Spring Training Game #18:

by Rox Girl on Mar 13, 2008 1:44 PM MDT in Rockpile

By this point in the Spring, most players will be turning in performances that are more regular season in nature. New pitches that didn't work will get scrapped, plays will be run out at close to full speed, and starters (thanks to the cuts that had just been made) tend to stay in the games longer. The performances mean a bit more this week, in other words, and problems that cropped up earlier should be mostly corrected by now.

Ubaldo Jimenez pitches against the Rangers, with Manny Corpas and Brian Fuentes also figuring to see some work.

No audio or video, you can access Gameday from the entry page, or I'm sure somebody has the url to go directly to it (here).

Both Scott Podsednik and Cory Sullivan figure to see a lot of AB's today, batting first and second, as Hurdle needs to make the decision. Ian Stewart plays third and Omar Quintanilla short in a possible preview of Colorado Springs' left side of the infield.

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I hope

this trend of not scoring runs doesn't become a habit.

by Squeaky on Mar 13, 2008 3:12 PM MDT reply actions

I hope

not having a hit doesn't become a habit.

"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Mar 13, 2008 3:15 PM MDT up reply actions

Seriously

What is with scrubs shutting us down? Holliday and Helton may be the only regulars, but that's not an excuse. (Oh, and Yorvit, but that doesn't count).

Officially going to be watching our 2008 playoff run from the other side of the Atlantic!!!

by Silverblood on Mar 13, 2008 3:18 PM MDT up reply actions

I wouldn't call

Mendoza a scrub. He's actually turned some heads this spring training and should take over the injured Brandon McCarthy's spot in the rotation.

"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Mar 13, 2008 3:23 PM MDT up reply actions

I'd be nervous if I were a Rangers fan

Spring stats being meaningless and all, but that ERA over 12 just doesn't inspire a whole lot of confidence.

by Rox Girl on Mar 13, 2008 3:29 PM MDT up reply actions

If I were a Rangers fan

I'd be used to it. Seeing as their park is the unhumidored AL version of Coors.

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by Silverblood on Mar 13, 2008 3:31 PM MDT up reply actions

Would you rather

have Sidney Ponson? Or The Electrician?

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by Russ Oates on Mar 13, 2008 3:33 PM MDT up reply actions

Hey, I'm not saying Mendoza is the only one

that would make me nervous were I a Rangers fan, I'm just saying that their head turning threshold seems lower than ours right now. Unless you were talking about the turning of heads to watch Helton bombs, than I can understand.

by Rox Girl on Mar 13, 2008 3:38 PM MDT up reply actions

Holy CRAP

Every time I bag on Yorvit, he does something!

2-run double... 4-1 now. 5-1, actually (Q RBI single).

Officially going to be watching our 2008 playoff run from the other side of the Atlantic!!!

by Silverblood on Mar 13, 2008 3:23 PM MDT up reply actions

And Helton, hearing our complaints

takes it upon himself to fix it! Extra BP helped! 2-run jack, 2-1 lead, and then Holliday with a single. Nice. Much better.

Officially going to be watching our 2008 playoff run from the other side of the Atlantic!!!

by Silverblood on Mar 13, 2008 3:22 PM MDT reply actions

Hurdles strategy of stacking left-handers

against Mendoza didn't work the first time through the lineup, it appears to be a bit more successful in plate appearance number two for most of our guys, it seems.

by Rox Girl on Mar 13, 2008 3:23 PM MDT reply actions

Second time through

Yep, I was thinking the exact same thing. Apparently they all just needed a 2nd try against him. Second time through the order and either he's suddenly complete lost it, or our guys have figured him out.

by holly96 on Mar 13, 2008 3:38 PM MDT up reply actions

5-1

after Yorvit drives in two, and then Q drives him in.

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by Russ Oates on Mar 13, 2008 3:24 PM MDT reply actions

Good thing

it was Yorvit who scored off of Q's hit. I wouldn't want the language barrier to stop the two from celebrating.

by arosenthal on Mar 13, 2008 4:43 PM MDT up reply actions

Nix

seems to be getting hit a lot. I guess he figures it'll help his OBP.

Officially going to be watching our 2008 playoff run from the other side of the Atlantic!!!

by Silverblood on Mar 13, 2008 3:24 PM MDT reply actions

I'll take credit for that

I say something about it and bang! Ta-da!

by Squeaky on Mar 13, 2008 3:25 PM MDT reply actions

Actually

it had nothing to do with you. At all. It was all me. I bagged on Yorvit and told the regulars to do something. So :P.

Officially going to be watching our 2008 playoff run from the other side of the Atlantic!!!

by Silverblood on Mar 13, 2008 3:26 PM MDT up reply actions

Gameday stuck after the Nix HBP

What's going on? Is the inning over, or have we poured it on?

Officially going to be watching our 2008 playoff run from the other side of the Atlantic!!!

by Silverblood on Mar 13, 2008 3:29 PM MDT reply actions

pitching change.

Who knows after that, though.

by Rox Girl on Mar 13, 2008 3:30 PM MDT up reply actions

Ubaldo

Man no balls till the 4th...hes doing pretty well. Granted alot of the batters are swinging early.

by jarish on Mar 13, 2008 3:32 PM MDT reply actions

Don't trust the balls and strikes

Spring Gameday is hardly ever accurate in that regard.

by Rox Girl on Mar 13, 2008 3:37 PM MDT up reply actions

ahhh

Ahhh...im used to regular season gameday.

by jarish on Mar 13, 2008 3:39 PM MDT up reply actions

It's understandable

Actually, most of the Phoenix area stadiums have accurate counters, and I think TEP (where the D-backs and White Sox play) does as well, it might just be at Hi Corbett and Peoria that they count one pitch for every out by contact or hit, three strikes for every K, and four balls for every walk. It's as frustrating as heck, particularly when there's no broadcast to go along to know what the truth is.

by Rox Girl on Mar 13, 2008 3:47 PM MDT up reply actions

Jinx

And there I go jinxing him :(

by jarish on Mar 13, 2008 3:51 PM MDT up reply actions

U-ball bunted, Pods walked

Sully squelched with the bases loaded (groundout to second), inning over.

Officially going to be watching our 2008 playoff run from the other side of the Atlantic!!!

by Silverblood on Mar 13, 2008 3:33 PM MDT reply actions

And then U-Ball

gives it all back in the next frame . . .

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by Russ Oates on Mar 13, 2008 3:48 PM MDT reply actions

I see

Yeah I see what you mean. I thought things looked a bit fishy throughout.

by jarish on Mar 13, 2008 3:51 PM MDT reply actions

I'm glad Josh Hamilton went AL

I was worried at the start of the offseason that the Padres would try to pick him up. I think that this turned out much better in the end, the results of this game notwithstanding.

by Rox Girl on Mar 13, 2008 4:34 PM MDT reply actions

Hmmm

I don't get why Fuentes is untouchable. He's still a good lefty reliever and I'm pleased to have him on the team, but he shouldn't by any means be designated the "zero trade" guy.

Officially going to be watching our 2008 playoff run from the other side of the Atlantic!!!

by Silverblood on Mar 13, 2008 4:35 PM MDT reply actions

His value

will skyrocket following some 'contender' losing a closer to injury or having someone struggle out of the gate. Plus, might as well wait until Weathers is ready.

by arosenthal on Mar 13, 2008 4:46 PM MDT up reply actions

Leadoff double by Kata

in the bottom of the tenth, and we can't win the game. Grrrrr.

Officially going to be watching our 2008 playoff run from the other side of the Atlantic!!!

by Silverblood on Mar 13, 2008 5:33 PM MDT reply actions

OK, I give up

How can everyone here be so into spring training games? I see we tied, but I couldn't care whatsoever.

by arosenthal on Mar 13, 2008 6:16 PM MDT reply actions

Personally, the results don't matter

Win, lose, tie, it doesn't hurt or get me particularly excited if we do well or not. Okay, so I get a little excited for the wins still. Maybe that's why I like Spring Training so much. You can get absorb all the euphoria when the team does well but just write off the bad performances completely. I just wish I was there.

by Rox Girl on Mar 13, 2008 6:24 PM MDT up reply actions