There are some players I always like to beat. After years of seeing him beat us, Trevor Hoffman will always be on that list.
Recaps:
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[dbacks.com] D-backs rally to beat Brewers in extras - "After Kennedy got them through six, Gibson admitted he was hoping his team 'wouldn't self-destruct at that point.'" That pretty much sums up the season.
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks rally past Milwaukee Brewers - "I wanted to get Stephen up there because he's got about 15 hits off him." The strategic mind of our third baseman.
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[jsonline.com] Closers flop at end as Arizona pulls ahead of injury-plagued Crew - Every review I've seen from the Brewers side emphasizes how many of the Brewers regulars were out. Sorry, Milwaukee, I don't care how many outfielders you didn't have, it doesn't change that your bullpen blew the game.
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[tsn.ca] Drew the extra-innings hero as D-Backs knock off Brewers - "We hung in there after things weren't going our way early." Key to the win was Gibson installing the software update on the Ian Kennedy-bot between the third and fourth innings.
DBacks News:
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[azcentral.com] LaRoche pines to pitch in a big league game - "The only thing I can promise you is, if a position player gets to pitch, it will be me. We’ll have a fight on the mound if somebody else is out there." Sorry, Augie, but my money is on Adam in that fight.
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[foxsportsarizona.com] AZSnakePit.com: Who's hot, who's not - Jim takes a look at who has been performing for the team, and who needs to step up their game.
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[dbacksvenom.com] 2010 Diamondbacks Draft Update – Who’s Signed, Where are They Playing, and Who’s Doing Well? - DBacks Venom takes a look at who we've signed from the draft, where they've been assigned, and how they've been performing in the minors so far.
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[Diary of a Diehard] State of the Home Stand Address – August 2 – 8 - A look at how we did in our visit at home. (Answer: Not too bad.)
Around Baseball:
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[yahoo.com] La Russa angry and wet after Phillips calls Cardinals a bad name - After Jonathon Sanchez predicted a Giants sweep of the Padres this weekend, Brandon Phillips and Tony LaRussa decided to get together and show him how some real trash talking goes.
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[mlb.com] ATL@HOU: Boyfriend earns nickname "The Bailer" - If I ducked out of the way and a foul hit mrskishi, I guarantee you she wouldn't let me keep the ball.
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[theonion.com] Pirates Mathematically Eliminated From Major League Baseball - Well, we all knew this would happen sooner or later.
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[Seattle Times] Mariners turn triple play, then actually hold on to beat Oakland - First game as manager, and the team turns a triple play? Now they're going to expect this sort of thing all the time.
Tonight, we see Barry Enright take on the Brewers. Go DBacks!