Introduction : the girls of spring -- Arizona : a baseball tradition -- Birth pangs in the desert -- Man in the middle -- Laying the groundwork -- Baseball valley -- The BOB -- Joe Junior -- 65-97 -- Andy Benes -- Wins -- The bell curve -- Matty -- Gonzo -- Steve Finley -- The mother of all sports mementos -- Big Unit was a Bay Area boy of summer -- Wandering in the desert -- That championship season -- Victory starts at home -- How the War on Terror was won -- The price of victory -- Victory -- The lucky manager -- The Big Unit -- Amazing Gracie -- Christian soldier -- Reversal of fortune -- The hero -- The philosopher -- Byung-Hyun Kim -- A shifting desert wind -- Crossroads -- Glaus -- Some promise in baseball valley -- All-time Arizona Diamondbacks roster.