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TAP
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Batista vs. Jennings in today’s match-up.
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EvilJuan
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:13 am Post subject: |
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Jennings, 7-9 this year (56-52 overall), last won on July 30th against the Padres. His previous win came on June 20th against Oakland; with 3 no-decisions (one against the Dbacks) and 3 losses in between victories. Since July 30th, he threw two additional no decision games, against SF and the LAD.
He's got 116 strikeouts against 57 walks this season. (In his career, he's at 596K/397BB.) In his last start against the Dbacks, he had 8Ks and only 1BB in 8 innings, giving up 6 hits and 1 earned run.
His ERA is 3.44 for '06; and 4.73 lifetime. He's 28 years old; and has pitched 164.2 innings in 24 starts this season, giving up 157 hits, of which 14 were home runs. His R/ER totals are 67/63.
He's a RHP; so, hopefully, Drew will get the start.
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Batista is 10-5 this season (67-76 career). He won (vs. SF) in his last start (8-9-06). Prior to that, he last won on July 19th (vs. the LAD); with three no-decisions in between. His last start against the Rockies was on July 7th (no decision); he faced the Rockies twice in April, winning the game on the 6th, and getting no decision on the 12th.
Batista has pitched 148.1 innings in 24 starts this year, giving up 180 hits, of which 15 have been home runs. His R/ER totals are 88/79; with 81Ks and 55 BB this season. He is 36 years old.
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shoewizard
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:21 am Post subject: |
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Drew didn't start yesterday because his hand was still sore, not because a lefty was starting....although that might have made it easier to give him the extra healing time...not because Drew can't hit lefty's, but because thats all that Easley can hit.
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EStreetMan
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:21 am Post subject: |
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Jason Jennings' season has been a treadmill ride. He keeps pitching superbly, but he never gets anywhere. Jennings (7-9, 3.44 ERA) has a losing record despite allowing two earned runs or fewer in four straight starts, with a 1.20 ERA in that span. He has a 2.05 ERA over his past 11 starts. If Jennings ever gets some run support, baseball fans might notice what a fine, mature pitcher he's becoming.
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EvilJuan
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:27 am Post subject: |
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Jason Jennings' season has been a treadmill ride. He keeps pitching superbly, but he never gets anywhere. Jennings (7-9, 3.44 ERA) has a losing record despite allowing two earned runs or fewer in four straight starts, with a 1.20 ERA in that span. He has a 2.05 ERA over his past 11 starts. If Jennings ever gets some run support, baseball fans might notice what a fine, mature pitcher he's becoming.
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Yeah, run support. Somehow, our pitchers have a tendency to bring that out in the opposing team...
I sure hope I'm being overly pessimistic; but your "bet/root" directive appears to be right on to me...
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Bob A
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Does anyone know if Drew is starting tonight. |
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ncdbackfan
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So will there be any spillover from the bench clearing mess last night? I was hoping to see some punches. We needed something to give the guys a spark. We looked like we were sleepwalking for most of the game. Hope the guys decided to bring the bats to the ballpark tonight.
Anyway, I put the over/under of hit batters at 3. Thoughts? |
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B. O. N. D.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Bob A wrote: |
| Does anyone know if Drew is starting tonight. |
Jackson, Drew and Quentin are starting tonight. No Green!!! 
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Tonight's line up vs. Jennings
stats are season vs. RHP
E. Byrnes cf .238 /.301 /.460
O. Hudson 2b .279 /.337 /.449
L. Gonzalez lf .296 /.388 /.504
C. Jackson 1b .270 /.349 /.423
C. Tracy 3b .296 /.358 /.488
J. Estrada c .316 /.338 /.484
C. Quentin rf .324 /.395 /.706
S. Drew ss .333 /.370 /.573
M. Batista p .167 /.189 /.194 |
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foulpole
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if they dealt Green.
RHP on he's not in the line up for the second straight night. |
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TAP
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| ncdbackfan wrote: |
| So will there be any spillover from the bench clearing mess last night? I was hoping to see some punches. Hope the guys decided to bring the bats to the ballpark tonight. |
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TAP
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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| foulpole wrote: |
I wonder if they dealt Green.
RHP on he's not in the line up for the second straight night. |
Arizona remains firmly in the playoff picture, but they made a move with an eye towards the present and the future Sunday. Manager Bob Melvin told reporters he plans to give rookie Carlos Quentin the bulk of the playing time in right field down the stretch, which is easy to understand given that he's hit .300 with four homers and 17 RBIs in 22 games with the Diamondbacks.
Maybe he was serious.
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EvilJuan
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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| ncdbackfan wrote: |
| So will there be any spillover from the bench clearing mess last night? I was hoping to see some punches. We needed something to give the guys a spark. We looked like we were sleepwalking for most of the game. Hope the guys decided to bring the bats to the ballpark tonight. |
Sorry, TAP; but it will probably look more like this:
Ya know, more... choreographed...
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TAP
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry, TAP; but it will probably look more like this:
Ya know, more... choreographed...
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LOL! Typical baseball "brawl."
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EvilJuan
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if they dealt Green.
RHP on he's not in the line up for the second straight night. |
Arizona remains firmly in the playoff picture, but they made a move with an eye towards the present and the future Sunday. Manager Bob Melvin told reporters he plans to give rookie Carlos Quentin the bulk of the playing time in right field down the stretch, which is easy to understand given that he's hit .300 with four homers and 17 RBIs in 22 games with the Diamondbacks.
Maybe he was serious.
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Is this the quote from the report at Yahoo? Because I can't find this anywhere else to confirm that Melvin actually said it.
I'm not saying it isn't true; I'm just saying that I'm surprised that this quote does not appear at azcentral.com, nor at the official team web site, nor at foxsports.com... 
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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Oden
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Warriors, come out to playyyy... |
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TAP
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if they dealt Green.
RHP on he's not in the line up for the second straight night. |
Arizona remains firmly in the playoff picture, but they made a move with an eye towards the present and the future Sunday. Manager Bob Melvin told reporters he plans to give rookie Carlos Quentin the bulk of the playing time in right field down the stretch, which is easy to understand given that he's hit .300 with four homers and 17 RBIs in 22 games with the Diamondbacks.
Maybe he was serious.
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Is this the quote from the report at Yahoo? Because I can't find this anywhere else to confirm that Melvin actually said it.
I'm not saying it isn't true; I'm just saying that I'm surprised that this quote does not appear at azcentral.com, nor at the official team web site, nor at foxsports.com...
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HERE IT IS. Draw your own conclusions...
With rumors circulating that the Mets have shown interest in Diamondbacks right fielder Shawn Green, Arizona manager Bob Melvin said rookie Carlos Quentin is ready to play at the big-league level full time.
"He wouldn't be here if we didn't think he was ready to be a right fielder," Melvin said. "We felt like he was ready last year. Everything that he's shown would suggest he's ready to play."
Quentin -- who was brought up from Triple-A Tucson on July 20 -- has appeared in 21 games and made 11 starts, most of which have come in right field, his natural position.
Melvin said that although his offensive numbers have been impressive -- a .306 average to go along with four home runs and 17 RBIs -- his defensive prowess while patrolling the outfield is sometimes overlooked.
"That's all you ever hear about are the offensive numbers, but you don't see [his defensive numbers when] you look at the stat sheet," Melvin said. "But then you don't get the full effect of what kind of a player they are until they're here and you watch them play defense as well. It's an important factor."
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Eric Byrnes interviewed in the pre-game show didn't really come off well, IMHO. Got real defensive about the bat splintering issue. First time I watched an interview of the guy and didn't like him. Other than admitting, "I SUCKED!" last year, which I found refreshing in a professional athlete. |
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Robert S.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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Glad to see Q (hopefully) let out of his cage for good. This has got to be beyond frustrating for Hairston.
They really can't afford to lose any more ground to the Dodgers. There aren't enough games left, and the Dodgers are the better team. |
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jethawker
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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Rockies' announcers just speculated "something must be up with Green" not being in the lineup.
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foulpole
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I have the CO feed and they just said that BoMel told them that Greene will be in the lineup tomorrow. |
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shoewizard
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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Heading out to dinner guys...hold down the fort for me.
While clearly Green's playing time is being reduced....this is not a flat out benching, and he is NOT traded yet, or even as close as everyone is speculating.
We all WANT it to be true so bad...(well...most of us) but it's just no sure thing this deal goes through.
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Robert S.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I would honestly be surprised if a team would take Green for free. |
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Robert S.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Q's already set the franchise record for Most Times Hitting The Cut-Off Man In A Season. |
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