D-backs Daily: April 7th, 2010
by Jim McLennan on Apr 7, 2010 8:29 AM EDT
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PrintDiscovered that the train to Scotland, on which I presently sit, has wifi, so decided I might as well take advantage of it and do the D-backs Daily - it'll be one less thing for Zephon to do when he gets up. And it'll also give me something to do when the novelty of the British countryside whizzing by has worn off. "Oh, look! Greenery!" Which, I think, is probably pretty close to happening...
The D-backs unbeaten season came to an end last night, destroying any hopes of an unprecedented 162-0 season for Arizona. Never mind: 161-1 it is, then. After the jump, we'll point you in the direction of the recaps of the evening's action, and any other bits and pieces of interest. Of course, other suggestions and anything I've missed, will be welcome, as always.
Game recaps:
- Arizona Diamondbacks can't build off season opener, fall to San Diego Padres - Jackson "retired the side in order in the first, ending the inning with a strikeout of Padres slugger Adrian Gonzalez with a pitch sequence that went like this: 97 mph fastball (swinging strike); 97 mph fastball (foul); 88 mph slider (ball); 98 mph fastball (swinging strike)."
- Young leads Padres over D-Backs - Diamondbacks newcomers Adam LaRoche and Kelly Johnson are a combined 0 for 15 through the first two games
- Young, Cabrera lead Padres past Diamondbacks 6-3 - "Overall, for a first start, I felt pretty good. I’ll just keep building off of it as the season progresses," said Jackson
- D-backs bats can't solve Young, Padres - "We didn't show up offensively for a long time," D-backs manager A.J. Hinch said
Other news and notes:
- Snyder to see ample time behind dish - "A doctor told me if I was a car I would have had three flat tires," said Snyder. And ow? "The tires are inflated up to 32 psi and ready to roll."
- Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero patiently waited for swing to return - In catcher Miguel Montero's mind, there never was a doubt that he would rediscover his swing.
- Webb yet to resume throwing - Brandon Webb is still not yet playing catch after receiving a cortisone injection last Wednesday.
- The wrong Chris Young is strong - "The fact that Young could pitch so well...is a reason to believe that Brandon Webb could indeed become a major part of [Arizona's] starting rotation this season."
- Max Scherzer ready to make Detroit Tigers' debut tonight against Kansas City Royals - We saw how Jackson did for us - now, what about Scherzer for the Tigers?
- Teams satisfied with attendance in Tucson finale - The D-backs drew 6,652 fans per game at Tucson Electric Park during their final spring in Tucson, according to the team, up from a 6,559 average last year.
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For his unseemly end-of-game line
EJ certainly looked pretty decent to me (via MLB.com Gameday, but the velocity was there and there were strikes). If he keeps pounding the zone with the fastball and mixing the slider with the occasional pulling of the string (change-up), he’ll be just fine.
"I've had Bailey's out of a shoe, though."
by Dan Strittmatter on Apr 7, 2010 10:40 AM EDT reply actions
Ditto.
The Padres got plenty of lucky knocks, and Cabrera had a career game.
Bet the Rockies are pissed they lost him, although they’ve already got a pretty good SS…
I keep trying to reset my password to "penis", but it keeps telling me "too short".
I was just looking it up
EJ had better K-rate, BB-rate, GO-rate, and xFIP than Young. Depressing.
"I've had Bailey's out of a shoe, though."
by Dan Strittmatter on Apr 7, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
We got under
every single freaking ball. Ugh.
I keep trying to reset my password to "penis", but it keeps telling me "too short".
Good that
E-Jack is staying positive.
I keep trying to reset my password to "penis", but it keeps telling me "too short".
Agreed.
"I've had Bailey's out of a shoe, though."
by Dan Strittmatter on Apr 7, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I would
hope he would stay positive after only one game. It’s not like he was particularly awful.
All targets neutralized. Program completed. By your command.
It was a puff comment
to boost my post count.
I keep trying to reset my password to "penis", but it keeps telling me "too short".
SCANDAL!
I don’t know why, but I’ve been into one-word exclamations as of late.
"I've had Bailey's out of a shoe, though."
by Dan Strittmatter on Apr 7, 2010 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
have you seen a doctor
about this?
Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Apr 7, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
This
is also a good way to do it.
I keep trying to reset my password to "penis", but it keeps telling me "too short".
Actually it wasn't,
but it’s funnier to think it was.
I keep trying to reset my password to "penis", but it keeps telling me "too short".
Correia vs Kennedy
Who’s gonna pitch to victory?
Will the DBAX bats come alive today?
In summary, who takes the rubber match?
Jim
don’t listen to him. Bring back some whisky to pair with Turambar’s scotch ale for ed’s party.
I keep trying to reset my password to "penis", but it keeps telling me "too short".
i think this will be a big game for kennedy
he’ll want to come out and prove something to himself…and hopefully that translates into awesomeness for the dbacks lol
Mass transit in the UK
always reminds me of the bus scene in Trainspotting where Ewen MacGregor shoots up in the bathroom. Jim, are you carrying a briefcase full of narcotics and going to a meeting with shady characters?
You know how he rolls....
I keep trying to reset my password to "penis", but it keeps telling me "too short".
Still on the train
Seven hours later. Yes, the novelty of the greenery has worn off, but Mrs. SnakePit still yells “Look!” every time we pass sheep.
LoveMyDbacks: Scottish smoke? I’ll see if I can find anything being set on fire. I believe there is a witch burning scheduled for Thursday night.
venomfan: If, by narcotics, you mean prawn cocktail crisps (there are some things you just can’t get in the States!), and by shady characters, you mean my parents…. Then, yes, I suppose I am!
Go, Kennedy! Good Scottish name that (maybe Irish,,,, Well, Celtic, certainly)
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
7 HOURS?
I didn’t think England/Scotland was that big!
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
It's much faster
if you go by car…
I keep trying to reset my password to "penis", but it keeps telling me "too short".
It's much faster
when YOU go by car ’cause you speed. :P
Really though? It’s one of those trains that goes slower than the average car speed, like 50mph vs 70?
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
I'm speaking from a slight bit of experience.
And no, I wasn’t the one driving.
IIRC, we stopped in York, and it was STILL less than 7 hrs. Of course, I don’t recall to which region of Scotland Jim’s traveling.
I keep trying to reset my password to "penis", but it keeps telling me "too short".
Here's a link
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/04/discussion-chris-snyder.html#disqus_thread
Discussion on chris snyder at mlbtraderumors.com
Random thought
Do the Padres steal 3 with Snyder behind the plate?
by eel on Apr 7, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
Most of those were pretty easy steals, on Jackson; Miggy only had one bad throw.
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
Can
anyone give an early prediction on how Kennedy will handle this first NL reg season debut?
This guy is a total wild-card today
I was wondering why we didn't steal that much.
In the last 70ish times that players who have attempted to steal when he’s pitching have a ridiculously good rate. Something that stuck out to me was when Drew was on the first and Upton swung at the first pitch and popped up to right field. Couldn’t someone had told Upton to work the count that at bat so Drew can steal 2nd.
Only five players have averaged 25 and 10 in their playoff careers. One of them, Dirk Nowitzki.
Parra and Snyder get starts
Parra and Snyder get their first starts of the season tonight vs SD, batting 7th and 8th. Kelly Johnson bats leadoff as Conor Jackson sits.
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