TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 12 14 16 20 24 2 6 28 CHAPTER MEET THE DIAMONDBACKS GLORY DAYS HOME TURF DRESSED FOR SUCCESS WE WON Go To GUYS CALLING THE SHOTS ONE GREAT DAY LEGEND HAS IT IT REALLY HAPPENED TEAM SPIRIT TIMELINE FUN FACTS TALKING BASEBALL GREAT DEBATES FOR THE RECORD PINPOINTS GLOSSARY EXTRA INNINGS 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 47 48 INDEX ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type
URDS AS YOUNG
MEET THE DIAMONDBACKS he best sports teams are the ones with a winning tradition In baseball it can take many decades to build a club that s a contender The Arizona Diamondbacks decided to do things a little differently They didn t play their first season until 1998 but they put an exciting team on the field right away Is Arizona an impatient team Not at all The club's coaches and fans show great patience with their young players When the Diamondbacks make mistakes on the field they learn from them That is a big part of the team s success This book tells the story of the Diamondbacks Like the snake that they are named after the D backs are coiled to strike at any time No opponent wants to stir them And no lead is safe until the final out is made Chris Young gets a warm welcome from teammates after a home run Arizona s patience with young players has paid off time and
