I don’t know why I seem to be surprised by these kinds of days in Arizona sports.

That Diamondbacks had the chance to improve their team before the deadline and were hesitant to pull the trigger. The Dodgers on the other hand didn’t show any hesitation in picking up Manny Ramirez and his contract.

That’s right D-Backs’ fans, the team one game back of the snakes in the NL West landed a superstar.

Let that sink in for a minute. The Dodgers now have an outfield that consists of Manny Ramirez, Matt Kemp, Juan Pierre, Andruw Jones, and Andre Ethier. Compare that to the Diamondbacks outfield that consists currently of a first baseman, a center fielder hitting sub .250 and a guy who should be in triple-A. Doesn’t quite seem fair does it?

Josh Byrnes and the front office will claim they are not only playing for this year, but building for the future and a deal didn’t fit their plans. That may be the case, but that future isn’t guaranteed. Right now they have one of the best 1-2 pitching duos in all of baseball, a solid bullpen, fan support (all be it small) based on last years momentum and what was a weak division. It was a prime time to make a move and role the dice on a World Series.

Instead the Diamondbacks rolled snake eyes (pun intended). No Texiera, Dunn, Bay or even Ibanez. Instead Tony Clark and Jon Rauch are that additions who the D-Backs hope to help lead them to the promise land.

Josh has been the golden boy so far but he better hope the young talent pans out now and in the future. If it doesn’t fans will look back at missed opportunities this season and hold him accountable.

So yet another trade deadline goes by with out a big deal. I don’t know why I expected any thing different.

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