In a gritty effort, the D-backs displayed on Wednesday exactly why they should be considered a serious playoff contender this year.
In come-from-behind fashion, the D-backs rallied to score two runs against the St. Louis Cardinals in the bottom of the ninth and win 4-3, thanks to a big RBI single to left field by Conor Jackson and a huge game-winning double to right by Big, Bad Adam Dunn, a hit that scored Jackson and gave the team a much needed series-clinching victory.
I, along with hopefully all you other Arizona fans out there, believe this team has what it takes to win it all in 2008! Assuming they make the playoffs, something that was looking harder by the day until Wednesday afternoon, this team has another shot at a world championship. Allow me to tell you why. It’s because they have three things: heart, class, and the ability to manufacture runs… and not to mention a huge new power hitter in Adam Dunn (!!!).
People should not underestimate the amount of heart this team has. There’s a high level of togetherness and cohesiveness that is truly great to see happening on any team. They pick each other up on a daily basis. When there are those who aren’t realizing their potential, somebody else is there to take his place. They’ve done it all season and they’ve done it consistently. And I think that translates into why this team has the amount of heart needed to win a championship. Simple as that.
But to win the World Series, a team needs to have more. That more comes from their ability to manufacture runs, and they showed they can manufacture them it in big pressure situations, like when there is an important series on the line.
They are also a classy team, with a manager that is the epitome of the word.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a team that has does have a chance to succeed in October. Now, they just have to do one more thing to make sure they make it there, starting on Friday of course, in Los Angeles: BEAT THE DODGERS!!!
