Based on the historical record, the bad news is. the Diamondbacks can just about kiss a post-season berth goodbye. Since they came into being in 1998, just two of the 234 teams to have reached the All-Star break with a losing record, have still gone on to make the post-season. The 2003 Minnesota Twins went 44-45 in the first half, then won two out of every three games the rest of the way to take the division by four games. And we probably remember the others: that would be the 2008 Dodgers, who went 38-29 after the All-Star Game, to win the NL West, after trailing the Diamondbacks by 4.
The Diamondbacks before and after the All-Star break
