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Arizona Diamondbacks “Best Outfield” Debatable

Scott Allen — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:02:26 +0000

Recently, ESPN’s Buster Olney called the Arizona Diamondbacks outfield the best in baseball. Although I can see where he is coming from, I would wait to judge on that. Each Dbacks outfielder does do something well, but none of them are the complete package, yet. Together, I would say they are maybe one of the best, but not the best. Then you have the Dbacks who haven’t even decided how their outfield will shape out this season after the recent acquisition of Jason Kubel.

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Breaking Down Dbacks Playoff Possibilities

Scott Allen — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:54:11 +0000

There has been a lot of info on the net today about who the Arizona Diamondbacks could or could not play in the National League Division Series. One item that I’ve seen mis-reported in several places, including ESPN, is that the Dbacks can not play the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS. Can’t happen. It’s amazing how much I’ve seen that listed as a possibility. You’d think people know? Anyway, here are the possibilities:

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Dbacks Division Title Proves Predictions Mean Nothing

Scott Allen — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:31:26 +0000

So, this morning I decided to go back and look at ESPN and see who predicted who just before the season began. ESPN had 45 guys, 45 of them, make their picks for each division. They also predicted each league’s wild card teams and predicted the World Series and the World Series winner. Out of the 45 predictions, not a single one took a wild chance on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Of the 45, 22 predicted the Colorado Rockies would win the National League West. The San Francisco Giants were picked 21 times, and two optimistic people did take a chance on the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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