Gameday Thread, #49: 5/24 vs. Braves
by Jim McLennan on May 24, 2008 12:15 PM EDT
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Wow. The Braves' starter today has an ERA under one. Of course, the Braves' starter today also has two major-league starts in his career, and one of those was back in 2005. Still, he pitched six scoreless innings against the Mets, and we've all seen how the D-backs struggle against pitchers they haven't seen before. [Someone needs to do a study on that: is it our advance scouting which is inept, or is this something which all clubs experience?] No-one on the roster has faced him before, so I trust the top of our order will take a few pitches and work deep into counts, and try to give everyone else a look at him.
Johnson will be hoping to reproduce the form he showed last time out at Turner Field. That would be, of course, his perfect game, four seasons ago - so let's just say, he hasn't allowed a hit at Turner Field since August 2003. Hopefully, he can extend the streak by a few more innings tonight. His last outing, with seven shutout frames, was his best of the year, and I'm also noting Johnson seems to be showing better control. He has walked only three in his past 22 innings, compared to nine in his first 16.2, though the strikeouts have also dropped off sharply.
I'm working today, doing some overtime, but will be keeping an eye through online means. Azreous is on recap duty, since I'll be at this tonight, which should be a great deal of fun. I just have to try to remember to get up tomorrow morning's Gameday Thread before going to bed, since I suspect I will not be around for the first pitch at 10:35am!
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Afternoon all!
I missed last nights fun whilst on the beers in town but checking my blackberry whilst quite drunk at 3am was very fun indeed :)
Here’s to more of the same!
So...time for another drink then?
I just woke up
Painting the town red the night before and early games the next day don’t mix well.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Things are still a bit groogy!
This time I wasn’t the DD, so I did some sailing with the Captain, a couple of shots, and some vodka thrown in there…. Wow, I’m surprised I’m up this early! Good times though.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm here
Quietly. :-) The lineup
- C. Young cf .247
- S. Drew ss .288
- O. Hudson 2b .295
- C. Jackson 1b .290
- J. Upton rf .291
- E. Byrnes lf .220
- M. Montero c .333
- M. Reynolds 3b .230
- R. Johnson p .200
Thought they might have let Hammock get the start today, just for old times’ sake, but no such soft-heartedness.
RJ needs runs
So bat goes in Montero’s hands.
Actually
I wonder if something happened: Hammock used to be RJ’s “personal” catcher, but then it suddenly became Montero. We hardly saw anything of Hammock outside Big Unit starts before: now, we hardly see anything at all of him.
by Jim McLennan on May 24, 2008 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Very interesting
to have a national game being broadcast by just ONE team’s broadcasters… usually there’s a PBP guy from one team and color guy from the other.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
LOL
“Batting 5th, and skipping his 8th grade dance to play today—Justin Upton”
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
KKKKK
Chris Young strikeout? That’s unpossible, we never strikeout.
New pitcher
It will take 2 to 20 At-Bats per batter to figure him out. Don’t worry, we will shell him when we see him 2010.
uh oh
I missed last night and we scored 11…maybe I should go play GTA? ;)
So...time for another drink then?
I HATE THOSE STUPID LIFE WATER DANCING LIZARD COMMERCIALS.
Not as much as the wizard ones, but almost.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
"Not your father's big unit"
There’s something vaguely disturbing about that phrase, Gracie…...
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
my guess
Mint Julips and Southern Comfort?
Ah, the simple things in life.
I enjoy watching a Randy Johnson K with the slider on a Saturday afternoon.
Dangit
K for Upton :(
Is Max available tonight? I saw he pitched one inning yesterday
So...time for another drink then?
He had a 1-2-3 with a K last night.
I would think he’s available.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
No,
Byrnes grounds out on the first pitch. It usually takes him a couple pitches to pop up.
He’s now 5-50 since April 26th in games not preceded by an off day.
If we can see that
how can bomel not?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
slump
Campillo is the kind of pitcher who can put the whole team in a slump
You mean
a pitcher we’ve never seen before? Yeah, that’s the kind that does it, usually.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
There may yet be a perfect game pitched here today....
Unfortunately, it’s not our pitcher doing it this time….
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
As long as RJ
Keeps posting zeroes, I’d settle for a Harvey Haddix like loss for Campillo.
by Jim McLennan on May 24, 2008 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Unit
Strikes out the side. Looks fantastic. First-pitch strikes, biting slider, good velocity on the fastball.
I think so
game day on yahoo is having a brain fart again
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Good Sign
Reynolds waiting…and going up the middle
Pit y it wasn't yesterday's starter
Or it’d have been:
No mo’ no-no fo’ Jo-jo
by Jim McLennan on May 24, 2008 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Perfect game
for them broken up! thanK you MarK
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 4:30 PM EDT reply actions
Result?
brain fart on game day, again.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
More information please.
For those not watching.
by Jim McLennan on May 24, 2008 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Bunt hit right in front of the plate, popped 10 feet in the air, fielded by Chipper....
....while Johnson “takes off” for first, but gets tangled up with the catcher and both fall over… so RJ just stops 10 feet out of the box to watch Chipper throw him out at first.
Reynolds to 2nd.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Never mind
just updated.
why was it weird though?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Randy..
Tripped over Miller as Miller went to field the ball, nearly fell on his face but managed to stay up
So...time for another drink then?
Thanks
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Huh.
15 PA’s for Johnson so far this year, I believe. Two hits, two walks, three sacrifice bunts. I mean sure, every other time he’s struck out, but I’ll take that from him.
Not Good
CY is NOT the guy I want up with RISP
Quick question
What do you all spend most of your time doing between innings? Usually im browsing baseball sites or playing X-Box, but today I’m watching Full Metal Jacket
So...time for another drink then?
Quick answer
I tinker with my doomsday machine.
Full Metal Jacket?
The Dbacks’ offense has been depressing enough already… I wouldn’t wanna do that.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
at least when we're getting swept
by the marlins.
by C. Wesley Baier on May 24, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Thank god
we only have two series with them a year!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually
We have a third series with them this year.
by C. Wesley Baier on May 24, 2008 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL!
Lucky you then!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
hey!
I said SOB and masturbate, not just masturbate. Huge difference there.
by C. Wesley Baier on May 24, 2008 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
It's an old joke
Of course, I’ve long since forgotten what the joke was.
by C. Wesley Baier on May 24, 2008 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
okay
That’s a little better…..
Kinda a scary picture of what goes on behind these screens during quite times there Zeph.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
At least we've seen him
so we won’t have to bat around for a century to get a hit.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Great dive by Droo,
lousy bobble trying to pull it out of the glove.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Activity in the pen.
For those not watching on TV, they’ve mentioned Campillo having trouble with blisters recently. Considering his line so far, obviously people aren’t up in the pen because of his pitching, so maybe they’re acting up?
And indeed.
Campillo removed after four because of the blister problem. Probably the only way these young hitters could get him out of the game.
Can complain about Johnson
Four innings, one run, seven K’s. Shame the offense was all used up yesterday.
Can complain? Annoyed Randy hasn’t hit a home run yet?
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
A likely excuse. I’m watching you, McLennan. I’m watching you.
What? Restraining order? Oh, sorry. Damn.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
is this on TV?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:10 PM EDT reply actions
I have Cox Cable
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks
found it.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Saludos!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
the pitcher got a single? =O
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
First ever hit.
Randy’s still got his swagger back today, though.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
We are in
deja vu mode again
Randy is looking great though
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
what a pitch
8 K’s for randy \o/
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
+ 1000
Since he can’t get a perfect game now.
team, you need to support your pitchers efforts a tad better than you have been….
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Melvin, tell them in the dugout that RJ has cancer. Maybe that’ll motivate them.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
Melvin
needs to do a rudimentary thyroid removal in the dugout.
That’ll inspire our guys.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Especially
If he does it on Doug Davis.
by Jim McLennan on May 24, 2008 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh!
Excuse me, I thought I had the mic off…..
mumbles (damn bar food)
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
last year
we did that with abandon, this year it seems we are almost afraid to do it.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Considering most
of these players were already playing last year too.
does not compute.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
The early one
Was that we were hitting the ball so well, we didn’t need to steal. Doesn’t apply much over the past week though…
by Jim McLennan on May 24, 2008 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I can count dozens of times this year when we should have been running, and didn’t. Byrnes, Upton, Young, Hudson and even Reynolds can run, but they don’t. Is that Melvin?
Who are the base coaches?
Shouldn’t they have a say in the goings on on the field, especially since they are on the field?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll grant you this to some degree...
But Byrnes does NOT belong in that list, injured as he has been. He’s barely over 50% on his attempts.
If I had one I'd
be the manager now wouldn’t I?
But I am certainly not going to sit here and call the team stupid either. Try a little harder.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
NOT STUPID
They rely on their natural ability,,they are mostly great athletes but not collectively smart baseball players (eg. Jeter)
Well,
the deer in the headlight look I’ve seen from most of them recently does scare me a bit.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm....
I could imagine that Haren probably brought a lot of weed with him from Oakland…
Coincidence?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Come on Drew
Let’s get something rolling here.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:22 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Actually, on the replay, it looks like he would have been out.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
PURE LUCK!
That had DP written all over it!
Phew! I’ll take it
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:24 PM EDT reply actions
Well
the Kitties and Fishies got plenty of those against us, so
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Bases loaded....
Get ‘em in, CoJack!
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
Loaded
on ball 4
We have got to get something out of this, end of line.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:27 PM EDT reply actions
CoJack,
we REALLY need a hit here.
Or a walk. Or even a sac fly. Just don’t get an unproductive out. Don’t K and don’t GIDP.
That is all. No pressure.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
and he folds
like a cheap Martha Stewart sheet at K-mart that has no starch.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Curses
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
No,
I found another word for this occasion, see my signature.
I must confess though that I changed it after I got home from the bars this morning, so I claim drunken ignorance on this!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Bouncer to short, Escobar fields the ball and takes it to 2nd himself before throwing out CoJack.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Thank you.
Not so hard, the rest of you. :-)
by Jim McLennan on May 24, 2008 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Obviously, you need to stop watching.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
I might take one for the team..
But then I have to watch the Eurovision Song Contest :(, Don’t ask…you don’t want to know
So...time for another drink then?
Chipper hitting .416
it’s almost my avg on Cal Ripken’s Real Baseball game online… and I’m not even good there…
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
Naturally, RJ gets a 1-2-3 inning
right after we load the bases and FAIL.
As if to say, “COME ON, DAMMIT!!”
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
oh I have
NO DOUBT he is saying that in the dugout as we speak!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Play
like this is game 7 of anything!!!! PLEASE?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
last one was against the pirates?
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
Yep
May 20, 2007. 10 Ks and no walks in 5.2 innings.
by Jim McLennan on May 24, 2008 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Aargh.
Maybe not a straight steal, but a hit and run might be worth it.
by Jim McLennan on May 24, 2008 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
if only
to get out of the gidp that is coming up, or is it time for one of his(EB22) flying nun pop up outs?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Come on, Byrnes
Do something good here!
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
Dude, that might be too much to ask.
I’ll be content for not GIDPing.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Uh...
I’m not sure how J-Up’s safe there, but, hey, I’ll take it!
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
Byrnes grounds to third, looks like perfect GIDP ball, but Upton reaches second as soon as the ball does, is called safe, and they don’t throw down to first.
Upton came off the bag after and should have been out, but, whatever.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
I take it back
Good hustle by Upton there. Two on, no outs!
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
another gift
and we better not piss this one away!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Whoa....
What just happened? Jupton pushed the 2B off the bag so there’s now NO outs?
I like.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Sweeeet
That’ll do pig! both runners safe as Upton seems to bundle into 2b, Cox out to argue the call
So...time for another drink then?
We seriously need to DO something here.
No… BoMel, PLEASE tell me you’re not going to have Miggy bunt….
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Nevermind.
Rather than a lame lineout to left, should have bunted.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Another gift.
This one by the umpires instead of the Braves defense. You cannot continue to waste them.
This would be a good time for a two-RBI double.
Otherwise we’re seeing the end of RJ, regardless of how much further into this game he could pitch.
I'm about to drop some F-bombs here..
=X
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
In that case.
But we don’t know how Augie’s AB will turn out yet.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
We cannot get much lamer
Randy will get a loss because the team is so freakin pathetic, I wonder if he regrets coming back now?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:47 PM EDT reply actions
He can still get the W.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
then lets
get him one!
Come on DBacks!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
if my goal was
to get to a certain level or plateau…. I’m not sure.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Augie Augie Augie!
RJ gets a no decision at worst now.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
And that’s why Jim is not allowed to drive any vehicle with a manual transmission.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
HE HAS 27 RBI'S
THIRD ON THIS TEAM.
HARD OF HEARING?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
From the leadoff spot, no less.
The least friendly RBI spot in the lineup.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
To be fair
He is only hitting .204 with RISP, worse than any other starter on the team.
But, you know, yay for using facts and lower case letters.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
lol
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe the words you were looking for were...
“Yay Augie,” or something along those lines.
Otherwise you come off seeming like you look for anything but success.
Are you a fan of the
DBacks or not?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
why would anyone think this dreg is a fan of the diamondbacks?
by C. Wesley Baier on May 24, 2008 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
True enough.
You get the impression he’s a Yankees fan who clicked the wrong button somewhere along the line.
Except to soon
here arguments about how overrated A-Rod is and that Jeter is the clutchiest motherclutcher that ever clutched.
I never have
but others were giving him the benefit of doubt
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I've given him the benefit of the doubt,
and I still will, despite this blip.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
good grief
you play a poor martyr
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmm
So inferring that you’re one of the dregs of society isn’t enough of an insult for you? What’s a good enough insult for you?
by C. Wesley Baier on May 24, 2008 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions
How does Eeyore sound?
Because if there’s a dark lining to any silver cloud, you’re sure to find it. :-)
by Jim McLennan on May 24, 2008 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha
Grace describing Upton: “He’s got that extra gear I never had.”
Gracie, Upton’s got two extra gears you never had, minimum. =)
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
Young
Thanks for nothing, no really.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:52 PM EDT reply actions
That strike 3 looked low....
Sorry, Randy. We owe you a cheap win later on when you suck some start.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
He deserved that W
Unfortunately, we’ve had several great starts that were trashed by the offense lately…
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
it's because I'm traying to avoid the f-bombs...
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
sad.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I say they should have left him in. He might have gotten the game-winning run, and then Jim could have used the title “Pitchers Are Doin’ It For Themselves” tomorrow.
Hypothetically.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
Nah.
I’ve got the recap, and don’t resort to such punnery or lyrical references in my titles.
Okay, that’s just patently untrue, but still.
It's not that you don't use punnery or lyrical references.
You’re just not as clever with words as Jim.
Though since he’s a Brit, I think it’s understandable.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Though it's likely payback
For the cheap win he got a couple of outings ago when he gave up four runs on nine hits in the bare minimum of five innings.
by Jim McLennan on May 24, 2008 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting decision
to use Pena. I like it if only for the fact that it shows BoMel has the capability to be flexible with his bullpen rotation.
I want the team to win
but I’m still kinda pissed that as well as Randy pitched, they couldn’t even support him.
After seeing his last couple of starts, I am really starting to think we could see him get to 300 wins. Not if the team continuous to support him like this though.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:00 PM EDT reply actions
Ok, inning over, brand new ballgame
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
We can save those curse
words for a different day, (I hope!).
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope
same shit as before
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
okay I give
who is this ‘he’ you mention?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
duh!
I am probably still blow a .1 on the ole BA. you’ll have to forgive my slowness.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I "could"
I rest my case!
As soon as this games over, it’s back to bed for me!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
That was surprisingly
like the other 7 innings
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:10 PM EDT reply actions
C'mon, boys!!
Even if we can’t win it for RJ, let’s at least guarantee a split….
Ah, Peña’s back. Good.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
just win baby!
Apologies to Al.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
That's not her...
or him either. Is is supposed to be? Not that I mind, but the guys on Talking Chop are pretty particular about Jamie. ;-)
Oh dear.
Dodged a bullet there big time. Runner inside the basepath prevents it from being 1st and 3rd, nobody out.
We've gotten
two gifts and dodged bullets and still cannot capitalize! AAARRRGGGGHHHHH!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
The suspense,
they’re trying to give us ulcers.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d have more sympathy if he wasn’t very obviously running on the infield grass.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
Grace was
just saying how animated he was in the dugout after that play.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
he was running wayyyy inside... out
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
+1
baseball gods got to be tired of giving us these breaks and us not taking advantage of them though.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions
GIDP to end the inning
Ninth inning… Let’s get some runs, guys.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
It's clear
The baseball gods WANT us to win this game. Whether our hitters do, on the other hand, seems a great deal less certain.
Still, we enter the ninth, all square. Could have been a lot worse!
oh goody
the 0 fer 8 crew is up!
though to be fair, some had walks earlier.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:21 PM EDT reply actions
He needs tungsten to live
Tungsten!
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
Talking Chop
Wants Brandon Webb for Jamie Kotsay. I’ve given then a counteroffer…. Jamie for Eric Byrnes.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious… pretty much like our offense right now.
The jukebox at the bar I was at last night has a very eclectic music selection. Someone played this song from the soundtrack and it stuck in my head all night. That is until someone started playing all the oompa lumpa songs from the original Willy Wonka
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:25 PM EDT reply actions
So....
was this like a juice bar, or a milk bar, or what?
Was it located at your local preschool?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
No
MonkeyPants right across the street from The Sets where Jim hangs out. It’s a college bar and every now and then some drunk will go up there and think it’s funny to play all those songs. If the owner is there, he’ll tolerate it for a bit, but will usually skip past the rest and get to some real music. It’d been a while since any of those were played. Some of us are going to bring in some of our own CD’s and bribe the owner to make the switch. It’s funny once or twice, but to hear the oompa lumpa’s all night …. time to hurt someone.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm....
When I’m at The District in downtown Tucson, once I get a beer or two in me, I just put on “Now I Wanna Be Your Dog” by Iggy Pop over and over again.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Trust me!
It wasn’t I who played those songs!
I played some Black Sabbath and Rob Zombie.
Dragula came on after one of the Mary Poppins songs. The bartender who’s a good friend of mine just started laughing his ass off.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Are any of these bars I frequented while at UofA still open in Tucson? Gentle Ben’s, Stumble Inn, Sugar Mountain Lodge, Green Dolphin, East Inn?
Gentle Ben's is definitely still open,
and still brewing beer. The fact that I haven’t heard of the others leads me to believe that they’re probably either not open anymore, or have different names.
I’ll have to ask my buddy who knows Tucson bars better than I do. (When he gets back from Georgia and Carolina)
My favorite/usual bar to go to by the UA is The Auld Dubliner. I go to The District fairly often, but that’s downtown.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Bison witches
they just opened one up here in Tempe too, right off Mill Ave.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Bison Witches
is always tasty. I assume the one on 4th in Tucson is the original? I’ve got a friend who was a sandwich cook there who just got fired a few months back.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Yes,
my best friend is a UofA grad and introduced me to the one in Tempe and told me all the times he’d go to the one on 4th in Tucson Love the soups and I always get the BLT.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I am dating myself here, but I received the Mary Poppins soundtrack album for Christmas when I was a kid and still have it. I wonder what it and the pristine MP doll I still have would bring on eBay?
And by "album" you actually MEAN "album",
like “record”, right?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
My condolences
on your brother.
My parents still have all their albums too, including some original Beatles stuff.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Montero with a two out walk
Reynolds, how about a hit?
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
You ain't gettin' nothin' for Christmas, kishi.
Mommy and Daddy are mad.
To the bottom of the ninth.
I suspect it was to keep Chipper on the right side.
Pick your poison with him, really. But his power is severely dampened from when batting right-handed.
Nice block by Montero.
That’s his best defensive move all year.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
WHAT IS BOMEL DOING?!?
Why not IBB Frenchy and then bring in Qualls to get the PHer and Corky in a double play situation?!?
Maybe
because Franceour is at .250 with 4 HRs on the year going into that AB?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Aw, geez
Grace says Qualls should stay out of the zone and make Franceour swing at it.
Next pitch, Qualls gives Franceour a pitch right down the middle, and gives up a walk-off home run. Dangit.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
3 losses and 1 ND for our starters in the last 5 games when they all pitched great. I’d stay away from Randy in the clubhouse if I was anyone with a name other than Augie.
Can't say
We deserved to win this one. Had our opportunities and more than our share of luck, but couldn’t capitalize. Bad hitting and poor management cost us this one.
How the hell do you go from 0 runs to 11 runs to 1 run in three days.
Brandon Webb, do I need to say more?
Last year's team would have won all three games vs. the Marlins and today's game.
Brandon Webb, do I need to say more?
What changed?
It’s pretty much the same team.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know, but over a third of our games last year were 1 run games and we were the best team in 1 run games.
Brandon Webb, do I need to say more?
Highly doubt it.
Do you remember how lousy our hitting was before the All Star break? The only difference is, if last year’s team would have won the game yesterday, they wouldn’t have won it by 10. They would have won it by 1.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
They might have won yesterday's game by 1, but they would have followed that up with another 1 run win.
Brandon Webb, do I need to say more?
Um....
You’ll recall that we only won 90 games last year…. but everything looks better in retrospect.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
I think
you might be remembering last year’s team in a better light than they actually played. We’re still on pace to get way more wins than last year.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Careful what you say
Big brother is watching
Does the sun
ever shine in your world?
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Random fact as I write the recap...
This time last year, the Diamondbacks were just starting an eight-game win streak (and 11 out of 12).
OUR BRAND NEW T-SHIRT
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SEE YOU LATER GUYS O/
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
Great idea!
Would be cool to have at the August outing.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Gentle Ben’s is the first bar I tried out my fake ID. The drinking age was 19 then and I was only 17. Bad me.
Phew!
thought they changed something in the Matrix again.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
And one more thing.
The Big Unit had 10 strikeouts and we didn’t get the win, what the hell is up with that. And what the fuck is up with the RJ being our best pitcher right now. Last month, if you said he would be on May 24, I would have said “Great, we’re going to break the win record.”
Brandon Webb, do I need to say more?
Agree with the first sentence...
Disagree with the second. I don’t know how RJ could be considered the best pitcher on the staff with Brandon Webb’s name still being penciled in every fifth day, one loss be damned.
It’s too bad a start like this from Randy goes for nothing. Who knows how many like this he has left in the tank.
+ a million!
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 24, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
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