I’ve never had a job where traveling is a major requirement. But I’ve heard the gawd-awful horror stories from the “business traveler.” Living in and out of a suitcase. Knowing where all the great hot spots are in the various airports across the country. Always asking for a receipt. Waking up in a hotel room and it takes you a good three minutes to remember what city you’re in. The drink cart constantly banging into your knee when you’re sitting in the aisle seat.

In short, life on the road sucks - and your Arizona Diamondbacks can relate. Life on the road has been about as pleasant as a full cavity search at the airport for the D-Backs.

The numbers tell you the whole story:

But like the road-weary business traveler, the D-Backs don’t have a choice.

They better figure out this playing-away-from-home thing pretty quick. They’ve got a six game homestand starting tonight. After that……19 of their next 25 games are on the road.

Why the difference? Couldn’t tell you. Chase Field is a hitters park for sure, but that much so?

But I’m not paid to figure it out, I’m paid to point it out. The guys who are in charge of the figuring-it-out part better do so. Otherwise the standings could look a whole lot different a month from now.