This is our World Series

[BC867]

If I were the Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, here's the pep talk I'd give to the players before Monday's game.

"Guys, the next six games are our World Series. After the World Series, one team is the winner. Well, we're two games over .500. All we have to do is split the next six games and we'll be winners.

We don't even have to win four out of seven. We owe it to our fans -- and ourselves.

Is it going to be easy to split the next six games? No! We're on a losing streak (averaging one run per game) except for the one started by the reserves.

You're going to have to work for it. Take what they give you. Don't swing for the fences unless you get your pitch and the situation calls for it. Singles and doubles. Doubles and singles. Hit it between them in the outfield and through the infield.

That's how to score the runs we haven't been scoring. For cripes sake, stop trying to hit every ball into the air. Be selective.

Split the next six and we go home winners. You've worked hard over a long season. You've earned the right to be called winners. And you have the responsibility to assure that our fans can say the same about our Arizona Diamondbacks."

 

[LadyBassPlayer]

Yeah, what BC said!

 

[Broseph]

lol...

 

[Ronin]

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[AZCB34]

If they haven't been singles/doubles hitters all year, why would they start with 6 games left?

I presume your premise is built on the whole lift/launch angle thing.

 

[BC867]

If they haven't been singles/doubles hitters all year, why would they start with 6 games left?

I presume your premise is built on the whole lift/launch angle thing.

Did you see how many harmless popups were hit by the D-backs in their last game? And when they weren't doing that, they were stubbornly hitting into the shift. Plus the strikeouts.

As Steve said on the air, with the exception of the bench players game, the D-backs have been averaging one run per game. Pathetic! Which coincides with their slide.

Do you know who motivates me to not give up hope that the D-backs might see the light and start manufacturing runs? The sooner the better?

Bob Brenly. Because he has been saying the same thing as color analyst that I have been saying for a long time this season. It just seems so obvious. He's used the same phrase -- take what they give you.

Why would they start with six games left? The pride of not sliding below .500 for the season. Because averaging one run a game, that's where they're headed.

 

[Ronin]

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[thirty-two]

I want to help the Rockies get into the playoffs and to keep LA from celebrating getting into the playoffs

 

[Shaggy]

Down one already and didn't look good.