One night in July

Dodger Stadium, the Giants in town.  I was picking this up on my car radio as I ran errands last night.

First a bit of context - the Dodgers have owned the Giants this year.  In April the Dodgers not only won a series from the Giants, but reliever (and noted headhunter) Vicente Padilla hit Aaron Rowand in the face, breaking bones in his cheek.  There were no cards or calls of condolence from the Dodger organization.  The Giants fought back by...well, by doing nothing.

Then, right before the All-Star break, the Dodgers came into AT&T Park and swept the Giants.  Tough guy Matt Kemp homered and drove in three runs in the final game of the series. 

So last night the Dodgers are beating Tim Lincecum's brains in, and it's the same old story.  LA's up  5-1 in the fifth, and Kemp is up:




"Can you hear me now?"  If you've seen Slap Shot you have an inkling of what happened next.  It got much better (the whole story is here), and it's surely a game the umpires would like to forget.