Dodgers at Diamondbacks, 3:40 PM PDT, TV: Bally Sports Arizona, SPNLA
RHP Tony Gonsolin (3-1, 2.93 ERA) pitches for the Dodgers; Humberto Castellanos (2-1, 4.11 ERA) pitches for the D-Backs.
Annual Dodger dress-up day photos.
Today in Dodgers’ history:
- 1957 Grounding out, Pirates left-handed first baseman Dee Fondy becomes last player ever to bat in Ebbets Field when the Dodgers blank the Bucs, 2-0, in the final major league game ever played in Brooklyn.
- 1971 Al Downing becomes a 20-game winner when he blanks the Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, 2-0. The Dodger left-hander, best remembered for giving up Hank Aaron’s historic 715th home run, will compile a 123-107 record during his 17-year major league career.
- 1981 Dodgers 7, Giants 5 at Candlestick. The Dodgers got a three-run homer from Mike Scioscia and two more runs in the third inning to put themselves ahead. The game was — marred? supplemented? — when a fan threw a helmet and — well, here:
Reggie Smith went into the stands after a fan who had been heckling him during the game; the fan had just thrown a batting helmet into the dugout before Smith climbed into the stands; Smith punched the fan and tried to pull him over the rail onto the field; Dodger teammates grabbed Smith; eight fans were arrested and Smith was ejected by HP umpire Harry Wendelstedt; as two policemen walked with Smith down the RF line to the clubhouse, someone threw a beer bottle and missed.
- 2001 Batting for reliever Joe Beimel in the bottom of the sixth inning, Craig Wilson drives the first pitch he sees into the seats in left center for his seventh pinch-hit home run, tying the major league mark established last season by Dodger infielder Dave Hansen. The Pirate rookie’s two-run round-tripper sparks a five-run frame, enabling the Bucs to overcome a 5-0 deficit in their eventual 7-6 victory over the Chicago at PNC Park.
- 2003 Eric Gagne ties John Smoltz’s National League mark for saves with 55 when he helps the Dodgers defeat the Padres, 5-3. The Los Angeles closer equals the NL mark in consecutive opportunities, which is also a record.
Lineup when available.
Tonight’s #Dodgers lineup at D-backs: pic.twitter.com/zGcgcz2rlh
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 24, 2021
NPUT
Tyler has been around for a long, long time.
Wasn’t he the 10th president of the United States?
My hometown, Tyler, Texas.
Well, me and Earl Campbell.
Is Tyler, Texas, named after John Tyler?
Yep.
I’ve spent two nights in Texas – one in Austin and one under a freeway overpass in Amarillo (long before I knew who Terry Allen was). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_AAdQcjlsY
And before I knew who REK was. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1XwqjiasDw
Elected as VP but took over for Harrison, who died after a month in office.
Seegs triple!
Wow!
And Mookie had a huge grin as they tapped gloves on the way into the dugout.
Can the blasted Giants not lose?
Have faith! Saturday’s game in Denver, for example, should demonstrate that… https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b934eb8d4d0785941ecc00e1dd41ee26d9660f846aa1c552cdbe3bc8952606e4.png
Eight more to go. Can we take the drama? Can the Dodgers take the West?
I may not be able to get through this.
I hear you.
Yes. Yes.
What a gut-wrenching victory, which I followed on my Smartphone from western Pennsylvania.
Are you going to a Pirates game?
Kenley!
BALLGAME!!
Well, that didn’t take long.
Woo-HOO!!!!
CT3’s neck didn’t bother him on that one.
Or that one!
Top of 9th went too quickly.
Bottom was pretty quick as well.
Thankfully.
I am pacing again.
Yo, tambien.
Peeked. Phew.
I turned off my cell phone to catch a breather as well. Just one more inning.
Deep breathing happening over here. Avoidance breathing.
I can’t actually watch. Again. Calhoun is so dangerous here.
Tonight’s game is killing me.
See below. I’m right with you, Scoop.
Treinen needs to be vaccinated against the BB virus.
Hahaha. Thanks for this.
Blake! Stop walking people!
Like Scoop, I can’t relax.
Put this out of reach, Gavin.
*CT3
Right…That one.
Right…That one.
Put this out of reach, AJ.
Nice hit JT!
I highly recommend a visit to the Hall of Fame for all fans. It was my second visit. The first was in 1988. Perhaps we can repeat that year. I went with an old roommate, a close friend who had never been. He’s a big Giants fan, so it’s been fun following all the games.
Would love to go sometime.
También, but the East Coast is like a distant foreign land to me.
Mini Elysian Fields road trip?
Love to do a meetup, but that’s likelier en route to San Diego for a Dodger game next year.
We left Cooperstown this morning after a last visit. It’s fun to see fans of so many different teams dressed in there garb. Spent parts of three days there.
What airport do you use for Cooperstown?
We flew into Albany. It’s under two hours to Cooperstown from there.
Rats! Woulda coulda shoulda.
Seager triple!
A rarity. Usually one a season, now 3 this year.
Good pinch hit but to no avail.
That’s better!
I’ve been worried about this game since the 2nd inning.
I’ve been worried since the Gnats pulled ahead 6-2.
Don’t worry about the Gnats. The Redbirds are a more serious contender.
What are they now – 15 wins in a row?
I’ve been worried about this game since the end of the last one.
Still in Cooperstown?
Not enjoying this inning.
Not so far.
Our first hit since one out in the 2nd.
Okay Blue. Time to add some runs to the ledger.
Ruh roh.
One thing about you, WBB, you are steadfast in your opinions.
No opinions, only empirical observations.
Lux appears to be a fast learner.
Between the bat recently and the ability to plug him in the outfield his value has been greatly enhanced.
Now that is a DP.
D-Lux!
LUX MY MAN, what a catch!
Off the bat, I thought it was gone.
The sound said that was so.
7-2 in the 8th in Colorado. We need to get some more runs to ensure that we keep pace.
Yep.
Rox will take two of three, at least.
Gnats just got a huge HR from Yaz. 6-2.
It may be BALCO, but it’s still Coors.
Say Yaz and I still think of the anguish on Grandpa’s face when he popped up to end the 1978 playoff game against the Yankees. That was the Bucky Effing Dent game.
Are 3-0 leads a jinx?
Apparently so.
That’s not good, Catman.
Now the question, can the Dodgers live with a 3-0 lead today?
Gotta make it more.
The last few days, they’ve given those leads back quickly.
And here we go again.
First the catch, then the bomb!
AJ!!!!!!!!
What a terrific at bat by JT!
Indeed it was!
Tonight, in Denver, the Rox are starting a rehabbing TJ guy. He should easily beat Alex Covid-Wood.
2-1 Rockies after one inning.