As long as Jon is creating Dodgers content at Dodger Thoughts, I see no reason to continue duplicating his efforts here. I’m not going to post new Game Threads or anything else unless Jon determines that he can’t keep up with the daily grind.
You have only to look at the lack of comments on Game Threads here to see why I’m not much inclined to keep them up. Everyone has rightfully gone back to Jon’s place, and I will too.
If Jon indicates he has to stop I’ll be here to pick up the slack.
Pirates at Dodgers. A. J. Burnett v. Clayton Kershaw. Don’t forget it’s a 6:10 PM PT start time this evening. It’s on Prime Ticket.
We know what Kershaw did in his first outing. Burnett had a good one too, giving up three runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings while striking out ten and issuing just one walk.
Update: And why has no one mentioned this before? “the Victory Knot at Dodger Stadium is a megasized pretzel designed for four people, and is about 3,080 calories.”
Update: The Dodgers have traded Aaron Harang (and $4.25 million!) to the Rockies for backup catcher Ramon Hernandez. According to one report, it’s a salary dump on the Rockies’ part (Hernandez is due $3.2M this season). According to another report, the Rockies hope to flip Harang to another team.
Oh goodie. Another PVL. Hernandez hit .217 in 50-something games last season.
Lineups will be posted when available.
Lineup:
LF: Carl Crawford
2B: Mark Ellis
CF: Matt Kemp
1B: Adrian Gonzalez
RF: Andre Ethier
C: A.J. Ellis
3B: Luis Cruz
SS: Justin Sellers
SP: Clayton Kershaw
Update: Dodgers win! Dodgers win! Jon has a recap of the events at his place.