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Jim McLennan

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Jim McLennan was born in Scotland, but has been a Diamondbacks fan since before there was a team, having stared into the hole that would become their stadium, on his first trip to Phoenix in 1997. He moved to Arizona in 2000 and married Chris, a.k.a. Mrs. SnakePit in 2002, proposing to her immediately after the team won the World Series the previous year. He had to do it twice, because she didn't hear him the first time. They live in Scottsdale with SnakePit Jr, their other child, the SnakePitette having now moved out. Again. :-)

Jim started blogging in 2003, his first venture [now long evaporated from the tubes of the Internet] being called "But It's a DRY Heat..." He was asked by Blez to join the SB Nation in 2005, and his first post here followed on March 15. He would like to point out that the picture above does not reflect his regular appearance - he wears contact lenses for a start - but is probably a fairly accurate representation of what he usually looks like when he's sitting at his computer, writing for the site. He also started DiamondbacksBullpen.org, a forum devoted to the team, though leaves the day-to-day running of that site to others.

He works for a web hosting company, two blocks from Chase Field, and when not cheering for the Diamondbacks, watches more films than is probably good for him. His specialties are horror, action and SF; some idea of his tastes can be found at his other sites, trashcity.org and girlswithguns.org. Readers of a nervous disposition might do best to stay clear. He also enjoys reading, but wishes he had more time for that, travel and sarcasm.

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AZ Snakepit Commented Something bizarre about the formatting on 2009 Draftee Report Card, Part Four Pitchers Allen-Hale on AZ Snakepit - 12/09/09 7:01 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented Here's a bit more info on Looking at the Edwin Jackson trade on AZ Snakepit - 12/09/09 4:42 PM EST (3 replies)

AZ Snakepit Commented Ojeda on the trade block on Since we decline arbitration on Schoeneweis, Tracy, and Davis... on AZ Snakepit - 12/09/09 2:47 PM EST (3 replies)

AZ Snakepit Commented One thing I haven't heard mentioned much on Looking at the Edwin Jackson trade on AZ Snakepit - 12/09/09 11:20 AM EST (3 replies)

AZ Snakepit Commented on The 2009 'Pitties: MVP on AZ Snakepit - 12/09/09 1:27 AM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented We need to do some kind of Frankensteinian surgery on Edwin Jackson, Ian Kennedy to D-backs, Daniel Schlereth, Max Scherzer to Tigers on AZ Snakepit - 12/08/09 6:11 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented 1,400 visitors to the 'Pit last *hour* on Edwin Jackson, Ian Kennedy to D-backs, Daniel Schlereth, Max Scherzer to Tigers on AZ Snakepit - 12/08/09 4:24 PM EST (4 replies)

AZ Snakepit Voted for Meh! on AZ Snakepit - 12/08/09 2:24 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented You forgot his AFL work in 2008 on Edwin Jackson, Ian Kennedy to D-backs, Daniel Schlereth, Max Scherzer to Tigers on AZ Snakepit - 12/08/09 2:16 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented Looks like a done deal, so new thread posted on Edwin Jackson and/or Adam Kennedy to Arizona? on AZ Snakepit - 12/08/09 2:12 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Steve Gilbert says "Looks like the three-way trade is going to happen." on Edwin Jackson and/or Adam Kennedy to Arizona? on AZ Snakepit - 12/08/09 2:12 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Posted Edwin Jackson, Ian Kennedy to D-backs, Daniel Schlereth, Max Scherzer to Tigers on AZ Snakepit - 12/08/09 2:11 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Just waiting for some external confirmation this is done on Edwin Jackson and/or Adam Kennedy to Arizona? on AZ Snakepit - 12/08/09 2:04 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented on Edwin Jackson and/or Adam Kennedy to Arizona? on AZ Snakepit - 12/08/09 1:52 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Steve Gilbert reports on Edwin Jackson and/or Adam Kennedy to Arizona? on AZ Snakepit - 12/08/09 1:24 PM EST (2 replies)

AZ Snakepit Commented Nick Piecoro has some thoughts on Edwin Jackson and/or Adam Kennedy to Arizona? on AZ Snakepit - 12/08/09 12:21 PM EST (2 replies)

AZ Snakepit Commented And nerdy references on 2010 in Arizona: First-base on AZ Snakepit - 12/07/09 7:20 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Be grateful. I could have gone on with, oh, I dunno... on 2010 in Arizona: First-base on AZ Snakepit - 12/07/09 7:19 PM EST (2 replies)

AZ Snakepit Commented Front page story posted on This Week in AZ Baseball: winter meetings, drugs and Reno personnel on AZ Snakepit - 12/07/09 6:50 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Posted Edwin Jackson and/or Adam Kennedy to Arizona? on AZ Snakepit - 12/07/09 6:41 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Argh on 2010 in Arizona: First-base on AZ Snakepit - 12/07/09 6:08 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Posted 2010 in Arizona: First-base on AZ Snakepit - 12/07/09 5:52 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Couple of other factors on The 2009 'Pitties: MVP on AZ Snakepit - 12/07/09 12:02 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented I seem to recall on Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 12/07/09 11:34 AM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Anything you can get on This Week in AZ Baseball: winter meetings, drugs and Reno personnel on AZ Snakepit - 12/07/09 11:27 AM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented There's really two separate issues here on This Week in AZ Baseball: winter meetings, drugs and Reno personnel on AZ Snakepit - 12/07/09 11:25 AM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented And yet... on This Week in AZ Baseball: winter meetings, drugs and Reno personnel on AZ Snakepit - 12/06/09 3:17 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented WAR begs to differ on Since we decline arbitration on Schoeneweis, Tracy, and Davis... on AZ Snakepit - 12/06/09 1:21 PM EST (2 replies)

AZ Snakepit Commented Or, if you prefer on This Week in AZ Baseball: winter meetings, drugs and Reno personnel on AZ Snakepit - 12/06/09 1:15 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Posted This Week in AZ Baseball: winter meetings, drugs and Reno personnel on AZ Snakepit - 12/05/09 8:00 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Voted for Dan Haren on AZ Snakepit - 12/05/09 7:28 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented The Curse of the Pitties? on The 2009 'Pitties: MVP on AZ Snakepit - 12/04/09 10:23 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented Oops on Brewers sign Trent Oeltjen on AZ Snakepit - 12/04/09 10:13 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Posted The 2009 'Pitties: MVP on AZ Snakepit - 12/04/09 9:59 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented The Brewers on Oeltjen signs with Brewers, hearts across Arizona destroyed on AZ Snakepit - 12/04/09 9:42 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented I fixed it for him on Chat with D-backs' GM Byrnes on AZ Snakepit - 12/04/09 11:18 AM EST (2 replies)

AZ Snakepit Commented Made sense at the time on 2009 Draftee Report Card, Part Three: Outfielders and Catchers on AZ Snakepit - 12/04/09 10:35 AM EST (2 replies)

AZ Snakepit Commented Ugh on 2009 Draftee Report Card, Part Three: Outfielders and Catchers on AZ Snakepit - 12/03/09 3:20 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Posted Chat with D-backs' GM Byrnes on AZ Snakepit - 12/03/09 3:13 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Oh, I dunno... on HOF nominees on AZ Snakepit - 12/03/09 10:43 AM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented You forgot the most important component on HOF nominees on AZ Snakepit - 12/02/09 5:20 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented To both of you on Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 12/02/09 5:09 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented on Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 12/02/09 11:06 AM EST (2 replies)

AZ Snakepit Posted No arbitration for Davis, Tracy and Schoeneweis on AZ Snakepit - 12/01/09 10:04 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented We'll see what happens when Bonds gets on the ballot on HOF nominees on AZ Snakepit - 12/01/09 6:44 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented Actually on DBacks vs. Yankees WS ranked 1st in decade on AZ Snakepit - 12/01/09 5:28 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented on Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 12/01/09 12:32 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented A few thoughts on Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 12/01/09 12:15 PM EST (2 replies)

AZ Snakepit Posted 2010 in Arizona: Catcher on AZ Snakepit - 11/30/09 8:00 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Johnson an unlikely target on Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 11/30/09 11:45 AM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented Hmmm... on Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 11/30/09 11:43 AM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented I think batting leadoff is a special case on Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 11/30/09 11:29 AM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented Incentive deals on Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 11/30/09 11:26 AM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented Just one part of the equation on HOF nominees on AZ Snakepit - 11/30/09 11:22 AM EST (2 replies)

AZ Snakepit Voted for Dan Haren on AZ Snakepit - 11/29/09 2:45 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Voted for Bert Blyleven on AZ Snakepit - 11/29/09 2:45 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Without wishing to open a can of worms here on HOF nominees on AZ Snakepit - 11/29/09 12:44 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented You might have noticed on The 2009 'Pitties: The Cy Young Award on AZ Snakepit - 11/28/09 6:42 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Roberto Alomar on HOF nominees on AZ Snakepit - 11/28/09 10:50 AM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Posted The 2009 'Pitties: The Cy Young Award on AZ Snakepit - 11/27/09 7:30 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Ask, and ye shall receive on Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 11/26/09 12:46 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented Lovely stuff on 2009 Draftee Report Card, Part Two: Middle Infielders on AZ Snakepit - 11/26/09 12:42 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Yeah, I'll drink that KoolAid on 2009 Draftee Report Card, Part Two: Middle Infielders on AZ Snakepit - 11/26/09 12:41 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Posted Happy Thanksgiving on AZ Snakepit - 11/26/09 12:37 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Posted Mark Reynolds and Justin Upton get some MVP love on AZ Snakepit - 11/24/09 11:28 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Makes sense on Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 11/24/09 9:43 PM EST (2 replies)

AZ Snakepit Commented Career ERA+ = 99 on Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 11/24/09 9:36 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented Not heard anything on The 2009 Diamondbacks Season, Part VII: Base-running on AZ Snakepit - 11/24/09 9:33 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented Interestingly, however on The 2009 Diamondbacks Season, Part VII: Base-running on AZ Snakepit - 11/24/09 10:38 AM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Welcome to the 'Pit! on Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 11/23/09 1:10 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Recommended Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 11/23/09 12:15 AM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Front-paged on Free Agents: Anyone You Want To Buy? on AZ Snakepit - 11/22/09 9:03 PM EST (3 replies)

AZ Snakepit Commented If Webb and Jackson return healthy on This Week in AZ Baseball on AZ Snakepit - 11/22/09 1:55 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Commented I picked 4.50 for convenient math purposes i.e. it's one run every other innings. on DBacks acquire Aaron Heilman on AZ Snakepit - 11/21/09 7:09 PM EST (2 replies)

AZ Snakepit Posted This Week in AZ Baseball on AZ Snakepit - 11/21/09 3:15 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented I'd go with on The 2009 'Pitties: Rookie of the Year on AZ Snakepit - 11/21/09 3:14 PM EST (1 reply)

AZ Snakepit Voted for Juan Gutierrez on AZ Snakepit - 11/21/09 1:22 AM EST

AZ Snakepit Posted The 2009 'Pitties: Rookie of the Year on AZ Snakepit - 11/20/09 8:00 PM EST

AZ Snakepit Commented Four spots added on D-Backs Rule 5 Draft Breakdown on AZ Snakepit - 11/20/09 5:06 PM EST (2 replies)

AZ Snakepit Commented Dutch apple on Lincecum edges two Cardinals to repeat as Cy Young Winner on AZ Snakepit - 11/20/09 3:31 PM EST

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