Okay, that was pretty exciting.
Recaps:
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[Dbacks.com] Walk-off shot pads D-backs' West lead - I think Chris Young spoke for all of us: "It felt amazing, I'm not going to lie."
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[FS Arizona] Two more heroes for D-backs - Oh, several heroes in the game. Chris Young and Paul Goldschmidt draw the obvious attention, but the bullpen deserves praise for keeping us in the game.
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[AZ Central] Late homers power Arizona Diamondbacks past Houston Astros - Remember when we were worried about this team looking lifeless and flat a few days ago? Well, if they can keep up the energy from yesterday's game...
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[Houston Chronicle] Diamondbacks 8, Astros 5: You’ve seen this loss way too many times already - Fortunately we can never see this win too many times.
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[Baseball Nation] Diamondbacks Ride Dramatic Home Runs To First Place - "In the end, it might be just another thrilling home run that sent the fans home deliriously happy. Or it might be remembered as the exact moment at which the Arizona Diamondbacks believed they really were better than the World's Champions."
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[Dbacks.com] Gee looks to get on track against D-backs - Dillon Gee isn't quite the unstoppable juggernaut he was earlier in the season.
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[FS Arizona] Today on FOX Sports Arizona: D-backs vs. Mets, 6 p.m - Meanwhile, Ian Kennedy has been pretty good of late, and he'll look to keep the DBacks in first place.
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[Amazin' Avenue] Mets vs. Diamondbacks Saber-stat Series Preview - A comparison of the stats between our two teams. Pretty straightforward.
DBacks News:
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[DBacks.com] D-backs downplay being in first place - Kirk Gibson is trying to help them keep things in perspective- first place doesn't really matter, until it's the last day of the season.
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[AZ Central] D-Backs have different ways of responding to fans - Even in today's world, players still get fan mail. And they all deal with it in their own way.
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[D'Backs Venom] Will Trevor Bauer be that Rare Player Who Goes from the Draft to the Majors in the Same Season? - It's certainly looking more likely...
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[KTAR] Diamondbacks 2012 season ticket prices to remain flat - If you're looking towards next season's tickets, there's some good news...
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[Dugout Digest] The D'Backs Aren't Going Anywhere - The Pirates, the Indians, the Mariners- all teams that looked to have surprise starts this season, but they've all fallen apart. Will the Dbacks face a similar fate, or are they legit?
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[Baseball Nation] Revamped Bullpen The Key For Diamondbacks - Well duh. I'm glad other people are catching up with us here.
Around Baseball:
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[Big League Stew] Rays giving out action figure of ‘superhero’ David Price — and dog - Well, okay. The Rays are obviously going a little quirkier with their promotions this season.
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[HardballTalk] Giants not planning payback in rematch vs. Marlins - Yes, because if they were, they would announce it in the media beforehand so that Bud Selig could just have their fines already prepared.
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[Baseball Nation] Baseball Quietly Achieves A Dream Of The Future - Looking at the Pacific Coast League, there's only one reasonable solution for that offensive production: these games are being played on the moon.
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[FanGraphs] Mariano Rivera and Age: Which Side Is Losing? - Oh no! Mariano Rivera has had a bad week! He's obviously done.