Is it going to be the Racing Gracies?
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today that they will debut the D-backs Legends Race, presented by Henkel, at the end of the fifth inning when the team hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers for a 6:40 p.m. game at Chase Field on July 2. The new between-inning promotion will continue following the fifth inning of every home game for the remaining home games this season and beyond.
The D-backs Legends Race will feature four soon-to-be-named mascots of the organization to run in a race to the finish line at the on-deck circle near the D-backs dugout. The four D-backs legends will be 10-foot tall men in uniform with large foam heads that will resemble players who have made a significant contribution to the organization on the field. The team will announce the four former players that will be a part of the D-backs Legends Race during the three-game series against the New York Yankees next week.
"We are hoping that the D-backs Legends Race will become a must-see in-game feature," said D-backs President & CEO Derrick Hall. "We enjoy showcasing our history, and what better way than to highlight four of our most popular players of the past each and every game? We believe this will be the first time in sports that former players will be featured in a mascot race."
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Locks:
RJ and Gonzo.
My question is this: Why on earth would you push this during the Yankees series?
Because it looks like
All the players potentially concerned were an integral part of the 2001 World Series?
I think Grace has got to be in there too. Not so sure about RJ – that might be considered as taking the mickey a little…
"It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand." -- Brian Stimpson
by Jim McLennan on Jun 15, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean, I suppose.
I’m reminded of a bit from Ball Four where the Yankees came into town, and a couple of the Pilots players looked down at their uniforms in comparison to how professional the Yankees looked and were sad.
I guess I just feel like you need publicity stunts against the Orioles and Pirates of the world, not the Yankees.
Racing Gracies?
Oh, please, let it be so!
I agree Gonzo and Randy J. Add in Gracie, who else do we have as a legend? Jay Bell?
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 15, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Tony Womack?
I am Angry and when BattleMoses is angry Mr. Bigglesworth is upset,and when Mr. Bigglesworth is upset people DIE!!!!!!!!!
I was thinking Womack, too
But picking a guy with actual speed might be unfair.
"If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face."
Russ Ortiz
In the role played by Teddy Roosevelt in Washington i.e. never wins. Hell, we could have the real Russ Ortiz, and he’d still probably get beaten by three gigantic foam mascots…
"It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand." -- Brian Stimpson
by Jim McLennan on Jun 15, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I vote for Russ Ortiz and Bernard Gilkey.
I am Angry and when BattleMoses is angry Mr. Bigglesworth is upset,and when Mr. Bigglesworth is upset people DIE!!!!!!!!!
I vote for Byrnes.
But he has to flip down the track.
Leads/ties blown by the Diamondbacks bullpen in '10: 21
by Jdub220 on Jun 16, 2010 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Perfect.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 16, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah but every 4th flip he lands on his teeth
just to make it as acurate as possible.
Knock me out. Smash out my brains.
This is good news
I will enjoy this because it is full of worth.
Knock me out. Smash out my brains.
by edbigghead on Jun 15, 2010 2:49 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
fixed
said D-backs President & CEO Derrick Hall. “We enjoyshowcasingclowning our history”
The name of the team is ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
by marionette on Jun 15, 2010 2:54 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Will this be
a legit race like the awesome sausages in Milwaukee, or a lame one like the run-in-place hot dogs?
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
useless and hated
sooo lame
some of the kids dont even run or know whats going on and they still win. WTF ?
Knock me out. Smash out my brains.
It
just may be the lamest thing in baseball.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
useless and hated
That
and Juan Gutierrez.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
useless and hated
Naw
Fake Manny dreads are still lamer.
"If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face."
by kishi on Jun 15, 2010 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The idiotic hot dog race
makes me wanna hurl.
To paraphrase Decatur and Schurz, "My team, right or wrong!"
It NEEDS
to be a legit race. That run-in-place thing is stupid. Sounds like it will be if they are actual figures.
I hope that Baxter is not involved in any way, shape, or form. At all.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 15, 2010 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Apropos of nothing.
I’m not even talking about the race. I just wish Baxter would get run over.
To paraphrase Decatur and Schurz, "My team, right or wrong!"
by DbacksSkins on Jun 15, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
now there’s an idea. Baxter can lay down at the finish line and the mascots get to trample him. there’s something worth watching!
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too. " ~Greg, age 8
No no no.
I meant by a car. Or hopefully a semitruck.
To paraphrase Decatur and Schurz, "My team, right or wrong!"
At the minimum
We should hire the Mariner Moose to run over Baxter on an ATV.
"If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face."
"hire"?
Heck, lemme borrow an ATV and I’ll do it for free. I figure I can deduct it from my taxes as volunteering for charity.
To paraphrase Decatur and Schurz, "My team, right or wrong!"
Great!
Just clicked on the link, and it looks like we get to vote as to who will be “honored”. Gracie is a lock, I’m thinking.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
Seems to be more of a "guess"
Than an actual vote…
"It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand." -- Brian Stimpson
by Jim McLennan on Jun 15, 2010 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Do Not Want
Mascots suck.
Stupid races suck.
Stupid mascot races really suck.
Therefore, this is no way to “honor” our past heroes. It’s humiliating.
Key to the game: Score More
by pygalgia on Jun 15, 2010 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
How was your river trip?
Did you get lots of rain?
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 15, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
We Did
but I still had fun. Just didn’t spend as much time on the water as I had hoped. And the librarians flipped their boat, and were not real happy. But the parties were great.
Key to the game: Score More
It was fun
to meet all of you.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 15, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Doot doot doodle oodle doot doot doo doo (circus music)
sorry.
I’m not a fan of gimmicks either.
Four new mascots? How many do you need? That smacks of wild – eyed desperation.
The librarians would have been wiser not to bring hardback copies of Deliverance, as paperbacks are much cheaper.
Uhh, is there a link for that Conor – as -Travolta spot he did?
/ducks flying…something. Looked like a boomerang with the word “BANNED” on it.
I dunno, Conor…on the one hand, your Valley Fever relapse percentage just dropped.
Then again…Oakland.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 15, 2010 6:03 PM EDT reply actions
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"It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand." -- Brian Stimpson
by Jim McLennan on Jun 15, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah.
Because…what? We need to change our guidelines to encourage posts that make sense mouth.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 15, 2010 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Dammit, Jim
Now we’re gonna have the IAEA hassling us for months. We told them our nuclear program was peaceful!
"If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face."
Excuse me.
But if you start out with “Dammit, Jim”, you are required to say something along the lines of “I’m a doctor, not a (insert occupation here)”
You know this.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 15, 2010 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
It is peaceful
We only use it to keep things peaceful around here.
"It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand." -- Brian Stimpson
by Jim McLennan on Jun 15, 2010 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know
Seemed a little incendiary to me.
"If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face."
"...brain surgeon."
Loves me some original Star Trek..
No uptick in temps here.
Adjust your pitch/yaw on your ICBMs there, James.
Wasn’t meant as incendiary, Kish.
Here’s a point – by – point dissemination.
One – I didn’t open the ball on the dissatisfaction with the gimmick angle, I was agreeing with Pygalgia, who (Two) had also mentioned librarians flipping a boat.
Three – Conor Jackson was traded to Oakland.
The Diamondbacks made a PR piece before he left…why am I explaining to you what you already know?
I’ve been incendiary here.
And today wasn’t even close to that.
Honestly, people are going to see what they want to see.
I’ve seen it, I’ve done it, it doesn’t surprise me.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 15, 2010 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Then I held my monitor upside down and it looked like you were suggesting the nuke was above and beyond.
Yeesh, I done it agin…
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 15, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Come on by.
But bring beer, or I’m not opening up.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 15, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
If it's qualitative you get a partial refund.
If I get to drink it all you still get a partial refund.
And a beery thank you.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 15, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
I don’t value your opinion THAT much..
To paraphrase Decatur and Schurz, "My team, right or wrong!"
by DbacksSkins on Jun 15, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
S'OK.
I’m just as cordial.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 16, 2010 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions
this
for today is so very true
but i saw some stuff from a “keybord” challenged new poster on another blog sight that made me smile
spelled druel in lieu of drool and said…. enhance your calm, please
hope you don’t mind my sharing as i’m considering the latter for a change of sig
The name of the team is ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
i'm game
i think it’s a fine (if not amazing) idea. why not give it a shot? i don’t see why we need to take ourselves so seriously.
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too. " ~Greg, age 8
i don’t see why we need to take ourselves so seriously.
That’s almost sigworthy.
But D’OH! There’s actually places that get upset about larger sigs, for some reason unbeknownst to me.
I checked the rules of conduct, but it’s not explained…
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 15, 2010 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
You're a visiting fan.
Rule doesn’t apply to you.
To paraphrase Decatur and Schurz, "My team, right or wrong!"
by DbacksSkins on Jun 15, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm honestly curious.
I may be an anarchist, but I have enough upstairs to know that rules are usually borne of preceding actions/accidents.
If it’s online technically relevant it’s probably new to me, and I don’t want to find out the hard way what happens when I tack nijohn’s quote in there so please help save me from a death worse than fate.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 16, 2010 1:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I live in Virginia, and as a result see a lot of Nats games (hell, I was even at Strasburg’s first game). I’ve gotta say, the Presidents Race is a lot of fine. Sure you can be all negative about it being “lame” or not needing a mascot, but when you get down to it, it’s irreverent goofy fun inbetween innings. It’s not distracting from the actual game.
by ArikJames on Jun 15, 2010 10:45 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, right.
In 15 years, approximately one million people, all of whom were living in DC, Arlington, or PG county at the time, will claim to have been at Strasburg’s debut. ;-)
Jk.
I like the idea, on balance, especially if it replaced the retarded virtual hot dog condiments race, and I like the Nats’ presidents and Brewers’ sausages. (Even if the Chorizo WOULD be deported on sight in Arizona) I wish we’d do something more unique, though, like maybe a racing saguaro, rattlesnake, roadrunner, and coyote, rather than “ZOMG DBACKS LEGENDZZ, ALL OF WHOM RETIRED IN TEH LAST 7 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!ONEONEONE”. Part of the problem, to me, is that the Dbacks already have so much superfluous stuff in between innings, to make the “ballpark experience” more interesting to the casual (idiot) fan, such as the Rallybacks and Mike & Vanessa.
OTOH, if the fourth racer were Baxter, and he NEVER won, and was shot multiple times everytime he lost, (which would be always) I would be ALL FREAKING FOR IT.
To paraphrase Decatur and Schurz, "My team, right or wrong!"
by DbacksSkins on Jun 15, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I like your idea
of the saguaro, rattlesnake, etc. But in order to have the racing Gracie, we have to pull in all the other “legends” as we “showcase our history”, such as it is.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 16, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
I really
don’t much care for a racing Gracie. Grace is more than likely gonna be gone when his sons graduate HS, anyway.
To paraphrase Decatur and Schurz, "My team, right or wrong!"
They're only 7 and 9, I think.
So it might be a while. Even so, he is a part of our “history” to “showcase”. And the only other one still around the team is Gonzo, anyway. Haven’t the others disappeared into the mist of history?
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 16, 2010 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm sorry.
If you were at Strasburg’s first game, aren’t you required to write at least 10 paragraphs about how wonderful and historical he is? I don’t think it’s allowed to just mention it in an off-hand way.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 16, 2010 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
“We are hoping that the D-backsLegends Racewill become a must-see in-game feature,” said D-backs President & CEO Derrick Hall.
How about we make the D-backs…a must-see-in-game feature first?
“We enjoy showcasing ourhistory,and what better way than to highlight four of our most popular players of the past each and every game? We believe this will be the first time in sports that former players will be featured in a mascot race.”
Give me a break. Since when did this FO push the “history” of the franchise?
Nice try Mouthpiece.
You can’t have it both ways: complaining that the FO doesn’t appropriately honor the team’s history, and then ripping them when they do. I’m still on board with this.
And why does the current state of the team have anything to do with this? Are they only allowed to add new things when they’re winning? You think Byrnes isn’t doing everything he can to turn the boat around? Of course he is. But that doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t try to make the game experience better as well.
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too. " ~Greg, age 8
by njjohn on Jun 16, 2010 6:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Speaking of "Mouthpiece",
foulpole seems to have picked up Diamondhacks’ talking points almost verbatim. I suppose this isn’t particularly surprising, given that he’s badmouthed the ‘Pit over at ’Hacks’ blog before.
To paraphrase Decatur and Schurz, "My team, right or wrong!"
Next Snakepitfest
We should get ’Hacks, foulpole, and LMD seats together like three sections over from us, so they can all complain about Jim together.
"If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face."
Can I volunteer fr Vuvuzela duties?
I am Angry and when BattleMoses is angry Mr. Bigglesworth is upset,and when Mr. Bigglesworth is upset people DIE!!!!!!!!!
If the current FO “…is doing everything to turn the boat around”…then why do we still suck? Like ……….for a few years?
Maybe because they suck ……… and lie?
Or they don’t care about winning but they will make sure that you get some goofy hotdog race?
That would be my top priority right now. Sheesh!!!
ya…right…someone needs to wake up……..like yesterday
Yeah
Because I’m sure that this race was the sole thing distracting Josh Byrnes from making moves necessary to improve the team.
"If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face."
And why does the current state of the team have anything to do with this? by njjohn on Jun 16, 2010 3:20 PM MST v
Because……… they suck are are now trying to get people to watch BS instead of baseball? Because they can’t sell baseball? What is this “teams” focal point? Doesn’t sound like baseball to me.
Sounds more like"The Chase experience" whatever that means.
Go to the movies instead. Or rent a DVD. At least you know kinda..sorta…what you’re getting.
Instead of some BS slop.
:-)
“Game experience”
The only “game experience” that that matters is winning.
Screw the hotdog races.
Everything else is a bunch of fluff.
Well guh
but I’d be the vast majority of people don’t want to experience just baseball; no concessions, no organ, hell maybe even no seats. That’s all fluff.
We fell asleep in the middle of the fury.
That's pretty nice for free at vintage games
But watching people getting paid for it? Naw.
"If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face."
Exactly
whether people want to admit it or not, there is lots of “fluff” associated with sports that we take the assumption will be there. So to arbitrarily say one has more value than another is a little lame.
We fell asleep in the middle of the fury.
You
have no desire to add anything relevant to this discussion, do you?
We fell asleep in the middle of the fury.
You
have no desire to add anything relevant to this discussion, do you?
We fell asleep in the middle of the fury.
by soco on Jun 16, 2010 9:47 PM MST up reply actions
When I what to pay to watch baseball…I wanna watch baseball.
If I wanna watch other BS then I’ll go somewhere else the a ball park.
Period!
:-)
Well
It’s understandable that you’d complain, what with how they force you to pay attention to these things, as opposed to being able to turn your attention somewhere else. Those bastards and their Clockwork Orange-style setups.
"If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face."
Man,
I hate when I pay to watch ballgames and they hold my eyes open and show me Nazis and play classical music have racing Dbacks Legends between inninigs.
Mr. Science Boy
Well
It’s understandable that you’d complain, what with how they force you to pay attention to these things, as opposed to being able to turn your attention somewhere else. Those bastards and their Clockwork Orange-style setups.
I have to admit that I have not logged onto this site in quite some time but I did read your post.
Is this baseball or not?
The last few years…I would have to say not.
Maybe they should consider a different line of business?
Maybe you should consider following a different team? Unless you’re actually a fan of pointless complaining and whining instead of baseball, as it seems to be.
"If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face."
Devin... Devin..
let him go. He can’t help it. He’s been brainwashed by Diamondhacks.
Mr. Science Boy
Are you saying
It’s Chinatown?
"If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face."
Well...
I never took foulpole for anything so noble as a Falun Gong member? I always thought he was just a troll with no sense of logic or baseball acumen and a constant case of PMS.
Little.did.I.know…
Mr. Science Boy
...that he haz mad quoting skillz?
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
"...and is the reason 'why' really something we should be striving for?" - (guess who)
by victor frankenstein on Jun 17, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
And
That’s a relevant question to your apparent distaste for everything regarding the team how?
"If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face."
Because
if you’ve been to a game this year, he doesn’t want to have anything to do with you.
Mr. Science Boy
Oh
Then I’ve been to every game. Some of them twice.
"If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face."
And
That’s a relevant question to your apparent distaste for everything regarding the team how?
“If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face.”
by kishi on Jun 16, 2010 10:20 PM MST up reply
Ya you’re right.
Go Conor!!!
Go FO!!
Go sponge-head races!!!
Bye for now
Oh
We can only hope.
"If it is one minute late, I will go to the animal shelter and get you a kitty cat. I will let you fall in love with that kitty cat. And then on some dark cold night I will steal away into your home and punch you in the face."
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