Like many of their fellow National League teams have done in abundance this season, the Arizona Diamondbacks traveled to Florida over the weekend and handily won a series against the long-suffering Miami Marlins. Although the D-backs weren’t able to complete the weekend sweep of The Fish, falling 2-1 in Sunday’s…
A four-run fifth inning bailed out Arizona Diamondbacks starter Ian Kennedy as the D-backs beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Wednesday at Chase Field. The D-backs took two out of three from Atlanta in former D-back star Justin Upton’s return to Chase, where he’d spent his entire career until…
Finally, Justin Upton sucking is a good thing.Upton went 0-for-2 last night for the Atlanta Braves, although he did draw two walks, as Patrick Corbin and the Diamondbacks bullpen shutout the Braves for a 2-0 victory last night at Chase Field.See also:-Justin Upton Returns to Chase Field to Punish the…
At least this Darin Pastor guy didn’t get anybody’s hopes up.Pastor, the latest person to announce that he’s buying the orphaned Phoenix Coyotes, is the latest person to fail at buying the Phoenix Coyotes, just like every other potential buyer over the last 3 1/2 years.See also:-Phoenix Coyotes Remain Orphaned…
Justin Upton couldn’t have picked a better time and place to end his home-run drought than last night inside his old stomping grounds. Last night, the former Arizona Diamondbacks all-star got sweet, sweet revenge against his former team when he made a triumphant return to Chase Field since being traded…
Heath Bell seems to have picked up right where injured closer J.J. Putz left off — by blowing save opportunities.Bell wrecked a (rare) phenomenal start from Arizona Diamondbacks starter Brandon McCarthy yesterday at Chase Field, in a game the D-backs would lose in 10 innings, settling for a tie in…
New Times readers and people who follow NFL media types may have noticed the ad placed by a local smoke shop in a recent issue of New Times, inviting Arizona Cardinals rookie Tyrann Mathieu — who tested positive for marijuana in an obscenely high number of drug tests in college…
Undefeated Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Patrick Corbin earned his fifth win of 2013 last night with a phenomenal performance on the mound at Chase Field, doing his part to help the Snakes defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1. The 25-year-old southpaw made it looked effortless as he went mano-a-mano with onetime…
Paul Goldschmidt hit his eighth and ninth home runs of the year as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2, completing a three-game sweep. The D-backs first baseman wound up with four homers and nine RBI in the series. Starting pitcher Wade Miley (3-1) outdueled the Dodgers’ Clayton…
Paul Goldschmidt was once again the hero of the Arizona Diamondbacks as he rocketed a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the ninth inning of last night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers to secure a 5-3 win for his team. It was Goldy’s seventh home run this season and came off…
Paul Goldschmidt and the rest of the Arizona Diamondbacks crushed the Los Angeles Dodgers last night in L.A., 9-2.Goldschmidt went 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBI, as Trevor Cahill pitched seven full innings, giving up both of the Dodgers’ runs…
The Arizona Diamondbacks missed an opportunity over the weekend to keep pace with the suddenly surging San Francisco Giants in the National League West. As the Giants won their sixth-straight game Sunday, the D-backs lost their second of three to the San Diego Padres, the presumptive division doormat. For the…
Arizona Cardinals Pro Bowl linebacker Daryl Washington was arrested on two felony charges for allegedly choking and breaking the collarbone of his baby’s mother.According to court documents obtained by New Times, an argument started between the two when Washington, 26, took off with the baby after visiting the woman’s Phoenix…
The Arizona Diamondbacks have been living and dying by their bullpen this season, moreso the latter than the former as of late. And last night’s 9-6 thumping by the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field was a pretty agonizing demise. “This will probably be one of the toughest defeats to…
If you had a dollar for every time Arizona Diamondbacks closer J.J. Putz blew a save this season, you’d only have four bucks, which is way too many, in Putz’s nine save opportunities.That fourth blown save, came last night as Putz tossed a meatball to San Francisco Giants third baseman…
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Ian Kennedy fell into a major hole against the San Francisco Giants on Monday evening at Chase Field, having given up a total of three runs in the first two innings. However, that’s not what cost the D-Backs the game. Nope, Kennedy was able to overcome…
The average attendance at Phoenix Coyotes games was higher this year than it has been since the 2008-2009 season.Unfortunately for the Coyotes, that doesn’t mean much — Long Island is the only place in North America with an NHL team where fans show up in smaller numbers.See also:-Phoenix Coyotes Already…
By defeating the National League West-leading Colorado Rockies three times in a four-game series, the Arizona Diamondbacks now share the lead of the division, 25 games into the season.After a 3-2 victory on Thursday, the Diamondbacks lost on Friday after yet another poor performance by starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy, but…
It might not be the most exciting pick as far as play-making is concerned, but the Arizona Cardinals selected offensive guard Jonathan Cooper with the team’s first-round pick, the seventh pick overall.It’s probably a good pick for the Cardinals, based on the anemic offensive-line play from last year, and you…
Arizona Diamondbacks closer J.J. Putz got his mojo working again last night at Chase Field, pitching three solid strikeouts in the ninth inning to help his team nail down a close 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Thursday’s win moved the D-backs (13-9) into a tie with the San Francisco…
On Sunday, several employees for Prescott Valley’s minor-league hockey team, the Arizona Sundogs, went into a small lift, intent on staying there until they sold 300 hundred season tickets.As of about 1 p.m. today, they still had 24 more season tickets to sell…
Pinch-hitter Wil Nieves drove home Paul Goldschmidt in the top of the 10th inning today at AT&T Park in San Francisco to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 3-2 win over the Giants. The victory gave the D-backs the series win and pushed them to 5-0 in extra innings on the…
