But At Least I Have a Husband

I just want to tell you all good luck. We're all counting on you.

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Phillies at Dodgers, 5:22 p.m.

Comments

[Woden325]

1.  Go out there and win one for the Zipper!

[njr]

2.  Good luck Bills. Good luck Boys in Blue. I hope you all know how hard all of us here are rooting for you.

[Sam DC]

3.  Surely, we'll pull this one out.

[underdog]

4.  Roger, over.

What's our vector, Victor?

[njr]

5.  Also, let me just say:

Jon-- whatever happens tonight I cannot tell you how much joy and meaning I have gotten from reading this site every day. It has made me a better fan and most likely a better person as well. Many thanks!

[East Coast Dodger]

6.  Game 5. It's an entirely different kind of flying altogether.

[Bob Timmermann]

7.  Do you know what it's like to be kicked in the face with a steel-toed boot?

[JJ42]

8.  Thank you for getting this far! We'll all be rooting for you to go farther! Good luck!

[underdog]

9.  3 Don't call me Shirley.

(Sorry, but it has to get the response.)

There's been a little problem in the dugout.
The dugout? What is it??
Well it's a long space off the field where the players sit. But that's not important right now.

[Jim Hitchcock]

10.  Boy, we're amping up here. I like this spirit!

[Jim Hitchcock]

11.  9 Surely I picked the wrong day to quit chewing 'bacca.

[Neal Pollack]

12.  I'll never get over Macho Grande.

[Lexinthedena]

13.  So Clayton,

You ever been to a Turkish Prison?

[Marty]

14.  We need June Cleaver to interpret Manny-speak.

[Icaros]

15.  "Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes!"

[Jim Hitchcock]

16.  Ever sat on a grown man's lap?

[underdog]

17.  This one always cracked me up. Maybe because I'm Jewish.

Elaine (stewardess): Would you like something to read?
Old Lady: Do you have anything light?
Elaine: Uhh...how about this leaflet, Famous Jewish Sports Legends?

[das411]

18.  Haven't seen this linked anywhere yet, behold MLB.com's "Pennant Traces" on Mr. Vin:

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/news/postseason/traces.jsp?loc=traces_scully

[ImprobableImpossible]

19.  Listen, DT. I'm out there busting my buns every night. Tell your old man to face Hamels and Lidge up and down the lineup for nine innings.

[underdog]

20.  15 19 Hah hah.

Darnit, I wish I didn't have to bust my own buns for the next 78 minutes to get all my work done.

[Lexinthedena]

21.  It's a guy who comes in to pitch after the starter has been removed, but that's not important right now!

[Tangled Up in Blue]

22.  (Stadium Announcer): Now batting for Pedro Borbon....Manny Mota..Mota..Mota

[Jim Hitchcock]

23.  18 Great quote by Koufax.

[das411]

24.  14 - !!!! DUDE who is starting for the LAD tonight? Well played Jon!

[Jon Weisman]

25.  TV Guide is sold - for below the newsstand price.

http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=131756

[Bill Crain]

26.  Joe and Larry ought to be okay; they're on instruments.

[Sam DC]

27.  9 . 'ppreciate it.

[Shotupthemiddle]

28.  Man, as we close in on game time, the tension is getting thicker.

And Leon's getting laaaaarger!

[Marty]

29.  I can remember eagerly awaiting the mail delivery because it was TV Guide day. I did the crossword puzzle first thing.

[GMac In The 909]

30.  Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop violating Rule No. 11.

[Jim Hitchcock]

31.  So, any thoughts on what celeb McCourt will be fawning over tonight?

[Indiana Jon]

32.  Finally! A reference on this blog to a movie that I like! This is a definite sign of good fortune for tonight.

[Eric Stephen]

33.  31
I'm hoping for Neil Diamond.

[Zak]

34.  35 It's hard to believe there are still 3 million subscribers. Wonder how many of those will re-up. TV Guide, like others, used to be a huge part of my life. I haven't looked at one since before they ditched the digest format. Recently I started going to the tvguide.com website to read what Matt Roush has been writing. Kinda sad, but kinda expected.

[Jim Hitchcock]

35.  33 Sweet Caroline ? :)

Oh, and Obama's 30 minute time buy is going to push back the start of Game 6 of the WS:

http://tinyurl.com/545f5j

[Eric Stephen]

36.  Today's post would have been more appropriate if we were talking about the 1987 Twins.

http://tinyurl.com/4qlyt4

[Lee Corbett]

37.  this has been my favourite season as a Dodger fan - DT has made it even more enjoyable. It's a great thing you've got going on here Jon

[Lee Corbett]

38.  34 are you omniscient?

[Zak]

39.  31 Is he going to sing "I'm a believer" or "Song sung blue"? As long as he doesn't go up to Vin and start going on about "Brooklyn Roads" or "I am I said".
Maybe he'll suprise us and tell Frank McCourt to "Play Me". He'll definitely get thrown out if he makes any references to Cracklin' Jamie.

[Zak]

40.  38 Yes. And a lousy typist.

[Preston Bannard]

41.  "Get the best available man who won't crack under the pressure."

"How about Mr. Rogers?"

[Bob Timmermann]

42.  Neil Diamond is playing a concert in Dallas tomorrow, so I'm guessing he's not going to be at the game tonight.

[Woden325]

43.  37 I'm not even a big fan of the Dodgers. But I am a fan of Dodger Thoughts. This is a top notch blog. And a top notch community, too.

[Eric Stephen]

44.  43
Dodger Thoughts: Where Rockies Fans Won't Get Spat Upon! :)

[das411]

45.  43 , high five Woden!

Is anybody else already feeling a little sick? As in, too sick to come in to work tomorrow if this one goes extras? Fortunately it only happens in one October...

[KG16]

46.  I'm sorry, does anyone speak jive?

[Woden325]

47.  45 Did you eat the fish?

[Eric Stephen]

48.  Cole Hamels Tonight
Furcal: SLAP!!
Ethier: SLAP!!
Manny: SLAP!! SLAP!!
Martin: SLAP!!
Loney: SLAP!!
Blake: SLAP!!
Kemp: SLAP!!
DeWitt: SLAP!!
Bills: shakes Hamels violently

Lather, rinse, repeat.

[LoneStar7]

49.  as manny would say, lets have a happy flight!

[underdog]

50.  47 We had a choice, steak or fish.

Yes, yes, I remember, I had lasagna.

[Gold Star for Robot Boy]

51.  Get me Hamels on five, hold the mayo.

[Gold Star for Robot Boy]

52.  Funny about this thread, just a few moments before I was telling an intern about 70s disaster movies.

http://www.amazon.com/Stewardess-Flying-Plane-American-Films/dp/082125751X

[Lee Corbett]

53.  MLB.com has the game and the debate. Nice

[Gold Star for Robot Boy]

54.  53 - The benefits (or drawbacks) of corporate synergy at FOX.

[scareduck]

55.  Without treading on Rule 5 territory, I assume by your post title that you're firmly in the No on 8 camp. :-)

[Jim Hitchcock]

56.  53 Oh, what to watch, what to watch...

[RIYank]

57.  Reporter: Nervous?

Billingsley: Yes.

Reporter: First time?

Billingsley: No, I've been nervous lots of times.

[Icaros]

58.  I'm glad Kevin Kennedy told me that Billingsley has negative energy on the mound because I've never noticed. Zelasko was spewing a load of crap about him too. These idiots are beyond stupid. They should run for public office.

[Bob Timmermann]

59.  Is Billingsley's negative energy some form of antimatter or is he just negatively charged?

[JJ42]

60.  According to the P-E blog, Henry Winkler was on the field. Does the Fonz count as the celebrity guest of the Dodgers?

[Icaros]

61.  59

I'm wondering if he'll change polarity if we rub him against a magnet.

[Marty]

62.  Kevin Kennedy is the Rex Kramer of Fox Sports.

[Ken Noe]

63.  "I've got to concentrate...concentrate... concentrate... I've got to concentrate... concentrate... concentrate... Hello?... hello... hello... Echo... echo... echo... Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon... Manny Mota... Mota... Mota..."

You people call yourselves Airplane fans.

[Marty]

64.  As long as he wasn't water skiing, I'm ok with Winkler being there.

[underdog]

65.  I really hate Fox. I am going to mute this stupid game and put on Vin Scully. That way if God forbid this is their last game at least I won't be aggravated by the announcer, too.

I hear there's a separate trailer for Eric Karros' hair.

[underdog]

66.  63 meet 22

Did they really say that about Billingsley?! Sheezus, I'm glad I missed that part. I was irritated by them even missing that.

[RIYank]

67.  63 see 22 .

[RIYank]

68.  Uh, 67 meet 66 .

[Eric Stephen]

69.  60
Aaaaaaaaaay!!!

[pounds jukebox]
[I Love LA starts playing]

[underdog]

70.  68 Roger, over.

That's 'Clarence Oveur', over.

[Alex41592]

71.  The Fonz will do our lineup tonight.

[Icaros]

72.  66

Yes, they did. Zelasko even accused him of blaming others for his failure. It was revolting.

[Indiana Jon]

73.  58 Actually I think he made a lot of sense, if he was talking about Billingsley last year or the year before. I had the same thoughts for a while, but I think he is past that. I would love for Billz to come out with some Peavy confidence though.

[Icaros]

74.  73

He needs to act like a crybaby prick? I'd rather not see it.

[Ken Noe]

75.  66 67 Alas.

[Buffalo Jones]

76.  Sorry if this has already been answered, but is there any place to watch the game online. I can remember during the first game of the division series there was, but I haven't needed to since. Thanks

[Marty]

77.  Reporter: What kind of clubhouse is it?
Bowa: Oh, it's a big pretty white clubhouse with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big Tylenol.

[RIYank]

78.  70 You have clearance, under (if I may call you under); over.

[Indiana Jon]

79.  74 I love to watch Peavy pitch. Crybaby to you is a confident perfectionist to me. I just like the way he goes after hitters. Billz could use some of that.

[seesdifferent]

80.  What clowns died and left their clothes to these two play by play announcers?

[scareduck]

81.  25 - Wow. Honestly, I'm amazed TV Guide fetched that much.

[Sam DC]

82.  (Psst Icaros, I know Dad's at the game, but if you're this salty now, I fear for Rule 1!)

(Especially with all that Billingsley negative energy clogging up the place.)

[Eric Stephen]

83.  Fonzie > Angel

[RIYank]

84.  80 Where did you get that dress, it's awful, and those shoes and that coat, jeez!

[Icaros]

85.  79

Why do you have to yell and scream all game to "go after hitters?"

[underdog]

86.  The stuff they said about Bills then is complete and utter rubbish, sorry. They are literally making stuff up.

Anyway, I have Vin on now and all is better with the world.

[Icaros]

87.  82

I've never broken rule one, but I guess that's one of those George Carlin profanities. I'll just go prick my finger and be quiet.

[scareduck]

88.  Welp... it was a nice postseason while it lasted.

[Marty]

89.  Wow

[Indiana Jon]

90.  85 I'm not saying you have to. All I'm saying is that if you go after hitters, and usually get them, as well as Peavy, then I don't care if you yell, scream, cry or dance a jig on the mound.

[Lee Corbett]

91.  geez

[underdog]

92.  Well, that could've started better. I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

[Sam DC]

93.  "That might be a good omen for Philadelphia here tonight."

That's why you get the big bucks, I guess, Joe.

[Eric Stephen]

94.  I want to be the writer for the "keys to the game" and scouting reports on screen. It's like 100% puns

[scareduck]

95.  Bills is all over the damn place. He looks rattled already.

[Icaros]

96.  90

So basically you just want him to be as good a pitcher as Peavy. So do I.

[Bob Timmermann]

97.  The dropping of the A-bomb on Hiroshima on the other hand was a bad omen for the residents there.

[Lee Corbett]

98.  Bills is missing by too much. Pitchers need to throw balls to be effective, but when they miss by a long way too often the hitters can relax too much. I am concerned.

[ucladodger]

99.  This might be another short outing for Bills. 15 pitches or so without an out. Great

[underdog]

100.  Pressure. Check. Nerves. Check.

Just settle down, Chad. We'll love ya no matter what. But particularly if you settle down.