So, a split series. Not bad. Another good day from the offense, a solid start from Amish Enright, and a good enough outing from the bullpen. However, I refuse to make any comments regarding corners, angles, or anything else regarding architecture or geometry.
Recaps:
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[dbacks.com] Enright gets win as D-backs collect 13 hits - "Things always seem hard. Kid really shows that he can battle." Sure, but Gibson said the exact same thing about Ash Ketchum.
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks, Barry Enright secure win over Washington Nationals - It is pretty surprising that Enright, who wasn't a highly regarded prospect, has come out and pitched pretty effectively. Good to see, I hope he can keep it up.
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[tsn.ca] Diamondbacks earn split with Nationals - "We don't make plays when he (Detwiler) pitches." Hence why 8 of his 13 runs this season are unearned- a Howry special?
This evening, we have the Padres in town for a series, with Jon Garland opening up the series. Oh, fun.
Previews:
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[miamiherald.com] San Diego Padres (63-44) at Arizona Diamondbacks (41-68) - It's still weird to think that the Padres are leading the division. Their lead is down to two games, though.
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[dbacks.com] First faces last in NL West showdown - Diamondbacks, I know the season is a loss, but if you can take every opportunity to mess with Jon Garland's season, I would appreciate it.
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[cbssports.com] Padres-Diamondbacks Preview - Phoenix has not been a friendly place for the Padres of late, though.
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[signonsandiego.com] On deck: Padres at Diamondbacks - Garland has a 7.71 ERA and an 0-2 record when pitching against the Diamondbacks in Chase. Light him up.
DBacks News:
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[gazetteonline.com] Skaggs in limbo as ‘player to be named’ in big trade - Everyone knows that our PTBNL from the Angels is going to be Tyler Skaggs. What's he been up to, then? Since the trade, "Kind of just hanging out." Being the PTBNL apparently leaves Skaggs in a weird middle-ground, where he hasn't quite left the Angels organization, but he isn't playing, throwing in the bullpen, or much of anything else.
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[azcentral.com] Test results for Arizona Diamondbacks' Mark Reynolds encouraging - Still saying it doesn't look like a concussion, but it's likely he'll be off tonight, too.
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[azcentral.com] Should Reynolds have played Wednesday? - Piecoro also wonders what we'll do with the money we have from not signing Barret Loux- will we use it to make sure we lock up another of our picks, or spend it somewhere else?
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[si.com] MLB executives assess teams' performances at trade deadline - How do they rate the DBacks? "They had something like a draft at the deadline. Very good job."
Around Baseball:
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[si.com] What If We Are Wrong Again About Steroids? - A new study says steroids aren't so dangerous for athletes, and don't help nearly as much as we think. Really?
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[nymag.com] When They Came for the Umpires, We Said Nothing - Another bad umpire call makes everybody angry.
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[beyondtheboxscore.com] The Grass is Greener: Responding to the Pessimism of Bill Simmons
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[mlb.com] Lilly's debut among best of Deadline movers - Daniel Hudson and Joe Saunders wonder what a guy's gotta do to get a mention in the headline. (Play for a better team, I'd guess.)
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[todaysbigthing.com] Pitcher Can't Intentionally Walk Guy is Today's BIG Thing in Sports - The video starts with the worst intentional walk I've seen. And then you see it's not even the worst intentional walk of this guy's outing.
If we're going to start playing spoiler for other teams this season, this looks like a helluva time to start. Let's go out there and trip up the Padres. Go Dbacks.