As if the progress of the game so far tonight hasn’t been disappointing enough, we now find that Orlando Hudson’s wrist injury may be somewhat troublesome for him and the D-Backs. He left the game in the 6th inning. His over .300 batting and consistency in the infield will be sorely missed, for any period of time.
The Diamondbacks are in an all out battle with the Dodgers for the NL West. Neither of these teams has any chance of winning the Wild Card, so it’s all or nothing in the division. It’s quite interesting that two East Coast rivals from the Red Sox and Yankees (Joe Torre and Manny Ramirez) will be combining in LA to beat up on last years Baby Backs.
Conor Jackson is still hitting over .310 for the Diamondbacks this year. He has become an integral part of the team and has even fit into the outfield without too many mishaps. With Byrnes and him in full stroke we have some really nice fire power out there. Still looking for all of this to come together and despite tonight’s troubles in Atlanta, we’re looking pretty good.