Gameday Thread, #145: 9/10 vs. Giants
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 2:31 PM EDT
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Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants, Sep 10, 2008 3:45 PM EDT
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So, we sat up to one a.m., waiting for the world to end, gurgling down a great cosmic vortex, in what can only be a metaphor for the Diamondbacks' season. Yet even that simple pleasure eluded us. Damn Large Hadron Colliders. Last night, it looked like we had a chance to get back within 1/2 game of the Dodgers, with us leading and Los Angeles losing in the second halves of thei respective games. But the implosion of first Peña and then Rauch, couple with the Dodgers' comeback, reversed the polarity, crossed the streams and reduced our playoff chances to 18.3%. And I suspect I'm not the only person who feels that figure is over-optimistic.
Rauch's comment after the game was forthright, yet plaintive. "I don't want to talk about it. If you think I'm going sit here and talk about how (expletive) up I've been pitching, how I keep making mistakes left and right and it keeps putting this team farther and farther out of playoff contention... I really just don't know what to do right now." It's not his fault Melvin keeps using him in high-leverage situations, but really, putting someone with an ERA of 9.72 over the past three weeks, into the ninth inning of a tied-game? Rauch has now an 0-5 record in his past 10.1 innings. Well done! You must get up very early...
But I can't quite bring myself to give up on the season yet. Dan Haren starts today in a game that is, basically, a must-win. I'll close with Chris Snyder's rallying call:
We've just got to get back to scratching and clawing to get back in it. It's not over. The season is not over. There's still plenty of baseball left to be played. We've got to keep reinforcing that. We're not giving in, we've just got to keep battling. Something big will happen. Something will get going and the energy, the morale, everything will pick up in this clubhouse and that's when we'll take off.
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I'm calling upon the Strategic Optimism Reserve
We can do this. We can hit off a lousy pitcher, we can get good Haren back on the mound, and we can overcome our problems on defense. Today’s a game we must win, and it’s a game we can win. Positive thoughts, people.
(Man, I hope we can get good Haren back on the mound. Especially with that long contract, I don’t want Haren to become an albatross.)
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 3:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The lineup
- S. Drew ss .281
- C. Young cf .246
- A. Dunn rf .240
- C. Jackson lf .294
- C. Tracy 1b .269
- M. Reynolds 3b .242
- C. Snyder c .247
- A. Ojeda 2b .245
- D. Haren p .203
Hey! Everyone’s batting .200 or better, including the pitcher! No Eckstein, but I am not sure that Young in the #2 spot is an improvement.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 3:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Meanwhille
Sabathia’s unbeaten record is in jeopardy, as he is 3-1 down to the Reds, in the middle of the sixth.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 3:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And we're off
Drew grounds out, but Young walks on four straight balls.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 3:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I have no clue why I can’t “reply” here, but yeah, I just saw that Sabathia had given up a 3-run HR. Maybe someone else can suck today for a change.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 3:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
SB for Chris Young
Got lucky there, Molina’s throw was high.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 3:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sidenotes:
I love the games where the stands are empty enough that you can hear the vendors in the stand.
Also, now that I’ve seen those Fruitista ads, I sort of expect to hear BoMel talking about them every time they show him standing at the dugout railing.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
CoJack walks
Beep
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 3:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And a walk for Jackson
Hennessey appears to have been partaking of his namesake before the game. Maybe we can take advantage…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 3:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not this time, apparently.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh crap
was going to say it would be nice to get some runs for Haren to work with.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I really want to believe in Snyder
I love the guy’s attitude of course, and really expect nothing less. Wish I could share it.
by shoewizard on Sep 10, 2008 4:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
CommentBot hates Randy Winn
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 4:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bad throw, Mark
Next time, just hold on to it.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 4:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Another bad throw by Reynolds
He’s not endearing me to his play….
by snakecharmer on Sep 10, 2008 4:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why am I surprised
Another not good start due to a walk and an error.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 4:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's a shock
The Large Hadron Collider must have pulled that one off line…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 4:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
30th Error
Krukow summed it up: “Wow.” Acceptable levels of errors are in the teens..
by snakecharmer on Sep 10, 2008 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Most errors by a third-baseman
In the entire majors since Aramis Ramirez had 33 for the 2003 Cubs. and Pirates.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice throw by Conor
Winn doesn’t even try to score on the fly-out.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 4:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice pitch by Haren
Molina pops out to Drew, two outs.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 4:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Walk
Bases loaded against Haren.
He didn’t seem happy with himself on that throw.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 4:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
30 plus pitches from Haren so far
At this rate he’ll be gone before too long
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Whew
Full count, and Haren gets the K. Fairly stressful for one inning.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There is a peanut guy in SF
Who drives me crazy every single time they play. I have to put it on mute. Seriously, ever thirty seconds I just want to chuck my remote at my tv.
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on Sep 10, 2008 4:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
1-2-3
All three fly out to the outfield.
Come on, Haren, let’s see a quick inning from you, too.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
36 pitches through 2 for Hennessey
and he hasn’t started a game since 2006. Great.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 4:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice play by Drew
Took a good throw to get the out at first!
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 4:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Remember that is what we were saying last night.
Just a little wet. Still good.
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on Sep 10, 2008 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Runners at the corners, two outs
Haren started off the inning well, at least.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And no runs scored
Two innings, twice the Giants have stranded runners on third. I don’t mind the not scoring, but I get nervous at the “letting runners reach third” thing.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I'm off
Get us some runs while I’m gone, okay?
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 4:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
DFA
kishi
are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
by utahdbacksfan on Sep 10, 2008 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Five men left on base
After two frames by the Giants. Not a long-term strategy for victory….
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 4:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
DWEEEEW
Home Run!
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on Sep 10, 2008 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed!
And you could see he had a little smile. Way to be Drew. :)
(As long as he doesn’t grow a hideous caterpillar on his lip.)
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on Sep 10, 2008 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And then...
He blots his copybook with an error to leadoff the inning. That just sums up the whole team’s performance this entire year: one second you want to kiss them, the next you want to kill them…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How did that even work?
That was AWESOME.
Go CoJack!
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on Sep 10, 2008 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What?
Care to explain for those of us not watching?
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
To me it looked like the ball
Bounced off the pitchers foot… I didn’t really get it. But I thought it was out and yet it bounced through the feet of the second and third :)
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on Sep 10, 2008 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I started watching the Daily show.
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on Sep 10, 2008 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Based loaded
One out for Haren. Can he escape for a third time.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 4:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No
2-1 Giants, still two on, one out.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought everyone left
due to no new posts for 10 minutes. Finally appeared when I refreshed.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 4:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not Winn again
Please get this 3rd out.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay, Here I am, having escaped Hurricane Ike. What’s the update?
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 10, 2008 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Seven left on base
By the Giants in the first three innings. Haren barely surviving.
Drew’s homer = our only meaningful offense.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But at least we are ahead.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 10, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've lost it
Hennessey was the 3rd out, thank goodness.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
76 pitches through 3 for Haren
Barely surviving is right. I have never seen so many pitches fouled off.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 4:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Finally an error by someone else
Reynolds reaches on an error by Ochoa at SS and advanced on Snyder’s bunt.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 4:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
[Bangs head]
Yes, make the guy with the .975 OPS over the past 28 days put down a bunt…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And...
Reynolds is stranded. Brilliant!
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sabathia off the hook
Brewers came back to win and he gets a ND.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 5:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey!
Only one runner left on base!
WIN!
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 5:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sheesh
CY strikes out looking. Never took the bat off his shoulder.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 5:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Remember...
At least we have more hits than errors.
…Barely.
by Azreous on Sep 10, 2008 5:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
[Sigh]
One run on three hits off five innings of a guy who hadn’t started in the majors this year.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 5:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And a guy
who came in with a 2008 ERA of 12.46…..
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Sep 10, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Four innings for Haren
Not quite the return to form we wanted to see.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 5:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Second straight start with four innings
Just to make it worse.
by Azreous on Sep 10, 2008 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And another error for Drew
He’s clearly intent on giving back all the bases he got from his homer.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 5:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
14 errors on the season
At this rate, he’ll have more than any other shortstop since the bad old days of Tony Womack [20 errors in 2002 and 22 in 2001]
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do they look today? Any enthusiasm? Or the same lackluster performance?
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 10, 2008 5:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can't tell from here
Going by the hits = errors in the box-score, not good…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Though thankfully
Reynolds just made it 4-3 in favor of hits…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone want to start up controversy to get more comments?
Does anyone do that around here?
Max Scherzer- Flaming fastball good enough to cool down his opponets.
by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 5:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sure, all the time.
Granted, it’s usually pointless drivel, but certain members have gotten the job done before.
Doesn’t mean I recommend it.
by Azreous on Sep 10, 2008 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Diamondbacks suck!
Oh, wait: we do… :-(
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok I'm in here, bear with me while I get acclimated.
I’m having issues with the 3d viewer, but I’ll work it out.
by mrs snakepit on Sep 10, 2008 5:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
3D Viewer?
Must have missed that one. Watch out for that spear!
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome!!
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 10, 2008 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like it's Cruz's turn to be teh bullpen suck
Walk, double, no outs.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 5:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, he's already been listed as a Type A free agent.
Max Scherzer- Flaming fastball good enough to cool down his opponets.
by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever it is they're passing around
with themselves and the starters, we should really get rid of it.
by Azreous on Sep 10, 2008 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yuck a double? I thought
those red strings meant a strike
by mrs snakepit on Sep 10, 2008 5:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh...
That 3D viewer. If you want something simpler, try here:
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/scoreboard
And click on GameChannel below the game in question.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Inside a Hadron Collider
is where they should put the person who decides what pitcher to use.
by mrs snakepit on Sep 10, 2008 5:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm...
We can accelerate the pitchers one way, and the hitters the other. When they collide, maybe they’ll eject one super-player…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't that
what Micah Owings was supposed to be?
by emilylovesthedbacks on Sep 10, 2008 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will be.
Max Scherzer- Flaming fastball good enough to cool down his opponets.
by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is
Just in an alternate universe.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Micah Owings will raise again.
Carlos Quentin.
Max Scherzer- Flaming fastball good enough to cool down his opponets.
by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or destroy the manager....
Did I say that out loud?
by mrs snakepit on Sep 10, 2008 6:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you say what out loud?
…
I’m a fast learner.
by Azreous on Sep 10, 2008 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another two left on base by San Francisco
I think that’s now 11 million in this game.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Watch it on the exaggerating. There hasn’t been more than 10.9 million.
by Azreous on Sep 10, 2008 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The amount of "movement" the pitcher applies to the pitch.
A faster, straighter pitch like a fastball will have a higher PFX value than a slower, breaking ball like a curveball, which will have a higher BRK value.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can use them
Along with the velocity, yo work out what kind of pitch was thrown: fastball, curveball, slider, change-up.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cruz
Putting out the fires… Bo Mel finally figures out how to use his bullpen
by singaporedbacksfan on Sep 10, 2008 6:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cy Hennessey done for the day
Reduced his ERA from about 12.50 to 9.64.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 6:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
W00t!
Leadoff bunt single.
More bunts to follw, I imagine… :-(
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Upton on with a single and 0 outs
Let’s see if something can develop here or fizzle.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 6:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yea justin!
::clapping hands furiously::
by mrs snakepit on Sep 10, 2008 6:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
HEY
Another Mrs. :)
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on Sep 10, 2008 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now we just need a mrsazreous.
AKA Phil.
by Azreous on Sep 10, 2008 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No I think he would be
mrs reynolds?
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on Sep 10, 2008 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, the details aren't important to me.
As long as we establish that he’s a girl.
Sorry Phil.
by Azreous on Sep 10, 2008 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was gonna say...
are you sure you want Phil as mrsazreous?
:-P
by emilylovesthedbacks on Sep 10, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It'd be a tumultuous romance, I'm sure
But the course of true love never did run smooth, etc.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jigga-WHAT??
This is very disturbing….
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Sep 11, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Besides,
you’re waaaay too tall for me.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Sep 11, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus,
I was almost mrmrssoco, so that should count for something?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
by DbacksSkins on Sep 11, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't even know anymore.
The reference seemed strange at the time.
Still, I think you’re on to something here. mrmrssoco looks good, but we’ll have to find some other things to add to it. drmrmrssocojr, maybe.
by Azreous on Sep 11, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And we’ve got Mr. 4CornersFan.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 10, 2008 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
:-) Hello Mrs Soco!
tv ok? I heard rumors
by mrs snakepit on Sep 10, 2008 6:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fine! Its fine! ;)
Buy Vizio.
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on Sep 10, 2008 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had a sudden urge to invest some money into stocks with them after that incident.
by Azreous on Sep 10, 2008 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Large Hadron Collider had gone off
You could just have pulled the Vizio over your head and ridden it out…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You tell me that now!
Instead I just sat and watched my computer screen in mute horror. ;)
What a crazy random happenstance!
by mrssoco on Sep 10, 2008 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good.
Another wasted inning.
Is this really a one-run game? Really?
by Azreous on Sep 10, 2008 6:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
19 men left on base so far
11 for the Giants, eight for us.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So much for a 1-2-3 inning
Another single.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I stand corrected
Kinda. More of a 1-1-23 inning…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Might as well make it an 0-6 road trip
If we are going to fail, we might as well fail on a colossal level.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 6:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Frightening thought.
A win by the Giants would bring them within six games of us.
Or, alternatively, us within six games of fourth.
by Azreous on Sep 10, 2008 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many more years do we have Qualls?
Max Scherzer- Flaming fastball good enough to cool down his opponets.
by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is his first year of being arbitration eligible
He’s year-to-year at the moment. Not a free agent until 2011 though.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't watch this
it’s too painful. They are breaking my heart.
by mrs snakepit on Sep 10, 2008 6:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
1-2-3
Three outs left to avoid that 0-6 trip…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to the games here Fri. and Sat.
I can’t even imagine the reception they will get when they are introduced before the game. Shudder.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 6:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This team is depressing
I shouldn’t have bothered with the Strategic Optimism Reserve.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 6:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Geez.
This is Lyon’s 10th appearance since Aug. 1.
I know save situations have been few and far between and Lyon’s been spotty in that span, but still. Yikes.
by Azreous on Sep 10, 2008 6:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He has *two* saves
In the past month.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the bright side
At least he hasn’t blown any saves in that time.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only because
He was bailed out by Pena on August 19.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe bright side was the wrong term
The faintly dim side?
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Synder does damage in the ninth again.
Max Scherzer- Flaming fastball good enough to cool down his opponets.
by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Here we go.
Oh, for a two-run homer…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Leadoff walk for Snyder
Romero in to pinch run.
Let’s get him in to score! That way our bullpen can blow the game in the bottom of the ninth!
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm afraid to watch
Tony Clark up to bat.
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 6:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Its T. C. time, Tonyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Clark.
Max Scherzer- Flaming fastball good enough to cool down his opponets.
by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And another bunt...
That’s 33% of our remaining outs gone, right there…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And particularly pointless
Given the walk to Clark.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And a walk to Tony Clark
And Salazar in to pinch run for him…
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Drew pops out
Down to our last out.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 6:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
CY triple!
3-2 lead!
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 6:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's up to Chris Young,
yes.
Max Scherzer- Flaming fastball good enough to cool down his opponets.
by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What I say.
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Take off every ZIG
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The beauty of first pitch swinging.
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WTF!!??
ANOTHER 9th inning comeback?? PLEASE don’t blow this…. ::fully expecting BoMel to bring in Jon Rauch::
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 10, 2008 6:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pena is warming up in the pen right now
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I turned on MLB TV
And saw the ball leave CY’s bat.
If we win this, could someone call me next time we need a couple of runs?
by britdback on Sep 10, 2008 6:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I left cuz I was chicken to watch
and come back to a lead???
by TwinnerA on Sep 10, 2008 6:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
More than words can say, I need you now(Pena).
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not so hot yesterday
Dare Melvin send him our agin?
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why not?
He sends out Rauch out all the time.
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But who'll pitch the ninth?
Lyon for two innings? Rauch?
Dammit, isn’t it Scherzer’s day to pitch on the side?
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lyon going out for the bottom of the ninth
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 6:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2 down people.
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I trust Pena
Is ready to go. Maybe we can muddle through this somehow.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
First out
Molina at bat now. I kind of hate Molina.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 6:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
how bout now.
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was
temporarily possessed by the ghost of Randy Winn.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 10, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 to go.
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lyon
is NOT good when pitching multiple innings — although he IS well-rested.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 10, 2008 6:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
14 pitches in the eighth.
Not that many, but more than I’d like.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Molina singles.
Why does this NOT surprise me??
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 10, 2008 6:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We have as many runs as errors.
Is that good?
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's an improvement
At one point we had as many hits as errors…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
It’s like golf.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 10, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ground ball to Reynolds
Gets the out at first, runner advances to second.
Just one out to go…
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 6:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
In view of your previous comment
I’m impressed by your touch-typing mad skillz… :-)
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two out
But runner moves into scoring position.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 6:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
One more outs G's
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 6:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pitch-around?
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 10, 2008 7:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like to think so.
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Walk Rowand?
He’s batting .275, Velez is .232…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 7:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Makes sense
Rowand = 13 HR, Velez = 1 HR this season…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 10, 2008 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon Brandon...
Show us we can count on you…
by mrs snakepit on Sep 10, 2008 7:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate Brandon Lyon
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 7:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
F-bombs ahead
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE F*%&ING KIDDING ME.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 10, 2008 7:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ANOTHER walkoff hit
with two strikes by light-hitting Eugenio Velez. (.232 BA)
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 10, 2008 7:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm goin live where the green grass grows,
watch the D’backs lose again.
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 7:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That walk
Really backfired. As did leaving Lyon in. Who didn’t see that coming?
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 7:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bob.
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jon Miller.
Actually said something like “Honestly , who saw that coming?”
"Ain't got a hope in Hell - that's my belief." - Bon Scott
by victor frankenstein on Sep 11, 2008 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats how you get your manager fired
…nuff said…
http://azsportshub.com
by bobman024 on Sep 10, 2008 7:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you kidding me? What a mess.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 10, 2008 7:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well I want to say it was fun...
but it wasn’t
Bye folks. Take care,
by mrs snakepit on Sep 10, 2008 7:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pz out,
mrs s.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 10, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hi, Chris!!!
I just got home and I see you joined! Hooray! More and more couples on this board hmmmmm….
by snakecharmer on Sep 10, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When it rains it pours.
Let’s sign K-Rod in the offseason.
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd be against it
Guy is going to be making far more money next year than he’s probably really worth.
"Besides, you two shouldn't fight! You're best friends, I would imagine. You can't let a bunch of talking dogs in space helmets ruin that."
by kishi on Sep 10, 2008 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a joke.
It ain’t gonna happen.
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only guys we might sign this offseason are
our own players.
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by damdrs1717 on Sep 10, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus his arm could fall off...
Its the curse of BoMEL
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by bobman024 on Sep 10, 2008 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, what an ending
I was watching on my phone and saw Lyon out there for a second inning… but, really, who couldn’t see that one. WALKING the WINNING RUN…. dumb. So, so dumb. Wow. What a mess this team is now…
by snakecharmer on Sep 10, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We walked in ANOTHER run?
Wow. Wow. Wowee wow wow!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
by Scrbl on Sep 10, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The BoMel tolls for Thee
Folks,
I just posted some rhetoric on Azcentral.com. I thought I would cut and paste it, like the Dbacks have been performing all year long, so that I can feel some cathartic sense to this irretrievable and futile pile of fecal matter.
I give you the following:
KaJones Sep-10 @ 4:45 PM Delete00 Lyons or Rauch, both are interchangeable and are puckering sphincters.
The whole Dbacks team are all quivering brown ringed puckering sphincters.
Adam Done Dunn for Micah Owings was a great move. Done Dunn is as valuable as a wet sack of hammers. Let’s sign him and then trade him for a sad sack of batting practice balls. Isn’t that what we got from the Palhos of the Chicago South-side Sox when they received Carlos Quentin?
Somebody with a pulse in the front office sign D. Eckstein for next season after we let O Dawg Hudson gallop off into free agency?
Retire Tony Clark and make him a coach. Bring back Gonzo as a coach. Make Mark Grace a hitting coach since he is so well liked by the viewing fandom. BoMel is through along with that ghost of a hitting coach Gene Schu. Where is Al Pedrique hiding these days? How about Wally Backman?
Kirk Gibson has got to be coming unglued with the poor and maddening performances from this professional clown group of ball players.
Hand me the chain saw so I can go into the dugout and really go to work on the non-existent bats. Then there really will be an excuse for not generating any OFFENSE.
As always Jimmy, thanks for the vine!
Cold Beer, Peanuts!!!!!!
LiveStrong - wear yellow; the truth is out there (X-Files); "Go with throttle up!" (Challenger Space Heroes); "bababooey to you all!" Howard (Sirius) fan.
by icecoldmo on Sep 10, 2008 8:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gene Schu?
Rick Schu?
Josh Byrnes: PLEEEEEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RE-SIGN ADAM DUNN!!
by DbacksSkins on Sep 11, 2008 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're not out of it yet.
Come to think of it – neither are we!
"Ain't got a hope in Hell - that's my belief." - Bon Scott
by victor frankenstein on Sep 11, 2008 2:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mathematically, anyway.
In theory, real life and theory are the same. In real life, they are not.
Josh Byrnes: PLEEEEEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RE-SIGN ADAM DUNN!!
by DbacksSkins on Sep 11, 2008 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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