Gameday Thread, #23: 4/25 vs. Padres
by Jim McLennan on Apr 29, 2008 12:37 AM EDT
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Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres, Apr 25, 2008 10:05 PM EDT
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This is just a quick thread; I'm thinking there will be wifi at the Staples Center and I can write more, but if you are seeing this, there clearly wasn't. :-) Battle of the Randys, Part 2 tonight: The Unit Strikes Back, we hope...
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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
soco's keys to the game
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!!
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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
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
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 do too
but only to communicate with people I don’t really care about.
by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Held a gun to your head...
did she? Never take responsibility when you can blame someone else. ;)
by azshadowwalker on Apr 25, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah,
she didn’t have to use a gun to make me do ANYTHING.
It’s called 1. she was a controlling bitch, and 2. being whipped.
"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
Your honor, sir, has been defended.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHA!!
I thank you, sir, and laugh heartily at your post.
Let’s see if they actually respond, or just delete 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 26, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I couldn’t resist the Tony Clark shot at the end.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For anyone who wants to know what the hell we're talking about,
it’s right here. And here’s the post in question:
Giving this some more thought
"Why do they refuse to let the up and coming stars play, yet keep giving at bats to washed up veterans? Maybe we should trade them while we have a chance…"
I agree to a pt, but here’s the problem. The market for Drama is thin – I don’t think we would get much in return. His weaknesses have been on full display thus far and its clear he’s not the guy we saw a year ago. But I think the only thing we might be able to get in return would be a DbacksSkins-type commenter and as much as Drama has sucked so far this season, that guy is hundred times worse and I’d rather see Drama struggle and hope he can return to form.
by Winfield’s Ghost on Apr 24, 2008 7:14 AM MST
I’ll give them a “C” for “Creativity”.
"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 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon JUp
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 11:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What a weirdo
What kind of delivery is that? Ledezma almost landed on his face.
by azshadowwalker on Apr 25, 2008 11:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
RJ up fourth
In this inning. If anyone gets on, do you pinch-hit for him?
by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
His pitch count is 84. I think that he has at least one more inning in him and a 4 run lead.
by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and he's hitting .333
;-D
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Burke with the fair to get us going in the 6th.
by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Follows it up with the sb. Not even close.
by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice.
Burke with a SB. Would be nice to rub it in a little bit.
"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 11:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dodgers clawing their way back in
[It’s on TV here. :-)] Nomah with an RBI, tying run now on base with no-one out. I don’t think anyone got bigger cheers than him last night, even though he was hitting below .250.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Men now on second-and-third
After a wild pitch.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Howzabout
another 22-inning game?
"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 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And another wild-pitch
Makes it a one-run game, but Kent grounds out. Forgot to mention how amusing it was to see him get tossed last night. I was yelling “Roid rage!” from the stands…
by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jesus Christ, Jim.
I had the Suns game on for the last few minutes. I read the first clause and nearly yelled in anger before getting to the Kent part.
by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what you get
When you double-dip. :-) Sorry!
by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In which case...
You have my sympathy. Mrs. SnakePit knows better than to do anything with the remote when a D-backs game is on… And if she forgets, my whimpering soon reminds her. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately
that doesn’t work when you’re at home on leave of absence from school and still looking for some kind of a job.
And we only get cable on one t.v.
by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my cats own the remotes
they like to sit on them
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 26, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tied game
They seem to have got the measure of Jimenez now. Four hits, two wild pitches and a hit batter this inning…
by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No more U-Ball?
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 25, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope, still in
Add a walk and another single, 6-4 Dodgers now. This is kinda like Alien vs. Predator in reverse. Whoever loses, we win. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Finally lifted
But the Rockies are now using Kip Wells. That’s basically like Hurdle throwing in the towel, from what I recall at PR.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't remember if it was
McCC or GLB, but on one of the GDTs vs. the Rox, someone left a comment like,
Now if you’re a pitching coach, what do you say to him, knowing that he’s Kip Wells? ‘Now, look. I know you’re Kip Wells…..’
"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 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok
Last funny from GLB for now:
Sign that Johnson guy
As a pinch hitter
by Boilermaker19 on Apr 25, 2008 7:57 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 11:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like a lot of F bombs going off on the SD feed tonight.
by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yah.
Apparently Jupton’s made an F-bombing 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 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He didn’t try to Willie Mays Hayes it?
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope, he made a real live play.
About freekin’ time.
by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha.
The bullpen guys just look so amused, watching RJ school the Padres.
"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 11:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You know what's cool?
Having defense backing up our pitchers. It’s awesome.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it is fantastic… so great to have that kind of speed on the diamond… and these kids will only improve as the year progresses.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
by njjohn on Apr 25, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is this....
“dee-fins” you speak of??
"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 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
J-Up really needs to start using his tools to build D fence.
by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+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 26, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow… RJ’s having a great game.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
by njjohn on Apr 25, 2008 11:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
94 through six for Randy
One more? Yes or no.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’d sit him down… an excellent start and you want him to leave with a good taste in his mouth.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
by njjohn on Apr 25, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Handshakes
and a nod to the ump. He’s done.
by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he’s game, I’d send him out there again. If he feels that he’s done then I would go to the pen.
by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
IF, and I want to stress, IF
The Padres lose tonight, they’ll have the second-worst record in the entire National League, ahead only of the Nationals – and that by just one game.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Awwww,
I love the Nats. That just gives us MORE incentive to beat up on the Padres.
"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 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh no no no no no
Jackson hit by a pitch on the arm… not the wrist, thank god…
by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's just like Carlos Quentin
Except he can hit. And is an infielder. And is Irish.
So, not really much like Quentin at all, outside of the whole pitch-magnet thing…
by Jim McLennan on Apr 25, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carlos can hit.
How dare you impugn the Cardinal slugger?!?
Also, I think you should the front page to be Byrnes vs. Q. It’s more relevant since the Byrnes deal signed Carlos’ walking papers.
by dahlian on Apr 25, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cardinal?
White Sox, I think. :-) Interesting idea on changing the D-backs watch. But didn’t Hairston get traded soon after the Byrnes contract extension?
by Jim McLennan on Apr 26, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, gotcha
I thought perhaps he’d changed sports and was coming back to Arizona as our new wide-receiver.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 26, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry dahlian,
but ‘Furd sucks. AND your stupid tree.
"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 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Screw the tree,
but we got the best band in all of college sports. Banned from Notre Dame and the state of Oregon – it doesn’t get any better than that.
by dahlian on Apr 26, 2008 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll give you that.
Or at least, 2nd to the USC band.
"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 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GAH!!!!
I hate the USC band with the fiery passion of a thousand suns.
My first ever CFB game was the 1996 Rose Bowl. After Northwestern beat Notre Dame to begin the season, my dad told his NW alum-friend that if they made to the Rose Bowl, he would pay for us all to go to the game.
I quickly lost track of how many times I heard that god-forsaken USC fight song, but it implanted itself on my spine. To this day, whenever I hear it I get nervous, agitated become prone to violent outbursts. Thankfully, it’s a short song.
by dahlian on Apr 26, 2008 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went to two USC-Notre Dame games, and, I agree, you get tired of the USC marching band very very quickly.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was disappointed this year.
I went to the Stanford-ND game in Palo Alto and was hoping for a great follow up to the nun drum majors waving crucifixes that got them banned from South Bend.
Unfortunately, the administration cracked down on them and they played the whole game straight. At the very least they could have done a “Great moments in minority hiring practices” half time show in honor of Charlie Weiss’ miracle three win season.
by dahlian on Apr 26, 2008 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I seriously
thought I saw Charlie Weis umpiring one of our games the other night.
"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 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And disciplined by their own admin...
for getting drunk & obnoxious. I hear so much about how “smart” they are, yet they’re the only band in the PAC-10 who doesn’t have the sense to stay sober while representing their university. Or, at least, to not get caught when they’re wasted.
by azshadowwalker on Apr 26, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1000.
Happened to the stupid tree, too. Girl got in big trouble for being drunk in the tree costume at a basketball game.
"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 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, college Cardinal
Forever foe of all the BEARS on the Dbacks!
by snakecharmer on Apr 26, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe so...
but I hate watching him try. All the f-ing wiggling around and waving his bat drove me nuts.
by azshadowwalker on Apr 26, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch! CJ white hot right now. We don’t need that.
by foulpole on Apr 25, 2008 11:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kill someone for this!!!!
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 25, 2008 11:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hereby withdraw my nomination of hotclaws for the position of Minister of Calm and Measured Response. =)
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
stabbity stab
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 26, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give him one of those claw jobs. ;-)
by foulpole on Apr 26, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
snkt snkt
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by hotclaws on Apr 26, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The standard sound effect for when Wolverine unsheathes his claws.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree,
and I nominate her for Minister of Revenge.
"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 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, is everyone in the NL West going to take a shot at CoJack now?
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 25, 2008 11:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If he stays this hot, don’t be surprised at it.
by snakecharmer on Apr 25, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
measure him up for arm pads now
or maybe Mark will lend his armour?
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 26, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Slaten in
Johnson’s ERA down to 2.70.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 26, 2008 12:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
With panache?
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol I guess if you are going to screw up, you might as well do it with style.
by foulpole on Apr 26, 2008 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, I didn't check :(
I just wanted to get it fixed lol
by snakecharmer on Apr 26, 2008 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meanwhile
In LA, Jones up for the second time this inning, with the bases loaded…
by Jim McLennan on Apr 26, 2008 12:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can hear the boos from here
And goes down, swinging.
Watching your divisional rival pay $18m for a .169 average…or, in Zito’s case, an 0-5 start = priceless.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 26, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa.......
Now that the GLBers are bored with the game, they’re not talking about MySpace…. they’re talking about how hot Conor Jackson is.
That place REALLY weirds me out sometimes….
"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 12:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but many of us here can get on board with that
‘Cause he really is. :D
by snakecharmer on Apr 26, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will you talk about
“getting them in the minors so they won’t have anti-biotic resistant STDs”? Because they are.
"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 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that whole line of conversation made me appreciate the ladies we have posting here- you know, the ones who talk about the game.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And we appreciate your appreciation!
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Apr 26, 2008 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
your appreciation of the appreciation is appreciated.
by foulpole on Apr 26, 2008 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And we appreciate you appreciating our..
..eh, nvm.
"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 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always knew it was nearly all
13 year oldgirls
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 26, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the other hand
We are discussing college trees, pincers and now, what pre-pubescent girls talk about.
I’m really not sure we can claim the moral high-ground here. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Apr 26, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course
It’d help if the Padres were posing more than a slight threat.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 26, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I <3 Fall Out Boy
I’m so edgy
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 26, 2008 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This isn't a network of individually operated baseball-centric blog communities,
it’s an arm race!
by dahlian on Apr 26, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+Several Million
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
After jbox returned:
Seriously
You got back just in time. This was quickly turning into HotOrNot.
by Axion on Apr 25, 2008 9:17 PM MST to parent up reply reply actions 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 26, 2008 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, there's a baseball game going on!
Looks like Slaten adopted the 1-2-Walk-3 approach Randy took earlier.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 12:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If they plunk Micah.....
.....I hope the benches CLEAR. He’s starting tm.
"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 12:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay, do we not have a bench full of real hitters? Why Micah?
by SongBird on Apr 26, 2008 12:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Minor side note
Giants up 1-0 in the eighth. If they win by that score, they’ll be the first NL team to win back-to-back 1-0 games since the Dodgers in July 2003.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 26, 2008 12:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry to dash your hopes
Looks like a PH.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 26, 2008 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Micah out quick again
Okay Micah, that’s not exactly why we keep sending you up there!! :(
by snakecharmer on Apr 26, 2008 12:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, it *is* called
A pinch hitter after all. Not a pinch take a couple of pitches-er. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Apr 26, 2008 12:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I am so going to challenge Cruz to Connect 4
in July.
by snakecharmer on Apr 26, 2008 12:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh thank god Haren shaved!!!
That was gettin uuuugly.
by snakecharmer on Apr 26, 2008 12:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
THERE we go.
“Try hitting me NOW, BITCHES!!!!”—Conor Jackson
"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 reply actions 0 recs
Cruz gave up some long shots, but in the end it’s a 1-2-3 inning from Jaun, and we’re into the ninth….
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 12:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jaun?
they call him Mellow Yelow
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 26, 2008 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hehe....
"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 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite GBL post of the night:
Statistically, we only suck against pitchers we face.
“Phfft! Facts. You can use them to prove anything.
—Homer Simpson
by Boilermaker19 on Apr 25, 2008 10:25 PM MDT to parent up reply reply
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 12:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let’s hope that Lyon can brave the last of the Padres powerful lineup.
by foulpole on Apr 26, 2008 12:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
His ERA
is quivering in fear.
"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 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lyon in to close....
Let’s make it quick, Brandon.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 12:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
Lyon, who pitched last night (so doesn’t appear to need the work) comes in with a four-run lead and a non-save situation. Let’s hope we don’t need him for one tomorrow…
by Jim McLennan on Apr 26, 2008 12:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He should bring in Medders
and have Lyon ready to go. If two get on base before two are retired, put in Lyon.
In this ballpark, against this lineup, you just need to throw the ball down the middle and let them hack.
by dahlian on Apr 26, 2008 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bullpen has looked a lot better over the last two games. Of course, it has been the, ahem, struggling Dodgers and Padres. But still. It makes me feel better.
by SongBird on Apr 26, 2008 12:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Could part of the reason that they are struggling be because they have had to play us?
by foulpole on Apr 26, 2008 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So true! However, this Padre team certainly looks to be less fearsome than I thought. I mean, the Giants put up more of a fight than this.
Still, you won’t hear me making that lame SOS argument. Of course the other NL West teams are under .500. The D-Backs keep beating them!
by SongBird on Apr 26, 2008 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two down
One more out, Lyon
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 12:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So,
it would seem that TIMMAY!! Lincecum > RJ+Cruz+Slaten+Lyon
"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 12:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
“When the boobirds, come baaaaack to Capistrano….”
"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 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Win!
Awesome.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is that booing I hear in the home ballpark?
by SongBird on Apr 26, 2008 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nice!
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 26, 2008 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
beauty, eh?
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
by njjohn on Apr 26, 2008 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Have we got a name for the Bullpen this season?
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 26, 2008 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
How bout
The Untouchables?
"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 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dbacks
are now 17-6…. 11 games over .500
Please, PLEASE please don’t pull a Milwaukee Brewers….
"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 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Poor Padres
Just can’t seem to catch a break. Y’know they outscored us over the OTHER eight innings… :-)
by Jim McLennan on Apr 26, 2008 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Shame this isn't softball
and we play 9 innings….
"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 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Poor Padres”
And they have Hairston as their CF. Oh, the humanity.
;-)by foulpole on Apr 26, 2008 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get home just in time
to see the last three outs of another Diamondbacks win.
For those that were curious, yes, “Harold and Kumar Go To Guantanamo Bay” is great but only if you liked the first one. Sure, it’s pretty dumb, but what do you expect?
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 26, 2008 12:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like
one of those movies that I’d download and burn to a VCD.
"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 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's illegal and immoral!
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 26, 2008 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“illegal and immoral! “
The movie is that bad?
by foulpole on Apr 26, 2008 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those are the best type of things!
I have been colonized.
by mrssoco on Apr 26, 2008 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shhhh!
Not in front of everyone!!
"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 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awww.
Shy! ;)
I learn something new every day.
I have been colonized.
by mrssoco on Apr 26, 2008 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
::blushes::
Yet not too shy to use Napoleon as an avatar. ;-)
"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 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Errr...
not if you have special permission from the studio…. um, yeah. That’s right.
Whew.
::Dodged a bullet::
"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 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well,
Azreous sure wasn’t around… I hope he saw enough of the game to write a good recap, 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 26, 2008 12:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, it was nice to see Randy Johnson pitching well tonight. I guess the weak Padre offense helped. But still.
by SongBird on Apr 26, 2008 12:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey...
Doesn’t this guy kinda look like Khalil Greene?
"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 12:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ytmnd, oh geez.
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 26, 2008 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, he sure went back in time
for that hair cut
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 26, 2008 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The scary thing is
the guy really DOES kinda look like Sailor Moon. (The ballplayer, not the anime character)
"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 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could that be the result of a claw job?
by foulpole on Apr 26, 2008 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't
it break decency laws to do that in public?
"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 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
night night
and sweet dreams all
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 26, 2008 1:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nite.
And stay out of 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 26, 2008 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hilarious quote from the AP's recap:
The Padres position players and hitting coach Wally Joyner held a pregame meeting that leadoff batter Brian Giles described as ’’productive.’‘
“Productive”?? THEY HAD 3 HITS 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 26, 2008 1:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey now, they are facing some tough pitching, remember? Randy Johnson is a future Hall-of-Famer!
Who knows what they are going to do when they keep getting Penny, Webb, Haren, Lincecum, etc over and over again. I sympathize really. I lived through last season with the D-Backs. Of course, they were still winning games while not being able to hit.
by SongBird on Apr 26, 2008 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's probably a testament to our team...
...that we won 90 games, and the most in the NL, last year, when all we had was pitching, basically….
Cuz the Padres can’t do $H1T with 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 26, 2008 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course, they were still winning games while not being able to hit.
And that is why I don’t feel too sympathetic. If the Padres are going to win, they need to find ways around their struggles. If your pitching is weak, you better have some sluggers. Can’t hit? Better have lights-out pitching for all nine innings- or however many it takes. ;-)
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude
the Padres can have lights-out pitching for 22 innings… and STILL lose.
"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 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that’s what makes it funny. =)
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good win
Could put us seven ahead of the pack if things stay as they are up the road. Looks like a rather lengthy game that: it’s 10:30 and they are still in the bottom of the seventh, with the Rockies down by one, Andruw Jones was pulled because of a problem with his leg. Insert obvious joke here. Think I’ll watch the rest of that one, then go to bed. ‘Night all!
by Jim McLennan on Apr 26, 2008 1:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just remember
about 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 26, 2008 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just going to hunt you down at TC, actually...
...and kill you for saying John Smoltz is better than Brandon Webb.
Kidding. I was going to let you know that Reynolds had a 3 run bomb…. at PetCo, no less.
"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 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll drop some Reynolds love on here from time to time.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 26, 2008 2:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Told you it’d show up eventually.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 2:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So does this mean...
...the bomb tonight was actually hit by him when he was in high school?
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 26, 2008 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's very possible.
It’s also possible that it was hit by him in the future…. but he went to the opposite field, and it came BACK through time.
In fact—Mark Reynolds was actually in his 80s when he smacked that one 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 26, 2008 2:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As WELL you should be.
"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 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rockies just tied it in the ninth, runner on third, one out… And they intentionally walked Helton. To get to Holliday? I am mystified- someone, explain to me the brilliance of Joe Torre.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 2:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay, so it paid off, since Holliday decided to GIDP.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe the Rockies really enjoyed that last extra inning game and decided they want another?
by SongBird on Apr 26, 2008 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess
The Dodgers are the only team in the NL West that hasn’t had an extra innings game yet- maybe it’s time.
Yeesh, the Rockies, Giants, and Padres have all played three extra inning games.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 2:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And away they go! Furcal caught stealing? Ha!
by SongBird on Apr 26, 2008 2:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHA.
Stupid short people.
::hoping nobody notices Napoleon::
"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 2:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, isn’t that Napoleon?
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 2:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
::Mutters to himself:: crap!!
Maybe. If it were, it would be indicative of my personality and stature, 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 26, 2008 2:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait… Are you saying you’re a short, angry, French tactical genius? Or a crazy man in a mental hospital who thinks he’s Napoleon?
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 2:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't it be
all of the above?
It’s funny, I was just contemplating today, exactly why Napoleon is such a popular figure for crazy people to believe themselves to be….
"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 2:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't
they do that last time, too? Or was that the long-ass Pads game…?
"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 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha!
Two outs, Furcal on first, and the Dodgers tried to steal. Too bad the Rockies had a pitch-out and nailed him easily. Extra innings in Los Angeles!
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 2:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. I just noticed that the Rockies have scored two runs on wild pitches, including the tying run in the ninth. NL West closers just aren’t very consistent this season.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny thing is,
if you look around the league, ALL closers suck this season, for some reason…. we thought Lyon was gonna blow chunks after the first week of the season, but he’s been really solid since then. ERA down to 3.27 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 26, 2008 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s a valid point. I had really only been paying attention to the names I recognized, but there are plenty of pitchers out there blowing saves.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 2:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lyon
is tied for 3rd in the NL, with 6 saves. Isringhausen has 8 for the Cards and Wilson converted his 8th tonight for the Gnats.
"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 2:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did the Dodgers just try to steal again?
by SongBird on Apr 26, 2008 2:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG, Reynolds catch just made Top 10 plays on Sportscenter. Sportscenter knows the DBacks exist?
by SongBird on Apr 26, 2008 2:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nah.
They probably think he plays for the Giants or the Dodgers 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 26, 2008 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Goes without saying...
That this was much more satisfying than the fucking Suns tonight. I lack the eloquence to use another adjective for them.
Recap up shortly.
by Azreous on Apr 26, 2008 2:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps “accursed” or “blighted”? Just a few suggestions.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently they think “Defense wins Championships” is less a cliche, and more a myth. Unsurprisingly, the Spurs keep proving them wrong.
by SongBird on Apr 26, 2008 2:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Defense wins Championships" is ABSOLUTELY a myth.
Case in point, SOMEBODY in the NBA wins a championship every 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 26, 2008 2:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha. Ah, yes. Pro basketball is definitely not a favorite of mine. Sometimes I think I am the only person in Phoenix who doesn’t really care if the Suns win or lose.
by SongBird on Apr 26, 2008 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm all about the Hoyas,
but in the NBA, I couldn’t care less. I hate the Suns less than any other team, (since they’re from Arizona) so I root for them. I guess.
"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 4:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve developed a general apathy towards basketball.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 26, 2008 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't seem strong enough.
Maybe if they’d bothered to show up, I’d put some effort into being disappointed in them.
by Azreous on Apr 26, 2008 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh
Yeh, and the fans let them know it by booing too. I was there and while I love the Suns as much as the Diamondbacks, for some reason I am not all that upset over their horrific performance in Game 3. Just a waste that that talent can’t put it together to beat those nasty Spurs who I hate more than any other team, even the Lakers. Oh well, I’ll be there on Sunday and hopefully they will manage to win that game to take it back to S.A. Too bad I will be missing the Webb vs. Peavy matchup though, but I will be following on my Palm.
by TwinnerA on Apr 26, 2008 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, did I just see that the Mets are 11-11? Wow, and we are 11 games over .500. This has been a wonderfully strange April.
by SongBird on Apr 26, 2008 2:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Also
the Cubs lost yesterday and today, while coming into yesterday’s game, we were tied for the best record in beisbol. So we’re now two games up on them.
"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 2:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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