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The Arizona Diamondbacks are the National League champs. AP

Veterans day

For Randy Johnson and all the other Arizona old-timers, the long journey ended Sunday night. And now, another begins. The Diamondbacks advanced to the World Series in record time when Johnson pitched them past the Atlanta Braves 3-2 in Game 5 of the NLCS. The Fall Classic starts Saturday.

• Veterans celebrate short wait for success
• Another Braves postseason ends in defeat
• Postseason history: Braves | Diamondbacks


NLCS Capsule
All the stats, matchups, and other nuggets.

Armed for battle
Arizona won the season series, but this is different.

Pair of aces
Twenty-victory teammates since 1950.



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Braves dance the night away after Game 2 win.

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Counsell's swing isn't pretty, but it's stylish.

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Statitudes
• NLCS, By the Numbers

SI's Stephen Cannella
• NLCS analysis, breakdown



Arizona def. Atlanta 2-0     Recap | Box Score 
Atlanta def. Arizona 8-1     Recap | Box Score
Arizona def. Atlanta 5-1     Recap | Box Score 
Arizona def. Atlanta 11-4   Recap | Box Score 
Arizona def. Atlanta 3-2     Recap | Box Score 
Postseason schedule | MLB Probables
• Heightened security expected at World Series
• Counsell edges Big Unit for NLCS MVP honors
• Unlikely heroes fuel Diamondbacks' playoff run
• Johnson loses tag that he can't win the big one
• Red-hot Schilling bowls over Braves in Game 3
• Diamondbacks take 3-1 lead on sloppy Braves
• Glavine stifles D'backs as Braves even NLCS
• Big Unit blanks Braves with 3-hitter in Game 1


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CNNSI.com's John Giannone reports a group of grizzled verterans are World Series-bound.
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Playoffs History
• Arizona
• Atlanta


 

 
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