Subscribe to RSSThe Dodgers Hit a Rocky Patch in Colorado, Drop in the Standings
The Dodgers up until the series with the Rockies had been making me as happy as a damn clam. They had that first place tie, they were actually using that wonderful technique called “hitting the ball” that we hadn’t seen for much of the season so far and they were using their defensive capabilities more.
Well that changed with their series against the Rockies. I could make puns all day like “Things Get Rocky for Dodgers” or some other bullshit like that. But none of it eases the pain that after that nice little series in Colorado, the Dodgers dropped to second place.
The series which lasted from Monday to Wednesday started out like a bad porn. It gets you all excited and then just totally gets lost in the plot and turns into something you can watch on Skinemax. What I mean is, the Dodgers did phenomenal in their first game. During this game, the Dodgers brought in 16 runs over the Rockies 10 runs. Now while even a blind hobo can hit out of Coors Field because the field sucks, the Dodgers did do their fair share of great hitting. They made Rockies starter Brandon Lyon look like a little sissy-la-la as he gave up five runs in the ninth.
As easy as it is at Coors Field to lose a lead and have the opposing assclowns catch up, the Dodgers thankfully were able to hold back the Rockies even as the tried for a late game rally. The Dodgers were indeed victorious.
Too bad Tuesday and Wednesday didn’t fair so well. On Tuesday, Clayton Kershaw was just disappointing as all hell. He had three weeks in Double-A to learn how to not screw up so much. Apparently it did no good. Kershaw gave up five runs out of ten hits which is better than I could ever do, but bad considering he is supposedly a professional baseball player. The Dodgers ended up losing 10-1 which is on the other side of the spectrum compared to the previous night. They couldn’t hit anywhere near a fraction of the way they did on Monday. Too bad their runs couldn’t be used like rollover minutes. At least Matt Kemp tried. Nice try, buddy.
Wednesday, just twisted the dagger a little deeper. It was a little closer than the night before, but still no cigar. The Dodgers got their asses kicked this time because they couldn’t hit crap. Literally, if i slow-pitched underhand an actual piece of crap, they would not have been able to hit it. The three innings that they scored for the entire game were scored in the first four innings and then decided to just sit on their thumbs and spin for the rest of the game. There were plenty of those famous blown chances. Such as when the Dodgers went 0-7 with runners in scoring position. Andy LaRoche left four runners hanging when they could have been potential runs on the board.
All I can say is I hate Rockies fans and all their purple shit, I hate Coors Field and its high effing altitude and I hate when the Dodgers lose. You think I would be used to that last one by now. Oh freakin ‘well.
See you next game!
-Val
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