stadium immediately and are told never to “set foot back on the premises” for “lewd behavior”. The pair had planned to sue the organization, but ended up not doing so after the team apologized, promising to contribute 5,000 tickets to LGBT organizations and continue sensitivity training for all its employees. [Note: The Dodgers held their eighth annual LGBT Night in 2021.]
Lineup when available.
Today’s #Dodgers lineup vs. Angels: pic.twitter.com/BHi8VawTC5
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 8, 2021
NPUT
If Cody is back, we’ve got a great shot.
Gnats vs Dbacks. Probably not going to get much if any help. We’re going to have to win 34 or 35 out of the next 50 to have a chance of catching them. And that may not be enough if they keep playing like they have been. Good thing is, I like our chances in a one game playoff with either Buehler or Scherzer. I hope the Reds catch the Puds.
Great to hit the road on a win streak. Trea and Cody lifting spirits.
Bickford, Bruhl and Buehler with a side of Quackenbush.
News from OKC:
https://twitter.com/okc_dodgers/status/1424503750312484866
Barring injuries to others, is there a spot on the roster now for Lux?
I don’t see one.
Yes!
Good futuring!
Whew!!
WOW. Bruihl had wicked stuff there! No idea who he is, but…
Undrafted rook out of SLO. He’s risen quickly through the system.
Making his MLB debut today.
I was hoping for the war of the beards here, but Bruihl can’t compete.
Refresh if you want to understand.
The unheralded Bickford has been a pleasant surprise: only one earned run in his last nine appearances, including today’s.
..https://twitter.com/i/status/1424494776712273923
Seven to one. No contest.
Even worse odds than… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tHPsphg9xc
Marissa the ball girl over there on the right near the stands “holding her ground” as Steiner described it.
Orel is such a good guy. Talking up Detmers. Complimenting what he is doing right.
Orel is, indeed, gracious and generous in his comments. And he adds fine insights based on all his years pitching.
He’s knowledgeable, but more homerish than I would prefer.
Excellent JT play! Max, too!
https://twitter.com/choice_fielder/status/1424528961455857668?s=20
Off to put formula into my feeding tube. 4 times a day for another couple of months. I want a cheeseburger!
I’d say “Bon appetite” but that seems insufficient to the moment. Be well, my friend.
Heh. No taste buds in the belly!
Hang in there my friend.
Steve Miller concurs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyV41-tFPcQ
I had to listen to the whole song to get the reference, but it’s great!
I met Steve Miller a little after this – a sorta interview when I was freelancing for an alternative paper.
How many posts today, Link?
131 comments so far!
Better.
Walker and Julio on pace for Cy Young contention.
For sure.
Buehler certainly, Julito no (he’s been good overall, but not elite, with tons of run support).
If you look at W-L and ERA he deserves to be in the mix.
Not really. W-L is pretty meaningless, and his ERA is only decent.
Nice K to finish it, Bruihl!
Yippee!
Woo-HOO!!!
Ballgame!!
Two outs.
Very productive futuring.
Bruilh is not exact overpowering either.
I like his sliders a lot.
Seems to have a pretty good one.
One out.
Ohtani in right field.
Hope he doesn’t get up again (and doesn’t hurt himself).
Ruh roh. Seems to have lost the zone.
Better the walk then a hit. Get Mayfield.
Don’t give Ohtani anything to hit please.
Didn’t, but now the bases are loaded.
I’m okay with that.
Parade of the mystery pitchers begins.
Oh man…
Bad future person?
Well – one run, but still only one out w men on second and third.
Color me unimpressed.
Quack laid an egg.
DP would be nice here.
Quackenbush is less than overpowering. I suspect he’s gone when Knebel comes off the IL.
Hope he doesn’t let Scoop down.
Your memory is impeccable, RBI. Quackenbush, however, is not.
He’s been successful at AAA.
Wait, who is Quackenbush?
The guy that Scoop has been lobbying for.
Beardy, I’ll give him that!
I hope Trea likes being a Dodger as much as we like him being a Dodger.
He’ll be around at least another year.
Gnow we need the gnats to start faltering.
Out of respect, we should always capitalize “Gnats.”
Tee-hee.
Gnevertheless, they remain a gnuisance.
Ohio Dodger called it – Cody has been barreling up.
Making progress. 95 mph high fastball. He’s been whiffing on those up until the last few games.
The better he does the better he will do. It’s so psychological.
Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical.
Yogi Berra
CODY!!!!
Bombs Away Belli!!
If Cody has found his groove, watch out!
We have an update. https://twitter.com/truebluela/status/1424494721850920964?s=20
Bickford K!
Best pen acquisition of the season (and Knebel’s due back on Tuesday).
I really like watching him go to work. Aggressive in the zone and seemingly unflappable.
There’s actually a song about him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tISULLljKoo
Nice Aj
Marissa the ball girl tackled the fan on the field and knocked him over the sidewall.
Ah, I wondered what the delay was
Turner officially has “left groin discomfort.”
Day off tomorrow. Hopefully it’s not too bad.
Packy Naughton sounds like a cartoon character.
Sweet Max catch!
Munce!!
Ooph. Spiked ball four. Walk four. Not the pitching accuracy we are used to getting.
Let’s do this, Buehler.
Buehler pitching streaky, just like his team is playing.
Poor Belli. Diving catch gets him.
At least he barreled it up. He has been making more contact lately. Baby steps.
Exactly. Hit it hard.
Trea steals another one!
Just peeked in, what happened to Justin?
It sounds as if he hurt himself making a very fine play at third and a strong throw from foul territory, perhaps an ankle (I am speculating).
Not good, but at least we have spare decent infielders
See above for the official diagnosis.
He didn’t want to come out, that was clear.
Here’s the play. https://twitter.com/BlakeHarrisTBLA/status/1424471759961554947?s=20
That was the tidy inning that Buehler needed: 11 pitches.
Much sharper there. I’d like to see a few runs so the new pen guys get a chance.
Pollock was hitting .245 on July 6. He is now hitting .308.
Ferris not sharp today.
Neither dealing nor wheeling.
Boys in Blue feeling frisky today!
Albert hammered that one!
Tio A!!!!!!
TT is amazing.
Muncy to third. Pujols to first.
Trea is really zippy!
Truly elite speed.
JT pulled. Oh man Max got robbed there!
Credit where credit is due – it was a great catch.
Very good catch indeed.
Phew!
Almost deja vu all over again…
C’mon, Ferris!
Man, 3Ks to end our first. That annoys me.
I know, especially after the hot start.
Feeling better now?
Somewhat. 🙂
Shoulda been a big inning.
Or not.
Chance for Cody to shine here.
Gnats being gnat-like. 5-4 in the top of the 8th after a 4-4 tie.
They received an emergency shipment of BALCO™ Flaxseed Oil.
Okay Seager, your turn.
Safe at third!
Safe at home!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a8b46b628ad5c39b6858fe89ddc179271aaf2080d7a7e8514def0da6fde0094e.png
What a great start!
TT is faster than JT.