Arizona @ San Diego GameThread OVERFLOW
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:24 AM EDT
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PrintDbacks 2, Padres 2, middle of the 8th.
GET....SOME.....RUNS!!
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There was one just then
What was the first commercial you had after the inning?
by snakecharmer on Aug 26, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
And you won’t see them if you continue to follow the game on the radio.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 26, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
See? Listen to your mother now and then…
by snakecharmer on Aug 26, 2008 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I would watch the TV
But there’s a six month old sleeping out there at the moment.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
BABY?
I have the radio on cause soco bogarts the laptop.
The jerk!
What a crazy random happenstance!
Really?
I heard it was because the TV filed a restraining order against you…
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
THIS IS A LIE
The TV is fine. It is happy and content.
(Plus, you know. I wouldn’t let it go to court, it would need me to drive.) ;)
What a crazy random happenstance!
bogarts?
… so what really is the laptop?
by snakecharmer on Aug 26, 2008 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I actually
love those. :-P
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
And again with the
awwwwwwww i miss my dogs. :-(
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 26, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Noooooo!
Stop it!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
On the other hand, No Decision for Peavy
Which I’m okay with.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
IAWTC
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Pena in
Going with the hot hand now.. dun let us down!
by singaporedbacksfan on Aug 26, 2008 12:27 AM EDT reply actions
There goes
Pena’s hitless streak.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Droo, error,
blows the DP.
0 outs, runners on 1st and 2nd.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Well, I have to say,
that’s one of the better nicknames I’ve heard for him…
by snakecharmer on Aug 26, 2008 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Uh oh.....
the bitterness appears at GLB:
much like Major League Baseball bankrolled an entire championship roster for those lovable Dbacks.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Well,
it DOES inadvertently highlight the fact that…. oh yeah, Dbacks titles 1, Padres titles 0.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL I wasn’t. You were just convenient to hit ‘r’ at.
by snakecharmer on Aug 26, 2008 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
And
How does that explain the other 38 years they didn’t win a World Series?
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Oh, you can't blame everything on chupacabras.
I mean, I’ve tried, and it just doesn’t always work. They’re pretty good at making sure they’ve got an alibi.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Yeah
Either way, they’ve got the financial backing to just keep drawing out the trial until you can’t afford it anymore. Damned chupacabra and their damned Illuminati lawyers.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
I hate the Illuminati.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Stupid Chupacabras and their alibis
“I was terrorizing a farm in New Mexico, I swear!” “I was on the moon!”
Whatever. We all know they have it in for the Padres.
What a crazy random happenstance!
Well, sometimes it's not the chupacabras.
It’s the Yetis.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Mark is FURIOUS at that call.
Gonzalez just got doubled off 3rd, but the ump with a lousy call.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
::confused::
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
DOUBLE PLAY!!
NICE!! BoMel’s gamble works!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
6-4-3
Phew.
Now get a FBXRing run or two!
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
Foulpole?
Shut up.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Thank god the
computer at work is slow tonight!
I was ready to vent a spleen there!
Come on team! Lets get this win….
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 26, 2008 12:38 AM EDT reply actions
But you need your spleen
Don't blink; blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck!
Spleens
so over rated!
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 26, 2008 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Chris Simms
no longer has a spleen?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I was gonna say
That probably wouldn’t be good for your overall health….
by snakecharmer on Aug 26, 2008 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Mark has been
teh suck lately. :-(
Phil does not approve.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
reynolds schedule-
teh suck for 2 months
teh awesome for 2 weeks
repeat
are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
by utahdbacksfan on Aug 26, 2008 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
If Reynolds loves me,
he’ll reverse that.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
That would be a sign of true love
I could plan the commitment ceremony?
What a crazy random happenstance!
I'm
so down….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Well
July batting .217, August batting .210.
So, if he’s going to kick ass in September and October, I’m okay with it.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Snydes
with ANOTHER F-bomb.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Come on, guys
Stop getting outs. Instead, get hits.
See, they should print that on a sign and put it in the dugout to remind them. As long as they specify that only applies when they’re at bat.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
They need a dictionary
of•fense – that which scores more runs than your opponents
by snakecharmer on Aug 26, 2008 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
this is bob, Im online in the dugout, Im so bad ass, I can wake board lake havasu..
puff puff give...smoke and play madden 09 and live off the lotto
Foulpole?
Quit while you’re only slightly behind.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 26, 2008 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Foulpole
is quite lucky that “being annoying” isn’t a bannable offense.
Yet.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Rauch?
Is BoMel conceding the game?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Look on the bright side
We are in SD, where pitchers like Rauch do much better.
by singaporedbacksfan on Aug 26, 2008 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Look on the bright side
We are in SD, where I could have a 3.00 ERA.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Whew
Getting Giles out the hard way there.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Reynols!
Why you o that? Good thing Drew is around to redeem, him and Tracy.
What's for dinner, mum? Heinz Baked Beans.
Giles
beats Reynolds’ lousy throw to first, before he makes a dumbass move going to second.
Carom goes right back to Tracy, who throws out Giles at second.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I'll bet they planned that
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Luis Rodriguez
Not a fan.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Jody Gerut
walkoff 2 run blast.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Rauch V. Gerut
not a good matchup. Good to see the Padres won the Super Bowl, though.
What's for dinner, mum? Heinz Baked Beans.
The Padres
look pretty excited for a team that’s…. what? 18 games under .500? It’s like they just won the division.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
are we up in the bottem half of the 9th yet? I love bob melvin and natalie portman
puff puff give...smoke and play madden 09 and live off the lotto
Dude.
You gotta take it easy on the weed, man.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Begone!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Rauch?
You are NO LONGER ALLOWED to pitch to Jody Gerut.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
+100
You may need to make a visual aid for that.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Hang on
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
This team will not
succeed if we continue to piss away quality starts like this.
Damn
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 26, 2008 12:55 AM EDT reply actions
How is it
that we haven’t had a pitcher go ballistic in the dugout? I’ve been watching the D-Backs for nine years and I have never seen it happen, even though we have a fine tradition of poor run support for good pitchers. Remarkable self control by the D-Back’s pitching staff.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Yes we have, sort of
Randy and Gonzo got into a huge fight in 2004 on a road trip to SF. After Gonzo dropped a ball or something, there was a thing, and it started in the dugout and went into the hall. Fists flying, all sorts of stuff. Good times.
by snakecharmer on Aug 26, 2008 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow!
How did I miss this?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Well it was during
the end (I want to say September) of teh season of teh suck so I don’t imagine a lot of people saw it…
by snakecharmer on Aug 26, 2008 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I think I was moving
during September of 2004. Not sure if I’m glad to hear about a RJ v. Gonzo blowup or not, but I’m kinda sorry I missed it.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
September of 04
I was starting my sophomore yr at Gtown, so that would explain why I don’t remember it, either.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I remember that
I remember Gonzo standing there drinking out of a paper cup and Randy walked down the steps to go into the tunnel and turned around and said something to Gonzo who dropped his cup and followed him and then you see Finley tearing down the steps after Randy and Gonzo disappeared into the tunnel.
Tomorrow night
Personally, I’d like to see a CG from Webb for #20.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
NO! No jinxes!
Gravity wanted a CG from Haren and that didn’t work, so, NO more!
by snakecharmer on Aug 26, 2008 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, when have jinxed anything?
Other than earlier today! Or on Mark Reynolds’s birthday! Or-
Okay, I withdraw the question.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Okay, new wish
Tomorrow night, I’d like to see a consistent, understandable strike zone from the umpire
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
That should be
the most basic of baseball fan needs.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
It really is
it sucks when your team loses, but it happens. Nothing worse than a bad strikezone, though, for both sides.
What's for dinner, mum? Heinz Baked Beans.
We
should write a Baseball Fan Bill of Rights.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Eh....
but then the price of baseball will go up, thanks to all the resulting lawsuits.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
That is a great idea!
Start a fanpost… we’ll add to it, and add it in the sidebar.
by snakecharmer on Aug 26, 2008 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Doesn't help
When the umpire’s zone isn’t consistent enough to be adjusted to.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
"The entire gaslamp district of San Diego"
Should NOT describe the strike zone.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
In the ongoing edjumication of Bob Melvin,
I bring you Visual Aid #2:
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Tonight
when BoMel gives his well-polished (and remarkably well used) “We let a winnable game get away” speech can someone ask him why we keep putting players into situations where they already have an established history of failure? I’m guessing the answer will be the equally well-polished “baseball is so HARD” response, but I’m curious to see if there is a rationale behind it.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Because
It shows that the team has confidence in them.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
This isn't sarcasm
This is the rationale that Melvin has cited before.
(Okay, there’s a little sarcasm in there.)
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Since when
are you NOT sarcastic?
Well…. I guess you’re asleep sometimes.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I think I'm sarcastic in my sleep
I don’t know for certain.
I do apparently occasionally speak in Spanish in my sleep, though.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Do you speak in Spanish when you're awake
because if you don’t, this would be unbelievably cool. And a little scary. But mostly cool.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Not really
I took Spanish in high school, but other than a few obvious phrases, I don’t remember most- okay, any of it.
Of course, my wife took German in high school and college, so it’s possible that I’m instead just speaking gibberish that sounds vaguely Spanish. =)
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
I know this is hard to credit
because nobody here knew me back then, but I really liked Buck Showalter and Bob Brenly. And I was sorry to see each of them go. Now we have a manager who drives me absolutely batty and we can’t get rid of him with a wooden stake, a crucifix and a big sack of garlic. Why!? WHY?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
It's funny
Bob Brenly was beloved for doing essentially the same things as Melvin. From what I remember, he was referred to as a manager that would roll the dice and do things that everyone else thought was crazy. The problem with doing that is it works for a year or two and then the luck dries up.
What's for dinner, mum? Heinz Baked Beans.
Brenly made a lot
of questionable decisions, but I don’t remember him being so blase about his team’s shortcomings. What I remember most was his eagerness to go with the “hot” player, even if it meant benching a player with a much better record. There were times when this made very little sense and was somewhat frustrating. But he never exuded this air of hopeful complacency that I see around Melvin.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Brenly made "crazy" decisions
because he was the kind of manager who would fly by the seat of his pants, sometimes making decisions based on dead reckoning. Melvin at least has a method to his madness — he plays the matchups a lot more, although I think his instincts aren’t as good as Brenly’s were.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Aug 26, 2008 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Good comparison
But method or not, BoMel makes me want to throw things at the radio. The “Vote of Confidence” (aka. it didn’t work before but I hope it will work this time) approach is just maddening.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
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