Season thread-the road to the playoffs

[Evil Ash]

Dbacks lose 4-3. However, they do win the series.

Lets just hope for somewhat good news about Sexson's injury

 

[Lefty]

Who do the Diamondbacks bring up if Sexson does go on the DL?

 

[Evil Ash]

After seeing the replay of Sexson's AB, he was definitely grabbing his shoulder. Don't know if thats good or bad news though

Update: Sexson's injury is a shoulder strain. Don't know how long he is expected out, but he is going on the DL

 

[KingLouieLouie]

Who do the Diamondbacks bring up if Sexson does go on the DL?

They more than likely would promote-up a reliever... Perhaps Scott Service and insert him to the closing role...

It's been confirmed....Sexson is on the DL w/a strained shoulder, but will have an MRI tomorrow to confirm the extent of the injury...

Baerga would start against RH pitcher and Hillenbrand vs. LH platooning at 1B...

 

[Lefty]

ASR just said Sexson has a strained shoulder and will have a MRI tomorrow. They said he is going on the DL. Let's hope he is only out 2 weeks and not 6-8.

 

[AZZenny]

They said his shoulder popped out and back in, according to Paul Lessard. That basically equals a dislocation I believe - not sure any of those are really mild. Major Bummer. MAJOR Bummer. Did you see JC's face? - he looked really discouraged and irritated.

And Mantei needs to find an excuse to go on the DL himself, pronto. Jeez. Brenly, show some guts, as you did playing Tracy over Shea - MANTEI IS NOT YOUR CLOSER.

Intentionally WALKING Chad Tracy in what - his sixth or seventh game? LOL.

 

[Lefty]

If it's a dislocated shoulder, which it looks like, don't expect Sexson back until after the All-Star break.

Dislocated shoulder

time to heal = 4 to 12 weeks


The shoulder can come out of joint (dislocate) and this usually only occurs after significant trauma, although some people have shoulders that dislocate all the time.

The shoulder can usually be returned to its normal position (reduced) in a casualty department under sedation, but occasionally a full general anaesthetic is needed. Sometimes the nerve that supplies muscles and sensation around the shoulder can be damaged by this injury or this treatment. Initial treatment involves a sling and physiotherapy; recovery time is around 4 - 12 weeks.

Once the shoulder has dislocated once, it is prone to do it again; teenagers who dislocate their shoulders have an 80% + chance of dislocating it again and most surgeons would consider young people for an operation to try to prevent it occurring again. The operations involve repairing the torn ligaments, capsule and bone damaged by the dislocation. (see the unstable shoulder shoulder dislocation and instability page).

 

[KingLouieLouie]

Dbacks Starting line-up:

1)Kata-2B
2)Cintron-SS
3)Gonzalez-LF
4)Colbrunn-1B
5)Finley-CF
6)Bautista-RF
7)Tracy-3B
8)Hammock-C
9)Dessens-P

vs.

Randy Wolf-LH pitcher

I'm glad that Brenly didnt tamper with both Finley and Bautista since they're both thriving, but surprised that he elected to start Colbrunn and also at the clean-up spot.... And no Hillenbrand...which is also quite a shocker....

 

[Ryanwb]

I hate Colbrunn

 

[Ryanwb]

Wow, Wolf strikes out the side to start the game.....that can't be good Karma

 

[BC867]

I hate Colbrunn

Why? Greg has done everything the D'backs have asked of him -- pinch-hit successfully, back up 1B, back up 3B. Despite having injury problems.

I remember a time when Colbrunn carried the team for a couple of weeks when no one else was coming through.

He's a class act.

 

[Lefty]

I hate Colbrunn

Why?

Looks like the D-Backs bats have disappeared.

 

[Lefty]

How much are the Phillies paying the umps? That was a double play. The replay showed he was out at first. Now it's 4-0.

 

[Lefty]

Diamondbacks lose 4-0. What could of been if the ump made the correct call. Props to Bautista for extending his hitting streak and to the bullpen for not giving up a run.

 

[Lefty]

Brenly: Bad call cost us game

BOB McMANAMAN
The Arizona Republic

PHILADELPHIA - Major League Baseball has an electronic device to make sure home plate umpires get it right calling balls and strikes.
The Arizona Diamondbacks will tell you baseball needs another mechanical eye when it comes to calling runners out at first base.

Arizona thought it had turned a double play to get out of the third inning, but it didn't get the call. The Philadelphia Phillies promptly smacked back-to-back homers to account for all the runs in a 4-0 victory in front of 43,721 fans, the second-largest crowd to date at new Citizens Bank Park.

"It's a damn shame," Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly said after his club dropped its second straight and fell to 9-13.

"The replays showed the runner was out at first base, and we're out of the inning. They end up scoring four runs, and they shouldn't have even had those hitters at the plate in that inning."

Diamondbacks' right fielder Danny Bautista managed a single up the middle in the seventh inning off starting pitcher Randy Wolf (2-1) to extend his hitting streak to 21 games, but that's not what the Diamondbacks were talking about after the first game of this six-game swing through Philly and then Chicago.

It was the controversy at first base, where Arizona played its first game without injured slugger Richie Sexson.

With one out, starting pitcher Elmer Dessens (1-3) allowed consecutive base hits to Wolf and center fielder Marlon Byrd. Placido Polanco then hit a sharp grounder to shortstop Alex Cintron, who flipped the ball to Matt Kata for one out.

Kata's throw to first baseman Greg Colbrunn arrived a half-step before Polanco, but first base umpire Tony Randazzo called Polanco safe.

"I know he's trying to bear down and make the best call he can as he sees it," Brenly said, "but this is one particular instance where a missed call cost us the ballgame."

That's because Bobby Abreu followed with a three-run homer to right-center field off a 2-2 pitch from Dessens. Once the right-hander received a new ball from home plate umpire Fieldin Culbreth, slugger Jim Thome sent the next pitch to almost the same spot for his seventh home run and a 4-0 lead.

 

[Lefty]

Bases loaded and only one out and the D-Backs can't score in the first. Finley popping up with only one out really hurt.

 

[Lefty]

0-0 bottom of the 2nd. D-Backs have stranded 5 runners so far.

 

[Cland]

2-0 Philly. I think we have 17 errors and counting this year...so much for the ST emphasis on fundamentals.

 

[Lefty]

Carlos with a 3-run pinch hit home run to put the D-Backs up 4-3 going to the bottom of the 6th.

 

[Evil Ash]

Woo Hoo! The Dbacks offense finally wakes up with a 4 run inning capped off with Baerga's 3 run HR.

Dbacks now lead 4-3 and RJ is up for the win if the bullpen can hold off the Philly offense.

 

[AZZenny]

and heeeeere's Mantei...
ulp. I just can't watch. I can't even listen.

 

[Lefty]

D-Backs win 6-4. Props to Baerga, huge home run. Props also to Bautista(2 sac flies) RJ and the bullpen. That's right, the bullpen.

 

[AZZenny]

Yes - but not the defense!! I wonder if Cintron is not over his stomach flu. Can't understand those two missed fly balls though. Makes me wonder if no one can hear Finley call them off, not just Danny.

And yes, props to Danny. He put the team ahead of the streak. Have to say, I was thinking (OK, screaming) that RJ had a better BA than Baerga right now, leave him in... but Baerga had the kind of at-bat that you love to see, with a bomb on top.

The other day on radio they (jokingly) asked Trace what more he could be doing and he said earnestly, "I should get more walks." And so he did. Makes the stat-oriented fan's heart grow fond.

 

[Lefty]

Maybe it's not Gonzo's or Cintron's fault, maybe Finley is not yelling loud enough to hear them? The same thing happened in Milwaukee with Bautista.

 

[PDXChris]

Bautista is putting together a great year, 2 more RBI's