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D-Backs honor Michael Jackson or maybe Apollo Creed with 5-game winning streak

The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Diego Padres 6-2 on Wednesday to win their season-high fifth straight game. The five straight wins is an obvious tribute to Jackson’s Thriller album, that spent 80 consecutive weeks in the top 10 of [...]

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8 Jul 09 Written by
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Three parks, three days, three parts – part three

The third day of the trip had us back in Chicago.  We saved the best for last - a day game at Wrigley Field, to see the Cubbies take on the Minnesota Twins. The other two games were really a [...]

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18 Jun 09 Written by
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Three parks, three days, three parts – part two

Day two of the three-day baseball trip, took us on the road to Milwaukee.  It was an afternoon game so we had to leave Chicago in the morning. We rented a car and drove 11 mph through rainy, Chicago rush [...]

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17 Jun 09 Written by
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Three parks, three days, three parts

I have a dream to see a game in every MLB stadium. The ultimate dream would be to do this during one summer.  It’s the best summer vacation I can think of. I’m sure this is not an uncommon dream. [...]

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16 Jun 09 Written by
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The Hangover and the hangover

I’ll be honest. I missed game one of the nonscheduled double header. I was at the movies enjoying an afternoon matinee. I walked out of the hilarious, The Hangover, and checked the phone for the score. Wow, D-Backs are up 6-1 in [...]

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7 Jun 09 Written by
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Stats, Lucky Charms, and the spotlight

One of the biggest joys of being a baseball fan is tracking stats. Well, maybe it is not a joy for every fan but it certainly is for me. When I was a kid, I always looked forward to getting the Sunday [...]

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3 Jun 09 Written by
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Underdog syndrome

In sports and in life, the underdog is impossible not to root for. The underdog is never the biggest, fastest, or strongest. They have to work harder and have to be mentally tougher. The underdog’s path is paved not in [...]

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2 Jun 09 Written by
Justin Upton is a five-tool player with phenom written all over him. Then why isn't he as popular as Augie Ojeda? (Photo: Marcia Blake)1 Comment

Suns vs. Kings vs. NBA?

Now that Mike D’Antoni has departed for the Big Apple, and with last season’s trade of Shawn Marion for the Big Shaqtus, it appears we have reached the end of the “seven seconds or less” Suns era. It was an [...]

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12 Jun 08 Written by
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Myers’ minutia

I have random thoughts, questions, and musings that infest my cerebral cortex from time to time. In honor of Nigel Tufnel, this list goes to eleven. 1. Why is Chris Burke who is batting .176, leading off for the D-Backs? [...]

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9 Jun 08 Written by
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Don’t jump! Start running

The Arizona Diamondbacks finished April 20 and 8. They were the youngest and best team in baseball. They were a sexy World Series pick. They were sexier than the Salma Hayek body shots in From Dusk Till Dawn. Wait…I just [...]

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6 Jun 08 Written by
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