Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Your guide to the NL playoffs part 3, Arizona

I did this for the Central race back when it was, you know,  a race when Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Milwaukee all still had playoff hopes. The Brewers kind of decided they didn't want a real pennant race so nobody needed my cheat sheets for the division.  Let's take a look at the playoff teams shall we??


part 1: Philadelphia
part 2: Milwaukee!!

Arizona Diamondbacks



  • expansion team in 1998
    • 65-97
    • what you'd expect from an expansion team
  • 100-62 in 1999
    • yeah that shouldn't happen
    • lost to the Mets
    • winning pitchers for the Mets: Turk Wendell, Rick Reed, and John Franco
      • you can't let that happen
  • 2001
    • Won World Series
    • seriously


        • no really, that happened
      • 2002
        • 97-65
        • lost in the NLDS
          • winning pitchers: Matt Morris, Jeff Fassero, and Jeff Fassero
          • seriously...Jeff Fassero
      • 2004
        • 51-111
        • oof
        • best batters according to Baseball Reference WAR:
          • Steve Finley 1.4
            • seriously 1.4
          • Shea Hillenbrand 1.3
            • seriously 1.3
          • Matt Kata
            • seriously, Matt Kata
            • 0.9
            • seriously
          • Chad Tracy
            • 0.8
          • Alex Cintron
            • 613 at bats
            • 0.1 WAR
              • slightly above pathetic
            •  Steve Randolph had a higher batting WAR
              • a pitcher with 12 at bats
              • .417/.417/.667
              • never thought of putting him in the field??
        • How about that pitching staff:
          • Randy Johnson
          • Brandon Webb
            • 3.1 WAR not terrible
            • 7-16
          • Casey Fossum
            • yes Casey Fossum, 3rd most starts on the team
            • 4-15
            • -1.3 WAR
            • that isn't good
          • Jeff Fassero
            • 1 IP
            • better than Fossum
      • 2007
        • made it back to the NLCS
        • swept by Colorado
        • winning pitchers in that series:
          • Francis, Corpas, Fogg, Herges
          • seriously
        • somehow defying Doug Davis' incredible 1.000/1.000/2.000 line
          • 3.000 OPS!!
          • ok fine that's a double in 1 AB
      • 2009-2010
      • 2010
        • Hinch replaced by Kirk Gibson
        • not from Iowa
      • 2011
        • division champs
      Fun facts about Arizona
      •  not actually a city
      • It is illegal to hunt camels in the State of Arizona
        • we're off to a flying start
      • In the City of Glendale it is illegal for a car to back up
      • OK let's concentrate on Phoenix
      • 5th 6th largest city in the US
      •  it's a dry heat
      • The city is home to the world's largest municipal park: South Mountain Park
        • 20,000 acres
        • That's big and stuff
      This is getting boring...famous people from Phoenix 
        what the $#%&* was that??

          • also almost swept the SEC
            • what's wrong with you Florida??
        • Chelsea Kane 
          • was on Dancing with the Stars
          • apparently is a star
        • Ty Murray 
          • rodeo dude
          • Mr. Jewel
          • co-founder of the PBR
            • this has nothing to do with beer
        • Stevie Nicks 
          • bloated Fleetwood Mac singer
          • may or may not be a witch

          she turned me into a newt!!

          I got better

          OK that's about enough for Arizona, next up (insert wild card winner here)

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