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Piniero 2, Arizona 1: So long and thanks for all the (bat) flips.
by dahlian on Jul 19, 2009 10:03 PM EDT
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If I had realized on Friday, when the monthly email from the Jim comes to confirm my recap duties, that Yusmeiro Petit would be starting today I probably would have tried to find a way to squirm out of it. No offense to Mr. Petit, but not since Russ Ortiz donned the turquoise, copper, black and purple have I been less excited by a Diamondback starter taking the mound. No wait, that's a lie - I do hope he takes offense. At least it means he's reading - or more likely, Miguel Montero is reading and translating it to him. If that is the case than I would like to interrupt this recap for a moment to officially put my thing down, flip it and el chacarron it. I heart you, Miggy... even with the Johnny Unitas hair cut.
But back to baseball, I can't quite describe the gut punch in store for me when I came home, fired up the DVR and instead of getting to see an always intriguing Max Scherzer start I was graced with Yusmeiro's presence. And then imagine my shock as Petit went on to pitch his best game of the season, by a significant margin no less.
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Diamondbacks 2, Mariners 3: Are you kidding me?!?
by dahlian on Jun 22, 2009 1:38 AM EDT
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"I missed it, it's a play I should have made."
Are you kidding me?
"I just missed it," he repeated. "It's my fault."
No really, are you kidding me?!?
It's official, we've run out of ways to say that we've run out ways to describe this team's knack for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Nevertheless, without further adieu...
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Diamondbacks 2, A's 6: Normalcy's Return.
by dahlian on May 24, 2009 9:53 PM EDT
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You knew the winning streak would have to end some time. After a 6-2 loss at the hands of Josh Outman the more cynical fans might say call this a return to the normalcy of a losing team. Sure, they have a good chance of being right, but the biggest thing to take from this game is that, for the first time in a long time, you can shrug your shoulders and proclaim with confidence that it's just one game in a long season. Lady luck can be a cruel mistress and today, for reasons only she knows, she simply wan't on the Diamondbacks side. In other words, the story here is that there is no story.
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Diamondbacks 5, Giants 4: Very Thin Ice
by dahlian on Apr 26, 2009 9:43 PM EDT
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Record: 7-11. Pace: 63-99. Change on last season: -6
In case you didn't hear, today's game *spoiler alert* went to extra innings *end spoiler alert*. I bring it up now to apologize for my brevity in the recap because the extra time forced me to shelve my ambitious plans to Auto-tune the Diamondbacks Broadcast. Yeah, that's the reason I didn't do it… *spoiler alert*extra innings*end spoiler alert*… the reason...
First things first: here at the Snakepit we firmly believe in writing each recap the right way. We like to think that we do the little things right. We never take an inning off. We'll even lean into one every now and then to get on base. Occasionally that desire to inform comes into conflict with the fact that for the first seven innings this game just wasn't very fun to watch. I love me a good pitcher's duel, but as any NL West fan can tell you, when the Giants and Diamondbacks combine to score two runs over seven innings, odds are that "good pitching" isn't the only reason.
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Troy Aikman partners with new Padres CEO Moorad
So what tact should we take during the Padres' first visit to Chase Field? Should there be some big "FU Moorad" and "Traitor Jeff" signs? Or perhaps we should go for subtlety and unfurl a big "Thanks for the memories, Jeff" sign with pictures of Russ Ortiz, Shawn Green and Carlos Quentin as a border.
Decisions, decisions, decisions...
8 months ago
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Piecoro: Hudson to the Dodgers
The Diamondbacks will probably be torn on this news. On the one hand, he’s going to a division rival. On the other, they’re getting a premium draft pick from the Dodgers (No. 17 overall).
Still no word on years or compensation.
10 months ago
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Torre says Juan Pierre will go to center
For those wondering how the ManRam trade will influence our chances of winning the pennant, this about says it all. This had the potential to big help for the Dodgers' offense as they could relegate both of their outfield sink holes to the bench. Now instead of going with Manny (140 OPS+ this season, 154 career), Kemp (110, 110), and Ethier (100, 106), they will instead toss Pierre's 69 OPS+ (75 last year) into the mix at a position that they had already deemed him to be a defensive liability.
In short, they had a chance to a replace a player in Juan Pierre that's created 35 runs this season (not counting base running, which is admittedly a plus) with a player in Ramirez that had created 76 runs with the bat. Instead, they've chosen to replace, Ethier, the hitter that has created 55 runs this season.
Players may come and go, but the biggest obstacle towards the Dodgers winning this division remains themselves.
about 1 year ago
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D-Backs' draft pick Schlereth appears injured
Daniel Schlereth and the Diamondbacks received a potentially devastating blow when Schlereth was forced to cease his warm-ups with an apparent injury Friday in University of Arizona’s NCAA super regional at Miami.
Schlereth, the D-Backs’ first-round pick in the 2008 draft Thursday, threw one pitch in the bullpen during the sixth inning before he stopped throwing.
ESPN cameras later showed Schlereth, a left-hander, icing his left arm.
Schlereth underwent Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow in 2004, when he was injured in the final game of his freshman year.
Wonderful, absolutely wonderful.
about 1 year ago
dahlian
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Japanese-American Baseball in Arizona - Chandler Library Talk
For any East Valley residents with flexible lunch-time work schedules, this talk looks interesting.
Bill Stapes, Chandler resident and baseball history enthusiast
June 24, 2008
11:30-12:30
Chandler Public Library, 22 S. Delaware St.
City Council Chambers
Come and learn about this interesting time when the "boys of summer" played behind barbed wire fences in Japanese interment camps in the desert south of Chandler. Bill Stapes, Chandler resident and baseball history enthusiast will speak.
about 1 year ago
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WSJ: Baseball Analyst Draws Fans by Crunching Election Numbers
For six years, Nate Silver has used statistics and formulas to project baseball players’ performances before the season has begun. Now he’s gaining wide attention by applying similar statistical techniques to the presidential election, by projecting the breakdown of the Electoral College.
But is it science?
about 1 year ago
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