Although it would probably require winning all of their final eight games, and some additional magic around the National League, the Arizona Diamondbacks are still somewhat alive in the playoff hunt.The Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants last night in the first of a three-game series in the Bay Area,…
During their three games with the Colorado Rockies this past weekend, the Arizona Diamondbacks produced a whopping 33 runs off a total of 48 hits. Turns out they should’ve saved some juice for the series’ finale last night with the Rox as the D-backs most certainly could’ve used the hits…
The Arizona Diamondbacks kept up their quest for a spot in the upcoming MLB playoffs by running roughshod over the Colorado Rockies during the past three days. The Snakes swept the Mile High City squad over the weekend by winning three straight against the Rox at Coors Field in Denver…
The Arizona Cardinals wrecked the Philadelphia Eagles 27-6 in Glendale yesterday, and quarterback Kevin Kolb is still the messiah of the National Football League.This was Kolb’s first start against his former team, and it couldn’t have gone better for him.See also:-Arizona Cardinals, Football Jesus Kevin Kolb Defeat New England Patriots-Kevin…
Although the playoff chances for the Arizona Diamondbacks are slim this late in the season, it almost looked like they were turning things around after winning two in a row at home against the San Diego Padres.As has been the story for much of the D-backs’ season, the streak ended…
See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Win One of Three Against San Francisco Giants, Increase Odds of Making Playoffs to 3 PercentIan Kennedy and the rest of the Arizona Diamondbacks got a big monkey off their backs last night by beating the San Diego Padres 3-2 at Chase Field. Both the ginger-haired…
The Arizona Diamondbacks won a grand total of one game in three chances against the San Francisco Giants, which actually raised the D-backs chances of making the playoffs from about 1 percent to almost 3 percent.That said, there’s about a 97-percent chance the Diamondbacks are just playing for dignity, and…
See also: Kevin Kolb Temporarily Replaces Tim Tebow as Football Jesus Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb has retained his temporary title of “Football Jesus” for another week, after New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow didn’t do much of anything again, and Kolb led the Cards to a win over the…
UPDATE: As called, Bickley strokes “man who stands for values rarely seen in sports.” The Phoenix Coyotes announced today that captain Shane Doan signed a four-year deal with the team.Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney says in a statement that the priority was to keep Doan — the last original Coyote…
The Arizona Diamondbacks dealt another blow to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ playoff hopes Wednesday night at Chase Field, beating them 3-2. It was the Dodgers’ sixth loss in seven games and the D-Backs’ 10th win against them this season. More importantly for the D-backs, the win kept their faint playoff…
See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Officially Suck, Lose Yet Another Series to San Diego See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Beat San Francisco GiantsIan Kennedy brought it in a big, bad way on the mound last night at Chase Field. The red-haired right-hander engaged in a stellar pitcher’s duel with all-star ace Clayton…
For the last year, people have regarded Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb as so crappy that they’re almost serious when they ask if Jamarcus Russell is still a free agent.But when John Skelton went down yesterday in the fourth quarter, with the Cardinals down by three to the Seattle Seahawks,…
Watching that pennant race in the NL West is entertaining, except for that part where you realize the Arizona Diamondbacks were toast as of a couple weeks ago.The D-backs lost yet another series to the San Diego Padres, although the Snakes managed to win at least one game in the…
The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2 last night in the Bay Area, as the D-backs won the three-game series against the division-leaders.There were two main points to this game: D-backs starter Trevor Cahill kind of, sort of, almost got close to pitching a no-hitter, and Giants third-baseman…
After two consecutive heartbreaking losses, the Arizona Diamondbacks were the ones doing the heartbreaking on Tuesday night by beating the San Francisco Giants in 8-6 in 11 innings. The win snapped a three-game losing streak and barely kept the D-backs’ postseason hopes alive. With the score deadlocked at 6 in…
Labor Day Weekend certainly stunk for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The struggling team lost three out of five games to division foes in the National League West, including splitting a series with the Los Angeles Dodgers over the long weekend and lost an extra innings heartbreaker to the San Francisco Giants…
See also: Fading Arizona Diamondbacks Lose Fifth-Straight Game See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Lose Yet Again; Cincinnati Reds Win 3-2 If you’re one of the few remaining Diamondbacks fans that still believes the beleaguered baseball squad will somehow reverse its fortunes and grab a spot in this year’s playoffs, Arizona’s loss…
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ horrendous homestand got even worse on Tuesday night as the Cincinnati Reds handed the D-backs’ fifth-straight loss. The team with the best record in baseball won 5-2 behind starting pitcher Johnny Cueto, who gave up two runs in seven innings to become the majors’ leader in wins…
The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing such great baseball right now that the Cincinnati Reds’ starting pitcher last night, 35-year-old Bronson Arroyo, hit a go-ahead homer.The Diamondbacks have successfully lost four games in a row after being swept by the San Diego Padres over the weekend, so in the words of…
See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Lose in Extra Innings See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Slaughtered By Miami Marlins It was a landmark day at Chase Field for the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, and a pretty hectic one at that. Arizona played its first-ever doubleheader at the stadium against the Miami Marlins, beating the…
After a five-run first inning, the Arizona Diamondbacks were shut down for nine more, as the Miami Marlins clawed their way back into the game before taking the lead in the top of the 10th. The Marlins’ 6-5 win was their second straight over the D-backs as the two teams…
Unless you’re a huge follower of Major League Baseball, there’s probably only one reason you’d know the name of umpire Jim Joyce — two seasons ago, he blew a call in the bottom of the ninth inning to deny Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game.Joyce later apologized to…
