SnakeBytes, 11/1: Wait, It's Already November Edition

I gotta tell you guys, I'm glad I'm cutting these back to once a week now. News is a little hard to come by- if you search "Diamondbacks" for the past day on Google News, the top story is about a guy who robbed a bank in a DBacks shirt in Peoria. Not exactly what I'm looking for. But, on this Dia de los Muertos- hold on, gotta show my papers to DBacksSkins- the Rangers try to make a last stand against the Giants, as we get Lee and Lincecum on the mound again.

DBacks News:

• [AZ Central] Konerko rumors, LaRoche's option, Schmidt's shoulder, coaches & scouts - Some notes about the team- Piecoro says the Diamondbacks have until three days after the World Series ends to decide on Adam LaRoche, and he doesn't think we'll see LaReturn or Paul Konerko manning first next season.

   

• [Royals Review] What does having the #1 farm system mean? part 2 - How much success does a top ranked farm system get you? Well, let's see, the #1 ranked system from 2006 was- oh.

• [YVKE Mundial] Gerardo Parra jugará a partir de esta semana - More foreign languages! Gerardo Parra isn't going to be relaxing by the pool this off-season- he's reporting to play for the Las Águilas del Zulia- the Zulia Eagles, a Venezuelan winter league team in his home state. They're one of the most popular teams in Venezuela, but they're sitting at 8-8 on the season so far, so we'll keep una oreja out to see how he's doing.

• [AZ Central] New scouting director a 'rising star' - A piece about Ray Montgomery, our new scouting director. While we've heard about the playing credentials of our new crop of coaches, Montgomery's time in the majors certainly won't be drawing a lot of praise...

The Rangers have to be optimistic- these last stands always work out well for Texans, right?

Around Sports:

• [LA Times] Rangers are OK with not having started Cliff Lee in Game 4 - It must have been a difficult choice, and it certainly didn't pay off for the Rangers. But if your offense is shut out, your starter can't do too much at all. On a related note, King Felix for AL Cy Young.

• [Sports Illustrated] Talkin’ Baseball (Stats) - "And I’ve come to believe that this is the reality: NOBODY who cares about baseball hates all baseball stats." Whether you stand by BABIP or RBIs, wins or WHIP, most everyone goes to some stats from time to time.

• [Indyposted] NFL Beats World Series in TV Ratings - The first time the NFL has beat a World Series game in ratings, according to NBC.

• [Surviving the World] Lesson 39 - All-Star Games - Okay, this is a little older, but it made me laugh. We all can sympathize with it, and, hey, who doesn't love flow charts?

Wait, Texas lost the Battle of the Alamo? When did this happen?