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Gameday Thread, #75: 6/24 vs Angels

Lucha_tiny by Jim McLennan on in Diamondbacks News

Bartolo Colon, RHP (0-3, 5.57)
Claudio Vargas, RHP (6-4, 5.02)

Here we go again. Perhaps if we all close our eyes until we get past the first inning, and pretend it doesn't happen, we just might stand a chance. Not that Colon has exactly been a force to be reckoned with thus far, but he's only made four starts. Last time wasn't bad - nine hits and a walk over seven innings, with two earned runs.

Vargas was the last starter to pitch in a win - not that he got the win, of course. However, two runs in six innings against Pittsburgh was good enough to keep us in the game. So hopefully, he'll be able to do the same again, and we can build on last night's hit-parade, by actually driving in some runs today. Though "hope" is basically all we've got to cling onto, rather than, say, "realistic expectations of victory".

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Today's lineup
  1. C. Counsell ss .282
  2. J. DaVanon rf .281
  3. L. Gonzalez lf .264
  4. C. Jackson 1b .268
  5. C. Tracy 3b .274
  6. E. Byrnes cf .291
  7. J. Estrada c .308
  8. O. Hudson 2b .257
  9. C. Vargas p .130
Interesting. No Shawn Green, even though there's a RHP on the mound. Maybe there's something in his history against Colon? Ah, there you go: Green is batting .207, DaVanon .500. In, er, two at-bats. But Byrnes is 9-for-23, so I guess they wanted both him and DaVanon in the lineup.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 9:34 PM EDT reply actions  

No damage in the top of the first
That's practically a victory right there.

by kishi on Jun 24, 2006 9:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Absolutely
In a conscious decision, I didn't even open up the Gameday window until ten minutes after first-pitch. Seems to have done the trick: I'll have to do that more often!

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Vargas shuts em down in the 1st
Good start

by William K @ AZ Snakepit on Jun 24, 2006 9:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Gonzo walks
Early RISP opportunity for the middle of the order

by William K @ AZ Snakepit on Jun 24, 2006 9:54 PM EDT reply actions  

It'd be nice to have a lead.
Can't remember the last time we had one in the first...

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Doh
Conor Jackson grounds into doubleplay

by William K @ AZ Snakepit on Jun 24, 2006 9:56 PM EDT reply actions  

I suppose...
It was too much to hope for.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

here comes napoli
Which restaurant will he hit the ball to tonight?
"If my mind and my heart were done, it would be easier." -Troy Percival

by LTUPHLO on Jun 24, 2006 9:56 PM EDT reply actions  

hello old friends
i guess its the same old same old.
"very cunning Mr. *VIII*" -- Jim

by Mr. Philosophical on Jun 24, 2006 9:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Though in our defense...
The "same old same old" would involve us already trailing.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

foul off estrada
and the angels continue to inflict pain upon estrada
"If my mind and my heart were done, it would be easier." -Troy Percival

by LTUPHLO on Jun 24, 2006 10:00 PM EDT reply actions  

2 on and 1 out for the Angels
Kennedy up

by William K @ AZ Snakepit on Jun 24, 2006 10:03 PM EDT reply actions  

Just a delayed spanking
We're being teased with by having them get out of the 1st with no damamge...

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 24, 2006 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Vargas strikes out the side
Round a double and a walk, but we take what we can get. Two scoreless innings. Can't remember the last time that happened.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 10:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Vargas Ks Kennedy and Colon
7 more shutout innings to go!

by William K @ AZ Snakepit on Jun 24, 2006 10:07 PM EDT reply actions  

we can
always hope.
"very cunning Mr. *VIII*" -- Jim

by Mr. Philosophical on Jun 24, 2006 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

22 pitches
ugh.
"very cunning Mr. *VIII*" -- Jim

by Mr. Philosophical on Jun 24, 2006 10:13 PM EDT reply actions  

Hudson hits a ball out of the yard
and also scores Tracy who happened to be on first base.  2-0 D'Backs

by William K @ AZ Snakepit on Jun 24, 2006 10:14 PM EDT reply actions  

Hey Everybody!
Mind if I sit in? With me, I count VIII.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 10:28 PM EDT reply actions  

The more the merrier...
I see you guys got your ninth-inning own back on the A's...

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

2 more Ks for Vargas
1/3 of the job done

by William K @ AZ Snakepit on Jun 24, 2006 10:29 PM EDT reply actions  

KKKKKKK...
Yeah, but I wouldn't be too proud of the Vlad "K", Guerrero helped a LOT.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 10:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Nothing new there...
He's not exactly known for plate discipline, and will swing at anything in the same zip code. The amazing thing is, he's still quite capable of smacking it out of the park!

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

"Offensively keep grinding"
Our teeth in frustration?
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 10:32 PM EDT reply actions  

DaVanon's 2 for 2
Colon not looking like a Cy Young winner yet.  They really should have kept Jered Weaver up...not only because I have Weaver on my team :)

by William K @ AZ Snakepit on Jun 24, 2006 10:33 PM EDT reply actions  

I hope Gonzo
shuts up his detractors.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 10:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Looks like a repeat of the 1st inning
Gonzo walks and Conor is up.  Will he ground into a double-play again?

by William K @ AZ Snakepit on Jun 24, 2006 10:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Are you giving your runners discretion,
Or was that a coaching gaffe?
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 10:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Interesting decision...
Either way. I presume it wasn't a double steal?

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, he won't now
as DaVanon is caught stealing 3rd

by William K @ AZ Snakepit on Jun 24, 2006 10:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Jackson flies out
and the lead remains at 2

by William K @ AZ Snakepit on Jun 24, 2006 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

I had a gag about Jackson and Martin Scorsese...
something about eyebrow lineage...
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 10:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Closer than you might think...
  • Martin Scorsese was in Guilty by Suspicion (1991) with Gailard Sartain
  • Gailard Sartain was in Spitfire Grill, The (1996) with John M. Jackson
  • John M. Jackson is the father of Conor Jackson

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

The uncomfort that is Counsell at the plate
Provides the energy to pop up like that in the infield.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 10:44 PM EDT reply actions  

You all feel free to contribute.
You're as quiet as the at-Chase, uh, crowd.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 10:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Hey, our turn to get a double-play
These seem to have stopped coming lately too...

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 10:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Vargas gets through 4 innings
which is in itself a minor miracle

by William K @ AZ Snakepit on Jun 24, 2006 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

A gift...
Now take it to Returns...and CASH IN!
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Tracy gets on the hard way
Leadoff runner on in the D'Backs 4th

by William K @ AZ Snakepit on Jun 24, 2006 10:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Separated at Birth
Bartolo Colon & Chico Marx
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 10:49 PM EDT reply actions  

By the way...
At MCC today we Manlaw'd Interleague games not counting.That was before Durham picked one up off his shoetops in the 9th.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 10:52 PM EDT reply actions  

When I lived in Cali,
"Chones" was Mexamerican slang for "Boxers"
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:03 PM EDT reply actions  

The fighters
Or the undergarment? Not that it really matters much.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

I tend To OvercapitalizE
the undergarments
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

No plate discipline from Cabrera, either
I wonder if you can jinx a shutout by talking about it, as with a no/no...
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Vargas dances away again...
It's the Angels who are leaving runners on the basepaths tonight - every inning so far...

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 11:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Really...I wince to see Craig prepare to hit
At least he's not sweeping cobwebs off the ceiling anymore....well! He dusted THAT one!
Good ol' uncomfort...channeled.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:09 PM EDT reply actions  

DaVanon 3-for-3 too
En fuego, as I believe they say. That's Counsell's second of the season: he's catching up on Gonzo.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 11:12 PM EDT reply actions  

And the politest crowd .
Think they'd be livin' large...hey! Drop beer prices, and watch the decibel levels rise.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:13 PM EDT reply actions  

Jim,
I think we're alone now...there doesn't seem to be any one aro-ound.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Tempted to put a link to
Tiffany's Playboy spread here, but I'll demur...

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

I came in in the 3rd,
Yet it seems I've seen Tracy bat 3 times already.Whoo!this Gatorade's been spiked AGAIN..
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Just realised
Jackson is batting cleanup. Batting .203 with a .237 slugging percentage in June. Anyone know why?

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 11:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Demur that demurring.
I can keep a secret...you'll maintain that family man persona of yers..
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Melvin throws darts at a board w/names
for lineup spots? Alou does something similar.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:22 PM EDT reply actions  

How long does Claudio usually last?
Given a lead...do you remember?
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:24 PM EDT reply actions  

A lead?
What's that? :-) Actually, he had one last time in Pittsburgh: left with a 4-2 lead after six innings. Season high is 107 pitches - he's at 88 through 5 2/3. Due up fourth in the bottom of the inning, so if anyone gets on, could be a pinch-hitter.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

OMG
a 4-0 lead!?!
"very cunning Mr. *VIII*" -- Jim

by Mr. Philosophical on Jun 24, 2006 11:25 PM EDT reply actions  

1=2=3 innin
by vargas
"very cunning Mr. *VIII*" -- Jim

by Mr. Philosophical on Jun 24, 2006 11:26 PM EDT reply actions  

OMG
HE was ogling the aforementioned Tiffany expose when
he should have been front - and - center.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:27 PM EDT reply actions  

O-dog to straight center?
"Quietly move" him. Bonds couldn't do THAT.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:29 PM EDT reply actions  

RISP
hmm..
"very cunning Mr. *VIII*" -- Jim

by Mr. Philosophical on Jun 24, 2006 11:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Interesting...
Looks like they're sending up Vargas?

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 11:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Frankly
I'd have traded a run for an inning: the seventh will be his last, almost certainly.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Frankly
ur are giving your trade.
"very cunning Mr. *VIII*" -- Jim

by Mr. Philosophical on Jun 24, 2006 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Re:the previous post
I laughed to see two ads behind home."Natural Chemistry" and "I'm lovin' it"
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Melvin on the nod
Test him.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:34 PM EDT reply actions  

And Counsell goes down swinging...
I wonder if not pinch-hitting for Vargas will come back and haunt us? It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest...

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 11:37 PM EDT reply actions  

shhhh
"very cunning Mr. *VIII*" -- Jim

by Mr. Philosophical on Jun 24, 2006 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

The other day
I saw a replay of the collision Estrada had as a catcher w/ the Braves. I applaud his mobility today - I'd STILL be sore.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Jonny's rubbing the wrong area
The chaw juice is on his chin...
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh-oh...
Error by Jackson. The shutout wobbles, as Vargas prepares to throw his 100th pitch.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 11:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Ouch...
That was ugly.What will follow will, no doubt, be uglier.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Viscaino...
How's yours? Ours is useless at the plate - oh snap! The best Aflac commercial ever!
"And they give you cash...which is just as good as money."
Classic Yogi.."Half of baseball is 90% mental."
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Ours has his moments...
But like most of the bullpen, they're not necessarily good moments...

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Disaster looms...
Tying run at the plate. Vargas yanked after loading the bases with one out. I feel like frickin' Nostradamus right now.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 11:50 PM EDT reply actions  

4-2.
meh.
"very cunning Mr. *VIII*" -- Jim

by Mr. Philosophical on Jun 24, 2006 11:52 PM EDT reply actions  

I called it
Just call me Nostradamus (Not that it wasn't pathetically obvious)
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:52 PM EDT reply actions  

Too much Nostradamus, eh, James?
Let's back it off a tad. See what happens.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:53 PM EDT reply actions  

4-4
vizcaino... boooo.
"very cunning Mr. *VIII*" -- Jim

by Mr. Philosophical on Jun 24, 2006 11:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh, look...
There goes the lead.

Melvin = frickin' idiot.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 11:54 PM EDT reply actions  

get the sticks!
FIRE HIM.
"very cunning Mr. *VIII*" -- Jim

by Mr. Philosophical on Jun 24, 2006 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

OK..I'll start..
I have NO IDEA what will happen w/ Guerrero
(Actually, having just seen it I do- but I'm playing along)
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Melvin plays Alou
Is this why our division is such a terror - keen managerial decisions?
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:57 PM EDT reply actions  

I think Melvin...
Still thought he was managing an AL team, or in an AL park, and thought the DH'd be hitting for Vargas. ;-(

by Jim McLennan on Jun 24, 2006 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Melvin was a catcher?
With WHO?When?
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 24, 2006 11:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Melvin's career

Excellent defensively, Melvin struggled at the plate, batting just .233 over his ten major league seasons. In 1987 he threw out 40% of the opposition's would-be basestealers (second-best in the NL) as the Giants' part-time catcher, nailing Tim Raines and Vince Coleman twice each. He also hit a career-high 11 home runs that year, but batted just .199.

After three seasons of splitting time with Mickey Tettleton (1989-90) and Chris Hoiles (1991) behind the plate for the Baltimore Orioles, Melvin was traded to Kansas City for Storm Davis. He batted a career-high .314 in 1992 but played in only 32 games, never again seeing regular action in his three remaining seasons. (SCL/AF)

by Jim McLennan on Jun 25, 2006 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions  

So they run Yogi again
I should watch D-Blank - er, D- Back games more often.
  Sorry for the slip - conditioned, dontcha know. J-Mac, I haven't forgotten your point about being a polite guest...I AM practicing admirable restraint. For me.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:03 AM EDT reply actions  

"2 and 16 slide..."
And you're HOW FAR back?
Tempest, etc.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:06 AM EDT reply actions  

This is the point where
the leader of a team would step up and deliver....

Sadly, I don't think this team has a leader right now...

I see the "Face" of the franchise just struke out.... great!

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 25, 2006 12:08 AM EDT reply actions  

the face
isnt gonna leave i bet. Anyways, there is no leader for the team, not after johnson left.
"very cunning Mr. *VIII*" -- Jim

by Mr. Philosophical on Jun 25, 2006 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions  

Part of me...
Wants us to lose this one, so Melvin gets hauled over the coals for his earlier idiocy.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 25, 2006 12:26 AM EDT reply actions  

Yeah..
The first part of the cure is admission of the problem.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

Whooo..Johnson as the leader?
I heard he just brooded by himself...didn't interact 'cept on RJ Gameday...and I DEFINITELY wouldn't want THAT mug as the "Face" of the franchise. YOW!
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:28 AM EDT reply actions  

The glower of the franchise...
Hard to say who was the leader in 2001. Curt? Matt? Mark? Gonzo?

by Jim McLennan on Jun 25, 2006 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah.."The Big Ugly Unit"
But WHAT a pitcher...a moment of silence for the sheer domination that WAS Randy Johnson.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

So THAT's where all the "pitch" went..
Why doesn't Ana-er, LAAoA give up and just change their colors to black?
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:31 AM EDT reply actions  

Clutch Clark.
He used to really PISS ME OFF, but apparently he's not all that productive anymore, or just platooned a lot and losing the eye?
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:36 AM EDT reply actions  

Both
Got that single though. If this run doesn't score, wonder who'll play 1B in extra innings? Clark replaced Jackson, and has now been pulled for a pinch-runner himself.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 25, 2006 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

Counsell...Mr. Execution
The New "Face"? Well, maybe bob that schnozz...
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:38 AM EDT reply actions  

The bunt...
Yes, bring in a pinch-runner for a sac. bunt. Hmmm... Questionable at the best of times.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 25, 2006 12:39 AM EDT reply actions  

Jay Bell.
Got an amusing bit concerning JB and a Burger King marquee at McKellips/Country Club...if we (you) get through this.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:40 AM EDT reply actions  

WHY
are they booing an IBB?
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:41 AM EDT reply actions  

BALL.
Green's too tall for proper perspective.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:42 AM EDT reply actions  

Good job, Shawn
That call was bad?
See, your broadcasters are subjective HOMERS.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:45 AM EDT reply actions  

Angels getting into this NL style of play
15 players used through nine innings by each team.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 25, 2006 12:45 AM EDT reply actions  

Sheesh
Hope it works, Bob. Didn't know he could be that animated.He seems so...sedate.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:46 AM EDT reply actions  

Ouch
Byrnes really tries.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:48 AM EDT reply actions  

cmon guys
dont let thi one get away
Webb=Cy Young

by webby17 on Jun 25, 2006 12:49 AM EDT reply actions  

another chance to
snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?  

It's gotta end sometime !

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 25, 2006 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions  

So this BK Marquee...
Always commented on AZ sports..when Spivey was doing his new phenom thing, they posted:
Junior Spivey...making us forget the bells.
Liberty...Taco...Jay.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:50 AM EDT reply actions  

Junior Spivey
Last seen, dead last in batting average in the Pacific Coast League. What happened?

by Jim McLennan on Jun 25, 2006 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

He's a wuss...
Greg Aquino would have loaded the bases with no outs. :-)

by Jim McLennan on Jun 25, 2006 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

They also posted
Pitching depth...wading pool...after Curt and Randy.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:52 AM EDT reply actions  

Easley at first.
Tracy notches his second K of the day.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 25, 2006 12:55 AM EDT reply actions  

"Flails"
Apt.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 12:58 AM EDT reply actions  

Uhh...
What's the AZ extra inning record?
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:00 AM EDT reply actions  

LOL!
This is foreign territiory to us, usually we blow it wide open in the first so as not to worry about going extra innings....

But we are even at 2-2 in xtra innings...

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 25, 2006 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

96?
Whooo.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:05 AM EDT reply actions  

Who's left on the bench?
Andy Green and Snyder, think that's about it?

by Jim McLennan on Jun 25, 2006 1:07 AM EDT reply actions  

LEATHER!
Very nice.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:07 AM EDT reply actions  

Byrnes ...
0-for-2 on Sportscenter PODs.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:08 AM EDT reply actions  

Byrnes
E for Eric...also for Effort...also for Enthusiasm.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:10 AM EDT reply actions  

Angels gamble
in replacing Shields almost got them the lead, back fired...  We need to win it here though...

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 25, 2006 1:14 AM EDT reply actions  

Counsell wins it in 11th!
It's possibul...
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:16 AM EDT reply actions  

Gonzo wins it in the 12th!
Why not?
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:24 AM EDT reply actions  

Oh.
That's why not.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:25 AM EDT reply actions  

Grace=Homer
True perspective comes with the side view replay.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:27 AM EDT reply actions  

Your booth ended the game
before the ball was caught
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:32 AM EDT reply actions  

HELLO?
Hello...
     ...hello...
           ...o...
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:33 AM EDT reply actions  

OK...
Who's driving this bus?Me? You don't really trust me THAT much, do you?
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:35 AM EDT reply actions  

Still here...
Collapsing from hunger, but still just here!

by Jim McLennan on Jun 25, 2006 1:36 AM EDT reply actions  

Oh, well...
I should have gone to lunch...

by Jim McLennan on Jun 25, 2006 1:39 AM EDT reply actions  

Barring unforeseen circumstances,
Angels outlast Backs in 13th
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:40 AM EDT reply actions  

Leading 4 to Zero,
We find, once again, a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory...

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 25, 2006 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

And...heeeere's Yogi
Again!
The duck's sidewalk comment is what slays ME.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:41 AM EDT reply actions  

Jim, you gotta be prepared.
I showered during one commercial, got the beans steaming in another, collected them during a third.
I'm washed, fed, watered (Sangria!) Didn't miss a Yogi.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:44 AM EDT reply actions  

I am, however...
At work. :-) Fortunately, my job today involves a lot of waiting for answers from more knowledgeable people than me! So I've had a lot of time to kill... Not quite enough to shower and cook though.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 25, 2006 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

OK
That was , uh, anticlimactic, after AT & T. See ya.
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by victor frankenstein on Jun 25, 2006 1:46 AM EDT reply actions  

That's it.
Game over. Game over. Melvin must go.

by Jim McLennan on Jun 25, 2006 1:47 AM EDT reply actions  

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