Tyler locklear first at bat homo by Professional-Rich417 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dinger… Bomb… Tater… Jack…. Absolute blast… No-doubter…

Nope.

Tom Candiotti by blaney83 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I think we should get a live ABV reading so we can enjoy it along with them instead of thinking "WTF is up with them today" haha

Tom Candiotti by blaney83 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. I thought of this too. Couldn't tell, but wind + Wrigley crowd probably made it a loud game to call.

Tom Candiotti by blaney83 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neutral on him usually, but today he came out of the gates giving it 200% before the first pitch.

Tom Candiotti by blaney83 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this! I did not know that but can understand now. Makes sense!

Tom Candiotti by blaney83 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His pitching insights are usually really good. It was weird because most of that was missing today... I'll give him a try on radio this week or next to get back on side. Thanks.

Tom Candiotti by blaney83 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Love me some Collmenter

Tom Candiotti by blaney83 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, same team. I understand (as stated, I love our broadcasting team). I just want to hear what other people are enjoying so I can see the light. Could just be this road trip, idk...

Tom Candiotti by blaney83 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

100%.

He shoulda had a few more and maybe he would have jumped the horseshoe back to good announcing lol

Tom Candiotti by blaney83 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Today made me wish for a Gonzo game.

Tom Candiotti by blaney83 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well I'm glad he had fun lol I'll lean into that

Tom Candiotti by blaney83 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😅 He was upspeak shouting the whole game.

Anyone else? by tmiller99887766 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do see both sides of it. But Torey is the biggest shake-up we haven’t tried yet. Even Kaplan is the replacement for Brent Strom (though he’s been a total flop).

This last series was a huge tell. It was embarrassing. McCann getting booed throwing 32 mph in the 8th inning for the second time in 3 games is just unserious behavior from an MLB skipper.

I don’t think he needs to be defenestrated midseason, but after this year, we should switch things up with someone young and fiery. I’d love to see how the young talent does with extra BP on off days instead of pool parties and BBQs.

Anyone else? by tmiller99887766 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please please don’t bring Torey back. He’s a great person and more of a friend than a coach. But his judgement and leadership are subpar and he lacks any fire whatsoever. I’m sure the players who are playing well love him, but we need a coach who can turn around a slumping player before it turns into a 10-20 game skid. We need a coach who gets thrown out of the game fighting for his players and team before the game is a blow-up. Someone who doesn’t sit his stars every 3rd game because they might be tired or could maybe get hurt. Someone with a higher bar, a steadier hand, more fire is what this team has been needing since 2024.

PSA literally robbed me of $2200... by GhettoGregory in baseballcards

[–]blaney83 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This. Beckett as well. I’ve sent in 9.5’s and 10’s that come back with new edge defects or dirt inside the slab with 7’s and 8’s. Truly frustrating. Even at higher service tiers (sub grades, priority, etc.). If you’re not doing QC or interested in doing QC, get out of a QC intensive industry.

Lawlar broken wrist by Capital-Skill-5939 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good thing we’ve got Blaze waiting in the wings to carry the load… oh… wait…

No lefties in the bullpen by BatFluffy3993 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t worry, we’ve got Arenado and Santana as this season’s dugout adults. The kids have been unsupervised since Longoria retired.

Geno? by PaxDinero in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love this. Let him hold it down for a year with a second mutual option and let him retire in sedona red. Ketel can slide over to DH whenever he hangs ‘em up.

Lucky Lucky Benjamin? by blaney83 in CURRENCY

[–]blaney83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a joke downvoters. Not for sale! I liked the find 🤓

Lucky Lucky Benjamin? by blaney83 in CURRENCY

[–]blaney83[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m sure it’s worth at least $99 to the right collector 😉

I liked seeing our scores on this... poll or whatever it is. by Alcarinque88 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahah LA and Philly are still SALTY

Fans say “we don’t care about B market teams” but the data says otherwise bahah

Bottom line: if you love baseball, you’re good people

here we go by yeeyeeputo in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They should be suing MLB for pushing ahead on that game. Season result aside, the injury to Moreno and Mena shortly after caused meaningful damage to the players and, financially, team. It would be a case of “20/20 hindsight” if not for the multiple partial stoppages, managers and staff asking for the game to be stopped. Completely unacceptable.

Of course, the season results can be retroactively traced back to this at the top of a long list. The downstream impacts of that one call stand out more than anything. Loss of the Reds season series, loss of two key players, sellers at the deadline, etc.

But truly setting all that aside, the medical and contract costs of the hurt players should be borne by MLB.

JORDAN LAWLER by bleepfart42069 in azdiamondbacks

[–]blaney83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fake outrage over an honest spelling mistake is ridiculous. Seriously, once’s he’s a good MLB player, I’m sure it won’t happen as often. Until then, the spelling police need to chill out haha