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US Men Head to ConFed Cup

Fresh off the latest round of World Cup Qualifying last week, in which the team went 1-1, The United States Men’s National Team (US MNT) opens play in the Confederations Cup Tournament in South Africa on Monday. Playing in a [...]

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12 Jun 09 Written by
Landon DonovanNo Comments

Dbacks Organization Incompetent?

The question must be asked.  As the play on the field continues to deteriorate to the point of being unwatchable, the Dbacks organization is coming under some serious heat. In a somewhat pre-emptive move last week, they fired manager Bob Melvin [...]

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14 May 09 Written by
Josh ByrnesNo Comments

ManRam Out Till July 3rd

By now you’ve undoubtedly heard the LA Times report that Manny Ramirez testes positive for a banned substance and is being suspended from MLB for 50 games. It struck through the sports world like lightning this morning, gaining national publicity [...]

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7 May 09 Written by
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Manny Ramirez 86?d For 50 games For Positive Test.

The LA Times has breaking news that Manny Ramirez has tested positive for a performain enhancing drug (PED) and will be suspended 50 games, effectively immediately. He will not be able to return to action until July 3rd.  There is a [...]

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Dbacks Turning Every Pitcher Into Cy Young

Just some startling, Monday morning stats for you to chew on as the week starts. Ubaldo Jimenez: 1-4, 6.58 ERA. Pitched 7 scoreless innings in a 3-0 Dbacks loss on 04/07. This outing is tied with one other start as his [...]

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4 May 09 Written by
Randy JohnsonNo Comments

Are The Dbacks Underperforming? Or Overvalued?

Listening to the radio on my way to work this morning, they were having a discussion about the Dbacks. An interesting question was brought up, something that to this point, I had not considered. The question is: Are the Diamondbacks [...]

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1 May 09 Written by
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Are The Dbacks Bats Turning A Corner?

After a 10-0 thumping of the Cubs today (by the way, how bad are the Cubs against the Dbacks?), the Dbacks once again put together a good offensive showing from the plate, turning 8 hits and 10 walks into those [...]

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29 Apr 09 Written by
Justin UptonNo Comments

Gold Cup Coming To The Valley

For a change of pace over here at Fanster, we’re gonna talk a little soccer.  The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup is coming to University of Phoenix Stadium this July, and it’s time people in the Valley started paying attention. The [...]

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Does Bob Melvin Know What He’s doing?

Watching yesterday’s Dbacks game against the Cubs, in which the Dbacks trotted out a running game that has been missing all season, I couldn’t help but be satisfied and happy. The Dbacks were putting together their best all-around game of [...]

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28 Apr 09 Written by
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Dbacks Problems Run Too Deep?

In the middle of the 3rd game of the season, i got upset at what i was watching and what i had seen, and questioned the ability of this Diamondback team to make a run at a division title. Just [...]

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14 Apr 09 Written by
justin_uptonNo Comments