The Arizona Diamondbacks are a MASH unit. A front running,
series-winning, grit it out MASH unit.
Two weeks ago, key injuries were limited to Steven Souza Jr.
and Jake Lamb. Then Taijuan Walker went down with a popped UCL and got lined up
for Tommy John. Yesterday, Robbie
Ray came up lame with a strained oblique (whatever that is). And tonight,
the damned Doyers tried to take out all of their frustrations by way of
throwing pitches and elbows and other things at any Diamondback they came
across, specifically David Peralta,
Jerrod Dyson and Nick Ahmed.
Sure, perhaps things are not as tragic as the LA list oftheir Walking Dead: Justin Turner, Yasiel Puig, Rich Hill, Corey Seager (since
when does a shortstop go for Tommy John?!), but it’s not that far off.
Nonetheless, the Diamondbacks matched the National League record of consecutive
series wins to start a season, matching the mark set by the 1907 Cubs, a team that went on to win 107 games and the franchise's first World Series.
This team, with two starting pitchers out and their two
power hitters down, has matched a record that has stood for 111 years. Damn.
So, one month into the season the Arizona Diamondbacks have
20 wins, a 5½ game lead and a Dodger team fading into oblivion. Souza is
perhaps a week away, Lamb not far behind and Shelby Miller is looking on track
to return to the rotation in June. And Paul Goldschmidt still looks a little
lost.
Considering science says the D-Backs sell the
most affordable tickets in the bigs, it’s ‘bout time to get out to the ball
yard.
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