[D’backs.com] Can D-backs ‘shock the world’ this season? - What do the last two D-backs playoff teams — 2011 and ‘17 — have in common? In both years, Arizona was coming off last-place finishes and little was expected. Well, here we are in ‘21 and the D-backs are coming off a last-place finish and are not among most people’s postseason predictions. The times the D-backs have underperformed came the year after those successful seasons when there were actual expectations. It’s possible this year that the D-backs will get enough from their pitching staff while their key offensive performers rebound and Arizona finds a way to win an NL Wild Card spot.
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