The Young, The Only, The Arizona Diamondbacks!

Hello, World!!!!

My name is Cameron Webb and I’m super excited to be a blogger for the Arizona Diamondbacks! I’ve done a few minor writings for blogs but nothing as full scale (nor as cool)!

Background: I live in Iowa, smack dab in the fun part of”Tornado Alley.” I’m also in my final semester of studying Computer Science at Luther College.

Why I’m a DBacks fan: In 1998, I had never been to an MLB game before. While visiting some family in Phoenix, we decided to go. It was a game against the Colorado Rockies, and I remember also that it was a tight battle for most of the game…until in the bottom of the 9th. The Dbacks hitters simply unloaded on the Rockies pitching (as they were down 3) to win the game. The roar of the crowd and their excitment was fun thing for me to experience, and from there I was hooked (and yes, Arizona had a crummy year. Really though, how much can you expect out of an expansion team?).

Enough about me, on to the “real” blogging!

To start, the amount of talent the Dbacks have coming back this year is phenomenal. Upton, Jackson, Drew, and Reynolds are going to be stronger than ever this year. With that in mind, it will still be the case that the DBacks pitching is the reason they win games. With arguably the best 1-2 punch in the Majors with Brandon Webb and Dan Haren, Arizona also added John Garland. His ERA might be high but I feel as if the likes of Webby and Haren may help him hone in on his pitching, and that my friends is a scary thing for everyone facing him. On top of that, Doug Davis is back, and I predict he’ll be a little more consistent this year (last year, he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and wasn’t really the same since).

And finally: Max Scherzer.

Yes, he has multi-colored pupils, but he also some wicked pitching!

If you HAVEN’T heard about this kid, you will. Last year, he went on a tear in his first major league appearance in relief, sitting down 13 straight batters! This kid has some crazy potential, and if he can keep up what he did last year, he’s in for a great year!

One other note: 4 Days until the first Dbacks Spring Training Game! Get excited!!!

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