Today marks the twentieth anniversary of Jim Henson's death, so the soundtrack to today's Snake Bytes is David Bowie as the Goblin King. It's vastly more entertaining than what I saw on the baseball diamond this afternoon.
Recaps, as painful as they might be:
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[tsn.ca] Braves clobber Diamondbacks to take series - Eric Hinske clubbed a two-run homer and finished with four RBI, as the Atlanta Braves pounded Arizona, 13-1, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Turner Field.
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[ajc.com] Resurgent Braves pound D'backs, move out of East cellar - A week ago, the Braves were slumping and searching for answers. Now they're surging and stoked with confidence.
Some more things to read while you dispiritedly pass the evening, after the jump.
Team stories, none of which will help you feel much better:
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[AZCentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks trying to address bullpen woes - Well, duh.
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[AZCentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks to recall right-hander Billy Buckner from minors - Buckner will start in Florida. No news who's going to be sent down yet, but I think it's being settled by knife fights in the cargo hold of a flight between Atlanta and Miami.
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[CBSSports.com] Diamondbacks-Marlins Preview - The Florida Marlins are coming off their first four-game sweep in four seasons. Facing Edwin Jackson and the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks could help them build on it.
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[MLBTradeRumors.com] Possible Destinations: Kelly Johnson - If we think Abreu might be an answer at second, where might Kelly Johnson go?
News around baseball, with a surprising, unintentional focus on the Natinals:
- [yahoo.com[ Scouting report on Bryce Harper glows until it comes to attitude - A discussion of Harper, who most assume will be drafted first by Washington.
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[nytimes.com] At 17, Baseball’s Next Sure Thing - "When it comes to this year’s top prospect, most baseball scouts insist they have seen no player this good this soon."
- [foxsports.com] Source: Nats to call up first-round pick - And the award for most misleading headline of the day goes to.... (They aren't talking about Strasburg.)
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[poststar.com] MLB running low on home runs - This might not be a problem if our bullpen didn't kept hording them for our opponents.
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[docsports.com] Best and Worst MLB Announcers - With citizenstone's discussion on Grace and Sutton, this seemed an appropriate link to include.
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[bizofbaseball.com] MLB Committee Fought to Keep Blacks Out Even After Robinson Signing - Discussion of a steering committee document from 1946, after Branch Rickey had signed Jackie Robinson, shows that league execs were advising the league not to integrate.
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[FanGraphs] The Lesson of Pat Burrell - See? Other teams have contract problems, too! Yeah, that doesn't help much.
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[kdka.com] Coach Apologizes For Making Softball Players Drink Soda Out Of Shoe - What? I mean, what?
Well, that's all for now. Go do something else with what remains of your evening.