Compiling such a list as this one might easily become snide about Chris Snyder. Kata's biggest contribution to the Diamondbacks might have been being traded for pitcher Tim Worrell. A Fall Classic for all-time. After 2001, though still fielding some great teams, winning the NL West thrice between 2002 and 2011; the Diamondbacks have always fizzled in the post season. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. But someone has to occupy the worst list and so we must throw sympathy to the wind and let the heads roll! Still can't believe it and won't let my brother forget about it. Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2006. If Edgar Martinez had a down year against left-handed pitchers, which he did in 2001, that is reflected in the ratings. In 2016 Shelby Miller posted a very disappointing three and twelve with a fat ERA of six point fifteen. The Arizona Diamondbacks of the National League ended the 2001 season with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses, finishing first in the NL's West Division. Arizona has basically languished in or near irrelevance since they last won their division in 2011. Luckily for Arizona he is in a club-friendly contract through 2019. You may opt-out by. Teams with one World Series champion in their history, like the Los Angeles Angels would be represented by that team. Worse, since 2011 Arizona has not even finished above eleven games back in their division. His 419 total strikeouts in 2001 are the most ever collected by a pitcher within a single year, regular and postseason combined. Henderson may rest easy as Synder achieved a lifetime stolen base total of zero bags pilfered. Then all of a sudden Tracy was no longer an everyday player. Left: Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson watches as a bird that was killed when it flew in the path of one of his seventh-inning pitches is … DVD. Then in 2013 Arizona let him slip away to play for the Braves. Though there is no crying in baseball, Dave Stewart comes close to an infraction on that point with his whining about gut feelings. Visit ESPN to view the Arizona Diamondbacks team roster for the current season Every World Series has its own distinct dramatic elements, but the Fall Classic in 2001 was inevitably marked by tragic events that took place away from the diamond. His batting average continued to plummet, bottoming out at the Mendoza Line in 2009. a wonderful memory to keep. The 2001 World Series got me into baseball. A veteran of eight total campaigns with the club, Johnson had only one losing season during that time, an injury plagued 2003 when he went 6-8 and recorded his only year with the Diamondbacks where his ERA was above four. All of this might become water under the desert if Greinke reestablishes his pitching mastery and Arizona wins the pennant. Could it happen again? During his final Arizona campaign in 2006 Gonzalez contributed seventy-three RBI along with fifteen more big flies. And so due to that indiscretion the team is now enduring some kind of breaking the Big Apple's storybook ending curse. In an injury reduced effort that year he still clubbed seventeen homers. The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks roster for the MLB regular season and playoffs After three solid seasons to begin his MLB career from 2004-2006, the honeymoon was over and Tracy's productivity fell into a freefall. All because of some powder puff that gets hurt once the ink is dry. Not even making it past the first round. Please try again. All the magic from the game tieing homeruns to the bloop single that capped a come from behind win for the Diamondbacks in game 7. Pitching is such an important part of the game, that if a player like Matt Stites goes out and throws as poorly as he did in 2014, with a five point seventy-three ERA game in and game out thirty-seven times, then he is a candidate for this dreaded list. The world changed dramatically on 9/11, and the baseball world changed dramatically in the Fall of 2001 as well. In his one season with Arizona Worrell helped the D-backs regain a modicum of respectability and with Craig Counsell manning the position --no Rod Carew either-- a decent second place finish. Anxious to secure that pitching edge that might bring glory to their town, they open their purse strings when pecuniary restraint would have served them better. Here is a look at all of the teams included in the roster: To download this roster, you can search by PSN ID or roster name. © 2020 Forbes Media LLC. The terrorist attacks on America at first made sports seem insignificant. 2001 World Series - Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Yankees. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Another reminder of what might have been. But with Arizona it is very pronounced. Enjoy. At six feet two inches he is not a very short shortstop. 4.7 out of 5 stars 32. One move that turned out bad for the D-backs was letting Mark Reynolds defect to the Orioles after a second consecutive last place finish in the 2010 season, a year in which he pounded out thirty-two homers for six highest in the league. The physical grind of today's demanding MLB schedule means that fewer players appear to be skating through very long stretches of uninterrupted injury free seasons.