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Diamondbacks First-quarter Report

41 games in, which is as near to one-quarter of the way there as we'll get. So, let's take a look at the Diamondbacks' season so far, and weigh good against the bad.

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Is this the best rotation in Diamondbacks history?

Ok, nothing like a hyperbolic headline to get you drawn in... But at this point in the season, we've got a rotation doing something never before accomplished in Arizona.

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Solid Gold(schmidt)

It's no exaggeration to say that Paul Goldschmidt destroyed the Los Angeles Dodgers single-handed this series, driving in nine of the 17 runs we scored, going 7-for-13 with four homers. Let's look at his performance in more detail.

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The Diamondbacks bullpen

Should there be a change of roles? A change of personnel? Or do we just grit our teeth and wait for things to ven themselves out?

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What's Up With The Diamondbacks Bullpen?

Seven series in and the D-backs relief corps has been occasionally good, but occasionally awful. Will the real Arizona bullpen please stand up?

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What's the matter with Brandon McCarthy?

In Tuesday's game against the Yankees, McCarthy lasted only four innings, allowing nine hits and two walks: three earned runs were allowed, but he left them loaded in the first two frames. It was the third consecutive underwhelming start for him.

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The 2013 D-backs: Jumping to conclusions

We're 12 games into this season's campaign. That's a full 7% of the games in the book, so it's clearly time to look at the numbers so far and find a definitive answer about... stuff.

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The Best Diamondbacks Debuts Of All Time

Following up on the piece I ran last off-day, looking at the worst starts to Diamondbacks careers, prwhitaker1 suggested I take a look at the other end of the spectrum. So, here we are!

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Kevin Towers and Veteran Presence

In light of Eric Hinske’s game winning extra innings home run yesterday, I started thinking about the 2013 Arizona Diamondbacks and "veteran presence".

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The Worst Diamondbacks Debuts Ever

Heath Bell's first appearance for Arizona last night started badly - with a home-run on the first pitch - and went downhill, as he retired one of six batters faced. But was it the worst D-backs debut of all time? Not even close.

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Ian Kennedy's Opening Day Start

One of the best things about last night's game was seeing Ian Kennedy return to 2011 form, striking out eight and allowing two runs over seven innings. Let's take a look at it in a little more depth.

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The Diamondbacks: Spring Review

It has been a long spring: almost seven weeks since pitchers and catchers report. But we now sit on MLB Opening Day, ready for the true marathon to begin. Let's look back at how the preseason went for the Diamondbacks.

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Steve Berthiaume: The Interview, Part Three

In the final part of our interview with new D-backs commentator, Steve Berthiaume, we look around the leagues and see who he thinks are play-off bound this season. We also ask the most important question of them all...

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Gold for Goldschmidt: Analyzing the extension

Paul Goldschmidt was never exactly going to be on the first train out of Arizona. But he is now locked up, with his cost controlled, forever. Or perhaps it just seems that way...

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[Poll] Brandon McCarthy Starts

There's no doubt: if healthy, McCarthy could be one of the best free-agent signings of the winter. But this is a man who made his major-league debut in 2005, and has yet to make more than 25 starts in a season there. Will 2013 be any different?

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[Poll] Martin Prado's batting average

Probably the biggest new arrival on the 2012 Diamondbacks is Martin Prado, who offers positional flexibility and reduced strikeouts. But how will he hit?

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Steve Berthiaume: The Interview, Part Two

Continuing our chat, with the new D-backs play-by-play guy, I asked Steve Berthiaume about his style of broadcast, and how he sees the D-backs in 2013.

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Joe Paterson: The 2013 Interview

While in town for Cactus League action and the WBC, snakecharmer got the chance to catch up with Joe again, and see how he was doing this spring.

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[Poll] How many HR for Goldie?

In a season that was disappointing. Paul Goldschmidt's performance at first was one of the bright spots of 2012 - not least for his complete pwnership of Tim Lincecum. But what might 2013 bring for Goldzilla in terms of the long-ball?

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[Poll] Miguel Montero's CS [and much more!]

How does Montero compare with other catchers, in terms of controlling the running game? And how many base-stealers will he throw out this year?

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Steve Berthiaume: The Interview, Part One

Before doing an MLB.com webcast at Salt River Fields, Steve was kind enough to talk to the SnakePit. In this part, we cover growing up in Boston, working for ESPN and how he got the job in Arizona.

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[Poll] How many SB for Adam Eaton?

Somewhat inspired by John B's "regression" post, figured it might to fun to throw up a series of posts looking at specific stats for specific D-backs. We start with our likely lead-off man's numbers on the bases.

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Missing Justin Upton. Or not. Not works too.

Justin Upton is an Atlanta Brave now, so deal with it. Or not. Not works too...

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Are We The "Boom and Bust" Diamondbacks?

That's how we were described in a recent New York Times article, which pointed out how we went from 111 losses to the best record in the NL, three years later. But how true is that claim?

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Extending Paul Goldschmidt: How Much Would It Cost

The Diamondbacks seem keen to get young first-baseman Paul Goldschmidt locked in to a contract extension, but there appears to be less enthusiasm for such a deal from the player's side at this point.

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Eric Knott, The D-backs and PEDS

If you were asked to name the starters for the 2001 D-backs, you'd be forgiven for forgetting Eric Knott, who worked game #162 of the regular season. But he played pro ball for 11 years, and has now written about it, and his experiences with PEDs.

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