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    Why do YOU Diamondbacks fans..

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    D'Backs/Yankees

    D'backs pitching beyond RJ also suspect (tho hopefully Brandon will find his groove) as well... Only safe to predict that Yanks and D'backs will play three games
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    Does Grace like Schilling?

    Can't be THAT gooda friends. Grace was the D'backs player being quoted in the papers around the time that the first rumors of Curt's possible coming deal with the Red Sox... and Gracie flatly said that Curt would NEVER go to the Red Sox and HE should know since he had just talked with him. Curt...
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    Dissapointment of the Year: The Bullpen!

    That's also possible since last year, Dessens was the only starter not likely to get through at least 6 innings... and now only RJ is certain and Brandon probable. If any of the other three starters gets through 6.. it's a huge bonus day. With this "rotation," the D'backs almost need a pen of...
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    How does Brandon Webb follow THAT?

    JC mentioned the leadership factor recently, and RJ has "quietly" demonstrated what it takes. I'd be shocked if we don't see more intensity from others after last night.
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    Defense delivers backup for Johnson

    That was a great play... As soon as Hampton hit it, my heart sank because it sure looked like it would go for a hit, and I gave a hugh sigh of relief when he nipped him at first (thinking silently "the perfecto chances remain alive"). The play made a number of highlights...
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    Egotist and Hypocrite: The Last Days of Brenly?

    Giving a public "vote of confidence" is also standard operating procedure that lets a manager know that he needs to be prepared to clean out his locker on short notice.
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    "The Diamondbacks are not going to win if Dessens is pitching" this was said

    That depends on whether you look at the immediate look of the team on the field, or can see what's coming up through the organization (assuming JC and Joe Jr. don't deplete the system in favor of aged/damaged goods)
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    The Official Anti Matt Mantei Rant Thread!

    Last night wasn't a real closer role either since D'backs entered the 9th inning tied. Conventional wisdom, however, often has home team managers using their official closer to pitch the 9th and possibly 10th innings in tie game situations. If the D'backs don't score early in extra innings...
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    The Official Anti Matt Mantei Rant Thread!

    Definitely worth trying! Closers with far less than a 50% success rate can't claim inherent rights to the job!
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    The Official Anti Matt Mantei Rant Thread!

    It would be sooner if Valverde was pitching like he was last year.
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    Lou's Views #2: Difficult Decisions Ahead, But Don't Lose Faith

    Definitely throws a huge hole in the batting order, only further illustrating how important Richie is for the offense... but this lineup is a likely one for BB, given his preference for alternating right and left handed batters.
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    Gammons said Shea is being shopped around

    Doubt there'll be any takers ... Boston tried for nearly an entire season to dump him. Any chance the D'backs can trade him back to the BoSox for a sidewinding pitcher on their DL? ;)
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    Falling in love with Tracy

    Sexson played every inning of every game last year and is quite durable. Not as much energy expended playing first base and hitting homers as other position players, so don't expect Hillenbrand to spell Richie any. BB will platoon Shea at 3rd when a lefty is pitching... tho don't be...
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    Official Anti ESPN Jinx Thread

    Zambrano may switch to pitching lefty just to get Hilly's glove in the lineup
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    What do the Diamondbacks do with Shea and others in the next few months?

    We can hope, but their market value isn't likely to be anywhere close to what Joe Jr. has paid for their services. At best the D'backs may be able to wrangle some prospects--if lucky, perhaps one of those will be a decent player in the future.
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    The Official Anti Danny Bautista Rant Thread!

    Try playing the outfield with cheering fans around... Yesterday, there was a similar play but Danny avoided coming too close to Finley this time.
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    The Official Anti Elmer Dessens Rant Thread!

    Obvious that BB knows what's going on and has adopted "philosophy" acknowledging that Elmer will pitch pretty well up until 75 pitch count or through 5 innings max. He had pen up and warming to start the top of the 6th (they were beginning to stretch a bit before that), and didn't hestitate...
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    Is the blackout lifted for tonight's Cubs game?

    About the only games that are likely to be sold out are the ones with the Yankees (and any "bobblehead" type game). Still plenty of tix left for Cubs series.
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    Colorado series thread

    Those idiots must think baseball is just like football. Ridiculous!!! The difference between even the best and worst teams in baseball often doesn't show itself in individual series--after all, the best teams will go a game over .500 per week while the worst may go just a game worse. Any...
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    Shane Reynolds looks horrible

    :thumbup: Exactly! Reynolds' track record the past few seasons all indicate that this guy isn't even mediocre--he's downright putrid. We can compete with any number of the "kids" better than with this proven loser while continuing to build for the future.
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    Shane Reynolds looks horrible

    Batista is the big hole this year. Last year it was seeing if Randy and Curt could carry us with major support from Miguel and an interesting experiment with BK as starter ... The remaining spot was expected to be a mediocre .500 pitcher at best, and quite a few questions remained about the...
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    I Can't believe what Bickley just said about Schilling

    Much ado about nothing. If someone wanted to stretch this, I could be accused of the same for collecting Nazi film propaganda... Mein Kampf, Triumph of the Will, and other Leni Riefenstahl films.
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    Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League

    Joined as Ken Burns' Nightmare
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    Brenly's slip

    You can BET that this is another case of something being taken totally outta context--something that doesn't sound funny when in print (just like email and message boards)... but 99.99% sure that the good ol' boy Southern accent that Brandon uses is target for D'backs "in-jokes" ... and BB was...

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