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2013: The Diamondbacks Year In Pictures

It was a year which. overall, will live long in the annals of Diamondbacks mediocrity, as the team finished for the second consecutive season exactly at .500. But that doesn't mean there weren't moments and images to remember.

By Jim McLennan
  • Feb 21. Snow blankets the field at at Salt River Fields. Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports
  • Mar 9. Adam Eaton gives a bat to a fan before a game against the White Sox at Salt River Fields. Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports
  • Mar 29. Wade Miley just got JJ'd. Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports
  • Apr 1: Opening Day 2013 Pic by @dbacks, via Twitter
  • Apr 14: Joe Garagiola retired, after a near 60-year broadcast career Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images
  • Apr 14: Later that same day, Paul Goldschmidt got a shower after a walk-off hit in a 1-0 win over LA Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images
  • Apr 19: Nagy, Putz, Bell, Collmenter, Reed, Ziegler, Hernandez, Reynolds and Sipp enjoy a dip at Coors @CaseyWilcoxAZ, via Twitter
  • Apr 26: Didi Gregorius gets medical attention after being hit in the head by a Colorado pitch. He'd go on to the 7-day concussion DL. Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images
  • Apr 27: Cody Ross flips his bat away after delivering a walk-off sacrifice fly against the Rockies at Chase. Christian Petersen/Getty Images
  • May 15: Justin Upton (right) and his brother run out at Chase Field, as Braves (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
  • May 17: Cody Ross seems pleased to be a Diamondback (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
  • May 27: Cliff Pennington sports the special "you hit a walkoff on Memorial Day" cap [Photo: Fox Sports Arizona]
  • May 29: FB routes n the @dallascowboys stadium w @Dbacks @SippTony @BradZiegler @willharris15 #tomahawk #heath #stonecold. Pic by David Hernandez
  • June 1: Paul Goldschmidt hits his first regular-season grand-slam, at Wrigley Photo: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
  • June 11: Mark McGwire confronts Matt WIlliams during the brawl at Dodger Stadium, as Kirk Gibson intervenes Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
  • June 14: Martin Prado falls into a TV well at Petco, trying to make a catch Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
  • June 18: Daniel Hudson after his second Tommy John surgery @MrsSaraHudson41, via Twitter
  • June 26: Clouds loom in Washington, as Wade Miley pitches Greg Fiume/Getty Images
  • July 5: Paul Goldschmidt next to the jersey commemorating the 19 fallen fire-fighters, hanging in the dugout at Chase Field Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
  • July 9: Jason Moore of Moore Sports, the D-backs Derrick Hall and James Pearce of MLB International announce the 2014 Opening Day in Sydney Arizona Diamondbacks
  • July 13: Didi Gregorius addresses the media @dbacks, via Twitter
  • July 16: Patrick Corbin talks with Yadier Molina during his All-Star Game appearance Scott Rovak-USA TODAY Sports
  • July 24: J.J. Putz consoles David Hernandez after DH allows an extra-inning run against the Cubs Fox Sports Arizona
  • July 26: Randall Delgado gets a shower after his first complete game shutout. Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images
  • July 27: Luchador rising out of the pool See below for the animated version... Fox Sports Arizona
  • Aug 11: Cody Ross is carted off the field after breaking his hip Norm Hall/Getty Images
  • Aug 13: Paul Goldschmidt watches his first walk-off home-run Ralph Freso/Getty Images
  • Aug 26: a dust storm approaches Chase Field Christian Petersen/Getty Images
  • Sep 6: Eric Chavez breaks up Yusmeiro Petit's perfect game with two outs in the ninth Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
  • Sep 13: Tony Campana runs to first. Beep-beep! Christian Petersen/Getty Images
  • Sep 19: Never forget... Norm Hall/Getty Images
  • Sep 22: Rookie hazing, v2013 @BradZiegler, via Twitter.
  • Sep 24: Paul Goldschmidt cranks his 36th and last homer, in San Diego Denis Poroy/Getty Images
  • Sep 29: Eaton, Pollock and Parra celebrate victory in the last game of the 2013 season Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Above, you'll find a selection of photos which record things that will stick in our mind. Some of them are happy, other sad. Some need no explanation; others probably fall closer to the point marked "WTF?" At this link, you'll find the animated version of one of the pictures, which perhaps will help you understand its inclusion. Or perhaps not. It may create more questions than it answers. I'll just let you decide. Personally, here are the five things which will stick in my mind from 2013

  1. Paul Goldschmidt's arrival as an MVP candidate.
  2. The brawl in Dodger Stadium.
  3. Free baseball: seven games going 14 innings or longer.
  4. The utter implosion of Jason Kubel
  5. Patrick Corbin's amazing first-half, going from competing for the fifth starter's job, to the All-Star Game.

What were your lasting memories of the season just finished? When the history of the franchise is written, how would you sum up the 2013 campaign?

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