Conor Jackson's throwing error in the top of the 9th busted it open for the Mets, and they beat the Dbacks 5-2.
Both the Mets' Johan Santana and the Dbacks' Dan Haren pitched 6 strong innings.
Dbacks pitcher Micah "Manny Mota" Owings once again pinch-hit, and delivered a single.
Flavor-Of-The-Week and Monday's starter, Max Scherzer, pinch-ran for Orlando Hudson in the 6th inning.
Yeah, that WAS strange.
No, I don't know why.
I know, if some freak thing happened and he was injured, it wouldn't have been good.
I'm not on the phone. I'm simply answering the questions you're asking in your mind as you read about Scherzer pinch-running.
I like Dbacks manager Bob Melvin's sometimes-unorthodox ways. They're adventurous and exciting. But I don't think I would have put MightyMax on the basepaths today.
I think the most disturbing thing about the Dbacks losing 2 of 3 to the Mets is this stat: 55 Dbacks left-on-base in the 3 game series. Yay! We're gettin' guys on. Let's just get a few more to cross the plate.
Sen. John McCain(R-AZ)was at the game today.
The crowd was alive and full of people who loved hamming-it-up for the camera, which made my job easy.
For some reason, there were 5 television cameras within about 5 feet of each other and all in-use in center field alone.
Today was "Kids Run The Bases" at Chase. After the game, kids can lineup in the stands and then run the bases on the field. I would estimate at least 2500 kids took advantage of the opportunity.
For me, it meant my first chance to actually work down on the playing field at Chase. And I marked-out. It was WAY cool! I spent about an hour on the field, including a few minutes standing on home plate so a few other photographers could make adjustments to their cameras. It's quite a different perspective of the ballpark and just a special feeling for a baseball fan. You see the entire ballpark in a different way that most people never experience. I'll get to work on the field again, and I think it will be exciting to me each time.
I've been on the field in a few ballparks before, including the late Comiskey Park in Chicago and Wrigley Field. Sometime when the Dbacks are on the road, I'll tell the story of one of my on-field experiences at Wrigley. I'll tease it by simply saying if you've ever wondered what the Wrigley Field scoreboard clock looks like from the Cubs dugout at 4am on the night the Cubs lost the NLCS, I can tell you.
Speaking of dugouts, have the Mets ever heard of a garbage can? Their dugout was a pit.
Monday night, Max Scherzer gets his first Major League start in what will now be his third Major League game. He goes against the Philadelphia Phillies and Jamie Moyer, who will be making his 558th start and appearing in his 611th game.
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I am a fan photographer at Chase Field for Arizona Diamondbacks games. I'll be sharing the unique perspective this job allows me of the ballpark, the fans and the games with you.
I was a lifelong Chicagoan until June 30, 2007, when my girlfriend and I spent our first night in our new home in Phoenix.
Chicago is a great city, but it was time for a new adventure. I had a good-paying job that was a pain in the BLEEP. I had winters and snow. I had high taxes and fees for everything.
Phoenix is also a great city. They don't nickel-and-di me you to death. And the weather! They don't sell snow shovels and icemelt here. Oh baby, the weather!
And as a baseball fan, I have a great job. I look forward to going to work for the first time in years. I actually have fun while working.
