Gameday Thread, #136: 8/31 vs. Dodgers
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 6:00 PM EDT
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This series hasn't exactly gone as expected, has it? Doug Davis beat Kuroda in the opener, while Dan Haren was, by all accounts, pretty mediocre in last night's encounter, and we went down without much fight. The result leaves the series in balance, and today becomes a game we would certainly love to win, as the difference between a 4.5 game lead, and one of only 2.5 games, is very significant, especially with only 26 games left for the Diamondbacks.
Still, no-one better suited than Webb to take the mound, as no-one has more wins in their career against the Dodgers - his ten beating Johnson (8) and Schilling (7). All told, he is 10-3 with a 2.54 ERA and, as noted previously, he hasn't lost to them in almost four years and since the end of 2004, he is 8-0 with a 1.19 ERA. His two starts against them this season were almost identical, each lasted eight innings and resulted in six hits and just one run. I think we'd happily settle for that again tonight, in front of a national TV audience, and definitely not the evil, pod Brandon who showed up in San Diego and blew chunks.
Of course, Ramirez vs. Webb will be interesting - they've never faced each other before, but Mandy has completely destroyed Arizona pitching since coming to Los Angeles. In five games for the Dodgers against the Diamondbacks, he is batting .727. No: that's not a mis-print. He is 16-for-22 with four home-runs, nine runs scored and seven RBI. Much as I hate the man ["Barry who?"], I have to confess a grudging respect for him: it's an interesting contrast to the 2-for-11 with no extra-base hits, walks or RBI he went against us when playing for Boston.
I'll be at The Sets, as we have a lucha show tonight: at time of posting, I am probably going to be at the airport, picking up our star guest luchador, Hijo de Psychedelico. However, I expect to be back in time for the game and will be posting copiously, in order to make up for my absence yesterday - I take the heavy burden of responsibility for the defeat on my shoulders there. I feel confident normal service will be resumed, and we will come away with the required victory, that will put us in good shape for September.
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Kind of nervous
because the DBacks often look pretty sad when they are on National TV. But I’ll cross my fingers and hope for a big win!
It's like living with a six-year old.
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As a follow-up to the David Eckstein thread, I filed a report with SBNation. It could be part of hardware upgrades (hence all the downtimes!) but they said they will look into the missing comments issue ASAP.
Thanks
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 1, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Upton
why is Upton not in the line up? It makes no sense to me. Tracy has been god awful and Clark cant hit a curve ball. Melvin needs to get Upton in there.
Even if
they suck?
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it doesn not matter to him
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 1, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
True
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I've been wondering about that, too
They kept saying “When Upton comes back, he’s an everyday player,” but he’s been back three days, and is on the bench.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Man.
I don’t know if I’ll be active in this game thread with the threat of argumentative, boorish Mavericks fans being about.
Oh wait!
Oh snap!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Hmm.
Dinner now, or in an hour?
Oh, the dilemma.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 7:57 PM EDT reply actions
Howdy :)
Once more Im not around but I have a good feeling about tonight, D-Backs to win 5-2 and with that im off to sleep!
So...time for another drink then?
biggest game of the season thus far?
I’d say so.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
But games against your division rivals
and particularly your nearest rival help doubly.
I agree, John… big game tonight! :/
by snakecharmer on Aug 31, 2008 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Especially
this late in the season.
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I’d imagine Ethier is seeing a lot of fat pitches these days in front of ManRam.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Ugh.....
Joe Morgan.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I'm almost tempted to watch Sound of Music
but I do like the Dbacks… they shouldn’t suffer for my dislike of Morgan..
by snakecharmer on Aug 31, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Put 'em on mute?
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But then I have to unmute when I flip over during commercials
and I’m too lazy…
by snakecharmer on Aug 31, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate
James Loney.
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ARGH
Blake homer.
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We suck on national TV.
EVERYTIME.
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I dunno.
I hate the Dodgers with a burning passion.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Well look who it is!! :)
We still have 27 outs for our chances….
by snakecharmer on Aug 31, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Welcome to the Pit!
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright.
The problem is, we need to freaking shut them out for the rest of the game.
Anyone think we have the bats to shell Derek Lowe?
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Good news and bad news
The good news is, I finally got in after rebooting. Go figure.
The bad news is…Whisky Tango Foxtrot, Webb? What the hell has happened to you in the past week? Don’t you want a Cy Young or something?
Post game call in: Bob in mesa
“Do you think Webb crack a rib or something? he really hasn’t been the same since that game he took that shot to the chest”
Good question. he certainly hasn’t been himself
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 1, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh crap.....
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
yeah!
That is exactly the same thing I said.
Bomel can pull the comapny line, but clearly, Webb is not the same pitcher he was BEFORE that hit to his chest.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 1, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
mmk.
I don’t want to be blamed for this one, too.
Anyone want to join me for dinner?
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions
The phrase "too late" comes to mind
All those present can spread the blame for this one.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
What about you??
You were the one of us who wasn’t able to be here! I say it’s your fault…
by snakecharmer on Aug 31, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Start chupping away
One run here, a couple there… That’s the way to do it. But we need Webb to be basically perfect the rest of the way.
Or not.
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As many runs in the first inning
Off Webb as the Dodgers had managed in the previous five starts and 38.1 innings combined…. :-(
Drew caught stealing.
F*%& this team.
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Joe Morgan:
“Not really what you want to do, if you’re four runs down, getting thrown out.”
Bollocks.
I'll make it.
Blech.
He’s TERRIBLE.
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His analysis of Conor Jackson
was remarkably inept too.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
"He hasn't developed all his power yet."
“He only has 12 home runs this season, even though he’s strong.”
HE’S A FREAKING DOUBLES HITTER!!
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Not his fault!
Conor Jackson MADE him!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
And now
Lowe with a base hit.
I’m going to kill something.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
May I suggest
James Loney. I hear he’s in town this weekend.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Howzabout
Mandy?
Except that I’m worried that, with all the grease and crap in his hair, bullet might get stuck.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Brandon Webb, in a press conference before the game:
“I think the Dodgers deserve to win the division, and I think Tim Lincecum deserves to win the Cy Young.”
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
And he continued
“And it;s some I intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.”
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Diamondbacks Baseball
Feel the Excitement!
Go Quietly with the D-Backs
Our new cheer shouldn’t be “Ssssssssss!” It should be “Shhhhhhhhhhhh,,,”
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Walk to Martin after a single to Lowe.
…..goddammit.
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Fanpost to follow
Pointing this fact out in detail, I trust?
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Given recent events,
I don’t think provocation of the mods is a very good idea.
Not that you’ll read this post, but you can’t say I didn’t warn you.
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Oh, I'm sorry
I didn’t think you bothered to read anything I wrote.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Tony Clark
drops a possible double play.
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IBB to Mandy
in front of Loney.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
No kidding.
Mind you, the way Webb’s pitching, this is only delaying the inevitable.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay. Now I am a fan.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Why not? Get the double play in order and avoid the best hitter on their team.
Makes perfect sense to me.
In theory, yes.
In practice, given how Webb is pitching, it was making me nervous.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Loney GIDP.
Thank Jebus.
Momentum shift, please?
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Yeesh
Okay, let’s get something going in the bottom of the inning here. Dunn, start it off.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
For a former NHL great
Joe Morgan is a pretty good baseball analyst.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Didn’t he also play in the NBA?
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure
but judging from his commentary, her certainly didn’t play baseball.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Well,
he played for the Reds. That should tell you a lot.
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And a suggestion for the Brewers
Buck up, kids! If you want a no hitter, then field the ball cleanly. In the meantime, CC pitched a very good game.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Let's
turn over the Dodgers’ bus.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
for the love... another hit...
this is profoundly depressing. I’m switching to the Von Trapp family.
I'll make it.
If you would rather I hide the comment
In case of FBI investigation of this thread, let me know. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
May I suggest
you quit while you’re ahead?
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Nazis! Leather! Goats! And Julie Andrews!
Yes, certainly preferable to this performance, which on the cinematic scale ranks closer to Plan 9 from Outer Space.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait --
so this game is a cult classic?
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Lions, and Tigers, and Bears!
Oh My!
Oh Wait, that’s a different classic.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 1, 2008 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Neither am I...
…but I at LEAST know the reference.
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D'Oh
a deer, a female deer, (they even had this line in a Simpsos episode)
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run!
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 1, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Not a fan of it either
But I have heard of it, and would be rather embarrassed to not know who the Von Trapps are.
I blame modern education. But I’m dealing with that in a response to soco elsewhere…
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm just proud
we worked Shakespeare, movie musicals, Plan 9 references, AND jailbait jokes into the same thread.
I'll make it.
Typical
day at the office.
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He's
pretty much the stereotypical Philistine.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I know you don’t watch kids movies, but how about historically significant successful Tony-award-winning-musicals-turned-Oscar-award-winning-musical-movies from the 60s?
by snakecharmer on Aug 31, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
He doesn't even read recaps.
You really think he watches classic films??
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Well, I kind of hoped
that at one point, you know, in the past 40 years, he might have actually been cool and in-the-know, but I can see I was wrong.
by snakecharmer on Aug 31, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Foulpole annoyingness
creeping up again….
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Um, guys?
I just got Mr. 4 Corners Fan to start posting here and this isn’t the game I envisioned for him to start out with.
Some runs, please??
It's like living with a six-year old.
Wait a second --
maybe we should blame HIM?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Hey, wait a minute ...
I wouldn’t mind taking responsibility for this debacle but this one was out of control before I figured out that Z marked posts as having been read. When the only way Webb is able to keep Manny from getting a hit was to walk him, it ain’t my fault!!
by Mr 4CornersFan on Aug 31, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Well,
before YOU came along, we weren’t losing, IIRC…..
Or at least, we weren’t losing my nearly this badly.
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*by
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I prefer results to effort
I may have mentioned this before. “Nearly” only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Craphead Ethier
catches what’s very nearly a deep fly by Drew.
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BRANDON WEBB!
STOP FREAKING SUCKING!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Webb and Haren
Both have made a pretty good argument that we shouldn’t have skipped over Petit in the rotation.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Dear GOD....
….I hate ESPN announcers.
In EVERY sport.
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This is now
the second start in a row in which Webb has given up at LEAST 6 runs.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
To
our division rivals, too.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I wish
we could. Not only because it would mean that we resigned Webby, but it would also mean that we knew WHY Webby is sucking lately.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Is he hurt?
He took that shot to the chest a few games back and has not been the same since…..
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 1, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Time to pull him.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Mmm.
Roast beef sandwich.
Damn. What the hell is happening to Webb?
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 9:23 PM EDT reply actions
Well....
when’s the last time YOU had a roast beef sandwich while watching Webby start?
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Ahah!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
When's the last time...
I don’t know.
I’m sick and tired and trying to enjoy my dinner.
Meanie.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
At the risk
of Webby sucking tonight?
Really, Emily? I expected more.
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It could be because I'm sick.
You never know.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you really sick? Because I read that as “sickandtired”. Cuz if you’re sick, you need more of that birthday cake.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
No, I'm really sick.
But I also happen to be tired.
So it’s a combination of sick, tired, and sickandtired.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Hope you feel better soon. It stinks to be sick when you aren’t at home.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks.
I’m pretty sure it’s just a cold…stress, living with 100 new people, you know.
But it is annoying.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m sure everybody does keep careful track, but let’s cut Emily a break here. She just moved up to college and had a birthday and started classes. So it might easily escape her notice.
And also, the Chinese food thing last night wasn’t too good for our winning record, Emily, so please get with the program.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey!
The Chinese thing worked the night before that…
I think it’s someone else’s fault.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Our best culinary bet
It would seem to be that Skins made some good correlation between pizza and Dodgers losses, so let’s keep that in mind.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Pizza was first choice.
But the Pizza Hut was closed.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but
it doesn’t work for you. Only me.
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Besides,
Pizza Hut is AWFUL.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Well, yeah.
But the breadsticks are awesome.
I think I figured it out.
Orange soda.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Mmmm
I don’t know if it is the solution, but I do know it is delicious.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Orange soda is the reason we're losing.
Every game I went to in August that they lost, I had orange soda.
I’m drinking orange soda right now.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Fine.
Whatever you need to believe will keep you from being deported…
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Babe, this is science.
Do not doubt science.
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I hear the jury's
still out on science.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Does
Clarence Darrow know?
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
We can't say for sure
I had pizza myself on Friday, so maybe there’s a combined effect.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Same here
I’ve got a whole spreadsheet set up for it.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Sometimes you have to go for “quality of life” instead of “quantity”. I spent most of the day assembling a new gas barbeque so we celebrated with a steak. Uh, oh. I’m supposed to have my cholesterol checked this week.
by Mr 4CornersFan on Aug 31, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m sure that the exertion in assembling the grill balances out the steak.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Oh, crap....
I just realized that I had steak tonight, too…… :-(
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Let's focus on better things
Mmm, a roast beef sandwich does sound good.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
8-0.
That’s the score. NOT a smiley.
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Scored it
an error on Reynolds.
Ledezma coming in.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
He's coming in onw?
He’ll have to stay in quite a while if we want him to hit Manny.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
could also be the smiley
that describes my reaction to the score.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
That period there
represents you drooling in confusion at Webb’s major suckage?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Exactly.
Or something like that.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Nothing smiley about it.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
And.....
Ledezma’s first batter as a Dback earns a 4 pitch walk.
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Jim, that would really be a mercy.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe
we could hypnotize Mandy into committing seppuku, too.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Hey, Mandy --
all the cool kids in New York are committing suicide.
“Oooooh, reelly?? Do yoo haf a nife?”
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Remember the Star Trek Episode
where the crew destroys an evil computer intelligence by feeding it bits of illogic? Gameday was probably listening to Joe Morgan.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
I was thinking of the Borg
or the bit in Men in Black about human thought being a contagious disease. I’m sure Joe Morgan was behind that too.
And I applaud fan geekery in all its many-splendored forms.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Joe Morgan is like the Randy Winn
of sports broadcasters.
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I'm still unclear
about the whole Randy Winn thing. But if you say so, I’ll play along.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
It's kinda like "wolf"
Just gotta nod & smile sometimes. :)
by snakecharmer on Aug 31, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Randy Winn
is a black hole that sucks in everything that is good and just — even light.
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Short version
In the DbacksSkins world view, Randy Winn is pretty much the embodiment of all things evil.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Randy Winn
sold Saddam Hussein some mustard gas during the 80s.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Errr.....
not mustard gas, but sarin gas.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
He tried selling him mustard gas, too
But Saddam didn’t buy his claims that it “goes great with hot dogs!”
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Also,
Randy Winn taught African bees to KILL! KILL! KILL!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Did anyone on the D-Backs
come to play baseball this evening?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Heck I didn't even know
the game was still going, I’ve been watching the Blame Game up there…
by snakecharmer on Aug 31, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
The ultimate insult to my system
I can take Joe Morgan’s droning for nine innings but for the love of Long John Silver don’t make us listen to an interview with Joe Torre!
I think that's supposed to happen
just before the heat death of the universe.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Glad I won't hear it
I’ve already got dinner plans then.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Oh?
Reservations to the restaurant at the edge of the universe?
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You have to plan ahead for these things, you know
Though that does bring up the whole beef issue again. But, at that point, I think the Diamondbacks win-loss record will be less important.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
I'm sure
they have vegetarian and/or white meat options.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Ledezma leaves the bases loaded
Of course, it takes a K of the pitcher. But we’ll take whatever we can at this point.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Gameday is still in a happy state
Where we are “only” six runs behind.
I think I am going to watch the highlights from Sick Girl. Watching a guy get his dick cut off – and, believe me, things get worse from there – is a) strangely appropriate, and b) more enjoyable than this atrocity of a game.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
But is Sick Girl
as awful as Cannibal Holocaust?
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Which, interestingly
They’re screening at Chandler Cinemas, next Saturday. :-)
Holocaust is nasty, but it had absolutely no emotional impact on me. Sick Girl works because, in many ways, she’s a nice person: bringing up her kid brother alone, fiercely loyal to him. But she also has this totally twisted side to her, and when that comes out, it has a lot more impact as a result.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
But, c'mon --
they rape natives and get impaled and stuff!!
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Or maybe I should say
“and snuff”
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It's good to know
that there’s a sub-basement below this one. And don’t forget the HBP to Angel Berroa either.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Angel Berroa
is at LEAST a professional “hitter”.
Sorta.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I tend to think of him
as a “Professional Former Rookie of the Year”
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Am I the only one
that goes in the OT room anymore?
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions
I was there earlier
When it looked like I might not get in, but there was no-one else about at that point, and then I got my browser to work.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I stop there from time to time,
but nobody is ever in there.
Do you talk to yourself in there?
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The fact that you’re convinced your orange soda is to blame for tonight’s game might suggest otherwise.
Then again, we all went with it, so we’re in this together, I suppose.
I'll make it.
Circumstance.
And I’m not entirely convinced that I’m not crazy, so eh.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmmm.....
an anti-steroids commercial.
“Steroids shatter legs, organs…. and home run records.”
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Why the heck
is Joe Morgan talking about golf??
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Because Joe Morgan on Golf
makes more sense than Joe Morgan on Baseball?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Joe Morgan has forgotten more about baseball then anyone on this board will ever know. He is also, arguably, one of the best all time players in the history of the game.
But he’s a boring broadcaster.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I can agree with both of those
Now if only he could remember a few things about baseball too.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Do you
know ANYTHING about baseball??
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Sure! There’s a base, and a ball, and um, um. And Joe Morgan!!
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Joe Morgan has forgotten more about baseball then anyone on this board will ever know.
That’s kind of the problem.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
by kishi on Aug 31, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Funniest thing ever
Now that is brilliant.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
For once, I agree with him.
There isn’t actually a baseball game on tonight. Two teams are required for that.
I'm trying to make a snarky comment about this
but it hurts too much.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
1-2-3 inning for Ledezma
Again, small victories.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
The Dodgers
asked Webby to pitch batting practice for them. Webby, not knowing that this was a national game, assumed it had been canceled when we didn’t play at 1PM today…..
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey!!
Mark breaks up the one-hitter!!
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Naturally,
Tony Clark gets a GIDP.
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Yikes
From the description on the radio, should we start calling him Tony the Impaler?
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
What happened?
I stopped watching.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Sounded like his bat shattered, Lowe had to dodge out of the way of part of it, and that part sort of speared into the pitcher’s mound. The radio team compared it to a lawn dart.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Mark will go wacko over that!
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Is anyone
in the OT chatroom?
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Hmmm.....
I guess I’ll join in.
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I'm working
but I may stop in after the game movie.
by snakecharmer on Aug 31, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
He dropped THAT???
That kind of sums it up for this game. Is the news on yet?
by Mr 4CornersFan on Aug 31, 2008 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
Remember my comments at the beginning of this thread?
About the Diamondbacks on national TV? Yeah. :::le sigh:::
It's like living with a six-year old.
Confirmed
by me later.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey!
Drew and CY with back to back hits! Too bad there’s two outs. C’mon, CoJack!!
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Drew continues his mastery of Lowe
Too bad he can’t give anyone else pointers.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Loney
with a behind the back catch.
I HATE James Loney. Dunno if you know that.
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Less,
but Loney’s got plenty of time to make up the difference.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Argh....
why didn’t Scherzer start this game??
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Better question
Why didn’t Webb start the game?
I mean, I know what the box score says, but that wasn’t Webb out there…
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Scherzer
with a 1-2-3.
Once again, Phil is a fan.
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And once again,
Emily reminds Phil to be careful of speaking in the third person.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Phil doesn't like
Emily telling Phil what to do.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
In addition
You’re reminded by Devin that not many people use second person, outside of Choose Your Own Adventure books.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Oh....
excellent point!
Kinda like the lost English subjunctive.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't Indiana Jones
recover that? I think it’s safely in a warehouse in Washington DC now.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
No no no.
You’re thinking of Mahatma Gandhi.
What??
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
"Indiana Jones and the Lost English Subjunctive"
sounds like one of those “Young Indy” TV episodes.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
It makes me laugh that the radio is still playing ads telling me that, if I go to the game on August 23rd, I can get a Eric Byrnes bobblehead.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
My Yahoo! newspage tells me that Obama will choose a VP soon. . .
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Mine says
that apparently the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
No, no; it was the Germans!
I saw it in a documentary about college life and fraternities.
by Mr 4CornersFan on Aug 31, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Schindler's List?
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
30 Seconds Over Tokyo?
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Kelly's Heroes?
Drinkin some wine, eatin some cheese, catchin some rays, man.
by Mr 4CornersFan on Aug 31, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Noooo.
It was The African Queen.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Wasn’t she a member of the Village People?
by Mr 4CornersFan on Aug 31, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
No,
you’re thinking of Serpico.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Randy Winn
masterminded it.
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
MARK!!
BYE BYE SHUTOUT!!!
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Who cares?
You didn’t post at all during your eight-game losing streak, you certainly don’t get to post here after winnin the series.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Jim angry!
JIM SMASH!!!
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Mark Reynolds!
There goes the shutout!
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
And......
here comes the rain, and there goes the satellite signal. :-(
Which means I’m inevitably going to miss the next 7 home runs we hit to tie the game. :-(
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Never fear!
AZWILDCATS is here!
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I bailed on the team
My sister talked me into going to the game even though we didn’t have tickets. Ended up in 323 row 10. Needless to say, a very disappointing start by Webb. We couldn’t bear to watch any more and left shortly after it was 8-0. I don’t usually leave early when we are losing, but we going to tomorrow’s game, Randy’s 3rd attempt to get #295 and I figured I wanted to conserve my energy (and fury) for tomorrow. I haven’t even looked at the score since we left although I do see that Reynolds scored a run somehow to avoid the shutout.
Remember, pace your rage.
It’s tempting to spend it all in the first couple innings. But remember, this is the D-Backs, and you need to have rage in reserve for every play of the game. It’s a marathon (a groaning, cursing, beer-throwing marathon), not a sprint.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
I appreciate rage as much as the next guy ...
…but I really have to protest throwing beer. A waste of good beer is not civilized.
by Mr 4CornersFan on Aug 31, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
But if you're at a game...
does that really count as good beer?
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Throwing stadium beer
is probably a violation of your financing agreement. Unless you’ve made all the payments, I guess you should probably keep it in the cup.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
It's probably covered
By the insurance they may you take out, when you are financing your purchase.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I could be wrong
But I think that only applies if your beer is knocked over by a ball hit from the field of play. Just because you knocked it over after your team popped up to end the inning (again) does count.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
They always get you
with the fine print.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
True.
Most stadium beer is crap.
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After checking the box score
It is nice to see that the bullpen has done nicely since Webb was pulled.
Glass of beer
is half full?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Let’s go DBacks! Clap Clap Clapclapclap!!
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately
It appears Chris Young did not get the memo, and goes down swinging. Let’s hope this is his last game in the two-spot.
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Hope
I remember how that felt. But remember the rule: if it didn’t work today* we’ll have to try it again tomorrow.
*Or yesterday, or the day before yesterday, or the day before that…
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
I'm
sorta here?
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by DbacksSkins on Aug 31, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Did ESPN show the guy that ran onto the field ? He got taken down by security and dragged off and then when the next inning started they had this big announcement about what would happen to anyone (ejection, arrest) if you ran onto the field.
Aw, no. We don’t ever get to see anything fun. Whine.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 31, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope
But they mentioned it was happening. That’s rarely, if ever, shown on TV any more. I know it’s ESPN’s policy, I think it’s Fox’s too.
by snakecharmer on Aug 31, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
But they still show other breaches of the rules
Such as beach-balls in the stands…
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I think because
beach balls in the stands aren’t necessarily an attempt to get attention?
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Yeah, that's what they say
The reason a guy runs on the field is to stop the game and get attention. Beach balls usually don’t purposely fall onto the field, they just sometimes float down there. Also, running on the field is potentially dangerous for a player and often results in jail time, whereas a beach ball is just annoying.
by snakecharmer on Sep 1, 2008 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
They kept their eyes
(and their cameras) chastely averted while Joe Morgan told us that the crowd was cheering for the brave security guards who escorted the malefactor from the field.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
How dare you question Joe Morgan!
He has forgotten more about baseball than all of us here will ever know!
Yes, senile dementia can happen to anyone…
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I was impressed that
he actually noticed what was happening on the field.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
While pruning the hedges
of many small villages.
by Mr 4CornersFan on Aug 31, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
If someone is going to, my father will
I don’t even think I pick it up that I know I should look for it. Obviously a sign that it’s been far too long since I watched that movie.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
I think
There is some massive irony in Melvin letting Chris Burke hit for himself, and then pinch-hitting for Adam Dunn…
Please tell me
you’re not serious
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Sadly, no
- J. Broxton relieved C. Wade
- C. Young struck out swinging
- C. Burke struck out swinging
- J. Upton hit for A. Dunn
by Jim McLennan on Aug 31, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
You know
it’s OK to lie to me, just to make me feel better.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
It's never ok.
Sorry you had to find out the hard way.
:-P
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 31, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
Now you know what to ask your Dark Lord for at the next new moon ritual.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Meow?
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