Beating a division foe? Great. Sweeping them? Fantastic.
Recaps:
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[DBacks.com] Hill, Cowgill back Kennedy's NL-best 17th win - It might not be quite as exciting a tale as CY hitting home runs on his bobblehead night, but IPK getting the win on Ian Kennedy Growth Chart Day isn't bad, either.
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[FS Arizona] Consistent Kennedy consistently good - I don't think many of us doubted IPK deserved to be our opening day starter this year, but he has lived up to my highest hopes, I think.
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[AZ Central] Diamondbacks sweep Padres with sixth straight win - Taking his 17th win has added to some of IPK's Cy Young buzz. I don't know if he deserves to win it, but it's nice to see the team getting the attention.
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[SignOnSanDiego.com] N.L. West-leading Diamondbacks complete sweep of Padres - Hey, remember last year, when the DBacks kicked off the Padres slump that led to them missing the playoffs? Yeah, good times.
Series Previews:
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[DBacks.com] Rox try to cool off streaking D-backs in desert - C'mon, Rockies. Beating us only helps out the Giants. You don't want to see that happen.
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[FS Arizona] Today on FOX Sports Arizona: D-backs vs. Rockies, 6 p.m. - It seems like it's been a while since we saw the Rockies? Only three games in the last three months.
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[9news.com] D'Backs start set with Rockies - Really unrelated to the Rockies, but I like looking at our splits and seeing the numbers out of the bullpen. Almost makes up for last year.
DBacks News:
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[AZ Central] John McDonald embraces Diamondbacks atmosphere - It must be a strange situation, getting sent to another team so late in the season. But John McDonald says it's an easy clubhouse to fit into.
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[DBacks.com] Blum inching closer to rejoining active roster - Blum hopes to be back by September 1, and the team is pretty happy with the fan support they've seen on this home stand.
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[Baseball Nation] Is Ian Kennedy A Viable Cy Young Candidate? - He's definitely been our ace. But where does he rank with the rest of the league?
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[Tucson Citizen] Brad Ziegler Makes Arizona Diamondbacks Bullpen Much More Reliable - That's probably why we all flinched when he went down with that injury- while J.J. Putz may be racking up the saves, Hernandez has been just as important to keeping this team's bullpen in lockdown mode.
Around Baseball:
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[New York Times] A Veteran Baseball Novel Comes Off the Bench - Robert Coover’s classic revels in the sun-bright vitality of the game while plumbing its dark truths.
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[FanGraphs] Justin Verlander: A Shot At 25? - It'd take a solid September for hiim, but it would be a pretty impressive end to a very impressive season.
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[Philadelphia Inquirer] Baseball and socks appeal - The tragic decline of high socks in baseball.
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[Baseball Nation] Andre Ethier And The Los Angeles Dodgers: The Perfect End To A Perfect Season - The Dodgers season has been rough, and the recent Andre Ethier problem really just fits so neatly.
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[SI.com] How Joe Torre is combating rising tension between players, umpires - Torre plans to take everyone on a camping trip into the woods. "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything," he added with a ghoulish smile. Well, okay, my comments are entirely conjecture. But he doesn't have any other sort of smile.
In conclusion, I think Joe Torre is kind of creepy. Thank you.