We’ve been having some technical difficulties here at Baseball Historians so that’s the reason for the abscence. Things are fixed now and hopefully just in time for a run by the Diamondbacks. They continue to struggle and after losing three of their last four games, they site just a game above .500 and in the middle of the pack for second place. The Dodgers have a three game lead for first but then three teams, including the Diamondbacks, are duking it out for second fiddle. Hopefully a three game series against the last place Rockies will do the trick.
Max Scherzer made his debut over the weekend, it’s just unfortunate that it wasn’t for a Diamondback minor league affiliate. He did throw well in his debut the Independent League Fort Worth Cats as a way to showcase his skills. The Diamondbacks have until the end of the month to sign or he goes back into the draft mix.
Chris Young is finally hitting out of his slump as he makes his bid for the National League Rookie of the Year. Josh Hamilton with the Reds will be the sentimental favorite but Young now has six homers and five stolen bases (without getting caught) and his six game hitting streak has boosted his batting average from just at the Mendoza line to a more respectable .258.
Randy Johnson throws in the series opener today and it sure would be nice to see him pick up his first win. The strikeout to walk ratio is there (28/7) but hitters are tagging him at a .292 clip.
