It has been a very good year for the Diamondbacks. They made the playoffs for the first time since 2017, then unexpectedly, but delightfully, reached the World Series for the first time in twenty-two years. A lot of people played parts in that. Indeed, considering they reached the post-season by such a narrow margin, a butterfly flapping its wings at Chase Field in an April game could perhaps have changed the outcome of the entire season. Or maybe those five hit Seby Zavala got in September proved to be a turning point? You could write an entire novel about the “what ifs”, up to and including the Evan Longoria double-play in the wild-card series, which arguably turned the game, the series and the post-season around.
2023 SnakePit Awards: MVP - nominations open
