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Great, just the result we were worried about. Even worse, in a way, because we lost each game by as slim a margin as we could manage.
Recaps:
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[Dbacks.com] D-backs' one-run frustration continues - Losing big is even bad, but losing in a stretch like this is just frustrating.
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[FS Arizona] Giants hand D-backs 4th straight loss - Once again, our offense gave a pitcher their best outing in recent memory. Yeah, we're good at that.
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[San Jose Mercury News] Giants win another one-run game, finish sweep of Diamondbacks - The Giants sixth straight gave them their longest winning streak since 2007. I'm pretty sure that the four losses isn't the longest recent losing streak for the Diamondbacks, though.
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[AZ Central] Arizona Diamondbacks add Josh Collmenter to rotation - Kevin Towers says he'd be willing to trade some of our bench players for pitching, because they don't want to rush our minor league stars. Is a utility bench player really going to bring back much quality pitching?
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[DBacks.com] D-backs trying to improve Hernandez's control - 10 walks in 16 2/3 innings is a pretty bad ratio, especially for a reliever. He's been fairly effective otherwise, though, at least.
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[Venom Strikes] Juan Gutierrez Needs to be Shown the Door - I have to admit I'm surprise he's still with the team, after the past year or so.
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[FS Arizona] All-Star tickets go on sale Monday, May 16 - Tickets start at $115 for the game, or $85 for the home run derby. Wooh.
Around Baseball:
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[NASORB.com] Power to the people: Facebook campaign grants Mariners fans Larry Bernandez bobblehead - Their team may still be bad, but at least the fans are getting what they want. Which makes me laugh.
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[FanGraphs] The Padres Eight-Run Eighth - Eight runs? Isn't that about a week and a half worth of offense for the Padres?
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[Los Angeles Times] Selig on Dodgers: 'The outcome is not predetermined' - Selig went on to not say, "After all, Frank McCourt might find a ring of three wishes and somehow wish himself a bajillion dollars."
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[Big League Stew] Thirty-nine years of walkoff walks: An exhaustive history - DBacks fans may recognize the smiling face at the top of the article. Some interesting notes- like that 23% of walk-off walks happen in the month of May.