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.
We need some more fire power to really make a run this year. Friday we heard in the newspaper that Eric Byrnes, who has struggled this year and then went on the DL, will be back sometime this season. This is good news for the Diamondbacks chances to get into the post season and then to possible make some waves.