Well, wasn't that a grand way to spend your afternoon? Unless of course you had anything better to do with your time than put your hopes in the hands of Chad Qualls, which I sincerely hope you did. For those of you who haven't abandoned the team already to start preparing for the World Cup, here's some links for you...
Reliving the Agony of the Game:
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[dbacks.com] D-backs rally from five down, but lose in ninth - The D-backs' bullpen gave its lineup deficits of five and four runs, but Arizona's offense couldn't overcome both in its 11-7 defeat to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday afternoon in front of 26,969 at Chase Field.
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[Talking Chop] The Braves Outlast the Diamondbacks in Series Finale, Win 11-7 - "The Braves bullpen proved to be not as bad as the Diamondbacks...." Truer words have never been spoken.
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[ajc.com] Braves blow big lead, still beat Diamondbacks 11-7 - It isn't any less painful reading it than it was watching it.
If your spirits haven't been completely crushed yet, fortify yourself with a shot of whatever (or ice cream sandwiches, for the underage) and hit the jump for more stories.
Wikipedia assures me that "The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona", but somehow I feel like citation is needed. Professional? Really?
More Diamondbacks News:
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[Beyond the Box Score] BtB's 50 Best of the Next 5 Years: No. 5 - No. 1 - Someone we know is #4...
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[yahoo.com] Diamondbacks' Montero may return this weekend - "He's making sure that I know and everybody knows he's ready to come back. His knee feels great. His back, his legs, the baseball soreness of Spring Training has set in a little bit, but he feels great."
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[venomstrikes.com] Diamondbacks Problems Persist, Implosion Should be Next Step - The rant many of us are feeling. But "I’d rather go watch Sex and the City 2 14 times before I go watch you pitch one more time"? I don't know if I'd go that far....
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[foxsportsarizona.com] D-Backs players realize changes seem near - Jack Magruder's piece from yesterday. In the words of Mark Reynolds, "You hope it's not you."
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[bleacherreport.com] Deal or No Deal NL Edition: A Look At the Upcoming Trade Deadline - They rank teams as buyers or sellers- no prizes for guessing where they put the Diamondbacks.
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[dbacks.com] D-backs' starters averaging high pitch counts - "I've been pushing these starters quite a bit," manager A.J. Hinch said Thursday morning, before adding, "The 100-pitch count is glossy and a big number that everybody circles, but 110 or 115, depending on how they get there, is fine."
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[FoxSportsArizona.com] D-Backs complete draft with 25 pitchers - Can any of them move to the bullpen immediately?
Around the League:
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[suntimes.com] Peavy on a rebuilding scenario - 'If that were the case, I would certainly try to be moved ...' - So, does Peavy want to be sent to a contender, like the Padres?
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[latimes.com] COLUMN ONE: Dodgers tapped into 'V energy' - The McCourts hired a Russian "scientist" to 'think blue' and channel his thoughts toward the team's success as he watched them play on TV. Uh-huh.
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[jezebel.com] Exclusive!!! Lady Gaga Throws Fit, Flips The Bird At Mets Game - Baseball and Lady Gaga? It's soco's dream story!
- [dotnews.com] Only in Baseball does the imperfect player have a shot at perfection - "Authoring a perfecto is like catching lightening in a bottle; a veritable fluke ordained as much by the odd juxtaposing of the moon, stars, and tides as by the luckily anointed pitcher’s mere merit."
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[shreveporttimes.com] Major league draft a quirk-filled event - With 50 rounds of the draft, you'll see some interesting choices, like the Tigers taking Justin Verlander's younger brother, or the Rockies drafting Michael Vick in 2000.
And with that, we end today's SnakeBytes. Go find something less disheartening to think about for the rest of the day, and we'll face another game of Diamondbacks baseball tomorrow.