Florida Marlins @ Arizona Diamondbacks GameThread, Aug 22, 2008 9:40 PM EDT

Gameday Thread, #128: 8/22 vs. Marlins

by Jim McLennan on Aug 22, 2008 7:00 PM EDT

Florida Marlins @ Arizona Diamondbacks

Anibal Sanchez
RHP, 2-2, 3.52

Randy Johnson
LHP, 10-9, 4.16

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If the name Anibal Sanchez rings a bell, it's because he no-hit the Diamondbacks as a rookie, back in September 2006. [Only three rookies have had no-hitters in the NL since 1972. Two of them - Sanchez and Jose Jimenez - did it against Arizona...] Life since then has not been kind to him- he was shut down in June last year due to a torn labrum that required surgery, and only came back three weeks ago. He's produced one quality start in four outings since, and control appears to be an issue, with twelve walks in 23 innings.

The Marlins are growing increasingly desperate, having lost four series in a row, and eight of the past twelve games, a spell that has seen them slide six back in the NL East. Still, they have beaten us five of the six times we've faced them this season, including a convincing three-game sweep at Chase, back in May. We have scored only thirteen runs in those six contests, hitting .209 against the Marlins: that will need to improve this weekend, needless to say,

The Big Unit takes the mound for Arizona, continuing his quest for 300 - though it seems increasingly possible that he'll be back next year, all things being equal. He has shown no sign of flagging, going 6-for-6 in quality starts since the All-Star break, with a 1.56 ERA, and a stunning K:BB ratio of 31:3 in those 40.1 innings. If he has a weakness, it's the long-ball, with homers responsible for five of the seven earned runs allowed in the second-half.

Scheduling this one for an early post, so we can monitor the Dodgers-Phillies game, which is due to start in a few minutes. As for most of this week, I'll be kinda about for our own game, but in a somewhat sporadic fashion.

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Dodgers up 1-0 in the first

On a solo shot by andre either

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 7:11 PM EDT 0 recs

Well, that didn't take long

Phillies suck. Film @ 11…

by Jim McLennan on Aug 22, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

Dodgers have their good lineup today

No Pierre or Jones.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 7:13 PM EDT up 0 recs

Maddux mows down the phils

With 5 pitches.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 7:23 PM EDT 0 recs

Meanwhile, Kyle Kendrick is already at 32 pitches through the first four batters

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

err, 6 batters

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

Seems to have settled down

Still 1-0, middle of the third. Phillie still looking for their first base-runner.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 22, 2008 7:41 PM EDT 0 recs

And with that...

I’m off to make cheesecake and dinner

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

You better be prepared

to share that cheesecake…

by snakecharmer on Aug 22, 2008 8:00 PM EDT up 0 recs

Seriously.

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 22, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

You better be prepared to pay me.

J/k. I may try to bring some up to Snakepitfest tomorrow. (For Jim, of course, since he’ll be sitting in slider’s for a while). The recipe is delicious, and I’ll gladly share that.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

That'd be appreciated

The recipe, I mean, I don’t expect you to bring cheesecake for all of us.

"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."

by kishi on Aug 22, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up 0 recs

I'll have to ask my mom for the recipe.

I’ll post it later tonight

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yeah, that'd be great!!

My family is big on cheesecake, but I’d like my own “secret family recipe” for it. :)

by snakecharmer on Aug 22, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up 0 recs

It's pretty non-traditional

It’s a combination of the classic new york style cheesecake, and the italian ricotta cheesecake. The end result is an extremely right, but light, cheesecake.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

Extremely rich, rather.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

Sounds great.

I love cheescake. :)

by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 22, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

Typing up recipe as we speak

Where should I post it? Should I just email it out to everyone?

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

Fanpost?

Might be easiest.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 22, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

All righty then.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

Cheesecake fanpost!

Oh boy that could have dozens of recipes by the end of the night. Awesome!

by snakecharmer on Aug 22, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

And, no doubt

A lot of surprised Google searchers… :-)

by Jim McLennan on Aug 22, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

Haha

And a lot of surprised SBNation admins! “We got visitors searching for cheesecake? What?”

by snakecharmer on Aug 22, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

I suppose I could post my other recipes along with it too.

E.G. My recipes for Salsa Fresca, Ultimate Bean Dip, and the perfect bratwurst.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up 0 recs

2-1 Phillies

on a 2-run homer by Ryan Howard.

by TwinnerA on Aug 22, 2008 8:08 PM EDT 0 recs

I sense a brief

But powerful man-crush developing…on anyone who can beat the Dodgers. :-)

by Jim McLennan on Aug 22, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up 0 recs

No fair!

Not just man-crush, you know. ;)

by snakecharmer on Aug 22, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

3-1 Philliies

Men on 2nd and 3rd, only one out in the fifth. Cheesesteaks all round!

by Jim McLennan on Aug 22, 2008 8:20 PM EDT 0 recs

And it tays that way

First three runners reach for the Phillies, and they can only score one run. But a lead is a lead.

"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."

by kishi on Aug 22, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

End of five

Still 3-1 Philadelphia.

by Jim McLennan on Aug 22, 2008 8:25 PM EDT 0 recs

Bases loaded, one out for the Phillies

Come on, guys…

"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."

by kishi on Aug 22, 2008 8:49 PM EDT 0 recs

7-1!

"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."

by kishi on Aug 22, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

Not a grand slam

But a sac fly and a three run homer.

"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."

by kishi on Aug 22, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

Interesting

Not often you see a relief pitcher bat. I mean, I understand why they did it- Durbin only pitched to one batter last inning, the bases are empty, there are two outs, and they just went up by six runs.

Also not often you see a starter get pulled when the pitcher comes to bat….

"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."

by kishi on Aug 22, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

Today’s lineup:

S. Drew ss .281
C. Young cf .240
C. Jackson lf .305
A. Dunn rf .238
C. Tracy 1b .272
M. Reynolds 3b .245
M. Montero c .275
A. Ojeda 2b .258
R. Johnson p .108

5 LHBs against the RHP.

by foulpole on Aug 22, 2008 8:57 PM EDT 0 recs

hi, all

nice to see the dodgers losing

also, kinda nice to see miggy in tonight hope he has another 2 hr game

are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

by utahdbacksfan on Aug 22, 2008 8:59 PM EDT 0 recs

Those other guys:

A. Amezaga ss .254
P. Lo Duca c .236
J. Cantu 1b .281
J. Willingham lf .262
D. Uggla 2b .262
W. Helms 3b .250
C. Ross cf .256
J. Hermida rf .251
A. Sanchez p .000

Hanley Ramirez is out of the lineup. That’s always a good thing.

by foulpole on Aug 22, 2008 8:59 PM EDT 0 recs

Nice to see HanRam out of the lineup.

All though I do love watching the guy hit when we’re not facing him.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up 0 recs

Much better

What idiot said the Phillies suck? :-)

Solid chance of a three-game lead by night’s end…

by Jim McLennan on Aug 22, 2008 9:08 PM EDT 0 recs

Do you like cheesecake jim?

And i don’t mean pictures of St. Penelope.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

Rather too more

Than is probably good for me. D’you think they’ll let you bring it into Sliders? :-)

by Jim McLennan on Aug 22, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

I dunno.

I’ll have to conceal it some how.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. -Albert Camus

by Zephon on Aug 22, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

I believe

They said it, when they got swept in LA.

"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."

by kishi on Aug 22, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

Excellent

Mandy Ks for the third out in the eighth, so the Dodgers only have one chance left.

"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."

by kishi on Aug 22, 2008 9:22 PM EDT 0 recs

Had to laugh

At the way his sponsor on Baseball-Reference.com is anonymous…:-) He’s also only batting .269 [7-for-26] in the last eight days now. If they keep losing, how long before Manny starts being Manny?

by Jim McLennan on Aug 22, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up 0 recs