Gotta love sweeps on the road. It may not have been pretty, but getting those wins on the record is what matters in the end.
Recaps:
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[DBacks.com] D-backs sweep KC to hold first place in West - Daniel Hudson: "We're a confident team right now going into the dog days of summer." Which is much more fun to watch than previous seasons.
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[FS Arizona] Diamondbacks finish off sweep of Royals - According to the Elias Bureau, Hudson's 9-1 record since April 24th means he's the MLB wins leader over that stretch of time.
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[AZ Central] Diamondbacks complete sweep of Royals on road - Three games where the starting pitching might not have been stellar, but it was good enough, and the team won.
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[KansasCity.com] Royals’ skid deepens in 5-3 loss - Hudson, for having thrown seven innings and only given up five hits and one walk, said "I probably had my worst command of the year tonight."
Previews:
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[DBacks.com] Tigers great Gibson takes D-backs to Detroit - Expect to hear a lot of homecoming stories this weekend. Gibson, for one.
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[FS Arizona] Today on FOX Sports Arizona: D-backs at Tigers - Josh Collmenter and J.J. Putz are also native to Michigan.
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[Miami Herald] Arizona Diamondbacks (42-34) at Detroit Tigers (40-35) - Gibby isn't sentimental about his return to Detroit, though- "They're the enemy."
DBacks News:
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[DBacks.com] Gibson lets performance do the campaigning - Gibby isn't pushing for any of his players to make the roster yet. At least, mostly. "Showing that he probably has more of an opinion on things than he lets on, Gibson interjected when told those were the frontrunners: 'What about [reliever David] Hernandez?'" Geez, Gibby, let the guy's arm have a few days off.
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[AZ Central] Arizona Diamondbacks among proponents of long-toss as a training tool - Trevor Bauer attributes his health as a pitcher to long toss. Hey, whatever works.
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[Baseball Nation] Do the Diamondbacks Have Enough Pitching To Win The NL West? - Definitely one of my concerns, as well- our rotation, I feel, was built on the idea that we needed something to limp through this season and then we'd see about competing in 2012 or 2013. Who do we have that can step up to help out in the rotation?
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[FS Arizona] D-backs' Gibson revisits his roots in Detroit - One of the various homecoming stories we'll hear about this weekend. Sounds like Jim Leyland and Kirk Gibson have some similarities in their coaching style.
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[Yahoo! Sports] Prospecting: Arizona’s Collin Cowgill still raking, running - Paul Goldschmidt may be drawing a lot of the attention in our minors, but Collin Cowgill is putting up some good numbers at Reno- batting .366/.435/.592 and going 24 for 26 in stolen base attempts.
Around Baseball:
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[FanGraphs] Pitchers Outhitting the Competition - What pitchers put up better numbers at the plate than they allow on the mound? You probably won't be surprised at one of the names who is mentioned.
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[Big League Stew] Josh Hamilton says blue eyes cause daytime woes at plate - As someone with blue eyes, Hamilton's reasoning sounds accurate to me.
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[ESPN] Why can't Mark Cuban own a Major League Baseball team? - I'd be cool with Mark Cuban owning any one of twenty-six MLB franchises, but personally I'd rather he stays away from the Dodgers.
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[Hardball Times] Why’s pitching so good? Look at a 2010 rule change - Let's file this one under "Conspiracy Theories"...