It was mid-May and the Arizona Diamondbacks were a tangle of unfulfilled talent, uncertain direction and unsold tickets.
As such, their record was 15-22, their deficit in the National League West 5½ games, their season headed exactly where spring had portended.
The lingering question was not whether manager Kirk Gibson’s head would explode, but where his eyebrows might land.
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As such, their record was 15-22, their deficit in the National League West 5½ games, their season headed exactly where spring had portended.
The lingering question was not whether manager Kirk Gibson’s head would explode, but where his eyebrows might land.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_y...izona_diamondbacks_turnaround_surprise_091911