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In 2021, Torey Lovullo would sit in his office, night after night, nearing tears. In 2023, he’s still here, hoping to lead the Diamondbacks out of the darkness. On Lovullo and the baseball life that prepared him to navigate this journey:

'Who I am at my core:' Lovullo's relentless positivity withstands every Diamondbacks test

Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo's natural positivity helped him withstand darkest season, connect with his players.

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Dallas airport has a Kyrie poster next to a picture of a globe, amazing work by someone in the art department

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Tommy Pham on his reaction to the HRs: "Domo got one and I was like, 'Hell yeah.' Marte crushed one, I was like, 'Hell yeah.' C-Walk blasted one and I'm like, 'Daamn.' Then Moreno hit the foul ball and I'm like, 'Ah damn.' Very next pitch, he blasted one, I'm like, 'Hell yeah.'"

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Zac Gallen: “I heard some comments that this was gonna be a home game for them. That’s our pool.”

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Torey Lovullo’s speech to the celebrating Diamondbacks: “Don’t fucking judge me tonight, I’m not your manager tonight.”

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Hunter Dickinson on Illinois' Big Ten champs claim: "Might as well put Penn State, Maryland, anyone can be Big Ten champs if they want."

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Zac Gallen: "I hope the city of Phoenix, I hope the state is proud of us and enjoyed this journey we were on. This was special. Hopefully, next time around we're ending with champagne on the last day of the year."

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It might not matter but was Alek Thomas' home run the best at-bat he's ever worked?

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Nico Collins: "Any route on the route tree, I can do it all. But I feel my go-to is the deep ball. I love deep balls, man."

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9 months

Given off-days, the D-Backs rotation vs. LA should be: Game 1: Kelly Game 2: Gallen Game 3: Pfaadt Game 4: Kelly Game 5: Gallen

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The D-Backs announced that they have sold out Game 3 of the NLDS. Tickets still on sale for Game 4, if it happens.

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Livers said he got a text from MAAR before the game. "Go leave it all out on the floor. Go do something I never had the chance to do, be outright champs."

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Brazdeikis, after being asked if he's one of the best free throw shooters on the team: "I'm one of the best free throw shooters in the world."

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The D-Backs are now leading MLB in runs scored. They’re also under .500. Weird season.

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Didn’t expect to find a Karan Higdon Russian nesting doll on the streets of Prague but I can confirm it was well worth the 500 koruna

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11 months

Turns out Zac Gallen isn't the only Diamondbacks' player who wants a return to the purple jerseys. "We won a championship with those uniforms." "They look sweet. Look good, play good." "I am not a big fan of our red uniforms at all." More:

'That's the best uniform we have': Diamondbacks' players call for return to purple

The Diamondbacks wore their throwback purple and teal uniforms over the weekend as part of a 25-year anniversary celebration.

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9 months

The playoff-bound 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks and their families

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5 years

Update: Michigan is going to start on defense

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Michigan is going to start on offense in this one.

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The D-Backs are averaging 7.0 runs per game when Blaze Alexander starts and 3.6 runs per game when he doesn’t

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Reporter asks Iggy what his favorite place to go out is in Ann Arbor. Reacted with silence before reporter follows up, "Library?" His response: "Study lounge." Looks at me and says, "You know what I'm talking about."

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Buddy Kennedy had one of his best games of the season on Wednesday against Alex Cobb. So what did he attribute his success to? Facing Cobb on @MLBTheShow that morning. "The Show just helps me. It gets me ready."

Diamondbacks' Buddy Kennedy gets real-life hitting tip from video game MLB: The Show

Buddy Kennedy astonished his teammates with two hits against a new pitcher. But he'd seen the pitch before: in a baseball video game.

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Torey Lovullo on tonight's postgame speech: "I tried to tone down the f-bombs but it's probably one of my favorite words so it's really hard for me."

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The three youngest players in Diamondbacks history to homer in the playoffs: Corbin Carroll yesterday, Alek Thomas today, Gabriel Moreno yesterday

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Evan Longoria: "I'll be proud of being a part of group who believed when nobody else did. It's just been a really, really fun, amazing run."

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Ken Kendrick said that the D-Backs still have financial room to add at the trade deadline. Mike Hazen added that the way the offseason unfolded, with them not needing to deal from the top of their farm system, could increase their ability to be aggressive in the summer.

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Here's my full conversation with Johnson, in which he explained his feelings on the tournament:

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Jeter says Nua “brings an energy that Mattison couldn’t bring.”

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Livers: "I want the natty too"

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Hutchinson says no one in the locker room is talking about this game. They’re all on to Ohio State.

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Cornelius Johnson, asked about his expectations for this weekend: "I'm expecting to come out there and play a football game against Penn State."

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9 months

Torey Lovullo says the D-Backs will not use Zac Gallen or Merrill Kelly on short rest. Rotation for the NLCS: Game 1: Gallen Game 2: Kelly Game 3: TBA Game 4: TBA Game 5: Gallen Game 6: Kelly Game 7: TBA

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3 years

Dickinson on Martelli: "He's been around the game since Mr. Naismith invented it, pretty much."

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8 months

Ketel Marte is 5 for 11 in this series. He has not scored a run because his teammates are 6 for 72 (.083).

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Torey Lovullo says there will be bullpen roster moves tomorrow

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2 years

DOUBLE FIELD INVASION AT CHASE

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Lawrence Marshall predicts Aidan Hutchinson will be an All-American by the time he’s done at Michigan

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9 months

Epic postseason game ends and ESPN immediately goes to a film breakdown of a 21-point MNF blowout from 24 hours earlier

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Brent Strom says he would like to return next season. “I still got a little life in this old body.”

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8 months

Brandon Pfaadt has gotten extremely unlucky in two at-bats against Nathaniel Lowe

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This whole Merrill Kelly thing is so overblown. His point was that he's pitched in crazy environments before, not that the Philly crowd isn't loud.

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Mel Kiper just ripping Michigan’s usage of Uche apart

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3 years

I would pay one thousand dollars to be at Skeeps tonight

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Zac Gallen's ERA in the playoffs: First inning: 13.50 After the first inning: 2.60

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9 months

Torey Lovullo says he brought in Dustin Pedroia on Friday to talk to the D-Backs about how to handle a playoff push. Pedroia’s message: “Don’t tell me a young team can’t win a World Championship.”

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Mike Hazen says that the D-Backs are still looking to add in free agency. Adds that Ken Kendrick has approved additional spending to continue to improve the team.

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Don Brown says Joe Milton sometimes comes into his office with questions about coverages. Adds, "I've never seen a young man with a stronger arm than this guy."

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Justin Martinez has thrown the five fastest pitches in Diamondbacks history in this inning

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2 months

Paul Sewald is back in Arizona, working with the medical team to determine whether he will need another rehab assignment or if he’s ready to join the D-Backs. Torey Lovullo said he’s “getting extremely close.”

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Justin Martinez now has 14 strikeouts with a 0.84 ERA in 10.2 innings this season. Feels like he's starting to turn his electric stuff into something the D-Backs can rely on.

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Mike Hazen: “Starting pitching is certainly gonna be an area we need to address.”

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Torey was asked if he cares whether the D-Backs play Philly or Milwaukee: "No. All I care about is I'm about ready to go on a bender right now."

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Jordan Montgomery was asked whether his lack of a spring training is still impacting him: “No. I just stink.”

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25 days

Merrill Kelly and Zac Gallen will begin their throwing progressions tomorrow, Torey Lovullo says. Geraldo Perdomo will begin his rehab assignment in Reno on Wednesday.

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Decided to sit in the Indiana student section for a fresh perspective/because we only got three seats on press row. Turns out they were not pleased:

As Michigan delights, a student section dismays

BLOOMINGTON — Look up any list of the toughest road environments in college basketball and Indiana’s Assembly Hall will inevitably be slotted at the very top. Alternatively, you could just ask...

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Andrew Saalfrank is in the D-Backs clubhouse. His locker is in place of Miguel Castro’s.

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Cesar Ruiz on the false start where he fell backward: “The wind was blowing hard.”

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3 months

The D-Backs have 32 hits through two games, the most of any team since the 1983 Tigers

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3 years

Mark Turgeon says that "from what (he's) hearing" through former Michigan assistant DeAndre Haynes' connections, he expects Eli Brooks to play tomorrow night.

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2 months

The D-Backs have scored 40% of their runs this season in five games

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8 months

The D-Backs are now favored to win the World Series by Fangraphs

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5 years

Anyone doing a Fortnite dance on a dance cam should immediately be ejected from the arena, regardless of age

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3 months

To recap the D-Backs past five days: -Went 0-4 -Lost with an 11th inning balk -Blew a 5-2 lead with two ninth inning defensive miscues -Blew an 8-2 lead -Lost Geraldo Perdomo for at least a month Rockies series can’t come soon enough

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1 year

Would like to know how Statcast is saying a ball that landed here went 406 feet

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26 days

The D-Backs are now 3-16 in series openers and 24-16 in all other games

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5 years

During Michigan's seven-minute scoring drought, this game went from a five-point lead to a 13-point deficit. It's about as simple as that. Can't score three points in seven minutes against a top-10 team and win.

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The D-Backs are just the second playoff team in MLB history to score three runs or fewer in their final four games. The only other team was the 2015 Mets, who won the pennant.

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Eugenio Suarez on his defensive miscues: "Today, I didn't help my teammates. I didn't help the pitchers and my team. And I'm very sad. I feel bad, I feel angry. I promise you guys, that's not gonna happen again."

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5 years

How are there people who don’t like sports

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Assuming it's over, that might have been the best start of Brandon Pfaadt's career: 7 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K His ERA is 2.89 over the past month.

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Ketel Marte said he thought his game tying home run was too low to clear the fence. Then he flexed and said, in English, “I’m strong.”

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The D-Backs have won Zach Davies' last five starts. He has a 7.20 ERA in that span.

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The beautiful thing about baseball is it’s kinda immune to super teams. The Dodgers are gonna be incredible, win 110 games and then … have a 35% chance to lose to some 86 win team in the NLDS as this app melts down about the playoff format.

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Torey Lovullo says the D-Backs have again put Alek Thomas’ rehab on pause. Lovullo said Thomas is dealing with “general soreness” but added that he remains “very” optimistic Thomas will get back into rehab games by the end of this week.

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The D-Backs finish the road trip 4-2, outscoring the Reds and Orioles a combined 30-20. Felt like their best-played week of the season despite dropping this series.

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4 years

A year ago today, life was good

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5 years

Talked to Jalen Wilson about Juwan Howard hire: "Juwan Howard was a great player and a great face for Michigan. And now that he's the head coach, I feel like it'll really bring a big spark to the school."

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@waterRL_ Love Field not DFW. Right by where you exit the terminal to baggage claim

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Geraldo Perdomo is in today’s D-Backs lineup, playing shortstop and batting ninth. Marte, 2B Moreno, C Gurriel, LF Walker, 1B Grichuk, RF Suarez, 3B Carroll, CF Alexander, DH Perdomo, SS

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Lavert Hill, after being asked if there’s any difference in preparing for a lefty QB: “Nah, coach Brown just wants to smash em all.”

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2 years

"Forget the Cameron Crazies, how bout the Maize Rage" is one of the more egregious things ever said during a college basketball game

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Ronnie Bell on Lavert Hill saying he’s the best dunker on the team: “that’s a false accusation.”

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Today's 1:59 game time was the D-Backs' shortest in 16 years

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Pavin Smith has found the reason for his walk-off homer: "Right before the bottom of the eighth, I was hungry so I had a little banana. I think that's gonna be into the routine now. It's gonna be every day."

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6 years

FB Ben Mason says whole team needs to adapt Tru Wilson’s “walk-on mentality”

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4 years

A hearty fuck you to everyone who's gone to a party over the past two months

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#BREAKING : Washtenaw County Health Department issues stay in place order for @UMich students effective immediately through November 3. Story to come.

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All good on Alek Thomas. His soreness subsided and he’ll play in another complex league game tomorrow.

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1 month

For the first time this year, the D-Backs have won a series against a team with a winning record. Next up: three games against the 17-34 Marlins.

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Justin Martinez has 14 strikeouts and three walks in 6 2/3 IP this year

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JUSTIN MARTINEZ K'S THE NINTH ACES WIN

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Torey Lovullo says Paul Sewald will pitch tomorrow in Reno on a rehab assignment

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5 years

Reporter: “Where do you feel Iggy is right now?” Beilein: “He’s in the gym. I think he’s shooting.”

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Nico Collins asked who on the team can keep up with Ambry Thomas, responds “nobody.”

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Zac Gallen will throw his next sim game early next week. Sounds like he could return to the D-Backs after that if all goes well.

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Pavin Smith walks off the Giants and for the second straight day, the D-Backs have won a game in the ninth inning. Feels like the vibes might be turning just a little bit.

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8 months

Loading up for another round

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Bryce Jarvis and Jordan Lawlar are making their way around the clubhouse, filling a bucket with beer and dumping it on any teammates they can find

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For the second straight day, the Cubs have blown a late lead in Atlanta. The D-Backs can clinch a playoff berth tomorrow with a win and a Cubs’ loss.

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. @Jody_Jackson : "Zac, we're live now." Gallen: "Like you said, we're live, so we walked through some shit to get here."

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According to his dad, Chris Hinton will play this season. His parents, Chris and Mya, have been key voices in ensuring proper COVID protocol in college football, through their group College Football Parents 24/7. Hinton Sr. expressed his confidence in the Big Ten's protocol.

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Is there a bigger indictment of Michigan’s player development in the last few years than Ben St. Juste? Played one game on defense over two years, mysteriously medically retired then transferred and became a stud before being drafted in the third round.

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Joc Pederson said he was using one of Christian Walker’s bats tonight. That makes it three homers, eight RBI with that bat.

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Torey Lovullo says he expects his whole coaching staff to return next season

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As expected, the D-Backs World Series rotation will be: Game 1: Gallen Game 2: Kelly Game 3: Pfaadt Game 4: TBD Game 5: Gallen Game 6: Kelly Game 7: Pfaadt

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