Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images This may be the longest four days of your life So, here we are. After 159 games for the Diamondbacks, and an appropriate amount of delight, disaster and angst... We still don’t know if the team will be playing into October. The team holds their fate in their own hands: a sweep of the series against San Diego will not only … [Read more...] about D-backs fans: prepare for sweaty palms
Scenarios, Scenarios! Get yer D-backs scenarios here!
Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images And in which of them do the Diamondbacks make the playoffs? We’re entering the final series of the season! Well, that is, if you don’t include the teams that still are finishing up their last series, or the Mets and Braves, who will finish it on the Monday after the season... Especially given the extra complexities of that … [Read more...] about Scenarios, Scenarios! Get yer D-backs scenarios here!
Snake Bytes 9/26: The magic number now is 3
Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images Personally, I think the most likely scenario is we won’t know our fate until sometime Monday afternoon. Team News It is September 25th and the Diamondbacks are tied for the second Wild Card spotTheir Magic Number is 3.There are 3 to play.— AZ Magic Number (@azdbmagicnumber) September 26, 2024 Diamondbacks avoid sweep, inch closer to … [Read more...] about Snake Bytes 9/26: The magic number now is 3
D-Backs 8, Giants 2: Sweep-Avoidant Snakes
Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images TL;DR: A Zac Gallen gem, solid bullpen work, and a patient, balanced approach at the plate all combined for a desperately-needed win. I have always been fascinated by the idea of a “stopper” in baseball parlance. The term is emblematic of Earl Weaver’s famous adage that, “Momentum is only as good as tomorrow’s starting pitcher.” In my … [Read more...] about D-Backs 8, Giants 2: Sweep-Avoidant Snakes
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #159: 9/25 vs. Giants
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images No pre-game scoreboard watching, however. Today's Lineups GIANTS DIAMONDBACKS Mike Yastrzemski - RF Corbin Carroll - RF Heliot Ramos - LF Ketel Marte - 2B LaMonte Wade - 1B Joc Pederson - DH Matt Chapman - 3B Christian Walker - 1B Michael Conforto - DH Lourdes Gurriel - LF Patrick Bailey - C Jake McCarthy - … [Read more...] about Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #159: 9/25 vs. Giants