GM Kevin Towers said during a conference call today that Micah Owings, whom the club signed to a minor league deal, will compete for a long-relief spot out of the bullpen in spring training.But, most interestingly, Towers also said Owings will see time in spring training at first base.“I would imagine he’ll see a little bit of time at first base -- how much time I can’t tell you,” Towers said. “I know we definitely want to get him some at-bats. He is kind of a dual-weapon guy. It would be nice to have a guy who on the days he may not be pitching you would still have a very good right-handed bat to win a game for you.”
But, most interestingly, Towers also said Owings will see time in spring training at first base.
“I would imagine he’ll see a little bit of time at first base -- how much time I can’t tell you,” Towers said. “I know we definitely want to get him some at-bats. He is kind of a dual-weapon guy. It would be nice to have a guy who on the days he may not be pitching you would still have a very good right-handed bat to win a game for you.”
― Andy K, Tuesday, 25 January 2011 20:23 (thirteen years ago) link
glad they found someone to replace Reynolds' bat.
― sanskrit, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 02:28 (thirteen years ago) link
MAKE IT STOP
http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_mlb_experts__73/ept_sports_mlb_experts-934563082-1297356384.jpg?ymhpaiEDm3llTspP
― Wrong-Way Willy (Andy K), Thursday, 10 February 2011 18:42 (thirteen years ago) link
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704604704576220833352472802.html
He has snorted wasabi and eaten horseradish by the bowlful. He has devoured a dozen donuts and guzzled 13 bottles of water. And this is the PG-rated version. "Tooz will eat anything except poop, urine and vomit," Diamondbacks reliever Sam Demel said. "No, wait—I'm sorry. He will eat vomit."
Demel cited the memorable day when a former teammate regurgitated some yogurt and slathered it on a potato chip for Motuzas. Demel also said he once saw Motuzas ingest a concoction of chewing tobacco dip spit and 3-day-old chili.
Pitcher Livan Hernandez became something of a sadistic benefactor when he arrived in Arizona in 2006. Motuzas said Hernandez once paid him $3,000 to drink a gallon of milk in 12 minutes. The two also hammered out a deal that permitted Hernandez to punch Motuzas in the groin for $50 a pop whenever he felt the urge. Motuzas would receive a $300 bonus after every 10th punch.
― Suicide Demo for Kemba Walker (govern yourself accordingly), Saturday, 26 March 2011 15:57 (thirteen years ago) link
O_O
― WmC, Saturday, 26 March 2011 17:01 (thirteen years ago) link
words fail.
― got electrolytes (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 26 March 2011 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link
yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=13723163
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 13 April 2011 06:02 (thirteen years ago) link
ha. that almost went into a concession stand. carpenter looked like he was about to cry.
― it's time for the fish in the perculator (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 13 April 2011 16:53 (thirteen years ago) link
upton is crazy
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=13899347
― J0rdan S., Monday, 18 April 2011 00:32 (thirteen years ago) link
You eat that energy bar, Willie Blumpkinst.
― Andy K, Monday, 18 April 2011 00:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Probably belongs elsewhere but
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/2011/04/28/20110428baseball-radar-gun-hijinks.html
"I know for a fact that every time Brad Penny pitched for the Dodgers in San Diego it was probably the lowest velocities he ever had. He liked velocity. He'd stare at the board. He was throwing 95-96 (mph), but we'd have it at 91 and he'd get pissed off and throw harder and harder and start elevating."
― Andy K, Friday, 29 April 2011 15:02 (twelve years ago) link
this guy's homers are just stupid http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=14291329
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 30 April 2011 07:02 (twelve years ago) link
Diamondbacks call up Sean Burroughs.
drudgesiren.gif
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 20:43 (twelve years ago) link
well, not underachieving right now
― the gay bloggers are onto the faggot tweets (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 29 May 2011 16:15 (twelve years ago) link
Josh Collmenter and I are from the same hometown (well actually I'm still here...)
― alcololics anonymmvous (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 00:04 (twelve years ago) link
Homer?
Speaking of which, Upton's fifth hit in this clip:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=15381807
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 12:36 (twelve years ago) link
yes
― alcololics anonymmvous (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
yowch
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/20/2286084/stephen-drew-injury-ankle-diamondbacks-news
― joyless shithead (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 July 2011 04:39 (twelve years ago) link
justin upton is on the other level
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 July 2011 03:45 (twelve years ago) link
he just hit a homer off the top deck of the metal supply company building in san diego
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 July 2011 03:47 (twelve years ago) link
really, wow that is impressive (as i know how far that actually is)
― Bee OK, Thursday, 28 July 2011 04:14 (twelve years ago) link
you guys
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=17372231
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 28 July 2011 15:57 (twelve years ago) link
dang
― an excellent source of vitamins and minerals (WmC), Thursday, 28 July 2011 16:06 (twelve years ago) link
It's "only" 420 feet fwiw
But yeah he crushed it.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 28 July 2011 16:36 (twelve years ago) link
I wonder if Towers is going to try to add any pieces for a run at the division or if hes just gonna stand pat with what he's got..
― strongly recommend. unless you're a bitch (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 28 July 2011 17:24 (twelve years ago) link
goldschmitt crushed one off lincecum tonight
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 3 August 2011 03:43 (twelve years ago) link
my initial diagnosis is that you might not want to pitch that guy a fastball
man, Marquis' leg fracture scene was weird (scroll down for gif):
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/8/15/2363396/weekend-update-dan-uggla-carlos-zambrano-news
― satan club sandwich (Dr Morbius), Monday, 15 August 2011 15:42 (twelve years ago) link
He pitched after THAT? What the fuuuuuuuuu
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Monday, 15 August 2011 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah that may be the weirdest thing I've ever seen in a baseball game
― frogbs, Monday, 15 August 2011 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
Sometimes I forget that the D'backs are managed by Kirk Gibson.
― A Chuck Person's Guide to Mark Aguirre (Andy K), Monday, 15 August 2011 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
NO, he didnt --
Sunday afternoon, Angel Pagan lined a comebacker off Jason Marquis' shin bone. Marquis stayed in the game, but the next inning, he was consequently involved in one of the strangest baseball scenes I've ever witnessed:(gif)Marquis hit Josh Thole in the leg with a pitch. Thole went down, and Marquis went down - the former because he got hit by a baseball, and the latter because he had a fractured leg. By continuing to pitch after the comebacker, Marquis' injury got worse, to the point where this happened and he was removed.
― L.P. Hovercraft (WmC), Monday, 15 August 2011 18:06 (twelve years ago) link
pedant alert:shin bone: tibiamarquis fractured leg bone: fibula
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Monday, 15 August 2011 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think it's unacceptable to say the fibula is also a shin bone. They're kind of side by side.
― Mark C, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 10:47 (twelve years ago) link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinbone
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 14:22 (twelve years ago) link
Starting Infields, Then And Now
Blue Jays, 5/27/07:
1B - Lyle Overbay2B - Aaron HillSS - John McDonald3B - Ryan Roberts
Diamondbacks, 8/24/11:
― mookieproof, Thursday, 25 August 2011 00:53 (twelve years ago) link
zero recollection of Ryan Roberts when he was, allegedly, in Toronto.if that's even his real name.
― karma's ruthless invisible (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 25 August 2011 02:09 (twelve years ago) link
haha and that was my reaction too -- who is Ryan Roberts??
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 25 August 2011 10:59 (twelve years ago) link
Had no idea Ian Kennedy was anywhere near 17 wins.
"Kennedy is 7-0 with a 1.98 ERA in 11 starts against the NL West this season."
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 28 August 2011 23:31 (twelve years ago) link
couldn't be bothered to start a new thread... just wondering why, in a 1-run game, they would let Ian Kennedy hit with a runner on in the 7th and then pull him right after?!
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 13 April 2012 04:32 (twelve years ago) link
Trevor Cahill pitching for Arizona ARI COLC Nelson struck out looking. 5 0J Herrera singled to right, J Herrera to second on error by right fielder J Upton. 5 0J Paterson relieved T Cahill. 5 0D Fowler walked. 5 0E Young Jr. reached on bunt single to pitcher, J Herrera to third, D Fowler to second. 5 0T Colvin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Herrera scored, E Young Jr. out at second, D Fowler to third. 5 1B Ziegler relieved J Paterson. 5 1T Tulowitzki reached on infield single to shortstop, D Fowler scored, T Colvin to second. 5 2C Breslow relieved B Ziegler. 5 2J Giambi walked, T Colvin to third, T Tulowitzki to second. 5 2R Hernandez hit for M Reynolds. 5 2B Shaw relieved C Breslow. 5 2J Guthrie ran for J Giambi. 5 2R Hernandez grounded out to first. 5 2
― Andy K, Sunday, 15 April 2012 23:24 (twelve years ago) link
tlr lives
― mookieproof, Monday, 16 April 2012 00:30 (twelve years ago) link
marlins let chad gaudin hit with two on and two out in the 10th inning today
― J0rdan S., Monday, 16 April 2012 00:36 (twelve years ago) link
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/j-j-putz-autographed-justin-bieber-card-auction-155656076--mlb.html
http://i.imgur.com/dDYU7.png
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 21 June 2012 01:24 (eleven years ago) link
from USA Today:
According to ESPN.com, television announcer Daron Sutton has been suspended due to "insubordination." The report cited a dispute between Sutton and the club about the team's on-air dress code.A source confirmed that dispute to The Republic, saying that while the club prefers its broadcast team to wear polo shirts adorned with the Diamondbacks logo, Sutton has lobbied to wear suits...Without going into detail, another source said the Diamondbacks have had various issues with Sutton for years.
A source confirmed that dispute to The Republic, saying that while the club prefers its broadcast team to wear polo shirts adorned with the Diamondbacks logo, Sutton has lobbied to wear suits...
Without going into detail, another source said the Diamondbacks have had various issues with Sutton for years.
― Bee OK, Friday, 29 June 2012 00:37 (eleven years ago) link
i say let him were suits if he wants to.
― Bee OK, Friday, 29 June 2012 00:39 (eleven years ago) link
yeah that's ridiculously stupid
the d-backs front office seem like megadicks tho
― J0rdan S., Friday, 29 June 2012 00:40 (eleven years ago) link
oh shit trevor bauer experienced some resistance for maybe the first time in his life
― mookieproof, Friday, 29 June 2012 03:27 (eleven years ago) link
Aaron Hill's first cycle was on June 18. Two in 11 days. The Babe needed 16 days to do it. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=hermaba01&t=b&year=1931Collapse Reply Retweet Favorite
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 30 June 2012 02:12 (eleven years ago) link
6 straight wins, 1 gm under .500
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 1 August 2015 04:23 (eight years ago) link
much like the white sox three days ago
― mookieproof, Saturday, 1 August 2015 04:44 (eight years ago) link
chris sale killed their momentum, az has jeremy hellickson going tomorrow so
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 1 August 2015 04:51 (eight years ago) link
dave stewart and i like the cut of your jib
― mookieproof, Saturday, 1 August 2015 05:04 (eight years ago) link
these announcers are having fun w/ wellington castillo & jake lamb hitting b2b - "Beef and Lamb"..."Get your protein up"
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 2 August 2015 19:19 (eight years ago) link
Dave Cameron thinks he knows who's underrated
http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/arizona-diamondbacks-david-peralta-most-underrated-player-aj-pollock-paul-goldschmidt-082615
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 27 August 2015 18:22 (eight years ago) link