Gameday Thread, #41: 5/15 vs. Rockies
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 8:21 PM EDT
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I'm thinking of closing the Byrnes/Hairton/Quentin watch, and possibly even banning the words "Carlos" and "Quentin" from the site, simply because we all know that at the moment, he is hitting better than Eric Byrnes. At this stage, repeating the fact really serves no useful or positive purpose - least of all, getting Byrnes back on track, which is what we want to happen. I like the phrase "Embrace the Suck" someone used in a comment: after all, Byrnes is not going anywhere so, good or bad, we might as well deal with it. Alternatively, I may just post this pic every time Q gets mentioned:
Moving on, looking forward to tonight's game: the series is already in the bag, and we've got a chance at the sweep with our ace on the mound. However, Webb is facing the Rockies' best pitcher this season, and Cook has been almost Webb-like, losing only one game in 2008. Should be fun, but Webb has beaten better pitchers this year. A victory would be Brandon's eleventh consecutive W, tying John Smoltz in 1996, for the longest such streak in the National League since Bob Gibson won twelve straight, during his brilliant 1968 season. Mind you, Gibson pitched complete games in every contest, and allowed just six earned runs over 108 innings, for a 0.50 ERA. Different times...
Elsewhere in the division, Dodgers already won, in an afternoon game against the Brewers; Padres lost to the Cubs; and the Giants went down to the Astros - Jose Valverde got his eleventh save there, and has now got his ERA down to a credible 4.15. This game will mark the end of the first quarter of the season, and if we can take the win, we'll have a 4.5 game lead in the division - I think we'd all have settled for that at the start of the year.
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I was considering a post called “May we come to a concensus?” re Byrnes, Q and Hairston; with the body to suggest we all agree to agree that Byrnes is not hitting well, that Q and Hairston don’t play for us anymore; and then move on.
Your visual, however, says it all.
It's like living with a six-year old.
no comment
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
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For the picture alone.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
Agreed..
The picture says it all :)
Argh as much as the NL East is owning us this year I did enjoy the early starts which is code for im damn tired and won’t make this one as usual :(
Hoping Webby can just make it same old same old and having Hudson back in the lineup will hopefully help from a defensive point of view anyway.
Today’s lineup:
C. Young cf .250
S. Drew ss .276
O. Hudson 2b .288
J. Upton rf .326
C. Snyder c .278
M. Reynolds 3b .227
J. Salazar lf .316
C. Burke 1b .154
B. Webb p .125
J-Up is at #4, Snydes is in the 5 hole, Sally gets the nod in LF against the RHP Cook as Burke gets the start at 1b.
seriously?
Burke instead of Jackson, why? Does Burke have pictures of BoMel with a 15 year-old country singer?
Jackson
Hitless in 12 AB vs. Cook, while Burke is hitting .333. Oh, alright: he’s 1-for-3…
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
And
I’ll tell you who owns Cook is Chris Snyder: 10-for-17!
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
ahh
explains the 5th spot in the order then.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Not that you'd know it
From his first at-bat… :-(
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish they would give
a first baseman’s glove to anybody but Burke. Chris’ versatility is nice and I don’t mind him on the roster, but the fact that he has more at bats than Augie and Salazar is simply apalling.
Or maybe we could just end this Robby Hammock charade altogether and call up Trot Nixon. Hammock has two at bats in the last sixteen games. He’s only played defense once and it was in a blow out.
Hell, if a third catcher is that important, why not bring up D’Antona who can be an emergency catcher.
foulpole,
I am still eagerly awaiting your assessment on what BoMel’s decision to replace Byrnes instead Upton in the ninth inning of a one-run game means in regards to their relative defensive values.
True, Byrnes was the last out of the inning, but Upton would only be one spot higher in the order. I have to believe that if one player’s defense is a “9” and the other’s a “3.5”, that’s a small price to pay.
umm
Upton has made some boneheaded mistakes but his defense is hardly a 3.5. His range and his arm make him at least a 6.5 taking into account his errors and lapses (understandable as he is playing out of position, is still pretty much a rookie and, oh yeah, is 20 years old). So fine, BoMel gives up Upton’s speed and arm to ensure that there won’t be a misplay of any ball put into play. That’s a risk/reward judgment and I defer to Melvin on that. But I think it is a lot closer of a call then you make out and Upton’s defense has attributes that only he can bring like his range and arm.
Just to clarify
I think that was in reference to Foulpole’s rating of our defense.
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
hmm
When you put dahlian’s comment in context, my response makes me kind of a jackass. Thus, let’s agree to never put things in the proper context if it results in me looking foolish. You on board?
LOL
I can only apologize. :-) Such are the perils of lengthy posts!
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
my upbringing
I wish I could be concise and pithy but long posts are in my blood. My mom sold 25 cent-words on the street corner just to put food on the table.
No biggy,
reading your post, I knew we were in agreement in spirit.
Sometimes people just can’t keep track of all the inter-poster history. Ignorance, in this instance, is probably something you should be proud of.
truth be told
I take pride in my ignorance in nearly every instance.
Checklist
1. Pizza
2. Soda
3. Laptop
4. Large-screen TV
5. Best pitcher in baseball
Yep, think I’m ready.
No Comprendo
I don’t believe Zito is pitching tonight. He is the best because he is the highest paid, right?
Sure
A hundred million Yankees fans nod their heads in agreement with that as a basic principle…
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Jim
Have you not learned anything about Yankees Fans. They never number more than a few dozen when the team is under .500. As soon as they have a division lead or a wild card spot, suddenly the lights turn off and the cockroaches pour out of the walls.
No harm done
Immediate redemption as Reynolds starts the double-play round the horn. Webb faces the minimum and we’re good to go.
Do you remember
The deodorant advert he did a couple of years ago, lobbing dodgeballs at odor?
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I always thought
that was awesome…
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Vaguely
I don’t remember that commercial being as much of a mind####, which makes me think the director thankfully avoided any close up shots of The Unit.
I wonder if it being a national commercial forced it abide by the ICC’s more stringent regulations.
Makeup.
National commercials can afford it.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Doesn't really disturb me.
Just makes me laugh, because, yeah… I’m SURE that Randy buys Chevys….
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, yes
RBI single for Hudson and we’ve got the lead. Three straight hits to begin the game. Still two on, but one in now…
Awful
Pitch selection by Upton there – swinging at a pitch that would have hit him for strike three!.He looked like a twenty-year old there…oh, hang on. :-)
One of those times
when you can’t help but laugh at the kid.
Good thing is, the last time I had to laugh at something Upton did in a batter’s box, the next swing he took sent the ball four-hundred feet.
Snyder GIDP
And thats the inning.. still good to have a run early.
by singaporedbacksfan on May 15, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions
That was a shame
Looked rather more promising before the K and the double-play. Still, we have the lead!
Very
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
I think, to make it a fair fight, Webb should only be used to allow his sinker OR his change-up. :-)
So....
Just finished dinner. How’s our ace looking? Will 1 run be enough?
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Well,
he’ll just have to pitch another CG then.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
from the looks
of it so far, shouldn’t be an issue
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Burke!
Ground rule double!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions
Come on Webb!
Randy almost put one out the other day….
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions
So....
what’s different between the Rockies vs. Webb last year and the Rockies vs. Webb this year?
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change up?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
he’s certainly got it down this year, but he had it last year too.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I fixed it for you
what’s different between the Rockies vs. Webb last year and the Rockies vs. Webb this year?
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
True,
but even early on last year, they were damned good vs. Webb, even when they sucked against everyone else.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
i dislike
work
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions
triple
for drew
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:16 PM EDT reply actions
When did the majority of beer commercials go from
humorous situations and hot chicks to stupid and boring? (I’m looking at YOU, blind Miller Lite guy, looking at YOU, beer heaven, looking at YOU, any commercial bragging about Miller Lite and the World Beer Cup, looking at YOU, ANY commercial that ends by talking about “The Great American Lager”....)
That having been said, I still laugh at the commercials where the fat guy comes to take away the High Life.
/rant
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More taste! Less filling!
Yeah, I liked that one. :-)
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I get it.
It’s just retarded.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
See,
I thought the man law ones were funny too.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
The feminist in me
hates all of those commercialls that speak of “Manly men” and the things they do. It’s not even feminism, just anti-stereotypes of masculinity-ism.
I’m also looking at you, Burger King “I am man” commercials.
And while we're at it
The KFYI adverts make it seem that if you aren’t listening to the station, the terrorists have won.
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn.
The terrorists must have won, because I don’t even GET those commercials.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
No Hannity commercials for me?
Damn! The terrorists HAVE won!!
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
So
THAT’S where all our HRs have gone, and THAT’S why we still have the highest slugging %. Hmm.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
wouldn't
mind to see another one
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions
up to
jupton
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions
Work beckons
Let’s go DBacks!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
No kidding.
Hitting a hair below .400, 15 HRs, 43 RBIs??
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Leading MLB, in fact.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, there goes the no-hitter
I was beginning to round up a posse to make sure Turumbar stayed quiet tonight. :-)
Should I read anything into
how Gracie emphasized the part about how Voldemort found a nice, comfortable left field to play in?
Though if you want
You can touch home-plate as you go back to the dugout. That’ll be as close as you’ll get tonight. :-)
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah.
Who is this Brandon Webb fellow? He seems to be able to throw the ball pretty well.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Classic Bermuda Triangle
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
doink??
Foulpole, to properly use a doink, you must use sound effects too!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
::sigh::::
that was the only fun thing about AOL.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I have had internet access since 1995 and have never used AOL (other then the free trial period and about an hour was long enough for me).
They are impossible
to get rid of. I actually had to cancel a credit card because they kept charging me fees 6 months AFTER itold them to go stick it. Then they try to sue me for fees. Worst experiance. would never use them again.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
Answer to the AFLAC trivia question included the fact that Colorado have only spent 22 days in sole possession of first place in the division, since 1990.
Not since 1990.
Since 2000.
But, yeah…. even the 4th place team (Padres) had been alone in first over 240 days…
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I like the AL East
Our expansion brothers in Tampa leading, and the Yankees in last place.
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 10:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
+100
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
+101
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Making Cook work
Good to see him fighting hard
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Draws the BB.
NIIICE work, Mark.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Great at bat
by Mark
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
GIDP by Sally,
but Snyderman to 3rd.
Howzabout another hit, Burke??
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full count
4 Burke
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, I'm pretty happy with it,
at the very least it clears Webb for the next inning.
And now Burke steals. Nice.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not sure about that...
nothing worse than getting caught stealing and having the pitcher lead off the next inning…
That IS true...
but he made it, so
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Webb
Strike 3,
Damn
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply actions
If you can't beat 'em,
get ‘em out of the game?
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
not sure
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Been making dinner.
I’m pretty sure there’s only been one other 3-ball count in the game (I saw 3-1). Don’t remember what happened in that at-bat though, if it went full or what.
Nice play
Reynolds
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply actions
Side retired
still 1 to zero, the good guys
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:49 PM EDT reply actions
This may be
The most dominant pitching performance I’ve seen. Webb is simply brutally mauling the Rockies hitters.
WTG
Drew!!!!!!!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:52 PM EDT reply actions
CY could stroll
home to score.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I could so live
with that, yes indeed!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Got to get Drew home
still zero outs
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:54 PM EDT reply actions
2 on
nobody out
Jupton up.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply actions
IFF
bat went fruther than the ball
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions
Come on snyder!
Let’s open this up for our Ace.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions
SWEET!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Snyder
WTG!!!!!!!!!!!
Touch them ALL!!!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
at least 0-1
Game Day freaks out anymore when something big happens
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
20-4
the record for the starting 4 in our rotation
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions
Jebus Effing Christ!!
I step outside for just a moment to take a call from my buddy in DC, and Snyderman hits it out?
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LOL!
I’m stuck in one of those ST:TNG causality loops.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Data stacked the deck with the 3s!
It’s the number of pips on Riker’s uniform!!
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
That was up there on
my favorite episodes list
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too.
SUCH a good show. Best of Both Worlds will always be the best 2 part episode of ANY SHOW.
Yesterday’s Enterprise was amazing, too.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
They Live
LOVED that movie! LOL!
Very quiet over there again tonight.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah.
Didn’t you get my sig?
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Not at first.
but i saw you explain it over on the Row and it’s like (DING!) lightbulb going off
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, hehe, yeah.
In case anyone is still wondering, here you go.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Sally's
had a rough go of it.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Base hit by Burke
Not bad, Burke, Not bad.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:06 PM EDT reply actions
Maybe it's an omen.
If Burke can bust out of his slump, then who knows who else on this team can turn their performance around?
fingers crossed!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you implying...
...that Webb may soon begin hitting? :-P
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
5 runs on 10 hits
for the good guys
Sell out for Saturday night?
There cannot be that many Tiger fans living here.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply actions
ahhhh,
gotcha
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel like
we’ve seen O-Dawg do that a LOT more this year….
Gold Glove must be weighing him down.
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Big shit-eating grins on Reynolds' and Drew's faces,
as they trip over each other, but Reynolds’ grab still kept Herrera from scoring right there.
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Got him!
and Holliday at that!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions
Hudson atones
For his miscue with an excellent play. Not that the runs would have been earned, of course. :-)
Still
keeping that part of the scoreboard filled with zeros is a pretty picture
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Drew!
4-4!!
Impressive performance tonight
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:21 PM EDT reply actions
Drew
has not yet hit for the cycle, but that’s now 4-4 and 8 total bases so far….
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I'm a bit worried
that we may become the Yankees to the Rockies’ Red Sox, with Jeff Salazar as our very own Babe Ruth.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait --
worried? No I’m not. :-P
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
We have nothing to cheer for except a plane crash
that will get us new players.
by PinchHitLancePainter on May 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Whoa.....
that’s rough, man.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey now!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah but hopefully
the manager and the GM are on board as well, oh wait hopefully the owners too. Cheap skates who have done nothing to improve the team.
by PinchHitLancePainter on May 15, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Jeez.....
welcome to Phoenix, 2004.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
minus the cheapskate owners.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Cheer up,
if the Rockies finish with the worst record in baseball, they win the Stephen Strasburg lottery.
8-1, 1.28 ERA with a 125-11 K-BB… yikes!
Of course, for this reason I’m rooting for none of the NL West teams to finish last in the majors.
spooky quiet.
I see none of the regulars over there
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah....
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Greedy!
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I love going to Singapore
I hit there about twice a year. Love to go to BRAXX and check out the talent.
by PinchHitLancePainter on May 15, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome to our GDT, by the way.
A bit more going on here.
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh good to hear u like Singapore.. What is BRAXX? Or am i missing something?
by singaporedbacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
WE UNDERSTAND THIS
that’s why you look at OOZ plays too. And this happens to other players on other teams as well. For the most part it evens out.
tap… tap… tap… Is this thing even on?!?
by dahlian on May 15, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was biting my tongue....
....but this made me crack up. :-D
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
me too
nice run down though to get the lead man out
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually,
I don’t think Hawpe touched the plate. I’m going to start a blog about it and print shirts.
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GLB
I knew they’d become useful again.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
No, there was actually a blog started
called www.MattHolidayNeverTouchedThePlate.com, and it was… errr, fans of… guess which team?
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by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Great fielding by Webby
to get the lead runner between the basepaths.
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Denver has to be the worst sports town in America
1. Rockies cheap skate owners and like 8 season in last.
2. Av’s famousfor playoff chokes
3. Broncos = thugs, diabetics and murdered players. BTW add Shanahan to the passenger list above/
4. Nuggets = Thugs poor play. Only reason to watch is to see the new tattoo designs
by PinchHitLancePainter on May 15, 2008 11:33 PM EDT reply actions
Avs used to be good,
and the Broncos won back to back SBs in the late 90s?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, he looked safe to me too,
I think it was one of those vicinity calls—there was really no reason why he should have been safe, with that many fielders around.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
8 strike outs
5 to 1, good guys winning
You can stand under my umbrella
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply actions
The way Webb is pitching
It might as well be 50-1. The main thing of interest down the stretch is to see if Drew can get a five-hit night and/or the cycle…
This horrible start may spell the doom of the Rocks franchise
They gave guys some money and may not have the means to pay them as no one will show up to watch these guys know. You may see some major trades by them in June/July. If they continue, I would not be suprised to see Atkins, Holliday, Fuentes, Taveras, all moved.
Things are getting pretty negative around here.
by PinchHitLancePainter on May 15, 2008 11:36 PM EDT reply actions
Rocks
doing pretty good outside the West.
the west has been yours and the friars downfall so far this season though.
You can stand under my umbrella
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Who finishes tonight? Medders?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
He's gone 2 nights in a row though?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I know I just said this a few days ago, but it's fun. It just rolls off the tongue:
Screw Russell Martin.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
He is still batting .308. Snyder actually also trails Soto (.321), McCann (..309) and Molina (.302) among NL catchers.
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Well good luck all
I am pretty much done with baseball this year. I am going to watch my kids play and grandkids and say to heck with the MLB.
The Rocks have a way of making you realize they are not worth your time, money or trouble.
by PinchHitLancePainter on May 15, 2008 11:40 PM EDT reply actions
I honestly
hope your season picks up. If so, see you around again.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I still love you Sally!
Even though you’re hitless tonight!
Also, it’s always nice to hear Gracie rant about the DH.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Wow.....
Podsednik looked out at 3rd, but oh well.
Oh, nvm. Reynolds dropped the ball. Otherwise he woulda been out.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Sloppy sloppy sloppy
Infield lets the throw get away, and Reynolds drops the ball at third when he would have had Podsednik there,
He's pitched well enough
to let him keep pitching, I think.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Ahhh... the genius of it all.
We have Hammock on the roster so that we can use Montero as a DH. It all makes sense now!
BoMel is a visionary.
Yeah.
Snyder can be the bullpen catcher.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Um....
didn’t you just want to use Cruz for the 3rd night in a row?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Cruz didn't throw yesterday.
Owings went six so it was a Qualls-Slaten-Pena-Lyons night.
I hope this Slaten vs. Helton battle turns out better than last night’s.
And it does!!!
Ah, that's right.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 16, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I know Qualls has the stamina
But shouldn’t we be thinking about keeping the bullpen fresh?
by singaporedbacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
Webb staying in to buy some time?
by singaporedbacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:51 PM EDT reply actions
Ask...
...and ye shall… well, you know.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Immediate guess
Would be all three. The error here didn’t count for any outs, and the run would have come around anyway,
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
That's
what I was afraid of.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 15, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
So do we blame BoMel for the runs?
by singaporedbacksfan on May 15, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I would
Have pulled Webb earlier, certainly.
by Jim McLennan on May 15, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Do we blame BoMel
for the Burmese Cyclone?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 16, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Webb was at 97 pitches going into the inning.
And we had a 4 run lead, should have pulled him.
Brandon Webb, do I need to say more?
I actually
agree with this comment. Webb’s pitching well. If he gets into a little bit of trouble, than you pull him and a reliever in, but there’s a decent chance he puts up a 10 pitch 1-2-3 inning that would be a godsend for the pen.