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Dbacks May Have Faced a Cheating Ryan Braun in Playoffs

Scott Allen — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:57:09 +0000

When Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was going through the type of season he was going through, at first I dismissed it as a player simply have a career year. It happens. Besides Braun is a good player, so it is not beyond the realm of possibility he was just playing above his head. Then after awhile though, it seemed like a guy like Braun produced the type of numbers that seemed unreal for his type of player. However, never once did I question everything he was doing was all on his own without any help. He didn’t appear to be bigger or bulkier than usual. So, the question begs, was Braun cheating in the National League Divisional Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks? He learned of his test results sometime in October.

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Dbacks Postseason Roster Still a Mystery

Scott Allen — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:30:54 +0000

Not that I expected anything on it today, but the Arizona Diamondbacks National League Division Series roster has not been released yet. I would expect to hear something tomorrow on it. They have already landed in Wisconsin to play the Milwaukee Brewers. This much I know – Sean Burroughs is on the roster. There is a picture of him high-fiving Dbacks employees boarding the bus this afternoon on the way to the airport.

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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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