Mark Reynolds is an absolute beast. As of right now he is hitting .284 with 33 home runs, 76 RBI, and 20 stolen bases. Those are very good numbers to say the least. Right around the Fourth of July, whilst everyone else was celebrating, Mark Reynolds was calling out his team. That's not to say that he isn't patriotic, but the Arizona Diamondbacks were playing AA baseball at the time. He called them out and backed it up with a 3-run homer the next game.
Mark Reynolds is the epitome of hustle and effort. He busts his butt on every play, does all in his power to get an out on every pitch when in the field, does all that he can just to get on base when up to bat. Mark Reynolds never takes a play off. He's not too worried about his personal stats, he just wants to see his baseball team win.
The Diamondbacks are 10.5 games back in the wildcard race. With 53 games to play and the way the Diamondbacks have been playing, I give the playoffs a plausible. Dan Haren will need to return to his first half form, but Mark Reynolds will make sure to perform in the clutch. He has a hunger in his belly that can only be quenched by a World Series win. Whether or not he gets one with this team, or at all, is yet to be seen?
Also, as far as the playoffs go, I have the same thoughts as last year. Last year the Diamondbacks were in contention to win their division and I thought that if they could do that, they had a good chance at a World Series berth. I think the same of this year. They have the starting pitching to make a run if they can make a competition of it.
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Good to see something new on here! Yes, Reynolds has been playing great. Let's hope it continues and that the rest of the team will do their parts too.
Broken bats are cool. That's why I chose that picture.
It IS a cool picture. Hopefully the bat stayed close to the plate. I've seen games where the entire bat has gone sailing into the stands--very scary!
Let's see in writing what you think of the D-Backs' new kid on the block--Mr. Trent from "Down Under" and maybe even the demise of Chris Young....there's lots to blog about!
Summers are hard for me. I don't know baseball.
Oh,I forgot, I did enjoy the picture.
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