It's a difficult thing to lose like that- sure, we probably would have lost anyway. But with missed opportunities early and an awful call late, it just sort of nags at you.
Recaps:
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks allow San Francisco Giants to increase NL West lead - They allowed the Giants to? Well, that was thoughtful.
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[dbacks.com] D-backs' early lead doesn't hold up - It was a game where it felt like we had the opportunities to win it, but couldn't finish.
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[foxsportsarizona.com] D-backs lose to surging Giants - If nothing else, I'd like to avoid seeing the Giants clinch the division against us.
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[mercurynews.com] Giants beat Diamondbacks to increase NL West lead - Things could have gone very differently- after walking four and throwing a wild pitch by the second inning, we nearly had the Giants going to the bullpen. Alas.
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[Inside the D-backs] Towers talks Dipoto and 2011 - Steve Gilbert talked to Kevin Towers and has a few notes from the discussion: he's optimistic Dipoto will stay with the team, he would like to add a veteran starter, but will look the bullpen seems to be the biggest focus.
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[venomstrikes.com] Dbacks Finishing Off Strong - We're into the last week of the season, obviously, and Venom Strikes has five questions to consider as we watch the final handful of games.
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[dbacks.com] Upton's shoulder no worse than in '06 - The second opinion said that the tear was just aggravated by a swing in August, but not a big deal and won't need surgery.
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[azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks' Daniel Hudson done for season - Nothing to worry too much about, just a tendon strain in his right middle finger, so they'll skip his last start of the season.
As a sidenote, reports from Tucson say Webb threw an inning today. 4 batters, 20 pitches, gave up a triple while getting two ground-outs and one fly-out. Nick Piecoro says he heard Webb was throwing 81 MPH- here's a little more detailed report.
Around Baseball:
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[yahoo.com] ModernTube: The Shot Heard Round The 'Nati - The Reds clinched the NL Central with a walk-off home run yesterday. Sure, you could just watch the official video from MLB, but here's a more up-close view.
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[si.com] Rays, Yankees clinch; Reds win division; Padres fall in both races - Most of the playoff races were locked up yesterday, except for the NL West and the Wild Cards- here's a look at how things happened.
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[yahoo.com] Oh, no! Oh, yeahhh! Kool-Aid Man crashes D.C. Presidents Race - I figure Teddy Roosevelt and Racing Gracie are going to spend the off-season commiserating in a bar together. But the Kool-Aid Man seems a lot shorter than I remember.
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[Palo Alto Online] Tell it goodbye: Cal to drop its baseball program - Sad day for the NCAA and PAC.