Diamondbacks

The Diamondbacks logo, as it appeared in Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003

## Overview

The **Arizona Diamondbacks** are an MLB team in the National League West. They are available to play in *Backyard Baseball 2001* and *2003.* They have the longest gap between BBL appearances, being used in Season 1 and not being used again until Season 6.

## Season 1

The Arizona Diamondbacks were one of the original teams in the first season of the BBL, coached by Yurya. They started hot, at 7-1, but fell off during the last few games, ending their season at 8-6. They lost in the NLCS to the eventual World Series champion Braves.

## Season 6

The Arizona Diamondbacks were brought back for season 6 after a 4-season hiatus by their original owner, Yurya. They placed themselves in a so-called "Division of Death," with other great coaches aesnop, Nick Foles is my dad, and gmchappe. This division placement may have been their downfall, as the D-Backs went 1-5 against their division rivals but were 6-2 against everyone else, including an upset victory over the eventual Season 6 champion Indians. The Diamondbacks ultimately finished 7-7 and did not qualify for the playoffs.

The Diamondbacks also declined an invitation to play in the BBL Consolation Tournament.

## Season 7

The Diamondbacks were coached by somebody other than Yurya for the first time, when rookie coach TheRealSisu took over the job. He was placed in the Indoor League, sort of an intermediate division. Sisu and the Diamondbacks took the league by storm, especially with star play Jay Green. The Diamondbacks nearly swept through the entire Indoor League; their one blemish was a loss to the Rangers featured on the Match of the Week twitch broadcast.

Jay Green set league records for home runs, average, and slugging percentage. He was easily voted MVP of the league. The Diamondbacks locked up the #1 seed in the Indoor League and faced the #4 seeded Backyard team, the Mariners in the first round. The Diamondbacks won two games to one after three close, high-scoring games. However, after beginning their series against the Dodgers, the Diamondbacks were disqualified for not submitting videos of their games, a requirement for the playoffs. The Mariners were allowed to advance, and they eventually lost the Season 7 World Series.

At the conclusion of Season 10, all records from the Season 7 Diamondbacks were expunged from the record books, due to the all but confirmed cheating allegations.

## Season 9

The Diamondbacks returned in Season 9, this time named the Super-Duper Diamondbacks and coached by BBL rookie PepsiBoyTTV. The Diamondbacks played in the NL Central, on the 2003 version of the game, and played home games at Scrapco Field.

The Diamondbacks put together a great offense, and PepsiBoy quickly became known for his offensive prowess. However, they had a little more trouble on the defensive side, and some opposing coaches took advantage. Most notably, the Melonheads were able to score 71 runs against the Diamondbacks in their Week 12 matchup.

Despite their defensive woes, the Diamondbacks won the NL Central with a record of 9-5. In the first round, they matched up against another offensive-based team, the Twins. It was the D'Backs who emerged as the better offensive, sweeping the Twins in two straight games.

In the NLCS, it was a matchup of polar opposites: the Diamondbacks, with a rookie coach, a huge offense, and a not-so-good defense, against the Monsters, coached by the founder of the league, with a stifling defense and a so-so offense. It turned out that defense wins (NL) championships, as the Monsters took down the Diamondbacks in two straight games. But there was a lot of potential for PepsiBoyTTV, now with a season of experience under his belt.

## Season 10

### 2003

PepsiBoy returned to coach the Diamondbacks in Season 10. This time they played at Steele Stadium in the Frontyard League East. The Diamondbacks made it a top priority to redraft Henri Deschenes, and they pulled off a massive trade to move up to the #2 overall pick, inking their superstar for another season. The Diamondbacks once again used some great offense to clinch a Frontyard League wild card spot after going 9-4-1, which includes the first tie in rBBL history.

Henri Deschenes proved himself to be the star of the Diamondbacks and the Frontyard League, as he was voted the MVP of the Frontyard League.

In the playoffs, the Diamondbacks quickly swept the Astros in two games and advanced to the FLCS. In the second series, against the Rangers, the Diamondbacks won game 1 and lost game 2, leaving it up to a deciding game 3. In this game 3, the Diamondbacks appeared to win, but upon video review, several runs were taken away due to the rBBL cheesing policy, and the Rangers ended up advancing to the World Series.