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All-Star Diamondbacks, #1: Are We Not Men? We are Devo!
The Diamondbacks' first All-Star representative was also their best on the day. Three-hit All-Star Games are rare, particularly in the modern era. Since Roberto Clemente in 1962, it's been managed by just five National League players, two of whom had the benefit of an extra at-bat. Only Tim Raines...
All-Star Diamondbacks: The Futures Is Now
The Futures Game is now in its 12th season, and the All-Time Roster is pretty much a Who's Who - or, more accurately, a Who Will Be Who of baseball. Last year, no less than 38 of the players on the All-Star roster had taken part in the Futures game earlier in their career, and seven had...
All-Star Diamondbacks, #2: Gonzo Rocks The Vote in 2001
Today's the Home-Run Derby at Chase, in which some of the most feared sluggers in the game (as well as Rickie Weeks) will be lining up to try and take advantage of the hitter-friendly conditions at Chase Field. Will anyone be able to knock a ball out of the park? Is the Jumbotron in Richie...
All-Star Diamondbacks, #3: Randy and Curt destroy the American League
It's rare for a single team to provide the starter for their league three years in a row, as the Diamondbacks did from 2000-2002. That's especially the case in the expansion era, as the number of teams - and, thus, potential starters, has greatly increased. Since the early fifties, when the...
All-Star Diamondbacks, #4: Damian Miller Comes Home
Only two Diamondbacks have ever had multi-hit All-Star Games, and neither was the first names you might expect: Luis Gonzalez, the only position player to represent the team in multiple ASGs at the time of writing, never managed it, despite his five appearances there. Instead, Damian Miller did it,...
All-Star Diamondbacks: Did These AZ Players Miss Out?
Every year, there are inevitably players who don't make it to the All-Star rosters, who probably deserve to have gone. This can happen for a variety of reasons; sometimes their strength lies not in their obviously-sexy stats like batting average or home-runs, or they may play in a market where...
Graph of the Day: Historical All Star Results
Today begins the saddest three days of the summer - the three days with no real baseball games. Yes, we've got the Home Run Derby, and the All Star Game, but despite the hype, they just aren't as meaningful or fun as a regular season game (yes, even one between the Padres and the Nationals). Of...
Any ways to improve the Pro Bowl?
So I'm sitting here watching the Major League Baseball All Star Game (reminder: this time it counts!). I've watched some, if not all, of the All Star game each year, largely because I'm a big baseball fan. I was fortunate enough to attend last year's game at the Giants park (I'm too tired to...
Mizzou Links, 6-18-08
Nothing major going on in Linksville today...which means The Trib's Joe Walljasper picked a really good time to attempt this list, of Mizzou Football's 25 best wins. This highlights two things--that last year was fantastic, and that we've never really won much of anything when it comes down to...
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