Archive for September 5th, 2008

Not Buying It

Burnsy isn’t buying it.  “It” being another “corner turning” victory by the team that collects the faux version this year, the Arizona Diamondbacks.   By our count, there have been 4 (not including Wednesday’s) this year:

June 12th - down 4-0 at Shea heading into the 8th, the D-backs score 2 in the 8th, 2 in the 9th, hang on to the tie in the bottom of the ninth thanks to some great defensive plays.  Score one in the 10th to beat the Mets 5-4.

Next up:  losing 2 of 3 at home to the Kansas Royals, and a 15-1 loss to the Oakland A’s.

July 3rd - down 5-0 heading into the bottom of the 9th the DBacks score 6 capped off by a Conor Jackson walk-off winner against Milwaukee.

Next up:  losing 2 of 3 at home to the San Diego Padres

August 29th - after losing 4 straight, including a 3 game sweep in SD to the lowly Padres, the D-Backs hammer the Dodgers in the 1st of a big 3 game set at Chase.

Next up:  Losing two to LA, with their best two (Haren and Webb) on the hill.

September 1st - after losing two to LA, the D-Backs fall behind 5-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals, only to rally to win 7-6.

Next up:  A bad 8-2 loss to St. Louis the following night.

Yesterday the D-backs dormant offense scores just 2 thru 8- but double their efforts in the 9th and beat St. Louis 4-3.

Next up:  ?????

Until Martin Lawrence makes a good one, we’ll all assume every movie he’s in is bad.  Just like:  Until the Arizona Cardinals have a good season, we’ll assume every year they will not win the NFC West.  Well, maybe not…  Burnsy has joined the chorus of voices at Sports 620 KTAR calling for a NFC West title for the Redbirds this year.  Dave Pasch concurs with his radio partner, Ron Wolfley (and Burnsy).  Pasch joined Burnsy on the Sportsline.  Two things he’s sure of:  A productive receiving core for Arizona, and a solid pass rush.  Two things he’s not:  A dominating offensive line, and a solid secondary.