Another early day game, another afternoon Snake Bytes. Here's some links to keep you entertained today, whether you're celebrating May Day, Beltaine, International Worker's Day, or just some (hopefully) nice weather on a Saturday afternoon.
Recaps:
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[dbacks.com] Reynolds sparks offense, but D-backs fall - The struggling D-backs bullpen suffered another shaky outing as the Cubs rallied to beat Arizona, 7-5, on Saturday afternoon in front of 40,368 at Wrigley Field.
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[Bleed Cubbie Blue] Cubs Rally From Behind Again To Win, But Some Fans Miss It... Too Busy Waving? - We may disagree on many things, but I think many of us support this stance: no waves.
- [AZCentral] Soriano homers, Cubs rally past Diamondbacks - Inside the old ballpark, the Diamondbacks were making plenty of noise with their bats before the Cubs rallied.
As usual, clicking on the next sentence will lead you to a host of exciting links to read.
Players News:
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[AZCentral] Arizona Diamondbacks' Chris Snyder takes full advantage of opportunity - As Montero took advantage of Snyder's absence last season, Snyder is stepping up to fill in now.
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[foxsportsarizona.com] D-Backs April Report Card - A look back at how the team has performed over the month. I'm sure none of the grades will surprise you.
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[examiner.com] Diamondbacks notebook: Close the books on April - Another look over how we've managed.
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[Scout.com] The D-backs Bullpen Blues - "Through the month of April, Arizona Diamondbacks relievers have an aggregate earned run average of 6.85." Ouch.
- [dbacks.com] Bullpen generous to a fault in early going - I hereby declare that this title wins the Understatement of the Day Award.
- [azcentral.com] 'Wipeout sinker' a key for Valdez - "With right-hander Cesar Valdez looking like the pitcher who will start in place of right-hander Kris Benson on Monday in Houston, we called farm director Mike Berger to get an idea of what Valdez has been doing to have success in Triple-A Reno so far this season."
Around the League:
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[SFGate.com] The Splash : I am boycotting ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" tomorrow - Finally, a boycott we can all get behind.
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[SBNation] BREAKING NEWS: People Do Not Like It When You Act Like A Jerk - Sometimes, it is shocking what some reporters consider "news."
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[Yahoo! Sports] Did St. Louis television cover for a non-hustling Albert Pujols? - Didn't Hinch sit Upton for this sort of thing last season?
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[Kotaku] With Baseball Stats, Trying to Synthesize Real, Fun - An interesting piece about how video game designers have to balance what the game is with what players want it to be.
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[MLB FanHouse] Gerut to Surging Padres: Why Not Build Around Gonzalez? - An ex-Padre with some financial advice for his old team.
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[seattlepi.com] Mariners: Peanut-free seating for allergic fans - I've always wondered about this. Peanut allergies seem to be becoming more popular, and it seems like baseball might be the last refuge for them.
And with that, turn off the computer. Go outside, enjoy your day. Another game tomorrow.