Well, that didn't go anywhere near as well as we might have hoped. For once, I'd like to see the bullpen live up to our hopes, not our expectations. But that was not meant to happen this week, so Tankapalooza continues.
Recaps:
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks swept by Colorado Rockies - "We did not play well. At all. Let's not sugarcoat it. We played poorly against a very good team."
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[dbacks.com] Kennedy sharp, but 'pen, defense falter - Not only was Kennedy looking good on the mound, he was also 3 for 3 and scored one of our only runs.
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[foxsportsarizona.com] Diamondbacks fall to red-hot Rockies 4-2 - "'Streaks likes this, you win in all kinds of different ways,' Rockies manager Jim Tracy said." Including off the bat of Juicer.
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[insidetherockies.com] Game Recap: Rockies 4, Diamondbacks 2 - I've always thought runs allowed by an error on the pitcher should be earned runs. Actually, I'd be curious to see how many unearned runs are attributed to errors by each player. Stat nerds, figure that out for me.
Remember that one time, when we won seven out of eight games? No, seriously, it happened. It was like a week and a half ago. I'm not making this up!
Previews:-
[miamiherald.com] Arizona Diamondbacks (57-86) at Cincinnati Reds (81-63) - The Reds were an out away from sweeping the Pirates over the weekend before a two-out double gave Pittsburgh a 3-1 lead (and eventual win) on Sunday. But they only won their first two games by one run- is Cincinnati facing some problems in the late season?
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[cbssports.com] Diamondbacks-Reds Preview - The Reds are a depressing 16-3 against the Diamondbacks in their past 19 games, so this is probably just what they're looking forward to.
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[azcentral.com] Diamondbacks open series at Cincinnati Reds - Bronson Arroyo and Barry Enright are both looking to bounce back from rough outings in their last trips to the mound.
DBacks News:
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[dbacks.com] Lopez left strong impression on Jimenez - Hopefully he's passing on similar lessons to our young starters.
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[al.com] Jacksonville ends the Mobile BayBears' season with 8-3 loss - The BayBears couldn't put together the runs to make up for an ineffective bullpen, so they're done for the season.
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks' Joe Saunders, Kirk Gibson 'clear air' - Sorry, Colonel, but if you walk three guys in a row, I think the manager is well within his rights to pull you. Also, we might see J-Up back in the lineup today.
Around Baseball:
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[yahoo.com] John Wilkes Booth's ghost may be responsible for Nats' ineptitude - Also, the ghost of John Schrank might be interfering in the president mascot race.
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[www.chicagobreakingsports.com] Fake press release ripping Cubs GM at Miller Park - Someone in Milwaukee put out a fake press release announcing Jim Hendry's new book "How to Finish Near Last Place with the Highest Payroll in the League."
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[hardballtimes.com] Baseball teams as Simpsons characters - Funny list. But ouch.
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Eri Yoshida, Female Knuckleballer, Has Rough Year - 0-4 with a 12.28 ERA in the GBL? Ouch. The last five starts seem to be the real problem, allowing 31 runs in 13.2 innings.
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[hardballtimes.com] Visual Baseball: A (New) New Look at MLB Standings - An interesting chart- they graph the standings and include a visual representation of payroll.
So we head off to Cincinnati for a four game stretch, and a hope that we might be able to put together a slightly better run than we've had of late. The Red Viper takes the mound for us tonight, and we'll see if he can rebound from a bad start last time out.