Archive: Professional

Diamondbacks Open Season Today

I know this site is about the Suns but with the Arizona Diamondbacks season opener today, I wanted to mention a “brother” site for all of you who want to read about the Diamondbacks.  AZ Snakepit is run by Jim [...]

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That was the Spring Training that was…

I write this while watching the final game before the contests start to count. As of tomorrow, our starting pitchers (hopefully!) won’t be taken out after five innings; the latter stages will no longer be occupied by a veritable Who’s [...]

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NBA = Smart, MLB = Stupid

NBA = Smart. MLB = Stupid. It is that simple. When it comes to Web 2.0 and when it comes to fan interaction, the NBA is succeeding, where baseball is flailing about. When i go to NBA.com, I am looking [...]

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Diamondbacks name Edgar Gonzalez to rotation, Hairston to roster

Gonzalez has a 3.32 ERA in five spring starts, and he has struck out 14 in 19 innings while walking only two. “He earned it,” Melvin said. “He deserves it. He’s probably considerably ahead of everybody else right now.” As [...]

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A Beginner’s Guide to the Arizona Diamondbacks

It’s fair to say that the Diamondbacks are not currently the hottest ticket in town: that honor goes to their next-door neighbors, the Suns, who are stampeding towards the playoffs, with perhaps the best chance of post-season success in franchise [...]

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Drew's the boss...No Comments

Stupid Quotes From Stupid People

Surfing the Internet can be a fun and interesting escapade. It is full of valuable and entertaining information, videos, pictures, stories, and blogs. Some blogs are insightful, others are downright idiotic. After realizing such carelessness, I have decided to point [...]

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Quentin injures non-throwing shoulder

Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!! Noooo!!!!!! This is most definitely bad news for the Dbacks, but if the diagnosis holds up, he’ll only be out a few weeks…. Quentin has a small tear in the labrum of his non-throwing shoulder, and as a result, [...]

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Jalen Rose sniffs the Suns rotation?

Jalen Rose will likely become the ninth man in the Suns’ rotation this week, replacing Eric Piatkowski. Rose will still not offer fantasy value, but could limit the minutes of James Jones, who also doesn’t have value. Coach Mike D’Antoni [...]

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Bet on black *and* red?

Y’know, this blogging isn’t just a carefree lark, entirely without responsibility. People’s lives are in our hands here, dammit!. Well, kinda, as shown in this email which was received at SnakePit Towers a couple of days ago: “I'm traveling to [...]

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Friday night's game against the A's. AZ won, 8-5No Comments

Marlins, Giants and Red Sox interested in Julio

MLB.com has learned the Marlins and San Francisco Giants are actively talking with the D-backs about the 28-year-old right-hander, whose fastball was recently clocked at 97 mph in a spring training game. The Red Sox The Marlins and Giants Interesting [...]

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