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  1. BC867

    Game #55 Texas Rangers @ Arizona Diamondbacks. 09/22/20

    Uh oh, Caleb Smith, after going 3-0 on the second batter, then two strikes, walks him, too. Most of his pitches have been nowhere near the strike zone.
  2. BC867

    Game #55 Texas Rangers @ Arizona Diamondbacks. 09/22/20

    Uh oh, Caleb Smith walks the first Texas batter on four pitches.
  3. BC867

    Game #55 Texas Rangers @ Arizona Diamondbacks. 09/22/20

    The roof is open. Let's see how both teams react to it.
  4. BC867

    A letter from Mike Hazen

    I mentioned the quote about Ketel hitting only two HR's so far, but my main concern was about his being second in RBI's last season and having to adapt to the leadoff role this season. Based on last season, he is best suited for the heart of the order. I am not against players hitting HR's. I...
  5. BC867

    A letter from Mike Hazen

    Here is a long, detailed analysis of the status of the D-backs, looking ahead to next season. It sums up the disappointments quite well. It is interesting that Hazen makes no reference to the Manager and coaching staff in evaluating the team. How can they not be included in the critique...
  6. BC867

    The 2019-2020 Around the NBA thread

    Because I was hoping that your intention was not to insult a poster with a different opinion than yours. You're bragging that your response was to laugh at him? What's the use? If you could comprehend that it's a cheap shot, you wouldn't be doing it..
  7. BC867

    The 2019-2020 Around the NBA thread

    Should we take your "lol" to mean that you DON'T want the Suns to make the playoffs for the first time in over a decade? And NOT take steps so our franchise player doesn't eye a move elsewhere? And that we DON'T need a viable NBA starting power forward, a back-up scoring shooting guard or...
  8. BC867

    Game #54 Arizona Diamondback @ Houston Astros. 09/20/20

    Calhoun takes ball four, but it's called a strike and he flies out to start the top of the ninth. Then Escobar strikes out. Peralta grounds out. The D-backs snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
  9. BC867

    Game #54 Arizona Diamondback @ Houston Astros. 09/20/20

    Our reliever Guerra starts the bottom of the 8th with a hit batsman and a walk. And another walk. Bases loaded with one out. Make them earn it, damnit! Almost hits the next hitter. A sac fly makes it 3-2 Astros. And Walker drops the relay. Runners advance. 2nd & 3rd with two outs. Guerra...
  10. BC867

    The 2019-2020 Around the NBA thread

    Better than bad (not making the playoffs for a decade) does not necessarily mean good. We're less bad! We're less bad! :shrug:
  11. BC867

    Game #54 Arizona Diamondback @ Houston Astros. 09/20/20

    Springer with another HR -- this one outside the park -- and the Astros tie the game in the 7th. And, yup, MadBum is still without a victory this season, even without giving up a run in the game.
  12. BC867

    Game #54 Arizona Diamondback @ Houston Astros. 09/20/20

    Yoan López comes in to pitch with the bases loaded and two outs. And a strikeout leaves them loaded.
  13. BC867

    Game #54 Arizona Diamondback @ Houston Astros. 09/20/20

    Springer with an inside-the-park home run in the 6th off Widener. 2-1 D-backs. And he walks the tying run with one out. It looks shaky whether MadBum will get his first win of the season.
  14. BC867

    Game #54 Arizona Diamondback @ Houston Astros. 09/20/20

    MadBum is pitching a 2-hit shutout after 5. He has retired 9 straight and 14 of the last 15. Five innings will be it.
  15. BC867

    Game #54 Arizona Diamondback @ Houston Astros. 09/20/20

    Ahmed with a solo HR makes it 2-0.
  16. BC867

    Game #54 Arizona Diamondback @ Houston Astros. 09/20/20

    D-backs score the first run. But, as Steve said, one run on a double-play with the bases loaded is the way the season is going. Not maximizing opportunities. And Torey is ejected for arguing balls and strikes. Meanwhile, MadBum is pitching the best he has in quite a while.
  17. BC867

    Game #53 Arizona Diamondbacks @ Houston Astros. 09/19/20

    They do if he has conditions which override logic. Such as Attention Deficit Disorder, where he cannot "connect the dots" and everyday is a new beginning. Or if he is afraid of hurting players' feelings, where anyone is a starter or a leadoff hitter or a cleanup hitter or a #8 hitter from one...
  18. BC867

    Game #53 Arizona Diamondbacks @ Houston Astros. 09/19/20

    3-2 loss.
  19. BC867

    Game #53 Arizona Diamondbacks @ Houston Astros. 09/19/20

    The Astros reliever is wild, but gets out of the inning with a line drive double play. The seldom used Pavin Smith was caught off the bag. .
  20. BC867

    Game #53 Arizona Diamondbacks @ Houston Astros. 09/19/20

    Weaver gives up the tying run, then the lead run, in the 6th. 'Looks like he was left in one batter too long. It was easy to see it coming. Yoan López comes in and gets the double play. And a new pitcher for the Astros in the 7th.
  21. BC867

    Game #53 Arizona Diamondbacks @ Houston Astros. 09/19/20

    A Rojas sac fly in the 3rd makes it 2-0. Two consecutive double play attempts turned into force outs (not hit hard enough) get the Astros a run. 2-1 D-backs after 3 innings.
  22. BC867

    The 2019-2020 Around the NBA thread

    However, if there were a WNBA back then and Sophie Cunningham were playing . . . . Who wears short shorts? :rolleyes: Sorry, I couldn't resist.
  23. BC867

    Game #53 Arizona Diamondbacks @ Houston Astros. 09/19/20

    Calhoun with another HR, leading off the 2nd. If only one of our first three hitters had gotten on base in the 1st inning.
  24. BC867

    The 2019-2020 Around the NBA thread

    That was the year I graduated college and entered active duty with the National Guard (while the U.S. was in Viet Nam only with a few "advisors", and it was not in the news). So, no, I hadn't even started being all I could be in the business world. But I started with good habits. In basketball...
  25. BC867

    The 2019-2020 Around the NBA thread

    I can't tell if you're joking around. Waiting for five grown men . . . to grow into grown men. In the most competitive basketball league in the world. Where the refs favor instigators in terms of contact. Especially on a team, except during the Barkley years, which has a half century...

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