While I was typing up the headline, Dontrelle Willis walked two batters.
Recaps:
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[dbacks.com] D-backs' bullpen snaps late vs. Yanks - "You can't ask for anything more than [facing] Mariano Rivera with the bases loaded and no outs and down by one. I felt good about the position in the order that we were in." Really, AJ? Because, if they were taking requests, I would have asked for a couple of RBIs.
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[examiner.com] Walks lethal to D-Backs, fall to Yankees in extra innings - "I didn't do my job, and I'd rather give up a home run and lose than they way we lost." Given the choice, Heilman, I'd rather you not give up any runs at all. Just a thought.
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[pinstripealley.com] Yankees 6, Diamondbacks 5 - I link to this because of their Quote of the Game. Pretty funny.
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[azcentral.com] New York Yankees top Arizona Diamondbacks in 10th inning - This article is probably a little more optimistic about the team than I felt after the game. But with the poor start and end of the game, it is easy to overlook good showings from Demel and Gutierrez.
A good showing from Gutierrez. It feels weird just typing that out.
DBacks News:-
[bizjournals.com] Arizona Diamondbacks get boost from Yankees series - Unsurprisingly, there was a sharp spike in attendance this series. We may dislike the Yankees, but they put people in seats.
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[rgj.com] Aces win fourth straight - Kevin Mulvey pitched seven scoreless innings to beat Colorado Springs. "Tonight, I had curveball, slider, change-up, fastball, and it worked. Four pitches is tough." Mulvey is 3-0 with a 3.75 ERA in his last four starts.
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[dbacks.com] As part of rehab, Webb throwing regularly - Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know how some people feel about Webb. But I remain hopeful, and you'll just have to deal with it.
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[fanster.com] Dan Haren: Hitting machine - Yeah, small sample size. But he's already set a career high for hits in a season.
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[SBNation Arizona] Yo Fans, Get Your Act Together! - Not a particularly well put together article, but I think there's some points for starting a discussion there, so I'd encourage people to give it a read and post their thoughts.
Around the Vuvuzela:
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[espn.com] Preventing runs just as important as scoring runs - A good look at why hitting the cut off man is a crucial part of playing sound defense.
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[post-gazette.com] Pirates put pierogi back in the race - Sure, they brought him back, but they're just going to trade him off next month for the Pork Roll from the Lakewood Blue Claws.
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[raysbaseball.com] Rays Summer Concert Series - Tampa has better concerts than us. I just wanted to point that out. I mean, The Wiggles? The mind boggles.
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[jalopnik.com] Hyundai Builds World's Largest Vuvuzela - But it doesn't even sound like a vuvuzela! Just like a regular horn. Shenanigans, Hyundai. Or, since you're a Korean company, 어리석음. (Now that's what I should have used for the title.)
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[fangraphs.com] Was Fuentes’s Move a Balk? - Have I mentioned my dislike for the balk rule? This article helps a little bit, discussing if Fuentes should have been called a balk (they say yes) and explaining why.
Your Daily Strasburg:
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[nytimes.com] In First Loss, Washington’s Strasburg Still Exceeds Hype - This is physically impossible. Only one pitcher has pitched a game that would exceed the hype: Bugs Bunny.
And there are your links for today. The team travels to Florida to face off with our expansion counterparts, the Rays, and I'm sure we'll see plenty of NL Upton vs. AL Upton stories come tomorrow. But until then, just know that we don't have to worry about the bullpen losing the game or our offense leaving the bases loaded today. That's a relief.
Go DBacks!