Pyrrhic Victory
The Diamondbacks beat the Brewers behind Doug Davis’ quality start, 6-3. The hot bat was wielded by Mark Reynolds, who drove in three, including a solo homer. But catcher Chris Snyder got his bell rung by a foul ball and [...]
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Rattlers’ season ends with playoff loss to Grand Rapids
The Arizona Rattlers stay in the postseason was a short one, as they were defeated by the Grand Rapids Rampage 48-41 in the Wildcard round of the Arena Football Playoffs. The Rattlers were driving late for a potential game-tying touchdown, [...]
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D-Backs take opener from Brewers, 6-3
Mark Reynolds went 3 for 3 with and drove in 3 runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks started a 7-game homestand with a 6-3 win over Milwaukee. Reynolds, who has a batting average 56 points higher at Chase Field than on [...]
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What Up With That? - Part 2
I take the weekend off from baseball to attend a seminar and come back to find out the bullpen blew Dan Haren’s beautiful start. Not Qualls this time, Pena and Lyon. D’Backs bullpen: Equal Opportunity Start Blowers. For the time [...]
MoreAZ Sports Power Players: Week of June 30th
Every Monday we name the top 5 news makers in Arizona sports for the week prior. These can be either good or bad for Arizona Sports. Heck, they can be former players, coaches, opposing teams, etc. We call this the [...]
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Diamondbacks limp home to face Brewers
The Arizona Diamondbacks may have kissed the ground when they got off their flight from Miami to Phoenix last night. They did just complete a 2-7 road trip, after blowing a late 2-run lead yesterday to the Marlins. It’s not [...]
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Thoughts After 2008 Camp
So much to see and maybe it all means jack since it was, after all practice and a chance to evaluate what the kids need to work on in order to be successful at the next level. But maybe it [...]
More"Best Of" – Part 3
The Cardinals have had many memorable plays in regular season games since they’ve moved to Arizona, many for better and many more for worse unfortunately. Today I am focusing on the positive. The best plays since the Cardinals moved to [...]
MoreBullpen can’t hold Haren’s lead, Marlins win 4-3
Jorge Cantu’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Florida Marlins a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on Sunday. The Diamondbacks grabbed their first lead of the day when [...]
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All the Goran Details
Paul Coro in the AZ Republic has a great recap and update on the Dragic pick. Here's the key plot points: Dragic cannot be bought out of his contract with Spanish club Tau Ceramica until July 2009. The buyout is [...]
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