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Recaps:
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks stumped by Livan Hernandez, Washington Nationals - "The D-Backs blew key opportunities". Opportunities, plural?
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[foxsportsarizona.com] D-backs baffled by Hernandez in Nats' 3-1 win - Maybe it's just me, but I have problems envisioning Gibby "gushing" over anyone or anything.
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[dbacks.com] D-backs baffled by Nationals' soft tosser - Upton's swing on 3-0 in the eighth is easily the most-discussed moment of the game in all the reviews I've seen. Most of it breaks down to- was it a bad decision by Upton to swing, or a bad decision by Gibson to give him the green light?
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[thenatsblog.com] Nats silence D-Backs, Pudge and Dunn go yard - Since when is Josh Willingham "The Hammer"? I'm pretty sure that nickname is taken. He'll have to be another tool. Congratulations, Josh "The Phillips Head Screwdriver" Willingham.
DBacks News:
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Daniel Hudson says it's 'humbling' to be wanted in trade - "I think it's going to be a good situation for me."
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[dbacks.com] Hester hopes to make most of playing time - "Hopefully I can prove that I belong here."
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[dbacksvenom.com] Diamondbacks Prospect Paul Goldschmidt Tied for Minor League HR Lead with 31 - That's not just tied for the lead in the high-A league he's playing in- that's in all of the minors. Not bad.
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson does not expect letdown from team - Kirk expects them to play like they're a game out. Well, good luck with that?
Around Baseball:
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[yahoo.com] Off the fence: Dodger Stadium does 'Mannywood shuffle' in left - The Mannywood sign is gone, taken down because someone gave Dodgers money to replace it with an ad. This seems oddly appropriate.
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[nytimes.com] Game Brings Joy to Mudville, Wherever It May Be - Stockton, CA and Holliston, MA both claim to be the original inspiration for Mudville in the poem "Casey at the Bat." On Saturday, they faced each other on the diamond, playing vintage baseball.
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[hardballtimes.com] Do we use luck and randomness as a crutch? - When people look at a pitcher's BABIP and say he's been lucky or unlucky, is it a fair assessment? Much of the discussion is based around Dan Haren's high BABIP this season.
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[beyondtheboxscore.com] Star Shortstops, Where Art Thou? - BtB takes a look at how shortstops have performed this season. Let's just say the days of Ozzie Smith are long gone.
We take on Washington again tonight, as Joe Saunders makes his Chase Field debut. We might see a bit of a shake-up in the Nationals lineup, as reports are just coming in that the Nationals have placed Adam Dunn on the waiver wire. We'll see who puts a claim in on him, and if he ends up moving anywhere.