This team. In this series, outside of Barry Enright's rough start on Tuesday, our pitching put up 23 innings and allowed 3 runs. If we'd have more out of our offense, we could have been looking at a series win here, rather than a loss. Still, we won the homestand 5-4, and did it behind some pretty solid pitching.
Recaps:
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks avoid San Francisco Giants sweep - "Hudson pitched a very good game, very efficient. That's just kind of what he is. He has a very good demeanor to do that, and that's the way he conducts his business out there."
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[dbacks.com] Hudson stays hot as D-backs down Giants - Hudson credits a lot of his success yesterday to his changeup. "And I think I was able to get some guys out in front of it and maybe get in on their hands right after that. It kept them off balance enough to get inside."
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[foxsportsarizona.com] Post-Game Report (Sept. 8): Walking before they score runs - We worry a lot about how often the Diamondbacks strike out, but they're also proving to be pretty good at something else: taking walks.
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[SB Nation Arizona] Daniel Hudson's Confidence Grew Another Notch In Win Over Giants - "I've got all the confidence in the world in myself that I know I can get out of that situation and it really means a lot to me that he (Gibson) has the same confidence that I do that I can get myself out of that jam," Hudson said.
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[tsn.ca] Hudson solid as Diamondbacks outlast Giants - Our victory dropped the Giants to two games back in both the division and wild card races.
DBacks News:
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks' Chase Field could become pitchers' haven with humidor - So, how much of a difference might the humidor make? Well, a physics professor from University of Illinois says a 25% drop in home runs, while HitTracker suggests 38%.
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[fanhouse.com] Brandon Webb Feeling Good After Throwing 'Glorified Bullpen' - No, this isn't a repeat.
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[dbacks.com] D-backs help those in need Wednesday - Several players and staff members spent their afternoon helping out at St. Vincent de Paul yesterday, helping to serve meals.
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[letgracewin.com] A Change in Venue - Was Grace's losing streak a product of the closed roof? With Chase Field opening up for the first time in months, the fine folks at Let Grace Win experienced a swell of hope...
Also, if you're on Twitter, you might want to follow the latest member of our team to get into social media, Barry Enright.
Around Baseball:
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[yahoo.com] An off-the-wall take on why the Twins will make the World Series - "[T]he Minnesota Twins with a playoff spot are a lot like the mule with a spinning wheel. No one usually knows how Ron Gardenhire got it and danged if his team knows how to use it." But here's hoping we don't have a snowed out World Series.
- [fanhouse.com] Mariners CEO Thinks the Media Is Out to Get the Mariners - Wait, so if you write an e-mail complaining about the media, someone might forward it to the media? What a country!
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[fangraphs.com] Carlos Gonzalez And The Value Of Runs - What is a run worth? If you're talking about what it takes to win, is a run scored for the Rockies equal to a run scored for the Padres?
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[nytimes.com] Season Could Be Over for Marlins' Josh Johnson - It'd be an unfortunate end to the season for a guy who has put up good numbers and probably could have been a dark horse candidate for the NL Cy Young.
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[latimes.com] This is too big a disaster for even Joe Torre to take one for the team - "Torre took responsibility for the Dodgers’ disappointing season prior to Wednesday’s game in San Diego, lamenting his inability to make a difference, to raise the team and individual level of play." Torre, who was seen as a managerial legend due to his work in New York? So, again: do managers make that much of a difference?
So, enjoy the day off as our team travels to Colorado for yet another in our endless series against the Rockies.