Yeah, who can forget our longstanding fights with Twins fans? Man, those were the days...
Recaps:
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[DBacks.com] Collmenter pitches way into D-backs history - And regular history, too- the Elias Sports Bureau notes that Josh is only the second pitcher since 1900 to "win his first two big-league starts while pitching at least six innings and allowing no runs and no more than two hits in each game." Well, he's also the second this year, but it's more impressive if you say it the first way.
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[FS Arizona] Collmenter takes down Jurrjens, Braves - Jurrjens has been on a great run to start the season, but Collmenter's start has been just a little bit better.
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[AZ Central] Josh Collmenter lights out again in Diamondbacks win - Remember how they always say pitchers need to attack the strike zone to succeed? Collmenter had 57 strikes in 76 pitches. Maybe there's something to that theory after all.
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[AJC.com] Braves bats quiet in sweep by Arizona - The Braves must be wondering what happened to their offense- they've been held to single digits in the hit column in ten of their last thirteen games.
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[DBacks.com] Twins aiming for Interleague success vs. D-backs - Minnesota hasn't had much success so far- sitting at 15-27 on the season.
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[FS Arizona] Today on FOX Sports Arizona: D-backs vs. Twins, 6 p.m. - Though they did just win their last three games in a row, so they do have some momentum coming into Chase Field.
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[Miami Herald] Minnesota Twins (15-27) at Arizona Diamondbacks (20-23) - They're also 140-106 in interleague play, so I imagine they may be happy to be spending some time away from the AL for now...
DBacks News:
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[Dbacks.com] D-backs tab Owings for Saturday start - And to think, AL teams complain about having to let their pitchers bat...
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[AZ Central] Arizona Diamondbacks showing passion after lackluster years - "The Diamondbacks look the same in the standings. They don't feel the same on a baseball field." As loathe as I am to agree with Dan Bickley, I think he's right. We may not be seeing more wins, but I think the team is at least looking more competitive in the losses.
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[Venom Strikes] The Rapture Not Necessarily a Bad Thing for Dbacks - Hey, if the world does start to collapse tomorrow, it may not all be bad news. There are some things we won't miss.
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[AZ Central] Arizona Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt nearing a big-league promotion - Goldschmidt has been shredding pitchers for the BayBears, true. But the guy has fewer than 40 games played above A-level ball. Don't we want to give him a little more time in the minors before we promote him to the MLB roster?
Around Baseball:
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[Baseball Nation] Interleague Play And How It Ruined Baseball Forever - It's been a rough 14 years since interleague play was introduced, leading to the destruction of our beloved sport, and the ensuing collapse of major league baseball and, eventually, America. Jon Bois gives us an insightful recounting of how society came to an end because we had to let the Tigers play the Expos.
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[Big League Stew] Nationals GM confronts umpires after Cuzzi’s blown call - Not often you'll see the GM complain to the umpires. I imagine we'll hear more about this from MLB later- but they'll probably just fine Mike Rizzo, I'd imagine, because they can't really do anything about the fact that it was a lousy call from an umpire who has a history of this.
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[ESPN] Andre Ethier of Los Angeles Dodgers being investigated by MLB for photos of obscene gesture - Apparently Ethier was annoyed by a photographer standing behind the batting cage. Well, it's understandable, since he normally has such silent reverence when he bats. Hey, did you guys know that Ethier went to ASU?
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[SB Nation Kansas City] Jeff Francoeur Comes Through In The 10th, Kansas City Royals Win 2-1 - Frenchy!
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[Yahoo! Sports] Long-toss debate shakes up MLB draft - Dylan Bundy has told teams that don't have a long-toss program that he'd prefer they don't draft him, including the Pirates, who have the first pick. Wonder if this will change how the draft goes?