Posts Tagged ‘Arizona Diamonbacks’
The Arizona sports fan, not the bandwagon fan, but the true Arizona sports fan, has always had to endure frustrations and heartbreaks. That’s nothing new. After all, there are scores of thousands of people that now reside in this great state that have moved from their beloved but unbearable home states. That’s why it is […]
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Tags: A View From the Nose Bleed Seats, Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Diamonbacks, Arizona sports fan, ASU Sun Devils, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Phoenix Coyotes, Phoenix Suns, Sports Talk, true sports fan, U of A Wildcats
Now that we’re in the final quarter of the regular season, let’s take a look at the teams that are still in the hunt for playoff spots. I know that mathematically, all of the teams are still in the race, but I’m going to stick with reality for now. First I’ll take a look at […]
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Okay, so maybe that was a little bit harsh and mean spirited. So let me take a moment to apologize to all of the scumbags out there. Ryan Braun would have to improve as a human being to join your ranks. Look, I’m not naïve. I know that as long as there are large pots […]
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Year after year, everyone tries to get the jump on all of the other prognosticators (I love that word), making their predictions for the baseball season before the six month journey even begins. I must admit, I was drawn into this rat race last year, making my initial guesses (that’s right sports fans, in early […]
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I know what you’re thinking. “This is a sports blog, not a political editorial blog. What is he doing writing about the bombing in Boston?” Normally I would agree with you one hundred percent. I have made it a rule to keep politics out of this web site. This is, after all, all about sports. […]
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Is it just me, or has the sports world in the great state of Arizona been turned on its head over the past couple of weeks? I’m not just talking about the house cleaning that was done by the Cardinals. The craziness has infiltrated nearly all of the major sports venues. We’ll take a look […]
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The Arizona Diamondbacks found themselves in a dangerous position. They had been picked by many (including yours truly) to finish on top of the NL West division this season, and to at least make the playoffs by most baseball fans. Yet here they were at the mid-point of the season, sitting several games under .500 […]
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May is officially over and we’re one third of the way through the 2012 baseball season. While there are a few surprises going on, the teams that were projected to be at the top by season’s end (see BASEBALL HAS FINALLY STARTED – AND THE WINNERS ARE… dated 4/14/12) are either living up to expectations […]
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I know, I know…it’s only been a week since the season has begun. How could anyone possibly know who the winners are? The reality is, no one knows. But that doesn’t stop everybody with a keyboard from making their projections, does it? Hey, look what I’m sitting in front of. A keyboard! I guess that […]
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A View From the Nose Bleed Seats 