Game #40: The Thorn of the Rose vs Pwnings
by Rox Girl on May 14, 2008 6:30 PM MDT
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I like thinking of it a lot better in those terms. Andrew Gifford has it right, Jorge de la Rosa is quite possibly the greatest pitcher of his time. There needs to be more pride, more of our blood tonight. The time's basically up for tinkering and if the Rockies can't beat the D-backs now, they might as well plan a summer trip to Glimmerglass for the opera or Tanglewood to go hear the Boston Pops, or maybe just take an art tour in Europe because their baseball games really won't mean anything. If they want to go local, I'm sure Aspen's Summer music festival could use some volunteers. Might as well get some culture and mingle with others afraid of making noise or getting their uniforms dirty and don't really care about beating the Diamondbacks.
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If this
was Micah Owings circa 2003-04, I’d be rooting for him. Sadly, he had to be a D’Back. Boo!
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A couple D-backs boards, including Jim's
mention that Francis is tipping his pitches, which would make sense the way the Snakes are hitting them. It’s hard to imagine a team being that good without some help. The Rockies video people and Francis need to work on this ASAP.
Even Randy Johnson taking him deep like that, knew something was up
it was wierd the way all of the D-backs were on the same page
by TulsaDriller on May 14, 2008 7:37 PM MDT up reply actions
He was sickeningly complementary toward the Rockies..
....”there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the Rockies right now”...”Mr Hurdle has a great team”,just trying to be the anti-Byrnes
Didn't know that..
.....maybe we can offer the 2nd through 5th best pitchers in our rotation
by TulsaDriller on May 14, 2008 7:43 PM MDT up reply actions
Spilly starts
the game with a walk! Score him!
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Matty with a double, Spilly to third.
Helton, a timely hit would be nice.
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Garrett :(
Hawpe, how about you?
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Clearly, no.
First pitch out.
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Annnd
there’s my cue to head to this concert….guess I won’t be missing much
Obviously these guys are honor grads
of the John Madden/Tim McCarver School of Sports Broadcasting
by TulsaDriller on May 14, 2008 7:53 PM MDT up reply actions
Key to the game
Score more runs than the other guys.
I mean, as long as we’re goin’ simple….
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
If it weren't for "message boards"
Atkins would have homered right there
How about that?
Owings: Originally drafted by the Rockies
De La Rosa: Originally signed by the D-Backs
Every day is a Holliday!
Before that, however, he was under AZ control
According to his Baseball Reference page linked up top. You guys had him farmed out in Mexico for a couple of seasons before the Red Sox bought him.
DP!
Hudson fell on his way out of the box, hehe.
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I'm not kidding
When I saw the umps conversing, I assumed that Hurdle had written “TORREALBA” on the lineup card and played Iannetta.
Every day is a Holliday!
And we have a break
for groundskeeper work on all the loose dirt around home.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Iannetta with a good AB.
So, you Rowers pumped that Iannetta is starting?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Relieved is a better term.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Yes, well,
that inning went smoothly . . . for Owings.
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He is already up to 43 pitches,
But that’s the only bright side at this point. Our team needs to do a bit better.
Sweet pitch
by Jorge right there
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Nice Q...
Almost had it there.
Some really long AB’s by the team tonight that will pay off against Owings about twenty pitches from now.
Where are you getting pitch counts?
...I’ve got ESPN’s Gamecast on and I don’t se it there. Are you scoring at home?
by TulsaDriller on May 14, 2008 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions
Hurdle: "We have to play better"
Thanks for that, Clint.
That's our manager!
Gives me great hope for the rest of the season. Or not.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Clint's a man of profound wisdom...
Statements like that make it clear to see why he’s the guy in charge and not Dinger.
4 different pitches to Owings
three of them were offspeed or breaking. That’s a lot of respect for a pitcher’s bat.
+1
It would appear that a major set of nerves were at least partially responsible for his debut.
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A real pitcher's duel tonight.
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How'd that
ball get by Hawpe?
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Horrible, horrible
misplay by Hawpe. This is rookie ball, now????
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Could have been much worse, I guess
Bad Brad.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
A decent scramble out of a bad situation...
It would have helped if D-backs hitters were more like Rockies in bases loaded situations (see inning number one tonight).
Saying something like that might have been fine in the Spring...
But it’s pretty close to a ban-worthy offense right now. Spilly’s facial hair is our third best player after Spilly and Atkins.
I assume you meant Helton? Not Spilly?
It looks like a disguise!!
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
No, no,
Spilly’s been great for us this season, the rankings look like this:
Demigod:
Matt Holliday
Players:
1. Spilborghs
2. Atkins
3. Spilly’s ‘stache, or chops, or beard
4. Iannetta
I would put Bucky on that list..
But lately he hasn’t had a chance to show off his value.
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He's on....
his 5th or 6th version this season. Stay tuned. It may yet get to facial sculpture status.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
This has been a really small K zone.
When Mark Grace even admit’s that it’s a strike, it’s a strike.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
That pitch was in every strike zone
The stupid ump just blew it and cost us two runs. Hurdle needed to get tossed over that call.
Every day is a Holliday!
I was gonna say,
Of The Rose has pitched a great game, though the boxscore won’t show it. Hurdle should have come out to yell at the ump as soon as O-Dawg smacked that double.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Right down broadway on gameday
and you don’t even need the fancy technology to see that was a strike, if you’re watching. Hurdle should not have let that go after the base hit.
Unbelievable miss.
There is NO excuse for a call that pathetically terrible
And Hurdle should have let the umpire know that fact.
Every day is a Holliday!
That's how it goes when you're in a rut...
Rookie ump blows third-strike call that would have ended inning, and next pitch is a two-run single.
And DLR
is officially rattled.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Pitching change.
Can we also change runs?
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He's going
to get injured on that head-first leap to first eventually.
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You can't get hurt with hair like that
Now a broken finger is a different story
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Well, I'm officially upset that we got rid of De La Rosa.
Especially in that dismal Sexson deal.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Russ..
Did you hear that Bob Costas will be hosting someone from Deadspin on his radio show this weekend?
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No,
I don’t really pay attention to Costas unless he says something ridiculous.
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I used to have a lot of respect for the guy..
But he’s said some pretty dumb things lately.
Last week he had a pretty good discussion on his show between three authors that had written about the greatest sports games in history. Highlighted was 78 Yankees Red Sox, 60 Pirates Yankees Mazeroski (sp?) HR, and the Giants Colts NFL Championship 1960.
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I've always
been a fan of the Ice Bowl myself.
I mean, I hate the Cowboys with a vengeance, (of course) and I’m not a fan of the Packers, but what a game.
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A couple attempted make-up calls there
But they don’t take two runs off the board.
Every day is a Holliday!
Rockies
got lucky in getting the final out.
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This umpiring crew sucks.
Did you see what Micah mouthed after running to first though?
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Couldn't
make it out.
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Beagn with B and ended with hit (and I don't mean Base hit)
by TulsaDriller on May 14, 2008 9:48 PM MDT up reply actions
Kinda funny
for a good southern Christian country boy like Micah to be talking like that.
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Sure did.
I’m pretty sure it was audible if there was a mic nearby. Did you see what DLR said after Hudson’s double?
Every day is a Holliday!
Neither
are suitable for the Row. But I can’t say as I blame the players…
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
No, what'd he say?
Mark Grace was commending him for not snapping at the ump after the double.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
I don't know the Row's policy on Spanish curse words
So I’ll play it safe and just say it was the Spanish for SOB.
Every day is a Holliday!
I'm not sure as well.
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If, by worthless, you mean just 4 hits in his last 32 at bats
...I agree
by TulsaDriller on May 14, 2008 9:53 PM MDT up reply actions
What's his trade value?
And you can quote me on that one, Troy.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Stright up for Jennings?
...and we keep Hirsch and Bucky
by TulsaDriller on May 14, 2008 9:56 PM MDT up reply actions
4-1
You’re team is good, but they’re no Cleveland Indians that’s for sure.
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Hmm?
I feel I’ve missed a reference…..
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by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions
The Indians starting rotation..
Has pitched 43 1/3 scoreless consecutive innings. The last time a team did that was in the 40’s and Satchel Paige was on the mound.
Here’s a link:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080514&content_id=2702010&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
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Eh,
check ‘em for vaseline.
Impressive, though. Brandon Webb did that all by himself, once….
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by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:18 PM MDT up reply actions
Hmm?
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:25 PM MDT up reply actions
'Atta boy, Spilly!
And Herrera.
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3 teams have qualified for the JUCO World Series so far..
Defending Champs Chipola out of Florida
Alvin and Grayson CC out of Texas
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Grayson made it through the backdoor..
New Mexico JC and Weatherford forfeited because of a bench clearing brawl. New Mexico was 45-11 this year.
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I think
that strike 3 call on Holliday might have been payback from the 1st base ump for calling Micah out.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
So you're still ahead?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Only by one ball/strike call.
Just ended up being a pretty big call. You have the feeling that the next pitch would have been a called strike no matter what. :-\
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:01 PM MDT up reply actions
Trivia Time!
What do Matt Herges and Steve Finley have in common?
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Played
for every team in the NL West?
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Yes!
IIRC, the only two players to ever play for all 5 teams in a 5 team division….
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by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions
Except
We’re actually glad we signed Matt Herges.
I've been in this game a hundred years, but I see new ways to lose I never knew existed before. - Casey Stengel
Touché
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by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:12 PM MDT up reply actions
Was Finley in the Mitchell Report too?
by TulsaDriller on May 14, 2008 10:10 PM MDT up reply actions
Don't think so...
Not that the Mitchell Report was ever all-inclusive.
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by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Steven Finley?
Matthew Herges?
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by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Not the best night
for our Hero, our Captain. I’ll give him a mulligan, though.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
23,000 at the game tonight?
Where does the dBacks play? In the middle of a desert? Do they not have any walker parking near the stadium? No golf cart concierge service?
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Bunch of old people
are found dead in the nosebleeds by the cleaning crew every night, so we’re constantly losing fans.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Looks like
they’re not testing Upton’s arm anymore.
Then again, I guess Helton doesn’t have a lot of speed anymore.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
He never had any speed to begin with...
by alex colfax on May 14, 2008 10:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Even on second?
With a ball hit to deep right?
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by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Absolutely not...
The gain is not worth the risk…particularly with a 3-run deficit and maybe your slowest runner.
by alex colfax on May 14, 2008 10:26 PM MDT up reply actions
That'll leave a mark
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Bases loaded
What happens next?
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You guys
hit a 2 run single by Reynolds, that’s what.
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by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:24 PM MDT up reply actions
How did they do that..
With all the defensive prowess that Reynold’s posesses? When he can keep his glove on, that is.
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Went over his head.
Shoulda thrown off his glove to knock it down.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:28 PM MDT up reply actions
That would be an automatic three bases...
and the game would be tied. The rules kind of discourage fielders from throwing their glove at the ball.
by alex colfax on May 14, 2008 10:31 PM MDT up reply actions
True story?
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by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:34 PM MDT up reply actions
Absolutely...
Rule 7.05©...it’s been around forever.
by alex colfax on May 14, 2008 10:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Ah. I wasn't aware.
Ya learn something new everyday.
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by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:47 PM MDT up reply actions
It might be called once every five years...
but it’s in the books.
by alex colfax on May 14, 2008 10:52 PM MDT up reply actions
It might
actually HAPPEN once every five years.
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by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:53 PM MDT up reply actions
4-3.
Pods doing what he should off the bench.
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And then...
Spilly….he of .409 with RISP swings at ball in Nevada for strike 3. Arrrgggghhhh.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Well Holliday and Helton hit in the last inning...
They are 4 for 7 today.
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Best. Facial. Hair.
in MLB
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Better than Spilly's
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by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:34 PM MDT up reply actions
Well..
At least we don’t have to worry about Micah Owings PH’ing tonight.
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One of these days
someone is going to get a big hit with two out to drive in 2 or 3. It may be June however and we’ll be 15 out.
by PinchHitLancePainter on May 14, 2008 10:30 PM MDT reply actions
dBacks have a losing record...
In 1 run games this year. Bodes well for the defending National League Champs
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We haven't been playing in nearly as many this year
as last year
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by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:36 PM MDT up reply actions
It so reminds me of my days
in Tulsa in 1984. We would always be behind by 3-4 runs after the first couple of innings and never seem to be able to crawl out of it. Of course our pitching was so damn bad. Such is the plight of a Texas minor league farmhand.
by PinchHitLancePainter on May 14, 2008 10:32 PM MDT reply actions
Was the ump
telling Holliday to turn around? Pretty sure the ump should. He might have a better time at making the correct calls that way.
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According to Jeff and Jack..
He was going after the Bench, and the Rocks bench were indicating that he should pay attention to the game.
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Definition of stupidity is...
Wait let me check the definition to see if it has changed.
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OK BRAD
1 hit. please.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
Game over.
Rockies lose. Cook’s going tomorrow?
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Somehow
I’m still mustering a little excitement for that one. I guess I’m a fool.
Webb vs. Cook
should be a great matchup. And I actually have less confidence in that matchup than the first 2 in this series.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
by DbacksSkins on May 14, 2008 10:44 PM MDT up reply actions
At least Wells Fargo is doing its..
Buy one get one free club level seats promotion again. Good seats and $50 buys two.
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It's a little early
To be going to park just to kill an evening. Mid-July thru August is best.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~ Earl Wilson
3 runs on 12 hits...
Yep, sounds like a typical performance by the Rockies to me.
Rockies blow a winnable game. The sun rises in the east.
Eschew Obfuscation!
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