Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images It all comes down to this! Welcome back! Last week, on the final regular season prompt of PYW24, I asked you to tell me what it would have taken to get Ohtani’s 50/50 home run ball out of your hands (A saga which has taken quite the turn if you hadn’t heard) and y’all had thoughts about it! As always on the final week, for the … [Read more...] about PYW24: The Final Round
Comparing Batting of Dbacks & Padres
Eugenio Suarez. | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The Diamondbacks compared favorably. This post is different. It strives to show a few reasons for being optimistic that the Diamondbacks will win the next two games. It’s focus is on a Diamondbacks’ strength - their batting. The Diamondback’s power batting was recently in an upward power trend per this AZ Snake Pit … [Read more...] about Comparing Batting of Dbacks & Padres
Snake Bytes 9/28: No Longer in Control, Magic Number is 3
Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images A disastrous first inning was enough to derail the Diamondbacks’ chances against San Diego on Friday night. Diamondbacks News San Diego 5, Arizona 3Merrill Kell got slapped around in the first inning, which was made all the worse by the defense letting him down no fewer than three times in the frame. Ketel Marte had a particularly … [Read more...] about Snake Bytes 9/28: No Longer in Control, Magic Number is 3
Diamondback 3, Padres 5: Out of Our Hands
Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images Early defensive miscues dig a hole to deep for the D-backs to climb out of and take playoff hopes out of our own control. I don’t believe that many baseball games are won or lost in the first inning. I don’t think this game was lost in the first inning. The fact is, though, that Merrill Kelly should have given up no runs in the 1st inning if … [Read more...] about Diamondback 3, Padres 5: Out of Our Hands
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #160: 9/27 vs. Padres
Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images And, so: it begins... Today's Lineups PADRES DIAMONDBACKS Luis Arraez - 1B Corbin Carroll - CF Fernando Tatis - RF Ketel Marte - 2B Jurickson Profar - LF Joc Pederson - DH Manny Machado - 3B Christian Walker - 1B Jackson Merrill - CF Lourdes Gurriel - LF Xander Bogaerts - SS Pavin Smith - RF Jake … [Read more...] about Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #160: 9/27 vs. Padres