There were a lot of cool things about the 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks run to the World Series, but I have a pretty strong opinion on what was the coolest.
It wasn’t taking care of business in Milwaukee. It wasn’t coming back from 0–2 against the Phillies and winning Game 7 at their place. It wasn’t Marte barreling up everything he saw, or four home runs in one inning. Honestly … it wasn’t even sweeping the Dodgers.
Those things were all amazing, don’t get me wrong.
If you ask me, the best thing about this run was the pure joy our fans got to experience. The looks on everyone’s faces, the energy around the city, the roar we’d hear at Chase when we were stringing hits together, or when Mert or Pfaadt or Ginkel needed to make a big pitch. It was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. And it made me so proud to be a part of this organization, this city, this community. I won’t forget it as long as I live.
And now that I’ve had a few weeks to process it all, I just wanted to write something up here to let you guys know how much I appreciate it. I wanted to say thank you — from the bottom of my heart — for getting behind us like you did, and for showing us so much love.
We didn’t win it all obviously, and I hate that. But what we did do was still pretty f*****g sick. And it really felt like we did it together.
