Gameday Thread, #150: 9/16 vs. Giants
by Jim McLennan on Sep 16, 2008 8:45 PM EDT
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"Unicorn vs. Narwhal Play Set There is only room enough on this earth for one majestic horned beast, thus the Unicorn and Narwhal must clash to decide the fate of their species. Two previous battles ended in a tie, with both sides claiming to be the victim of dirty tactics. Now you can settle the score with your very own Unicorn vs. Narwhal Play Set. Each set includes one 5-1/2" long, hard vinyl narwhal, one 3-3/4" tall, hard vinyl unicorn and four magical battle horns."
Shame we don't play the Padres again this season, and I'll no doubt forget about it between now and 2009. But I mean. the unicorn even has a rainbow horn. We've always had a soft spot for narwhals here - how can you not love an animal that looks like an aquatic corkscrew? - but this just solidifies our affection. Go, bottle-opener of the sea! Slay the evil unicorn! Deal with it like the avenging narwhal you are! Yeah, we're pretty much reduced to finding amusement where we can at this point in the season. You don't even want to know the details of the discussion about hummingbird tongues that Mrs. SnakePit and I had in the car this morning.
Meanwhile, the Arizona "Well, technically, we are still in contention" Diamondbacks face the San Francisco Giants, and we'll see if Dan Haren can complete the cycle of good pitching performances, delivered by everyone else in our rotation. Neither starter has covered themselves in glory of late: over their past ten combined outings, Cain and Haren are 1-5 with an ERA of 6.14. Mind you, facing a team who have scored 23 runs in ten games is probably just the cortisone shot in the arm the Giants' starter needs.
We can follow Mark Reynolds in his battle with Howard for most strikeouts in the history of the game (Mark trails by three going into today) - I'm writing up something about that, when I have time, as his comments in today's Republic were... interesting. We should get Drew back tonight after his family loss, and Jackson will be evaluated this afternoon to see if his throwing arm is up to playing the field - he was available to pinch-hit last night. We'll be out for dinner first, but will be back after not too many innings, all being well. My hair gets a further reprieve, since its executioner is suffering from whiplash. Let's hope Dan Haren isn't similarly afflicted, courtesy of balls whizzing off the bats of the Giants hitters.
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Pitchers duel?
I’m looking for the Diamondbacks to tear the Gnats a new one.
I know they’re capable of it, just haven’t seen it recently.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Sep 16, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
About mar*K* Reynolds' Comments in the Republic
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/2008/09/15/20080915dbnotesreynolds0916.html
Are there remnants of Al Pedrique’s influence lurking within the clubhouse or dugout of Chase Field? Hey mar(K), perhaps a little bit of some humble pie might be in order. As these days of this grinding season slowly come to a close, remember, being a part of the Majors can be fleeting. You can and will be eventually replaced, injured, self inflicted injured (CQ), or demoted (traded) to other locales.
I think mar(K) should work harder fundamentally with his bat and his glove than flippantly popping off.
LiveStrong - wear yellow; the truth is out there (X-Files); "Go with throttle up!" (Challenger Space Heroes); "bababooey to you all!" Howard (Sirius) fan.
popping off?
God help us all!
I didn’t have an issue with one thing he said, which in this article is actually very little….
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
"If it happens, it happens; whatever."
That doesn’t seem like the words of a young player striving to improve. To me, they smack of complacency and arrogance, frankly. Imagine going to your boss and saying you won’t bother addressing issues with your performance because, “If it happens, it happens; whatever.”
by Jim McLennan on Sep 16, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm....
I’ll have to thoughtfully consider both sides of this debate.
To me, it sounds more like a young player who knows his limitations. I don’t think it’s “going to your boss and saying you won’t bother addressing issues with your performance”, since Mark was talking to a reporter — we don’t have any idea WHAT he says to Rick Schu, Bob Melvin, or KGib. Also, I don’t think the question was framed as “So Mark, what will you do to get better?” but rather as, “Mark, you’re close to breaking a record for striking out. Are you going to change?” It’s the kind of question that automatically puts you on the defense.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure what you mean here
If anything, public comments would surely be more toned-down than those expressed in private. That’s part of what surprises me: It seems fair to assume that if Mark is making public statements to reporters like “Whatever,” then he is expressing similar sentiments behind the scenes. It also ties with his earlier comments on the matter, “I don’t care what anybody writes about it or anybody says.”
I do take your point about the question triggering a defensive reaction, but he’s a young player who, it seems to me, should be acknowledging his flaws, listening to his coaches and striving to improve. There wasn’t much of that present in the answer that I could see.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 16, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Jim --
it’s Mark Reynolds. He’s only been in the majors for a season and a half — he’s not a public relations exec, he’s a baseball player. When he’s talking to a reporter, who poses a rather negative question like that, he doesn’t see the guy as a representative of the fans. (As sports reporters love calling themselves) He sees one guy attacking him on one of his biggest weaknesses.
And besides, for all we know, the coaches may have told him that striking out is fine, as long as he hits home runs.
Part of my response to this controversy may be explained by the fact that just last weekend I watched 61*.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Actually
Rick Schu’s comment [on the earlier story] was that he doesn’t mind Reynolds fanning, as long as it’s on pitches in the zone. It may be just selective memory, but there seems to have a lot of flailing, both down and away, and at high heat up around his neck, from Reynolds of late.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 17, 2008 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, dear
I’ve just realized fangraphs.com include data for each player on how often they swung at pitches out of the zone. I sense my Reynolds piece is going to be a) more analytical than I first thought, and b) delayed. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Sep 17, 2008 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't HATE mar(K).
He just needs some attitude adjustment and some motivational and proper encouragement. Most of these players should always remember that it is a privilege, not a requirement to play in the Majors.
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Today’s lineup:
S. Drew ss .281
J. Salazar cf .220
J. Upton rf .259
A. Dunn lf .237
M. Reynolds 3b .243
C. Tracy 1b .257
C. Snyder c .242
A. Ojeda 2b .248
D. Haren p .197
4 LHBs vs. the righty.
Wow!
Wasn’t that pretty?
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 16, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm back
and expect a win to herald my return from internetlessness.
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
We missed you!
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 16, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Wondered where you were!
Thought perhaps the Large Hadron Collider had swallowed Europe, and just hadn’t made the news here… :-)
by Jim McLennan on Sep 16, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm.....
but if it swallowed Europe, how WOULD we find out?
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Mark....
STOP SWINGING AT THE HIGH HEAT.
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and the world said....
AMEN!
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Whew
Well, Tampa just beat Boston 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."
Sweeeeeet.....
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm so glad
I felt sorry for Rays fans always having the D’backs success shoved in their faces.Looks like this year is payback time.
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
Mmmm, curry.
::jealous::
I actually had shrimp curry for lunch on Friday though.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
So.... wait.......
if Mark leads in strikeouts, does that make him, like…. MVP??
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, man
I forgot House was on tonight. Hmm, my team that’s struggling to remain anywhere near contention, or House.
Right, House has Felicia Day on tonight. I’ll be back later.
"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."
I was about to lambast kishi for leaving...
But Fringe… Hmmm, just got to go check the Tivo on that.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 16, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, man
I forgot House was on tonight. Hmm, my team that’s struggling to remain anywhere near contention, or House.
Right, House has Felicia Day on tonight. I’ll be back later.
"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."
Argh.
I totally forgot house was on tonight
-Sent by a Blackberry
(invented by John McCain)
by C. Wesley Baier on Sep 16, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
who?
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Haren....
We continue to make hard contact with the ball, and the ball continues to be caught.
Josh Byrnes: PLEEEEEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RE-SIGN ADAM DUNN!!
Nice to see
Drew back with us. I hope he’s doing okay.
And….. gets a bloop single.
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2, 4, 6, 8
who do we appreciate?
FOULPOLE!
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Shame the no-hitter went
I was getting ready to not mention it. :-
by Jim McLennan on Sep 16, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you think
We will ever get another hit with a runner in scoring position?
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey all
Dropping in a bit late.
-Sent by a Blackberry
(invented by John McCain)
by C. Wesley Baier on Sep 16, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply actions
Better late than never!
You haven’t missed much…
by snakecharmer on Sep 16, 2008 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
soco's keys to the game
1) Coke Float
2) OM
3) NOM
4) NOM
5) NOM
6) Dessert?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I'll tell you the same thing I tell my wife...
You knew what you were getting into when you agreed to the wedding.
"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."
I say it affectionately. ;)
And I say that to him all the time, usually after I say something like, “Puppy, I want 11!” and he gives me the soco glare™. ;)
What a crazy random happenstance!
Sounds good
"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."
Spackle
laxatives!
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Lame.
-Sent by a Blackberry
(invented by John McCain)
by C. Wesley Baier on Sep 16, 2008 10:49 PM EDT reply actions
DREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
18th bomb of the year for Drew.....
Pretty good offensively ESPECIALLY for a middle infielder, eh??
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I hear
he’s not movtivated and is greedy.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I hear
he hates Arizona.
Josh Byrnes: PLEEEEEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RE-SIGN ADAM DUNN!!
by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
and freedom
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
He hates
dunn too?
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Dear God....
what a monster!!
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Um......
don’t say “win”. You’ll jinx it.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
And....
another hard-hit out for Sally.
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NOOOO
My DVR cut off the last two minutes of House!
GRR. FIX IT DIAMONDBACKS. FIX IT NOW.
What a crazy random happenstance!
Spoiler Alert!
House has lupus.
(Total lie.)
"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."
Spoiler Alert!
House removes his mask, revealing that he’s actually Randy Winn.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Everything comes down to lupus ;)
My mom and I used to laugh everytime they use it, as my mom has lupus and it was literally his first guess for EVERYTHING. Apparently only magicians get lupus.
What a crazy random happenstance!
I like the fact that a fit occurs 22 mins
into every episode
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
WTF....
Sally nearly bowled over Augie.
COMMUNICATE, PEOPLE!!
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Hehe yeah but did you see Jeff's smile after it?
He’s so cute!! :D
No harm done… he’s still learning the position…
by snakecharmer on Sep 16, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
In Augies defense
He was, he kept yelling, “I GOT IT I GOT IT.” Sally just really thought the same thing. ;)
What a crazy random happenstance!
Aw, poor Jeff
but at least he’s able to laugh about it. :) As long as Augie’s neck is okay.
by snakecharmer on Sep 16, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Sally heard
“I got it, I got it” and thought to himself, “yeah, I do got it!”
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Well then clearly
Augie needs to work on his mind-reading skills…
by snakecharmer on Sep 16, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Paging Dr. Snyder?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Howard finishes the day
Without a strikeout. Reynolds might get one more at-bat with a shot at tying him for K’s, depending on how the next couple of innings play out.
More importantly,
run count after 6:
Dbacks 2
Giants 0
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Dr. Snyder
gets himself a double. Now to test Jim’s RISP prediction.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
No hits this time
Are we going to have to get all our runs off of home runs and doubles with runners on first for the rest of the season?
"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."
I don't care how we get Runs
just that we get them.
Preferably more than the other guys.
What a crazy random happenstance!
I wish
he’d be a bit more consistant on the offense side (always seems to start slow) but overall I don’t think we could ask for anything more.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
As a catcher,
it’s actually surprising, because you’d expect a catcher to slow down at the end of the season, rather than starting slowly.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
This time of year is always hard as a fan
I mean, I want to see the Cubs lose. But I’m also glad that Sabathia took the loss. So I’m just torn on the Milwaukee-Chicago game tonight.
"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."
You have selective memory, then
because I’ve knocked Upton and his poor defense ever since he’s been up.
by snakecharmer on Sep 16, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
And we've never been slow to complain when most of the players screw up
On the other hand, we also don’t mind praising players when they do well. You know, like CoJack.
"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."
But, see,
that goes against the Foulpole School of Fundamental Fannishness!
by snakecharmer on Sep 16, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I know, I'm sorry
Me and my crazy theories.
"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."
If you feel that J-Up at 20 years old or CJ at …what is it now? 26? are MLB ready on D the you are just plain high.
wow, what a shock
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Sometimes
I wonder if foulpole is really just a bot, periodically managed by a live person.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
lol!
I’d say he’s due for an oil change then….
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 17, 2008 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
You're implying
that an oil change would make a difference.
He’s BEEN like this, ever since he joined
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
His defensive rating?
+5 PRETTY
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Just what we need
A first baseman who decided to make Charisma his best stat.
"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."
He was hoping
to be a Leader in modern D20.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
lols
I’m just reading this
http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=673
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
DM of the Rings is *awesome*
Darths and Droids is pretty entertaining, 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."
So then,
what does that make Drew?
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
No such number.
There is no negative i. Just i.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Not in foulpole-world
Remember, everything is topsy turvy there..
by snakecharmer on Sep 16, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't try to confuse this argument with facts!
"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."
i^3=-i
right? I mean, in theory? It’s been a while since I took any algebra.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
imaginary
just like your top notch analysis of our team
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
There is
no “negative i”. There is just “i”.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay
back to my original question. I remember being taught that i^3= -i. So is this just semantics, or what?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
i^3
equals i, no negative
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
shoot i^-3
equals i
i^3 does equal -i
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess
you could characterize it as such, yeah, just semantics, because in the case of i, not only is there no positive nor negative — but since i is defined as the square root of -1, by definition, it’s irrelevant.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
So
would writing -i just be simply be because it’s easier to write than i^3, or is it just to finish the proof?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
::shrug::
Fundamentally, there IS no negative i, but yeah, if you’re doing a proof, you’d probably need -i to exist.
May I take a moment to step aside and say that I hate theoretical math? (Theoretical physics I can handle. Theoretical physics is fun. But NOT theoretical math.)
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not
a fan of math in general as it makes my head sasplode.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Me neither,
now that we’re sharing secrets.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I haven’t taken a math class in ten years, so I was doing some practice work today since I might have to take a placement test when I go back to school. I’m surprised I haven’t forgotten more stuff, actually.
"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."
don't even THINK
of majoring in Engineering then. Good Grief, I am so sick of advanced math. I sleep, eat, and bathe in complex numbers, Differential equations, and parametric equations.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 17, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah,
not a fan, personally. Not that I ever had a choice in the matter.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
not to beat a dead horse or nit pick
what is the difference between -1a and -a?
All that the -i implies is that there is a 1 in front of it which is negative. We don’t normally write the one, but the negative stays
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 17, 2008 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
The problem is,
you’re thinking of i in terms of a real, tangible value — but since i is imaginary but is defined as the square root of -1, it HAS no positive or negative value. 32 and -32 are both 9.
-i = i
(This might be a good time to light up a joint)
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Argh....
it erased the exponent carets.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
(This might be a good time to light up a joint)
Wait a minute and I’ll join ya!
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 17, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
possibly
I deal with complex numbers every single day in school. a+b(i) type stuff when I am doing my circuit analysis work.
I have always done well in the math and sciences, but there are times that is pushed when my math problems cease to have numbers in them and are all letters or symbols.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 17, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I have
no idea what you were talking about in that last sentence.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
harsh
he doesn’t seem to have the fundamentals down pat
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
Josh Byrenrs should have never traded Q. We should have started this year with Byrnes, CY and Q in the outfield with Sally as the fourth OF.
J-Up should have never been on the radar as a starting ML OF for us this year.
Wait... I don't get it....
I am confused. How can I agree with foulpole about something??
by snakecharmer on Sep 16, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Q is one of those
worthless punks you hate so much.. at least, be consistant.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
J-Up should have never been on the radar as a starting ML OF for us this year.
Let me help you: J-UpEric Byrnes should have never been on the radar as a starting ML OF for us this year.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
+ a billion trillion million
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Whoa....
that’s like 5 million.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd have been happy to see
Neither of them in the starting line-up.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 17, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
You think those smiley faces make your vitrol more pleasing?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Why, yes.
I think he does.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Clue?
anyone loose a clue?
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I got as far
as Professor Plum in the Greenhouse, but after that I got nothing.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I still think it was the butler…
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Was it Professor Plum?
Heard rumors that the guy’s been skulking around the conservatory with a lead pipe-shaped object.
"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."
Dude
seriously? Seriously.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
That's a little spooky
"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."
Upton....
Look, you’re doing better at the plate since you came back. How about you start doing well in the outfield, 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."
Nice work, foulpole
You’re not just beating a dead horse, you’re doing it in two separate threads.
"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."
foulpole = Tool
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Big K!
It is great to see Good Haren back on the mound tonight.
"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."
At least
the Giants can’t hit with RISP either. ::knock on wood::
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That's what it sounded like from the radio broadcast team
Wonder if we’ll see Qualls again?
"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."
Grace
seems to think Haren’s going back out for the 9th.
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And if so
That means this run around the rotation will have been, if I’m not mistaken, 35 innings and two earned runs. Can’t argue with that.
Need wins....
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I vote for the game
Now, if it was Empire, different story.
"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."
I am like only the 5th person in the world
who really dislikes Empire…
by snakecharmer on Sep 16, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
This conversation is over.
"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."
I mean
I don’t even understand this argument? Empire is superior to every other Star Wars in every aspect except one: kickass space battle, and it nearly has one in the Falcon meteor field chase.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Plus
It’s got about 75% of the iconic Star Wars moments in 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."
The soundtrack is the best
the lightsaber battle is the best, the emotion is the best, the quotes, the Leia hotness quotient, the creepy Chewbacca/Threepio romance, Boba Fett not getting killed by an overgrown sand slug, the list just goes on!
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Are you
a fan of the Fett?
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Not
nearly as much as many people seem to be (the dude has all of like 6 lines in the original trilogy. My brother and I counted it out one day trying to figure out why everyone was obsessed with the dude), but I will concede he sums up why the original trilogy was so awesome: they just implied the dude was a badass with a throwaway line, letting your imagination work.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Which
throwaway line?
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Darth Vader
warns him, " and no disintegrations!"
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Ah,
but of course!
“As you wish.”
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
And Jango Fett sums up one of the reasons why the prequels don’t work- way too much pointless, unnecessary, uninteresting backstory.
"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."
Princess Leia
can Jango MY Fett.
Sorry….
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not sure
if you’re her type. She seems to prefer the scruffy nerf-herders.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I know, I know
and I tried, several times, I really did, but… gaah…
by snakecharmer on Sep 16, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I...just...bwuh?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
He is
pretty annoying. I’ve never been much of a fan.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
No he's not.
He’s a puppet.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
When I was a kid,
I always disliked Empire because the bad guys win in it, (kinda) and because there aren’t any big starfighter battles. When I bought the trilogy on DVD recently, I watched it again for the first time in years, and Empire was my favorite. When I was young, Return of the Jedi was my favorite because it had the most fighting. But now that I’m old enough to look at the movies critically, ROTJ is pretty much a disappointment.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
My brother and I
would debate about which one of the two was better when we were young. I preferred Empire for the lightsaber battle, among other things, while he liked Jedi for the massive space battle.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Upton
nearly got an infield hit there….
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Hmmm.....
High called strike there to Winn.
Who…. evilly responds by getting a hit.
Haren now doesn’t have a chance to beat his career low for complete game hits.
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Is anyone else
watching the game still?
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Debating physics and Star Wars
is much more entertaining…
by snakecharmer on Sep 16, 2008 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Molina flies out....
runners on the corners, 2 outs…. this is it.
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the question
If the Diamondbacks miss the playoffs, which NL team will you root for?
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
_________________________________________________
uh, NONE OF THE ABOVE. of course, the az repulsive with its hard on for the cubbies, it’ll be difficult to escape the bandwagon rolling through…
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 11:45 PM EDT reply actions
Of those four teams
I guess the Phillies, by default. But I’ll really be cheering for the Rays.
"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."
same here
absolutely will not root for the dodgers. Hades will freeze over and then some before I’d ever say a nice word about the cubs. and the east coast teams? meh…..
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Ditto.
But I WILL root for the Dodgers to beat the Cubs like a drum.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I can't do it
there are plenty of AL teams to root for, I like the White Sox, I want to see the Rays do well, and the Angels have always had a bit of a soft spot in my heart.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Hmmm....
yeah, that’s a pretty noble motive. Maybe I’ll root for the Mets, too.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
0-2...
Come on, Danny, just get this last strike in there.
"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."
Game!
CG shutout!
"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."
Complete game
game!
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
What's a
Complete game game?
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 16, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
Complete game [space] game!
I know you understand this, you insufferable homp.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
IRREGARDLESS!!
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Ho ho ho!
Euphanisms!
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
a lot more fun than parametric equations!
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 17, 2008 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Episode V...
come on, Lando? The Cloud City theme? The first appearance of Rogue Squadron?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Rogue Squadron?
I think I’m about to lose my geek license.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Revoked
Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron are the real heroes of the Rebel Alliance.
Well, Han Solo and Chewbacca are good 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."
Rogue Squadron
previously Red Group during the first Death Star battle, then formed as the orginal Rogues around the Hoth months. Was apart of the second Red Group in the second Death Star battle, of which two of members formed another Rogue Squadron later to help retake Corescant.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Almost
They weren’t actually reformed to take Coruscant, it was a political move by the Alliance. They did lead the fight to take Coruscant, but it wasn’t until after they’d been active for a while 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."
Well I know that
but that was a big mission they took part of that non-EU people would understand. If I started blathering on about Isaard or the Bacta War, it wouldn’t make much sense.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Whew!
Came in in the 7th inning and didn’t want to jinx it. Welcome back Dan!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Good job, Danny boy. :)
And what is this? Two games? In… like a ROW?
What a crazy random happenstance!
You're allowed
to win games in a row?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
I know, right?
I forgot what this feels like. Good… is that the word. Good? Right?
What a crazy random happenstance!
First ever Major League
complete game shutout, career low in hits, (3) career high in Ks, (12) I LOVE DAN HAREN!!
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Now we know who to blame it on
The team will feel so relieved knowing it wasn’t their fault!
"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."
We have torches and pitchforks,
and we are boarding a transatlantic flight in 20 minutes….
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Yay!!!!
One game at a time boys.
-Sent by a Blackberry
(invented by John McCain)
by C. Wesley Baier on Sep 16, 2008 11:48 PM EDT reply actions
uhm
there’s only 12 left. Where was this teams sense of urgency a month ago?
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 16, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Bender's Big Score?
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 17, 2008 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
There's something
slightly odd about that.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 17, 2008 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
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