AZ Snake Pit - Game #32: Diamondbacks 2, Padres 0An unofficial Arizona Diamondbacks community and bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47033/azsnakepit_f.png2014-05-03T01:06:00-04:00http://www.azsnakepit.com/rss/stream/54408892014-05-03T01:06:00-04:002014-05-03T01:06:00-04:00D-backs 2, Padres 0: All the beer, and all the win
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<p>Yup, I'm back.</p> <h5>Beer #1 Big Swell: Maui Brewing</h5>
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<li>Yea I know, I had this beer last time wrote, but I do love it. So so so much<br>
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<li>Missed the top of the 1st, but didn't miss much. A very depressing trend. Hopefully my trend of losing recaps wont continue as well.<br>
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<li>My buddy Gerry, also a huge Dbacks fan, watches with me. Fun fact: looks like Gerry Garcia and loves the Grateful Dead.</li>
<li>More silliness from the Dbacks as Arroyo forgets how to field. Nice. Luckily a double play saves us from more shenanigans.</li>
<li>Gerry says the season isn't over. I laugh and continue drinking. <br>
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<li>Top of the second with 2 outs and a man on second .......and another scoreless inning</li>
<li>Gerry lives and dies or disc golf. Believe it or not, but there are professional sponsored disc golfers. This is a thing.<br>
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<li>Getting ragged on quite a bit at work, and even at my haven in Papago, for loving the Dbacks. Being a Dbacks fan is tough now. Thank God for beer.</li>
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<p align="center">Now if we had a legion of Astartes....that might give the season hope.</p>
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<h5>Beer #2: Private Label IPA Firestone Walker Brewing</h5>
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<li>Unlike the previous beer this is a bit maltier, but not so much that it's like an English style IPA. Just in case no ones noticed I'm a bit of a hophead. <br>
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<li>Goldy truly is the only reason I'm excited to watch this team. He's a machine. They should cast him for the next Terminator</li>
<li>On that note Goldy keeps things going in the 3rd and Miggy walks. Bases loaded son!</li>
<li>Hill's trade value just went up a notch: two run single!!!! 2-0<br>
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<li>Seriously, Hill's getting traded. This will happen. You heard it here first.</li>
<li>Gerry though agrees that Owings is untouchable, even with the easy ground out to the pitcher to start the 4th........</li>
<li>Probably should have written an article about San Diego beer. They have an ungodly amount of breweries in that city. Stone Brewing, Ballast Point, Pizza Port, Mission, Green Flash, Iron Fish, Port Brewing, Lost Abbey etc.<br>
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<li>Arroyo really does look like he's woken up from the coma he must have been in the first few weeks. A nice 1-2-3 inning.<br>
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<li>On a side note, how long have we been listening to the talking-heads of sports media claim San Diego will be a dark horse only to have them be meh?</li>
<li>"Oh wait? What's that you say? Parra get's thrown out trying to steal? That never happens." Said no-one ever.</li>
<li>How is Parra even allowed to steal? He has the base running instincts of a brain dead lemming.</li>
<li>No Hitter is over, and yes, I jinxed it.</li>
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<p align="center">Gibby upon learning of Parra's attempted steal........</p>
<h5>Beer# 3: Knotty Pine Pale Ale Lumberyard Brewing</h5>
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<li>New beer in my book: Gerry describes it as liquified pine needles. Apparently I like me some pine needles.</li>
<li>Bottom of the 6th and it's still 2-0. Feels like the offense has had a ton of chances to extend the lead and just can't make it work. Sigh</li>
<li>I don't know why but Arroyo looks like that axe guy from Last Action Hero. Maybe a bit of a stretch but....... <br>
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<p align="center">Someone please photoshop a cap on him and you'll see what I see.....</p>
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<li>Top of the 7th: Very very very confused as to how Inciarte (spl?) didn't get on base there. Madness.</li>
<li>Would really love to see some insurance runs there, but the Dbacks per usual do not heed my pleas.</li>
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<h5>Beer #4: Undercover Shutdown American Strong Ale Lagunitas Brewing</h5>
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<li>An American Strong Ale. Essentially the style usually hovers around 8-9% by volume with both big hop and big malt characteristics. Arrogant Bastard Ale is another example of the style, though that beer is much hoppier.</li>
<li>8th inning: Goldy approacheth. Goldy groundeth outeth into double playeth..........</li>
<li>Ziegler up and I find myself dreading what may come. Such is my confidence in this team</li>
<li>Thankfully my fears are proven wrong.</li>
<li>That is one hell of a mustache from Thayer. Wish work would let me grow such an abominations.</li>
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<p align="center">The Emperor approves</p>
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<li>Top of the 9th and the Dbacks are once again teasing me with insurance runs. Yet they disappoint again.</li>
<li>Reed, oh you fickle Closer you. With such a hapless start of the season I'm still not sure what kind of closer he is. </li>
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<h5>Beer # 5: Cascaderade IPL</h5>
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<li>No, not a typo. A IPL is an Indian Pale Lager. Mostly the same process, but then the brewer uses a lager yeast instead of a ale yeast. Makes for a crisper finish to the beer, but takes a bit away from the bold flavors we associate with ales.</li>
<li>As I have the first sip.......WE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</li>
<li>Truly a miracle. <br>
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<li>Thanks for reading this stream of consciousness, it shall continue.</li>
<li>Also, Gerry won $3 thanks to this win. Woot woot.</li>
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<h5>Beers and whistles</h5>
<p align="center"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2014-05-02&team=Padres&dh=0&season=2014"><img alt="20140502_diamondbacks_padres_0_2014050303736_live_medium" class="photo" src="http://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/imported_assets/2179589/20140502_Diamondbacks_Padres_0_2014050303736_live_medium.png"></a><br>[<i>Click to enlarge, at fangraphs.com</i>]<br><b>Robert Duvall: Bronson Arroyo, +38.5%<br></b>Steve Reeves: Aaron Hill, +18.5%<b><br><i>RuPaul: Martin Prado, -5.9%</i></b></p>
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<p>A light, but fairly cheerful Gameday Thread, with 320 comments across 22 people. DbacksSkins led the way, ahead of TolkienBard and preston.salisbury. Also taking part: Circa4life, Clefo, DeadmanG, Fangdango, GODSCHMIDT, GuruB, Jim McLennan, JoeCB1991, Makakilo, MrMrrbi, PR151, asteroid, azshadowwalker, benhat, blank_38, hotclaws, luckycc, shoewizard and txzona. Comment of the night to Fangdangs, who seemed excited by the idea of KT being involved in Hundley talks.</p>
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<p>We get Hundley, they get KT?</p>
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<p>We're back at Petco tomorrow, with a 5:40pm first pitch, as Brandon McCarthy takes on former Diamondback, Ian Kennedy.</p>
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https://www.azsnakepit.com/2014/5/3/5677034/beercap-three-the-reckoningTurambar2014-05-03T00:45:23-04:002014-05-03T00:45:23-04:00Diamondbacks 2, Padres 0
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<p>Bronson Arroyo pitched seven shutout innings, and Aaron Hill came through with a two-RBI single in the third inning, as the D-backs took the first game of the road-trip, three-hitting the Padres at Petco. </p> <p>The last time <span>Bronson Arroyo</span> pitched in Petco, he threw a complete-game three-hit shutout. He had a little bit of help this time, from <span>Brad Ziegler</span> and <span>Addison Reed</span>, but the outcome was exactly the same. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a> were flummoxed entirely by Arroyo's brand of wizardry, and he held them to three hits, all singles, and one walk over seven innings, with six strikeouts. He now is working on an ongoing scoreless streak of 16 innings at Petco Park. He could perhaps have gone deeper, having thrown only 91 pitches, but Kirk Gibson went to the bullpen, who were impeccable. Ziegler worked a perfect eighth, and Addison Reed picked up his seventh save with a 1-2-3 ninth.</p>
<p>Arizona weren't exactly dominant against the Padres' Andrew Cashner - indeed, they only had one hit with a runner in scoring position all night. But it was a big one, after the bases were loaded by walks to <span>Gerardo Parra</span> and <span>Miguel Montero</span>, around a <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> single. <span>Aaron Hill</span> dropped an 0-1 pitch into left center, scoring all the runs the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a> would get, or indeed, need. Hill had another hit, while Parra and <span>Cody Ross</span> reached base twice, each with a hit and a walk. Debutant Ender Inciarte also got his name in the plus column, singling for his first major-league hit in the ninth.</p>
<p>Turambar will be along in a little while with a surprisingly happy and upbeat Beercap. I'd expect karaoke...</p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2014/5/3/5677266/diamondbacks-padres-scoreJim McLennan2014-05-02T21:00:03-04:002014-05-02T21:00:03-04:00Preview: Insert "Ender's Game" reference here
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<p>The third player to make their major-league debut for the 2014 Diamondbacks will take the field tonight, as Ender Inciarte makes it to the show. Congratulations to him.</p> <p>
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<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Diamondbacks</a> Lineup</h4>
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<li> <span>Gerardo Parra</span> - RF </li>
<li> <span>Martin Prado</span> - 3B</li>
<li> <span>Paul Goldschmidt</span> - 1B</li>
<li> <span>Miguel Montero</span> - C</li>
<li> <span>Aaron Hill</span> - 2B</li>
<li> <span>Cody Ross</span> - LF</li>
<li> <span>Chris Owings</span> - SS</li>
<li> <span>Ender Inciarte</span> - CF</li>
<li>Bronson Arroyo - P</li>
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<h5>Worst starts in the major-leagues since 1998</h5>
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<li> <b>6-25. </b><br>2003 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Tigers</a> (Won #32)</li>
<li> <b>8-23.</b><br>1998 D-backs (Lost #31)<br>1999 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fishstripes.com/">Marlins</a> (Lost #32)<br>2005 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.royalsreview.com/">Royals</a> (Lost #32)<br>2006 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pirates</a> (Won #32)<br>2012 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.twinkietown.com/">Twins</a> (Won #32)<br>2013 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/">Astros</a> (Lost #32)</li>
<li> <b>9-22.</b><br>16 teams tied, including 2014 D-backs</li>
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<p>Ender Inciarte makes his major-league debut tonight, playing CF for the Diamondbacks as they start a road-trip in San Diego. He'll be the third player with such a debut for Arizona, and the first position player, with the other two both being pitchers (<span>Bo Schultz</span> and <span>Mike Bolsinger</span>). He's the sixth in team history to appear for his first game in center field. Can you name the other five? Answer at the end.</p>
<p>As mentioned earlier, the D-backs made another outfield move, with <span>Alfredo Marte</span> replacing Tony Campana. The latter's inability to hit (.160 average) or take a walk (precisely zero bases on balls since Opening Day) made his speed a great deal less useful than it would otherwise have been. Not that Marte exactly set the major leagues on fire last time, but the .271 OBP he posted in 22 games would still be an improvement. And we'll be hoping for more, since he'll also be a year older, having turned 25 last month. Marte's numbers in Reno are significantly better this season, though small sample size applies there.</p>
<p>We'll also see tonight if Arroyo can build upon the success of his previous start, and certainly, Petco Park is a more friendly environment for him to be pitching in than many. In his six career starts there, he has a 2.13 ERA, although only one of those is since the end of the 2010 season. However, that one was a complete-game shutout for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.redreporter.com/">Reds</a> in July 2012, when he three-hit the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a>. Something along those lines would be very welcome this evening, but I'd settle simply for us kicking off the road-trip with a victory. That's give Turambar something different for his beercap: celebratory alcohol, rather than the "drowning sorrows" type!</p>
<p><i>The other five D-backs to play their first major-league game in CF were <span>Adam Eaton</span> and <span>A.J. Pollock</span> (2012), Parra (2009), <span>Chris Young</span> (2006) and <span>Luis Terrero</span> (2003, off the bench).</i></p>
https://www.azsnakepit.com/2014/5/2/5676698/game-32-diamondbacks-padresJim McLennan