Gameday Thread, #56: 5/31 vs. Nationals
by Jim McLennan
on May 31, 2008 6:30 PM EDT
Washington @ Arizona
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I was going to boycott this game today, because of the sorry excuse for an offense that we've been sending out there of late: "Show me why you deserve my support," was going to be the thrust of today's commentary, as I vowed not to witness another pitch of Diamondbacks baseball until they won. But then, I realized that today was a Brandon Webb start, which are always worth watching, and we already have our tickets for Sunday's game - which kinda makes the concept of a boycott this weekend rather silly. "I wish I knew how to quit you," to quote a certain film which, I want to stress, I haven't actually seen. :-) But maintaining the cinematic theme, here is today's text, from the Book of Finch, Chapter 77:
I want you to get up right now, sit up, go to your windows, open them and stick your head out and yell - 'I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Things have got to change. But first, you've gotta get mad! You've got to say, 'I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Then we'll figure out what to do.
For I've had it, up to here, with men stranded on third, and double-plays, and three-run homers by the weakest slap-hitter on the opposing team. I have had enough pop-ups on the infield, and more than enough swinging wildly at pitches that are a greater threat to aircraft taking off from Sky Harbor, than the strike-zone. I want no booted grounders, wild pickoff throws or mis-played balls to the outfield. This team is better than that, as they showed throughout the entire month of April. It's the last chance to make a statement in May: let that statement be, "Enough, already. With or without Eric Byrnes and his torn hamsters, we are the division champions and, dammit, we will be again."
I will be occupying the living-room, with a large selection of beer, enough chilli-lime pork rinds to securely pack a TV set for transport, and intend to get thoroughly drunk during this one. The comments which result from this end, will thus likely get steadily less incisive, but probably more politically incorrect as the game wears on. Tonight's Gameday Thread is thus rated R for potentially strong language, ferocious alcohol consumption and extreme violence against, we hope, Nationals pitching. Let's go, D-backs!
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soco's keys to the game
1) Go to game
2) Find alcohol
3) Consume in mass quantities
4) Dessert?
The boys in Sedona Red slugged it out with a pretty pesky poltergeist, then stayed on to dance the night away with some of the lovely ladies who witnessed the disturbance.
by soco on May 31, 2008 6:36 PM EDT 0 recs
my key to the game
watch Lost (season finale)
o/
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
by Muu on May 31, 2008 6:49 PM EDT 0 recs
Spoiler alert
the robot falls in love.
The boys in Sedona Red slugged it out with a pretty pesky poltergeist, then stayed on to dance the night away with some of the lovely ladies who witnessed the disturbance.
by soco on
May 31, 2008 6:51 PM EDT
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that was
AI
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 31, 2008 7:00 PM EDT
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No
He was thinking of Blade Runner again.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 31, 2008 8:37 PM EDT
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F-Bombs ready
“Tonight’s Gameday Thread is thus rated R for potentially strong language, ferocious alcohol consumption and extreme violence against, we hope, Nationals pitching. Let’s go, D-backs!”
Just in case we blow out…
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
by Muu on May 31, 2008 6:52 PM EDT 0 recs
How did
you exams go today?
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 31, 2008 7:01 PM EDT
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It was canceled =[
we’ll do it next wednesday
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
by Muu on
May 31, 2008 7:02 PM EDT
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Is that good
or bad? Were you ready for it if it was today?
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 31, 2008 7:06 PM EDT
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it's bad
I spent my whole week getting ready for it…
but I’ll take the 2 extra days…
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
by Muu on
May 31, 2008 7:10 PM EDT
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Dodgers Blow It
Mets come from behind in the 8th to win a one-run game. Very exciting stuff (even if the victor is as evil as a team can be without being in our division). A win tonight gives us back the 3 1/2 game buffer we’ve come to know and love. Let’s get it done D-Backs!!!!
by UofAZGrad on May 31, 2008 7:24 PM EDT 0 recs
I almost wish L.A. hadn’t played (and lost) already today. I am getting tired of hearing following our losses that “at least the Dodgers lost too”.
by TwinnerA on
May 31, 2008 7:28 PM EDT
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amen
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 31, 2008 7:34 PM EDT
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So, no RAMJB trolling tonight
What a shame. By the time I enter the second six-pack, I’m sure I’ll be looking for a fight.
by Jim McLennan on
May 31, 2008 7:34 PM EDT
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So just try starting a fight with random people,
like in Fight Club.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 31, 2008 8:41 PM EDT
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Tonight's lineup
- S. Drew ss .268
- C. Young cf .237
- O. Hudson 2b .312
- C. Tracy 1b .308
- J. Upton rf .274
- M. Reynolds 3b .233
- J. Salazar lf .268
- C. Snyder c .266
- B. Webb p .091
Drew bats leadoff, which is interesting. Are they going to ask him to steal if he gets on base? Jackson sits as Tracy plays first, which I am less happy about – not sure who has the better defense there. Salazar gets the start in LF, and we don’t get to see Burke, which works for me.
by Jim McLennan on May 31, 2008 7:59 PM EDT 0 recs
nagging
injury for Cojack according to bomel on the pregame radio show.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 31, 2008 8:06 PM EDT
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"our offense has been
a littlestagnant” Quote from Bomel just now on the radio
understatement of the season so far.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 31, 2008 8:03 PM EDT 0 recs
This day in DBacks history
May 31, 2000
Cardinals are in town, they’ve scored one run early on and have the bases loaded when McGwire comes up.
He hits a pop up to center field that Finley caught (1 out). Finley guns the ball to home plate and nailed the runner there (2 outs).
Catchers then throws to 3rd base to nail the runner there (3 outs ) Triple play
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 31, 2008 8:06 PM EDT 0 recs
I decided not to post
last night in case even though I followed the game, it was me jinxing the games.Apparently not
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on May 31, 2008 8:07 PM EDT 0 recs
don't blame you
or wimb skipping the nightmare that was last nights game.
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 31, 2008 8:09 PM EDT 0 recs
yeah, it's bad staying up so late
for such crappy games.
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
May 31, 2008 8:13 PM EDT
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I went to see the Sex and the City movie last night and came home actually relieved I missed the game. I’m watching tonight, so hopefully we’ll do a bit better than that.
by luckycc on May 31, 2008 8:14 PM EDT 0 recs
When you'd rather see the Sex and the City movie than a Dbacks game,
you KNOW the team’s slumping….
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 31, 2008 8:44 PM EDT
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To be fair
I went because my friend got free tickets.
by luckycc on
May 31, 2008 8:46 PM EDT
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Doesn't change at all.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 31, 2008 9:02 PM EDT
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Very nice
Every pitch a strike. That deserves a beer…
by Jim McLennan on May 31, 2008 8:14 PM EDT 0 recs
Webb-meister on form
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on May 31, 2008 8:14 PM EDT 0 recs
Stutton just impled the roof (now closed) will be open once the sun goes down. I don’t think they’ve ever done that before.
by TwinnerA on May 31, 2008 8:14 PM EDT 0 recs
Yeah,
they were discussing that earlier in the week.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 31, 2008 8:44 PM EDT
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Seen it go the other way
Closed during a game – but I think you’re right, it’s not been opened while one is in progress.
by Jim McLennan on
May 31, 2008 8:45 PM EDT
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Webb-meister on form
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on May 31, 2008 8:15 PM EDT 0 recs
Webb's ERA
last season versus the old expos was 0.56
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 31, 2008 8:17 PM EDT
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And so it begins
With a bottle of Salmon Fly Honey Rye ale, from the Madison River Brewing Company in Montana.
by Jim McLennan on May 31, 2008 8:17 PM EDT 0 recs
I approve.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 31, 2008 8:45 PM EDT
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Conor Jackson dinged up?
According to Grace: did I miss something?
by Jim McLennan on May 31, 2008 8:19 PM EDT 0 recs
Quad problem. He was pulled during yesterday’s game.
by TwinnerA on
May 31, 2008 8:19 PM EDT
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MRI done
no results yet
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 31, 2008 8:21 PM EDT
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Ring of Fire?
Reach for the sky 'cus tomorrow may never come,
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 31, 2008 8:23 PM EDT
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Get Rhythm
Though I can think of more appropriate ones for us…
by Jim McLennan on
May 31, 2008 8:25 PM EDT
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Since it's a Webb Start
The Man Comes Around comes to mind. And Hurt, for Eric Byrnes. Of course, that’s not technically a Cash song…
by Jim McLennan on
May 31, 2008 8:27 PM EDT
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I would love to live in a world where Brandon Webb shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
by luckycc on
May 31, 2008 8:29 PM EDT
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Maybe the man
was Eric Byrnes.
Wouldn’t want Webby to get stuck in San Quentin, though. We need him here.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 31, 2008 8:46 PM EDT
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omg
Lost rullez, great season finale =[
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
by Muu on May 31, 2008 8:27 PM EDT 0 recs
Let's hope it's not an omen
I’ve heard “Lost” in connection with the Diamondbacks rather too often of late…
by Jim McLennan on
May 31, 2008 8:28 PM EDT
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"we have to go back..."
back to april… =X
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
by Muu on
May 31, 2008 8:29 PM EDT
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That has got to be
Among the longest homers I’ve seen hit that way at Chase.
by Jim McLennan on May 31, 2008 8:29 PM EDT 0 recs
Markie!
goes long
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on May 31, 2008 8:29 PM EDT 0 recs
oioi chaps
Wimb reporting for duty, F-Bombers on standby ;)
So...time for another drink then?
by Wimb on May 31, 2008 8:33 PM EDT 0 recs
Evening...
Or rather, morning. So far, the only bomb has been delivered by Reynolds. :-)
by Jim McLennan on
May 31, 2008 8:35 PM EDT
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It's a start...
Though I would be happier if we had another four runs in the bank.
by Jim McLennan on May 31, 2008 8:33 PM EDT 0 recs
Hard to do when our MO has been 2 outs, a hit, and then the 3rd out. Or 3 up, 3 down.
by TwinnerA on
May 31, 2008 8:35 PM EDT
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Fifth consecutive
Solo homer for Arizona. It’s just like the start of the season.
by Jim McLennan on May 31, 2008 8:34 PM EDT 0 recs
Great..
Tune in just in time for an error :(
So...time for another drink then?
by Wimb on May 31, 2008 8:35 PM EDT 0 recs
Nah
No play there. Reynolds had to try for the bare-handed grab. I think the runner would have made it.
by Jim McLennan on
May 31, 2008 8:36 PM EDT
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Baseball knowledge question
Why was that failed bunt a strikeout?
by luckycc on May 31, 2008 8:36 PM EDT 0 recs
A foul
Doesn’t normally count as strike three, but it does if you’re bunting. I presume to stop the hitter from going up there and fouling off forever – with a bunt there’s really only two options, you get it down or you foul it off.
by Jim McLennan on
May 31, 2008 8:38 PM EDT
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When you bunt foul with 2 strikes,
it’s an automatic K. It’s the rule.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 31, 2008 8:39 PM EDT
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Here's some...
Foul balls were not considered strikes initially. Some years later, when it became clear that a batter might hit foul balls endlessly in an effort to get a good pitch to hit, the pitcher was given somewhat of a break by an 1858 rule that declared any foul ball to be a strike, unless there were already two strikes on the batter. After the bunt came into existence as a strategy, it also became clear that a batter could literally bunt all day to try to get his pitch. To retain some balance, the rule was further amended, in 1894, to declare any foul bunt a strike.
by Jim McLennan on
May 31, 2008 8:40 PM EDT
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at least tracy didnt throw it on the LF
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
by Muu on May 31, 2008 8:39 PM EDT 0 recs
Remember
a few years ago when Grace said that “Every swing Snyder makes in F** under water” some guy’s there with a sign sayin that.
by Ridster09 on May 31, 2008 8:39 PM EDT 0 recs
I don't get it....
What are the stars covering?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 31, 2008 8:48 PM EDT
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I really, really
like the flexibility that having Tracy back gives us.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 31, 2008 8:40 PM EDT 0 recs
Webby
Leadoff single!!!
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 31, 2008 8:42 PM EDT 0 recs
neat
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on May 31, 2008 8:42 PM EDT 0 recs
Now up...
Pemi Pale Ale, from the Woodstock Brewery, out of Woodstock, New Hampshire. Is that the Woodstock? If so, I look forward to the imminent purple haze descending…
by Jim McLennan on May 31, 2008 8:44 PM EDT 0 recs
Not quite so impressed
With that one. It’s a little sharp for my palate. Maybe it just doesn’t go well with the snacks. :-)
by Jim McLennan on
May 31, 2008 8:46 PM EDT
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It probably tastes a lot better
when you’re trippin’ on acid.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 31, 2008 8:49 PM EDT
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How many Woodstocks
ARE there? Woodstock NY, Woodstock, NH, I think there’s one in the Pacific Northwest somewhere too….
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on
May 31, 2008 9:07 PM EDT
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I dunno...
There’s a crapload of Dallas’s, which is why I ask. I grew up in Scotland three miles from one of those – it was populated by about 75 people, which made the classic TV drama [which was very big at the time], thoroughly amusing to us locals.
Just me then… :-)
by Jim McLennan on
May 31, 2008 9:10 PM EDT
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another leadoff single wasted...
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
by Muu on May 31, 2008 8:47 PM EDT 0 recs
Whenever we have a pitcher get on base,
I hope to all heck that the next batter will hit a HR on the next pitch, so the pitcher won’t have to run. :-/
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.