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Gameday Thread, #115: 8/7 vs Braves

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Atlanta @ Arizona


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Charlie Morton
RHP, 2-5, 6.56
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Yusmeiro Petit
RHP, 1-2, 3.03

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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 reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

'Evening!

Not looking promising…. anybody here yet?

by snakecharmer on Aug 7, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

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 reply   0 recs

shudder

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Aug 7, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

+1

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 7, 2008 9:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

Atlanta… Braves?

by Ridster09 on Aug 7, 2008 9:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

The leadoff man

Who that is, I don’t know…

Apparently Blanco.

by snakecharmer on Aug 7, 2008 9:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Kotchman ,sac fly ,Blanco scores

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Aug 7, 2008 9:52 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

Romero, Montero...

There has to be a good rhyming joke in there somewhere…

by snakecharmer on Aug 7, 2008 9:56 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Petit 1st inning pitch count - 24

Hope he gets half that in the 2nd.

by TwinnerA on Aug 7, 2008 9:56 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Hey look!

A hit by Orlando.. half way to yesterday

by Ridster09 on Aug 7, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

CoJack copies Orlando with another hit right up the middle.

by TwinnerA on Aug 7, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Hey, already as good as yesterday!

by SongBird on Aug 7, 2008 10:00 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Runs please

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Aug 7, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

Crap

Reynolds strikes out. Shock and not awe.

by TwinnerA on Aug 7, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

Two up

and two K’s for Mr. Petit

by Ridster09 on Aug 7, 2008 10:09 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Bottom 2.

The team that is kinda winning, the Arizona Diamondbacks.

by srdmad on Aug 7, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

Yeah

Where is everyone?

by TwinnerA on Aug 7, 2008 10:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Heehee

I was making a coffee,

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Aug 7, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

We’re hitting ‘em to the center fielder.

by TwinnerA on Aug 7, 2008 10:21 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

At least we’re hitting the ball on time

by Ridster09 on Aug 7, 2008 10:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

Gigidy

Picked-off..

That’d be embarrassing, after your first ML hit, lol

by Ridster09 on Aug 7, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

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 to parent up reply reply   0 recs

58 pitches for Petit through 3.

by TwinnerA on Aug 7, 2008 10:27 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

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 reply reply   0 recs

hi ppl

Wikipedia is accurate. (citation needed)

by Muu on Aug 7, 2008 10:30 PM EDT reply reply   0 recs

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 reply   0 recs

If he comes in as a 4th OF, it would be great. I can’t see Melvin giving up Cojack AB’s

by Ridster09 on Aug 7, 2008 10:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply