The Official 2005 Dodgers season Thread

[dodgerdave]

The Dodgers lost as Mark Prior outpitched Brad Penny. The Padres won and as a result the Dodgers lost a game in the standings.

[Administrator]

It doesn't matter...the Dodgers are done ne way

[dodgerdave]

Wow. Derek Lowe tossed a one-hit shutout today. Jerry Hairston was the only Cubs batter to get a base hit, and he did that in the first inning. The Dodger bats came alive as Olmedo Saenz slugged a home run, and the final score was 7-0.

[Administrator]

You still think they have a realistic shot of making the playoffs? Be real dave

[dodgerdave]

I don't think they will win the division. The Padres will more than likely win it. The Dodgers still have six games against the Padres and six more against the D'Backs in September, so it's still possible.

[carson150]

I think everyone from N.L West is out of it.

[Administrator]

carson150 said:

I think everyone from N.L West is out of it.

LOL

[longlosers]

if a teams makes the playoffs with a sub 500 win percentage then I would be on teh phone to bud selig calling for a reform to the playoff style.....

make it teh top 4 teams or something like that in seach division go at it.....

[Administrator]

San Diego will sneak over .500 before the end of the year

[jcs88]

In the offseason, I thought the Dodgers would sneak away with the AL West this year, but it appears as if San Diego will see the postseason instead. Can't say that any team in that division deserves a playoff berth, though.

[dodgerdave]

I was even duped myself, especially after the 12-2 start to the season.

[jcs88]

And losing Gagne for the year really hurt them. Having such a dominant closer at the end of each games adds a load of pressure onto the opposing team, so that was an edge the Dodgers missed out on this season.

[dodgerdave]

Now it's definitely over. The Dodgers are now 7 games back after losing twice in a row to a sorry team like Colorado. Coupled with a Padres victory and a possible Giants victory over Arizona, can move the Dodgers into fourth place in the NL West tonight.

Rockies pound Dodgers for second straight night

Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Byung-Hyun Kim went six strong innings and drove in a run, Brad Hawpe belted a homer and had a career-high four RBI, and the Colorado Rockies buried the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-1, to take the second of three games at hitter-friendly Coors Field.

Kim (5-10) scattered five hits and surrendered an earned run while striking out four, and the Rockies won their second straight after a two-game skid.

Garrett Atkins also homered for Colorado and drove in two runs, while Jorge Piedra added two RBI.

Dodgers starter D.J. Houlton (5-8) got bruised for six runs on 10 hits in just 4 2/3 innings. A five-run Colorado fifth ended his night as Los Angeles dropped its second contest in a row.

The Rockies took a first-inning lead on a double to center by Hawpe that scored Clint Barnes, who had led off with a ground-rule double to left and then gone to third on a sacrifice bunt by Cory Sullivan.

The Dodgers tied it in the fourth when Olmedo Saenz doubled to center to drive in Jeff Kent from first after he had singled.

But Colorado erupted for five runs in the fifth. After base hits by Todd Helton and Matt Holliday, Hawpe ripped a homer to right. The next batter, Atkins, made it back-to-back shots with a blast over the wall in center field.

Later in the inning, Danny Ardoin doubled to center and then scored on a base hit by Kim to make it 6-1.

The Rockies extended their lead with five more runs in the eighth on an RBI single by Holliday, an Atkins force-out that plated a run, an RBI single by Luis Gonzalez and a two-run pinch-hit single by Piedra.

Game Notes

The Rockies lead the season series 8-7...Colorado has won seven of its last 10 contests...Holliday stretched his hitting streak to six games.

09/03 23:26:07 ET

[dodgerdave]

After getting swept by the Rockies, the Dodgers dropped the first game to the Giants 3-1. The Padres were idle tonight. So the Giants are now within five of the Padres, and the Dodgers dropped to 7.5 game behind.

[Administrator]

The sun'll come out tomorrow...

[dodgerdave]

This series against the Padres is literally a "do-or-die" series. They are currently 7 games back.

[dodgerdave]

The Dodgers were 8 games out last Friday, and now all of a sudden they are 5 games out. So things might start looking more interesting in the days ahead.

[Administrator]

You need a collapse from San Diego if you want LA to make it

[dodgerdave]

I've stated several the past two weeks that the Dodgers season is over. But every time they gain a couple of games in the standings, I start getting optimistic again and then they start losing again. But this is it. It's over in 2005. No more optimism.

[jcs88]

they should still have a pretty good team in place for next year...

[dodgerdave]

The 2005 season is only the Dodgers second losing season since 1993. The other one was in 1999. During the same stretch, the Pirates and Brewers haven't had a single winning season.

[Administrator]

Dodgers suck! LOL

[dodgerdave]

yes, they sure do. They have lost 6 in a row. Just plain awful.

[jcs88]

at this point it doesn't matter anymore. i still think they'll be back strong next year, competing for the west once again. so don't worry dave, the misery will be over soon enough lol.