A farewell to arms (and bats): the Diamondbacks deadline departures
The trade deadline has come and gone, and with it, the D-backs have been sellers, to a degree…
Diamondbacks Defense in Center Field
Inspiration. My inspiration was this FanGraphs article which looked at ‘Are we now in an era of Peak…
Diamondbacks Pitches: Fastest and Slowest
Inspiration. “Per Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post, Halvorsen threw a 103.3 mph pitch in the ninth inning,…
Offense:Â Diamondbacks Do It Right – AZ Snake Pit
Inspiration. Ninth inning against the Marlins; score was 5 Diamondbacks, 9 Marlins. When behind by at least 3…
Trading for a Closer, Plus a Reliever
Inspiration. November of 2022 was my latest article about why the Diamondbacks should acquire a specific relief pitcher.…
The Comeback Kids – AZ Snake Pit
Diamondback Big Inning Comebacks Let’s look at innings when the Diamondbacks started behind by at least 3 runs,…
Positive Impact from the Umpires
Inspiration. It rarely happened. A few times there was an umpire for my tournament pickleball game. One umpire…
My Visit to Les Murakami Stadium
Will the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors play in the post season? Sunday’s game will decide their fate. After winning…
The Bullpen Changed Since January
Inspiration. In January, I wrote about bullpen pitchers. Sometimes, when I thought about the bullpen, I stopped because…
Walk Like A Baserunner – AZ Snake Pit
Inspiration. On 6 May, Zac Gallen pitched very well against the Mets. The Diamondbacks won the game 5-1.…
Diamondbacks Batting Perspectives – AZ Snake Pit
Inspiration. The Diamondbacks’ runs scored per game fell from last season. Although 5.09 is ranked #6 (high), why…