"Adventure – heh. Excitement – heh. A Jedi craves not these things."
So, Yoda isn't a fan of Diamondbacks baseball.
Recaps:
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[DBacks.com] Johnson's grand slam caps stunning rally - "'That was cool,' [Kelly Johnson] said. 'When you see stuff like that, it just gets you so excited to play and be a part of it.'"
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[FS Arizona] Johnson delivers D-backs' 5th straight win - "The world didn't end Saturday, and neither the D-backs' winning streak -- thanks to Kelly Johnson."
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[AZ Central] Kelly Johnson's grand slam lifts Arizona Diamondbacks over Minnesota Twins - Look, AZ Central. We had enough "is this a turning point?" conversations last year and the year before. This year, I'm just going to sit back and enjoy the win.
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[Star Tribune] Twins bullpen blows it in grand fashion - "Kelly Johnson's homer will be remembered as the big blow in the Twins' 9-6 loss to the Diamondbacks on Saturday, but the problems that doomed the Twins began in the middle innings."
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[AZ Central] Closure at first base?; Putz’s availability; & farm report - "The three-headed monster has been exterminated, and it appears Juan Miranda finally will get his chance to play every day." Probably for the best.
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[FanGraphs] Positive Signs in the D-Backs Rotation - "As of today, three sets of teammates reside in the top 15 in pitching WAR: Roy Halladay (1), Cole Hamels (5) and Cliff Lee (11); Haren (2) and Jered Weaver (4); and Daniel Hudson (10) and Ian Kennedy (13).
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[DBacks.com] Roberts experiments with new glove - A new glove and a spot on SportsCenter's Top Plays. Not bad.
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[FanGraphs] Arizona’s Amazing New Bullpen And Dan Haren - A bit of a look at the then and now.
Around Baseball:
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[ESPN] Suspect in beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow in custody - Good news.
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[Big League Stew] Throw it back! Cubs president grabs Red Sox homer at Fenway - The shame! No, I agree with BLS, it's a pretty silly tradition.
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[FanGraphs] Saber-Friendly Tip #1: The Linguistics of BABIP - Included since I had a conversation about BABIP yesterday. Though it doesn't address the primary linguistic difficulty of BABIP, that there's no way to say it out loud that doesn't sound dumb .
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[Baseball Nation] On Pitchers Hitting, And The Value Of Practice - "Based on the data, regular practice does appear to give NL pitchers an advantage at the plate over AL pitchers when interleague play rolls around. But like so many things, that advantage is often overstated, and at the end of the day, even the talented, experienced NL pitchers still hit worse than Brandon Wood."