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Diamondbacks 3, Rockies 8: A hex on Valdez

And, hey, it was twenty years ago this month that the headline would have been topical, after the similarly-named oil-tanker dumped ten million gallons of crude into Prince William Sound. This afternoon's outing was not quite as disastrous - no [...]

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Q+A with Shiraz Rehman, our Director of Baseball Operations

Q+A with Shiraz Rehman, our Director of Baseball Operations A lot of interesting stuff, starting with what his job actually is, and going on from there. Interesting that he says, "There's no question that certain players provide leadership and [...]

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Scrubs 7, Cubs 10: Diamondbacks lose it late

Arizona went into the 8th innings with a 4-3 lead in this one but Kyler Newby and Jailen Peguero allowed seven runs in the final two innings, to hand the Cubs victory on a plate. Newby was particularly unimpressive, allowing [...]

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Diamondbacks 11, Royals 3: Nice (in) Surprise

Good to see Jon Garland come back with a good outing this afternoon out in Surprise, where he provided four shutout innings to take the win, as the Diamondbacks rolled to an easy 11-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. [...]

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Diamondbacks 14, Mariners 6: Bible Study Time

Today's reading comes from the book of Acts, chapter 20 and verse 35, where we remember the words the Lord Jesus himself said: `It is more blessed to give than to receive.' And when it comes to sound thrashings on [...]

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Book Review: The Fielding Bible, Volume 2

The Fielding Bible, Volume IIby John Dewan et al400pp, Acta Publications, $23.95www.actasports.com This is the kind of book which reminds me why I love baseball; a basically simple game, it's one that demands and repays analysis more than any other [...]

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D-Backs’ Byrnes dedicates field to friend

D-Backs' Byrnes dedicates field to friend "A field in northwest Phoenix was supposed to be dedicated as Eric Byrnes Field on Wednesday, but the Diamondbacks outfielder had a different idea. Byrnes announced at the ceremony that instead it would [...]

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“Manny was tough for us. You have somebody like him, you know at any point in the ball game, he can…

"Manny was tough for us. You have somebody like him, you know at any point in the ball game, he can dictate the outcome of the game. And for him not to be on the same page as [...]

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Diamondbacks 1, A’s 6: Haren returns whence he came

Arizona lost their sixth straight spring training game in a row yesterday, dropping their overall Cactus League record to 4-8 - even the Rockies, whom we were mocking at the start of the season for their inability to win a [...]

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Know Your Enemy: San Francisco Giants

The following chart will be of significance both for the Giants and Dodgers analysis, so pay attention: there may be a quiz later [sergey606 is already getting his mother to write him a sick note... :-)] It shows what happens [...]

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