Photo courtesy LA Times

They say there are dozens of way to prove the Pythagorean Theorem. Last season, there was little the Arizona Diamondbacks proved on the field to show they were ready to compete in a day in day out basis.  With the changes made in the off-season, there is proof the Dbacks are trying to improve, however we still may not have all the answers even at the end of this season.

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Welcome back to the major’s Brandon Allen!

After sitting in Reno all season, Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman turned left fielder Brandon Allen made his mark on his first major league game of the season by getting two hits, including a game winning grand slam in the seventh inning, leading the Dbacks to a 5-2 win and a series sweep of the San Diego Padres.

Clearly the tide is turning for the Dbacks. They have now won six of their past seven games, and if not for a blown lead on Sunday, would be riding a seven game winning streak. They posted a 16-13 record in the month of August, their first winning month since last August 2009. They start September off with a victory and now get a well deserved day off before facing the Houston Astros this weekend.

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He’s the newest addition to the Arizona Diamondbacks.  He made his Major League Baseball debut on Wednesday, leading the Dbacks to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Enright pitched five innings and had four walks and five strikeouts.  I see he’s been paying attention.  He is joining in the walk fest the Dbacks seem to be enthralled with. It’s a serviceable first start and most definitely a better outing than Dontrelle Willis last evening, the man he replaced in the rotation.  Today was supposed to be Edwin Jackson’s day to pitch, however he was held back until Friday due to the high pitch count of 149 pitches Friday in his no-hitter. Willis has been moved to the bullpen.  Carlos Rosa was the odd man out in the bullpen and sent back to AAA Reno.

The Dbacks return home for a three game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, followed by three game series against the Chicago Cubs and then Florida Marlins before the All-Star break.  Maybe this will be a chance to rack up some wins.   Ok ok, I was laughing as much as you were there.  I crack myself up.