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Why the Ninth Inning Is So Tough Although some front offices and analytics departments insist otherwise, the final three outs of a game are often the hardest to get. “There’s a big difference between the 23rd out and the 27th out,” retired pitcher Bruce Hurst said in the episode “#8: 1986 ALCS Game Five” of […] READ MORE
Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina Honored in Final Chase Field Visit PHOENIX, Aug. 21 — With St. Louis Cardinals greats and future Hall of Famers Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina retiring at season’s end, the weekend of August 19 through 21 marked their last visit to Chase Field. Prior to Sunday’s game, the Arizona Diamondbacks honored […] READ MORE
Ian Kennedy: Dependable Reliever, Incredible Teammate for the Diamondbacks Relief pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks is finally stabilizing, a welcome sight for the team. It has been a concern for years now. Not one reliever from the 2019 squad remains. No reliever from Opening Day 2020 or 2021 is left, either, at least as a […] READ MORE
Diamondbacks 4, Cubs 3 PHOENIX, May 13 — The Arizona Diamondbacks socked 12 hits to rally from a 3–0 deficit and defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4–3, Friday night at Chase Field. Second baseman Ketel Marte went 3-for-4 on the evening with two doubles, an RBI, and a run scored. First baseman Christian Walker went 2-for-4 […] READ MORE
Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 1 PHOENIX, Apr. 27 — Six scoreless innings from Zac Gallen, along with a Nick Ahmed homer and some Dodger miscues, led the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3–1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday afternoon. It gave the Diamondbacks a series victory over the Dodgers for the first time since September […] READ MORE
Diamondbacks 5, Dodgers 3 PHOENIX, Apr. 26 — David Peralta hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth to push the Arizona Diamondbacks past the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5–3, Tuesday night. Defensively, the Diamondbacks turned five double plays — one shy of the team record — to keep the Dodgers at bay. […] READ MORE
Diamondbacks 5, Mets 2 PHOENIX, Apr. 23 — Daulton Varsho, Pavin Smith, Carson Kelly, and Geraldo Perdomo notched multi-hit games to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5–2 victory over the New York Mets Saturday night. Starting pitcher Humberto Castellanos allowed two runs in five innings while walking one and striking out five to set […] READ MORE
2022 Arizona Diamondbacks Season Preview Opening Day is Thursday, so that means that it’s time for another Arizona Diamondbacks Preview. This one comes on the heels of one of the two worst seasons in team history, a 52–110 stomach ulcer. Nothing went right in 2021. Catastrophic injuries to multiple key pieces, all at the same […] READ MORE
Diamondbacks Spring Training: April 1, 2022 Tuesday saw another Arizona Diamondbacks spring training workout in the morning before a pair of split squad exhibition games. While the team worked out, the team announced that they had agreed to an extension with righty Merrill Kelly. In the afternoon, one squad played a 1:15 pm exhibition game […] READ MORE
Diamondbacks Spring Training: March 28, 2022 Monday saw another Arizona Diamondbacks spring training workout in the morning. In the afternoon, the team hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 1 pm exhibition game. Corbin Martin started pitching for the Diamondbacks against Dodgers lefty and future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw. Martin left the game down, […] READ MORE
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Evan lives in Mesa, Arizona and loves history, especially of sports. He is the treasurer for the Hemond-Delhi Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and also is a USSF and AIA soccer referee. He released his first book, Volume I of A Complete History of the Major League Baseball Playoffs, in October of 2021.
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