Diamondbacks 8, Astros 1
W:Kennedy (11-10)
L:Galarraga (0-4)
Seems I’ve got to have a change of scene
‘Cause every night I have the strangest dreams
Imprisoned by the way it could have been
Left here on my own or so it seems
I’ve got to leave before I start to scream
But someone’s locked the door and took the key
You feelin’ alright? I’m not feelin’ too good myself
You feelin’ alright? I’m not feelin’ too good myself
Brad Mills is free, free at last. Hopefully he’s relaxing somewhere, taking a break from the helltrain he’s been riding at the helm of, and surely this far into his career he knows to not read the papers, or at least the publishings of the Home Office because they’re busy polishing the crown of the New King.
Tony DeFrancesco: “When the game started I was in my own place out there. That’s where I belong.”
“I’m kind of disappointed in the at-bats. We’re trying to make adjustments, trying to get the right people out on the field.”
“We’re going to keep pushing, we’re going to keep working and we’re going to execute. It was a fundamentally sound game. The plays were made and the defense was decent.”
Jason Castro: “I think we kind of needed a little bit of a wake-up call, and it struck home with a lot of the guys.”
I’m not going to pick that shit apart for you, you can do that yourself on your own time. Of course, any time you spend trying to spin that straw into gold is more time than it’s worth.
Boy, you sure took me for one big ride
And even now I sit and wonder why
That when I think of you I start to cry
I just can’t waste my time, I must keep dry
Gotta stop believin’ in all your lies
‘Cause there’s too much to do before I die
Gallaraga had the start today – I think he’d started ten times in OKC for DeF, so he probably had a good idea what was coming. Three innings of his deliberate mosey through the lineup, and then when Arizona had him measured they started slapping him around, picking up five runs in the fourth. In the bottom of the inning, FeMart led off with a crank that was reviewed down to a double. After that, Greene flew out to right, Bogey bounced out to third for the first time anybody can remember this year, and Castro popped out.
In the sixth Houston finally scored when Greene’s leadoff double was cashed in by a Castro single with two outs. That’s all the Home Nine were able to scratch out though, and over the last three innings they picked up one hit and one walk.
For the Diamondbacks, Aaron Hill had a big day – a double and two home runs. Castro had two singles and the lone RBI for the woeful Astros. If this is the hard-charging excitement we’re led to believe is exploding from the clubhouse now that there is a New Firebrand Manager We Can All Trust, well, color me unmoved so far by this shell game. Maybe it’ll take a couple of days, or perhaps a road trip to see our good friends the Jakes and the steM and get right by absorbing some good beatings before an extended home stand.
Don’t get too lost in all I say
Though at the time I really felt that way
But that was then, now it’s today;
I can’t get off yet and so I’m here to stay
Till someone comes along and takes my place
With a different name and, yes, a different face