Just a guy from Section 132 Row 9 Seat 9
With the final out of a classic pitching duel between the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Colorado Rockies where the Diamondbacks lost 0-1, the team gathered their things for a difficult road trip beginning in San Diego with a three-game series against the Padres after which they will travel up the coast to San Francisco for a three-game series with the Giants.
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As we arrived at Chase Field, there appeared to be a large group of people collecting near the Season Ticket Services area behind Section 111-112. Looking at those in line I recognized several as being current Diamondbacks Season Ticket Holders.
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I’ll admit, I am a junkie for stadium swag. Every year when the Arizona Diamondbacks release their promotional schedule I will scour Internet looking for photos and information about each and every free stadium giveaway.
On days when the team is giving away a particular item I will make my way down to the stadium hours before first pitch just to make sure I am able to obtain one of the giveaways. This obsessive behavior is usually saved for bobble heads but in certain cases it can extend to other games as well.
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Just a day after the latest Diamondbacks bullpen implosion, the team was back on the field trying to avoid being swept by the red hot Cincinnati Reds. With the Diamondbacks facing a left-handed pitcher everyone expected changes to Arizona’s line-up.
Left-handed hitting catcher Miguel Montero was replaced by the right handed hitting John Hester. Left-handed outfielder Gerardo Parra was given the night off replaced by right handed Rusty Ryal. These changes were not earth shattering by any means and were somewhat expected.
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The announced attendance at last night’s game was 15,509. Looking around the stadium that number appeared to be very generous. The upper deck was a veritable ghost town with minimal fans scattered around.
The lower deck was likewise sparsely filled. The first few rows of each section were filled as fans attempted to better their seats. Ushers did their due diligence trying to keep fans in the sections their tickets were for but it was a losing battle.
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Many casual baseball fans unsafely assume that once the July 31st Trade Deadline has passed that players cannot be traded. This is of course false. I know you are asking yourself, “Well why do they have a trade deadline then if it really isn’t a deadline for making trades?”
The July 31st Trade Deadline represents the date in which teams can openly discuss any player in their systems and trade for any player in another team’s system. After the July 31st date teams can still make trades, there are just a few more steps involved.
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Every so often I accumulate subjects that I find interesting but that may not have enough content to warrant a blog entry of their own. I usually jot down a couple of notes and throw the paper on my desk.
After some time the stack of notes begins to resemble a small skyscraper at which point I’ll go through them, pick out a few items to touch on and throw the rest away. So today’s entry will be a shotgun blast of small and probably unrelated topics.
At the conclusion of the third day of the amateur draft in June the clock began ticking towards August 16. The significance of that date is that it represents the deadline for clubs to sign any of their draft picks to professional contracts. After this date a team can no longer negotiate with the player.
Any team unable to sign their first-round selection will be compensated with a supplementary pick in next year’s draft one spot below the draft slot. In the Diamondbacks case that would mean if they cannot sign their first round selection Barret Loux who was drafted sixth overall, the team would receive the seventh overall pick in the 2011 draft.
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Earlier this month the Washington Nationals visited Chase Field for a four game series. Diamondbacks fans had looked forward to this series as an opportunity to see first-hand the pitching of Stephen Strasburg.
Unfortunately Strasburg was on the disabled list and unavailable to pitch during the road trip. Instead Diamondbacks fans were able to watch Strasburg shag fly balls in the outfield and run wind sprints. Based upon those two activities he didn’t look a whole lot different than any other opposing pitcher.
