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Gameday Thread, #104: 7/30 vs. Astros

Miguel Batista, RHP (9-5, 4.65)
Roger Clemens, RHP (2-4, 2.45)

Miguel Batista comes back from burying his granny, and gets tossed in at the deep end, merely facing the active pitcher with most career wins and strikeouts. Welcome back, Miggy. Still, Clemens this year has been beaten more times than he's won, so he may not quite be the unstoppable force - or worth the insane half-year contract the Astros handed him. Of course it doesn't help that Houston are scoring less than three runs a game when the Rocket is on the mound, and so his four losses have involved a grand total of seven earned runs.

Batista's performance last time - notably the three-run first - deserves some slack, given the circumstances. Despite that, he's been going well over the past month or so: in six starts, he's 3-0, and his July ERA still sits at a decent 3.09. It seems less likely that he'll be traded away, and I suspect he may end up remaining our #2 down the stretch run towards the playoffs. So far, he has alternated great months (May: 2.66 ERA; July 3.09) and sucky ones (Apr: 6.33; June: 7.76), so maybe we should bench him for August, just to be safe...

An 11am start, Arizona time, so there will likely not be much postage from me - hence this very early (or very late, depending how you look at it!) thread creation. I will be enjoying the usual Sunday lie-in with Mrs. SnakePit, and we intend to watch the movie version of Phantom of the Opera, having seen it live earlier this week in Vegas. I'm a little more optimistic for the finale than I was for Saturday, but thoughts will perhaps be more deal- than game-oriented. Josh Byrnes puts the trade chances at "50-50. I don't think it's a certainty, but we have enough things out there to where it's a possibility." We shall see...

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Today's Lineup
  1. DaVanon, RF
  2. Byrnes, CF
  3. Gonzalez, L, LF
  4. Tracy, 3B
  5. Estrada, C
  6. Green, S, 1B
  7. Hudson, 2B
  8. Drew, SS
  9. Batista, P
Greetings from Singapore, where the game is at 2.05 AM... No Jackson and no Quentin today, Jeff DaVanon gets the start in right and Shawn Green is at first. Why start DaVanon when Quentin has been so hot lately? Hmmmm....

by singaporedbacksfan on Jul 30, 2006 1:35 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tracy doubles in Gonzo
Luis gonzalez reaches on an error by Mike Lamb, and Tracy takes advatage to double in Gonzo.

by singaporedbacksfan on Jul 30, 2006 2:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mike Lamb singles in Wily Taveras
Therefore making up for his earlier error. Score now tied 1-1.

by singaporedbacksfan on Jul 30, 2006 2:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Adam Everett scores on a Balk
3-1 Astros. With the rocket on the mound things are not looking good at all.

by singaporedbacksfan on Jul 30, 2006 3:15 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Who among you is watching this on TV?
Informal poll...don't bother dressing up...
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by suitsmetoATnT on Jul 30, 2006 3:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tracy feeling guilty about that third run
Decided to affect the fate of the possible fourth.
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by suitsmetoATnT on Jul 30, 2006 3:22 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

-yawn-
Ohhhhhkaaaay, lotsa fun here. Good luck with the Rocket.
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by suitsmetoATnT on Jul 30, 2006 3:29 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Byrnes misses Roger
Not so much.
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by suitsmetoATnT on Jul 30, 2006 4:39 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Green leads off
with a walk, no outs, gotta get him home!

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 30, 2006 4:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WTG Hudson!
nice way to kill the lead off man...

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 30, 2006 4:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Man, that's one wide curveball..
Like Estes, only 23 mph faster.
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by suitsmetoATnT on Jul 30, 2006 4:46 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wonder who
we'll have in the bottom half pitching?

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 30, 2006 4:46 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Conor Jacks
one outta there!  Good guys take the lead!

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 30, 2006 4:54 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Just in time...
I arrive to see Julio pitch the ninth, with a two-run lead. Closer Alert Status is being closely monitored...

by Jim McLennan on Jul 30, 2006 4:58 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice comeback, lead.
Here's hoping Horhe holds Houston homerless, hee hee.
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by suitsmetoATnT on Jul 30, 2006 4:59 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Horhey Hoolio
Handcuffs Huff. Howaboutthat!
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by suitsmetoATnT on Jul 30, 2006 5:01 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Scott
Snaps Snakes' slinger's shutdown
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by suitsmetoATnT on Jul 30, 2006 5:02 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oh brother
the guy must love the drama....

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 30, 2006 5:04 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

One pitch
ends the game!

good guys win!

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 30, 2006 5:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think we'll leave it at Amber
Two extra-base hits, one run, the tying run at second, and only a fine piece of fielding in deep center by Byrnes kept Julio from blowing this one. Phew. On to Chicago, with a series win.

by Jim McLennan on Jul 30, 2006 5:06 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Replay
Shows Byrnes almost overran that....ball hit the heel of his mitt, hesitated, then went right...into the pocket. Nice dramatic win...congrats.
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by suitsmetoATnT on Jul 30, 2006 5:07 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Could this be
Shawn greens last game as a d-back

by flyingdutchman on Jul 30, 2006 6:11 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Green
The Abreu deal today means that Green won't be going to the Yankees. Any thoughts anyone? Where are we going to send this guy? And if we don't send him, what the hell are we going to do? Bench Quentin? Jackson? Gonzalez?

by andrewinnewyork on Jul 30, 2006 7:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sadly
Unless the Angels are willing to deal, Green probably isn't going anywhere.

by nihil67 on Jul 30, 2006 7:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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