Gameday Thread, #115: 8/7 vs Braves
Atlanta @ Arizona
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The second four-game series of the year against Atlanta starts today - the last one, in May, was split evenly, though we outscored the Braves 24-14 overall. Generally, we have done well against them recently, with twelve wins in seventeen games since the start of 2006. Atlanta have pretty much given up hope, 10.5 games back in their division, and losers in seven of their last ten, dropping series to the Giants, Brewers and Cardinals.
This afternoon, they send up rookie Morton, who has struggled a bit, but had a solid start last time out, allowing two runs over seven innings against the Brewers. Petit was stung by the long-ball in his outing, two homers accounting for all three runs he allowed over five innings, though he threw only 58 pitches. The lack of Teixeira in the lineup for Atlanta will help us: he had four RBI in the first series, and his departure leaves only McCann and Jones in double-figures for HR this year.
Los Angeles avoided the sweep in St. Louis - Ramirez had another homer - so we need to win to keep the lead at 2.5 games. Mrs. SnakePit is feeling much better today, so we will be attending the game. Azreous is on the recap tonight, though I may toss a few Game Notes on to his piece in the morning.
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I just spent the afternoon listening to Gambo and Ash- they had Brandon Webb and Andre Dawson on the show. Now I know why I don’t really want to spend much more time listening to sports radio.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
by kishi on
Aug 7, 2008 8:56 PM EDT
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They were trying so hard
to make news today, weren’t they? How many times can they ask “if you weren’t playing for the D-Backs, where would you like to play?” And how many times can he evade the question before they run out of time? It was thrilling. Simply thrilling.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
by Scrbl on
Aug 7, 2008 9:16 PM EDT
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Gambo wanted to hear Brandon say that he would like to play for the Yankees. I love it that Gambo has to hear Schulte’s call of the Diamondbacks winning the World Series each and every day they open their show. Ha, take that Gambo!
by TwinnerA on
Aug 7, 2008 9:36 PM EDT
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Why?
Is he a Yanks fan?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on
Aug 7, 2008 10:46 PM EDT
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Yeah he is
he’s from the New York area and a huge Yankee homer.
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!
by soco on
Aug 7, 2008 10:47 PM EDT
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So, naturally,
he does a talk show in Phoenix…..
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on
Aug 8, 2008 1:29 AM EDT
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Didn’t you know everything about New York is superior to the rest of the universe? Geez.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
by kishi on
Aug 7, 2008 10:48 PM EDT
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They do have a pretty good run going
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!
by soco on
Aug 7, 2008 10:48 PM EDT
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Our lineup
Drew .278
Hudson .305
Jackson .313
Tracy .281
Reynolds .247
Romero .255
Young .235
Montero .256
Petit .000
by TwinnerA on
Aug 7, 2008 9:43 PM EDT
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'Evening!
Not looking promising…. anybody here yet?
by snakecharmer on
Aug 7, 2008 9:46 PM EDT
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Atlanta lineup
Blanco .262
Escobar .276
Kotchman .278
McCann .303
Infante .300
Johnson .277
Kotsay .284
Francoeur .230
Morton .000
by TwinnerA on
Aug 7, 2008 9:47 PM EDT
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Hello All
I think we have a good chance for this one…even though we are down now
by AF DBacks Fanatic on
Aug 7, 2008 9:48 PM EDT
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shudder
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
Aug 7, 2008 9:48 PM EDT
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Just got home
Made dinner too. Now it’s time to relax. I should be around for most of this one.
Dear Josh Byrnes: Please DFA Chris Burke. He can't hit, and probably never will.
by Zephon on
Aug 7, 2008 9:49 PM EDT
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I’ll jump in for a little so I can see my name in the post-game :-)
by Ridster09 on
Aug 7, 2008 9:50 PM EDT
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+1
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on
Aug 7, 2008 9:51 PM EDT
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Missed the start. Who scored? (Please give me more detail than “Atlanta”)
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on
Aug 7, 2008 9:50 PM EDT
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Oh, ha, ha, ha. I should have been even MORE specific.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on
Aug 7, 2008 9:54 PM EDT
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The leadoff man
Who that is, I don’t know…
Apparently Blanco.
by snakecharmer on
Aug 7, 2008 9:54 PM EDT
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Blanco got a single, moved to 2nd on a balk, advanced to 3rd on a single by Escobar and scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Kotchman.
by TwinnerA on
Aug 7, 2008 9:54 PM EDT
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Kotchman ,sac fly ,Blanco scores
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by hotclaws on
Aug 7, 2008 9:52 PM EDT
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Hmm, well...
I guess 1 run isn’t too much. Well, it would have been too much yesterday. Let’s hope for a different result tonight.
by SongBird on
Aug 7, 2008 9:55 PM EDT
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Romero, Montero...
There has to be a good rhyming joke in there somewhere…
by snakecharmer on
Aug 7, 2008 9:56 PM EDT
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Romero,Montero
Whyfor art thou Ichiro?
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
Aug 7, 2008 9:59 PM EDT
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Petit 1st inning pitch count - 24
Hope he gets half that in the 2nd.
by TwinnerA on
Aug 7, 2008 9:56 PM EDT
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Hey look!
A hit by Orlando.. half way to yesterday
by Ridster09 on
Aug 7, 2008 9:57 PM EDT
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Okay, let's score some runs!
I love pitching just as much as the next person. But, three runs in two games isn’t really all that fun.
by SongBird on
Aug 7, 2008 9:58 PM EDT
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CoJack copies Orlando with another hit right up the middle.
by TwinnerA on
Aug 7, 2008 9:59 PM EDT
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Runs please
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
Aug 7, 2008 10:01 PM EDT
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Oh my
Gameday is really slow. I am leaving work soon. Hopefully I will have the game live in about 10 minutes.
by SongBird on
Aug 7, 2008 10:02 PM EDT
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2 quarks for muster mark
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
Aug 7, 2008 10:10 PM EDT
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Bottom 2.
The team that is kinda winning, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
by srdmad on
Aug 7, 2008 10:11 PM EDT
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Okey doaky
Petit Unit is reaching his stride(I hope)
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
Aug 7, 2008 10:11 PM EDT
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If I talk loud enough, I may be able to hear my echo in here
by Ridster09 on
Aug 7, 2008 10:18 PM EDT
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I'm here now.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on
Aug 7, 2008 10:48 PM EDT
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Apparently.
:-(
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on
Aug 7, 2008 10:56 PM EDT
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Pitch counts through 2 innings
Petit – 41
Morton – 22
by TwinnerA on
Aug 7, 2008 10:19 PM EDT
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Heehee
I was making a coffee,
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by hotclaws on
Aug 7, 2008 10:19 PM EDT
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*le sigh*
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
Aug 7, 2008 10:22 PM EDT
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Got a couple of hits, but couldn’t get them across the plate. Erf.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on
Aug 7, 2008 10:21 PM EDT
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After Mark Grace told them not to.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on
Aug 7, 2008 10:22 PM EDT
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so we should hit the balls to where the braves aren't right?
by AF DBacks Fanatic on
Aug 7, 2008 10:22 PM EDT
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You have GOT it!!
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on
Aug 7, 2008 10:24 PM EDT
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That's
what I hear.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on
Aug 7, 2008 10:48 PM EDT
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::snicker::
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on
Aug 7, 2008 10:48 PM EDT
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Morton gets his 1st big league hit, a double. And he’s caught off base and out!
by TwinnerA on
Aug 7, 2008 10:20 PM EDT
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Gigidy
Picked-off..
That’d be embarrassing, after your first ML hit, lol
by Ridster09 on
Aug 7, 2008 10:21 PM EDT
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welcome to the Big Show dude
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
Aug 7, 2008 10:24 PM EDT
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Let's score a ...,
you know the rest.
The team that is kinda winning, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
by srdmad on
Aug 7, 2008 10:26 PM EDT
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PLEASE!!
WHEN will we get rid of the AllTell ads?
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on
Aug 7, 2008 10:26 PM EDT
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Once
they completely merge with AT&T or Verizon or whoever just bought them.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on
Aug 7, 2008 10:49 PM EDT
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Verizon
and I don’t think the acquisition is anywhere close to being done.
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!
by soco on
Aug 7, 2008 10:50 PM EDT
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C'mon Drew
slug it
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
Aug 7, 2008 10:30 PM EDT
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hint;-not to another player
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
Aug 7, 2008 10:31 PM EDT
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Hmmm...
D-Backs Byrnes could return this season?
Eric Byrnes doesn’t intend to throw on a cape, swoop back into his starting spot in left field and be a savior for the Diamondbacks as they try to nail down the National League West Division title. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t contemplating a comeback this season, even as most reports have him likely missing the rest of the year because of a torn left hamstring. If his rehab work continues to make strides and the results of an MRI exam this month look positive, Byrnes said Wednesday that he expects to be activated from the 60-day disabled list and be available for the club’s stretch run. “My ego is not big enough to say I’m going to come in and try to be the hero in September,” Byrnes said. “That’s not the idea. It’s to get healthy enough to play and help this team in whatever capacity I can.”—Arizona Republic
by AF DBacks Fanatic on
Aug 7, 2008 10:30 PM EDT
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