Snake Bytes
Snake Bytes, 11/22: Let the circling commence...
There's a lot of interest in Arizona's outfielders.
Snake Bytes: 11/9 - Warming Up the Stove
Teams and players have already begun to get this winter’s Hot Stove season going.
Snake Bytes, 11/8: Where are my matches?
The hot stove is, understandably, not exactly on fire yet.
Snake Bytes: 11/07 - Opt Outs or “links to MLB Trade Rumors”
So many players opting out.
Snake Bytes: 11/5 Win or Go Home
The mandate for the Phillies is simple this weekend, either they win both games and are crowned champions, or they go home and begin preparations for another run at the World Series next year.
Snake Bytes: 11/2 - Series Tipped in Philies’ Favor?
Houston’s pitcher insists he wasn’t tipping his pitches, that he just got beat. At the very least, the latter part is correct, though Philadelphia’s five home runs would suggest there might be something to the first part as well.
Snake Bytes, 11/1: Rain Stopped Play
There was no Halloween baseball in Philadelphia. Insert roof-based snark here.
Snake Bytes: 10/31 - Not Much Going On
No baseball on Sunday makes DBE’s Bytes a dull article.
Snake Bytes: 10/29 - Phillies Win Wild Game 1
Both starting pitchers were roughed up. Kyle Tucker had a night for the ages. But it was J.T. Realmuto and the Philadelphia Phillies who went home the winners last night.
Snake Bytes: 10/26 - World Series Eve
Tomorrow night, the team with MLB’s fourth largest payroll will play the role of David versus the Goliath of Houston in the first game of the 2022 Fall Classic.
Snake Bytes, 10/25: Lawlar gets collared
Bad news from the Arizona Fall League
Snake Bytes: 10/22 - Segura, For Both Good and Bad
The Philadelphia Phillies took a 2-1 NLCS lead last night, thanks in large part to Jean Segura, who did a little bit of everything.
Snake Bytes: 10/19 - Homers Odyssey
The ALDS and the NLCS were both punctuated by some epic homers on Tuesday night.
Snake Bytes, 10/18: Baseball’s coming home...
Team GB are on their way...
Snake Bytes: 10/15 - Late Weekend Edition
There will be four playoff games today. Three series could come to an end. Will the Padres send the Dodgers home early?
Snake Bytes, 10/11: The Division Bell
Both Division Series get under way today.
Snake Bytes: 10/8 - October Baseball Has Begun
Plenty of drama, excitement, and unexpected twists on the opening night of the MLB playoffs.
Snake Bytes: 10/5 - Last Call
Unless your team is playoff bound, tonight is the final game of what has been a rocky season for MLB.
Snake Bytes: 10/1 - Fake October Baseball Begins
Someone wake Billy Joe Armstrong.
Snake Bytes: 9/28 - Astros Have Liftoff
The Astros launched five home runs against the Diamondbacks to lower their magic number for the best record in the AL to one.
Snake Bytes: 9/27 - Off to Space City
The Diamondbacks finish their home-and-home series against the Astros after splitting the first two games on April 12th-13th.
Snake Bytes: 09/26 - Goodbye, Phoenix.
The D-Backs end their season at home with another sour series loss.
Snake Bytes: 9/24 - What Devilry Is This?
Shelby Miller pitching competently in Chase Field? An effective AZ bullpen? Carroll going o-for and Josh Rojas pinch hitting for Carson Kelly?
Snake Bytes: 9/21 - A Promising Split
The Diamondbacks split their double header in Los Angeles last night, an affair that could have been two victories for the Snakes if not for the bullpen.
Snake Bytes: 9/20 - Doubleheader
Diamondbacks are 8-36 against the Dodgers since 2020
Snake Bytes: 09/19 - Nellie is OK
D-Backs wrap up yet another series to forget.
Snake Bytes: 9/17 - Drury Tees Off on Mason Saunders
Brandon Drury continued his campaign to hurt the Diamondbacks, this time courtesy of Mason Saunders’ inability to fool anyone with a single pitch.
Snake Bytes: 9/14 - Same Old Story
Once again, the Dodgers clinch the NL West title in Arizona, their ninth title in ten seasons.
Snake Bytes: 9/13 - Half Nelson
Two Nelsons pitched yesterday, only one was successful at it
Snake Bytes: 09/12 - Gallen
Zac Gallen saves a disappointing series against the Rockies.
Coors Field, Amirite?
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you a classic example of "no lead is secure in Coors Field".
Snake Bytes: 9/7 - Defeat Snatched From Victory (Again)
While it wasn’t his best outing, Merrill Kelly still deserved much better than to watch from the bench as Ian Kennedy let another Arizona victory slip away.