Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Can a weakness become a strength in 2025? This week’s topic: the bullpen. Why is it such an issue for Arizona? How do you think they did this year? What went right and what went wrong? Did fatigue play a problem? How will roles shake down next year? The closer’s position in 2025. Should we have one at all? If so, who? Is it worth … [Read more...] about SnakePit Round Table: The Bullpen
Snake Bytes 10/27
Photo by Carsten Koall/picture alliance via Getty Images Team News D-backs Top 40 Prospects in 2024: No. 38 Kristian Robinson https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-prospects/d-backs-top-40-prospects-in-2024-no-38-kristian-robinson-01jaya4j6za2Arizona Diamondbacks 2024 Player Review: Kyle … [Read more...] about Snake Bytes 10/27
Saturday Sporcle: Post-season Position Starters
photo by Joe Raedle From 1999 through 2023, how many can you name? First, let’s take a look at our Sporcle from two weeks ago, when we challenged you to name all the 51 players who appeared for Arizona this season. Eighty-four of you took up the challenge, and most of you achieved solid success with an average score of 64%. Eight of you managed to get them all, but the … [Read more...] about Saturday Sporcle: Post-season Position Starters
Playoff Gameday Thread, #21: Because of course that happened
Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Aaron Boone: you had ONE JOB Yankees @ Dodgers (0-1), 5:08 pm, FOX Shaun of the Dead (2004) Rating: A+Dir: Edgar WrightStar: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Dylan Moran This is probably the most realistic depiction ever, of how a zombie apocalypse would start. We will all continue about our everyday … [Read more...] about Playoff Gameday Thread, #21: Because of course that happened
Snake Bytes: Game 1 Brings the Drama
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Freddie Freeman had his own “Gibby moment” last night, as he walked the Dodgers off victors with a tenth inning grand slam. World Series News New York 3, Los Angeles 6Down by one in the tenth, the Dodgers snatched victory from the jaws of defeat when Freddie Freeman crushed a walk-off grand slam deep into the Los Angeles night. Freddie … [Read more...] about Snake Bytes: Game 1 Brings the Drama