It's hard to be a baseball writer in April

From the Arizona Republic

A week ago, the Diamondbacks' season was fit to be crumpled up into a neat little ball and tossed into the wastebasket.

They couldn't pitch, they could barely hit, their bullpen was an oil fire waiting to happen and it seemed like they only used their gloves to keep their hands warm.

It all looks like a distant memory after three straight convincing victories, including Tuesday night's easy 10-1 rout over the Chicago Cubs in front of 33,781 at Bank One Ballpark.

Just for a little perspective on the issue, there are 142 games left in the season.