Archive: Arizona Diamondbacks

Buy me some peanuts and fruit salad, yummy yummy!

That’s right. The legendary Wiggles are coming to town on July 25th. No they won’t be playing Jobing.com Arena or Dodge Theatre. They’ll be rocking the house at Chase Field following the Diamondbacks’ Sunday afternoon game against the San Francisco [...]

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D-Backs’ bullpen rears its ugly head again

Actually, it’s not just their head. It’s their entire bodies. Juan Gutierrez gave up a walk-off home run to Carlos Lee, and the woeful Houston Astros snapped their 8-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks on [...]

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Looking for a player for your co-ed beer league softball team? Eric Byrnes may be available…

Just days after being cut by the Seattle Mariners, Eric Byrnes is back on the diamond. The softball diamond, that is. Byrnes is back in the Valley and is playing rec-league softball with his friends. I’m not [...]

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MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers2 Comments

Gov. Brewer writes SB1070 rebuttal piece on ESPN.com….man, they hire everyone

There is, however, no truth to the rumor that Brewer will join the crew as an analyst on Baseball Tonight. The embattled Arizona Governor explains her side of the controversial immigration bill, and explains why boycott threats against Arizona are [...]

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The (Happily) Trapped Fan: Don’t Get Too Excited Yet About Bullpen

...Take a deep breath and look at the reality. The bullpen just did that against the Astros, a pathetic excuse for a major league team at the moment. [...]

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D-Backs’ bullpen actually throws 2.1 scoreless innings in 1-0 win over Astros

Face it, you thought that when A.J. Hinch replaced starter Ian Kennedy with 2 outs in the 7th, the wheels would fall off the D-Backs’ 1-0 lead on Houston. Not to be. Juan Gutierrez and Chad Qualls registered the last [...]

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The (Happily) Trapped Fan: A Very Fond Memory of Ernie Harwell

He, a famous broadcaster, took time out of his weekend to return a phone call to a teenager across the country to answer a few questions. To this day it still amazes [...]

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March 31, 2008 - Kansas City Royals v. Detroit Tigers1 Comment

Jesse Jackson wants All-Star Game removed from “Diamondback Stadium”…

…way to do your research there Reverend. Is it o.k. if I call you Reverend? You knew it was only a matter of time until Jesse opened up his mouth on this [...]

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Rev. Jesse Jackson at the Climate Rally Earth Day Concert in Washington1 Comment

Wow, a columnist who actually defends Arizona

David Whitley wrote a pretty thought-provoking piece on Fanhouse, defending Arizona’s position in passing this new law… Excerpt: Boycott Fever — Catch It! Sorry, I can’t. And I hope you’ll think twice before making a picket sign. That would be [...]

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Tea Party Activists Protest Obama Visit To University Of MichiganNo Comments

Padres’ Gonzalez hates AZ immigration law

In fact, he goes as far to say he’ll probably boycott the 2011 All-Star Game to be held (at least for now) at Chase Field in Phoenix. Assuming he’ll be there, of course. Think A-Gon’s ever heard the saying “don’t [...]

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New York Mets' opening day at new Citi Field StadiumNo Comments