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.


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