azcentral.com - 9/25/2008
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ST. LOUIS - Amid hushed tones in the visitors' clubhouse on Thursday afternoon, catcher Chris Snyder could imagine the scene on the other side of the country, and he could spell out the sequence of events that led to the Diamondbacks' elimination from the playoff race and the Los Angeles ...
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The final nail in the coffin…
Fanster.com —
... Mark Reynolds in the 2nd, putting Reynolds’ name in the record books for a dubious reason.
A non-winning season?: The Diamondbacks will need to sweep their last 3 games against Colorado to ensure a winning season.
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Here’s what others are saying about the official elimination of the Diamondbacks…
D-Backs eliminated from playoff bid [AZCentral]
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Baseball Today: Friday, September 26
Projo Sox Blog —
... N.L. RACES: The West is won, and it was won before the Dodgers ever took the field last night. The Diamondbacks eliminated themselves by losing in St. Louis yesterday afternoon (Arizona Republic), giving Los Angeles the title. The Dodgers (left, AP Photo) ...
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SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... Far less of a shock is that the Los Angeles Dodgers finally clinched the NL West title, thanks to the Diamondbacks’ 12-3 thumping by the Cardinals. Now Los Angeles’ notoriously fickle sports fans can forget about USC’s collapse and focus on the Dodgers in the playoffs - until they lose in four games to some team like the Cubs. But by that point, hey, isn’t the Lakers’ season starting? ...
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The Dodgers clinched their first NL West championship in four years Thursday without lifting a bat. The Dodgers entered the day with a magic number of one, and got what they needed when the second-place Arizona Diamondbacks lost 12-3 at St. Louis in ...
