With each loss this season the tenure of Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin seemed more and more tenuous. For the past few weeks, the rumors of Melvin being on the hot seat circulated. It became a favorite pastime of many...
Topics: 2009 Regular Season

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After the Diamondbacks made the play-offs in 2007 reaching the National League Championship Series ahead of anyone's schedule; the expectations for the core of young players rose to the point of the ridiculous. There was talk of years of domination...
Topics: 2009 Regular Season

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Almost as soon as the final pitch was thrown against the Colorado Rockies on September 28 I began working on the redesign and upgrade of my NowHitting web site. Given the total number of pages I had to modify, it...
Topics: 2009 Spring Training

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Prior to the 1999 season the Arizona Diamondbacks unveiled a program they called the "Frequent Fang Program". This was basically a fan loyalty system where you were awarded points for every game you attended. It came with a really cool...
Topics: 2009 Spring Training

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It seems like yesterday was September 28 as I sat in my seats in Section 112 Row 8 watching as Randy Johnson threw a 2 hitter to win his 12th game of the season. As the final pitch was thrown...
Topics: 2009 Spring Training

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