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When my Mariners traded away Ichiro, I wrote an email to most of the MLB teams saying i was a free agent fan and asked for some convincing as to why I (and my family) should become fans of their teams. I got a detailed email from the Diamondbacks. I'm going to cut and paste it's contents.
 
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Arizona Diamondbacks Lip Dub

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Arizona Diamondbacks were the first professional sports team to do a lip dub video when they recorded their video on Dec. 10, 2010 to Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers "D-backs Swing." The lip dub…
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Hello ***********,

Thank you for contacting the Arizona Diamondbacks as an unrestricted free agent! We like to think outside the box here because we are the most influential, innovative leaders in all of Major League Baseball. We have a culture all our own here, like no other in baseball. All thanks to our front office President and CEO Derrick Hall, who has created a culture here that is fun, entertaining, and rewarding. How so?? Have you ever seen a Lip Dub performed by any other Major League Baseball team?!! Check out the following Lip Dubs that we are now famous for, which include our entire front office staff and cameo appearances by some of our players!

Our first was done as a holiday tribute to our Diamondback fans, because without our fan support, we wouldn’t be here!

D-backs Holiday Lip Dub: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IUTJPkg_DU

Our second Lip Dup was done to promote the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game which we hosted for the first time!

D-backs All-Star Lip Dub: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6-Er6A2KpU&feature=relmfu


The Lip Dubs are just a few examples showing why the Arizona Diamondbacks were named among Phoenix companies as one of the "Best Places to Work"* for the fifth consecutive year.

*”Best Places to Work”: http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111208&content_id=26132282&vkey=news_ari&c_id=ari
*“Best Places to Work”: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=sh-henson_derrick_hall_diamondbacks_best_work_cancer_013012
D-backs Swing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaPR9Di-axg

The Arizona Diamondbacks are leaders within our community as well. The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation has made charitable contributions totaling $25.8 million to non-profit organizations throughout Arizona over the last 14 years. The D-backs became the first professional sports team to win the inaugural 2010 United Nations NGO Positive Peace Award, which names the organization as the most positive team in the world and recognizes organizations that positively impact their community through corporate responsibility. No other sports team in the world has received this recognition and we are extremely proud of it!

*2010 United Nations NGO Positive Peace Award: http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110325&content_id=17114016&vkey=pr_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari

I could go on about the numerous awards and countless recognition the Diamondbacks constantly receive, but each season we all work towards one goal, a World Series. We are a young team that was established in 1998 and we won our first World Series against the New York Yankees in 2001. We are the fastest expansion team to win a World Series in Major League Baseball history, it only took us 4 years!

Let me do my best to try and give you the baseball experience through the eyes of a fan on his way to our beautiful ballpark Chase Field and it’s retractable roof and side walls. In the video he will take you through Downtown Phoenix all the way to Chase Field. You will notice some of the in game entertainment like the T-Shirt toss and the 7th inning stretch, which is a baseball tradition in any ballpark. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdrNTdyXSdM

The D-backs Legends Race* is always a lot of fun and something I look forward to each game. The D-backs Legends are bobblehead racers of 4 legendary Diamondback players Randy Johnson, Luis Gonzalez, Matt Williams and Mark Grace, who has yet to win a race.

*The D-backs Legends Race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPzWzMT6ydw&feature=related

Probably the best feature of a diamondbacks game is how affordable it is. According to Team Marketing Report, The Arizona Diamondbacks Cost Index of $120.96 is again the lowest in Major League Baseball for the fifth consecutive season. We finished more than $70 below the industry average of $197.35.

*Diamondbacks Cost Index: http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110404&content_id=17365720&vkey=pr_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari

The success of our organization off the field only carries onto the field. We’ve had a lot of success in our brief history, with our inaugural season beginning in 1998. The D-backs won their fifth division title along with 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2007 since 1998. We have reached the postseason in 5 of the last 14 years, the second-highest postseason winning percentage all-time behind the New York Yankees. We won the 2001 world series in Game 7 at the bottom of the ninth inning, the fastest team in MLB history to do so: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Sd43ZpCHU

The 2011 D-backs were coming off back-to-back last-place finishes, and Manager Kirk Gibson worked during the spring to change the culture of the clubhouse. We play every at bat, all nine innings. This new culture has proved to be very successful, having a Major League-best and franchise record of 48 comeback wins in 2011. My favorite come from behind memory of 2011 is the walk-off grand slam by Ryan Roberts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaaO1B6pjaU, Not only did we lead the MLB with come from behind victories, we led the Majors with a .277 average (18-for-65) by our pitchers! Our pitchers can hit!! These are just a few reasons to follow us, baseball has never been more exciting!!

You can see that the Arizona Diamondbacks is the best MLB team to work for and how much fun we have here. Our innovative ideas continue to make us leaders in our industry. Keep an eye open for our next D-backs Lip Dub!! The numerous awards we receive only continue to grow. As you can see from one of our fans perspective, our beautiful ball park host’s the most affordable and family friendly atmosphere in all of baseball. I sincerely hope I have convinced you to be our newest fan. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!

GO D-BACKS!!!!


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