95 thoughts on “Game 102, 2024

  1. Snakes bite Bucs, who led 4-0 at one point with ace Skenes on the bound, from behind.

    On the bright side, Trashtros fail into ocean on liftoff, stung 1-0 by Devil Rays.

  2. Last night my daughter and her boyfriend invited me to the game, but I'd already made arrangements to watch it at an old softball teammate's place. He's an A's fan, but we both loathe Gnats.

    Today's a blackout, so I'll be watching Gameday and listening to the radio feed.

  3. Game #112

    Dodgers, 64 – 47
    1st NL West
    vs
    Athletics, 46 – 66
    5th AL West

    Ryan, RHP #77
    1 – 0, 0.82 ERA
    vs
    Bido, RHP #45
    2 – 2, 5.00 ERA

    Lineup:
    DH Ohtani L 1.027
    LF Hernández, T. R .820
    2B Lux L .657
    RF Heyward L .682
    3B Hernández, K. R .598
    1B Biggio L .615
    SS Rosario R .758
    CF Kiermaier L .541
    C Barnes R .676

    • He’s also been better with the starters the past two games. No complaints for once.

      • He left in the vet starter in a tight situation (I wouldn’t have, but whatever) and took out a rookie is a somewhat similar situation, This has been his approach as usual. Better results for sure.

          • Indeed, though they were on a six game losing streak until yesterday. (Imagine what it would be like around here if we lost six in a row!). Like us, they had a losing July and so far a losing August.

    • Seemed like the same approach as of late. Don’t take the starter out too late and bring in your better relievers even though relatively early in the game.

  4. Dodgers have their own Ryan. May he have as many pitches in him as the other Ryan

  5. Who needs windmills? Just send up the Dodger lineup. And yet we’re in the middle in the NL in club strikeouts.

  6. Today in Dodgers History
    August 4th

    1908 In Brooklyn, the last-place Cardinals blank the Brooklyn Superbas, 3-0. The teams use just one ball during the entire Washington Park contest.

    1941 Mickey Owens becomes the first catcher to handle three foul pop-ups in one frame. The Brooklyn backstop's third-inning defense contributes to the Dodgers' 11-6 victory over New York at Ebbets Field.

    1942 In a military relief game at the Polo Grounds, which will be the last war-time twilight game played, Pee Wee Reese's grand slam in the top of the ninth, which puts the Dodgers up 5-1, doesn't count because of the 9:10 pm government curfew. The game ends up as a 1-1 tie with the Giants.

    1948 Ernie Harwell, filling in for Red Barber, recovering from a bleeding ulcer, calls his first major league game as the Dodgers beat the Cubs at Ebbets Field, 5-4. To obtain the future Hall of Fame broadcaster, Brooklyn general manager Branch Rickey trades minor league catcher Cliff Dapper to the Atlanta Crackers.