The Arizona Diamondbacks, at the end of one of their worst seasons, announced yesterday that Kevin Towers will be the teams’ new general manager.Towers spent 14 seasons as the GM for the San Diego Padres. In that time, the team won four NL West titles and went to the World Series…
The Arizona Diamondbacks have had an atrocious season, and in an effort to turn things around, the team announced today that Kevin Towers, the former general manager of the San Diego Padres, will replace Jerry Dipoto as the D-Backs’ GM.Dipoto was filling in for Josh Byrnes, who was given the…
www.azcardinals.com Quarterback Derek Anderson had another rough day yesterday. To say the Arizona Cardinals played badly yesterday in the team’s 41-7 loss to the Atlanta Falcons would be polite. To say the team flat-out sucked would be a more accurate description of the game. “The reason we lost the…
In a season that’s been filled with low points and inauspicious occasions, the Arizona Diamondbacks plumbed new depths this past weekend: They got their asses swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates, currently the team with the worst record in Major League Baseball. The National League’s biggest zeroes looked like absolute heroes…
The Arizona Cardinals are 1-0 after an ugly (really, really ugly) win against the Rams last week in St. Louis. With the exception of a few players — namely Steve Breaston — offensively, the Cardinals played like crap across the board.The Cards head to Atlanta this weekend to take on…
nly two weeks remain in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 2010 season, and the games can’t seem to fly by fast enough. While the team is heading toward one of their worst finishes (having lost seven of the last 10), they’ve managed to salvage a few victories here and there. That includes taking…
As the saying goes: a win is a win — is a win. Even if that win is an ugly one, which was the case in the Arizona Cardinals’ 17-13 victory over the St. Louis Rams yesterday.To be blunt — wide receiver Steve Breaston aside — the Cards looked like…
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Derek Anderson had his first test in a Cardinals uniform yesterday and he passed — barely.The Cards eeked out a 17-13 win against the St. Louis Rams, but it certainly wasn’t pretty. And Anderson, the recently acquired starting quarterback, was particularly ugly.If you caught the game, you…
Redemption was in the air last night at Chase Field. Not only did the Arizona Diamondbacks avoid a sweep by the San Francisco Giants with a 3-1 victory, Stephen Drew also rebounded from his recent hitting slump, and pitcher Daniel Hudson continued to justify being traded for Edwin Jackson by…
From the beginning, Mike Nixon’s successful path to the NFL was a long shot. And even though he spent more than nine months working his tail off to get there, his professional-football dreams were halted when the San Diego Chargers gave the former Arizona State Sun Devils standout his unconditional…
If there’s any sort of absolute that applies to the Arizona Diamondbacks during this dreadful season of baseball it’s this: The only thing that’s certain is that nothing’s for certain. For instance, the Snakes appeared to be on an upswing entering their three-game series this past weekend against the Houston…
Things are looking up for the Arizona Diamondbacks.Although the likelihood of a trip to the postseason is infinitesimally small at this point, the D-Backs have been playing some relatively solid baseball over the past few weeks and quietly amassed a 16-13 record during the month of August.They’ve also won five…
Ian Kennedy was in rare form yesterday afternoon during the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 victory over the San Diego Padres. Not only did the 25-year-old starting pitcher notch his eighth win of the season, he provided one of the best performances of his entire career. Kennedy tallied seven shutout innings from…
Stephen Drew went 4-4 and hit two home runs Wednesday night in San Diego. And that’s where the good news ends for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who lost 9-3 to the Padres, extending the Pads’ NL West lead to 6.5 games and giving them the best record in the National League…
The Arizona Diamondbacks scored two runs in the first inning of last night’s 6-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds in Phoenix last night, and that’s about all they did for the rest of the game.Chris Young led off in the first with a single for the D-Backs. The next batter,…
The Arizona Diamondbacks finished their road trip with a win sandwiched between two losses to the Washington Nationals. Catcher Miguel Montero keyed Saturday’s 9-2 victory with two home runs and three RBI to back starting pitcher Ian Kennedy’s fine performance. Kennedy (pictured above) pitched seven innings, giving up only two…
So much for that winning streak. After enjoying a brief respite from losing while simultaneously having their way with Milwaukee for the past three games, the Arizona Diamondbacks were dealt an 8-4 defeat by the Brew Crew on Thursday. Last night’s game wasn’t broadcast on television (thanks to the whims…
The Arizona Diamondbacks repeatedly have flopped on the road this season, proving time and again the old adage attributed to Yogi Berra that a game ain’t over until it’s over. But last night’s game in Milwaukee against the Brewers didn’t fit the ongoing narrative. First of all, Arizona scratched out…
The Arizona Diamondbacks 2010 season hasn’t provided too much to cheer for. So fans must dwell on the little victories — no matter how futile they may be.Chris Young provided two little victories on Saturday night in the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 win over the San Diego Padres.The D-Backs took two…
The Phoenix Suns have finally named their General Manager. Lance Blanks, a former NBA player and experienced front-office executive, was named to the position yesterday afternoon. Blanks, 43, was the 26th overall pick in the 1990 NBA Draft and also played in Europe…
Brace yourselves, Sun Devil fans; you might need some tissues (or a lot of alcohol) for this one. ESPN is counting down the 50 most painful losses in college football history this week and the Sun Devils are pretty high on the list. ASU’s crushing, last-second loss to Ohio State…
Looking to increase their fan base and boost season ticket sales, the Phoenix Coyotes are holding an open house. The event will take place August 12 at Jobing.com Arena from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is available (and free) to all fans. Fans can select seat locations for a…
