A lot of people at the begining of the year labeled Arizona a potential surprise team, but I don’t think alot of people believed they could do it they way they have. With so many top notch rookies and second year players, Arizona is a beacon for young and exciting talent. But its difficult to rely on so many young players, players such as Chris Young who leads off and leads the team in home runs as a rookie. Players such as Chris Snyder, Connor Jackson, and Quentin Young who has yet to find his nitch are big players for this team. It will be interesting to see just how they fare down the stretch, but as long as their pitching stays strong (Webb, Hernandez, Davis, Velvarde, etc.) they have a serious chance at winning the wild card and maybe even the division. And as recent history has proven, if you can make it to the show, its anybody’s game.

No one’s handing the Diamondbacks a playoff berth just yet, but it should make for a great finish down the stretch. Arizona’s baby backs, in their seventeen zillion different new uniforms (Just kidding, they have four, enough to wear a different one in a four game series) may be redressing the playoff scene, and if they do it, it will be without a big name anchoring down the lineup. If ever you wanted to root for the little guy, here’s your chance. Arizona should be a year away, they know it, but they’re going to make this a race, and that league, that very mediocre and less then impressive NL better be ready.