The Crappiest Game In A Season Of Crap

In case you still haven’t figured out what this blog is here to celebrate, I give you the top of the 8th inning in last night’s D’backs v. Marlins game (which the D’backs led 7-0 at the top of the 6th): Juan Gutierrez pitching for Arizona.  Score: AZ 7 – FL 4. J Hermida singled [...]

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D-Backs Move From Horrid to Slightly Less Horrid

If you haven’t notice lately – and you likely haven’t if the attendance figures are any indication – the Diamondbacks have put together their longest winning streak of the season (5 straight) and moved out of last place in the NL West.  Take THAT Padres! The D-Backs are actually now undefeated since Mark Reynolds unleashed [...]

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Tony! Toni! Toné!

The D’backs have traded reliever Tony Pena to the White Sox for Carlos Quentin a AA/AAA first baseman named Brandon Allen. This is presumably to fill the D’backs glaring need at the first base position.  Right now they only have Tony Clark, Mark Reynolds, Josh Whitesell (up and down between AAA and majors), Chad Tracy, [...]

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The D-Backs Define the Theme of this Blog

On October 6, 2007 the NL West division champion Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-1 in order to finish off an NLDS sweep.  Although the D-Backs were promptly swept out of the NLCS by the Rockies there was certainly reason for hope for the future.  In that game Arizona ran out the following lineup [...]

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2009 Monsoon Season Preview

Now that the NBA season has mercifully come to an end, its time for the Monsoon season to start.  (No, the Monsoon are not a new WNBA expansion team, don’t you worry).  Here in Arizona, that means three things: Flash flooding will occur to do the city’s inadequate drainage system; As soon as the first drop of water [...]

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Woodward and Bernstein Wish They Broke This Story

The Arizona Republic has done what no other publication, talk show host, or D’backs employee could do:  they have gotten to the root cause of the D’backs’ bullpen struggles.  Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the bullpen phone.

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Sneak Peak: The 2010 D’Backs Media Guide Cover

According to our sources, this will be the cover of 2010 D’back’s media guide: Pre-order you 2010 season tix now!

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This Is Just A Tribute

Last night the D’backs celebrated Randy Johnson’s 300th victory by committing three errors and giving up five runs in the first three innings of the game.  Just like old times, eh Randy?  You sure you don’t want to come back?  Anyways, the official and much-ballyhooed video tribute to Randy played shorty thereafter with the Giants’ [...]

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Searching For Ben Roethlisberger

Day one of the MLB draft is in the books.  As part of SoD’s crackdown on worthless posts (who I am kidding?), I have chosen to forgo the annual pilgrimage to the banks of the river of shit that is the draft day grading breakdown.  Mostly because this timeless art of speculative ranking is like signing Eric Byrnes to [...]

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A Humble Suggestion For Fixing The D’Backs Bullpen

Just put this on the gate: Problem solved. (P.S. Make sure it is a Master lock.  Those are bulletproof.)

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