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Mile High Altitude Freezes The Snakes
Posted on 15 Apr 2012 by Matthew Hesse.
The Diamondbacks started out hot to start 2012. They swept the Giants at home. Not only that but they beat aces of the Giants: Lincecum, Bumgarner, and Cain. Then they traveled to San Diego and beat out the Padres 2 of the 3 games. Finally they ended this week with a road trip to a cold and windy Denver for their 3 game series with the Colorado Rockies. The Diamondbacks started out the ...
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2012 NL West Roundtable Season Preview
Posted on 31 Mar 2012 by Steve Folsom.
Welcome to your 2012 NL West Round Table Preview with Rockies beat writer Steven Folsom and Diamondbacks writer Matthew Hesse. 2011 brought many surprises in baseball and one of those was the NL West. The Giants didn’t repeat and the Diamondbacks stormed back from a last place finish in 2010 to winning the division in 2011. What will 2012 bring? Well, let's get started. Biggest offsea...
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Diamondbacks Poised for NL West Title AGAIN
Posted on 26 Mar 2012 by Matthew Hesse.
We all remember it just like it was yesterday. The Diamondbacks were down 2-0 in the NLDS to the powerful Milwaukee Brewers. Then the Diamondbacks stormed back winning 2 games forcing the elimination Game 5 in Milwaukee. The Diamondbacks tied the game in the 9th and it looked like the Diamondbacks Cinderella season would continue. Then the infamous RBI game winning single by Nyjer Morga...
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Diamondbacks on the Brink of Elimination, Don’t Count Them Out
Posted on 3 Oct 2011 by Matthew Hesse.
The script is set in Arizona. Arizona is now down 2-0 in the NLDS against the Milwaukee Brewers. Just about every MLB analyst is drinking the Brew Crew Kool-Aid. The question is can the Brewers close out the series or can the Diamondbacks pull off the unthinkable? Sunday the Diamondbacks looked to even the series. The Brewers had different plans. The Brewers score 2 runs in the 1st in...
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Brewers Shut Down Diamondbacks in Game 1
Posted on 2 Oct 2011 by Matthew Hesse.
The Diamondbacks were silenced in Game 1 in Milwaukee. The Brewers went on to win 4-1 behind an amazing game behind Yovani Gallardo. Gallardo pitched 8 strong innings striking out nine batters and only allowing 4 hits. Ryan Roberts was able to hit a home run in the 8th inning but it was not enough. Behind the Milwaukee offense Gallardo had enough breathing room to pitch the way he needed ...
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Diamondbacks Win NL West, Focused on Brewers
Posted on 1 Oct 2011 by Matthew Hesse.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are post season bound for the first time since 2007. The Arizona Diamondbacks finished with 97 losses last season and last place in the NL West. This season they finished with 94 wins. Friday night, Arizona beat the defending World Series Champions to clinch the division. What other division winner was able to clinch their division and eliminate the defending Worl...
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Diamondbacks Inch Closer with Ian Kennedy’s 20th Win
Posted on 20 Sep 2011 by Matthew Hesse.
The first pitcher in the National League to 20 wins is not Roy Halladay, not Cole Hamels, not Cliff Lee, but it is Ian Kennedy. The only 20 win pitchers this year in MLB are Justin Verlander (24) and Kennedy (20) wins. J.J. Putz was happy to secure the win for Ian Kennedy giving him the milestone of 20. Last night, Ian Kennedy pitched 8 amazing innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates allowing...
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Diamondbacks Are The Best Team With An Empty Stadium
Posted on 15 Sep 2011 by Matthew Hesse.
The Diamondbacks continue to win on the field but lose at the stadium. The ballclub keeps winning and have pulled away safely in the NL West. Arizona won their series with the Dodgers despite losing the finale last night 3-2. The Diamondbacks lead the NL West by 7-1/2 games. Their magic number is down to six. Now the hunt is no longer on the NL West and playoff contention. Instead t...
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Arizona Slams The Door in The Bay
Posted on 4 Sep 2011 by Matthew Hesse.
The Diamondbacks won 2 out of 3 in the Bay Area to extend that NL West lead to 7 games. They have all but shut that door on the San Francisco Giants. As long as they do not go on a massive losing streak they will assume the NL West. Arizona took a 9 game winning streak and 6 game lead into San Francisco and left with a 7 game lead. Friday night the Giants took care of business with their ...
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Diamondbacks Sprinting to Finish with NL West Lead
Posted on 31 Aug 2011 by Matthew Hesse.
This entire season the Giants seemed to have that edge to keep them in first place. Then recently the Diamondbacks took the lead despite falling apart on their road trips to Philadelphia and Atlanta. Everyone assumed the NL West would be a divisional race up until the final game and possibly beyond. The Arizona Diamondbacks, like they have all season, threw everyone for a loop with their ...
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Red Hot D’Backs Stumble Out of Philly
Posted on 20 Aug 2011 by Matthew Hesse.
The Diamondbacks have been the proverbial red headed stepchild of the National League West. They have nipped at the Giants heels all season but could never make the jump into first. Finally on August 11th with a little help from the Phillies, the Diamondbacks took a one game lead over the Giants and Arizona has not looked back. Collin Cowgill celebrates after touching home in time to g...
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Diamondbacks Are Back in the Hunt
Posted on 3 Aug 2011 by Matthew Hesse.
Look out the Diamondbacks are back and they are not going away. The Diamondbacks have a record of 12-7 since the All Star Break and have won 8 of their last 11 games. The Diamondbacks looked to fade off into the sunset as the Giants were running away with the NL West and the Braves looked untouchable for the Wild Card. Then, the Diamondbacks went on this tear and are now only one game back in t...









