Tony Clark

t it was his personal duty to berate most of the Arizona lineup, particularly Webb and former Padre Tony Clark. Both of these guys are pretty likeable guys, but this guy behind us razzed them unmercifully. This is, as always, the prerogative of any fan, and I don't fault the guy that, but it did seem absurd for him to call the leading NL Cy Young contender (at least when the game started) a "bum." Particularly when his team was floundering in last place, thirty games under .500, and their pitching ace Peavy had fewer than half of the "bum" Webb.

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What might they mean in the second half? I’ll try and puzzle this out.

Tony Clark, who experienced a career resurgence the day he put on an Arizona Diamondbacks uniform back in 2005, hs returned to the cozy confines of Chase Field. Petco, where hitting a homer is as hard as hitting the lottery, wasn’t as kind to the aging Clark as Chase has been, so he’ll certainly improve on his 2008 line of .239/.374/.307. His 32:19 K:BB ratio, as well as hs 165-point difference between BA and OBP, will tell you his batting eye is fine, and some power should follow.

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ho can split time at first base, but Sexson is not the answer.  The Padres seem to be shopping Tony Clark, and I would rather see him in a Mets uniform than Sexson.

    The Diamondbacks won a wild game in Washington last night 7-5 in 11 innings.  Arizona blew a 2-run lead in the bottom of the ninth and then scored three in the tenth on four straight two-out hits, but the Nationals tied it again in the bottom of the tenth on an RBI single by Willie Harris and an Austin Kearns two-run double.  Arizona scored two more in the 11th on an RBI double by Stephen Drew and a Chad Tracy RBI single, and Chad Qualls held on in the bottom of the inning to seal the deal.  The D-backs are now 46-46 and a game in front of the Dodgers in the NL West.  Los Angeles, on the other hand, lost in the 11th last night when Florida shortstop Hanley Ramirez belted his fifth hit of the game over the center field fence.  Kevin Gregg closed it out for his 18th save and the Marlins kept pace with the Mets and Phillies to remain tied for second place, 1.5 games out of first.

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