Archive for September, 2007

Diamondbacks’ week in review

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Arizona is now closing in on their first playoff spot since 2002, leading the division as we enter the last week. It's not over yet - not with three games against the surging Rockies still to come - but things are looking pretty good for the desert boys. They went 4-2 against their divisional rivals in the past week, taking two out of three from both the Giants and Dodgers, during the final homestand of [...]

Diamondbacks’ Week in Review

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Down to the last two weeks in the season, and it looks like nothing will be decided until the last few days. Arizona went on the road against their divisional rivals, and got the hoped-for 3-3 split, taking two from three in San Francisco, but only avoiding the sweep against LA with a win on Sunday. Their nearest rivals, the Padres and Phillies, both swept their opponents over the weekend, which leaves Arizona two games [...]

Diamondbacks’ week in review

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This team continues to amaze. They looked down and out after dropping the first game of the Padres series last Monday, to drop out of the NL West lead for the first time since July. Facing the two pitchers with the lowest ERAs in the league, things looked tough. But Arizona beat both Chris Young and Jake Peavy, then rolled to three straight comeback wins over St. Louis. With three weeks to go, they're three [...]

Diamondbacks’ week in review

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(AP Photo/Paul Connors) As we enter the final month of the season, Arizona is still very much in the playoff picture. That comes, even after a disappointing week which saw them lose both series in the week, dropping three of four in San Diego against their biggest rivals, and then losing two of three against the Rockies back in Arizona. Still, they currently remain tied [...]