Summer has come and passed The Diamondbacks can never last Wake me up when October ends Dbacks postseason push comes up short: Snakes Dead The Arizona Diamondbacks came into the final series of the regular season with their postseason destiny in their own hands, as winning 2 of the final 3 games against the San Diego Padres would ease the minds of most snakes fans and go along … [Read more...] about The Arizona Diamondbacks Have Been Eliminated From Playoff Contention
Playoff Gameday Thread, #2: Second verse, same as the first…
Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Deja vu, all over again! We reach the first elimination day of the post-season, and three out of four home teams dropped the wild-card opener, so need to win today if they are not to be eliminated. The big shock was probably the Mets, fresh off a double-header in Atlanta, flying into Milwaukee and bombing the Brewers … [Read more...] about Playoff Gameday Thread, #2: Second verse, same as the first…
Snake Bytes 10/2: The Snakeless Playoffs are Underway
Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images The playoffs got underway yesterday, despite not including Arizona, who was eliminated in the final few innings of the season. Diamondbacks News What Was Learned from 2024 Diamondbacks “We should be in Milwaukee, and we’re not,” Hazen said. “And we play this game to play in the playoffs. We’re aware that we improved our win total by … [Read more...] about Snake Bytes 10/2: The Snakeless Playoffs are Underway
Wild Card Stats That Predict Advancement in Playoffs
Eugenio Suarez led the Dbacks in 2-out RBIs. | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Wild-Card Stats. Before last season’s Wild-Card Series, I presented some Wild Card records that the Diamondbacks could possibly break (details in this AZ Snake Pit article). My thinking was that win or lose, that would add to my enjoyment. In 2023, the Diamondbacks won their Wild Card Series … [Read more...] about Wild Card Stats That Predict Advancement in Playoffs
Postseason Rooting Guide: Reasons For and Against Each Team
The Diamondbacks will not get a piece of metal this year | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Yes, even the Dodgers Obviously, this is my opinion, and readers are welcome to have their own opinions. But basically, I look at these factors: is the team a rival? Are they in a big market? Have the won the World Series more recently than the Diamondbacks? Would their fans become even … [Read more...] about Postseason Rooting Guide: Reasons For and Against Each Team