Hey, a day off for our team, but intentionally this time. Kind of nice to have a bit of a moment to relax from the games for an afternoon. But, you know, if you don't want to give up on baseball too much, I do still have some articles for you to read.
DBacks News:
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[DBacks.com] Chase Field ready to raise curtain on 2011 - Some very exciting changes afoot in Chase Field- no more Peter Piper Pizza, and if you've been wanting some gluten-free nachos, the team is ready for you.
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[The D-Blog] Friday Home Opener Features Special Events - Heading to the season opener tomorrow? The D-Blog has a rundown on some of the things to look forward to.
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[AZ Central] Arizona Diamondbacks' Willie Bloomquist steps in for sidelined Stephen Drew - I'm pretty sure Bloomquist is going to hit this well for the entire season, we should make him our every day starter.
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[Denver Post] Snowed out Rockies game rescheduled for May 24 - So, instead of having the Rockies and Dbacks make up their game on an off-day, they'll instead play a day-night doubleheader in May. Well, naturally.
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[Chicago Tribune] Today's question: Most unsafe baseball stadiums? - With the attack on a Giants fan still looming large in people's thoughts, the Tribune asked some of reporters what they thought were the most dangerous parks around the country. No one seems too surprised at the attack outside Dodgers Stadium, and I will say this made me laugh: "When they say that 99.9 percent of all baseball fans are nice, they weren't talking about New York and Philadelphia."
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[ABC News] 50-Run Baseball Blowout in Texas Prompts Changes - 50 runs? And in high school, too, how do they not call the game? And I don't know if I should be impressed or appalled at the fact that the winning team managed to tally those runs without a single home run. Anyway, I guess now we know what happened to the Diamondbacks bullpen of last year.
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[Sacramento Bee] College baseball offense takes hit with new bats - Remember those new bats NCAA is using this year? Well, they're making a difference- halfway through the season, teams are hitting half as many home runs as last year, and scoring is down about a run per game.
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[Big League Stew] Ten things you’ll see and hear at Fenway Park on Friday - With the Red Sox off to an unimpressive 0-6 start, Fenway may not be a cheery place. "Whaddya mean we can't make fun of the Pirates?!"