Gameday Thread, #124: 8/18 vs. Braves

1. C. Young cf .240
2. O. Hudson 2b .293
3. E. Byrnes lf .301
4. T. Clark 1b .233
5. M. Reynolds 3b .285
6. S. Drew ss .230
7. C. Snyder c .253
8. J. Salazar rf .308
9. M. Owings p .205

I sure as hell hope they don't cancel the game because of the rain delay.

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20050827/localnews/9258.shtml

http://www.wneg32.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WNEG/MGArticle/NEG_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle& ;cid=1031784879301&path=

* raises hand *

That's AWESOME.

Where's Ben bitching about whenever BoMel uses Pwnings as a pinch hitter??

Once again, Turner Field becomes the Indian burial ground.

I really thought our run was going to end in Atlanta. Of course, I thought the same thing about Webby's run.

And I wasn't even here for most of it to pad the stats.

You're right. Okay. Then is that the longest home run ever hit by a pitcher not named Babe Ruth?

Concerning today's game, I think Owings has redeemed himself. I mean, though there was a petition for a Nippert/EdGon/whoever to take his place in the starting rotaition, none of them is as good as him, at pitching at least. He is always good for a mediocre start at the worst (except 7/1 @ SF and 7/6 @ Cin) and has more upside than EdGon or Nippert. Oh, and did I mention, he's pretty good at hitting?

Today's pitching performance for Owings was pretty good, but by the time he started sitting down Braves, the game was already over. I have to say, though, I'm enjoying the whole Webb scoreless streak and the Owings 2 homers because of the media that it generates. The Diamondbacks have probably the least national media of any contending team. It's amazing. I bet many people who follow baseball outside of Arizona + surrounding region wouldn't know they are in first.

Anyway, sorry for ranting, but the last thing I have to say is that BoMels in NO WAY deserves the Manager of the Year. Sorry, he doesn't. A more appropriate award would be a Front Office of the Year to Josh Byrnes and Jeff Moorad. For one of the trillion reasons he doesn't see Starting:Tony Clark. Couldn't CoJack could have gone 1-5 with 2 K's? And at least he has potential! I appreciate the clubhouse presence of Clark, but I think if CoJack gets days off, try to get a young player in the lineup. I'm sure most guys could play mediocre first base if you taught 'em a little.

Finally, great win, and San Diego is trailing 3-2 in the middle of the 6th, so hopefully we can stretch our lead to 5 games.

I love my D-Back's hohohohoh o/

IIRC, Medders stuck around for a month after blowing Randy's 3-0 lead with one pitch: he even gave up two homers in his next inning of work following that, but survived until June somehow. I think he had photos of Bob Melvin and Tony Clark. Which he has now handed to Tony Clark. :-)

We need a couple of back-end guys to mop-up blowouts, where conceding a few runs doesn't make any difference. Heck, throw Augie Ojeda out there too. The good thing about today's game is, following on from yesterday, it means the 4.5 Horsemen have all had two full days off: actually, three for Peña, four for Slaten and Cruz. That is vital, as we go down the line towards October.

Padres still losing in the seventh. Colorado ahead of Los Angeles, which works for me too!

Dare I whisper it... maybe during the postseason?