Snake Bytes 8/8: Double the Fun

Team News

Arizona Diamondbacks sizzling into August with Dodgers sitting in their sights

https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2024/08/08/dodgers-diamondbacks-nl-west-standings-race/74711903007/

Game 1
Diamondbacks Ride Power Surge, Pitching to Dominant 7-3 Win vs Guardians

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-game-day/diamondbacks-ride-power-surge-pitching-to-dominant-7-3-win-vs-guardians-01j4pvqhv7m0

Diamondbacks secure seventh straight series win over Guardians behind Brandon Pfaadt’s quality start

https://burncitysports.com/2024/08/07/diamondbacks-seventh-straight-series-win/

Brandon Pfaadt leads D-backs vs. Guardians in Game 1 of doubleheader

https://arizonasports.com/story/3553865/brandon-pfaadt-leads-d-backs-vs-guardians-in-game-1-of-doubleheader/

Game 2

Rodriguez’s long-awaited D-backs debut ends in success

https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/eduardo-rodriguez-earns-win-in-2024-debut-d-backs

Diamondbacks Complete Sweep of Guardians In Eduardo Rodriguez’s Debut

https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-game-day/diamondbacks-complete-sweep-of-guardians-in-eduardo-rodriguez-s-debut-01j4qfdpkp5y

Diamondbacks sweep Guardians in Eduardo Rodriguez’s season debut

https://burncitysports.com/2024/08/07/diamondbacks-sweep-guardians-in-eduardo-rodriguezs-season-debut/

Eduardo Rodriguez has solid outing, Diamondbacks sweep Guardians

https://arizonasports.com/story/3553907/eduardo-rodriguez-has-solid-outing-in-arizona-diamondbacks-debut-sweep/

Other Baseball

I honestly wanted to include The Good Phight’s series preview for the upcoming series, but they don’t have one up as of yet, just their version of SnakeBytes. DBE will have our preview up at 9 this morning. – tips cap –

Schwarber’s monster 3-HR night leads the way in LA

https://www.mlb.com/phillies/news/kyle-schwarber-hits-three-home-runs-against-dodgers
HR robbery denies Raleigh, Mariners of comeback bid

https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/cal-raleigh-mariners-fall-to-tigers

‘Special’ Witt blasts two dingers, gets serenaded with ‘MVP’ chants

https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/bobby-witt-jr-homers-twice-as-royals-beat-red-sox

Holliday, Santander give O’s much-needed jolt in comeback win

https://www.mlb.com/news/jackson-holliday-anthony-santander-homer-in-orioles-win?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

Cardinals Hoping To Retain Paul Goldschmidt Beyond 2024

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/08/cardinals-hoping-to-retain-paul-goldschmidt-beyond-2024.html

Anything Goes

This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/day/august-8

This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/August_8

The first morse code message was, “What hath God Wrought.”

Morse code is a nonverbal language system where one communicates with a series of short and long sounds. The first morse code message was taken from the Bible passage, Numbers 23:23. It was recorded on a paper tape. Samuel Morse and Alfred Lewis Vail.

Traditional vampire folklore depicts vampires with arithmomania.

This is known as the obsessive compulsion for counting. Many vampires were said to have such a bad habit of this that you would have enough time to run away from them while they count.

Wow, so that must have been the inspiration for Sesame Street’s character. I always thought it was just because he was a “Count” and no other reason.