Gameday Thread: Cactus League Opener Reloaded
by Jim McLennan on Mar 5, 2010 2:00 PM EST
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PrintIt's fortunate that yesterday's game was just an inter-squad scrimmage and wasn't, like, y'know, a game to which Diamondbacks fans were charged attendance or anything like that. That would have sucked...
Yes, I know. But...
Purple Row were obviously happier, crowing that this "wasn't the end of the Rockies' reign of terror" over Arizona in 2010." I do tend to think that the first game of spring training may be a little premature for reaching such conclusions, so I'll be storing that one away for potential future use. Today's lineup and other stuff after the jump.
In any case, we will certainly be hoping for a good deal better, in just about every area of the game, from the Diamondbacks today. Not only is it their first trip to the Valley, it's also against the Cubs, and the prospect of such a result as yesterday against them just doesn't bear contemplating.
- Tony Abreu SS
- Gerardo Parra CF
- Justin Upton RF
- Adam LaRoche 1B
- Mark Reynolds 3B
- Chris Snyder C
- Ryan Roberts 2B
- Drew Macias LF
- Dan Haren RHP
Scheduled to pitch today after Haren: Wes Roemer, Clay Zavada, Jordan Norberto, Bryan Shaw, Esmeling Vasquez, and Aaron Heilman. Couple of notes on the less familiar names. Andres Apolomo Macias [which has to be one of the better names in camp this year] has been a fringe player with the Padres the past three years: he's never got more than 90 PAs in a season, and has a career OPS+ of 85. Sunday will be his 27th birthday. Shaw was our second-round pick in 2008. He spent last year at High-A Visalia, posting a 4.70 ERA in 107.1 IP - seems a bit wild, given 40 walks, eleven hit batters and eleven wild pitches in that time.
Couple of links of interest. Steve Gilbert has some notes from yesterday's game. You may not want to relive it, unless you're masochistically inclined, but he was there and I just had the box-score to work off. Derrick Hall had his monthly chat with fans. Perhaps the most amusing bit was him answering the question, "What do you think about losing Eric Byrnes?" without using the words "Eric" or "Byrnes" at any point in the response. I think we need to start a campaign to retire the number #22 - just to avoid being accidentally reminded of him in future... And please check out Greg Salvatore's good series of articles on the signing of Justin Upton. Greg makes that case that, "The 2005 Major League draft might end up being to baseball what the 1984 draft was for the NBA."
This afternoon's game is not even on radio, so suspect this will be a litmus test for the viability of general spring training threads. Trying to follow yesterday's contest through the scoreboard on MLB.com was a chore: allegedly "live," it had more in common with a certain Norwegian Blue parrot, in that it wouldn't "voom" if you put fifty thousand Volts through it. If that's why we have to rely on, it's going to be hard to sustain any kind of in-game commentary, but we'll see.
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Todd Helton
has a rabid dog for a goatee
Steam Rollin' Cub's fans like an 18 wheeler with a drunk driver driving. There's no survivin'.
Always like seeing Haren pitch
Let’s go make some Cubs fans wish they were in Florida today.
"I've never heard of a famous Phoenix hot-dog"
Interested
In seeing what that 3-5 lineup does. As well as The Renyolds extension possibily coming to a head today
Freeze it..and make a popsicle
Both sides down in order in the first
Haren vs. Zambrano. Not a bad match-up!
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
Nick P says
There’s not one everyday player in the Cubs lineup, and looks like he’s right.
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
1-2-3 go Arizona again
But the Cubs get a leadoff single to start their half of the second.
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
Make that a leadoff walk
But Snyder guns him down trying to steal second, ending the inning. No score after two, that looks like it for the two starters.
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
Looks like that
Was a strike ’em out, throw ’em out DP by Haren and Snyder.
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
Chris Young doubles
PHing for Haren, with two ours, but Abreu can’t drive him in. Middle of the third, no score.
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
Roemer in for Haren
Looks like a leadoff walk, but nothing else. Scoreless through three.
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
Nothing for AZ
Pitchers on top so far – one hit in seven combined innings.
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
Spring Games, a monologue. by Jim
Did you hear Eric Byrnes is writing a book?
It's going to be a pop-up book.
Yep
Don’t think I’ll bother with threads in future, unless the games are on TV…
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
I appreciate the updates during the work day!
by underxthebridge on Mar 5, 2010 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
Roemer locks it down
But the Cubs’ new pitcher strikes out the D-backs in the fifth.
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
And now the changes start
LaRoche, Reynolds, Snyder all lifted for us. Heilman in to pitch.
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
no hits for Reynolds?
Did you hear Eric Byrnes is writing a book?
It's going to be a pop-up book.
by Muu on Mar 5, 2010 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
hum, normal
Did you hear Eric Byrnes is writing a book?
It's going to be a pop-up book.
by Muu on Mar 5, 2010 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
Remember, it's just a spring training game...
er… I keep repeating it…
no sucess so far…
Did you hear Eric Byrnes is writing a book?
It's going to be a pop-up book.
by Muu on Mar 5, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
tonight news:
Heilman shrugs off start, working on location.
Did you hear Eric Byrnes is writing a book?
It's going to be a pop-up book.
by Muu on Mar 5, 2010 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
“Heilman’s working on hitting his spots. And it doesn’t look like those spots are going to be in the rotation.”
"I've never heard of a famous Phoenix hot-dog"
heilman is a post july pitcher
he spent the whole winter in cold-weathe climes. he will come around…
I can't listen or see the game
But Nick Piecoro just posted on Twitter that J-Up just hit a monster grand slam off the left field scoreboard!
"I've never heard of a famous Phoenix hot-dog"
We must have gotten another run somewhere
Because that puts us up 5-6.
"I've never heard of a famous Phoenix hot-dog"
5-4 in the 6th
I have numeral dyslexia. It’s a very serious condition that I just made up.
"I've never heard of a famous Phoenix hot-dog"
Or even 5-4
DbacksInsider twitters
#dbacks Justin Upton just hit grand slam bomb off left-field scoreboard at HoHoKam to put team up 5-4 over Cubs in 6th inning @MLB
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
It's all still theoretical
The live scoreboard must have gone to get a beer or six after the Heilman debacle.
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
great news
Did you hear Eric Byrnes is writing a book?
It's going to be a pop-up book.
by Muu on Mar 5, 2010 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
There we go
5-4 Arizona. Wow: don’t think I’ve ever seen such a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde performance from a pitcher as the Cubs’ Stevens:
1st inning: strikes out the side.
2nd inning: three hits including a grand slam, five runs and two batters retired.
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
Norberto posts a zero
With a walk, but it’s still 5-4 for the forces of light.
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
hum, that was so... LOTR...
Did you hear Eric Byrnes is writing a book?
It's going to be a pop-up book.
by Muu on Mar 5, 2010 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
HR Roberts
6-4 good guys
Did you hear Eric Byrnes is writing a book?
It's going to be a pop-up book.
Know what the sick thing is?
If the score stays how it is, Heilman is in line for the W…
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
that's baseball
heilman must’ve been testing his breaking stuff. that uis always an adventure this early on. :)
Ouch
And he’s given up two runs and loaded the bases with two outs. Not a good start.
"Now we can just call you Kishi Laptop, Esquire."
Renyolds contract talks
taking a toll
Reynolds: Contract talks a distraction
The contract talks between the D-backs and Mark Reynolds appear to be taking a toll on the third baseman.
Source:dbacks.com News
Published:2010-03-05 21:10:00 GMT
Freeze it..and make a popsicle
And Vasquez coughs up two runs in the bottom of the ninth
To send us to defeat, 8-7.
Is it Opening Day yet? I don’t like spring training any longer.
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
how are all my best friends from the snake pit?
by SeanMillerSavior on Mar 5, 2010 6:06 PM EST reply actions
Your handle
isn’t looking so great just now.
George Sr., regarding a rival prison softball team: "Word has it they're getting Jose Canseco."
--Arrested Development
Dangit
Well, we’ll start Spring Training tomorrow and see how it goes.
"Now we can just call you Kishi Laptop, Esquire."
This blurb from dbacks.com
was very curious: "Dan Haren threw two hitless frames, and Justin Upton hit a grand slam as the D-backs fell to the Cubs, 8-7, on Friday in Game 1 of their swing through the Valley of the Sun. "
Then again, bullpen blowing it on a good Haren start seems like my ’Backs. <3
Warning: the above represents the thoughts and opinions of a 16-year-old.
Huff
puff
Here am I don’t start the game yet I’m here
All targets neutralized. Program completed. By your command.
Me too.
Hope they’ve saved us some seats.
George Sr., regarding a rival prison softball team: "Word has it they're getting Jose Canseco."
--Arrested Development
I was
camping out for the midnight showing of the new Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland movie and it was so awesome and creative cos Tim Burton is just the most creative guy ever like everything he does just is soo witty and interesting and I wanna make movies just like him and omg Johnny Depp is soooo hott like lol lol lol
All targets neutralized. Program completed. By your command.
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