Gameday Thread, #90: 7/8 vs. Nationals
by Jim McLennan on Jul 8, 2008 5:00 PM EDT
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Little tidbit I saw mentioned on Yahoo this morning. Three months into the season, the five teams in the National League West have managed exactly one winning month between them - our April. Still, that's not much comfort on a day when our lead, which has been shrinking like a snowball in hell of late, finally evaporated entirely in the wake of Kuroda one-hitting the Braves last night. We are tied for first with the Dodgers now, and the franchise-record streak of sole ownership has ended.
Time to regroup, and if you have to go on the road to face an opponent, you'd pick the Washington Nationals, who are currently on pace for 101 losses. That would be the worst showing in a new stadium, since 1982, when the Twins went 60-102 during their first year at the Metrodome. They've just lost five games in a row, and 14 of their last 19. Given we've got Webb and Haren going during this series, we simply must look to take two of three games here - and a sweep would be, obviously, better.
Though Arizona scored less than four runs per game on the homestand, we did show some signs of life from the offense: we hit 279/.341/.429, an OPS of .770. The last time before this stretch we had that high a batting average over a seven-game period, was back from May 3-9. Being at home helped, no doubt - but that's still a better BA than on the previous six-game homestands:
May 13-18: .274/.370/.409
May 27-June 1: .230/.305/..435
June 13-19: .231/.291/.354
I'm therefore optimistic that this will carry forward to Washington, though the new Nationals park has proven to be very pitcher-friendly so far [albeit in a small sample of 44 games], with a park factor of 93-94. Or maybe it's just that the Nationals offense sucks: their HR leader is Ryan Zimmerman, with eight, and Cristian Guzman is the only player with 200 AB and an OPS+ above average - at 102. This would be why they have averaged 3.35 runs/game since June 6, lower even the Diamondbacks, who are at 3.48 over the same time. Like I said: two out of three is an absolute minimum.
East coast games on this road-trip, so we're looking at some early starts. I'll be in stealth mode early on, but should be home in time for the last couple of innings. At least it means I shouldn't need to stay up late, doing recaps!
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Gnats
Not only can’t this team hit, but they can’t stay healthy. Lastings Milledge, Elijah Dukes, Nick Johnson, Ryan Zimmerman, and Jonny Estrada are all on the DL. Dmitri Young is the only hitter in this lineup I would even be slightly worried about.
I’ve been waiting patiently for Webb to throw his first no-hitter. I’m calling for it tonight.
Fire Bob Melvin. Free Jamie D'Antona. Eric Byrnes Sucks.
Way to jinx it! Speakiing of Webb, does anyone here have a subscription to ESPN’s Insider so we (okay I mean I) can read Buster Olney’s Blog about Webb on July 3? Pretty please?
heyyy, I want to read it all tooooo
does anyone have it? =[
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions
padding, we only need one more to get to 300
I’m glad two runs was enough to get Webb the win.
"It's like deja vu all over again."
by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 9, 2008 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
God willing the Dbacks will finally start to play some good road ball this trip. Knowing them though they’ll find a way to frustrate
"Troops in desperate straights know no fear. Where there is no escape, they stand firm; When they have entered deep, they persist; When they see no hope, they fight." Sun Tzu The Art of War
Harden, Gaudin to the Cubs for Gallagher, Eric Patterson, and Matt Murton
a friend just told me
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't realize
Gaudin was part of the deal… Overall I gotta say that’s a pretty nice haul for the Cubs. I’m surprised the A’s didn’t get more in return.. all though then again, Harden is always injured, and apparently he’s lost some velocity, and is going through a dead arm phase right now.
by C. Wesley Baier on Jul 8, 2008 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Many
“Best rotation in the NL” and “Best 1-2 in the majors” comments over at BCB.
I don’t think so. :-)
You'd have to consider it up there
combine that with good offensive, and ridiculous numbers at home and the Cubs look pretty set so far.
By all means hit at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.
They're Cubs fans. They're ignorant.
What do you expect? They don’t even watch the games. All they do is wear Cubs stuff and get drunk.
Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07
but that's the fun part!
:-P
Two days later, Eric Byrnes missed three games for excessive crying, and started listening to emo. At the same time, Emily changed her name to emilylovesthedbacksexceptthatloserericbyrnes.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jul 9, 2008 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Zambrano, Harden(healthy) & Dempster....
good trifeta.
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
I would rank Harden-1, Webb-2, Haren-3, Zambrano-4.
Between those guys, not the entire league.
The dynasty that should be the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Wha?
How is Rich Harden better than Webb?
Please platoon Chad Tracy with someone other than Chris Burke!
by C. Wesley Baier on Jul 8, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
Harden hasn’t made 20 starts in a season since 2004, and has made only 45 in the past 3.5 seasons. When healthy, he’s great, but any ranking has to take into the account Harden spends more time on the DL than off it.
My ranking was in terms of dominating the other team.
The dynasty that should be the Arizona Diamondbacks.
I still think Webb is greater than Harden
I’d probably take Haren and Big Z over Harden on most days too.
Harden has a low era, but Haren, Zambrano, and Webb will all give you just as many strikeouts, if not more.. with a slightly higher ERA, and they all will actually be able to stay on the mound for more than a few starts a year.
Please platoon Chad Tracy with someone other than Chris Burke!
by C. Wesley Baier on Jul 8, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
You think Webb is better than Harden, yet you said Harden has a lower ERA.
I said Harden is better than any of these guys when is actually on the mound.
The dynasty that should be the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Actually
Webb’s career era is lower than Hardens
Please platoon Chad Tracy with someone other than Chris Burke!
by C. Wesley Baier on Jul 8, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Then why the hell did you say that Harden will have a lower ERA than these guys, when he doesn't.
The dynasty that should be the Arizona Diamondbacks.
I didn't really bother to actually look up the stats
Here’s each player’s page on baseball reference:
Please platoon Chad Tracy with someone other than Chris Burke!
by C. Wesley Baier on Jul 8, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Just to elaborate further, and correct my self.
Harden’s career era is 3.42… Haren’s is 3.69… Webb’s is 3.24… Zambrano’s is 3.37…. So the only one of those guys he has a better era than is Haren.. and it’s not by much
Please platoon Chad Tracy with someone other than Chris Burke!
by C. Wesley Baier on Jul 8, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
.27 difference between Harden and Haren ERA.
Less of a difference than Harden and Webb ERA, so saying Harden isn’t that much better than Haren, is saying that Webb isn’t as much better than Harden as Harden is to Haren.
The dynasty that should be the Arizona Diamondbacks.
So basically...
The only real difference between Webb and Haren vs Harden is that Harden is always injured. Also, Webb has a ridiculous FO/GO ratio. I think that makes the biggest difference.
Please platoon Chad Tracy with someone other than Chris Burke!
by C. Wesley Baier on Jul 8, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
When on the mound, I believe Harden would beat any pitcher in the game.
But since he is hurt alot, I would not pick him first to be on my team.
The dynasty that should be the Arizona Diamondbacks.
And another thing,
why do you comment on a lot of posts after the game ends? I press Z on my computer the next day on a game thread and most the comments that on unread are yours.
The dynasty that should be the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Because I'm interested in the discussion,
and while this game was going on, I was shuttling across Chicago and then waiting for the airport.
Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07
Well, let's backtrack a bit then.
If he’s better than any of those guys, and hasn’t been injured this year, then why does Brandon Webb lead the majors in wins, rather than Rich Harden?
Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07
Harden has been hurt.
Pitched on April 2, then didn’t pitch until May 11. Only given up 5 runs once this year. 92 K’s in 77 innings with a 2.34 ERA.
The dynasty that should be the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Thank you
Where do I find ERA+ figures?
Please platoon Chad Tracy with someone other than Chris Burke!
by C. Wesley Baier on Jul 8, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
The baseball bible
a.k.a. the same site you’ve already linked multiple times this thread.
If you’re not familiar with all the stuff B-Ref has to offer I would recommend you spend an hour or so going through their numbers, splits, game logs and everything else Foreman has to offer. It’s amazing how much information is contained on that site.
I wish it was just a bit
more user friendly. I’m sure if you use it a lot, you get used to the nooks and crannies, but sometimes it feels like it takes forever to find an answer.
By all means hit at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.
How so?
I guess I can see where things like the splits page may be a bit daunting for the unfamiliar.
I've been using baseball reference
As a starting point for just about every thing i write for the snakepit.
Please platoon Chad Tracy with someone other than Chris Burke!
by C. Wesley Baier on Jul 8, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah....
important to point out—srdmad, sure, Harden’s ERA this year is damned solid, but he’s also been pitching in a football stadium all season.
Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07
Today's lineup
- C. Young cf .236
- S. Drew ss .256
- O. Hudson 2b .302
- C. Jackson 1b .300
- M. Reynolds 3b .255
- J. Upton rf .242
- R. Hammock c .179
- C. Burke lf .173
- B. Webb p .152
Not a bottom third that strikes terror into opposing pitchers. If Hammock and Burke don’t get a hit first time up, and Webb does, he’ll have the best batting average of the trio…
I hope
Hammock doesn’t get a nose-bleed batting that high in the lineup – courtesy of Burke. He hasn’t been higher than seventh since 2004.
I really wish
we had someone better than Burke to platoon with Tracy. Yeah, he can probably hit left handed pitching better than Tracy, but there’s gotta be some better options out there than Burke.
Just looked up Burke's career splits...
And he’s .269/ .341/ .381 hitter against LHP. That’s not exactly a huge improvement over Tracy’s .220/.268/.336. line against LHP.
by C. Wesley Baier on Jul 8, 2008 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions
is there any chance that augie can play left feild or catcher?
I find your lack of faith disturbing...
He's never played either position in his career.
All though I do think he could probably handle left field.
Please platoon Chad Tracy with someone other than Chris Burke!
by C. Wesley Baier on Jul 8, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
well anyones got to better than burke…
I find your lack of faith disturbing...
by utahdbacksfan on Jul 8, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome!
We live in hope. :-) Probably unlikely, though they say that LF is generally an easier position to play than the ones he usually occupies. I’d certainly like to see him in the lineup more often, and definitely in preference to Burke.
ive always wondered what the point is of using burke when augie is sitting on the bench, but apparently melvin doesnt care about ability
I find your lack of faith disturbing...
by utahdbacksfan on Jul 8, 2008 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Let's have a Webb's Wonder
which come to think of it ,is a lettuce
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
OT - hahahahahha funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7qKD-Ph7ds
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
does anyone else feel like we got the short end of the stick in the houston trade? i mean burke and qualls for valverde? neither of them have exactly done us favors this year
I find your lack of faith disturbing...
Money
Valverde was due a big salary jump as a result of arbitration. Qualls was expected to have about the same level of performance – and, in his defense, his ERA is better than Valverde’s – at a much lower cost.
Valverde hasn't exactly been lights out this year
4.01 ERA, 22 saves.. 5 blown saves.
Please platoon Chad Tracy with someone other than Chris Burke!
by C. Wesley Baier on Jul 8, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Last week I said something about the Valverde trade and everyone
went crazy on me, cause they thought it was a good deal for us.
The dynasty that should be the Arizona Diamondbacks.
I never really liked the valverde trade all that much.
Qualls has been up and down, but has been better than valverde this year… Burke has been crap.. and guitierrez has been shit. I think we could have gotten a more quality return
Please platoon Chad Tracy with someone other than Chris Burke!
by C. Wesley Baier on Jul 8, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not as good as we thought
But Qualls has been okay except for the whole inherited runners thing.
If only we’d traded Valverde for a quality outfielder… :-(
I think it's a bit too early to completely bail on Qualls
since this is the first time in his career he’s had such inherited runners problem. Maybe I’m crazy, but I think three plus seasons of pitching will be more indicative Qualls’ true talent level than a bad month. Specifically, with RISP hitters have put up a .340/.403/.491 line (with a .425 BABIP) while for his career hitters have put up a .260/.338/.392 line (with a .292 BABIP) in the same situation.
If Qualls had been used as a closer, he would be putting up numbers as good as or better than Valverde. Similarly, if Valverde had been used in Qualls role we would all have the pleasure of seeing just how excruciating a reliever that gives up eight home runs in 40 innings can be.
Also, Qualls is under team control for two more seasons. Even if Burke is garbage and Gutierrez disappointing, I’ll take three years of Qualls over one year of Valverde any day.
Qualls
has been subject to some pretty bad luck lately, but even if it were Qualls for Valverde straight up, (which it’s starting to look like) I’d still take it as a profit for the Dbacks.
Unfortunately, with all the hype of the most saves in the majors last year, trading Papa Grande to a stupid team like the Astros probably should have gotten us more value….
Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07
it's just me or
someone else doesn’t like this high view camera they use when somebody hits?
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
4-3-6!
Awesome.
Two days later, Eric Byrnes missed three games for excessive crying, and started listening to emo. At the same time, Emily changed her name to emilylovesthedbacksexceptthatloserericbyrnes.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jul 8, 2008 7:25 PM EDT reply actions
nice double play
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
Bat him leadoff!
Fire Bob Melvin. Free Jamie D'Antona. Eric Byrnes Sucks.
Tough.
Two days later, Eric Byrnes missed three games for excessive crying, and started listening to emo. At the same time, Emily changed her name to emilylovesthedbacksexceptthatloserericbyrnes.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jul 8, 2008 7:31 PM EDT reply actions
cojack cs.
:-(
Two days later, Eric Byrnes missed three games for excessive crying, and started listening to emo. At the same time, Emily changed her name to emilylovesthedbacksexceptthatloserericbyrnes.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jul 8, 2008 7:32 PM EDT reply actions
Son of a .........
is it just me or are the Dbacks just not stealing too well this year
"Troops in desperate straights know no fear. Where there is no escape, they stand firm; When they have entered deep, they persist; When they see no hope, they fight." Sun Tzu The Art of War
lame running?
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
oh merda
indeed
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks for the info
"Troops in desperate straights know no fear. Where there is no escape, they stand firm; When they have entered deep, they persist; When they see no hope, they fight." Sun Tzu The Art of War
It's funny
when you extract Byrnes’ contribution, this year isnt all that different from last:
2007 (without Byrnes) – 59 steals, 77% success
2008 (without Byrnes) – 46 steals, 69% success
They’re definitely down, but not by all that much
Also, we stole more in the second half
Through the first 90 games:
2007: 38 SB, 12 CS – 76%
2008: 30 SB, 16 CS – 64%
Cant say that i like this umpire
"Troops in desperate straights know no fear. Where there is no escape, they stand firm; When they have entered deep, they persist; When they see no hope, they fight." Sun Tzu The Art of War
he obviously..
never took advantage of the leagues eyecare package
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Well yet another craptastic inning
hurray for new sig though
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Another +1 for your sig
"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"
u kidding me?
was it a ballll?? omg
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
Webby?
is that you webb?
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
it's bizzaro day today
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
the guys on booth kinda lost with Webb's pitches
they’re calling his changeup a “hard sinker”... lol
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
finally one of then saw that its a changeup...
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
Wow
very lucky to get outa that inning
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
very lucky the nats suk
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
sigh
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
wow. dont see that much
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Hell yeah!!!!
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
ummm.
what just happened?
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
lol thanks
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Wow.
My 1% calculation holds true! That’s about the odds of having a ROE, balk and single in the same inning.
now things got interesting
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
I imagine Odalis is going to be getting yelled at by his manager soon…
"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"
is it just me or do the nats have the tallest pitchers
by BleedingSedonaRed on Jul 8, 2008 8:03 PM EDT reply actions
I'm not going to be around much for this one
as we have dance, and then (hopefully) wings night. And yes, before you ask, I intend to receive horrible service from the establishment.
By all means hit at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.
Wings night?
"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"
The Mrs. and I
and a few friends used to meet just about every week at a nearby Native New Yorker for wings on the cheap wing days. We’ve kind of fallen out of habit of doing it, but it’s something that I would at least like to get going again.
By all means hit at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.
When you heard who the new pitcher was
did you think
“he doesn’t know what to do with the three shells”?
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
When you heard who the new pitcher was
did you think
“he doesn’t know what to do with the three shells”?
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
+1
This is a pretty big opportunity here…
"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"
arg
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
almost safe
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
+1
After two incoherent comments of absolutely no use to those of us not watching the game, it’s the non-native English speaker who comes up with something informative. :-)
i'm still trying to understand todays strikezone...
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
does anyone think that the FO will call up Wilkin Castillo. He can play C, SS, 3B, LF, RF, he seems like an upgrade to hammock
by BleedingSedonaRed on Jul 8, 2008 8:11 PM EDT reply actions
+1
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
but somehow I like Hammock...
he calls a good game… and with some AB’s, can be effective offensively
I’d part with Burke in this case…but only if the guy can hit a little better
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
.238, 10 doubles, 6HR, 639 OPS, 15:39 BB:K
by BleedingSedonaRed on Jul 8, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
gooood arm Drew
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
nice k
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Now that Perez is out of the game,
if BoMel doesn’t pinch hit Tracy for Burke next time through the order I’m going to be upset.
I was thinking the exact same thing dahlian
Please platoon Chad Tracy with someone other than Chris Burke!
by C. Wesley Baier on Jul 8, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I misread that
as Burke for Tracy and I though you lost your mind.
By all means hit at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.
and nice hit by Upton
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
2nd and 3rd
1 out
"Back here live at the Waterfront Village with my friend the zombie, Jonathon," says correspondent Nancy Francis. "You're looking good, Jonathon. Jonathon just got an awesome face paint job. What do you think?"
Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
ROFLMAOLOL!
go hammy!
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Jonathon does not need to mull this one for long. Jonathon turns to the reporter and says, in a voice that is both flat and emphatic:
"I like turtles."
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the black hole of suck that is the bottom third.
You talking about just today, or more generally? BoMel’s been backloading his lineups post 2005; his 7-8-9’s have actually been pretty strong.
It's not exactly
that BoMel’s been backloading lineups, so much as 1. our pitchers are good hitters, and 2. BoMel inexplicably often refuses to frontload his lineups…
Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07
Hey, Burke doesn't have the opportunity to suck!
By all means hit at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.
hammock fly to RF not deep enough to score Reynolds...
2 out
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"I like turtles."
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Webb FTW
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Intentional Walk for Burke
"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"
com'on Webb!
clear the bases
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"I like turtles."
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Webb strikes out, good chance squandered
By all means hit at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me.
missed oportunity
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Wasted opportunity
"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"
I'm giving the benefit of doubt to Melvin
that he decided against phing Tracy because it was clearly an IBB situation and he wants to save the versatility for later. But sadly, part of me thinks that didn’t enter into the decision-making process for Melvin.
I don't think
it played in at all – I think Burke was hitting there no matter what
wow, thought that was a ball...
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"I like turtles."
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I'm off
Heading up to Phoenix and then vacation in Boston (will be seeing the Red Sox) so I’ll probably be scarce for a few days.
Go Dbacks!
I want to be in Haren's harem.
While the D'Backs miss an opportunity, Ryan Braun gives CC a 3 run homerun to work with in the bottom of the first.
The dynasty that should be the Arizona Diamondbacks.
.450
Kearns avg vs Webb
ouch
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"I like turtles."
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good hit and run by the nats
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"I like turtles."
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1st and 3rd
1 out
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as u say it
Webb strikes out the next batter, 2 outs
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by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Pena batting .213
Bernadina batting .161
And a pitcher from the bullpen
Not exactly top-notch…
"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"
Still better than Burke and Hammock
And they also had Flores ( .270).
They were also facing a rather better quality of pitcher, which likely explains the fail!
Pena sits on a chuangeup and breaks the streak of 5 straight swing and misses
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boa webby!!!!!
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boa = nice one
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by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Perez
hasn’t had balk since 2006 when he had 2 and none before that going back to 2004 when he also had 2 so I have to wonder if the 4 fingers he held up had anything to do with Angel Hernandez and past balks. Maybe Hernandez has called balks on other Nats earlier this year. . . .
merda...
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double over the head of Upton...
mand on 2nd, 1 out
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"I like turtles."
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fly out to Young
runner held at 2nd, 2 outs
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"I like turtles."
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bush league play by Reynolds...
1st and 3rd, 2 outs
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"I like turtles."
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well...
bases loaded…. and whos up to hit? Kearns… .450 lifetime vs Webb
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"I like turtles."
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hold your breath
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ball 3
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JEEEEBUS
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"I like turtles."
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wheeeewwwwwww....
fly out to Young..
gosh…....
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While the D'Backs scare us as, usual, The Tigers continue to win, now up 7-2 against Cleveland.
The dynasty that should be the Arizona Diamondbacks.
base hit by the guy who's turning Skins gay
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"I like turtles."
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And.....
I inch slightly closer to becoming what they call in Texas a “queerosexual”.
Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07
Yikes
I am on the Snakepit illegally at work. Shhhh. Don’t tell my boss. LOL. Eek, I pulled up Gameday and it looked a little scary there for a minute.
By the way, the new Gameday features are interesting. Hmmm. Okay, let’s hope I don’t jinx the team by actually paying attention now.
thank you Bernadina xD
2-0 good guys
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Dbacks are struggling this year
on offense but thought I would point out one thing about last year. The Dbacks won because of good pitching but also one thing you never heard mentioned last year: timely hitting. Consider these stats:
OPS – 13th
OPS+ – t15th
RISP OPS – 16th
but consider the clutch stats:
RISP, 2 outs OPS – 9th
Late & Close OPS – 5th (in particular they were good in the 7th, 8th and extra innings)
It’s a big reason they did so well in 1-run games. Believe it or not, they are hitting better overall so far:
OPS – 9th
OPS+ – 10th
RISP OPS – 3rd
but:
RISP 2 outs OPS – 4th
Late & CLose OPS – 14th
So in short, they are hitting in many ways almost the opposite from last year.
The difference in late & close OPS
is largely the result of Bob Melvin’s pinch hit magic disappearing.
Last year pinch hitters: .243/.305/.477
This year pinch hitters: .218/.323/.291
So we get the key at bats by our 2 biggest suckers?
thisgame is mad
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
Tracy was ready to PH
looks like Webb won’t comeback to pitch
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Home safe
Only 16 comments since I left work? And about 2/3 of the words are from Muu’s sig. :-) Still, nice to see us get another run…from an unusual source!!!
oh wait , Webb s back
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"I like turtles."
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he's at 100+ pitches already
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by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
golfed by D-meat Young...
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"I like turtles."
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If Melvin wants his arm to fall off, he could just use a saw.
The dynasty that should be the Arizona Diamondbacks.
good K by Webb
1 out, and Wyffy Mo Pena AB
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OMG, that was a strike!!! crazy umpire
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"I like turtles."
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Lincecum, a.k.a, last week's sport illustrated cover, gave up 4 runs and struck out the same amount.
The dynasty that should be the Arizona Diamondbacks.
good job Webb
6 SHO IP, thank you
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"I like turtles."
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Can't ask for more than that
Over to the pen: I suspect Qualls, Pena and Lyon, assuming the score stays how it is?
with the nats lineup loaded with lefties, I'm expecting Slaten, Pena and Lyon
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by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
oh wait, they just did show Qualls pitching in the bullpen...
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by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I am concerned
I can’t see the game. But, was it okay to leave Webb out there for that many pitches? Is he looking okay? I really don’t want us to be blowing his arm out.
112 pitches for Webb
That’s just one off his season high. His outings seem to have been shorter this year for some reason.
too many 3-2 counts last couple outings
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"I like turtles."
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by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw like 6 of it this game..
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"I like turtles."
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by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Brandon's on my son's fantasy team
and the kid’s beside himself with how often Webby gets ahead 0-2 only to fall back to 3-2. I dont know if it’s significant relative to other pitchers, really, but I thought it was interesting, considering Brandon’s supposed to have this stuff that normally doesnt require nibbling
ground to hudson, 1 out
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"I like turtles."
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1,2,3 by Qualls... =O
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"I like turtles."
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I hate Melvin's philosophy
that if there’s nobody on base, he’ll only use a slap hitter as a pinch hitter. Nevermind the fact that Tracy is your best bet to get on base and put himself in scoring position.
If Melvin had used Tracy there we could have had two at bats from him this game and removed Burke from the lineup.
That was pleasantly quick
It’s like neither the D-backs nor the Nationals want to hang about. Nine pitches, inning over.
0-4 Hudson...
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u kidding me Pena? gosh...
stole a double from Reynolds =[
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Ah...
It is really starting to feel like last year, lately.
niiiiice play by drooooooo
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"I like turtles."
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97 mph strike to K Kearns
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"I like turtles."
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98 mph inside to Young
3 up 3 down, gj Peña
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"I like turtles."
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insurance runs now?
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"I like turtles."
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I was.
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by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
2 quick outs..
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"I like turtles."
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man... I saw Burke hitting like .400 with 5 HR on spring training...
and now this… a .160 guy with no HR…
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hold your breath.. last 3 outs..
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1 out, easy pop fly to Reynolds
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Pena grounds to Hudson, 2 outs
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Ballgame
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was quick too
2 hours and 29 minutes…
my mlb.tv didn’t even disconnect….
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by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
11th SHO surrended by he Nationals...
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"I like turtles."
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they've been shutout 11 times already...
yes they do
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by Muu on Jul 8, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it might be 12 on Thursday
Now, if Micah can do it tomorrow, then I’ll be impressed. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Jul 8, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
That's right
I am so used to Haren following Webb. I’d rather hit him tomorrow with Haren, but hopefully Owings is on his game.
Joe Saunders is pitching right now for the Angels and is going for his 13th win also (same 12-4 record as Webb) and the Angels are leading 2-0 in the 5th, so Webb might have company with 13 wins before the night’s over.
2-1 actually
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looooooong top of 5th inning just over with a force play at second
2-1 Angels
lets go Texas!!! =X
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"I like turtles."
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Angels 2 - 2 Texas
biiiiig HR by Davis
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"I like turtles."
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Darn, I missed the HR to tie it up. Got to keep an eye on that game as I don’t want anyone matching Webby.
No prob
Saunders takes the loss, as the Angels go down 3-2, and his record falls to 12-5.
by Jim McLennan on Jul 9, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
It's always good when a Qualls outing
doesn’t require use of my visual aid. His last two outings have been very solid.
Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07
Woohoo!
x2
Back to the break even point too.
"It's like deja vu all over again."
by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 9, 2008 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions
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