Gameday Thread, #26: 4/28 vs. Astros
Houston Astros @ Arizona Diamondbacks
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Hey! We're not facing the NL West! This'll be a nice change: after more than three weeks straight of seeing our rivals every day, Houston will pose a nice change of pace and a touch of variety. Hopefully Haren will bounce back from his first poor outing of the season, where he failed to escape the fifth inning. The Astros have struggled a bit of late, losing back-to-back games against the Cardinals after winning six in a row, to slide back below .500 this year. Should be about for most of this, though we have a LOT of stuff to catch up on, so we will see how it goes!
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soco's keys to the game
1) Pour one out for my homies of the morning drive show on 103.9 “The Edge:” Chuck Powell, Colin Boyd, Drew Hutchinson, and Cori James, who all were fired for Adam freakin’ Carolla.
2) Go to dance lesson
3) Come home and whip up some dinner
4) Watch “How I Met Your Mother” (What will be fall out of the Barney/Robin?)
5) Catch the last half of the game
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 28, 2008 8:44 PM EDT
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6) 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 28, 2008 8:44 PM EDT
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I'll never tell!
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 28, 2008 8:48 PM EDT
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you're slipping Soco
you almost forgot about Dessert—I’m worried you’re being pulled in too many directions
by dstorm on
Apr 28, 2008 9:04 PM EDT
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I know
I thought of it right as I hit “post.”
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 28, 2008 9:05 PM EDT
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will let you off this time
but let’s not mess with the early season karma, ok?
by dstorm on
Apr 28, 2008 9:06 PM EDT
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People still listen to "The Edge"?
That’s so junior high.
by dahlian on
Apr 28, 2008 8:54 PM EDT
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Did the Edge even exist when you were in junior high
or was that back when it was still AOR format in the 60s? ;-)
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 28, 2008 9:03 PM EDT
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Wait… There are other teams in baseball besides the NL West? Crazy!
It’ll be nice to have some new faces to play. We’ll get to find out which perception is true- are the Diamondbacks really that good, or is the NL West really that bad?
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 8:54 PM EDT
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Very good point
We need this now to test our true abilities and make sure we still line up well with the rest of the league!
by snakecharmer on
Apr 28, 2008 8:56 PM EDT
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Yeah, I’m hoping the next few weeks might help salve some wounded pride across the rest of the division.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 8:57 PM EDT
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And then, of course, we can bring them right back down to earth when we play them next. =)
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 9:06 PM EDT
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Indeed. Part of me is very happy to bid farewell to the NL West. I mean, the Dbacks did really well and all. But still, I am very ready to see a different team. Having said that, I will not be able to watch any of these games against Houston. I won’t be home tonight, tomorrow night or Wednesday afternoon. Alas. I will have to wait for the weekend to actually see the DBacks face another team.
by SongBird on
Apr 28, 2008 9:17 PM EDT
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I’m pretty sure that, top to bottom, the NL West is the toughest division in the NL. We’ll start to see over the next few weeks though.
by foulpole on
Apr 28, 2008 9:30 PM EDT
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So I haven't heard much on Valverde lately
since he blew a couple saves a week or so again—has he rebounded? Is he still the go to guy? Could we see Papa Grande on the mound tonight?
by dstorm on
Apr 28, 2008 9:06 PM EDT
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He got a save a few days ago, so it looks like he’s still the closer.
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by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 9:07 PM EDT
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another BLOWN save
would be nice this evening – although I’ll take him coming in for a “bull-pen” session having us up by 8 runs as well
by dstorm on
Apr 28, 2008 9:08 PM EDT
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I’m hoping he won’t have any save situations this series.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 9:11 PM EDT
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+1
"Juan Cruz has Freddy Krueger stuff. Welcome to Elm Street." -- Mark Grace
by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 9:53 PM EDT
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He's about to be featured on the pregame show
His stats are decent… he’s had a few saves and a couple more Ks, no runs for a while.
I’m confused.. Yahoo shows him having a Blown Save and a Win on April 22nd, yet no earned runs – not ANY runs – and no hits, only one walk. How the hell does that happen?
by snakecharmer on
Apr 28, 2008 9:09 PM EDT
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Inherited runners and a sacrifice fly, looks like.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 9:10 PM EDT
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Ohh that's true
Duh, I forgot about inherited runners!
by snakecharmer on
Apr 28, 2008 9:11 PM EDT
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I wonder if
he came in and inherited runners—and then maybe an error occured?
by dstorm on
Apr 28, 2008 9:11 PM EDT
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could be a wild pitch, a bases loaded walk, balk, missed third strike by the catcher, a run scored on an error, run scored on a fielder’s choice or fielder’’s interference.
by foulpole on
Apr 28, 2008 9:28 PM EDT
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Yeah
He allowed 2 inherited runners to score. That’s how he didn’t technically allow any runs, but got the blown save.
"Juan Cruz has Freddy Krueger stuff. Welcome to Elm Street." -- Mark Grace
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Apr 28, 2008 9:53 PM EDT
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Lineup - the usual...
Young
Byrnes
Hudson
Jackson
Reynolds
Upton
Drew
Snyder
Haren
by snakecharmer on
Apr 28, 2008 9:06 PM EDT
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nice to see J-Up
back in the line-up—hopefully just a cramp and nothing more
by dstorm on
Apr 28, 2008 9:07 PM EDT
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Jupton
hoping to see him own it up tonight. Man that kid is gonna be huge.
"Troops in desperate straights know no fear. Where there is no escape, they stand firm; When they have entered deep, they persist; When they see no hope, they fight." Sun Tzu The Art of War
by Turambar on
Apr 28, 2008 9:09 PM EDT
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Wow - Zito going to the bullpen
it’s officially hitting the fan in San Fran
by dstorm on
Apr 28, 2008 9:17 PM EDT
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Yeah, soco posted a fanshot about it.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 9:38 PM EDT
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Also: hilarious.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 9:55 PM EDT
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Yep
It’s everywhere this evening. Apparently Bochy hinted at it post-game yesterday.
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Apr 28, 2008 9:47 PM EDT
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You know
I was listening to a bit of Cincinatti @ St Louis on XM just now. This is the first time these two NL Central teams have played this year. First time! And it feels like we have played everyone in our division a dozen times already. Sigh.
by SongBird on
Apr 28, 2008 9:23 PM EDT
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oops my bad, I didn’t see the part about “these two teams”.
by foulpole on
Apr 28, 2008 9:45 PM EDT
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The NL Central does have one more team than the NL West…
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 9:41 PM EDT
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Giving away the DVD set on the pregame show
Aahh… I want I want… but I don’t have a cool WS story to tell Jim… :P
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Apr 28, 2008 9:24 PM EDT
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Didn't say it had to be true :-)
One of the ones posted over at DBBP will be getting an honorary mention, even though I have one or two doubts about its factual veracity, shall we say!
by Jim McLennan on
Apr 28, 2008 9:28 PM EDT
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End of the month
I just bumped it back to the front page of the Fanposts.
by Jim McLennan on
Apr 28, 2008 9:40 PM EDT
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It doesn't have to be true?
What if you know it’s not true but it’s a good story anyway?
by snakecharmer on
Apr 28, 2008 9:29 PM EDT
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Fine by me.
As long as I don’t know it’s not true. :-)
by Jim McLennan on
Apr 28, 2008 9:41 PM EDT
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I would tell the story about
how I had the opportunity to go see the World Series game two, but the love of my life, my first and only love, the alpha and the omega, the Catherine to my Heathcliff, yin to my yang, fox to my hound – wanted me to have dinner with her and her family that night because she would be going out of town the next day.
I was seventeen and a hopeless romantic. I acquiesced. The dinner was excruciatingly boring and we didn’t get to spend any time alone afterwards. She dumped me a few weeks later.
by dahlian on
Apr 28, 2008 9:53 PM EDT
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and I add...
but I don’t think it’s what Jim had in mind.
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Apr 28, 2008 9:57 PM EDT
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Injury update
BoMel saying Micah’s next start depends on his bullpen session tomorrow. There’s an off day, they could skip him.
by snakecharmer on
Apr 28, 2008 9:27 PM EDT
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Have to go to rehearsal now. Good luck DBacks!
by SongBird on
Apr 28, 2008 9:30 PM EDT
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Those other guys:
K. Matsui 2b .282
M. Bourn cf .195
M. Tejada ss .340
L. Berkman 1b .322
C. Lee lf .260
H. Pence rf .253
M. Loretta 3b .227
J.R. Towles c .200
C. Sampson p .000
What a sucky pitcher. His BA is .000
by foulpole on
Apr 28, 2008 9:35 PM EDT
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he definitely
couldn’t play for the D-backs
by dstorm on
Apr 28, 2008 9:39 PM EDT
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1-2-3. A very nice quick 1st for Danny boy.
by foulpole on
Apr 28, 2008 9:43 PM EDT
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1-2-3
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 9:43 PM EDT
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lead off single for CY!
Let’s get to ‘em early and often.
by foulpole on
Apr 28, 2008 9:47 PM EDT
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Well, that didn’t work out the way I wanted it to.
by foulpole on
Apr 28, 2008 9:49 PM EDT
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Beep! Comment bot.
Byrnes pops out. Beep!
by snakecharmer on
Apr 28, 2008 9:48 PM EDT
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I am somewhat confused...
Friday’s game report appears to have made a recent return to the top of the front page – however, accompanied by Saturday’s Win Probability Graph! Have we gone through a timewarp of some kind? I’d like to know, since if so, I have to head back to Los Angeles again and continue avoiding the water. ;-)
by Jim McLennan on
Apr 28, 2008 9:50 PM EDT
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Hmm...
I thought I only put up Thursday and Sunday’s graphs… I didn’t think I mislabled them? I’ll check lol!
by snakecharmer on
Apr 28, 2008 9:51 PM EDT
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Ah-hah...
I sense a ripple effect and ‘Skins hand, as Saturday’s recap makes its way towards the light… :-)
by Jim McLennan on
Apr 28, 2008 9:53 PM EDT
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The hand of God, or 'Skins' hand?
Nah. Mine. I accidentally edited the wrong recap. The damage has been undone, I believe, though.
"Juan Cruz has Freddy Krueger stuff. Welcome to Elm Street." -- Mark Grace
by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 9:56 PM EDT
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I also had to update the dates on the others
to keep everything in the right order, because I had accidentally updated the date on the recap. So, the gameday threads will be out of order, but the stories will be in chronological order.
"Juan Cruz has Freddy Krueger stuff. Welcome to Elm Street." -- Mark Grace
by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 9:58 PM EDT
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Yeah. it's kinda confusing...
Everything since Friday night’s recap looks out of order at the moment. We go straight from Friday’s thread, to Saturday’s thread. I’ll tidy up everything after tonight’s game is over…
by Jim McLennan on
Apr 28, 2008 10:01 PM EDT
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Sounds good.
I tried to find a quick fix so nobody would be TOO confused….
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by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 10:03 PM EDT
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I see an error with actually Thursday's game report
that I couldn’t post until Friday. Somehow the fangraph got messed up. I’ll fix it. :)
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Apr 28, 2008 9:54 PM EDT
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Oh you're right Jim
Dang it’s weird when the author stays by someone (me) when it’s not mine, lol!
by snakecharmer on
Apr 28, 2008 9:55 PM EDT
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Don't blame me,
I volunteered to ease your staff of recap burdens…
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Apr 28, 2008 9:55 PM EDT
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So it was YOU
Who knocked out ‘Skins internet… :-)
by Jim McLennan on
Apr 28, 2008 9:57 PM EDT
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dahlian, you SON of a....
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Apr 28, 2008 9:58 PM EDT
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Running
In my opinion, Grace is right about BoMels calling for steals more often. We do have very agressive baserunning, thanks to Gibson, but I have no doubt we have three guys that can consistently steal 30 bases in CY, Byrnesie, and J-Up, and BoMels need to utilize their strengths more.
by LucaMaz3 on
Apr 28, 2008 9:51 PM EDT
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Byrnes has had two sore hammys since spring training. That may slow him down a little bit.
by foulpole on
Apr 28, 2008 10:01 PM EDT
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I'm tired of all these 1-2-3 first innings by our offense.
Tell me again why our two best hitters are hitting fourth and sixth?
by dahlian on
Apr 28, 2008 9:54 PM EDT
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Another 1-2-3 for Haren
Good.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 9:55 PM EDT
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So.... maybe runs are on tap, in the bottom of this inning??
"Juan Cruz has Freddy Krueger stuff. Welcome to Elm Street." -- Mark Grace
by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 10:01 PM EDT
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We can hope.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
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Apr 28, 2008 10:03 PM EDT
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This one is fair motoring...
28 pitches combined by the two starters for the first twelve outs!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:03 PM EDT
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Oh, MAN....
Haren looks GOOD tonight.
So, let’s start smacking around Sampson, please??
"Juan Cruz has Freddy Krueger stuff. Welcome to Elm Street." -- Mark Grace
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Apr 28, 2008 10:04 PM EDT
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And now...
36 pitches for fifteen outs!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:05 PM EDT
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Seriously
Haren is apparently rationing his pitches today. Looking good.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 10:05 PM EDT
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I won't argue.
"Juan Cruz has Freddy Krueger stuff. Welcome to Elm Street." -- Mark Grace
by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 10:06 PM EDT
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Heh, Sutton says Stephen Drew needs a nickname...
Get thinking, everybody.
NOT Wolf. :P
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Apr 28, 2008 10:07 PM EDT
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Agreed.
(Nothing against foulpole)
"Juan Cruz has Freddy Krueger stuff. Welcome to Elm Street." -- Mark Grace
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Apr 28, 2008 10:07 PM EDT
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Yeah, I dunno about that....
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Apr 28, 2008 10:08 PM EDT
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When they said it,
I thought Dirt was referring to Dan Haren.
For some reason I like the name “Dirt Haren”.
by dahlian on
Apr 28, 2008 10:17 PM EDT
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Heh....
Yeah, I think that fits more too…. even though he’s now more clean-shaven.
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by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 10:19 PM EDT
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And Thank GOD for that!
That thing was getting pretty….icky…
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Apr 28, 2008 10:20 PM EDT
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DROOO!!
Leadoff 2B!!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:07 PM EDT
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Leadoff double! Let’s get runs in!
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
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Apr 28, 2008 10:07 PM EDT
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Snyderman
doing his best to help out Sampson….
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Apr 28, 2008 10:08 PM EDT
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Dirt
Not sure about that one yet. Drew seems like the most unnicknameable (?) player on the team, as he seems quiet and bland, with no eccentricities. I guess he’s just a ballplayer.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:09 PM EDT
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Yeah, he is really quiet
Can we think of any calm cartoon characters?
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Apr 28, 2008 10:11 PM EDT
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Richie Rich?
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Apr 28, 2008 10:11 PM EDT
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DANNY HAREN!!
RBI!!!!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:09 PM EDT
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Danny!
Again, RBIs from our pitchers! I knew it was a good idea to let them get bitten by a radioactive Micah Owings in the off-season.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:10 PM EDT
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+1
and recommended.
"Juan Cruz has Freddy Krueger stuff. Welcome to Elm Street." -- Mark Grace
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Apr 28, 2008 10:12 PM EDT
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Memo to the rest of the league?
You might want to pitch around our pitchers.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:10 PM EDT
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More than our #2 spot, anyway.
"Juan Cruz has Freddy Krueger stuff. Welcome to Elm Street." -- Mark Grace
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Apr 28, 2008 10:12 PM EDT
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Coming into today’s game, the Diamondbacks had 14 RBIs from the #9 spot, most in the NL.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 10:13 PM EDT
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I know I'm not
With that double, our pitchers are now batting .283 (15-for-53)...
Wow…
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Apr 28, 2008 10:16 PM EDT
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Or, put another way
126 points better than Troyboy. :-)
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Apr 28, 2008 10:19 PM EDT
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Fun with numbers.
Or about 100 points higher than Scooter Hairston.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:23 PM EDT
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So you’re saying that our pitchers, circa 2008, are hitting a better average than our whole team, circa 2007? =)
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 10:19 PM EDT
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Haren's a base runner!
Moves up to third on a grounder to third!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:12 PM EDT
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Hmm.
Grace and Sutton seem surprised that the D-backs’ 9 RBIs by pitchers now leads not just the NL, but the whoooole majors.
Somebody might want to explain something to them.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:12 PM EDT
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Haha yeah I didn't get that
unless they were being sarcastic.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:13 PM EDT
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I love it
when people make that distinction…. “leading not only the national league, but all of baseball in hitting pitchers!!”
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by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 10:13 PM EDT
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I think that they were joking around.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:16 PM EDT
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I'm getting kinda sick
of Fox showing off their lousy baseball broadcasting “ability”.
"Juan Cruz has Freddy Krueger stuff. Welcome to Elm Street." -- Mark Grace
by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 10:14 PM EDT
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You mean the commercial focused entirely on the AL?
Yeah, that totally bugs me.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:16 PM EDT
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Um, YES.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:17 PM EDT
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The basic moral of the commercial is “Look at these games we were so awesome and broadcast. Sure we were the highest bidder and are so entitled, but this is allll us.”
by Azreous on
Apr 28, 2008 10:18 PM EDT
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I know.
That’s why I’m so annoyed. Besides, the world series SUCKED last year.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:19 PM EDT
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And you’d never know that there was another team in the World Series besided the Red Sox.
It's like living with a six-year old.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:20 PM EDT
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I thought
the Red Sox swept themselves?
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by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 10:21 PM EDT
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I’d say that’s about three parts Fox, one part Colorado Rockies… ;-)
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by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 10:21 PM EDT
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Can't argue with you there.
Hell, all of last year’s playoffs sucked (putting aside how delicious the sweep of the Cubs was). The only exception was that ALCS.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:21 PM EDT
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Always love an opportunity to break out this photo

Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:28 PM EDT
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+1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
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No matter how bad I'm feeling
I can look at that photo and instantly feel better
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:29 PM EDT
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Yeah
definitely a recommend
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Apr 28, 2008 10:30 PM EDT
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Remind me who that is??
It's like living with a six-year old.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:32 PM EDT
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Ted Lilly
at Chase Field right? Who hit that again?
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Apr 28, 2008 10:33 PM EDT
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Ted Lilly
after… either Reynolds or CY hit a HR off him in the NLDS
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Apr 28, 2008 10:33 PM EDT
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So...
At what point can we talk about how great Haren’s pitching is tonight. We don’t want to jinx anything, of course.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:20 PM EDT
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Not yet!
but we can say he’s solid….
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Apr 28, 2008 10:21 PM EDT
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Somewhere around the 8th inning.
Still, he sure is pitching great.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:21 PM EDT
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35 pitches through 4
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
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Apr 28, 2008 10:20 PM EDT
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35 pitches through 4 for Haren. If he keeps this up we could see out 1st complete game.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:21 PM EDT
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By the way,
Crawfish Boxes ain’t no Gaslamp Ball. Here’s their gameday thread, if anyone would like to check it out?
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by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 10:23 PM EDT
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Hey are you coming on IM tonight?
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Apr 28, 2008 10:27 PM EDT
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Yeah I'll log on right now.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:29 PM EDT
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They seem a friendly bunch
But do please exercise caution. The way this team has been kicking ass, even a neutral comment like “Never mind, better luck tomorrow” can come off as apparently being patronising, without that being intended. I think that’s half the problem at GLB: they have failed miserably to live up to their own expectations, and would rather be left alone to wallow in self-pity than engage in well-meaning banter. Having sat through 2004, I entirely understand that.
I think I’ll do a Fanpost on this topic…
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Apr 28, 2008 10:31 PM EDT
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I know.
I’m just asking about their players, mostly. I’ve learned not to say anything this year when we start scoring runs…. :-\
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Apr 28, 2008 10:32 PM EDT
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Nice walk for O-Dawg
Ha! Gracie striking out!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:24 PM EDT
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Nice lead-off walk
Come on, CoJack!
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by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 10:25 PM EDT
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O-Dawg is such a crack up. Did you see him chating with the ‘stros 2b?
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Apr 28, 2008 10:26 PM EDT
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Yeah
he was gettin’ friendly with Kaz Matsui
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by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 10:26 PM EDT
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He talks with everybody. He’s hilarious, I love when he’s miced up!!!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:26 PM EDT
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Yeah I know.
He’s always joking around with the opposing players.
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by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 10:28 PM EDT
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Good baserunning.
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A little doink for CJ and now we have two on with no outs. Sweet!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:28 PM EDT
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Ironman
draws a discussion between catcher and pitcher.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:28 PM EDT
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stepped away for a bit
did Haren really knock in the run? - Unbelievable
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Apr 28, 2008 10:29 PM EDT
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radio guys speculating on Bourn's jump on that last ball
did he play it bad?
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Which ball?
The one off CoJack’s bat?
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Apr 28, 2008 10:31 PM EDT
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Welcome to the 'Pit, by the way.
:-)
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Apr 28, 2008 10:31 PM EDT
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Let's Go Markkkkk
A base hit, or a FatBurger ball, would be nice right about now.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:29 PM EDT
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I...AM...IRONMAN....
DUNNA DUNNA DUNNA DUNNA IRONMAN!!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:30 PM EDT
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I'm now going to see that movie
all because of Mark Reynolds
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Apr 28, 2008 10:30 PM EDT
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I’m always torn. Part of my brain thinks, “I am Iron Man, dunna dunna nun nuh, vote for me!”
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
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Apr 28, 2008 10:31 PM EDT
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Reynolds with the two run double!
Sweet!!!
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Woot woot!
"Troops in desperate straights know no fear. Where there is no escape, they stand firm; When they have entered deep, they persist; When they see no hope, they fight." Sun Tzu The Art of War
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Apr 28, 2008 10:30 PM EDT
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Thanks
Big fan of the Art of War
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Apr 28, 2008 10:33 PM EDT
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Always liked:
The pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless. Then even the deepest spy cannot discern it or wise make plan against it.
Art of War is on my bookshelf as we speak.
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:34 PM EDT
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great book
timeless—amazing how it gets applied to everything from business to….baseball
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Apr 28, 2008 10:34 PM EDT
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one of my favs....
“Therefore it is said that victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win”
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Apr 28, 2008 10:37 PM EDT
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Iron Man!
Nice to see some hits from the first eight batters… Slackers.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:31 PM EDT
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Did Reynolds just seal third?
I missed that…
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Apr 28, 2008 10:34 PM EDT
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See?
This is the part of the order where we should be looking to steal bases.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:34 PM EDT
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Yep
It's like living with a six-year old.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:34 PM EDT
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Iron Man’s got jets.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
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Apr 28, 2008 10:34 PM EDT
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Seems like...
alot of our boys are quite fast
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Apr 28, 2008 10:35 PM EDT
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And the steal pays off!
Snydes with a single to score Mark!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:36 PM EDT
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Snyder starting to heat up
The rest of the league is going to be in real trouble here.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:36 PM EDT
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After that double? I don’t know… =)
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
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Apr 28, 2008 10:36 PM EDT
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Hmmm....
Probably… but you never know.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:36 PM EDT
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nice little cue shot for Snydes score a run!
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Snydes
just pokes a single through the hole.
Jeez…. I know the Astros aren’t THAT bad a team…. are we REALLY this good??
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Apr 28, 2008 10:36 PM EDT
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We just might be. We’re on fire.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
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Apr 28, 2008 10:37 PM EDT
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Hmmm....
So THIS must be what it’s like to play in the AL. /sarcasm
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Apr 28, 2008 10:40 PM EDT
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Man oh man
I love these D Backs this year!
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Wow...
Perfect Haren bunt.
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Perfect bunt
So, Haren, with the beard or without the beard. I’m taking votes.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:37 PM EDT
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I’ll need to see a picture without the beard.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 10:38 PM EDT
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Never mind
I hadn’t seen the full beard, I was just going off the profile pic at Yahoo. I automatically lean towards beardless.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 28, 2008 10:39 PM EDT
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Without +1000000
Please please pleeeeease keep that thing off.
(Hmm, I’m not hard to figure out…)
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Apr 28, 2008 10:38 PM EDT
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Not a beard fan
but I can put up with it if he keeps playing like this!!
It's like living with a six-year old.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:38 PM EDT
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Well, I don’t count what he has now as a beard. That little goatee I can deal with. It’s the fuzz on his cheeks and around his mouth I can’t stand.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:39 PM EDT
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If DbacksSkins is right
And we have a ratio, I would gladly let Haren take the bullet to keep Byrnes from that ‘stace of doom.
I have been colonized.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:39 PM EDT
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'Course I'm right.
Nice to see ya, by the way, babe.
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by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 10:41 PM EDT
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As always. :)
Nice to see you too!
I have been colonized.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:42 PM EDT
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Bring em home Young!
Woot woot CY up to bat!
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Back
I’m glad you all kept down the fort so well. :)
I have been colonized.
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Damn!
I thought CY had an RBI single.
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yea, solid contact
he deserved a hit there
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Apr 28, 2008 10:39 PM EDT
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Yeah, it kind of floated there just long enough.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:39 PM EDT
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Yeah, the CF is super fast though :(
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Apr 28, 2008 10:40 PM EDT
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Yeah
Bourn can play some solid CF.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:42 PM EDT
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Well time to keep the no hitter rollin
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No no no....
don’t say it. it’s too early
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by Stile4aly on
Apr 28, 2008 10:40 PM EDT
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HAHAH!
Jinxed it!!!
Just stopping in to say hi
Go 'Stros!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:41 PM EDT
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LOL
A mob of villagers with torches is marching on Turambar’s house as we speak…
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Apr 28, 2008 10:42 PM EDT
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LOL
wait I think I see torchlight outside. brb lemme see who it is
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Apr 28, 2008 10:42 PM EDT
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We brought, uh, pizza!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:43 PM EDT
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Watch...
a broken bat, infield hit by the slowest man in the world, Carlos Lee will break it up now..
Go 'Stros!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:43 PM EDT
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LOL
If that happens we’re gonna go torch YOUR house. :P
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Apr 28, 2008 10:44 PM EDT
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I hope you were serious
because I’m down.
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by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 10:45 PM EDT
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I can get some extra pitchforks, too.
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Apr 28, 2008 10:46 PM EDT
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Hmmm....
can we take meat cleavers and stuff?
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Apr 28, 2008 10:47 PM EDT
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Come on, people, tradition! Torches and pitchforks!
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Apr 28, 2008 10:49 PM EDT
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Yeah, but...
I mean, in addition to torches and pitchforks.
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by DbacksSkins on
Apr 28, 2008 10:56 PM EDT
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and a fanatical devotion to the Pope
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Apr 28, 2008 11:00 PM EDT
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Please stop by again
Any visiting fan who can quote Python will find a warm welcome here. :-)
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Apr 28, 2008 11:01 PM EDT
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Let's hope he doesn't whip out Gurthang
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Apr 28, 2008 10:45 PM EDT
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Nice to have the 'Stros fans here!
Help yourself to a beer, fellas. ::Motions to the ice chest in the corner::
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Yah, of course.
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Fine Fine Fine
Sorry arg!
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I gotta admit, it was pretty funny though.
That pops up, a dozen replies come back screaming “noooooo,” and then away goes the no-no.
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Yeah, I had to laugh at it, too.
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new topic new topic new topic
Crap – too late
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No, I know.
But it would have been perfect if it had been ruined right then.
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Geez
Berkman took about an innings worth of pitches there. Stop being a hog, Lance!
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No more PG.
Berkman walks.
By the way, is it just me, or has Lance Berkman put on quite a bit of weight?
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TURAMBAR
YOU SUCK!!!
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HAHAH!
How did Berkman not score on that???
Go 'Stros!
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He's kinda slow...
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Apr 28, 2008 10:50 PM EDT
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Well..
I almost kinda sorta jinxed it there
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Almost?
Almost? You sonofa!
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Just like
Barry Bonds almost took steroids…
Go 'Stros!
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