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Post subject: Media predictions for 2016 season
 Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 6:16 pm
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ESPN already is ranking all the teams for next year. Looking forward to the 2016 season.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/ ... r-rankings
14. Arizona Diamondbacks
If you want a potential playoff sleeper, here's a good pick. The D-backs can score runs and catch the ball. The rotation, however, ranked 23rd in the majors in ERA. They won 79 games, so even some minor upgrades in the starting rotation will be a big boost. And if they can lure a legitimate No. 1 starter to the desert, this could be one of those sub-.500 teams that rises to the postseason.
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 8:12 am
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Vegas lines are out for the WS next year. DBacks listed at 75-1 only five teams with worse odds.
SF Giants at 23-1 why yes I'll take a little bit of that thank you very much. 
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 8:38 am
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The Shadow wrote:
Vegas lines are out for the WS next year. DBacks listed at 75-1 only five teams with worse odds.
SF Giants at 23-1 why yes I'll take a little bit of that thank you very much.
Where are you doing this? Is it still possible to do online?
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 2:32 pm
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What are the odds for the DBacks now that they have Greinke?
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2015 9:34 am
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Ha just checked that they are now 35-1 with 11 teams behind them.
Ya I just threw a hundy on them.
Keep spending Ken! 
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 8:00 am
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Down to 20-1 in Vegas!
Keep spending KK only 15 teams in front of you now!
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 10:22 am
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Down to 18-1 only 10 teams in front of them.
They moved past SF, the Giants are now 20-1.
Dodgers, Cubs, Nats all co-faves to win it all at 9.5-1
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:47 am
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The Shadow wrote:
Down to 18-1 only 10 teams in front of them.
They moved past SF, the Giants are now 20-1.
Dodgers, Cubs, Nats all co-faves to win it all at 9.5-1
Wayta get in at 75:1 Well played, sir. Well played, indeed. 
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:20 pm
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Analyzing the Diamondbacks' brilliant core and path to contention
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:24 pm
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http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/01/21/winter-report-card-arizona-diamondbacks
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 2:18 pm
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84 wins from ESPN
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:14 am
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78 wins from PECOTA
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 10:49 pm
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Fangraphs: Why we hate the Dbacks
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:23 am
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A couple of quotes from the Stewart interview stood out to me:
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. . . I think it is impossible for us to only win 78 games.
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Anybody who says that, once again, they are hating on what we are trying to accomplish here and not really paying attention.
Stewart doesn't come off well at all in this interview. He's defensive, dismissive, and supports his assertions with vague generalities and superficial analysis. I have no problem with the FO being optimistic in their public comments and/or keeping quiet about their internal assessments, but his statements border on delusion. If the FO honestly can't envision a scenario where they only win 78 games in 2016, they are doing a huge disservice to the fans. It's hard to prepare for the worst if you can't even acknowledge it's possible that things will go wrong.
Stewart's track record is one losing season in which he had no role in acquiring or developing the team's best players. He has a long, long way to go before he deserves the benefit of the doubt.
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:42 am
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Seems like he believes the MATH NURDS changed the formula so it would make the Dbacks look worse in the projections too because "they hate us so much"
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:09 am
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So this spring means we're the Warriors of baseball, right? right?
17-4, +54 run differential
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:39 am
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Happy with a lot of the starting pitching, but not all of it.
A lot of the offense has come from guys that won't be starting, so less impressed by that.
Pollock looks like he'll be opening the season on the DL.
So while the spring record is great and they look ready, I'm still not reading too much into it.
They need good health, first and foremost, and they need Pollock back and healthy, SOON.
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:21 am
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It will be interesting to see who Hale chooses to put at the top of the order with Pollock out. This will at least allow him to keep an additional OF'er and put off a decision until Pollock is healthy.
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 4:16 pm
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I don't know how much relevance should be put on spring training record, but with the Dbacks being 20-4 (which seems remarkably good) and scoring runs for fun. Should I be getting my hopes up for not just a winning year for our team, but perhaps a post season birth?
One of UK broadsheets had a small bit about baseball and it's growing UK Popularity and in that article it claimed we were one of the favourites this year for the world series.
PS Hope everyone is keeping safe and well.
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Post subject: Re: Media predictions for 2016 season
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 4:27 pm
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Absolutely. It's spring... the most hopeful time of the year. After every bad season the refrain is, "Wait 'til next year!" Well, it's next year. The team has brought in the pitching they wanted and say they're in win now mode. So, anything less than a post-season birth will be a disappointment.
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