Happy Father's Day to all you fathers out there, including my own dad, BigPapaKishi. I don't know how it is in your family, but sports and Diamondbacks baseball are pretty big in my family. The first day they revealed the DBacks logo, my dad went downtown to buy shirts for all of us, and I kept that shirt for years until it was pretty much too worn to wear. It was one of my favorite things ever, and every time I wore it, I was reminded that my dad had gotten those shirts for us right away. It was pretty awesome. Happy Father's Day, Dad, and I love you.
Anyway, on to baseball. I'm not a father, but the Diamondbacks sure do inspire a feeling of "I love you, but I don't love the choices you make" for me, so baseball on Father's Day is a perfect fit.
Recaps:
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[espn.com] Scherzer goes seven innings, beats ex-teammates - "We got an early run off him, and we had his pitch count up, but we let him off the hook." So what you're saying, AJ, is that Max Scherzer is who we thought he was?
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[ajc.com] Scherzer shuts down old team, Tigers win again - Max gave up a run to start, but Kennedy gave up runs at the end, and that was it.
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[MLB.com] Boesch, Guillen hit back-to-back jacks in win - Kennedy had retired 13 straight before the start of the seventh. The Diamondbacks: Good starting pitching, good bullpen pitching, and consistent offense- choose two. On a good day.
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[detnews.com] Tigers 3, Diamondbacks 1: Boesch's homer lifts Detroit - Until the bottom of the seventh, it looked as if a strong start from Max Scherzer might go for naught on Sunday.
And onward we go on a Sunday afternoon, with more past the jump.
DBacks News:-
[azcentral.com]Nick Piecoro - Valverde, Montero trade verbal blows - Then they faced off in the ninth. It wasn't as dramatic as we might have hoped.
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[dbacks.com] Day off helps Reynolds at plate - "I just relaxed and worked in the cage and tried to iron some stuff out." That's probably something that could help a lot of people on this team.
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[rgj.com] Reno Aces: D'backs' dismal season could affect Aces roster - Every time they mention "payroll considerations" when they discuss why they might make trades, I take a shot. I pretend it's like a drinking game, but really it's just baseball-induced ennui.
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[latimes.com] Dan Haren would be perfect fit for Angels - Your trade rumor for the day, the Angels are interested in Haren. They'll need to come up with a really good offer, though.
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks' Josh Byrnes: No fire sale coming - I'm so torn on if we should go full fire sale or not. But, if they do, I know who we should hire to do the ads.
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[oursportscentral.com] Balks Lead to Smokies 3-2 Win - It isn't just a problem in the majors. Tie game, top of the ninth inning, and Daniel Stange balked in the go ahead run AA Mobile Bay Bears.
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[azdailysun.com] Going Down Swinging: Johnson, Young standouts in 2010 - It hasn't all been bad for the Diamondbacks- Kelly Johnson and Chris Young definitely have played well.
Around Baseball:
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[yahoo.com] Prompt punishment for Pittsburgh pierogi who piled on Pirates - Sure, they fired him, but the real punishment will be if he's still a Pirates fan.
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[espn.com] Noisy night is something Florida Marlins look to forget - Joe Maddon on the vuvuzela: "There's cool things and there's very non-cool things. That's a non-cool thing." When contacted for comment, an unidentified Snakepit member replied "BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT!"
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[chicagotribune.com] Pictures from the White Sox-Nationals Game - Say what you like about President Obama, but I support his opposition to the Wave.
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[si.com] Loaded College World Series field for last dance at Rosenblatt - ASU's first game in the College World Series starts about ten minutes after this post is scheduled to go up, so you've got time to get a run down on all the teams in the hunt this year.
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[mlb.com] Team toasters are hot items at MLB.com Shop - DBacks logo on your toast? There's a bullpen joke to be made here, I just know it...
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[mysanantonio.com] Hall of Famer Gwynn giving back to game as coach - "I really have come to be at peace with what I want to do for the rest of my life, and I'm trying to do that." Tony Gwynn is one of the good guys of baseball, and I can't help but wish him well.
Your Daily Strasburg:
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[USAToday.com] Stephen Strasburg an NL All-Star? The debate continues - Sadly, Strasburg may not be able to attend, as the game may conflict with his being awarded the Noble Prize in Everything that week.
Those are your stories for today, now go enjoy the rest of your weekend. The team returns to Phoenix tomorrow to start a series against the Yankees, so we've got three days of Jeter and A-Rod to deal with. Get some rest, I'm sure you'll need it.