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Petit Gem, Roberts Slugging, Send Diamondbacks to 4th Win in 5 Games
August 04, 2009 by
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Maybe the Arizona Diamondbacks should play all 162 games on the road. They seem to be more comfortable roaming the country. Maybe it’s the hotels? Who knows?
Yusmeiro Petit, pitching for his major-league life after being pounded around the ballpark all season up until his...
BREAKING: Petit Has No-No Broken Up By Ronny Cedeno
August 04, 2009 by
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No thanks to any help from home plate umpire Dana Demuth, Yusmeiro Petit had his no-no broken up in the 8th by Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Ronny Cedeno.
Demuth failed to call strike three to the first batter of the inning, second baseman Ramon Vazquez. It was right at the knees...
BREAKING: Petit No-Hitter Now Through 7
August 04, 2009 by
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Yusmeiro Petit is now pitching a no-no through 7 innings.
He labored a little after getting the first two outs in a breeze. He walked his second batter of the evening and had to go through a couple of hitters to get the third out. He got a grounder to retire the side.
Let’...
BREAKING: Petit Has No-Hitter Through 6
August 04, 2009 by
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Yusmeiro Petit, yes that one, has pitched a second straight gem so far this evening. He is currently pitching a no-hitter through 6 innings. The Arizona Diamondbacks currently lead the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 in the top of the seventh.
Petit, all but given up for dead a week and...
Brandon Webb Decides to Call it a Season and Have Surgery
August 03, 2009 by
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One start in 2009. That’s all Brandon Webb will get.
After setback after setback and taking time to try to heal whatever it is that needs to heal for Webb, he has decided to undergo surgery on Monday, which will hopefully resolve the issues Webb has been experiencing all season...
Dbacks Wait Out Rain Delay to Defeat Mets
August 03, 2009 by
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Jon Garland might just be turning it on at the right time. That or getting extra time to prepare for today’s game after a two and a half hour rain delay at the beginning of the game.
The Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher, who was consistently part of trade rumors, came out...
Dbacks Fly Solo in Wild Win
August 01, 2009 by
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The Arizona Diamondbacks got off to a good start on their 10 game road trip back east with a 3-2 win over the NY Mets on Friday night at Citi Field.
Solo home runs by Mark Reynolds and Miguel Montero, two of the only guys on the team producing with any consistency right now, and a [...]
Dbacks’ Roberts to Start in Left Field
July 29, 2009 by
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Well that sill crazy A.J. Hinch is at it again.
Apparently infielder Ryan Roberts can also play left field. He will get his first ever start out there tonight against the Philadelphia Phillies.
I say let’s just throw caution to the wind. Let’s let Dan Haren catch, Mark...
Rerun Alert: Dbacks Lose As Defense Has Another Let Down
July 28, 2009 by
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Dan Haren worked hard. Had nothing to show for it except for a tired arm after 117 pitched in only five innings of work.
Chad Tracy worked hard and the only thing he had to show for it was an 0-4 effort and a throwing error that cost the Dbacks a run, one in which ended [...]
Missed Opportunities Cost Dbacks Another One
July 28, 2009 by
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Jamie Moyer is like 50 years old.
For the Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher it must have seemed like he was 25 again with the way the Dbacks fought against him tonight. Once again the Dbacks had missed opportunity after missed opportunity, none more so than the second inning...
Diamondbacks Shutout Pirates, Take Three of Four
July 26, 2009 by
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Well, at least they aren’t giving up. At least it doesn’t look that way right now.
The Arizona Diamondbacks took three of four from the Pittsburgh Pirates this weekend, shutting them out each of the past two days. Today that took it to the Pirates...
Miguel Montero Remains Hotter Than a Summer Phoenix Day
July 22, 2009 by
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They call him “Miggy”. I call him hot.
Whatever you call him, Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero is making National League pitchers take notice. Hitting .292 after his second at bat today, and just hitting a three-run homer in today’s game in Colorado...
Gary Dell’Abate Might be Available
July 21, 2009 by
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Tony Pena. Gone.
Tony Clark. Gone.
Felipe Lopez. Gone.
Those three guys have either been traded or released in lieu of minor league prospects over the past two weeks. Before you get all up in arms, yes, Josh Whitesell is still considered a prospect to me. He is hitting .206...
Start of Second Half Looks Suspiciously Like First Half
July 18, 2009 by
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Well, they didn’t get shut out.
After St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols blasted two home run’s last night to lead the Cards to a 6-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, it was clear nothing has changed over the four day break. We knew that though.
We we also...
Start of Second Half Looks Suspiciously Like First Half
July 18, 2009 by
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Well, they didn’t get shut out.
After St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols blasted two home run’s last night to lead the Cards to a 6-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, it was clear nothing has changed over the four day break. We knew that though.
We we also...
Start of Second Half Looks Suspiciously Like First Half
July 18, 2009 by
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Well, they didn’t get shut out.
After St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols blasted two home run’s last night to lead the Cards to a 6-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, it was clear nothing has changed over the four day break. We knew that though.
We we also...
Haren Loses All-Star Start Bid to Lincecum
July 13, 2009 by
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I suppose if you are the best pitcher in Major League Baseball and don’t get selected to start the All-Star Game in St. Louis, the next best thing is #1A, San Francisco Giants Starting Pitcher Tim Lincecum. However this should never have even been a debate. Arizona Diamondbacks...
7-11 Free Slurpee Day Might Make More Sense
July 11, 2009 by
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Win or lose, and we all know there is much more losing going on these days, the Diamondbacks have a promotion with Taco Bell as most of you know, to give away three free tacos with the purchase of a large drink between 4-6 pm the day after the Diamondbacks score six runs or more. [...]
Four! Dbacks Continue Winning Streak
July 07, 2009 by
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Sure, small miracles do take place.
The Arizona Diamondbacks continued their winning ways with a 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres Tuesday night. It is the second consecutive series win for the Dbacks, who still have not lost since Mark Reynolds called his team out after a lackluster...
Diamondbacks Go For Four in a Row
July 07, 2009 by
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The Arizona Diamondbacks are unaccustomed to winning, much less four in a row. Tonight they have a chance to gain their second four-game winning streak this season, against the San Diego Padres. Doug Davis takes the mound.
Will it be Mark Reynolds to the rescue again? Last night...
Haren, Upton Selected to the All-Star Team
July 06, 2009 by
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Arizona Diamondbacks Dan Haren and Justin Upton were selected today to the National League All-Star Team. Haren was pretty much a shoo-in after his great first half of the season. Upton’s selection is well deserved, but was still in doubt not only because of the number of...
Michael Jackson Ticket Winners Got Theirs, Now’s the Time For Mark Reynolds
July 06, 2009 by
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The announcement of the winners were made today for tickets to the Michael Jackson Memorial Service in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Also announced today were the AL and NL All Star selections for the All-Star Game in St. Louis next Tuesday.
As part of the selection process, once again...
4th Of July Celebrates Many Freedoms
July 04, 2009 by
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The 4th of July celebrates America’s freedom. As part of that freedom, we have the ability to write about anything we want and that includes the Arizona Diamondbacks. We can say whatever we want. We can go wherever we want (even if that means having to sit through another...
Impact Gel Should Have Been in Dbacks Shoes
July 01, 2009 by
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The late great Billy Mays pitched Impact Gel, an energy-absorbing shoe insert. It was one his more popular pitches. Maybe someone in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization took notice? They could use something, anything, to net consistent positive results.
Demonstrating that inconsistency...
Bernie Madoff Sentenced to 150 Years, Dbacks Fans Start to Feel Same Pain
June 29, 2009 by
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Convicted investor/ former Nasdaq chairman Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison today. I’ll be the first and probably not the last to tell you that Arizona Diamondbacks fans probably feel the same about their team as Bernie Madoff feels right now.
There is one...
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