Three games left on the season. That's all.
Recaps:
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[dbacks.com] Three long balls down Enright, D-backs - Our road record dropped to 24-54. Ouch.
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[azsnakepit.com] Arizona Diamondbacks swept by San Francisco Giants - "[O]verall we just couldn't do anything. I wish I could say more." It's not "Anybody, Anytime," but it's pretty much a fitting slogan for this season.
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[foxsportsarizona.com] D-backs swept by Giants - Seriously, there's pretty much nothing good to say about this game. I tried.
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[miamiherald.com] Arizona Diamondbacks (64-95) at Los Angeles Dodgers (78-81) - So, what do we have left to play for this season? Beating the 1998 record, keeping the Dodgers below .500, and sending Joe Torre out of LA with losing series.
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[cbssports.com] Diamondbacks-Dodgers Preview - It may not be easy. Gibson describes the team's play on the road like this: "It's brutal."
DBacks News:
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[azcentral.com] An Arizona Diamondbacks re-tooling plan - Obviously we'll see some changes in the off-season. Nick Piecoro takes a look at what we might see happen before spring training. Cody Ross? Ugh.
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[foxsportsarizona.com] D-backs 'gunslinger' earned his notches - What are we getting with Kevin Towers? "They’re getting a guy who knows his craft very well because he earned every notch on his gun." Also, a man who "has eaten at every Waffle House and stayed at every Red Roof Inn across the country." Good to know.
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[detroit.sbnation.com] Report: Tigers Were Offered Stephen Drew For Rick Porcello - Did we try to send Stephen Drew to Detroit for a young starter? Rumor has it we did. And SBN's Detroit blog seems pretty disappointed that it didn't work out.
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[yahoo.com] More K than BA: Mark Reynolds in position to start exclusive club - Well, at least they got it right- they do mention the "multiplied by 1000" thing.
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[diarydiehard.com] News on the Diamondbacks Pitching Front - A look at how our pitching has done lately.
Around Baseball:
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[nytimes.com] Mantle’s Slide in 1960 World Series Provokes Questions - Interesting to consider how much baseball broadcasting has changed. The in-game analysis we expect was nowhere to be found back then.
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[si.com] GM Omar Minaya, manager Jerry Manuel out with New York Mets - From our "Things That Aren't Surprising" department...
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[purplerow.com] Reflections on Baseball and Life from a "used to be" - After watching "The Tenth Inning", one of the commenters at Purple Row, who spent time in the minor leagues, had some comments about his time playing. Just kind of an interesting look.
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[beyondtheboxscore.com] Can Edwin Jackson Be An Ace? - BtB takes a look at the former Diamondbacks pitcher and how he's pitched in Chicago.
Zach Kroenke makes his first start in the majors tonight. Hey, maybe we can score some runs?