The D'backs go from strength to strength - handing a couple of defeats to the Phillies and in so doing winning the 8th straight series to start the season. The best record in the National League and the second best in MLB. How long can they keep it up?
Saw your boy Corbin pitch last night:-
It was an absolute masterpiece. Had a no-hitter going through two outs in the seventh (helped by a fantastic catch by centre-fielder AJ Pollock in the sixth). Finally ended by a checked-swing single by Belt that, with the shift on, gave the third baseman...
A colleague in the office went to that game against the White Sox. It just goes to show how much a Spring Training game is as poor an indicator of regular season performance as a pre-season friendly is in England. Of the 6 D'backs pitchers that played in that game, only one (the one who didn't...
Very nice 6-1 start by the D'backs, including a 3-game sweep of those pesky Dodgers. The D'backs have now, incredibly, won the last NINE regular season games against LA. They have also hit SIX home runs off Clayton Kershaw in his last two starts against them #CrazyBaseballFacts.
Patrick Corbin...
I can't think of a more appropriate news story with which to start a baseball season thread - Flood Of Shit Ends Spring Training For Dodgers
Tomorrow the real thing commences with the earliest Opening Day in mlb history (excluding overseas engagements). It is also the first time since 1968...