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Wednesday, October 05, 2011
A return home seemed to be what the Arizona Diamondbacks needed as they used an outstanding pitching performance from Josh Collmenter and a grand slam by Paul Goldschmidt to breeze past the Brewers, 8-1, in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday.
The D-backs still have a hill to climb as they trail the best-of-five series 2-1 and need a win in Wednesday’s Game 4 to force a decisive game in Milwaukee on Friday.
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1. Jack Sommers Posted: October 05, 2011 at 05:10 AM (#3952031)He's the starting first baseman ! He's started 44 of the 57 games since he got called up.
Overbay DID get 10 starts in 6 weeks.
If Overbay starts again this series though Gibson should have his MOY award revoked.
Thats not bad for a guy that scouts say has a slow swing and can't handle inside pitches. Tonights was oppo....the first one against Lincecum was an inside FB that he crushed to LCF bleachers in AT&T
The Brewers hit more pop ups tonight than I ever remember seeing a team hit in person.
Ultimately, this was a manager managing like this was a game in mid-June where he wanted his starter to have a chance for the win so he was nursing him through five. Terrible mindset.
But this is also the third game for the Crew against the Arizona kid starter where the Brewers have done squat. So they lost 8-1 instead of 3-1.
KEITH LAW: NOT IMPRESSED BY 2-STRIKE, 2-OUT, OPPOSITIVE FIELD GRAND SLAMS OFF OF BELOW AVERAGE FASTBALLS, MR. PRESIDENT
And you have seen many Diamondbacks lineups that have featured both Chris Young and Eric Byrnes!
Has anyone read an article where this was explained? Did Marcum explain himself after the game? I was very curious about it at the time, and still am.
As someone tweeted (and @nickpiecoro retweeted), Marcum wanted to be the anti-Ted Lilly in the pantheon of post-season glove tossing.
Shaun stated that he was furious at himself for throwing a grapefruit down the middle on a 1-2 pitch.
The larger item looming is that Marcum stunk down the stretch and even with a long rest was ineffective last night. And he didn't help himself in booting that DP grounder by Upton earlier in the inning.
As I wrote last night, the blowout was 1/3 Shaun and 2/3 Ron. Shaun wasn't sharp but it was Ron who kept with his guy despite having two viable long men in the pen (Narveson/Estrada), the heart of the order coming up and the danger zone of seeing the lead balloon out of control. Then to compound that scenario with an IBB that LOADS the bases to me is just flat out awful. You automatically increase the OBP AND SP of the next hitter.
You can IBB against the Astros or the Pirates. But against good teams they will take that IBB and shove it up your *ss.
yeah, that lasts about a season and a half and then everyone is burned out.
I hope I am wrong.
I fear you are right. And you articulated it perfectly.
1. Gibby the Ass-Kicker was exactly what the team needed after the laid-back disaster of A.J. Hinch.
2. Flags fly forever.
* - C, 1B, RF, LF and, maybe, CF. I like Young's D in center but don't think it can carry his bat. Then again, Chase Field's outfield is so large, I can see the logic of sending a premium gloveman out there, no matter his offense.
Why is Marcum throwing Goldsmidth a fastball period?
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Doug Fister may have been the best AL trade this summer; Delmon Young may be the second-best AL trade.
I guess it was obvious those two would work out - the Tigers were due after they torpedoed their playoff chances a couple years ago by getting Jarrod Washburn and Aubrey Huff.
2. Thats not bad for a guy that scouts say has a slow swing and can't handle inside pitches. Tonights was oppo....the first one against Lincecum was an inside FB that he crushed to LCF bleachers in AT&T
Hasn't he struck out in like a third of his at bats so far? I wouldn't be so quick to jump on the bandwagon.
Mike Adams was certainly better.
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