Diamondbacks: Real Fangs or just empty rattling?

[Zeno]

The next ten days will tell the tale for the D-Backs. They have a four game set against the Padres in San Diego, then 3 games at home against the Rockies followed by 3 games at home, again against the Padres. Also a few sets against the falling Dodgers early in September. Right now the D-backs have a three game lead in the NL West so these next ten games will probably make or break their season.

They have been playing on luck and running on high octane jet fuel and Valverde's 40 saves for much of the season. How long can it last, I keep wondering? Well, the rubber really does hit the road tonight and when the smoke clears late on September 5; I guess we will know.

Big man Livan Hernandez starts it all off tonight. We will need runs so Byrnes, Young, and Hudson need to produce and have a good series. And error few ball would be icing on the cake.

Go D-backs.

-Zeno