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Two Good Wins…
Published 4/26/2008 by ByrnesBlogger1 at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
(AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) That’s a dumb title, I know. Since when is a win ever bad? Edgar Gonzalez got his first win of the season Thursday night against the Dodgers 6-4. Juan Cruz wanted a chance to make up for giving up runs the night before. He got the chance and made the best of it. EdGon was helped offensively by a two-run homer by Jeff Salazar, who filled in for Eric Byrnes. How many times has it been now that when Bob Melvin shakes up the line up for one reason or another, that the sub delivers? That’s why they call him “The Mad Scientist.” Randy Johnson got his first win of the season tonight as the ...

Two Good Wins…
Published 4/26/2008 by ByrnesBlogger1 at Down the Left Field Line: Life, Baseball & Eric Byrnes
That’s a dumb title, I know. Since when is a win ever bad? Edgar Gonzalez got his first win of the season Thursday night against the Dodgers 6-4. Juan Cruz wanted a chance to make up for giving up runs the night before. He got the chance and made the best of it. EdGon was helped offensively by a two-run homer by Jeff Salazar, who filled in for Eric Byrnes. How many times has it been now that when Bob Melvin shakes up the line up for one reason or another, that the sub delivers? That’s why they call him “The Mad Scientist.”  Randy Johnson got his first win of the season tonight as the D’Backs beat the Padres 5-1. He was ...

Gameday Thread, #24: 4/26 vs. Padres
Published 4/26/2008 by Jim McLennan at AZ Snakepit: Front Page Posts
... to do it - no qualms about pitching inside, and unlikely to take well to someone hitting a team-mate. However, the best retaliation would be to continue mowing down the feeble Padres line-up, and extend our lead over them even further. Be interesting to see if we put out a full-strength lineup today: yesterday's win was with just about every backup we can muster out there, with Ojeda, Burke and Montero all starting. The absence of Byrnes for a second straight day was surprising, but it appears he is suffering from leg problems:  ...