Team News
At least it started out well…
Quick start Ketel! pic.twitter.com/lvzpzpJIqx
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) April 17, 2024
Mistake-prone Diamondbacks drop finale, series against Chicago Cubs
Diamondbacks drop messy getaway game to Cubs in avoidable series loss
“It’s very frustrating. It’s not a personnel issue,” Lovullo said. “I know we have guys who can pick up the baseball and get it done. Geraldo is missing, we know, but … it’s not going to just make us flip the switch and start making plays. I don’t want to put pressure on people but this is the big leagues, they got to make plays.”
‘Not happening again’: Suárez writes off tough game
“[Accountability] for me is very important,” Suárez said after the D-backs’ 5-3 loss to the Cubs on Wednesday afternoon at Chase Field. “You have to make those plays, you got to help the pitching — they work hard and expect the defense to help them. Today, I didn’t help my teammates.”
https://www.mlb.com/news/eugenio-suarez-commits-two-errors-in-d-backs-loss-vs-cubs
Inside the Diamondbacks Notebook with Torey Lovullo
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/inside-the-diamondbacks-notebook-with-torey-lovullo
Diamondbacks roster moves: Tommy Henry optioned, Eduardo Rodriguez moved to 60-day IL
Lovullo said he [Justin’s addition: ERod] was likely to be out that long, anyway, and a June debut is most likely at this point. “I want to believe he’s going to get strong and get healthy and magically come back sooner than later,” Lovullo said. “But I don’t think that’s going to happen. We’re going to slow play this.”
https://arizonasports.com/story/3546147/diamondbacks-roster-moves-tommy-henry-eduardo-rodriguez-il/
Jordan Montgomery to debut for Diamondbacks with start Friday vs. Giants
https://arizonasports.com/story/3546159/jordan-montgomery-debut-diamondbacks-giants/
Bryce Jarvis Emerging Out of the D-backs Bullpen
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/-Bryce-Jarvis-Emerging-Out-of-the-Dbacks-Bullpen
#Dbacks pitching coach Brent Strom talked about Bryce Jarvis making mechanical adjustments with his delivery. Here are side-by-side videos of his windup from 2023 (left) and 2024 (right), watch the left leg. pic.twitter.com/jgCNft3VTC
— Michael McDermott (@MichaelMcDMLB) April 17, 2024
Other Baseball
What’s going on with Skip Schumaker and the Miami Marlins?
https://sports.yahoo.com/whats-going-on-with-skip-schumaker-and-the-miami-marlins-172742998.html
Justin Verlander to make season debut for Astros on Friday night at Washington
https://sports.yahoo.com/justin-verlander-season-debut-astros-163622953.html
ISH will be happy…
Woman who accused Trevor Bauer of sexual assault indicted for fraud in Arizona
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39958530/trevor-bauer-accuser-indicted-fraud-arizona
Total domination: Houck tosses MLB’s fastest game in nearly 14 years
https://www.mlb.com/news/tanner-houck-throws-shutout-vs-guardians
Anything Goes
This day in history:
Doolittle raid of Tokyo in 1942, and 1906 SF Earthquake.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/day/april-18
This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/April_18
A solar eclipse helped end a six-year war in 583 BCE. Here’s one of many amazing facts about the solar eclipse for you. The Battle of Halys is the earliest historical event ever recorded where a solar eclipse occurs. This war was also known as the Battle of the Eclipse.
Take out restaurants have been found in the remains of Pompeii. The Thermopolium of Asellina was found with traces of old food serving counters in its remains. This can be found on the archeological remains of Via Dell’abbondanza street at the Ruins of Pompeii.