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The Arizona Diamondbacks have a relatively short history in major league baseball, being one of two franchises added to the league back during the expansion of 1998. And even though they were really an expansion team – and therefore traditionally expected to struggle at least for a while – Arizona Diamondbacks tickets became a hot item due to the almost immediate success of the team for a stretch that saw the club storm to four playoff appearances (as NL West champs and once as a wild card entry), winning a single World Series title in the process, which is truly amazing. Though it could only put together 67 wins in its inaugural season, it soon produced a 100-game winning campaign, making the playoffs on the arms of future Hall of Famers Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling and the capable leadership of manager Buck Showalter.
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Perhaps the team became spoiled by too much success too soon, and could “only” manage a third place in the ever-competitive NL West. That meant Showalter had to go, with Bob Brenly taking the helm. This proved to be fortuitous, as the validated his selection both on the field – winning 92 games and making the playoffs – and at the box office, selling Arizona Diamondbacks tickets like hotcakes. It was all capped off by a signal World Series victory over the ultra-dominating New York Yankees.
By the 2002 season, it had come to be expected that the Phoenix-based team would challenge for another division title and the ‘Backs didn’t disappoint, making it back to the playoffs where they were swept by the St. Louis Cardinals in the divisional series, who exacted punishment for their rough handling at the hands of the Diamondbacks in 2001. Again, Arizona Diamondbacks tickets were hot properties and the team was riding high.
Unfortunately, that year – at least on the field – proved somewhat to be the team’s high water mark, and soon thereafter, expensive pitchers Johnson and Schilling were dealt in order to bring team payroll down to more reasonable levels. But the fans have proven to be consistent supporters of the team, ensuring that Arizona Diamondbacks tickets continued to sell well over the last several years. Since then, the ‘Backs have begun the rebuilding process in a smart and savvy way, growing in-house with players like Brandon Webb and Chris Young.
Such a strategy proved sound, and the club made a run of it for much of the 2008 season, starting out 20-8, though they couldn’t sustain that pace and fell just below .500, managing to maintain the lead in a weak National League West division until the Dodgers managed to steal away big-hitting slugger Manny Ramirez from the Red Sox. The Dodgers played like a team reborn after that, eventually overtaking the younger Arizona team in the long 162-game season.
The club is still searching for its center of gravity, though, and the 2009 season is proving to be a crucible that will shape the development of its personnel for the next several years. Barring a run of victories not seen by any team for quite some team, they will probably finish below .500, though their play has helped to justify the money the club’s fans are shelling out for Arizona Diamondbacks tickets. The team is never dull and is quite often exciting, ensuring that the ‘Backs will be a competitive presence for years to come.
For 2010, the sky’s the limit for the Diamondbacks, and fans will be eager to put down money on a pair of Arizona Diamondback tickets, for the club surely won’t fail to deliver a good show on the strong legs and arms of players like right-handed hurler Billy Buckner and outfielder Chris Young. With age and experience comes real baseball savvy, and the club will use it to great advantage.
