Birthday is coming. Just sayin’..."s Farm TeamsGameday ThreadsDiamondbacks NewsDiamondbacks Game ReportsFang FoodDiamondbacks Game of Thrones MLB Bobbleheads ReleasedNew http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-verlander-jersey ,4commentsBirthday is coming. Just sayin’...ESTShareTweetShareShareDiamondbacks Game of Thrones MLB Bobbleheads ReleasedCredit: FOCOIf you’re anything like me, you’ll be stoked for the new and final season of Game of Thrones, which will be arriving on HBO, April 14. The D-backs have already been involved in a couple of successful GoT nights at Chase Field - I’m sitting with the Taijuan Walker figure from the first of these on a shelf just a foot above my head. Never ones to let a marketing opportunity go by, it was announced today that a slew of Game of Thrones bobbleheads, for every MLB team, are coming out. The bobbleheads, manufactured by FOCO and officially licensed by HBO and MLB, are being released in two batches, and can be pre-ordered in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum’s Online Store for delivery in April. The three Diamondbacks-themed bobbleheads are described as follows in the press release:Iron Throne: Every MLB mascot along with several current stars are featured on the iconic Iron Throne. These players and mascots, wielding a bat and proudly displaying their team banner, are more than ready to make sure any opposing team is willing to bend the knee.Night King: Each team has the grim Night King poised to make his move. With his frozen bat, icy team logo, and noble team heraldry, the Night King is sure to signal that baseball is coming.Ice Dragon: This series’ focus is a bone-chilling Ice Dragon. Battle-scarred with wings outstretched, this piece also prominently displays each team’s icy logo.The Night King bobbleheads are $45 each and the Ice Dragon and Iron Throne bobbleheads are $60 each. If you want all three... y’know, as a birthday present for your favorite baseball website overlord... the set is $150. Shipping is a flat rate of $8 for all orders. Let me know and I’ll send you my address.
I must say Jose Cruz Jr. Jersey , I find the one of Baxter on the Iron Throne a bit creepy. This is probably a result of the cognitive dissonance between the adorable hi-jinx of the D-backs’ mascot, and the torrents of bloodshed and other, even less family-friendly activities associated with the throne. Still, that’s half the appeal? The Night King one is probably my favorite: I like the understated “icy” D-backs logo there. Series 2 is set to be released in April “with additional designs featuring MLB players in conjunction with the GOT theme”. I’m curious to see who and what is going to be featured from the D-backs there. Post your guesses in the comments...Credit: FOCO After exactly 1,100 MLB games for Arizona, let’s see if we can pick out a mere handful of highlights."Best post-season game: October 4, 2011 vs. BrewersOver his eight playoff appearances for Arizona, Goldschmidt was every bit the player we expected. He batted .313 with a 1.076 OPS: in retrospect, it’s one of the things which make it all the more strange he didn’t play at all in Game 1 of the 2011 NLDS against the Brewers. But he made up for it, getting hits in all four subsequent games: and in Game 3, with the D-backs teetering on the edge of being swept, tied a franchise record for post-season RBI, driving in five in the 8-1 victory which made this a real series. That included the first of his four play-off home-runs, the first play-off grand-slam for Arizona (above), which triggered the second-greatest cap-toss by an opposing pitcher in D-backs post-season history. Biggest impact: August 13, 2013 vs. OriolesRanked #6 in Win Probability all-time for the franchise, Goldschmidt was worth a startling +79.8% of WP in this game. First Nolan Ryan Jersey , leading off the ninth inning with the D-backs down 3-2, he tied the game with a solo shot off Baltimore closer Jim Johnson, which got the game into extras. Then, leading off the 11th, he homered again, a walk-off shot the other way - against future Arizona team-mate T.J. McFarland. Despite the heroics, Paul remained humble as ever, saying, “I honestly told myself, ‘Just try to get on and let Hilly drive me in.’ It was the same thought both times. Fortunately I was able to hit a line drive, the second one being right down the line helped.”Most times on base: May 31, 2015 vs. BrewersPaul reached base no less than seven times in this marathon contest. He went 3-for-4, with a home-run, two singles and no fewer than four walks, three of them intentional. No other player has had more than a pair of 4 BB games for Arizona in their career here. Goldy had three in less than a month that year: on May 9, May 31 and June 2. And this was the only time any D-backs’ hitter was walked intentionally more than twice in a game. Oddly, with two outs in the ninth http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-verlander-jersey , Goldschmidt had no walks. But he was put aboard there, then three more times, in the 11th, 13th and 15th innings. And it worked, as Ender Inciarte went 1-for-8 on the day behind Goldschmidt, and Milwaukee walked it off in the 17th. Most total bases: August 3, 2017 vs. CubsThis also ranks not far behind the Orioles game for Win Probability, as Goldschmidt rated +74.5% for his three home-runs in this one. It was memorable for a number of reasons, not least multiple rain delays, leading to a total running time of six hours, 34 minutes and a bullpen dance-off. The interruptions clearly didn’t affect Paul, who finished a grand-slam short of the home-run cycle. He hit a three-run shot in the first, then a two-run homer out to Waveland Avenue in the fifth, before a go-ahead solo bomb in the ninth, for his only three HR game. Honorable mention: Goldschmidt also had 12 bases (two home-runs, two doubles) in the destruction of Clayton Kershaw on May 17, 2014. Last home-run for Arizona: September 7 Carlos Lee Jersey , 2018 vs. BravesNeither his last game of 2018, nor his last at Chase were particularly memorable, so I went with this instead. We didn’t know it at the time, of course, but this was not only Paul’s final home-run as a Diamondback [unless he returns as a free-agent]. It was the last “true” Goldy game, Paul reaching base five times, on three walks and a single, in addition to the homer. It also brought his batting average for the season to its high-point of .300 - a remarkable feat, considering he was hitting below the Uecker Line as late as May 22 (.198 on that date). Over the 91 games between those two points, he batted .350/.443/.661 for a 1.104 OPS, so this game marked the end of the final “24-karat Goldy” streak, in his current incarnation.