Gameday Thread, #35: 5/8 vs. Phillies
by Jim McLennan
on May 8, 2008 2:54 PM EDT
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It's a curiously sucky schedule: no off-day for the Diamondbacks, and they have to fly off to Chicago after this afternoon's game, for a day game tomorrow, with first pitch at 11:20 am AZ time. The casualty list for us is growing like an old-school slasher flick; another body hit the floor last night with Jackson getting his bell run, and his presence in the line-up for today has got to be considered doubtful.
The good news is, Webb is on the mound for us, and he was won his last nine starts, tying RJ's franchise record, set over 2004-2005. The last longer streak in the majors was Jon Garland's ten, covering his final two in 2004 and his first eight in 2005. Before that, Johan Santana won 12 straight, earlier in 2004. We need the win today, to right the ship after some poorly-played contests earlier in the series. Taking two of four would be acceptable; dropping three, is not the way we want to go into Wrigley.
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Lineup according to mlb.com
Byrnes, Ojeda, Young, Upton, Drew, Reynolds, Snyder, Burke.
Let’s hope Webb doesn’t need a lot of run support, I don’t know how many this lineup will score.
by paqs on May 8, 2008 3:09 PM EDT 0 recs
Thinking
Reynolds could use a day off to clear his head.
by Bcawz on
May 8, 2008 3:15 PM EDT
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We'll have to wait
For Tracy to get healthy. Burke just isn’t good enough.
by paqs on
May 8, 2008 3:17 PM EDT
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He did so well in spring too. I think he needs steady at-bats. Yeah, getting Tracy back is looking better, although I think he is 1-9 in last 2 games.
by Bcawz on
May 8, 2008 3:24 PM EDT
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Yeah it’s a bit of a catch 22, he can’t get steady at-bats if he keeps hitting .150
Some errors didn’t help either.
And spring training means nothing. Ask Micah :)
by paqs on
May 8, 2008 3:28 PM EDT
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Let's hope CoJack is back soon
Never good to lose your best hitter.
by paqs on May 8, 2008 3:10 PM EDT 0 recs
soco's keys to the game
1) Finish lunch
2) Vacuum apartment
3) Get ready for work
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 8, 2008 3:17 PM EDT 0 recs
Prime time baseball
Lets go boys!
..from the artist formerly known as Englishdback
by El Stuart on May 8, 2008 3:31 PM EDT 0 recs
My work day
is just starting..
i was gonna go to the game, but there are some issues at work in my department that need my attention.
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 8, 2008 3:35 PM EDT
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Here we go already....
First batter: Burke can’t snag a grounder at first.
Sigh.
by IndyDBack on May 8, 2008 3:43 PM EDT 0 recs
!@##$%^ Snyder
ANOTHER PASSED BALL!!! Utley sac fly to CF, 1-0 Phillies.
by IndyDBack on May 8, 2008 3:46 PM EDT 0 recs
Argh!
Why didn’t drew go for the double play there?
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 8, 2008 3:47 PM EDT 0 recs
Ouch
What sounds like a fielding blunder, a groundout, a passed ball and a sacrifice fly. Wonder if that counts as an earned run against Webb?
by Jim McLennan on May 8, 2008 3:48 PM EDT 0 recs
It's like the
Laurel and Hardy show at the moment.
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 8, 2008 3:49 PM EDT
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Different day, same shitty defense
It’s incredible, 3 mistakes by the defense in ONE inning.
I don’t think Webb could pitch any better.
No way is that an earned run.
by paqs on May 8, 2008 3:49 PM EDT 0 recs
He's gonna
have to pitch the game of his life to stay in this one.
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 8, 2008 3:50 PM EDT
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Not holding my
breathe, but I would LOVE to be so wrong on that.
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 8, 2008 3:51 PM EDT
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Yahoo reckons it is.
Can’t assume the double-play, but I’d have thought the passed-ball would not be counted against Webb, so the runner would still be at second, or at third at best.
by Jim McLennan on
May 8, 2008 3:50 PM EDT
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::::: THUD !!! ::::::
ouch! I hit my head on the monitor
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 8, 2008 3:52 PM EDT
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Oh, what a surprise...
Byrnes fails to get the ball out of the infield.
by Jim McLennan on May 8, 2008 3:51 PM EDT 0 recs
It seems that
The more Byrnes sucks, the higher up the order he goes.
by Jim McLennan on May 8, 2008 3:52 PM EDT 0 recs
Bud Selig must be worrying about being replaced by Byrnes at this pace…
"Hold on a minute, there are three important, brilliant, and complicated reasons why you should listen to me."
by kishi on
May 8, 2008 3:53 PM EDT
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But, but, but...
Imagine how much more momentum we’d have if that was a lead-off home run.
by dahlian on May 8, 2008 3:55 PM EDT 0 recs
CY!
And with runners on, even!
"Hold on a minute, there are three important, brilliant, and complicated reasons why you should listen to me."
by kishi on May 8, 2008 3:55 PM EDT 0 recs
Moving Young down the order
Makes sense immediately. :-)
by Jim McLennan on May 8, 2008 3:55 PM EDT 0 recs
I don’t think many of us ever questioned it, but it’s nice to see validation so swiftly. =)
"Hold on a minute, there are three important, brilliant, and complicated reasons why you should listen to me."
by kishi on
May 8, 2008 3:56 PM EDT
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The biggest thing may be
that CY and BoMel obviously had some mental hang up over him not being able to produce as well down in the order. I hope that seeing such immediate and dramatic results, as irrational as it may be, could be enough to finally convince them to make the switch.
by dahlian on
May 8, 2008 3:59 PM EDT
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Exactly
I hope either Melvin or JB noticed the immediate payoff….and actually remembers it tomorrow.
by IndyDBack on
May 8, 2008 4:00 PM EDT
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I like moving CY down
His OBP is way too low in the leadoff spot. But I don’t like him a lot at #3 either. Maybe #5 or #6. If he ever learns not to try to pull every pitch, maybe he could earn a spot above that.
by Craig from Az on
May 8, 2008 4:03 PM EDT
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Byrnes
So, is there a REASON that Melvin allows Byrnes to play day after day even though the announcers say everyday he “doesn’t have his legs”? He’s not hitting! Why not put him on the DL and have Salazar?
by Lisalisa8 on May 8, 2008 3:56 PM EDT 0 recs
But...but...but...
Byrnes is the face of the franchise! :-)
[And welcome!]
by Jim McLennan on
May 8, 2008 3:57 PM EDT
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farce is right on.
I boo him at games. Get real dirty looks from some of the fans, but those are the fans that think Augie is a pitcher too.
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 8, 2008 3:59 PM EDT
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i was wrong....
I have to admit I was in favor of the 3 year deal with him. And now I see how wrong I was ;-(
by Lisalisa8 on
May 8, 2008 4:00 PM EDT
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That's the first step... :-)
I still hope he is okay in left-field over the next three years, but with his average now below .240…
by Jim McLennan on
May 8, 2008 4:01 PM EDT
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yeah me too....
But it is like he’s shooting himself AND the team in the foot by insisting to play even though only REST will restore his legs…..
by Lisalisa8 on
May 8, 2008 4:03 PM EDT
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They're having "Where's Todd" signs in the ballpark
perhaps next time I get tickets I should bring a “Moorad – Where’s Quentin?” sign.
by dahlian on
May 8, 2008 4:03 PM EDT
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Back to the basics
He has just got to work with the hitting coach. He’s embarrassing himself up there with his pop-outs. His fielding is still pretty good, but his hitting stinks.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on
May 8, 2008 4:03 PM EDT
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I'd give you dirty looks
do you want to make assumptions about my level of fandom too?
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 8, 2008 4:06 PM EDT
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If we were at a game
Yes, I would. I have no idea who you are.
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 8, 2008 8:49 PM EDT
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but we are not
strangers at a game.
My assumption is you are upset at all the EB bashing.
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 8, 2008 8:59 PM EDT
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To be honest,
I too think it’s uncouth to boo the hometown players. Perhaps if they were playing blatantly obvious mistake-riddle little league baseball, but even then baseball is a hard game and I’m never comfortable making that judgment of a player.
Byrnes is who he is. It’s not his fault he’s making $30 million. I’ll save my boos for the next they put Jeff Moorad’s face up on the Jumbotron.
by dahlian on
May 8, 2008 9:06 PM EDT
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Well.....
strong feelings. I would be happy if he wasn’t on our team at all. I can tone down my contempt for him if it is upsetting fellow fans whose opinons I do value.
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 8, 2008 9:39 PM EDT
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I don’t always whole-heartedly agree with Dahlian, so I figured, in this situation, I should vocalize it. I was raised that you don’t leave before the last out/play/whatever, and you don’t boo your team’s players.
You don’t have to like them all the time, but a good heckle is better than a boo any day of the week. I mean, anyone can boo. =)
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
by kishi on
May 8, 2008 10:09 PM EDT
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I think we're mostly in agreement,
Philosophically I can sympathize with fans that want to boo someone for making stupid mistakes – but I think that as a fan it’s so hard to know what’s a stupid mistake and what is a baseball mistake that I would never feel comfortable actually booing a player. I definitely don’t think you should boo someone because they’re slumping at the plate or because management gave them an obscene contract.
I have no remorse, though, when it comes to booing stupid owners that override their GMs.
by dahlian on
May 8, 2008 10:28 PM EDT
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It's more the attitude of superiority
of course people are going to give you dirty looks for booing a Diamondback, even if he’s doing atrociously. That doesn’t imply that they are bad fans or don’t know what’s going on.
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 9, 2008 2:06 AM EDT
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Much happier
To see Webb with a one-run lead than a one-run deficit.
by Jim McLennan on May 8, 2008 4:02 PM EDT 0 recs
1-2-3, all ground-outs. That’s the Webb we like to see out there.
"Hold on a minute, there are three important, brilliant, and complicated reasons why you should listen to me."
by kishi on May 8, 2008 4:04 PM EDT 0 recs
OMIGOD!
Reynolds took a couple of shots at right field yesterday, and a base hit to right field today!! Maybe the boys CAN learn!
by Craig from Az on May 8, 2008 4:07 PM EDT 0 recs
Rey-nolds?
Opposite field hit…now let’s see Snyder make up for his passed ball.
by IndyDBack on May 8, 2008 4:08 PM EDT 0 recs
He's hitting very well.
Since the first ten games, he’s now batting .358
by Jim McLennan on
May 8, 2008 4:10 PM EDT
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Burke hits into double play, Reynolds on third
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 8, 2008 4:10 PM EDT 0 recs
Webb strikes out, inning over
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 8, 2008 4:11 PM EDT 0 recs
Not entirely wasted...
We get to turn the lineup over so leading off next is inning is…. oh, never mind…
by dahlian on
May 8, 2008 4:13 PM EDT
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I wonder
if they’ll let you in the stadium with that “Where is Quentin” sign?
When is EB’s bobblehead game again?
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 8, 2008 4:16 PM EDT
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ROFLOL!
OH, how PERFECT!!!!
Us and the folks from DBBP, levski should have t-shirts made up with his tagline.
by unnamedDBacksfan on
May 8, 2008 4:19 PM EDT
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So I guess that confirms I won't be going
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 8, 2008 4:20 PM EDT
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Aug. 23
Same day as the Snakepit ballpark meet-up. Jim just loves him some Byrnsie.
I doubt that the people working the gates would understand the sarcasm inherent in a “Where’s Quentin” so you could probably get in. How long you can keep it after that is up in the air.
by dahlian on
May 8, 2008 4:19 PM EDT
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That, good sir, sounds like a challenge!
"Hold on a minute, there are three important, brilliant, and complicated reasons why you should listen to me."
by kishi on
May 8, 2008 4:19 PM EDT
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Burke stinks
should have put him in the 9th spot. I’d like my chance of Webb having a productive AB versus Burke.
And the SO queen leads us off to start the next inning.
by unnamedDBacksfan on May 8, 2008 4:13 PM EDT 0 recs
Quick 6-3 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.
by soco on May 8, 2008 4:14 PM EDT 0 recs
"Last year we won a lot of one-run games"
gee, it’s almost like that’s some sort of random, dumb luck and not a repeatable skill….
by dahlian on May 8, 2008 4:15 PM EDT 0 recs
Second strike out for Webb, 2 outs
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 8, 2008 4:16 PM EDT 0 recs
And the inning is over
lets get some more runs!
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 8, 2008 4:17 PM EDT 0 recs