Gameday Thread, #59: 6/3 vs. Brewers
by Jim McLennan on Jun 3, 2008 7:16 PM EDT
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Okay; can we perhaps stop handing victories over like Willie Wonka passing out candy on Halloween? KTHXBAI. Last night was the latest in a long line of games which we should have won. As mentioned elsewhere, we have already lost seven this year when leading after six innings: we only dropped one more than that during all of last season.
Today, we have the Big Unit, and we should quickly see him get the single strikeout necessary to overtake Roger Clemens and take sole possession of #2 on the all-time K list. That'll be nice, but Randy would, I imagine, prefer to get the W today. That's especially the case after his last couple of starts where he has allowed three runs in 13 innings, with 19 strikeouts and only two walks...but got tagged with a no-decision in both games.
McClung has restricted hitters to a .241 average, but he is wild - their OBP shoots all the way up to .346, a result of 19 walks in 30 innings. Over the past eight games, we've been averaging just three free-passes, compared to eight strikeouts, so today might be a good time to narrow that differential. Mind you, since May 16th, we've also been averaging under seven hits per game, and that's something which certainly needs to improve as well.
I'll be at The Sets for IZW after leaving work, but the good news is, wi-fi connectivity is now back in full effect there, so I may be able to lob in a few comments later on as well. A win would be nice. Sound, fundamental baseball might be nicer still.
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Sure would be nice to see Randy get a win today.
I’ve got the recap covered, assuming this is the appropriate week. It’ll be a bit toward the late hours of the evening, but getting it up shouldn’t be a problem.
Oh, yeah
Forgot to mention that. Exciting things always seem to happen when Azreous takes up the pen [er…mouse – um, whatever!], so here’s to a perfect game for Randy, or at least something positive to write about!
Looks like I can't miss not even one game...
I took my monday to study and completely forgot about baseball… (actually I was thinking that yesterday would be a sure W…)
but as we could see, the results were not the best..
unfortunately I wont be able to watch this one too, but I hope that my appearence here can change our fate =X
let’s go dbacks
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
by Muu on Jun 3, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
So....
Anyone think the Brewers org will do anything to recognize Randy if/when he gets that K? Or the Brewers fans?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Hi Hudson ^^
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
by Muu on Jun 3, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d hope that they’d give it a mention. It’d be nice.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
maybe u should give him a couple (200) posts in recognition =p
- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?
by Muu on Jun 3, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Unlikely.
Not with an early start while I’m still @ work. I’ll do what I can, though. ;-)
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
We gotta shell McClung
Hung out with him in Hawaii for a week and at the end he made a pass at the gf.
Possible....
but unlikely if his pass was unsuccessful, as it seems to have been.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Are you kidding
Seth McClung is irresistible. Half the newborns in Milwaukee are redheads. Ain’t no coincidence.
He's extremely quick and good.
Yup
Damn you MLB.TV I cannot understand WHY they dont have both feeds? I mean they have both radio feeds
So...time for another drink then?
Not really
If half the people take FSN and half FSM then its the same as everyone taking FSM? or am i misinterpreting what you mean?
So...time for another drink then?
You have to pay two different teams
for the broadcast rights.
Look at it this way, it’s good to expand your perspective above and beyond just one announcing team’s point of view. If all the fans of a team listened to just one point of view for an entire season, then they start to believe silly things like 30-year old mediocre outfielders are worth $30M.
Yeah I do agree
But at the same time it makes you want to hang yourself if its something like the Marlins series :(
So...time for another drink then?
I would not object
to a blanket MLBAM policy stating that they would not broadcast another Marllins broadcast until they banned those stupid call to the bullpen commercials.
nice RJ
love moving past Rocket the Pedo
I was so glad Brandon Medders was gone, until I heard he cleared waivers and went to Tucson. Damn.
GO RANDY!
Nice for the crowd to give him a round of applause. Wonder if they’ll give him a standing O after the inning?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
the sets
JM-
what is ISW? I was supposed to see Fu Manchu at the Sets a few weeks back but they ended up playing the Clubhouse
I was so glad Brandon Medders was gone, until I heard he cleared waivers and went to Tucson. Damn.
IZW
Impact Zone Wrestling. A pro wrestling fed: they’re like a farm team for the WWE. ;-) See http://impactzonewrestling.com for more info. We’ve been sponsoring them for about four years; they are brilliant wrestlers, but just can’t market themselves.
I've been meaning to email you about that,
Now that I’m settled back in AZ for the summer I’m looking for things to do and I was wondering if my local indie fed was looking for any more volunteer assistance.
Come along some time
We’ll get you a ringside seat, so you can enjoy the show, and we’ll take it from there.
Also,
do they run their shows pretty straight, or do they try their hand at satire?
My favorite fed in the world is Chikara, largely because of the humor. Things like the tag team Los Icecreams giving the opponent harrowing back body drops onto sprinkles tickles my fancy to no end
Mostly straight
As straight as pro wrestling can be, anyway. :-)
Big fan of Kaiju Big Battel, myself – http://kaiju.com
It's fine with me,
I was at the game the first time he broke the record.
That game also featured Brandon Lyon’s awesome slide tag at third and a Chris Young walk off. Good times all around.
I have a hard time blaming Reynolds for that play.
I don’t think it’s possible to hit a more tailor-made double than that ball.
Schulte, as soon as it left the bat,
said it was going to be for extra bases.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
It was a bounce like I've never seen before.
The ball hit the tarp and took a 90 degree turn and bounced thirty feet back on to the field allowing Braun to field and throw it without ever breaking stride.
When Ryan Braun gets an assist,
you KNOW something must have bounced his way.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
DAMMIT
STOP IT WITH THE ERRORS :( in the field and on the basepaths this is simple stuff
So...time for another drink then?
I keep thinking the commentators
Are saying McLovin when talking about the pitcher :D
So...time for another drink then?
by Wimb on Jun 3, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
If from now on
the team decides to only make errors with no one on-base, I won’t complain.
I swear, this has been the most un-clutch defense I’ve ever seen. It takes a special brand of bad to be middle of the pack in errors, but still lead the majors in unearned runs.
the words excape me right now :( even F-bombs just dont seem right
So...time for another drink then?
A combination
Of incompetence and wretched luck appears to be dooming us offensively thus far. However, it’s still 0-0, so we can but hope for a change in the weather. And with that, I’m off: more from The Sets later!
Randy
Dealing again tonight, god I hope he doesn’t get denied another win by our offence/defence
So...time for another drink then?
Looking good
Johnson has been great. Seven K’s through four is almost v.2002 levels. But, as last night, the offense needs to get more, rather than relying on the shutout.
Keep it up RJ.
But we could REALLY use some insurance runs…. Randy deserves another win, boys!!
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
This last week is definitely feeling like retro DBacks where the pitchers had to pitch a shutout for the team to win.
Jim,
when you were looking up the loss totals for the bullpen compared to last year, did you keep track of total number of decisions?
I wonder how many losses the bullpen might have had last season that were turned into wins via late-inning heroics.
All told
The bullpen was 30-19, which kicks ass. Of course, a win does not necessarily mean a loss but for late inning heroics: the game could have been tied. We had a total of 12 wins where we were trailing after six; six where we trailed after seven; and three where we trailed after eight.
Thank you,
duly.
My memory is likely exaggerating things, but it seems like the only comeback win we’ve had was the Owings pinch-hit homerun game.
That''s more
Than the rest of their lineup put together. Go figure. Maybe he’s hoping McLovin’ repays the favor?
Not that it matters
Randy rolls up his eight K, just as the barman at The Sets bring me my first Heineken of the evening. :-)
and just
As im off to sleep, up in 5 hours :( please please please let me wake up to a win, if not i find you all responsible :)
So...time for another drink then?
Dear offense
We’ve been through this before,,, and I hate having to repeat myself. But one run is not sufficient for any practical purpose. Our pitching staff is good, But we average only one 1-0 win per year in franchise history. So don ‘t rely on it. Thank you, in advance, for your co-operation in this matter.
Sweet,
one of the highlights of summer unemployment is morning baseball.
Tomorrow should be a nice day to sleep in late, cook up some breakfast burritos and watch us lose in horribly painful fashion.
I must say
Looking at games out relievers lost, the long ball seemed to play more of a part than the error. Tonight, though not a reliever giving up the bomb, looks similar…
What worries me
Is that we haven’t managed a single walk off a pitcher who has averaged more than six per nine innings. Is McLovin’ that good?
SCORE SOME FREAKING RUNS!!!!!
::Arming F-bombs, just in case::
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Steals an RBI double
away from Miggy that would have tied the game.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
We have completely lost all ability
to hit a freaking fastball thrown right down the middle. This is goddamned pathetic.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
I wouldn't be opposed to Randy going out there for the 7th,
but the first baserunner allowed, BoMel should bring in the bullpen.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Randy's going back out.
I like it, but keep him on a short leash, BoMel.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
I worry after those four long shots last inning. But we’ll see.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
Runs scored the last 3 RJ starts:
1 at ATL
3 vs SF
1 at MIL
He should be 3 freaking wins closer to 300.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
That was still
Totally Jackson’s fault. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Jun 3, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Most enlightening
Hudson gets the error, and you blame the pitcher.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 3, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Hudson now
At 70% of his error total for all of last season.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 3, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, that was imminently predictable.
Bad relay by Hudson, but not nearly as bad as that Upton bobble that might have cost an extra base.
Anyone think
we can possibly score 3 more runs to win this game?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Yes.
Now, do I think it’s likely? Not really.
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
that's it for the night for me
I wanted to make it through the whole game, but I’m exhausted and my 4:30 am alarm always seems to come real quick. Here’s hoping I wake to find the Dbacks pulled off a late inning road rally.
/looks at AL scoreboard
Screw this, I want to watch an offense that can score more than one run off of McClung – it’s ASU softball time.
Now I think THIS is where we're missing Tony Clark.
We don’t have any hitters mature, experienced, and respected enough to take command of the clubhouse and remind these young guys that the Dodgers aren’t going to lose forever, and that we’re not going anywhere in the postseason if we can’t win on the road. This lackluster play away from Chase absolutely CAN NOT continue.
I’m not sure how we’re going to prevent a wholesale revolt by the pitching staff, because they’re sure as hell doing THEIR job, and they’re getting 1 freaking run of run support AGAINST A GUY WITH A 4.80 ERA.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
I'm not sure that Tony Clark
is the one that you want delivering the lecture on lackluster road hitting.
His personal performance doesn't matter.
I feel like we don’t have any leaders among the hitters…. Byrnes? Yeah right. O-Dawg? Doubt anyone actually listens to him. Augie? Tracy?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Just super to see Burke out there again. Free D’Antona!!!
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
WARNING!! F-BOMBS AWAY.
Guess what? FUCK OUR OFFENSE, AND FUCK OUR CONTINUOUS LOSING AWAY FROM CHASE.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Probably won't get better, but might get worse.
At least stuck at the end of the seventh, you can maintain hope for the top of the 8th.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Does anybody know CY’s stats each AB? It seems like he tends to get his hits at the beginning of the game and does worse as the game wears on.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
wow. .115 in the 9th inning and .179 against relievers.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
I was going to say....
the 4th inning, when he’s batting for the 2nd time, is his best inning. Then he has trouble against the fresh arms of the bullpen.
Is this a common pattern for young hitters though? I know we’re always talking about Miggy’s late game performance…. what about the rest of the team?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Ugh...
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
beware of Skins rant in 3…..2…...1…...
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Nah.
I think I’ve already exhausted my full arsenal of F-bombs on the night. I’d have to land, refuel, and reload, and frankly, I just don’t have the energy right now.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
When Skins is out of trouble… beware D’Back-dom.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Rooting for the Dbacks right now
is a losing battle.
I mean, I’m still here, watching the top of the 9th with a 6 run deficit and little to no hope of coming back, but this team is just depressing me these days.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Yes… it’s a lot more exhausting than ‘03-’05. Then we just expected it and took it on the chin. Now we’ve gotten a taste of the good stuff again… and the sour stuff is just awful.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Well
Sooner or later, SOMEBODY in the clubhouse is just going to be disgusted at the manner in which we’re losing games. THEN we’ll find out who the leaders are on this team.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
It’d be nice for our offense to show something here, even though the game is over. Get ‘em on, get ‘em over.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
I'd rather
they wait and show something tomorrow when we actually have a chance to win. ::knocks wood::
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Can't blame BoMel for this one.
Leaving Randy out there might have been a mistake, but if our hitters can’t score more than one freaking run, it’s completely irrelevant.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
True about the no run support, but anyone with eyes could see after the 2-run homer and the three long outs that he was gassed and shouldn’t have gone out there in the 7th.
To paraphrase Shakespeare,
“Something is rotten in the state of the Dbacks’ hitting.”
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
In passing
I notice a certain someone hit his 15th homer and got his 50th RBI today. :( But at least the Dodgers are losing. ;)
Here’s to a better tomorrow. Because it’s hard to see how it can get any worse.
Just got back from
watching the game at Native New Yorker (where I no doubt got terrible service because everything in Phoenix is so shitty and worthless, and why would anyone ever bother) and boo, I say. Boo.
Oh well, ASU softball are National Champs, and the missus and I just bought a house. Woo!
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.
Anyone know
Whether we can get th ASU ladies to fly out to Milwaukee in time for the start of tomorrow’s game?
Congratulations to them.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 3, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
They'd probably do better
though we should try the ASU baseball team as well, they’re hosting their Super-Regional this weekend, and are pretty good. Or UofA’s baseball team, also in a Super-Regional.
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.
Congratulations on your home purchase!
"Look, I'm not a financial expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure that a zeppelin is an excellent investment opportunity."
Thanks, we're stoked!
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.
Oh, I see I didn't miss anything....AGAIN!!
I’ll skip D’Backs bashing (too easy), and instead congratulate the Socos on their new home.
P.S. GO DEVILS!! Great job by the Women’s Softball team winning the National Championship!! Now it’s time for Sun Devil Baseball to do the same!
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