Gameday Thread, #112: 8/4 vs. Pirates
by Jim McLennan on Aug 4, 2008 8:00 PM EDT
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Back home we go, and after a tough road-trip against divisional opponents, we have a bit of break, with a home stand against two NL teams, currently with identical records of 51-60. We really should be looking, at the very least, to win four of these six games. With Haren, Webb and Johnson going for us in this series, a sweep is by no means impossible, since over their last five starts, their lines are:
Haren: 3-1, 1.95 ERA, 38 K, 5 BB
Webb: 3-0, 1.75 ERA, 30 K, 8 BB
Johnson: 5-0, 1.39 ERA, 25 K, 2 BB
That's a total of 15 starts, an 11-1 record, a 1.71 ERA over 105.1 innings, and a K:BB ratio of 93:15. Our rotation should certainly be the ones doing the pillaging here, not the Pirates.
The question-mark may seem to hang more over our offense, after a series in Los Angeles where they scored a total of nine runs in four games. However, that was against the best pitching staff in the National League (ERA+ of 121) - we now go from the sublime to the ridiculous and face the very worst staff. And it's not even close: Pittsburgh's ERA+ is 80, a long way below 15th-placed Florida, at 91. On the road, they've allowed 6.32 runs per game, the worst such figure in the National League since the 2000 Cubs (6.36). So, if Los Angeles pitching was the disease that ailed our offense, then Pittsburgh are arriving with a large dose of the cure...
It being Monday, I will be entering stealth mode for the game, viewing it from the wifi-less, yet Stella Artois lush, environment which is the Grand Avenue Tavern. So no comments from me...
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Yea, O Snakepitters, but do not fear Jim's absence.
For with the return of DbacksSkins, you shall surely be accompanied by the predictably steady and uncontrollable stream of inane comments, both on- and off-topic.
A thin substitute for Jim’s posting, to be sure, yet still a substitute.
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For which we are glad, O Great One!
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 4, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Return?
Did you go somewhere? Didn’t notice.
"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."
Oh?
Was the Snakepit just as inane during my noble absence?
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Inane is what we do best, don’t you know?
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 4, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Our lineup
S. Drew ss
O. Hudson 2b
C. Jackson lf
C. Tracy 1b
M. Reynolds 3b
A. Romero rf
C. Young cf
C. Snyder c
D. Haren p
Romero’s gotten the start in right field in seven or eight of our last ten games, which has to make us all feel a bit happier- I only hope Burke doesn’t take the position for SnakePitFest, or else mrssoco might be escorted from the stadium.
"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."
Let's hope Upton off the dl by then
Dear Josh Byrnes: Please DFA Chris Burke. He can't hit, and probably never will.
by C. Wesley Baier on Aug 4, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
soco's keys to the game
1) Make dinner
2) Search for a suitable donor to achieve my goal of owning a totally bitchin’ muscle car
3) Dessert?
Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!
No takers?
Geez, I’ll take good care of it, I swear!
Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!
I had nothing
to do with that.
Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!
Okay, what happened to the couch??
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by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 4, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Again, mrssoco broke it
It happened before the game, giving us a grim glimpse of the danger that many of their belongings must constantly face.
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To be fair
she didn’t have much to do with it, so we’ll just have to call the warranty that we have.
Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!
JWM
Seeks Rich ? for a one time donation to the “Buy soco a Totally Bitchin’ Muscle Car or Sports Car, Preferably a 1969 Dodge Super Bee, So He Can Drive Around Like a Maniac Listening to Rush and ELO and Gentle Giant.”
Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!
Dude.....
think I could get something for my Focus?
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Sell it
and donate the money to me, and you have a deal!
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Hmmm.....
not quite what I was getting at…. can I at least call shotgun for all eternity?
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Dude
it’ll be totally bitchin’.
Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!
Do you like
the Stones too? And Flogging Molly?
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My Super Bee To Be
accepts all forms of exceptional music.
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Hmmm....
so if I help pay for it, I can call shotty for all eternity? Can I also drive it sometimes on weekends?
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Sure
just don’t eat in it.
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I can't donate much
But I’ll totally find you a tape of The Proclaimers to play in your car.
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You can totally
ride with us.
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What about
banging a sex-starved wife in it?
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What you do
with Mrs. Bush is up to you, but I’d prefer you not in my Miss Bee.
Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!
Mrs. Bush?
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I love
when the top of the rotation comes back around. Makes me happy, even when working on a Monday night when I thought I had the night off. Let’s go, Danny boy.
I'll make it.
Um... did they change the game time?
Pregame is supposed to be on tv right now but it’s In My Own Words. Where’s my Todd Walsh?? :(
Oh, bah. I was enjoying In My Own Words. Well, it will be on 700 times, and I’ll catch it again.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 4, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Not a huge fan of Todd Walsh anyway....
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Marlins 15th in pitching?
I am shocked…only saw them vs us but they kept rolling out the young live arms and we scored something like 1 run/game vs them. Must have been our bats or lack thereof?
Um,
we score like 0.73 runs/game on the road.
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if we dont score some runs tonight, i might get violent
but, i like the bad guy’s pitcher, season era of 9.00
Hello, My name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
Well,
that’s good, at least.
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right foot
lets strt this trip off right….. although I’m kinda nervous seeing Herrerras era because that is exactly the pitcher we struggle against.
Two on, one out for the Marlins
Come on, Haren!
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Hey all
Just checkin in before bed :) hopefully this type of comment won’t lead to another defeat, if so I’ll stop leaving it :D
But let’s go D-Backs and have a good night all!
So...time for another drink then?
and
one to nothing
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought at this point I might be forced to leave the pit..
As by the time i drifted off to sleep it was 3-0 Pirates :(
So...time for another drink then?
well, hopefully we'll have some offense
cuz it looks like it might be a long night for danny boy
strange things are afoot at the circle k
got a way with a
H U G E mistake there, danny did…
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions
bad dream
I hope
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
sloppy start
and that is beig nice.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply actions
Strike three!
2 on , 2 out
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 9:49 PM EDT reply actions
Just tuned in and checked out the Pirates starter...
...who in the heck is Herrera??? Typical Pirates late season, i guess.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Tonights game is brought to you
by the letter S
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions
and T !!!!
not a good start at all
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, your order was wrong
But, yeah, apparently the game is going to be all about hits.
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Ugh....
3-0? Seriously?
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3-0
Pirates
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions
So this one's
not going to plan. Yet?
Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!
or is it???
Hmmmmmm
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Yet.
Haren’s lulling them into a false sense of security.
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I'd rather
he just kick their asses.
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So that means he'll be perfect
for the next six innings, obviously.
by the mystical one on Aug 4, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Or
3 starts.
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Come on Conor!
Nice job there O-Dawg!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply actions
Ugh..... 3-0.
Does this mean I have to leave the country again?
Also… why the hell isn’t Drew on 3rd?
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I’ll wait for the final score before I decide if I’ll forward those files to INS.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Wait a second.....
who gave you those files??
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Jackson at 1st on
Fielders choice.. one out Drew on 3rd
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
bad dream!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Note to srdmad:
Please recall that F-bombs will get automatically hidden.
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as that one should
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
It's all good.
:-)
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Bases Loaded!
MarK is up.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:02 PM EDT reply actions
Nice job, Mark.
RBI.
Although… how come only 1 run scored?
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RBI Single
for MarK!!!!!
Bases still loaded
3-1
Romero due up
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions
Reynolds
your birthday was yesterday.
Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!
Better late
than never. I think he was offended at the girly colors you chose for his cake.
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Wow.....
strike?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
You have GOT to be freaking kidding me.....
GIDP? You guys let this scrub get away with bases loaded and 1 out with one freaking run??
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Also
please, PLEASE tell me that this is NOT the start of Haren’s 2nd half slump?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Maybe it's like his last game .
Give up some early runs, but end up with 7 innings and a couple runs given up.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Does anyone else feel like...
it should have been 4-3 now?
by the mystical one on Aug 4, 2008 10:08 PM EDT reply actions
YES!!
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Why even swing at that pitch,
it was a little higher than the one before which was a ball.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Why even swing at any pitches he threw?
I mean, seriously.
by the mystical one on Aug 4, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Dreams
of Grand Slams?
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Yeah.
Isn’t he normally decently fast? It’s like he knew it was a DP so he didn’t even try running it out.
Say what you will about Byrnes, but he’ll never…. oh, you know.
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Lotta groundouts tonight.
It’s Webby in Haren’s uniform.
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We now return
to your regularly scheduled programming….
(to borrow a Jimism)
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I already hid it....
which is the new policy, I thought…..
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I know, I saw
I went ahead and deleted it anyway. I believe Jim can still go back and see what it was, in case he wants, but he knows we have support on this.
by snakecharmer on Aug 4, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think
Jim can see it if it’s been deleted—at least, I don’t remember ever being able to do that when we were all managers.
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Several weeks ago,
Jim announced f-bomb posts would be automatically deleted or hidden. ‘Skins already mentioned this to you above… I was just reiterating it and stating I deleted it instead of just hiding it.
by snakecharmer on Aug 4, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Pretty much just two rules.
1. Don’t use F-bombs, unless the Comprehensive F Ban Treaty has been placed under moratorium by Jim or another mod, and
2. Don’t troll.
Oh—and the new one, non-mods only get to post 1 picture per thread.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
There's other, no-brainer ones,
like don’t stalk other posters and stuff like that, but that should be fairly obvious…
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Damn
there goes my weekend in Tucson.
Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!
You're stalking Zephon??
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My secret's out!
Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!
Well
If the socos didn’t want us to stalk them, they shouldn’t have given us their address.
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My other plan
foiled!
Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!
... you were going to stalk your own wife?
At your own house? Boy, that’s an easy assignment..
by snakecharmer on Aug 4, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
No no no
I wanted people to stalk us.
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That's
some kinda weird anti-voyeurism there….
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CY
bunt single!
That’s a start!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
CY lays down a bunt single.
Hey, they say speed never slumps….
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gets to 2nd
on a wild pitch (?)
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
passed ball
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
PB
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And
CY goes to 2nd.
RISP, already. Drive him in, Snydes!!
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I can't imagine
the Bucs’ bullpen would be much better, though.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Second worst ERA in the NL.
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As predicted....
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Pirates getting bull pen busy
BUt can you all wait until we take the lead?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions
yes please
strange things are afoot at the circle k
by utahdbacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
So, he’s got as many walks as outs here.
Come on, guys, time to score some runs.
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The key word here
being “runs”. Plural.
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1st and 2nd
nobody out
Haren bunts, runners on 2nd and 3rd… 1 out
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions
Come on Drew!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions
Droooooooooooo!
Tie game!
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TIED!
The ball never even left the infield!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions
No,
single for Drew with 2 rbi’s, according to Greg
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Tie!
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Hit or error?
Ball seemed hit pretty hard….
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Hit according to Radio guys
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah.
Plus, hometeam scoring and all that….
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that too.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
And.....
4 outs, 3 runs, in Herrera’s final line. Nice.
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This game sounds crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrazy
Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!
If we can't score any runs against the Pirates
We should start getting REALLY worried.
by singaporedbacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Should start
worrying about relegation at that point….
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They'd still
probably beat Crystal Palace.
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.....
Do us a favor, don’t announce any more hopes?
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ROFLOL!
Mac just hit his 2nd HR of the year.
(hey, it’s either laugh or cyr and i am at work, so I’ll laugh)
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh.
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Dan!
What, is it some thing where you have to lose this game? Is the mafia threatening to kill your family if the team wins, and you have to pitch lousy until some maverick FBI agent can free them from a warehouse in Jersey?
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Hang on....
I’ll go get my gun…
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Dress appropriately
If only you had some cool Indiana Jones hat you bought a small village in the Andes.
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Oh, dude.....
NOT cool…......
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Not just that!!
It was a small village right next to a volcano!!
Ugh, forever I shall regret not buying that hat!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Nah, you don't have to shut up.
Just next time, say something like “Here’s to hoping that the Dbacks totally suck and lose every other game this year.” Because, see, that might jinx us in the good way.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Okay
Now let’s score some more runs.
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Not a fan
of the sitting and staring at the HRs, though.
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No, it's baseball.
America’s pastime. Leave the showiness for the NBA.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Or
Touchdown celebrations.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
NFL cracks down on that these days, though.
Although I think the NFL actually goes too far.
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I don't mind 'em too much
I don’t know why a lot of the things they give Chad Johnson crap over is much worse than the Lambeau Leap. He’s just put some more thought into it.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
I've always liked Chad Johnson, actually.
Mainly because IIRC, he’s never gotten into any trouble off the field.
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Which is particularly impressive
When you look at the rest of the Bengals organization.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
I know.
He’s virtually a choirboy.
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I don't recall
Erubiel Durazo being the greatest player who ever lived, either.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Heck....
Mike Freaking Cameron once hit four HRs in one night….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
So...
showboating is only for great players, not players who do great things like hit three home runs in one game?
Actually,
I’ve always criticized showboating when Albert Pujols or Barry Bonds do it too. But it’s a little bit different when you’re a HOF player than when you’re a borderline power slugger.
It’s like Buck Showalter said about Randy’s long hair: “When you can do what he does, then you can wear your hair long.” (Paraphrased)
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I didn't expect to check in and see this score
with Haren pitching against the Pirates,
by DiamondbacksWIn on Aug 4, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
Chad Tracy hit a single!
Sweet!!!!!!!!
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Lead-off single from Tracy
Good start.
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Mark
stays alive.
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Hmmm.....
Inside on the strike 3 to Reynolds?
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Hey, Romero....
no more GIDPs.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
That time, it was just one out
That’s an improvement, right?
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Or not.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Guys?
This isn’t good. We need to score more runs, because if they score more than us, then they win, see?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Yes.
Please telegraph this to the Dbacks dugout ASAP.
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Hi
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Hmmm.....
Barry Bonds?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Ugh
DbacksSkins types with his mouth?
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
In fact,
I do. I am a quadruple amputee. A “nugget”, if you will.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
you're from Denver?
Bob Melvin: Black Denarian in disguise.
man looks like PITT is throwing up a team of inexperienced minor leaguers
with Laroche, Moss, Pearce
LaRoche
has the potential to be a great player though.
I still think it was dumb of LA to trade him, just to try and win this year.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
True,
but for 2 months of a 37 year old rental outfielder?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Well he helps them win now, he looks revitalized so far in LA, its only been 3 games but
LA finally has a slugger to cheer for, Dodgers havent had a legit power hitter since Beltre’s contract year back in teh day
But even with Manny,
do you really think the Dodgers are a World Series team this year?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
This doesn't even make sense.
Trading away prospects for rental players is the exact opposite of what you want to do to make yourself a long-term contender…..
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Dewitt
belongs in AA, Blake is a rentaplayer.
It was a shortsighted move orchestrated by the same man that signed Andruw Jones and Juan Pierre.
Wrong.
Dewitt, 280 AB – .257/.324/.364 79 OPS+
He had a hot month of May but has been quickly exposed by major league pitchers. By merit, he should be in AA right now – he has less than 200 at bats there and didn’t even hit all that well in the southern league (.281/.306/.466). I can only hope that he’s on the major league roster next season.
Well, they ain't going to win for the next ten years as long as Webb, Haren, Scherzer, and Parker stay here.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Great pitching and no offense
has never helped the Padres win squat. And with Boras as Scherzer’s agent, do you REALLY think he’ll stick around once his arb years are up?
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Our offense can at least put up 3 or 4 runs a game.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
And if we average 3.5 runs per game,
(3 or 4, as you put it) we’re not going to win many games with our ERA at 3.89.
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Total ERA at 3.89.
If Webb, Haren, and Scherzer stay at 3.00 we will win alot of games and playoff series.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Yes
but also recall that other teams don’t play their scrub pitchers during the postseason, either.
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And I will take our's over their's any day of the week.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Me too.
But our problem is the offense. Not the pitching.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
But the offense is good enough score enough runs to win games.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Given our record after we started out 12 games over .500,
I’ll wait around to make a judgment on this statement.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Then I guess our offense isn't as bad as you guys think it is.
Cause we are still in first place.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Well
the fact is, we haven’t averaged “3 or 4” runs per game.
For most of the season, anyway.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
The fact is we are STILL in first despite this offense.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Yes,
but that only applies so long as you’re still in first, and the Dodgers just got quite a bit better for this season.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
The fact is we are still in first despite the past three months of baseball.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Don't think I'm agreeing with you.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
That was my next statement.
The fact is we are still in first despite the past three months of baseball.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Can't
keep relying on the rest of the division to suck more than us, though. We’ve been lucky.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
We have been doing it for over 3 months.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
What? Generally sucking?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
That's a good baseball philosophy
“Don’t worry about our offense, we’ll just rely on luck.”
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Not really
I didn’t really consider that luck last year.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
The bullpen, for one thing
Last season, Valverde, Pena, Cruz, and Lyon all had ERAs of 3.10 or below. This season, only Scherzer and Petit are putting up numbers below that out of the bullpen, and they’ve combined for 34.1 innings as relievers.
Plus they don’t let Augie Ojeda pitch anymore- come on, just look at his career ERA! =)
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Looked like
O-Dawg missed that tag, frankly…
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Do I need to put on the rally cap?
Dear Josh Byrnes: Please DFA Chris Burke. He can't hit, and probably never will.
by C. Wesley Baier on Aug 4, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
Message to the Dbacks:
The Pirates haven’t had a winning season in, like, 67 years.
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No! Bad Dbacks!
1-2-3 innings should only be reserved for the Pirates.
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that sanchez guy is really starting to bug me
i think hes best friends with randy winn
strange things are afoot at the circle k
I heard that
Freddy Sanchez is the bastard child of Randy Winn….
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Seriously?
The bullpen is warming up already? Ouch.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Who is this guy on the mound
that looks like Dan Haren? He sure isn’t pitching like him!
by DiamondbacksWIn on Aug 4, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions
He looks more like
a mountain man
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The Unabomber
He escaped from prison and took Haren’s place when they were in San Francisco.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Hmmm.....
the Unabomber was anti-technology, right? So I guess if “Dan Haren” puts a bat to a Questec machine, then we’ll know….
or else it’ll just be Curt Schilling.
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hey dback nation don't feel bad your only down 1 you'll easily come back
we went up 3-0 on the nats before registering an out….then our ACE gives up 7 runs to the DOMINANT nationals lineup…..disgusting
this team is utter rubbish...
Thanks
for putting things into perspective.
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i guess so
this team is utter rubbish...
by TuLoRocks2008 on Aug 4, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
yep Haren n Cook both decided to
follow suit n pitch terrible aganist crappy teams
this team is utter rubbish...
by TuLoRocks2008 on Aug 4, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd rather have
my best pitcher pitch lousy against a lousy team than against a good team.
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metoo but unfort.
we have like Zero room for error right now
this team is utter rubbish...
by TuLoRocks2008 on Aug 4, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
He was exposed.
Also, it seemed like he just lost all confidence.
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our pitching coach
messed wit his mechanics….francis i believe will come back and pitch well
this team is utter rubbish...
by TuLoRocks2008 on Aug 4, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
he's back wednesday too
this team is utter rubbish...
by TuLoRocks2008 on Aug 4, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
He's injured?
I didn’t know that…
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yea he was out for over a month
this team is utter rubbish...
by TuLoRocks2008 on Aug 4, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Wooooo
tied game!
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Even moor than Derk Jeeter??1!??
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Waaaaay moor
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Tie game!
CoJack with an RBI double!
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Now THAT
is the Conor Jackson we know and love.
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'Skins can stick around
as far as I’m concerned.
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Which Phil
are you talking about, by the way?
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I was curious myself.....
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there's two?!?!?!
I was talking about Skins you know taking a cheap shot at the guy that basically runs the place (outside of Jim of course)
formerly Seton Hall Snake Pit. The newer simpler version.
Where
if I may ask?
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I'm lost
you said which Phil, is there more than one?
formerly Seton Hall Snake Pit. The newer simpler version.
Right
and then you said ‘Skins took a cheap shot? I’m just curious what it was?
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no my bad
lack of punctuation. I was taking a cheap shot at Skins assuming he’d worn out his welcome already. Bad joke
formerly Seton Hall Snake Pit. The newer simpler version.
Hmmm....
I don’t really “run the place”. I pretty much just hang out and make waaay too many comments.
Oh, yeah, and occasionally I do Editorial stuff. If anyone’s to be credited, it’s Jenny.
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well her too
there’s a few of you that I consider “runners” of the show. Co-directors if I may.
formerly Seton Hall Snake Pit. The newer simpler version.
I consider myself to be the Snakepit equivalent of Statler and Waldorf.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
I think you'd be one
and soco would be the other.
Except that I feel like I would be one of them too, but I can’t since I’m an editor.
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We're Marley and Marley
our hearts are painted black!
Look at all those kids out in the snow, with their frost bitten teddy bears!
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We should have known our evil ways
would keep us all in shackles…
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I love that movie
pretty much any of the classic Muppets, really.
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That one is pretty much my favorite Christmas movie.
I don’t think anything beats the original Muppet Movie, though.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Favorite holiday movie
is a three-way fight between A Christmas Story, It’s A Wonderful Life, and Muppet Christmas Carol.
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You know how TNT shows A Christmas Story for 24 hours straight?
Apparently, the man who is now my brother-in-law would leave the TV on TNT for nearly the entire day, so my wife is very much opposed to that film.
But, the guy who wrote it lived a few blocks (I think?) from my grandmother’s house when she was a kid. We drove past his childhood home when we were back for a family reunion a while ago.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Gene Shepard?
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Pretty cool
My nana takes of her wig when she’s drunk.
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Yep, she lived at the corner of Cleveland Street in Hammond, IN. And the main street in the town is Hohman, which is what they call the town in the movie.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 5, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I love
A Christmas Story and watch it a couple of times every year. Oh, and a Charlie Brown Christmas. Sappy but cute with Linus’ speech.
It's A Wonderful Life
is a little overdone, methinks….
Also, what? No Hanukkah movies??
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Do you know
how many Channukah movies there are?
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Actually,
I was wondering that myself.
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Ookay, the OT-ness is getting a little long here..
Time to move to the chat room, until the game’s over.. :)
by snakecharmer on Aug 4, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I am a HUGE fan of anything Muppets.
Especially Muppet Babies.
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Muppet babies
crosses the line in my book. Now Tiny Toons, that’s something I can get behind, and they’re finally releasing it on DVD.
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I was more of an Animaniacs fan, personally.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
It's not
an either/or situation, you know. They’re both awesome.
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Buster Bunny really probably inherited a lot of my dislike for Bugs, and suffers for that in my memory.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
True that
the old Looney Toons do not hold up to viewings now, in my opinion. I’ve watched some Tiny Toons on Youtube, though, and still dig it.
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OOokay, everyone, OT
Time to take this thread to the Off-Topic chat room, it’s getting pretty long…
by snakecharmer on Aug 4, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Whoa... whoa......
Muppet Babies “crosses the line”??
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You're like Gonzo
Sure, you’re part of the show, but you still give Kermit/Jim some lip from time to time.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
I like that.
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::takes a bow::
Thank you, thank you.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Oh well thanks :)
I do what I can. I consider Phil to be among the Master Commenters.
by snakecharmer on Aug 4, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Reynolds in a position
to get us a lead. Please, please, please don’t strikeout.
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Or groundout to the shortstop
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Hey, he did what you guys asked
“Just don’t K”
“Just make contact”
You should have been more specific.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
I realized
that far too late.
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About time
Romero get a hit…..
And… YES!! He DOES!!
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ROMERO I LOVE YOU
5-4!
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Lead!
Oh how I had longed for your sweet embrace!
by singaporedbacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply actions
And Romero
with the steal!
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And.....
Romero might have been out there…
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Seeing the replay,
yeah, Romero was out.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Augh, out at the plate
Happening way too much lately. But a lead is nice.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Windmill Hale
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He needs a good nickname for him
like “Wavin’” Wendell Kim.
Chip “the Windmill” Hale may be on to something…
CY with the single,
but Romero gunned down at the plate.
So much for your “aggressive baserunning”, Grace.
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Rule number one of agressive baserunning:
Never admit it when aggressive baserunning costs your team runs.
Rule two of aggressive baserunning: always take credit for runs that would have scored anyways (like when a runner goes first to third and the next batter doubles).
Aggressive baserunning can do no wrong.
I'm detecting
a scent of sarcasm.
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On the SnakePit?
Never!
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
From dahlian?
Never!
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Do we lead the league
in outs made at Home Plate?
by DiamondbacksWIn on Aug 4, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions
If that includes strikeouts,
then yeah, probably.
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I miss Boni
bonifacio is now hitting .345 and has two triples…... we will definitely miss him next year
I'll take Rauch.
Bonifacio is a markedly worse hitter than Alex Romero.
And Romero ain’t that good either.
But Oh My Dog Bonifacio Is Carlos Quentin 2.0!!!!1111!!!!
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+1
thats exactly what i was thinking…... but think more jose reyes
When Jose Reyes was 23
he hit 19 home runs in the majors.
In this, Bonifacio’s age 23 season, he’s hit one home run in AAA.
Bonifacio’s upside as a hitter is Juan Pierre. But Juan Pierre could hit .320 in his prime. Boni is a career .285 hitter in the minors.
Juan Pierre
can also drive one out from time to time.
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Not really,
he has 12 home runs in his career.
That’s about the same as Boni who hit between one and two home runs a season in the minors (except in the Lancaster blasting pad where he hit seven).
Well, compared to Bonifacio's predictions,
wouldn’t that count as “from time to time”?
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Really?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I should stress
that when I say Boni’s upside is Juan Pierre’s, it really will require just about everything breaking right and having him reach a new level of skill.
Just compare Boni’s minor league numbers with Juan Pierre’s.
Well....
I was actually being sarcastic…
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Man
Mark sure could average those two throws out for a couple of good plays.
But they’re both outs, so…
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
It's his natural position,
isn’t it?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Need about 6 runs here so I can go to bed.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
6 more or just 6?
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I'll settle
for nothing less than 6 more runs.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Geez
you want to ruin the self-esteem of the Pirates even more?
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To quote dahlian,
this isn’t the Sisters of Mercy Rec League.
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How exactly
are pitching changes brought to me by Aamco?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
They paid the man
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They're actually carried in from the bullpen by Aamco employees.
Keeps them from tiring out on the walk in to the mound.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
This was
the image that I had in my head. John Rauch riding piggy-back from the bullpen.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
He can only ride
a giraffe.
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Or else
a dinosaur or something cool like that.
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Either piggy-back
or on a sedan chair
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Ask soco.
He claims to be down with the sharks. Only I am the “shark whisperer”.
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In a litter?
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I was actually going to say a palanquin
But I checked to make sure it was the right term, and apparently that’s not what I was thinking of.
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Snyder takes a walk
Lot of walks tonight.
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Glad we got TC back
Really.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
TC
with a pinch GIDP.
Hmm…. Danny coulda done that himself.
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That's three GIDP
for Tony since joining us. Plus two more that he hit into that weren’t turned due to game state or defensive incompetence.
Really, we shouldn’t let the guy bat with a runner on first
Or at all....
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Drew gets on
would have been nice if his single had scored someone.
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So he's the guy that started the forest fire in Denver.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Sutton:
Yeah, you’ve “got to love that”. The Dbacks just got another call at 2nd.
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Stolen base!
he looks like a leadoff hitter!
formerly Seton Hall Snake Pit. The newer simpler version.
Benefit
of another blown call at 2nd though.
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Too bad there wasn't instant reply, which I believe was supposed to come into affect this month.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Instant replay
on a stolen base at 2nd? No. That’s WAAAY overkill.
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Hudson takes a walk
two on for CoJack.
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Is Hudson
wearing a quaterback’s play cheatsheet on his wrist?
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Yeah!
6-4 with the Jackson double!
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*single
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It could happen
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We have hopefully just 2 innings to do it.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The wife says hi
while she reads “People.”
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I'm disappointed.
“People”? Really??
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It was free?
I read “the Economist” and “GQ?”
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Is there something wrong with reading GQ?
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Hmmm....
My ambiguously gay lawyer friend reads GQ.
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Well, to be fair
I started reading GQ because it was left sitting around by my (obviously) gay manager at Dillards.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
I dunno
‘Skins has an opinion on everything so I figured I’d offer up my lambs for slaughter ;-)
Um…OPS? Runs Created?
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I'm for 'em.
I do like the Economist. And I didn’t actually express an opinion either way on GQ.
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GQ
is okay, but it certainly gets too much like Maxim at times. I’m considering canceling it, and that’s all I’ll say, to avoid snakecharmer’s wrath.
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The lead singer
of lostprophets?
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What the heck
is that?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Nice
to see the offense bounce back from the LA series.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Wow....
That Burger King commercial did absolutely nothing but remind me of the existence (barely) of P. Diddy.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I remember the first time I saw that ad
My first thought was “Does Burger King think anyone really cares about P. Diddy anymore?”
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
First of all, he's just Diddy now
secondly, DIDDY!? WHERE?
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my thoughts are
I don’t go to BK for that very reason, that and the king scares the crap out of me
formerly Seton Hall Snake Pit. The newer simpler version.
Despite Haren's struggles,
he gave us 6 innings.
The team that continues to disappoint, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Apparently
When the FBI agent rescued Haren’s family, he left Tony’s behind.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Lemme grab my gun and start talking all raspily, like Jack Bauer.
(And no cracks about my nonexistent Indiana Jones hat this time!!)
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Crap.
Dammit, Tony! Stop sucking so much this year!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
6-5
off the home run.
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Technically
we still are?
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MARK!!
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::sigh::
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
HOME RUN REYNOLDS
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Mark!
I guess the hangover has worn off.
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mrsscoco totally called that
when he walked up to the plate she asked, “Did he get a home run earlier in the game?”
Knock off the hippie crap, strap on a helmet, and start shooting. This is baseball, Diamondbacks, I want you to storm that beach like it's Normandy!
CY
I know you have it in you.
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Sounds like a plan
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I doan wanna!
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I actually
have the OF thread already set up…
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CY with a triple!
soco’s are callin’ it tonight!
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CY3B!!
Nice!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
It's not good
that as soon as I saw the left fielder miff that ball, my first thought was “thrown out at home”?
CY in the pickle
annnnnd out.
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D'oh
Suicide squeeze doesn’t work.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
I like the thought, though
I don’t recall us doing one yet this year
by snakecharmer on Aug 4, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes and no
The general aggressiveness is nice to see, but I think I’m okay with just trying to bring the run in the traditional way when the pitcher is obviously struggling.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Well,
for a suicide squeeze to work, it DOES require making contact with the ball…..
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Argh....
squeeze play.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
He almost had it
but you know what they say about “almosts.”
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only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades?
strange things are afoot at the circle k
by utahdbacksfan on Aug 4, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
But not hookers
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there's probably several suggestive off-color jokes to be made here
but I won’t make them
I'll make it.
Snatching
defeat from the jaws of victory. :(
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Argh....
Snyder base hit would have scored CY just fine….
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When a pitcher
or Romero or Tony Clark is up there and the opposing pitcher in Tim Lincecum, I don’t mind the squeeze, but come on, Chris Snyder has been one of our most consistent hitters this season and he does a good job of making contact, what are you thinking Melvin?!?
And Snyder gets a base hit. ALL HAIL OUR AGGRESSIVE BASERUNNING OVERLORDS!!!
Whoa!!
Tony Clark with a hit?
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Atta boy TC
prove me wrong!!!
Now can we stop giving away outs to the worst pitching team in the league?
I'd prefer
if we’d stop giving runs to one of the worst teams.
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LOL
soco = forest
dahlian = trees
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Thanks, I guess?
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Or "SCOOTER" or something?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
May I
recommend Penicillin?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I'm waiting for Grace to acknowledge
that if not for the small ball, we’d have one more run this game.
I'll see you
in a few years.
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Beep Beep
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