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
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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
Playoff Gameday Thread, #1: Wild-card openers
Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images What’s that wheezing sound in Milwaukee and San Diego? It’s the Mets and Braves... Both wild-card series get under way today, after the unnecessary drama of the double-header yesterday. What’s left of the Atlanta and New York rosters arrived in their destinations late last night, and I’m sure that’s going to pose an issue … [Read more...] about Playoff Gameday Thread, #1: Wild-card openers
Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader, dies at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed on behalf of the medical examiner that Rose died Monday. Wheatley said his cause and manner of … [Read more...] about Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader, dies at 83