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This week in AZ baseball: Webb returns, the 2010 roster takes shape, and an AFL Gameday Thread
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by Charles Dharapak - AP
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Didn't bother doing one of these last weekend, as there really wasn't enough to justify it. Not the case at all today, with a lot of contract news following the end...
Chris Snyder for Lyle Overbay?
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by Darren Calabrese - AP
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An interesting report by Nick Piecoro regarding a possible trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. This would see prodigal first-baseman Lyle Overbay return...
Diamondbacks Pick Up 2010 Option on Brandon Webb
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by Matt York - AP
Webb will return to the mound at Chase Field in 2010 as a Diamondback.
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As predicted by 5 out of 5 Snake Pit moderators, the Diamondbacks have...
The 2009 'Pitties: Game of the Year
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by Ross D. Franklin - AP
Gerardo Parra tried to dodge a pounding after a walk-off hit in the 10th inning against the Dodgers on August 15th.
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Not quite as close a poll for the second...
Farewell: Chad Tracy, Yusmeiro Petit, Doug Slaten, Daniel Cabrera, Alex Romero
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by Rick Scuteri - AP
Chad Tracy gets high fives from Josh Whitesell and Augie Ojeda after hitting a three-run homer against the Pirates in July. Chad's now gone: who else will be left?
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Brandon Webb: Should he stay or should he go?
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by Matt York - AP
Brandon Webb: the 2010 season depends on you.
No pressure...
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The end of the World Series - about which, the less said the better - means that Arizona now have five days...
Dodgers' pitcher shoots self in leg
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Dodgers' pitcher shoots self in leg
"Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla (FSY) has accidentally shot himself in the leg at a target range in Nicaragua. Dr. Eduardo Reguera says Padilla has left Managua's Metropolitan Hospital and didn't need surgery....
Yes, it IS supposed to look this way...
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Yes, it IS supposed to look this way...
What this IS
* A refresh of the current visual design across all blogs
* An effort to make posts more readable, and push text higher above
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* A first step in a project to improve load time
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The 2009 Diamondbacks Season, Part VI: Defense
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by Ross D. Franklin - AP
One of three AZ errors in a nightmarish inning against Anaheim in J.U.N.E. - as in Justin Upton's Newest Error. But was he really that bad?
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Zavada is #1!!!
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#1 Mustached American, that is:
I can't believe this happened all the way back on Friday and there hasn't been a press release about it from the Diamondbacks yet! Imagine my surprise when I was flipping the channels this morning after a rough night of avoiding handing...
Fall-ing Down: Halloween at the Arizona Fall League
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Hey, Phillies and Yankees! Wouldn't you rather be playing here?
Much though Fox and ESPN would have you think otherwise, the World Series isn't the only professional baseball going on in the United States. Even as we head in November, the Arizona Fall League gives us lucky...
MLB Network to air two Arizona Fall League games
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MLB Network today announced it will air two Arizona Fall League games in November, including the fourth annual Rising Stars Game and the Championship game. MLB Network’s Tony Clark and Arizona Diamondbacks announcer Daron Sutton will be in the broadcast booth for the Rising...
The 2009 'Pitties: Single-game Performance of the Year
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by Gene J. Puskar - AP
Petit tallies up the hits by Pittsburgh. He looks almost as startled as we were by the answer.
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The first 'Pittie of the 2009 season...
Everything you wanted to know about Tommy John Surgery (but were afraid to ask)
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The news that top Diamondbacks pitching prospect Jarrod Parker is due to have Tommy John surgery today was not unexpected - he'd been out of action for most of the second-half of...
Byrnes, D-Backs may be close to split
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Byrnes, D-Backs may be close to split
Perhaps it's just the nature of the beast. The three-year, $30 million deal created expectations he was unable to meet, and everyone got frustrated.
But everyone can learn from this.
Some say the fans deserve partial blame for the...
The 2009 Diamondbacks Season, Part V: The Bullpen
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by Ross D. Franklin - AP
Somehow, this pic - Qualls yelling to the bench for help after hurting his knee against Houston - sums up the bullpen's entire season...
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This Week in AZ Baseball: prospects injury news, winter ball report and a "to-do" list.
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We ate at Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe last night - it's the one on Jefferson, almost diagonally opposite the NE corner of Chase Field. First time we've actually ever been...
The 2009 'Pitties: Play of the Year
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by Ross D. Franklin - AP
Mark Reynolds vs. Brad Lidge on July 28. And boom goes the dynamite thermonuclear device (large megaton variety).
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It's time to start...
Parker to have Tommy John surgery
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Parker to have Tommy John surgery
"The Arizona Diamondbacks' top pitching prospect, Jarrod Parker, will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow next week. The D-backs officially announced their 2007 first-round pick will have the surgery, performed by Dr. James...
Reynolds named to Sporting News NL All-Star Team
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Reynolds named to Sporting News NL All-Star Team
Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Mark Reynolds has been named to The Sporting News National League All-Star Team, as selected by a panel of 338 players voting on the players awards and 22 managers voting on the managerial awards...
Your 2010 Diamondbacks: The First Projections
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by Paul Beaty - AP
Eric Byrnes and Chris Young - will they float, or will they sink?
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After a crappy season like the one just endured by Arizona fans, it's...
Long weekend costs Mark Reynolds millions
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Long weekend costs Mark Reynolds millions
The Boston Globe reports that Mark Reynolds missed being a 'super two' by three days of service time. This is important, because it means he does not qualify for arbitration this winter - if he had, it would likely have cost the...
The 2009 Diamondbacks Season, Part IV: The Eighth-inning Retch
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by Ben Margot - AP
Jon Rauch waits for the bases to clear after giving up a a three run homer to Travis Ishikawa during the eighth on August 25 in San Francisco. Or "business as usual," as we called the...
Johjima leaves Seattle for Japan
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Johjima leaves Seattle for Japan
Seattle Mariners Catcher Kenji Johjima has decided to forgo the last two years and $16M of his contract with the Mariners to return to Japan. Surely, the Mariners are pleased with this news, as Johjima had struggled mightily in 2009 and it allows...
Total BS Alert: "The New York Yankees have the best fans of any team in the world, not just MLB"
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Total BS Alert: "The New York Yankees have the best fans of any team in the world, not just MLB"
I stumbled across this article this morning, and I can't think of the last time a piece.... pissed-me off quite as badly. Claims Mike Lupica of the New York Daily News...
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