Well, Atlanta didn't go well. Let's hope for better from our next series.
Recaps:
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[DBacks.com] Collmenter's gem goes for naught in Atlanta - Collmenter pitched a good game, giving us seven innings and only allowing one run, but he still took the loss.
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[FS Arizona] D-backs shut down by Braves, drop 5th straight - Gibby said the team was going to go down swinging. Maybe he said they would go down hitting instead?
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[AZ Central] Tim Hudson, Atlanta Braves blank Arizona Diamondbacks - Still not entirely sure why Kelly Johnson tried to score on that pop-up. At that distance, I probably could have thrown him out.
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[AJC.com] Braves back up D-backs at third, win 1-0 - "Put a runner at third base with less than two outs, and that’s a rally." Oh, if only.
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[DBacks.com] D-backs out to snap skid at tough Nationals Park - It won't be easy. The Nationals are a pretty good team at home.
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[FS Arizona] Today on FOX Sports Arizona: D-backs at Nationals, 4 p.m. - Josh Collmenter says the team is keeping their head up, though. "I don't see any signs of defeat or quit or anything like that. We'll go in to Washington. Wipe the slate clean."
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[LA Times] Nats welcome D'Backs to D.C. - Every season contains a few slumps. Even the best teams have them. But it's how you react to them that decide how your season is going to end up.
DBacks News:
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[DBacks.com] Miley takes immediate lessons away from start - Good, because we need him to improve right away.
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[AZ Central] Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson gives Justin Upton day off - Our lack of depth is probably one of the team's biggest weaknesses. But you have to let guys get their rest somewhere.
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[Reno Gazette-Journal] @Aceball: Twitter becomes trending topic in Minor League Baseball - Apparently Barry Enright's nickname in Spring Training was Tweet Tweet. But an answer for his recent silence on Twitter- he's decided to take a hiatus to focus on baseball. Probably for the best.
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[University Star] Paul Goldschmidt demonstrates success as an Arizona Diamondback - Goldschmidt is the first Texas State position player to make it to the major leagues, and he's hoping to stick around.
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[ArizonaSports.com] D-backs team is fun to follow, don't ask questions - A good policy. Just let it happen and enjoy it.
Around Baseball:
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[Hardball Times] Anatomy of a failed GM - "To put it another way, Chicago spent over 2.6 times more money than the Marlins, resulting in one fewer win (just like in the 2003 NLCS)." Well played, Hardball Times. Well played.
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[HardballTalk] Ubaldo Jimenez has allowed 21 runs in 21 innings for Indians - Man, why did we want him traded from the Rockies?
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[MLB.com] CLE@DET: Jackson turns game-ending double play - Video of an great throw by Austin Jackson to gun down the runner at the plate- Valverde may have gotten the save for that one, but Jackson was the one who earned it for him...
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[New York Times] With the World Series Champs in a Slump, a City Suffers - Alternate title: The Giants Deal With Melodramatic Bandwagon Fans.