Gameday Thread, #115: 8/7 vs Braves
by Jim McLennan on Aug 7, 2008 8:00 PM EDT
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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.
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
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!
Why?
Is he a Yanks fan?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
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!
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.
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.
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!
Our lineup
Drew .278
Hudson .305
Jackson .313
Tracy .281
Reynolds .247
Romero .255
Young .235
Montero .256
Petit .000
Atlanta lineup
Blanco .262
Escobar .276
Kotchman .278
McCann .303
Infante .300
Johnson .277
Kotsay .284
Francoeur .230
Morton .000
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 reply actions
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.
+1
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 7, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Missed the start. Who scored? (Please give me more detail than “Atlanta”)
It's like living with a six-year old.
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 up reply actions
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.
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.
Oh my
Gameday is really slow. I am leaving work soon. Hopefully I will have the game live in about 10 minutes.
Okey doaky
Petit Unit is reaching his stride(I hope)
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
I'm here now.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Apparently.
:-(
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
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 up reply actions
That's
what I hear.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
::snicker::
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
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.
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 reply actions
He REALLY
should have just had the surgery already.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Okay, I'm back
You guys didn’t have to wait until I returned before you let the offense score, really.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Just trying to be polite. Now we can get to it.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 7, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Feel free
to tell the Dbacks that….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
im feeling strangely optomistic about this game
cant say why though
are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
so he's got that going for him
which is nice
by AF DBacks Fanatic on Aug 7, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
looks like
our offense clicks for 2 weeks, and then disappear for 2 months…
Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)
Hey everyone!
Darn, down 1-0. Petit doing a very good job, in my opinion, has done more than expected as our 5 starter…
Our offense…. blah.
It seems to me I always hear Gracie say, ” _ (fill in the blank with any opposing pitcher) is making it look easy against these diamondback hitters.”
HIT PLEASE!
I tip my hat.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
soco's keys to the game
1) What the hell is up with the Braves uniforms?
2) Zone out
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!
But why are they wearing them?
I like the hats, definite upgrade from the normal look, but the all blue on blue kind looks a bit off.
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!
Come on Mark
hit a Fat Burger!
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!
Nothing
nothing has ever equalled the “put your eyes out with a spork” fugugliness of those 80’s Astros uniforms.
Nothing.
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
The Pirates have some uniforms that are winning awards for badness, too, I think.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Didn't they have the Jackie Kennedy pillbox hat?
total fashion faux pas.
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
That was bad
But I think the string of pearls they added as an accessory was just weird.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
by kishi on Aug 7, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
They did
I believe Barry Bond’s rookie card has him in one.
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.
You’re thinking of the French Police.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
They are pretty easy to get mixed up.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Well, yeah.
Personally, I always kinda wondered why Barry Bonds served as a gendarme before signing a contract with the Giants.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Well
Bonds didn’t quite have the singing range to play Javert on Broadway, and that was as close as he could get to the dream.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
This line
has officially taken a turn for the weird.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I can bet you
That the bright yellow A’s unis will beat it.
by snakecharmer on Aug 7, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
The White Sox and Padres
have had some doozies as well.
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Speaking of throwbacks
I think this uniform is the exact same design my little league team had, but we were called the Gators.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
It does look familiar. Gah! Well, to be fair: Gah! on grownup players, but cute on little kids.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 7, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
That's what I said
those late 70’s softball uniforms were turrible, and the 80’s wasn’t much better.
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!
3rd out in an inning
=not good.
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'd be a lot more interested in this game if we were actually winning.
Let’s get some runs!
Dear Josh Byrnes: Please DFA Chris Burke. He can't hit, and probably never will.
by C. Wesley Baier on Aug 7, 2008 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
So I have tickets to tonight's Cardinal preseason game
pretty good seats and a parking pass as well. The only problem is that it started at 5 and we had dance at 5:45.
Luckily they were free through work, but the saddest part is that none of us at work could go either, because no one knew about the tickets until today.
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!
We must all know
a Cowboys fan, because this is the game that they forced people to buy if they bought a Cowboys/Cardinals ticket.
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!
Every time KTAR talked about the game on the radio, they kept saying how the game was sold out. Wasn’t this the game that they made people buy tickets to in order to get tickets to the Cowboys game? Of course it was sold out!
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Eff the Cowboys.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
You didn't want
to see your ‘boys?
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!
That reminds me
soco, your shark friends really disappointed.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
I know
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!
Haha.....
you will find that your sharky friends are all dead….
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Your overconfidence is your weakness.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
My faith in my friends
is mine.
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!
It's easy to be overconfident
AFTER you’ve killed off all the sharks.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I think I will give this game one more inning.
The team that is kinda winning, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Ugh 2-0
with a home run.
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!
2-0
with our offense today… not good at all..
can’t blame Petit. Pitching good. two games in a row two good outings, and poor offense.
Deja vu
Games looks like a repeat of yesterday (minus those 2 hits in the first that lead to nothing).
Power slugger Mark Kotsay
with his 5th HR of the year.
PLUS, he’s got a smokin’ hot wife.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
It's not official
unless you have a press release. I know a few good companies to do the work if you want.
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 think tonight proves
that its our offense that sucks, not that the opposing pitchers are that good, especially pitchers i have never heard of.
I was a little worried
about that last night. Who was the Reds’ pitcher who owned the D-Backs and stunk everywhere else?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Looks like
I chose a good night to shop for groceries. C’mon D-Backs!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
yepp
how many times have we made a pitcher with those type of numbers in the ERA category look like Brandon Webbs.
He does pitch
in the NL East, where all of the offenses beyond the Nationals are considerably better than the Diamondbacks. Not that that excuses this mess, but still.
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!
Go D-Backs!
Charlie Morton has never had a start where he allowed zero runs. Just trying a little jinx ;-)
Montero on with a single
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Holy Crap! A hit and a PH
D’antona in!
by AF DBacks Fanatic on Aug 7, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply actions
Oh well.
No win for Petit.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Chance wasted
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Another runner stranded
Bah. Bah, I say!
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Okay
I’m frustrated. I have never seen an offense as inconsistent as ours, it’s ridiculous. I have to get off anyways. Good luck Dbacks, see you guys around! take care.
Argh
do our guys have any fire in them at all?
by AF DBacks Fanatic on Aug 7, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions
You would think
The 4-1 score of the LA game in right field hanging atop, would light a fire, guess not.
Video
Is there no video of our players to see of these pitchers that come in here and make them look so bad?
Wow
Really nice lightning display going on in the southern sky for me. Pretty much constant lightning.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Saw a little bit looking West
after dance. Pretty cool stuff.
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!
We had
lightning hit the palm tree next to our office building today, causing a power surge - knocking out the router, printer, and phone system - all of which were plugged into surge suppressors.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I bet
that was fun to clean up.
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,
hopefully we’ll have a new printer and router by Monday.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Nice play by Hudson
to end the inning.
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That mermaid
creeps me out.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Why is it
that the less expensive something is, the worse it has to look? Do companies think poor people are blind, or is it to guilt us into buying the higher end product?
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!
Probably a combination of two things- companies guilting you into buying a better product combined with not caring what you think if you don’t have a lot of money.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Well screw them!
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!
What exactly
do you have in mind here?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I was just
doing some random searches of baseball gloves, and although the lower end product generally doesn’t look terrible, it doesn’t look nearly as good as the stuff way high end. Then I got to thinking about other products, and absolutely terrible most of it look in comparison to the high end product.
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Hmmm.....
I think it’s just that companies don’t really try to make their cheap products look nicer, urging you to buy the more expensive product.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
This is what I suspect
they want to shame us poor folk.
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!
Biblical reference
Lot’s wife is instructed to not look behind as they flee, and she does and is turned into a pillar of salt.
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!
It took me a second
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I thought it was clever.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
It was
maybe too clever.
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!
It made sense to me
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
....approaching dangerous ground here
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Yeah
let’s not open this can of worms, or at least take it to the chatroom.
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!
Probably wise.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Leadoff hit!
Come on, guys, rally time!
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Did it work the last time?
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Red wine mojo!
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Nope
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Why were you wearing underpants on your head?
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 8, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
The obvious reason
Well, the obvious baseball-related reason.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Supposedly,
it’s supposed to help.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Because the underpants gnomes were on the pawl?
This
was mentioned yesterday.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Hit for CoJack!
Two on, no outs!
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Niiiice.
Infield hit for Conor Jackson, speedster.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Double play, Hudson on third
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D'oh
Double play for Tracy. It’s up to Mark.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Ugh.....
Tracy GIDP on ball 3. C’mon Mark!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
1-2 count, runner on 3rd.
DO NOT strike out, Mark.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
What did I say?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I know, I know
he’s a terrible listener.
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Nah.
He’s a terrible not strike outter.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
1st base
is our weakest offensive position. just proven. When upton comes back, we should just move Jackson to first, and leave Romero and Upton out in the corners. Romero plays hard all the time, Upton has the power we are in need of, and Tracy is, well, Tracy. Though Jackson is better in LF than 1B, i think we need more offense, personally
Tracy needs to play
a bad couple of AB’s doesn’t make a season.
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He's having
a cold slump after his hot stretch.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
A great play
he just made, too.
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Tracy giveth, Tracy taketh away.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Man
We are pretty good at killing rallies.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
On the other hand
It is only the end of the sixth. We got time to turn this one around.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Unassisted ouble play!
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
I love ouble outs!
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An ouble play??
We got wo outs?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
It was a ouble play
Tracy had all the D that phrase needed on the field.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
That's good
unintentional, but good.
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Nice recovery!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
UGH......
We just missed a double play because they were babbling and doing a promo.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Oh man
my fingers are killing me. I had to do strip returns this morning, which meant I had to scan 1100+ book covers to process a return.
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Strip returns?
Does that have to do with those warnings inside paperbacks about “stripped books”?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Essentially
mass market paperbacks are so cheaply made that it’s less expensive to strip the cover off and send just that for processing. The rest of the book is recycled.
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!
Oooooooh.
You’ve just solved one of the greatest mysteries of my life. I always thought that, if somebody was trying to shoplift a paperback book, the store’s employees were supposed to grab it by the cover, so it would get ripped off.
I always thought it didn’t really make much sense to expect that somebody would be able to strip the cover off a shoplifted book….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Or else
if the police or somebody found a cache of stolen books, they were supposed to rip the covers off
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
No
the ripped cover also helps someone identify a stolen title. The books are supposed to be recycled (or thrown away in the old days) but some people I imagine would take some home, and the companies wouldn’t want these to go to the secondary market.
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Yeah.
That’s what I just realized when you elaborated about the book covers.
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...
That is a very elaborate thought.
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I know.
I concluded long ago that the publishers were pretty dumb to expect that plot to work.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Young is getting on base here
Let’s get it going.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
Curses
That didn’t work.
Not many people know the real reason Christopher Columbus wanted to find America.
You'll get 'em
next time.
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!
Just not a good day
for Diamondbacks offense as Miggy strikes 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!
Not really
a good 3 game stretch, right now—
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Gracie
taking the Diamondbacks to task for supposedly not giving Karstens his due and now wondering if they will give any to Morton.
Bunnies?
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I’m finally going to get to see Dark Knight on Saturday, I think.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
You waited this long?
WHY?
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I haven't seen it,
either, but I need to.
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WHAT!?
WHYYYYYYYYYYY!?
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IAWTC.
WHY NOT?!
GO NOW.
(imax, if possible.)
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 7, 2008 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah,
I’ll just go to that IMAX theater in Tucson….
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excuse me
for not knowing the ins and outs of tucson.
whatever. just go see it already.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 7, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
That's terrible
and you should feel terrible.
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......
That was a VERY dumb comment to make.
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I think
you did just the opposite.
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........
I was under the impression that you didn’t want anybody to know who you were?
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No one
here cares about Kershaw, unless its when we’re beating him soundly.
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WHY?
WHYYYYYYYYYYYY KISHI WHYYYYYYYY!?
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For not seeing
The Dark Knight.
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Whoa.....
you need to calm down there, bro.
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You're both
bad nerds.
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Comic books and films are really my secondary areas of nerdery, possibly tertiary.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
This is bad
and you should feel bad.
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I dunno.
The Dark Knight isn’t really a nerd thing—it’s too mainstream. Sorta like how ST:TNG was the least nerdy of all the Star Treks.
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It became a mainstream event
but that doesn’t make it any less nerdy, especially since there’s a lot going on the average person won’t know.
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Nope.
The Dark Knight is just a damn good movie.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 8, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
You know what's really crazy?
People have been buying Watchmen like crazy after TDK came out, simply because of the trailer. These people have no idea what they’re getting themselves into.
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I’m soooo wary of Watchmen. I loved the comic, though.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Well
this is the best chance for it to be a good movie adaptation, but I think we’ll just have to approach it like two separate entities.
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Blech.
It’s all about the TNG, man.
Although my sister and I used to come home and watch Voyager together during Middle School.
(Middle School was rough)
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Voyager!
Me and my sister did the same thing.
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ST:Voy -- The Star Trek series for brothers and sisters.
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I liked TNG when it was on, but I find DS9 to be more interesting on repeated viewing.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Well
DS9 has more arching storylines—the war, etc., but as a show, I think TNG was just waaay better. A lot more ethical questions and stuff. Much more in the spirit of TOS.
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Eh
A lot of TNG seems like it’s the same six or seven storylines done over in different ways to me.
I mean, I like it, but I like DS9 more.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Disagree.
I think there’s only like 3 episodes of TNG I haven’t seen.
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Tony P?
You need to stop it with the total suckage these days.
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It seems
the crowds at Chase Field are quicker to boo this year than from what I can remember in the past. I’m not sure if I like this development.
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I've missed most of this game
due to the season finale of Last Comic Standing and the amazing monsoon that just opened up over our house.
Maybe I should go away again?
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 7, 2008 11:42 PM EDT reply actions
They were doing bad
when you were gone, so it couldn’t hurt to stick around.
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NO
We haven’t scored ANY runs without you here. Just stay.
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Come to think of it,
before you came along, it was…. what? 2-0? 3-0?
Get lost!!
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3-0
hole getting deeper.
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3-0.
Argh.
Back to back shutouts?
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Probably
could have gunned the runner down at the plate, too.
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ARGH
I just heard somebody doing the Tomahawk Chop.
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Tony Peña
has really sucked this year.
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The bullpen
in general has been very inconsistent. I don’t have the numbers in front of me to justify it, but it almost always seems like if a team has a great bullpen one year, it’s mediocre or worse the next.
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....regression to the mean.
I wonder if Tony’s been overused over the past two seasons?
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5-0
and the boo birds come out in force.
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BOO YOU
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BOOOOYRNES
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BOOSKINS
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BOOBILLS
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That goes without saying
most years.
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True.
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BOOFALO BILLS
AMIRITE?
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Try the veal!
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I'll be here all night!
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No
but perspective can be a wonderful thing sometimes.
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Good for you?
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True.
We’re not dumb enough to sign the Walrus.
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WTF
was Price doing NOT going out there earlier? And why hasn’t BoMel pulled Peña yet?
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Former Angel Kotchman
get him out!
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Grace
just claimed that “My loyalties have absolutely gone to the Diamondbacks.”
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No,
we don’t need “mojo”. We need to play fundamentally solid baseball.
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I'll take anything
that brings consistent wins at this point.
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Nothing even on
to switch to.
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Sweet.
Jupton finally took BP today.
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Hopefully should be back soon
and hopefully will be playing better before the DL stint.
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One pitch, one out
for Mr. Qualls.
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It's crazy storming out here
how is the rest of town?
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Awesome.
I am considering abandoning the Dbacks for the storm outside…
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 7, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm considering
abandoning the Diamondbacks for some ice cream.
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I'm considering
abandoning the Diamondbacks for staring at the wall.
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OUBLE FOR REW!
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MAKE THAT A RIPLE!
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Special Edition Visual Aid:
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A little late on that
and Pena created his own mess.
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I know.
I just edited it quickly.
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Of course!
It’s still on Flickr, too.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Oh, that's right....
you haven’t seen that, have you? Since you’re new? Yeah… well you can make out the original version, before I hastily converted it to Tony Peña.
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First XBH of the game for the Dbacks.
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Crazy defensive play
to rob Hudson.
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This 3B for the Braves
could only be….. none other than….
RANDY WINN!!
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Looks like it
they didn’t plan for rain, I guess.
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What is this "rain"
you speak of?
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Well
when a mommy cloud and a daddy cloud love each other very much, and are in a loving and stable relationship…
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Rain is brought
by the stork?
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I went to a game once
and sat in the very very very back row. It was raining. We got wet.
I don’t think anyone in Arizona plans for rain when they build.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 8, 2008 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Jackson drilled
right on the hand.
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Ouch
CoJack plunked.
Did the umpire just warn the Braves??
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I hope so
though why would you plunk a guy when you’re up by 6 in the bottom of the 8th?
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Because
you’re the Braves? And you’re bitter that you’re about to miss the playoffs for the 3rd year in a row?
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I bet
that still hurt.
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Of course
but even a breaking ball from Livan Hernandez is still going to hurt. I wouldn’t want to get plunked, that’s for sure.
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Yeah.
That was kinda cool.
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6-1
NO MORE OH FOUR
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Shutout gone.
Tracy finally with a hit.
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Full count on Mark...
Come on, Mark, get on base.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
MARK!!!!
3 RUN BLAST!!!
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Back in this game!
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hmm.
Maybe I’ll stay. :-)
Go Mark!!
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 8, 2008 12:11 AM EDT reply actions
Whoa.... whoa....
“Super Sweet”? Isn’t that a new one?
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Blame it on the raaain
Girl you know it’s Girl you know it’s Girl you know it’s Girl you know it’s Girl you know it’s Girl you know it’s Girl you know it’s true!
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Jebus....
how big are those runs given up by Peña now?
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Gonzalez
with a gonzo wind-up.
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Only
hitting for Romero because Gonzalez is a lefty.
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This freaking pitcher
looks like he was born to box, not pitch.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Or was born on crack?
Or is that over the line?
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I see
no line to be crossed there…
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Burke burkes it up
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Is "burke" now a verb?
By the way, are we still referring to awesome defensive plays as “socos”?
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Yes to the first
and the second should be a yes.
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The problem is,
when we refer to “socos”, most ppl will think we’re talking about you and the mrs.
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Context, I guess?
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AH.
Lightning just struck the lightpole outside of my window.
Hoooooly shit.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 8, 2008 12:15 AM EDT reply actions
You should
make a baseball bat out of it.
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+1
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 8, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Frankly,
I’m not sure whether to freak out because it scared the shit out of me or because it looked so damn awesome…
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 8, 2008 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Do both for now
but seriously, make a bat.
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It's still standing.
How, I’m not sure.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 8, 2008 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
It's the Chris Snyder
of lightpoles.
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When I was a kid, the house behind us got hit by lightning. That was freaky.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Did an
albino kid come out?
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Explain?
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Another movie
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Our two-doors-down neighbor’s house got hit by lightning and burned down. This was when we lived in Glendale.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 8, 2008 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that’s why I’ve made it a goal to never live a few houses away from you.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at that comment.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 8, 2008 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m okay being in the same city or house, but it’s just within a few house radius that seems dangerous.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Maybe it’s my almost-magnetic personality.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 8, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
When
the palm tree by the office building got struck by lightning today, it was really weird—there was a loud “pop” just before the boom. I guess it was the local sound of the static that arrived before the actual thunder?
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I don't know if you folks are aware of this,
but I really love Mark Reynolds.
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We know
if you two move to California we’ll all go to the wedding. That’ll be SnakepitFest ‘09.
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Definitely pouring
We lost our satellite signal.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
I think I warned you about that.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 8, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Cruz with a K
looking good so far.
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Cruz with another K
get this last out so we can win this thing!
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Alabama inning for Cruz!
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Juan Cruz
strikes out the side.
Ho hum.
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+ Juan
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 8, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL!
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Baseball's Golden Age
is pretty much the best thing on TV right now.
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And....
the boxer goes back to work.
This guy is REALLY weird.
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Agreed.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I'd love
to kick his ass.
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Watch out, man!
He’s a boxer!!
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CY WITH A DO- oh a foul ball
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Wow that was close
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And,
one inch just made that a foul rather than a ouble.
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Young with a pop up
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Snyder flies out
one out to go.
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ARGH
Snyder got under it.
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::rolls eyes::
HOW did I just KNOW that Melvin would send Tony Clark out to bat with 2 outs?
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I don't know
if it would have much mattered.
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Game.
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Well that wasn't fun
minus the bottom of the 8th. The Braves have pretty terrible pitching, so the Diamondbacks need to take advantage this series.
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Petit
will be charged with the loss, but the loss tonight SHOULD go to Peña.
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Well
At least I have a good storm to entertain me.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
Explosive lightning
seems to be the end of the storm here…
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 8, 2008 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Woooh
I just looked at the weather map- that’s a big storm.
Am I avoiding the subject, or am I doing philosophy?
I'm so glad we don't get lightning with storms
by snakecharmer on Aug 8, 2008 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Larry Jones comes back tomorrow,
so Randy Winn Jr. won’t be playing 3B, at least.
Then again, Larry Jones comes back tomorrow.
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Dbacks BABIP yesterday: .083
Our BABIP today: .276
That really WAS a weird 2-hitter yesterday.
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Lower than that today?
BABIP = (H – HR) / (AB – K – HR + SF)
Today = (8 – 1) / (34 – 5 – 1 + 0) = 7 / 28 = .250
A lot of hard-hit balls, right at people.
Oh, I didn't realize that BABIP doesn't include HRs.
So, I was calculating it as 8/29 = .2759
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Oh, wow.....
soco, I just realized that we’re playing you in preseason this weekend.
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I'm not ready, though!
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Better GET ready, biznatch!!
HTTR!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Just got back
Melvin sucks. This loss is entirely on him leaving Peña out there, far beyond when it was obvious to everyone that he had nothing.
We also claim credit for the Reynolds’ homer, having eaten at Fatburger before the game.
More to follow, after Azreous’s recap…
Ben! Stop posting under Jim's username!!
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Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
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