Spring Game #31: A Visit to Chase Field
I believe Micah Bowie's starting this one. Doug Davis slithers to the mound for the D'Backs.
Let's wish Davis well as he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
Go Rockies!
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Definitely good thoughts for Davis
I've always sort of liked him despite the fact that he's very sloooow pitching-wise, and I certainly don't wish cancer on anyone. Get better, Doug! (But give up plenty of runs to the Rox tonight).
Gameday link?
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 6:22 PM MDT 0 recs
Thanks for reminding me
about the Gameday link. It's up there now.
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by Russ on
Mar 28, 2008 6:24 PM MDT
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Just fixed the Gameday link.
They've finally gone to the '08 version.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 6:50 PM MDT 0 recs
Uh, apparently
Eric Byrnes took Kirk Gibson for a pedicure. Find out Monday what went down on FSN Arizona! Thank you, but I'd rather not.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 6:58 PM MDT 0 recs
New Gameday again?
Why must they change it every year? I get comfortable with the old one. When I have to watch the first month and a half of the season on it, I like to know the deal. But whatever, I'm sure I'll adjust.
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 7:00 PM MDT 0 recs
Wow
I thought your first post said "I wish Doug Davis had Thyroid Cancer" then I saw the link on Gameday and was like WTF?
Hope he is well
Die-hard Rockies fan. On the bandwagon since 7/6/93. Not giving up my seat. EVER! rockiesfan4ever reffered you
by rockiesfan4ever on Mar 28, 2008 7:01 PM MDT 0 recs
Maybe
now that we have the New!Shiny! version of Gameday, we will get updates more often than every inning (or two). That would be nice.
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 7:03 PM MDT 0 recs
Start the game already!
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 7:10 PM MDT 0 recs
Gameday's already ahead of
the MLB.TV feed.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 7:12 PM MDT 0 recs
Double the other way for Helton.
Announcer's debating whether Todd's a Hall of Famer.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 7:16 PM MDT 0 recs
We DO get pitch-by-pitch updates
So nice! Let's see what Bowie has up his sleeve.
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 7:20 PM MDT 0 recs
That was
a close play at second, and a bit dangerous with the head-first slide.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 7:22 PM MDT 0 recs
Best wishes
to Davis and the D'backs community...
On a lighter note, I totally love the new Gameday. Everything just looks a lot nicer than previous years, while keeping most of the bells and whistles. I rather enjoyed watching Byrnes get K'ed swinging just now.
by oo_nrb on Mar 28, 2008 7:23 PM MDT 0 recs
Byrnes K's.
Plenty more of those to come against the Rockies.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 7:24 PM MDT 0 recs
Bradley Bomber!
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 7:30 PM MDT 0 recs
And Torrealba follows
with a long, long homer.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 7:32 PM MDT 0 recs
Back to back!
No kidding, Silver, I have no idea. 2-0 is fine by me, though.
by oo_nrb on Mar 28, 2008 7:32 PM MDT 0 recs
And Nix!
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 7:33 PM MDT 0 recs
And now Nix?
Back to back to back? What is going on at the bottom of our rotation?!?
by oo_nrb on Mar 28, 2008 7:33 PM MDT 0 recs
Wow
Lineup. Not rotation. Lineup. I was just rather happy at the time, and words came out, and...yeah, I'll just go back to Gameday.
by oo_nrb on Mar 28, 2008 7:36 PM MDT 0 recs
Willy T goes down looking again.
Ugh.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 7:36 PM MDT 0 recs
I think we'll see
a new pitcher every inning for the Rockies.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 7:39 PM MDT 0 recs
Herges is in now.
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by Russ on
Mar 28, 2008 7:41 PM MDT
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Ah
Thanks - I suppose that I should just be grateful that there's pitch-by-pitch and let the mis-named pitchers slide...
by oo_nrb on
Mar 28, 2008 7:43 PM MDT
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Holy crud
I went to finish dinner and miss NIX jacking one out to make it three in a row? I like this lineup, I likes, I likes.
Willy T? Now, not so much.
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 7:42 PM MDT 0 recs
Helton
is on a TEAR. Hopefully this carries into the regular season...!
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 7:49 PM MDT 0 recs
Davis
is throwing BP.
I've been in this game a hundred years, but I see new ways to lose I never knew existed before. - Casey Stengel
by Behrens on Mar 28, 2008 7:50 PM MDT 0 recs
Well, well, well.
Holliday with a shot past the outfield wall.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 7:50 PM MDT 0 recs
Holliday
5-0!
I feel bad for Davis on account of the cancer, but this is undoubtedly very fun.
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 7:51 PM MDT 0 recs
Nah,
I think he's had a bad enough day, without getting pounded like this.
by 4thturn on Mar 28, 2008 7:52 PM MDT 0 recs
And certainly
he has my prayers (and I'm sure the rest of the Row's), but not when he's pitching against us.
I've been in this game a hundred years, but I see new ways to lose I never knew existed before. - Casey Stengel
by Behrens on
Mar 28, 2008 7:53 PM MDT
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Drew shouldn't have cut off that ball.
Upton would have had the assist on Atkins being out at third. Mark Reynolds was upset.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 7:56 PM MDT 0 recs
Nix walks
Bases loaded. There will probably be a PH for Herges here. (Gameday still thinks it's Bowie).
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 7:58 PM MDT 0 recs
Fernando Seguignol is
a huge guy.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 7:58 PM MDT 0 recs
And the big man
comes through. Infield single scores Atkins, and Willy T is up. Please try not to K looking.
by Silverblood on
Mar 28, 2008 8:02 PM MDT
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Willy, don't go down
looking again.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 8:01 PM MDT 0 recs
There you go, Willy.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 8:03 PM MDT 0 recs
Two-run single for the T
Come on, T3. Your turn. Need a hit.
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 8:03 PM MDT 0 recs
Not a good outing for Davis,
but he has much greater things to worry about. All the best to you, Doug.
Time to feast on another pitcher (hopefully).
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 8:04 PM MDT 0 recs
Abe Woody is in
The Iceman needs to get in on the fun.
by Silverblood on
Mar 28, 2008 8:05 PM MDT
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Wow
Now I come back and we're up 8-0! Heck of a bad streak for Davis...I think it's that soul patch he has on. Whenever I looked at his mugshot, I thought it was a bug on my screen. Regardless, more good wishes for him and his recovery.
by oo_nrb on Mar 28, 2008 8:07 PM MDT 0 recs
Troy gave it a good ride,
but not good enough.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 8:08 PM MDT 0 recs
Ah, Tulo
Everyone else is getting hits, but since you've had 3 ABs and it's the third, I'm sure you'll have more chances.
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 8:09 PM MDT 0 recs
I suppose if there is a safe spot
to put Vizcaino in, it's evidently here.
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 8:13 PM MDT 0 recs
He's looking good out there.
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by Russ on
Mar 28, 2008 8:13 PM MDT
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Until that homer.
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by Russ on
Mar 28, 2008 8:16 PM MDT
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Why Pitch Davis?
The young man has bigger fish to tackle and why disrupt his confidence by getting his head handed to him by the Rocks pounders.
I think this was a dumb move by Melvin. However, the purple are making a statement.
by PinchHitLancePainter on Mar 28, 2008 8:19 PM MDT 0 recs
Speaking of old
I just visited the Snakepit to see their reaction to the game so far, and much to my surprise, they have yet to receive the shiny SBN 2.0 treatment. Granted, I instantly knew where everything was, but it definitely threw me for a loop.
by oo_nrb on
Mar 28, 2008 8:22 PM MDT
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The Snakepit will be 2.0 on Sunday.
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by Russ on
Mar 28, 2008 8:23 PM MDT
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I've been over there for most of the game
as you can probably see.
by Silverblood on
Mar 28, 2008 8:23 PM MDT
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Haha
Yeah, I'm rather enjoying the commentary and rapport.
by oo_nrb on
Mar 28, 2008 8:25 PM MDT
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Helton
hit every ball at every at bat like a bullet when I was in Tucson. Even on the back fields he was mashing.
I predict .340, 100 RBI's, 44 doubles and 100 RS, 20 HRs
by PinchHitLancePainter on Mar 28, 2008 8:23 PM MDT 0 recs
First-pitch out for Helton?
There's something you rarely see.
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 8:23 PM MDT 0 recs
Holliday with another bomb!
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 8:24 PM MDT 0 recs
Holliday
Second dinger of the game! He's ready for the season. And Dbacks Nation has to be just a little nervous about Lyon closing...
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 8:24 PM MDT 0 recs
Oh hey!
I just noticed that New Gameday tells you what kind of pitch it was!
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 8:30 PM MDT 0 recs
Snyder still hitting like a fiend
Fuentes still as wobbly as a top. I wish I could trust him the way I once used to, but I fear those days are long gone.
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 8:33 PM MDT 0 recs
Are you going to trust
Ramon Ramirez to implode for the Royals?
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by Russ on
Mar 28, 2008 8:34 PM MDT
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I have this rather bad feeling
the opposition may enjoy seeing Fuentes more than we will.
by Silverblood on
Mar 28, 2008 8:37 PM MDT
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That bad feeling
is mutual among most of the Row, I fear...
by oo_nrb on
Mar 28, 2008 8:39 PM MDT
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Burke's going to be a pest this year.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 8:42 PM MDT 0 recs
Zoyyy
Burke continues to torch it, 2-run single. 3 runs in, 9-4 lead now. Fuentes, can you please pretend that you are still good? Thankee kindly.
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 8:42 PM MDT 0 recs
Yep,
that's Matt Daley who comes from my neck of the woods, Queens, NY.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 8:47 PM MDT 0 recs
So what's up with
playing all these exhibition games at teams' home fields that don't count just before the season starts? Another Bud Selig bright idea?
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 8:52 PM MDT 0 recs
More than likely
I wish that we'd have skipped this one against the D'backs, and gotten to do our traditional Rox/Sox game in the Springs.
by oo_nrb on
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All the subs are now in
And.... Daley, please try to get them out, even if only in interest of expediting the game.
by Silverblood on Mar 28, 2008 9:01 PM MDT 0 recs
Hey, Chris,
how about another homer this spring?
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 9:14 PM MDT 0 recs
Nasty by Corpas to end the inning.
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by Russ on Mar 28, 2008 9:23 PM MDT 0 recs
Nasty slider.
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by Russ on
Mar 28, 2008 9:24 PM MDT
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ESPN Radio
I just randomly discovered that I have an ESPN PPV channel on my tv, and since I haven't paid for anything, it's playing ESPN Radio. Anyway, Gamenight is previewing the Rockies right now with guest Drew Goodman (that is his name, right?). Talking about the offense right now and how they're going to score a ton of runs. Goodman just called Tulo a freak.
by holly96 on Mar 28, 2008 9:31 PM MDT 0 recs
Well, all the best
baseball players are some sort of freak. Or alien. The great ones are all aliens.
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by Russ on
Mar 28, 2008 9:33 PM MDT
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True
Very true.
Now they're talking about how excited Denver is for the Rockies this season. Very true. I know I'm more excited for the season than I've ever been, and I've always been excited about baseball starting up again.
by holly96 on
Mar 28, 2008 9:35 PM MDT
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Now
It'll be up to the guys not to blow it. We've won them back, but they're not going to stay forever if we go back to our climes of suckitude.
by Silverblood on
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Meanwhile, in an alternate universe.....
I'm watching "Home Team Classics" on FSN. Just caught the Helton bomb vs. Saito game. Now it's the final game of the regular season against the D-backs.
Watching it, it's so nice to be reminded exactly how filthy Jiminez is, and how big he came up in a high pressure situation. Just watching this kid pitch that ballgame makes me forget any problems he had this spring. Good god he has crazy nasty stuff. He'll be just fine before the season's too old.
BTW -- it looks like they won't have the play-in game on Home Team Classics. Dang it -- I was at the game and I never actually saw the TV coverage. I'd love to have a copy of that game stored on my DVR. Ah well, I'll just have to replay it in my head. And those are some memories that aren't going anywhere for the rest of my life, I can tell you.
by BroJB on Mar 28, 2008 9:34 PM MDT 0 recs
FSN
is showing it tomorrow, starting at 9, in its entirety. Followed by the NLDS winner and the Pennant clincher. Clear out some space on the DVR...
by oo_nrb on
Mar 28, 2008 9:36 PM MDT
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Oh baby.
I'm knocking off a bunch of "Human Weapons" to make room on the DVR. Great show, but the play-in game's gotta have plenty of room!
by BroJB on
Mar 28, 2008 9:38 PM MDT
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:)
Lucky...I wish I had a DVR...or a VCR, that'd work too. I so want a copy of the play-in game.
by oo_nrb on
Mar 28, 2008 9:39 PM MDT
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It's available
on iTunes, or at least it was. That's where I got it. Took me frigging forever to download, but so worth it.
by Silverblood on
Mar 28, 2008 9:40 PM MDT
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Hmm...
I may have to consider that one...watching game 162 on FSN now, thanks for the heads-up BroJB :) .
by oo_nrb on
Mar 28, 2008 9:42 PM MDT
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I have the entire
play-in game on my iTunes. If I'm up tomorrow (tomorrow being Saturday, ergo I will probably be sleeping in, and I have a lot of errands to run before I go back to NY on Sunday) I'll definitely be checking in anyway. Never, ever, ever gets old.


