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D-backs fans: prepare for sweaty palms
This may be the longest four days of your life
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Scenarios, Scenarios! Get yer D-backs scenarios here!
And in which of them do the Diamondbacks make the playoffs?
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Snake Bytes 9/26: The magic number now is 3
Personally, I think the most likely scenario is we won’t know our fate until sometime Monday afternoon.
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D-Backs 8, Giants 2: Sweep-Avoidant Snakes
TL;DR: A Zac Gallen gem, solid bullpen work, and a patient, balanced approach at the plate all combined for a desperately-needed win.
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Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #159: 9/25 vs. Giants
No pre-game scoreboard watching, however.
The Latest
Get to Know a SnakePitter: C.Wesley Baier
A veteran presence checks in
OPINION: The Nature of Fandom
The team technically still controls it’s own destiny at time of writing
Snake Bytes 9/25: STILL Not Panicking - Magic Number is STILL 4
Brandon Pfaadt and the Diamondbacks had one of their worst outings of the season at pretty much the worst time possible.
Giants 11, Dbacks 0: Shock and Not the Good Kind
Pfaadt didn’t survive the 3rd inning and the Giants had almost as many home runs (5) as the Dbacks had hits (6). You can connect the dots.
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #158: 9/24 vs. Giants + scoreboard watching
Getting this up early for scoreboard watching purposes!
Diamondbacks Pitchers Who Benefit Most from Changeups
It depends on what you look at.
SnakeBytes 9/24: The Magic Number is STILL 4
But if we get there, how should we deploy Ryne in the Playoffs?
Diamondbacks 3, Giants 6: Uninteresting
Mediocrity is harder to write about than tragedy.
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #157: 9/23 vs. Giants
The last home-stand of the regular season kicks off.
Series Preview #51 : Diamondbacks vs Giants
The Wild Card beckons.
Dbacks Win Series vs the Milwaukee Brewers
GAME 4 WAS DISGUSTING
Minor League Roundup: PCL Championship Preview
Plus, two players made their Reno pitching debuts on Saturday, and a batting title
Snake Bytes, 8/22: The D-backs Magic Number is still 4
An opportunity to drop it to 3 slid away...
SnakePit Round Table: Sprint to the Line
Six games left, and all to play for!
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #156: 9/22 @ Brewers
Jordan Montgomery stands between Arizona and a sweep
Snake Bytes 9/22: The Dbacks magic number is now 4
Or 5, depending.
Diamondbacks 5, Milwaukee 0: Pitching Wins Ballgames!!!!
Who’d’a thunk it? Merrill Kelly and the bullpen dominated, and the bats did just enough.
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #155: 9/21 @ Brewers
Welcome to the "house money" stage of the series
PYW24: Week 23
The Final Prompt
Snake Bytes 9/21: Arizona’s Magic Number is Now 5
A solid win for Arizona was coupled with losses by the Mets and Braves, making it a very productive night for the Diamondbacks in terms of the standings.
Diamondbacks 7, MKE 4: Return of El Kabong
Lourdes homered in his return to the lineup, the bullpen was nails, and the Diamondbacks got a big win to gain some space in the Wild Card race.
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #154: 9/20 @ Brewers
Let’s grill some brats!
Snakebytes 9/20: The Magic Number is 8
Dbacks won a great game... Anything else happen?
Thursday Tidbits: The Case for Adrian Del Castillo
How will the D-Backs handle Del Castillo for the playoffs - and beyond?
D-backs 5, Brewers 1 - Setting the Tone
Brandon Pfaadt led the way with 7 superb innings, as the offense again came through as they took the first of four.
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #153: 9/19 @ Brewers
Yes, them again...