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A random walk through baseball

Time for a link dump, I think. Random stuff from various sources of interest:

  • Montero's music: If you've ever heard Miggy's music when he comes up to bat, and thought - like most of us - "What the hell is that?", Nick Piecoro would like to enlighten you.

  • Pizza fight! - If you were wondering what Grace and Sutton were talking about last night, discussing the incident at a Boston game that involved the lethal combination of beer, a foul ball and pepperoni, wonder no longer.

  • 'Young' talent abounds in Arizona. So says USA Today. "Any time there's change, there's a little anxiety," general manager Josh Byrnes says. The article reckons, "Wild flip-flops in management philosophy define the franchise as much as saguaros define the region." I like Mark Grace's comment: "Jerry got what he paid for, a World Series champion. Was it worth it? To me, damn right. To Jerry, damn right. But when it comes to pay the piper, the banks will probably say 'damn no.' "

  • Gonzo's return. "If a first-time fan comes to the park, the first thing he does is look up at the rafters and look for tradition," according to Gonzalez. But what attracts that "first-time fan" to the park to begin with? It certainly isn't going to be the nine years of tradition mustered in Arizona.

  • SI's Power Rankings. The Diamondbacks are up to #4, with John Donovan saying, "Like a lot of people, I have a foot up on the Arizona bandwagon. And this hot start makes you want to swing that other leg up... All in all, though, I'd feel better if they'd have beaten someone ranked higher than No. 14."

  • Fox Sports rankings. We're #2! We're #2! "Randy Johnson probably won't make his 2007 debut until next week, Brandon Webb is getting cuffed around, Chris Young isn't hitting yet, and Stephen Drew is slumping. The good news: Micah Owings, Orlando Hudson, the bullpen and first place in the NL West."

  • Schmidt happens. Jason Schmidt has been put on the DL with shoulder inflammation. Add that to the struggles of Barry Zito - whose ERA is north of Russ Ortiz thus far - and those big-money free-agent signings of the off-season in our division are looking more than a little shaky thus far.

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Championship Banner
Surely there must be some banner, some remnant of the World Championship season?  If this isn't the case, I agree 100% with Gonzo.

I really like the new colors, the new look, I really don't even mind the pool table and couches in the Diamond Club (I mean, c'mon, we have a swimming pool in center field) -

But to totally turn your back on the 1 championship season you've had - and all the great memories surrounding it?  

Please tell me this really isn't the case at Chase Field.

by dstorm on Apr 18, 2007 5:58 PM EDT   0 recs

History lives on.
There are banners (in the OF) that are still purple and teal.

The WS trophy basically smacks you in the face as you walk in the ball park...

Only the places (walk to the press box, and in the tunnel to the locker rooms) not seen by fans have been changed in such a way that Bickly describes...

total hatchet job...

by qudjy1 on Apr 18, 2007 6:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

thanks
this now gives better perspective on Gonzo's comments --

by dstorm on Apr 19, 2007 1:44 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

sweet upside down purple jesus
/me stupidly follows the links to Chacaron.

/me dies.

by nihil67 on Apr 18, 2007 6:01 PM EDT   0 recs

Aw
You know you like it.

by soco on Apr 18, 2007 11:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Jorge
Mr. Julio has been placed on the DL with an ERA over 13 strained right calf.  Makes me feel pretty dumb for defending him during the spring.

On the other hand, maybe I can use my powers for good.  Bob Melvin is the greatest manager ever.  <waits for Melvin to explode>

by nihil67 on Apr 18, 2007 7:08 PM EDT   0 recs

Other good that you can use your powers for
 - Winning Lottery Numbers
 - Make Lindsey Lohan 'Fat' Again
 - Someone Drops A-Rod on their fantasy team and you pick him up on Waiver Wires.
Listen to me, I got no reason to lie to you, don't make the same mistakes I made when I was young. F- a lotta women kid, not just one woman, a lotta women.

by npineda on Apr 18, 2007 8:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Montero
Best intro music in the majors this side of that Toronto scrub that would play DBT's "Sinkhole".

by dahlian on Apr 19, 2007 1:38 AM EDT   0 recs

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