Lyle Overbay

[BC867]

Ninth inning and the score is now Overbay-3, Phillies-2.

Three hits and a come-from-behind double.

Welcome home!

 

[Dback Jon]

Nice hitting

 

[Brian in Mesa]

 

[DeAnna]

When the heck did he return?? Was it a trade?

 

[bankybruce]

When the heck did he return?? Was it a trade?

Pirates released him a few weeks back and we signed him over the weekend.

 

[DutchmanAZ]

wow! what a day to contribute!

 

[Gaddabout]

The kid could always hit, he was just never going to produce the power numbers the D-Backs wanted from a corner position.

 

[az jam]

What a clutch hit in his first game with the DBacks!!!!

 

[BC867]

What a clutch hit in his first game with the DBacks!!!!

Two clutch hits, actually. One to give us the early lead. The other to give us the final come-from behind victory.

Perfect time of the season to use him without tiring him out . . . and a veteran bat, while Goldy is working with the coaches on adjusting to the Major League curve ball.

Now with a lefty-righty platoon at 1B, that would be the perfect time to rest Overbay and let Goldy bats against lefty pitchers.