Gameday Thread, #21: 4/23 vs. Dodgers
by Jim McLennan on Apr 23, 2008 11:15 PM EDT
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We're back!
Kinda… Sorry for the interruption to service. Let’s see if our resurrection also awakens the D-backs bats…
We're live?
Are we live?
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Seems to be working
Which is more than can be said for the Diamondbacks; they get the tying run to the place with one out, but Young K’s and Byrnes pops out. Didn’t see either of those coming. :-(
Yup.
Massive fail on our part. Single digits so far.
"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 24, 2008 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions
How's that for obscure, nerdy reference.
This is Free Trader Snakepit, calling anyone. . .Mayday, Mayday. . . we are under attack. . . starting pitcher is gone. . website not responding . . . Mayday. . . losing offense fast. . .calling anyone. . .please help. . . This is Free Trader Snakepit. . . Mayday. . .
How’s that for your obscure, nerdy reference.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
What's that from?
"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 24, 2008 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Back up and running I see.
Well, the Rockies got beat by the Cubs while SF and SD are in extras.
Let’s hope for another marathon for the Padres as they are our next opponent.
Corpas blew his fourth save. I think they’re be organizing lynch mobs on Purple Row.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Habeas Corpas!!
Show me the Corpas!!
"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 24, 2008 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
NL West closers (current and former) kind of seem to suck so far this season.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Looking at the stats, the leaders in blown saves are Gagne and Corpas, (both with 4), followed by Valverde. Lyon, Fuentes, and Hoffman all have two blown saves now.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Wow...
...that IS impressive…. pretty good record of FAIL by current and former NL West closers.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Eric "The Roidman" Gagne
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Iron Man!!
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
....fails
"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 24, 2008 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks for the belated tip :P
I’m around too! FINALLY! Not that we have anything good to talk about though.
If we lose, I blame it on the Snakepit being down, which is obviously a product of sabotage by Dodgers fans.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
Yep, I do too
and on Mark Grace’s use of the not-to-be-said Cruz nickname, but at least he apologized for that.
by snakecharmer on Apr 24, 2008 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions
np
"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 24, 2008 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
long time viewer first time poster. (Im the only fan that lives in bosteon, im rockin the webb jersey all the time) I also rock the new MVP Upton jersey) the west is no good, one loss means nothing also, we have the best 1-3 staff in the game, 110 wins should not be a problem…the suns will win two at home…grace is god
Howdy, welcome!
You came here on quite a night though. Hope to see you around.
by snakecharmer on Apr 24, 2008 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Welcome!!
Batster lives in Boston too, though.
Winning 110 games might be a stretch….
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by the way,
Joe Torre’s bullpen management is REALLY gonna piss me off everytime we play the Dodgers this year…
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
BULLSHIT BLUE!!
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
TERRIBLE strike call
on an ankle-high, inside pitch.
by snakecharmer on Apr 24, 2008 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions
It seems like the umpires have been pretty lousy this series.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
And
the Giants series, too.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
They haven’t had much of a chance yet this series ;) but, this game at least, yeah.
by snakecharmer on Apr 24, 2008 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Don't sell him short.
He IS something. Like 300 lbs of something.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Sigh. Miggy.
I thought that was going to fall in.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
And
now that he finally got a hit, the Dodgers have even taken THAT away from us….
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Damn
and now that’s gone too. :(
I take the blame for that one.
by snakecharmer on Apr 24, 2008 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, the Dodgers used three of their best RPs tonight. In the 1st game of this seriers. That could help for the next two games. their pen isn’t as deep as ours.
We only play them
one more game, tomorrow.
And EdGon is starting. :-\
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
I don't like our chances
to NOT lose this series.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Nice play, O-Dawg.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Joe, siddown.
You turd.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
???
Why are the D-backs not on national TV, who likes the phils or the mets, the east coast feed games suck, Im will be seeing the whole tigers series when I get leave in may..I cant wait to see that score board as well as the team and the women of PHX, I miss the UofA girls
This Saturday's game is on FOX
but you live in Boston, you’re going to see every Sox or Yankee game ever on tv. :)
by snakecharmer on Apr 24, 2008 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude,
I demand that you withdraw the use of that smiley. It’s NOT funny.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
More of a rueful smile
But I can’t find the keyboard shortcut for that.
by snakecharmer on Apr 24, 2008 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
There.
Blue is finally giving us the same strike zone as the Dodgers.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Argh....
Jupton in the OF = teh suck
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
His defense has been suspect since the very beginning… within his first few games he made several errors. He hasn’t looked much better this year.
by snakecharmer on Apr 24, 2008 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions
We try
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Does anyone else think
that CY kinda looks like Dino the Dinosaur for some reason?
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Great
They bring in Saito to protect a 5 run lead. Just what we needed.
by singaporedbacksfan on Apr 24, 2008 1:33 AM EDT reply actions
oh ok .. was out for lunch and I just got back… My bad.
by singaporedbacksfan on Apr 24, 2008 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions
What makes me so made is we are the best team in the game and only have about 22,000 fans a games, whats that???also will that new train thing help, what do you think, by the way brother is at ASU and he says he will see more games because of the accesiblity.
The attendance issues have been addressed
and the issue is pretty long and complex. Part of it is Phoenix is a young town, both in the sense that most people aren’t from here originally and don’t have much loyalty to anything Phoenix, and that the Diamondbacks are young and so don’t have as large a hardcore base as some other franchises. Add in the fact that Phoenix is more spread out than many other cities, though not as bad as LA, and that large bunches of the population base hail from fairly significant corners of the Valley: Scottsdale, Glendale, Mesa/Chandler/Gilbert/Hillbilly Country are all far enough out to be a negative for a casual fan. Add in the newer wrinkle of ever rising gas prices and a weakening dollar, amongst other economic slowdowns, you have a situation that doesn’t necessarily result in big crowds.
The only way to build big crowds consistently is to be consistently good. People will get used to the idea of going to games, and that will build the fanbase.
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.
CoJack is such a bro
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
Use "reply" next time
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
We can understand you here
but trust me, on a normal gameday thread, we’d have no clue what you’re talking about.
by snakecharmer on Apr 24, 2008 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Ballgame
Not exactly an inspiring performance today… Must be due to the fact that snakepit wasn’t working the whole day!
by singaporedbacksfan on Apr 24, 2008 1:48 AM EDT reply actions
soco's keys to the game
1) Ah crap.
2) 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.
Your keys were blank!
So THAT’s what happened…
by snakecharmer on Apr 24, 2008 2:43 AM EDT up reply actions
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