Not many people in the baseball world thought the Arizona Diamondbacks were going to sneak into the playoffs and then into the Division Series.
We’ve heard everything about them, starting with their low total of 84 wins, going through the fact that they shouldn’t be there and ending with the possibility that the series format changes to avoid a situation of the sort.
And maybe it’s this kind of statement that makes the DBacks where they are right now.
According to manager Torey Lovullo, the players on the Arizona team take the criticism directed at them personally.
We take it personally when we watch certain comments on TV or read certain things where everyone wanted us to be demoted to the Division Series so the Braves could play the weak Diamondbacks.
Lovullo and his flock certainly don’t read my Tweets (or my
We certainly have to thank the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets for their failure, but the credit still goes to the Diamondbacks.
Indeed, after being swept by the Houston Astros on the final weekend of the season in Phoenix, they went to Milwaukee two days later, eliminated the Brewers after trailing in every game, then dealt Future Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw as a batting practice pitcher in their 11-2 victory Saturday.
The DBacks will once again have the opportunity to silence the critics tonight in game two of their series, as Zac Gallen faces Bobby Miller on the mound.
