Gameday Thread, #43: 5/17, vs. Tigers
by Jim McLennan
on May 17, 2008 4:33 PM EDT
Detroit @ Arizona
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Dammit. I was going to fill this thread full of clever kung-fu references, pitting snake-style Wing Chun against tiger-style, led off by the DVD sleeve for Tiger vs. Snake. But I fear I must have mis-remembered the title of that particular martial-arts epic, as Google is not my friend in that matter. The closest I could find is a box-set called Invincible Warriors, which includes two films called Screaming Tiger and Snake-Crane Secret. Not quite close enough at all, really.
Galarrago came into the Detroit rotation to replace Dontrelle Willis and his acquitted himself quite admirably so far, with three quality starts in his five outings. He did get knocked around a bit last time out, against Boston, being tagged for five earned runs in 5.1 innings. Scherzer was excellent against the Cubs, pitching six innings without an earned run, and with a little better work by the bullpen, might have got the win. Over on Bless You Boys, they reckon Eric Byrnes might be due a little retaliation because of the fist-pump following his homer in the opening game: I guess they hadn't been watching the 6-for-63 slump which preceded it, or they might be a bit more sympathetic.
Won't be about for at least the start of this one, since as mentioned in the recap, we're off to see The Man With Pointed Toes at Gilbert's Hale Theater this afternoon - should be home for the end of it, depending on dinner plans. It's one of those weird, 5:10pm start times today - neither one thing nor another, which mean you need to free up both your afternoon and evening for the game. Not quite sure who those appeal to, but the combination of a Chris Young bobblehead and a free concert afterwards by some C+W guy I've never heard of, have helped this one head towards sellout territory. I'm hoping we can win, clinch the series early and then send away those Tigers, screaming...
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it should be a hoot
at today’s game. i wonder how many of those near sell out tickets are just there for the free concert? I hope we don’t upset them too much while we play a baseball game before hand.
I just hope we dont have a full stadium and most everyone just sitting on their hands.
You can stand under my umbrella
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 17, 2008 4:52 PM EDT 0 recs
Doesn't make much sense to me.
The BoB people seem to be forgetting Cabrera’s nine-minute stare at his own home run. Don’t see why one is worse than the other, particularly given Eric’s slump.
by Azreous on May 17, 2008 5:10 PM EDT 0 recs
We could remind them all of that
ourselves. We could take the high road ourselves or police the game like in the days of old.
You can stand under my umbrella
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 17, 2008 5:49 PM EDT
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5:10 starts
appeal to people who like to get chores and errands done during the day, catch a game in the early evening and then still have time to go out for dinner and drinks afterwards.
All in all, I’m favor of ‘em.
by dahlian on May 17, 2008 5:47 PM EDT 1 recs
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Not as against as the first time, but still not my favorite start time. I do like the earlier Sunday starts.
You can stand under my umbrella
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 17, 2008 5:50 PM EDT
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Totally in accord here.
Oddly, dahlian and I seem to be agreeing a lot lately…
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 17, 2008 6:55 PM EDT
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Huh?
I didn’t even notice a fist pump from Byrnes. Their fans are just ticked that they gave us extra outs and we took advantage.
by TwinnerA on May 17, 2008 6:06 PM EDT 0 recs
I have to admit, though,
that it’s pretty nice to hear fans of an AL team refer to the Dbacks as “the best team in baseball”....
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 17, 2008 7:05 PM EDT
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That's all
I heard after todays game. The tiger fans were stoked to beat the ‘best team in baseball’. It was very neat to hear.
You can stand under my umbrella
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 18, 2008 4:59 AM EDT
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Never heard of Trace Adkins?
Okay, honestly, I wouldn’t have either except for my ex. He’s the guy who was shot multiple times by his 2nd wife.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 6:50 PM EDT 0 recs
not missing much
Guy seemed bored to tears singing the anthem.
You can stand under my umbrella
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 18, 2008 5:07 AM EDT
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Ok...
is it too early for me to jinx this one?
"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 May 17, 2008 7:43 PM EDT 0 recs
hmm perhaps i should come back later
"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
May 17, 2008 7:45 PM EDT
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Today’s lineup:
C. Young cf .256
S. Drew ss .289
O. Hudson 2b .295
C. Jackson 1b .321
J. Upton rf .324
M. Reynolds 3b .224
J. Salazar lf 0 .286
C. Snyder c .276
M. Scherzer p .000
Sally get’s the start in LF vs. the RHP Galarraga.
by foulpole on May 17, 2008 8:05 PM EDT 0 recs
Those other guys:
C. Granderson cf .225
M. Joyce lf .280
C. Guillen 3b .285
M. Ordonez rf .321
M. Cabrera 1b .263
I. Rodriguez c .273
E. Renteria ss .262
R. Raburn 2b .304
A. Galarraga p .000
A couple of bench guys starting for the Tigers today.
by foulpole on May 17, 2008 8:08 PM EDT 0 recs
Hopefully
Mad Max can string back-to-back good outings
by Snakebitten on May 17, 2008 8:12 PM EDT 0 recs
Nice job by Max there. Coming back from a 3-0 count against Joyce.
by foulpole on May 17, 2008 8:13 PM EDT 0 recs
Nice one Maxey
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on May 17, 2008 8:16 PM EDT 0 recs
A couple of broken bats and a 1-2-3 first for Max.
Nice way to start off.
by foulpole on May 17, 2008 8:16 PM EDT 0 recs
A 4 pitch lead off bb for CY to start the game.
That’ll work!
by foulpole on May 17, 2008 8:19 PM EDT 0 recs
Good start for CY
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on May 17, 2008 8:19 PM EDT 0 recs
CY
has increased his plate discipline exponentially from last season.
by Snakebitten on May 17, 2008 8:19 PM EDT 0 recs
amen
"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
May 17, 2008 8:20 PM EDT
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Early on,
Reynolds looked like he had as well…
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 17, 2008 8:22 PM EDT
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Bit late
But here for the ride :) once again my MLB TV is behind this :(
So...time for another drink then?
by Wimb on May 17, 2008 8:20 PM EDT 0 recs
What's Pudge liketo run against nowadays?
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on May 17, 2008 8:21 PM EDT 0 recs
They're saying
he throws out 32%.
That’s pretty solid for a 50 year old catcher.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 17, 2008 8:22 PM EDT
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Arg
"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 May 17, 2008 8:22 PM EDT 0 recs
Galaraga is having a hard time finding the strike zone so far.
by foulpole on May 17, 2008 8:23 PM EDT 0 recs
Drew
with a popout in foul ground.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 8:23 PM EDT 0 recs
CY steal,
but O-Dawg gets on with a 4 pitch walk, so it’s irrelevant.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 8:25 PM EDT 0 recs
There we go! O-Dawg with our second bb. Let’s hope that Galaraga continues with his control problems.
by foulpole on May 17, 2008 8:25 PM EDT 0 recs
Drive 'em in, CoJack!
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 8:25 PM EDT 0 recs
Wow, we need to take advantage of this guy
not able to locate the ball
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on May 17, 2008 8:25 PM EDT 0 recs
Oh man! CY got a break there. Thank the baseball gods for sloppy Tigers’ D!
by foulpole on May 17, 2008 8:26 PM EDT 0 recs
Damn!
CoJack lines out to SS, CY almost gets doubled off, but the 2B drops the ball.
2 outs. Make ‘em pay, Jupton!
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 8:26 PM EDT 0 recs
Man... Jupton got a 93MPH heater on 3-1
and swung through it….
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 8:28 PM EDT 0 recs
FUCK.
Jupton pops out too.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 8:29 PM EDT 0 recs
Small crowd on the GDT tonight, eh?
Snakepitters, sound off?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 8:30 PM EDT 0 recs
I'm here, obviously.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 17, 2008 8:30 PM EDT
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Don't scratch me out
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
May 17, 2008 8:32 PM EDT
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I was
at the game. I was representing the Pit in section 136 tonight.
You can stand under my umbrella
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 18, 2008 5:00 AM EDT
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RepreSENT!
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 18, 2008 12:40 PM EDT
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Red Five, standing by
Been listening to the game and reading before I go out this evening.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
by kishi on
May 17, 2008 8:43 PM EDT
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Well, no runs but we did drive the pitch count up to 20. :-(
by foulpole on May 17, 2008 8:30 PM EDT 0 recs
Mad Max
angrily takes back to the mound.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 8:31 PM EDT 0 recs
I have to keep this thread closed
Until the breaks as it otherwise tips me off :(
So...time for another drink then?
by Wimb on May 17, 2008 8:31 PM EDT 0 recs
Understood.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 17, 2008 8:32 PM EDT
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Magglio "Heavy Metal Rocker Hair" Ordoñez
draws a walk.
Jeez… is this an AL umpire, or what?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 8:33 PM EDT 0 recs
First time seeing him pitch
Dang that kid has speed on that ball
"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 May 17, 2008 8:33 PM EDT 0 recs
Is it true...
that Mad Max has no real offspeed stuff to speak of?
"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 May 17, 2008 8:34 PM EDT 0 recs
He has trouble
throwing it for a strike. That’s the issue.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 17, 2008 8:36 PM EDT
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Ah i see
"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
May 17, 2008 8:37 PM EDT
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Dang it sounds...
like there are alot of Detroit fans in the stands. I had now idea we had that man Detroiters in the state.
"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 May 17, 2008 8:36 PM EDT 0 recs
many*
"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
May 17, 2008 8:36 PM EDT
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Well, if YOU lived in Detroit,
wouldn’t YOU wanna move to Phoenix? These are the lucky ones.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 17, 2008 8:37 PM EDT
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LOL. Well said good sir
"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
May 17, 2008 8:37 PM EDT
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I was saying that though...
because I’m used to seeing far more Chicagans in town, but then again I guess there would be plenty of people from Detroit as well
"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
May 17, 2008 8:39 PM EDT
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Chicago's bigger,
but much nicer. Detroit’s much more of a dump.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 17, 2008 8:40 PM EDT
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when do the Cubs come to town?
"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
May 17, 2008 8:40 PM EDT
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When Chase starts selling out again
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 17, 2008 8:42 PM EDT
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D12,represent
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
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Not as many as you think
They were just very vocal. Being that this is a NL city, they don’t get the chance to let loose and cheer on their old team but once every 3 or 4 years.
You can stand under my umbrella
by unnamedDBacksfan on
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2 on, nobody out,
Ivan Rodriguez K’s on a changeup out of the zone, low and outside.
Pudge looked like he was glaring at Scherzer when he walked away… he looked pretty silly on that swing.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 8:39 PM EDT 0 recs
GIDP be nice
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on May 17, 2008 8:40 PM EDT 0 recs
Almost a GIDP,
but only got the runner on 2nd. Drew was right to swallow it and not rush the throw with the runner right on top of you.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 8:41 PM EDT 0 recs
Max has what looks like a pretty quick bluff to 1st
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 8:43 PM EDT 0 recs
I wonder what his move is like.
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by DbacksSkins on
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Whew! Max got out of a jam there but he sure did throw a lot of pitches.
by foulpole on May 17, 2008 8:44 PM EDT 0 recs
Good grab by Mark on a sharp grounder.
Max gets out, but threw 27 pitches in the inning. Yipe!!
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 8:44 PM EDT 0 recs
I think it's gonna be a long night
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
May 17, 2008 8:46 PM EDT
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Well thank God
was kinda worrying there
"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 May 17, 2008 8:44 PM EDT 0 recs
Max doesn’t look as sharp as he has before. He’s really missing his spots with the heater and his slider isn’t moving much.
by foulpole on
May 17, 2008 8:48 PM EDT
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No damage done
Bit longer inning than I wanted, but they leave another runner stranded on 3rd, and the pitcher leads off next inning.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
by kishi on May 17, 2008 8:45 PM EDT 0 recs
Mark at bat....
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 17, 2008 8:46 PM EDT 0 recs
Ouch
Im tired just from watching that! dunno how his arm must be feeling :/
So...time for another drink then?
by Wimb on May 17, 2008 8:47 PM EDT 0 recs
Maybe
he’s a switch-pitcher?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
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