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Diamondbacks as About as Predicatble as the Oscars

Scott Allen — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:50:49 +0000

The Oscar Nominations were announced today. If you have seen any of the Best Picture nominees, you know it is a pretty solid group of films. However, given Oscar’s past, you can pretty much count on one thing, at least most years, unpredictability. You can say the same thing about the Arizona Diamondbacks for the most part as well.

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Five Diamondbacks Players From 2010 Who Will Not Be Missed On The Field

Scott Allen — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:59:27 +0000

Photo courtesy Bleacher Report


We know 2010 was a tough year for the Arizona Diamondbacks.  There were some ups but mostly downs.  Some moves in the off-season and in-season were made for the benefit of the future, some made because dead weight had to be moved.  Here is my list of the five players from the 2010 roster I will not miss.

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Addition Of Blum A Good Move

Scott Allen — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:26:08 +0000

A good friend of mine sarcastically asked me today if I knew of the “huge” pickup the Arizona Diamondbacks made in free-agency, that pickup being infielder Geoff Blum, who spent last season with the Houston Astros. I said I had and actually applaud the move to bring in some veteran leadership. I say sarcastically though because the Dbacks have been known to make a blunder move here and there over the past couple of years. I think we know that. The track record since 2008 isn’t so hot.

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