Diamondbacks 3, Padres 1: In Which We Look at the Standings, Padre Hat Guy
by Wailord on Aug 27, 2011 11:51 PM EDT
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PrintRecord: 74-59. Pace: 90-72. Magic Number: 27.
We headed into this game three games up on the Giants, looking to take our fifth consecutive contest. It was against the Padres, which is always nice for a team in the playoff hunt. We took care of the Nationals, and we took care of the Friars pretty handily the night previous -- could we lower our magic number and take another one from San Diego, even with Joe Saunders on the mound? After all, Aaron Harang is just a *winner*, holding a totally zomgawesome 12-3 record (with an ERA nearly identical to Joe's). Well, you should have stopped me at Padres, 'cause our Magic Number's down to 27 (as of writing). Hit the jump to see how tonight's events unfolded, this time with a couple of pictures for some added clarity. It's a deal you can't pass up, folks.
Joe Saunders (who entered this game on a three-game skid) was, well... great. He went seven innings tonight, surrendering just four hits while only walking one and striking out three. The sole run given up on the night was the result of a Justin Upton error, leaving Joe's ERA untouched. While Joe seems to be pretty streaky and this level of play is not sustainable, we can only hope that Saunders becomes one of those players remembered as the guy that got lucky at the right time of the year. San Francisco had theirs last year in Cody Ross and Javier Lopez -- let's hope that Saunders can just get hot and continue to win us games like he did tonight. The run I spoke of earlier came in the seventh (yes, the Padres were blanked yet again until the seventh...) after a leadoff walk to Jesus Guzman: Kyle Blanks hit a routine flyball to Justin "ZOMG USE TWO HANDS" Upton. When I say routine, I mean, like... he stuck his glove under the ball and missed it. The ball bounced out of his glove, leaving him looking sorta silly:
However, them's the breaks. Maybe if Upton weren't so fat and lazy, he'd be able to actually produce at a Major League level. Wait, what's that? He's tied with Ryan Braun for the third-most-valuable position player in the National League? That's not what AZCentral led me to believe. :( Regardless, I feel this will only add to his growing legend as the terriblest of terrible over there. /shrug ... Anyway, after allowing both runners to reach and one fielder's choice lter, Will Venable singled Guzman home, putting San Diego on the board. That's also the last time their score would change on the night. LOLPadresOffense.
Unlike my recap last week, the offense actually showed up tonight. Funky, huh? After being held scoreless through three by the almighty Aaron Harang of the Padres, Miguel Montero singled to lead off the fourth. After a strikeout from the Golden One, Chris Young shot one to left, putting the good guys up 2-0. We were quiet until the sixth, where Paul Goldschmidt decided to start being awesome again; with two outs, he doubled to center, bringing Chris Young up to the plate. Apparently sick of slumping, CY continued his nice day, singling Goldy over to third and bringing Aaron Hill up to the plate. Young just barely beat out the throw with his speed, too. With this in mind, Harang tried to nab CY at first with a pickoff throw, yet ended up allowing Goldschmidt to score on a terrible throw with Young ending up on third. Oh, and then Hill struck out. That was kinda lame, but tonight's a night of jubilation and happiness. It was all roses from there, as Putz closed the door in the ninth, striking out Venable to complete the 1-2-3 inning.
What do you mean "it's not a Diamondbacks game without David Hernandez making an appearance"? Oh, that's right. Hernandez came into the game during the eighth, relieving Joe of his duties, and immediately walked Andy Parrino (who I'd never heard of - apparently this was his second game with the club). After nabbing another out, Alberto Gonzales lined one to David Hernandez's ankle, which is never fun; it was pretty clear that it hurt pretty bad, and the trainers came out in response. Luckily, he walked off under his own power, and the @dbacks Twitter says it's just a contusion. It certainly looked bone-fracturable, so I'll take a bruise very well, thank you very much. Now, back to being all bright and cheery, cool? Oh, and let me give a nice, warm shoutout to the ass in the stands that robbed Justin Upton of a flyball in the ninth. Sure, it's fair game to try and help your team, but when you act like a complete [your word here] afterwards, well, you're a/n [word you used before]. Here, I added your team's record to your hat:
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Captain Awesome: Joe Saunders, +35.1%
Captain Pretty Good: Chris Young, +18.4%
Captain Terrible: Guy in Padres Hat and his team, last place
Woot, the roll call is up and working again. Snakecharmer doesn't get enough credit, methinks, for the tool that allows us to run these checks, so thanks a whole bunch once more to you, 'charmer. This probably wasn't the best game to run the roll call on, though: just 400 comments were tallied in the GDT on the night, with 'charmer herself leading the way with 43. Hotclaws and Clefo took silver and bronze with 43 and 36 comments respectively. Ah, well, I'm sure there are plenty of better things to be doing on a Saturday night, as if. Those that realized that the GDT was the place to be would be Skii, Dallas D'Back Fan, dbacks25, Turambar, asteroid, AZDBACKR, 4 Corners Fan, VouxCroux, emilylovesthedbacks, kishi, Jim McLennan, Spaghetti_Monster, NASCARbernet, The so-called Beautiful, Augdogs, luckycc, Gildo, BulldogsNotZags, GuruB, Stile4aly, UofAZGrad, dbacksfann, RKel10, Brian MacKinney, njjohn, and CaptainCanuck. Comment of the Night goes to UofAZGrad, who had five recs for the following:
first, they hit Nady with a ball and I did nothing because he had terrible OBP, then they took Marquis' bone and I did nothing because his Dbacks starts were unimpressive
Then they came for our 8th inning reliever and there was no one left to say anything
by UofAZGrad on Aug 27, 2011 7:20 PM PDT 5 recs
"It's just a bruise, it's just a bruise..." I'll keep telling myself. Anyway, go turn on the Giants game, which just went into extra innings. Against the Astros. Cue appropriate laughter... Ian Kennedy goes toe-to-toe tomorrow with Cory Luebke as we go for the sweep. It's times like these that I'm glad I only have to write this, as I'm fairly certain I can't pronounce Luebke. I won't try to confirm that, though. See you guys tomorrow at 1:10MST.
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Aw, dang
And the Giants win.
"Never ignore a coincidence. Unless you're busy, in which case always ignore a coincidence."
What I can't understand
is who would be proud to be a Padres’s fan?
"The wise writer, I think, writes for the youth of his own generation, the critic of the next and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." F. Scott Fitzgerald.
It wasn't pride
He was showing Justin Upton that he is a Padres fan, and that’s why he took the ball from him. Upton said something to him thinking he was a DBacks fan(Obviously being in Chase Field he WOULD think that) and the guy was simply pointing out “Hey, I’m a Padres fan, I’m not gonna let you catch the ball.” Which I commend him for. He wasn’t saying, “Haha, Padres rule!!!!”
Also, I don’t get the comment of the day. Must be a reference to something I haven’t seen.
"First of all, Life Sucks. Alright? Period. Done deal. You got it? There's your lesson. Enjoy it."-Coach McGuirk, Home Movies.
by BulldogsNotZags on Aug 28, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn't get the comment of the day, either. Must be one of those things kidz only understand.
"The wise writer, I think, writes for the youth of his own generation, the critic of the next and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." F. Scott Fitzgerald.
by NASCARbernet on Aug 28, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not a kid!
It’s a joke on a quote from the Martin Niemoller.
… and that is something I never thought I’d say. (I still thought it was funny! I just… Holocaust quote … does not compute?)
Working on a Player to Be Named... (babysoco! 11/24/11)
Ugh. Take out the "the" from the first sentence
Cause I’ve been sick for two days and you pity me, okay?
Working on a Player to Be Named... (babysoco! 11/24/11)
Probably more one of those things that only older people understand.
It is based on a quote about how the Nazis took one group of people and then another, and nobody spoke up because they weren’t part of that group. Until when the Nazis came for them, there was no one left to defend them. Holocaust times.
It's the stuff that dreams are made of
It's the slow and steady fire
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 28, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess I just didn't make the intuitive leap
from The Holocaust to baseball. My bad?
"The wise writer, I think, writes for the youth of his own generation, the critic of the next and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." F. Scott Fitzgerald.
by NASCARbernet on Aug 28, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah.
Look at the look on his face. He’s saying, “Haha, Padres rule.” In a small sad voice, but he’s still being a jerk.
It's the stuff that dreams are made of
It's the slow and steady fire
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 28, 2011 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
It's kinda hard to take Fangraphs seriously
when Upton is listed as the best defensive RF in the league. What a stud at the dish though.
okay
a note on understanding Fangraphs UZR
With UZR, if a fielder makes an out, and the UZR engine estimates that it was a difficult (based on the batted balls location and speed and other factors) ball to field (and turn into an out) by an average fielder at that position, then the fielder will get more credit than if the UZR engine determined that it was an easy ball to field. Likewise, if a batted ball drops for a hit, a fielder will get more negative credit if UZR determined that it was an easy ball to field (for that fielding position) and less negative credit if it was a difficult ball to field. If a fielder makes an error, UZR automatically assumes that it was a relatively easy ball to field, since that is presumably the definition of an error in the first place, so there is no need to incorporate the speed and location of the batted ball and other factors that can influence how difficult a batted ball is to field. In other words, in UZR, errors are treated as balls that are normally fielded by that fielder and that fielder only (the one who made the error), 95% of the time, or whatever the average error rate is for that position and that type of ball.
So what to make out of this? First of all, let me point out that UZR has multiple components. It includes a factor for arm, and it includes a factor for errors. And I also want to point out, that UZR notes that Justin Upton has a negative arm and negative error factor. Fangraphs knows that Upton’s arm is not accurate, and that he makes a lot of errors, and they have already taken into account.
So why is his defense considered so good? It’s because he has absurd range. Think, Carlos Beltran’s triple to the corner of McCovey Cove, that he leaps up and snags. A big part of why UZR thinks Upton is amazing, is because he is able to get to soooo many more balls than other right fielders in the league.
The other thing, is UZR is park adjusted. So, the fact that we play in Chase, and the fact that Upton is still able to get to all of these balls, despite playing a in a hitter’s park, will bump up his defensive score.
by blue bulldog on Aug 28, 2011 2:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I think he's an average defensive player who looks uncomfortable out there
Gonzo brought up moving him to LF which puts even more on his plate. He’s already spent nearly 5 seasons in Right Field and even though he’ll have a career high in Errors (and some of them are unnacceptable) i still think he’s gotten better. The range thing does make sense, though.
Gonzo's idea is a terrible idea
And yes….the range thing does make sense.
It’s really pretty simple. The name of the game is turning balls in play into outs, right ?
Now if the guy runs in the gap or corner and gets to balls that other guys can’t get to , but clunks and occasional one, as long as the ones he gets to that others can’t is more than the ones he clunks, it’s a net positive.
He really needs to stop talking like that
Remember Sean Green and his cement feet “running” around out there ? He caught everything hit to him….but ball after ball getting by him in the gap and in the corner….MUCH more damaging than the good that catching everything hit right too him was worth.
It’s just that when you drop a ball hit right to you…it looks really bad…and frankly, it shouldn’t still be happening this often. It IS a limiting factor in his defensive evaluation, but it still doesn’t make him “average” or anything close to it. He is above avg when it’s all added up.
The worst major leaguer is better at baseball than I'll ever be at anything I ever do in my life.
J-Up should be left
and the more accurate arm in right.
Interesting that you think you know more about baseball than Luis Gonzales.
"The wise writer, I think, writes for the youth of his own generation, the critic of the next and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." F. Scott Fitzgerald.
by NASCARbernet on Aug 28, 2011 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Love the
“professionals know more than you than baseball because they played it,” attitude. Check out ESPN’s baseball analysts and tell me that again with a straight face
Goldy Watch: 15 games, .298/.353/.596
So...
Guys who played the game at the highest and most successful level are all idiots. They should just turn the running of baseball teams over to the statheads on the Internet. Get rid of those pesky players altogether. Dumb jocks.
by azshadowwalker on Aug 28, 2011 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
your logic is…..
all JDub is saying is that professional ballplayers don’t always know the most about baseball. considering the vitriol on this site for ESPN baseball analysts, and the fact that many baseball analysts actually have tons of baseball experience, makes me really curious why people are so angry at Jdub’s statmenet
also….you should turn the running of baseball teams to the smartest people available. no offense to the players who play the game….but when was the last time someone who was an MVP calibre player ended up being a GM of a baseball team? or even an All-Star player?
by blue bulldog on Aug 28, 2011 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Define "smartest people available"
Is this like the Obama administration and it’s collection of (ahem) geniuses?
"The wise writer, I think, writes for the youth of his own generation, the critic of the next and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." F. Scott Fitzgerald.
by NASCARbernet on Aug 29, 2011 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
lolol
Nah, just that assuming Luis Gonzalez is smarter than Shoe because he played baseball professionally is wrong, especially considering the quality of both their works, Gonzo on the telecast (not so great, IMO, though not the worst I’ve seen) and Shoe on this site (very good).
It doesn’t make them experts because they’ve done it before
Goldy Watch: 15 games, .298/.353/.596
One thing we don't have to worry about here
is the notion that the smartest people available are the stat heads on this site.
Your logic is incomprehensible, and I strongly advise you to take a couple of reasoning courses to go along with your sophomore social work stat class.
I will take Gonzo’s empirically-derived analysis over shoe’s or bb’s or anyone else’s belly-gazing arm chair expertise any day of the week.
When shoe or bb hit 57 home runs, I’ll accept their power hitting analysis
When jbub collects 2,500 hits, I’ll accept his expertise on hitting, but not a moment before that.
In other words, go ahead and yak amongst yourselves, but understand that the people who actually know about the game don’t really give a rat’s a$$ except to the point of being polite.
As far as ESPN is concerned, those guys are told what to say. Its part of their contract for which they are handsomely paid.
"The wise writer, I think, writes for the youth of his own generation, the critic of the next and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." F. Scott Fitzgerald.
by NASCARbernet on Aug 29, 2011 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Well,
you seem to hold yourself high as an expert on pitching, but I haven’t seen you win 300 games in the majors.
So why are you allowed to say anything at all?
It’s kinda funny you are the person to tell me that my logic is incomprehensible, when you probably have the most twisted logic on this site.
Goldy Watch: 15 games, .298/.353/.596
Exactly this
The hypocrisy of this guy is incomprehensible.
The worst major leaguer is better at baseball than I'll ever be at anything I ever do in my life.
Never said I "knew more about baseball than Gonzo"
Thanks for putting words in my mouth and creating a strawman. .
So are you saying every decision or opinion put forth by any former player, coach, or announcer is unchallengeable ?
Such a stupid thing to whip out. If thats the way we are gonna play it, we may as well shut down this board to all opinion, because at some point we all have opinions that run counter to what Gonzo, or Gibby, or Towers, or whomever might think. And that includes YOU Nascar.
The worst major leaguer is better at baseball than I'll ever be at anything I ever do in my life.
Go ahead and navel-gaze
it’s your option, but spare the rest of the world your narcissistic belief that you know baseball better than the people who have played it at the highest level, and are paid to make the best decisions.
"The wise writer, I think, writes for the youth of his own generation, the critic of the next and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." F. Scott Fitzgerald.
by NASCARbernet on Aug 29, 2011 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
You are becoming a nuisance
It seem every thread you are getting into a fight with another poster, insulting them and making things personal.
Because I have too much respect for Jim to let this turn into an all out flame war on his site, I withdraw. This is my last response to you on anything. Feel free to run fly bys to any of my posts. You will not receive a response.
I’m done with you .
The worst major leaguer is better at baseball than I'll ever be at anything I ever do in my life.
Still Many Problems with UZR
I still have some serious problems with UZR. First, there are often large discrepancies between UZR and DRS (also known as + / -). Both use the same datasets and the same methodology, yet often disagree significantly. The only difference is the number of bins (and bin sizes), and the length of time used to determine the average out percentages per zone (one year vs. three year). Yet they often produce very different results. KJ was +3.9 in UZR, but -7 in DRS. That is a serious problem.
Second, UZR is very inconsistent for players who change teams (i.e., Kelly Johnson with the Braves/D’Backs). This indicates that park effects or other factors (pitching staff, BIS scorers, etc.) are adding a huge bias to the data. This is a strong indicator that UZR is not measuring what it wants to measure.
Given all that, I agree that Upton is an above average defender. But the #2 most valuable defensive player in the NL? I don’t buy it.
don't take the specific UZR numbers too seriously
in fact, the UZR disclaimer even said it might be more reasonable to just regress the UZR number to the mean (so…..divide it by two, because the mean is zero)
all you should really get out of the UZR is that Upton is one of the best defenders at right field in the league
i’m also pretty sure UZR uses six years for average out percentages….not sure what DRS uses. not even sure what is the best length of time to use, but one year definitely seems way too little
and i agree. there may be a problem with park effects. especially if you’re looking at the data over a six year period. that’s probably why all the Dbacks have insane UZR’s this year.
by blue bulldog on Aug 28, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Just use the aggregate numbers
They don’t update them in season, which is just as well…….but fangraphs has an aggregate for UZR/DRS/TZL/ and the Fans Scouting report.
By the time they average those out, while you might lose some insight on particular player that one of the other systems isn’t picking up, if a guy averages out more than +5 or worse than -5, than you pretty much know fure sure…….good fielder or bad fielder.
The aggregate number is a counting total though, so you will want to look at innings or games played and mentally make an adjustment for playing time.
Here is link for Justin’s aggregate numbers
http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=5222&position=OF#adr
He was +17 over the previous two seasons combined, or 8.5 avg while missing 30 games each year.
This year he will probably end up around +4 to +6. Total Zone has him -8 while DSR has him +8. UZR is of course +12.6 as of right now, or about +15/150 G. He will take a hit from the Fans Scouting report due to the errors……but it will still probably be positive.
The worst major leaguer is better at baseball than I'll ever be at anything I ever do in my life.
Check the standings Padres fan
Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan
Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Coyotes, Arizona Rattlers fan
[I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
Leading the NFL in swagtangibles
+14
(games behind)
No more rec
by imstillhungry95 on Aug 28, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
And sinking!
"The wise writer, I think, writes for the youth of his own generation, the critic of the next and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." F. Scott Fitzgerald.
by NASCARbernet on Aug 28, 2011 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
A few things about tonight
I WAS THERE! Got my Bobblehead too but CY did not come over to sign during BP except for a few kids who were on the field for BP. Met John McDonald today. He seemed overwhelmed by all the fan attention he got. All I did was say hi to him and had him sign my baseball, while my friend got his autograph and a had a picture taken with him. He’s SHORT…as in AUGIE short!!!
First of all, YAY JOE SAUNDERS!!! Finally my boy gets another win!!! Two, poor Joe looked as if he either wanted to A. Strangle Upton for not using TWO HANDS or B. cry when Justin dropped that ball…Three, that Padres fan was a dick and I heard from two friends of mine sitting over there that J Up started that guy down big time! Good for you, J Up! I am surprised it wasn’t ruled as fan interference.
I’m glad that David is okay. I was afraid we’d lose him the same way we lost Marquis!
Talked to IPK after the game…wished him good luck tomorrow :)
"I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands." -Babe Ruth
That should say STARED not STARTED
"I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands." -Babe Ruth
by Rockkstarr12 on Aug 28, 2011 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha the Padres hat fan... thing was too funny
Yes, you’re the one doing the taunting on the guy on the other side of the wall and playing for the first place team and currently beating yours while you… caught a foul ball? Yes, real champion right there. I hope his life just got 1582769281x better.
So, yeah, screw you all, none of you deserve to talk to me, because I drive a Honda Civic. Good day. I SAID GOOD DAY!!!
by CaptainCanuck on Aug 28, 2011 3:00 AM EDT via iPhone app reply actions 1 recs
For Padres fans
its the small victories that gives their lives meaning…
"The wise writer, I think, writes for the youth of his own generation, the critic of the next and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." F. Scott Fitzgerald.
by NASCARbernet on Aug 28, 2011 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh and I forgot...
CY’s homer went right behind my row and was caught!
"I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands." -Babe Ruth
We saw Anya on tv!
We thought you might be nearby.
I stopped reading. Now I just write sarcastic, angry comments.. -- soco
They're not even cooking the ice! -- kishi
by snakecharmer on Aug 28, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I was right next to her ;)
I will have to let her know you saw her :) Makes me wonder if my I <3 SAUNDO sign made tv or not…
"I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands." -Babe Ruth
by Rockkstarr12 on Aug 28, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
tv
That is so cool that you saw me on tv. April, I hope your Joe sign made it too on tv.
by parrauptonfan on Aug 28, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Would it kill the umps
to just call the foul ball an out like the rules say they should?
"Prince Fielder is too fat even for the Oakland A’s" - Billy Beane
by ol Pete on Aug 28, 2011 7:42 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
If the fan had reached out onto the field of play, yes
but once it’s over the line and into the stands, it’s anybody’s ball. Next time, the fans in the stands need to spot ‘enemy’ fans who could interfere with possible plays and find creative ways to impede their ability to interfere.
"The wise writer, I think, writes for the youth of his own generation, the critic of the next and the schoolmasters of ever afterward." F. Scott Fitzgerald.
by NASCARbernet on Aug 28, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Ya know
In vintage rules, the Smarmy-Padres-Guy would have gotten us an out there
Founder of the 'Foundation for the Advancement of Clefoing' a 501C3
"I'm like if it fits in the oven, play ball." - soco
Promised Colin Cowgill fifteen sandwiches on 7/6/2011
by Clefo on Aug 28, 2011 9:50 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Let's change the rules!
Retroactively, of course. Because I really like vintage baseball.
It's the stuff that dreams are made of
It's the slow and steady fire
by 4 Corners Fan on Aug 28, 2011 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
That
is exactly why I figure it’s probably best they don’t have that rule. You’d get injuries in the stands as people tried to make a play, or tried to stop someone else from making a play.
"Never ignore a coincidence. Unless you're busy, in which case always ignore a coincidence."
If the Cubs fans can still blame Bartman
for them supposedly losing the World Series (like that was ever going to happen), we can consider that Padres fan to be a complete jerk. Frankly, anybody with a Padres hat should not be allowed in the front rows. They should have to sit up in the very heights of the stadium and be shunned. Shunned, I tell you.
It's the stuff that dreams are made of
It's the slow and steady fire
I fixed it for you
They should have to sit up in the very heights of the stadium and be shunned stunned.
Daron "...the D. Baxter fan-club"
Mark: "A non-profit organization."
by Jim McLennan on Aug 28, 2011 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
This
"I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands." -Babe Ruth
by Rockkstarr12 on Aug 28, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
That Upton error cost us the shut out
no matter how silly he made himself look or how good Upton is, you don’t miss outs like that in the Majors.
If you'd have been a dog.....
They would of drowned you at birth.
by edbigghead on Aug 28, 2011 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Cost us the shut out
But not the win.
This is not going to be pretty. We're talking violence, strong language, adult content...
Yeah,
it sucked. But I’m less concerned with an error than I am a win. A win that put us four games up on the Giants. AT THE END OF AUGUST.
I should have a mfin theme song.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Aug 29, 2011 2:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Captain Awesome :)
I like that for Joe…he totally was that last night :)
"I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands." -Babe Ruth
Yep
A day and a win later and I still think that Madres fan was a douche bag
by Backin'the'Backs on Aug 28, 2011 11:54 PM EDT reply actions
Hey Backin'the'Backs.....
Send me an email if you want 2 tickets to the Dbacks vs. Dodgers game on Tuesday 9/20 (per my Best Game Prediction post from a few weeks ago)
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