Arizona Diamondbacks @ Colorado Rockies series thread. 09/16/24-09/18/24

[Ronin]

3 game series

 

[Ronin]

Arizona Diamondbacks | Stats & Info

@DbacksStatsInfo
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8m

A couple flying under the radar:
C Adrian Del Castillo | 7 for 14 (.500), 3 R, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI after a 1 for 18 stretch; Hitting .313 w/ a .525 SLG over 80 AB
OF Randal Grichuk | 15 of his last 36 (.417) with 6 HR and 16 RBI; Post All-Star break 14 of 27 hits are XBH

 

[krazy2k]

After yesterday's Christmas Miracle win to salvage one game of the series against the Brewers, DBacks need to turn up the heat and feast on the bottom feeder Rockies. Houston is playing at San Diego, so perhaps the DBacks can close the gap with the Padres for WC1.

 

[Ronin]

Jesse Friedman

@JesseNFriedman
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1h

Probables for D-backs-Rockies:
Merrill Kelly vs. Antonio Senzatela
Jordan Montgomery vs. Ryan Feltner
Eduardo Rodriguez vs. Austin Gomber

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

Nick Piecoro

@nickpiecoro
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1h

The Diamondbacks have optioned catcher Adrian Del Castillo to Triple-A Reno. Reliever Scott McGough recalled.

 

[krazy2k]

Nick Piecoro
@nickpiecoro
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1h

The Diamondbacks have optioned catcher Adrian Del Castillo to Triple-A Reno. Reliever Scott McGough recalled.

They called the Crime Dog back up to the big club? Wow. Mop Up Action only please - if he is used at all.

 

[Dback Jon]

Corbin leads off the game with a triple, followed by a Marte homer!

 

[GatorAZ]

Dodgers pounding the Braves
Mets & Nats just went to extras

 

[GatorAZ]

Don’t like pulling Merril there.

 

[Dback Jon]

Don’t like pulling Merril there.

Nope. And Stinkle blows it

 

[krazy2k]

Nope. And Stinkle blows it

Lovullo is so dense. Needs to manage single-A at best. Mets won. DBacks have managed to score just 2 runs in Coors Field. Embarrassing to say the least. Continuing to use Stinkle is just like using Montgomery as a starter with a 6+ ERA.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Laughs in Luvelo defender

 

[Dback Jon]

Sigh

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Torey Luvelo sucks. You can have your mental gymnastics to excuse his terrible managing

 

[GatorAZ]

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[Chris_Sanders]

When we don't make the playoffs you Luvelo defenders should just strew in your own poo soup

 

[ProdigalSun]

our bullpen is a joke

 

[Bobster]

Well, they didn't score any runs after that pair in the first and their bullpen can't hold a lead, so that was a recipe for disaster.

 

[Bobster]

ERAs for the last month -

Puk 0.00
Mantiply 3.00
Martinez 4.61
Sewald 5.40
Thompson 5.56
Ginkle 5.84
Montgomery 6.27

 

[krazy2k]

ERAs for the last month -

Puk 0.00
Mantiply 3.00
Martinez 4.61
Sewald 5.40
Thompson 5.56
Ginkle 5.84
Montgomery 6.27

You really have to wonder why Puk is not the closer. I firmly believe last night's game against the 93 loss woeful Rockies would have gone to extras if Puk had pitched the 9th. With the ghost runner, extras are a coin toss, but at least the DBacks would have had a chance. The offense can't be excused, either. If you only score 2 runs at Coors, you should lose. Now I'm just hoping the DBacks can win one game in this series.

 

[82CardsGrad]

When we don't make the playoffs you Luvelo defenders should just strew in your own poo soup

Laughs in Luvelo defender

Torey Luvelo sucks. You can have your mental gymnastics to excuse his terrible managing

LOL… Has Torey left Kelly in and he blew up in the 7th, or got injured (he left the game in his previous start due to him ongoing cramping issues), you guys would’ve blasted him for not being more mindful of Kelly’s issues.

Most baseball guys see what Torey has done this year to somehow keep this team in contention, with an historical amount of injuries to critical stars, and a bullpen that is shaky at best.
But a small % of fans who believe they can “Monday morning” weigh-in with the precise and always correct moves, believe Torey is a hindrance and a dunce. To which I can’t help by LMAO…

 

[Chris_Sanders]

I am glad you like him.

 

[82CardsGrad]

I am glad you like him.

As is always the case, no manager is perfect. At the end of the day, managers are left to play the cards they’ve been dealt.
Doesn’t always translate into success as players are humans after all… and baseball ain’t easy. It’s a sport where failure is a more regular occurrence than most other pro sports.

What is essential and totally within the control of the manager, is his leadership ability. How he develops relationships between himself and the players, as well as player-to-player, is vital to the success of any team.
I, along with virtually all baseball insiders, see this as one of the biggest strengths of Torey and it’s likely the biggest reason as to why this team remains in a playoff slot.

 

[krazy2k]

As is always the case, no manager is perfect. At the end of the day, managers are left to play the cards they’ve been dealt.
Doesn’t always translate into success as players are humans after all… and baseball ain’t easy. It’s a sport where failure is a more regular occurrence than most other pro sports.

What is essential and totally within the control of the manager, is his leadership ability. How he develops relationships between himself and the players, as well as player-to-player, is vital to the success of any team.
I, along with virtually all baseball insiders, see this as one of the biggest strengths of Torey and it’s likely the biggest reason as to why this team remains in a playoff slot.

Well, they are in a playoff slot for at least the next day or two. Puk should be the closer, with Mantiply and Martinez in set up roles. The rest of the bullpen is complete and utter crap - mop up duty only. In the playoff push (and during the playoffs), you go with the hot hands - not guys with ERAs approaching 6 over the last month or two.