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2008 Season Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks

Welcome back to the Yard Work 2008 Season Preview. Every day or so, up until and past Opening Day, some person from some place will sound off on some team. In Part Two of our series, Arizona Senator (and presidential hopeful) John McCain talks about his home-state Diamondbacks, and being old.

As I’ve been touring this great nation of ours, speaking to the people about my interest and need in becoming the next President of these United States, many questions have been asked by the fine men and women I’ve had the pleasure to meet along the way. When will we get our tax refund checks? When will we invade another Arab nation? When will America build a large stone wall topped with barbed wire and sniper towers at our most vulnerable borders to prevent neighboring countries from flooding our fruited plains with dangerous alien immigrants? And, most importantly, what do you consider the most important qualification for a presidential candidate? The answer to that last question is, of course, experience.

To run a nation as great as the United States, you need perspective and wisdom, two things that you can only acquire via experience. I have served as the representative of Arizona’s 1st district for four years, and have proudly represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate for over twenty years. I have also served this country in times of war, including eight years as a Vietnamese POW. I have been the recipient of a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, the Legion of Merit, the Purple Heart, and the Distinguished Flying Cross. I have also been married two times. No matter what talents my honorable opponents may possess, and no matter whose influence they can sway, and no matter whose votes they might steal, all their experiences put together can’t hold a candle to what I’ve seen and heard throughout my 71 years of life.

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Randy Wells throws 4 scoreless innings as Cubs beat Diamondbacks 6-0
The Canadian Press
The Chicago right-hander threw four scoreless innings to improve to 4-0 in the spring, leading the Cubs to a 6-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on
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Arizona Diamondbacks ready to win in 2010
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The formula was precise, with little room for variation, and if the Diamondbacks didn't follow the script to the
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The Canadian Press

Diamondbacks option Zavada, Kroenke to minors; Nobreto makes club
The Canadian Press
PHOENIX — Utility infielder Rusty Ryal has beaten out Ryan Roberts for the final spot on the Arizona Diamondbacks' opening day roster.
Ryal named to Arizona Diamondbacks roster over RobertsAZ Central.com
Hinch picks Ryal for last roster spotArizona Daily Star
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Kansas City Star

The Royals' day in camp | Diamondbacks win 4-3 when Lerew gives up homer
Kansas City Star
afternoon when he served up a two-run homer to Gerardo Parra that sent the Royals to a 4-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Surprise Stadium.
Gerardo Parra hits two-run homer for Diamondbacks in 4-3 win over RoyalsThe Canadian Press
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Zavada is odd man out in bullpen
MLB.com
The club raised $1.3 million for the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation on Thursday night at the fourth annual "Evening on the Diamond," which was held on the
Arizona trims roster after winArizona Daily Star
BREAKING NEWS: Zavada optioned back down to Double-AMyWebTimes.com
Arizona options LHPs Zavada, Kroenke to minorsUSA Today
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