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    Taijuan Walker discusses his errant throw vs. Giants

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    Diamondbacks’ Patrick Corbin describes personal performance

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    Torey Lovullo on D-Backs’ sweep against the Indians

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    Diamondbacks’ hot start by the numbers

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    Zack Greinke after strong start vs. Indians

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    Torey Lovullo talks about the D-Backs’ win against the Indians

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    D-Backs’ Shelby Miller describes starting his 2017 season

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    D-Backs manager Lovullo on starting year 3-1

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    D-Backs manager Lovullo on using humidor for baseballs

  • Taijuan Walker on his first D-Backs start

    Taijuan Walker on his first D-Backs start

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    Torey Lovullo on D-Backs’ win over Giants

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    Shot Clock: Answer to D-Backs’ shortstop question?

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    Patrick Corbin after loss to Giants

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    Chris Owings discusses his walk-off hit vs. Giants

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    Zack Greinke after his start vs. Giants on Opening Day

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Update: Even with their loss on Monday to the Giants in San Francisco, the Diamondbacks (6-2) have matched their best start to a season through eight games.

Arizona also opened the 2000, 2007 and 2008 seasons 6-2.

Original story:

The Diamondbacks have done something in 2017 they have only done once in the history of franchise: Won six of their first seven games.

But don’t start making post-season plans just yet.

In 2000, the team’s third year of existence, the team went 6-1 on its way to an 85-77 record.

They did not make the the playoffs that season.

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It’s not how you start …

Arizona has also started the season 5-2 four times in its history.

The team won five of its first seven games in both 2007 and 2008.

The D-Backs finished 90-72 in 2007 and advanced to the NL Championship Series.

The team didn’t make the playoffs in 2008 and finished 82-80.

In both 2012 and 2013, the Diamondbacks also won five of their first seven games. They finished both of those seasons 81-81 and out of the playoffs.

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… it’s how you finish

The last time Arizona made the playoffs, in 2011, the team opened the season 3-4.

When it made the playoffs in 2002, Arizona opened 4-3.

In 2001, the year the team won the World Series, the Diamondbacks opened with a 3-4 record after seven games.

In 1999, when the team won a franchise-record 100 games and made the playoffs for the first time, Arizona opened just 2-5.

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Lessons from history

The team’s worst starts came in 1998 and 2014.

Arizona opened both of those seasons just 1-6.

It finished 65-97 in 1998, their first season of baseball. It went 64-98 in 2014.

We’ve learned from their history that it’s not how the Diamondbacks start a season, it’s how they finish.

But 6-1 sure beats being 1-6, doesn’t it?

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Diamondbacks’ record after seven games

       Year    Start    Finish

  • 1998    1-6        65-97
  • 1999    2-5        100-62
  • 2000    6-1        85-77
  • 2001    3-4        92-70
  • 2002    4-3        98-64
  • 2003    2-5        84-78
  • 2004    2-5        51-111
  • 2005    4-3        77-85
  • 2006    3-4        76-86
  • 2007    5-2        90-72
  • 2008    5-2        82-80
  • 2009    2-5        70-92
  • 2010    4-3        65-97
  • 2011    3-4        94-68
  • 2012    5-2        81-81
  • 2013    5-2        81-81
  • 2014    1-6        64-98
  • 2015    4-3        79-83
  • 2016    2-5        69-93
  • 2017    6-1        ????    

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