Gameday Thread, #52: 5/27 vs.Giants
by Jim McLennan on May 28, 2008 12:45 AM EDT
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Back home, and back into the NL West: both should provoke a sigh of relief from the Diamondbacks. We're a mediocre 11-13 on the road so far - though that's still better than the Cubs away from Wrigley Field. We're also a rather worse than mediocre 8-15 outside of our division, which is beginning to become more than can be hand-waved away and blamed on the vagaries of the schedule to date.
Still, this should prove to be a respite, since on this homestand we face first the Giants and then the worst team outside the NL West, the Washington Nationals. We should be looking to go 4-2 over this stretch - though, being honest, tonight might not be one of those four victories. Lincecum and his 6-1 reocrd has been about the only thing standing between San Francisco and last-place, and has given them nine quality starts in a row.
Not that Haren is far behind, with eight quality starts so far - last time out was not one, however, despite striking out a season-high eight. He was tagged for three runs in the seventh, and got absolutely no run support at all, as we fell to the Marlins, 4-0. The road-trip was not kind to our bats, as we hit only .211 during those seven games, though did have ten homers. We'll be hoping that our own friendly confines help reawaken the hitters: if they can do so against a tough pitcher like Lincecum, it'll be a good omen for the rest of the homestand.
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Let’s get Romero, Salazar and Tracy in the line up vs the tough RHP. Then we could have 5 out of our 8 position players batting from the left side with O-Dawg and Wolf. Heck, maybe even sneak Miggy in there too.
Or even better yet…
C Miggy LHB
1b Tracy LHB
2b O-Dawg LHB/switch
3b Augie LHB/ switch
ss Wolf LHB
LF Romero LHB
CF Young RHB
LF Sally LHB
errr....
Looks like the title is a bit off: should be Giants instead of Phillies
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
I changed it,
but you’ll need to reload it to see it.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry about that... just saw all the other comments to that effect.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
playing the Phillies huh?
Baseball season, when everything becomes right in the world.
by seton hall snake pit on May 27, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions
Changed.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Today’s lineup:
C. Young cf .243
S. Drew ss .281
O. Hudson 2b .300
C. Jackson 1b .298
C. Tracy 3b .250
J. Upton rf .281
M. Montero c .310
J. Salazar lf .286
D. Haren p .143
Trace gets the start at 3b, Miggy is our backstop and Sally gets the nod in LF against the RHP. 5 out of 8 position players are LHB/switch.
Where's a grassy knoll when you need one? :-)
Apropos of nothing in particular, when we drove up the 51 just now, we noticed it was eerily deserted in the other direction, and police were blocking off the entrances. At first, we thought it was an accident, but then we about a dozen cops on motorcycles riding abreast down the freeway, in front of more cops, then some black limousines, and even more cops behind them. Yes, we just came within about 60 feet of the most powerful man in the Western world. No, not Bud Selig: it was President Bush, on his way from a fundraiser at the Biltmore back to the airport. Kinda cool.
They blocked off a ton of the freeways apparently
thank G-d I work not far from my place.
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Bud and dubya are pretty much the same in my book. Both of them are giant douches that hold positions that they are not qualified for, look out for their interests much more than they do the interest of the greater good and are quick to point fingers at others for their screw ups.
Enough about them. Let’s play ball!!!
Was in DC once
and saw the 3 VH-3 helicopters (Marine One and two decoys) when the two peeled off, leaving Marine One to land at the White House. Was pretty cool.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
soco's keys to the game
1) Finish dinner
2) Finish thank you cards while watching the D’backs
3) 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.
mrssoco's keys to the game
1) Finish dinner you made for me
2) Dance cause thank you cards will be done
3) Revel in your awesomeness while hopefully catching some glare from the awesomeness of the Dbacks. :D
I have been colonized.
It'll be a
low scoring game it bet. or it should be.
As long as the good guys win, I don’t care if it’s 1-0.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
haven’t seen one yet…..
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Foul, I'm genuinely curious
Why do you think that Romero would have a better chance against Lincecum than Upton?
So Drew's an okay player, I guess
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I take this back,
CJ has eked back out front 16.3 to 14.4.
Drew’s .326 OBP is the only thing holding him back.
Oh man, Haren was ballin' this inning
Strikeout, groundout, strikeout.
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Very nice first inning
Haren pounding the ball down in the zone, nothing leaves the infield and two K’s. Now, let’s see what our hitters do against Timcecum.
Very little, apparently.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Since June is almost here
I hope it’s more like April than May for the Diamondbacks.
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A huge AMEN there!
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
CY chases ball three for a groundout
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And Drew quickly follows with an aggressive pop out
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.
Nice game plan,
swing at balls.
Now if we just had eight Vlad Guerreros on our team we might have a shot.
by dahlian on May 27, 2008 9:49 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Linceum's not throwing many strikes
that’s something that needs to be jumped on STAT
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What??
Our team? Patient?? Fat chance.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Orlando, he's so hot right now, Orlando
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.
Poop, shallow fly out for CoJack.
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.
Bengie Molina lives in Yuma
but screw him.
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.
Damn
Bengie Molina..16 for his last 24!!??
"I'm sorry honey, I had to crash that Honda"
was waiting for that
And give credit though to Snydes, the offense is really coming around now too.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, Haren. You remember the first inning?
Do that again, instead whatever you’re doing right now.
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.
Tracy bobbles the ball a bit but doesn't give up the run or the baserunner
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.
At least he didn't air mail it
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.
Haren does his best Livan impression and gets out of the inning
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.
Good escape
By Haren. Nice work by Grace too, pointing out that the failure of Montero – who has apparently NEVER caught Haren – to block the splitter, might make Haren a little more loathe to throw it with runners on base down the line… That’s the kind of thing that earns his salary.
That's what earns Grace his salary or Haren?
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Grace.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Play to your talent level, Upton
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cubs won
Come on guys, let’s start putting some distance with the rest of the West.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions
Pitch count only one off
between them so far…
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
I like South Park
but screw them for Timmy.
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.
S'all right,
just setting up the DP
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
or not
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Stolen base, misplayed throw
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Ever?
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.
I think so, something like that.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, mad props to him
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.
Yeah, the Dbacks' organization moved him to catcher.
I don’t know what position he played when he was signed, though.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
How does that work, I wonder
hey, you’re slow and we need more catchers, want to give it a shot?
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.
Something like that, probably.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
And a walk
DP back in play
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sweet!
i hope
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Fly out to Sally, now we just need any out
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Nice job getting Winn.
Good throw to 3rd by Sally to freeze the runner.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
I'm sorry,
I know he’s on a hot streak and all, but I just can’t keep a straight face when I hear “Now you have to dig deep and find a way to get Bengie Molina”.
The man has a career OPS+ of 88.
.340 BA with RISP.
I DO still laugh at the fact that the Giants have Bengie Freaking Molina as their cleanup hitter, though.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
And, 3 run homer.
You were saying, dahlian?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah don't mess with people from Yuma
what makes you think he won’t cut you?
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166 at bats
and fanned only 10 times?
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions
And a home run
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11-0
when timmy gets 3 or more runs to work with
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions
We could do to him
what Pujols did to Chris White Young?
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sorry, that's not funny.
Not really, anyway.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
what’s our win probablitiy at right now?
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
24%
At the end of the inning. However, that doesn’t take into account the quality of the opposing pitcher.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Or any players, bullpen, batting order, bench, ballpark, righty vs lefty, pitch count, etc. etc. It’s pretty worthless in my book.
Now, which statistics
are NOT worthless in your book??
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Bagging on win probability
is kind of pointless.
It’s just a fun little diversionary tool. What use it has is for overall trends, not specific predictive value.
Up next – searing commentary about the uselessness of Bill James’ Favorite Toy
I imagine he'd be a pretty cool guy to talk baseball with
though with me it would be more of a monologue while I just listen.
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I have a feeling
with MOST people it’d be a monologue.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd hope so
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LOL
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...shit.
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.
So, are the odds the same if the Cubs fall behind to the Bucs 3-0 as they are if the Bucs fall behind the Cubs 3-0 in the 3rd (leaving out any other nuances that apply)?
How does that make any sense?
Because, over the course of baseball history
The team with a 3-0 lead wins (say) 76% of the time. That’s all Win Probability means.
It’s quite simple, really.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude,
it’s just a fun little toy. No one uses it as anything more.
Just because it’s similarly simple and useless doesn’t keep us from doing things like post a person’s BA in the lineup. Some things are just there for fun to keep things interesting.
It's at least objective and unbiased
It has rather more basis in fact than “3.5” assessments of certain outfielder’s performance though, wouldn’t you agree?
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
IMO, It’s totally biased and nonobjective. It gives the same value to many different situations. It’s meaningless. But just because someone spits out “numbers” then it has to be true?
I’m not buying it.
"It gives the same value to many different situations"
In this case, that’s the definition of unbiased….
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
It IS true
In the sense that, in the same situation in the past, 76% of the time, the team leading has won. It’s like saying when you flip a coin, it has a 50% chance of being heads or tails. The specific coin you’re flipping here may not ever have been flipped before, but you can look at previous history and gauge from that the likelihood of future events. What, exactly, is “biased and non-objective” about that?
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
No,
but the principles of statistics are exactly the same, no matter what it is we’re comparing.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Sigh
I was trying to explain the basic principles involved, in terms simple enough for you to understand.
I clearly didn’t aim low enough. :-)
by Jim McLennan on May 28, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I clearly didn’t aim low enough.
Well, “clearly” you are now resorting to personal attacks. So, does that mean that you win?
Maybe
you should just put him on iggy.
(To borrow your parlance)
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
No, I lose
Since I’m clearly wasting my time. If you’re not an idiot, the only alternative is that you are deliberately misinterpreting my efforts to explain things to you. Either way, I have better things to do.
by Jim McLennan on May 28, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
You are the one that is trying to compare baseball to coin tosses. Not me. There are exponentially more variables to baseball then there are to coin tosses.
Baseball stats are not the law of gravity, true probability theory ( ie. a coin toss, a dice roll, etc) or physics.
To compare baseball stats to true science is, IMO, a very far stretch.
And....
at this point, he doesn’t have any idea what he’s talking about. Either that, or he still doesn’t understand what Jim’s saying.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Here we go
Give you a little funny story on Lincecum. Got to see him pitch in Spring Training at the Giants minor league complex. He pitched against the High-A A’s. The Giants apparently don’t allow scouts down to field level, so I watched the game from a spot adjacent to the clubhouse where you have a view of two fields (and they have some stands set up where the rest of the spectators can watch…it’s cool). The Low A teams were playing against each other on the other field, so you get to see 2 games at a time.Anyway, Lincecum throws his 5 or 6 innings. He puts on his flops, then heads to the clubhouse where he has to go up some steps up to where the small crowd (maybe 70 people) is….where we were all watching the game from. About 5 or 6 fans gather and ask him for autographs and such, which he graciously did.
Anyway, I tell myself, I gotta get a look at how big (small) this dude is, just to see who it is that I hyped so much…ya know? Just for my sanity. I kinda just mosey on over, trying to be all cool and subtle about it while he signs autographs…trying to get a read on height/weight and all that.
Get about 5-6 feet away and it hits me “Oh, my f$%k!, THIS is the guy that I put my reputation on the line for?”
I think that, had he not hit, I would’ve been laughed off this planet…LOL
I mean, this dude is like 5’9” 150. I towered over him…....
Thanks Timmeh. You made me look like a genius
LOL
Thanks. I liked Grace’s description, saying that if he was hanging around the locker-room, you’d think he was the bat-boy.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Quick question....
How do the Giants ever LOSE with Lincecum pitching??
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
So far this year
They’ve lost three games he started, all of them by one run:
1) 3-2
2) By allowing four unearned runs
3) The bullpen gave up five runs in the last two frames.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Grace and Sutton
are commenting on the same.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not going to make any excuses,
but it definitely seems like Lincecum is getting a bigger zone than Haren is tonight.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
less than zero?
reminds me of a song….......
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Another Giants homer.
4-0.
Looks like we got ourselves another losing streak.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Poop poop poop
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:::::thud!!!::::::
wow!
another HR.
Radio guys seem very surprised at the home runs, didn’t think the balls were carrying that far.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:34 PM EDT reply actions
Yes, it is
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
The whole LHBs vs. RHPs thing is terribly overrated, IMO.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
It's partially overrated, partially underrated,
The platoon advantage doesn’t make up for an inability to hit. But when it comes to your bottom-tier offensive players, you can get some added utility by accounting for handedness.
Specifically, there are some players that just mash lefties. For example, someone like Eric Byrnes has always been considered a good fourth outfielder candidate because his OPS+ is 33 points higher against lefties than righties.
But reading your comment again, I see that you’re specifically talking about LHB vs. RHB for whom, yes, there is a far less marked platoon advantage. So yeah, I concur.
Yeah,
I wasn’t making a statement on handedness in general—just LHBs vs. RHPs. RHBs vs. LHPs is quite a different matter.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Not so
NL batting splits
LHB hit RHP for an extra 57 points of OPS than RHB too. It’s even more pronounced against LHP, where RHB are 129 points better than LHB.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm....
I wonder how much that has to do with the fact that there are far more RHBs than LHBs.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Shouldn't affect OPS
Even if the lowest case (LHB vs. LHP), you’re talking about 2,300 plate-appearances.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Except
that I would expect far more lousy RHBs in the league than LHBs; more than an equivalent percentage, anyway.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually
I’d expect the reverse to be true. Would so lefties don’t need to be so “good”, since they have a natural advantage against the right-handed majority. Though against that, LHP vs. LHB has about 40 points less OPS than RHP vs. RHP. Be interesting to see how that split works with regard to starters and relievers.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm....
You have a good point.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
2.
O-Dawg single, CoJack double.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
2
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, a switch-hitter,
who led our team in BA last year.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
How in the world did that one stay in?
Radio guys were positive that one was out.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions
Looked like it was.
Seems the Giants were able to bribe the umpires AND the wind.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn
How can you compete with the umps and mother nature?
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
You know what's causing those home runs?
Their biggest fan.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
Nice double
by Conor
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions
Double for CoJack
Be nice to get a run here.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
+1
and then some
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
+3.1415
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
wasted
double…
:::sigh:::::
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply actions
0-22, IIRC?
15 Ks?
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
You’d think that he’d have put the bat on the ball once that dribbled through or carried to the outfield.
The problem is more that he's NOT swinging.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Coming into tonight
40 of his 57 K’s were swinging.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
lead off double
for the gnats.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
Melvin looked pretty perturbed at the strike zone before.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see him come out to argue. This is bullshit.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
While Lincecum gets strikes called
4 inches outside.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
over his head
and in to score for a 0-5 score, bad guys
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:48 PM EDT reply actions
Like I always say,
when Grace admits that it’s a strike, It’s a strike.
And Grace has been calling a BUNCH of these balls strikes.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
7 hits
for them and
only 2 hits for us.
Bullpen is warming up for us, already
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 10:51 PM EDT reply actions
I can't, no.
But other ‘Pitters can, apparently.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
decent crowd at the park
tonight?
Without Bonds, the number of giant fans has really fallen off, imo.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions
ARGH!!
This team is so frustrating… we’re losing 5-0 to a 12 year old!!
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Hey! Now it’s 5-1!
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
We're still losing
to a 12 year old, though.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing!
He even rivals the lousy Rockies’s Francis, and I didn’t think that was possible.
I have been colonized.
Yeah, I know.
I sorta group Lincecum and Francis together as the NL West’s “Junior High pitchers”.
Although Lincecum should probably be insulted at being grouped together with Francis for ANYTHING.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
FINALLY
a run!
5-1
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions
LOL!
still frustrating game though/
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
You know
I just noticed that Bob Melvin pretty much looks the same if it is 1-5 or 10-0. He would SUCK to play Poker with.
I have been colonized.
BoMel
looked pretty pissed during the top of the 3rd when Haren was getting a strike zone the size of a postage stamp.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe I just catch always catch him with his
“I wonder if my oven’s on?” face.
I have been colonized.
Agreed
We need to run more, especially when we’re not hitting well..we have several guys who can
"I'm sorry honey, I had to crash that Honda"
It was fine early on
when we were hitting a HR every other inning, but since we’re back to v.2007 of our offense, we NEED to start running.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Amen Brotha
"I'm sorry honey, I had to crash that Honda"
Atta boy Sally!
Grow your hair out, dive unnecessarily, do some flips and soon you too can have $30 million!
Don't encourage him!!
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
up to 3 hits now
we need about a dozen more innings at this rate if we are to get back in the game
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:06 PM EDT reply actions
Not Our Night
Haren isn’t sharp, Lincecum is putting the offense to sleep
"I'm sorry honey, I had to crash that Honda"
offense has been sleep walking anyways
they don’t need any help with that!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
For having a 3.5 out there
We sure do seem to see a lot of doubles to right field with a man on first that result in runners on second and third.
Not that I’m complaining, but some might.
3.5?
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
defensive rating
fanpost from a few weeks ago? I assume.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
OH that's right.
Upton with his lousy 3.5 defense.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
It has to be said
There are plays where a 3.5 looks generous. On the other hand, there are plays where a 9.5 would seem harsh. The reality is somewhere in the middle I’d say.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Thus far
LHB: 1-for-10 with one walk and 3 K’s
RHB: 2-for-6 with one walk and 1 K
[exclusing the pitcher]
Good, solid throw by CY,
right on the money at home plate to keep the runner from scoring.
Now Sally with an equally strong play to the plate.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
phew!
not deep enought to score anyone.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply actions
7 strike outs
for Haren
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions
Fat black dude confiscating the High Life:
probably the funniest beer commercials on TV right now.
In my opinion, of course.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
That's a bit like saying
“The most honest politician” or “the most sophisticated Go Daddy girl”.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
It must be awful
going through life with such cynicism. :-P
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I always say
Be cynical now, it saves time and disappointment later.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know
I’m not really a beer ad fan (I’d like to vent their organs with a kitchen knife…) but the High Life ads are pretty entertaining to me.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
Exactly.
I HATE those “The Great American Lager” Budweiser commercials, I hate any commercial that tries to call Miller Lite a good beer, I hate those stupid beer train Coors Light commercials—but the High Life ones are really funny.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
The entire concept of beer adverts
Escape me. It’s surely something you choose based on taste, not because an advert tells you to. Though that said, I must confess to starting to drink Guinness based on the brilliant adverts they had involving Rutger Hauer. I think I’m off to YouTube to see if they’ve got any there.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Rutger Hauer?
Did they involve replicants?
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Here you go
Now, this is a beer advert. Rather more cerebral than “I’m going to lie to my girlfriend and pretend to be empathizing with my friend, when in reality we’re just going to get shit-faced and watch sports.”
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Um,
I think a 2 year old could design a commercial more cerebral than that.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Too bad Murphy's
is the much better stout, though.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
That's like any ad
most of the things you can’t pick by a commercial, but it can certainly influence your decision.
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.
I find that
I’m really only influenced by commercials in the negative.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I find YOU nauseating.
So there. You’re wrong.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Penelope felt that our boys could use a little mojo to get back into this one.
However...
It looks like Penelope has opted to leave the ballpark early, and beat the traffic… :-)
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
lead off walk
The meat of our order is up, let’s do something here!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions
Hit One For The Gapper
"I'm sorry honey, I had to crash that Honda"
How was that first pitch a strike??
This is really getting ridiculous.
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WASTED!
sheesh!
Come on Chad, show ‘em how it’s done!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply actions
Hit & Run Here?
"I'm sorry honey, I had to crash that Honda"
You need a hit
to be able to run.
We have a problem hitting.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep
I think our only stolen-base attempt of the past week was when Drew struck out last inning.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Reynolds
stole a base during one of the past few games, IIRC
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Heck
I’d settle for a dirty look right now.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Out number 2
Jupton at bat.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
in hole
1-2
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel like this umpire is just closing his eyes
and deciding randomly, before the pitch arrives, whether it’ll be a ball or a strike.
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Sheesh!
Too tough, or we’re too lame..maybe both
"I'm sorry honey, I had to crash that Honda"
Right now,
both.
This is certainly our first extended funk of the season.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
wasted
again,
lead off man should have brought out a book. He didn’t move a muscle
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply actions
I'm not so sure
that Orlando Hudson actually reads.
Not when there’s someone to talk to within a mile or so, at least.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
good point!
lol!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on May 27, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
Sadly.
I also just saw the latest Indiana Jones movie, so I’ve been pretty disappointed all around.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
you know, I thought overall
the Indy movie was pretty good —classic Indiana Jones -- but the ending just threw me for a loop—
Don't give it away!
I still have to see it.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea, thought about that --
and avoided the details I wanted to post —won’t say anthing else -
but go see it -
Thanks.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
It's respectable
when Lincecum’s starting—and when you’re playing baseball the way we’ve been playing lately.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright, that's it.
Add Hunter Wendelstedt to my umpiring shit list.
Jeez…. I’m going to have 75% of the umpires in the league on my list by the time this season’s over.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
What's that?
This ump hasn’t a clue.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I choose to believe that Sutton read and took my criticisms to heart
and that is the reason why he’s gone from “We need more Grace signs” to asking for more player-based signs.
Also, “We Worship Slaten” is the best sign ever, hands down. The city has renovated the street and there are cars as far as the eye can see – the game is over.
I did, indeed,
find “We Worship Slaten” very amusing.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow! Aaron Rowand at bat!
An overpaid, underperforming outfielder in the NL West!! Who’da thunkit??
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
But
At least when he runs into a wall, he breaks his nose
"I'm sorry honey, I had to crash that Honda"
Now you're projecting.
Rowand is a decent defensive centerfielder that’s currently hitting .329/.398/.543.
Given the market and the amount of money given to players like Jones, Hunter and Mathews Jr., his contract is very respectable. The only thing is that it’s not the sort of contract that a team like the Giants should be giving out.
For a team that can spend some money and is looking for a missing piece center fielder to make a run at a championship, Rowand with his current contract would be a good fit.
He's already 30
And so is not going to get significantly better, short of adopting the Bonds training program. NOT the kind of player you want to sign for five years. Three years, absolute tops.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Torii Hunter, 32
5 years/$90M
Gary Mathews Jr., 32 (the first year of the contract)
5 years/$50M
Andruw Jones, 31
2 years/$36.2M
Aaron Rowand, 30
5 years/$60M
Given the market, it wasn’t a bad contract. Calling Rowand’s contract bad is more a critique of free agent signings in general than this specific contract.
Nah, not projecting.
I was actually going to say that to call him underperforming might be going a bit too far.
But yeah, I totally agree—there’s no reason why a rebuilding team like the Giants, who should be developing young players for the future and using serviceable veterans to plug holes, should be going out and getting a solid grade B free agent like Rowand.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s our Ed-it’s-Gon. A lead off bb, a wild pitch and a solid single surrounded by a bunch of crap. On the plus side, at least he hasn’t given up the long ball.
Webb
Should be good for a couple of RBIs. I’d like Melvin to use him as a pinch-hitter, just for the look on Zito’s face.
by Jim McLennan on May 27, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, ok good.
Two years ago, who would have thought that anyone would be looking forward to facing Barry Zito?
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
foulpole "sweet" count
at a half dozen on the night.
Over/under at 10.
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by DbacksSkins on May 27, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I find those Sonic commercials
very dumb, but charmingly amusing still.
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Timmay
is going to pitch a complete game against us, isn’t he??
Anyone remember when we used to be good?
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Nope.
Just 7.1 innings.
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
O-Dawg
with a 2 hit night.
I almost said “2 Dawg night” by accident.
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So Skins -
I’m going to Yankee Stadium later this month—any “must sees” from your trip earlier this year? First time I’ve ever been
Well, I didn't actually get to a game at Yankee Stadium,
but I did get to see the stadium and hang out with some Yankees and Indians fans at a nearby bar after the game got out. Also bought a great print outside the stadium of this famous picture:
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I've heard
Monument Park is a must see —I’m pretty excited -- can’t wait
Too bad you didn’t get into a game
Yeah, it's pretty spectacular.
Definitely take some time to see it, if you can.
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
There's actually
a very good chance that I’ll be going back to visit NYC again this summer, so I’d like to make a game at Yankee Stadium if I do go.
I did see a game at Shea, if you remember, with Russ and Silverblood of Purple Row.
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
That's 7
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Walker is not a good name for a pitcher.
by foulpole on May 28, 2008 12:05 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
+1 for all involved.
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
That's 8.
What’d I put the over/under at? 10? I’m taking the over.
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
RBI double by Tracy!
6-2 now, runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out.
But…. Jupton’s up to bat. Damn.
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Final tally vs. Lincecum
LHB: 3-for-16
RHB: 3-for-10
Stacking the lineup with lefties worked well, didn’t it?
Damn.
Jupton with a full count take that gets called strike 3.
Not that anyone can know what the pitch is going to be called tonight, though. Damn inconsistent ump.
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Tracy to 3rd.
Great to have you back, Chad!!
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
That's 9.
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Well played.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
Well played, salesman.
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I have the feeling
that he’d prefer Eric Byrnes.
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
The Upton slump has baffled me,
it’s not like he’s expanding his zone and getting himself out. He’s just lost the ability to put his bat on the ball.
speaking of Andruw Jones --
I was in Los Angeles last week and saw the Dodgers play the Reds —was really disappointed I didn’t get the chance to boo him in person -- so, post haste,
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ah, I feel much better
he needs to learn to play through it
with major league pitching in my opinion – this kid is too good to send back down
Remember,
this is also a guy who hit .221 last year (I believe), and we stuck with him then. We’ll stick with him here. The patience with our young guys has worked out well so far.
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
He hasn't shown a track for much, the dude is only 20
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.
Good sign is
that he still draws walks, meaning his eye hasn’t slumped along with his swing.
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately
Once the word gets around, pitchers are going to realize they can stop throwing out of the zone. Then the walks will dry up. He needs to start hitting soon, simple as that.
by Jim McLennan on May 28, 2008 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
The microphone caught Rowand
dropping a big F-bomb right there.
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Alex Romero
got called up instead.
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
IAWTC
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Double D
now has a 2.70 ERA on the year??
Obviously, with a .246 opponents’ BA, it won’t stay that low, but still.
Our pitching still rocks. Even though they play in Chase Field.
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Granted.
See my comment about the .246 OBA.
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Not this AB though.
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Chris Young
is now going to hit a 3 run homer with nobody on base.
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No options left
This is his fifth year in the majors. We’d have to let him go entirely, and he offers a LOT more position flexibility than Nixon, especially with Ojeda currently sidelined. Burke is the only alternative we have in the middle-infield.
by Jim McLennan on May 28, 2008 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, let's hope we can get
another inspired effort from DD tomorrow - not a great start
g’nite everyone
Well, thanks to Walker,
we raised Timcecum’s ERA—final line of 7.1 IP and 3 ER. Still gets the W of course, though.
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About as I expected.
I mean, he wasn’t perfect for 4.1 innings or anything…. ;-)
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
One for the ages?
6 IP, 2 ER?
It was a pretty sharp debut, but I wouldn’t exactly call it “one for the ages”....
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
i didnt call his debut one for the ages, i called him in general one for the ages
although he had a solid debut
Good luck with that
If there’s one thing I know about baseball, there aren’t many things surer than a flame-throwing 20 year old.
You can take this kid to the bank,
Could be an interesting bet
Who’ll have the better ERA+ at the end of the season.
by Jim McLennan on May 28, 2008 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
That's a good point,
seeing as how Scherzer’s home park is Chase and Kershaw’s is Chavez.
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by DbacksSkins on May 28, 2008 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I think
Geovanny Soto, Kosuke Fukudome and Jair Jurrjens would have something to say about that. :-)
by Jim McLennan on May 28, 2008 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Not eligible
Accumulated 80 innings since his 2005 debut, the limit is 50.
by Jim McLennan on May 28, 2008 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions
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