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Arizona Diamondbacks shut down rookie RHP Trevor Bauer for rest of season

2012-09-19T22:32:00.000-07:00

by Nick Piecoro - Sept. 19, 2012 10:01 PM
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For weeks, the Diamondbacks had appeared to be leaning toward bringing up right-hander Trevor Bauer from the minor leagues once Triple-A Reno's season ended. Even manager Kirk Gibson said on Tuesday afternoon the organization "thought it would be beneficial to (bring him) back."

But after Bauer struggled in the Triple-A championship game on Tuesday night -- a game Reno won 10-3 over Pawtucket -- the Diamondbacks announced Wednesday that their highly regarded prospect would not be returning to the big leagues, after all.

Although Bauer walked 17 batters in 16 1/3 innings in three minor-league playoff starts, the Diamondbacks said his recent performance was not a factor in the decision to end his season. Instead, they pointed to his innings total and the fact that they didn't want to bump someone from the rotation, go with a six-man rotation or have Bauer pitch out of the bullpen.

Either way, it was clear from listening to General Manager Kevin Towers that the Diamondbacks would like to see Bauer make changes to both how he pitches and in the way he prepares for his starts.

Towers said Bauer still needs to improve his fastball command, which Towers believes is largely responsible for Bauer's high walk total. He also said Bauer tends to get "a little bit strikeout happy," the implication being that he needs to pitch more to contact.

"I think for him, learning how to be a professional and to be a little bit more open-minded," Towers said. "There are a lot of people that want him to be successful. Sometimes when you're a young kid, (learning) to be a big-leaguer and what it takes to be a big-leaguer, handling adverse situations is sometimes tough. I think mentally he's making a lot of progress."

But Towers intimated that he'd like to see Bauer tone down his aggressive throwing program. Bauer is known for being an advocate of long-tossing, something he does between starts and on the days he starts. He credits it for building arm strength and helping him "sync up" his body before pitching.

Towers wondered if all the work Bauer puts in between starts contributed to his fluctuating velocity this season. On Tuesday, Bauer, who gave up two runs and walked seven in 4 2/3 innings, was working with a fastball in the 88-92 mph range. Towers said he witnessed Bauer hitting 95-96 mph while pitching for Mobile early in the season.

Towers said he met with Bauer on Tuesday, congratulating him on his solid season and encouraging him to reflect on changes he might want to make.

"I think it's really going to have to come from him," Towers said. "He's the type of kid that I think he feels pretty strong about the way he goes about doing things. I think he realizes now that after a full minor-league season, pitching every fifth day, it's different than it was in college. You know, saving your bullets."

Bauer had an eventful year. He posted a combined 2.23 ERA with 116 strikeouts in 93 innings between Double-A Mobile and Reno before being called to the majors in late June. But he struggled in four starts, posting a 6.06 ERA with 13 walks in 16 1/3 innings.

He returned to Triple-A and was given a three-week "breather" between starts, something the organization historically has done in the minors for its young pitchers. It was also a chance for Bauer to rest his sore groin, which he said had bothered him for much of the year.

Notes

The Diamondbacks added first baseman Mike Jacobs and outfielder A.J. Pollock to the roster. Jacobs, who while in the Rockies organization last season was suspended for testing positive for HGH, was emotional when talking about his return to the big leagues, where he hadn't been since 2010.

Outfielder Cole Gillespie was designated for assignment to create room for Jacobs on the 40-man roster.

Gibson said tests showed center fielder Chris Young's right quadricep, which he aggravated on Tuesday night, had not worsened. He hoped Young would be available as a pinch-hitter.

20 Sep, 2012

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Arizona Diamondbacks rally to beat the San Diego Padres

2012-09-19T22:01:00.001-07:00

by Paul Coro - Sept. 19, 2012 09:36 PM
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D-Backs 6, Padres 2

Recap: The Diamondbacks won their third consecutive game with continued strong pitching backed by four doubles and two triples in a victory against San Diego at Chase Field.

Starting pitcher Trevor Cahill (12-11) stayed undefeated in his past four starts and had the support of three relievers tossing three shutout innings.

The Diamondbacks' offensive struggles at home have shown some signs of breaking with Sunday's 10-run game and Wednesday's win. Arizona trailed 2-0 before Justin Upton and Miguel Montero led off the fourth inning with doubles. Adam Eaton's fifth-inning triple, a liner to left-center, tied the game and he scored on a balk for a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning.

Paul Goldschmidt's 40th double, tying him for second in the National League, made it a three-run fifth inning and another triple from Ryan Wheeler in the eighth inning completed the scoring. Wheeler's hit scored Montero, who had been hit by a pitch for the second time, and Wheeler scored on a throwing error to third base.

Steady rocking and firing: Cahill won his third consecutive start Wednesday night, allowing two earned runs and lasting at least six innings in each game.

Cahill, who has not allowed a home run since Aug. 10, is now 12-0 this season when receiving at least three runs of support.

Cahill was in real danger with runners in scoring position only twice but ran his pitch count to 96 over six innings. Two double plays and plenty of ground balls kept San Diego's bats at bay. It was only when he yielded consecutive walks in the fourth inning that San Diego scored. With two outs, Cahill surrendered consecutive RBI singles in the bottom of the order to Will Venable and John Baker.Cahill was ahead with a 0-2 count on Venable, who extended the at-bat 10 pitches before pulling a change-up.

Quittin' time for Quentin? It is was pretty clear that San Diego left fielder Carlos Quentin was in pain Wednesday from the way he moved in the outfield and his early exit in the bottom of the fifth inning. It sure was painful watching him.

Quentin had missed the past six games with irritation in his right knee, which underwent surgery in the spring and kept him out for the season's first 49 games.

On back-to-back doubles toward the left-field line in Wednesday night's fourth inning, Quentin labored to get there. On Montero's high-soaring sliced double, Quentin even shook his head as he tried to get under a fly with plenty of hang time .

Quentin, the 30-year-old former Diamondbacks player, signed a three-year, $27 million extension through 2015 prior to his knee issues. He is hitting .263 this season with 16 home runs in 280 at bats.

Extra, extra: Upton doubled in successive innings to left field Wednesday night for his second game of two extra-base hits this week. Prior to those games, Upton had not had a multi-extra-base hit game since Aug. 11.

Upton is hitting .308 over the past 13 games with a six-game hitting streak.

--Paul Coro

View from the press box: Before the game, General Manager Kevin Towers spoke glowingly about rookie outfielder Adam Eaton and what he has shown in his brief time in the majors. Towers also said Eaton has "a little more sock in the bat" than what he's shown. Not long after, Eaton proved Towers right, lining a triple into the gap in left-center field. Eaton has had more of a slap-hitting approach in his brief time in the majors. It will be interesting to see if he will look to drive the ball more often as he becomes more comfortable in the major leagues.

--Nick Piecoro

20 Sep, 2012

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Arizona Diamondbacks give Mike Jacobs a second chance

2012-09-19T21:32:00.001-07:00

by Paul Coro - Sept. 19, 2012 08:54 PM
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For the past year, Mike Jacobs was no longer known for his power-filled rookie call-up in 2005 with the Mets, his 32-home run season with the Marlins in 2008 or his four years as a regular major-league starter.

He was Mike Jacobs, the only athlete in North American professional sport leagues to test positive for human growth hormone.

Jacobs' price was a 50-game suspension, an immediate release from the Colorado Rockies organization and the worry of whether his admitted mistake would keep him from ever feeling the joy he had Wednesday when he returned to the majors with the Diamondbacks.

It was an emotional Tuesday night, when the 31-year-old celebrated a Triple-A championship with the Reno Aces in Raleigh, N.C., and blended his champagne soaked face with tears when Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin Towers told him and teammate A.J. Pollock that they would join the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Recounting the moment that he told his wife Vanessa, Jacobs bit his lip to stop his quivering chin and hold back more tears as he gathered himself for a few seconds in the Chase Field dugout Wednesday evening.

"She was proud of me," Jacob said with his voice cracking. "You know she's been there through everything. She's been there through all the ups and downs."

Jacobs was just trying to find his way back to the majors with the Colorado Sky Sox when he was suspended on Aug. 11, 2011, a year after minor-league baseball began blood testing. Jacobs issued a statement of admission at the time that said in part, " ... In an attempt to overcome knee and back problems, I made the terrible decisions to take HGH."

The three trades Jacobs had experienced would test any player's confidence but he was now shaken that the label of a positive drug test would keep him from another major-league chance. He already had not played in the majors since April 2010.

"It's been a long time fighting to be here," Jacobs said. "You always question it. It's obviously in the back of the mind. I think what makes a man is a guy that can face the things he's done wrong and own up to them and then try to move on. I think people are a lot more forgiving than what people get credit for. I'm grateful for the opportunity. Whether I got back to the big leagues with the Diamondbacks or not, I was just grateful for the opportunity to be able to play baseball again."

Jacobs said he has seen people run from their mistakes and have that response blow up in their face. He felt quickly owning up to his error was the right thing to do and would help him earn his way back.

The Diamondbacks gave him that chance by signing him in January and he hit .279 with 18 home runs for Reno while mentoring younger players like now-Diamondbacks Adam Eaton, Jake Elmore and Ryan Wheeler. With a need for left-handed power, the first baseman's chance with Arizona could extend to the spring.

"It's kind of a great story," Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin Towers said. "After having the 50-game suspension and having to start off in extended spring, he was a leader down there with those kids. Then Bugsy (Reno Manager Brett Butler) said he asked him to take on a leadership role and help guys like Pollock and Eaton in Triple-A. He did so and helped that club win a championship. It's pretty amazing. You see guys with five or six years and have hit 30 homers in the big leagues. To get the call that he's coming up to the big leagues and be as emotional as he was, it's great to see. We told A.J. Pollock and he was more happy for Jacobs than he was for himself."

Jacobs still admitted to being surprised when he got the word Tuesday night. The emotions never stopped as he and Pollock took connecting flights to arrive in the Diamondbacks clubhouse on Wednesday afternoon. He gets to join his pupils like Eaton, who he said calls him "Father."

He also had to own up to his mistake once again, "face forward" as he says, and talk about history but in a much better place -- Chase Field, a place he had once targeted to make home.

Major League Baseball added HGH testing in the newest collective bargaining agreement. And despite how it turned his life upside-down, Jacobs is an advocate.

"I think that is something that would've been bargained for either way, whether it would have happened or not," Jacobs said. "I think that is something that is actually really good for baseball. I think that it should even go further steps than where it's at."

20 Sep, 2012

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Arizona Diamondbacks' Gerardo Parra having 'hard' time with limited play

2012-09-18T22:59:00.001-07:00

by Nick Piecoro - Sept. 18, 2012 10:21 PM
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On the day Gerardo Parra arrived at Salt River Fields for the start of spring training, he was upbeat and positive about the new role in which he found himself.

Forced to become the fourth outfielder, he said all the right things. That he was a team player. That he would do whatever was asked. That all he wanted was to win.

But nearing the end of a disappointing season for the Diamondbacks and in the middle of what has been a frustrating month for him, Parra sounded worn down by the way things have transpired and uncertain about what lies ahead.

"It's really hard," Parra said. "It's up to the manager to put me in the lineup."

That hasn't happened very often lately for Parra, who was on the bench again for Tuesday night's series opener against the San Diego Padres. Parra entered the game in the first inning when Chris Young reinjured his right quad.

Parra has started just four games in the month of September, largely a byproduct of the Diamondbacks giving an extended look to rookie outfielder Adam Eaton.

Throughout the season, Parra has been unwilling to talk about the difficulty of sporadic playing time, but he acknowledged it Tuesday.

"It's not easy when you're not playing every day," he said.

"Everything (is harder). Your timing (at the plate). Your legs from running. Defense in the outfield. It's not easy."

When asked about next season, Parra said he hopes the Diamondbacks find a way for him to play more regularly.

"But that's not in my hands," he said. "I don't know what will happen next year. I'll be ready for everything."

And what if they don't create a spot for him, would he want to be traded?

"I want to stay here, but if they trade me to another team where I can play every day, I'll be happy, too," he said. "But I don't think about playing for another team. I'm just thinking about playing for the D-Backs."

Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said he's aware of Parra's frustration; the two met last week while the team was in San Francisco, not long after Eaton was summoned to the majors.

"He was disappointed," Gibson said.

"We've had four really good outfielders all year and now we have an additional one with Adam Eaton," he continued. "We want to see the difference in our lineup with (Eaton) in there. My opinion on Parra is as high it's ever been. And he's always ready to play."

The Diamondbacks are widely expected to explore trading right fielder Justin Upton and/or Young in the off-season. It's unclear whether Parra fits into their long-term plans.

After all, after Parra hit .290 last season and won a Gold Glove, the Diamondbacks still felt compelled to sign free-agent outfielder Jason Kubel to a two-year deal to take over in left field.

Parra's numbers have fallen off across the board. In 354 at-bats, he is hitting .271 with a .332 on-base and .390 slugging.

"He's pretty much never been on the bench in his career, and he comes into this season as a fourth outfielder, it's just tough for him," catcher Miguel Montero said. "He's had a great attitude. If you look at him, if he's mad or disappointed, he doesn't show it. That's a great thing. He's a great teammate. You always see him cheering for everybody."

19 Sep, 2012

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Arizona Diamondbacks' Willie Bloomquist earns award nomination

2012-09-18T22:30:00.001-07:00

by Scott Bordow - Sept. 18, 2012 10:09 PM
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It's been a rough five weeks for infielder Willie Bloomquist, who has been bothered by a back injury and has made just one appearance, as a pinch-hitter, since Aug. 8.

But on Tuesday, Bloomquist had a smile on his face as he talked about being named the Diamondbacks' 2012 nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, presented to a player who makes positive contributions to his team and his community.

"Obviously it's a huge honor. I'm really humbled by it," Bloomquist said. "For me to be the nominee for this organization is a pretty cool thing."

Since 2011, Bloomquist has hosted a Phoenix Children's Hospital patient and his/her family to a VIP day during one game of each home stand at Chase Field. Also, Bloomquist and his wife, Lisa, began the "The Abe and Max Fund," named after two patients who made a lasting impact on Bloomquist when they visited Chase Field.

The fund raises money to buy electronics and games for Phoenix Children's Hospital; it started with a $5,000 donation from the Bloomquist family.

As for his availability, Bloomquist said his back is feeling better but that he was still a few days away from baseball activities. Bloomquist conceded there's a possibility he might not play again this season.

"It's very tough for me to say I'm done for the year when we still have games left," Bloomquist said. "We'll see what the situation is at the point and time I'm able to play."

Return engagement

Trevor Bauer might be on his way back to Arizona.

The rookie right-hander, who pitched in the Triple-A championship game Tuesday, could be called up and get a major league start before the end of the season. General Manager Kevin Towers flew to Durham, N.C., to watch Bauer pitch, and a decision could come within the next couple of days, manager Kirk Gibson said.

"We think it would be beneficial for him to be back," Gibson said of Bauer, who was 1-2 with a 6.06 ERA earlier this year.

It's uncertain how Bauer would fit into the rotation. Barring injury, Ian Kennedy is scheduled to pitch the final game of the season, and Gibson said a starter's turn would have to be skipped to fit Bauer in.

"I don't know anybody that wants to miss a start but at the same time if we feel somebody should miss a start, he would be the likely choice," Gibson said.

One pitch

Chris Young, who has been bothered by a right quadriceps injury, made his first start since Sept. 3 but it didn't last long.

On the game's first pitch, Young chased down a ball hit by San Diego shortstop Everth Cabrera near the right-center field wall and immediately motioned to the Diamondbacks' bench that he needed to come out.

The short appearance continued a frustrating season for the D-Backs' center fielder. Young was hitting .410 when he went on the disabled list April 18 for a month, and after playing in 156 games each of the past two years, he won't top 110 this season.

"It sucks a little bit to get hurt a couple of times during the season," Young said. "It's my first time missing this much playing time."

Short hops

Suns' point guard Goran Dragic will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Wednesday's game against the Padres. ... Gibson won his 200th game Sunday as Diamondbacks manager. Bob Melvin has the most victories of any Arizona manager (337), followed by Bob Brenly (303) and Buck Showalter (250). ... The Reno Aces won the Triple-A national championship game Tuesday, beating Pawtucket, 10-3. Reno becomes the third D-Backs' minor-league affiliate to win a title this year.

19 Sep, 2012

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Arizona Diamondbacks finally win at home against San Diego Padres

2012-09-18T21:42:00.001-07:00

Sept. 18, 2012 09:22 PM
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PHOENIX -- Ian Kennedy gave up one run in eight innings for his 14th victory, Miguel Montero drove in two runs with two doubles and the Arizona Diamondbacks finally got a home win over the San Diego Padres, 3-2 on Tuesday night.

San Diego was 6-0 in Arizona this season before dropping the series opener.

Kennedy (14-11) overcame a 30-pitch first inning, scattering seven hits. A 21-game winner in 2011, Kennedy is 8-3 in his last 12 starts.

Eric Stults (6-3) gave up three runs and five hits in six innings in his first loss since June 3. The left-hander had gone 5-0 with a 2.08 ERA in seven starts since rejoining the Padres rotation on Aug. 6.

19 Sep, 2012

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Arizona Diamondbacks mental approach key down stretch

2012-09-17T22:12:00.001-07:00

by Tyler Killian - Sept. 17, 2012 09:44 PM
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It's no secret that players in any sport want their team to do well. They want to be playing meaningful games as the regular season approaches its end.

The secrets, then, lie in how to make that happen.

The Diamondbacks enter Tuesday night's matchup with the San Diego Padres, the first of their final 16 regular-season games, trailing the St. Louis Cardinals by 41/2 games for the National League's second wild-card berth, and have four other teams ahead of them.

It's a tough spot, but for now the games remain meaningful, and a strong mental approach is an important element.

"Coming to the field every day, I've never really been a part of scoreboard watching or watching other teams and seeing what they've been doing," Diamondbacks third baseman Chris Johnson said. "This is all new to my career. It's exciting. You rush into the locker room after a win and then go and check what the other teams are doing."

Clubhouse morale is high, and there is no mistaking the Diamondbacks' intensity and seriousness.

"When you can feel that you're that close, and there's that light at the end of the tunnel, it makes it exciting," second baseman Aaron Hill said. "They call it the dog days of summer around this time, but when you got something to play for as far as a playoff spot, it makes it a lot easier to get through because it just gives you a little extra adrenaline."

Higher adrenaline and fiery passion may not always work to a player's advantage, however.

Dr. Jim Afremow is a sports psychology specialist at Arizona State University who has consulted with players from across Major League Baseball. He said knowing how one's mind and body work is the key to performing in stressful situations.

"One of the misconceptions about mental readiness is that you need to psych up for the game," Afremow said. "My response is that you need to psych right for the game. For some guys it might be to actually downplay the importance of the game. They might be too hyped, and they might need to just think, 'This is what I do every day and I just need to trust my teammates and do what I do.'

"Other guys might need that little extra boost to fire themselves up."

If the Diamondbacks fail to erase their deficit, and the playoffs begin to drift out of reach, players will face another pivotal decision: whether to throw in the towel and start looking to next year.

The team was certainly met with that temptation in 2009 and 2010, when it finished 22 and 26 games out of a playoff spot, respectively.

"You're (out of the race) in September, you know it's going to be a long month," catcher Miguel Montero said. "You're showing up because you have to show up, but you don't even want to because you're so tired and you're playing for nothing, pretty much. It's not a good feeling."

But Afremow said going through the motions can have effects that stretch beyond just that season.

"I think it was Gary Player that said he would rather finish 112th in a tournament than 113th because he wants to know that he's always doing his best," Afremow said. "Too many golfers, if they're going to miss the cut or they don't have a chance to win, might just try to get through the round or the rest of the tournament. Then when they're on Sunday with a chance (to win), it's going to be even more difficult because they haven't mentally prepared for it."

"... So if you are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs and the season is still going on, then the rest of the games of the season should be your playoffs, so the next time you are in a playoff run, it feels like you've been there before.

Diamondbacks reliever Matt Lindstrom has seen hopeless Septembers, but there is always professional pride.

"The difference is a lot of guys are trying to win jobs for the next year," he said. "The feeling is not as good as it is when there's a playoff implication in mind, but you just got to keep grinding out the games and get ready for next year, and keep that focus."

Whether the Diamondbacks make the postseason remains to be seen, and for all of Afremow's insight, Montero knows where his own attention lies.

"The main key here is to focus on one game at a time, one game at a time," he said. "We just got to worry about today, and we'll figure it out from here."

Up next

San Diego Padres

Padres update: These are the final three games the Diamondbacks will play against the Padres this season. That's probably a good thing. With each meeting, the Padres seem to be an even better team than they were before. They're 19-6 since Aug.19 and 43-26 since June29. They've been winning in different ways, including with a red-hot offense, something that's almost never been the case for the Padres, certaintly not since they moved into Petco Park in 2004. 3B Chase Headley has been one of baseball's better players in the second half, and OF Jesus Guzman (.906 OPS), OF Carlos Quentin (.848), OF Chris Denorfia (.836) and C Yasmani Grandal (.827) also have performed well since the All-Star break. The Padres also finished strongly in 2009 and wound up winning 90 games in 2010.

18 Sep, 2012

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Arizona Diamondbacks LHP Patrick Corbin leads rout of San Francisco Giants

2012-09-17T09:46:00.001-07:00

by Bob McManaman - Sept. 16, 2012 04:21 PM
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PHOENIX -- The past few days have been pretty good for Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin.

On Friday night, the Mobile BayBears defeated Jackson to win the Double-A Southern League championship series, earning Corbin a title ring.

On Saturday night, the Reno Aces defeated Omaha to win the Triple-A Pacific Coast League championship series, giving Corbin yet another title ring.

And on Sunday, Corbin pitched a career-high eight innings and drove in four runs with a bases-clearing triple and a broken-bat single to help his own cause in leading the Diamondbacks to a 10-2 rout of the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field.

Two championship rings from his two stints this season in the minors and then a win and his first four RBIs in the majors. Not a bad 72 hours for the left-handed rookie from Clay, N.Y., who had been winless in his past four starts for Arizona.

"Yeah," Corbin said, beaming widely.

Corbin was effective and efficient, throwing 93 pitches and allowing two runs with just one walk and five strikeouts.

"Miggy called a great game. I don't think I shook him off once today," Corbin (6-7) said of catcher Miguel Montero. "When you can go out there and just go with the catcher, you're just in rhythm the whole game.

"I didn't really think too much out there, just whatever he called I threw. You can see why they signed Miggy (to a long-term extension) and kept him around here."

It was Corbin's hitting -- and baserunning on the triple he hit off Ryan Vogelsong in the fourth inning -- that everyone wanted to talk to him about.

With the bases loaded, Vogelsong started off Corbin with back-to-back inside fastballs. The pitcher never took his bat off his shoulders. Then Giants first baseman Brandon Belt quit protecting the line and Vogelsong threw a heater right over the plate.

"That's what I was sitting on and I just put the bat on the ball and it got by him," Corbin said.

Corbin flew around the bases and finished his triple with a headfirst slide into third, a move manager Kirk Gibson doesn't like to see out of his pitchers. Gibson also prefers that his pitchers only run at 75 percent when rounding the bases.

"I didn't care there," he said, smiling, adding of the headfirst slide, "It's kind of risky for a pitcher, for sure. A guy could drop his knee down on you or put his foot on you."

Corbin said he always slid headfirst as a kid.

"In Little League and stuff, that's what I did a lot," he said.

It's only the second time in franchise history a pitcher has cleared the bases with a triple. Ian Kennedy did it earlier this season against the Rockies.

As for Corbin's four RBIs, it's the second-most by a pitcher in club history behind Micah Owings' six RBIs in 2007 vs. the Braves.

Corbin said he'll keep the bat -- or at least pieces of it -- as a memento. He shattered it upon his seventh-inning RBI blooper to center.

"Those are my first RBIs, so I'll probably just keep it," he said. "I'll always remember those hits. ... I thought I squared it up, honestly, but the bat broke."

The win was pretty important, too. It helped the team avoid a three-game series sweep and it snapped a 0-3 skid for Corbin.

"We've been fighting all year and it was nice to see us go out there and put up some runs today," he said. "I'm glad I got to save the bullpen a little bit, especially with an off day (Monday).

"We're still going to go out there, work hard, and make a push at this."

Recap

After managing only four runs in two previous losses to the San Francisco Giants, the Diamondbacks found a catalyst in starter Patrick Corbin. Not only did Corbin deliver four RBIs but he also tossed eight innings of two-run ball to help the Diamondbacks avoid a sweep on Sunday at Chase Field.

Big inning: With runners on second and third and one out in the fourth, Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong intentionally walked Gerardo Parra to face Corbin. Down 1-2 in the count, Corbin connected on a fastball that sailed down the first-base line and into the corner in right field. That cleared the bases and ignited the Diamondbacks offense.

"They tried to pound him in, and he got the head (of the bat) out just enough," manager Kirk Gibson said. "We saw Patrick earlier in the year swinging the bat really well. He hasn't lately, but he had a huge day today."

Two batters later, Aaron Hill smacked a double down the third-base line to add two more runs.

More than four: In scoring 10 runs, the Diamondbacks snapped a streak of 12 consecutive home games in which they produced four runs or less. Had they failed to do so, this team would have set the club record and moved past the 2004 Diamondbacks who went on a similar skid from Aug. 20 to Sept. 15.

Starting off strong: Outfielder Adam Eaton appears to have found a home at the top of the batting order. He's been in that spot for the past three series, and he turned in one of his more-effective performances Sunday. Eaton had a single, three walks and scored two runs, which included a dogged effort from first to home off Hill's double in the fourth.

"You have a guy that's disruptive at the top of the order, that's what you want," Gibson said. "It's key to get your guys on in front of your big boys."

--Sarah McLellan

View from the press box: Through five games of this eight-game homestand, the Diamondbacks went 3-2 against both teams ahead of them in the division. But the team right behind them, the Padres, is up next and San Diego has won seven in a row at Chase Field and eight of the past nine meetings overall. The Diamondbacks have to change that momentum when the series begins Tuesday.

--Bob McManaman

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Menguji Suatu Hubungan Keluarga

2012-03-27T00:53:00.001-07:00

Menguji Suatu Hubungan Keluarga Seberapa cocok Anda dengan pasangan? Seberapa besar keinginan dia dan Anda untuk saling menyesuaikan diri terhadap kepribadian masing-masing? Untuk menjawabnya secara tepat, Anda dan dia harus terjebak dalam "situasi penguji".

Tepatnya, situasi yang memancing perbedaan pendapat dan berujung konflik. Faktanya, konflik bisa membuat hubungan Anda dengan pasangan semakin kuat.

Tapi, juga ada kemungkinan lain, konflik membuat Anda dan pasangan menyadari kalau hubungan sebaiknya berakhir dengan perpisahan. Cobalah analisis kecocokan Anda dengan pasangan saat terjebak dalam empat situasi ini. Masalah yang muncul akan jadi penguji yang nyata.

1. Perjalanan panjang

Berdua saja dalam mobil selama berjam-jam, bukan hanya aura kemesraan yang akan muncul, tapi juga aura konflik. Mulai dari alat global positioning system (GPS) yang tak berfungsi, si dia yang menyetir dengan kecepatan tinggi, Anda yang cerewet, kelelahan, bosan, semuanya berakumulasi.

Pertengkaran biasanya sulit dihindari, hanya ada Anda dan dia. Dari situasi ini akan terlihat bagaimana Anda dan pasangan mencari cara untuk membuat perjalanan menyenangkan dan mengatasi masalah. Atau mungkin sebaliknya, pertengkaran yang muncul justru membuat perjalanan seperti "neraka".

2. Kehilangan barang

Laptop, iPad atau mungkin mobil hilang, situasi kehilangan barang berharga selalu membuat panik dan emosi naik. Rasa kesal, kecewa dan marah akan membuat seseorang lebih mudah mengeluarkan umpatan pada orang-orang di sekitarnya.

Akan terlihat bagaimana Anda dan pasangan mengatasi masalah ini. Bisa saling mendukung dengan mencari solusi dan menenangkan atau sebaliknya, malah saling menyalahkan.

3. Pilihan tempat kencan tak memuaskan

Bosan dengan tempat yang biasa dikunjungi, Anda dan pasangan pun mencoba tempat makan baru. Tapi sayangnya makanan di tempat tersebut mengecewakan. Lapar dan makan makanan yang tidak enak memang menyebalkan. Tak heran kalau keluhan pun keluar yang bisa berujung konflik.

4. Opini teman

Menjaga kemandirian adalah salah satu faktor suksesnya sebuah hubungan. Artinya, kebersamaan Anda dan pasangan tak lantas membuat kehidupan pribadi masing-masing terkekang. Ia bisa tetap bergaul dengan teman-temannya, begitu juga Anda.

Pasti akan ada situasi, di mana Anda membawa pasangan dan memperkenalkannya pada teman serta sahabat, dan begitu juga sebaliknya. Kemampuan adaptasi Anda dan si dia akan diuji dalam situasi ini.

Sebagai teman dan sahabat pastinya mereka memiliki opini sendiri. Saat pasangan tak menyukai teman dan sahabat Anda, atau sebaliknya, konflik pasti tak terhindari. Lihatlah bagaimana proses saling menyesuaikan diri. Menguji Suatu Hubungan Keluarga

Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia

2012-03-16T05:09:00.001-07:00

Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia merupakan promosi Yang dilakukan Oleh Minimarket Lokal Terbesar dan Minimarket Pertama Terbaik Indonesia guna untuk menarik Simpati dan Perhatian lebih dari masyarakat untuk menjadi Member Alfamart dan khususnya pecinta Informasi internet dengan menyelenggarakan Promo Indonesia Kontes SEO Alfamart 2012.

Bagi anda yang suka berbelanja tentunya tidak asing lagi dengan minimarket yang satu ini. Sebagai Minimarket Pertama yang memiliki member terbanyak di Indonesia Alfamart memberikan banyak inovasi untuk memanjakan membernya. Salah satunya adalah dengan konsisten 2 minggu sekali memberikan Promo khusus untuk member-membernya baik untuk berbelanja di Alfamart atau pun di merchant-merchant yang banyak bekerja sama dengan Alfamart untuk memberikan potongan harga atau harga spesial.

Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia. Promo Indonesia ini diberikan oleh Alfamart sebagai Minimarket pertama yang mempunyai member terbanyak di Indonesia. Ketika mendengar kata "promo" pasti semua orang tertarik, karena pada setiap kegiatan promo pasti akan ada diskon, hadiah atau sesuatu yang menguntungkan lainnya. Dan kabar gembiranya, Alfamart sebagai minimarket besar Indonesia sedang mengadakan penawaran yang menarik, yaitu Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia. Promo Indonesia ini diberikan Alfamart untuk para calon member dan juga member Alfamart.

Minimarket Alfamart yang berdiri sejak tahun 1994 oleh PT. Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk ini yang sekarang sudah memiliki banyak member dan merupakan member terbesar di Minimarket Indonesia. Pertumbuhan Alfamart di Indonesia sangatlah pesat bak "jamur di musim hujan", terbukti dengan berdirinya cabang-cabang Alfamart yang tidak hanya di kota-kota besar tapi sampai ke pelosok-pelosok kecamatan di seluruh negeri Indonesia.

Alfamart Minimarket Pertama yang memiliki member terbanyak di Indonesia Alfamart Memberikan Motivasi dan Inspirasi serta Inovasi untuk memanjakan membernya. Salah satunya adalah dengan konsisten 2 minggu sekali memberikan Promo Indonesia khusus untuk Member Alfamart baik untuk berbelanja di Alfamart Minimarket atau pun di merchant-merchant yang banyak bekerja sama dengan Alfamart Minimarket untuk memberikan potongan harga atau harga spesial.

Member Alfamart Adalah sebutan untuk para pelanggan setia Alfamart.Para member Alfamart akan mendapatkan berbagai macam keuntungan dan kejutan special dari Alfamart seperti: HematKu, Kalender Belanja, Specialku dan Hadiahku,serta program ekslusif lainnya. Member Alfamart adalah pelanggan yang memiliki dan bergabung dalam keanggotaan Kartu AKU, A Card Flazz atau Kartu AKU BNI Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia

KARTU AKU Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia

    Kartu Aku

Adalah kartu member yang pertama kali diluncurkan Alfamart pada tahun 2005. Dengan Kartu AKU, Member akan dapat memperoleh manfaat dan berbagai macam keuntungan serta Promo Indonesia menarik yang tidak dapat diikuti oleh pelanggan lain yang bukan merupakan member Kartu AKU. Kartu AKU berlaku Nasional di Alfamart seluruhIndonesia.

A CARD FINAL Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia
    A Card Flazz

Adalah Kartu Member Alfamart yang di luncurkan pada 15 Mei 2010 bekerja sama dengan Flazz BCA, yang selain berfungsi sebagai kartu member juga dapat digunakan sebagai alat pembayaran/transaksi karena A Card Flazz merupakan Kartu Prepaid (kartu non rekening yang dapat menyimpan uang untuk keperluan berbagai transaksi).

A Card Flazz dapat digunakan sebagai alat pembayaran tidak hanya diseluruh outlet Alfamart, Alfamidi ataupun Alfaexpress tetapi juga diseluruh merchant Flazz antara lain restoran, salon, toko buku, parkir, bioskop dan masih banyak lagi. Untuk sementara ini, A Card Flazz berlaku di Jabodetabek,Surabaya

KARTU AKU BNI Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia
    Kartu Aku BNI

Merupakan salah satu Kartu Member Alfamart yang di luncurkan pada 1 Januari 2010, merupakan kerjasama antara Alfamart dengan Bank BNI. Kartu AKU BNI merupakan kartu multifungsional, yang selain berfungsi sebagai kartu member, juga berfungsi sebagai alat pembayaran. Pengguna Kartu AKU BNI juga akan mendapatkan berbagai keuntungan dan kejutan spesial dari Alfamart serta tentunya dapat mengikuti program-program eksklusif khusus member di Alfamart. Untuk saat ini, Kartu AKU BNI berlaku di Alfamart Jabodetabek.
8 Keuntungan Member Alfamart

   1. Hematku dan Kalender Belanja
   2. Spesialku dan Hadiahku
   3. Special Big Program for "Member Alfamart"
   4. Redemption For "Member Alfamart"
   5. Member Alfamart" Thematic Promo
   6. Special Treatment for "Member Alfamart" Birthday
   7. Special Event/Activities For "Member Alfamart"
   8. Merchant For "Member Alfamart"

Demikianlah penjelasan singkat tentang Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia Semoga dapat bermanfaat dan memberikan pengetahuan Lebih kepada masyarakat agar dapat bergabung menjadi Member Alfamart dan pastikan anda mendapakan keuntungan dan manfaat lebih dari Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia

Jauhi Radiasi Ponsel Saat hamil

2012-03-16T02:29:00.001-07:00

Jauhi Radiasi Ponsel Saat hamil Para peneliti dari Universitas Yale memeringatkan wanita yang tengah hamil bahwa sering menggunakan ponsel dapat menyebabkan bayi berisiko mengalami masalah perilaku.

Paparan radiasi ponsel selama kehamilan disebut memengaruhi perkembangan otak bayi menjadi lebih cemas dan kemampuan memori lebih minim.

Simpulan ini diperoleh setelah studi efek radiasi ponsel pada tikus hamil. Ilmuwan menyatakan, janin tikus dalam kandungan yang menerima paparan radiasi lebih tinggi akan mengalami gangguan perilaku saat lahir daripada janin tikus yang jauh dari paparan radiasi.

Ditambahkan, sementara keseluruhan tubuh tikus memperoleh radiasi, wanita hamil cenderung memegang telepon beberapa meter dari rahim mereka.

Studi Yale ini diterbitkan pada jurnal Scientific edisi terbaru dan memusatkan diri pada penelitian mengenai kasus gangguan konsentrasi dan perilaku (ADHD) pada anak-anak.

ADHD adalah gangguan perkembangan yang ditandai dengan kurangnya perhatian, hiperaktif dan impulsif. Sebanyak 3-7 persen anak usia sekolah diperkirakan memiliki gejala ADHD, dengan pertumbuhan yang makin tinggi sejak 1997.

"Kami telah menunjukkan bahwa masalah perilaku pada tikus yang menyerupai ADHD disebabkan oleh paparan ponsel di dalam rahim," ujar Profesor Hugh Taylor, penulis senior studi kepada Dailymail.

"Kenaikan gangguan perilaku pada anak-anak manusia mungkin sebagian akibat paparan radiasi telepon selular pada janin, " katanya. Dia menyarankan agar ibu hamil sebisa mungkin menjauhi paparan radiasi selama kehamilan.

Studi ini menguatkan studi sebelumnya dari para ilmuwan dari University of California, Los Angeles terhadap 29 ribu anak. Penelitian menyimpulkan anak-anak yang terpapar ponsel dalam rahim berisiko 30 persen lebih tinggi mengalami gangguan perilaku saat berusia tujuh tahun.

Namun, temuan ini mendapat kritik dari para ahli, diantaranya ilmuwan University College London. Menurut ilmuwan ini, tidak mungkin membandingkan tikus dan manusia, karena usia kandungan tikus hanya 19 hari. Pengembangan otak tikus di awal kehamilan juga berbeda dengan pengembangan tahap awal pada manusia.

Profesor Katya Rubia, dari Institute of Psychiatry di King College London, mengatakan, tingkat kecemasan menurun pada tikus. Padahal biasanya ADHD makin tinggi pada anak dengan ADHD.

Sementara beberapa ilmuwan Inggris lainnya mengatakan faktor gaya hiduplah yang menjadi penyebab gangguan perilaku pada anak. "Ibu yang terpaku pada ponsel lebih mungkin untuk sedikit berinteraksi dengan anak mereka."

Perhatikan Anak Cenderung Menyendiri

2012-03-07T05:48:00.001-08:00

Perhatikan Anak Cenderung Menyendiri Perhatikan perilaku anak Anda. Jika anak cenderung lebih sering beraktivitas sendirian, asik dengan dunianya tanpa peduli sekelilingnya, ia akan tumbuh dengan minim pengalaman berbagi dan berkomunikasi. Apalagi jika anak diberikan fasilitas yang memisahkan dirinya dari lingkungan, seperti gadget atau permainan elektronik, yang membuatnya merasa lebih senang dengan kesendiriannya. Anak tidak terbiasa belajar berkomunikasi dan berhadapan dengan orang lain.

Psikolog Rustika Thamrin CHt, Cl, MTLT menjelaskan, anak akan kurang pengalaman dan penghayatan bahwa bermain bersama lebih menyenangkan jika dalam kesehariannya cenderung bermain sendiri.

"Jika anak merasa sudah sendiri, ini berbahaya. Hidupnya terbiasa tidak berbagi dan nantinya ia akan merasa kesepian," jelas Rustika,r usai talkshow mengenai kebiasaan berbagi beberapa waktu lalu.

Anak akan merasa kesepian karena tidak terbiasa membangun kebersamaan dengan orang lain. Hal ini bisa terjadi disebabkan anak tak terbiasa bertemu atau berkomunikasi dengan dunia luar selain dirinya. Anak menjadi kikuk saat berhadapan dengan orang lain.

Sebaliknya, anak yang terbiasa bermain bersama dengan orang lain di lingkungannya lebih mudah berkomunikasi. Apalagi jika anak dilatih untuk membangun kebiasaan berbagi kepada orang lain, ia akan lebih mudah berkomunikasi. Komunikasi langsung tatap muka dengan orang lain ini tak bisa menggantikan komunikasi yang dibangun melalui dunia maya, jelas psikolog yang akrab disapa Tika ini.

"Meski anak mahir berkomunikasi melalui jejaring sosial, namun tak sama pengalaman dan kemampuannya ketika berkomunikasi langsung," lanjutnya.

Jika saat ini anak Anda masih terperangkap dengan dunianya sendiri, asik sendiri dengan berbagai fasilitas yang Anda berikan, sebaiknya segera ajak anak berbaur dengan lingkungan. Atau mulailah melatih kebiasaan baru dengan berbagi kepada orang lain yang tidak mampu. Dengan begitu anak terbantu melatih dirinya untuk beradaptasi dan berinteraksi dengan lingkungan di sekitarnya.

Champion Lorenzo, Rossi Enchanting

2011-07-25T20:49:00.000-07:00

Jorge Lorenzo won the race full of drama at the Jerez Circuit, Spain, Sunday (03/04/2011), which stained the seven incidents of accidents. In front of supporters, the Yamaha rider beat Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) and Nicky Hayden (Ducati), who respectively finished behind him. With that result, Lorenzo now leads the standings with 45, followed by Pedrosa and Stoner by 36 points (25).

Meanwhile, misfortune befall a number of riders, including Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi. While I was fighting for the second, they are involved accidents on lap seven, making Stoner crashed and failed to continue the race.

However, Rossi who started from 12th position to successfully complete the course. Had crushed the bike, "The Doctor" up to fight again from below. Slowly but surely he began to poke forward and managed to finish in fifth.

The road race

When the red lights mark the race began, Stoner directly take over the course of the race. Behind her were the Yamaha rider, Lorenzo, who kept sticking. Meanwhile, Marco Simoncelli, who started from sixth place also makes a great leap forward because it can grab the third position. Rossi did not want to miss. Start from the 12th position, the Ducati rider is thrust to the forefront.

Inversely with colleagues Stoner, Dani Pedrosa was just sag. The Spaniard is doing less good start so down to fourth from second position at start.

On the second lap, Rossi began to poke into the future with the past Andrea Dovizioso. "The Doctor" continues to refine his Desmosedici GP11 securely so that on the third lap he managed to make the fastest lap and fourth place. Slowly he tried to chase the leading three riders, Stoner, Lorenzo, Simoncelli, competing.

On the fourth lap, there was a change in position in front of the sector. Simoncelli managed to maneuver when cornering to the right, in which he took from the inside thus bypassing Lorenzo. Do not stop there. This spiky-haired rider returned to action salip to pass Stoner and took over the course of the race during the fourth lap.

Competition in the sector ahead more exciting after Rossi getting docked. MotoGP world champion seven times it did not take long to fix its position as the sixth lap he made it past Lorenzo and start making a threat to Stoner.

However, Rossi did not scintillating action was smooth as on lap seven he must accept the bitter truth. When will overtake Stoner when cornering to the right, the bike skidded. As a result, he fell so well with Stoner, who could not avoid the incident. After receiving help, Rossi, who had crushed the bike can get up and continue the race, while Stoner immediately leave the arena.

The fall Rossi makes Simoncelli increasingly comfortable in front for quite a distance ahead of Lorenzo and Nicky Hayden, who respectively finished second and third. While in the second row, there Pedrosa and Ben Spies, who fight over a tight fight for fourth position. Spies finally passed Pedrosa on lap eight. Only one lap later, Pedrosa nudged back into the top three, when successfully passed Hayden.

The disaster occurred again on lap 10. This time it happened Simoncelli, which is actually no pressure from anyone because she was alone in front. Slippery track due to rain make this Italian rider slipped and failed to continue the race because the bike is damaged.

This gives a huge advantage to Lorenzo, who need not strive to be number one. Moreover, he was more than two seconds ahead of Pedrosa, who continued to show the perseverance to pursue. In fact, before the series of catastrophic accident, Lorenzo under pressure from a rival (from Stoner and Rossi and Simoncelli).

Up to half of the course of the race, Lorenzo still remain in the forefront. Nevertheless, Pedrosa slowly cut the distance, because the difference in time on lap 13 had lived more than a second, making the fight fellow Spaniard became even more exciting. While the top three, Spies poke again since passed Hayden, Rossi's teammate.

However, the struggle to get close to Pedrosa Lorenzo did not last long. On lap-16, Lorenzo farther back and it seems to be comfortable with his position because of Pedrosa, who experienced problems in the arm, was left with a gap of more than five seconds. Pedrosa got a threat instead of Spies.

In the back row, Rossi struggled to improve his position. The 32-year-old rider effort to fruition pretty good because on lap 20 he was nudged into seventh position.

Back to the competition Pedrosa and Spies. On lap 21, their duel was fierce because the coherence time of more than one second. Pressure continues to be a former world superbike champion bore positive results due on lap 22 he managed to overtake Pedrosa on the track straight after the bend to the right.

Be Yamaha master race at Jerez with Lorenzo on pole position, followed by Spies.

Apparently Jerez became a graveyard for a number of riders on the podium a chance because on lap-23's turn to fall Spies. In fact, a Texas-based rider has just passed Pedrosa tried hard. This gives the advantage to Pedrosa, who automatically became the runner-up, as well as a number of riders behind him, including Rossi, who climbed to sixth place.

Entering the last lap, the profits back toward the rider who previously was behind Colin Edwards, who suffered a constraint on the bike. In fact, the Tech 3 Yamaha rider was already in the third. Thus, the number three on the podium Hayden and Rossi to finish in fifth place.

- Spanish GP Results

Pos Rider Team / Bike Time / Gap
1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 50m49.046s
2. Dani Pedrosa Honda + 19.339s
3. Nicky Hayden Ducati + 29.085s
4. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda Gresini + 29.551s
5. Valentino Rossi Ducati 1m02.227s +
6. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m08.440s +
7. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 1m14.120s +
8. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha + 1m19.110s
9. Toni Elias Honda LCR + 1m42.906s
10. John Hopkins Suzuki 1m48.395s +
11. Loris Capirossi Ducati Pramac + 1m51.876s
12. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 1 lap

Retirements:

Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 26 laps
Ben Spies to Yamaha 24 laps
Randy De Puniet Pramac Ducati 16 laps
Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda 11 laps
Casey Stoner Honda 7 laps

- Standings

1. Jorge Lorenzo 45
2. Dani Pedrosa 36
3. Casey Stoner 25
4. Nicky Hayden 23
5. Valentino Rossi 20
6. Hiroshi Aoyama 19
7. Andrea Dovizioso 17
8. Hector Barbera 14
9. Cal Crutchlow 13
10. Karel Abraham 12
11. Marco Simoncelli 11
12. Ben Spies 10
13. Colin Edwards 8
14. Toni Elias 7
15. Johns Hopkins 6
16. Loris Capirossi 5

Drama in Jerez Sacrifice 7 Drivers

2011-07-25T20:47:00.001-07:00

Circuit race at Jerez, Spain on Sunday (04.03.11), which was won by Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo, presents a number of dramas. Because, in the second series is going seven MotoGP 2011 accident. Slippery track due to rain since morning to seven riders fell victim.

Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda) and Valentino Rossi (Ducati) became the first victim. After that, turn Marco Simoncelli (Gresini Honda) who crashed while leading the race, followed by Randy de Puniet (Pramac Ducati), Ben Spies (Yamaha), Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech 3), and Karel Abraham (Cardion Ducati). Of the seven victims, only Rossi and Abraham can reach the finish line to finish the race.

Indeed, the race lasted 26 laps it would be tight and exciting. Moreover, Rossi should start from 12th position after a poor start during qualifying yesterday, providing an exciting spectacle. "The Doctor", who has a good record at Jerez (already six-time winner of the primary class in this circuit), to start with sweet so directly joined with the rider in front.

Drama began to be presented on the sixth lap, when Simoncelli was in the front position after crucify Lorenzo and Stoner. At that time, Rossi, who recorded the fastest lap began to poke into the future by passing Lorenzo to occupy the third position. Entering the first corner, Rossi maneuvered again to go up to the order of two with trying to get past Stoner.

When a little ahead of Stoner, thus losing control of his motorcycle skidded, which makes fall. Stoner, who were right behind could not escape, so there was a series of accidents. Rossi pulled into the gravel with the bike crushed position. Nevertheless, the Italian rider was able to stand after rescue workers and continue the race, while Stoner immediately break - Rossi finally went to the Honda garage to apologize to Stoner.

The accident is about providing benefits to Simoncelli, who more than two seconds ahead of Lorenzo. Italian rider is poised to grab their first win in MotoGP arena and became the first rider to be a satellite team's number one podium finish since Toni Elias took Gresini team won the Portuguese Grand Prix in 2006.

Unfortunately, this spiky hair rider's dream, which is touted as a replacement for Rossi, it should be dashed on lap 12. Simoncelli had to pay costly a mistake he did when cornering, because the bike away and he was bouncing. Despite trying to force myself to continue the race, but conditions did not allow the motor so he was forced back into the garage.

The loss of a number of top riders did not make the competition to be reduced. Spies who turn to shine. Lorenzo's teammate is brisk competition in the front row when the fight with Pedrosa. Finally, former world superbike champion managed to beat Pedrosa, to put the Yamaha in the position 1-2. However, the composition was changed during the race three laps remaining. Spies did not "settle" on a wet track so that he slipped and failed to continue the race.

Apparently, the victims of the slippery track did not stop there. On lap 25 Edwards's turn to suffer the ill-fated, because he had to leave the race despite being in a position to number three on the podium. This gives the advantage to his teammate Rossi, Nicky Hayden, who ultimately could be number three on the podium, making the Spanish GP podium is occupied by three different teams, ie Yamaha, Honda and Ducati.

Accident Make My gleanings

2011-07-25T20:46:00.001-07:00

Ducati rider, Valentino Rossi, have to pay costly mistakes that he did at the beginning of the Spanish GP qualifying session on Saturday (04/02/2011). Following an accident, he failed to find the best performance so scattered at number 12. In fact, "The Doctor" optimistic he could get a big six positions.
I tried with soft tires, but I'm not too quick to correct my position. Unfortunately, I have to start from the 12th position which would be very, very difficult
- Valentino Rossi

"I tried with soft tires, but I'm not too quick to correct my position," explained Rossi. "Unfortunately, I have to start from the 12th position which would be very, very difficult."

"I think we have the potential to be in the second row today. That's what we expected with other motor-and we have the potential to fight with the second group during the race."

'But now start from 12th, first we must understand how the weather tomorrow and of course the start of the fourth row will become more difficult. "

"But we will put a motor together, waiting for warm-ups, and we'll see."

Rossi said the accident purely because he was too hard pushing the Desmosedici GP11.

"I was 0.3 seconds faster than my best time on lap notes that," he explained. "I am much encouraged, perhaps too much," added the seven-times MotoGP world champion is.

Based on weather forecasts, there is a possibility of rain fell during the race Sunday (04/03/2011). Whether this will help a little in the gush Ducati Rossi? No, this 32-year-old rider said that since making his debut for the Italian team is in last November, he had never tried it on wet tracks.

"If it rains, we'll start from zero for all riders," he said.

"If the track is wet, I'd prefer wet since the heating session (warm-ups). But if wet only during the race, it will give you trouble."

Jerez is one of Rossi's favorite tracks. That he proved with the six-time winner for the premier class.

Photo of Rossi-Stoner-Accident Simoncelli

2011-07-25T20:45:00.000-07:00

The second series circuit in MotoGP 2011 Jerez, Spain, Sunday (03/04/2011), presents the drama as seven accidents occurred. Of these casualties, only two riders who can finish, that is Valentino Rossi (Ducati) and Karel Abraham (Cardion Ducati).

Repsol Honda rider, Casey Stoner (right) will try to lift the bike, while the Ducati rider, Valentino Rossi, still crushed the bike. Rossi and Stoner are involved accidents in the Spanish Grand Prix, Sunday

Rossi was involved an accident with a rival of the Repsol Honda team, Casey Stoner, and five other riders had a single accident. Although it had slumped after the accident, Rossi remains the race and managed to finish in fifth place.

This brief conversation Rossi-Stoner

2011-07-25T20:44:00.000-07:00

Valentino Rossi admitted he had made a mistake that led to a nudge with Repsol Honda rider, Casey Stoner. As a result, they fall and Stoner, failed to continue the race on the second series circuit in MotoGP 2011 Jerez, Spain, Sunday (04/03/2011), whereas he could finish the race 26 laps and finished fifth.

The incident occurred on the seventh lap when Rossi wants maneuvering to seize the second position is occupied by Stoner. Unfortunately, while taking from the inside when cornering to the right, Rossi motorcycle skidded and fell so Stoner was at his side was involved in an accident. Having assisted by officers, Rossi could continue the race. In contrast, Stoner, who became the winner of the series premiered in Qatar, had to leave the racetrack and the rest.

After the race, Rossi went to the Honda garage to meet Stoner, who took pole position. "The Doctor" expressed regret has made its rivals failed to reap the points in this second series.

The following excerpt of conversation Rossi-Stoner in such a short meeting.

Stoner (smiling): How's your shoulder? Is okay?

Rossi (still wearing a helmet): I am very sorry.

Stoner: No matter. You have a problem with your shoulder?

Rossi: I made a mistake.

Stoner: Yes. Of course, ambition to beat your talent.

Rossi: Eh?

Stoner: more ambition than talent.

Rossi: I'm very sorry.

Stoner: No problem.

At the Jerez circuit, Rossi, holder of seven MotoGP world title, has a very good record because he has already picked up six victories in the premier class. Compare with Stoner, who has never won at the Jerez circuit. 2007 world champion is just one podium finishes in the 2009 season with Ducati, it was due to finish in third position.

Describe the incident He Rossi and Stoner

2011-07-25T20:42:00.001-07:00

The second series circuit in MotoGP 2011 Jerez, Spain, Sunday (03/04/2011), presents the drama as seven riders had an accident. From a number of such incidents, Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner is also involved because they touched each other at the first corner on lap seven.
This is really my fault and I have to apologize to Casey. I knew that he must be very angry because he did not make mistakes. I immediately went to apologize.
- Valentino Rossi

When will precede the Repsol Honda rider was from the inside, the motor Rossi Stoner slipped and fell so in exactly the next to bear the consequences. Both riders fell off and get up again, but straight into the garage Stoner, while Rossi was able to continue the race and finished fifth.

About this incident, Rossi had apologized to Stoner. After the race, "The Doctor" went to the Honda garage to declare his guilt. Now, Rossi gives more details about what happened so that he "issued a" Stoner of the race on the circuit was wet.

According to Rossi, in fact he did not attempt to overtake Stoner when they are the second in the Spanish GP. However, the time difference in braking to make an accident inevitable.

Rossi started the race very well. Start from the 12th position, he went up one strip and kept surging forward. On lap seven, he was in the front row and had a great chance to pass Stoner, who was placed second behind the Honda Gresini rider Marco Simoncelli.

Unfortunately, when will precede Stoner around the corner, he fell and there was the incident. In fact, according to Rossi, he tried to brake to avoid scratching and hope that Stoner was back in front.

"When I was behind Stoner, I do not want to pass the time of braking. However, I braked a little deeper than he, and I came too fast so it does not have enough space to turn from the outside so I tried to pass the inside to reduce the problem on both of us. But unfortunately, the front wheel skidded and I also dragged out, "explained Rossi.

"This is really my fault and I have to apologize to Casey. I knew that he must be very angry because he did not make mistakes. I immediately went to apologize."

When Rossi goes to apologize to the Honda Stoner in the pits after the race, television cameras could record a few conversations the two drivers. Stoner Rossi asked about the condition of his shoulder, and the Australian rider said that "ambitions exceed his talent." Rossi just laughed at the comment that rival.

"I do not know, maybe he does not know exactly who I am!" Rossi told Italia1 television said. "But that's okay, fair enough, he was really angry and I might be so. I've made a mistake and for me it is very important to apologize. I'm not really interested in what he said."

Regarding the course of the race, Rossi is confident he has a chance to be a winner if it had not had an accident. Nonetheless, seven-times MotoGP world champion is still happy to finish in fifth place.

"When the track is wet, I managed to record the fastest lap. So, I've got a great chance to win the race," said Rossi.

"In the end, fifth place is a positive result when positioned on the track dry. However, on the track wet, we were more competitive. The weather during the race made us lucky and the weather gave us a great opportunity to win the first or first podium with Ducati. Unfortunately, I throw away this opportunity by making a mistake. "

About the condition of his shoulder, which is in the process of healing from accidents motokros early last year, Rossi said that it was not a big problem when it appeared on a wet circuit.

"On the wet track I can ride a motorcycle 100 percent with the current shoulder condition," said Rossi. "I can brake with my eye condition can be said for the brakes. Belapan Business on the shoulder while on wet tracks is much smaller because of the lack of tire grip. This makes me optimistic."

Marshal's action Safe and Appropriate

2011-07-25T20:41:00.000-07:00

The International Federation of Motorcycle Racing FIM states that the marshal's actions during the Spanish Grand Prix took place on 3 April was "safe and appropriate". This became the answer to the objections raised Repsol Honda rider, Casey Stoner.
Having seen the video of the crash between Rossi and Stoner in the Grand Prix of Spain and listen to explanations from the Director of the Jerez circuit Juan Alvarez, the race directors decided that the marshal's actions were safe and appropriate.

Stoner crashed after disenggol Ducati rider, Valentino Rossi, who tried to pass. At that time, they engaged in a battle for second place, but the motorcycle skidded Rossi Stoner motor so it would drag out of the track.

When the accident, the marshal to move quickly to help. However, Rossi was the first to receive assistance so that "The Doctor" could join the race again (and eventually finished fifth). Meanwhile, Stoner was forced to leave the racetrack.

This is what makes Stoner make complaints on the marshal's actions. According to him, there is injustice in providing such assistance.

Hearing this, the FIM announced earlier this month that they would soon again review the working procedures of the marshal. The result, they announced that the marshal in Jerez is not doing anything wrong, although it is recommended that the rules be reviewed to improve the situation.

"After seeing the various videos of the crash between Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner in the Spanish Grand Prix on 3 April 2011 and listen to explanations of Juan Alvarez, Director of the Jerez circuit, the race directors decided that the marshal's action on the track was safe and appropriate," said FIM in a statement.

"The Board of Directors recommends that the rules of racing the Grand Prix Commission reviewed lag

Rossi-Stoner Continues feud

2011-07-25T20:39:00.000-07:00

Apparently, the feud between the Repsol Honda rider, Casey Stoner and Ducati rider, Valentino Rossi, still continues. After the incident in which Rossi was "forced" Stoner left the race track in Jerez on the second series, two riders who filled rivalry that also involved a little feud during the test at Estoril, two weeks ago.
Stoner was a little in my way. I think he did it on purpose, but not a big issue.
- Valentino Rossi

According Sportmediaset.it, while testing the day after the Portuguese GP, Stoner waiting for Rossi on the track prior to hinder it. However, Rossi, MotoGP world champion seven times, have confirmed the incident that happened there, but he was not too disappointed with it.

"Stoner slightly hinder me," the report Sportmediaset.it, citing Rossi. "I think he did it on purpose, but not a big issue. All disputes between the rider has ended happily."

Indeed, when the race at Jerez, Rossi and Stoner are involved accidents while they were fighting over second place. When cornering to the right, Rossi took the inside and so dragged his bike skidded out of Stoner's bike path.

After receiving help from the marshals, even Stoner about this assistance claim because he felt diminished-Stoner failed to continue the race, while Rossi was able to resume racing again. "The Doctor" end the race on wet track by finishing in fifth position.

Well, this weekend Rossi and Stoner will meet again at the French GP. They will begin with a free practice begins on Friday at the Le Mans circuit.