Sorry, guys. I meant to do this hours ago, but, uh, it's Tuesday. And sometimes books come out on Tuesday. Books that distract me from things I mean to do and I'm just gonna do this now because I'm only 100 pages in right now.
Recaps:
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[DBacks.com] First bullpen lapse dooms D-backs - Hey, all the way to the fourth game until the first bullpen lapse! That's... an improvement?
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[FSN Arizona] Diamondbacks come up short 6-5 against Cubs - "It was great to see us fight back, but we're here to fight back and win," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "There's no consolation." Hard to argue with that.
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[Chicago Tribune] Chicago Cubs hope rookie Andrew Cashner's shoulder tightness isn't severe injury - If the Cubs let Carlos Silva walk (with a significant lump of cash remaining on his contract) then they certainly must be hoping Cashner, Silva's replacement, isn't going to be missing much time with his shoulder.
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[Venom Strikes] Dbacks Can’t Finish, Lose Again 6-5 - "At least we have 4 down, only 158 to go." Hey, every game has a bright side, right?
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[FSN Arizona] Hemond to throw out first pitch - Roland Hemond, a DBacks executive and only the second winner of the Buck O'Neil Award, will throw out the first pitch at the Diamondbacks-Reds game on Friday.
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[Hardball Talk] Juan Miranda, not Russell Branyan, to "get most of the starts" at first base in Arizona - One of our main questions remaining gets answered. I'm okay with that, I think Branyan's a good choice off the bench, and we've got Brandon Allen to split ti- oh, right, Xavier Nady.
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[AZ Central] Arizona Diamondbacks' Stephen Drew nears first start of the season - And we're looking forward to it- let's be fair, every little thing to look forward to is a good thing right now...
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[Reno Gazette-Journal] Aces: Former Pack catcher Schmidt works way back to Reno, eyes majors - I love those blue collar players who have fought their way up through the system. Konrad Schmidt, who was never drafted and was eventually signed as a minor-league free agent in 2007, certainly qualifies for that. "My father gave me a little saying that's kind of been the theme of my career. It's, 'Kick the door down.' That's what I've done to get from one level to the next, and that's what I have to do to get back to the big leagues."
Around Baseball:
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[NYTimes.com] Baseball Bumps Into the Civil War - Yes, you get a baseball history link. A look at the history of the game, and as a vintage base ball player, I find this fascinating. The different versions of the game are interesting- we'd be watching a pretty different sport if the Massachusetts game had triumphed over the New York game.
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[SI.com] Dodgers, MLB meet about Frank McCourt - "The Dodgers have been estimated to be worth about $800 million by Forbes, and without the advance money, it appears clear McCourt could not afford the team on his own." I hope that's as hilarious to you as it is to me.
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[MTV] When You Can Stop Caring About Baseball In 2011 - 162 games- but how many do you really need to care about? Well, that depends on your team, and now there's a handy calendar to tell you? Link courtesy of emilylovethedbacks and jinnah, though I suspect jinnah may be biased in favor of certain information presented here...
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[Big League Stew] Fresh Feast: The top 10 new concessions at MLB ballparks - That pulled pork and pierogi sandwich sounds really good to me, but that may just be because pierogis are delicious.
Okay, now I want pierogis. And to finish this book. Go DBacks.