San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks GameThread, Apr 19, 2008 8:10 PM EDT

First

Just kidding.

I’m bored/sleepy, can’t wait for the game to start. Any ideas on how to kill 40 minutes? :)

I need the DBacks to pick me up after that piece of …. of a basketball game :(

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 7:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Who let’s Tim Duncan hit a three? Honestly?!

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd be glad to answer that for you

But I have a fork jammed right into my temple.

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The best part ....

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ugh

Still fat fingers and the new posting system …

The best part was hearing the commentators complain about Manu flopping. Sigh. So true.

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you’re up 3 and they have possession, you have to foul. YOU HAVE TO FOUL!

My 90 year old grandmother knows that, but we have 2 chances to do it, and we let them hit threes both times. I could literally cry right now.

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know. really. I know.

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

There’s no way we’re winning this series now, this is as good a chance as we’ll get to win in S.A.

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

1) Patience at the Plate. Bum Elbow + Shaky Bullpen = Long night for Padres staff.
2) Run. Bard can’t throw anyone out. Stealing and base running will be keys.
3) Put the ball in play. Preferably in the Center Field gaps that Edmonds has a hard time cutting off.
4) 6 strong innings from EdGon, handed over to our top end Bull Pen.
5) CoJack had a Cycle last night. He even had more bases than the cycle calls for. It’s a cycle to me :).

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 7:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If last night is anything to go by, Edmonds is cooked as a CF… although you might be able to squeeze another couple of years out of him in one of the corner spots, I guess.

by peachy rex on Apr 19, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

After watching Edmonds on those triples by CoJack, I think he needs a Segway out in center.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Edmonds was a great CF in his day but it sure looks like all the injuries have caught up to him. With Hairston, Edmonds And Giles out there, SD has to have one of the weakest OFs in the bigs.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Segway?

Don’t you mean a powered wheelchair?

"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 19, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know if he's that slow

Maybe a golf cart?

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How about

A bullpen cart?

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

But

What are soco’s keys to the game?? Still waiting….

"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 19, 2008 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry

I was a good Jew and I was Passover seder.

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.

by soco on Apr 20, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Starting Lineup

C. Young cf .234
E. Byrnes lf .313
O. Hudson 2b .254
C. Jackson 1b .364
M. Reynolds 3b .291
J. Upton rf .377
S. Drew ss .283
C. Snyder c .190
E. Gonzalez p .000

No deviation from last night … is BoMel losing it? :)

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 7:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Why is our 6th better hitter batting 3rd? :)

by Philip from LA on Apr 19, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good point

Bo Mel … Crazy like a fox!

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm ... fish tacos ...

B. Giles rf .300
T. Iguchi 2b .232
A. Gonzalez 1b .273
K. Kouzmanoff 3b .297
J. Edmonds cf .217
J. Bard c .292
P. McAnulty lf .214
C. Crabbe ss .100
C. Young p .000

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 7:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dodgeballaz lost to the Braves.

Rox are tied with the ‘Stros. Giants won.

Time to beat the Pads and hope the Astros take down the Rox today.

"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 19, 2008 7:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

is the Rox win

I make $3

Baseball season, when everything becomes right in the world.

by seton hall snake pit on Apr 19, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

High roller, eh?

Isn’t it usually like $0.17 or something?

"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 19, 2008 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah well I got risky tonight

on a triple parlay bet

Baseball season, when everything becomes right in the world.

by seton hall snake pit on Apr 19, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope that this is Edgar’s last start and that he’s replaced by Petit or Scherzer.

by Philip from LA on Apr 19, 2008 7:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A bit early for that

He had one bad start after one good start. Have some faith.

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Eh ...

Petit and Ed Gon switching back and forth in the 5 spot wouldn’t really upset me. I just want Scherzer to stay down until the all start break … I don’t want guys figuring him out before than.

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good call, actually.

"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 19, 2008 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

What’s Edgar’s career ERA? What has he done to prove that he can be an effective starter in the major leagues?

by Philip from LA on Apr 19, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We don’t need him to be an effective starter, just a short term solution until we get DD back. I don’t know if Petit is better or not, but from what I’ve heard, Scherzer is a future reliever.

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

EdGon's career ERA against the Padres

is 4.08 in five games, just for the record.

"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 19, 2008 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

5.91

With 31 starts over 65 Games. Those big reliever outings can kill that number, to be fair.

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not to mention

He pitched a bunch in 2004, didn’t he?

"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 19, 2008 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

As a starter, 4.09 ERA in 2006 and 2007. Not too shabby for a #5 guy.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And he won 8 games for us last year, in different roles. That’s very valuable to a team.

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just so. Not many teams can afford five real starters, but everyone needs a couple of guys who can fill in the fifth spot as necessary, take spot-starts and throw long relief… and do it for peanuts.

by peachy rex on Apr 19, 2008 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not to bring up the ghost of earlier today, is it a stretch to call EdGon the Shawn Marion of the DBacks?

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm?

Care to explain why EdGon=Marion?

"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 19, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Erm

We should wait for EdGon to choke in the playoffs for a couple of years, and whine about being underappreciated (despite being the highest paid player on the team) before we make that comparison.

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Merely in the versatility sense… not the chemistry-killing locker-room cancer sense.
God today sucked. I’m still pissed.

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, we’re really missing Marion’s ability to defend Parker (and have him score 30) and Duncan (and have him score 30 with 20 boards)

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ok Shawn ...

You can either have a chance at a world title with Nash in the desert, or go to Miami where you can quit in March.

‘Do I get paid the same’

‘Yes’

‘Beienviendo A Miami!’

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

OK OK I get it. The analogy sucked. I’m sorry. Baseball shall purge the anger from my system.

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hell ...

Look at teams that have 5 plus starters, and what happens to them … White Sox, they all got old fast. Boston, your one of Josh Beckett’s pattended Blisters away from the DL.

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Edgar

I’ve never felt comfortable when he pitches. The guy just makes me nervous. Of course, tonight hasn’t done anything to change that. He can’t seem to hit Snyder’s mitt. Snyder is really looking irritated, too.

by azshadowwalker on Apr 19, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He belongs in The Land of Misfit Toys.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m personally OK with not really trying to win every 5th day until DD comes back. Especially with the way we have been hitting recently.

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That ..

And Micha has been AMAZING to this point, which I wasn’t expecting. We have three guys that can give us 6 plus solid innings while Randy get’s up to health and our 5th starter just needs to keep us in it.

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Micah

Shows you just what you can do with Spring Training stats :)

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Snydes too,

unfortunately. :-(

"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 19, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No joke

Fantasy Steal of the Year, I said to myself. Don’t go for a top flight catcher, just get snyder late in the drafts, I said. Two weeks later, he’s been dropped on every team I have …

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right as he starts to hit,

naturally.

"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 19, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Such is the life of a Fantasy Freebaser …

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This kind of thinking really annoys me. You try and win EVERY game. Is it August and are we ahead by 10 games?

by Philip from LA on Apr 19, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, it's not,

so let’s trade our entire farm system for Noah Lowry, or something….

"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 19, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't get too wound up about it,

but I do second the feeling that you should try to win every time you go out there. Of course, you’re not going to do that, but you should at least have that as your goal.

by azshadowwalker on Apr 19, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Because, you know,

I’m sure that we’re trying to lose by pitching EdGon…

"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 19, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Man....

I’ve been anticipating this game all day….

"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 19, 2008 8:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I had him too

But no one screwed me as much as Hunter Pence. He makes Tulowitzki look like A-Rod.

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

1 pitch

1 out.

"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 19, 2008 8:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

one pitch, one out. That’s a nice way to start out.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Walking a guy after 0-2

Drives me crazy

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Strangely

it drives me slightly less crazy when we’re playing a team with a AA offense, like the Pads.

"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 19, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

AA or not, they get paid to hit the ball. Let’s not tempt fate.

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I got nothin.

You’re 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 19, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gameday is reminding me that I can’t wait to be able to watch these games on TV again….

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Care to elaborate?

"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 19, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s just been very glitchy the past few days it seems.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No

I mean, when are you going to be able to watch it again?

"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 19, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, right

Little over two weeks. We’re moving down to Phoenix the first weekend of May.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Must be nice.

Where are you now again?

"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 19, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Logan, Utah

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's what I thought....

....isn’t Utah part of the Dbacks’ market?

"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 19, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, according to MLB. Not that there’s anyone showing games up here.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s just stupid

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm....

Have you thought about writing to the Dbacks and letting them know?

Dunno that it’d do anything, but still.

"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 19, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I sent out e-mails after the “national” broadcast debacle on Fox. I suspect it’ll do a grand total of naught.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Makes sense

Community ties of the secular kind to Utah and all.

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

6 straight balls is not a good thing. ‘cmon Ed-it’s-Gon, bear down.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Why constantly

coming with the “Ed-it’s-Gon”, huh?

"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 19, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where's Grace?

:(

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I saw him doing the studio pre-game for the Dodgers-Braves game on Fox, so he might be there.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fox.

He was on the national pregame show today. He always does that on weekends.

"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 19, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who's on TV?

Who replaced Gracie? I’m listening on the radio.

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Garagiola (sp)

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Darn

I love it when Garagiola does the games. He is so old school.

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hahaha

Hellz 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 19, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Eww!

Cranky Old Man! Actually, I haven’t heard him for two seasons since he moved to Saturday games ( I work saturday nights) ... But when we were losing and he did Sunday’s, he was SO CRANKY.

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

To be honest,

when we were losing, I was so cranky too…. and I’m 23.

"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 19, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gonna give you that ...

The 04 season was a horrible year. I got fired from a decent job, and had to deal with the 111 loss summer …

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is a reason I don’t really remember the 2003-2006 seasons. All I feel is pain.

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

2005 was decent.

We outperformed our Pythag, and did WAY better than 2004. Also, 2003 season was the original Season of the Living Baby-Backs. ::Horror music plays::

"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 19, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

we could ONLY improve from 04. There was nowhere else to go.

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not a fan of Joe Sr.

He’s too “get those damn kids off my lawn!” for me. It just bugs.

by azshadowwalker on Apr 19, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like him.

He’s funny, and he’s old-skool.

He’s funnier than Matt Williams.

"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 19, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like him- it’s like watching a baseball game with your great-uncle or something.

I read his book a few weeks ago, too, which was fairly entertaining.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yah.

Plus Matt Williams kinda scares me. He seems so humorless that I’m constantly worried that he’s gonna go all roid-rage on Darron.

"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 19, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gracie too!

I don’t understand the people who perceive him as this old curmudgeon. He presents a broader perspective, but in no way does it ever venture into “in my days everything was great and all these young punks have no respect and are going to hell.”

Thom Brennaman was a thousand time more “get off my lawn” than Joe Sr.

by dahlian on Apr 19, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whoa....

I can’t recall Gracie EVER saying ANYTHING close to 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 19, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry,

I actually meant Sr. is funnier than Gracie. The body text was about Sr.

And if any more proof was needed about Joe’s awesomeness and open-mindedness he gave a nice little prop to sabremetrics and DIPS theory.

by dahlian on Apr 19, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sabremetrics: Giving baseball more acronyms than games in a season.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No I understand.

I was agreeing with you that they’re both hella funny.

Somehow, I worded it very poorly, though….

"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 19, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sorry,

but I don’t really find Grace to be that funny at all.

by dahlian on Apr 19, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well

at least you don’t find Joe G a crochety old man.

"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 19, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Upton

prolly coulda caught that, but it’s okay.

"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 19, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Checked-swing bunt,

eh, Kooz? Nice.

"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 19, 2008 8:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Beware

the offensive force that is 2008 Jim Edmonds.

"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 19, 2008 8:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nom Nom Nom

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dodged a bullet there.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well....

1-2-3-4-5 inning isn’t bad, if nobody scores.

"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 19, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Once again, our pitchers leave runners in scoring position. Not a habit I find good for my nerves, but one I enjoy seeing the results of.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Evening all

Lets hope for another good game and win for the D-Backs

On a sad note I don’t know if its been mentioned here but former MLB Catcher for the Red Sox and Mariners John Marzano died this weekend. If anyone ever watched MLB TV programming then you’ll know John as a host from there as well. I loved that guy he really did know his stuff and to die at 45 is a real tragedy :(

by Wimb on Apr 19, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Rly?

I hadn’t heard that! What happened?

"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 19, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Apparently a fall at his home

Suspected heart attack,

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080419&;content_id=2554151&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

There seems to be the start of some form of condolance page on the Leading Off Blog

http://leadingoff.mlblogs.com/

such a shame :(

by Wimb on Apr 19, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Saw it on Yahoo

They had a picture of him Fighting Paul O’Niel from 06.

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

CY with the lead off bb. That’ll work.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Young walks on four straight

That’s a good start.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Walk to slide, as G. Love and Special Sauce would say

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chris White Young

(AKA Evil Chris Young) walks Chris Black Young. (AKA Good Chris Young.)

"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 19, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

1st inning conferences

between pitcher and catcher are always good…unless its YOUR pitcher and catcher.

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

“can you throw him out?”

“Nope”

“Well … Crap”

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LMAO. Nice pitch, Nuck.

lol

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow

I wonder what Grace would have said :D

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Weirdest wild pitch...

...EVER.

"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 19, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Byrnes trying to make it 2-0

on THAT swing…

Not that I’m complaining, on 3-1.

"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 19, 2008 8:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I love that

“With Eric Byrnes batting, wild pitch by Chris Young, Chris Young to second.”

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Awesome!

"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 19, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That sign is AWESOME....

“Our Chris Young Is Better Than Yours…..”

"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 19, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Another walk. Double steal, perhaps?

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

pitch count pitch count pitch count.

Let’s get to that pen with a wild Chris Young out there.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

O Dawg

Huh??? So many weird rules to baseball.

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well that sucked

:(

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You can’t make contact with the ball when you’re out of the batters box.

I think that it was pretty strange that we were bunting there. Young is pretty wild right now. I wouldn’t have been bunting.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think O-Dawg did it on his own.

He’s been scuffling lately, after all

"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 19, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought it was odd, too. Pitcher walks the first two batters and you’re looking to make contact on the first pitch?

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, that’s a real head scratcher.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Batter interference?

Oooookay.

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Do NOT let him wriggle out of THIS one...

WE’RE the snakes here…. only WE can do 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 19, 2008 8:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Amen

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

C'mon

CoJack you can do it buddy :)

by Wimb on Apr 19, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I would LOVE to see another Wild Pitch

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice steal!

Now bring ‘em home!

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

C'mon Mark!

We need to see 2008 Mark here, not 2007 Mark….

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Son of a....

Well, that was a waste.

"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 19, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

not in terms of pitch count

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How many?

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

22, I think

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

True.

Positive thoughts, people.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, we need that one back

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Curses

Let’s send them down, and try again next inning.

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Wait a second --

Lacee Collins? Really?

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 8:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I didn't know she left KVOA

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Some half-assed work on Google tells me she left KVOA at the end of March.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Me too.

She was the weekend sports anchor for KVOA down here.

I liked her mostly because any woman who can talk sports is hott.

Used to live in an apt complex with a female sportswriter for the Tucson Citizen, too.

"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 19, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You;d love my family, then.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Apr 19, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Again, one pitch, one out. Nice.

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I love these one pitch outs

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

We could use a few more of those.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chris Young

Is it too early to call him a gold glove candidate???

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, who won it for CF last year?

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rowand?

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ah.

So see, the way the Gold Glove works, it’s like an inherited title.

When Aaron Rowand either dies or is retired, then somebody else will win it.

But not until then.

It’s a fairly meritorious award.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

/sarcasm

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm with you

Andruw Jones has been in steady decline for years but he keeps getting them.

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Doesn't matter HOW fat and lazy he is this year,

doesn’t matter HOW many balls bounce over his head or around him, he won’t NOT get it until he retires.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Last Year's Winners at Outfield

Aaron Rowand – Philadelphia Phillies * Andruw Jones – Atlanta Braves * Carlos Beltrán – New York Mets * Jeff Francoeur – Atlanta Braves

Rowand and Francoeur tied for third, so they were both awarded it.

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Unfortunatly ...

Top Gold Glove canidates need to injury themselves making plays.

by Captain D Bag on Apr 19, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He has grown throughout the last 1 plus years. He’s gonna be a very special player.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I sure as hell HOPE so,

since we’re gonna be on the hook for a long time.

"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 19, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can’t believe the White Sox let him go. Was he in the Javier Vasquez trade?

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yup

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The funny thing is,

the Dbacks originally wanted Brian Anderson, but the ChiSox didn’t wanna give him up.

Um….. so, basically, that part of the trade was just as much luck as anything else, since Anderson really sucks in the majors.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whoa

That guy with the kid on his lap in the Dbacks garb looks like Bruce Bochy

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 8:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

1-2-3

Now, get the offense going!

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

IAWTC

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

EdGon with the ribby two bagger!

Holy moly!

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well done Snyder

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Apr 19, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

OUR PITCHERS ROCK!!!

SCREW YOU, FOULPOLE, AND YOUR “ED-IT’S-GON” NICKNAME!!

Heh….. unless you wanna apply that nickname to his hitting, now!!

"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 19, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Apparently dentistry works!

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Apr 19, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I actually was afriad that was a ground rule double

and we wouldn’t score….

"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 19, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Grace would have loved that

I just read what I wrote and it’s as if I think he’s dead :D :D

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He never even had the chance!

by dahlian on Apr 19, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

RIP, Gracie. You left us far to early. ;-)

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's not really dead

He just wanted an excuse to have someone throw a wake.

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Only one man showed up

It was Jonathan Broxton :)

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+ like 23.5

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We should all honor his memory....

By having a beer and a smoke….

"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 19, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whoa....

Why is Charlie Weis umpiring at 3rd base??

"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 19, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Way to go Ed Gon!

That is why the NL is superior to the AL. Pitchers hitting; its a beautiful thing.

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

tru dat

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Apr 19, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If our government wants to get involved in baseball (which i’m not a fan of) then the outta outlaw the DH.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nah, let the pussy league use the DH.

We all KNOW who’s better….

"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 19, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

???

Two outs, pitcher at the plate, and they try to pick off our catcher at first, who’s 0 for 2 in his career in steals?

Way to go, EdGon! The 2008 Diamondbacks- if the rest of the team won’t get it done, the pitchers sure will!

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 8:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Really? Ohfer?

I thought he was successful on a double-steal last year….

"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 19, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ESPN tells me he was caught stealing once in ‘05, and once last year, but no stolen bases.

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well

ESPN does not care about lying to you, either….

"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 19, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

True. Yahoo agrees with ESPN, though, so I suspect they’re official stats.

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I remember a double steal this spring

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought I remembered one

late last year

"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 19, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can find no statistical proof of either instance ever occuring for Snyder.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whoa.... Twilight Zone.....

::do do do do, do do do do….::

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Defensive Indifference

presumably…

by dahlian on Apr 19, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ah, defensive indifference, it is a harsh mistress.

No, that’s the sea. Never mind.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's the Moon!

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Apr 19, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ed-Gon!

Wooo :D Micahs been teaching his stablemates a a few tricks I see

by Wimb on Apr 19, 2008 8:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Heck

As Jim pointed out, Danny Haren almost had an RBI last nite, too, but was robbed by AGon.

"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 19, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that was agony to watch

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Apr 19, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well... I dunno about that....

Very, very little of last night’s game was agony.

Well, honestly, seeing Maddux get creamed by that much and keep pitching was sorta agonizing.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

AGon-y

d’uh

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by hotclaws on Apr 19, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Clever girl….

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

2 Ks this inning for EdGon

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

X your fingers

for a 3rd

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That makes it very slow to type. But sacrifices must be made.

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever it takes to win.

by Snakebitten on Apr 19, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ij ikldf tr

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Apr 19, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I love Joe G....

“Pickoff?? He was 3 feet off the bag!!”

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

0-2 bb. shesh!

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

ugg

walks:-(

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by hotclaws on Apr 19, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

No ugg.

Followed by a groundout.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah but

53 pitches already.

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I figure our bullpen can handle more work than the Padres bullpen can.

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

hurrah

outs:-D

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Apr 19, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yay!

Double D in da hizous… again!

"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 19, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Young has thrown 42 pitches through 2 and looks pretty wild so far.

Let’s make him work, boys!

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

let's kill the youngling!

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Apr 19, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

groan

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

DD is giving Snydes some major props.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yah.

It’s awesome to hear.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Crappy inning

Didn’t even work the count

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was a quick inning

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm....

“Orlando Hudson supports Autism”? That’s terrible!!

"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 19, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nothing gets by you :)

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow. I always thought it was pretty easy to pick sides on some fights, but I guess not everyone sees it that way.

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did the girl just say

That Orlando Hudson supports Autism? Lol

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

See above

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

O-Dawg!!!

He need to get the platinum glove award.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

word

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Apr 19, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tie game!

F#&%!!

"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 19, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

There’s our Ed-it’s-Gon.

Ouch!

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ack

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Just served up the meatball to a rule 5 guy.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You realize....

....that Dan Uggla is a rule 5 guy too, right?

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why the heck

are there “Aveeno Positively Ageless” commercials on Fox Sports AZ? This isn’t figure skating….

"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 19, 2008 9:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Edgar is pitching a lot worse than the score indicates. The Padres are in a terrible hitting funk.

by Philip from LA on Apr 19, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Their offense has been terrible. So has their bullpen, too, so I’m not too worried right now…

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah...

I REALLY don’t get all this hate for EdGon so early in the season….

"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 19, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, he did spend a lot of time in the off-season traveling the country and kicking puppies, so…

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m not basing my assessments of Edgar based on this season. He has a 5.9 career ERA. He had a 5 ERA last season. And I don’t think “winning 8 games” last season is very valuable for the team, since wins are a completely meaningless statistic. I would say that he was NOT valuable to the team b/c he posted a 5 ERA in a good chunk of innings.

I’m also a big fan of Petit and think that he deserves a shot.

by Philip from LA on Apr 19, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Petit?

He of the 6.13 career ERA?

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Touché, paqs!!

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 19, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

In about 80 career innings if I remember correctly. And Edgar has about 200+ career innings. And Petit is about a year and half younger than Edgar. More specifically, Edgar has proven that he can’t be an effective starter IN THIS BALLPARK.

It might be a moot point. Scherzer has the potential to be much better than both of them, right now.

by Philip from LA on Apr 19, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I really wouldn't pay any attention to his 5+ ERA last season,

seeing as how we really only played him when we were getting blown out.

IIRC, his starter’s ERA was much better.

"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 19, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

From '05-'07

EdGon has a 4.09 ERA as a starter in 94 innings.

As a reliever he has a 6.80 ERA in 48 innings.

by dahlian on Apr 19, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thx.

"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 19, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're really touchy about this, huh?

First the “screw you” comment to foulpole, now this. Are you related to Edgar or something?

I'm always nervous when the guy is on the mound--and not just this year.   I just don't feel comfortable with him out there.  It's not a crime.  Relax.

by azshadowwalker on Apr 19, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's weird.

I didn’t realize I hit the block quote button. Anyway, the guy makes me nervous. There seem to be a few people who feel that way. Relax. It’s not a personal attack.

by azshadowwalker on Apr 19, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's a far cry from "makes me nervous"

to “not trying to win”. Is Gonzalez a great pitcher? No. Would I feel comfortable going into a season with him set as our number five starter? Probably not. But that’s not his role. He’s a swing man/sixth starter. For just about any team in the game he’s an asset in that role.

For the most part he keeps us in games and gives us a chance to win, which is pretty much the most you can reasonably ask from that spot in your pitching staff.

by dahlian on Apr 19, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nah.

I just hate all the negativity and bitching this early in the season—especially when we’ve got the best record in MLB so far. Also, foulpole’s been using that nickname since before his first start of the season.

"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 19, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Leave your bias at the door

Thank you

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are we trying to set a new record for popups in one game?

by paqs on Apr 19, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Holy crap....

.... I just realized, that’s the Pads’ first HR in almost 2 weeks.

"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 19, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Something like 95 innings, was it?

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by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ouch!

Ed-it’s-Gon is at it again.

by foulpole on Apr 19, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

shiit

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Apr 19, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Uh-oh

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

by kishi on Apr 19, 2008 9:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I wish I was wrong about Edgar. But I’ve argued for some time that he hasn’t proven that he can be an effective major league pitcher. Starting with his scary home run rate in a hitter’s park.

by Philip from LA on Apr 19, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs