Gameday Thread, #160: 9/29 vs. Padres

by Jim McLennan on Sep 29, 2006 9:33 PM EDT in Gameday Threads

Clay Hensley, RHP (11-11, 3.73)

Livan Hernandez, RHP (12-13, 4.95)

Let's hope Part II of the Gonzo Farewell Weekend goes a bit better than the first act, shall we say. Not immediately optimistic, seeing that Hensley has been lights-out for the past couple of months. However, Hernandez v2.0 has been pretty solid of late, and so there might be some hope for us. First pitch is looming, and not much time to write more, as I had a fun, but kinda weird afternoon. It was the 6th birthday of Brain Damage Films, so we celebrated that down at The Sets, with beers, food and an appropriately horror-themed cake.

Bizarrely, when we were at the supermarket, picking up the cake, some guy, entranced by it, came up and introduced himself as the nephew of Tod Browning, director of 1932 horror classic Freaks. Strange world... But contrary to suitsme's fears, I should be around for most of that one, so comments will follow. Please feel free to join me. Though I might skip the margaritas tonight. :-)

PS. Can William K drop me an email (trashcityman@aol.com)? Tried to find an address on BBTNG, but had no luck. Nothing crucial.

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There are none (uuuurrrrp) left...

But judging by early developments you'll be looking for something to dull the memory.

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by victor frankenstein on Sep 29, 2006 9:47 PM EDT reply actions

A lethal mix...

I'm already a couple of Killian's Irish Reds and a couple of Newcastle Browns down the pipes, so I think switching to liquor would be a bad, bad move tonight... :-)

by Jim McLennan on Sep 29, 2006 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Camera angles...

Livan in front of McDonalds' "I'm Lovin' It".
Lookin' like he has for years.

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by victor frankenstein on Sep 29, 2006 9:49 PM EDT reply actions

Tonight's line-up

C. Counsell 2b .260
E. Byrnes cf .269
L. Gonzalez lf .272
C. Tracy 3b .276
C. Jackson 1b .293
S. Drew ss .317
C. Quentin rf .248
C. Snyder c .281
L. Hernandez p .212

Jackson clanks on an admittedly-poor pickoff throw from Hernandez 2.0, when they had Roberts picked off. Worse still, it took him two attempts to pick the ball up, and Roberts could have crawled to second on his belly, with a daffodil in his...well, y'know, before the ball got there.. Sigh. Still, no harm done.

by Jim McLennan on Sep 29, 2006 9:53 PM EDT reply actions

No love for Gonzo...

That looked like ball four to me, but the home plate umpire's idea of honouring our left-fielder involves ringing him up. Down go the D'backs, 1-2-3.

by Jim McLennan on Sep 29, 2006 9:57 PM EDT reply actions

That's better

After eight of the first nine hitters get retired, Counsell walks, and Byrnes deposits one on the left-field bleachers. Interesting story from Grace about Craig Counsell giving Randy Johnson a dressing-down in the locker-room. Wonder what that was about? Would like to have been a fly on the wall for that one.

by Jim McLennan on Sep 29, 2006 10:32 PM EDT reply actions