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Gameday Thread, #121: 8/14 vs. Rockies

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Arizona Diamondbacks @ Colorado Rockies


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Dan Haren
RHP, 12-6, 3.00
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Glendon Rusch
LHP, 5-3, 5.22

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Definitely be very good to win this one today, and put the pressure back on to the Dodgers to win their evening game against the Phillies. Haren was more than a bit shaky in his last outing: it was probably his worst of the season, as he allowed six earned runs in 5.1 innings against Atlanta, taking the loss.

Rush has been decent, though appears only good for about six innings at the most. His last six outings have been consistent, always going between five and six innings, and allowing between one and three earned runs. However, those included two games against Pittsburgh, one against the Padres and another facing the pre-Manny Dodgers, and I'd like to think our offense will present a bit more of a challenge than those teams.

For obvious, work-related reasons, my active presence will be limited, but monitoring will be taking place to make sure we don't have any repetition of the unpleasantness that broke out at one point yesterday. I have an array of tools at my disposal, and will have no hesitation in using them. That said, let's go kick Rockies' ass, win the series, win the season series and head on to Houston, knowing we'll still be at least tied for first.

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Let's go Danny Boy!

I’ve been reading AZ Snakepit for a couple of months, this is my first post. Lifelong D-Backs fan (D-Backs life, not mine….I’m older than they are).

Whatever happened to Erubiel Durazo?

by GaryTheGaucho on Aug 14, 2008 1:43 PM EDT   0 recs

Welcome!

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

by kishi on Aug 14, 2008 1:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Welcome!

Always good to have a rookie batting lead-off. :-) Post often!

by Jim McLennan on Aug 14, 2008 1:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+1

Welcome! :)

So...time for another drink then?

by Wimb on Aug 14, 2008 2:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

thanks all

If Haren can get through the 1st he should be OK.

Whatever happened to Erubiel Durazo?

by GaryTheGaucho on Aug 14, 2008 2:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Welcome!

Good to have you here.

by Azreous on Aug 14, 2008 3:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Welcome to the 'Pit!!

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

by DbacksSkins on Aug 14, 2008 3:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Jim's chief weapon is surprise

Looking forward to a good game today, I think Haren’s going to give us a good outing.

Ooh, and a fancy new Formatting Guide for the Snakepit v2.0 v2.1.

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

by kishi on Aug 14, 2008 1:50 PM EDT   0 recs

our three weapons are:

fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, and an almost fanatical devotion to the pope
d’oh

ok ok one more time- NOOOObody expects the spanish inquisition!

are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

by utahdbacksfan on Aug 14, 2008 2:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hey, whoa.

Starting the last thread off with Monty Python references didn’t end well. We should be careful.

by Azreous on Aug 14, 2008 3:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Thanks kishi!

And for extra incentive I have Haren on my fantasy team.

Whatever happened to Erubiel Durazo?

by GaryTheGaucho on Aug 14, 2008 1:52 PM EDT   0 recs

brasileiro?

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 14, 2008 2:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Bom dia!

No, but I have visited Brazil. Actually I’m from Southern California, lived in AZ 7 years. Gaucho is a reference to my college alma mater (UC Santa Barbara).

Whatever happened to Erubiel Durazo?

by GaryTheGaucho on Aug 14, 2008 2:41 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

oh, I see..

I asked it when I saw “Gaucho” =p that’s how we call someone who’s born in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil =p

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by Muu on Aug 14, 2008 2:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah lol

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by Muu on Aug 14, 2008 2:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

so.. what happened yesterday? =[

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by Muu on Aug 14, 2008 2:07 PM EDT   0 recs

Same DBacks

Different day..

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 14, 2008 2:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

In the game?

Davis sucked mildly; Rauch sucked lots; Young and Dunn proved remarkably non-clutch.

You didn’t miss anything.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 14, 2008 2:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

nah, I watched it

I mean in the GDT

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 14, 2008 2:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

not worth repeating

Jenny did a great job hiding the junk

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 14, 2008 2:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

ok

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 14, 2008 2:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Unpleasantness

which probably won’t occur again.

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

by DbacksSkins on Aug 14, 2008 3:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ahhhh I do enjoy these early starts

Will be able to catch the whole game :) that being said my last full game was the near perfect game against the Pirates :/

So...time for another drink then?

by Wimb on Aug 14, 2008 2:18 PM EDT   0 recs

Past dinner time

for you, and I am meeting a vendor for lunch. Hope the place we go to has TV…

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 14, 2008 2:19 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Actually

I’ve not had mine yet, had a late lunch so will probably eat around first pitch. Anybody heading over to the Off Topic room for more food related jibberish? ;)

So...time for another drink then?

by Wimb on Aug 14, 2008 2:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Would love to Wimb, but

I am fixing to leave here momentarily as I need to get my work day started.

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 14, 2008 2:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Stupid insomnia

I’m going to grab a quick nap before the game. If I’m not back by first pitch, would someone post really loudly to wake me up? =)

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

by kishi on Aug 14, 2008 2:22 PM EDT   0 recs

Today's lineup
  1. S. Drew ss .281
  2. C. Young cf .234
  3. C. Jackson lf .309
  4. A. Dunn rf .234
  5. M. Reynolds 3b .248
  6. C. Tracy 1b .286
  7. C. Snyder c .245
  8. C. Burke 2b .196
  9. D. Haren p .151

Burke gets to start at second-base. I hope Reynolds is taking ground-balls… Upton 5-for-12 in three rehab games for Tucson, though the Sidewinders have been outscored 33-10 in the first two games of their series against Colorado Springs.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 14, 2008 2:30 PM EDT   0 recs

Wheres augie?

i like him 1 million times more at 2nd than burke ; (
maybe upton can play 2nd?

are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

by utahdbacksfan on Aug 14, 2008 2:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Upton played 2B

when he was drafted, I believe

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

by DbacksSkins on Aug 14, 2008 3:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Played short in high school.

The team that might win, the Arizona Diamondbacks.

by srdmad on Aug 14, 2008 3:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Young back in the 2 slot..

As if last night didn’t prove anything.

by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 14, 2008 2:40 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sigh

Why why why use the chocolate teapot? Sadly the Sidewinders just outright suck this year so I’m not surprised about the lame results

So...time for another drink then?

by Wimb on Aug 14, 2008 2:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

does anyone know

when max is coming back?

we could use bullpen help and i can think of at least one person (::coughburkecough::) that i would be delighted to see in the minor leauge

are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

by utahdbacksfan on Aug 14, 2008 2:46 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

lol

Burke actually did something good last night, and still gets hated on!! But seriously, i wouldn’t mind seeing him in the minors! lol. THe only way I see that happening is if they do move Reynolds to 2nd base, and have Augie there as a back up for him, because basically, like today, Burke will be at 2nd probably every 3rd or 4th game at 2nd base.

by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 14, 2008 2:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Not till rosters expand in September, I think

I’d rather see him at the back of the rotation. But he’s more likely to replace Rosales there, then Burke.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 14, 2008 2:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Bob Melvin never lets me down

I think, in order to prevent some kind of “exploding head event”, I’m gonna sit this one out. Good luck D-Backs!

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

by Scrbl on Aug 14, 2008 2:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Go DBACKS!!

Wow, the phillies suck! lol.

by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 14, 2008 2:39 PM EDT   0 recs

Just noticed that Owings has not been placed on waivers

Do you think that mean we’ll see him in September?

So...time for another drink then?

by Wimb on Aug 14, 2008 2:47 PM EDT   0 recs

i hope so

are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

by utahdbacksfan on Aug 14, 2008 2:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Good Start

Haren needs to have a good start today. He has been struggling early on, as of late, so he needs to put up zero in the first.

by J Up on Aug 14, 2008 2:49 PM EDT   0 recs

Matinee Masher

I have a feeling dunn hits his first dback big fly today. I hope im right.

by J Up on Aug 14, 2008 2:51 PM EDT   0 recs

he is hitting Rush at nearly a .400 clip

formerly Seton Hall Snake Pit. The newer simpler version.

by AJforAZ on Aug 14, 2008 2:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He should know Rusch well

from his days with the Brew Crew.

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

by DbacksSkins on Aug 14, 2008 3:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i shouldn't be around during the game itself

its a rockies game so we actually get it on our cable up here in utah, so im taking my lunch break an hour late to watch it

are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

by utahdbacksfan on Aug 14, 2008 2:55 PM EDT   0 recs

Dunn

If he has a gets it Dunn today his official nickname will be the “Matinee Masher”

by J Up on Aug 14, 2008 2:58 PM EDT   0 recs

wow.

Finally, a game that I’ll see the start of.

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 14, 2008 3:00 PM EDT   0 recs

why aren't you in school!!!!!

formerly Seton Hall Snake Pit. The newer simpler version.

by AJforAZ on Aug 14, 2008 3:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

you all probably haven't started yet

have you?

formerly Seton Hall Snake Pit. The newer simpler version.

by AJforAZ on Aug 14, 2008 3:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Here we go!

Whatever happened to Erubiel Durazo?

by GaryTheGaucho on Aug 14, 2008 3:06 PM EDT   0 recs

Rusch has a 5+ ERA

sigh…

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 14, 2008 3:06 PM EDT   0 recs

So we can expect

Career highs in K’s and probably 7 shut out innnings

So...time for another drink then?

by Wimb on Aug 14, 2008 3:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yeap...

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 14, 2008 3:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Memo to everyone

Those of us not able to watch the game would appreciate slightly more information… :-(

by Jim McLennan on Aug 14, 2008 3:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

droooo out =[

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by Muu on Aug 14, 2008 3:07 PM EDT   0 recs

Single for CY

That’s a start.

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

by kishi on Aug 14, 2008 3:07 PM EDT   0 recs

CY!!!!

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 14, 2008 3:07 PM EDT   0 recs

Wait...whaaa?

CY hit the ball? and is on base?

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 14, 2008 3:07 PM EDT   0 recs

That will help the OBP

Whatever happened to Erubiel Durazo?

by GaryTheGaucho on Aug 14, 2008 3:08 PM EDT   0 recs

Sounds like

Spillborghs?

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

by DbacksSkins on Aug 14, 2008 3:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Good stuff CY

Solid single

So...time for another drink then?

by Wimb on Aug 14, 2008 3:08 PM EDT   0 recs

CY Yay!!

My dang reply button won’t work. Not sure what is up with that.

by TwinnerA on Aug 14, 2008 3:08 PM EDT   0 recs

where's our running game? =[

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by Muu on Aug 14, 2008 3:09 PM EDT   0 recs

cojack retired, fly out

2 outs,

now lets get it DUNN! =x

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by Muu on Aug 14, 2008 3:11 PM EDT   0 recs

noooooo.

attack of the dunn jokes.

well, he’s dunn. :-P

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 14, 2008 3:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Damn

Sounded like it was going out :( but caught

So...time for another drink then?

by Wimb on Aug 14, 2008 3:12 PM EDT   0 recs

=[ almost there Dunn...

inning over

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by Muu on Aug 14, 2008 3:13 PM EDT   0 recs

'Afternoon everyone!

I should be around for most of this one, Jim, so you can relax a bit. ;)

by snakecharmer on Aug 14, 2008 3:15 PM EDT   0 recs

lol, the bat almost caught someone there

1 out

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 14, 2008 3:15 PM EDT   0 recs

You'd rather Clark?

Then, sssshhhh. Maybe Melvin didn’t notice. :-)

by Jim McLennan on Aug 14, 2008 3:17 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

ohhh right.

i forgot about the second option.

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 14, 2008 3:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs