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What Arizona’s Rough Start Says About MLB (and the NFL and NBA)

The Arizona Diamondbacks are off to a pretty bad start this season. In fact, it’s been downright wretched: Their 4-14 record ties them for the second-worst 18-game season opening of the past 11 seasons (since 2003, when the Detroit Tigers started 1-17). Putting aside who or what is to blame (hint: not their Australia trip), take another look at […]

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What Arizona’s Rough Start Says About MLB (and the NFL and NBA)

The Arizona Diamondbacks are off to a pretty bad start this season. In fact, it’s been downright wretched: Their 4-14 record ties them for the second-worst 18-game season opening of the past 11 seasons (since 2003, when the Detroit Tigers started 1-17). Putting aside who or what is to blame (hint: not their Australia trip), take another look at […]

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