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| Arizona Diamondbacks - The Twenty Oughts (2000-2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | P | W | L | Yr | P | W | L | Yr | P | W | L | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 3 | 85 | 77 | 2003 | 3 | 84 | 78 | 2007 | 1 | 90 | 72 | Decade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 1 | 92 | 70 | 2004 | 5 | 51 | 111 | 2008 | 2 | 82 | 80 | Click | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 1 | 98 | 64 | 2005 | 2 | 77 | 85 | 2009 | 5 | 70 | 92 | on Logo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 4 | 76 | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Titles: | Top Diamondbacks Players of the Twenty Oughts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 - Won World Series (Beat Cards, Braves, Yankees) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 - Won Division, Lost LDS to Cards | Pitchers: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 - Won Division, LDS (Cubs), Lost NLCS to Colorado | Brandon Webb (33) - 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Randy Johnson (43.5) - 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BallPark: | Curt Schilling (25.9) - 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bank One Ballpark (renamed Chase Field in 2006) | Miguel Batista (11.6) - 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Valverde (5.57) - 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team Name: | Danny Haren (12.6) - 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diamondbacks | Byung Hyun Kim (8.32) - 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doug Davis (7.22) - 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner: | Matt Mantei (1.89) - 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jerry Colangelo (2000 - 2004) | Brian Anderson (5) - 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Kendrick and Jeffrey Royer (2004 - 2009) | Armando Reynoso (1.1) - 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max Scherzer (2.56) - 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Managers: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Garagiola Jr (2000 - 2005) | Catchers: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josh Byrnes (2005 -2009) | Chris Snyder (4.13) - 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Damian Miller (4.56) - 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managers: | Miguel Montero (2.19) - 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buck Showalter (2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Brenly (2001 - 2004) | First Basemen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Al Pedrique (2004) | Chad Tracy (5.9) - 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Melvin (2005 - 2009) | Conor Jackson (2.04) - 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Colbrunn (3.05) - 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No Hitters: | Tony Clark (1.66) - 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Randy Johnson (2004) | Shea Hillenbrand (0.4) - 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers: | Second Basemen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Randy Johnson | Orlando Hudson (10.5) - 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Curt Schilling (Pending) | Junior Spivey (4.98) - 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rookie of the Year: | ShortStop: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | Craig Counsell (12.72) - 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Drew (7.65) - 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP: | Tony Womack (0.82) - 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third Base: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cy Young: | Mark Reynolds (5.18) - 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Randy Johnson (2000 thru 2002) | Alex Cintron (2.12) - 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Webb (2006) | Matt Williams (1.63) - 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable Events: | Outfield: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luis Gonzalez (23.72) - 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Dbacks make some nice first round picks during the Twenty Oughts: | Steve Finley (13.16) - 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ 2003 - OF Carlos Quentin, 21, 29th overall pick | Eric Byrnes (4.23) - 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ 2004 - SS Stephen Drew, 21, 15th overall pick | Chris Young (2.34) - 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ 2005 - OF Justin Upton, 18, 1st overall pick | Justin Upton (4.24) - 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ 2006 - RHP Max Scherzer, 22, 11th overall pick - dealt to Detroit in 2010 | Shawn Green (0.24) - 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ 2007 - RHP Jarrod Parker, 19, 9th overall pick - dealt to Oakland in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ 2008 - LHP Daniel Schlereth, 22, 26th overall pick - made it to Arizona | Notable Events: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| □ 2009 - OF AJ Pollock, 22, 17th overall pick - made it to Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 - The inevitable decline begins as the Dbacks drop 14 games in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 - RHP Curt Schilling, 33, is obtained from the Phillies for four youngsters | standings. Schilling and Johnson both fight injuries and go 14-17 after having | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| including Omar Daal and Travis Lee in a mid season deal. Arizona was in first | gone 47-12, the year before. You'd have thought the decline would have | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| place at the time and adding Schilling to Randy Johnson gave them the best | been much worse given Schilling's and Johnson's numbers alone. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| one-two righty left punch since Koufax and Drysdale. Or so the Dbacks thought. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schilling laid an egg in 2000, going 5-6 down the stretch as Arizona | 2004 - It's over. Arizona hits rock bottom at 51 - 111 and the fallout includes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| plummeted to third. Schilling, however, would more than make up for it as | Colangelo being forced out, selling his share of the team. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| he'd go 45-13 in '01 and '02 and, along with Randy Johnson, would pretty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| much give the Dbacks an automatic two game winning streak each time their | 2005 - Josh Byrnes takes over as GM. The rebuilding process begins. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| turns came up in the rotation during those two seasons. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 - Centerfielder Chris Young, 21, is picked up from the White Sox in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 - OF Reggie Sanders, 33, is signed as a free agent. | exchange for veteran starter Javier Vazquez, 28. Quality for quality trade. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Young debuts in 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 - 1B Mark Grace, 37, is signed as a free agent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 - Catcher Miguel Montero, 22, debuts. He was an IFA in 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 - Arizona wins the World Series but they do it with a remarkably old team. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Out of the top eleven players on the team, only one is under thirty, relief ace | 2007 - Arizona wins the Division with a 90-72 mark and then wins the LDS before | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Byung-Hyun Kim, 22. And he turns out to be a total disaster in the World Series | losing to the Cards in the LCS. There are two homegrown stud pitchers on | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| blowing two games on late home runs. The other ten key players average | the staff in Brandon Webb and Jose Valverde and a young decent starting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| over thirty four years of age. | lineup with six starters twenty six or under including former first round picks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Quentin and Stephen Drew plus other youngsters such as Chris Young, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 - The Dbacks win the Division with 98 victories, but lose to the Cards in the | Mark Reynolds, Conor Jackson and Chris Snyder. That being said, the team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLDS. It's still a really old club, one year older than the 2001 club for the | gives up more runs than they score and, in a normal season, would have | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| most part. It was encouraging to see that reliever Kim comes back strong to have | been under .500. Therefore, it's no surprise that they were mediocre in '06 and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a huge season despite the trauma he suffered in the '01 World Series. | are mediocre again in '08 and '09 especially since the youngsters don't really | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| You have to wonder if he would have done as well if the Dbacks hadn't come | get much better moving forward. Also, moving forward, the Dbacks trade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| back to win the Series. That being said, his mental toughness was impressive. | Valverde to Houston prior to potentially losing him to free agency after the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 season. This was a very significant loss because usually when a team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 - Righthander Brandon Webb, 24, is a rookie. He was an 8th round pick in | over achieves it's run totals like the Dbacks did in '07, it's because they had a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| the 2000 draft | strong bullpen that would help them win the close ones and Valverde was | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| the closer. Without him, the close ones would go the other way. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 - Righty reliever Jose Valverde, 25, is a rookie. He was an IFA in '97. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 - 1B Paul Goldschmidt, 21, is selected in the 8th round of the draft, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| he debuts in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 - The roller coaster plumets as the Dbacks drop twelve games in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| standings to 70-92. Time to try to retool. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||