Gameday Thread, #140: 9/5 vs. Dodgers
by Jim McLennan on Sep 5, 2008 9:03 PM EDT
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Deep breath, and here we go: probably the most important series of the year for Arizona. It's just gone 6pm and I am still at work, as Mrs. SnakePit had to take the car to get the A/C repaired. I'm quite impressed it survived the whole summer, reaching September before conking out. We debated whether or not to try and survive until the weather cools, but a couple of days of 2/55 air-conditioning [two windows down, driving at 55mph...] convinced us otherwise.
There's really not much more I can add about tonight's game. We all know how crucial it is: we all know how much we need our starters to get back into the groove again over the weekend. We need to take advantage of every chance, score early, keep Mandy in check and take the (undoubtedly loud and raucous) Chavez Ravine crowd out of things. It's not going to be easy, but if we don't take at least one of the next three games, we don't deserve to be in the playoffs - it's basically as simple as that.
I hope to be home close to first-pitch, but feel free to start without me. All together now: BEAT...EL...AY... BEAT...EL...AY... BEAT...EL...AY... BEAT...EL...AY...
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Let's go, D-Backs!
Huge series, obviously. Time for Haren and Webby to come back with a vengeance.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Fun Facts
Or, Really Inane Facts, depending on your point of view.
In 15 games against LA this season, we’re 8-7. In those 8 wins, our run differential is 23, whereas in the 7 losses, it’s 26. We’ve lost by a maximum of 7 and won by a maximum of 6. And believe it or not, the bullpen has only been involved in two of those decisions – losses by Slaten (7/18 in extras) and Lyon (7/20 a game nobody needs to remember).
Meanwhile...
In other games with playoff implications, the Phillies are 3-0 up on the Mets in the eighth,, the Cubs are getting hammered 9-0 by the Reds and Milwaukee have just gone ahead of San Diego 2-1 in the fourth inning.
Myers with an enormous game. 8 innings of 0 run, 3 hit, 10 K ball. Where did that come from??? Poor Philly fans must be driven completely batty by that guy. Things are interesting right now, though: bottom 9, 1 out, 1st and 3rd, Lidge pitching, Beltran up, 3-1 count.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Today’s lineup:
S. Drew ss .288
D. Eckstein 2b .364
C. Jackson lf .294
A. Dunn rf .240
C. Tracy 1b .270
M. Reynolds 3b .240
C. Young cf .244
C. Snyder c .239
D. Haren p .206
Dunn is back in rf and Trace gets the start at 1b. We only have 3 LHBs in the order against the right Lowe..
this Eckstein deal was huge if only for the fact that it pushed CY out of that 2 hole and really solidified the top of the lineup.
By the way, over on Foxsports.com Rosenthal actually calls Drew a darkhorse MVP candidate.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Yeah, it’s a pretty idiotic article IMO… he tries to make the case that the NL MVP is wide open, with 10 legitimate candidates. Hmmm… I see maybe 4 legitimate candidates: Pujols, Braun, Berkman, Reyes. And really, it’s not much of a race. It should be Pujols’ award.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Though there's the usual argument
Which to some extent I agree with, that how ‘valuable’ a player can be if his team don’t qualify for the playoffs?
but in a watered down NL i don’t see that applying:
cubs: ramirez? uh, no.
dodgers: manram? no way.
dbacks: drew, cojack?? c’mon
mets: reyes, wright, beltran? they’ve all been very good, but none have been standouts.
phillies: utley? huge first half, big slip in the second half.
brewers: braun? perhaps, but pujols has an ops a full 200 points better.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Wolf has been on fire at the plate lately. He’s really tearing it up since moving to the lead off spot.
he’s been fantastic… MVP fantastic, though? don’t think so.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Rosenthal actually calls Drew a darkhorse MVP candidate.
Well, if he called him a “dark horse” it doesn’t sound like he’s putting him in the drivers seat.
It doesn't matter what shade the horse is.
Drew’s still back on the starting block in the MVP conversation. Simple as that.
but he doesn’t even deserve to be in the conversation. he’s 36th in the league in OPS, #7 among MIs.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
and he’s #3 with an AZ connection (Uggla, Hardy, Drew)
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Damn AZ'nans
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
The addition of Eck and Dunn has given us two guys that really battle and drive up the pitch count. Both of them can protect the plate a foul the close one off all day long.
Eckstein is better.
He’s so gritty!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Just beat me to it. :-)
Presume Upton’s head is still ringing, as he’s 2-for-4 lifetime off Lowe. Pleased to see Eckstein has some great numbers (13-for-29) against the sinkerballer and with luck, that should pose a potent combo with Drew (an amazing 14-for-23!). Not so good: Jackson (2-for-15), Young (3-for-20) and Clark (4-for-32). Small sample size applies, as usual for batter vs. pitcher matchups.
Welp.
That’s the lineup I like to see for us. It’d be nice if Manny’d stop hitting .700 against us as well.
This Series
is pretty much a must win series if we want to make the playoffs who ever wins this is pretty much nl west champs cause the remaining scheduels for both teams are not too bad at all
please god win dbacks
the starting rotation needs to get there shit together haren and webb need to work out whatever they have been struggling with lately same with RJ
Lets go dbacks
it’s a big series, but unless either team sweeps, i don’t think the season will be over after it.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Yeah
Season’s a long way from being ‘over’.
Typically, one would think LA, being behind, “needs” this series more, but given our upcoming 4 games in St Louis and that the Dodgers are playing better than us lately, I think we need it a little more.
If they win two of three, I’d say our chances down the stretch arent real good, per the schedule – and also cuz it supposes Haren and/or Webb maybe didnt pitch that great.
This first one is the biggest game of the year, imo.
by Diamondhacks on Sep 5, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't argue
It’s a real tone-setter, and the pitching match-up might be the closest too. I do think the Dodgers “need” to win more than we do, simply because they’re behind. But in a three-game set, especially at this time of the season, there’s a huge difference between winning two of three and one of three.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 5, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Not to mention
the fact that this is our last series against the Doggers.
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Geez
it’s really out, too. Just a black screen, no audio. Nothing
by Diamondhacks on Sep 5, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
But at least Conor hit to to right
in the air instead of the ground…
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Haren not getting much help
From the umpire tonight. Not getting the high strike, or the low one. If the umpire is going to have a tight zone, might behoove our hitters to be patient.
Yeah, you’ll need it against the deadly patience of the Dodger lineup.
Co-Author Of The Fourth Most Popular NL West Based Blog On SBN
Not sure
whether this is sarcasm or not.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
That play was like the 2008 D-Backs' & Dodgers' seasons in a nutshell
Someone falls asleep on defense, someone else falls asleep on the basepaths. It was almost zen.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
We got lucky there. Poor throw by Reynolds. He seemed to just lolly pop it over to 1st instead of setting and firing it over there.
That's absolutely true
but I stand by Wednesday’s point that, in addition to Reynolds obvious struggles, Chad Tracy is a miserable first baseman. Does this guy ever knock a ball down? He’s like a matador out there
by Diamondhacks on Sep 5, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I know it's cliche by now
but… Manny being Manny. Few players are gonna make that mistake.
I'll make it.
Another error for Reynolds
Awful throw, but we get a break as Ramirez turns to second and the ricochet favors us.
I should point out
That your prohibition from mentioning the Dodgers is still in force, even though we are playing them,
by Jim McLennan on Sep 5, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
And if it turns into
posts about football all night, I might have to beg for a temporary reprieve.
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I am SHOCKED, SHOCKED,
that you’re here when the Dodgers are beating us…. to talk about something else though, right?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
So soco doesn't believe me
But I think Reynolds is the quickest one on our team to get spooked. It is almost like you can tell when he walks up if he is going to play it well or not.
What a crazy random happenstance!
Which is unfortunate
Because we’ve seen him do otherwise- I recall one point in July or so where we were getting walloped, and he was the guy in the clubhouse who said, straight out to the media, “Boy, we suck right now,” if I may paraphrase. He really seemed like he was going to take the opportunity to step up and lead there, and they had a few games after that, so I was hoping…
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Why Haren, WHY?
I was having a decent day, people. I was having a DECENT day!
What a crazy random happenstance!
Not a wise move
Walking the pitcher to get to Russell Martin,
I am Jim McLennan, and I do not approve of that message.
I'm DbacksSkin,
and I approve of Jim’s message.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
*DbacksSkins
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Is there a reason Jackson and Dunn are out there instead of real outfielders?
Co-Author Of The Fourth Most Popular NL West Based Blog On SBN
......
Mind yourself, sir.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I’d mention Eric Byrnes, but that would just be rubbing salt in the wound.
Co-Author Of The Fourth Most Popular NL West Based Blog On SBN
At least he has hamstring issues
I don’t think ‘being fat and lazy’ is quite the same… :-)
by Jim McLennan on Sep 5, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
His dietitian said drink nothing but milkshakes this offseason.
Co-Author Of The Fourth Most Popular NL West Based Blog On SBN
That sounds really fun
for the first day, and not so fun for the rest of the off-season.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
And remember
If you’re not sure about something, just rub it against a piece of paper. If the paper turns clear, it’s your window to weight-gain!
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
The only D Jones is any good for now
Is Dinner.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 5, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't forget doughnuts
NEVER forget doughnuts.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Argh....
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Good investment.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
We gotta put those bats somewhere
and most of the time, Jackson seems to be pretty decent at left field.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Because Dunn has a huge OPS
and Jackson… I don’t know. Righty-lefty matchup? Upton is hurting but Romero’s available…
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
the walk to Lowe was just completely unacceptable. Haren needs to be able to perform better than this in a big spot.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
We can't hit for shit.
We can’t defend for shit. We can’t manage for shit. We can’t even PITCH for shit anymore.
We can’t do shit.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
That's between
the D-Backs’ and the clubhouse housekeeping crew. But judging by how well they’ve done everything else lately, I wouldn’t be surprised.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Oh dear....
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Dear Brandon Webb,
see how Haren is sucking? Please don’t do that tomorrow. Thank you.
Back to regular programming.
Nothing like have Ace 2.0 on the mound and yet feeling like the game is over after 2 innings.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
That earlier talk
of Haren and Webb even approximating a modern day Schilling and Johnson looks pretty foolish right now.
Since mid July, Haren’s had one start with fewer hits allowed than innings. I’d like to keep the faith, but let’s face it, Danny has a history of this. Not his fault – that’s just the pitcher he is.
by Diamondhacks on Sep 5, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, seeing as how Haren walks hardly anyone,
that means his WHIP is still pretty good, if he’s only allowing a few more hits than innings.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Lack of walks is his strong suit
but the problem isnt just the number of hits.
First 21 starts => 10 homers
Last 8 (incl tonite) => 8 homers
It’s the kind of hits, which WHIP doesnt account for. He’s getting hammered pretty hard
by Diamondhacks on Sep 5, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Now I understand
why he was reputed to be “homer-prone”.
They all happen in the 2nd half.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
He doesn't throw a sinker.
Do you mean his breaking ball or his splitter?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I think he's a human being
with a finite amount of strength and stamina, and that pitching 200 innings a year is a brutally fatiguing activity
by Diamondhacks on Sep 5, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Except
that we have to score 5 runs in 6 innings and shut out the Dodgers, and we’re still getting no-hit by Derek Lowe.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Hmmm....
so Lowe gets a softened mound, after Haren gives up four runs, eh?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
No, I'm just amused
that right after Haren gets off the mound, they go out there and soften it for Lowe.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
CYSB
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Classy Youth Sing Badly?
Crocodiles Yawn Sometimes, Buddy?
Calamari, Yummy Squid Bits?
I'll make it.
::rimshot::
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
This
Calamari, Yummy Squid Bits?
Makes me strangely happy
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
So would a good joint
right about now…..
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I cannot endorse this course of action
but I won’t judge if anyone else does it.
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So will the beer
I’m sure to be drinking with my friend in a little while.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I out grew that a while ago
but I dont have an issue with folks that do it either.
It would still be a way to get strangly happy while watching this game so far
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I outgrew that
after about 9 times. Never did anything for me.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I like
the 3rd one there.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Small steps
on the road to recovery?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Did he just swing
at ball 4?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Yes...and no...
Not really a swing, and was too close to the plate to take.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 5, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone remember
back when we were GOOD against “ground ball pitchers”?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Earlier in the season.
We were pretty good against groundball pitchers and pretty lousy against flyball pitchers.
Now we just suck against everyone.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Yeah… Snydes really needs to at least get the ball in play to the right side. C’mon guys… fundamental baseball here.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
Haven't seen a lot of fundamental hitting lately
especially in the situational hitting category. It’s very disappointing.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Haven't seen a lot
of any hitting lately.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
according to game day Yahoo
CY is running back and forth between 1st and 2nd!
Way to distract their pitcher there Chris!
:::rolling eyes::::
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions
That sounds
pretty hilarious.
It certainly looked like he was just at 2nd to me. Maybe he’s faster than light??
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
He should have
tried for home then! He’s a slacker, unless the chip hale windmill was going in reverse?
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
DFACY
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
On a roll!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Pretty much everything CY does
comes in acronym form.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Only from you tho
It’s kinda becoming a foulpole-ism… not the quality, of course, but just the quantity. :)
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
........shit.....
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Just thought I’d give you the head’s up, lol.
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
A foulpolism
I think that will have to go into the (long-awaited) update to SnakePit 1.0.1…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 5, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh!
- C. Young walked
- C. Young stole second
- C. Snyder struck out looking
- D. Haren struck out swinging
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions
Yes,
that is certainly ugh-worthy.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
my 5 minutes of freedom
at work tonight and the team is laying another egg. They’re making an honest worker out of me recently….. I’m surprised I haven’t gotten a letter from HR wondering why my internet activity on game nights has fallen off…
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
Hooray for AZSnakepit-reduced productivity.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
well, i thought i might hang around for this game, but as it stands, i think i’ll hit the hey here.
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
TIGHT zone tonight.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
When we're down by 4,
I’m not so sure a 1-2-3 inning is ____-worthy.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
CoJack
breaks up the no-hitter!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Is Lowe looking that good
or are we sucking that bad?
and CoJack gets a hit!
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:11 PM EDT reply actions
Come on team!
time to string a few together here….
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions
Time to string
like…. one together.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
±¼
not a reflection on you, but the teams effort lately….
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
::::thud!:::
way to move the runner over there….
oh wait….
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah,
that was like a swinging bunt. Except too hard.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
oy vey!
Where did the socos go? Did they retire for the night already?
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
the missus did, perhaps
but what does that have to do with me? :)
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh?
Do you destroy TVs too?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Lives? Civilizations?
Worlds? Are you become Death, Destroyer of Worlds?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
You're not
J. Robert Oppenheimer?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Last I looked....
No, I’m definitely female and, yknow, alive.. and have no interest in advanced physics.
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
You know, someday I am going to get this across
THE TV IS FINE.
I am just not watching it right now, cause I am hoping it brings us luck.
The Mr. is at work, till 11.
Sad mrssoco panda.
What a crazy random happenstance!
Yeah.
“The TV is fine.” If it’s fine, then where IS it, eh??
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
In the living room
40 or so feet from where I am. ;) Turned off and enjoying a night where I am not chucking things at it.
What a crazy random happenstance!
Uh huh.
Sure. “Um….. it’s right there…. I swear!!”
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
What's that?
I can’t hear what you said about the TV being fine over the sound of the TV mercilessly crashing down to the ground, screaming in horror.
Hey, be fair
The terror of mrssoco’s rampage will haunt us all forever, but that television took the brutal assault with a stoic demeanor, and showed some tenacity in refusing to let her destructive ways keep it from fulfilling it’s sacred duty.
TV, we salute you.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
And it was ridiculously cheap.
Buy Vizio people.
It is Liz tested, Liz approved.
What a crazy random happenstance!
Not only that....
it can withstand the LIZSMASH.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I'm glad you're here!
I was just getting caught up reading the posts and saw people are disappearing.
Just curious. I haven’t been around much since school started.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
sharmer is throwing TV's now?
Whoa!
This team will do that to you.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
charmer
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Nooo no no
Not me! Just mrssoco, I swear! :)
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
AFAWK,
it only happened once. But we’d have to ask soco to know the truth.
And we’d have to make sure mrssoco wasn’t standing behind him, glaring, looking over his shoulder.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Left to play Pac Man
something about it lulls me into not even caring if we win or not since it looks like we are pretty lifeless so far.
Looks like they have big plans
for the offseason. Want to get started as soon as they can.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
And.....
Tracy lines out to deep RF.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
My fortune cookie says
Put all your unhappiness aside. Life is beautiful. Be happy.
Hah! Shows how little they know…
Ump must have sneezed or
blinked on that one
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply actions
Jim,
you fail. Only kishi posts GDTs from now on.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I can only apologize
I have learned my lesson., No more GDT for me.
I may, however, have several more G & T’s…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 5, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too.
I’ll buy the first round?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Since I have yet to do the recap...
Am I to blame as well? I think I’ve lost three straight, going on four…
I hate you, Chris.
You suck.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Freaking catcher
steals a damned base.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Do you really want to take your chances tonight?
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
indeed
i saw the workout your pitchers gave him last time the dodgers where in town
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
He's super-catcher?
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Martin's probably my least hated
Dodger. I like the way he plays. And the local kid, Ethier.
The high priced Red Sox rentals, Lowe, Nomar, Manny, jackasses like Kent and Jones…not so much
by Diamondhacks on Sep 5, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
But Martin's
a Canadian….. DUN DUN DUUUUN…..
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
I like
Joni Mitchell and doughnuts,too. Go figure
by Diamondhacks on Sep 5, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
The horror!
The horror!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Let's see
I can either keep watching this game, or switch over to Devil’s Den, with its tagline of – and I kid you not – “The final battle for the soul of mankind will be fought in a bar full of possessed strippers.”
Strippers
Pants down!
I mean, HANDS down!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I am leaning towards the strippers
Read into that what you may.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 5, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
kinda sounds like
“Dusk to Dawn”
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
ethier
nuff said
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:25 PM EDT reply actions
Work related: OT
I get to go to Portland, Oregon in October to attend a Lithography seminar! Will have to miss a day of school, but hell, I ain’t turning a trip the company is paying for.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:27 PM EDT reply actions
+1
But do you get to go to San Diego?
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
No,
usually Simi Valley. That is a really nice area too.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah,
I’d definitely be down with that.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
AFLAC
team needs to sign up
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:28 PM EDT reply actions
They've certainly been missing a lot of work lately.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
All Foulpolisms Lack Any Class?
(okay, I’m sure this is getting old, I’m basically just entertaining myself now)
I'll make it.
No no, it's funny
at least, compared to the game. It’s fine. :)
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
That
is now also a foulpolism.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Okay.
Memo to the Dbacks: No more walkoff victories.
We always suck afterwards.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Can we at least hit the ball
PAST the infield?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions
In the air for an out? Yes.
For a hit? That’s TBD…
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
So its a hit
or it’s out of the infield, but not both at once.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
that would be a
big plus..
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
brain fart
sheesh!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
CY nearly gets doubled up
Must have forgotten how many outs there were?
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Seems like th eD-Back's may have missed naptime this afternoon
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Yay.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Must be
Some new definition of “hit,” I wasn’t previously aware of…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 5, 2008 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
why make the
first baseman work?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
And that's it. for me
Charmer, if AZWILDCATS starts breaking up things, l give you full permission to have him evicted. AZWILDCATS, I suggest you stick to two subjects: the weather and your health.
Bonus points for anyone who gets the reference.
Er, well, okay
but I was about to go dye my hair…. lol.
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Crap....
I’m just about to leave, too……
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
And I don't have the power to give them to you :(
I don’t suppose you have Hide/Unhiding powers in your “actions” menu, do you?
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
... shoot
Well I can stay around for a little while longer…
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I can sucker my husband into giving me his password? ;)
Jussst kidding.
What a crazy random happenstance!
Hehe
Well that’d probably be fine except I’m not sure he can do what we would need him to do.
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope
We authors are restricted to primarily ceremonial duties.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Where's "here"?
and that is too cold for me
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
The people I deal with
in Simi think I’m nuts whenever I visit. I am the only one there wearing a sweater during the day. They keep their damn training room like a ice box. I usually am there in the spring or fall, so have never experianced summer weather there yet.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm there for business.
there is a kick ass bar-be-que place in town though that I highly recommend!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Mavericks Restaurant & Bar
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
And, I think I've seen about all
I need to see.
HAH! You suck, Loney!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
That's definitely worth watching
more than this one, at least right now…
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
couldn't be a better team
on the other end of it either!
here’s to a yankee free post season!!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 5, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
And, I've seen all I really need to see.
I’m out for the night.
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
This translates to
I am really out for the night. :)
Feel free to harrass me about not breaking my TV while I am gone!
What a crazy random happenstance!
MLB Extra Innings
They’ll probably cut in in the 9th if it’s still going.
Somebody needs to tell Giambi that that ’stache went out with the 70s.
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
okay
Haren is getting yanked after four innings, Manny is chasing down fly balls into the gap, and if you’ll look to your left, you’ll see pigs flying serenely over the California palm trees. We have officially entered the Mirror Universe where Evil Spock has a goatee.
I'll make it.
Nooooo!!!!!!!
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
My Mariner fan daughter
is sitting right next to me and is freaking out about the Mariners/Yankees game…we are not discussing why.
It's like living with a six-year old.
Mavericks
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Conversation between Mr. 4 Corners Fan and The Mariner Housewife:
Mr. 4CF: (speaking about the DBacks): “Well, it doesn’t help that we have no offense.”
TMH: “Don’t talk to me about no offense.”
It's like living with a six-year old.
that sounded vaguely Mr. T-like.
um, I totally didn’t mean to just compare her to Mr. T.
I'll make it.
I was thinking more like Marvin
“Offense? Don’t talk to me about offense. Here I am, salary the size of a planet….”
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
I'm probably the only one who thought
maybe something Rachel Green-like.
by snakecharmer on Sep 5, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Styephen Drew just jogged to the dugout
So he can call Adrian Beltre on his cell phone and laugh at Ethier.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Derrick Lowe's ERA at Dodger Stadium
this year is 2.64, lower than Tim Lincecum’s home split, and lower than Haren or Webb’s home or away splits.
He’s pretty good.
I hear
Drew and Eckstein both hit around .500 off him – but nothing tonight. Maybe they’re not adhering to Scrbi’s heartfelt principles of situational hitting ;-)
by Diamondhacks on Sep 6, 2008 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Now Grace is pontificating
about how the Diamondbacks looked like they gave up after Ethier’s homer made it 1-0, and how that is “mind-boggling” to him.
Give me an effin’ break. They’re getting severely outpitched.
by Diamondhacks on Sep 6, 2008 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
It's on FSN???
You mean I could’ve been listening to correctly-pronounced name this whole time?? Maaaaan, I was watching the ESPN feed!
by snakecharmer on Sep 6, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
It's on ESPN???
You mean I could’ve been avoiding Gracie’s pseudopsychobabble this whole time?? Maaaaan ;-)
by Diamondhacks on Sep 6, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
The radio team was saying the team looked like they were feeling defeated and downtrodden, too, but that was back when it was 4-0, I think.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
They may
“look” that way, but what does that really signify, I wonder? Didnt they “look” that way after six innings on Wednesday, before they made that great comeback? Most everybody “looks” flat when they dont hit and Lowe’s a pretty good pitcher. I just resent Grace’s hindsight implication, in the seventh inning, that it was clear in the first that the Dbacks didnt come to play today. It’s just bullshit. They got outpitched.
Who made an idotic baserunning gaffe in the first to squelch a rally? Manny. Who made a selfish baserunning decision later on to end another rally? Ethier. Did they come to play? Are they more focused than the Dbacks? Heck, no. They’re getting much better pitches to hit.
by Diamondhacks on Sep 6, 2008 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s amazing how flat a team can look when they’re facing a pitcher that’s throwing a great game.
;-)
To Kishi's point
it’s a little different saying the team looks flat, down 4-0 in the fourth or so, with Lowe throwing darts. I’m not saying there’s no psychology at play at that point, or that part of the score discrepancy wasnt due to some subpar Dbacks’ hitting. At some point, maybe they start to mail it in a bit.
But Grace is saying something entirely different, implying that the team that’s been in first place all year packed it in in the first inning of a one run game against their arch rival.
by Diamondhacks on Sep 6, 2008 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
nah
that was my stomache.
we had a pot luck here at work tonight, then i came up here to catch the game
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
lol
Well if you went to Alamo, CA I might believe you. Can you pull off a 4.2?
by snakecharmer on Sep 6, 2008 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
almost!
maybe it wasn’t me then..
;-)
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
A. Dunn grounded out to second
- C. Tracy grounded out to shortstop
- M. Reynolds popped out to third
- End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:05 AM EDT reply actions
We are making this way too easy
for the dodgers
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
LAAAAME
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers: Filling the dubious shoes left open by Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Well-hit ball over Ichiro's head
He looked like he almost caught it but it was well out of reach.
He’s pulled, over 100 pitches and the tying run at the plate.
A HUGE OVATION for his FIRST big-league start.
by snakecharmer on Sep 6, 2008 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Is there a D-Back
who isn’t struggling out there?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
AZWILDCAT
that place in Simi is called “Mavericks”
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:16 AM EDT reply actions
it's a father and son
place. It’s the only one I am aware of, but I dont really know the area that well.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes, very much so
huge lunch crowd. never went there for dinner. I usually ate at the hotels restaurant.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah,
there’s this real popular sandwich special they have that is awesome and filling. I can’t remember for the life of me though what it is called…. Brain freeze!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
The team does realize
the date on the calendar, right?
they DO know what is at stake?
maybe I should email them
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:18 AM EDT reply actions
Tell them I said “C’MON!!!!”
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Will do!
I’ll tell ’em they are letting the Pit down tonight!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Greg Schulte would like to remind you
that there are still 22 games left in the season. Please don’t go away, please….PLEASE!!
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
We're great at starts.
Finishes? Not so much.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Actually
the opposite is basically true, at least compared to other NL teams this season. The Diamondbacks are among the poorest in the league (after park adjs) at getting runners on to start a rally, and we’re about league average in terms of hitting with runners in scoring position -and/or RISP with two outs.
by Diamondhacks on Sep 6, 2008 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Nope
still not gonna argue with you D-Hacks.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
That's fine
I’m not trying to start an argument, just shed some light on a common misperception
by Diamondhacks on Sep 6, 2008 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Recap the no-hitter
That’s more exciting.
Or the earthquake. :)
by snakecharmer on Sep 6, 2008 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Recap?
Did the D-Backs play a game tonight?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Is that the game
where they roll over and ask the Dodgers to scratch their bellies?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Hope so!
from what I’ve read on here from the UK crowd, cricket can go on forever. If this goes on another 12 hours… who knows wha might happen?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I swallow my tongue and die?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Isn't that
what we’re doing now?
Ohhh, I love torture on a Friday night
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Recap-short, bitter, and to the point
Bot 1st: LA Dodgers
- A. Ethier homered to deep right center
Bot 2nd: LA Dodgers
- R. Martin doubled to center, A. Berroa scored, D. Lowe to third
- A. Ethier singled to center, D. Lowe and R. Martin scored, A. Ethier to second advancing on throw
Bot 4th: LA Dodgers
- A. Ethier ground rule double to deep right, R. Martin scored
Bot 6th: LA Dodgers
- A. Ethier doubled to deep center, R. Martin scored, A. Ethier out at third
Bot 7th: LA Dodgers
- B. DeWitt grounded out to second, C. Blake scored, J. Loney to third, M. Kemp to second
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 6, 2008 12:31 AM EDT reply actions
Don't forget the D-Backs' contributions
Bot 1st: LA Dodgers
- A. Ethier homered to deep right center
D-Backs: “I think I really like chocolate.”
Bot 2nd: LA Dodgers
- R. Martin doubled to center, A. Berroa scored, D. Lowe to third
- A. Ethier singled to center, D. Lowe and R. Martin scored, A. Ethier to second advancing on throw
D-Backs: “But vanilla’s good too.”
Bot 4th: LA Dodgers
- A. Ethier ground rule double to deep right, R. Martin scored
D-backs: “Is that cotton CANDY!!?!”
Bot 6th: LA Dodgers
- A. Ethier doubled to deep center, R. Martin scored, A. Ethier out at third
D-Backs: “I wonder if Eric Byrnes likes chocolate of vanilla.”
Bot 7th: LA Dodgers
- B. DeWitt grounded out to second, C. Blake scored, J. Loney to third, M. Kemp to second
D-Backs: “Hey skip, can we get ice cream?”
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Okay, I'm giving up on the game tonight
Don’t blame Jim, I’m not sure I could have pulled this one out either.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
What really matters
is that the D-Backs didn’t try either.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
I didn't get a chance to!
Without having been elevated to Editor status, I couldn’t have gotten to it.
So, vote Kishi for Editor! Wait, this isn’t a democracy. Curse your reliance on ancestral rights, Jim McLennan!
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Let's hope he brings
a game tomorrow.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Back from Devil's Den
I clearly didn’t miss anything. The possessed strippers had a great deal more bite than our offense.
Oh, well: get ‘em tomorrow. Providing our hitters doesn’t suck. And our pitching is better. And we don’t make stupid errors.
Pathetic
Watching this game made me want to commit sepuku.
I mean the friggen Dbacks are in a damned race for the playoffs and the come out as flat as a pancake! What the hell is going on?!?!!?!! Do they even want to go to the post season?
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
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