May had been a bad month, reflected in a plummet of fan confidence by the start of June, as the Diamondbacks went into the new calendar page seven games below .500. However, June prompted something of a recovery, Arizona going 16-11. If that didn’t quite bring them back to Mt. .500, it at least restored them to a position from which they could see the summit again. Combined with a general meh-ness of performance across the other contenders for the National League wild-card, helped restore a modicum of hope to Arizona fans, when we checked in at the beginning of July.
Arizona Diamondbacks: August confidence poll
