Arizona Diamondbacks @ Pittsburgh Pirates GameThread, Jun 6, 2008 7:05 PM EDT

Actually admitting that he’d had enough for the game. I doubt they were going to let him go out for another inning anyway, but if you are hurt, you have to say something to stop it from getting worse. No use messing up your elbow or shoulder because your back hurts.

by Thunder on Jun 6, 2008 8:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Wonder if it will be bad enough to DL him

Took a liner right square on his lower back in the 3rd

by Bad Andy on Jun 6, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Probably not...

likely to be just a bruise. With as quick as the Pirates have been batting, it just took 2 innings for it to stiffen up.

by Thunder on Jun 6, 2008 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

THERE IT IS!

Thanks Bautista

by Bad Andy on Jun 6, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

what is up?

Lamecast stuck on 0-2 to X?

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 6, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Joey Bats got our first hit of the game

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jun 6, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Minky pinch hitting for Snell

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jun 6, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Eat me no-hitter!

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jun 6, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

yay!

i’m happy but in shock

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jun 6, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Double-switch

Osaria up will bat 7th

Gomez at 3rd will bat 9th

by Bad Andy on Jun 6, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Interesting

that Bautista gets lifted in the 2-fer. Franky on to pitch.

by Thunder on Jun 6, 2008 8:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

WHOA

Altoona’s Yoslan Herrera pitching 7 scoreless innings

That’s a first.

by Bad Andy on Jun 6, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh, hey, look-

Robocop 2 is on!

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 6, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

UGH!

by Bad Andy on Jun 6, 2008 8:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

that is bad news

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jun 6, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That is ball game unless somebody lines one off Webb's arm.

by Hitman Easler on Jun 6, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

we can't keep it in the air that far

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jun 6, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Doubled our hits!

fred single

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jun 6, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Evenin'

I see that we’re making another pitcher look like Nolan Ryan + Bob Gibson + Tom Seaver

and

My Magic Hat told me not to wish for a three-headed fish – and that’s the first Magic Hat I’ve delved into tonight. It might be a sign for the Bucs.

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 8:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

FREDDY!

.500 or bust...

by phillybucco on Jun 6, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

a run!

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jun 6, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sure Enough!

Gameday says we got runs!

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It was close though

Freddy made a heck of a slide….I initially thought he was out

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jun 6, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

u wont see that on GameDay

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jun 6, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sure we will - eventually

but it’s still a steal compared to the cost of Extra Innings or MLB TV

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

o yeah thats right

that new video feature they do is cool.

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jun 6, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Made him throw some pitches that inning...

Maybe we can get him out of there before the 9th.

by Hitman Easler on Jun 6, 2008 8:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Added about 20 - does he have a pitch limit?

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I doubt it. Wishful thinking.

by Hitman Easler on Jun 6, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow!

Snell struck out 9? And only 1 earned run? He didn’t last quite long enough to get a quality start, but he gets some bonus points today.

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Had great stuff, but it was all over the place.

by Hitman Easler on Jun 6, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Guess you missed

the 107 pitches he threw…and that’s with a 10 pitch 5th inning.

by Thunder on Jun 6, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i think i'll still take it

based on what he’s been doing lately

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by Raise the Jolly Roger on Jun 6, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Didn't get home until 8:00 or so

commuting

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Guess that Joggin Ronnie

missed the plane to Indy…he’s not starting tonight. Michel Hernandez catching for the Indians.

by Thunder on Jun 6, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

When was

the last time Yates pitched?

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 6, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Tuesday?

by Thunder on Jun 6, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think

it was Tuesday

by Battlin Bob on Jun 6, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Man, Detroit losing again...

Will Leyland say fark it and quit again?

by Hitman Easler on Jun 6, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of Detroit

Did anyone else see that we released – not traded, but just released – the right-handed reliever we got from Detroit for Sean Casey? I wouldn’t mind but his ERA was around 2.5 and I’m not sure why we wouldn’t try to get cash, or a PTBNL, or 2 tickets to a Broadway show or something for him.

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think Brian Rogers wanted out

He was yanked around Indy and Altoona apparently. He wasn’t even on the 40-man roster

by Bad Andy on Jun 6, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well maybe if he had not imitated a pitching machine last year.....

when he was up…...

by Hitman Easler on Jun 6, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mayhap, but

a 2.50 or so ERA? Couldn’t we trade him for four or five maple bats to someone? Even if middle relievers are a dime a dozen, there just cannot be that many people doing middle relief well that we couldn’t get something for him. All in all, it seems like a minor mistake by the new headshed.

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rogers....I thought that was odd too.

by Hitman Easler on Jun 6, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sure there's more to the story

on Rogers…not that we’ll ever hear it. I only see 2 possibilities. 1) He wanted out because he knew he could go somewhere else and actually have a shot at getting back to the majors. or 2) something happened off the field that forced management’s hand.

by Thunder on Jun 6, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe we will have a brawl and LaRoche can get suspended.

by Hitman Easler on Jun 6, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah,

like he’d fight.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 6, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Point taken :)

by Hitman Easler on Jun 6, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Of course he would,

the only problem is he would swing and miss.

We still got the best of that deal, though. I don’t think what’s his name has made it back from surgery yet. I heard his name mentioned in connection w/Smoltz’s season-ending surgery.

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gonzo

was supposed to be up earlier, but I don’t think he’s fully recovered yet.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 6, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

right

He was specifically mentioned as “not quite ready to return” just a few nights ago. At least we have someone to fill a uniform.

The funny thing is that the Braves fans were, as I recall reading at the time, irate at the trade. They thought they had been hornswaggled.

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did anyone really

win that trade?

They got a reliever that’s been injured since, we got a 1st-baseman that couldn’t hit in a T-ball league.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jun 6, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let's not be insulting

t-ball leagues

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oops.

Sorry.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jun 6, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, I think

LaRoche could hit off a tee.

It’s slo-pitch softball that’d be his undoing.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 6, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe...

it’d be close though.
Maybe a hit every 5th swing or something (in the t-ball leagues).

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jun 6, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We must 've lost the in the trade

Littlefield made it. There’s no way it could be beneficial to our side

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He'd miss the fight

because he’d be thinking about his deer stand.

by Thunder on Jun 6, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No,

he’d take a big, long swing and miss.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 6, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If one Pirate swings at another w/a bat

is it an assualt w/a deadly weapon? You’d have a great defense.

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 9:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Everyone would laugh it off

not like there would be any contact or anything

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jun 6, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Only if it is

McLouth, Nady, Bay or Doumit. None of the others are hitting anything hard enough to kill someone.

by Thunder on Jun 6, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or even

hurt someone.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jun 6, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can Pedro

play 1B yet?

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 6, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

YEAH!!!

Pitching Change!

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Now

is the time to get the offense going.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jun 6, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or

not.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jun 6, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

or so.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 6, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

A liner and a blast

Just what we need

by Bad Andy on Jun 6, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Wonder if Pena is

related to Tony Pena, the old Bucs catcher

by Trogluddite on Jun 6, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

No,

his boy play for KC Royals

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 6, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sean Casey

is on the Red Sox?
Oh, and the Rays lost Shields, Gomes, Jackson, Crawford & Iwamura for 6, 5, 5, 5 & 3 games. Ouch.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jun 6, 2008 9:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

GRRR

by Bad Andy on Jun 6, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Frick.

by Hitman Easler on Jun 6, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Doumit, X-Man & Black Hole

are gonna have to come through in the 9th.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jun 6, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Doumit,

X-man & Nate Sr.

I wish.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 6, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm up for that.

Of course, you could replace Black Hole with pretty much anyone and be better off.

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Jun 6, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Alvarez

by Thunder on Jun 6, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My point

exactly!

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

by cocktailsfor2 on Jun 6, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Like Rivas

Only if the Bases are loaded and we’re down by 3

by Bad Andy on Jun 6, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nate Sr. if anyone gets on I bet.

by Hitman Easler on Jun 6, 2008 9:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I just noticed something interesting

while looking for something else. The Indy pitching staff is ENTIRELY right handed. Not a lefty in the bunch. Guess if one of our lefties gets hurt, Russell will have to put up with a righty.

by Thunder on Jun 6, 2008 9:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs