Gameday Thread, #123: 8/16 vs. Astros
by Jim McLennan on Aug 16, 2008 6:14 PM EDT
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Here we go again. Another game where the Diamondbacks want to post a win, to put pressure on the Dodgers who are playing later. There is a good omen: in the post today, we got a box from Fox Sports Arizona containing a baseball, autographed by Grace and Sutton, which we'd won in the Vans Chevrolet contest. Of course, we'd rather have won the car, but we will happily settle for that, and will add it to the Diamondbacks shrine in the dining-room.
Feel a little less confident tonight, with the Petit Unit on the mound for this one. He hasn't pitched badly, but mostly due to Melvin having a quick hook with him, has lasted exactly five innings in each of his past three starts. Overall, in four starts this season, his ERA is 3.00, which is not bad at all. With the likely departure of Owings during the off-season, it's going to be interesting next year to see how that affects Petit's role. For the rest of this season, expect his spot to be skipped wherever necessary, however.
Backe has been "up and down," to put it mildly. His last start saw him deliver seven innings of one-run ball; however, the one before that was the worst 2008 start by a pitcher in the National League, as the Cubs scored eleven off him in just 3.1 innings. Walks may be an issue, too - hopefully as much as for Wild Wandy yesterday. In four games and 21.1 innings, Backe has walked 15 batters. Adam Dunn might not be looking forward to this one, having gone 0-for-12 with six K's in his previous encounters; no-one else has more than four at-bats against Backe.
Back to The Sets tonight, for Bohemian Nights, a cabaret show that we have great difficulty not referring to as Bohemian Rhapsody. Will probably be heading down there around first-pitch, so might not be about for the first couple of innings. Still, the team seemed to do very well while we were on the road yesterday: I am hoping that the offense will continue to hit, and we'll get another win. Maybe Chris Burke will hit another homer? Hey, let's not get too carried away... :-)
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Maybe Chris Burke will hit another homer? Hey, let’s not get too carried away… :-)
I think if Chris Burke extends his hitting streak to 4 games and his homering streak to 3 games, the soco’s will have to throw HIM a party.
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PARTY AT SOCO'S PLACE!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
25 HR's allowed
By Backe… Ouch! Lets make it 30 by the end of the night.. lol. okay i’ll take 27 or 28…
Montero had
his wheaties this morning!
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 16, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually feel very, very confident about us tonight. Backe is a bad pitcher. No bones about it. There’s no question we should be able to beat him up pretty good. I’m actually glad to see Petit Unit lined up against him. It would likely be a waste to have one of our better hurlers on the bump (hope I don’t eat these words).
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Tonight
Adam Dunn hits one out. The Dbacks have been hitting the ball well of late. If Petit puts together a decent outing I smell a W.
by DiamondbacksWIn on Aug 16, 2008 6:47 PM EDT reply actions
Oh man
from an angle the ketchup bottle looked like chocolate syrup. That would have made a terrible glass of chocolate milk.
Yub, yub!
OTOH
it would have made an excellent glass of tomato milk.
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That's not what your mom said
when I offered her a glass of tomato milk. OH!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
With a lower case b
and a period?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
No
see, that’s called grammar. There are things that don’t seemingly show up in spoken English that exist in written English.
Yub, yub!
It's actually
punctuation, not grammar.
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soco's keys to the game
1) Whip up some stir fry
2) Take care of the sick wife
3) Dessert?
Yub, yub!
3) cheese cake
I’m telling ya. Cant go wrong
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 16, 2008 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm
a huge fan of the cheesecake, myself.
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I haven't
had good cheesecake in awhile. Maybe when the whether cools down I try my hand at it.
Yub, yub!
How is the missus,
by the way? What’s she sick with?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Just a cold
it looks like, from working with dirty brats all week. You think she’d be immune after dealing with me.
Yub, yub!
Because you get sick often?
Or because you’re a dirty brat?
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By the way,
is your signature from Return of the Jedi?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
come up to NYC and we can rectify the lack of good cheesecake consumption.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Look
you don’t need to tell me this twice. If someone walked up to me, and said, “here, come to New York, I want you to work” I’d be all over that in a second, bags would be packed, I’d have a Knicks uniform haphazardly thrown on.
Yub, yub!
Right now
I work for Barnes and Noble while I finish school. Luckily, the home office is in New York, so if I were able to continue with the company it would fit right in with that.
Yub, yub!
I'm stoked.
House sitting for the ’rents. Doing some grilling later. Got some Jello Shots and beer
Chris Burke hot at the plate? Small sample size.
by C. Wesley Baier on Aug 16, 2008 7:01 PM EDT reply actions
I can certainly think of
worse ways to spend the weekend. :-D
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Indeed
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I've been curious, by the way.
How do you buy alcohol without an ID?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
My dad
used to use the bathtub to make beer, when my parents first got married.
My mom quickly put an end to that, though.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
She came home
from a long shift at the hospital, wanting to take a hot bath, only to discover that the beer was already using the bathroom.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Yup.
An apartment above an Italian bakery in Chicago.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Dorothy Mantooth?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I have friends?
Chris Burke hot at the plate? Small sample size.
by C. Wesley Baier on Aug 17, 2008 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL
Old skool!!
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Today’s line up:
S. Drew ss .284
C. Young cf .238
C. Jackson lf .305
A. Dunn rf .234
M. Reynolds 3b .249
C. Tracy 1b .285
M. Montero c .265
C. Burke 2b .204
Y. Petit p .000
Young is in the #2 spot, Miggy behind the plate and Burke gets the start at his old home. 4 LHBs vs the righty.
Those other guys:
D. Erstad cf .291
M. Loretta 2b .273
M. Tejada ss .284
L. Berkman 1b .332
G. Blum 3b .235
T. Wigginton lf .295
H. Pence rf .266
H. Quintero c .229
B. Backe p .316
Niiiice job,
’Stros defense. :-D
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I wouldn't refer to it
as a “dying quail”, as we actually had one last night.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Keep moving!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Move to the kitchen
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
But just in case
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Move to the kitchen
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Nice job breaking up the DP,
CY.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
So
what’s with all these teams that normally have pinstripes for home uniforms having plain white alternates now?
Yub, yub!
Pretty small K zone
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Dunn
with a hard-hit RBI single!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
And
the "Sweet"’s begin….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Nice BB, Mark!!
Bases loaded for Trace.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I am a HUGE fan
of Mark Reynolds walking more.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Indeed. Seems like his ABs in the past month have been getting better.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
I blame
Adam Dunn.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
You know… I’ve never thought of this (I’m sure others have), but Reynolds might end up being a lot like Dunn. High HR totals, low BA… if he could develop an eye like Dunn, the pressure wouldn’t be as high to have a high BA.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
I would support
this course of action.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Definitely
and I think people here in Arizona would appreciate him more than Cincinnati did for Dunn.
Yub, yub!
C'mon!!
Walk in a run!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I'll take one better.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
GRAND SLAM!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Mmmmmm
yummy
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
No, because that was just goofy fun.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 16, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
That's perhaps
The first time a “SWEET!!!” was actually justified this season.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 16, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
See what happens when I show up?!
Even though I’m not actually watching the game, due to the two tvs being used for Olympics and Guitar Hero.
:-D
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 16, 2008 7:23 PM EDT reply actions
Do not
watch the Dbacks anymore.
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Deal with it.
That’s your sacrifice. I have to be banished to Elba Island.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I thought
you were going to St. Helena instead?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Wait a second --
a pool cue too?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
In MY face....
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I already made my sacrifice, remember?
I’m not going to anymore games this season.
Enjoy Elba.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 16, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope.
At least, not until you asked.
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Backe is a bad pitcher. No bones about it.
Yes I did, dear sir.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
But
you made no mention of his smell?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Edward Beerhands?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I like Miggy better when he's hitting grand slams
than when he’s not hitting at all.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
He's
totally dope.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
He's
so tubular!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
He's
bodacious!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Took you
a loooong time to come up with that one.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 16, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't notice
that soco had replied.
He’s neato!
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Boo birds come out
as Mighty Chris Burke draws a walk.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Time for Petit's
first career HR.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
That will lengthen the lifespan of D-Backs fans.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Arizona Diamondbacks:
The anti-cancer.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Arizona Diamondbacks:
Sedona metamucil.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
WAYYYYYY
too much!
;-)
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 16, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Glad to hear it!
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And Burke just keeps contributing.
Can we play the rest of our games v the Astros? Okay, okay. How about the Stros and the Rox?
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Too lazy
to look it up myself — who have they been playing?
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Reds and Giants
I figure that works out to about a 3.2 game streak against anyone else.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 16, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah.
I had a sneaking suspicion it was something like that.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I believe the Nats and the… hmmm… who else?
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
The nasty 'nati?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Man, what happened to the dangerous duo of Cueto and Volquez? Such a red hot start… I’m wondering if it was a fluke or if there is potential there that will emerge in the next couple years.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Cueto
started sucking awhile ago, and Volquez really doesn’t have any other good pitches besides his changeup.
In fact, maybe that’s why the Reds traded for Pwnings: they plan on turning him into a pitching Siamese twin with Edinson Volquez.
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That was fun
Didn’t think this one started until 5pm, and was watching the LLWS when I noticed the game was about to start on Fox Sports. Glad I got to see that first inning, shall we say! Do you think the Astros have anyone left in their bullpen, after it worked 6+ frames last night?
Leadoff double.
Not a fan.
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Check the score
then you tell me.
Here’s a hint: grand slam for Miguel Montero.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Nope.
If I did, I would break something.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
The Book of Relevation?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Do you have
cable, or satellite?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Fun fact:
Troy Tulowitzki hit a home run last night.
It was his 4th of the season.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Not fair at all.
Why can’t the cooler just pick on someone its own size?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Montero FTW?
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Petit doesnt seem to be FTW now
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
For The Win
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For Teh Win
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Usually
it’s “whiskey, tango, foxtrot”.
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Lightweight
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
by kishi on Aug 16, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
:-D
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Many a truth
is said in jest….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I’ll give you a pass this time for your new icon.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Stinkin’ Blum jacking up the pitch count.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Do any players on the Astros
smell like roses?
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That's better
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
That was a nice K.
Now, how about some more runs?
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
IAWTC
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Chris Young's dad
kinda looks like Jesse Jackson. Except that he probably hates Barack Obama a little bit less.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I thought we were Dunn
with these dumb puns?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Of course,
compared to the first inning, if he had just given up a grand slam in the second, it would have been “righting the ship”.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Remember
when BK Kim pitched an Immaculate Inning? That was awesome.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Uh oh
The calculus appears to be working :(
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
On the plus-side
By October, you’ll be an A student…
by Jim McLennan on Aug 16, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I just need to be a "C" student
on monday. Then I can transfer this class, register for my final ID class and forget everything I learned at Rio Salado :P
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
And on O, too
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
True!
Thank little baby Jebus.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
That's Spanish
for “no problem.”
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Did he just call me
a “jelly donut”?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
We should
host an eat-off between Adam Dunn and Russ Ortiz.
Except I’d be worried that Russ Ortiz might eat Adam Dunn by accident.
Or on purpose.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Russ Ortiz is in the building?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
ohh,a Blackpool tram shaped like something else
http://blackpooltrams.fotopic.net/
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
Dunn continues
to produce for us!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I think it is time to
Lay down some ground-rules for usage of the word “sweet.” It has been ground into utter meaninglessness thanks to overuse. A leadoff single in the third when we are up for four is not “sweet.” It is, basically, meaningless. I tend to feel the word should be reserved for:
a) Homers
b) Hits that tie the game or put us ahead.
c) At-bats that result in the tying or go-ahead run on base.
Thoughts?
by Jim McLennan on Aug 16, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
And Scatchamagowza
only for Greg the Bunny re-runs?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
aaaagreed.
Can we also add really great defensive plays?
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 16, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry.
Forgot about socos.
I will use that now. :-)
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 16, 2008 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah,
those are called socos.
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I am of accord here!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
it's a piece of Manchester slang
so I may offend accidentally, but basically, yeah, let’s get more creative.We mange it with the F words
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
I think it is time to Lay down some ground-rules for usage of the word "sweet."
really? you’re serious? The word sweet is somehow offensive to people here?
nope.
Just annoying after every hit.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 16, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Only
when it is seemingly used twice in every post of yours. Were you NOT paying attention to our discussion last night??
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Wait --
who are you?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I dunno....
do I?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
"Offensive" isn't the word
Irritating, overused, tedious and repetitive. Those four, however, are the words.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 16, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, shoot. I liked my idea of each one of us having our own little exclamation. Some of last night’s options were fun, and it was silly.
But I’ll go with the limited usage policy, and use my signature comment only when needed.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 16, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Really
It’s only applicable if the signature comment or exclamation is used even for the most mundane of events. I think there is one participant here who is far, far more guilty of it than everyone else. But – much as I’d like to – I can impose rules just on one person.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 16, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
DUNN BANZAI!!!!
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Another hit from Dunn
He seems to spend a lot of time either taking the first pitch, or making contact on it. That’s entirely off my own perception from the past few games, though, so I could be wrong.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
He either
takes it, swings at and misses, swings at it and makes contact, or gets hit by the pitch. It’s uncanny.
Yub, yub!
He is truly
a multitool threat.
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Yeah,
he is a threat to those kinds of tools.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
He's going to beat up several versions of Tulowitski
Like that Jet Li movie a few years ago.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Jet Li beat up Troy Tulowitzki?
That’s awesome!! What movie??
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
arg
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Please
do NOT murder Reynolds….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Cross enough
to use other deliciously wonderful British slangwords?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Win Probability
Currently at 83.2%. I’m off to The Sets; I look forward to seeing it higher by the time I get there.
Stop by the Lemon Grass Cafe on your way!
If we win this, I want to be able to blame it on Thai food, rather than calculus.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
AZ rotation
Tribune and Dbacks.com says Webb, Haren, Johnson & Davis will pitch on 4 days’ rest from here on out (not moved back due to off days) and that Johnson will have 9 more starts, Webb, Davis and Haren 8 more starts and Petit 7 more starts and that Randy will pitch in the season finale. Melvin says they will go with a “4-man rotation for the most part”. I’m confused. If they went with a 4-man rotation how would Petit get 7 more starts?
Burke with a soco!
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Wow
pretty good soco for Burke on that play. Got over and slide on the grass to get a grounder over to Tracy.
Yub, yub!
I'll settle for a 2-run homer
Nice job Miggy!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Errr...one run homer
lousy math!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Keep studying, dammit!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Mmmm!
Helping myself to some nice creamy milk.
Not tomato milk, though.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Ditto. But not with ketchup.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 16, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I prefer whole
but that’s probably not the best for my figure anymore, so I stick with 1%.
Yub, yub!
I usually drink skim milk.
It’s better for thirstquenching, too. And it also makes it an absolute treat when I get whole milk.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
My milkdrinking aptitude
is much wider ranging than yours, apparently.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Me too!
I literally crave milk, sometimes. It’s up there with beer as my two favorite beverages.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
This is true.
I didn’t include scotch because you generally don’t drink it on its own by the glass.
Except when the Dbacks are sucking.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Not that I recall.....
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
a classic drink for alcoholics and junkies
breakfast lift and nourishment in one
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
Root beer, cream soda and horchata
are probably 3, 4 and 5.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
That sounds kind of good
Thanks to Pei Wei, I now really like orange with Mister Pibb.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Mister Pibb
is merely the less professional version of Doctor Pepper.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
clang,clang,clang went the trolley
ding,ding,ding went the bell
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
We probably shouldn't
be a trolley either, since that’s the reference to the Dodgers’ name.
Yub, yub!
Miggy goes deep.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
WOW
Montero has ascended to god mode for this game
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
See?
Creativity is encouraged AND acceptable.
However, home runs are one of the allowed instances for usage of the word “sweet”.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
TOTALLY unclutch HR by Miggy.
There wasn’t even anyone on base that time.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Is it
Something in the water? first Burke and now Miggy?! first jacks of the year within 3 days, and they both now have 2!…. does not compute
So...time for another drink then?
Miggy
had one HR already.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Anyone else think Minute Maid Park
sounds like somewhere off a Pokemon quest?
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
Mario Bros?
You’re damn right :( but yes don’t want to get too off topic :D
So...time for another drink then?
Beware!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
but a pretty catchy tune
by ABBA
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 16, 2008 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn porkchops
did Elvis in….
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 16, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I need
a double bypass just reading that,,,
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 16, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
There's a restaurant
in Texas (go figure) that serves deep fried, beer battered bacon with gravy as a dipping sauce!
Yub, yub!
That's totally sweet....
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
And totally something
that Texas would do.
(I’m allowed to say that.)
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 16, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Racist!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
::shudder::
you really hate me, dontcha?
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 16, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Tracy
with a bit of a soco himself.
Hey! Greg Swindell!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
The Baseball Zombie
strikes again.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Wigginton
continues his hit streak. After fouling one off, he kept the next one in the outfield.
Goes right between CoJack’s legs, too.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
+1
must have more runs…
just because
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 16, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope
That Aflac commercial still doesn’t make sense.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
The one on the radio?
Yeah.
But most of the radio ads are dumb.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
The guy who runs a mechanic's shop
A paraphrase:
“Since I added Aflac at no direct cost to me” everything runs smoothly. Thanks Aflac!"
Sad reality:
“Since I added a ‘perk’ and passed all the costs of that perk directly onto my emplyees, half my staff has quit and the other half is plotting murder. Thanks, Aflac!”
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
This should have gone with the Aflac discussion
Dangit! Dangit! Dangit!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Wow.
Color me “impressed”
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
I don't have
that color crayon….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
It's in the back
next to that shade of green that no one ever uses.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Along with
Prussian Blue and Indian Red?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I paint with those
all the time. I was thinking of the one that’s like a vomitty shade of kelley green.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
AFAIK
those are the only colors Crayola has renamed, but I’m thinking there might be a third one, too….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
There's a crayon called "beaver"
they’re renaming that one, too.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 16, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh dear....
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Now called
Bear Hug. Better than Stroking the Beaver, I suppose… :-)
by Jim McLennan on Aug 16, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Let me guess....
it wasn’t black?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Yeah
Renamed Peach.
Apparently now there’s a color named Awesome? Seriously?
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Yes.
And Jazzberry.
…we spent a lot of bored days coloring this summer.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 16, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I can definitely see how Indian Red would cause offense
but it came by the name honestly. The original red pigment came from a type of clay found only in India. It was pretty revolutionary too. Before the discovery of Indian Red, it was very difficult for printers to find red ink.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Yeah, I remember hearing about that.
They changed the name of “Prussian Blue” to “Midnight Blue” because nobody knows what Prussia is anymore.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Wow!
That is really cool. Thanks for the link, Jim!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
No prob
I like the way they have HTML color codes for each of the crayons!
by Jim McLennan on Aug 16, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Comparing
the first 110+ games to the last 5 is hardly fair.
And Reynolds gets a single, two on!
Yub, yub!
Adam Dunn,
speed demon.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Not the first thought
when I look at him.
But yay!
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 16, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
RBI single,
Mark Reynolds.
Who goes to 3rd on the throw, but gets thrown out.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
7-1
RBI for Reynolds! Shouldn’t have gone for third, though.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
You NEVER
make the first or third out at 3B….
Unless you’re Mark Reynolds or Chris Young.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
What part of "NEVER"
do you not understand??
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Now what did we say
about getting the third out at third base?
Nice RBI though.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Stop plotting against Mark!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I find these Qwest ads
quite stupid and repetitive.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Yes.
They’re not as disgusting as the blind guy or the Chad commercials, but still.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
you should see the mlb.com ads on mlb.tv...
"Hi I’m adam dunn… check out the shop on mlb.com… check out the shop on mlb.com….. check out the shop on mlb.com…
"hi this is Victor martinez…. keep watching keep watching keep watching keep watching keep watching keep watching keep watching
KEEEP WATCHING!!!!!
Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)
Well, it works, doesn't it?
You’re still watching….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
A. Yes
B. YES PLEASE
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
OTOH,
you’d fit right in at this site.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
You, sir,
are pure FAIL.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
See, I wouldn't recommend that at all.
It’d be dangerous!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I tried that once
when I was real little right out in front of our house (a sidestreet, nothing major) and got walloped. Ouchie!
"Cars are bigger than you...
They will knock you down!"
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 16, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
On a BLT
that would be outstanding
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Either way,
it’d stand out.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I think I'd die
happy though. Especially if it came with a side of cheezy fries
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Next half inning?
Does that work?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
1-2-3 inning
Petit is pitching a pretty good game today.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Awwww!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Unless
you’re a Dbacks fan.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
The main benefit
Of proposing at a baseball game, is being able to say, “Darling, let’s go back to the place where we got engaged,” 81 times from April to September. Or more if you make the playoffs… :-)
by Jim McLennan on Aug 16, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Berkman
with a serious soco.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
He's a lot quicker
than he looks.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Keep him away
from agua!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Miguel Montero
with a double off the wall.
What? He can’t hit anymore home runs?? Slacker. DFA him.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Montero with a double
It’s like half a home run, I guess.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
You're
making Mark Reynolds jealous.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Burke
extends his hitting streak to four games.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Ready for the bottom of the inning,
right soco?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Time for Drew
to extend that hitting streak.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
2 walks
for drew
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 16, 2008 8:59 PM EDT reply actions
CYGS!!!!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
TWO GRAND SLAMS IN ONE GAME!!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Now that is just beautiful.
Grand slam!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Still
sounds tasty
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Backe sez:
“Uncle”
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
By Melvin’s coaching philosophy, though, Backe’s glad to know that the Astros management has such confidence in his pitching.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
by kishi on Aug 16, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOLZ!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
OMG~!
TWO Grand Slams in a game?
Eat that Manny!
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 16, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions
Manny? MANNY??
WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ MANNIES!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
AMEN TO THAT!
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 16, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I think this justifies it
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
All those
without proper identification, please proceed to the Population Overflow holding area here for processing.
Yub, yub!
If we’ve got forged identification, can we stay here?
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Does Gaslamp Ball
double as our interrogation room?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Only if the interrogation is
“What’s your MySpace page?”
by Jim McLennan on Aug 17, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
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