Gameday Thread, #68: 6/19 vs. Mariners

by Jim McLennan on Jun 19, 2009 9:06 PM EDT in Gameday Threads

Arizona Diamondbacks at Seattle Mariners, Jun 19, 2009 10:10 PM EDT

Jon Garland
RHP, 4-7, 5.45

Jarrod Washburn
LHP, 3-5, 3.30

Been a while since we faced Seattle - I know this, because we didn't have a logo on file for the Mariners and had to go searching for one. Turns out it's almost three years, and the last time didn't go too well for the Diamondbacks in June 2006, as we got swept at Chase, losing the three games by a combined margin of 25-12. That's been the only meeting of these two sides since 2001, so not much of a track record there.

The Mariners have obviously more experience of Garland, with his time in the American League, and it's mostly not gone well for our guy. Of the four Seattle players with twenty or more PAs against him, they're all batting at least .291, and it goes up from there to Yuniesky Betancourt's .450 [9-for-20]. Ichiro is hitting .378 [17-for-45], and that's when he wasn't being tickled by Ken Griffey - see the Fanshot if you don't have a clue what I'm talking about. In contrast, Eric Byrnes is the only Diamondback with more than three PAs against Washburn: he's 10-for-37, but the last of those was the 2006 series mentioned above, so little recent form either.

Garland has struggled of late, going 0-5 with a 6.67 ERA in his last five starts. He has been somewhat unlucky - three of those losses were quality outings, and he's averaged three runs of support per game in that time - but he has been walking too many people. However, last time was an improvement, with only one free pass in seven innings, and we'll look to see that continuing. Of course, be nice if we could rack up another dozen runs or so, though doing that three times in a row been done less than a dozen times in the past fifty years, so I'm not expecting it.

Spent most of the day packing. Again. Well, actually clearing out the barn, and we took 398 lbs of old invoices over to the recycling company for shredding and processing. We'll be going paperless from now on, I think. But I do feel that there is now light at the end of the tunnel - even if it is largely blocked by a large pile of boxes... Expect to be about for most of this, one way or another.

And we might just see a familiar face - to the extent that he seems to be stalking us - because the Mariners just claimed former Diamondbacks Josh Wilson off waivers from the Padres. I guess Seattle will be ok if they run out of bullpen arms tonight...

Lineup

Oh, joy: Tony Clark's back, with his .179 batting average. I haven't heard yet who is been moved off the roster, but one would presume it's likely Josh Whitesell. No Chris Young in the line-up either: I am presuming this is precautionary, after his groin tweaked, but I am also worried by the absence of Chris Snyder behind the plate. And also potentially extremely bad news on the Brandon Webb front. According to Nick Piecoro:

Webb is back in Phoenix to undergo an MRI as they determine if he might need to undergo surgery... The stiffness and soreness have persisted, hence the additional MRI to determine if it’s more serious -- if it’s a labrum or rotator cuff issue. If that’s the case and it requires surgery, it would give the club pause about picking up his 2010 option, which is worth $8.5 million and includes a $2 million buyout. So there is a chance we’ve seen the last of Webb with the Diamondbacks.

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Sad

to think the next time Webb might pitch will be for another team.

Funny, Brown doesn't offer a degree in slut!

by soco on Jun 19, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions

So there is a chance we’ve seen the last of Webb with the Diamondbacks.

Goddammit.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions

Indeed

and knowing our luck he’ll get signed cheap to someone like the Dodgers.

Funny, Brown doesn't offer a degree in slut!

by soco on Jun 19, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Dammit, stop it! Don't say things like that!!

::starts praying the rosary in atonement::

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions

I know

What is with these people? You’d think they want him out of here the way they talk.

by TwinnerA on Jun 19, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions

old man clark is back!!!

what is the merit….a good bye tour??

need to building for next year(s)….it will be too bad if whitesell is sent down…so much for AJs long look at whitesell??

tracy is on the mend also, so who gets sent down when he returns?? not parra…roberts or?? pitcher…hmmm

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 9:36 PM EDT reply actions

IIRC

We were carrying an extra pitcher, though not sure if that was taken care of already?

"Win, or die" -- Marquise de Merteuil

by Jim McLennan on Jun 19, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Dammit!

Clark is back? But WHY? WHYYY????

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions

clark's rehab AAA

4 for 25 (.160) with one jack…..

he is ready…..

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Well,

that DOES sound pretty much like he’s performed at the same level as before he went on the DL.

Hopefully the Dbacks give him like a week to not suck, then cut him and offer him a coaching job.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I think he would

be an asset as a coach with the team for sure and would hate to see him released…but this team needs to build and end this year with a good finish

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Then again,

maybe if Clark sticks around, AZ BOMBERS will finally quit bitching about CY.

On second thought, no. Clark is old, and he seems to like veterans.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Tracy

lets hope Tracy has a strong rehab, I think he is just going to start

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 9:51 PM EDT reply actions

Huh?

Tracy: too short for first; too weak an arm for third; too mediocre a hitter for DH. Why do you want him back?

"I know a place where life is a game, and Baseball's really real"

by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions

honestly

hope is gets traded, but when he comes back hope he can contribute for team wins

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions

agreed

but I’m not sure what kind of trade you could get. with the injury history, I’m not sure who’d want him

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by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Between injury history,

and the appearance lately that he might have been just a 1 year wonder…. :-(

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Hm

Sun Devils or Diamondbacks until dinner?

Funny, Brown doesn't offer a degree in slut!

by soco on Jun 19, 2009 10:03 PM EDT reply actions

top of the 5th in Omaha

Arizona State – 2
Texas – 1

"He who controls the Spice, controls the universe! "

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 19, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

that’s what I’m watching. Almost two hours late, but I’ll take it.

Funny, Brown doesn't offer a degree in slut!

by soco on Jun 19, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I can get this streamed to

my computer here at work, can’t with MLB

"He who controls the Spice, controls the universe! "

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 19, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions

TC back,ugg

"Tramps like us,baby we were born to run"

by hotclaws on Jun 19, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions

Back from

my hospital adventure. (I have the best boyfriend ever, and there is nothing wrong with me except the hole in my wrist from the IV)

Any word on CY?

by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 19, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions

hinich's

radio interview mentioned cy will be off for a few days to heal up

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

did he say why he felt the need

to play TC?

"He who controls the Spice, controls the universe! "

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 19, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd

say for old times sake, but the would be if it was still Melvin.

Funny, Brown doesn't offer a degree in slut!

by soco on Jun 19, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions

didn't tune in

from the start…so if he made a comment I missed it

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Whoa....

what happened?? (Glad you’re okay, and glad that Wes is awesome)

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions

No Griffey?

Think he tickled Ichiro before today’s game?

by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 19, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions

LOL!

Is Ichiro smiling?

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by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 19, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I.ve got a bad feeling about this

"Tramps like us,baby we were born to run"

by hotclaws on Jun 19, 2009 10:26 PM EDT reply actions

beer. it’s made for times like these

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by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions

true

"Tramps like us,baby we were born to run"

by hotclaws on Jun 19, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm so upset about Webb

that I watched Garland pitch to 2 batters before I realized he wasn’t Haren. My brain must be running on fumes. And now I see that Clark is at first?? Arrrrgggghhhh

by TwinnerA on Jun 19, 2009 10:26 PM EDT reply actions

seems like we are part of “The Outer Limits” show…..

"He who controls the Spice, controls the universe! "

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 19, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Plus my 86-year old mother is back in the hospital

Shortness of breath, low red blood count, low white blood cell count plus she was already scheduled to have a biopsy on a lymph node. Scary stuff when your parents get old.

by TwinnerA on Jun 19, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions

thinking good thoughts

for your Mom!

"He who controls the Spice, controls the universe! "

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 19, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions

that is tough

all the best to your mom….

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions

sending sympathy and good wishes

"I know a place where life is a game, and Baseball's really real"

by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions

oh ,I am sorry

I hope for the best

"Tramps like us,baby we were born to run"

by hotclaws on Jun 19, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Man I could use a ciggie but I had to go and quit!

Going on 9 weeks. Hooray for me!!

by TwinnerA on Jun 19, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

good on you!

"I know a place where life is a game, and Baseball's really real"

by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Thank you. thank you. Takes a bow

by TwinnerA on Jun 19, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Hope your mom’s hanging in there.

And people say I'm cynical, they never want the truth but life will have more twists and turns than found in any book....

by katers on Jun 19, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope

she does alright! :-(

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions

did hear Hinch say

that Snydes could play, but better to sit , heal and Montero is good and needs playing time….

great throw to second just now…..NOT

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 10:30 PM EDT reply actions

Montero throwing to 2nd is never great, ever!

by TwinnerA on Jun 19, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions

IMO,

Snyder >> Montero.

Not dissing Montero at all, but I feel better knowing Snyder is catching.

"He who controls the Spice, controls the universe! "

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 19, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Yep

Miggy is a fine #2, tho’. And nights like tonight, he makes sense.

"I know a place where life is a game, and Baseball's really real"

by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions

here comes Clarke

to save the day

"Tramps like us,baby we were born to run"

by hotclaws on Jun 19, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions

lucky us

"He who controls the Spice, controls the universe! "

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 19, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Has Garland ever come out and say

why he struggles so bad at home? Heck, we have a far better road record than home as a team anyway…

"He who controls the Spice, controls the universe! "

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 19, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions

he’s living off of those free taco’s. so he’s suffering from malnutrition

"I know a place where life is a game, and Baseball's really real"

by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Todd Walsh's key to the game

is for the team to “live in the present tense”, by remembering what they did in Kansas City.

I dont make this stuff up

If the FO is the focus of anything, something is seriously wrong with the picture ! - unnamedDBacksfan 2/20/09

by Diamondhacks on Jun 19, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions

duly noted

"I know a place where life is a game, and Baseball's really real"

by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey....

think we will get to face Josh Wilson (again)….LOL

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions

full count on TC

"He who controls the Spice, controls the universe! "

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 19, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions

draws a walk

EB22 up now.

"He who controls the Spice, controls the universe! "

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 19, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions

whoa!

what is this??

EB22 with a hit! nice going there!

"He who controls the Spice, controls the universe! "

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 19, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions

Miggy!

not bad for #2

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by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions

Almost

a DP

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by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions

Baseball + Tacos

= HELL YES.

Wear your own fur.

by Marc Fournier on Jun 19, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions

ooh RR walks

"Tramps like us,baby we were born to run"

by hotclaws on Jun 19, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions

It's the only way

He can get on base right now.

Wear your own fur.

by Marc Fournier on Jun 19, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Nice Hustle

"I know a place where life is a game, and Baseball's really real"

by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 10:57 PM EDT reply actions

and a run scores

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by hotclaws on Jun 19, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions

and another

"I know a place where life is a game, and Baseball's really real"

by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions

good base running

drew…got on base

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions

Bah!

That was without a doubt interference.

by PLU Tim on Jun 19, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions

yes...i agree

like I said… good base running….he knew he was dust and gave himself a chance

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Welcome

to the Snakepit!!

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions

little ball

"Tramps like us,baby we were born to run"

by hotclaws on Jun 19, 2009 11:01 PM EDT reply actions

MarkBB.

C’mon, Gerardo! This is where you do most of your damage!!

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:05 PM EDT reply actions

Dammit....

that wasn’t what I meant at all….

Also, strike 1 might have been ball 4 if you hadn’t fouled it off…

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions

runner goes; still a DP. hate it when that happens

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by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 11:07 PM EDT reply actions

Alright,

Gerardo sucks. DFA him.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:08 PM EDT reply actions

replaced by?

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by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Psshhht.

Chad Tracy, obviously.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions

and in the outfield?

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by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Um.....

I should never have to go to these lengths to justify a sarcastic proposal….

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions

duly noted

"I know a place where life is a game, and Baseball's really real"

by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions

You're

duly noting quite a bit, tonight.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions

one way to avoid making stupid comments (wait; that’s a stupid thing to say)

"I know a place where life is a game, and Baseball's really real"

by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions

he is playing for reno tonite

0 for 2

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions

keystone kops

goofs…but made the out

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 11:12 PM EDT reply actions

Adrian Beltre

Hah….. anyone remember when he was supposed to be the next big thing for the Dodgers?

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:14 PM EDT reply actions

of course…just another reason to root against him.

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by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Beltre...

is still a really good player.

by PLU Tim on Jun 19, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Somehow,

I expect more from a “really good” corner infielder than .257/.288/.376 for an OPS of 664, and 5 HRs on June 19th.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Garland

‘taint pretty, but it’s working so far.

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by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 11:18 PM EDT reply actions

Not pitching particularly well

, but SEA is a woeful lineup. Other than Branyan, they basically hit ground ball singles.

If the FO is the focus of anything, something is seriously wrong with the picture ! - unnamedDBacksfan 2/20/09

by Diamondhacks on Jun 19, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions

We’ve lost to much better teams, but we’ve made bad teams look pretty good (see: Nationals, Washington)

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by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Our W/L against better teams

Melvin 9-12 (21g of 29)
Hinch 1-2 (3g of 38)

If the FO is the focus of anything, something is seriously wrong with the picture ! - unnamedDBacksfan 2/20/09

by Diamondhacks on Jun 19, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Worth mentioning

That, by this same metric, the entirely Melvin-managed 2008 Diamondbacks were 23rd in the majors last year.

"Win, or die" -- Marquise de Merteuil

by Jim McLennan on Jun 19, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions

RPI

is kind of a silly and arbitrary measure anyway….

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions

My point is

simply that Melvin played alot of good teams this year – Hinch virtually none. It’s an astonishing difference.

Your point, I guess, is that the Diamondbacks were below average last year?

Um…ok.

If the FO is the focus of anything, something is seriously wrong with the picture ! - unnamedDBacksfan 2/20/09

by Diamondhacks on Jun 20, 2009 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions

No

More that – as mentioned before – it’s a meaningless, arbitrary stat. Not one of Bill James’ finest.

"Win, or die" -- Marquise de Merteuil

by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions

RPI isnt a James creation.

More importantly, citing RPI one minute, then disowning the metric in your next breath, sabotages any point you dream of making here.

What’s so miserably hard about acknowledging Hinch hasnt played anyone yet?

If the FO is the focus of anything, something is seriously wrong with the picture ! - unnamedDBacksfan 2/20/09

by Diamondhacks on Jun 20, 2009 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions

Er...

You were the one who brought it up. I merely pointed out that your beloved metric also shows what a poor job Melvin did last season. Not that you mentioned that, of course.

What’s so miserably hard about acknowledging Hinch hasnt played anyone yet?

Because it’s just a tool you’ve found with which you can whack Hinch. It’s not anything concerned with objective measurement or disinterested analysis. But I’d better stop before you accuse me of being a skinhead or a plantation owner once again.

"Win, or die" -- Marquise de Merteuil

by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Because it’s just a tool you’ve found with which you can ~~whack~~ learn something about Hinch.

I’m not whacking Hinch. I’m trying to evaluate his performance, and the RPI (objective) clearly doesnt reinforce FSN’s subjective, orchestrated fawning over AJ. The data suggests he hasnt accomplished as much (yet) as we might otherwise assume from his W/L or pythag. It’s useful context towards his ongoing evaluation that, unfortunately, seems to currently escape most local chroniclers.

It’s not anything concerned with objective measurement or disinterested analysis

You’re ‘confusing’ definitive with objective. RPI’s an entirely objective measure. The fact you use it one moment and discredit it the next speaks to your own engorged passion for disinterested analysis ;-)

I’m not disinterested either, but my aim isnt to discredit Hinch. It’s to add meaningful (if not always objective) context to prevailing wisdom out there, which is too often shaped by corporate interests and prolific fanboys who struggle to see straight.

If the FO is the focus of anything, something is seriously wrong with the picture ! - unnamedDBacksfan 2/20/09

by Diamondhacks on Jun 20, 2009 2:36 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh dear.....

almost made a dirty joke here.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Miggy!

not bad for a #2 (wait…I said that before)

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by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 11:23 PM EDT reply actions

hmmmm

i will trade a bad throw for a dinger

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 11:25 PM EDT reply actions

Hey!

Miggy solo shot!

Wow…. there’s only like 3 people here tonight, and one of them is me, here in Chicago, not even actually watching the game.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:26 PM EDT reply actions

miggy just made

a good throw…I think roberts cost him the out…looked like poor foot position/balance

by gasgarza on Jun 19, 2009 11:33 PM EDT reply actions

Wow. I hope Chavez is all right

I hate to see any player get hurt, even if it’s an opponent. (unless of course it’s barry bonds, or manny ramirez)

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by C. Wesley Baier on Jun 19, 2009 11:41 PM EDT reply actions

OMG.

Wesley.

Commenting.

Crazy.

by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 19, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions

OMG.

Wesley.

And Emily.

Both commenting. At the same time. Doing the soco/mrssoco thing.

Crazy.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Damn

looks like a broken leg to me. Hate to see that.

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by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 11:41 PM EDT reply actions

oh dear

"Tramps like us,baby we were born to run"

by hotclaws on Jun 19, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Holy crap.....

and, Seattle’s year gets even worse….

Have they been good at all since BoMel left?? Must be the curse of Bob Melvin.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmmm....

looks like Upton getting a little respect from the umpire on that Ball 2.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 19, 2009 11:45 PM EDT reply actions

Defense

from Garland?

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by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 11:51 PM EDT reply actions

ASU is done

Gave up the game-tying HR with one out in the 9th and then the game-winning HR, I think.

by TwinnerA on Jun 19, 2009 11:54 PM EDT reply actions

bummer

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by pygalgia on Jun 19, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Excuse me

while I try to hide my total disappointment….

::runs off to dance giddily and set off fireworks::

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Was watching it at a sports bar with some friends

Quite a roller coaster ride in the last inning. Texas was definitely the better team, but what a great season for ASU.

"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson

by Scrbl on Jun 20, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions

They played some pretty sloppy defense, Texas that is.

ASU blew it.

by TwinnerA on Jun 20, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions

That magic thing

they do with their clutch hitting, it’s very impressive. I got kinda annoyed with the Texas manager’s super hands-on approach with his hitters. Meeting with each one before he goes up to bat seems a little self-important and excessive, but I can’t argue with the results. Even with the miscues tonight, Texas seemed like the better team.

"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson

by Scrbl on Jun 20, 2009 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions

Hey, I'm no ASU fan

but Texas sure didn’t seem like the better team until they scored 2 runs to ASU’s 1 run in the 9th.

by TwinnerA on Jun 20, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions

It's the offense

that impresses me. They feel like a team that can win any game, no matter how far they’re behind.

Back in 2001, that’s how the D-Backs felt. I kinda miss it.

"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson

by Scrbl on Jun 20, 2009 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions

Garland settling down nicely

Fair bit of traffic, but only one walk.

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 19, 2009 11:58 PM EDT reply actions

That was close.

I almost excoriated you when the Mariners got back-to-back one out singles.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Damn arts majors...

excoriate
Pronunciation: \ek-ˈskȯr-ē-ˌāt\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): ex·co·ri·at·ed; ex·co·ri·at·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin excoriatus, past participle of excoriare, from Latin ex- + corium skin, hide — more at cuirass
Date: 15th century

1 : to wear off the skin of : abrade
2 : to censure scathingly

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions

arts?

Since when is International Security an “art”? It’s actually more applied than most liberal arts majors…

Also, you only THINK I meant the 2nd definition…

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Would you call it a science, then?

I envision you jetting all around the world from a secret island base somewhere, rescuing people from burning towers, etc.

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Well,

technically, I’m a BSFS – Bachelor’s of Science in Foreign Service.

I’ve never heard IR majors described as superheroes, though. I think I like that.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions

More information

International Rescue may not be an American thing… As ever, Wikipedia is your friend…

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions

Indeed....

not quite the same IR, though.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Elsewhere

Randy Johnson must be suffering deja-vu. He leaves the Giants game with the lead, but two men on. Brandon Medders comes in, and a hit by the first batter he faces scores both inherited runners. Johnson now in line for the loss…

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:08 AM EDT reply actions

hehehehehe.....

/schadenfreude

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions

And also elsewhere

Cleveland blows a 7-0 lead and loses 8-7 to the Cubs. Sheesh. At least we haven’t (yet!) done that this season…

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions

In the 10th inning.

Saw a TON of giddy Cubs fans today. Wanted to smack them all.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh, look

An Eric Byrnes pop-up on the infield. What are the odds?

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:12 AM EDT reply actions

Arizona outhit 7-3

But fortunately “hits” are not directly used in deciding the final result of a game.

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:12 AM EDT reply actions

Nor is RPI

used to determine standings…

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions

RPI =

Refusal to Play Inteligently?

by nargel on Jun 20, 2009 2:33 AM EDT up reply actions

Garland at 92 pitches

Let’s get him through the next inning, and then break out the stomach medicine.

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:13 AM EDT reply actions

Well,

it appears as though the offense has, once again, decided to rest on its laurels after only 3 runs….

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Rauch and Schoeneweis up in the pen

Interesting. One of them for the eighth and Pena in the ninth with Qualls removed from the closer’s role until he sorts himself out? Or was that merely insurance in case Garland got into trouble, and we’ll still see Pena in the eighth and Qualls to finish?

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:21 AM EDT reply actions

Elsewhere

Giants score twice, so Johnson is off the hook for the loss. However, Garland’s ERA is now marginally better (4.99 to 5.00) – and that’s before park adjustment.

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:22 AM EDT reply actions

Miguel Batista!!

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:23 AM EDT reply actions

Miguel Batista sighting!

Exclusively out of the Mariners’ bullpen, it would appear.

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:23 AM EDT reply actions

He must be getting old.

by TwinnerA on Jun 20, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Yay!

4th hit of the game, as Upton raises his season BA from .310 to .313 with one swing of the bat….

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:25 AM EDT reply actions

Upton's single

Ends a streak of 12 straight Diamondbacks retired since Montero’s homer.

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:26 AM EDT reply actions

Ohhh.....

but Mark gets “In Play, Out(s)” on the first pitch. :-(

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:27 AM EDT reply actions

The Big Shoe

comes in to pitch.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:27 AM EDT reply actions

Six outs to get

[Braces]

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:28 AM EDT reply actions

Bullpen Stress

My Doctor keeps telling me to avoid it.

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by pygalgia on Jun 20, 2009 12:31 AM EDT reply actions

Dammit.

At least it was a solo shot.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:31 AM EDT reply actions

Aaaaand there goes the shutout

On the first and only batter faced by Scheoeneweis.

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:31 AM EDT reply actions

Tony Pena now in

Two run lead to protect now.

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:33 AM EDT reply actions

bullpen stress. I should stop watching now

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by pygalgia on Jun 20, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Time to start drinking

by TwinnerA on Jun 20, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions

that was hours ago. shortly after Garland’s 1st inning

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by pygalgia on Jun 20, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions

I meant if you haven't already been drinking.

by TwinnerA on Jun 20, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions

Baseball

drove me to drink….luckily it was only a couple of blocks, cause it was a scary ride

"I know a place where life is a game, and Baseball's really real"

by pygalgia on Jun 20, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't mind

if baseball drives me to drink, but I WOULD appreciate if baseball returned to give me a ride home.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions

hic

"Tramps like us,baby we were born to run"

by hotclaws on Jun 20, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions

OT: Wow, Reynolds is now 7th in the majors in homers

after last night. Also, 5th in the NL, tied w/ Adam Dunn. Not that he has a chance at sniffing an ASG berth, apparently.

Hmmm… remember when Dunn and Reynolds had the most combined HRs of any NL teammates? That was awesome….

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:34 AM EDT reply actions

5 outs to get

by TwinnerA on Jun 20, 2009 12:36 AM EDT reply actions

And there it goes

Another lead blown.

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:40 AM EDT reply actions

Tie game.

Holy moly.

by TwinnerA on Jun 20, 2009 12:40 AM EDT reply actions

Griffey Jr.

has always had a flair for the dramatic

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by pygalgia on Jun 20, 2009 12:41 AM EDT reply actions

You couldn't make this stuff up

But I can’t say I’m surprised. First pitch swinging, and Garland’s sterling effort is for naught.

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by Jim McLennan on Jun 20, 2009 12:41 AM EDT reply actions

Our bullpen

is ****ing TERRIBLE.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:42 AM EDT reply actions

See, they should have had 12 runs going into the 8th.

Stupid offense.

by TwinnerA on Jun 20, 2009 12:43 AM EDT reply actions

As I said.

Resting on their laurels after 3 freaking runs.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions

And......

Tony Peña is about to fall to 5-3, as the freaking Mariners take the lead.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:44 AM EDT reply actions

Just for fun,

here’s our bullpen stats among the NL so far this year…

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:49 AM EDT reply actions

Hey!

I thought you mentioned something about “Fun”.

"We...probed them all the way through. They're completely meat." — Terry Bisson

by Scrbl on Jun 20, 2009 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah,

but I also lie a lot.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions

And.... Parra called out on strikes

on a ball 2 inches off the plate….

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:50 AM EDT reply actions

Clark falls to .161

Further plummeting toward the .100 line. Is there even a name for the .100 line? The Clark Line?

by westofrome on Jun 20, 2009 12:51 AM EDT reply actions

And....

Tony Clark continues to be COMPLETELY FREAKING WORTHLESS.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:52 AM EDT reply actions

Even moreso

than Eric Byrnes, clearly.

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Byrnsie!

If the FO is the focus of anything, something is seriously wrong with the picture ! - unnamedDBacksfan 2/20/09

by Diamondhacks on Jun 20, 2009 12:52 AM EDT reply actions

Brynes

hit that by accident

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by pygalgia on Jun 20, 2009 12:52 AM EDT reply actions

oops, typo. Byrnes

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by pygalgia on Jun 20, 2009 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Byrnes moves into SP

on the wild pitch.

C’mon, Miggy!

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:53 AM EDT reply actions

Byrnsie!

If the FO is the focus of anything, something is seriously wrong with the picture ! - unnamedDBacksfan 2/20/09

by Diamondhacks on Jun 20, 2009 12:53 AM EDT reply actions

Smeg!

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by pygalgia on Jun 20, 2009 12:54 AM EDT reply actions

Game over man

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 12:55 AM EDT reply actions

Byrnsie!

If the FO is the focus of anything, something is seriously wrong with the picture ! - unnamedDBacksfan 2/20/09

by Diamondhacks on Jun 20, 2009 12:57 AM EDT reply actions

Um

I just got here. Did we… blow another game?

by Wailord on Jun 20, 2009 12:58 AM EDT reply actions

Errr.....

if I say yes, are you going to punch me?

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by DbacksSkins on Jun 20, 2009 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm

gonna be pretty pissed. I always check scores intermittently until it’s pretty much a given. Then again, what is a given with Arizona? Can we trade for K-Rod? :(

by Wailord on Jun 20, 2009 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions