J. Levi Burnfin
I am a sports enthusiast, fan, writer, blogger, analyst, host and tweeter (@JLBurnfin)! I grew up in a family of Dodgers fans watching Mike Piazza and Raul Mondesi. But I have always been an avid contrarian so I HAD to choose a different team. That was right about the time MLB decided to expand creating the Arizona D-backs and the then Tampa Bay Devil Rays. But I chose the D-backs as my team and have stuck with them through thick and thin. I enjoy the opportunity to cover them for Venom Stikes. I am currently the Sports Editor for the Glasgow Courier in Montana and you can see my personal blog at jlburnfin.wordpress.com/.
It doesn’t seem like anything else can go wrong at this point. The D-backs are coming off losing two-of-three from arch-nemesis San Francisco Giants, have had two different five-game losing streaks…Read More
The D-backs have already endured their fair share of injuries this year including DL stints by star outfielder Chris Young and starter Daniel Hudson. Plus, Justin Upton has been battling a sore thumb for…Read More
Josh Collmenter will be moved to the bullpen for the Diamondbacks opening up a spot in the rotation for one of the D-backs highly touted pitching prospects. However, instead of Trevor Bauer or Tyler Skaggs,…Read More
The D-backs came off a five game losing streak looking to Ian Kennedy to be the ace he is and stop the slide. He was up to the task and pitched a good game and the D-backs got a much-needed win.
But,…Read More
The Arizona Diamondbacks completed a sweep of the San Francisco Giants today, with much of the same magic that took them to a 2011 NL West Division Championship in 2011. The Diamondbacks came from…Read More
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It’s been well documented just how bad the D-backs bullpen was in 2010 when it had a 5.74 ERA,…Read More
The D-backs starting rotation composition has long been all-but decided so once it was officially announced…Read More
Josh Collmenter will begin the season in the Diamondbacks starting rotation according to FOXSportsArizona.com’s…Read More
Chris Czar completed a look at Ryan Roberts and his meteoric rise to the incumbent starter for…Read More
This is the second part of a 6-part series in which I examine the MLB Networks “Top 10 Right Now”…Read More
At the beginning of the 2011 season, the MLB Network released their top-10 ranking of all MLB catchers and how it turned out is below:
MLB Networks 2011 Rankings: Catchers:
Joe Mauer
Buster Posey
Brian…Read More
Each year the MLB Network ranks the top ten players at each position in all of baseball with the addition of managers. Over the next several weeks, I will list those rankings here and show why many of…Read More
The deal is reportedly worth $1.795 million according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of MLBTradeRumors.com.
Ziegler was acquired from the A’s last season in an attempt to fortify an improved but shallow bullpen.…Read More
The Arizona Diamondbacks have come to terms on a one-year deal worth $6 million with free-agent starting pitcher Joe Saunders, according to Steve Henson of Yahoo! Sports.
Saunders was non-tendered by…Read More
Five New Year’s resolutions the Arizona Diamondbacks should have:
1. Keep the clubhouse camaraderie strong.
I am not a huge proponent of the idea that you need a strong clubhouse atmosphere to succeed…Read More
As 2011 ends, this is a perfect time to look back at some of the amazing moments of the 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks season. There are obviously dozens, if not hundreds, of memorable D-backs moments in what…Read More
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