The Dbacks Head Back to AZ for a 7 game homestand against the Mets and Dodgers
My birthday is Wednesday, so I swapped my usual random BS column for today’s Snakebytes. I’ll actually be going to see my favorite band Joywave live tonight, so unfortunately, I won’t be able to catch tonight’s game against the Mets (Not that I actually watch every single game anyway ¯_(ツ)_/¯ )
Diamondbacks News
Diamondbacks Hang On to Win Nail-Biter in Philadelphia
This team’s bullpen is less than ideal if you’re a fan with an anxiety disorder.
Three Takeaways from D’backs Series Loss
The Dbacks managed to salvage a very rough win (but still a series loss) on Sunday despite the bullpen woes and a slumping Corbin Carrol and Pavin Smith.
Diamondbacks play the Mets after Perdomo’s 4-hit game
New York is 22-13 overall and 9-10 in road games. Mets pitchers have a collective 2.88 ERA, which ranks second in the NL, but have had an ERA over 4 in their last ten games, in which they’ve gone 4-6 and have been outscored by 20 runs.
Around the League
Rangers Fire Offensive Coordinator Donnie Ecker
What is this, American football? I thought we had hitting coaches in baseball.
How low can the Rockies go? After historically bad start, ‘spectacular failure’ is on the table
The Rockies lost to the Giants on Sunday, given them a 6-28 record. They’re currently on pace for a 28-134 season.
Julio Rodriguez and the Transit Method
The other day Julio Rodriguez dove under a ball while rounding the bases. I honestly can’t say I’ve ever seen anything like that before.
Fan who fell from stands in Pittsburgh ‘awake, alert’ after four days in hospital
After first reporting this last week, I thought I’d include an update. It’s good to see the fan made it through this, even if he has a long road to recovery ahead of him.
Other Cool Stuff
Rewilding Jaguars from Argentina to Arizona
This sounds insane, but there are already a couple jaguars at any given time in Southern Arizona. It’s a fascinating lecture that compares the projects currently ongoing in Argentina, and the lessons Arizona can learn from them.