J. Levi BurnfinJ. Levi Burnfin

Avid Contrarian. Sports Editor for The Glasgow Courier in Northeast Montana. I relish the opportunity to blog about my Arizona Diamondbacks for Venom Strikes. My personal blog is here: JLBurnfin.wordpress.com. Follow me on Twitter: @JLBurnfin

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D’backs vs. Marlins Series Preview

Anything less than a fish massacre would be a disappointment. The D’backs travel to Miami to face the listless Marlins, a team tied for the worst record in the majors at 11-30 and are on a five-game…Read More

D’backs Vs. Phillies Series Preview, Sort Of

Alright, alright, I missed the first game of the series. You don’t have to jump down my throat about it! It was for a good reason, I did a Q&A with That Balls Outta Here‘s senior editor…Read More

Q&A With That Balls Outta Here’s Justin Klugh

My questions for Justin Klugh, senior editor of That Balls Outta Here: Is Cole Hamels just getting unlucky? Or is it something else? Unlucky.  Cole has had plenty of issues with run support before, and…Read More

D’backs vs. Padres Series Preview

The Padres (11-17) are on a semi-hot streak. They’ve won six of their last eight games, including a three-game sweep of the Giants. Before that streak, the Padres were 5-15 and looking like one of…Read More

D’backs vs. Rockies Series Preview

Four days after playing a three-game set in Denver, the Rockies and D’backs square off for four games in Chase Field starting today. The Rockies won two-of-three in a hard-fought series in Colorado,…Read More

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The Ascension Of Patrick Corbin

I think I was wrong. During spring training, despite Patrick Corbin outperforming Tyler Skaggs, I thought…Read More

Day Of Redemption For Towers?

Fresh off an offseason full of controversy and, frankly, second guessing, the D’backs’ biggest…Read More

Hill To DL; Gregorius Called Up

The Diamondbacks took another injury hit today. Second baseman Aaron Hill was placed on the 15-day DL…Read More

NL West Predictions Sure To Go Wrong

Predictions are sure to go wrong. They are some of the most useless things bloggers do but it’s also…Read More

Skaggs Showing Scabs

Proving once again the unpredictability of premier pitching prospects, Tyler Skaggs, with a spot in the…Read More

NL West 2B Primer

Where’s the D’back advantage? With almost half, 47 percent, of all games against division…Read More

NL West 1B Primer

Where’s the D’back advantage? With almost half, 47 percent, of all games against division…Read More

NL West Catching Primer

Where’s the D’back advantage? With almost half, 47 percent, of all games against division…Read More

Spring Training Battles To Watch

Springtime is not all sunshine and flowers. You guys in Arizona know this obviously considering Spring…Read More

WAR Games

The Justin Upton trade made the D’backs worse for the long-term. I think we can all agree on that.…Read More

Taking A Look At The New D’backs

I’ve done several posts about my opinion of Justin Upton and how he was treated by the Diamondbacks…Read More

World Series Manager Not Best In D’backs History

One of the downsides in being a fan of the Arizona Diamondbacks is the lack of history with the team.…Read More

Defensive About Defense

I’m confused. That’s not really all that unusual since a good many things confuse me. But…Read More

No Favors From Schedule-Makers

I’m not really a believer in “strength of schedule” before the season begins argument…Read More

What To Expect For D’backs In 2013

As New Year’s approaches and 2012 progresses into 2013, it’s as good a time as any to take a look…Read More