Burnsy unveils his “this can’t happen” list for the Arizona Diamondbacks:
Reynolds striking out 200 times AND committing too many errors
Chad Qualls blowing any more than 2 consecutive saves at any point during the season
Justin Upton playing right field like a drunk staggering to the bathroom
Stephen Drew regressing
Eric Byrnes’ hamstring problem popping up again
Bob Melvin starting Tony Clark more than once a homestand.
The D-backs pitching to Manny with runners on
Jon Garland being ONLY good at eating innings. Eating innings is not a skill, if it were; Russ Ortiz would be good at something other than eating
Randy Johnson getting career win #300 versus Arizona
Chris Young flailing at the low and away slider
No surprise, John Calipari is on his way to Kentucky, but is Rick Pitino on his way out? SI’s Seth Davis says no, and he also says that Herb Sendek had interest in the Virginia job. So, who has interest in the Arizona job? Davis says Gonzaga’s Mark Few might. Might Jim Livengood be overrating U of A’s place in the landscape of college basketball. Where do they rank?
1. UCLA
2. North Carolina
3. Duke
4. Kansas
5. Kentucky
6. Syracuse
7. UConn
8. Michigan State
9. Florida
10. Louisville
11. Georgetown
12. Illinois
13. Villanova
14. Texas
15. Arizona
In the end, the market will determine where UA falls on this list. Someone like Rick Pitino suggests Top 10. Someone like Mark Few (the 620 Sportsline’s prediction), and someone like Lon Kruger or Jeff Capel would suggest that job isn’t as illustrious as some may think. We still think the truth lies somewhere in the middle, and that Few will be their guy.
Where do you rank the Arizona program?
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