Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images So far, he has been the biggest disappointment of 2024 on the D-backs. Twenty-six games into the season last year, Corbin Carroll was hitting .311/.374/.556, good for a .929 OPS, which got him started on the road to unanimous selection as the National League Rookie of the Year. He was the team’s MVP as they made their way to the … [Read more...] about What’s the matter with Corbin Carroll?
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Fang Food: Son of Churro Dog
After many years of stagnation, we have more innovation in the Churro Dog sector When the Diamondbacks announced their new menu items for the 2024 season, they also announced that the Churro Dog was finally getting the respect it thinks it deserves by getting a full location, rather than the cart that it had been sold out of since its inception. Now long time friends of the … [Read more...] about Fang Food: Son of Churro Dog
Snake Bytes 4/25: Blowouts are cool and all, but so are series’ wins…
Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports Team News ‘Some positives, but we lost’: Monty strong in finale “We faced him [Montgomery-Justin] in the World Series last year,” D-backs outfielder Jake McCarthy said. “The guy’s really good, and it’s nice to be on his team and, you know, defending behind him instead of at the plate. He’s a really good pitcher and we’re going to keep this … [Read more...] about Snake Bytes 4/25: Blowouts are cool and all, but so are series’ wins…
Jace Peterson, it just didn’t work out.
Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images He stuck longer than you might have wanted, but didn’t prevent the team from making better moves. The Paul Sewald trade. Hadn’t the Diamondbacks included Josh Rojas in the Paul Sewald trade, then there would have been a good chance that the Diamondbacks would have never traded for Jace Peterson. After above average contributions in … [Read more...] about Jace Peterson, it just didn’t work out.
D-Backs 1, Cardinals 5:
I was irrationally annoyed by this one | Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports In an alternate, happier reality, this recap would be about the D-Backs sweeping - or at the very least winning the series - against a middling Cardinals team. Alas, that reality - where I’m sure dogs live forever and the Yankees consistently go 0-162 every season - is not the one in which we reside. … [Read more...] about D-Backs 1, Cardinals 5: