Ok, so i've been lazy...

Yeah, i admit it. I have been pretty bad about posting lately. But at least i have some excuses. I've been camping, and i have a friend in town visiting. So get over it, and thanks for coming back! Now to my column...

I can't seem to stay off the Dbacks lately. I know there are a lot of other things going on in the Valley (and the country on a whole), but this team is absolutely fascinating. There are storylines galore, from the on-going division race, to the new waiver wire pick-ups, to re-signing Eric Byrnes, to the sensational start of Justin Upton.

I'll start with the general, and talk about the play on the field. After a spectacular road trip on which they went 5-1 against the best of the NL West (not including us), the Dbacks returned home amid great news of Byrnes' new contract and with a new found excitement for the Dbacks in the Valley. With a great turn-out of over 25,000 people (myself included), the Dbacks promptly put up a first-class stink job, throwing up four errors (should have been five) and losing by 5 runs. The only bright spot of the game was Justin Upton's offense, which came up a single shy of the cycle. He hit a triple his first time up, a home run the second time, and a double the next. Not too shabby for his fourth game in the Bigs.

The Dbacks are still a very young team, and as such an enigmatic one. Last night was no exception, but luckily a night like that has been an aberration as of late. The Dbacks have still won 13 of their last 16, are still in first place, and are still in great shape. And they are leading in the 3rd inning of tonight's game right now.

Out for now, but back tomorrow with more posts, and back to a more regular posting schedule. Thanks for bearing with me, and thanks for visiting the site.