The Arizona Diamondbacks are counting on their new left fielder to hit better playing half of his games at Chase Field, as Jason Kubel's arrival not only steals playing time from Gerardo Parra, one of the best young players in the NL, but it prevents the D-backs from adding veteran depth to their starting rotation.
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December 24, 2011
John Dewan takes a look at the mysterious move by the Arizona Diamondbacks to sign Jason Kubel this week in the latest edition of Stat of the Week presented by Acta Sports
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December 24, 2011
The Arizona Diamondbacks once again provided hundreds of shoes, sweatshirts and gift bags to needy children this month, but the baseball team's charitable giving isn't limited to the Christmas season.
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December 24, 2011
Kirk Gibson, your heroics still rock our world.. As voted by LAT readers:
No. 1: Kirk Gibson's homer (776 first-place votes, 10,629 points)
The Oakland A's were heavily favored to defeat the Dodgers in the 1988 World Series, and it looked like Oakland would move one step closer to the title in Game 1.
With the A's leading, 4-3, closer Dennis Eckersley came on to pitch...
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