The Diamondbacks’ 2018 season has been about as good as we could possibly have hoped. The team has played nine series and won every one of them, surging to the front of the pack in the NL West as a result. A win tomorrow night against the Dodgers at Chase, and they would match the best record through 28 games in franchise history. It’s a great start. But it’s only the beginning. It’s perhaps salutary to remember that they’ve been there before - and failed to make the playoffs. That took place a decade ago, when as reigning NL West champions, they roared out of the gate to a 20-8 mark.
The Diamondbacks and fast starts: a cautionary tale
