Gameday Thread, #18: 4/20 vs. Padres
San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks
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Yesterday, there was a sign in the crowd reading. "Our Chris Young is better than your Chris Young". So, today, keep an eye for "Our left-handed starting pitcher called Randy is better than your left-handed starting pitcher called Randy." It should be easy to spot,. since it will need to occupy about three sections at Chase. However, on the basis of their last starts, this one might be closer than you'd think: they combined for no earned runs and only four hits over twelve innings, striking out 16. Wolf - a name that may confuse foulpole! - one-hit the Rockies over seven innings, while Johnson was a victim of poor defense. They gave up three unearned run and, while he left with the lead, another error let the Giants steal the win. On a chilly Pacific night, he got significantly better as the game wore on, so I'm hoping for good things this outing.
You'd think this would make for a low-scoring game today, but I'm not convinced. Thus far, only one of our wins has been by a single run, and we have an ongoing streak of fourteen straight games scoring four or more. That has already shattered the previous franchise best of eleven consecutive contests, done most recently from July 20-31st, 2002 - the best by AZ since then was only eight. Over this time, our collective line is .304/.388/.522, which is a phenomenal - and I admit, unsustainable - level of production. But I wouldn't mind it running for a few more days!
As we entered this streak of 22 straight games facing the NL West, I said it was important to produce a good showing against out divisional rivals. Having gone 12-2 thus far, we have already guaranteed ourselves a winning record with eight games to go . From here on, anything more is gravy, but that's no reason to let up. Sweep the series today, send the Padres 6.5 games back and then take it to the Giants and Dodgers, before finishing up against the Padres again next weekend.
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Set the bar high
I don’t care if it is early or not, build that lead in the NL West while you’re hot.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Apr 20, 2008 3:51 PM EDT 0 recs
5:10 starts
suck wind for those of us over the age of 10 and under the age of 55, seriously.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Apr 20, 2008 3:53 PM EDT 0 recs
talking about
normal Saturday games, not today’s start
by unnamedDBacksfan on
Apr 20, 2008 4:00 PM EDT
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hotclaws' keys to the game
1)the Big Unit will pull some extrordinary faces ,like a geriatric tortoise having sex
2)Byrnsie will get his uniform dirty
3)gratuituous LOTR references.
4)drink beer
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 20, 2008 4:03 PM EDT 0 recs
geriatric
anything having sex is not a pretty picture!
by unnamedDBacksfan on
Apr 20, 2008 4:04 PM EDT
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Lord Of The Rings
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
Apr 20, 2008 4:12 PM EDT
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Today’s lineup:
C. Young cf .235
E. Byrnes lf .314
O. Hudson 2b .250
C. Jackson 1b .347
M. Reynolds 3b .293
J. Upton rf .385
C. Burke ss .148
R. Hammock c .250
R. Johnson p .000
Burke gets the nod against the Lefy Wolf and Hammock will call the RJ start.
by foulpole on Apr 20, 2008 4:07 PM EDT 0 recs
Good grief!
It’s 82ยบ humidity is 16% and they have the damn roof closed!
by unnamedDBacksfan on Apr 20, 2008 4:07 PM EDT 0 recs
Those other guys:
S. Hairston cf .200
T. Iguchi 2b .222
A. Gonzalez 1b .275
K. Kouzmanoff 3b .282
J. Bard c .269
K. Greene ss .224
J. Huber lf .286
C. Crabbe rf .071
R. Wolf p .286
Maybe we’ll get some comic relief from Hairston and the rest of the Padres OF.
by foulpole on Apr 20, 2008 4:09 PM EDT 0 recs
Overall vs. LHP
Arizona is hitting .310/.393/.529. Look forward to that continuing.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 20, 2008 4:10 PM EDT 0 recs
Just heard CY is under the weather and not starting:-(
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 20, 2008 4:10 PM EDT 0 recs
soco's keys to the game
1) eat some Pei Wei, as rice is one of the few grains I can eat for a week
2) ponder how I became so old and un-hip
3) 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.
by soco on Apr 20, 2008 4:11 PM EDT 0 recs
Don't worry
you get old enough, you come back round hip again.
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by hotclaws on
Apr 20, 2008 4:12 PM EDT
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I corrected it for you
You get old enough, you come back with a new hip again
by Jim McLennan on
Apr 20, 2008 4:14 PM EDT
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I have flames painted on my walker!
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by hotclaws on
Apr 20, 2008 4:16 PM EDT
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I just bought a couple cd's at Zia's
I feel un-hip.
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 4:25 PM EDT
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CD's?
I really can’t remember the last one I bought of those.
by Jim McLennan on
Apr 20, 2008 4:26 PM EDT
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Wow
CDs? Did you finally replace your 8-Track, old man?
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 20, 2008 4:27 PM EDT
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ha-ha
I like owning physical things, and I prefer the original sound quality. Sure I can then put them on my iPod, but I like owning the original just in case.
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 4:33 PM EDT
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Ditto
I like CDs. I even like my cassettes and vinyl. With records, the artwork is bigger. I don’t like looking at the little renditions of “album” art on a 2X4 display screen.
by azshadowwalker on
Apr 20, 2008 5:32 PM EDT
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I stilll have LPs
Yep, vinyl is coming back around, baby.
by azshadowwalker on
Apr 20, 2008 5:31 PM EDT
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You should.
Everyone knows that Zia is where all the hipster poseurs hang out.
Eastside Records is where it’s at.
by dahlian on
Apr 20, 2008 4:35 PM EDT
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I like their selection and prices?
So how much better is it in comparison?
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 4:41 PM EDT
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It is literally one million times better.
And the guys who work there are great. You can just hang out there for a while and have a conversation with them without them having that “I’m better than you because I work at a record store” attitude.
They also have the best c.d. and vinyl grindcore collection in the valley. There’s really no place else that deserves your money more.
by dahlian on
Apr 20, 2008 4:45 PM EDT
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How's the vinyl overall?
If I had one complaint against Zia’s is the piss-poor vinyl selection. I guess I’ll have to check out this place in a couple weeks.
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 4:51 PM EDT
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They had a large used vinyl selection
Better than Zia’s for sure, but it’s been a couple years since I’ve been there.
by dahlian on
Apr 20, 2008 5:32 PM EDT
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I remember
when the Zia down by ASU was just a sea of vinyl. Rows and rows of records. Imports out the ying-yang. Haven’t been there in years, though, since I rarely go to the Valley anymore.
by azshadowwalker on
Apr 20, 2008 5:34 PM EDT
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Then it's definately not like that anymore
though that could change with the vinyl becoming more popular in the past couple years.
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 5:36 PM EDT
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Great stop by Burke
Hammered by Hairston. Good job he doesn’t have real speed, Burke just got to it in time.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 20, 2008 4:13 PM EDT 0 recs
Ist pitch
a strike nice.
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 20, 2008 4:14 PM EDT 0 recs
Good velocity
94 mph on the fastball. Pleased to see that.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 20, 2008 4:16 PM EDT 0 recs
Nice to see
O-Dawg’s mother at the game, after all she went through this off-season.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 20, 2008 4:18 PM EDT 0 recs
She's there? Aw, terrific!
I asked him how she was doing, and he said she’s doing good. :)
by snakecharmer on
Apr 20, 2008 4:19 PM EDT
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is Kooze very rude slang in the USA?
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by hotclaws on
Apr 20, 2008 4:22 PM EDT
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Ha ha,I'm glad
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by hotclaws on
Apr 20, 2008 4:24 PM EDT
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Lot of pitches for Johnson
Gone to a full count on several hitters. He’s already into the low 20’s for a pitch count.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 20, 2008 4:20 PM EDT 0 recs
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Baseball season, when everything becomes right in the world.
by seton hall snake pit on
Apr 20, 2008 4:21 PM EDT
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Just one.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 20, 2008 4:22 PM EDT
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you spoke too soon:-(
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by hotclaws on
Apr 20, 2008 4:22 PM EDT
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Yeah, I should have waited.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 20, 2008 4:23 PM EDT
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Another walk...
A bit like last time, though he does seem to have better control – these are not missing badly. But they are missing.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 20, 2008 4:22 PM EDT 0 recs
finally
pesky hitters, wouldn’t let a strike by them
Baseball season, when everything becomes right in the world.
by seton hall snake pit on Apr 20, 2008 4:24 PM EDT 0 recs
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Time for us to increase our first-inning run differential. Put ‘em away early and I can enjoy things from there.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 20, 2008 4:25 PM EDT 0 recs
Again, we get the other team to leave runners in scoring position. Glad to be out of it, but that was a long inning.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 20, 2008 4:25 PM EDT 0 recs
I still don't like Josh Bard.
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 4:25 PM EDT 0 recs
Romero gets the start
In CF, replacing Young. Let’s hope he makes it the Land of the Dead for flyballs out there…
by Jim McLennan on Apr 20, 2008 4:26 PM EDT 0 recs
otherwise known as Mooooorrrr-doooorrrr
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by hotclaws on
Apr 20, 2008 4:27 PM EDT
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Schulte said Young's under the weather
Good chance to see Romero for more than one AB!
by snakecharmer on
Apr 20, 2008 4:28 PM EDT
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tasty
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by hotclaws on
Apr 20, 2008 4:30 PM EDT
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I was trying...
To come up with something similar when he flew out to Eric Byrnes on Friday. Something along the line of “Eric Byrnes caught Crabbes”. Never did quite get it to the level I wanted.
by Jim McLennan on
Apr 20, 2008 4:30 PM EDT
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Hopefully, we’ll have a few chance to catch crabs today.
by foulpole on
Apr 20, 2008 4:32 PM EDT
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RJ just tried to crack one
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by hotclaws on
Apr 20, 2008 4:38 PM EDT
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Ouch
Three at-bats, two K’s and a foul pop-out. Advantage Evil Randy: is this the same guy who hasn’t had an ERA+ better than 100 since 2004?
by Jim McLennan on Apr 20, 2008 4:33 PM EDT 0 recs
I am not impressed
By their new reporter. Is she a Todd Walsh replacement?
by Jim McLennan on Apr 20, 2008 4:33 PM EDT 0 recs
Who is it?
Mark McLune is the normal Todd Walsh replacement.
by snakecharmer on
Apr 20, 2008 4:34 PM EDT
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Lacee Collins
Former Tucson reporter, from what I’ve heard.
by Jim McLennan on
Apr 20, 2008 4:42 PM EDT
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Looks like she used to be on KVOA 4 down here.
I don’t watch local news, though, so I don’t have an opinion of her.
by azshadowwalker on
Apr 20, 2008 5:38 PM EDT
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A strike out to start the second. That works.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 20, 2008 4:35 PM EDT 0 recs
Yeah
But only an 82 mph slider on the back leg. No damage done.
by Jim McLennan on
Apr 20, 2008 4:40 PM EDT
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*waves*
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by hotclaws on
Apr 20, 2008 4:41 PM EDT
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Mark Grace -
with the daily double. Abusing the terms “stats-guy” and “sabbath”.
by dahlian on Apr 20, 2008 4:40 PM EDT 0 recs
LOL
Yeah: asking how many K’s Randy has had during the day on Sundays. I’d just make up a figure: “542”
by Jim McLennan on
Apr 20, 2008 4:40 PM EDT
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I bet you can find it
Hmm, I’m going to go try..
by snakecharmer on
Apr 20, 2008 4:42 PM EDT
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2 innings down
And Randy still scoreless, what can we expect pitch count wise? 90 again?
by Wimb on Apr 20, 2008 4:41 PM EDT 0 recs
I hate the Coors Light advert
Have I mentioned this yet?
by Jim McLennan on Apr 20, 2008 4:41 PM EDT 0 recs




