Gameday Thread, #71: 6/23 vs Rangers
AZ Snakepit —
... can take advantage. Texas is riding a losing streak with poor offense as well, but they are still six games over .500 and one game over Anaheim to lead the AL West.
Texas has won 7 of the last 8 matchups against Arizona, but for both teams, this feels like a must-win game. Who will come out on top? Tune in to find out...
As a follow-up to dahlian's point about Miguel Montero's playing time, catcher Chris Snyder has been placed on the disabled list. Luke Carlin was called up, and Conor Jackson was moved to the ...
Rangers 9, Diamondbacks 8 - Rally Backs Twice Fall Short; Consolation Prize of Free Armless Tacos
AZ Snakepit —
... Okay. Pop quiz time. Bottom of the 7th, you're down 6 to 3, and you pinch hit for Garland with two outs and nobody on. Do you: a) send new backup catch Luke Carlin up for his first chance of the year; b) ask Chris Young to pinch hit and do something good; or c) put in ...
Gameday Thread, #74: 6/26 vs. Angels
AZ Snakepit —
... be his first order of business.
Lineup
Felipe Lopez 2B
Stephen Drew SS
Justin Upton RF
Mark Reynolds 3B
Gerardo Parra LF
Chris Young CF
Tony Clark 1B
Luke Carlin C
Billy Buckner P ...
Might these sorry looking snakes sport hidden venom?
Purple Row —
... one strong super stud star (Upton), one strong All-Star (Reynolds), one above average hitter (Lopez), two below average (Montero and Drew), and three flat out terrible hitters (Parra, Young, and Tracy). Tracy has done nothing since the opening series, and Lopez used all his power Opening Day. Parra is new in LF, filling in for Eric Byrnes who broke his hand but was terrible anyway in replacing the ill Conor Jackson, who was also ridiculously bad.
Luke Carlin (0-5) is the backup catcher with Chris Snyder on the ...
Gameday Thread #80: 7/3 vs. Rockies
AZ Snakepit —
... the incentive program today:
Win, and we'll kill Barney
Line-up
Felipe Lopez 2B
Ryan Roberts 3B
Justin Upton RF
Mark Reynolds 1B
Gerardo Parra LF
Chris Young CF
Luke Carlin C
Augie Ojeda ...
Rockies hope to rebound against wallowing Nationals
Purple Row —
... (Hernandez).
Second base is a big time revolving door. Willie Harris (.248, 4, 15) could start there as well as the outfield, while Ronnie Belliard (.185, 2, 8) and Alberto Gonzalez (.309, 1, 7) could start there too. Wil Nieves has been splitting time with Bard since Jesus Flores went down. Austin Kearns (.196, 3, 16) is also still somehow on that bench. Elijah Dukes was optioned to AAA Saturday.
Hop after the jump for the scouting report on the arms, the D, the ...
Gameday Thread, #84: 7/7 vs. Padres
AZ Snakepit —
... I trust we have all voted at least twenty times today for him? If not, I will want to know why. Hinch said his 6-year-old daughter, Halley, is using her alloted computer time each day to vote for Mark, and in the clubhouse before batting practice, he was showing Luke Carlin how to vote... John McCain will also be endorsing Reynolds during the pre-game show tonight - now, if we can just get Janet Napolitano for that cross-platform support. ...
Rox face Atlanta's talented quartet of right handers to close out season's first half
Purple Row —
... (.324/.388/.504)has not only softened the blow of losing Kelly Johnson and Omar Infante to injuries, but he has been better than both in his 170 ABs. In addition to Diaz, the bench is filled with C David Ross (.279, 6, 15), IF's Diory Hernandez (.135, 1, 1 in 72 ABs) and Brooks Conrad (5-14, 1 HR, 3 RBI) and OF Gregor Blanco (.190, 0, 1 in 42 ABs). Jordan Schafer was sent to AAA when Atlanta acquired Nate McLouth.
Hop after the jump for the scouting report on the arms, the D, the ...
Gameday Thread, #86: 7/9 vs. Marlins
AZ Snakepit —
... courtesy of KTAR 620
Line-up
Felipe Lopez 2B
Augie Ojeda SS
Justin Upton RF
Mark Reynolds 3B
Gerardo Parra LF
Chris Young CF
Tony Clark 1B
Luke Carlin C
Yusmeiro Petit P ...
Diamondbacks 7, Marlins 14: The Mother of All Meltdowns
AZ Snakepit —
... Normally, I'd be happy with seven runs on twelve hits. Upton had three, while Parra added a couple, and backup catcher Luke Carlin had his first two hits as a Diamondbacks. Young had a couple of walks in addition to his hit, and ...
Rox set to avenge pre-ASG series loss to Snakes
Purple Row —
... By wOBA metrics, the lineup features two All-Star caliber players (Punk and Reynolds), one above average hitter (Montero), three below average (Drew, Roberts and Parra), and two quite bad hitters (Young and Whitesell). Since the last time we saw Arizona, Upton and Reynolds have slowed their pace, Montero has come on very strong, and Parra has taken positive steps.
Luke Carlin (2-12) is the backup catcher with Chris Snyder on the shelf. Alex Romero (.265, 0, 3) is the lone backup OF, while IFs Augie Ojeda ...
Game #93: Doug Davis vs. Jorge De La Rosa
Purple Row —
... Gerardo Parra - LF
Troy Tulowitzki - SS
Chris Young - CF
Ian Stewart - 3B
Luke Carlin - C
Seth Smith - LF
Augie Ojeda - 3B
Chris ...
Gameday Thread, #93: 7/20 vs. Rockies
AZ Snakepit —
... consisted of Google and copy/paste, as his list still states Lopez is with Arizona!
Line-up
Stephen Drew SS
Ryan Roberts 2B
Justin Upton RF
Mark Reynolds 1B
Gerardo Parra LF
Chris Young CF
Luke Carlin C
Augie Ojeda ...
Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 10: No Magic for Doug 'Houdini' Davis Tonight
AZ Snakepit —
... , who grounded into an inning-ending double play to end the threat - and Chris Young, Luke Carlin (who is certainly no ...
Montero vs. Snyder - decision time looms
AZ Snakepit —
... That includes pinch-hit appearances, so odds are, your back-up catcher will start 50 or more games, about twice as many as at most other spots. I don't know about you, but I don't feel confident in that being Luke Carlin, a 28-year old with a career .153 batting-average in the big-leagues and .693 OPS in the minors. I'm thinking ...
Gameday Thread, #101: 7/28 vs. Phillies
AZ Snakepit —
... was activated off the DL this afternoon, following a six-game rehab assignment - three in A-ball, three in Triple-A - during which he went 5-for-20 with a home-run. However, in a shocking development, Montero was optioned to Triple-A and will go to Reno to catch tonight's game wit... Oh, who am I trying to kid? Of course, it was Luke Carlin sent back to the minors to make room for Snyder. C'mon: you didn't really believe otherwise, did you? According to manager AJ Hinch, "At this point, I think Miguel has won the majority of the games ...
2009 NL Wild Card: the Los Angeles Dodgers?
Purple Row —
... up 4 runs and 9 hits to Washington yesterday.
Conor Jackson is eyeing the start of a rehab stint. He has been out three months with to Valley Fever, but may be able to start a rehab assignment as soon as next week, putting him in line to be activated in September.
Josh Byrnes predicts a busy waiver-trading season, which could include D-Backs Jon Garland and Doug Davis.
Transactions: Called up OF Trent Oeltjen. Optioned C Luke Carlin to AAA.
Injuries: Placed Justin Upton on 15-day ...
The SnakePit Hatchlings Report: Prospects 11-15 (Special Trent Oeltjen Edition)
AZ Snakepit —
... - good prospect, but who was going to keep him in the majors for a full season? Luke Carlin? Heck, even ...
Rox finish last out-of-division road trip in DC
Purple Row —
... as well as the outfield, though Ronnie Belliard (.185, 2, 8) has been splitting time with Gonzalez of late. Wil Nieves has been splitting time with Bard since Jesus Flores went down. Jorge Padilla joins Harris as a reserve OF. IF Mike Morse was just added to the roster yesterday. He had 27 ABs for Seattle the last two seasons combined and has yet to appear in a game for Washington.
Hop after the jump for the scouting report on the arms, the D, the ...
Pics: Sacramento at Reno (8/31)
AZ Snakepit —
From Aces Ballpark in Reno. The River Cats won, 17-6. Chris Carter's first 3 homers with Sacramento, along with 7 RBI, led a 20-hit attack as 7 River Cats had multiple hits, including 4 by Matt Carson and 3 each by Carter, Chris Denorfia and Brett Wallace. Carson and Tommy Everidge also hit home runs, Everidge's hitting the top of the scoreboard. Josh Whitesell and Luke Carlin had 3 hits apiece for the Aces and Cole Gillespie homered. Reno's Seth Etherton gave up 10 runs on 12 hits in 5 innings along ...
minor lines, 9/6/09
McCovey Chronicles —
... a couple doubles among his four hits; (b) Nick Noonan also had four hits; (c,d) Matt Downs and Ben Copeland both homered while having two hits each; (e) Thomas Neal reached base five times; and (f) Craig Clark had 5.0 scoreless IP.
AAA: Fresno lost to Reno 8-6 (allowing seven runs in 3rd and 4th innings)
Fresno: RF Ben Copeland: 2 for 3, HR, BB Fresno: 2B Matt Downs: 2 for 4, HR, 2B Fresno: CF Clay Timpner: 2 for 4 Reno: C Luke Carlin: 2 for 3, HR, BB, HBP, SO
Fresno: RHP Matt ...
Pics: Sacramento at Reno (9/1)
AZ Snakepit —
... one here and I decided to put all four shots I have of the tag play at first in this post. With the last camera I was using I might get the first and last shot at best. Different story with the D3 and I want to show the speed it's got.
Tony Barnette:
James Simmons:
The first of two Tommy Everidge homers. He and Chris Carter hit three each in the two games I attended:
Eric Byrnes talks shop with Luke Carlin. I love the way this turned out:
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Diamondbacks 2, Brewers 9: Los Dbacks or Lost Dbacks?
AZ Snakepit —
... The offense didn't make any real effort to dig the team out of the hole in which Mulvey and Augenstein had placed them. The Diamondbacks came within one out of going another game hitless with runners in scoring position, before Chris Young singled home Luke Carlin in the bottom of the ninth. That was one of two hits for Young, who could quite conceivably be the best player in the National League over the past week, having gone 8-for-21 with five home-runs. It also gets his season average up to .202 - it's been any higher after only six games since April. ...
NL West Report: Hispanic Nicknames
Purple Row —
... Kevin Mulvey, a waiver trade pickup from Minnesota, made his first career start Saturday. He struggled mightily in a 9-2 loss to the Brewers.
Transactions: Recalled OF Trent Oeltjen and C Luke Carlin.
Injuries: Activated LHP Scott Schoeneweis (depression) from the 15-day DL. Nothing new was found in recent bloodwork for Conor Jackson, but he's likely to miss the rest of the season, making it difficult for last year's cleanup man to earn his roster spot back for 2010. ...
That's not a rattler - it's just a little garter snake
Purple Row —
... All-Star caliber hitters and Montero is solidly above average. Roberts is about average, Drew is a slightly below, Parra is moderately below while Allen and Young have been relative deadweights.
Chad Tracy (.227, 6, 34), Rusty Ryal (.262, 2, 3) and Augie Ojeda (.235, 1, 13) are Hinch's backup infielders. Alex Romero (.259, 1, 18), Eric Byrnes (.216, 6, 26) and Trent Oeltjen (.246, 3, 4) are on the bench as OFers while Luke Carlin (3-for-17) and John Hester (5-for-15, 1 HR) are the ...
NL West in Review: Catchers
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2010 in Arizona: Catcher
AZ Snakepit —
... Unless Snyder is traded, John Hester will likely be stashed down in Reno, inside a case stating "In case of emergency, break glass." At the present time, he won't be expected to see playing time otherwise, but didn't disgrace himself in his brief major-league stint last season, and seems like a credible enough third option, or even an occasional back-up should Snyder depart. I doubt he'd be much worse offensively than Luke Carlin, who occupied the same slot at the start of 2009. ...
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