2009 DIAMONDBACKS SEASON PREVIEW - PART I

* BUILDING UP TO OPENING DAY - With Opening Day 2009 fast approaching, Diamondbacks Nation is very pleased to begin its first full season providing news and commentary by and for fans of the Arizona Diamondbacks.  Today brings the first installment of our 2009 season preview. 

We believe that to understand and evaluate the Diamondbacks of 2009, one must recognize where this club has been and how the current edition came to be.  So before we take a look at the season to come, Diamondbacks Nation will try to put things into an historical context.  Our preview of the 2009 season begins with a look way back to the early days of our favorite team.

We will then fast-forward to the club in the present day, focusing on the winter moves and the season schedule; the rotation and bullpen; the position players, bench and batting order.  We'll dig deeper, with a review of the front office, field management, and minor league operations.  And we will finish our run-up the 2009 campaign by...

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