The dry, underachieving ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS thread for 2011

GM Kevin Towers said during a conference call today that Micah Owings, whom the club signed to a minor league deal, will compete for a long-relief spot out of the bullpen in spring training.

But, most interestingly, Towers also said Owings will see time in spring training at first base.

“I would imagine he’ll see a little bit of time at first base -- how much time I can’t tell you,” Towers said. “I know we definitely want to get him some at-bats. He is kind of a dual-weapon guy. It would be nice to have a guy who on the days he may not be pitching you would still have a very good right-handed bat to win a game for you.”

glad they found someone to replace Reynolds' bat.

MAKE IT STOP

http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_mlb_experts__73/ept_sports_mlb_experts-934563082-1297356384.jpg?ymhpaiEDm3llTspP

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704604704576220833352472802.html

He has snorted wasabi and eaten horseradish by the bowlful. He has devoured a dozen donuts and guzzled 13 bottles of water. And this is the PG-rated version. "Tooz will eat anything except poop, urine and vomit," Diamondbacks reliever Sam Demel said. "No, wait—I'm sorry. He will eat vomit."

Demel cited the memorable day when a former teammate regurgitated some yogurt and slathered it on a potato chip for Motuzas. Demel also said he once saw Motuzas ingest a concoction of chewing tobacco dip spit and 3-day-old chili.

Pitcher Livan Hernandez became something of a sadistic benefactor when he arrived in Arizona in 2006. Motuzas said Hernandez once paid him $3,000 to drink a gallon of milk in 12 minutes. The two also hammered out a deal that permitted Hernandez to punch Motuzas in the groin for $50 a pop whenever he felt the urge. Motuzas would receive a $300 bonus after every 10th punch.

O_O

words fail.

yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=13723163

ha. that almost went into a concession stand. carpenter looked like he was about to cry.

upton is crazy

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=13899347

You eat that energy bar, Willie Blumpkinst.

Probably belongs elsewhere but

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/2011/04/28/20110428baseball-radar-gun-hijinks.html

"I know for a fact that every time Brad Penny pitched for the Dodgers in San Diego it was probably the lowest velocities he ever had. He liked velocity. He'd stare at the board. He was throwing 95-96 (mph), but we'd have it at 91 and he'd get pissed off and throw harder and harder and start elevating."

this guy's homers are just stupid http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=14291329

Diamondbacks call up Sean Burroughs.

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well, not underachieving right now

Josh Collmenter and I are from the same hometown (well actually I'm still here...)

Homer?

Speaking of which, Upton's fifth hit in this clip:

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=15381807

Homer?

yes

yowch

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/20/2286084/stephen-drew-injury-ankle-diamondbacks-news

justin upton is on the other level

he just hit a homer off the top deck of the metal supply company building in san diego

really, wow that is impressive (as i know how far that actually is)

you guys

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=17372231

dang

It's "only" 420 feet fwiw

But yeah he crushed it.

I wonder if Towers is going to try to add any pieces for a run at the division or if hes just gonna stand pat with what he's got..

goldschmitt crushed one off lincecum tonight

my initial diagnosis is that you might not want to pitch that guy a fastball

man, Marquis' leg fracture scene was weird (scroll down for gif):

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/8/15/2363396/weekend-update-dan-uggla-carlos-zambrano-news

He pitched after THAT? What the fuuuuuuuuu

Yeah that may be the weirdest thing I've ever seen in a baseball game

Sometimes I forget that the D'backs are managed by Kirk Gibson.

He pitched after THAT? What the fuuuuuuuuu

NO, he didnt --

Sunday afternoon, Angel Pagan lined a comebacker off Jason Marquis' shin bone. Marquis stayed in the game, but the next inning, he was consequently involved in one of the strangest baseball scenes I've ever witnessed:
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Marquis hit Josh Thole in the leg with a pitch. Thole went down, and Marquis went down - the former because he got hit by a baseball, and the latter because he had a fractured leg. By continuing to pitch after the comebacker, Marquis' injury got worse, to the point where this happened and he was removed.

pedant alert:
shin bone: tibia
marquis fractured leg bone: fibula

I don't think it's unacceptable to say the fibula is also a shin bone. They're kind of side by side.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinbone

Starting Infields, Then And Now

Blue Jays, 5/27/07:

1B - Lyle Overbay
2B - Aaron Hill
SS - John McDonald
3B - Ryan Roberts

Diamondbacks, 8/24/11:

1B - Lyle Overbay
2B - Aaron Hill
SS - John McDonald
3B - Ryan Roberts

zero recollection of Ryan Roberts when he was, allegedly, in Toronto.
if that's even his real name.

haha and that was my reaction too -- who is Ryan Roberts??

Had no idea Ian Kennedy was anywhere near 17 wins.

"Kennedy is 7-0 with a 1.98 ERA in 11 starts against the NL West this season."

couldn't be bothered to start a new thread...
just wondering why, in a 1-run game, they would let Ian Kennedy hit with a runner on in the 7th and then pull him right after?!

Trevor Cahill pitching for Arizona ARI COL
C Nelson struck out looking. 5 0
J Herrera singled to right, J Herrera to second on error by right fielder J Upton. 5 0
J Paterson relieved T Cahill. 5 0
D Fowler walked. 5 0
E Young Jr. reached on bunt single to pitcher, J Herrera to third, D Fowler to second. 5 0
T Colvin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Herrera scored, E Young Jr. out at second, D Fowler to third. 5 1
B Ziegler relieved J Paterson. 5 1
T Tulowitzki reached on infield single to shortstop, D Fowler scored, T Colvin to second. 5 2
C Breslow relieved B Ziegler. 5 2
J Giambi walked, T Colvin to third, T Tulowitzki to second. 5 2
R Hernandez hit for M Reynolds. 5 2
B Shaw relieved C Breslow. 5 2
J Guthrie ran for J Giambi. 5 2
R Hernandez grounded out to first. 5 2

tlr lives

marlins let chad gaudin hit with two on and two out in the 10th inning today

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/j-j-putz-autographed-justin-bieber-card-auction-155656076--mlb.html

http://i.imgur.com/dDYU7.png

from USA Today:

According to ESPN.com, television announcer Daron Sutton has been suspended due to "insubordination." The report cited a dispute between Sutton and the club about the team's on-air dress code.

A source confirmed that dispute to The Republic, saying that while the club prefers its broadcast team to wear polo shirts adorned with the Diamondbacks logo, Sutton has lobbied to wear suits...

Without going into detail, another source said the Diamondbacks have had various issues with Sutton for years.

i say let him were suits if he wants to.

yeah that's ridiculously stupid

the d-backs front office seem like megadicks tho

oh shit trevor bauer experienced some resistance for maybe the first time in his life

Aaron Hill's first cycle was on June 18. Two in 11 days. The Babe needed 16 days to do it. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=hermaba01&t=b&year=1931
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6 straight wins, 1 gm under .500

much like the white sox three days ago

chris sale killed their momentum, az has jeremy hellickson going tomorrow so

dave stewart and i like the cut of your jib

these announcers are having fun w/ wellington castillo & jake lamb hitting b2b - "Beef and Lamb"..."Get your protein up"

Dave Cameron thinks he knows who's underrated

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/arizona-diamondbacks-david-peralta-most-underrated-player-aj-pollock-paul-goldschmidt-082615