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qudjy1
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| tomorrow will be a better day.. mostly because today sucked... |
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matt
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| They were saying that Webbs fb was clocking in the mid 80's do they need to suck it up and shut him down? |
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moviegeekjn
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| EvilJuan wrote: |
Doggers are idle - we didn't gain ground...
St. Louis beat Cincinnati - we didn't gain ground...
Gnats are beating the Pods - we didn't gain ground... |
Positive spin:
St. Louis beat Cincinnati: we didn't lose ground in the WC
Gnats are beating the Pods: we don't lose ground as long as the score holds up
As far as the Cy: Post season awards are consolation prizes and a Cy would only make Brandon's agent ask for more $$ the next time negotiations take place.
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TheDesertSurfer
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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Just a reminder.....
tomorrow, ESPN will do something they RARELY  do.....
a Yankees vs. Red Sox game
Day game (10AM our time I think...don't care...someone else might) |
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shoewizard
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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I was out all day with my kid and a couple of his classmates at the AZ Science center.
Doesn't look like I missed much, other than the demise of Brandon Webb.
He seems cooked. Either he is hurt, or just pitching scared and tentative. Either way....it aint working. 
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TheDesertSurfer
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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| shoewizard wrote: |
I was out all day with my kid and a couple of his classmates at the AZ Science center.
Doesn't look like I missed much, other than the demise of Brandon Webb.
He seems cooked. Either he is hurt, or just pitching scared and tentative. Either way....it aint working. |
With Tracy throwing away another one and the Rockies getting two free ones in the first inning, I'm sure that hurts Webb's confidence in his defense. I would imagine the entire pitching staff has to be a little disturbed at this sieve they've had behind them recently.
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YBC-Dog
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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| TheDesertSurfer wrote: |
With Tracy throwing away another one and the Rockies getting two free ones in the first inning, I'm sure that hurts Webb's confidence in his defense. I would imagine the entire pitching staff has to be a little disturbed at this sieve they've had behind them recently. |
I'm really getting sick of that excuse. Good pitchers, especially ace pitchers, should be able to pick up the defense if they make a mistake.
God knows that the defense has picked Brandon up numerous times this year via the double play.
I still think Brandon is the CY frontrunner, but he's gonna have to get it together and stop falling apart the first time a ground ball gets through.
And he still walked two prior to Tracy's throwing that ball away so I think the arm issue is lingering and think there is plenty of blame to spread around.
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foulpole
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CJ looked safe to me. In fact, it appeared his slide was complete and as his body was coming up from the ground is when the tag was made. Horrible call.
I have not been impressed with CJ's running speed. He's a lot slower than one would expect.
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I missed the game but just saw the highlights and they showed this play at regular speed and just once but he sure looked safe to me.
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TAP
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| jethawker wrote: |
CJ looked safe to me. In fact, it appeared his slide was complete and as his body was coming up from the ground is when the tag was made. Horrible call.
I have not been impressed with CJ's running speed. He's a lot slower than one would expect.
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I missed the game but just saw the highlights and they showed this play at regular speed and just once but he sure looked safe to me.
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"It didn't look close to me. He was safe," Melvin said.
"I don't know where to begin," Jackson said. "That was the biggest play of the game right there. Huge. With `Greeny' coming up, who had two knocks and (Stephen) Drew has been hot.
"My body was on the plate. He was out of position. I don't know where he was. I don't know. I just don't know. He said that he tagged me up here (chest). I'm like, of course he did. Usually when they tag you in the chest, you are safe, right?"
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EvilJuan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| TAP wrote: |
"I don't know where to begin," Jackson said. "That was the biggest play of the game right there. Huge. With `Greeny' coming up, who had two knocks and (Stephen) Drew has been hot.
"My body was on the plate. He was out of position. I don't know where he was. I don't know. I just don't know. He said that he tagged me up here (chest). I'm like, of course he did. Usually when they tag you in the chest, you are safe, right?" |
Even if you slid in face first, if they tag you on the chest, you should be safe at home...
"We wuz robbed!"
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TAP
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| TheDesertSurfer wrote: |
| Another question: Who's our third (emergency) catcher? |
| Bob McManaman in today's AZ Republic wrote: |
CONOR JACKSON
Now: First baseman.
Then: Catcher.
Youth team: The Dodgers, a Pony League team from Westhills Baseball near Woodland Hills, Calif.
About his position: "I was a catcher all the way up to high school and then my dad told me, 'You're either going to play football or be a catcher,' because he knew how hard it was going to be on my knees. I switched to shortstop, and played football, too." |
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