Arizona Diamondbacks @ San Diego Padres GameThread, Apr 25, 2008 10:05 PM EDT

Staples Center?

But why??

"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 25, 2008 8:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I assume he meant LA Convention Center, since that’s where the convention he’s going to is.

I hope that mix-up was taken care of before they left the hotel. =)

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That would certainly make more sense....

"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 25, 2008 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

1) Watch “Harold and Kumar Go To Guantanamo Bay”
2) Desperately wish for a slice of pizza, or cake, or a burger, or hell, a loaf of bread.
3) Feel guilty for feeling this way
4) Hopefully catch a few innings of the game
5) 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 25, 2008 8:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The same

“Harold and Kumar go to White Castle”?

by unnamedDBacksfan on Apr 25, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The very same

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 25, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let us know

how that is, btw. It’ll probably be AWFUL, but I thought the first H&K was kinda funny, so

"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 25, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So far

I’ve actually heard that the second one is pretty good.

by jsk6788 on Apr 25, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

6) Don’t go in the water

"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 25, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Have you decided how you’re going to spend the $100?

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bonds, lots and lots of Israeli bonds!

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 25, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know,

I’ve never heard of somebody paying a dower to a woman’s former fiance…

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

HOLY CRAP!!

Guy was killed by a 17-ft Great White shark today in southern California!!

Don’t go in the water, Jim and Chris….

"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 25, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Between that

And the expected earthquake, we’ll be happy to leave LA alive…

by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

All we need now

is an alien attack, a la Independence 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 25, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Won't be around for much, if any.

I’ll be watching both this and hopefully the Suns’ first win against the Spurs. Fingers crossed for both. Still got the recap covered though.

by Azreous on Apr 25, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You shouldn't go into the water,

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 25, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lineup

C. Young cf .224
A. Ojeda ss .417
O. Hudson 2b .253
C. Jackson 1b .368
M. Reynolds 3b .273
J. Upton rf .361
C. Burke lf .133
M. Montero c .250
R. Johnson p .000

Byrnes sits again, and Drew gets a day off.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 9:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It sounds like Bam Bam has been playing with two sore hamstrings since Spring Training. Let’s hope that he’s back in the lineup soon.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is Snyder hurt?

It seems odd to be sitting him against the lefty. That would seem to squander the advantage of having a left-handed back catcher.

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just realized

that this meant Randy was pitching and Hammock wasn’t catching him.

Remind me again why Hammock is on the roster?

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's a better defensive catcher

and, with a lot fewer starts, is likely still batting better than the snail.

by nargel on Apr 26, 2008 3:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

For the Padres

B. Giles rf .277
S. Hairston cf .197
A. Gonzalez 1b .284
K. Kouzmanoff 3b .280
K. Greene ss .218
J. Huber lf .312
J. Bard c .247
C. Crabbe 2b .143
R. Wolf p .200

Hairston continues to hover around the Uecker Line, and still bats second in the lineup. Mysterious.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 9:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I can’t wait to watch Hairston suck. Keep an eye on his defense too.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just noticed that they have Scooter in CF tonight. Talk about a desperate move.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You KNOW you suck....

....when the freaking Padres bench you in favor of Scotty Hairston…. (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 25, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Found the game!

I was wondering how the hell this was going to work. The Suns are on FSNAZ, but I knew the game was supposed to be on TV. Good thing I checked the cable guide. Cox is showing it on the channel they usually use to show previews of digital channels (Cox 7 in Tucson).

by azshadowwalker on Apr 25, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, it's on FSNAZ+

It’s a new, extra channel for the Arizona market. Most cities with two teams who frequently play at the same time have that option… well, okay, Bay Area does… Chicago does… others do too. Anyway, welcome to the big leagues. ;)

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Comcast SportsNet Plus here.

AKA “RSN Overflow Alternate 669” on DirecTV.

"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 25, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I noticed it was CSN. Lots of stations going with them instead of Fox.

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah.

I just started searching the other out of market sports channels on DirecTV until I found 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 25, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gah...

CY really needs to be moved down in the lineup…

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Definitely. I think he’d be more comfortable there. But who do we put in the lead-off spot?

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Drew, Byrnes or Hudson

It’s not rocket science. You just want some who can get on base and whom you’re comfortable getting 5-6 at bats in a game.

I think people definitely overstate the value of having a lead off hitter that can steal 30 bases.

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Um....

I think we’ve already discussed NOT leading off with Byrnes….

"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 25, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why?

I actually like Byrnes as a lead off guy because he tends to change his approach, take more pitches and not try to act like a 30-homerun guy as he does when he’s in the three-hole.

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

we're talking about this year's habbits.

by nargel on Apr 26, 2008 3:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hudson’s OBP is lower than Young’s right now, and Byrnes didn’t seem comfortable when he led off earlier in the season. Drew might work, though. Might be worth giving him a shot.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He did it last season,

and he’s hitting better 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 25, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

For one,

you can throw out the season-to-date numbers because they’re just about meaningless when it comes to projection.

Young won’t be able to keep his OBP up over Hudson’s for much longer if he’s striking in over one third of his at bats. Remember, he still needs to prove he can hit over .237 for an entire season, because right now he’s a career .236 hitter in 725 major league at bats.

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Talk about

small sample sizes….

"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 25, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

A bit yes,

but a) peripherals are less prone to fluctuation than batting average and b) this is a continuation of a problem that plagued him last season and is a legitimate question mark concerning his future performance.

He was striking out a quarter of the time last year. Even at that rate he’s not a capable lead off man.

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess

BoMel figured, hey, we’re playing the Padres, so we might as well let Augie, Burke, and Miggy start tonight.

"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 25, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Meh,

the drop off in offense between Snyder and Miggy is minimal if any. It’s just odd to see him in there against a lefty.

Randy must really not like throwing to Snyder.

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Drew nicked up too

So giving Augie a shot.

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did you hear what’s wrong with Wolf?

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He did a belly flop

into the dirt?

"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 25, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't hear specifically

I think it’s just an accumulation over the past three weeks, exacerbated by that belly flop.

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, i guess that’s good news. It’s a LHP tonight too so that may have something to do with it.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dude,

when were facing Randy Wolf, you really need to let that nickname go.

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, that's going to get confusing (and weird)

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was thinking the same thing.

I got all excited, thinking that Randy Wolf was injured….

"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 25, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pretty high and low K zone tonight.

"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 25, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A solid single by O-Dawg breaks the seal against yucky Wolf.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And....

....here comes the waterfall of runs?

Hopefully??

"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 25, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nope.

Popped up by CoJack.

"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 25, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It would be nice.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dude,

Byrnes could have done that. C’mon, Conor!! You’re better than 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 25, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We didn’t draw 1st blood but at least Wolf’s pitch count is up to 19.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

No 1st blood?

You can’t really say that yet… unless you’ve seen into the future.

"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 25, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hairston’s quest for the Mendoza line continues. ha ha

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He's goin' straight down....

it’s like digging for gold, or oil…. except it’s more like digging for crap.

"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 25, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

whatever he's digging for

he’s found it

Baseball season, when everything becomes right in the world.

by seton hall snake pit on Apr 25, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

A quick 1-2-3 for RJ. Nice start.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

8 pitches in an inning is pretty nice, too.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was just

one-upped by the other Randy, tho

"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 25, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now the Big Unit’ll just have to go out and do one better.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Never mind, he’s already thrown two pitches without outs. Damn.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

true that.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

On the list of commercials I hate,

is that stupid animated NASCAR commercial that takes like 3 minutes and makes me hate NASCAR even more….

"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 25, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I KNOW I shouldn't have said that....

....because now soco is going to make a YouTube video of a NASCAR wizard and put it in a FanShot 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 25, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

DAMMIT

That Upton swing REALLY looked like a homer….

by the way, 19 pitch first, and now a 3 pitch 2/3….

"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 25, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow.

5 pitch inning.

"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 25, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ugh

Is this going to be one of those games where our offense doesn’t wake up until the later innings? I’m not crazy about those ones.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Great stab by Reynolds!

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Mark Reynolds,

defensive WIZARD.

"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 25, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

:D

Good one.

by azshadowwalker on Apr 25, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Two great defensive plays!!

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice job

running that ball down by Burke. 1 pitch out, after a 3 pitch 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 25, 2008 10:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I have the SD feed tonight. I’m not sure if they know what they are talking about but they did say that RJ picked Miggy for today’s start.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sailor Moon

grabbed by Burke,hmm, sounds filthy somehow

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Burke

just raped Sailor Moon.

"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 25, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I.m not watching unless it's tentacle rape

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This needs to

stop.

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Please

by azshadowwalker on Apr 25, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Uh, ew?

I’m glad I don’t know about anime..

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Man....

and I thought that I had crossed the line….

"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 25, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pitched around Huber.

"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 25, 2008 10:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

K.

Not a bad inning at 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 25, 2008 10:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Evening, folks

Just got back from the Convention Center – next door to the Staples Center, I believe. :-) They had wi-fi there, but a) you had to pay for it, and b) I was too busy talking to the warped minds behind the likes of Werewolf in a Women’s Prison...

Good news from the tech-gods: “We’re more confident about the situation this morning, but how things go today is going to provide us the real information we need to make a useful assessment of improvement. As I said we’re still in test mode. I’m not predicting an outage, but because we’re still recovering and we haven’t seen how well we operate during peak load, I can’t rule anything out. Obviously, we’ll be doing everything we can to avoid that.” So far, so good…

And similarly for the Big Unit, it would appear…

by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 10:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hi Jim!

Wait, they’re still in test mode??? They moved over NFL blogs, which have nothing going on at the moment, and that affects the peak load?? I can’t believe they wouldn’t do load testing on those servers…

‘Skins and I noticed that a few of the widgets were missing from the sidebar, so we added ‘em back. And fixed the official admin email address. :)

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah.

The snakepit email is NOT azsnakeout@gmail.com, 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 25, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not last time I looked!

Appeciate that. Dunno what happened there! As for the NFL, it is the NFL draft this weekend, and so that is probably the busiest weekend for our sibling blogs outside the season – much bigger thing than our draft, for example.

by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

True, that'll get activity

but I would still think they get some good load testing… Did they narrow down the problem besides load?

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

By the way,

stay out of the water in southern California.

"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 25, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I will take your advice

And not shower for the rest of the weekend. :-)

by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Watch out for

land sharks

"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 25, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

RJ’s slider isn’t quite there just yet.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

his fastball thier?? a good fastball, can counter a avg, slider, (I cant watch game live)

I hate to say this, but this place is getting to me. I think I'm getting the fear.

by UptonMVP on Apr 25, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Low 90s so far.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

think it might get faster as he gets fittter/more comfortable

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I feel that his slider will get better as well. That’s what happened last year after a few starts.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Montero

swinging at one around his ears. Please, Mig, patience is a virtue…

by azshadowwalker on Apr 25, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Like that...

good job.

by azshadowwalker on Apr 25, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice lead off single for Miggy to start our 3rd.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

or, get us a hit

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

good bunt there!

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Come on, guys, get some runs!

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Eeeeexcellent.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Young with the RBI!!

We draw first blood. ;)

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Solid double for CY!1st blood! Sweet!

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh, ye of little faith.

"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 25, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How did Miggy get onbase? Single?

I got up for a second and missed it.

NICE JOB, CY!! And great bunt by 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 25, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yep! Solid hit.

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Single, and moved up on the bunt.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

there we go

RBI

Baseball season, when everything becomes right in the world.

by seton hall snake pit on Apr 25, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Question, TV people

Is Wolf as wild as Gameday makes him seem?

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yep!

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Solid ribby single for O-Dawg!!!

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice job, O-Dawg!!

It would seem that we might have figured Wolf out. Either that, or he just doesn’t have it tonight.

"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 25, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

RBI!

Way to go, Orlando!

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Who let the dog out?

woo woo woo woo!

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And....

now The Matrix makes a throwing error and CoJack gets on. O-Dawg to 3rd!!

"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 25, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ahahaha

Juuust a bit high on the throw to… catcher?

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

CJ gets the Crabs

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

well,he runs sideways

so he can’t throw straight!

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess that someone named claws would know a lot about crabs.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Take that, Slytherin.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

REYNOLDS!!!

IN YOUR FACE, SCOTTY!!!!

"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 25, 2008 10:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

great start, fellas.

"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck

by njjohn on Apr 25, 2008 10:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Reynolds with the three run bomb!!!

Sweet!!!

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And Hairston looked so smooth trying to make a play on it. lmao!

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Awesome!

Especially considering the park they’re playing in and where he hit it to.

by azshadowwalker on Apr 25, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was

only like 396 feet or something, wasn’t it 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 25, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It might be...

I just know that most hitters have a lot of trouble hitting out of that park.

by azshadowwalker on Apr 25, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

True.

Thick, sea-level air, wind coming off the ocean, and all 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 25, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That

and it’s harder to hit a ball 396 feet to dead center than it is to hit one 396 feet to your pull side.

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

hey guys

finally got a chance to sit and watch a game again! whoo!

by jsk6788 on Apr 25, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

you got a good one

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha, seriously.

by jsk6788 on Apr 25, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh baby!

"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck

by njjohn on Apr 25, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Have I ever mentioned

that I love Mark Reynolds?

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't think so

I’m wracking my brain and, no, I don’t think you’ve brought it up. Sorry.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Iron Man!

Fantastic!

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Mark Reynolds!!

He’s SO hot right 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 25, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

he's ALWAYS hot

drool

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think I just moved

down the Kinsey scale

"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 25, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously

I look at some of the pitch placements from Wolf, and I think he’s trying to make constellations. It’s just a theory.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I've joined the dots

andI think it’s Cassiopea

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

c’mon RJ… walking Giles with a 5 run lead?

"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck

by njjohn on Apr 25, 2008 10:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Awesome.

RJ’s velocity is the best it’s been so far this year, I think.

"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 25, 2008 10:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I agree

Consistently in the low 90s (except for the purposefully slow ones). His location looks a lot better too.

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They said

he was hitting 94 and even 96.

"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 25, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

K to Hairston to end the inning. Our Randy looks to be pitching pretty well so far.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And Scooter fans! I think is ba is below .190 now.

Boy, do I ever miss him. ;-)

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

his

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

oops. my bad it’s at .192.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pitch count through 5…RJ 38 Wolf 52.

That’ll work.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Um, we’re just starting the fourth.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

typo. I mean 3.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hehe, Lake Tahoe mention

+1 to Grace for the Norcal ref!

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

HAHA!!

70th MLB hit for RJ!!

"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 25, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

nice one Big Unit!

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hairston NOT having a good day

K from RJ then missed his base hit.

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 10:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hairston not having a good year, career, etc..

He is so AAA

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Give him some credit.

AAAA.

"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 25, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ooooh he should come play for the Giants!

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Actually, that's maybe true.

He just TEARS them up, for some reason.

"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 25, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Na, he’s right where we want him.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you get ‘em Scotty!!! nice muff for Hairston get RJ on 1st. What a crappy line he took to that ball.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 10:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I am officially

not at all upset that we got rid of Scott Hairston.

And…. now CY gets plunked on the foot.

"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 25, 2008 10:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

good gravy!

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

On (Flawed?) Rationalization

Okay, I was reading this article over at Gaslamp Ball, and I’m obviously not going to respond there, because it’ll start an argument, and I don’t want to have to use up all my Magic Missile spells on them.

But, looking over it, doesn’t there seem to be a bit of a fallacy to their logic: maybe they’ve largely been playing in pitcher’s parks, but so have their opponents. Comparing hitters parks versus pitchers parks only really seems relevant when comparing players in situations where they didn’t face each other.

As for facing tougher pitching, maybe that’s a valid thing, but that’s really just saying, “Man, our hitters aren’t good enough to hit good pitchers.”

And none of it explains why their bullpen has the worst ERA in the National League.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

"a bit" of a fallacy

Absolutely yes. :) I never really understood that logic! They do play more games there than their opponents do, but they all have to deal with the conditions. San Francisco is also a really difficult waterfront park to hit homers in (a certain ex-LF not withstanding), I don’t hear the Giants complaining about it. Maybe they did at first, I don’t know, but they learned to deal with that. The fans are just using that as an excuse.

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The biggest fallacy

is that even though they’ve faced tough competition, that competition has all come from within the division.

So if they’re expecting things to get any easier, they’re wasting their time.

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh yeah,

and the metrics they used to rate opposing pitching faced was arbitrary and, well, just plain ridiculous.

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let's face it,

the Padres suck, Padres fans (at GLB and otherwise) are a bunch of whiners, and San Diego only doesn’t suck because of all the Zonies there.

"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 25, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know, this afternoon on one of the XM baseball shows they were interviewing one of the Padres announcers. They asked him what was going wrong. This guy actually had the nerve to complain about the Padres schedule! He whined that they had to play, ahem, 15 in a row against the NL West. He thought they would have a much easier time if they could play Pittsburgh or Florida or something.

Ahem. How many games into an all-NL West stretch are we? We seem to be doing pretty well, thanks. I know the pitching in this division is a little harsh, but come on. Is anybody buying this “too many NL West games” argument when they can just look at the Diamondbacks schedule?

by SongBird on Apr 25, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Huh?

They’re going to have to play these games anyway- did he want the Padres beating up on the Nationals for a while to build up their self-esteem before they had to face the big, bad, dangerous NL West? And all the NL West teams are playing an NL West heavy schedule. Which, really, works fantastic with how hot the Diamondbacks have started out.

Yeah, he just seems to be looking for something to complain about. It’s like the complaining about the pitching they’re facing- if their team is good, they’ll win a good number of games no matter who they’re playing.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Actually, I think that

OUR Suspicions Have Been Confirmed: the Padres REALLY, REALLY, SUCK.

Take that, GLB.

"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 26, 2008 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Augie Augie Augie!

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

O-Dawg makes it look so easy.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

How did we deal without him last year?!

We did okay with Augie but imagine if we had O-dawg…

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

true that and O-Dawg was banged up for a good chunk of the season that he did play.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Grace and Sutton are commenting on things

right after I think of them. That’s a little eerie.

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

you have your precognition turned on

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Say no to pre-crime! No one is guilty until the crime is commited!

by singaporedbacksfan on Apr 25, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was thinking Pratchett

but nice catch

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My first thought was Mrs. Cake.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone else picture

Hairston as an athletic Corporal Nobbs?

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Never!

I like Nobbs, and he seems more useful than Hairston.

Though I do believe hotclaws has made previous reference to Nobbie Hammock. =)

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you can share. I don’t have the AZ feed.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

bear down, RJ!

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

bears have fur

ducks have down

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

:-D

"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 25, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

it’s still early, Maybe i’ll come back to that one. ;-)

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Huer HBP

Thats a quick way to set up the double play…

by singaporedbacksfan on Apr 25, 2008 11:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That’s what I was thinking.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So was Randy, I bet

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It wouldn’t surprise me.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

RJ with another "intentional" pass of Huber

I don’t know about that, but it does seem pretty suspect… very interesting.

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Keeps the pitch count down,

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 25, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

RJ really laboring here his second time through the lineup… I’d warm somebody up in the pen

"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck

by njjohn on Apr 25, 2008 11:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

His pitch count is still decent

as are a majority of his pitches. I wouldn’t worry just yet.

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

5 run lead. na, let him work out of it.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

5-1 no worries.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

don’t…walk…bard

"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck

by njjohn on Apr 25, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice slider on the outer black for the K!

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

woo… got a break there.

"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck

by njjohn on Apr 25, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

AWESOME!

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

So much for the shutout.

I am, however, impressed that the Pads were only able to get 1 run.

"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 25, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Crabbe's got Randy :(

At least it was only one run.

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Uh oh, Tony Clark pinch hits

How, Wolf out after 4. Definitely the right situation for TC tho. :/

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

~~How~~ wow

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Um.....

Err, he hasn’t had a great year so far this 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 25, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That doesn't mean much with TC

He’s still got a lot of power in that bat.

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

But at PetCo?

"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 25, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He still has scary power.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Think so?

.278 slugging % coming into tonight, no XBH, 1 RBI.

Just sayin’.

"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 25, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Foul, you're delusional.

Tony Clark 2006
away – .197/.300/.377 61 AB
right handed – .125.276/.125 24 AB

2007
away – 202/.288/.317 104 AB
right handed – .219/.286/.438 32 AB

Tony needed us much more than we needed him.

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, dahlian!

We agree, for once!!

So does this GLB poster:

Tony Clark sucks

He can only hit Chris Young

by sdsuaztec4 on Apr 25, 2008 8:17 PM MST reply

"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 25, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

RJ should be able to handle TC here.

"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck

by njjohn on Apr 25, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow! Wolf didn’t last very long. You gotta love it when we get to their pen in the 5th inning of the 1st game of the series.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, yeah...

...hadn’t even thought of that yet…..

"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 25, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heh, wonder if this one will go into extras!

No, I hope not.

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's nice

I have a little nap and come back to find us 5-0 up.

Not so nice, is Tony Clark about to pinch-hit with the bases-loaded. I remember too many game-changing bombs by him to feel comfortable!

by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes,

but this also isn’t Chase. And this also IS Tony Clark a year older.

"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 25, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He’s still scary.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No XBH all year, 1 RBI

"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 25, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

TCK.

"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 25, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

TC Ks!!!

Woot.

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

TC is NOT Top Cat

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice K!

Settled down after giving the run…

by singaporedbacksfan on Apr 25, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Happy to hear

He still loves the D-backs really. :-)

by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah,

but he looked pretty frustrated after that AB. Think he’ll stay in?

"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 25, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did Randy just hand Tony Clark a two-out, bases loaded K?

Yes, he did. I’m glad to see the Big Unit out on the mound again.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This is definitely

the sharpest he’s looked so far this year, even including the Gnats game where he didn’t give up any earned runs.

"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 25, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

in other news...

Looks like the Suns are trying to claw back into it. Down 9 now.

"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck

by njjohn on Apr 25, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Another lefty?

That doesn’t seem like a smart move on Bud Black’s part…

"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 25, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This guy is the only person out of their ‘pen with an ERA under 3.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess we just saw why.

Just seems dumb to bring on a lefty when we’ve got the lineup already stacked with righties because of Wolf.

"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 25, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They’ve only got three righties in the bullpen. Maybe Black is looking to see if his offense will come out of their coma before he starts worrying about match-ups.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heh

I was just watching the clips from the game so far, and after playing MLB 06: The Show so much, I’m so used to hearing Matt Vasgersian that I didn’t even think the fact that it was the Padres feed at first.

As a sidenote, I wish that MLB would give me an option to let me automatically pick running the clips in Windows Media Player, rather than asking me every time. But that’s neither here nor there, I suppose.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A rare

CoJacK.

"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 25, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

yay, Scooter!!!

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

.189!!!

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Troyboy just

Scored the go-ahead run a couple of miles up the road. Are we cheering for the Rockies or the Dodgers in that series?

In other news: LA is much more hilly than I thought. And, downtown, the difference between million-dollar loft apartments and phenomenal numbers of homeless people is often less than a block.

by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Orkies

and Go Reds!

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Definitely the Orckies.

"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 25, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would go for the Rockies to go 2-1. I still feel that the Dodgers are more of a threat.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Me too. Their pitching looks scarier to me. I figure they are going to start hitting someday, right?

by SongBird on Apr 25, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah.

Plus, I just hate them waaaay more than I hate the Orckies.

"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 25, 2008 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, Jones isn’t Hairston, Loney is scary, Kent can still hit, Furcal is pretty fast, Martin is a stid, etc.

The Rockies pitching is very suspect to me. Both the starters and their pen.

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

stid=stud

by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was gonna say...

...Russell Martin has an std?

"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 26, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

K to end the fifth

Nice, Big Unit.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

very impressive indeed

"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck

by njjohn on Apr 25, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes indeedy

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

by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So

Fun times at GLB:

2 runs

this game is f*ckin over

Well Padres, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

by sdsuaztec4 on Apr 25, 2008 7:38 PM MST

"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 25, 2008 11:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

More fun times

it feels like

arozona scores more runs in one game than we have all month

by iLOVEkouz5 on Apr 25, 2008 7:42 PM MST

"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 25, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I trust

That we will not see “iLOVEkouz5” in the roll-call for tonight’s game. :-)

by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nope, will not :D

I can manually pick out those lol!

by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

Something about the user name does raise suspicions it might not be one of us somehow!

by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe

one of us just really loves kouz??

Me, I love lamp.

"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 25, 2008 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who doesn't love a Kouzie?

Without it, your beer gets warm and gets condensation all over the wood furniture.

by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And they thought you weren’t worth trading for, when it came to commenters?

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

HAHA!!

Did you read that??

I had a sense of humor about it. I posted that I felt like Melvin Nieves, but they didn’t humor me.

"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 25, 2008 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I considered telling them they couldn’t put together a package of commenters that’d convince us to trade you, but the thought of registering at GLB just made me feel a tad nauseous.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

It’s not agreeing to the conditions, it’s that you also have to have a MySpace page. :-)

by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

....

...I do have a MySpace page…

I just fully acknowledge that no one really cares about it. =)

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Me too.

I don’t think I’ve logged in 2 or 3 weeks, though. Completely worthless.

Stupid ex-gf, making me sign up for MySpace….

"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 25, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I check it pretty regularly, but mainly because it’s how I keep up with friends from high school.

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

by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

"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 25, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You SHOULD do that.

It’d be funny. Plus, my efforts to ease the flames between our peoples were in vain, when they basically had the nerve to say they were “sick of DbacksSkins’ ‘nice dbacks fan’ act”.

"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 25, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs