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Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Taking a look back at the past year - what’s changed and what comes next. Introduction Amazingly, it’s been almost exactly a year since my first Thursday column (I know, who knew that time was linear??). In that piece, I talked about my background both to baseball and my D-Backs’ fandom - including the still-incredible play in which … [Read more...] about Thursday Tidbits: Reflections

Photo via John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images We scored 11 runs and didn't lose! [Jim. Your regularly scheduled recapper had something crop up, so I'm throwing something up here for now pending...] Well. Did anyone see THAT coming. With one out in the ninth, down by six and with the bases empty, the Diamondbacks pulled off a stunning victory. They scored seven runs in … [Read more...] about Diamondbacks 11, Braves 10: It’s alive! IT’S ALIVE!!!

Start your workday with some baseball.https://t.co/k9Xjx1ui6d pic.twitter.com/ZlzL3mstcg— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) June 5, 2025 "Start your workday"? Mate, my workday - if I had one here in London - would shortly be coming to an end by the time this one starts. But it's a nice chance for the D-backs to complete a sweep. That's something they have not … [Read more...] about Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #62: 6/5 @ Braves

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Team News Kelly (7 IP, 1 H) takes no-hit bid into 6th as D-backs hang on in Atlanta “[The difference is] probably working edges,” D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. “We have some guys that hit lines and when they’re throwing balls on all four lines of the box, they’re [going to] have a lot of success.” Kelly added: “I would say the more I’m on … [Read more...] about Snake Bytes 6/5

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images TL;DR: Merrill Kelly’s brilliance and just enough offense was enough to eke out a victory despite a shaky bullpen. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I think I need a mental break of some kind. Somehow I doubt there’s such a thing as “emotional baseball whiplash,” but if there were, I could probably self-diagnose. … [Read more...] about D-Backs 2, Braves 1: Nail-Biting Series Win