Diamondbacks-Rockies Game Postponed Due To Weather. That's A Shock.
by Jim McLennan on Apr 3, 2011 3:39 PM EDT
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Yeah, so whose brilliant idea was it to have the opening series of the year in Denver? Currently, it's 83 degrees in Phoenix, partly cloudy, zephyr-like winds from the West - an ideal day to play at Chase with the roof open, which is just about guaranteed in Arizona at this time of year. But, noooo... The baseball schedulers decide we have to go to Colorado: and this afternoon, we see the results, as the game is postponed due to a mixture of snow and rain. Hey, at least it means we don't lose the opening series!
Fortunate, too, that we're now on our way back home, where the weather won't be a problem at al... Oops, my mistake: turned over two series in the schedule at once. Chicago, it is then...
I'm curious to see what the wipe-out is going to do to the rotation. The unscheduled off-day means we could skip someone in the rotation, because of the off-day on Thursday. I imagine Joe Saunders will still pitch tomorrow morning in Chicago, but Barry Enright or Armando Galarraga could be use Tuesday, with Kennedy working, after his normal rest, on Wednesday. I can't see the team wanting to push Kennedy back to Friday, which would mean him pitching then on six days rest rather than four. I imagine they'll probably look at the two candidates and work out which one they don't want pitching in Wrigley.
It was quite a quick hook on the game today, being canceled almost at the time of first pitch, but it makes sense for Arizona, who have to whizz up to Chicago and get a quick turnaround for a day game in the morning. We'll see if Melvin Mora is in the line-up tomorrow. He was a late scratch from today's game due to "illness": which I think is a polite way of saying, many Diamondbacks fans are already sick of him. :-) No make-up date announced for the game. The remaining trips to Coors are May 24-26 and Sep. 5-7: the former one has an off-day before it, so that would avoid scheduling a double-header.
We'll be back this evening with the first SnakePit round-table of the regular season, in which our authors weigh in on the opening series, the wisdom of scheduling the season in Colorado and Illinois, and fearlessly give their predictions for all the division winners.
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Enright will throw Tuesday
as per his Twitter.
My value over a replacement poster is approximately 10.5 runs.
Elsewhere
See Scherzer got tattooed by the Yankees (six runs in five IP), but still got the win, as Phil Hughes got tattooed even harder.
"While Mrs. SnakePit watched one of the most highly acclaimed films of the year, I sat through a badly made schlock fest with absolutely no redeeming value. And it was awesome."
I'm glad the Baseball Gods
Are finally making it up to Scherzer after making him go so many games without getting his first win despite pitching well for us.
Rest In Peace: Me (2008-2010)
Good luck keeping your upper lip warm without MY help, Mr. Zavada.
by Zavada's Moustache on Apr 3, 2011 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Watching the Royals-Angels game
And the Angels are trying to hold off the squeeze play by bringing all the fielders in- really in,Torii Hunter has come in from right field and is standing on the infield grass between first and second.
And for the rest of our days, that beloved call of "Frenchy!" will forever echo in our hearts.
Which is going to concern a lot of cardiologists.
Interesting game
Angels just brought in their sixth reliever. Not often you see that in AL play.
"While Mrs. SnakePit watched one of the most highly acclaimed films of the year, I sat through a badly made schlock fest with absolutely no redeeming value. And it was awesome."
And the Royals just had the potential winning run gunned down at third base
Not smart.
And for the rest of our days, that beloved call of "Frenchy!" will forever echo in our hearts.
Which is going to concern a lot of cardiologists.
Pitch bounced away from the catcher
But it bounced away to the third base side, and the runner hesitated before taking off, so he was out easily.
Angels relievers have been giving up a lot of walks, seven since the start of the ninth.
And for the rest of our days, that beloved call of "Frenchy!" will forever echo in our hearts.
Which is going to concern a lot of cardiologists.
Meanwhile
The Angels have brought in their last reliever, and the Royals have used all their bench players. In the bottom of the 12th? Bad planning, guys.
And for the rest of our days, that beloved call of "Frenchy!" will forever echo in our hearts.
Which is going to concern a lot of cardiologists.
Aw, man
Look, if there’s only one out and runners at the corner, why run on contact? Why not wait to see if that ball bounces further than the pitcher?
But the Royals just hit their second walkoff home run of the season, so I guess it worked out alright for them.
And for the rest of our days, that beloved call of "Frenchy!" will forever echo in our hearts.
Which is going to concern a lot of cardiologists.
Weather is lousy in Chicago too
Supposed to rain all night and into tmw morning, rain clearing in the mid afternoon, but temps dropping into the 40’s and VERY windy. They will probably get the game in one way or the other, but it will be miserable.
The worst major leaguer is better at baseball than I'll ever be at anything I ever do in my life.
that's because the city of Chicago sucks
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Today's Recap
The Colorado Eskimos were about to play the Arizona Reptiles, but a drunken wizard cast an “invoke blizzard” spell. Everybody hunkered down, so they never noticed when the spell failed.
I'm working my way to grumpy old curmudgeon status with all the grace I can muster.
by pygalgia on Apr 3, 2011 9:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Denver weather
It was 70 here yesterday. It could be a lot warmer tomorrow but today it was snowing. A covered sports arena would take care of the spring weather unpredictability problem. Its going to be like this, if like in previous years, for at least the next 4 weeks maybe longer.
Reg Moore
It began with two peach baskets attached to a 10-foot-high railing and a soccer ball. http://basketball.epicsports.com/basketball-history.html
That's just typical Colorado
If you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes.
I stopped reading. Now I just write sarcastic, angry comments.. -- soco
Mountains in general.
I should have a mfin theme song.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Apr 4, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep
They don’t call Colorado the Unpredictable State for nothing!
"In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back." ~Charles M Schulz
'Last words are for fools who haven't said enough'. - Karl Marx
by Rockkstarr12 on Apr 4, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
So is mother nature
the eel’s ankle or [insert baseball equivalent of bad thing]? How much did she change the winning percentage? :)
Days until Aug. 18: 140
They'll make it up.
I understand scheduling the first cold weather away series at Colorado because we play them 80 bajillion times and we can make it up in a subsequent series. The Cubbie series makes me more worried about making up postponements.
Days until Aug. 18: 140
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