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A few days back i wrote a (lengthy) piece on the 2008 Diamondbacks season, with a promise to write a follow-up post about where the Dbacks go from there. This is that post.
That 2008 column ended with a line about the Dbacks facing a mountain of questions going into the 2008 off-season and into 2009. […]

Now that the season has come to a whimpering end for the 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks, it’s time to take a look back at the season that was. This will be part 1, with part 2 coming later this week in which i take a look at the Dbacks going forward.
First things first: No matter how […]

Then again, they had to know this was coming.
Quotes from Anquan Boldin regarding his contract situation, via AZ Central:
“At this point, I’m not even interested in a contract,” said Boldin. “For me, it’s been going on two years, and especially after last year, I was promised a deal would get done before the season. But […]

Well, that was disappointing.
In a game in which the Dbacks put on full display to the Valley of exactly their season woe’s, the Dbacks lose a heart breaker and series-clinching game to their number 1 current rival, the LA Dodgers.
Last year’s motto for this team was ‘Anybody, Anytime’.
The apparent motto for your 2008 Diamondbacks is […]

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It has taken me a few hours to put my down my first thoughts, mostly because it was such an amazing game. Going into the series, everyone was convinced this was the series to watch. It was the first round, but everyone thought it would be the most entertaining series of […]

(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Leading the league in runs scored. Leading the league in home runs. Second in total bases. Leading the league in RBI’s. Second in batting average. First in On Base Percentage. First in Slugging Percentage.
Chris Young is first in the league in runs scored. CY tied for 2nd in home runs. Mark Reynolds […]

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Well, what a difference a week makes. A week ago, going into a pivotal game against the hated Spurs (Sterns), the Suns were a team in disarray, having just blown a 9-point lead going into the 4th quarter against the Jazz, and getting outscored 41-24 in the quarter. […]

I posted a few quick thoughts late last night after the game, but wanted to get a little more in depth into the game. It was a pretty good showing by the Suns, and I was very encouraged by some of the things i saw.
A lot was made about what exactly Shaq would bring to this […]

(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
7:00pm Mountain Standard Time, on ESPN. Mark it down as the beginning of the Experiment in the Desert, also known as Shaq debuting with the Suns. And make no mistake, it is an experiment.
Despite all the (now) glowing reviews about the Shaq trade by most fans, the majority of local media, […]

(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
So I wrote yesterday briefly about the Jason Kidd trade to the Mavs, which at the time seemed imminent. However, after a couple of interesting developments, maybe not so much.
The first is that role player Devean George exercised his option to veto the trade. He does not have a no-trade option, but rather […]