Game 11: Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants 1:2
This seemed to be a low-scoring game typical for your 2005 Dodgers. Both starters going deep (Brad Penny would have gone past six innings had he not been hit by a line drive), couple of scattered hits on both sides, and some drama in the ninth. Too bad we lost by a run, but at this time of year, it's not a big deal. The hitting is there, we need more of these pitching gems like last night's to have a chance to win more regularly than as of late. With the loss to the Giants, we lost three of the last four.
On the other hand, it was a non-typical game for me. I consider myself an early bird, so it was not at all difficult to get up (4:40 a.m.) for the game time. Then came the rain delay. I did some reading, ate my early-morning snack and an hour and a half earlier (past 6:00 a.m.), with no hope of the game being played, I turned in again. Little did I know, waking up a couple of hours later, that the game was being played, in fact both teams took the tie to the eight (time when I tuned back in). Well, shame on me... Must have missed a pretty goodone.
Couple of questions about last night:
(1) How did the audience take the comeback of Barry Bonds? Were there boo-birds hovering around Chavez Ravine? ;)
(2) Was Jamey Wright so unhittable (or "weak grounder"-hittable, as the condensed game seemed to imply) or did our hitting take a night off? The latter would be understandable given the long delay.
(3) How does the trade for Danys Baez and Lance Carter look now that Yhency Brazoban suffered a season-ending torn ligament? Baez and Carter are the ONLY non-rookies we have in the bullpen, so to me, it was good foresight to part ways with Edwin Jackson and Chuck Tiffany and bring in these veterans.
(4) What moves would/should GM Ned Colletti take in order to solidify the starting rotation / bullpen at the expense of spare assets we have in the outfield and/or infield? Or do you think we'd need to trade some Vegas prospects to bring in veteran (but not ancient) SP/RP help?
On the other hand, it was a non-typical game for me. I consider myself an early bird, so it was not at all difficult to get up (4:40 a.m.) for the game time. Then came the rain delay. I did some reading, ate my early-morning snack and an hour and a half earlier (past 6:00 a.m.), with no hope of the game being played, I turned in again. Little did I know, waking up a couple of hours later, that the game was being played, in fact both teams took the tie to the eight (time when I tuned back in). Well, shame on me... Must have missed a pretty goodone.
Couple of questions about last night:
(1) How did the audience take the comeback of Barry Bonds? Were there boo-birds hovering around Chavez Ravine? ;)
(2) Was Jamey Wright so unhittable (or "weak grounder"-hittable, as the condensed game seemed to imply) or did our hitting take a night off? The latter would be understandable given the long delay.
(3) How does the trade for Danys Baez and Lance Carter look now that Yhency Brazoban suffered a season-ending torn ligament? Baez and Carter are the ONLY non-rookies we have in the bullpen, so to me, it was good foresight to part ways with Edwin Jackson and Chuck Tiffany and bring in these veterans.
(4) What moves would/should GM Ned Colletti take in order to solidify the starting rotation / bullpen at the expense of spare assets we have in the outfield and/or infield? Or do you think we'd need to trade some Vegas prospects to bring in veteran (but not ancient) SP/RP help?
posted by Harry | 7:04 AM
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