Gameday Thread, #16: 4/18 vs.Padres
by Jim McLennan
on Apr 18, 2008 7:40 PM EDT
San Diego Padres @ Arizona Diamondbacks
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The best possible scenario for the Padres tonight, sees Maddux throw six innings, Cla Meredith pitch the seventh and eighth, then Hoffman in for the ninth. Indeed, I suspect that might be exactly what we see tonight, regardless of the game situation, since they are about the only pitchers available for San Diego, after last night's 22-inning butt-numbing epic at Petco. As noted elsewhere, Maddux basically is now maxed out at under 100 pitches, so if the D-backs exercise a little patience, he'll be done by five.
Stapling Orlando Hudson's bat to his shoulder might help here, since O-Dawg trails the team with only 3.13 pitches per plate-appearance. Perhaps surprisingly, Special K has the highest figure thus far, at 4.48. Hudson's start at the playe has been a little disappointing - he and Snyder are the only ones with an OPS+ below 110, but I think his generally-stellar defense makes up for any shortcomings. Maddux is easy to run on as well; since the start of last season, 37 of 39 base-stealers have been successful. Expect the D-backs to take advantage on the bags, though backup Padres' catcher Colt Morton [Michael Barrett is on the DL] is an unknown factor.
The Padres have swapped around their starters for the first two games: Maddux was originally slated to throw tomorrow, but Chris Young has been given an extra day of rest instead, because of elbow stiffness. It makes for an intriguing trio of pitching matchups. However, it's the offense that's the difference; thus far, the Padres don't have a single position player with an OPS of .800. The D-backs have five regul;ar starters better than .900. While we've played in more hitter-friendly parks thus far, I don't think that explains the overall gulf in OPS: Arizona are .848, San Diego at .636. That's a chasm. by any terms.
It'll be our first time at Chase since the FanFest, so we're looking forward to seeing our boys in person for the first time, and checking out the new Jumbotron. It'll also be Tony Clark's first trip back to Arizona since his departure - I'm sure he'll get a warm welcome, though since he played all 22 innings last night too, he's probably going to be dozing off at the end of the dugout. I'll therefore leave the creation of any overflow threads to Azreous, DbackSkins and snakecharmer. Report, with pics and perhaps video [note to MLB lawyers: of the Jumbotron, not the game, you silly rabbits!], to follow.
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soco's keys the game
1) practice the ballroom rumba
2) go get some dinner
3) watch “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”
4) catch some of the game if possible
5) dessert?
The boys in Sedona Red slugged it out with a pretty pesky poltergeist, then stayed on to dance the night away with some of the lovely ladies who witnessed the disturbance.
by soco on Apr 18, 2008 7:51 PM EDT 0 recs
My dinner?
Took a spin with the wheel of death from the vending machine here at work! Had something that looked like a cheeseburger.
Food poisoning, just in time for the weekend!
by unnamedDBacksfan on
Apr 18, 2008 8:59 PM EDT
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With respects to soco
My keys to the game …
1) Shrink my browser when people get near my desk.
2) Eat guys over my fantasy team
3) Take a nice long lunch to listen to the game, around the fourth inning.
by Captain D Bag on
Apr 18, 2008 9:39 PM EDT
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Maybe the Rockies have found the key to their offensive success: sleep deprivation. They’re up 6-0 with one out in the top of the first at Houston, and the Astros bullpen is already up.
I’m looking forward to tonight’s game. The D-backs have run roughshod over the rest of the NL West, and I think the Padres aren’t the danger that many thought they would be before the season. Last season, we won the division despite our in-division record. This season, I think we can do much better.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 18, 2008 8:19 PM EDT 0 recs
Looks like a slugfest
Rockies starter Morales has already allowed three hits, two walks and three runs, while retiring two batters, and the Astros have the tying run at the plate, having made it 6-3… Pretty sure Morales will not be lifted any time soon though!
by Jim McLennan on
Apr 18, 2008 8:45 PM EDT
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6-4 now
Should be an interesting game to watch.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 18, 2008 8:46 PM EDT
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Morales at 75 pitches with two outs in the third. The Rockies might be checking with the bench to see who’d be willing to throw an inning.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 18, 2008 9:22 PM EDT
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today’s lineup:
C. Young cf .233
E. Byrnes lf .302
O. Hudson 2b .271
C. Jackson 1b .308
M. Reynolds 3b .269
J. Upton rf .351
S. Drew ss .294
C. Snyder c .184
D. Haren p .143
by foulpole on Apr 18, 2008 8:57 PM EDT 0 recs
Those other guys:
B. Giles rf .298
C. Crabbe 2b .167
A. Gonzalez 1b .274
K. Kouzmanoff 3b .300
J. Edmonds cf .233
K. Greene ss .238
S. Hairston lf .214
C. Morton c .000
G. Maddux p .000
by foulpole on Apr 18, 2008 9:02 PM EDT 0 recs
No Tony Clark? Aw.
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by kishi on
Apr 18, 2008 9:03 PM EDT
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We have had a lot of success against Maddux in the past. It seems that the key is to hit that 1st pitch if he’s trying to grove it in there. Don’t let him get ahead in the count early in the game then he gets crushed.
by foulpole on Apr 18, 2008 9:08 PM EDT 0 recs
Chipper Jones just hit a 3 run bomb to give the Bravos a 5-0 lead over the Dodgers and Lowe.
by foulpole on Apr 18, 2008 9:18 PM EDT 0 recs
The Braves are one of those teams I just dislike. But I suppose I can put that aside long enough to want them to beat the Dodgers.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on
Apr 18, 2008 9:20 PM EDT
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Hey ya'll
I’ll be in and out tonight. Taking turns playing smash bros. and posting. :-)
Baseball season, when everything becomes right in the world.
by seton hall snake pit on Apr 18, 2008 9:40 PM EDT 0 recs
you should have turned off the M62 before Prestwich
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on
Apr 18, 2008 9:47 PM EDT
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no no no
take a left at youtube and keep going until you get to yahoo and go right
Baseball season, when everything becomes right in the world.
by seton hall snake pit on
Apr 18, 2008 9:49 PM EDT
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Well
Speaking of the Internet, anybody see South Park this week, its shockingly true to life whenever the internet dies in my house :D
by Wimb on
Apr 18, 2008 9:50 PM EDT
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Naw, you should take the short-cut through Google News!
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by kishi on
Apr 18, 2008 9:50 PM EDT
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construction
Baseball season, when everything becomes right in the world.
by seton hall snake pit on
Apr 18, 2008 9:58 PM EDT
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1-2-3 inning to start
Let’s go, offense!
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by kishi on Apr 18, 2008 9:48 PM EDT 0 recs
Lead-off runner!
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by kishi on Apr 18, 2008 9:50 PM EDT 0 recs
Bam Bam strokes a single to RF!
Nice to see him going the other way.
by foulpole on Apr 18, 2008 9:52 PM EDT 0 recs
We’ve already done it twice this season, if memory serves.
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by kishi on
Apr 18, 2008 9:53 PM EDT
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Back to Back hits
yummy
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by hotclaws on Apr 18, 2008 9:52 PM EDT 0 recs
Maddux isn’t fooling our guys so far. Three players with solid contact.
by foulpole on Apr 18, 2008 9:54 PM EDT 0 recs
Let’s go, CoJack! Get some first inning runs.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 18, 2008 9:54 PM EDT 0 recs
CJ with a solid three bagger to clear the bases!
Sweet!
by foulpole on Apr 18, 2008 9:56 PM EDT 0 recs
Man, so many chances to steal, and the baserunners haven’t attempted anything.
by Philip from LA on Apr 18, 2008 9:56 PM EDT 0 recs
Maddux
rhymes with sux
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by hotclaws on Apr 18, 2008 9:56 PM EDT 0 recs
CoJack!
We’ve already scored enough runs to beat the Padres yesterday. =)
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 18, 2008 9:57 PM EDT 0 recs
Oh, man!!!
I think we got a break on that call at 1st.
by foulpole on Apr 18, 2008 9:57 PM EDT 0 recs
No, my angel flew there!
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by hotclaws on
Apr 18, 2008 9:58 PM EDT
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foulpole, why don’t you post on DBBP anymore? What do you think about the season CJ is having? :)
by Philip from LA on
Apr 18, 2008 9:58 PM EDT
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Funniest post all season, I think. =)
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by kishi on
Apr 18, 2008 9:59 PM EDT
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The DBacks make Greg Maddux look like Russ Ortiz.
by Philip from LA on Apr 18, 2008 9:58 PM EDT 0 recs
'Evening, everyone!
I’m out of town with sucky internet so I don’t know that I’ll be able to follow on internet tv or radio. I’ll be here as much as I can.
So what’s happening?? Score?
by snakecharmer on Apr 18, 2008 9:59 PM EDT 0 recs
2-0 D-backs lead, runners at the corners, one out, bottom of the first.
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by kishi on
Apr 18, 2008 9:59 PM EDT
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2-0
still threatening
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by seton hall snake pit on
Apr 18, 2008 9:59 PM EDT
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Sweeeet
I’ve got yahoo gameday reloading, let’s see if that holds. But you all are much quicker. :)
by snakecharmer on
Apr 18, 2008 10:00 PM EDT
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After Maddux retires we should hire him to be our batting practice pitcher.
by Philip from LA on Apr 18, 2008 10:00 PM EDT 0 recs
A Co Jack Triple?
Did that look like a Tony Clark triple? I’m just not seeing CoJack with a lot of speed …
by Captain D Bag on Apr 18, 2008 10:00 PM EDT 0 recs
Lets go through the order here!
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
by hotclaws on Apr 18, 2008 10:00 PM EDT 0 recs
J-Up!
A good start to the game.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 18, 2008 10:01 PM EDT 0 recs
Maddux doing a great job keeping his pitch count down
by Philip from LA on Apr 18, 2008 10:01 PM EDT 0 recs
at this pace
he’ll only have 60 pitches at the end of this inning
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by seton hall snake pit on
Apr 18, 2008 10:02 PM EDT
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THAT WORKS!!
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on
Apr 18, 2008 10:03 PM EDT
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Ouch
IBB to get to the catcher? Make him pay for it, Snyderman…
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by kishi on Apr 18, 2008 10:02 PM EDT 0 recs
Wish, meet command
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on
Apr 18, 2008 10:03 PM EDT
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Fantastic!
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by kishi on
Apr 18, 2008 10:03 PM EDT
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has he not noticed that Snyder's bat got hot?
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by hotclaws on
Apr 18, 2008 10:03 PM EDT
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Yeah,
but see, Snyder’s bat is more or less the LEAST hot bat in our lineup.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on
Apr 18, 2008 10:09 PM EDT
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Like, the centre of a sunspot
is less hot than the rest of the surface?
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by hotclaws on
Apr 18, 2008 10:11 PM EDT
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Precisely.
Excellent analogy.
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on
Apr 18, 2008 10:14 PM EDT
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figured astronomy was nerdy enough to count
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by hotclaws on
Apr 18, 2008 10:16 PM EDT
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:-D
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by DbacksSkins on
Apr 18, 2008 10:17 PM EDT
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The Padres should’ve called up a Triple A pitcher to eat innings. Did they?
by Philip from LA on Apr 18, 2008 10:03 PM EDT 0 recs
That’s the key to getting to Maddux. Swing early, swing often.
by foulpole on Apr 18, 2008 10:04 PM EDT 0 recs
Jeez....
So, who is it that collected a lock of Greg Maddux’s hair in 1998 so the Diamondbacks could have a franchise Maddux voodoo doll??
"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."
by DbacksSkins on Apr 18, 2008 10:06 PM EDT 0 recs
Well, we’ve matched the Rockies for first inning runs today.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."
by kishi on Apr 18, 2008 10:06 PM EDT 0 recs
No Gracey, this isn’t like “Brandon Webb giving up 6 runs in the first inning.”
by Philip from LA on Apr 18, 2008 10:06 PM EDT 0 recs
Against any team but the Dbacks,
it really is.
Somehow the Dbacks have ALWAYS destroyed the Professor, though.
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by DbacksSkins on
Apr 18, 2008 10:07 PM EDT
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If at first you don't succeed
go through the order again:-D
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by hotclaws on Apr 18, 2008 10:06 PM EDT 0 recs
I don’t even remember how we made our first out.
by Philip from LA on Apr 18, 2008 10:06 PM EDT 0 recs
too long ago?
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by hotclaws on
Apr 18, 2008 10:07 PM EDT
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How many walks is that?
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by hotclaws on Apr 18, 2008 10:08 PM EDT 0 recs
Two?
The first was intentional.
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by kishi on
Apr 18, 2008 10:09 PM EDT
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Ok, with the IBB it is two but I wasn’t really counting that.
by foulpole on
Apr 18, 2008 10:09 PM EDT
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