Gameday Thread, #13: 4/14 vs.Giants
by Jim McLennan on Apr 14, 2008 8:00 PM EDT
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Here we go... The game may not be on TV, and so we'll be huddling round the screen of the laptop, but this promises to be an interesting even. Battle of the Southpaws, as Sanchez - career victories 4 - takes on Johnson - career victories 284. I am curious to see how Johnson does, but this first outing is likely not going to prove much either way; last season, it took him a couple of starts before he really hit form. On the other hand, the Giants' line-up is now 'Roidsman free, and the regular SF starting lineup has just four homers combined this season: less than Upton and Reynolds each, on their own.
We'd do well not to under-estimate Sanchez, who has struck out eighteen in just ten innings of work. His last outing, six innings of shutout ball against the Padres, was by no means unimpressive, as he fanned ten and allowed only three hits, in a 1-0 victory. As for Johnson, I think we'd be very happy with six innings from him and a quality start: Yusmeiro Petit will be on standby, and I certainly hope that the bullpen is a good deal more successful than yesterday, when the Orckies raked them over the coals to the tune of ten runs in six innings.
I will be about, but I'm not sure exactly how, where or what. It's the only night game of this series, which is kinda weird - there seem to have been a lot more afternoon contests this season so far. I'm pretty confident, however, providing Johnson doesn't fall apart in the first couple of innings: a win today could be the start of another good streak. Oh, and tonight's recap will be coming to you courtesy of Azreous - think he should have plenty to write about!
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won't be around
For this one but hoping Randy can get his work in and get out again, to be honest if we had to pick anyone for him to 'warm up' against it would be the Giants (famous last words)
Well then...
this should be interesting, watching the game on the computer.
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"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Will be sneaking peaks during my Tutorial
Of all days for a free broadcast, it has to be on the day with a tutorial and tons of work to be done... sigh...
by singaporedbacksfan on Apr 14, 2008 8:30 PM EDT reply actions
Just got logged in
Over at diamondbacks.com, and am watching the A's-Sox game as I speak, to test out the system. It's a bit jerky, but seems fairly credible.
The older one
I am very leery of downloading and installing ANYTHING by Microsoft... :-)
by Jim McLennan on Apr 14, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
So am I, usually, but Silverlight
is a lot better for me than the old one!
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Silverlight is not loading any video for me. Great. And now I'm not sure if I can uninstall it...
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Uh oh, that's strange. :(
There should be an uninstaller!
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
The reason I ask
is because I downloaded Silverlight originally at start of season for MLB Audio. Did not work --- I actually uninstalled it - and the audio started working again --
So I also am using the old media player
I have very few plugins installed in Firefox....
....but one of them IS Silverlight. As a media player, it's totally legit.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm using the original media player. It's not jerky at all for me. It's just like watching it on TV, just much smaller.
I think the jerkiness
I probably my memory, which is likely too small on this computer for good streaming video. I'll likely be switching to the laptop in the kitchen so we can dine while watching it.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 14, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Yah.
If it gets too jerky for me, I'll prolly switch down to MLB.tv rather than MLB.tv Premium.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
It's looking really good...
on my laptop. I was afraid watching wirelessly might cause problems, but it doesn't seem to be. The picture is small, but it's clear as a bell.
by azshadowwalker on Apr 14, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Same here.
I'm having a bit of a problem in the fact that my laptop is steam-powered, (5 years old) but other than that, no issues.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I watch every game on a laptop.
I have had mlb.tv since its inception and this year is the worst it has ever been. The picture is jerky and terrible.
On a related note, on my free CentSports sports betting account, should I take the D'Backs +1.5 or straight up?
by oklahomasooners on Apr 14, 2008 9:31 PM EDT reply actions
I'll be watching it on tv :D
but not with Daron and Mark! :( I'd join you all on mlb.tv but I'll be blacked out.
So we'll have to see how far behind you all are from I. Damn that the time stamps don't include seconds, I'll just have to watch for the new post notifier. I don't want to spoil it for everyone.
MLB.tv
It is exactly the same as the broadcast. I have watched almost every game on mlb.tv and have commented on this very forum and haven't noticed any difference whatsoever.
by oklahomasooners on Apr 14, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, there is some delay
But that may be neutralized by everyone's typing speeds. I IM with some friends and I know there's lag.
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh I bet *you'll* get *our* broadcast
When they mentioned lifting the blackout restrictions, I bet that means it was originally only the SF broadcast allowed only for the SF market. So Daron and Mark get the day off, you all get to experience Kruk and Kuip... ahahaha..
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
If everyone gets the SF feed then I think some people may come to appreciate Gracie and Sutton a little bit more.
I get my coverage through Extra Innings. It seems pretty rare that I get the AZ feed and the only other broadcast crew, IMO, that is consistently better than Gracie and Sutton is Vin Scully.
Gracie & Daron
I really don't have a problem with our TV guys. I know a lot of people don't like Gracie's commentary, but I find it far less annoying than most color commentators. It's much better than when we had Jim Traber, at least. (I know that's setting the bar low.)
by azshadowwalker on Apr 14, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
I think a lot of 3rd party fans -- as in, non-Dbacks fans and non-opponent fans, don't seem to mind Grace at all.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm at my PC watching it.
This will be my first online viewing of a game. Hopefully it doesn't suck.
Go Randy!
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
IAWTC
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh hey, anyone testing it out
by watching the A's/White Sox game, that's what I'm watching live. So if you can, post when something big happens - hit, K, HR anything - and we'll see how big the lag is.
As I said above..
.. I have been watching games on mlb.tv and posting here after a big hit, out, whatever, for a couple years and I have never noticed a lag.
by oklahomasooners on Apr 14, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I just checked with the A's game
(which for some reason it let me watch) and there's about a 26 second delay for me.
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
That could also be....
....because a lot of people watch baseball over DirecTV or Dish Network. The satellite roundtrip adds a lag that may be matched by the speed of streaming the broadcast.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Register, Damn you!
MLB TV is giving me fits trying to register.
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
Do you have to register?
I have an mlb.com account, but I didn't have to sign in to get the game.
by azshadowwalker on Apr 14, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Today's lineup:
C. Young cf .224
E. Byrnes lf .300
O. Hudson 2b .261
C. Jackson 1b .286
M. Reynolds 3b 0.298
J. Upton rf .400
S. Drew ss .317
R. Hammock c .200
R. Johnson p .000
Hammock gets the call behind the plate for RJs return.
We are very RHB heavy so should do well against their LHP.
Good for Hammock!
I'm glad. He caught all of RJ before, they know each other well.
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
Actually, last year, Snyder caught Johnson for eight of his ten starts. Hammock was sent back down shortly after the Big Unit's return. But, overall, yes: Hammock has caught 22 Johnson starts, including the perfect game of course; Snyder 13.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 14, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Caught the perfect.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
We'll take another perfect game
Too much to ask?
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
soco's keys to the game
1) Watch "How I Met Your Mother" (FINALLY)
2) Hop on the computer to watch a few frames
3) Regret the Chinese food I had for dinner
4) Dessert?
The boys in Sedona Red slugged it out with a pretty pesky poltergeist, then stayed on to dance the night away with some of the lovely ladies who witnessed the disturbance.
I'm not happy that I'm going to be forced to choose between How I Met Your Mother and Bones for the rest of the season. Tragic.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Neither is Mrs. soco
thankfully we have a DVR otherwise there'd probably be a throw down.
The boys in Sedona Red slugged it out with a pretty pesky poltergeist, then stayed on to dance the night away with some of the lovely ladies who witnessed the disturbance.
Bones has apparently won, due to the earlier start time. We'll have to find HIMYM later...
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
I like Bones.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
dstorms keys to the game
1) finish taxes with help of the SnakePit accountants
2) swear at monitor as it freezes between every RJ slider
3) swear at TaxCut once it tells me how much I owe
4) Dessert
I'm excited, I got two of my refunds already
It looks like I'm still waiting for the state.
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
You use TaxCut?
TurboTax is SOOOO much easier.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I always use TurboTax.
I tried TaxCut once and it was seriously inferior.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Stile4aly's keys to the game
Step 1: Steal Underpants
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit
In all seriousness, should I be getting a black screen at the MLB TV flash player?
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
Still not working. I may be forced to play it in IE. Ick.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Oh and you get to see SF commercials
Hahaha this is going to be fun... it's exactly what I go through watching AZ commercials. :)
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Update - You're not going to believe....
this - live from San Francisco -- Randy Johnson is actually the first major league pitcher to use a walker to get to the mound -
To hell with that. I think we need to design him some power armor.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
...and yet
He still shuts down the Giants offense for seven innings. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Apr 14, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey!
It's working, E.T.! IT'S WORKING!!
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Thus far
Very impressed with the pic, even enlarged to full screen on the laptop, it's not jerky and not blurry. This just might work.
It's also amazing how long an advert break seems to last when there aren't any actual adverts...
I'm really surprised
That MLB haven't sold advertising during their version of the broadcast. Is this a special, or do you never get adverts during online games?
See, if we were smart,
we'd bat Bam Bam first.... he's more patient.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
...
Are they planning to implement an "ignore user" feature?
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
In MY face...
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Whew
Got it running just in time for first pitch. And... Okay, that was underwhelming. Maybe Byrnes left some of that pop-up impatience in the lead-off spot.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Not sure I like this moving picture stuff
too hard to comment on here
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
Heh
I'm actually glad it won't run on my laptop- I can run it on the desktop and comment on the laptop.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
See that area behind home plate?
Ok I've never sat there (that's new as of last year) but I've sat to the 1st base side of that. It's sweet.
Damn right.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
The food there is pretty awesome
Especially at the two Club levels.
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I've asked this before....
....but why the hell would the Giants hire Bruce Bochy??
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Ok, I've got the game now
Here we go. O-Dawg on first. Co Jack can put one in the bay right now.
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
That's a big lens....
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
That what you were waiting for?
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
CoJack!
Back on track with the first inning scoring!
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Did I call it or what?
2-0 D'backs.
He has pwnage indeed.
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
I have a feeling....
....that getting a quick lead may be the key to this season...
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Lets our pitchers relax.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay
Should we keep track of how many times the announcers mention "that ball that should/could have been a strike"? Move along, guys. Talk more about that guy with the huge camera lens if you have to.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
"Oh that is gonna get really annoying" (Robin Hood)
They're blaming it on that pitch, but that was totally a ball.
A walk..
Now we get to hear about it for 5 more minutes.
by oklahomasooners on Apr 14, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup.
SLIGHTLY homers, you think??
That's one thing I like about Grace and Sutton. Since one was a pitcher and one was a batter, they always disagree about borderline pitches.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh they are total homers
So is Grace at times but they're both good at removing themselves from it
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I should have clarified
I meant the 30-second celebratory delay is going to get annoying. But the references to that pitch are too. :)
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah.
Yeah, that's what I meant by "Is that what you were waiting for"?
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Just what we needed
Sanchez was pissed at not getting strike three on Hudson to get out of the innings (though it was borderline at best), and now he's 2-0 down. Fine start, good to see CoJack join the homer parade.
thisis probably
the first and last d-back game imma see on the comp
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by Mr. Philosophical on Apr 14, 2008 10:26 PM EDT reply actions
The Sheriff draws a walk
I don't think he had this many walks all last year. Much better plate discipline.
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Mmmm... French fries up close
Had the Lap Band surgery a few weeks ago. No more French Fries for me.
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Ooookay
I'm glad we know Giants fans are eating, but let's move on.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
looks good tho
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by Mr. Philosophical on Apr 14, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Flyout, but here comes the Big Unit.
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
Let's go, RJ.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Is it possible that he looks meaner without his mustache?
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
Well
Most giant frogs don't HAVE mustaches.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
No-one
ever, at any time, has called Johnson 'pretty.' Or 'attractive.' Or anything besides 'terrifying to children and the elderly.'
Good pitcher, though. :)
The Gints are leading off...
...with Randy Winn??
On another note, wasn't Winn good when he played for the Rays, and decent with the Mariners?
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Today
1) my lap top blew up!Turns out it's the battery, so no biggy
2) the first time we get a game at "normal" time and I have to be up early for a doctors appointment:-(
3)If I never see a Giants fan stuffing their face again, it'll be too soon
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
There you go
That 5th pitch looked a lot better
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
Yup
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
damn
90-82 mph?
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by Mr. Philosophical on Apr 14, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply actions
WOO!
K! FOR RJ
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by Mr. Philosophical on Apr 14, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions
1st strikeout of the year
Go Randy Go!
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First K!!
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I didn't see Bob Fitzgerald...
...did anyone else?
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Aw crap
The security guard they showed on tv (near the Reuter guy) doesn't like me... hope he's not there tomorrow.
Y doesn't he like you?
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I have no idea
Could possibly be the fact that I used to sneak down there... :) Now I get down there legitimately tho!
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Little command trouble it seems.
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
Uh oh.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Wow...
...for a larger market team, (NorCal) these announcers really kinda suck.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
They are nice guys
But, yeah, not that good of announcers
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
come on randy
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by Mr. Philosophical on Apr 14, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions
woo!
tagged up
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by Mr. Philosophical on Apr 14, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions
Oof, booted that one.
Error on Hudson?
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Shouldn't be an error.
You can't presume to get the DP, and Hudson still got his guy out.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
He was taken out by the runner
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Yah
Moron slid off the bag even though O-Dawg dropped the ball, then got tagged out.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Ack!
A little sloppy in the field there, shake it off.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Wow...
That's an NLCS flashback....
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
I'll take it
Should have been two, though.
by azshadowwalker on Apr 14, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions
Let's just get through the 1st
Johnson can calm down for the 2nd.
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18 through the first. Not too bad, considering he walked two guys.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
The announcers...
...really seem to think that Aurilia will light up RJ.
Errr... do they KNOW it's Rich Aurilia??
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
He has good career numbers against him
but they seem to forget that he hasn't seen him in a while!
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Yah
Aurilia used to destroy our pitching, for some reason; at least it always seemed like that.
Now he's old and couldn't hit a medicine ball.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
the pre-game - 'Aurilia has hit three HRs off Johnson in his career!' - was hilarious.
The last was in 2003, guys... relevance to today? Zero.
Was thinkin' the same thing..
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
K & 2
Here comes Randy, Roger Clemens. Prepare to lose your #2 all time spot.
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still intactwoop
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by Mr. Philosophical on Apr 14, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions
OH NO!!
First stoppage in play for buffering.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Nice job, Randy.
Perhaps this WON'T be a total disaster.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
My favourite RJ moments?
That time his filling fell out on the mound and he went looking for it.
And I'm sorry say, the exploding bird.
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
When he pitched the perfect game....
....and I was away at college, so I missed it. :-(
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I was at the A's game
and they showed the final out on the big screen. It was so cool to hear all the A's fans cheering for RJ. :)
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Our hitters need to be patient
They can totally rile Sanchez. Then again, he has good stuff and they have to take what they get.....
Catch 22!
OK
That commemorative pin is actually kinda sweet.
Much as I hate the Giants, it's baseball history.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
I think it said it's a print
Does it come with a pin?
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Cool!
I'll add it to my Dbacks hat. :)
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Drew is hitting .317?
Until that popup, anyway.
Not bad.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
And breathe...
The first at-bat was horrible; a four-pitch walk, nowhere even close. The good news is, he got better - fastball up to 92 mph, and Mr. Snappy looking as solid as ever. Might just be, with it being obviously chilly in SF, it takes a bit more warming up than usual.
And a frickin' horrible throw by Drew, to blow what should have been an inning-ending double-play. That was the baseball equivalent of what we used to call in football a "hospital pass". Thank heavens the base-runner slid into left-field.
Thank heavens
it's the Giants.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I SAID
i never want to see a Giants fan stuffng thier face again!
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
can we get an exemption
so Randy doesn't have to hit? There has to be some protection for middle age workers? ACLU?
AARP,
even though he's not technically retired.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
3B
is cheating up against the bunt
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Uh-oh
They're not trying to wear him out by walking him, are they?
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Dang
CY shoulda swung at that, probably.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Nope
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, come on
Whatever, didn't look like he went around to me.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
There's no way he went around
I call Bullshit!
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
Of course
The fantastic Giants broadcasters elected to go straight to commercial; skip any possible replay.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
ARGH
The Giants clearly paid off the umpiring staff. Clearly.
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There's nothing else to show
Wait til they get to the "Eliminator"
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
If YOU had to comment on Giants games, wouldn't YOU find any possible way to amuse yourself??
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps
but on the other hand, I've done anything so dastardly or heinous as to have received such an awful punishment. So we're talking hypotheticals, here...
I need to visit McCC to see how they're faring...
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Ok
The picture they have for their gameday thread is PRICELESS.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
mccoveychronicles.com
It's on the front page
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Here
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay...
Now, let's see a 1-2-3 inning from Randy.
And can I just say, Giants fans are idiots? That trio were, certainly.
Did the field reporter just forget what the Cy Young was called for a momenr?
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Haha I think she did
She's... uh... yeah.
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Arrgh
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
That slider ain't gonna work
Until he gets his fastball working.
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I think
either 3 or 4.
I think it's Jupton, O-Dawg, and Byrnes. Maybe CY too, I'm not sure.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh is that Wednesday?
I'm such a bad person for not knowing..
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
On the plus side
I think he still has a no hitter going.
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+1
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I forgot about that Gold Glove he won LAST year...
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
+5!!
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
C'mon, RJ!!
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
One more strike. One more strike!!!
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Beautiful strike there..
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MARK!!
YOU'RE FIRED!!!!
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
And Randy is officially pissed.
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
That was a tough play but I think Wold should have made that play.
Our D is lookin' pretty sad so far.
I don't think it was Drew
I'm pretty sure it was Reynolds
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I kinda would like to see the replay of that. Where was Byrnes?
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Along with his dog
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, it *was* Drew
Special K, you have my deepest apologies.
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SERIOUSLY...
What is up with this crap defense? C'mon Hammock.
by oklahomasooners on Apr 14, 2008 11:06 PM EDT reply actions
Robby drops the ball on the steal.
Wow... any other team but the Giants and we wouldn't be tied.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
When I said
let's bury a Giants jersey in concrete, I meant with a Giants player in it.
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
Ok, we need a live chicken to take the curse off.
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They scored that as a hit? Really? It bounced out of his glove!
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
It bounced off his glove
Too difficult of a play to be called an error
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe if everyone chants DEFENSE like at basketball games, the collective mind power will transfer to the Diamondbacks.
Usually when they say "DE-FENSE"
they mean "GOOD de-fense", NOT "BAD de-fense".
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
You realise that we don't spell it like that here?
:)
by oklahomasooners on Apr 14, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
SnakePit Spell Checker
suggests "De-FENSE".
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
The slideball?
Has anyone ever heard a slider called "the slideball" before?
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Christ on a pogo stick
the ball goes in the glove you numb f***!
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
"He can hit, but his defense is suspect"
That was said about 1,500 times when the Sheriff was called up last year. This is the first time I have really believed it.
by oklahomasooners on Apr 14, 2008 11:09 PM EDT reply actions
Randy looks like he's going to strangle Reynolds.
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As long as it's not a fight
like it was a few years ago with Gonzo.
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I doubt Reynolds has the guts to fight back
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
The Unit might be the one man in history who could put the fear of God in Mark Reynolds...
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, for the love of...
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Heh...
They could always put Burke in.
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Hehe
"Screw you guys. I'm gonna do this all myself." - Randy Johnson
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
That's the way, Randy.
You want that out, get it yourself!
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
They'll probably become earned runs
as soon as the inning is over. I think it's always like that.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Would make sense
They scored with two outs, after the error by Reynolds, so the inning should have been over.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 14, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Did they actually score it an error, though?
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, early doors yet
RJ can settle down and we can put runs on the board.
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
Another K
An insight into Randy Johnson's thought process... "What is this? They told me you could play defense! Hell with you guys, I'll have to do it myself."
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
That sucked
How many bad plays were there in that inning? Ricochet off Reynolds, his bad throw to first, Drew dropping the pop-up after getting all his glove on it, and Hammock not even getting the throw off.
Sheesh, I'd be pissed if I were Randy.
I'm not Randy, but I am pissed.
I took Arizona -1.5 and Reynolds and Drew just threw away a perfect lead.
by oklahomasooners on Apr 14, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
OTOH
Just an inning or so ago, Randy was walking every second batter. You can't get too pissed if you're not doing your job, either.
by azshadowwalker on Apr 14, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, after reviewing that pop-up to left
It was Drew, and as far as I can tell, Byrnes was getting a beer from the bleachers- he was nearly out on the warning track.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
It IS a huge park,
remember.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
And the wind looks like it's blowing hard
but it looks like it's going left to right..
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
True
And it's possible he was looking for Alameda, where the nuclear wessels are.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Hooray
for more nerdage!!
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not a nerd. I'm a multi-classed 3rd level Blogger/4th level Commenter.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 14, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Notice
the large difference between "nerdiest" and "lamest". For a demonstration, go visit GLB.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm.... now THERE'S a question...
...would you rather watch 2 Girls 1 Cup or spend an equal amount of time at GLB?
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
O Dawg!
Double
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ODawg..
.. getting some good wood on the ball tonight.
by oklahomasooners on Apr 14, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply actions
Standup two-bagger.
Dang.... most parks that's a homer.
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Giants always pay a lot of money
for really crappy FAs.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
1 out.
1 knock probably ties the game.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
We use pwnings
Not sure we can talk. ;)
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
CoJack
needs another 2-run HR right now.
by azshadowwalker on Apr 14, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply actions
THERE we go.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
There we go.
Tied up again.
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
CoJack!
He's probably getting a beer from Randy after the game.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Alright.
I have to admit... after everything the Giants had to do to take the lead, it's really amusing me how easily we retied the game.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Well
Everything that had to go their way, in terms of us sucking.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Mark! You OWE Randy!!
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
For a middle-of-the-order guy?
I'll definitely take THAT.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
only
for the second ninety feet, so to speak - the reasoning being that it was a hit, but would have been a single if Rowand hadn't looked like an older Mark Reynolds...
Yah
1 base error
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Hit and an error
He let the ball get behind him for CoJack taking the extra base
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I get that, but that was an error, while nothing in the top of the inning, save the first play, was? Just a bit odd to me.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Hometeam scorekeepers.
Homer love.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
NICE patience, Mark.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Sokay.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm.... He's Justin time to retake the lead.
GET IT!!??? :-D
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Yeah,
but I predicted it. I'd better start telling more awful puns.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Yoo can Drew eeeeet!!
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
A little more pudge, and he'd look like Barry at the plate
Now put one in the fsking cove!
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Linux user?
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
J-up RBI
NICE!
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folks - that is one mature
20-year old --- goes away into right field --- wasn't swinging for the bleachers
You know.... I was really afraid of the whole rushing Upton to the Majors thing... but not so much anymore.
Yeah, I'm pretty impressed with him, particularly given his age and experience.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
That's TWO impressive players out there
not playing like their ages: Upton AND Randy.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Against a lefty
With Upton being as timid as he has been?
Unlikely.
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Sanchez is even more timid
with his throws over
by snakecharmer on Apr 14, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Booooo to the 4 throws to 1st.
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I've noticed we haven't been running much to begin the year
have we been facing a lot of lefties or pitchers with good moves, or are we just hitting well enough to not need to run a lot
I think it's the latter.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
With all the homers we smack,
we're playing ball more like an AL team than our lovable ol' NL selves.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
According to the announcers...
it's all the ump's fault. No bad pitches. Just bad calls.
by azshadowwalker on Apr 14, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Naturally
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I have no idea what you're talking about, and I suspect I'm happier that way.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Bud Selig?
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Depends on how much more we have to bitch about.
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Hey kids.
Finally got out of the office and tossed on the MLB feed. Running pretty solid for me.
Scanning the comments, I see it's been a defensive hiccup so far. Has the Unit looked pretty solid?
He's got 4 Ks
But he's throwing a lot of pitches and walking batters. He's missing high and away to the righties.
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Unit looks decent, D looks ghastly.
This weren't the Giants, we'd probably be down by quite a few.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Can ANY announcer...
pronounce Latino surnames properly?! I'm sorry, but every damned announcer in baseball mispronounces names like Sanchez, Vazquez, etc. It makes me want to rip my hair out. The "a" makes an "ah" sound, idiots! That is the only way that letter is pronounced in Spanish. There's enough Latino players out there. These fools could learn to pronounce their names. Ol' Thommy boy had started to pronounce them properly his last year in Arizona, but I don't think I've ever heard another baseball announcer do so.
by azshadowwalker on Apr 14, 2008 11:54 PM EDT reply actions
I support
this rant.
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by DbacksSkins on Apr 14, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
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