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Gameday Thread, #88: 7/5 vs. Padres

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San Diego @ Arizona


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Jake Peavy
RHP, 5-5, 2.90
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Doug Davis
3-3, 3.79

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Ugh. Yeah, I know Peavy was injured and missed a month, but he has allowed seven runs in 22 innings since he came back, so it's clear that whatever ailed him isn't a problem at the moment. However, in his last four starts, Doug Davis has allowed seven runs in 25.2 innings, so this one could be a lot closer than you'd have thought at the start of the season. Though if an unknown like Baek can no-hit Arizona until the sixth inning, we might see a perfect game from Peavy tonight. After last night's disappointment, I'm expecting nothing.

It's Native American Appreciation Night at the park, and Gila River Casino are giving out blankets to the first 25,000 in attendance. Yes. In Arizona. In July. I have to think this is some kind of cunning plan to inflict retribution on us palefaces, for when we gave the native Americans blankets. I am therefore staying away, and will be giving anyone at the game a wide berth for a couple of weeks, just in case. :-) It's one of those awkward 5:10 pm starts, so I'm not sure how much I'll be around - it largely depends on our dinner plans.

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soco's keys to the game

1) Catch the game, as I haven’t been to able to watch in awhile
2) Dinner
3) Check out Wanted
4) Dessert?

By all means hit at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.

by soco on Jul 5, 2008 6:36 PM EDT   0 recs

Webb gets the start for the ASG

Report: Webb to start All-Star Game


Webb
The New York Post has learned that Brandon Webb will start the All-Star Game for the NL.
Voted in as starters were C Geovany Soto, 1B Lance Berkman, 2B Chase Utley, 3B Chipper Jones, SS Hanley Ramirez, OF Alfonso Soriano, OF Kosuke Fukudome and OF Ken Griffey Jr. Webb is something of a surprising choice to start given his recent struggles, but he’s still as deserving of the honor as anyone. Also likely considered were Edinson Volquez, Ben Sheets and Tim Lincecum. Jul. 5 – 6:03 pm et
Source: New York Post

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 5, 2008 7:12 PM EDT   0 recs

Good for him but I can't say I agree.

By all means hit at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.

by soco on Jul 5, 2008 7:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'll take it

no complaints from me, though I bet he wishes he was getting some rest.

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 5, 2008 7:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I believe I read somehwere (today’s paper maybe) that Owings could start Tues. or Wed., and that if he starts Tues. everyone else would get an extra day’s rest. However, should Owings start Wed., then Webb may start Tues. and then again on July 13, thereby he probably wouldn’t pitch in the All-Star Game should he be selected.

by TwinnerA on Jul 5, 2008 9:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

D-backs lineup

E. Bonifacio rf
A. Ojeda 3b
O. Hudson 2b
C. Jackson lf
C. Tracy 1b
S. Drew ss
C. Young cf
M. Montero c
D. Davis p

We’ll see how Bonificio does in the lead-off spot…

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 7:40 PM EDT   0 recs

Probably not.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

sigh...

And I so loved being able to mock my Dodger fan friends for “Juan Pierre – lead off hitter”. At least Boni isn’t making $10M a year.

by dahlian on Jul 5, 2008 8:09 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The blue caps looks odd with the black jerseys

By all means hit at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.

by soco on Jul 5, 2008 8:05 PM EDT   0 recs

Um. Eww.

Agreed.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 5, 2008 8:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah

They looked better last night.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Did you watch Who yet?

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 5, 2008 8:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Not yet

It’s downloaded, but I’m waiting for my wife to get home before I watch it. So I’ll be disappearing for part of the game, most like.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Bzuh!

Cool :)

I am like busting at the seams, I dled and watched it immediately and NO ONE I know has seen it.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 5, 2008 8:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I’m getting all fidgety waiting. But she’ll divorce me if I don’t wait. =)

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I would divorce soco

But the bum doesn’t even WATCH It. At least he has let me um… talk to him about it.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 5, 2008 8:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's important

There are some series- books and TV- that I am very glad my wife is interested in them, too, because I need someone to talk to about it! =)

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I think that is why he got me into baseball

Cause he wanted to be able to explain something cool to me and not have me go, “Huh?”

I got him to at least read Harry Potter, so by the end I could be like, “WHAT?!” And vent at him.

This Who thing is killing me! Last week I had a friend who is as obsessed at my side and now I am all by myself and no one has seen it. I have explained it to soco but he kind of looks at me like I have 2 heads.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 5, 2008 8:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh my goodness.

Can I just take a moment to say that I love Donna Noble so much? And only ever-so slightly behind her, I love her grandfather so much?

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 6, 2008 1:28 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Another thing about the caps

Too much white piping around the insignia makes it almost impossible to tell from a distance that there’s stars and stripes in the middle. Less is more, sometimes.

By all means hit at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.

by soco on Jul 5, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, if I hadn’t seen the hats on the website already, I wouldn’t really know what they were supposed to be.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Scott Hairston doubles to lead-off

Not a good start.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:12 PM EDT   0 recs

Nice play, Doug!

Evil EdGon puts the bunt down, but Davis nails Hairston at third. Nice!

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:14 PM EDT   0 recs

good

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 5, 2008 8:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The Deadliest Catch

out of all “Reality TV”, this is THE BEST, imo…

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 5, 2008 8:14 PM EDT   0 recs

It scares me!

Dude punctured his lung and just kept GOING. That is a little too much for me.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 5, 2008 8:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I could never do it!

I get sea sick just watching the show, let alone actually being on the Bering Sea all winter!

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 5, 2008 8:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Do the Bravo contest shows

like Top Chef and Project Runway count in your category?

by dahlian on Jul 5, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No,

but i am partial to the The Ice Road Truckers series too.

there’s also another one about lumberjacks in the NW I’ve seen a few times. Like that one.

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 5, 2008 8:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

See

I hate Ice Road Truckers. It’d be fine if it was on TLC or Discovery, but it’s not history, dammit! It shouldn’t be on the History Channel!

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Agree

never could understand why it is on the history channel.

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 5, 2008 8:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ice Road Truckers on THC

doesn’t offend me nearly as much as MonsterQuest. That show is complete and utter garbage and its presence on the network is rapidly destroying whatever credibility it still has.

And as bad as those shows are, they’re still better than the god-awful “lost prophecy of Nostradamus” specials that they run out seemingly every year.

by dahlian on Jul 5, 2008 8:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't know

At least Nostradamus at least is a historical figure…

Yeah, they’re pretty inane, though.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

300+ channels (or so it seems)

and it is rare indeed to find good tv…..

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 5, 2008 8:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah

So many channels, and I probably watch about five or ten of them.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

All of the shows I loved

Messed it up in the finale last season. I used to have a line up but now all I can think is that I will have to start from scratch in September.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 5, 2008 8:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I’m actively ignoring at least a few finales from last year, because they were fairly terrible.

Bones, I’m looking at you.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

OMG OMG

That and House! I thought I was going to throw my shoe at the TV!

Total character assassination.

I knew I liked you. ;)

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 5, 2008 8:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah

House was awful, too. I didn’t like Amber when she was trying to get the job, but I loved Amber together with Wilson. And now…

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:39 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh CTB.

I had a weird place in my heart for her. In that I hated her and then I loved her AND hated her.

I am still indifferent towards 13 (or 31 ;)) and I love love LOVE Kal Penn.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 5, 2008 8:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

New episodes

of Psyche and Project Runway start in a couple weeks and The Soup runs year round.

Beyond that, there’s not much else that makes my must watch list. 30 Rock is pretty much the only network show on it.

by dahlian on Jul 5, 2008 8:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Woooh! Psych!

Psych and Eureka are why I’ve been looking forward to July.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

But the shows focus on his "prophecy"

which is garbage.

I would describe the latest show, but Variety does it best:

All right, let’s take it as a given that the History Channel wants to shed its stodgy old image, but even so, it’s hard to justify overblown nonsense like this thumbsucker, devoting two hours to a book of dubious provenance that might be linked to the 16th century alleged prophet. Filled with extremely earnest “experts” of peculiar pedigree (including a psychic and the Nostradamus Society of America’s president), this sort of portentous baloney suggests the television apocalypse can’t come soon enough.

by dahlian on Jul 5, 2008 8:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

What the bleep? Down the rabbit hole...

does this ‘show’ ring a bell?

I won’t say anymore at the moment….

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 5, 2008 8:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Great defense by Davis

to get himself out of that leadoff double.

By all means hit at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.

by soco on Jul 5, 2008 8:15 PM EDT   0 recs

Double play to get out of the inning.

Not bad, as they go.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:16 PM EDT   0 recs

EMILIO!

And I was all like, “EMILIO!”

I know, I was there.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 5, 2008 8:18 PM EDT   0 recs

Very nice

Bases emptied and inning ended, within two pitches after the leadoff double.

by Jim McLennan on Jul 5, 2008 8:18 PM EDT   0 recs

Wow

That’s a very, uh, emphatic call from the umpire.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:19 PM EDT   0 recs

soco said the same thing

He Tivoed it back to show me as I am not paying attention. :)

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 5, 2008 8:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Jim Joyce

Approves, I’m sure.

by Jim McLennan on Jul 5, 2008 8:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

What the hell

kind of strikeout call was that?

by dahlian on Jul 5, 2008 8:19 PM EDT   0 recs

Jeez. Is Braveheart working the plate?

by Diamondhacks on Jul 5, 2008 8:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I think he has a very rare type of seizure that’s triggered by a third strike.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

lol!

Could be! He’s auditioning for something out there

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 5, 2008 8:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Okay

Who had four outs in the “Joe Garagiola goes on a rant about chewing tobacco” sweepstakes?

by Jim McLennan on Jul 5, 2008 8:20 PM EDT   0 recs

I’m still waiting to hear if he wore an onion on his belt.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Come on!

That pitch was almost in the freaking batting box!

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:21 PM EDT   0 recs

Garagiola on O-Dawg

“He wants to be Secretary of State. He talks to everybody- if there was a tree out there, he’d talk to the tree.”

If there were any questions that DbacksSkins is the Orlando Hudson of the Snakepit…. =)

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:23 PM EDT   0 recs

Two out double for Hudson

And a timeout to get checked a brief injury check from the team. Isn’t that just about how the past week has gone?

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:26 PM EDT   0 recs

Oooooookay

That “strike” actually was in the other batting box. I don’t know what this umpire is doing.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:27 PM EDT   0 recs

I'm trying to figure it out myself

By all means hit at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.

by soco on Jul 5, 2008 8:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I've had no internet for 2 days

( someone pulled out a plug, grrrr) so what are the rules for tonight
?

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Jul 5, 2008 8:27 PM EDT   0 recs

you have to post in your

underwear.

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 5, 2008 8:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That means I have to put some on

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Jul 5, 2008 8:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Would it be horrible if I said

Rrwar!

?

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 5, 2008 8:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

;-p

dem the rules! lol!

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 5, 2008 8:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Does wearing underpants on your head count?

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Jul 5, 2008 8:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

When I was a kid, I was taught that the proper form of rally cap was to wear a pair of underwear (clean, from the laundry) on your head.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

A thong just perches there

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Jul 5, 2008 8:44 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

wild Saturday night there , eh?

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 5, 2008 8:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

By coincidence

I was already obeying that one.

I love long weekends.

by Jim McLennan on Jul 5, 2008 8:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Argh

Tracy fouls out to end it.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:30 PM EDT   0 recs

Its like we have our own

Yogi

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 5, 2008 8:33 PM EDT   0 recs

...who cant hit

by Diamondhacks on Jul 5, 2008 8:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Well I'm pretty sure

He would break a hip.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 5, 2008 8:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Wow. Garagiola just threw out a Yogi Berra-quality phrase there.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 5, 2008 8:33 PM EDT   0 recs