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Gameday Thread, #119: 8/12 vs. Rockies

Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies, Aug 12, 2008 9:05 PM EDT


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Randy Johnson
LHP, 9-8, 4.24

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Ubaldo Jimenez
RHP, 8-10, 3.86

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    The night has been unruly: where we lay,
    Our chimneys were blown down; and, as they say,
    Lamentings heard i' the air; strange screams of death,
    And prophesying with accents terrible
    Of dire combustion and confused events
    New hatch'd to the woeful time: the obscure bird
    Clamour'd the livelong night: some say, the earth
    Was feverous and did shake.
        (Macbeth, 2.3.69-76)

It's been an ominous day, though I'm not sure quite what it portends. I was just emptying the spam folder on my Gmail account, and the top message - or, at least, the top one in English - had the subject line, "Stunning porno Penelope Cruz." I somehow doubt it. Then, we were just linked to by The Big Lead in their daily recap - which opens with...a picture of Penelope Cruz, for no readily apparent reason. And we have Azreous on the recap tonight, since I'll be at IZW: his last appearance was accompanied by Doug Davis's stab at a perfect game. All this, and the debut of Adam Dunn as a Diamondback?

Yes, the stars are aligning, and tonight is shaping up to be special in some way or other, our new slugger getting to start off at NASA's Colorado launch facility. I boldly predict that his first home-run in an Arizona uniform will come sometime between now and Thursday. Be nice if it were tonight. In the first inning. After Drew, Ojeda and Jackson all reach base. While that would certainly be memorable, it might be a bit much to ask, and this being Coors, we should bear in mind the First Law of Frisbeetarianism: Never precede any maneoever with a comment more predictive than 'Watch this!'" On that basis, all I am prepared to say about the opener of our series against Colorado is: "Watch this!"

Thanks to all those who took part in the excellent discussion on Adam Dunn yesterday: deserves a roll-call, including both new faces and friendly visiting fans. NewJackCity, DbacksSkins, unnamedDBacksfan, Scrbl, leemellon, kishi, AngryTick, Lisalisa8, TwinnerA, IndyDBack, Wactivist, TAP, Counsellmember, DiamondbacksWIn, Azreous, snakecharmer, Brendanukkah, njjohn, Andrew, garyho, hotclaws, cesarhernandez, ZonaBacks10, nihil67, foulpole, DBacksArb, Man Mountain, soco, dahlian, AZSEAfan, Wimb, dstorm, justin007000, flipgatey3, Diamondhacks, srdmad, golfmanthee and paqs all chipped in. We had over 1,200 visitors on the site yesterday, and north of 850 already today, the busiest of the past  month - and likely the season.

The consensus, going by the poll, seem to involve Tracy going to third and Reynolds to second, though opinion is fairly evenly split between Dunn playing LF or 1B. To me, it's a question of trying to balance offense and defense. The key question seems to be, what hit would we take moving Reynolds to 2B? That's very difficult to quantify - much more so than the related question, what upgrade at the plate does he provide over Ojeda? I'm reluctant to try it in the heat of a pennant race - though it's something we should consider for next year, as a backup plan for if we can't re-sign Hudson. However, there's a reason Reynolds was moved out of the position in the minors: if we could have kept a second-baseman with a 2006 OPS of 1.034 and 31 HR, I think we'd have done so!

Dodgers won last night, so the gap has narrowed to one game again. I read the following over on Dodger Thoughts and it sounds awfully familiar, to the extent it could be something I've written, at any point since about May. "It just gets tiring to settle for solace in the failings of other NL West teams, rather than being able bulk up with pride or, more importantly, confidence in the remaining fate of your own. It's true that getting to the playoffs with 83 victories is more important than winning 93 and missing out, as will be the case in other divisions... It doesn't mean that the losses don't take a beating on you. Getting flogged each time you think you're about to break free is just a rough way to live."

Finally, I have absolutely no idea what to make of this site. It appears to be a mutated combination of posts, taken from both elsewhere and here ["Lolback of the week" ring any bells?]. But as if run through Babelfish a few times, to remove any degree of coherence. The results, however, sometimes reach an almost poetically surreal level. Witness this sample, presented exactly as it appears on the site. Picks the bones out of this, and see if you can find any omens.

What happens?? Reliability, Conor Jackson, gave us the lead, and a sacrifice fly from Tracy added an insurance run. Jon Rauch pitched a independent eighteen, and Lyon worked around a in park homer to secure his 21st save. Philadelphia Phillies by all the writing on the wall is a top dog. Mission responsible - and He is a free agent. in a President Bush, callously premature, way.

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that site

is seriously screwed up

are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

by utahdbacksfan on Aug 12, 2008 7:10 PM EDT reply actions  

It’s like the illegitimate lovechild of Babelfish and Nostradamus.

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Generally, I like Jon Weisman's writing,

However, this little bit irked me some:

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 1988 of Kirk Gibson and Orel Hershiser could have worse scripts than an underdog bid for a title.

Forgive me if I don’t consider a title won by a team with an Opening Day payroll of $118+ million (less than 100 grand behind the Cubs) much of an “underdog bid”. More like “an underperforming team finally playing to its potential”.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 7:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Maybe by “underdog” he meant “under .500”?

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe by "underdog"

he meant “shitty, unmotivated, overpaid and poorly managed”?

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, they are struggling against their own lack of caring. And aren’t the greatest battles really battles of the heart?

::insert inspirational music here::

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

I just vomited a little bit in my mouth

when you compared the Dodgers to Rudy.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Seriously not what I was going for.

Now I feel a little nauseous.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Site good thinks me. If ewe not see to id I say were to.

Where have you gone Mike Fetters?

by NewJackCity on Aug 12, 2008 7:44 PM EDT reply actions  

And

the reward for excellent mimicry goes to….

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe TOO good

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hmmm....

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's like back in the AzPhan days

there was a guy named BiggrUnit7 or something like that, and he disappeared right as AzPhan showed up, and then came back after AzPhan left. I don’t know if they were connected but I mentioned that to him/her as a joke in a thread and then we never saw him again!

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I know,

I remember that. At least now, SBN 2.0 gives mods the opportunity to sniff out that BS when it starts.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

I figured you did

but for the newer members. I don’t even know if they WERE the same guy, but I was just trying to be funny and apparently hit to close to the mark—OKAY DAMN MICROWAVE I’M COMIN STOP BEEPIN

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thank heavens for the microwave.

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

You caught me

I’ve been outed for running the other blog. I lose.

Where have you gone Mike Fetters?

by NewJackCity on Aug 12, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

I KNEW it!

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

road trip!!!

lets start this road trip off right

by J Up on Aug 12, 2008 7:48 PM EDT reply actions  

But Otter, no!!

My brother only lent me the car for the weekend! If I scratch it, he’s gonna kill me!!

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

I can't wait for tonight's game.

Dear Josh Byrnes: Please DFA Chris Burke. He can't hit, and probably never will.

by C. Wesley Baier on Aug 12, 2008 7:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Woooh!

Apparently they’ve got the scripts for the third season of The IT Crowd. This day is looking up. Diamondbacks, it’s up to you to keep improving it.

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 7:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Uh oh.

Some Arizona bloggers already DON’T like Adam Dunn: http://azsportshub.com/2008/08/11/they-gone-and-dunn-it/

I suppose that these are the same kinds of people who drove him out of Cincy. I should also note that this fellow apparently has a huge stiffy for Eric Byrnes.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 8:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Well

what the hell do they know?

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

I mean

I got a line or two in and it told me everything about the level of discourse I should expect. Do they not realize that this deal was in the works before Hudson went down, and that of course an outfielder isn’t replacing an infielder?

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

I took exception to that too,

but it might not be worth the trouble to explain it to those who don’t pay attention anyway.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is that guy really complaining about Mickey Mantle?

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

And comparing Dunn and Griffey’s career K/HR rates, as though both were in identical phases of their careers?

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

And talking about the Diamondbacks running game, as thought Byrnes was our only threat, and he hasn’t watched the team play for the past two weeks?

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

He's not even our

top running back anymore, and besides, we’re switching into a spread set.

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

soco's keys to the game

1) Wing Night, where I will no doubt be given terrible service
2) Come home to watch the end of the game
3) Dessert?

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Just the place Mrs. Kishi recommended for dinner…

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I prefer Thursdays, myself.

35 cent wings are nice, but 50 cent boneless wings are fantastic.

by Azreous on Aug 12, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

I would say that I prefer Hooters,

but not only is it not true, but Hooters seems so 90s.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

I like the 50 cent leg nights, that was a weekly event to look forward to when I was poor living in Flagstaff.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hi ppl ^^

ok my dbacks… let’s get it dunn… =X

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 8:12 PM EDT reply actions  

Git 'er Dunn!!

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh man

I don’t know if I like this deal if I have to sit through a million “git-r-dun” jokes.

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

gimme a break =[

I’ve never dunn it before =X

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

No
Bad Muu! Bad!

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

+A bajillion

That’s a lot, in case you didn’t know.

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, then may I be

the one and only purveyor of that joke.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'll roll out

WIZARD if I need to.

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

This, boys and girls,

is the principle of deterrence at work. Previous uses of WIZARD by soco equate to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, while the use of GIT ‘ER DUNN equates to the Soviets exploding the bomb in 1949.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's like

we’re a two man history presentation!

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

We kick

so much ass…. 8-)

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

:-3

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

X-(

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Cyclops?

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

No?

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not necessarily.

I just like that smiley. It looks like a South Park character.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

That is very true

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

I agree

That kind of humour just doesn’t do anything for me

Dear Josh Byrnes: Please DFA Chris Burke. He can't hit, and probably never will.

by C. Wesley Baier on Aug 12, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Im dunn with adam dunn jokes. :)

by J Up on Aug 12, 2008 8:19 PM EDT reply actions  

a dam adam dunn joke =p

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh wow....

that was impressive!

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

thank you ²

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

nononononononononoooooooooooo

The Arizona Republic reports that Micah Owings is one of the players to be named in the Adam Dunn deal.

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 8:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Really?

From some of the things I’ve read, that wouldn’t be allowed…

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Noooooooooooooooooo

Oh well I’m over it.

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

And now, another open letter to radio ads

Dear guy on the stupid DUI ad-

I’m not a lawyer, obviously, but I don’t think that you t get charged with DUI because you failed a field sobriety test. I’m pretty certain that they then give you a breathalyzer, which is what actually leads to being charged. I mean, were you so nervous that you released extra alcohol into your blood? Then, maybe you’d have a point. Until then, shut up.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:21 PM EDT reply actions  

TAKE ME HOME FROM THE BALLGAME

COS I’M REALLY DRUNK OR SOMEFINS
BUY ME SOME BUD AND MICHELOBS
I DON CARE IF I BLACK OUT
COS ITS PUKE PUKE PUKE
IN THE DA MENS ROOM
OR MAYBE DA WOMENS INSTEAD
FOR ITS ONE TWO FOUR PACKS OF BEER
AND NOW I’M GOOOOOOOOOOOOONE

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Other than one or two lines, nice work matching the rhythm there.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Really bad lyrics

just ooze out of me.

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

You should probably talk to a doctor about that.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have an ointment

and he said it would clear up in a week or two, but no such luck yet.

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

That was actually

composed by soco while drunk.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

If I were drunk

Jim would probably hide the comment and then maybe ban me. kishi can attest for my potty mouth in real life.

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

That could be entertaining

Have you make all your posts by proxy through your wife.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

She'd go crazy

“Leave me alone, Tim, I’m trying to watch [insert current TV obsession]”

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh, I'm sorry

I should have specified that could be entertaining for us.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Since this ad was just on...

I’ve never understood people who’ll go to the game, and spend the money necessary to get drunk on beer at ballpark prices. Do you really think it’s worth dropping $30+ on beer just so you can talk crap to the umpire from the upper deck?

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I certainly don't

I think there’s something be said about having a beer and a dog, but yeah if I wanted to get drunk I’d just pregame it.

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

I didn’t really expect most people here to have an answer, it was more rhetorical, I guess.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

But there are

people that do exactly this, maybe not here, but somewhere. I too, would be curious to hear why someone would want to.

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

I can't have an answer.

Any beer I consume at games has to be purchased for me by people who are already drunk. And I usually avoid them. :-)

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 12, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh noes!

Does this mean my signed hat is no longer worth anything? :-(

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Quick!

Ebay it!

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Or is it worth more now?

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Tossed up

A quick post on the topic, for further discussion there.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

hey Skins

won’t you share some pictures of your voyage? =´[

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Probably with my list of cello music.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

haha.

oh yeah…that….um. woops? :-)

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 12, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hmmm.....

I was planning on putting them on Facebook pretty soon, but I suppose there are a number of SnakePitters who might be interested that don’t HAVE Facebook…..

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pretty please

I’d love to see them. No Facebook here.

by TwinnerA on Aug 12, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, I SHOULD warn you

that I took something like 800+ pictures, so I…. err, might just have to not post all of them.

Actually, I take it back. I had like 200 of them corrupted.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's what I was thinking, actually.

Although I’ve never done it before.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

lol, it's not that hard :)

Just click the little box that says “Share with everyone” or something like that.

by snakecharmer on Aug 12, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

No, I know that it's not that hard.

I just like compartmentalizing my life, that’s all.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

By the way, Muu,

I assume you noticed my new Facebook profile pic? The underwater shot of me with a sea turtle?

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Urgent

would tortilla chips be good with french onion dip?

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Fine

I’ll try it myself!

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah

We’re waiting for your feedback, test subject culinary trailblazer.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

It was the dip

from the party a week ago, so I wisely chickened out.

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Your cowardice may have cursed us to never know.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

I bet

it is good, but I don’t want to do or be hovering over the toilet the rest of the night.

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

I chickened out

I looked at the dip and thought, “that doesn’t look exactly right, but it doesn’t smell either. Dillemma!

Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!

by soco on Aug 12, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

No!

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is there anything

that ISN’T good with french onion dip?

"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson

by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ice cream?

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Prairie oysters?

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Burnt hair?

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Cleveland steamers?

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey, there's a game tonight

Our lineup:

S. Drew ss .280
A. Ojeda 2b .257
C. Jackson lf .311
A. Dunn rf .233
M. Reynolds 3b .246
C. Tracy 1b .278
C. Young cf .232
C. Snyder c .244
R. Johnson p .091

I like that CoJack/Dunn/Reynolds/Tracy/Nougat center of the lineup there.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:00 PM EDT reply actions  

At risk of this comment being deleted by Jim

You really know you should unfriend someone on MySpace when they post a bulletin about their upcoming wedding, and you think to yourself, “I didn’t know he was getting married. I didn’t know he was dating anyone! I thought he was gay!”

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions  

You'd probably be okay

if you had just lied a bit and said it was Facebook.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe

But you know, and I know, and Emily and Phil know that Facebook doesn’t have bulletins.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Okay

well lie a bit and say someone had a status update, or posted a photo album titled “Wedding” or any variety of things. Geez.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh, sure

But with each new twist, then the fragile house of cards comes that much closer to tumbling!

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Except that

none of us would question it. Mention Myspace, though, and you’re just asking for scrutiny.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh.... you are SOOO banned....

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dunn is #32

he could have kept 44 but I guess he wanted a fresh start.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Is he going to switch numbers for each home run he hits? Even mid-game?

Could we see him out on the field, holding two consecutively numbered jerseys, waiting for the umpires to decide whether a home run was fair or foul, so he knows what jersey to put on?

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Two groundouts to first

poop.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply actions  

4 LHBs in the line up and we still have Snydes behind the plate. I like it.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions  

CoJack gets us going

with a single. Come on Dunn!

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Two out single for CoJack

Adam to the plate!

Dunn dunn dunnn!

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Acceptable joke

I dig it.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nice single for CJ to kill the no-no

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh?

Are the Dodgers up already?

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Question.

I live in CA and have Dish Network, and ordered the sports package today so I could get FSN Arizona and watch Dunn’s debut, along with the rest of the playoff race, and it tells me the game is blacked-out. What the f? Is this going to happen with every game? I wouldn’t have paid for it had I known.

by pepperdinedevil on Aug 12, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm not sure

I suspect that this is true.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Call customer service. Maybe they screwed up?

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Where in CA do you live?

According to the blackout map, it shouldn’t be an issue. I’d call Dish Network and ask what the deal is.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Usually home teams' broadcasts are blacked out

Check FSN Rocky Mountain, see if the game is there. I used to only get the home team’s broadcast. For some reason now though almost all games are now available on DirecTV. :)

by snakecharmer on Aug 12, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gave the rep a good earful about this garbage and...

“Unfortunately I can’t fix it from here and have to send a ‘trouble ticket’ to the main hub. It should be fixed within 48 hours.”

by pepperdinedevil on Aug 12, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, 48 hours is better than nothing

I was looking online, and found a lot of “they said they can’t do anything” answers. Most of those were a couple of years old, though, so hopefully you’ll get some good news soon.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jimenez

sure is worried about CoJack.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:12 PM EDT reply actions  

Fukll count to Dunn

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:12 PM EDT reply actions  

And a strikeout

it’s okay, still good, still good.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Come on! he struck out!

Get rid of this loser, and put Tony Clark in right field!

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah!

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

No! Not Tony Clark!

Put Micah Owings out there!!

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Let's be honest here

the only player that needs to play more is Burke. Free Burke!

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

I dunno.

I think maybe Robby Hammock should be starting over CoJack.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Whoops

I think that was a premonition and a typo all in one. =(

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wooo Mark Reynolds!

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Dandy play by Reynolds!

Sweet!

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Woooh, Reynolds!

Until Upton gets back and tehy tell us what they’re going to do with the lineup, I feel like every single play Mark makes is going to be narrated with an annoyed “Oh, you’re not putting me on the bench!”

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Johnson

looked good that inning.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions  

1-2-3 for Randy

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice slider to get Matt.

Nice 1-2-3 for RJ.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions  

good bye holliday

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions  

I always wondered

If his “to the plate” music is the Dead Kennedys’ Holiday in Cambodia?

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Or else

“Holiday” by Weezer….. Mark Reynolds style.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

BEEP Randy gets a strikeout BEEP

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Oi Oi Oi

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Safely ensconsed at The Sets

Just in time to see TroyBoy make the second out. That will never get old. :-)

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Reynolds in scoring position at 2nd

with a single and an error.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow

Johnson has been quite efficient so far.

by singaporedbacksfan on Aug 12, 2008 9:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Lead off hit!

And an error gets Mark to second. Nice.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice hustle by Reynolds!

Man on second to lead off the 2nd!

Sweet!

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions  

good job Reynolds

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions  

I hate road games

and hate SDTV even more.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:23 PM EDT reply actions  

TRACY

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply actions  

HITS

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Tracy!

2-0!

Wooooooooh!

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Dammit kishi

messin’ up my jive.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Combo Breaker!!

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

I know

I had it, it was there, I was all “hold block run up up” and you’re all “nope.”

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Trace with the two run BOMB!

Sweet!!!

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply actions  

A 2 RUN BOMB

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Cincy, WHAT??

Tracy!!!

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Tracy !!!!

the guys on the booth were just talking about how good was Tracy’s batting practice today ^^

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions  

CY gets himself a single

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions  

You know what's cool?

Seeing the team show some offense.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Solid single for CY.

Dunn’s first game and we’re already hitting the ball better. ;-)

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Tracy says

“I’m not Dunn yet at first…”

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 9:27 PM EDT reply actions  

If bringing in Dunn means Reynolds, Tracy, and CoJack are going to start kicking ass to show they shouldn’t sit, I’m all for it.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Agreed

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Snyder hits into a double play

It’s like O-Dawg is with us in spirit…

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Eh, you're not the boss of me

Dude is a good player, but it’s not like he’s flawless.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes, he was great

He was particularly great at hitting into double-plays. Set a franchise record there last year, and was on pace to break it this season.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

double play bug fires again

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 9:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Randy out

SEND HIM TO AAA

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Can we package him and Dunn to get someone else?

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Barry Bonds?

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wait --

we should trade Randy and Dunn to get Barry Bonds…. who do we trade them to? Barry Bonds? Like… does he make them his manservants?

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Okay, I'm off to get dinner and such

Keep the game going well while I’m gone.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions  

We'll

try our best.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wait, before I leave

Why is the radio advertising that Home Depot is a great place to pick up a Father’s Day gift?

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

It is

the time of year doesn’t change that.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

STOP LEAVING

EVERYTIME YOU DO, BAD THINGS HAPPEN…..

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wish

that the team didn’t keep proving you right.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

I WISH

YOUR FACE DIDN’T KEEP PROVING ME RIGHT

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well

I wish a I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller, I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her. I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat, and a ‘64 Impala.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

BUT

THAT WOULDN’T HELP THE DBACKS AT ALL

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Are you sure?

Backed by my ridiculously awesome street cred, I think it’d give the team some confidence, and they’re start kicking ass. You’d be surprised.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Crap, 2-1

with a solo home run.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Just another Coors game [yawn]

This game will likely be won by whichever pitching staff allows the fewest homers.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Hung a slider over the middle of the plate. :-(

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Looooooong Coors fly ball for an out.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Grace

sounds bitter about batting against Johnson.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Two away, Brian

with a strikeout.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Barmes gets himself a double

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:36 PM EDT reply actions  

RJ is missing his spots in their 2nd.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Rangers are good at that

if they ever could get themselves some pitching they could be a scary team.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Cy Young battle

looks to be between TIm Lincecum or Brandon Webb

EITHER WAY ITS STAYING IN NL WEST

by AZWILDCATS on Aug 12, 2008 9:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Tied game

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Uh oh.

Adam Dunn’s defense….

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:39 PM EDT reply actions  

I take it back.

On the replay, it was only Dunn’s height that made it look that close.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

The only thing shaky

would have been he looked a bit uncomfortable playing the ball off the wall.

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

He played it well off the wall,

I thought.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Big Unit

muttering to himself after that ball went over Dunn’s head.

by TwinnerA on Aug 12, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh geez…Bear down RJ.

His slider is hanging. :-(

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Thin air

Breaking pitches move a good bit less a mile high. That’s part of the reason why batting averages are so much higher.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Back in Boston

The Red Sox scored ten in the first.

And are now losing…

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 9:42 PM EDT reply actions  

Bwa ha ha

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

According to FanGraphs

Boston’s WP was at 99.7% in the fourth.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's an impressive implosion.

It’d be even more awesome if it were a sign of things to come.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wow....

really??

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Alright crazy diamonds

I’m off to Wing Night. Lock this thing down for me!

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by soco on Aug 12, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions  

6 pitches 3 outs...

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Okay, I am highly confused

I saw the news/rumor about Micah, and I saw that Orlando was put on the 60-day DL to make room for Adam. But… who was sent down off the 25-man roster?? Jeff Salazar’s still listed on there and he’s in the dugout. I must just be totally missing it (aka it’s probably a reliever) because I can’t see who’s missing!

by snakecharmer on Aug 12, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions  

Haha, it's D'Antona

I realized it at the same time Sutton said it on TV. Heh…. yeah he clearly didn’t make much of an impact. :( I’m glad he’s down in AAA, he needs to get regular playing time.

by snakecharmer on Aug 12, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

So, basically

We traded Hudson for Dunn on the 25-man roster?

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yep!

Hudson to the 60-day DL, so he doesn’t take up room.

by snakecharmer on Aug 12, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

The 15 day DL makes room on the 25 man, the 60 day DL makes room on the 40 man.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

And Tulo

Makes another out. Bwah-hah-hah.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Tool-o?

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Solid 1-2-3 for RJ.

His slider was moving a little better in their 3rd.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Pitch count through 3:

RJ 44
Jimenez 41

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:52 PM EDT reply actions  

Jimenez isn't 41 years old.....

wait….

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dunn gets on for the first time as a Dback.

3-2 walk.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions  

True

Exactly half of his plate appearances this year – 233 of 466 now.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

He's the master

of independent outcomes.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dunn’s 1st bb in a D-back uni.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice at-bat

Coming back from an 0-2 count. That’s what we wanted to see.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions  

now reynolds needs to step it up

by J Up on Aug 12, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions  

But he Ks… one out, one on

by singaporedbacksfan on Aug 12, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Chad Tracy is 2-2.

Trade him!!

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Solid single the other way for Trace!

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply actions  

tracy !

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply actions  

WTF?

Nobody advances on the PB?

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:00 PM EDT reply actions  

force out =[

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 10:00 PM EDT reply actions  

I could see rain drops on that last close up of RJ.

Bummer.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions  

RJGS.

I’m calling it.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice PA for Snydes.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions  

unintentional intent walk

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 10:02 PM EDT reply actions  

And there is no such thing as protection? ;-)

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Time for Randy

To follow the example set by Webb.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 10:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow.....

helluva foul by Randy on that hanger.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions  

K

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions  

And.....

top of our order to lead off the 5th.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Hey....

where did everyone else go?

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm waiting for some pictures, u know

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

I meant

in here.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm hiding.

Actually, this is my first post even though I’ve been reading the thread. I was doing a good job.

by Azreous on Aug 12, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Got hungry

Didn’t have breakfast or lunch, so went for a snack before dinner. Hmm, last night’s leftovers of pasta with broccoli.

by TwinnerA on Aug 12, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Struck out the side....

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply actions  

looks like the Unit is settling in!

3 Ks to retire the side!

Sweet!

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply actions  

So how about the Sawks

coughing up a lead after a 10 run first inning?

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by JustAJ on Aug 12, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions  

sorry I didn't read through the thread

already mentioned ^

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by JustAJ on Aug 12, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yep.

But nothing wrong with that.

by Azreous on Aug 12, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Still here

Though about to deal with the rush at IZW, so not much from me for the next 20 mins. :-)

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions  

Solid lead off two bagger for Wolf to start our 5th!

Sweet!

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions  

Sigh

Playing for one run in Coors. That’ll work…

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 10:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Tulo was creeping in

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

and CJ couldn’t get it out of the infield. It happens.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Look how strong Dunn is on that broken bat 2 bagger.

He’s a beast!

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Sigh x 2

Well, that rendered the sacrifice bunt particularly useful, when the runner you advance gets taken off third.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Now Jim.

Don’t go trying to confuse Bob Melvin with your logic.

by Azreous on Aug 12, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

probably not

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by JustAJ on Aug 12, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

dunn doubles

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions  

com'on clutch sheriff

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions  

And....

THAT was a true showing of incompetence.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions  

I wonder what it takes to make Randy cry.

Strikes out the side in his ongoing quest to win #300, and that’s his reward.

by Azreous on Aug 12, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions  

historic moment going on...

Phelps trying to be the first all time in gold medals

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply actions  

please keep the results to your self. Thank you.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

In other news...

16-15 Texas, with Boston threatening. 1st and 3rd, one out.

by Azreous on Aug 12, 2008 10:23 PM EDT reply actions  

oh, sorry about the spoilers =[

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply actions  

A little late now don’t you think???

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ugh

Nothing’s ever shown live here in AZ.

by TwinnerA on Aug 12, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

com'on, I said I'm sorry...

wasn’t on purpose, don’t be rude

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

rude…rude??? I’m not even going to go there.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

If anyone,

you shouldn’t.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Argh.....

you walk the pitcher??

Granted, that ball 3 was easily strike 2.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:29 PM EDT reply actions  

We got out of a jam there.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply actions  

And TroyBoy is 0-for-3

Meet the new suck, same as the old suck.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 10:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Between innings

Please take as read my lengthy rant on the evils of the sacrifice bunt:
a) At Coors
b) With the heart of the order coming up
c) When the runner then gets nailed wandering off third.
I’d recommend 40-45 minutes of raging.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 10:33 PM EDT reply actions  

I only heard that play on the radio, so I was really unclear- how did Drew, on third base, get tagged out by the shortstop unassisted?

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

He ran

the wrong way?

"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson

by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Look, guys, I know it’s funny, but we need to stop telling players that you get an extra run if you turn around at third and run backwards to home plate.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

It IS amusing though....

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

Tulo stared off playing a somewhat deep ss and starts creeping in as the pitcher makes his delivery. Drew is going on contact not knowing that Tulo is moving in so when CJ hit the weak dribbler to ss Drew gets hung up.

Heads up play by Tulo, poor PA by CJ and Drew gets hung up.

It happens.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Why do I know

That if it had been Jackson on third, there’d have been a Fanpost up about it by now.

Drew screwed up, pure and simple.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

*Wolf

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

If a runner is on third and going on contact, there is, in my mind, no way he can be tagged out by the shortstop unassisted without it being his mistake.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Turn on the game and watch for yourself then. ????

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m not sure I’d be seeing the game the same way you do.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Throw Drew-tinted glasses?

A runner on third is tagged out by the shortstop, and it’s the batter’s fault.

Surrrrrrre….

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well,

you might want to throw them, too.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Also

I don’t have a TV in my car, and even if I did, I’m sure my wife would discourage me watching the game…

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Solid two bagger for CY!

Sweet!

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Double for Young

Come on, let’s get some runs here!

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions  

How sweet would it be

to have 2008 CY suddenly become 2007 CY again?

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Super-sweet

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Indeed

I miss that guy. Remember all those stolen bases and leadoff homers?

by TwinnerA on Aug 12, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah.

Who’d we trade him for? Mike Cameron?

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

3-2!

Nice work, Snyder!

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Snydes with the ribby double!

Sweet!

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Chris Snyder

high and all the way to the wall! 3-2 us!

by TwinnerA on Aug 12, 2008 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Randy!

"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson

by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 10:37 PM EDT reply actions  

"Come on, Randy, smile over there"

Says Greg Schulte.

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by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

RANDY!!

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions  

4-2!

Randy Johnson!

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions  

RJ!!!

Look out!

Dunn is helping our entire line up!

Sweet!

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Randy:

“If they are not gonna get me my win, I am gonna get it myself!”

by singaporedbacksfan on Aug 12, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

He's done that

a few times this year.

Heck…. we DO have the best hitting pitchers in the majors.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think we're number 2

At least in RBI. The Cards have one more than we do.

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by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think ‘Skins is just high. Or exaggerating.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

I believe

our pitchers have the best OPS and BA. Not sure, though.

That’s without much help from Micah, too.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nope

3rd in the NL in both.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's still

not too shabby.

"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson

by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hmmm....

I guess I was high. Sorry. Somebody have an open bottle of glue nearby?

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Uh-oh

Don’t get hurt, Randy…

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions  

uh oh... are u ok Randy?

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Nothing

Grace and Sutton just don’t like Randy out there on the bases. Now they are saying he might have grabbed his back. God, no.

by TwinnerA on Aug 12, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Randy?

Ubaldo I’m embarrassed for you.

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by JustAJ on Aug 12, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Adam Dunn

is providing great protection in the lineup for Randy Johnson.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm glad someone finally is!

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Now that we have Adam Dunn,

look for Randy Johnson to get a lot more pitches to hit.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Solid single for Augie!

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Pssshhht

RJ easily could have gone to third on that single by Augie…

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply actions  

on a wheelchair maybe =p

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't want to see Randy slide.

Not. Ever.

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by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wanna see

him dive into 3rd base, Eric Byrnes-style.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

*1st

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

The good thing is, with Randy’s height, he can flop from about the shortstop’s position, and still make it.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yay

just popped in to see what was up and it looks like we’re getting things under control. Is Randy okay?

I'll make it.

by Shums on Aug 12, 2008 10:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Looks like it

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by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fingers crossed

We’ll see after the commercial break.

by TwinnerA on Aug 12, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

U-Ball

pitching high ‘n tight…. accidentally, of course.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Dammit

After it got to 3-0, was hoping Jackson would walk and load the bases for Dunn…

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

I was hoping

for that, too.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

They're building the drama.

I’m sure it’ll happen in the 9th inning.

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by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

So he can hit the grand slam and put us up by 8 instead of 4?

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Exactly

That’s how I’d do it.

"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson

by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm in favor of it

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

They've gotta time it

with the fireworks and the Air Force flyover

"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson

by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Or else

we could just photoshop them into the game and then pass them off as real footage, like the Chinese did.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ooooh

Can we ditch the fireworks and go with the crimson Sedona Red dragon, instead?

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oops....

sorry, I hope I didn’t spoil it for anyone.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

I hope I'm not spoling this for anyone...

Phillies 2-1 up at the end of two in Los Angeles.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Spoil away!

Go Phillies!

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by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Holly Day

rung up.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice

To see Johnson not buckle in that at-bat.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice outing

for RJ

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by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's it for Randy?

Most likely given that we would definitely not want to risk any injuries to him. Though BoMel does have the tendency to leave pitchers in longer than what is prudent.

by singaporedbacksfan on Aug 12, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

The radio guys

thought it was his last batter.

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by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

He was talking to somebody in the dugout,

so I have to think that he’s done. Just because he’s old skool like that.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dude is so old school he drives a yellow bus with gothic arch windows.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nah.

He’s ghetto old skool. Randy rolls out in a ‘73 El Camino.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Since we signed him two years ago, I’ve always said we’d be happy for a guy who can give us six solid innings an outing and, for the most part, he managed it for us. I’m not happy with how much money we’re giving him, but I’m pretty happy with the numbers he’s been putting up.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

It was pretty much

a waste last year—although that 4-0 win over the Red Sox ALMOST made it worth it.

But this year, he’s been awesome, and he’s STILL a draw.

RJ! Dback for life.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Before he went down last year, he was pitching like we needed him to, I thought.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

BEEP Dunn gets on base BEEP

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions  

SPOILER ALERT!!

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Four pitch walk for Dunn

This guy sucks, he’s not making contact at all!

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions  

You'd think

He could work a 12-pitch at bat and make the pitcher work. Not a quality at-bat there…

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

CLEARLY

less valuable than someone who can run up the pitch count and strike out on 12 tosses….

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Torches! Pitchforks!

Where’s my tar bucket?

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by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

And the feathers! You forgot the feathers!

by singaporedbacksfan on Aug 12, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’ve got a couple of guys getting a rail we can run him out of town on.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

This is awesome!

It’s like an old-fashioned Arkansas block party!!

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

another walk by Dunn

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Another bb for Dunn.

They’re scared to throw strikes to him.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Um....

they just showed Chad Tracy’s name and stats for Chris Young.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:05 PM EDT reply actions  

HR derby over in Boston...

19-17 RedSox

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 11:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Whoa.....

what? You would walk CY to get to Snyder??

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Well,

I guess it paid off. Thanks for making me sound dumb, Snydes. I don’t NEED your help!!

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

nooo nononoooo diga le que noooo

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by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not a very good PA by Snydes there :-(

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Worthless. A strikeout on 3 pitches?

He should at LEAST strike out on like 8 pitches.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Stupid MLB

I wish they’d put up more video clips. I’d like to see Randy’s RBI again.

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by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Chad Qualls in to pitch

No men on base, Chad. Keep it clean and get 3 outs!

by TwinnerA on Aug 12, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions  

We could do a heck of a lot worse as far as a bullpen arm goes.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I am wondering...

Alias lost his 7th inning job to Qualls already?

by singaporedbacksfan on Aug 12, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think that Rauch moved him. That and his recent struggles.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Cruz passed him too,

Pena is now the eighth inning and trailing guy.

by dahlian on Aug 12, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Still our closer of the future?

Apparently not then, where Rauch is there for next year if we fail to resign Lyon.

by singaporedbacksfan on Aug 12, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rauch

makes him redundant.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

OT

Why the hell is “beach volleyball” an Olympic sport??

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:13 PM EDT reply actions  

Listening to the radio leads me to believe it’s for the guys who feel uncomfortable perving on the gymnastics competition.

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

do you watch those guys??!!

they’re monsters! Now equestrian why?

formerly Seton Hall Snake Pit. The newer simpler version.

by JustAJ on Aug 12, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think

About half the sports could be excised from the Olympics.

My pet peeve is why there needs to be four different styles of swimming. It’s a bit like as if they athletics had the 100m sprint…in running, hopping, cartwheeling and going backwards.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

As a former hurdler,

I support dahlian here and take offense to Jim.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not the same.

Now, if they had swimming with hurdles, I’d endorse that…

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well,

there’s really only one way to get from point A to point B in running. But segmenting swimming into different strokes actually makes perfect sense.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

O RLY?

I await that explanation with interest.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Double

the interest?

What do you want explained?

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

we play it a lot here on Brazil =p

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

I do have to say

For as much as Rockies fans talked last year about how they were so over Clint Barmes and Tulowitski was the future of the Rockies infield, etc., I’m kind of glad to see Barmes putting up better numbers than Tulo this season.

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow....

Seth Smith kinda looks like Todd Helton Jr.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Argh

Dammit Qualls!!

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply actions  

From 0-2 to a full count single.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

trouble...

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Well, it was a ground ball. Too bad it didn’t find Augie’s glove for the double play.

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Where's Hannah?

I think she’s got my visual aid on speed dial.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Double play!

Nice work, Drew!

Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?

by kishi on Aug 12, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice DP!

"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson

by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Threat passes.

Back to Good Qualls.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Qualls Threat Level

Reduced to Green. Please go about your usual business.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions  

GMTA?

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

ARGH

I WANT TO BEAT THIS BLIND GUY TO DEATH WITH HIS GOLF CLUB

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:21 PM EDT reply actions  

wow...

I’m sensing a tiny bit of anger here.

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 12, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nah.

I like beating blind guys to death without being angry at them.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Salazar

back to not hitting in the bigs. :-(

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions  

I doubt it.

I think Burke just has pictures of Bob Melvin and Josh Byrnes with various farm animals or something.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Every one of our starters

With a hit tonight.

I’d rather have a few more runs, but could be worse.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 11:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Solid PA for Augie!

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 11:27 PM EDT reply actions  

LOL

Was somebody just yelling at Dunn in the on-deck circle?

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:29 PM EDT reply actions  

500+ comments

Dare I start an overflow? Is it getting sticky for anyone?

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 11:29 PM EDT reply actions  

it's normal here

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Going by the double-posts

From myself and Skins, I’ll get the thread warmed up.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 12, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Slightly sticky,

but not worth an OF thread yet.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL

Was somebody just yelling at Dunn in the on-deck circle?

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:30 PM EDT reply actions  

It's amazing the difference

that replacing a hacktastic 75 OPS+ player with a patient 130 OPS+ player can make on a lineup.

by dahlian on Aug 12, 2008 11:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Who had the 75?

Upton? Romero?

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Romero!

Upton is pretty much league average with the bat.

by dahlian on Aug 12, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Actually I was being geneous

Romero is at 67.

The .273 OBP leaves a lot to be desired.

by dahlian on Aug 12, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

BEEP CoJack walk BEEP

And Dunn gets another chance….

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice bb for CJ.

Let’s go DUNN!

by foulpole on Aug 12, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Hey Salazar nice average.

198.

The team that disappoints, the Arizona Diamondbacks.

by srdmad on Aug 12, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

2 on

Dunn AB

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 12, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions  

A bit high to call that a strike....

Dunn and I agree on that.

Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.

by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Another 3-2 count for Dunn

They’re saying that’s 5 for the night

"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson

by Scrbl on Aug 12, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Adam Dunn so far

has two walks, two Ks, and a double.

Pretty much as advertised.

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by DbacksSkins on Aug 12, 2008 11:35 PM EDT reply actions  

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