Dbacks

Where has this month gone? I can't believe it is the last day of June, this month flew by. It was a pretty good month though, in a lot of ways, but i'm focusing on the Dbacks for now. Three months into the season, with three left to go, and the Dbacks are in 2nd in the division, only .5 games back. For the month they were 14-12, with tonight's game yet to go. Not a great month, but not a bad month either considering who we played. The Red Sox might be the best team in baseball; the Yankees, though struggling, are always tough in Yankee Stadium. The Mets are rolling, and then we've played some tough games within our own division.

As for last nights game, that was awesome. We are once again camping so i couldn't watch the game, but listened to it on the radio. I liked the way we jumped to an early lead, then once we lost the lead we fought back to tie it. Livo pitched great last night, going 7+ innings for us, which the bullpen needed. And thanks to a little luck (How do you drop a fly ball Dave Roberts?), followed by another Barry Bonds home run, the Dbacks found themselves in the 10th inning, needing a lift. Enter Miguel Montero, stage right.

With a .226 Batting Average, 20 RBI's, and 5 home runs this year, Montero is not your typical clutch hitter. Bring him to the plate in the 7th inning or later though, and watch out. His BA jumps to .341, he has 11 of his RBI's, and four of his five home runs (three as a pinch-hitter!)when the game is on the line. That, my friends, is clutch.

And so Montero lifted a pitch into the seats, sending the Dbacks onto their 46th win of the year, most in the NL, in dramatic fashion. All that was left was for Jose Valverde to retire the side in the bottom of the 10th, which he did in order, including a ground-out by Barry Bonds to end the game. Game, Set, Match.

The Dback's are back at it again tonight, and have about ten days until a much-deserved break for the All-Star game (which better have some AZ players in it, if not it's ridiculous. We'll find out today). Then the Dbacks will gear up for the homestretch, in the hopes of bringing back the NL West crown to the desert.

Half-way through the season, and .5 game back, not a bad place to be...