Diamondbacks Spring Training Gameday Thread, #7, vs. Reds

Ah, the joys of spring training. The best pitching so far has come from the mound powerhouse which is the Colorado Rockies, who have a 2.66 ERA. 30th place goes to your Arizona Diamondbacks who, at 8.66, are more than a run worse than the 29th-placed team. Of course, it is undeniably significant that yesterday was the first start by anyone with a guaranteed spot in the rotation, and generally, our starting pitching has been somewhat better (a respectable 18th by ERA). It's games like yesterday, where a veritable Who's He? of pitching allowed 13 runs in four innings, which have inflated our overall numbers like Mike Zagurski at an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Hopefully, we'll see better this afternoon. Here's today's line-up for the D-backs

1. Adam Eaton, CF
   
2. Willie Bloomquist. 2B
   
3. Gerardo Parra. RF
   
4. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
5. Jason Kubel, LF
6. Rod Barajas, C
7. Mark Teahen, 3B
8. A.J. Pollock, DH
9. John McDonald, SS
   + Pitchers Ian Kennedy, Tyler Skaggs, Eric Smith, Eury de la Rosa

And Tweet of the Day goes to Mark Teahen:

My teammates and I are "The Best in a Million Infinite Universes". How are you going to compete with THAT!?! #Susan @dbacks

— Mark Teahen (@ESPY_TEAHEN) February 28, 2013