Arizona Diamondbacks @ San Diego Padres July 27 - July 29, 2018

[AZ Native]

One-two-three!

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If I said it we would have gone 0-3, so don't stop.

 

[Ronin]

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[BC867]

If I said it we would have gone 0-3, so don't stop.

With two games vs. the Rangers, then an off day, then four vs. the Giants, it is going to be difficult to win these next two series. If we win two, or even one, sensational!

If we split both, it could be worse.

 

[Ronin]

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[Shaggy]

And the Dodgers lost so closing in on them.

 

[BC867]

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I'd still rather see the D-backs sluggers make their base approach line drives into the alleys in left-center and right-center (or where the outfielders aren't if they are shifting), with a HR swing as an option on an appropriate pitch rather than regular occurrence. And especially when we show a tendency to go six or seven innings without scoring.

A singe, double and single produce two runs. Three popups and strikeouts produce none.

In particular, vs. starting pitchers, a home run (especially a solo shot) is a rally killer, because it gives the pitcher a chance to regroup, then pitch from his strength with the bases empty.

Curt Schilling gave up a lot of solo home runs, but with runners on base, he pitched differently. The few great pitchers can adapt. The good or marginal pitchers, not necessarily. Those are the ones we need to manufacture runs against. Come to think of it, that goes for facing the great pitchers as well.

Wasn't the reason the NL did not switch to the DH because they use strategy and the AL swings for the fences? Now we're playing AL baseball in the NL. No hit-and-run plays. Few stolen bases. And we are the inferior league, defeating our own purpose.

Trying to lift every ball leaves your fate to chance. The time is right for the D-backs to start a new National League trend. Single-double-single. It just might get us deep into the playoffs.

 

[UncleChris]

Just win some games at home, guys. Pul-LEASE!!!

 

[Ronin]

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[Dback Jon]

Just win some games at home, guys. Pul-LEASE!!!

No kidding - only two games above 500 at home, 9 games above on the road. A decent home record would put the dbacks up by 5-8 games

 

[UncleChris]

No kidding - only two games above 500 at home, 9 games above on the road. A decent home record would put the dbacks up by 5-8 games

Well.... Back to the norm, I guess....