http://azhardball.com/2010/01/22/diamondbacks-2010-fan-fest Arizona Baseball - Diamondbacks, Spring Training, Fall League Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:16:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://azhardball.com/2010/01/22/diamondbacks-2010-fan-fest/comment-page-1#comment-132 David Gaynes Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:19:00 +0000 http://azhardball.com/?p=2174#comment-132 For the first time since the player`s strike,I will not be going to any spring training games.The incredibly poor product The D`backs are putting on the field is not the culprit, but merely a symptom.The horrendous ownership that is producing a lousy team is also responsible for pulling out of Tucson. This is a group that let the top 2 pitchers in baseball go without getting anything of value in return.They changed the team colors,forced Gonzo to leave the organization,signed Byrnes & Young to huge contracts after 2 good months,botched the Brandon Webb diagnosis for an entire season,put on a really bush league tribute for The Big Unit,the list goes on! Does anybody remember the slow start last season?It was the popular opinion that because of The World Baseball Classic,The D`backs hadn`t developed any team chemistry,and opened with a ton of home games.The hope was that the chemistry would come during the first extended road trip.Doesn`t anyone in this front office understand the advantage of spring training beeing away from home?The D`backs made a commitment to Tucson,that they would be an Arizona team and not just a Phoenix team. The only advantage The Phoenix D`backs have is revenue flow from putting fans in the seats.Phoenicians have proven that they will not support a loser,and I know that I will never give The D`backs another dime!In the future I foresee a lot of empty seats. For the first time since the player`s strike,I will not be going to any spring training games.The incredibly poor product The D`backs are putting on the field is not the culprit, but merely a symptom.The horrendous ownership that is producing a lousy team is also responsible for pulling out of Tucson.
This is a group that let the top 2 pitchers in baseball go without getting anything of value in return.They changed the team colors,forced Gonzo to leave the organization,signed Byrnes & Young to huge contracts after 2 good months,botched the Brandon Webb diagnosis for an entire season,put on a really bush league tribute for The Big Unit,the list goes on!
Does anybody remember the slow start last season?It was the popular opinion that because of The World Baseball Classic,The D`backs hadn`t developed any team chemistry,and opened with a ton of home games.The hope was that the chemistry would come during the first extended road trip.Doesn`t anyone in this front office understand the advantage of spring training beeing away from home?The D`backs made a commitment to Tucson,that they would be an Arizona team and not just a Phoenix team.
The only advantage The Phoenix D`backs have is revenue flow from putting fans in the seats.Phoenicians have proven that they will not support a loser,and I know that I will never give The D`backs another dime!In the future I foresee a lot of empty seats.

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