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Todd writes and admins for the Dennis Green Postgame Press Conference, a new blog about sports in the Valley, as well as around the country.
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A few days back i wrote a (lengthy) piece on the 2008 Diamondbacks season, with a promise to write a follow-up post about where the Dbacks go from there. This is that post. That 2008 column ended with a line about the Dbacks facing a mountain of questions going into the 2008 off-season and into 2009. While an admittedly [...]
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Loading ...Now that the season has come to a whimpering end for the 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks, it's time to take a look back at the season that was. This will be part 1, with part 2 coming later this week in which i take a look at the Dbacks going forward. First things first: No matter how you slice it, this season [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Then again, they had to know this was coming. Quotes from Anquan Boldin regarding his contract situation, via AZ Central: “At this point, I’m not even interested in a contract,” said Boldin. “For me, it’s been going on two years, and especially after last year, I was promised a deal would get done before the season. But the season’s here [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Well, that was disappointing. In a game in which the Dbacks put on full display to the Valley of exactly their season woe's, the Dbacks lose a heart breaker and series-clinching game to their number 1 current rival, the LA Dodgers. Last year's motto for this team was 'Anybody, Anytime'. The apparent motto for your 2008 Diamondbacks is 'If it ain't one thing, [...]
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(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) It has taken me a few hours to put my down my first thoughts, mostly because it was such an amazing game. Going into the series, everyone was convinced this was the series to watch. It was [...]
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(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Leading the league in runs scored. Leading the league in home runs. Second in total bases. Leading the league in RBI's. Second in batting average. First in On Base Percentage. First in Slugging Percentage. Chris Young is first in [...]
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(Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images) Well, what a difference a week makes. A week ago, going into a pivotal game against the hated Spurs (Sterns), the Suns were a team in disarray, having just blown a 9-point lead going into the 4th quarter against the Jazz, and getting outscored [...]
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(1 votes, avg: 5 out of 5) Loading ...I posted a few quick thoughts late last night after the game, but wanted to get a little more in depth into the game. It was a pretty good showing by the Suns, and I was very encouraged by some of the things i saw. A lot was made about what exactly Shaq would bring to this Suns team, on and [...]
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(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) 7:00pm Mountain Standard Time, on ESPN. Mark it down as the beginning of the Experiment in the Desert, also known as Shaq debuting with the Suns. And make no mistake, it is an experiment. Despite all the (now) glowing reviews about the Shaq trade by most fans, the majority of local media, [...]
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(AP Photo/Matt Slocum) So I wrote yesterday briefly about the Jason Kidd trade to the Mavs, which at the time seemed imminent. However, after a couple of interesting developments, maybe not so much. The first is that role player Devean George exercised his option to veto the trade. He does not [...]
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(Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) Holy crap. And we all thought the Western Conference was loaded before. Then it got interesting. The Lakers made the first move, stealing Pau Gasol in a move reminiscent of the the Colts packing up and leaving Baltimore in the in the middle of the night? [...]
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Welcome to the Valley Shaq. Now get healthy, get motivated, and start playing some defense. Everything I wrote last night about this trade? Crumple it up, throw it out, and forget about it. Pending a physical this afternoon, Shaq is going to a Phoenix Sun. Better get ready for the show. I still have major, major concerns [...]
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According to a Miami Herald Report: The Miami Heat are in serious discussions to trade Shaquille O'Neal, and have informed him he should be prepared for that fact. According to the article, one of the destinations is rumored to be Phoenix, with Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks heading to the Heat for Shaq. (Sigh) [...]
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(Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images) Two days after what can only be described as laying an egg against the T-Wolves, the Suns stepped on the court Friday night against a Cleveland team that was rolling. Having won 5 in a row, 9 of their last 10, and owning the best record since Christmas at [...]
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(Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) AKA the game the Suns didn't show up for. Really, that was a pathetic effort. Other than Amare, who was fantastic offensively (I'll get to his defense later), the rest of the Suns just straight did not show up tonight. Roll Call! Shawn Marion: Only 3 shot attempts and 3 [...]
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Throwing my obvious Suns' bias aside, this is absolutely ridiculous. Remember all that fuss after Game 4 of the Western Conference Semi-finals, when Amare and Boris got suspended for 'leaving the immediate area of the bench'? And everyone talked about whether Stern should go by the letter of the law or allow a little [...]
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(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) I have purposefully avoiding writing about the Diamondbacks season ending a few days ago so I could step back and take a rational look at the entire season, not just a knee-jerk reaction to one series. Yeah, the way the season ended hurt. The Dbacks played [...]
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(AP Photo/John Bazemore) The Dbacks have been throwing around a motto in their clubhouse lately, 'Anyone, anytime'. Last night, it truly was an anyone. Micah Owings, the rookie pitcher who has been fourth in the pitching rotation for the Dbacks all year, is having a pretty good last month after struggling [...]
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