Gameday Thread, #65: 6/10 vs. Mets
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 5:21 PM EDT
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Into Shea we go, and was should be an interesting series. The opener is a Big Apple remake of the game on May 2 in Arizona, where New York came out on top 7-2. Micah got tagged with the loss, and we'll be hoping for better today, especially after his last outing, which saw him tagged for eight hits in three innings. Be nice if he can get a few hits - he has managed just one in the past month, with nine strikeouts in 16 at-bats - but that is really secondary to a quality start.
Anything less, and on current form, our offense will not be going anywhere. This month, we have hit just .208, with particularly poor performances there from Upton (.105), Hudson (.143) and Snyder (.190). All three have had poor BABIP figures, however, so some rebound seem inevitable. But will we ever get more than eight hits in a game again? There was a spell early in the year [April 4-13, to be specific] where we did that nine games in a row - it's been two weeks since the last time we managed it.
With Webb going tomorrow, a victory would set us up in good shape to take the series. We'll see. Oh, and I did a quick Q+A for Take the 7 Train, which can be found here. Will be lurking, then not here, and finally at home and in full effect. Commenting from this end will therefore be sporadic. I'm sure there will be people about though...
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Evening all
My last GDT for a while and pleaaaase let it end with a win :)
So...time for another drink then?
Download Music Festival
In Donnington :) so off to that tomorrow, wont be back until Monday
So...time for another drink then?
Today's lineup
- C. Young cf .240
- S. Drew ss .265
- O. Hudson 2b .288
- C. Jackson 1b .301
- M. Reynolds 3b .259
- C. Snyder c .250
- J. Upton rf .260
- J. Salazar lf .243
- M. Owings p .275
Looks like the best possible offensive linep we can muster. I’m optimistic today might be the data we get as many as nine hits… :-)
Looking back at the schedule our slide seems to have started when the Mets came to town and took 2 of 3 and with a few exceptions after that (sweep of CO and splits of three 4-game series) it has been pretty dismal ever since. Here’s hoping we can take advantage of any breaks, play good defense and hit with RISP! Go Diamondbacks!
The Mets always win at Chase,
and I believe in our history we’re 18-17 at Shea, so it balances out.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Oh, well...
Can’t help feeling we should have got more, but two hits per inning for the rest of the day would be fine…
Pitch Count
At least Maine had to throw a lot of pitches. Keep that going and get into the bullpen early.
So, which scenario has a higher win expectancy?
A runner at 1st with no outs, or a runner at 1st with one out? ;-)
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Crime doesn't pay
Unless you are the White Sox who have got away with highway robbery :(
So...time for another drink then?
Sigh
And to nobody’s surprise, foulpole completely ignores the go-ahead RBI Jackson was responsible for in the first inning.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
No mention
Of the infield hit to second then?
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Baseball is not binary.
Hang this inning on bad luck, a couple suboptimal defensive plays, and Owings’ inability to put batters away.
I think
Allowing four hits and two walks in an inning to seven batters faced is the real problem here, not a bobble or a hypothetical double-play.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Solid D and we are out of that inning after three batters. Micah could have done better but he should not have even been facing those hitters in the 1st. It’s pretty rare that a pitcher throw a perfect game.
And they score at least one run
if those hits and walks all come in the NEXT inning, too.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
I guess
Throwing out the top base-stealer in the National League counts for nothing as far as D goes? Like I said, Owings retired ONE of the first seven hitters he faced. That’s what’s responsible for the 3-1 score, much though you want to keep blaming the same players for everything.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
So
I’m still waiting for your answer as to why the three best fielding percentage teams in the NL have the three worst records.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Or that those stats are relatively meaningless when it comes to wins or losses
by Augie's Army on Jun 10, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he means
and not to put words in his mouth, that there isn’t necessarily a correlation. In the end, yes, all that matters is that you win or lose.
"D'backs" means seatbelts! "D'backs" means crash positions!
Well, yeah
but that’s not what he’s saying.
"D'backs" means seatbelts! "D'backs" means crash positions!
Exactly
Hitting and pitching are FAR more responsible for wins and losses than errors and unearned runs.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Top 5 teams by OPS
Texas (32-33)
Chicago Cubs (40-24)
Boston (40-26)
Philadelphia (39-26)
Florida (34-29)
Top 5 teams by ERA
Chicago White Sox (37-26)
Oakland (34-29)
Toronto (33-33)
Chicago Cubs (40-24)
Atlanta (32-32)
Top 5 teams by fielding percentage
San Diego (28-37)
Tampa Bay (38-26)
LA Angels (39-26)
Kansas City (25-39)
Washington (25-40)
Top 5 teams by Defensive efficiency
Atlanta (32-32)
Baltimore (31-31)
Chicago Cubs (40-24)
Tampa Bay (38-26)
Oakland (34-29)
One of these things is not like the other…
It's also interesting to note,
that even though they’re pitching in front of the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th best defenses by fielding percentage, LAA has the 12th best team ERA, San Diego the 14th (in the best pitcher’s park), Washington is 22nd and Kansas City is the 25th in the league in team ERA.
Looking at the top 5 DER teams, Atlanta has the 5th best ERA, Baltimore 16th, Cubs 4th, Tampa Bay 8th and Oakland 2nd.
To argue that fielding percentage is a better evaluator of team defense than DER, is to argue that “defense” has virtually no effect on pitching quality.
What is up with all the bobbling of balls by Upton. He just can’t seem to pick up the ball cleanly. Is that the case here?
Can you imagine what he looked like playing ss? I never saw him play there but with all the trouble he has on those routine grounders in RF it would have to be pretty ugly. No?
I think
it’s a completely different position. At SS, you just react and act quickly without thinking about it—you’re mostly just scooping up groundballs anyway. In the OF, you have to be more aware of how to “play” liners, adjust for bounce, etc.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Well,
it certainly would have been nice to put a 0 on the board for them, and more than a 1 for us….
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Welll.... at least Sally walks in front of Micah.
How big would it be here for Pwnings to tie the game?
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Schulte
thinks Sally got in under the tag, even though the throw beat him there.
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Okay, I'm starting to move into "I hate ALL umpires" territory.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyouguys!
What’s going on here? What’s going—oh. This is again. Oh dear.
"D'backs" means seatbelts! "D'backs" means crash positions!
soco's keys to the game (not that I'll be around for any of it)
1) Get some grub
2) Go to dance lesson
3) Hopefully come back to a D’backs win
4) Dessert?
"D'backs" means seatbelts! "D'backs" means crash positions!
You've already GOTTEN married.
Why the hell would you be going to a dance lesson??
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Mad dogs and Englishmen...
And Scotsmen too…
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
And certainly not dancing
I, however, am alive. Therefore, dancing is good.
"D'backs" means seatbelts! "D'backs" means crash positions!
TOTALLY Jackson's fault
If Micah hadn’t been so tired with all those unnecessary pitches in the first [never mind the walks and the four hits he allowed], he would never have allowed the homer.
I would call all of those Mets’ runs "unearned. "
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
In MY face.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Note: DbacksSkins is not a prophet.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
The Mets always win at Chase,
and I believe in our history we’re 18-17 at Shea, so it balances out.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 4:09 PM MST
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Indeed
On this note Im off to a rock festival where i can mosh and scream and shout, maybe then i can get rid of the frustration built up from watching this side :)
Have a good week all :) take care!
So...time for another drink then?
Umpire
I don’t know if you can hear it on TV, but the home plate umpire is going for the “primal scream technique” every time he calls a strike.
I’ve always wondered how hard rock singers and very ambitiously loud umpires don’t lose their voces a whole lot. How is that even humanly possible?
Training
Gargling with lemon juice helps, I believe.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
It startled my cat
she meowed back a few times then lost interest
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
Fancy that. Reynolds with a deep drive that JUST barely twists foul.
Figures, these days.
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You don't say
:-)
I’m off home. I probably won’t even bother listening to the radio on the way…
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
my guts are now a churning pit of acid
like something from an old Hammer horror movie
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
My dad and my brother are, too.
And they still eat pizza like it’s their business.
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Would rather be working
than suffering through ANOTHER debacle.
Maybe they really do miss EB22….
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 10, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions
Pitch count through 4:
Maine 83
Micah 78
It looks like both teams will be calling on the bullpen early in this game.
And.... another HR from O-Dawg!
And another $1 million in Free Agency!
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I don't know if it's worse
having a bit of hope like this
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
Yeah
At least last year, ALL our losses seemed to be blowouts…. (Hence the – run diff)
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The radio guys are LIVID because they say CoJack retained control and made the catch....
The ball only fell out because CoJack was lifting it to show it to the ump—but he had already gotten control, meaning the batter already should have been out.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
I think the ump made the right call.
CoJack had it in his glove for a second or so, but it was sno-coned. At that point, CoJack was in such a precarious position that it seemed like he had to go for the exchange to keep his balance, but it came out of the glove.
Now they claim CoJack dropped the ball....
And BoMel is furious… of course, the Mets scored it a single….
UGH!! THE UMPIRES ARE SCREWING US AGAIN!!
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It's encouraging to finally see BoMel
be proactive and risk pulling his starter one batter too early rather than leave him in for one too many.
Apparently the cheeseburger is the answer
Leave to run to In ‘N Out, come back with cheeseburger just in time to see Augie snag the RBI.
And if this goes extra innings
You might want to have an ambulance on stand-by, because you are in for a long night…
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
In N Out
is definitely an acceptable place to be if you have to miss a Dbacks game.
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Just noticed that Young is batting leadoff.
What the hell happened to Drew in that spot?
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
Does he really expect these guys to hit, when they are moved up and down the lineup every other day?
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
God, I hope so.
If they want to fancy themselves “Major League Ballplayers”, then it should take more to throw them off their game than what spot in the lineup they’re hitting in.
Which is way you need to have a consistent lineup, so guys can have the same mindset when going into the game.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
Dunno it really matters
After the first inning. Your mindset should be dictated by the game situation, not the spot in the order.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
That "same mindset"
lasts for all of three at bats.
You’ll have to forgive me if I fail to see why it’s so important.
Just as a sidelight
I just looked at Pujols’ career splits:
Batting third = .334
Batting fourth = .323
Batting 5th or 6th = .326
[combined the last two to get a more meaningful number of AB]
Same with Todd Helton:
Batting third = .330
Batting fourth = .335
Batting 5th or 6th = .329
If you can hit, you can hit anywhere.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
You saying that the players on this team are as good as Pujols and Helton?
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
No
Just that good hitters can hit anywhere in the lineup. If you’ve got enough at-bats to have meaningful numbers in a variety of spots, you’re going to be pretty good.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
These young are not consistent hitters like these two,
which is why I say they need to stay in a certain spot.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
How would that help?
I’m not convinced Mark Reynolds would strike out less, simply because he’s in the same spot.
I do believe there is a large psychological component to hitting, but I don’t think batting order plays much part in that.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
And I do think batting order does.
And there’s no way to prove this theory.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
True
If you could explain the logic though, I’d be more open to the suggestion. Especially since I check two random players and find no real difference. You could take almost anyone – Orlando Hudson say – and I suspect you’d find the differences in BA are largely attributable to a difference in BABIP, and so mostly random.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
If you are arguing the batting order based on stats, wouldn’t it be more relevant to use the D-backs’ player’s numbers?
Not enough history.
Not enough meaningful ABs.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
There comes a point when "psychology"
simply because an excuse for ballplayers to sulk and throw hissy fits.
Some of these “psychology” arguments have merit: there’s something to be said for having a somewhat predictable bullpen pattern so guys know when to start getting loose. Similarly, I think that it can be really tough to be a bench player who gets only one start a week.
But I draw the line at player’s needing to have a consistent line up spot. Their job is to hit. No matter what lineup spot they occupy their goal should be to look at the bad pitches and swing at the good pitches. At any point in the game, any spot in the lineup can be a “lead off hitter” or “clean up hitter” or a “run producer”. It the players on your team don’t feel this way, then the manager needs to tell them to grow up and deal with it.
In the same way, I think that any closer that gets butthurt about pitching in a tie game or other non-save situation needs to grow up and realize that his job his “pitcher”. He serves at the pleasure of the manager and when his number is called his one and only job is to get outs.
So, you are saying that we suck at hitting.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
Pretty much an accurate summary
Back in April, who cared what the lineup was? Now, however, it’s – to quote shoe – like re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe when he comes back
We should put Byrnes in the leadoff spot. That way we can get him out of the way early.
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
When he's not injured
I actually like Byrnes as a lead off hitter.
From what I’ve seen of him, he does tailor his approach to the lead off spot. He tends to take more pitches and he focuses more on getting on base than swinging for the fences.
BoMel finally realized
that Drew was the only player on the team that had a lower OBP than Young and a higher SLG than him as well. For all the miscasting of Young’s as a lead off hitter, Drew is an even worse fit.
I just think that Young would be better batting 4th and not leading off.
Leaving Drew as the only guy, who can manage leading off.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
What is about Drew that makes him able to "manage leading off"
He has a .307 OBP this year and a .313 OBP last year.
If I’m not mistaken, the most important skill required of being a lead off hitter is an ability to get on base.
The only players with a higher slugging percentage than Drew are Reynolds and Jackson. That would seem to be as bad of a combination as there is for a lead off hitter.
I would rather have Drew 1st and Young 4th instead of Young 1st and Drew 2nd.
We will probably never know which offense would produce better.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
Why?
I’m serious, why?
What is it about Drew that makes you think he would be a good fit for lead off?
Make up a list of “ideal lead off hitter traits”; how many of those does Drew actually have? If we go by The Book, Drew would be a nearly ideal number four hitter as a low-OBP slugger.
We don't have a ideal lead off hitter.
I put Drew at leadoff, because that’s the only spot left him in my lineup.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
Then
why are you so adamant about him starting there?
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he would be batter batting cleanup.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
Why?
Why wouldn’t a hitter with better contact skills and even more slugging be an even better fit hitting clean up?
Also, since 2007 Drew has 8 GIDP and Young has 16. The ability to not hit into two outs also seems like a good quality in a clean up hitter.
Drew's contact skills
would also be huge when it comes to driving in runners from third with less than two outs.
Young’s strikeouts, not so much.
Young's strikeouts prevent him from being the perfect leadoff man.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
With no one base,
I don’t think there’s much difference between a ground out and a strike out. Even if it is a flaw, it’s nowhere close to being as big a flaw as a .311 OBP percentage the last two years. Young’s strikeouts would make him an even worse fit for the middle of the order where as I said, contact can be of the utmost importance when it comes to driving in runners from third.
Also, Drew’s ability to hit for contact and power while avoiding the double play is a really valuable skill for a run producer to have.
I really think that you’re getting caught up in the trap of focusing too much on what a player can’t do than fully appreciating them for what they can do.
What can Young do?
Run and hit. His homeruns would produce more RBI’s with him batting cleanup.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
If Young came up to bat in the 1st inning, guys would be on base.
If he comes up to bat in the 2nd inning, he would be leading off.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
Why not a spot that's less important,
like 6th or 7th? Since his OBP isn’t particularly good…. which is THE most important trait for a leadoff hitter.
By putting Drew leadoff because it’s “the only spot for him”, you’re basically saying that leadoff isn’t a very important spot in the batting order. To me, you’d want to fill leadoff FIRST.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe that batting Young 4th would produce more runs than batting leadoff.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
Well, this IS a pleasant surprise
I must not listen to the radio on the way home more often. Went to the supermarket, got in some kebab fixings…and here were are all tied up. Let’s see what the last couple of innings bring.
Still only six hits, I note. :-)
"Rain"?
It seems to consist rather more of hot-dog wrappers to me. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope
They just went to commercial. We’ll see what they say when they return.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
And now
They are replaced by the Eric Byrnes show. :-(
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you implying
that the Eric Byrnes show might not be the pinnacle of mankind’s achievement?
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I think they heard you
Now, Bob Melvin, In My Own Words. Hopefully this will include an explanation of why using good hitters to sacrifice bunt makes sense to him…
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Especially hitters who have proven how good they are at bunting,
like O-Dawg.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Fortunately, they tied it in the last inning, so it's not an official game yet.
Can we say “lucky”??
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Byrnes has a t.v. show?
I thought that was O-dawg.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
No
I think the clue is that it’s called The Eric Byrnes Show. :-) Hudson would need an entire channel. We’ve joked about this before: “Now, on Fox Sports O-Dawg, for the next six hours, it’s time for And Let Me Tell You Another Thing, with your host, Orlando Hudson…”
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
You know, from Dodgeball, "ESPN8: The Ocho"?
Well this is ESPN8: The ODawg.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish O-Dog
had gotten the television show.
Imagine how different things would be if that had happened…
Maybe that's where I got that thought from.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
so....
i’m home from flagstaff.
what’d i miss?
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 10, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions
Carnage
In the first couple of innings, as the Mets pulled out to a 5-1 lead. We came back, on a two-run homer by Hudson and a two-run pinch hit knock by Augie.
Both starters gone by the end of five, and now the weather had turned nasty. I have a feeling this one might not finish until tomorrow, since it’s now 10pm there.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
lovely.
so i’ll probably have 2 games to watch tomorrow?
woo!
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 10, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Back from the trip, eh?
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
i thought i already said that...
yes.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 10, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
NSO, right?
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Wasn't it for New Student Orientation?
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry for being confusing....?
I guess?
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
If the game gets delayed,
the bullpen won’t have to worry about pitching in the 2nd game.
I do what I can, sometimes more, depends on the situation.
thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightning me
gallileo
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
Guess there’s no rush to get the TV on. I managed to see O-Dawg’s home run and Augie’s RBIs when we were at dinner, though I would have liked to have gotten another run. Alas.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
That extra run,
could have been had in the 1st.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
The MLB GameCast gave a warning,
“About to Resume”
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm really really glad that Slaten got that DP to end the last inning,
because it means that we didn’t have to burn Qualls to face Wright. With the rain delay, Qualls probably wouldn’t have been able to come back out for the next inning.
Alright. Whole new game, and srdmad’s favored leadoff guy, Drew, is up to leadoff the game.
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And strikes out on the slider.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Is anyone still watching the game besides foulpole and myself?
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Yay!
That makes 3 of us!
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
And me.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 10, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Four!
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
That's five, at least.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Still here
Just going back and forth between the TV in one room and the computer in the other. Plus helping to take care of my nephew. So, comments will be rare.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
checking in
need a win for once…must see a win
by Counsellmember on Jun 10, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions
Howzabout
a CoJack HR to take the lead here?
Argh…. nope, lineout to Beltran.
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So.... let's hope we've got Good Qualls tonight,
since he has to face Wright, Beltran, and Delgado.
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Strikes out there, though.
Keep it up Qualls!
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Knock some wood, please.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Well I'm all out of bubblegum.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Uno, dos, tres.
Good Qualls. Definitely good Qualls. Nice play by Hudson to steal the hit, though.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Mark Grace, on Kirsten Dunst:
“Ooooh, she was real great in Bring It On.”
What!??
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Snyder!
Home run!
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Obviously
But, next time, wait until we have runners on.
You know, just in case. =)
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Please stay?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you know something
we don’t??
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
And....
Upton strikes out looking for the 3rd time….
Not only looking that time, but on 3 pitches.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
I think I'd like it better
if Upton would start SWINGING when he strikes out. Easier to make contact that way than when you’ve got the bat on your shoulder.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Hold on
I’m going to write these things down.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
And then don’t lose that piece of paper. Maybe you can teach the basics to your nephew.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 10, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
One’s closer to learning than the other- though I was trying to teach this one to tell the umpire “That was a ball, you bum” today.
As he’s 4 months old, he still needs some practice.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Start them early, I always say.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 10, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Absolutely
Doesn’t always take, though.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
The artist formerly known as
Adriano Rosario.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
He went by his nephew's name
when they signed him out of the Dominican. Remember? Miggy Tejada got in trouble for the same thing this year?
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
When the D-backs first signed him he was using his nephews name and identity to appear younger than he was. After a couple/few years the cat got out of the bag that he wasn’t really the other guy. Ever since then he seems to always have problems with his visa issues at the start of spring training.
It’s pretty common that a lot of the players from the Latin American countries try to fudge on their ages. They always want to appear younger then the really are so the clubs think more highly of their skills.
His name is actually Vladimir Chekhov,
and he’s actually 57 years old.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope, just foulpole.
“Wolf”, “Alias”, “Bam-Bam”, “Ed-its-gon”, etc. That’s all I can think of.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
::shrug::
Ask him. I think a lot of us think they’re a little dumb.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 11, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
When I was there
with Silverblood and Russ, we had pretty decent seats.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Droo right there to make the catch on Endy Chavez's line drive.
Saved the game from being tied right there, probably.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
It WAS impressive.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
nice!
i wish i was good luck for the boys
=/
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 10, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Well,
they DID suck when you were in Flagstaff…
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
so i heard...
but it wasn’t really a change from when i was here.
so i dunno.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 10, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
True.
But still.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Pop fly to Romero to end the inning
A few insurance runs would not be amiss, methinks.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Tony does his job.
We WILL see Lyon—unless we score like 6 runs in the top of the 9th. (Unlikely)
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Nor am I, that's for damned sure.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh.....
Groundout knocked down by the pitcher, and CY can’t even advance the runner.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Droooooooooo!
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
what?!?!
that can’t be.
it’s against the rules!
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 10, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Just what I was about to comment on.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
WE DID IT!!
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
DAHREWWWWW
(Also, hello. We were at dance lessons, I messed up my hip but this makes up for it.)
I have been colonized.
I'm sorry about your hip!
What kinda dancing is it btw? I was ribbing soco about it.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Thats okay, I am a walking accident ;)
We are learning Rumba and Swing for now, then more. Dancing is AWESOME. :)
I have been colonized.
Walking accident?
You sound like my ex…
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Is this a bad thing? (Wait, what am I thinking, exes are always bad)
But yes, I have arthritis (I am 24!) in my right side and I pull my hip and shoulder in and out of joint willy nilly. ;)
I have been colonized.
Nah, not necessarily ALWAYS bad.
Not for that, at least. That’s not why she’s my ex.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't bring myself
to go THAT far.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy crap....
First 41 games, half of our games were 10+ hits.
Since then, only 1. We’re at 9 right now! C’mon CoJack!!
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CoJack!
10 hits! Now I remember why this game is fun to watch….
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Gravity?
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh. I forgot I've never used that nickname here
I started calling CoJack Gravity after the series with the Dodgers where he was HBP three times in two games. I joked to friends that his eyebrows had their own gravitational pull and that’s why he gets hit so much.
We should really
stop objectifying women here….
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
True,
but he’s nothing compared to Carlos Quentin at getting HBP.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
okay.
so, cojack just made up for everything ever.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 10, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions
So, like,
does this mean we can go back to kicking ass again?
Jebus…. now Marky with a single, too.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
He's
old skool like that.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Snyder
with ANOTHER hit, Reynolds to 3rd.
Wow…. down come the boos.
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Yeah, it was pretty loud.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I was confused for a moment.
I was going to say, “Wait… why do we care about the Red Sox?”
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Who was it I was telling
that the Mets always win at Chase, but we win at Shea more often than not?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Oh, it was TwinnerA:
The Mets always win at Chase,
and I believe in our history we’re 18-17 at Shea, so it balances out.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 4:09 PM MST
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Just FYI --
we’ve now scored 8 straight runs, after being down 5-1.
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thanks for that...
and now i remember what i loved about this game.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 10, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
For the record
It was 5-1 when I started watching.
That’s right, I’m taking the credit for this one.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Just popped in
We went through the living-room, simply because we wanted to see the trumpeting elephant calling the game from behind home plate. We ended up staying – and haven’t had so much fun watching a game in ages.
Oh, and if we win tonight, Qualls breaks his AZ duck. :-)
As Qualls goes,
so goes the team.
(Actually, I just made that up)
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
MVP might be a bit strong.
I still maintain April’s MVP was CoJack.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Either Qualls or Lyon.
Lyon’s been unstoppable ever since blowing those two saves in the first week.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
He's 0-5 on the year so far.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I seem to recall seeing him make a pretty good play on D today…
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Um, YEAH....
But foulpole refuses to remember it.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Um....
Not quite sure what the definitions of “good play” and “bad play” are, but I would guess it would be more like 3:2ish.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
And skill
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
And surprise.
Our chief weapons are…
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
If there was a night
For Lyon’s scoreless streak to end, I’d rather we had a four-run lead than a one-run one…
Was just thinking the same thing.
Lyon is probably wondering, “Will I EVER get another save EVER AGAIN??”
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
So, like,
wait—we scored more than 3 runs?
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
ummm....
Say what?!
that has to be against the rules too!
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 10, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Nightcrawler?
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Longest scoreless streak for a reliever (23 innings)
since Carlos Marmol last year (also 23). According to Sutton, anyway.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Also
Because they came back from being four runs down.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
also...
i can take partial credit.
=]
i showed up, and they started scoring.
oh wait…that sounds not how i meant it.
woops.
=P
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 10, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
Are you nominating yourself as official team slumpbuster? :-)
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
nah...
usually i’m bad luck.
although, dbacksskins did point out that they sucked royally when i wasn’t here.
so, YES.
can that be my title in the forthcoming ‘pit facebook group?
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 10, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll think about it....
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
just a thought...
that’s all i ask.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 10, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Well,
I dunno if we can “contract” to have her brought to us wherever we go. It didn’t work so well for Elliot Spitzer.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, Spitzer IS quite an asshole, isn't he?
;-P
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey!
You don’t know me THAT well.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
*shrug*
don’t need to, after that comment.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 10, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow...
Cold.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Entirely justified
Feel free to administer the verbal smackage, emily. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Jun 10, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
You're not my friend anymore!
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 11, 2008 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not really sure what outcome you expected
"D'backs" means seatbelts! "D'backs" means crash positions!
well duh.
i am the official team slumpbuster.
HEY. NOT NICE, MAN.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 10, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Webb on the hill tomorrow
G’nite all – things are looking up in this series - It’s about time!
Now let’s keep the bats going tomorrow
I was just thinking
the same thing.
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by DbacksSkins on Jun 10, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I notice how we came back when I went to sleep...
Probably a good thing im offski ;) tara!
So...time for another drink then?
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