Gameday Thread, #143: 9/8 vs. Giants
by Jim McLennan on Sep 8, 2008 8:30 PM EDT
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After the wretched performance over the weekend, Yusmeiro Petit vs. Tim Lincecum is the mismatch we are looking at tonight. And while we face the man who is perhaps the Cy Young front-runner, the Dodgers get to take on the Padres - in a series where they manage to dodge both Peavy and Young. Yes, it is time to invoke supernatural powers and pray to the blessed spirit of St. Penelope of the Cross, as we certainly need something to help the Diamondbacks rescue the season. The past week has seen a mix of poor starting pitching, questionable managerial tactics, impotent clutch offense, unreliable bullpen work and inept defense: basically a perfect storm of incompetence. Are we really that bad?
Well, since the start of April, yes: 51-63. Basically, Arizona have been a ninety-loss team outside of that opening month, coasting through the season like a scholar who guessed right on all the questions of the semester's opening multiple-choice quiz, and decided they were naturally brilliant, so that was all the work they needed to do. Now, it's the finals, and we just spent the weekend before them, down at Rocky Point, discovering the joys of tequila. Now, we have a monstrous hangover and are gazing at a paper covered in incomprehensible squiggles. Yep: divine intervention is probably our best hope right now. Sure, the season isn't over, but our fate is out of our hands: we needs the Dodgers to stop winning as well as for our own players to pull out of this massive collective funk.
in the past thirteen games, we have scored a total of 41 runs and are batting .222 with an OPS of .660. In eight of those contests, we have been held to two runs or fewer. On the other hand, we have conceded 76 runs, with opponents enjoying a line of .302/.374/.500, for an OPS of .874 - that's two hundred and fourteen points better than the Diamondbacks. We haven't just lost these games, we have been comprehensively thrashed. And it shows: you just needed to look in the dugout over the Los Angeles series - I haven't seen such a collection of depressed body-language since the last Joy Division convention. There's no fight, no spark, no life: we might as well be rolling out nine zombies.
So, I am not optimistic. But, hey, it's baseball and if the team is going to go down, I intend to stay the course and send them off with a rousing rendition of Nearer My God to Thee, as the lifeboats sail away. Anyone got an ice-bucket?
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thank goodness
I have the D-Backs and TWO MNF games to help assuage the misery of my return to the Kingdom of the Single last night.
…. then again, given our recent play, there may not be much assuaging. (Is that a word?)
Regardless, I’m right here with you, Cap’n.
I'll make it.
I'm all in
I live and breathe DBacks baseball. I ain’t going anywhere.
I’ll rant and rave, but they ain’t gonna chase me away that easily.
All we need know is for Celine Dion to stand up and sing, “My Heart Will go on”….
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 9:06 PM EDT reply actions
Let's be honest here.
This is exactly the kind of game the Diamondbacks will win. They’ve just been that maddening over the past couple weeks. Somehow we’ll get to Lincecum, Petit will give us a quality start and the Dodgers will lose, and we’ll be a 1/2 game out.
It all just makes too much sense. Can’t get any offense, can’t get good starts from Webb/Haren, Johnson misses a start…so of course we beat a Cy Young candidate.
Call me crazy, but it all works in my head.
Tonight's line-up
- S. Drew ss .285
- C. Young cf .244
- A. Dunn 1b .242
- C. Jackson lf .294
- M. Reynolds 3b .241
- M. Montero c .272
- J. Upton rf .244
- A. Ojeda 2b .243
- Y. Petit p .000
And the other guys
- D. Roberts lf .221
- R. Winn rf .311
- P. Sandoval 1b .364
- B. Molina c .285
- R. Aurilia 3b .280
- A. Rowand cf .273
- E. Burriss 2b .278
- O. Vizquel ss .195
- T. Lincecum p .172
Jim, I know looking at that photo of Penelope makes you guys dizzy, but it’s the Dodgers playing the Padres, not the Giants!
Go D’backs!!!
Let's do this
This season has felt like a last stand to me for quite a while- hence my picture. But we’re not out of it yet. Maybe these guys’ll realize they’re in second place now, and that their apathetic play isn’t enough to get them to the playoffs. Maybe, just maybe they’ll step it up now, and show some of the fight that they’ve been lacking.
Yeah, and maybe I’m a Chinese jet pilot…
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
I'm ready
it’s past 10 PM Eastern time, and I have a chem test at 8:00 tomorrow morning, but I’m going to be around for this one. Besides, how much worse can it get?
Good at-bat by Young
Fouls off some tough pitches against a pitcher he has had very little success, and we get a man into scoring position.
Nice to see him turn around a fastball after spoling the offspeed stuff – something he couldnt do v Kershaw
by Diamondhacks on Sep 8, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Adam Dunn
Taking strikes one and two on fastballs. Hmm… If those weren’t deemed worthy of swinging at, I wonder what he’s waiting for?
Well, that wasn't it
Dunn goes down swinging. Up to Jackson…
by Jim McLennan on Sep 8, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
At least it wasn't a strikeout
But the end result is the same.
0-for-2 with runners in scoring position.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 8, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
soco's keys to the game
1) Work on some homework
2) Ponder if the Bills are for real or not
3) Dessert?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
concerning #1
I will be up all night doing the same. Have two exams already this week.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
I won’t mention what time my day started today!
Working fulltime and going to school is starting to wear me down.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Could you work in
a trip to the grocery store for me? I really don’t want to go out again tonight.
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
Could someone get some
sleep for me?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
someone hit the jukebox!
seems to be stuck again!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Seven behind Howard
Looks like Reynolds is intent on narrowing the gap tonight.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 8, 2008 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Would you say
that we have a plethora of pinatas?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
At least MarK
went down swinging. the other two strike out looking
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply actions
Ouch
Five strikeouts in two innings.
If Lincecum wins the Cy Young, I would really be hard pushed to argue that Webb was robbed.
If Webb gets it going again and ends up
winning 3 more games (and lowers his ERA) than Lincecum, then what would you think?
22 wins would give it to Webb
Assuming Lincecum has 18 or so. But Lincecum looks likely to have an edge in ERA, though you do need to take park factors into account, which helps Webb.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 8, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Greatest moments in D-backs history, #13
Schilling beats the Cardinals in the 2001 playoffs. Seems a bit “bleh” to me.
I would NOT
recommend a trip over the the DBacks MLB message board.
and that is all I will say
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 10:48 PM EDT reply actions
Ooh!
You know I have to go over there now. Any particular topics I should not be looking at? :-)
by Jim McLennan on Sep 8, 2008 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
The obligitory
Mark Grace for manager thread for one. Though, I would like to see that resume for Grace the author is touting…
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
A lot of garbage
from dodger trolls. Kinda like “AZWILDCAT gone WILD”.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
In that case
I think I’ll pass. I can easily imagine what that’s like: those boards are not exactly a haven of intelligent debate at the best of times.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 8, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
exactly
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
And the thread
“you need to worry about the rockies more than the dodgers thread” though it is more funny than maddening.
A lot of lemmings running for the cliff on that site the past month
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
meh
at least Petit made it an extra inning more than timmy before giving up the first hit. (okay, grasping at straws
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 10:49 PM EDT reply actions
Phew
Couple of hard-hit balls off Petit – including a decent swat by Lincecum – but what matters is the zero.
And erased
by a long bunt from Petit.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Interesting
Could certainly argue Vizquel was pulled off the bag by the throw.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 8, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
The was ONE Dback fan at
yesterdays game behind home plate and I could him him yell the same thing when Augie came up.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn
red socks beat tampa
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions
satan himself
is up to bat
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply actions
and singles
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
followed by another
score:
the gnats 1
DBacks 0
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Back-to-back-to-back hits
Gives the Giants the lead. Do you think we can score one run off Lincecum?
1-0 Giants
Come on, Petit, how about a double play here?
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Annnnd no replay
probably wouldn’t have been overturned, oh well.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
Fair enough
Someone has to call it, and that wasn’t even really close.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 8, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
ouch
this is worse than a root canal
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:05 PM EDT reply actions
rewind this tape
I wanna rewrite how this inning has gone so far
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:06 PM EDT reply actions
Well
At least one of my teams is winning in the bay area right now.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Oakland up?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
or you a Cards fan?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Blasphemy!
Broncos fan. They’re up 7-0, and threatening to score.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Didn't realize you liked the Broncos too.
Then again, I so rarely pay attention.
I liked them locking up Williams for the next five years.
Never mind! Just checked the profile
LOL! I see you are a Broncos fan.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
hey look… an OWT… err, how do you spell that again?
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
R-O-L-A-I-D-S
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I-M-N-OT-W-A-S-T-I-N-G-A-N-Y-M-O-R-E-S-L-E-E-P-T-O-W-A-T-C-H-T-H-I-S-A-W-F-U-L-T-E-A-M
"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck
My bad!
I was thinking of how do you spell “Relief”.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
B-U-L-L-P-E-N
Wait, what was the question?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
That's the way our luck has been
An infield hit for the pitcher to load the bases after the intentional walk.
I'm trying to stay positive
But on occasion, I just wonder if we’re allowed to concede the rest of the season.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
On the other hand
If we keep giving up early runs and can’t get any hits, we don’t have to worry about the bullpen losing games for us.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Is Ginoboli
batting right now?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
[Sigh]
And that’s it for Petit.
And, I think, for me.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 8, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Petit Unit, you are following in a long line
of starters who now suck on this team. Congratulations!
He has a lot of people
He can learn from.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 8, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude just felt left out
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
That'll show the Giants!
Oh, you didn’t mean literally. Ahem.
Yeah, good play!
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
So, do we
actually have a pitching coach? He didn’t just leave and prop a cardboard cutout in his chair, did he?
"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson
It's all we have now.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
Last win for a starter besides Davis
was Webb on Aug. 21. Strangely, Qualls got 2 wins against St. Louis.
I fixed it for you
That change has Dunn everyone fooled.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 8, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Padres 4-0 up
So it’s looking like we won’t lose any ground. However, with us now being behind, every game off the schedule where we don’t narrow the gap, now works against us…
Crap
Nice play at second there.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
or turn them
with some semblence of consistency….
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I just saw
Celine Dion warming up on deck.
I guess that ice berg did some damage
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:41 PM EDT reply actions
Heh
Eckstein standing next to Rauch = comedy
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
If Lincecum gets the win
He’ll have more than a quarter of his team’s wins. Anyone know the last time a Cy Young winner had that?
So
Basically, not in the days of the five-man rotation.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 8, 2008 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
That's just a guess, btw,
since he kinda set the standard at 45%. I’m pretty sure there’s someone more recent
by Diamondhacks on Sep 8, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
1990 Bob Welch
27 Wins, 26%
I’m just trying to remember some high win totals. 25% is impressive, but I’m guessing it’s been done several times
by Diamondhacks on Sep 8, 2008 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Roy Hallady
2003, he had 22 wins, the Blue Jays had 86 on the season.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
Also
Randy Johnson just missed it in 2002.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
Except
Dontrelle didn’t win the Cy Young.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
Ah, cy young winners then
disregard the question below.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Good catch
I think you win the prize, with Halladay. At least until Cliff Lee – and maybe Lincecum – join the club :- )
Also, Smoltz 1996 24W, 25%
by Diamondhacks on Sep 9, 2008 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Randy in 2004
what was that?
Or did the win total we achieved that year make it irrelevant?
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
He had 16 of our 42 wins
A tragic 38%.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
We had 51 wins
And he didn’t win the Cy Young.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 9, 2008 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
damn
can we get a pitcher to the middle innings anymore? Outside of Max yesterday, seems like it’s been several games since that’s last happened.
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:51 PM EDT reply actions
and we are on our THIRD
pitcher already?
Blink anymore and you miss alot
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 8, 2008 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
And yet
You don’t feel like you’re missing anything worthwhile.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
I'm back to watching football highlights now
I like anytime the kicker throws for a touchdown- soco, the Bills win my stamp of approval for today.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
I was just
going back and watching the Tivo on that.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
and we are on our 3rd pitcher of the game
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 9, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Okay.
So my hunch was completely wrong.
I guess that’s what I get for giving the Aug/Sep Diamondbacks a shred of credit.
I’ll be more impressed when he lays off the high fastballs with any consistency.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
Reynolds?
I keep seeing him swing at stuff chest high. Low and away is more Chris Young’s eternal weak spot.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
our 5th hit if the night
top of the 7th though and hits are few and very far between
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 9, 2008 12:10 AM EDT reply actions
hell
I’m shook up that MarK got a hit!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 9, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
3rd base!
we gots a runner on 3rd base!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 9, 2008 12:11 AM EDT reply actions
and our 20 year old RFer
pops up to 1st
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 9, 2008 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Just when
I’m tempted to fuss about having to face Lincecum after the Dodgers, the fact we’ve gagged against the softest schedule in all of baseball, to date, is rather bracing.
With his recent slump?
It’s pretty likely. Unless he turns it around brilliantly in his last few starts, and Lincecum slumps, he’s probably not getting the Cy Young this year.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
What kishi said
It’s not fair to “write off” four or five guys, in the sense there’s still a number of games to play, and we’ve seen how dramatically the race can shift in just the past couple weeks. So, Brandon still has a chance.
But after tonight, it’s a fairly small chance, and more importantly, it’s not his award to lose anymore. It’s Lincecum’s. Regardless of what the Bill James tool may say. Sabathia and Dempster are also legitimate candidates.
by Diamondhacks on Sep 9, 2008 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
4th pitcher
of the game
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 9, 2008 12:14 AM EDT reply actions
another run
gnats – 6
us – getting skunked
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 9, 2008 12:17 AM EDT reply actions
deja vu
seems like I’ve seen this inning before…….
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 9, 2008 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
except for THAT part!
lol!
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by unnamedDBacksfan on Sep 9, 2008 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Great
Facing a pitcher on Wednesday with a 12.46 ERA. Which means we’ll likely be shut out.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
Because he's facing our offense?
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
Consistent
It’s been a strike all night for both men.
by Jim McLennan on Sep 9, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Timcecum
goin’ for his first career complete game.
Great pitcher, but certainly doesnt reflect well on the ol’ AZ lineup
Runners on second and third
Come on, Mark, break up the shut out…
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
Even though Dusty Baker has moved on
Some of his philosophy still remains in San Francisco?
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
Walk to Reynolds
Looks like they’re pulling Lincecum. Good call, though the crowd is booing.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
Nah
I think that was all pitch count. No reason to leave him out to throw 130+ pitches.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
Really disagree with Bochy
keeping him in this long. How is laboring in the ninth helping TL’s CY Award chances? He’s obviously gassed, the win’s in the bag. Boch’ pitched him 130+ pitches last week and his subsequent start was lousy. Just really dumb, imo
Agreed
There’s no valid reason not to bring in a pitcher from the bullpen.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
Too bad his next start
is against San Diego with the following start against us here at home. That game appears to have Petit opposing Lincecum. Perhaps Scherzer will get that start instead of Petit.
Shut out over
Thanks to a bad throw on what should have been a double play.
The stats at the top of the screen are a bit confused, and say we’re in the middle of the ninth.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
So the real question is
should I take advantage of the NFL Shop sale right now to buy a Bills fleece?
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
And things grind to a halt...
As Bochy goes out to make a pitching-change with two outs and a four-run lead.
Well, I’m already starting on the recap, so no big.
They're
going to win now, just to spite you.
We are gonna get drunk with Adam Dunn and we're gonna head-butt some damn kangaroos.
I only wish
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
Upton seemed to have plans there
Three pitches, and the only one he doesn’t swing and whiff on is the strike.
"Only one thing is gonna walk you through this, Mal. Belief."
Obviously BoMel's philosophy, because he seems to think belief is more effective than good pitching, hitting, or defense.
Lay down and die , dammit!
"Ain't got a hope in Hell - that's my belief." - Bon Scott
by victor frankenstein on Sep 9, 2008 12:52 AM EDT reply actions
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