At this point in the season, it's not like we're surprised to see the 'pen blow the game. But it's still so aggravating to see.
Recaps:
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[azcentral.com] Cedeno's single in ninth gives Pittsburgh Pirates series opener vs. Arizona Diamondbacks - "I don't think he has the confidence to go in there and get ahead. Therefore, he misses." Well, gosh, it's a good thing you put him in there in the ninth in a tie game.
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[foxsportsarizona.com] D-backs edged 4-3 by Cedeno, Pirates - "Vasquez comes in, walks two guys, goes 2-0 on Cedeno? That's not a good formula." Fantastic insight.
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[dbacks.com] Kennedy's effort lost in walk-off defeat - "But you could just say that I did my job and tried to help the team win. It's just disappointing that we lost the game. It's a team game and it's a disappointing loss."
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[post-gazette.com] Pirates prove resilient in win vs. Diamondbacks - The article talks about how the Pirates showed some resiliency. They got hits. Played defense. "Their bullpen kept the score tied when it needed to." Lucky jerks.
DBacks News:
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[SI.com] Amazing Baseball Stuff - Joe Posnanski reports, "The Arizona Diamondbacks are definitely having the most fan-tastic season in baseball history," and discusses the way the balance of the game is changing.
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[dbacks.com] LaRoche trying to enjoy personal highs - Adam LaRoche hit in his career-best 91st RBI in Colorado, but he is having trouble separating personal numbers and the D-backs' disappointing season.
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[azcentral.com] Abreu could see more time down stretch - That'd be good to see- if he's going to be part of the team in the future, we'll need to see what he can do in the majors.
I was going to let Vasquez finish this post for me, but after he put in two articles about stock car racing, and the next link started with NASC, I decided to pull him and just do the whole article myself. Ian Kennedy understands.
Around Baseball:
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[yahoo.com] Think you know baseball? No, you don't - 25 random facts about baseball this season. You'll find out why, despite his improvement, Mark Reynolds shouldn't get a Gold Glove this year, and who the worst fielder is in baseball.
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[azcentral.com] Joe Torre to retire as Los Angeles Dodgers manager - He's pretty much a lock for the Hall of Fame, though there seems to be some skepticism if he'll stay retired.
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[suntimes.com] Brenly in mix for Cubs' managerial post - Brenly and BoMel? Is Al Pedrique waiting by the phone for a call?
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[fangraphs.com] Adam Dunn, Hall Of Famer? - So... Basically, they're saying he might make it in because he hits home runs? Please, no.
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[realgmbaseball.com] 6th Overall Pick Loux Draws Crowd Of 15 Teams - Reports were generally good. Loux is finishing his degree at Texas A&M this semester, and hopes to be signed by a team later in the fall.