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Biggest Move Of All
Nothing heartened us more about yesterday’s rain delayed 4-3 victory at Coors than Bob Melvin’s new batting order. DaVanon Tracy Green Jackson Gonzalez Estrada Hudson Counsell Did anyone notice...
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I Am Third
What exactly did Luis Gonzalez demand? One, Gonzo wants to be an everyday starter. Two, any financial expectation he may have had was not expressed to the club. This, from Gonzo’s agent on yesterday’s...
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Uncanny
It’s uncanny, almost comical, how Brandon Webb’s superlative season has been upstaged and undermined. When Brandon went 8-0, the talk of the town was quickpickin’ Bronson Arroyo. After settling...
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New and Improved?
Here’s a graphic Purple / Red comparison of AZ’s 2006 and projected 2007 rotations, in terms of ERA+. (ERA+ is a ratio where 100 is the baseline for league average ERA after park adjustments. Webb’s...
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Top Dback Batting ‘Average’
The 2006 Diamondbacks weren’t quite the worst hitting team in all of baseball, but their best hitter, Conor Jackson, was clearly the worst "best" hitter on any major league roster. At least as defined...
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Leading Off
This is the first in a series examining the 2007 Diamondbacks batting order. Unlike most teams, the unusually balanced Arizona roster doesnt shout out obvious lineup choices. There’s no high OBP speed...
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Second Best
This is the second in a series examining the 2007 Diamondbacks batting order. Unlike most teams, the unusually balanced Arizona roster doesnt shout out obvious lineup choices. There’s no high OBP...
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Revolution #3
This is the third in a series examining the 2007 Diamondbacks batting order. Earlier installments discuss our choices for the leadoff and #2 positions, Carlos Quentin and Orlando Hudson respectively....
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Stuck In The Middle With You
This is our fourth in a series pontificating our optimal 2007 Diamondbacks batting order. This post covers the cleanup and five spots – and the final installment will cover the back of the order....
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Sans Quentin
As if yesterday’s muffed ball by RF understudy Norma Desmond wasn’t discouraging enough, this from Carlos Quentin on his labrum recovery: "The best-case scenario is to rehab it for two, three weeks and...
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