Am I Dreaming, Arizona?

Pinch me, please. Is this really happening? Are the Padres really leading the division? Is Arizona REALLY at the bottom half?

Yes, all of it is true.

What is a disgruntled Dbacks fan suppose to do? Have faith and practice some patience.

If there is anything that I’ve learned from this great sport is that there is plenty of time to turn things around. Sure, the first 9 games are a bit infuriating when you feel like all the advantages are in Arizona’s cornern, but you’ve got to remember this number: 153, the number of games left to play. Arizona is in a slump, but it doesn’t mean they can’t pull out of it. If you remember back to the 2007 season it was all up and down. It wasn’t until after the Brew Crew beat Arizona 10-1 in July of that year that the “Men in Sedona Red” went on a tear, winning 9 games in a row, stealing the NL West from the Dodgers and Padres (with help from the Rockies). I know that’s a lot of time but keep your hopes up and get to the ballpark; nothing gets the team going more than fans being loud for their team.

Whiffing in Multiple Areas: It's safe to say Mark Reynolds is struggling, not only at the plate but also with the glove.

With that being said, my patience isn’t sitting too well with Mark Reynolds. He REALLY needs to learn how to field (this is the second time I mention this in blog posts not because I’m running out of material, rather the fact that he is still bad!). I probably couldn’t do a better job than him but I bet you there are more talented fielders in the minors that commit less errors in a season than he does in half that. He’s let a ball run through his legs more than once already in 9 games. It just happened against the Cards and I think that’s absolutely ridiculous. I can understand that many times over the course of the year, not in 9 games. At this rate, he’s on track to let 36 balls go through his legs this season. Someone get Tom Emanski on the phone to teach this guy how to field.

On a lighter note: going on the road may be a good thing on the Dbacks. It’s a change of scenery, plus they’re off to the ever exciting Bay area. What’s not to love? Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Randy Johnson… oh, crap! Not that guy!

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