az diamondbacks 7-2

[JMarkJohns]

LMAO! What the would the Diamondbacks have gotten for parting with a top-20 prospect? There isn't a single player on the Nationals I want, position player, nor pitcher, and the Mets aren't going to be giving up any significant pieces of their team, and if they are needing a third team to acquire Cordero, then obviously they are a little light in the prospects department.

Gonzalez is insurance for Quentin. He's a hard-throwin, hard-hitting RF. Diamondbacks can't afford to give him away for anything other than a proven player of similar skills, or a top-level pitcher.

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no

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you would think yahoo could spell correctly though

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padress left wells in 2 long
to bad for them

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go az

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damm they finally got the pitcher out

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az need to win the series against the dodgers

[OldDirtMcGirt]

Anybody see that Chris Young catch? Sweet moses!

[tsb2000]

Well, Papa Grande with the choke in the 9th, hopefully the DBacks can still pull it out tonight. Dodgers are looking good tonight against the Giants, so the Snakes need all the wins they can get right now.

[JMarkJohns]

*shaking head* What the , Valverde?! WHAT THE ?!

[JMarkJohns]

Well, thankfully the offense came through when it mattered, netting four runs in the 11th to take a 9-5 win.

[misterx91578]

awesome catch by young in the game

[tsb2000]

Indeed. Glad the DBacks didn't give up after the choke in the 9th.

Also, the former #1 pick Upton just got the call to the DBacks from double A since Quentin got hurt. Time to shine, kid!

[JMarkJohns]

The catch by Young was very good, but the Salazar catch was much, much better. First off, Salazar had to actually jump to even have a chance at the ball, then he had to hang, reach over the wall and still negotiate his glove so he could snatch the ball that was almost falling straight down, as opposed to falling gracfully like Young's catch.

I guess Young's gets bonus points because of the distance and it robbed a grand slam, but as far as the catches themselves go, it's not even close in my mind.

As for Upton, I'm exstatic!!!

[T Park]

what position will Upton play?

[JMarkJohns]

Right or left field.

Probably left, for now, as Byrnes has a better feel for the ballparks and experience with the cutoffs, so what he lacks in armstrength is made up for with knowledge, where a bomber like Upton may overthrow RF to 3rd and what not.

[T Park]

I'm hearing great things. I wish Yahoo would make him available so i can cut one of my stiff outfielders for him

[misterx91578]

The catch by Young was very good, but the Salazar catch was much, much better. First off, Salazar had to actually jump to even have a chance at the ball, then he had to hang, reach over the wall and still negotiate his glove so he could snatch the ball that was almost falling straight down, as opposed to falling gracfully like Young's catch.

I guess Young's gets bonus points because of the distance and it robbed a grand slam, but as far as the catches themselves go, it's not even close in my mind.

As for Upton, I'm exstatic!!!

the young catch was better in the sence it saved a grand slam in a tie game and o mr upton

[JMarkJohns]

I believe, though I could be wrong, that the game was tied when Giles hit that shot which Salazar caught. If not tied, then it was 1-0 Arizona. As I recall, Arizona won that game by a mere run, so it really mattered as well.

[misterx91578]

I believe, though I could be wrong, that the game was tied when Giles hit that shot which Salazar caught. If not tied, then it was 1-0 Arizona. As I recall, Arizona won that game by a mere run, so it really mattered as well.

the bases werent loaded the with Salazar's catch

[JMarkJohns]

But are we judging the situation, or the catch itself?

It's like those who say that Texas/USC for the National le was the best college football game ever played, simply because it was a great game for the National le. It was a great game, but, and I have watched a lot of college football, I'll take the Boise State/Oklahoma Fiesta Bowl hands down as the best. It had more scoring, a bigger comeback. It had defeat being snatched from the jaws of victory, then it had a last minute comeback. Then it had Goliath scoring immediately in overtime, then David calmly going for the win, when all it needed was a P.A.T to tie, then winning the game on a play you never actually see run in a game.

Much better game, but the implications weren't as high.

Same premise. The Salazar catch was far better. The situations surrounding Young's are just oo much to look past, though...

[misterx91578]

But are we judging the situation, or the catch itself?

It's like those who say that Texas/USC for the National le was the best college football game ever played, simply because it was a great game for the National le. It was a great game, but, and I have watched a lot of college football, I'll take the Boise State/Oklahoma Fiesta Bowl hands down as the best. It had more scoring, a bigger comeback. It had defeat being snatched from the jaws of victory, then it had a last minute comeback. Then it had Goliath scoring immediately in overtime, then David calmly going for the win, when all it needed was a P.A.T to tie, then winning the game on a play you never actually see run in a game.

Much better game, but the implications weren't as high.

Same premise. The Salazar catch was far better. The situations surrounding Young's are just oo much to look past, though...

The situation with Young's catch makes it better just for that but I agree Salazar's catch was better just for the catch itself

[JMarkJohns]

Diamondbacks claimed Byung-Hyun Kim off of waivers, today... Also, they claimed Jeff Cirillo. Kim is interesting. If he's willing to become a reliever agian, he could have some real value - AS LONG AS HE IS NOT CLOSING

[misterx91578]

Cirillo wtf?

[JMarkJohns]

Cirillo wtf?

3rd-base insurance in case Tracy needs to go on the shelf down the stretch. I think he's solid.