The dry, underachieving ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS thread for 2011

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