Gameday Thread, #122: 8/15 vs. Astros
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 6:00 PM EDT
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In all likelihood, Brandon Webb has nine starts left this year. Based on his current win percentage [68% - 17 in 25 starts], he should win six of those, to give him 23 wins on the season. That's a total not seen in the National League since 2002, when Arizona's dynamic duo of Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson had 23 and 24 wins respectively. The only other National League pitcher since 1988 with so many victories, was John Smoltz, who had 24 for Atlanta in 1996. So, Webb's performance this year is something pretty special.
Webb has won his last four outings, allowing just one run in three of those, and with an ERA of 1.80 over those 30 innings. He's been remarkably efficient of late, taking only 13.4 pitches per frame, and has allowed only one extra-base hit [a double] in those four games, restricting opponents to a slugging percentage of .245. With Arizona now deadlocked with the Los Angeles in a dogfight only one of them can really win, a good performance from our ace will be welcome.
The Astros come in with an eight-game winning streak, that has got them above .500 for the first time since the opening week of June. Admittedly, this is less impressive when you realize it comes courtesy of the Reds and Giants, whom Houston swept in four-game series - still, they have scored an average of 7.5 runs during the streak, batting .320 and with an OPS of .931 in those eight contests. Wise not to take them lightly - despite the gruesome loss of Carlos Lee, who broke a finger in six places.
We took two of three against the Astros earlier in the season, back at Chase, but all three games were close, decided by two or less runs. Webb didn't face them in that series, but of those Houston players with 20+ ABs against Webb, Matsui and Loretta are both over .400, while Blum is down at .172 - and Berkman, the Astros' biggest threat, is only 2-for-20 lifetime against our ace. We didn't face Rodriguez either, and only Dunn has faced him in more than ten at-bats: he's done pretty well, going 7-for-17, with two homers. Maybe today will be the day he gets his first HR for us; who'd have had Burke homering before Dunn?
At The Sets tonight, for a charity comedy event, but with the early start, should be about for most of this, save the journey to the venue.
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Go Dbacks!
With Webb on the mound, we have a good chance to win!! Dodgers are playing well, I guess with their 4 game sweep (impressive, i won’t lie) of Philly, much of everyone thinks this is their division..
Prove them wrong Dbacks!
I'll be around until probably 7ish
at which point I log off to avoid spoilers. :)
Webb is having a fabulous year… who knew after 2006 it could get even better!
Lets Go
Todays the day Dunn hits his first dbacks home run!! We got Webby going on the mound tonight… lets get some early runs
Tonight's lineup
- S. Drew ss .282
- C. Young cf .236
- C. Jackson lf .306
- A. Dunn rf .234
- M. Reynolds 3b .248
- T. Clark 1b .230
- C. Snyder c .245
- C. Burke 2b .197
- B. Webb p .157
Burke gets another start at second, hoping to build on his first home-run of the year on Thursday in Colorado. Maybe he could end the day above the Uecker line? 1-for-3 with a walk would put him exactly at .200…
Clark in as well...
Tracy had been swinging it well in Colorado, kind of wish he were given another start… Oh well, Clark better make the most of it, as Burke better as well.. I remember watching that extra inning game when he was in Houston, i think it was like 18 innings, maybe not, but he hit that homerun, it was pretty sweet.
Tracy
is NOT particularly impressive against lefties… although he’s been better, lately.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Hence
“lately”
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I really hope
that was not a reference to a trailer for a horrible movie that I am seeing everywhere.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 15, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
While much of the local mound talk
has centered around Haren, and Johnson to some extent, Brandon has once again positioned himself as the Cy Young frontrunner in the NL, in that relatively quiet way of his.
Still a lot of baseball left, but put another way, the award’s his to lose at this point. A solid win against a hot club tonight would put him four wins over the CYA field, a huge margin for rivals to overtake against a pitcher of Brandon’s durable quality.
Today’s ballot:
Webb ( I say he gets 21 wins)
Volquez
Lincecum
Dempster
Dark horses incl Zambrano, Sheets, Haren, and if the Phils win the east and he doesnt blow any saves all year – Brad Lidge. Dark, dark horse – CC Sabathia. I cant envision anyone else winning, short of throwing back to back no hitters or something.
I'd have to agree
Still very early.. but he’s the clear cut leader as of now… No one else in the NL even has 15 wins… So with a win tonight, he’ll have 4 more wins than the next. If Webb doesn’t get it, which i hope he does, but I would want Lincecum to get it. He is damn good, on a crappy team. I really hope that Sabathia isn’t considered to much, he didn’t have a great first half.
Let’s hope Webb keeps it up, and the Dbacks take control of the West!
I think if Haren wasn’t on the same team as Webb, he’d be a front runner, too.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
By ESPN’s Cy Young Predictor, he and Webb were 1 and 2 before that 6 run outing. After yesterday’s good start, he’s back up to #3, behind Lincecum.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
He was close to leading in ERA
But he has been a long way behind Webb in wins. On May 15, Webb had nine wins, Haren only four.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Which
tells you what a stupid stat “wins” are.
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I take your point
but if he wasnt on the same team as Webb, he might also be 13-6 for a third or fourth place team ;-)
by Diamondhacks on Aug 15, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
And Dreww extends the streak
Nice double to lead it off.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
And let's not forget
Don’t hit the ball in the air to center.
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I yelled it at him before he swung
Doesn’t that count??
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Doesn't help much
Remember how far that noise has to travel, and he’s in a closed stadium anyway.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Aargh
Drew’s streak is now the =4th longest in the league this year. Top is 19, by both Matt Kemp and Nate McLouth.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m luvin’ Jackson and Dunn back to back….remember what I said a few days back about pissing pitchers off
You get
back to back OBP with CoJack then Dunn, and back to back power with Dunn then Reynolds.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
At this point
I would be stapling Clark’s bat to his shoulder, to prevent the otherwise almost-inevitable double-play.
Yeah, set your expectations low, that’s what I say… :-)
Woo!
Im a little drunk and we have runs on the board, god bless Fridays :)
So...time for another drink then?
soco's keys to the game
1) Listen for awhile
2) Get some grub
3) Go to the movies
4) Dessert?
2-0 already? Alright!
Yub, yub!
Well, normal service has been resumed
Still, nice to get Webb to the plate before he has to throw a pitch…
Well, nice to get through the lineup in the first
Don’t think this starter is likely to stick around too long for Houston.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Got to feel good
Giving Webb a three-run lead, when that’s the total of runs he has allowed in his past three starts and 23 innings…
Houston's come back
in 5 of their 8 wins during this 8 game win streak… We need to keep piling it on!
Please, please, please
someone assure me that our success tonight has nothing to do with me studying for a math test while I listen to the game. I don’t think I can take two more months of this!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Whatever it takes
Muu spilled blood to get this team a win, literally. Staring at a few bits of calculus hardly seems like a sacrifice… :-)
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Can I just shed some blood instead?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
I dunno
we’ll need multiple examples to make a case. I think you should be good, but just in case you should study math tomorrow too.
Yub, yub!
It's an all-weekend thing.
So I got that covered.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Yup.
He’ll have to become a math major, methinks.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Right before it happened,
Schulte mentioned that “Berkman is only 2-20 against Webb alltime….”
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
That one
Surprised me too. Maybe I’ll find a use someday…
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
They should replace it with someone more useful
Maybe the “The More You Know…” logo. I frequently find myself wanting to finish comments with that.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
As in
Adam Dunn ran down that gapper like a 275 lb Shawn Green.
by Diamondhacks on Aug 15, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
What do you mean?
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 15, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
And with that inning escaped
I’m off to The Sets. Keep this lead safe for me, folks. Better yet, extend it further!
Schulte definitely
thought that pitch was too low to be a called strike 3.
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Miller opened in 2001, Minute Maid in 2000
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, but that's because I didn't care :)
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
Okay, that’s bound to lend me some amusement for at least tonight..
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
SafeCo
is kind of a weird middle zone, though, because the retractable roof doesn’t make it a true “dome” or inside ballpark, but instead adds some covering, so Minute Maid might be the second true natural grass field.
And actually, if we want to be technical, the Olympic Stadium in Montreal was before BOB, but the natural grass didn’t last long so they converted it to Astroturf.
Yub, yub!
Ew, what?
Not paying that close attention…
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
FREEBIRD!!
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He's staring at it
As if it’ll move again…
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Blech. Tim McLellan.
Schulte thought the K zone is unnecessarily low. And as Sut pointed out, when Adam Dunn thinks it’s not a strike, it’s probably NOT a strike….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
That
bugs me too.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I’m not supposed to be online while at work, but I am so incredibly bored and need something to do. I am counting on you guys to tell me what is going on. Gameday is so freaking slow.
Go DBacks!
Eh....
I’m not supposed to be posting at work either, but I do it pretty often…..
Not at work now, though.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
What kinda work do you do, anyway?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
So....
what exactly is the LF doing, staring at the dead pigeon?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
9 pitches there for Reynolds.
Good discipline!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Two walks in the game for Reynolds
Nice to see some patience there.
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That'd be nice
Man, if Reynolds and Young would take some pointers from Dunn, that’d almost make the trade worth it right there.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
I thought it was a mistake
when I saw it on Gameday. He really walked twice in the game? Wow.
He's drinking the kool-aid!!
Well no, probably not….
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
And a walk to Clark
Is the first inning pitcher back?
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
What is this
“wawkz” you speak of?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
a little more working the count
and Wandy will be done by the end of the inning
Proud supporter of Randy going for 300, even next year.
Even with the bird gone,
Wigginton was still looking at the ground.
Doesn’t really feel comfortable about it, I guess….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Hey!
Snydes RBI!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
you'd be suprised
some are quite funny but most are terribly disturbing
Proud supporter of Randy going for 300, even next year.
I'm down
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
It's creative, at least.
And Grace and Sutton have actually done a pretty good job this year of bringing some unique character to the Dbacks fanbase — the RedHeads, “Car!”, etc.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Excellent
Wasn’t Houston’s bullpen pretty bad when they were in town earlier? How’s it looking now?
Clark...
Should have stayed. I think he’s faster than he thinks.
Though, Webb is up next, so whatever.
Um....
no, he’s not faster than he thinks, I’m fairly certain….
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Awesome.
Childhood friend / little league teammate of Snydes.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Lead-off double for Drew. He’s looking good today.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Smokin's bad,
mmmkay.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
So....
I’m fairly certain this is the Stephen Drew we thought we drafted in ’04, NOT that weak version last year.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Nice RBI, CoJack!
Need to end that slump.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
And Berkman
accidentally tagged CoJack in the crotch on that pickoff attempt, trying to give him the Chris Snyder treatment….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Stop
copying my subject line!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
It wasn't just a straight copy
I added the exclamation mark for extra excitement!
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
I know!
So… stop embellishing AND copying my subject lines!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Double for Dunn.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Hmmm....
if Dunn was able to get to 2nd on that ball, I’m fairly certain CoJack could have scored.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Whoa... wait.....
didn’t Mark foul that one??
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I makes all the sense in the baseball world. 1st base open, runners on 2nd and 3rd and a RHB due up next.
I think Foulpole
read Monty Burns’ guide to baseball managing. Let’s see:
Player A this season:
overall – .245/.352/.458 107 OPS+
vs. righties – .262/.368/.464
Player B this season -
overall – .230/.349/.333 83 OPS+
vs. righties – .229/.366/.289
Clearly, the platoon advantage is everything.
A=Snyder?
B=TC? I assume
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Intentionally walking Tony Clark
to get to Chris Snyder seems like kind of a dumb idea, unless you make all your decisions based on righty/lefty matchups.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Against a righty,
I would MUCH rather have Chris Snyder batting with the bases loaded than Tony Clark batting with two on.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
42
Is the answer to the question of life, the universe and everything
Pretty famous book...
Pretty mediocre movie…
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Good
BBC TV series, though.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Nice radio
show too.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
the radio plays are wonderful
you have no idea how long I’ve waited for a pitcher to be at 42 pitches so I can do that joke
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
But
what’s the QUESTION to life, the universe, and everything??
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Yeah.
Using the Scrabble bag didn’t really work.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I don't follow
the logic of that Aflac commercial.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
I've rarely heard an ad on KTAR
that made any sense
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
He finally
patched up that hole in his bat.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Hey!
Another Chris Burke hit!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Good bunt by Webby.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
ahahahaha
That is incredibly amusing. :D
(I don’t mean you, I mean the move. I know it’s true.)
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
C'mon Chris
get angry!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
By the way,
whenever Dunn runs, I picture myself listening to his thought patterns: “Dum de dum dum de dum dum….”
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
That walk doesn't make sense to me either...
I know drew is hot… but CY can get a hold of one… just put another runner on base..
CY!
They IBB’d Drew to get to you. Make them PAY! CHRIS YOUNG ANGRY!!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Chris SMASH!!!!
This is what I would like to see.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
CY ANGRY!!!
CY RBI!!!!
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I'm sorry, but...
You do realize how much that gets on people’s nerves, right?
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you really need to say “Sweet!!!” after every hit? Every RBI? Every strikeout?
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re missing the point, but, never mind. Sorry to have tried to bring it up in a logical manner… forget about it.
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
And he still wonders...
…why people get annoyed by him.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
You might
change it up every now and then, instead of automatically tacking a “SWEET!!!!” onto a play by play explanation.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
I love that Chris Young cheering section!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
And....
Drew erased, but CoJack not doubled up at first.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
A base hit scores him at 2nd base..
was there really a need for him to do that?
wanted to make his cheering section cheer some more, i guess.
I guess he thought the pitcher wasn't paying attention?
He should’ve paid attention to the snap throw to first earlier in the game…
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
CYCS.
Not a fan.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
At least
Dunn leads off the next inning, so there’s a good chance we get the leadoff runner onbase next inning.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
While we're at it
way to set up the double-play Webbie!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Oh
my prophetic soul!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Have you thought about
investing?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
It only works
for important stuff, like “Will Webbie get a double play?” and “What’s for dinner?”
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Hmmm....
Doesn’t work for trivial stuff like “money”?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Hasn't he been thrown out at third a few times??
He’s had quite a few base running errors this year.
CY caught stealing
What’s up with him always getting thrown out stealing 3rd? Uh, maybe he should stop doing it unless it’s on a passed ball or wild pitch.
Isn't there a rule
about getting the 3rd out at 3rd base? Not good. Not good at all.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Exactly.
And, as Matty was pointing out, there’s NO REASON to steal 3rd with Dunn at the plate….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Caminiti
was pointing out the same thing. Sounds like we have a consensus.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Candiotti?
I believe Caminiti is now dead….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Would you believe
that my radio wasn’t working and I was listening to the game vis Ouijja board?
I mix up the names of those two all the time.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Indeed.
But yeah, IIRC, Ken Caminiti died a few years ago, allegedly side effects from steroid use.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
There it goes again....
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Don’t worry, I’ll try to resolve it tonight.
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we should each come up with our very own exclamation and use it all the time! I’m going to say, “OH, yeah!”
Anybody else?
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 15, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
When i hear NICE
I think of Sutton in that Gila River Casino commercial, when he gets those guys to do the wave… NICE!
Heh...
yeah, I got that.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
That's a good way to say it, too!
Plus, that’s pretty funny.
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
If you want nice....
I’ll go with.. CHA-CHING!
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Badda bing!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
How about VERY NICE!!
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 15, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, cool. Now we’re getting with it!
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 15, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
But
that sounds too close to “BOO YAH”, which is better.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
But sound doesn’t matter, cuz we’re reading.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 15, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
But
we can still pretend?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
No, that would be
“HOOO AHHH”
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Can I say
“HELLZ YEAH!!!”?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Okay, that’s great!
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 15, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, that’s a completely different era.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 15, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
The important thing here
is that we get to the part where you ask me how I’m gonna get a new fourth outfielder.
- Oh, how you gonna get a new fourth outfielder?
- Funny you should ask, I’ve got a new AAA call up..
- Ah wow, how’d ya get a new AAA call up?
- Oh, my folks drove it up here from the Venezuela.
- You’re kidding!
- No I’m not, Venezuela is contiguous to the United States of America. Okay, the important thing here is that, uh, you ask me what kinda AAA call up it is.
- Uh uh, what kinda AAA call up ya got?
- I’ve got a bitchin’ Romero…
It seems
like he can induce those at will. It’s very cool.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
It is indeed
I love those double plays induced by Webb.
Walk, double play, and strikeout for Webby.
Ho hum.
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Come on Dunn
Everyone says you hit your homeruns with no one on base… I’ll take one of those right now!!
let's hope this Byrd
is as much use as the last one on the field
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
Dead?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
z
Because I am too numbers-adverse to look it up, what’s Dunn hitting since he came to us?
It's like living with a six-year old.
5-20
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Not counting tonight...
3 for 12 with 3 walks and 2 RBI
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow.
I guessed it was .250, and then just made up a number to see if anyone would catch it.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
You were right. I just actually went and looked it up. :)
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Are the Dodgers
winning already?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Could you please use some punctuation? It would make your posts so much easier to read.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 15, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Punctuation,
and/or the content box?
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, either would be an improvement...
and your comments would probably be appreciated more. I’m not being sarcastic, I’m serious.
by snakecharmer on Aug 15, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate the Dodgers,
but I wouldn’t mind both of our teams doing well, again, just to make the division look better.
So long as our team wins the division.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
This
is actually gonna get old pretty quickly….
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Clarke's looking
remarkably lifelike tonight.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Snyder!!
2 run blast.
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Snydes!
Showin’ off for the hometown crowd. I love it!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Those native Houston guys --
Snyder, CY, and Burke, are having a pretty good night.
Any other Houstonians?
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Isn't Dunn
from Houston?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Yeah, I knew there was someone else.
Adam Dunn doesn’t yet come to mind immediately as “Diamondback” yet.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn't have thought of it
if they hadn’t said something a couple innings ago about his college days.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Dunn?
I don’t think Dunn went to college — didn’t he turn down a football scholarship to play QB at Texas?
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I take it back.
He did go to college but turned down the scholarship to stick with baseball. (According to the Arbiter of the Sacred Knowledge — Wikipedia)
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
They were talking about
him going to school in Houston. I had assumed they meant college, but I think you’re right.
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HELLZ YEAH!!!!
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Oh yeah
sorry.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I loved watching Wigginton
not even move…. just stand there and watch it leave after it flew off the bat.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Actually,
Randy just thought it was hunting season again.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
On the replay,
that was a HUGE home run….
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
burke for MVP
gotta love that 3 game hitting streak
Gotta love
ANY hitting streak with Chris Burke.
Even a one game hitting streak.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry!
Stuff was just going slow and I’m doing like 6 things at once.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
That guy
is like a baseball zombie. He just shambles along, looks kinda clumsy and he never ever dies.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
I was thinking
he made the play because he was in the right place. So it kinda made sense either way.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
It looks
like a possibility
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Man… sure is nice to be playing a laugher. Seems like a long time.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
anybody see the US softballers against Japan? After a 4 run top of the first Candrea actually changed his starting pitcher. Interesting move.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Assuming you mean Japan got 4 runs, right?
Cuz it wouldn’t make sense to change the pitcher if the U.S. got 4 runs.
No… the US got 4 runs in the top of the 1st and Candrea pulled his top pitcher before she threw a pitch and put in his third string SP.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Nice strategy....
did we win?
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Run-ruled Japan. That team is freaking unbelievable. I don’t know why they’re not getting more pub. They’re the most dominating team at the Olympics — any country, any sport.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Have been for awhile...
It’s a shame they are taking it off the lineup for future olympics.
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
a big shame. I think it’s a blast to watch. Much better than women’s basketball.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Hardly any wonder
The phrase “foregone conclusion” comes to mind in these games. It would likely help if the US team hadn’t won, like ten million games in a row…
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
See, that argument is worthless, IMHO. Look at diving or table tennis, or long distance running… each one of those events is owned by a certain country, but those aren’t thrown out.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Who owns long-distance running?
The last seven men’s marathons have been won by six different countries, for example. USA have never lost a game at the Olympics.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough on the marathoning… although there are obviously a cluster of countries who compete. But I believe my point remains with the other events… it seems absurd to eliminate an event just because one country is particularly good at it.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Or, to put it another way
It seems absurd to have an event at which only one country is good.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Especially THAT good
But it’s still sad to see it be gone…
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
It'll survive
I suspect Jenny Finch will not be found working at the local Burger King. :-)
Casey Daigle, on the other hand…
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
What have the results in synchronized swimming been? Seems to me that the Chinese win every single event.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Is it me...
or is that event IMPOSSIBLE??? Even when it looks perfect, they slow it down, and it’s terrible! lol
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
No
They’ve never won a medal. Baseball-Reference.com now have a spinoff Olympics site: here’s the synchronized swimming page. USA 5 golds, Canada 3, Russia 4.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
My apologies… I meant synchronized DIVING.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Hey, that’s a fun site.
Gold Medals
Table Tennis: China 16; S Korea 3; Sweden 1
Rhythmic gymnastics: Russia 4, others with 1
Synchronized diving: China 5, Russia 2, Greece 1
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Since the Sydney games
The USA are 64-3 in international play. They won the gold in Athens by a total score of 51-1. Thus far in Beijing, it’s 29-1.
That’s not just domination, it’s….madness. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah.
The USA is the only power in softball, which is sad, but definitely fun to watch.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 15, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I was under the impression
that the Australians had an okay team too? (Relatively speaking)
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
There are a few countries with
respectable teams.
Australia and Japan are really the only two that could be any sort of threat, but not really.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 15, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
the IOC’s biggest reasoning behind getting rid of softball was that there wasn’t much viewer interest. However, I also think they’d find that if they showed it more often, and not at 2 am, there’d be a larger audience.
My $0.02
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 15, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
amen to that.
and viewer interest? how is that a category in deciding what sports are chosen? poker draws huge ratings, after all.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
I think *global* interest
Is closer to the key. Softball is basically barely played outside of the States.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
and children everywhere are synchronized diving?
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
And yet
they still have curling in the winter olympics….
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
7 gold medals
Split over five countries.
Next.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
And still
zero interest….
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
In the US
Don’t make the mistake of assuming the rest of the world follows suit.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you crazy!?!?!?!?
Curling is my absolute favorite Olympic sport to watch. I wrecked me sleep schedule staying up all night to watch the Johnson sisters go for the gold during the ’06 games.
Hell, I even got my parents to give me a year-long membership to curltv.com for Christmas. You are fool, a damned fool.
I listened to curling
on the radio once.
That was bizarre. Watching it, though, is pretty awesome. I’d rather watch that than more figure skating.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 15, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
BLECH!
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Amen to that!
The tension was starting to get to me.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Dunn
has meant that everyone’s had better pitches to hit. Burke, Drew, CY, Randy the other day, etc.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly.
Has helped us out more ways than 1… Every other Dbacks fan will just see how he’s done to help the team, little do they know he’s done so much more than they think!
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Adam Dunn
has actually been sabotaging the other pitchers’ arms and stuff.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay
I am leaving work now. When I turn this game on the radio we had better keep winning. I have had bad luck with that this year.
CYHR.
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CY!!!!
GONE!!!
I knew he would take advantage of the short porch. Should do a few more of that this series.
That's REALLY getting even MORE annoying now.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice work Chris!
Good to see him come right back after an error.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Good job, folks
I leave you with a two-run lead, and come back to find it at seven. I must go to dinner at the Lemon Grass Cafe more often. :-)
Welcome back!
Glad we could give you a little more runs!
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Really, it’s not us, just the power of the Burke-TC combo… unstoppable.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Until recently
you couldn’t stop it because it wasn’t moving. They’re looking good tonight though.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Thai food
Their noodles were awesome. Let me see if I can find a website or something.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Awwww.
Poor baby has to go out for dinner more.
:-P
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Beats
Having to study math to get a win. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Can say that again.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe we should save a few of these runs for tomorrow
With Petit pitching, i mean, we have Webby today
Pile it on, boys!
Let’s break their spirits!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
More slugging.
This time by Mark.
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Me too
I’m still marvelling at his 30-pitch outing a couple games ago.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Pitch-counts so far
Game 1: 25 in 5 plate-appearances
Game 2: 16 in 5
Game 3: 21 in 5
So far. that’s 62 in fifteen, over four per PA, which is pretty good.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Adam Dunn,
even without hitting homeruns, is a one-man wrecking crew.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it was his first game with the D-Backs.
During one of the Colorado games he had 5 full counts. That’s at least 30 pitches.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
I think that
May be a mythical exaggeration. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I made a mistake
converting from metric runs into imperial.
I need my own fact checker, all these conic sections are melting my brain.
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CY's mom is awesome.
What a great woman. I didn’t know CY wanted to be a doctor.
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They've had
some great interviews with D-Backs friends and families tonight.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Seriously
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
It's been a couple months
but I still fondly remember the interview with DD’s dad on his first game back from cancer treatment.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Yeah, I was a big fan of that one, too.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
TC
with 3 hits tonight and an RBI. Weak little squibber there through the right side to send Mark to 3rd. (Altho, he probably could have scored if he had really pushed it)
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Are we at
the point where pushing it would be considered “bad form?”
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
getting near there… but I don’t think we’re quite there.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
BURKE HR!!!
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STOP THE PRESSES!!!
BURKE — 3 RUN HOMER!!!
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Again?
Jebus.
I get distracted by the new phone, and I miss his 2nd hr of the year and the 2nd in 2 days?
Sheesh.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 15, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
3-run blast, too.
He was annoyed that Brandon Webb had more RBIs than him.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Huh.
Crackberry is going to be a bad, bad thing for me. :-P
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 15, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh yeah,
how’s your new Blackberry? My brother loves his.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Love it.
Love love love love love.
It helps that I also upgraded to unlimited texting this time around.
Which Blackberry does he have?
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 15, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I just got
your txt msg, sorry.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Should I change my sig?
Dear Josh Byrnes: Please DFA Chris Burke. He can't hit, and probably never will.
by C. Wesley Baier on Aug 15, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Burke's making a good case for it.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
3 game hitting streak
says “yes”.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
4 RBI and 2 HR in 2 games
says “yes”
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 15, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Umm....
Le’ts leave Reynolds at third… Burke every day 2nd baseman. lol
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
"Wow!" I say
Wow! Where have you BEEN, Chris Burke?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Two-run?
Don’t underestimate the power of the Burke. That was a three-run jack. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Behold
the power of Burke.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Webb
I say pull Webb now and bring in the bullpen slop. There’s no reason to push his pitch count.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Ummm..
I think Melvin will want to pad his CY Young status!
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Keep our eyes on the prize… the pennant, not the Cy.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Just telling you what Melvin is thinkin!!
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Brandon
has thrown the most innings since 2005, IIRC. Might be 2006, though, but either way, it’s never been an issue before. I’m not too worried about it.
I DO think a complete game victory would help cement his Cy chances.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I still think you save pitches when you can. Not too many games like this.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
When Webb
is still dealin’ like he is now, with a really low pitch count, he can leave the game when he wants.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
See, I disagree… this is when a manager has to have the guts to step in and take the ball for his pitcher’s own good… even when his superstar doesn’t want to give it.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
I can see you're point, though.
CC Sabathia is going to be one tired pitcher nearing the end of the season, i believe.
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
It's actually kinda nice
to see Melvin pull a pitcher before he falls apart.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Brandon Webb
falls apart?
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Evening!
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Haven't heard anything on the radio
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
My guess is to just give Augie some playing time..?
Though just a guess.
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Granted
It helped having the short porch…. But i’ll take it!
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
KAZAD! KAZAD AI-MINU!!
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
BARUK KAZAD!!
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
What?
Nobody else knows Tolkien’s Dwarvish?
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope.
you’re on your own with that one, kid.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 15, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Sadly,
no.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I think my LotRO
character used to yell that all the time.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Are you suggesting
foulpole is a dwarf?
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
No,
I’m the 5’5 one….
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
on the self-deprecating humor.
-2 on not giving me a chance. :-P
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 15, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
In YOUR face....
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Well,
would you have at least gotten the reference?
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Then
I am somewhat exonerated…
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Well over 500 comments
But I can’t see the point in an overflow, unless anyone is finding it to be really sticky.
RJ's ERA since the ASG:
1.08 — best in MLB.
Making a late-season charge for the Cy Young himself?
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So long as
he doesn’t seem fatigued.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Flipping back and forth
between the Olympics and Dbacks here. They’re interviewing Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin.
Anyone else stay up to watch the finals last night?
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Yeah
It was good! Though i would have wanted #1 and #2 flopped, but it was still good!! THey are both great!
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Why'd
you want ’em switched?
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I just Shawn more.
But they were both very good. Nastia was definitely more deserving, she did fanstastic.
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
She was a good sport and an Olympic silver medal in all-around ain’t too shabby. She has to more event finals in beam and floor and Nastia has three in bars, beam and floor, plus Alicia on vault, so there are more medals to win!
Alicia....
a little unimpressive, I must say.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, she's adorable.
In the NBC studio in Beijing, when Nastia and Shawn were sitting on the sofa, Shawn’s feet didn’t even touch the ground.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously.
Unlike those 12 year old Chinese.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Benefit of the doubt.....
Apparently, there was one of their Olympic gymnasts who was entered into a competition as a 13 year old this year… and somebody posted the entry form online to prove it. Of course, because it was China, the gov’t had it taken down….
Bastards.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Not that it isn't likely they cheated
For a family in China that wants to see their daughter fast-tracked into a national training program, there is the chance of them pulling a Danny Almonte to give their daughter a leg-up.
But the registered ages is far more compelling evidence of cheating than the talking heads that just shout “look at them! look at them!”. He Kexin is far from the youngest looking “15 year-old” I’ve seen in China.
A 15-yr old
would STILL be breaking the rules…. (minimum age is 16, not 15)
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
have to turn 16 the year of.
just sayin.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 15, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, is that the rule?
The Chinese have their own calendar… are their years 1/3 the length of ours?
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
The only reason
the Karolyis were so pissed is that the US Gymnastics Association isn’t sneaky enough to get 12 and 13 year olds on our team.
As we all know
the Karolyis are bastions of fair play.
Also, I don’t buy what they say about how a 12 year-old would have an advantage because of their “fearlessness”. What about the disadvantage of the lack of experience in international competition.
If anything, I think the main advantage of the Chinese team would be that they have a wider pool of talent to draw from. It’s a stupid rule, but at the same time, that doesn’t excuse the IOC for their lackluster performance at either a) enforcing the rule or b) explaining why they are convinced that the Chinese gymnasts in question are 16. “We looked at their passports” does not pass the smell test.
I think the advantage
comes from the ratio of strength to weight. It’s at its highest just before puberty.
I think the Chinese should be following the rules, but I also don’t really like that rule. Anything that’s so hard to enforce shouldn’t be a rule to begin with. And if these young people really are the best in the world, they should be allowed to compete at their peak. Hopefully, this dispute will bring about some change.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
The IOC
is very good at enforcing rules.
/sarcasm
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Nastia was PISSED
when she didn’t win in the olympic “try-outs” (sorry forgot what it was called) earlier in the States!
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I think a lot of that
comes from her dad. That guy has all the warmth of a prison guard.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Talk about pressure!!
Her dad i think puts too much pressure on her.. But, she got gold!
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Well he WAS grown
by the Soviets for glory against the west, in one of those gymnast farms they used to have….
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
No.
Watched them while I was eating lunch today (thank you, DVR).
The pair of them are absolutely amazing.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 15, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, we did. Yawn. I wish they’d show it earlier in the evening. What’s the point of delaying it from the East Coast.
Great competition though!
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 15, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Save his arm for the stretch run
In a ten-run game a complete game is nothing more than a vanity stat.
Getting more run support
than any other pitcher on his team is already more than enough.
by dahlian on Aug 15, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Phillies
suck.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
That
was very satisfying. Thank you, D-Backs!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
A final hoo yahh!!!
and goodnight.Glad to be back after being off line with server problems.
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
I'm assuming Montero will be in tomorrow?
With Randy pitching Sunday, i suspect Snyder will be the one catching him..
Randy's been outstanding
since he started pitching to Snyder.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Snyder
works really hard to prepare for a game, I think that’s part of the reason why Webby and RJ have done so well. Snyder calls a great game.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I like listening
to him give interviews about game management. It sounds like he really emphasizes pitching to contact over throwing strikeouts. Once RJ bought into it, he came alive again.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Snyder
is going to make a fantastic coach, or even manager, someday.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice
to have a backup career.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I was wondering if RJ started doing better when Snyder started catching him again. Actually, didn’t Hammock catch him too this year?
I think so
while Snyder was on the DL.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Snyder
has been playing catcher for much longer than Montero. I think that’s part of it. Miggy’s English has gotten a lot better though, which helps.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Randy's splits by catcher
Montero: 13 starts .304/.346/.487 = OPS .833
Snyder: 5 starts .226/.238/.323 = OPS .561
Hammock: 4 starts .202/.287/.429 = OPS .716
If Montero even gets to talk to Randy the rest of the way, I’ll be surprised…
by Jim McLennan on Aug 15, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Thus confirming
what we already suspected….
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, for what could have been....
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Bernard Lagat
just started running the 1500 meter. My brother used to run with him. (He lives and trains in Tucson)
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Webb get's taken out, but not Haren.
What the hell?
The team that might win, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Hey!!
They got Rodriguez pitch count pretty high!! I see your point, in a way! lol
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Jim-
Jenny says that she is still avoiding Olympics spoilers, and would appreciate it if you would check your email before you write the recap.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 15, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions
Missed the game
My friends need to get cable.
Dear Josh Byrnes: Please DFA Chris Burke. He can't hit, and probably never will.
by C. Wesley Baier on Aug 15, 2008 11:05 PM EDT reply actions
Lame.
Are you online, Wes?
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Indeed.
Dear Josh Byrnes: Please DFA Chris Burke. He can't hit, and probably never will.
by C. Wesley Baier on Aug 15, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm off
to do things musical and mathematical. Night all!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Night!
I’m off as well.
Way to go DBACKS! Go get them tomorrow!
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 15, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Duly noted.
I will adjust my rooting interests as well — oh wait, no adjustment needed.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 15, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Once again,
The people who write the headlines at ESPN are morons. First the headline on the MLB page said something like Webb stormed to his 18th win and now it says " Webb eases to No. 18". Make up your mind, people!
Thanks for nothing, Brewers.
They have 3 more innings to gain any respect from me, lol
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 16, 2008 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Bottom 6th
bases loaded, 2 outs for Kemp…
by ZonaBacks10 on Aug 16, 2008 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Fewest games to win 18 games
Ahh the graphic went up way to fast, but all of them are Dbacks, Johnson, Schilling, and Webby.
This is true.
We kick so much ass.
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The only numbers i remember seeing
104 for johnson, however many games we are at now for Webby, and then some where around that for schilling. I suck, i know i know.
DAMN!
Thanks for nothing brewers!
On gameday it looked like it was going to be a double or something… THANKS FOR NOTHING!
Martin HR
5-3
Back to being tied.
I just want to play them, so we can really settle it once and for all! lol
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