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It’s Raining Disappointment!

March 31, 2024 //
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I got my bobblehead and hit the road! I’m such a loser!

I chickened out again. I knew it was going to rain this time, and it certainly did. I kept score at home after picking up my Freddie Freeman bobblehead. I bought a 7-11 hot dog and pretended it was a Dodger Dog. What a pathetic excuse for a Dodger fan I am.

Anyway, the game was great until it was not. The rain delay didn’t help, but what the hell, Joe Kelly? L.A. won’t love you long if you keep that crap up. (And hey, Dave Roberts, when you see your relief pitcher struggling like that, you should TAKE HIM OUT before he digs too big a hole to climb out of. That’s always been your problem, and it got old 9 years ago.)

Finally, what a classic hero-to-goat scenario with Téoscar Hernàndez hitting two home runs the night before, and then striking out with the bases loaded in the 10th inning this time! So sad. I like him a lot. He seems like a good teammate and happy fella. I want him to do well.

Today, we have a chance to win the series, instead of it ending in a tie. So, I say, LET’S GO DODGERS!

MY SCORECARDS
Game 5: STL 6-LAD 5 [10 innings]

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I Opted for Comfort

March 30, 2024 //
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Téoscar Hernàndez hits one of two homers in Game 2 of the Cards-Dodgers series.

I have to admit, I’m getting older. And after my long Opening Day at the Ravine, I was none too excited about going up there last night when it looked like it would rain at any minute. I had already printed out my scorecards, so I stayed home and kept score while watching the game with Stephen on Apple TV+. And it was another triumph for Dodger hitting AND pitching, as we beat the Cardinals, 6-3.

MY SCORECARDS
Game 4: LAD 6-STL 3

We hit 4 home runs (2 by Téoscar Hernàndez alone), and we got a great quality start from Bobby Miller. He went 6 innings, gave up only 2 hits and struck out a career-high 11. Fantastic!

Tonight is Freddie Freeman Bobble Head Night, so I will be going this evening, come rain or just freezing cold. Go Dodgers!

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Off to a Great Start!

March 29, 2024 //
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The Opening Day font reminds me of either Disneyland or a graveyard. Weird.

I swear, the new graphics for this season of Dodger baseball make me think management believes the more fonts you use, the more money you’ll make! Holy cow! Not only does every single announcement have, like, 6 different fonts, but the announcement cards for the players use nonstop changing fonts for their numbers. Some of the fonts look like bubblegum, others like they belong on a tombstone. It’s a real mishmosh.

What was not convoluted on this glorious Opening Day was the team’s resolve to kick some Cardinal ass! After Mookie Betts walked, Shohei Ohtani did what he’s getting the big bucks for: he doubled to right field and got the (almost) full house rocking! Unfortunately, our overly cautious third-base coach, Dino Ebel, held Mookie at 3rd (he could easily have scored), and Shohei got doubled up on that base, so he was out. But then Freddie Freeman knocked in Mookie with a beautiful seeing-eye single up the middle, and there was no looking back! The Dodgers took their home opener, 7-1.

MY SCORECARDS
Game 3: LAD 7-STL 1

What most impressed me, however, was the great pitching we got from starter Tyler Glasnow (an alum of my alma mater, Hart High School) and reliever Ryan Yarbrough, who got a 3-inning save after he and Glasnow kept all the Cardinals except Paul (“I Hate L.A.”) Goldschmidt from getting any hits at all.

It was just a great team effort all the way around, and if it doesn’t start raining soon, we’ll be back at it tonight. A great start to the season!

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