Gameday Thread, #153: 9/20 vs. Rockies
by Jim McLennan on Sep 20, 2008 6:00 PM EDT
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I should have known the power of the narwhal would be greatly diminished in a land-locked state like Colorado. Our offense once again floundered like a single-horned aquatic mammal trying to climb the Rocky Mountains - we have scored barely three runs per game since August 24, batting .227 over that time [and likely a lot less with men in scoring position].
The Giants helped us out by beating the Dodgers, but we were unable to take advantage - we'll be hoping for more of the same today, although the most important thing is for us to take care of our own business. Beating Aaron Cook thus becomes a necessity, rather than an option, since time is - at the risk of stating the bleedin' obvious - running out: nine games left, and we remain 3.5 games back. Davis has been very solid, holding his own when the rest of the rotation went through their own meltdown. However, Cook has been the staff ace in Colorado, so we need the offense to step it up.
I'm not sure how around we'll be. About to go out to watch my step-step-grandkids play football [that's the sons of Chris's step-children, from her first husband's first marriage. I love modern relationships] - that's your version of it, not mine. And after that, am going to a barbecue at a friend's house: what happens after that, and what state I will be in, remains to be seen. There may simply be slumpage in front of the TV for a couple of hours.
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Man.
Owings with a two-run pinch-hit single for the Reds, to pile on Sabathia a bit (although the runs were unearned).
I thought
only Boston, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles have baseball teams.
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only
if one is politically correct.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 20, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Two doubles, two popouts, and a lineout.
Not exactly what you’d expect from Cook. We’ll take it though.
I hearby call for a 3-year moratorium
on advertising involving lie detectors Please! Won’t somebody think of the children!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
He's looking very good tonight.
Does he remind anyone else of Armando Reynoso?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
I mean the Good Armando
The one who could get people out without having overwhelming stuff.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
It's probably just the revisionist historian in my brain
but I get the same feeling of “how did he DO that?” every time he strikes someone out. In its own way, it’s a lot of fun.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Please, D-Backs
don’t tease me unless you’re serious.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Quick!
Somebody check Chip Hale’s shoulder! Is he okay?!
I mean, he sends Snyder in that situation nine times out of 10.
Welp.
There are other things I’d prefer with the bases loaded and no out, but at least a run scored.
Not TOTAL fail,
but quite a bit of fail.
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Was it a hit?
Wasn’t paying attention… :/
by snakecharmer on Sep 20, 2008 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh the run scored on a GIDP?
Blah. Not a hit with RISP.
by snakecharmer on Sep 20, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Should
have put the suicide squeeze on.
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We like to save our bunts
for our power hitters. Pitchers gotta swing away.
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2 run lead, at least.
I’ll take it, especially vs. Cook.
Would have been nicer to get a bigger lead, though.
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Cook over 40 pitches, too.
See? You can win in pitch count AND on the scoreboard. But we all know which one is more important.
Pesky AB
by Gatkins, BUT ends up striking out.
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Small sample sizes apply, but...
I think Augie’s zone rating is through the roof at second this season.
Hmmm....
don’t we have a spot at 2B next year?
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If we can track down
some offense from another position, I’d enjoy seeing Augie at 2nd.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Sigh
Can’t we just let Davis pitch, without going into how he’s this Plucky Cancer Survivor every start? Let the man do his job.
I want to be in Haren's harem.
Sutton mentioned the cancer
two or three more times in the postgame wrap. Given Doug’s clearly on record as wanting to be relatively low key about the whole thing, I find the dramatic urgency and frequency of Sutton’s references little short of appalling.
by Diamondhacks on Sep 20, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe its because
The Susan Koman Race for the Cure is in a few weeks? Tying it to that maybe? Not listening to the game so just guessing.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 20, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
If anyone would have said
that Davis would turn into the staff ace at seasons end and that Webb and Haren would BOTH struggle, I’d’ve said they were completely nuts.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 20, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions
Webb and Haren
are (kinda sorta) rebuilding their “staff ace” credentials, but I like Davis’ reliability (ignoring, of course, his string of bad outings after his career game earlier this year)
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Yeah
I guess so. Davis’ good outings just seem to be really sticking out in my mind.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 20, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice play by Upton to catch that ball
No way Dunn would have gotten there in time if he had been in RF.
Double D's having a pretty good start.
::knock on wood::
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Hey.
Nothing will ever be as bad as a certain person’s “Big Unit, Petit Unit and Cancer Unit” at the soco’s gettogether.
Heh....
oh yeah. Who was that again?
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Hmmm....
and his username rhymes with lishi?
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True.
But this was also at the Rose Bowl.
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We hadn't beaten UCLA at the Rose Bowl
since 1999.
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Well, since last year,
he’s taken pretty well to Sonny Dykes’ spread offense.
IIRC, last year he set the UA single season TD record, too.
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Didn't someone
point his finger and say something about “two football powers in Southern California”? I don’t think things are going according to the script.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
I think that's Upton's
biggest defensive liability. On his own he makes some great plays, but these odd little bobbles happen too often when he’s involved.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Which isn't the worst thing in the world.
A lot easier to develop fundamentals than the skills he has.
Granted, I’d like to see that development sooner than later…
Lucky for us,
it’s a ground rule double, so no score yet.
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Hmmm....
2nd and 3rd, no outs, Gatkins at the dish.
Me no likey.
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I imagine
Davis is none to thrilled either
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 20, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
How does
he DO that?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Dude.
Not cool. Let’s be serious here.
Double D’s fastball is like 26 MPH.
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He did it again
nice work DD
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Ball 4.
Bases loaded, 1 out, Jeff Baker AB.
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WTF just happened??
Should have been a freaking popout….
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Herpes..... is causing your brain to hemorrhage??
Mindf***?
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This is your brain.
This is your brain on Herpes.
That kinda thing?
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Instead, 2-1,
still only 1 out.
TOTAL incompetence there.
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and the surprise
is what?? This has defined our whole season to date.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 20, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
What happened?
I was in the kitchen.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Sounds like
I’m happier not knowing.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Thank you, Deer Meat.
Lineout to Droo for the 2nd out.
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WTF...??
Freaking official scorer. That should REALLY have been an unearned run.
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I HATE
the Rockies’ official scorer, especially after last year with all those errors turned into “hits” — so the team could brag about “having the highest fielding % in history”.
Oooooooh.
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Pathetic.
But hey — I’m sure foulpole will jump in here to defend the validity of errors/fielding %, right?
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But don't forget that
90% of “statistics” are made up on the spot.
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well, yeah
that how games are usually won….
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 20, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
good point
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 20, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
we knew he would settle down
gotta hold on our end and hope we can get their bullpen to cough up a run before ours does (?)
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 20, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmm.
Upton’s little lineout to left and Cook’s to start this half inning looked frighteningly similar.
By the way,
not to reopen D-hacks’ controversy the other day, but those Hooters girls have got to be the fakest I have EVER seen.
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As much as I rail against the Rallybacks
and the decay of the ballpark experience under our new FO, perhaps not everyone is aware that Hooters was an original Dbacks’ sponsor, their nubile nymphets absolute fixtures around the stadium pool (1998-?)
Uh-oh. Am I in trouble again.
by Diamondhacks on Sep 20, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Only when I talk about women
Or men. Or children, animals or fictional characters.
by Diamondhacks on Sep 20, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Sweet!
Reynolds is back in the lead!!
Wait— what? What do those numbers mean?
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Heh.
Great shot of Snyder behind the plate shaking his head after Davis shook him off a couple times.
We SERIOUSLY should have broke this game open
back in the 2nd inning, and probably the 1st, too.
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ARGH.
Snydes almost with a double there.
It was about an inch foul, JUST like CY’s 9th inning foul last night.
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Snyder,
singlehandedly trying to take Cook out of the game, draws a 10 pitch walk.
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And......
the wave makes an appearance in a 2-2 ballgame.
TOTALLY lame.
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They're closer than we are.
They’re a mile up.
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Plus,
I’m not so sure how many of us aren’t going to hell.
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So....
….you AREN’T not going to hell. Cuz you’re there. Gotcha.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
No double negatives.
My brain still hasn’t recovered from that defensive offensive gaffe back in the fourth.
Because it clearly wasn’t an error.
What?
What happened with the Yankees?
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I think their stadium's closing or something.
Hard to say. I wish ESPN would tell me something about it sometime.
The Yankees?
Are they a football team? I don’t think I’ve ever seen them play. . .are they ever on televison?
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 20, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Dunno.
I think they play rugger or something.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
CY
with a sac bunt…. not nearly good enough to press for a single.
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Yay!
Good for you, Candiotti! Good for you, Sutton! Both of them just admitted that they “don’t like the sacrifice bunt”.
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It must be time
to send them back to Pod Base for a little reeducation.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Nooooooo!!!!!
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Double D
at 88 pitches.
TC is going to PH, it would appear.
UGH.
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Double D.
8 straight starts allowing 3 runs or fewer.
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Yes I am
But I am sooo not waiting to go out with this guy until April…
by snakecharmer on Sep 20, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
3-0
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
PAYBACK!!
THEIR D IS TEH SUCK TOO!!
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I don't think his glove touched it
so it’s probably a hit.
by snakecharmer on Sep 20, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, they said it just barely did
That sucks! But I agree he should’ve made the play.
by snakecharmer on Sep 20, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
What? What??
Aaron Cook obviously DOES NOT give up earned runs.
Only Doug Davis.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Interestingly,
the Yahoo box score has an error for the Rockies, but all three runs earned for Cook.
So…uh…yeah.
That happens all the time.
It’ll update in a little bit.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
So while we take this commercial break...
Where the hell is everyone these days? Even some of the regulars are MIA.
Jim's out partying
Emily’s at home, socos must be out partying… I haven’t seen foulpole in a while, think he’s taken another self-imposed exile?
by snakecharmer on Sep 20, 2008 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean, he doesn’t read anything else anyway,
Not since getting banned from DBBP.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
No,
he reads some FanPosts too, remember?
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Only
if he made them himself, or they have the words “CoJack sucks” or “Upton’s not a big leaguer” or “Tony Clark is god’s gift to mankind” in them.
Or
“Bam Bam is the best LF ever and is a great deal for $10 million a year”
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Shocker.
Last Play: T. Clark safe at first on center fielder W. Taveras’ fielding error, C. Snyder scored, A. Ojeda to third, T. Clark to second
Would’ve been a hit if Colorado had been at the plate. But whatever.
WTF...??
I HATE THE ROX’ OFFICIAL SCORER.
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That’s why they won the World Series.
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Sep 20, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait --
I thought there were like three Octobers.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
That happened
in The Twits once.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Mmmm, Chinese food.
If Emily were around, she’d be jealous.
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No way, that's where I'm going
though probably not the same place…
by snakecharmer on Sep 20, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't think so.
Am I your date?
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Lame.
In MY face.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you sure, though?
You KNOW how I’m always late.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
mmm.
Chinese food.
I just went to a sports bar restaraunt thing with my parents to watch the game and had a damn good burger.
But I’m here now, never fear.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Sep 20, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm in Gilbert, actually.
The Clubhouse.
Pretty good food for a neighborhood whatever.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Sep 20, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh.
Well. lol
That sounds familiar, though. I think I’ve been there.
…That’s my contribution to this conversation.
Hah.
Well. Next SnakePit Fest, I’ll take everyone to the Clubhouse, if you don’t mind driving to Gilbert.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Sep 20, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Aha!
I KNEW you’d “Mmmmm” when you found out.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow...
helluva curveball there for strike 2.
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Pretty high pitch to be called a ball there....
but, he got a flyout on the next pitch.
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Actually, Molina's quite nice.
When I was a dying kid in the hospital, he brought me flowers.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, you're not a dying kid in the hospital, though.
Your brain is hemorrhaging from Herpes and you’re already in Hell, so….
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Well,
I trust you?
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
::embarrassed::
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 21, 2008 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Well......
Reynolds didn’t K, at least.
He GIDP’d.
Shoulda bunted.
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Wow.
Tony P is trying to give up a lead again. Shocking.
Not quite sure why the hell he’s pitching….
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Hmm.
Iffy play by Drew there going to third. I don’t blame him, though. Tulowitzki should have been punished for running on that ball. Just not a good enough throw.
For once,
lousy D in the 3B area that was NOT Mark’s fault.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
No win for Double D.
I hate you, Tony P.
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It’s only the first inning, but the Giants are upholding their part of Operation Arizona Bay.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
Don't take it personally
Rowand just sucks
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
He kinda
looks retarded, too.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Well,
Craig Counsell is in a league of his own, too.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
But I actually meant,
Aaron Rowand looks kinda retarded. NOT his batting stance. His face.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 21, 2008 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
For a team that doesnt hit much
to begin with, this might be the worst group of bunters in memory. I’m not talking about the pitchers so much. But our position players. Ugh
I think it might go back to the part
about not hitting much. IOW, I’ve seen lousy bunting teams who hit very well, and as you suggest, didnt bunt much. But, generally speaking, what do you do with these guys? More specifically, I agree with the call for Augie to bunt there, even though he’s not as good a bunter as I initially thought (hoped).
by Diamondhacks on Sep 20, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Goddammit.
I can’t remember a series with more balls going foul by a few inches.
Except for maybe the NLCS last year.
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NOOOOO
BEGONE, FOULPOLE!!
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Did that just save the season?
I mean, it’s still a huge longshot, but that’s the kind of shot they so desperately needed.
Uh oh.
Sounds like another of those “turning points” we’ve had so many of.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
It might be easier
to list the situations where our relief pitchers don’t struggle.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Maybe
it knows something we don’t know?
This game is fixed.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Aaron Rowand again passing up an opportunity to help with Operation Arizona Bay
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
He won’t not play when he’s hurt. It’s so awesome.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
Wow.
How awesome.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 21, 2008 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Not that I'm complaining, but...
Tony Pena continues the trend of “relievers getting wins who don’t deserve wins.”
Well
Since our starting pitching is pitchers getting No Decisions who deserve wins, it kinda has to happen that way,
Gravity Says: Re-sign Adam Dunn
I swear
Earlier when we were leading before Pena coughed up the lead I went outside and looked up at the sky and saw the words ‘YOU WIN" spelled out in clouds. And I’m completely sober.
...
Hmm.
I don’t think you’re handling the stress well. That’s not a good sign.
Just think of how stress-free the NBA season will be for Suns fans like us.
…Wait.
Yes.
Please God, damn Mandy Ramirez.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I vote
No more runs allowed for the dodgers.
by the mystical one on Sep 20, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply actions
More importantly, I vote
no more wins allowed for the Dodgers.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
EV-ER
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
boo
Stupid Bran Hennessy and… his… stupidness.
Yeah, I got nothin.
by the mystical one on Sep 20, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Know what's the coolest thing about Droo's AB?
It was a hit with RISP.
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Hmmm....
maybe the Rockies official scorer will rule Drew’s HR an error?
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
That it was.
Damn.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's allowed
only if the batter brings one of those 12" novelty bats to the plate.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Mmmk.
I’ve decided. Flagstaff>Phoenix. (As if it were ever a question…)
by emilylovesthedbacks on Sep 20, 2008 11:26 PM EDT reply actions
Ya know what's really nice? At least, I like it?
The drive between Phoenix and Fagstaff. Pretty beautiful scenery.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Especially if
you drive through Sedona. But coming back from Flag to Phoenix frickin sucks. It goes from pretty to pretty nasty in the space of about 20 minutes.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Sep 20, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Well,
but Sedona’s kinda outta the way. I just love the ascent past the Rim up into the mountains.
Right on about Flagstaff to Phx, tho.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 21, 2008 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Am I the only one
who likes Phoenix more than Flagstaff? Flagstaff is a nice place to visit, but there’s always a little voice in the head screaming “Where are all the people!?!?!!” I’ve spent so much time in the city that I’m uncomfortable without a crowd.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
I'm with you
I like visiting Flagstaff, but Phoenix wins in the long-run.
"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."
For the record,
I mixed it up tonight and tried to post as much as possible. I still can’t fathom how some people hit triple digits on a regular basis. Felt way too much like work.
Yeah,
I noticed that. I was wondering whether there was some specific reason.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh, not really.
Curiosity, mostly. Quiet night at the apartment for once, so I turned on the game, cracked open a Blue Moon, ate some pizza, and enjoyed having the place to myself. And commenting 10 brazillion times, even though you and I were mostly the only ones here.
Hmm....
quiet night at the apt, Dbacks game, Blue Moon, pizza, yeah. That sounds about right.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 21, 2008 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
As of this post,
you’ve got 151 and I’m second with 97.
Well done, sir.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 20, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Felt way too much like work
I imagine it’s more work for those who think before they write :- )
by Diamondhacks on Sep 20, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
just pointing out a generally applicable, inverse relationship :- )
by Diamondhacks on Sep 21, 2008 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Offense not REALLY taken.
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 21, 2008 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Some of us are just naturally that fascinating. Or just lack a filter between brain and keyboard.
"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 saw a dog once
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by DbacksSkins on Sep 21, 2008 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
ManRam retired with 2 on
Despite the fact that Kruoda is nearing 100 pitches and giving up 2 baserunners per inning, Torre did not pinch hit for him in the 4th.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
The Dodgers are really doing their best not to win.
Two walks and a WP with the bases loaded.
Travis Denker can hit a little. That's why I drive his bus.
Evening folks
Just got back from the BBQ and getting our asses kicked at the ‘Totally 80’s’ version of Trivial Pursuit. Thanks largely to my woeful ignorance of 80’s American politics. Which, in my defense, was not high on my agenda as a teenager in the North of Scotland…
Anyway, report to follow shortly. And, go Giants…
That is some fine, fine baseball
at the top of the NL West, isn’t it?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Jack Taschner = FAIL
Bases loaded walk to .252 batting Delwyn Freaking Young. 7-5 Dodgers, now.
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I hate Mandy Ramirez.
Such a scumbag.
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I'm inclined to believe Curt Schilling's assertion
that only 10-20% of the bullshit Mandy pulled in Boston ever got leaked out.
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Giants make it interesting
Come in five runs down, but they have the tying run at the plate with two out…
But Dave Roberts
Strikes out looking.
3.5 back, eight games left. We pretty much have to win out from here.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 21, 2008 2:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Sandoval hurts himself trying to make it close.
Giants chances of winning tomorrow decline a lot.
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