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Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images TL;DR: The D-Backs brought out their slugging bats to back an excellent performance from Eduardo Rodriguez for the second sweep in three series. There are few better antidotes to a frustrating series than a series sweep. I, like many of you, hoped that the team’s sweep of Atlanta last week might provide the kind of spark they so … [Read more...] about D-Backs 5, Mariners 2: Bring out Your Brooms!

Aaron Judge Ironically hitting a single.. | Peter Aiken-Imagn Images *Aside from Aaron Judge, who's such an obvious AL MVP frontrunner that it's boring Editor’s Note: All stats are from the morning of June 11th, 2025 American League MVP Race If you take a look at baseball reference's batting leaderboards for the American League, one player is currently dominating most … [Read more...] about MLB Notes: Who Are The Current Frontrunners for MVP in the AL* and NL?

Photo by Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images Finally, the Jim has come back to Phoenix! Q The home-page picture is doubly appropriate today. It’ll be the first game wholly since my return to Phoenix. While it’s nice to go away and visit places and people, it’s nice to come back home. No bed is as good as your own. We missed our cats. [Less … [Read more...] about Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #68: 6/11 vs. Mariners

Photo by Kelsey Grant/Arizona Diamondbacks/Getty Images The Diamondbacks had one of their very best defensive performances of the year last night, which turned what could have been an ugly game (leading to an ugly series) into a one-sided affair that AZ won easily. Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks Gloves Lead the Way to BlowoutIt sure was nice to see the opposition … [Read more...] about Snake Bytes 6/11: The Return of the Glove