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How We Got Here: the Kevin Towers Saga

On April 17, 2014 By

If the book and subsequent film “Moneyball” taught us anything, it’s that there are a lot of ways to build a winning baseball team. When I meet people and they ask about my baseball writing, they usually end up mentioning the prolific work of Michael Lewis and if they were paying attention, they describe it as “the movie where all …

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A step or three in the wrong direction

On February 12, 2014 By

The Diamondbacks signed Bronson Arroyo last week to a 2-year deal worth $23.5 million, and with an option, could be for 3-years and $30 million. You know the dialogue on Arroyo; he’s durable but unspectacular and takes his turn every fifth day. He gives up a lot of home runs but he walks no one and limits the damage …

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Is Kevin Towers Going For Broke?

On December 19, 2013 By

We’ve all heard it whispered: Kevin Towers is going for it all this year. With both Kevin Towers and Kirk Gibson in the last year of their respective deals (and quite possibly on the hot seat), it’s no wonder that people are coming to this conclusion. The team has been more active than any other team on the trade market …

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Power Hitters and False Perception (pt. 2)

On December 10, 2013 By

*Note: this is a continuation of yesterday’s post. You can take it for what it is, but I’d recommend reading the first half to get the full effect.

Yesterday we examined the two power-hitting outfielders that we know the Diamondbacks have been in on. Both Mark Trumbo and Yoenis Cespedes fit the bill as a “power bat” in …

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Turning Up the Heat In Arizona

On October 11, 2013 By

I should start by saying that my first baseball love is the Seattle Mariners. Hailing from the Northwest, this is the only professional baseball we have back home and it’s one of the very few pro franchises in a vast region. And in case you didn’t notice, the team isn’t very good and hasn’t been very good for quite some …

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Kevin Towers’ Latest Embarrassment

On October 9, 2013 By

By now you’ve likely heard about Kevin Towers embarrassing himself with senseless comments over the lack of ‘grit’ from his team, specifically regarding hit by pitches on opposing batters. If you haven’t heard about this, you can read his thoughts here. In short, he thinks that it should be ‘eye for an eye’ on the diamond and there should …

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The Diamondbacks Should Quit Talking

On September 26, 2013 By

I don’t usually like to talk about things we can’t measure. With that said, I have some major bones to pick with the Diamondbacks franchise, specifically the front office and its inability to keep things under wraps. Let me explain.

There seems to be a total lack of secrecy when it comes to Kevin Towers and company. While Arizona is …

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Grittiness, Revised

On September 3, 2013 By

I’m not going to pull any punches. Moving from Phoenix to Los Angeles over Labor Day weekend has dampened my spirits a little. What it’s also done has given me time to reflect. The drive across the Sonoran Desert in the moonlight provided me ample time to think about the Diamondbacks and no matter where my mind takes me, I …

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